Patents by Inventor Daniel Vera
Daniel Vera has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11724931Abstract: An example method of correcting a defect in a seat comprises the steps of: (a) imaging a seat to obtain an image of the seat, a portion of the seat having a defect; (b) applying a localized boundary around the portion of the seat having the defect within the image of the seat; (c) translating the localized boundary into a seat specific map of a baseline model of the seat such that a portion of the baseline model of the seat that corresponds to the portion of the seat having the defect within the image of the seat is disposed within a translated localized boundary; (d) selecting a predetermined path for an automated device to correct the portion of the seat having the defect based on the portion of the baseline model of the seat; and (e) correcting the portion of the seat having the defect.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Andrew Williams, Christopher Giles Humphrey, Mark Ramsden, Daniel Vera, Jiayi Zhang, Fengjia Yao, Alexander Keller
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Publication number: 20230093440Abstract: An example method of correcting a defect in a seat comprises the steps of: (a) imaging a seat to obtain an image of the seat, a portion of the seat having a defect; (b) applying a localized boundary around the portion of the seat having the defect within the image of the seat; (c) translating the localized boundary into a seat specific map of a baseline model of the seat such that a portion of the baseline model of the seat that corresponds to the portion of the seat having the defect within the image of the seat is disposed within a translated localized boundary; (d) selecting a predetermined path for an automated device to correct the portion of the seat having the defect based on the portion of the baseline model of the seat; and (e) correcting the portion of the seat having the defect.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Lear CorporationInventors: Andrew Williams, Christopher Giles Humphrey, Mark Ramsden, Daniel Vera, Jiayi Zhang, Fengjia Yao, Alexander Keller
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Patent number: 9999242Abstract: A method of producing expanded nuts, the method comprising the steps of: (a) immersing a plurality of nut kernels in an aqueous liquid thereby hydrating at least a portion of each kernel; and (b) gun puffing the hydrated kernels causing at least one of expansion and blistering of at least an outer surface of the nut kernels. There is also disclosed a method of method of producing expanded nuts, the method comprising the steps of: (a) immersing a plurality of nut kernels in an aqueous liquid at a pressure of at least 100 MPa thereby hydrating at least a portion of each kernel; and (b) dehydrating the hydrated kernels causing at least one of expansion and blistering of at least an outer surface of the nut kernels.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2013Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Vera Nunez, Jung Han, Dimitrios Lykomitros, Joanna Campbell, Ray McGarvey, Cynthia M. Stewart
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Publication number: 20160331018Abstract: A method of producing expanded nuts, the method comprising the steps of: (a) immersing a plurality of nut kernels in an aqueous liquid thereby hydrating at least a portion of each kernel; and (b) gun puffing the hydrated kernels causing at least one of expansion and blistering of at least an outer surface of the nut kernels. There is also disclosed a method of method of producing expanded nuts, the method comprising the steps of: (a) immersing a plurality of nut kernels in an aqueous liquid at a pressure of at least 100 MPa thereby hydrating at least a portion of each kernel; and (b) dehydrating the hydrated kernels causing at least one of expansion and blistering of at least an outer surface of the nut kernels.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2013Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Daniel Vera NUNEZ, Jung HAN, Dimitrios LYKOMITROS, Joanna CAMPBELL, Ray MCGARVEY, Cynthia M. STEWART
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Patent number: 9420802Abstract: The present invention; in its primary intention, is a system wherein a refillable tamale masa container has motivating means for moving masa through the container and out to the underside of a masa spreading trowel that is in communication with the masa in the container, thus effecting a more sanitary and motion reducing spreading of tamale masa dough onto a corn husk. The husk with the masa spread on it is called a tamale blank. The system has several embodiments that vary in how the system decreases human contact and motions and efforts necessary to make many tamale blanks. The system can be used to spread other viscous materials on various surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Inventor: Daniel Vera
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Patent number: 6738225Abstract: Problems aligning a slider with a dimple post in manufacture of head gimbal assemblies for disk drive suspensions are obviated by defining left and right optically readable indicia that are visible when the dimple post is not and that serve as a reference for positioning apparatus rather then the dimple post itself.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2002Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: Magnecomp CorporationInventors: Robert Summers, Daniel Vera
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Patent number: 6469870Abstract: Problems aligning a slider with a dimple in manufacture of head gimbal assemblies for disk drive suspensions are obviated by defining optically readable indicia that serve as a reference for positioning apparatus rather than the dimple.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2001Date of Patent: October 22, 2002Assignee: Magnecomp CorporationInventors: Robert Summers, Daniel Vera
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Patent number: 6469869Abstract: A low mass baseplate for attaching a suspension load beam to an actuator arm has a planar portion weld-attachable to a load beam base and a cylindrical boss portion attachable to an actuator arm, the planar portion is locally relieved to reduce mass while maintaining the baseplate effectiveness at the load beam spring portion. The baseplate relief is specially sized and configured to be free of entanglements during tumble deburring operations.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2000Date of Patent: October 22, 2002Assignee: Magnecomp CorporationInventor: Daniel Vera
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Patent number: 6212760Abstract: Problems aligning a slider with a dimple in manufacture of head gimbal assemblies for disk drive suspensions are obviated by defining a series of optically readable indicia on or about the dimple that serve as a reference for positioning apparatus rather than the dimple.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 1999Date of Patent: April 10, 2001Assignee: Magnecomp Corp.Inventors: Robert N. Summers, Daniel Vera
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Patent number: 6198602Abstract: A load beam is mounted in a head stack assembly without staking operations by mounting a mounting plate having an annular boss and carrying the load beam to an actuator arm having a circular opening by having the plate annular boss larger than the circular opening and providing for interfittment by having a split ring structure including a slot of an original width on the annular boss or the circular opening that deflects during mounting and thereafter resiliently retains the plate and arm together by the tendency of the slot to return to its original width.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 1999Date of Patent: March 6, 2001Assignee: Magnecomp Corp.Inventors: Daniel Vera, Warren Coon
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Patent number: 5930079Abstract: Unduly large travel of a flexure resulting in overflexure or the permanent loss of dimple contact between flexure and load beam in a disk drive suspension is blocked by having the flexure and load beam loosely coupled by a blocking structure which freely permits desired movement, within a predetermined range, but blocks other movement, by defining a gap between flexure and load beam equal to or less than the maximum tolerable amount of travel against movement beyond the predetermined range.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 1996Date of Patent: July 27, 1999Assignee: Magnecomp Corp.Inventors: Daniel Vera, David Wolf, Warren Coon, Aman Khan
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Patent number: 5920987Abstract: Load beam for supporting a terminally disposed flexure carrying a head slider in operative association with a removable disk drive and an actuator for shifting the load beam along its longitudinal axis, the load beam being formed of a single member and having an integrally formed laterally projecting cam follower unitary therewith for effective lifting of the head slider from the disk.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1998Date of Patent: July 13, 1999Assignee: Magnecomp Corp.Inventors: Daniel Vera, David Wolf
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Patent number: 5875070Abstract: Optimized stiffness in a disk drive suspension comprising a load beam and a flexure structure is realized by forming the flexure structure from a flexure and a flexible conductor in which the conductor is a laminate of conductive metal and plastic and has an easily controlled and relatively higher spring constant, while the flexure has a relatively lower spring constant.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 1996Date of Patent: February 23, 1999Assignee: Magnecomp Corp.Inventors: Aman Khan, Daniel Vera, Koji Iwamoto
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Patent number: 5862018Abstract: Load beam for supporting a terminally disposed flexure carrying a head slider in operative association with a removable disk drive and an actuator for shifting the load beam along its longitudinal axis, the load beam being formed of a single member and having an integrally formed laterally projecting cam follower unitary therewith for effective lifting of the head slider from the disk.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 1997Date of Patent: January 19, 1999Assignee: Magnecomp CorporationInventors: Daniel Vera, David Wolf
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Patent number: 5742454Abstract: Load beam for supporting a terminally disposed flexure carrying a head slider in operative association with a removable disk drive and an actuator for shifting the load beam along its longitudinal axis, the load beam being formed of a single member and having an integrally formed laterally projecting cam follower unitary therewith for effective lifting of the head slider from the disk.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 1996Date of Patent: April 21, 1998Assignee: Magnecomp Corp.Inventors: Daniel Vera, David Wolf
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Patent number: 5630948Abstract: Integrated conductor suspensions are fabricated by progressively etching a suspension shape in a preformed laminate of copper, and stainless steel adhering to an intermediate resin layer, including defining pairs of signal lines in the copper layer having exposed sides and top, and coating these exposed sides and top with an adherent layer of gold down to the resin layer against corrosion in ambient corrosive environments.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 1995Date of Patent: May 20, 1997Assignee: Magnecomp Corp.Inventors: Susumu Ueda, Daniel Vera
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Patent number: 5590616Abstract: A surf-boat for travelling or standing on choppy waters, such as may be encountered in gulfs, bays, surfs and beach fronts is provided, typically having three pontoons, three columns and two concentrically aligned decks; an upper deck and a lower deck, wherein the benefits over typical single hull and multi hull and other prior art pontoon configurations, lies in the fact that the pontoons of the present invention are designed to plow-through a wave such as may be encountered in waters described as "choppy" resulting in limited wave response of the entire boat and a much smoother and a less motion-response-to-waves ride by persons on the boat. Other equally important features are that the main surface for people to stand on the boat is flat and the craft may be used as a stable observation or camera platform for observing and recording of watersports and marine life, and as an offshore rest and first aid station for boaters and windsurfers.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 1995Date of Patent: January 7, 1997Inventor: Daniel Vera
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Patent number: D831374Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Inventor: Daniel Vera