Patents by Inventor Francis Roche

Francis Roche 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).

  • Patent number: 11858231
    Abstract: A process of manipulating a closable carton with lid panels extending from walls of the carton and tabs received in slots formed in the lid panels to secure the lid panels to close the carton. The process has a step of moving a folding element transverse to each wall from which a lid extends to move the one or more lids into a position which closes the carton. The process has a step of lifting the closed carton past a non-return support and into engagement with another carton to provide a stack of closed cartons supported by the non-return support. The process has a step of the support then releasing a stack of closed cartons to a conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: PUNCHBOWL AUTOMATION IP LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Lindsay Craig, Simon John Craig, Mark Francis Roche
  • Publication number: 20220410520
    Abstract: A process of manipulating a closable carton with lid panels extending from walls of the carton and tabs received in slots formed in the lid panels to secure the lid panels to close the carton. The process has a step of moving a folding element transverse to each wall from which a lid extends to move the one or more lids into a position which closes the carton. The process has a step of lifting the closed carton past a non-return support and into engagement with another carton to provide a stack of closed cartons supported by the non-return support. The process has a step of the support then releasing a stack of closed cartons to a conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Lindsay CRAIG, Simon John CRAIG, Mark Francis ROCHE
  • Patent number: 8657254
    Abstract: A gas release device that includes a reservoir of pressurised gas and a passageway from said reservoir to an outlet. There is an elastic gas permeable membrane in the passageway that allows gas release only via the membrane. A gas impermeable member is provided in the passageway that includes an interface positioned to contact said gas permeable membrane. Displacement of the gas permeable membrane is responsive to the pressure of the gas in the reservoir such that there is a greater interfacial contact between the gas impermeable member and the gas permeable membrane at a higher gas pressure than at lower pressure to thereby vary the exposed cross sectional area of the permeable membrane available to the flow in an inverse relationship to pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited
    Inventors: Lynn Roland Cate, Robert Bruce Jordan, Dean Antony Barker, Keith Robert Sharrock, Mark Francis Roche, Ronald Francis Henzell
  • Publication number: 20110016377
    Abstract: A system and method for incident reporting uses an application server on a network to facilitate the creation of incident reports and distribution of the reports for review, and controls access to the incident reports to protect the integrity and confidentiality of the reports. Each incident report is given a routing profile, which is tailored such that only proper authorized persons can review and/or edit the report. The progress of incident report review and incident investigation is tracked, and the tracking data are stored for monitoring and auditing purposes. Access to selected reports may be given to users on a temporary basis. The incident reports are archived to enable auditing and generation of reports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: American International Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Caldwell, Steve Brack, Rosemary Beauvais, Bohdan Horyn, Robert Francis Roche, III, Thomas G. Kelly, J. Steven Senneff, Ronald E. Mahaffey
  • Publication number: 20100319249
    Abstract: A gas release device that includes a reservoir of pressurised gas and a passageway from said reservoir to an outlet. There is an elastic gas permeable membrane in the passageway that allows gas release only via the membrane. A gas impermeable member is provided in the passageway that includes an interface positioned to contact said gas permeable membrane. Displacement of the gas permeable membrane is responsive to the pressure of the gas in the reservoir such that there is a greater interfacial contact between the gas impermeable member and the gas permeable membrane at a higher gas pressure than at lower pressure to thereby vary the exposed cross sectional area of the permeable membrane available to the flow in an inverse relationship to pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED
    Inventors: Lynn Roland Cate, Robert Bruce Jordan, Dean Antony Barker, Keith Robert Sharrock, Mark Francis Roche, Ronald Francis Henzell
  • Publication number: 20070294258
    Abstract: A system and method for incident reporting uses an application server on a network to facilitate the creation of incident reports and distribution of the reports for review, and controls access to the incident reports to protect the integrity and confidentiality of the reports. Each incident report is given a routing profile, which is tailored such that only proper authorized persons can review and/or edit the report. The progress of incident report review and incident investigation is tracked, and the tracking data are stored for monitoring and auditing purposes. Access to selected reports may be given to users on a temporary basis. The incident reports are archived to enable auditing and generation of reports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: American International Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Caldwell, Steve Brack, Rosemary Beauvais, Bohdan Horyn, Robert Francis Roche, Thomas G. Kelly, J. Steven Senneff, Ronald E. Mahaffey
  • Patent number: 7021793
    Abstract: The present invention is a ground-embedded, air-cooled lighting device. In particular, the present invention is directed to a floodlight or sealed lamp. A preferred embodiment of the floodlight comprises a sealed casing having an exterior wall and contains air. The sealed casing holds a disc element supporting a translucid material and a tube spaced from the exterior wall. The tube is preferably concentrically mounted within the casing. The tube surrounds an optical reflector, a light source mounted at the reflector's focus and aimed at the disc element, and a power supply for the light source. The sealed casing further contains a fan, preferably aimed a portion of the exterior wall having increased thermal conductivity. The fan circulates air in the casing through the tube and past the disc element for cooling purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Inventors: Francesco Biasoli, Francis Roche
  • Publication number: 20040156191
    Abstract: Lighting device, in particular a floodlight such as a sealed lamp embedded in a ground, emitting a directional light beam upward directed, comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Francesco Biasoli, Francis Roche