Patents by Inventor J. David Robbins

J. David Robbins 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: 8435135
    Abstract: A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having a ball striking surface configured for striking a ball, a main body member connected to the face and having an engagement surface located in the rear side, a removable body member removably connected to the main body member, and a connecting element removably connecting the removable body member to the main body member. The connecting element includes a moveable engaging member that is moveable between a locked position, where the engaging member engages the engagement surface to retain the removable body member to the main body member, and an unlocked position, where the engaging member does not engage the engagement surface and the removable body member is removable from the main body member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Stites, Gary G. Tavares, Robert Boyd, David Anthony Chargin, Aaron Barrett Size, Mark J. Perry, Timothy J. Lastrapes, Robert E. Mora, J. David Robbins
  • Publication number: 20110294589
    Abstract: A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having a ball striking surface configured for striking a ball, a main body member connected to the face and having an engagement surface located in the rear side, a removable body member removably connected to the main body member, and a connecting element removably connecting the removable body member to the main body member. The connecting element includes a moveable engaging member that is moveable between a locked position, where the engaging member engages the engagement surface to retain the removable body member to the main body member, and an unlocked position, where the engaging member does not engage the engagement surface and the removable body member is removable from the main body member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: John T. Stites, Gary G. Tavares, Robert Boyd, David Anthony Chargin, Aaron Barrett Size, Mark J. Perry, Timothy J. Lastrapes, Robert E. Mora, J. David Robbins
  • Publication number: 20100093966
    Abstract: Broadly the invention provides for a deinkable toner composition, an image made with the deinkable toner, and a method for making the toner including a coloring agent; a thermoplastic polymer; and a protein. In another embodiment the toner includes a coloring agent and a thermoplastic polymer where the protein has been incorporated into the polymer itself. In typical embodiments the protein is derived from soybeans but may be from other plant or animal sources. Typically the toner has a positive triboelectric charge of between about 10 to about 40 microCoulomb/g, or a negative triboelectric charge of between about 10 to about 40 microCoulomb/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Bhima R. Vijayendran, Herman P. Benecke, Elizabeth Drotleff, Joel D. Elhard, J. David Robbins, Jeffrey Cafmeyer, Joan Muellerleile
  • Patent number: 7645549
    Abstract: Broadly the invention provides for a deinkable toner composition, an image made with the deinkable toner, and a method for making the toner including a coloring agent; a thermoplastic polymer; and a protein. In another embodiment the toner includes a coloring agent and a thermoplastic polymer where the protein has been incorporated into the polymer itself. In typical embodiments the protein is derived from soybeans but may be from other plant or animal sources. Typically the toner has a positive triboelectric charge of between about 10 to about 40 microCoulomb/g, or a negative triboelectric charge of between about 10 to about 40 microCoulomb/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Bhima R. Vijayendran, Herman P. Benecke, Elizabeth Drotleff, Joel D. Elhard, J. David Robbins, Jeffrey Cafmeyer, Joan Muellerleile
  • Publication number: 20070015075
    Abstract: Broadly the invention provides for a deinkable toner composition, an image made with the deinkable toner, and a method for making the toner including a coloring agent; a thermoplastic polymer; and a protein. In another embodiment the toner includes a coloring agent and a thermoplastic polymer where the protein has been incorporated into the polymer itself. In typical embodiments the protein is derived from soybeans but may be from other plant or animal sources. Typically the toner has a positive triboelectric charge of between about 10 to about 40 microCoulomb/g, or a negative triboelectric charge of between about 10 to about 40 microCoulomb/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Bhima Vijayendran, Hermna Benecke, Elizabeth Drotleff, Joel Elhard, J. David Robbins, Jeffrey Cafmeyer, Joan Muellerleile
  • Patent number: 5725956
    Abstract: A method and material is disclosed for protecting glass surfaces in a stack of glass sheets by applying an interleaving material comprised of a high molecular weight polymer having a number average molecular weight of at least 200,000 to one or both major surfaces of the glass sheets. The glass sheets are then stacked in face-to-face relation for shipment or storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Libbey-Owens-Ford Co.
    Inventors: Richard J. McCurdy, Kenneth J. Heater, Alice B. Parsons, J. David Robbins
  • Patent number: 5609924
    Abstract: A method and material is disclosed for protecting glass surfaces in a stack of glass sheets by applying an interleaving material comprised of polyethylene having a number average molecular weight of at least 150,000 to one or both major surfaces of the glass sheets. The glass sheets are then stacked in face-to-face relation for shipment or storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1997
    Assignee: Libbey-Owens-Ford Co.
    Inventors: Richard J. McCurdy, Kenneth J. Heater, Alice B. Parsons, J. David Robbins
  • Patent number: 5451457
    Abstract: A method and material is disclosed for protecting glass surfaces in a stack of glass sheets by applying an interleaving material comprised of polyethylene having a number average molecular weight of at least 100,000 to one or both major surfaces of the glass sheets. The glass sheets are then stacked in face-to-face relation for shipment or storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Assignee: Libbey-Owens-Ford Co.
    Inventors: Richard J. McCurdy, Kenneth J. Heater, Alice B. Parsons, J. David Robbins