Patents by Inventor Joe Dufrain Rodriguez

Joe Dufrain Rodriguez 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: 6848662
    Abstract: The disclosed system for securely latching a device in a support frame employs a pair of latching members each adapted to pivot about a latch pivot axis defined on an exterior side of the support frame and are adapted to engage a corresponding latch recess on the device downstream from the first latch pivot axis. The first and second latching members pivot toward the interior of the support frame to securely engage the respective first and second latch recesses and automatically pivot further toward the interior of the support frame within the engaged first and second latch recesses in case of an unplanned attempt to release the device from the support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: ZIH Corp.
    Inventors: Alexander Paramonoff, Thomas Michael Zevin, Joe Dufrain Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20030136889
    Abstract: A system for securely latching a device in a support frame comprises a first latching member adapted to pivot about a first latch pivot axis defined on one side of the support frame and to engage a corresponding first latch recess on the device downstream from the first latch pivot axis. The system also comprises a second latching member adapted to pivot about a second latch pivot axis defined on an opposite side of the support frame and to engage a corresponding second latch recess on the device downstream from the second latch pivot axis. The system further comprises a first spring operatively coupled between the support frame and the first latching member upstream from the first latch pivot axis and a second spring operatively coupled between the support frame and the second latching member upstream from the second latch pivot axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Alexander Paramonoff, Thomas Michael Zevin, Joe Dufrain Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 6503008
    Abstract: A print media roll holder includes a multi-diameter core adapter for mounting print media rolls of different core sizes. The roll holder comprises a ring-shaped frame having a base portion provided with a guide rack which is used for positional adjustment. The multi-diameter core adapter is pivotally mounted inside the ring-shaped frame on two opposing lateral pins inserted through the frame and through the core adapter for 180 degree rotation in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction depending on the size of core being used. The guide rack is part of a rack and pinion gear system used to vary the spacing between the roll holders in a reciprocal linear fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: ZIH Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas Michael Zevin, Joe Dufrain Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20020175985
    Abstract: A print media roll holder includes a multi-diameter core adapter for mounting print media rolls of different core sizes. The roll holder comprises a ring-shaped frame having a base portion provided with a guide rack which is used for positional adjustment. The multi-diameter core adapter is pivotally mounted inside the ring-shaped frame on two opposing lateral pins inserted through the frame and through the core adapter for 180 degree rotation in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction depending on the size of core being used. The guide rack is part of a rack and pinion gear system used to vary the spacing between the roll holders in a reciprocal linear fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas Michael Zevin, Joe Dufrain Rodriguez