Patents by Inventor Kenneth D. Robertson

Kenneth D. Robertson 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: 11396400
    Abstract: An integrally formed bucket and external organizer is provided. A bucket is provided having a tubular sidewall with an open upper end and a closed bottom end. An integrally formed brim connects to an outside surface of the tubular sidewall proximate to the open upper end. The brim extends radially outward from the tubular sidewall to an external or exterior edge. The brim includes a plurality of apertures that extend though its surface (e.g., between an interior edge attached to the tubular sidewall and the exterior edge). Such apertures may support various items (e.g., tools, fishing gear, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Inventors: Ronald C. Shiflett, Jr., Grant H. Caldwell, Timothy J. Powell, Kenneth D. Robertson
  • Publication number: 20210070502
    Abstract: An integrally formed bucket and external organizer is provided. A bucket is provided having a tubular sidewall with an open upper end and a closed bottom end. An integrally formed brim connects to an outside surface of the tubular sidewall proximate to the open upper end. The brim extends radially outward from the tubular sidewall to an external or exterior edge. The brim includes a plurality of apertures that extend though its surface (e.g., between an interior edge attached to the tubular sidewall and the exterior edge). Such apertures may support various items (e.g., tools, fishing gear, etc.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: RONALD C. SHIFLETT, JR., GRANT H. CALDWELL, TIMOTHY J. POWELL, KENNETH D. ROBERTSON
  • Patent number: 10490992
    Abstract: An installation device for installing an electrical ground rod into the earth. The electrical ground rod installation device of the present invention may comprise a shaft connecting an upper housing to a base. A user may utilize the installation device to install an electrical ground rod by first sliding the ground rod through the base and into the upper housing. In this arrangement, the base will be adjacent to approximately the middle of the ground rod and thus be at a height that can be engaged by the user from the ground, thereby avoiding the inherent risks associated with using ladders to install ground rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Inventor: Kenneth D. Robertson
  • Patent number: 5232351
    Abstract: A compressor assembly including a crankshaft with an axial oil passageway therein. An oil pump booster is mounted on the crankshaft to increase the oil flow rate through the axial oil passage. The oil pump booster includes a counterweight and an enclosed channel extending in the radial direction communicating with the axial passageway of the crankshaft. During rotation of the compressor crankshaft, the radial oil channel is likewise rotated creating a centrifugal force or reduced pressure area to increase the oil flow through the axial passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Assignee: Tecumseh Products Company
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Robertson, Daniel J. Hadesh, Robert A. Lindstrom
  • Patent number: 4738532
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for calibrating an optical measuring system (14, 18, 0, 22) of the type which reproducibly projects a beam of light (16) over an extended period of time. The deviation between an incident beam and a rerflected beam is measured on both sides (30, 32) of a parallel-sided calibration mirror (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1988
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Kenneth D. Robertson
  • Patent number: 4162509
    Abstract: Apparatus for measuring velocity is disclosed. The apparatus in its prefed embodiment comprises a first lens and a first array of photodiodes and a second lens and a second array of photodiodes. The photodiode arrays are functionally equivalent to low resolution vidcon camera tubes and momentarily store the image. As an object passes beneath the first lens, its image is stored on the photodiode array. The object then passes beneath the second array and the image is stored on the second array. After the image is stored on the second array a correlation is made between the two images by making an element by element comparison of the serial outputs of the two arrays. Instead of relying on the storage properties of the arrays to make the correlation, the arrays can be read into a small memory for comparison. Each array is exposed for only a short period of time. The invention includes apparatus for controlling the time interval between the exposures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1979
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Kenneth D. Robertson
  • Patent number: D899020
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Inventors: Ronald C. Shiflett, Jr., Grant H. Caldwell, Timothy J. Powell, Kenneth D. Robertson
  • Patent number: D946852
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventors: Ronald C. Shiflett, Jr., Grant H. Caldwell, Timothy J. Powell, Kenneth D. Robertson
  • Patent number: D969431
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventors: Ronald C. Shiflett, Jr., Grant H. Caldwell, Timothy J. Powell, Kenneth D. Robertson