Patents by Inventor Robert Meldrum

Robert Meldrum 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).

  • Publication number: 20050063529
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a simultaneous ring system. The system is configured to be coupled to the end-user line of the telephone network. In response to receiving an incoming call on the user-line, the simultaneous ring system simultaneously ring target phone numbers associated with the telephone number and transfers the telephone call to the telephone network if a connection to one of the target phone numbers is made. These and other advantages of the present invention will become apparent upon reading the following detailed descriptions and studying the various figures of the drawings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Meldrum, James Cheshire
  • Patent number: 6796283
    Abstract: An oiling system for an internal combustion engine includes a cover for enclosing lower portion of a cylinder block. The cover has an oil reservoir and oil inlet and an integral transfer tube having an outlet which is coupled directly to the inlet of the engine's oil pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Geoffrey James Fleury, David Walter Kunitz, Dean Robert Meldrum