Patents by Inventor Ronald Charles Muir

Ronald Charles Muir 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).

  • Injection molding machine with automatic restart feature
    Patent number: 6036466
    Abstract: An injection molding machine is disclosed. The machine includes a standby mode and an automatic restart mode. The machine can be programmed to automatically restart after a predetermined amount of time, with minimal effort required by a machine operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred Michael Bayer, William August Ekrut, Gary Charles Legel, Ronald Charles Muir, Robert Lloyd Crawley
  • Accumulator for vehicle air conditioning system
    Patent number: 5660058
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein an accumulator for an automotive air conditioning system. The accumulator includes a sump for collecting oil to be provided to the air conditioning compressor. There is also disclosed an outlet tube in the accumulator, the tube having a flange opening and a necked-down portion a predetermined distance from the flange opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Thomas B. Harris, Ronald Charles Muir, Norman Henry Dolinski, Chhotubhai Nagarji Patel