Patents by Inventor Ronald D. Stebbeds, Jr.

Ronald D. Stebbeds, Jr. 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).

  • Device for creating an angular biasing force
    Patent number: 8567476
    Abstract: A device for creating an angular biasing force for the roller tube of a security shade, which roller tube is mounted to a fixed structure of a vehicle. The device comprises an element attached to the fixed structure of the vehicle and a plurality of force units, each including a torsion spring exerting a biasing force between the structure and the roller tube, wherein the torsion springs each have a first inner end associated with the fixed structure and a second outer end associated with the roller tube so the torsion biasing force of each spring is in a direction from the fixed structure to the roller tube. The total angular force of the device is the sum of the biasing forces of all of the torsion spring force units when the units are connected in parallel. When connected in series, the magnitude of angular rotation is the sum of the angle of rotation of all units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Barnes Group Inc.
    Inventors: Philip G. Costello, Mehieddine Rababeh, Charles K. Rogers, Ronald D. Stebbeds, Jr.
  • Device for creating an adjustable angular force
    Patent number: 7717156
    Abstract: A device for creating an angular biasing force for the roller tube of a security shade, which roller tube is mounted to a fixed structure of a vehicle. The device comprises an element attached to the fixed structure of the vehicle and a plurality of force units, each including a torsion spring exerting a biasing force between the structure and the roller tube, wherein the torsion springs each have a first inner end associated with the fixed structure and a second outer end associated with the roller tube so the torsion biasing force of each spring is in a direction from the fixed structure to the roller tube. The total angular force of the device is the sum of the biasing forces of all of the torsion spring force units when the units are connected in parallel. When connected in series, the magnitude of angular rotation is the sum of the angle of rotation of all units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Barnes Group inc.
    Inventors: Philip G. Costello, Mehieddine Rababeh, Charles K. Rogers, Ronald D. Stebbeds, Jr.
  • DEVICE FOR CREATING AN ANGULAR BIASING FORCE
    Publication number: 20080289777
    Abstract: A device for creating an angular biasing force for the roller tube of a security shade, which roller tube is mounted to a fixed structure of a vehicle. The device comprises an element attached to the fixed structure of the vehicle and a plurality of force units, each including a torsion spring exerting a biasing force between the structure and the roller tube, wherein the torsion springs each have a first inner end associated with the fixed structure and a second outer end associated with the roller tube so the torsion biasing force of each spring is in a direction from the fixed structure to the roller tube. The total angular force of the device is the sum of the biasing forces of all of the torsion spring force units when the units are connected in parallel. When connected in series, the magnitude of angular rotation is the sum of the angle of rotation of all units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Philip G. Costello, Mehieddine Rababeh, Charles K. Rogers, Ronald D. Stebbeds, JR.