Patents by Inventor Todd A. Weber

Todd A. Weber 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: 9384919
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a touchsurface assembly such as a key assembly are described. The touchsurface assembly includes a sheet metal component having ramps formed therein and a keycap having ramp contacting features and a touchsurface for receiving a press force that moves the keycap toward a pressed position. The ramp contacting features contact at least one of the ramps in the sheet metal component while the keycap moves toward the pressed position, the ramps guiding the keycap to move in a second direction orthogonal to the press direction as the keycap moves from the unpressed position toward the pressed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Todd Weber, Brad Lee Telin
  • Publication number: 20140262716
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a touchsurface assembly such as a key assembly are described. The touchsurface assembly includes a sheet metal component having ramps formed therein and a keycap having ramp contacting features and a touchsurface for receiving a press force that moves the keycap toward a pressed position. The ramp contacting features contact at least one of the ramps in the sheet metal component while the keycap moves toward the pressed position, the ramps guiding the keycap to move in a second direction orthogonal to the press direction as the keycap moves from the unpressed position toward the pressed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Christopher Todd Weber, Brad Lee Telin
  • Patent number: 5944091
    Abstract: A new tank container cooling system for preventing tank containers, especially bulk fuel storage containers, from overheating. The inventive device includes a main conduit fluidly connected to a fluid reservoir. At least one delivery conduit is in fluid communication with the main conduit to permit passage of fluid from the fluid reservoir to the delivery conduit. The delivery conduit is generally ring shaped and has a plurality of outflow nozzles. The delivery conduit is adapted for mounting on a storage container such that fluid passing out of the output nozzles flows on the storage container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Inventor: Todd A. Weber
  • Patent number: 4893745
    Abstract: A suspendable folder is disclosed having a front panel and a back panel with their bottom edges and a segment of each of their lateral edges secured to one another. A segment of each pair of lateral edges secured to one another is defined by two points, the first of which is near the bottom edge of each panel. The second, upper point is spaced from the first point by a distance preferably selected from the range of approximately one half to two thirds the height of the back panel. At or near the second upper point, a circular radius cut is provided to assist in distributing tearing forces across a large area of both the front panel and back panel. At least one transverse score line is also provided above the radius cut in the front panel to permit easier opening and closing of the folder without tearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1990
    Assignee: Semco, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd A. Weber, Albert Narr, Richard A. Lang, James A. Beck, John J. Weber, Jr., Gary F. Rasmussen