Patents Examined by Kyle A Cook
  • Patent number: 10392826
    Abstract: A method of installing a joint into a light pole is described. The method includes the steps of supporting the light pole during cutting, then lowering a free portion of the lightpole about a hinge. The hinge is configured such that when a free portion of the light pole is lowered, wiring internal of the light pole is not significantly stretched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: SWIVELPOLE PATENT PTY LTD
    Inventors: Robert John Pannekoek, Peter Pannekoek
  • Patent number: 10352051
    Abstract: An automated gypsum board installation machine is a device for automatically positioning, installing, and fastening gypsum boards. The device includes a first extendable support member and a second extendable support member as well as a board-fastening assembly that is slidably engaged in between. A quantity of gypsum boards is held within a board-containing receptacle and a gypsum board may be moved into position by at least one adjustable board-retaining device. Once the gypsum board is positioned, at least one fastener-installing device is able to secure the gypsum board in place via fasteners. The at least one fastener-installing device is mechanically coupled to at least one fastener receptacle. The device may be controlled automatically or manually via a control unit and a wireless receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Inventor: Jerry Hardy
  • Patent number: 10337330
    Abstract: A method of assembling a rotor stack comprising a plurality of component parts, the method comprising: determining swash measurements for interfacing surfaces of the plurality of parts; calculating a runout estimate for a plurality of relative orientations of the parts; applying an optimization algorithm to identify an optimal orientation from the plurality of relative orientations based on the runout estimates; and assembling the parts in the optimal orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Bryce D Conduit, Lorenzo Raffaelli
  • Patent number: 10279854
    Abstract: An apparatus for cutting a tinted film for a vehicle window is disclosed, the apparatus comprising: a housing having a top portion, the housing having a cutting-line displaying/displayed plate as a front portion thereof, wherein the cutting-line displaying/displayed plate is tilted such that the film is supported on the plate; a top horizontal extension from the top portion of the housing; a contaminant remover disposed on and beneath the top horizontal extension; and a cutting-line formation device housed in the housing, wherein the cutting-line formation device is configured to send cutting line data for the film to the cutting-line displaying/displayed plate when the cutting-line displaying/displayed plate includes a display panel; or the cutting-line formation device is configured to irradiate a beam corresponding to the cutting line data onto the cutting-line displaying/displayed plate when the cutting-line formation device include a beam projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Inventor: Dongkee Lee