Patents by Inventor ADAM P. ROBERTS

ADAM P. ROBERTS 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).

  • VALVE ACTUATION SYSTEM COMPRISING A DISCRETE LOST MOTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240125253
    Abstract: A valve actuation system comprises a first arm having a first arm contact surface and operatively connected to a valve actuation motion. A second arm having a second arm contact surface is operatively connected to the at least one engine valve. A discrete lost motion device is provided that is controllable between a first, motion conveying state and a second, motion absorbing state. The discrete lost motion devices comprises a plunger contact surface and a housing contact surface. The housing contact surface is configured to engage one of the first or second arm contact surfaces, and the plunger contact surface is configured to engage another of the first and the second arm contact surfaces. The first and second arm contact surfaces, the housing contact surface and the first plunger contact surface are configured to support the discrete lost motion device between the first arm and the second arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Bruce A. SWANBON, Justin D. BALTRUCKI, Robb JANAK, G. Michael GRON, JR., John MANDELL, Marc B. SILVA, Tyler HINES, Matei ALEXANDRU, Austen P. METSACK, Gabriel S. ROBERTS, P. Douglas AUBIN, Nathaniel P. HASSALL, John Jerl PURCELL, III, Adam C. CECIL, David M. BARNES
  • Box with hand holes and spacer panel to facilitate lifting and carrying the box
    Patent number: 9079601
    Abstract: A carton has hand holes in opposite walls and a spacer panel inserted between stacked articles in the carton. The spacer panel has cut outs in its opposite ends positioned behind the hand holes to provide space for inserting the fingers. The hand holes and spacer panel facilitate lifting, carrying and manipulating the carton. The spacer panel has width and length dimensions to fit within the interior width and length dimensions of the carton and reinforces the carton to reduce damage when the carton is dropped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard D. Faber, Kenneth Buss, Alex D. Bevier, Brian K. Jambois, Adam P. Roberts
  • BOX WITH HAND HOLES AND SPACER PANEL TO FACILITATE LIFTING AND CARRYING THE BOX
    Publication number: 20140061080
    Abstract: A carton has hand holes in opposite walls and a spacer panel inserted between stacked articles in the carton. The spacer panel has cut outs in its opposite ends positioned behind the hand holes to provide space for inserting the fingers. The hand holes and spacer panel facilitate lifting, carrying and manipulating the carton. The spacer panel has width and length dimensions to fit within the interior width and length dimensions of the carton and reinforces the carton to reduce damage when the carton is dropped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
    Inventors: RICHARD D. FABER, KENNETH BUSS, ALEX D. BEVIER, BRIAN K. JAMBOIS, ADAM P. ROBERTS