Patents by Inventor Dale Francis
Dale Francis 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).
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Publication number: 20230234254Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a process for cutting a substrate wherein the apparatus comprises first and second cutting element and wherein the first and second cutting elements are rotatable about the axis of rotation at different circumferential speeds.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Dale Francis BITTNER, James William BUSCH
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Patent number: 11708728Abstract: An improved multi-bolt and nut torque wrench for installing and removing bolts or nuts from flanged joints or the like which includes a plurality of torque stations having a plurality of high torque wrenches for engaging the heads of the bolts or nuts during a high torque phase of removal or installation; a plurality of low-torque motors operatively engaged with the wrenches for rotating the bolts or nuts during the low torque phase of removal or installation; a source of hydraulic fluid for driving the low-torque motors during the low-torque phase, and driving the high-torque wrenches during the high torque phase; and a mechanism for switching between the two phases depending on the torque needed.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Inventor: Dale Francis
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Patent number: 11618137Abstract: A uniquely designed torque wrench having a torque body, the torque body attached to a frictional squeezing clamp, and a lug socket which is rotationally connected to the frictional squeezing clamp. The frictional squeezing clamp entering a contracted stated during extension of a rod of a hydraulic cylinder, and entering an expanded state during the retraction of the rod of a hydraulic cylinder, the lug socket turning the wing nut of a hammer union.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: TORQ/LITE, LLCInventors: Dale Francis, Nic Francis, William P. Bernard, Oswald J. Bernard
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Publication number: 20220025719Abstract: An improved multi-bolt and nut torque wrench for installing and removing bolts or nuts from flanged joints or the like which includes a plurality of torque stations having a plurality of high torque wrenches for engaging the heads of the bolts or nuts during a high torque phase of removal or installation; a plurality of low-torque motors operatively engaged with the wrenches for rotating the bolts or nuts during the low torque phase of removal or installation; a source of hydraulic fluid for driving the low-torque motors during the low-torque phase, and driving the high-torque wrenches during the high torque phase; and a mechanism for switching between the two phases depending on the torque needed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventor: Dale Francis
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Patent number: 11167397Abstract: A uniquely designed torque wrench having a torque body, the torque body attached to a frictional squeezing clamp, and a lug socket which is rotationally connected to the frictional squeezing clamp. The frictional squeezing clamp entering a contracted stated during extension of a rod of a hydraulic cylinder, and entering an expanded state during the retraction of the rod of a hydraulic cylinder, the lug socket turning the wing nut of a hammer union.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: TORQ/LITE, LLCInventors: Dale Francis, Nic Francis, William P. Bernard, Oswald J. Bernard
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Patent number: 11085252Abstract: An improved multi-bolt and nut torque wrench for installing and removing bolts or nuts from flanged joints or the like which includes a plurality of torque stations having a plurality of high torque wrenches for engaging the heads of the bolts or nuts during a high torque phase of removal or installation; a plurality of low-torque motors operatively engaged with the wrenches for rotating the bolts or nuts during the low torque phase of removal or installation; a source of hydraulic fluid for driving the low-torque motors during the low-torque phase, and driving the high-torque wrenches during the high torque phase; and a mechanism for switching between the two phases depending on the torque needed.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Inventor: Dale Francis
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Patent number: 10807263Abstract: A flexible curvilinear knife is disclosed. The flexible curvilinear knife is formed from a cutting element, a blade holder element, and a plurality of spring elements. A first, proximal end of each spring element of the plurality of spring elements is operably and fixably attached to a discrete location of the cutting element and a second, distal end of each spring element of the plurality of spring elements is fixably attached to a discrete location of the blade holder element.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2017Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: James William Busch, Jennifer Lynn Tuertscher, Stephen Douglas Congleton, Dale Francis Bittner, Matthew Ryan Wortley
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Patent number: 10737820Abstract: A method and apparatus for packing products into containers is described herein. More particularly, the method and apparatus are directed to packaging sheets of packages such as pouches or sachets that are joined together end-to-end. The apparatus may include a folding mechanism and a collection receptacle. The method and apparatus may perform one or more steps simultaneously so that the folding and packing of such sheets into containers can be carried out without the flow of incoming sheets being interrupted.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2014Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: The Procter and Gamble CompanyInventors: Runheng Zhou, Fumin Liu, Gaspar Andres, Yong Qing Ye, Dale Francis Bittner, Philippe Elie Benros, Poe Zhao
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Publication number: 20200224506Abstract: An improved multi-bolt and nut torque wrench for installing and removing bolts or nuts from flanged joints or the like which includes a plurality of torque stations having a plurality of high torque wrenches for engaging the heads of the bolts or nuts during a high torque phase of removal or installation; a plurality of low-torque motors operatively engaged with the wrenches for rotating the bolts or nuts during the low torque phase of removal or installation; a source of hydraulic fluid for driving the low-torque motors during the low-torque phase, and driving the high-torque wrenches during the high torque phase; and a mechanism for switching between the two phases depending on the torque needed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2019Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventor: DALE FRANCIS
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Patent number: 10616278Abstract: A virtual meeting service receives a request from a participant through a computing device to join a virtual meeting. The request includes an identifier, which the virtual meeting service uses to identify one or more policies of the virtual meeting. The virtual meeting service, upon identifying these one or more policies, evaluates the one or more policies to determine whether to enable the computing device to be used to allow the participant to join the virtual meeting. If the virtual meeting service determines that the participant can join the virtual meeting, the virtual meeting service transmits a request to a telecommunications channel to connect the computing device to the virtual meeting, allowing the participant to join the virtual meeting.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2015Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jesper Mikael Johansson, Robert Dale Francis, David Ruysser Gabler, Thaddeus C. Pritchett, Siddhartha Shankara Rao
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Patent number: 10518393Abstract: A uniquely designed torque wrench having a torque body, the torque body attached to a frictional squeezing clamp, and a lug socket which is rotationally connected to the frictional squeezing clamp. The frictional squeezing clamp entering a contracted stated during extension of a rod of a hydraulic cylinder, and entering an expanded state during the retraction of the rod of a hydraulic cylinder, the lug socket turning the wing nut of a hammer union.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: TORQ/LITE, LLCInventors: Dale Francis, Nic Francis, William P. Bernard, Oswald J. Bernard
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Patent number: 10471620Abstract: A knife including a cutting edge, a fixed edge, and a plurality of beam elements connecting the cutting edge to the fixed edge, each of the beam elements having a beam element extent oriented between about 20 degrees and about 80 degrees off of the cutting edge, each beam element separated from adjacent beam elements by a reduced stiffness zone, each reduced stiffness zone having a reduced stiffness zone extent oriented from about 20 degrees to about 80 degrees off of the cutting edge. The knife can be employed in a process and an apparatus for cutting a web.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2016Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Dale Francis Bittner, Howard Jay Kalnitz, Stephen Douglas Congleton, Christopher Robert Lyman
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Patent number: 10435965Abstract: An improved multi-bolt and nut torque wrench for installing and removing bolts or nuts from flanged joints or the like which includes a plurality of torque stations having a plurality of high torque wrenches for engaging the heads of the bolts or nuts during a high torque phase of removal or installation; a plurality of low-torque motors operatively engaged with the wrenches for rotating the bolts or nuts during the low torque phase of removal or installation; a source of hydraulic fluid for driving the low-torque motors during the low-torque phase, and driving the high-torque wrenches during the high torque phase; and a mechanism for switching between the two phases depending on the torque needed.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2018Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Inventors: Dale Francis, Nicholas Francis, William P. Bernard, Oswald J. Bernard, Lan Hiscox, Brian Compton, Arthur Jones
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Publication number: 20180274310Abstract: An improved multi-bolt and nut torque wrench for installing and removing bolts or nuts from flanged joints or the like which includes a plurality of torque stations having a plurality of high torque wrenches for engaging the heads of the bolts or nuts during a high torque phase of removal or installation; a plurality of low-torque motors operatively engaged with the wrenches for rotating the bolts or nuts during the low torque phase of removal or installation; a source of hydraulic fluid for driving the low-torque motors during the low-torque phase, and driving the high-torque wrenches during the high torque phase; and a mechanism for switching between the two phases depending on the torque needed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Dale Francis, Nicholas Francis, William P. Bernard, Oswald J. Bernard, Lan Hiscox, Brian Compton, Arthur Jones
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Publication number: 20180154533Abstract: A flexible curvilinear knife is disclosed. The flexible curvilinear knife is formed from a cutting element, a blade holder element, and a plurality of spring elements. A first, proximal end of each spring element of the plurality of spring elements is operably and fixably attached to a discrete location of the cutting element and a second, distal end of each spring element of the plurality of spring elements is fixably attached to a discrete location of the blade holder element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2017Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: James William BUSCH, Jennifer Lynn TUERTSCHER, Stephen Douglas CONGLETON, Dale Francis BITTNER, Matthew Ryan WORTLEY
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Publication number: 20180154540Abstract: A knife including a cutting edge, a fixed edge, and a plurality of beam elements connecting the cutting edge to the fixed edge, each of the beam elements having a beam element extent oriented between about 20 degrees and about 80 degrees off of the cutting edge, each beam element separated from adjacent beam elements by a reduced stiffness zone, each reduced stiffness zone having a reduced stiffness zone extent oriented from about 20 degrees to about 80 degrees off of the cutting edge. The knife can be employed in a process and an apparatus for cutting a web.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2016Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Dale Francis BITTNER, Howard Jay KALNITZ, Stephen Douglas CONGLETON, Christopher Robert Lyman
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Patent number: 9967248Abstract: Described are techniques for establishing secure communication channels between user devices and service providing devices. Correspondence between a request received from a user device and security data may be used to determine that the user device has provided a valid access credential. The access credential may be replaced with a subsequent access credential after use. Correspondence between the request and service data may be used to determine that the request may be processed by the receiving service and that the user device has the permissions necessary for the request to be processed. Portions of the request that meet these criteria may be provided to the service. The secure communication channel may also be used to provide the response from the service to the user device.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies Inc.Inventors: Yu-Hsiang Cheng, Siddhartha Shankara Rao, Robert Dale Francis, Da Chen, Ruoyu Fei, Jingyu Ji, Christopher Chad Lake, Alan Lau, Hanyu Liu, Ajaykumar Selvaraj, Haifeng Xu
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Publication number: 20180104799Abstract: A uniquely designed torque wrench having a torque body, the torque body attached to a frictional squeezing clamp, and a lug socket which is rotationally connected to the frictional squeezing clamp. The frictional squeezing clamp entering a contracted stated during extension of a rod of a hydraulic cylinder, and entering an expanded state during the retraction of the rod of a hydraulic cylinder, the lug socket turning the wing nut of a hammer union.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventors: Dale Francis, Nic Francis, William P. Bernard, Oswald J. Bernard
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Patent number: 9890599Abstract: An improved multi-bolt and nut torque wrench for installing and removing bolts or nuts from flanged joints or the like which includes a plurality of torque stations having a plurality of high torque wrenches for engaging the heads of the bolts or nuts during a high torque phase of removal or installation; a plurality of low-torque motors operatively engaged with the wrenches for rotating the bolts or nuts during the low torque phase of removal or installation; a source of hydraulic fluid for driving the low-torque motors during the low-torque phase, and driving the high-torque wrenches during the high torque phase; and a mechanism for switching between the two phases depending on the torque needed.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2014Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: FRANCIS TORQUE SERVICE, LLCInventors: Dale Francis, Nicholas Francis, William P. Bernard, Oswald J. Bernard, Lan Hiscox, Brian Compton, Arthur Jones
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Patent number: 9782876Abstract: A uniquely designed torque wrench having a torque body, the torque body attached to a frictional squeezing clamp, and a lug socket which is rotationally connected to the frictional squeezing clamp. The frictional squeezing clamp entering a contracted stated during extension of a rod of a hydraulic cylinder, and entering an expanded state during the retraction of the rod of a hydraulic cylinder, the lug socket turning the wing nut of a hammer union.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: TORQ/LITE, LLCInventors: Dale Francis, Nic Francis, William P. Bernard, Oswald J. Bernard