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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Patent number: 9419403Abstract: A transceiver for a two-connector system includes a circuit board, at least one cable attached to the circuit board, and a housing arranged to contain the circuit board. The two-connector system includes a front connector and a back connector. When the transceiver is connected to the two-connector system, a front edge of the circuit board is arranged to engage with the front connector and an intermediate portion of the circuit board is arranged to engage with the back connector.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: SAMTEC, INC.Inventors: Chadrick Paul Faith, Keith Richard Guetig, Dale Francis Schmelz, Randall Eugene Musser, John Allen Mongold
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Patent number: 9233055Abstract: An article that is a porous, dissolvable solid structure that dissolves easily due to the shape, product orientation and/or method of manufacturing the porous, dissolvable solid structure. The process of making the Article involves preparing a pre-mixture, aerating the pre-mixture, dosing the pre-mixture into individual cavities in molds, and drying the pre-mixture to an Article having an open celled foam with a % open cell of from about 80% to about 100%.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2013Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Eric Paul Granberg, Lynn Kristin Stechschulte, Matthew Steven Ritter, Jason Donald McCarty, Michael Edward Thomas, Todd Ryan Thompson, Jay Ryan Tenkman, Emily Ragland Muszynski, Dale Francis Bittner, Nathan Alan Gill
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Publication number: 20150375375Abstract: A uniquely designed torque wrench having a torque body, the torque body attached to a drive head, the drive head 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Dale Francis, Nic Francis, William P. Bernard, Oswald J. Bernard, Patrick V. Delbasty
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Publication number: 20150231768Abstract: 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: February 19, 2015Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Dale Francis, Nic Francis, William P. Bernard, Oswald J. Bernard
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Patent number: 9052473Abstract: A plug housing preferably includes an upper housing and a lower housing defining a cavity and a latch portion arranged to be pivotable about the plug housing and including a pair of actuator beams. Respective ones of the pair of actuator beams are preferably arranged to be directly opposed to respective side surfaces of the plug housing. The latch portion is preferably arranged to be connected to the upper housing and the lower housing through a pair of projection portions or a pair of pivot holes arranged on opposite ones of the pair of actuator beams of the latch portion. The latch portion is preferably pivotable about the plug housing at a position corresponding to the pair of projection portions or the pair of pivot holes. The latch preferably includes a catch mechanism and a spring mechanism connected to a forward plate without contacting the pair of actuator beams.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2012Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Samtec, Inc.Inventors: Dale Francis Schmelz, Chadrick Paul Faith, William Chieng Ouyang
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Publication number: 20150068156Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Runheng Zhou, Fumin Liu, Gaspar Andres, Yong Qing Ye, Dale Francis Bittner, Philippe Elie Benros, Poe Zhao
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Publication number: 20140363991Abstract: A connector system includes a first connector including first contacts arranged around a pass-through hole or a recess, the first connector being configured to be located in a cut-out of a first substrate such that the first contacts are connected to the first substrate, and a second connector including second contacts arranged around a beam, the second connector configured to be connected to a second substrate such that the second contacts are connected to the second substrate. The pass-through hole or the recess extends in a mating direction of the first connector and the second connector, and the beam of the second connector is configured to extend into the pass-through hole or the recess of the first connector when the first connector and the second connector are mated such that the first contacts engage with respective ones of the second contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Craig Francis RYAN, Tobias Scott SWITZER, Gregory Leo REIDINGER, Dale Francis SCHMELZ, William Chieng OUYANG
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Publication number: 20140209322Abstract: 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 4, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: Francis Services, Inc.Inventors: Dale Francis, Nicholas Francis, William P. Bernard, Oswald J. Bernard, Lan Hiscox, Brian Compton, Arthur Jones
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Publication number: 20140127930Abstract: A plug housing preferably includes an upper housing and a lower housing defining a cavity and a latch portion arranged to be pivotable about the plug housing and including a pair of actuator beams. Respective ones of the pair of actuator beams are preferably arranged to be directly opposed to respective side surfaces of the plug housing. The latch portion is preferably arranged to be connected to the upper housing and the lower housing through a pair of projection portions or a pair of pivot holes arranged on opposite ones of the pair of actuator beams of the latch portion. The latch portion is preferably pivotable about the plug housing at a position corresponding to the pair of projection portions or the pair of pivot holes. The latch preferably includes a catch mechanism and a spring mechanism connected to a forward plate without contacting the pair of actuator beams.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: SAMTEC, INC.Inventors: Dale Francis SCHMELZ, Chadrick Paul FAITH, William Chieng OUYANG
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Publication number: 20140105946Abstract: An article that is a porous, dissolvable solid structure that dissolves easily due to the shape, product orientation and/or method of manufacturing the porous, dissolvable solid structure. The process of making the Article involves preparing a pre-mixture, aerating the pre-mixture, dosing the pre-mixture into individual cavities in molds, and drying the pre-mixture to an Article having an open celled foam with a % open cell of from about 80% to about 100%.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Robert Wayne Glenn, JR., Eric Paul Granberg, Lynn Kristin Stechschuite, Matthew Steven Ritter, Jason Donald McCarty, Michael Edward Thomas, Todd Ryan Thompson, Jay Ryan Tenkman, Emily Ragland Muszynski, Dale Francis Bittner, Nathan Alan Gill
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Patent number: 8640780Abstract: 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: January 8, 2013Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Francis Services, Inc.Inventors: Dale Francis, Nicholas Francis, William P. Bernard, Oswald J. Bernard, Lan Hiscox, Brian Compton, Arthur Jones
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Publication number: 20130303025Abstract: A transceiver for a two-connector system includes a circuit board, at least one cable attached to the circuit board, and a housing arranged to contain the circuit board. The two-connector system includes a front connector and a back connector. When the transceiver is connected to the two-connector system, a front edge of the circuit board is arranged to engage with the front connector and an intermediate portion of the circuit board is arranged to engage with the back connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventors: Chadrick Paul FAITH, Keith Richard GUETIG, Dale Francis SCHMELZ, Randall Eugene MUSSER, John Allen MONGOLD
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Publication number: 20130239754Abstract: A uniquely designed torque wrench having a torque body, the torque body attached to a drive head, the drive head 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2012Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: FRANCIS TORQ/LITE, INC.Inventors: Dale Francis, Nic Francis, William P. Bernard, Oswald J. Bernard, Patrick V. Delbasty
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Patent number: 8347972Abstract: 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: April 17, 2012Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Francis Services, Inc.Inventors: Dale Francis, Nicholas Francis, William P. Bernard, Oswald J. Bernard, Lan Hiscox, Brian Compton, Arthur Jones
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Publication number: 20120227977Abstract: 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: April 17, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: Francis Services, Inc.Inventors: Dale Francis, Nicholas Francis, William P. Bernard, Oswald J. Bernard, Lan Hiscox, Brian Compton, Arthur Jones
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Patent number: D706724Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2014Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Samtec, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Edward McCartin, James Edward Borgelt, Dale Francis Schmelz, Joseph Travis Newton, Chunhsien Hsu
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Patent number: D708145Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2014Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Samtec, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Edward McCartin, James Edward Borgelt, Dale Francis Schmelz, Joseph Travis Newton, Chunhsien Hsu
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Patent number: D708580Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2014Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Samtec, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Edward McCartin, James Edward Borgelt, Dale Francis Schmelz, Joseph Travis Newton, Chunhsien Hsu
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Patent number: D709036Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2014Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Samtec, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Edward McCartin, James Edward Borgelt, Dale Francis Schmelz, Joseph Travis Newton, Chadrick Paul Faith
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Patent number: D710310Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2014Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Samtec, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Edward McCartin, James Edward Borgelt, Dale Francis Schmelz, Joseph Travis Newton, Chadrick Paul Faith