Patents by Inventor Dean Sozio

Dean Sozio 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).

  • Roller wheel with friction relief
    Patent number: 9415944
    Abstract: A flow shelf roller having an outer circumference, a radially central hub, and an axially central bore forming an inner circumference through the central hub. The inner circumference of each roller has at least one axial relief channel formed therein along the length of the axial bore. In a more particular embodiment, the axial relief channel is formed including a non-perpendicular angle with respect to the inner circumference of the roller. In a more particular embodiment, the axial relief channel includes at least one of an angled chamfer and a radiused corner, adjacent to the inner circumference of the first roller. The disclosure also includes a roller flow shelf including a flow bed roller having any or all of the aforementioned characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: UNEX MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: Dean Sozio, Charles F. Doty, Bill Chen
  • ROLLER WHEEL WITH FRICTION RELIEF
    Publication number: 20150374129
    Abstract: A flow shelf roller having an outer circumference, a radially central hub, and an axially central bore forming an inner circumference through the central hub. The inner circumference of each roller has at least one axial relief channel formed therein along the length of the axial bore. In a more particular embodiment, the axial relief channel is formed including a non-perpendicular angle with respect to the inner circumference of the roller. In a more particular embodiment, the axial relief channel includes at least one of an angled chamfer and a radiused corner, adjacent to the inner circumference of the first roller. The disclosure also includes a roller flow shelf including a flow bed roller having any or all of the aforementioned characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Dean Sozio, Charles F. Doty, Bill Chen