Patents by Inventor Dennis Patterson

Dennis Patterson 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).

  • Publication number: 20130306418
    Abstract: A fluidic dampening device having a housing containing a rotatably mounted wiper that sealingly moves within the housing. The housing contains a bypass channel. In a first embodiment, a control shaft is rotatably mounted within the housing. The control shaft has discrete indentations of varying sizes and is so located in the housing that either no indentation or only one indentation lies within the bypass channel at a given time. A second embodiment differs from the first in that a continuous indentation is cut around the shaft in such a manner that for a first area there is no cut in the shaft and then the indentation commences and becomes increasingly deeper as it progress around the shaft until the continuous indentation stops upon reaching the first area. The bypass channel is completely open when the deepest point of the indentation has been rotated into the bypass channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Ralph S. Norman, Dennis Patterson
  • Publication number: 20090015440
    Abstract: The invention is a flexible mat that can be placed on a floor or other large flat surface for the purpose of serving as a fully functional, oversized membrane computer keyboard with enlarged characters and keypad area. Each character depicted on the keyboard indicates a particular letter, numeral, function or symbol for input. Thereby, its user can enter information into a computer or electronic device through the keyboard by using alternative methods of input to traditional finger keystrokes. Rather, the user may utilize feet, knees, hands or other body parts and non-body parts instead of only fingers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Julia Dante Patterson, Bruce Dennis Patterson, Laura Patterson St. John, Scott Douglas St. John, Katherine Mary Dunne, David Michael Dunne
  • Publication number: 20050262437
    Abstract: A customized document is created at an end user local computer by utilizing a plug-in program installed within a web-browser of the local computer to access and request from a memory device, such as an Internet server, a pre-prepared and unalterable document layout and desired pre-prepared document content, including a graphics image, text, and image and text orientation. The end user in some instances is able to specify the text, select its font type and size, and import end user provided digital image. The graphic image may be edited at the local computer. The document request is fulfilled using the plug-in to interface with the memory device and retrieve the necessary document layout and content, and the user is provided the option of saving the document at the local computer-e-mailing the document, or printing the document using a printer connected to the local computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Dennis Patterson, Jamie Templeton
  • Publication number: 20050137277
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there are provided novel thermosetting resin compositions which do not require solvent to provide a system having suitable viscosity for convenient handling. Invention compositions have the benefit of undergoing rapid cure. The resulting thermosets are stable to elevated temperatures, are highly flexible, have low moisture uptake and are consequently useful in a variety of applications, e.g., in adhesive applications since they display good adhesion to both the substrate and the device attached thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Stephen Dershem, Dennis Patterson, Jose Osuna
  • Publication number: 20050136620
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there are provided novel thermosetting resin compositions which do not require solvent to provide a system having suitable viscosity for convenient handling. Invention compositions have the benefit of undergoing rapid cure. The resulting thermosets are stable to elevated temperatures, are highly flexible, have low moisture uptake and are consequently useful in a variety of applications, e.g., in adhesive applications since they display good adhesion to both the substrate and the device attached thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Stephen Dershem, Dennis Patterson, Jose Osuna
  • Publication number: 20030136621
    Abstract: A fluidic dampening device having a housing containing a rotatably mounted wiper that sealingly moves past the side walls, bottom, and peripheral wall of the housing as well as a faceplate attached to the top of the housing. The housing contains a bypass channel that has a first port in the first side wall of the chamber and a second port in the second side wall of the chamber. In a first embodiment, a control shaft is rotatably mounted within the housing. The control shaft has indentations of varying sizes formed at distinct points around the shaft with areas having no indentation between each consecutive pair of indentations and is so located in the housing that either no indentation or only one indentation lies within the bypass channel at a given time. When no indentation has been rotated into the bypass channel, the control shaft completely blocks the bypass channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Ralph S. Norman, Dennis Patterson
  • Patent number: 6401884
    Abstract: A fluidic dampening device having a housing containing a rotatably mounted wiper that sealingly moves past the side walls, bottom, and peripheral wall of the housing as well as a faceplate attached to the top of the housing. The housing contains a bypass channel that has a first port in the first side wall of the chamber and a second port in the second side wall of the chamber. A control shaft is rotatably mounted within the housing. The control shaft has indentations of varying sizes formed at distinct points around the shaft with areas having no indentation between each consecutive pair of indentations and is so located in the housing that either no indentation or only one indentation lies within the bypass channel at a given time. When no indentation has been rotated into the bypass channel, the control shaft completely blocks the bypass channel. Optionally, channels exist in the bottom of the faceplate or in the portion of the housing which forms the bottom of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Inventors: Ralph S. Norman, Dennis Patterson
  • Publication number: 20020007992
    Abstract: A fluidic dampening device having a housing containing a rotatably mounted wiper that sealingly moves past the side walls, bottom, and peripheral wall of the housing as well as a faceplate attached to the top of the housing. The housing contains a bypass channel that has a first port in the first side wall of the chamber and a second port in the second side wall of the chamber. A control shaft is rotatably mounted within the housing. The control shaft has indentations of varying sizes formed at distinct points around the shaft with areas having no indentation between each consecutive pair of indentations and is so located in the housing that either no indentation or only one indentation lies within the bypass channel at a given time. When no indentation has been rotated into the bypass channel, the control shaft completely blocks the bypass channel. Optionally, channels exist in the bottom of the faceplate or in the portion of the housing which forms the bottom of the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Ralph S. Norman, Dennis Patterson
  • Patent number: D339489
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1993
    Assignee: Classic Soft Trim
    Inventors: Dennis Patterson, Benito Higareda