Patents by Inventor Douglas B. Anderson

Douglas B. Anderson 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: 20150000137
    Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus for manufacturing a framing member can include a translation path for transporting a metal sheet. The translation path can include a translation axis, a first set of rollers, which can include a plurality of first bottom rollers and a plurality of first top rollers, the first set of rollers can have a first centerline, and a second set of rollers, which can include a plurality of second bottom rollers and a plurality of second top rollers, the second set of rollers can have a second centerline, line, where the first centerline and the second centerline can extend away from the translation axis at an angle in the direction of translation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Anderson, Douglas B. Anderson, David L. Anderson, Scott J. Anderson
  • Patent number: 8763347
    Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus for manufacturing a framing member can include a translation path for transporting a metal sheet. The translation path can include a translation axis, a first set of rollers, which can include a plurality of first bottom rollers and a plurality of first top rollers, the first set of rollers can have a first centerline, and a second set of rollers, which can include a plurality of second bottom rollers and a plurality of second top rollers, the second set of rollers can have a second centerline, line, where the first centerline and the second centerline can extend away from the translation axis at an angle in the direction of translation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Anderson, Douglas B. Anderson, David L. Anderson, Scott J. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20130167476
    Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus for manufacturing a framing member can include a translation path for transporting a metal sheet. The translation path can include a translation axis, a first set of rollers, which can include a plurality of first bottom rollers and a plurality of first top rollers, the first set of rollers can have a first centerline, and a second set of rollers, which can include a plurality of second bottom rollers and a plurality of second top rollers, the second set of rollers can have a second centerline, line, where the first centerline and the second centerline can extend away from the translation axis at an angle in the direction of translation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Anderson, Douglas B. Anderson, David L. Anderson, Scott J. Anderson
  • Patent number: 4820148
    Abstract: A windshield repair device for repairing imperfections, in the form of bull's eyes, chips or cracks, induced by road hazards. The device comprises a first vacuum device for repairing relatively large imperfections, a second vacuum device for repairing relatively small imperfections adjacent the windshield periphery, and a platen to secure the second vacuum device to the windshield. The first vacuum device evacuates a relatively large area over a chip or crack and injects ultra-violet light-settable polymer resins into the evacuated imperfection. The second vacuum device is essentially the inner portion of the first vacuum device and is capable of evacuating a much smaller area. The second vacuum device is primarily useful either at the periphery of the windshield, or on areas of windshields having a high degree of curvature. The platen assists in holding the second vacuum device to the windshield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1989
    Inventor: Douglas B. Anderson
  • Patent number: 4417286
    Abstract: A data recovery system for use in recovering data encoded in a double frequency code on a magnetic disc device includes a data window expander circuit. The data recovery system recovers both separated data and separated clock signals. The separated data signal has a data window which occurs during the second half of each bit cycle of the separated data signal. The data window expander circuit expands the data window, and includes flip-flops for delaying the separated data signal and an OR gate for logically ORing the delayed separated data signal with the undelayed separated data signal. The output of the OR gate is the separated data signal having an expanded data window, which can then be synchronized, with minimal alignment errors, by the separated clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1983
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Douglas B. Anderson