Patents by Inventor Henry Roberts

Henry Roberts 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: 20240316876
    Abstract: A mesh to flexible screen frame laminator includes a first table with a horizontal surface and an alignment fence, a second table that is lower than the first table and a first pair of selectively driven heater rollers which are shiftable between a raised position and a lowered position relative to the first table. A cradle is located adjacent the first table and above the second table and at least a portion of the cradle is shiftable between a raised position and a lowered position, the raised position being substantially coplanar with the first table. A second pair of selectively driven heater rollers is shiftable between a raised position and a lowered position relative to the second table and is oriented transversely to the first pair of heater rollers. A third table is located adjacent the second table and at a height substantially coplanar with the second table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Morgan William Donohue, Ryan Lloyd Henry Roberts, Larry Berning, Dale James Hatch, Evan Garrett, Andrew Dean Peterson, Peter Joachim Kroll
  • Publication number: 20240316682
    Abstract: A flexible screen frame processor including a loading position that presents loading screen frame supports at which a partially formed flexible screen frame is supportable by an upper perimeter of the partially formed flexible screen frame and an end stripping position including at least one polymer coating stripper. A following welding position includes a welder and screen frame supports that support ends of the screen frame coaxially aligned. A post welding cleaning position includes weld spatter and flash cleaners. An unloading position includes unloading screen frame supports at which a welded and post-weld cleaned flexible screen frame is supportable by an upper perimeter of the welded flexible screen frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Morgan William Donohue, Ryan Lloyd Henry Roberts, Larry Berning, Dale James Hatch, Evan Garrett, Andrew Dean Peterson, Peter Joachim Kroll
  • Publication number: 20240317522
    Abstract: A rolled material dispenser; including a roll supporting structure that supports a plurality of rolls of material, each roll of material having a width and a long axis, the roll supporting structure supporting the rolls of material with the long axes parallel and with a free end of the rolled material extending downwardly from each of the of rolls. The dispenser includes a pinch roller assembly located beneath the roll supporting structure. The pinch roller assembly is movable in a direction perpendicular to the long axes of the rolls of material and the pinch rollers have a second long axis oriented parallel to the first long axis. A conveyor is positioned below the pinch roller assembly and a material cutter assembly facilitates cutting the rolled material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Morgan William Donohue, Ryan Lloyd Henry Roberts, Larry Berning, Dale James Hatch, Evan Garrett, Andrew Dean Peterson, Peter Joachim Kroll
  • Patent number: 12078228
    Abstract: A screw type linear actuator that includes a system for automatically fixing the nut in an axial position when it is retracted. When the system is commanded to operate the screw, the nut can automatically unlock. When the system screw is retracted fully, it automatically engages a mechanical lock. The lock does not require electrical power to remain engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Tyler Quincey Curtis, Daniel Henry Roberts, Xingmin Cai
  • Patent number: 12071222
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a flight control device that can be mounted to a body of a wing of an aircraft to reduce or eliminate backlash in electromechanical actuators (EMAs). The flight control device can include a flight control member and first and second actuators for moving the flight control member relative to the wing of the aircraft. The first and second actuators can be mechanically isolated from one another except for their mutual connection to the flight control member. The first and second actuators can cooperate to apply torsional loading to the flight control member about an axis of the flight control member to reduce or eliminate backlash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Daniel Henry Roberts, Tyler Quincey Curtis, Richard Strong Wallace, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11926407
    Abstract: Various flight control components can be operated through gearbox driven rotary actuators. In the event of a jam occurring the gearbox, the gearbox can be decoupled from a surrounding support housing to enable free-trailing or limited motion relative to the support housing. The motion may or may not be damped. Decoupling the gearbox enables the flight control component to move to a neutral or non-interfering position even when user control over the component has been lost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventor: Daniel Henry Roberts
  • Publication number: 20230307989
    Abstract: An electric motor-brake assembly includes a housing within which a rotor assembly, a stator assembly, and a brake assembly are disposed. The brake assembly is operable between an engaged state and a disengaged state. The rotor assembly is axially movable within the housing and is supported by bearings supporting both radial and axial loads. When the motor stator is de-energized, the brake assembly is in the engaged state to prevent the rotor assembly from rotating in at least one rotational direction. When the motor stator is energized, the brake assembly is in the disengaged state such that the rotor assembly is free to rotate. The brake assembly can include a friction pack that is engaged and disengaged by axial displacement of the rotor assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventor: Daniel Henry Roberts
  • Publication number: 20220380022
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a flight control device that can be mounted to a body of a wing of an aircraft to reduce or eliminate backlash in electromechanical actuators (EMAs). The flight control device can include a flight control member and first and second actuators for moving the flight control member relative to the wing of the aircraft. The first and second actuators can be mechanically isolated from one another except for their mutual connection to the flight control member. The first and second actuators can cooperate to apply torsional loading to the flight control member about an axis of the flight control member to reduce or eliminate backlash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel Henry ROBERTS, Tyler Quincey CURTIS, Richard Strong WALLACE, JR.
  • Publication number: 20220355915
    Abstract: Various flight control components can be operated through gearbox driven rotary actuators. In the event of a jam occurring the gearbox, the gearbox can be decoupled from a surrounding support housing to enable free-trailing or limited motion relative to the support housing. The motion may or may not be damped. Decoupling the gearbox enables the flight control component to move to a neutral or non-interfering position even when user control over the component has been lost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventor: Daniel Henry Roberts
  • Publication number: 20220228654
    Abstract: A screw type linear actuator that includes a system for automatically fixing the nut in an axial position when it is retracted. When the system is commanded to operate the screw, the nut can automatically unlock. When the system screw is retracted fully, it automatically engages a mechanical lock. The lock does not require electrical power to remain engaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Tyler Quincey Curtis, Daniel Henry Roberts, Xingmin Cai
  • Patent number: 11275803
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide for contextually related sharing of commentary for different portions of an information base. A method of the invention includes receiving a query for a portion of content in an information base and identifying a portion of different content in the information base that is related to the queried portion. The method also includes retrieving both commentary posted to the information base in respect to the queried portion, and also commentary posted to the information base in respect to the identified portion. Finally, the method includes transmitting the queried portion and the retrieved portion, but annotating the retrieved commentary in respect to the identified portion so as to direct a display of the commentary posted to the information base in respect to the different portion in a manner visually distinguishable from a display of commentary posted to the information base in respect to the queried portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dorian Birsan, Michael J. Harris, Jana Jenkins, James Henry Roberts
  • Patent number: 10459991
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for content contribution validation. A content contribution validation method includes receiving in memory of a host computing system, from over a computer communications network, a content contribution to existing content stored in data storage coupled to the host computing system. The method also includes selecting a portion of textual terms the contribution and generating a search query utilizing the selected portion. The method yet further includes querying the existing content by a processor of the host computing system using the search query and receiving a result set from the search query. Finally, the method includes determining by the processor whether or not the result set exceeds a threshold match and applying the content contribution to the existing content in response to a determination that the result set exceeds the threshold match, but otherwise rejecting the content contribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dorian Birsan, Michael J. Harris, Jana Jenkins, James Henry Roberts
  • Publication number: 20190220491
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide for contextually related sharing of commentary for different portions of an information base. A method of the invention includes receiving a query for a portion of content in an information base and identifying a portion of different content in the information base that is related to the queried portion. The method also includes retrieving both commentary posted to the information base in respect to the queried portion, and also commentary posted to the information base in respect to the identified portion. Finally, the method includes transmitting the queried portion and the retrieved portion, but annotating the retrieved commentary in respect to the identified portion so as to direct a display of the commentary posted to the information base in respect to the different portion in a manner visually distinguishable from a display of commentary posted to the information base in respect to the queried portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Dorian Birsan, Michael J. Harris, Jana Jenkins, James Henry Roberts
  • Patent number: 10242108
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide for contextually related sharing of commentary for different portions of an information base. A method of the invention includes receiving a query for a portion of content in an information base and identifying a portion of different content in the information base that is related to the queried portion. The method also includes retrieving both commentary posted to the information base in respect to the queried portion, and also commentary posted to the information base in respect to the identified portion. Finally, the method includes transmitting the queried portion and the retrieved portion, but annotating the retrieved commentary in respect to the identified portion so as to direct a display of the commentary posted to the information base in respect to the different portion in a manner visually distinguishable from a display of commentary posted to the information base in respect to the queried portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dorian Birsan, Michael J. Harris, Jana Jenkins, James Henry Roberts
  • Publication number: 20170292161
    Abstract: Methods of detecting or predicting the presence of colorectal neoplasia are described based on the amounts of particular miRNAs in plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Susan Galandiuk, Robert Eichenberger, Henry Roberts
  • Publication number: 20160314204
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for content contribution validation. A content contribution validation method includes receiving in memory of a host computing system, from over a computer communications network, a content contribution to existing content stored in data storage coupled to the host computing system. The method also includes selecting a portion of textual terms the contribution and generating a search query utilizing the selected portion. The method yet further includes querying the existing content by a processor of the host computing system using the search query and receiving a result set from the search query. Finally, the method includes determining by the processor whether or not the result set exceeds a threshold match and applying the content contribution to the existing content in response to a determination that the result set exceeds the threshold match, but otherwise rejecting the content contribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Dorian Birsan, Michael J. Harris, Jana Jenkins, James Henry Roberts
  • Publication number: 20160299974
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide for contextually related sharing of commentary for different portions of an information base. A method of the invention includes receiving a query for a portion of content in an information base and identifying a portion of different content in the information base that is related to the queried portion. The method also includes retrieving both commentary posted to the information base in respect to the queried portion, and also commentary posted to the information base in respect to the identified portion. Finally, the method includes transmitting the queried portion and the retrieved portion, but annotating the retrieved commentary in respect to the identified portion so as to direct a display of the commentary posted to the information base in respect to the different portion in a manner visually distinguishable from a display of commentary posted to the information base in respect to the queried portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Dorian Birsan, Michael J. Harris, Jana Jenkins, James Henry Roberts
  • Publication number: 20150143987
    Abstract: A combined hydraulic and pneumatic actuation system including a cylinder, a first piston, and a second piston. The cylinder may include a first cylinder portion configured to hold or retain a first fluid and a second cylinder portion configured to hold or retain a second fluid. The first piston can be operatively coupled or in fluid communication with the first fluid, and the second piston can be operatively coupled or in fluid communication with the second fluid. The second piston may be disposed between the first cylinder portion and the second cylinder portion. In an embodiment, the first piston can move or translate axially within the cylinder independently of the second piston, and an increase in pressure in the second cylinder portion can actuate the first piston and the second piston. Further, in embodiments, the first fluid can comprise a liquid, and the second fluid can comprise a gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Henry Roberts, Sarkis Isayan
  • Patent number: 9021936
    Abstract: An actuator includes a cylinder and a piston disposed in the cylinder. The piston has a head and a rod. The actuator further includes a collapsible locking member disposed in the head of the piston, and a gas-filled capsule disposed in the cylinder. The gas-filled capsule is in an expanded position when fluid in the cylinder is below a threshold pressure, and the gas-filled capsule is in a collapsed position when fluid in the cylinder is above the threshold pressure. The actuator also includes a lock piston operably connected to the gas-filled capsule. The lock piston engages the collapsible locking member and biases the collapsible locking member radially outward to a locked position when the gas-filled capsule is in the expanded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel Henry Roberts
  • Patent number: 8981709
    Abstract: A power generation device with a charge controller connected with the power generation device where the charge controller is adjustable so as to regulate power from the power generation device to maximum amounts acceptable for charging a particular battery. At least one battery where the number of batteries is selected to match the maximum power out from the power generation device such that the batteries are charged in a minimum charge time. A DC power port connected with the at least one battery. An inverter connected with the at least one battery for converting DC to AC and providing AC power where the inverter is adjustable and an AC power is port connected with the inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Edee, LLC
    Inventors: Claude Henry Roberts, Richard Sowards