Patents by Inventor Jeffery A. Hess

Jeffery A. Hess 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: 20090322006
    Abstract: A trolley (30) for use with a frame-straightening bench (10) and allowing for moving a vehicle into the bench (10) for initial repair; moving the vehicle out of the bench (10) and into a holding area to allow for curing or other time-consuming repair processes or operations, thereby making the bench (10) available for other uses; and moving the vehicle back into the bench (10) for additional repair or final confirmation of a previous repair. A repair jig (140) is coupleable with the trolley (30) for facilitating the alignment and otherwise proper positioning of a portion of the vehicle being repaired. The trolley (30) can also be used with a lift (2072) to separate the vehicle's body from its frame (2010).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Gregory POTTER, Jeffery A. Hess, Jeffrey L. Dobbins, Richard Keefer, Richard H. Nagorski, Gregory Richards, Randy Gard
  • Patent number: 7600408
    Abstract: A trolley (30) for use with a frame-straightening bench (10) and allowing for moving a vehicle into the bench (10) for initial repair; moving the vehicle out of the bench (10) and into holding area to allow for curing or other time-consuming repair processes or operations, thereby making the bench (10) available for other uses; and moving the vehicle back into the bench (10) for additional repair or final confirmation of a previous repair. A repair jig (140) is coupleable with the trolley (30) for facilitating the alignment and otherwise proper positioning of a portion of the vehicle being repaired. The trolley (30) can also be used with a lift (2072) to separate the vehicle's body from its frame (2010).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Chief Automotive Technologies, Inc
    Inventors: Gregory Potter, Jeffery A. Hess, Jeffrey L. Dobbins, Richard Keefer, Richard H. Nagorski, Gregory Richards, Randy Gard
  • Publication number: 20080066519
    Abstract: A trolley (30) for use with a frame-straightening bench (10) and allowing for moving a vehicle into the bench (10) for initial repair; moving the vehicle out of the bench (10) and into holding area to allow for curing or other time-consuming repair processes or operations, thereby making the bench (10) available for other uses; and moving the vehicle back into the bench (10) for additional repair or final confirmation of a previous repair. A repair jig (140) is coupleable with the trolley (30) for facilitating the alignment and otherwise proper positioning of a portion of the vehicle being repaired. The trolley (30) can also be used with a lift (2072) to separate the vehicle's body from its frame (2010).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Gregory Potter, Jeffery Hess, Jeffrey Dobbins, Richard Keefer, Richard Nagorski, Gregory Richards, Randy Gard
  • Publication number: 20070023389
    Abstract: A substrate for a fluid ejection device includes a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a fluidic channel communicating with the first side and the second side. A first portion of the fluidic channel extends from the first side toward the second side, a second portion of the fluidic channel extends from the second side toward the first side, and a third portion of the fluidic channel extends from an interface between the first portion and the second portion of the fluidic channel toward the second side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventor: Jeffery Hess
  • Patent number: 7143628
    Abstract: A vehicle straightening bench having a work platform with an inner track and an outer track. The platform has side edges and end edges with curved corners therebetween. A pulling tower assembly is movably mounted to the inner and outer tracks via a carriage having a generally triangular shaped wheel arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Delaware Capital Formation Inc
    Inventors: Jeffery A. Hess, Daniel R. McClellan, Jeffrey L. Dobbins, Dean L. Mish, Adam J. Koehler
  • Publication number: 20060125885
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a fluid ejection device comprises a substrate having a first surface, and a fluid slot in the first surface. The device further comprises a fluid ejector formed over the first surface of the substrate, and a chamber layer formed over the first surface of the substrate. The chamber layer defines a chamber about the fluid ejector, wherein fluid flows from the fluid slot towards the to be ejected therefrom. The chamber layer has a discontinuity, wherein the discontinuity is positioned over the fluid slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Manish Giri, Philip Harding, Mark Taylor, Jeffery Hess
  • Publication number: 20050235731
    Abstract: A vehicle straightening bench having a work platform with an inner track and an outer track. The platform has side edges and end edges with curved corners therebetween. A pulling tower assembly is movably mounted to the inner and outer tracks via a carriage having a generally triangular shaped wheel arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Jeffery Hess, Daniel McClellan, Jeffrey Dobbins, Dean Mish, Adam Koehler
  • Patent number: 6951383
    Abstract: A fluid ejection device is described. One exemplary embodiment includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the substrate defines a fluid supply conduit between the first surface and the second surface. This particular fluid ejecting device also includes a generally elastic filter layer formed over the first surface where the filter layer does not form sidewalls defining a fluid channel of the fluid ejection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Matthew Giere, Antonio S. Cruz-Uribe, Jeffery Hess
  • Patent number: 6925848
    Abstract: A vehicle straightening bench having a work platform with an inner track and an outer track. The platform has side edges and end edges with curved corners therebetween. A pulling tower assembly is movably mounted to the inner and outer tracks via a carriage having a generally triangular shaped wheel arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery A. Hess, Daniel R. McClellan, Jeffrey L. Dobbins, Dean L. Mish, Adam J. Koehler
  • Publication number: 20050068360
    Abstract: An image-forming device of one embodiment of the invention is disclosed that includes an image-forming mechanism, a sensor, and a controller. The image-forming mechanism is to form images on media. The mechanism includes a first media path in which media is moved through the mechanism during image formation thereon, and a second media path in which the media is manually inserted and remains stationary within the mechanism during image formation thereon. The media is manually inserted into the image-forming device, and remains stationary within the device during image formation thereon. The sensor is to detect manual insertion of the media, and the controller is to cause the image-forming mechanism to form an image on the media in response to the sensor detecting manual insertion of the media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Jeffery Hess, Matthew Gelhaus, Rob Chohan
  • Publication number: 20050012772
    Abstract: A method of forming an opening through a substrate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side includes forming spaced stops in the first side of the substrate, partially forming a first portion of the opening in the substrate from the second side by a first process, further forming the first portion of the opening in the substrate from the second side by a second process, including forming the first portion of the opening to the spaced stops, and forming a second portion of the opening in the substrate from the first side, including forming the second portion of the opening between the spaced stops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Martha Truninger, Steven Leith, Jeffery Hess
  • Publication number: 20040237624
    Abstract: A vehicle straightening bench having a work platform with an inner track and an outer track. The platform has side edges and end edges with curved corners therebetween. A pulling tower assembly is movably mounted to the inner and outer tracks via a carriage having a generally triangular shaped wheel arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Jeffery A. Hess, Daniel R. McClellan, Jeffrey L. Dobbins, Dean L. Mish, Adam J. Koehler
  • Patent number: 6820456
    Abstract: A vehicle-straightening bench (20) is utilized to apply pulling forces to a damaged vehicle chassis to restore the damaged chassis to an original configuration. The bench includes a vehicle platform (22) with a carriage track (24) having a plurality of carriage assemblies (100) movably received by the carriage track (24). Each carriage assembly (100) supports a pulling assembly (200) for applying the pulling forces. A trapezoidal carriage body (102) of the carriage assembly (100) rolls in the carriage track (24), and the carriage assembly also includes a tower positioning mechanism (104) to hold the pulling assemblies (200) in place while the carriage body (102) is are rolled on the track (24). The carriage assembly (100) also includes a locking mechanism (106) to lock them in place during a vehicle a pull.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. McClellan, Richard H. Nagorski, Jeffrey L. Dobbins, Jeffery A. Hess, Charles A. Schulte, Nathan Adams, Robert W. Thomas, Marco Tulio Nossa Reyes
  • Publication number: 20040036751
    Abstract: A fluid ejection device is described. One exemplary embodiment includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the substrate defines a fluid supply conduit between the first surface and the second surface. This particular fluid ejecting device also includes a generally elastic filter layer formed over the first surface where the filter layer does not form sidewalls defining a fluid channel of the fluid ejection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Matthew Giere, Antonio S. Cruz-Uribe, Jeffery Hess
  • Publication number: 20030089155
    Abstract: A vehicle-straightening bench (20) is utilized to apply pulling forces to a damaged vehicle chassis to restore the damaged chassis to an original configuration. The bench includes a vehicle platform (22) with a carriage track (24) having a plurality of carriage assemblies (100) movably received by the carriage track (24). Each carriage assembly (100) supports a pulling assembly (200) for applying the pulling forces. A trapezoidal carriage body (102) of the carriage assembly (100) rolls in the carriage track (24), and the carriage assembly also includes a tower positioning mechanism (104) to hold the pulling assemblies (200) in place while the carriage body (102) is are rolled on the track (24). The carriage assembly (100) also includes a locking mechanism (106) to lock them in place during a vehicle a pull.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Daniel R. McClellan, Richard H. Nagorski, Jeffrey L. Dobbins, Jeffery A. Hess, Charles A. Schulte, Nathan Adams, Robert W. Thomas, Marco Tulio Nossa Reyes
  • Publication number: 20030089154
    Abstract: A vehicle-straightening bench (20) is utilized to apply pulling forces to a damaged vehicle chassis to restore the damaged chassis to an original configuration. The bench includes a vehicle platform (22) with a carriage track (24) having a plurality of carriage assemblies (100) movably received by the carriage track (24). Each carriage assembly (100) supports a pulling assembly (200) for applying the pulling forces. A trapezoidal carriage body (102) of the carriage assembly (100) rolls in the carriage track (24), and the carriage assembly also includes a tower positioning mechanism (104) to hold the pulling assemblies (200) in place while the carriage body (102) is are rolled on the track (24). The carriage assembly (100) also includes a locking mechanism (106) to lock them in place during a vehicle a pull.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Daniel R. McClellan, Richard H. Nagorski, Jeffrey L. Dobbins, Jeffery A. Hess, Charles A. Schulte, Nathan Adams, Robert W. Thomas, Marco Tulio Nossa Reyes