Patents by Inventor Jeffrey E. Rodrian

Jeffrey E. Rodrian 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).

  • Rolled material dispenser with energy harvesting
    Patent number: 8408487
    Abstract: An automatic dispenser for a rolled material has a sensor that detects the presence of a user in front of the dispenser. When that occurs, a motor is driven by energy stored in a battery or a capacitor and a short length of the material is dispensed from the roll. The user then grasps that short length and pulls more of the material off the roll, thereby causing the roll to rotate. Rotation of the roll drives the motor as a generator producing electrical energy that recharges the battery or capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Rodrian, James A. Rodrian
  • ROLLED MATERIAL DISPENSER WITH ENERGY HARVESTING
    Publication number: 20100051737
    Abstract: An automatic dispenser for a rolled material has a sensor that detects the presence of a user in front of the dispenser. When that occurs, a motor is driven by energy stored in a battery or a capacitor and a short length of the material is dispensed from the roll. The user then grasps that short length and pulls more of the material off the roll, thereby causing the roll to rotate. Rotation of the roll drives the motor as a generator producing electrical energy that recharges the battery or capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Rodrian, James A. Rodrian