Patents by Inventor Joe R. Rodriguez

Joe R. Rodriguez 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).

  • Storage Tank Insulation Joint Apparatus and Method
    Publication number: 20160145858
    Abstract: A joint for fluid storage tank insulation systems. A central expansion joint forms a fluid-sealed recessed channel having a ridge-like cap. Water and moisture are directed away from the central expansion joint by the ridge-like cap. Any water that breaches the cap enters the recessed channel and flows out of the expansion joint without damaging tank insulation material. With installations having multiple expansion joints, at least one of the expansion joints can be equipped with an inverted cap to form a gutter within such expansion joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher Alan Chism, Joe R. Rodriguez
  • Storage tank insulation joint apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9243416
    Abstract: A joint for fluid storage tank insulation systems. A central expansion joint forms a fluid-sealed recessed channel having a ridge-like cap. Water and moisture are directed away from the central expansion joint by the ridge-like cap. Any water that breaches the cap enters the recessed channel and flows out of the expansion joint without damaging tank insulation material. With installations having multiple expansion joints, at least one of the expansion joints can be equipped with an inverted cap to form a gutter within such expansion joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Pentair Thermal Management LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Alan Chism, Joe R. Rodriguez
  • Capo device for a stringed instrument
    Patent number: 6573440
    Abstract: A capo device for a stringed instrument for quickly and effectively clamping strings to the fingerboard of a stringed instrument. The capo device for a stringed instrument includes a frame capable of extending about a fingerboard of a stringed instrument; and also includes an assembly for clamping strings to the fingerboard of the stringed instrument; all features not described nor suggested by the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Inventor: Joe R. Rodriguez