Patents by Inventor L. Whitley

L. Whitley 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).

  • Patent number: 10164264
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a fuel cell electrode includes stamping an electrode workpiece (50, 50?) in a sequence configured to control and/or reduce material growth, such as stamping discrete sections of the electrode workpiece in a sequential order. The method can employ a die with a die face (18, 18?) having a plurality of projections (24, 24?), wherein each projection has a top surface (26, 26?) with a concave curve along at least one plane to control and/or reduce material growth during a stamping operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Pridgeon & Clay, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Kozal, Peter Wojtas, William Kanouse, Stacey Broom, Roger L. Whitley
  • Publication number: 20140093813
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a fuel cell electrode includes stamping an electrode workpiece (50, 50?) in a sequence configured to control and/or reduce material growth, such as stamping discrete sections of the electrode workpiece in a sequential order. The method can employ a die with a die face (18, 18?) having a plurality of projections (24, 24?), wherein each projection has a top surface (26, 26?) with a concave curve along at least one plane to control and/or reduce material growth during a stamping operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: Michael D. Kozal, Peter Wojtas, William Kanouse, Stacey Broom, Roger L. Whitley
  • Publication number: 20070180633
    Abstract: A dock leveler support frame includes an upper frame member and a substantially vertical frame member connected thereto. The substantially vertical frame member includes both a structural member and a height-adjusting leg assembly. The leg assembly is adjustable via a drive member proximate the upper frame member. Rotating the drive member raises or lowers the upper frame member by altering the distance between the upper frame member and a foot at the lower end of the leg assembly. Ramp attachment points are also provided proximate the upper frame member. The support frame is installed by placing it in a pit with the upper frame member adjacent the curb, and adjusting the leg assembly to level the upper frame member to the curb. Once level, the back frame is secured to the dock, and the drive member may be secured to the upper frame member to prevent counter-rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: L. Whitley, James Alexander, Richard Hoofard, David Saliger
  • Publication number: 20060010807
    Abstract: A sectional garage door panel formed by a member including a front wall, top and bottom edges and spaced apart back wall parts defining an interior space which is partially filled with an expandable PUR foam insulation material. A rigid polystyrene insulation member is placed in the interior space and bonded to the expanding foam material. The panel is placed in a laminator to secure the insulation member in the panel interior space during foam expansion and to provide for forced foam expansion into spaces defining panel top and bottom edges. A sheet backer is adhesively bonded to the insulation member and the back wall parts. A system includes conveyors, foam and adhesive dispensing nozzle arrays and a laminator including conveyor belts which hold the insulation member forcibly within the interior space of the panel during foam expansion and curing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: OVERHEAD DOOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: L. Whitley