Patents by Inventor Marc Richards

Marc Richards 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: 20150218820
    Abstract: A roof panel includes a planar body having top and bottom edges, with a downturn edge extending therebetween, and an opposing channel edge. The downturn edge overlays a channel edge of an adjacent panel. The bottom edge overlays a top edge of another adjacent panel. A plurality of courses extends between the channel and downturn edges. Each course includes a nesting ridge to receive the downturn edge of an adjacent panel and to position a top surface of the panel flush with adjacent panels. Surface channels and contoured ridges are defined within each course. A drain aperture of the drip edge aligns with an adjacent channel edge to direct material through the drain aperture and onto adjacent panels. A gable member engages an edge when the panel has one or fewer laterally adjacent panels, wherein the gable member is flush with the adjacent planar body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Craig Scott Rasmussen, Donald Mark Wilkinson, Marc Richard Spetoskey, Mark Allen Bredeweg, Nick Kooyer, Mark Armock, Brad Walbridge, Austin Harms
  • Patent number: 9097019
    Abstract: A roof panel includes a planar body having top and bottom edges, with a downturn edge extending therebetween, and an opposing channel edge. The downturn edge overlays a channel edge of an adjacent panel. The bottom edge overlays a top edge of another adjacent panel. A plurality of courses extends between the channel and downturn edges. Each course includes a nesting ridge to receive the downturn edge of an adjacent panel and to position a top surface of the panel flush with adjacent panels. Surface channels and contoured ridges are defined within each course. A drain aperture of the drip edge aligns with an adjacent channel edge to direct material through the drain aperture and onto adjacent panels. A gable member engages an edge when the panel has one or fewer laterally adjacent panels, wherein the gable member is flush with the adjacent planar body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Quality Edge, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Scott Rasmussen, Donald Mark Wilkinson, Marc Richard Spetoskey, Mark Allen Bredeweg, Nick Kooyer, Mark Armock, Brad Walbridge, Austin Harms
  • Patent number: 9085420
    Abstract: An orienting apparatus and method are disclosed. In one embodiment, the orienting apparatus is for orienting articles and for conveying the articles in a spaced apart relationship in a direction. The articles being conveyed have at least two opposing ends. The orienting apparatus includes a conveyor comprising at least a portion extending in the direction for assisting in conveying the articles in a spaced apart relationship. At least one rotatable platform is joined to the conveyor at a location. The rotatable platform is rotatable about an axis that is perpendicular to the conveyor at the location. One end of an article may be placed in contact with the rotatable platform. A device in operational communication with the rotatable platform rotates at least one platform and the article in contact therewith. The device for rotating the platform does not directly contact the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Roger Phillip Williams, Marc Richard Bourgeois
  • Publication number: 20150186233
    Abstract: For remote diagnostics of a computing device, a method is disclosed that includes collecting failure information from a computing device, wherein the computing device has an error, encapsulating the failure information into a file, and transmitting the file from the computing device to a remote device using a low level file transfer protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: LENOVO (Singapore) PTE, LTD.
    Inventors: Bryan L. Young, Nathan J. Peterson, Marc Richard Pamley
  • Publication number: 20150128422
    Abstract: A method for forming cladding panels includes providing a panel forming unit comprising an embossing unit, a punch press, a stamping die, a shear press and a roll former, wherein a panel media is moved through the panel forming unit, placing the panel media proximate the panel forming unit and feeding the panel media into the panel forming unit, embossing a texture defined by the panel media using the embossing unit, pressing guide lines and guide indents into the panel media using the punch press, stamping a relief pattern into the panel media using the stamping die such that the texture is defined within the relief pattern, cutting the panel media into panels using the shear press and forming at least one flange on an edge of each of the panels using the roll former, wherein the panels each include a flange, the texture and the relief pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Quality Edge, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Scott Rasmussen, Donald Mark Wilkinson, Bradley John Walbridge, Marc Richard Spetoskey
  • Publication number: 20150125574
    Abstract: A flexible container formed of first and second flexible materials, which may be laminates. The flexible materials can include a gas barrier layer. The gas barrier properties may be selected so as to be adequate for short shelf-life products or fluent products having low susceptibility to dissolving or water loss. Association of destination indicia with at least one flexible material of which a flexible container is to be assembled, prior to, during, or subsequent to assembly and/or filling of a product volume of the flexible container facilitates timely sorting and delivery of the flexible container to an intended destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Lee Mathew ARENT, Scott Kendyl STANLEY, Marc Richard BOURGEOIS, Charles John BERG, JR.
  • Publication number: 20150121810
    Abstract: A method of expanding a structural support volume of a flexible container can include dispensing a cryogenic fluid into at least one structural support volume and sealing the at least one structural support volume such that it has a closed volume prior to complete conversion of the cryogenic fluid into a gas and expansion of the structural support volume to a pressurized state. The flexible container includes a product volume and at least a portion of the structural support volume extends into the product volume when the structural support volume is expanded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Marc Richard BOURGEOIS, Benjamin Jacob CLARE, Joseph Craig LESTER, Tadayoshi ISHIHARA, Scott Kendyl STANLEY, Jun YOU, Donald Joseph COX
  • Publication number: 20150122373
    Abstract: A method of filling a product volume of a flexible container that includes a product volume and a structural support volume that at least partially extends into the product volume can include filling the product volume with product and applying an external force to the product volume and sealing the product volume to reduce a product receiving volume of the product volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Marc Richard BOURGEOIS, Tadayoshi ISHIHARA, Joseph Craig LESTER, Benjamin Jacob CLARE, Jun YOU, Scott Kendyl STANLEY
  • Publication number: 20150125099
    Abstract: A method of forming a flexible container can include folding a web or sheet to define one or more gussets in one or more regions of the flexible container. The gusset can be a continuous gusset or can be an interrupted gusset, having a seal disposed in the gusset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Tadayoshi ISHIHARA, Joseph Craig LESTER, Marc Richard BOURGEOIS, Kenneth Stephen McGUIRE, Benjamin Jacob CLARE, Scott Kendyl STANLEY, Lee Mathew ARENT, Jun YOU, Andrew Paul RAPACH, Charles John BERG, JR., Kory Adam GUNNERSON
  • Patent number: 9020645
    Abstract: Described is a technology by which two or more air moving devices have some of their control lines combined, including a frequency control line from a controller. Along with the combined frequency control line, power voltage lines and ground lines and may be combined, with a separate sensing line for each air moving device. One or more couplers couples the combined lines to air moving device control circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Albert Vincent Makley, Timothy Samuel Farrow, Omar Ali, Marc Richard Pamley
  • Publication number: 20150036950
    Abstract: A non-durable flexible container can include a first film wall including a first portion comprising at least one first structural support member defined in the first film wall, and a second portion that is free of a structural support member. The container can further include a second film wall including at least one second structural support member defined in the second film wall, wherein at least a portion of the first structural support member is adjacent to at least a portion of the second structural support member to define a seam region, and a side of the seam region defines an edge of the non-durable flexible container. The container can also include a closed produce volume defined between first and second film walls; and a seam projecting outwardly from the seam region at an intersection of the first and second film walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Scott Kendyl STANLEY, Charles John BERG, JR., Kenneth Stephen McGuire, Lee Mathew Arent, Benjamin Jacob Clare, Marc Richard Bourgeois, Tadayoshi Ishihara, Joseph Craig Lester, Andrew Paul Rapach
  • Publication number: 20150033671
    Abstract: Methods of forming flexible containers, the methods comprising joining together a first flexible material and a second flexible material, to form a joined material, using the joined material, at least partially forming a structural support volume and an expansion port in communication with the structural support volume, and by joining a third flexible material to the joined material, at least partially forming a product volume and a fill port in communication with the product volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Scott Kendyl Stanley, Marc Richard Bourgeois, Benjamin Jacob Clare, Tadayoshi Ishihara, Joseph Craig Lester, Andrew Paul Rapach
  • Patent number: 8941987
    Abstract: A memory cooling duct can include: a front end and a back end; a top that includes a fan mount disposed between the front end and the back end; a front end vent; a front edge, a back edge and opposing side edges that define a rectangular bottom opening; and a flexible lever at the front end that includes a locking surface for locking the memory cooling duct over a rectangular array of memory sockets. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Albert Vincent Makley, Timothy Samuel Farrow, William Fred Martin-Otto, Marc Richard Pamley
  • Patent number: 8781616
    Abstract: A robotic unscrambler apparatus is provided that ensures articles that are delivered in an initial orientation are transported in a conveyable orientation for further treatment at one or more stations in a production line. The apparatus includes a conveyance apparatus and at least one picker. An uprighting device is provided with a series of guides. The picker removes articles from the conveyance apparatus, and places the articles onto one of the guides. The uprighting device moves the guides between article placement positions and article conveyance positions. Each guide may include a contoured article support surface that facilitates centering of an article placed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Marc Richard Bourgeois, Roger Phillip Williams, Jeffrey Kyle Werner, Kunie Kolb
  • Publication number: 20140174005
    Abstract: A modular stair tread overlay including a tread and a front nosing attached to a front edge of the tread cover is disclosed. The front nosing is attached to a front edge by a securing means such as a tongue and groove joint to providing a strong mechanical joint between the nosing portions and the tread cover. Adhesive may be applied at the tongue and groove joint to enhance the strength of the joint. The front nosing of the modular stair tread is hollow thereby allowing the installation of the stair tread overlay over the original stairs without the requirement of removing or trimming the nose of the original stair treads. The stair tread and the nosing can also be unitary and be made of material such as metal, plastic or composite. A method for remodeling stair sets is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: JEAN-MARC RICHARD, MARTIN ROBITAILLE
  • Publication number: 20140020851
    Abstract: An insulated glass assembly providing a simple and effective construction for installing a modular assembly inside the insulated glass assembly. The insulated glass assembly may include a spacer frame configured to support the modular assembly, such as a modular blind or shade assembly. The modular assembly may include a head rail module and a control operator module that may be captured by the spacer frame. For example, the spacer frame may capture the head rail module near the upper portion or the lower portion of the insulated glass blind assembly, and may capture the control operator module on a side adjacent to the head rail module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: ODL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Allen Christopher Ouzts, Benjamin Patrick Hummel, Michael Shane Eveland, Marc Richard Spetoskey
  • Publication number: 20130261836
    Abstract: Described is a technology by which two or more air moving devices have some of their control lines combined, including a frequency control line from a controller. Along with the combined frequency control line, power voltage lines and ground lines and may be combined, with a separate sensing line for each air moving device. One or more couplers couples the combined lines to air moving device control circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD
    Inventors: Albert Vincent Makley, Timothy Samuel Farrow, Omar Ali, Marc Richard Pamley
  • Publication number: 20130258574
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for providing customized thermal control data structures. The default thermal control data structure is typically stored in a first storage device of the IOS module of the information processing system. A custom thermal control data structure is stored on a second storage device that is separately updatable from the first storage device. The thermal cooling module that provides cooling for the information processing system is directed to use the custom thermal control data structure for cooling components of the information processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE, LTD.
    Inventors: Marc Richard Pamley, Omar Ali Ali, Cory Allen Chapman, Timothy Samuel Farrow, William Fred Keown, JR., Albert Vincent Makley, James A. Pfaltzgraff
  • Publication number: 20130250508
    Abstract: A drive cage can include a base side and a top side that define altitude of the drive cage; a front end and a back end that define longitude of the drive cage; a lateral side disposed between the front end and the back end and between the base side and the top side; drive bays where each drive bay extends longitudinally; a first wire bundle clip fixed to the top side that extends longitudinally to a free end; and a second wire bundle clip fixed to the lateral side that extends altitudinally to a free end. Such an example may further include a wire bundle clipped to the drive cage via the first wire bundle clip and the second wire bundle clip. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: William Fred Martin-Otto, Timothy Samuel Farrow, Albert Vincent Makley, Marc Richard Pamley
  • Publication number: 20130254472
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting a memory transfer setting includes a storage device storing machine-readable code and a processor executing the machine-readable code. The machine-readable code includes a determination module determining that an amount of main memory exceeds a threshold percentage of secondary storage on an information handling device. The machine readable code also includes an adjustment module adjusting a memory transfer setting on the information handling device in response to the determination module determining that the amount of main memory exceeds the threshold percentage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE, LTD.
    Inventors: Cory Allen Chapman, William Fred Keown, JR., John Edward Long, JR., Marc Richard Pamley