Patents by Inventor Martin D. Rola

Martin D. Rola 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: 11071342
    Abstract: A low profile sock device may include a body for receiving portions of a foot of a user. A first retainer may be configured to tension portions of the body, such as a first side and/or a heel region towards a portion of an upper foot region that the first retainer may be coupled to. A second retainer may be configured to tension portions of the body, such as a second side and/or a heel region towards a portion of the upper foot region that the second retainer may be coupled to. The retainers may be used to tension the body to the foot of a user to increase friction between the body and the foot prevent walking/running motion from pushing the body downward at the back of the foot while allowing the body to remain hidden while being worn with a shoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Inventor: Martin D. Rola
  • Publication number: 20190350286
    Abstract: A low profile sock device may include a body for receiving portions of a foot of a user. A first retainer may be configured to tension portions of the body, such as a first side and/or a heel region towards a portion of an upper foot region that the first retainer may be coupled to. A second retainer may be configured to tension portions of the body, such as a second side and/or a heel region towards a portion of the upper foot region that the second retainer may be coupled to. The retainers may be used to tension the body to the foot of a user to increase friction between the body and the foot prevent walking/running motion from pushing the body downward at the back of the foot while allowing the body to remain hidden while being worn with a shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: Martin D. Rola
  • Patent number: 7622158
    Abstract: A system for painting an article, such as an automotive vehicle body, includes a painting booth, a conveyor for transporting articles through the painting booth, a first rail located beside and extending along the conveyor, a second rail located beside and extending along the conveyor at a lower elevation than an elevation of the first rail, a paint robot including an articulating arm mounted on the first rail for displacement along the first rail, a panel opener robot mounted on the second rail for displacement along the second rail such that the paint robot and the panel opener robot can move past each other on the rails without interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Fanuc Robotics America, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott J. Clifford, James M. Kowalski, Martin D. Rola, Donald S. Bartlett, Paul D. Copioli, James B. Gerds, II, Marcin Gora, Stan H. McCloskey