Patents by Inventor Patrick Roman
Patrick Roman 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).
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Patent number: 11577592Abstract: A continuous sealing flat for a truck cargo box for a unibody motor vehicle includes a pair of parallel opposed top side rails and a cab back panel disposed between and orthogonally thereto. A central portion of the cab back panel has a central ledge having a substantially flat upper surface extending horizontally between each of the pair of parallel opposed top side rails. A pair of corner members is disposed over and proximate a forward end of each of the parallel opposed top side rails. A forward end of a horizontal portion of each of the pair of corner members comprises a flat upper surface proximate to and at substantially the same vertical height as a vertical height of the flat upper surface of the central ledge to form a substantially continuous corner flat upper surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Daniel Hewitt, Srinath Vijayakumar, Amy Gombert, Adam Hanes, Patrick Roman
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Publication number: 20220072940Abstract: A continuous sealing flat for a truck cargo box for a unibody motor vehicle includes a pair of parallel opposed top side rails and a cab back panel disposed between and orthogonally thereto. A central portion of the cab back panel has a central ledge having a substantially flat upper surface extending horizontally between each of the pair of parallel opposed top side rails. A pair of corner members is disposed over and proximate a forward end of each of the parallel opposed top side rails. A forward end of a horizontal portion of each of the pair of corner members comprises a flat upper surface proximate to and at substantially the same vertical height as a vertical height of the flat upper surface of the central ledge to form a substantially continuous corner flat upper surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2020Publication date: March 10, 2022Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Daniel Hewitt, Srinath Vijayakumar, Amy Gombert, Adam Hanes, Patrick Roman
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Patent number: 10699893Abstract: Cylindrical ion traps (CITs) that can be used for molecular sample identification, as well as systems and methods using the same, are provided. A CIT can utilize a notched ring electrode having an inner diameter that increases as a first end of the CIT is approached from the center of the CIT or from a second end of the CIT. The first end can be the one positioned closer to the ion detector than is the second end, which can be positioned closer to the ion source than is the first end.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: The Florida International University Board of TrusteesInventors: Patrick Roman, Shekhar Bhansali
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Patent number: 9012008Abstract: Diffraction suppressed mirrors having an invisible edge are disclosed for incident light at both targeted wavelengths and broadband incident light. The mirrors have a first having at least one discontiguous portion having a plurality of nanostructured apertures. The discontiguous mirror portion impedance matches a relatively high impedance portion of the mirror to a relatively low impedance portion of the mirror, thereby reducing the diffraction edge effect otherwise present in a conventional mirror.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationInventors: John G. Hagopian, Patrick A. Roman, Sharham Shiri, Edward J. Wollack
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Patent number: 8578991Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a carcass structure extending through a pair of opposing bead portions and an inner liner located inward of the carcass structure, each bead portion comprising a bead core about which is wrapped the carcass structure and a toeguard. Each bead portion has a bead toe, a bead base, and a bead heel, the bead base extending between the bead toe and the bead heel. The bead heel has a profile corresponding to a sector of an ellipse or approximates a sector of an ellipse by having a dual radius structure. The bead base may have a dual taper configuration. The bead core may be substantially centered in the bead portion, as determined by the material thickness at three locations about the bead core.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2009Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Michael David Kachner, Thulasiram Gobinath, David Louis Winter, Kelly Sue King, Michael Christopher Kulton, John Patrick Roman, Judy Ann Birt, Randall Raymond Brayer, Sr., Robert Allen Losey, Ching-Chih Lee
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Patent number: 8134130Abstract: An ion source may include first, second, and third electrodes. The first electrode may be a repeller having a V-shaped groove. The second electrode may be an electron emitter filament disposed adjacent the base of the V-shaped groove. The third electrode may be an anode that defines an enclosed volume with an aperture formed therein adjacent the electron emitter filament. A potential of the first electrode may be less than a potential of the second electrode, and the potential of the second electrode may be less than a potential of the third electrode. A fourth electrode that is disposed between the electron emitter filament and the anode may be used to produce a more collimated electron beam.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2010Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationInventors: Federico A. Herrero, Patrick A. Roman
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Publication number: 20120012746Abstract: An ion source may include first, second, and third electrodes. The first electrode may be a repeller having a V-shaped groove. The second electrode may be an electron emitter filament disposed adjacent the base of the V-shaped groove. The third electrode may be an anode that defines an enclosed volume with an aperture formed therein adjacent the electron emitter filament. A potential of the first electrode may be less than a potential of the second electrode, and the potential of the second electrode may be less than a potential of the third electrode. A fourth electrode that is disposed between the electron emitter filament and the anode may be used to produce a more collimated electron beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2010Publication date: January 19, 2012Inventors: FEDERICO A. HERRERO, Patrick A. Roman
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Publication number: 20110076633Abstract: A self-ligating orthodontic bracket has an archwire slot, two outer tracks extending in an occlusal-gingival direction on the outer lateral surfaces of the bracket, and a vertical trough extending in an occlusal-gingival direction between the outer tracks. A clip has two parallel outer arms and a central tongue between the outer arms. The outer tracks of the bracket slidably engage the outer arms of the clip and the central tongue is slidably engaged by the vertical trough of the bracket, thereby allowing the clip to slidably move between an open position in which the outer arms of the clip are retracted from the archwire slot to allow an archwire to be placed into the archwire slot, and a closed position in which the outer arms of the clip extend across the archwire slot to retain the archwire in the archwire slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2009Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: ORTHODONTIC DESIGN AND PRODUCTION, INC.Inventors: Richard Randle Bryant, Patrick Roman, Osvaldo Del Castillo, Hector Del Castillo
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Patent number: 7543620Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a carcass structure extending through a pair of opposing bead portions and an inner liner located inward of the carcass structure, each bead portion comprising a bead core about which is wrapped the carcass structure and a toeguard. Each bead portion has a bead toe, a bead base, and a bead heel, the bead base extending between the bead toe and the bead heel. The bead heel has a profile corresponding to a sector of an ellipse or approximates a sector of an ellipse by having a dual radius structure. The bead base may have a dual taper configuration. The bead core may be substantially centered in the bead portion, as determined by the material thickness at three locations about the bead core.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2005Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Michael David Kachner, Thulasiram Gobinath, David Louis Winter, Kelly Sue King, Michael Christopher Kulton, John Patrick Roman, Judy Ann Birt, Randall Raymond Brayer, Sr., Robert Allen Losey, Ching-Chih Lee
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Publication number: 20090120553Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a carcass structure extending through a pair of opposing bead portions and an inner liner located inward of the carcass structure, each bead portion comprising a bead core about which is wrapped the carcass structure and a toeguard. Each bead portion has a bead toe, a bead base, and a bead heel, the bead base extending between the bead toe and the bead heel. The bead heel has a profile corresponding to a sector of an ellipse or approximates a sector of an ellipse by having a dual radius structure. The bead base may have a dual taper configuration. The bead core may be substantially centered in the bead portion, as determined by the material thickness at three locations about the bead core.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2009Publication date: May 14, 2009Inventors: Michael David Kachner, Thulasiram Gobinath, David Louis Winter, Kelly Sue King, Michael Chirstopher Kulton, John Patrick Roman, Judy Ann Birt, Randall Raymond Brayer, SR., Robert Allen Losey, Ching-Chih Lee
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Publication number: 20090017413Abstract: An orthodontic assembly is adapted for attaching an archwire to a tooth. The assembly includes a body having a bracket and a base, wherein the bracket is adapted to be coupled to an archwire. The bracket and base are integrally formed as a single piece of material. An attachment portion is sized and shaped to be attached to a first region of the base, wherein the attachment portion includes an irregular contour adapted to couple to a bonding agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2008Publication date: January 15, 2009Inventor: Patrick Roman
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Patent number: 6896021Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a carcass structure extending through a pair of opposing bead portions and an inner liner located inward of the carcass structure, each bead portion comprising a bead core about which is wrapped the carcass structure and a toeguard. Each bead portion has a bead toe, a bead base, and a bead heel, the bead base extending between the bead toe and the bead heel. The bead heel has a profile corresponding to a sector of an ellipse or approximates a sector of an ellipse by having a dual radius structure. The bead base may have a dual taper configuration. The bead core may be substantially centered in the bead portion, as determined by the material thickness at three locations about the bead core.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2003Date of Patent: May 24, 2005Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Michael David Kachner, Thulasiram Gobinath, David Louis Winter, Kelly Sue King, Michael Christopher Kulton, John Patrick Roman, Judy Ann Birt, Randall Raymond Brayer Sr., Ching-Chih Lee, Robert Allen Losey
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Patent number: 6719236Abstract: A strip component (12) is carried by a liner (52) into a storage spool (24) having spiral grooved flanges (36, 38) for edges of the liner (52) which are guided into the grooves by guide rods (66, 74) which do not interfere with the transporting of the strip component (12) into and out of the spool (24).Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2001Date of Patent: April 13, 2004Assignee: The Goodyear Tire and Rubber CompanyInventors: Wayne Antoine Douglas, Donald Chester Kubinski, John Patrick Roman, Matthew Ray Cappelli
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Patent number: 6468016Abstract: A method for temporarily storing a plurality of endless, intermediate articles of manufacture being characterized by: (i) placing an endless, intermediate article of manufacture in a load/unload position on the storage device 10; (ii) indexing the article out of the load/unload position and into a storage position; and (iii) repeating these steps with additional articles. In the preferred method, the step of indexing the article into a storage position being further characterized by the steps of: (i) detecting the presence of the article in the load/unload position; (ii) moving the article away from the load/unload position; and (iii) stopping the article when the presence of the article in the load/unload position is no longer detected.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2000Date of Patent: October 22, 2002Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventor: John Patrick Roman
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Patent number: 6215205Abstract: A conveyor assembly and method for conveying and storing a strip material in a conveyor system that is subject to changes in length of the strip material due to intermittent operation includes an upper conveyor (16), an adjustable substantially horizontal center conveyor (22) for receiving the strip material (34) from the upper conveyor, and a lower conveyor (28) for receiving the associated strip material from the center conveyor. A computer (94) controls the movement and rotation of the center conveyor, and loop detecting apparatus on the center conveyor may also detect a loop (90) in the strip material carried by the center conveyor and thereby detecting changes in length of the strip material not predetermined by the computer. A servomechanism (100) activated by signals from the computer or the loop detecting apparatus moves the center conveyor in a substantially horizontal direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 1998Date of Patent: April 10, 2001Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Mark Daniel Banas, Klaus Beer, Gary Robert Burg, Kenneth Dean Conger, Raymond Patrick Eckman, Dennis Alan Lundell, Ralph Damon Ring, John Patrick Roman, James Dale Stokes, Thomas Alan Murray
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Patent number: 6139668Abstract: A tire assembly method and apparatus are disclosed which utilize at least two rotatable turrets (16, 18) that each have two drums (26, 28, 58, 60) and at least one transfer unit (156) for transferring tire components from one turret to another. The preferred embodiment of the invention features three turrets (16, 18, 20) and two transfer units (156, 170), wherein a carcass band is assembled on the drums of a first turret (16) the tread package is assembled on a third turret (20), and the complete tire carcass is assembled on a second turret (18), in between the first and third turrets. Simultaneous, continuous and sequential building and assembly of tire carcass bands and tread packages for a plurality of tires is provided by the method and apparatus of this invention.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1998Date of Patent: October 31, 2000Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: James Dale Stokes, Klaus Beer, Kenneth Dean Conger, Dennis Alan Lundell, Ralph Damon Ring, John Patrick Roman
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Patent number: 5967773Abstract: A low-profile orthodontic assembly comprising a bracket having a base surface and a top surface, the base surface for mounting to a tooth; at least two pairs of spaced-apart wings, the pairs in mutual faced-apart arrangement, extending upward from the bracket, each wing terminated by a distal end spaced-above the top surface; the distal ends of each the pair of wings joined together by a cross-member to form a passageway thereunder, above the bracket top surface and between the pair of wings; each the pair of wings positioned on opposite sides of a slot formed in the bracket to receive therein an archwire passing along the bracket; and, a cap for assembly with the bracket to cover a portion of the slot including a pair of springy, flexible tongues extending from opposite ends thereof for insertion down into the passageways to spring upward against the cross-members and retain the cap over the archwire with minimal contact therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1998Date of Patent: October 19, 1999Assignee: Orthodontic Design & ProductionInventors: Patrick Roman, Richard Bryant
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Patent number: 5607301Abstract: An orthodontic bracket is provided to assist in aligning with the occlusal plane in the tooth long axis of a patient's tooth when mounting the bracket on the tooth. The orthodontic bracket has a tie wing recess having a rhomboidal configuration and an archwire slot recess also having a rhomboidal configuration. Vertical sight lines are used to assist in aligning with the tooth long axis and the horizontal sight lines are used to assist in aligning with the occlusal plane. The archwire slot recess also reduces friction between the archwire slot and the archwire.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 1994Date of Patent: March 4, 1997Assignee: Lancer OrthodonticsInventor: Patrick Roman
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Patent number: 5556276Abstract: An orthodontic appliance for use in the mouth which includes an annealing process to provide a marking area. A laser is used to surface anneal an orthodontic appliance, such as an orthodontic bracket, for identification purposes and to withstand a number of recycling processes for sterilization purposes. The surface annealing process does not remelt the marking area and is an advantage over the prior art in that the marking area is not rough or weakened by remelting the structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 1994Date of Patent: September 17, 1996Assignee: Lancer Orthodontics, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Roman, Orlan Hayes
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Patent number: D648030Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2011Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Orthodontic Design and Production, Inc.Inventors: Richard Randle Bryant, Patrick Roman, Osvaldo Del Castillo, Hector Del Castillo