Patents by Inventor Ralph Roberts

Ralph Roberts 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: 20080091575
    Abstract: The present invention automates the process of receiving transportation documentation and producing advance loading manifests therefrom to optimize load planning and dynamic product shipment and delivery control. Methods provide for receipt of the transportation documentation, initial preparation, and transmission of the documentation from on board a vehicle or while the vehicle is in transit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: R & L CARRIERS, INC.
    Inventors: Steve Naghshineh, Ralph Roberts
  • Publication number: 20080086393
    Abstract: The present invention automates the process of receiving transportation documentation and producing advance loading manifests therefrom to optimize load planning and dynamic product shipment and delivery control. Methods provide for receipt of the transportation documentation, initial preparation, and transmission of the documentation from on board a vehicle or while the vehicle is in transit. A remote processor receives the documentation, stores the documentation and feeds the documentation to a load planning software for generation of advance loading manifests from the remote processor and receive them on demand. Further, a mobile data transmission device is provided for use by a driver to communicate transportation documentation, and vehicle information to the remote processor, and, in some applications, can receive instructions for en route alterations of package pickup or delivery. The documentation can reside on a server remotely accessible by customers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: R & L CARRIERS, INC.
    Inventors: Steve Naghshiineh, Ralph Roberts
  • Publication number: 20080026135
    Abstract: Compounds and compositions are provided that can be used as electron transport agents in organic electronic devices such as organic electroluminescent devices. The compounds are non-polymeric and have an aromatic core conjugated to end capping groups. The aromatic core contains an arylene group having a pendant heteroaryl group that includes a —C?N— unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: James Bentsen, Nicholas Goplen, Yingbo Li, Ralph Roberts
  • Publication number: 20070237983
    Abstract: Light emitting polymers can include a plurality of arylene monomeric units and a plurality of soft segment units independently selected from soft segment end caps; soft segment side chains coupled to a portion, but not all, of the arylene monomeric units; internal soft segment monomeric units; and combinations thereof. These light emitting polymers can be used in forming electroluminescent devices or other articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Yingbo Li, John Baetzold, Terence Spawn, Ralph Roberts, James Bentsen, John Staral
  • Publication number: 20070107835
    Abstract: Compounds, compositions, organic electronic devices, and methods for preparing organic electronic devices are described. The compounds of the invention contain at least two carbon-carbon triple bonds and a heteroaromatic ring having at least one —C?N— unit. The compounds can be used as electron transport agents in organic electronic devices such as organic electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Ralph Roberts, Yingbo Li, Sergey Lamansky
  • Publication number: 20070079927
    Abstract: Organic electroluminescent device can be formed with multiple layers including an electrode, an emission layer, and a buffer layer. The emission layer includes a light emitting material. The buffer layer is disposed between and in electrical communication with the electrode and the emission layer and includes a triarylamine hole transport material and an electron acceptor material. The buffer layer optionally includes one or more of a) a polymeric binder, b) a color converting material, and c) light scattering particles. The buffer layer can also be formed using a polymeric hole transport material having a plurality of triarylamine moieties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Sergey Lamansky, Manoj Nirmal, Fred McCormick, Ralph Roberts, John Baetzold, Todd Jones
  • Publication number: 20060155106
    Abstract: Electroactive polymeric arylenes and intermediates useful for making such polymers are disclosed. The present invention also provides electroactive compositions comprising the electroactive polymeric arylenes, organic electronic devices which comprise these polymers and compositions, and methods of fabricating these devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Ralph Roberts, James Bentsen, Yingbo Li
  • Publication number: 20060008577
    Abstract: In a method of making an organic electroluminescent device, a transfer layer is solution coated on a donor substrate. The transfer layer includes a polymerizable, amorphous matrix with a light emitting material disposed in the matrix. The transfer layer is then selectively patterned on a receptor. The polymerizable, amorphous matrix is then polymerized. Examples of patterning methods include laser thermal transfer or thermal head transfer. The method and associated materials can be used to form, for example, organic electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Martin Wolk, Erika Bellmann, Yingbo Li, Ralph Roberts, James Bentsen
  • Publication number: 20050191776
    Abstract: Organic electroluminescent device can be formed with multiple layers including an electrode, an emission layer, and a buffer layer. The emission layer includes a light emitting material. The buffer layer is disposed between and in electrical communication with the electrode and the emission layer and includes a triarylamine hole transport material and an electron acceptor material. The buffer layer optionally includes one or more of a) a polymeric binder, b) a color converting material, and c) light scattering particles. The buffer layer can also be formed using a polymeric hole transport material having a plurality of triarylamine moieties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Sergey Lamansky, Manoj Nirmal, Fred McCormick, Ralph Roberts, John Baetzold, Todd Jones
  • Publication number: 20050148619
    Abstract: Imidazoquinoline and tetrahydroimidazoquinoline compounds that contain ether and sulfonamide or sulfamide functionality at the 1-position are useful as immune response modifiers. The compounds and compositions of the invention can induce the biosynthesis of various cytokines and are useful in the treatment of a variety of conditions including viral diseases and neoplastic diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Stephen Crooks, George Griesgraber, Philip Heppner, Bryon Merrill, Ralph Roberts, Ai-Ping Wei
  • Publication number: 20050148620
    Abstract: Imidazoquinoline and tetrahydroimidazoquinoline compounds that contain ether and sulfonamide or sulfamide functionality at the 1-position are useful as immune response modifiers. The compounds and compositions of the invention can induce the biosynthesis of various cytokines and are useful in the treatment of a variety of conditions including viral diseases and neoplastic diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Stephen Crooks, George Griesgraber, Philip Heppner, Bryon Merrill, Ralph Roberts, Ai-Ping Wei
  • Patent number: 4202099
    Abstract: A rigid bar arranged to removably support an artificial denture is curved in the shape of the lower jaw bone and has front implant support means as well as rear ramus implant portions. Each of the ramus implant portions includes a tip end of the frame arranged to be inserted in a rearwardly extending opening cut in the jaw bone by the dentist. Such tip ends have laterally extending flattened portions which provide increased bearing support on the jaw bone. The front implant support comprises a depending extension arranged to be inserted in a recess cut in the top surface of the jaw bone, and such extension has a cross blade with one or more forwardly extending tabs arranged to seat on surface portions of the jaw bone. The cross blade may also have rearwardly extending tabs arranged also to seat on surface portions of the jaw bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1980
    Inventor: Ralph Roberts