Patents by Inventor Ray Valdez

Ray Valdez 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).

  • Twine tension assembly
    Patent number: 11606909
    Abstract: A twine tension relief assembly for a baler including a tension detection apparatus for detecting the tension in a line of twine, a biased cutting element displaceable between a first retained position and a second released position and an actuator adapted to cause the biased cutting element to move from the first retained position to the second released position in response to a signal issued by the tension detection apparatus. The practical application includes when the tension in a strand of twine exceeds a predetermined threshold, the tension detection apparatus causes movement of the biased cutting element so that a strand of twine passing though the twine tension relief assembly is severed and damage to the knotter mechanism and its component parts is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Inventors: Bernard Dean Regier, Dino Ray Valdez, Nathan K. Ensminger
  • TWINE TENSION ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20220000035
    Abstract: A twine tension relief assembly for a baler including a tension detection apparatus for detecting the tension in a line of twine, a biased cutting element displaceable between a first retained position and a second released position and an actuator adapted to cause the biased cutting element to move from the first retained position to the second released position in response to a signal issued by the tension detection apparatus. The practical application includes when the tension in a strand of twine exceeds a predetermined threshold, the tension detection apparatus causes movement of the biased cutting element so that a strand of twine passing though the twine tension relief assembly is severed and damage to the knotter mechanism and its component parts is avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Bernard Dean Regier, Dino Ray VALDEZ, Nathan K. Ensminger
  • Collapsible pocket chair
    Patent number: 7367617
    Abstract: The present invention provides a collapsible, portable, tripod chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Inventors: Barry Bond, Ray Valdez