Patents by Inventor Richard A. Sams

Richard A. Sams 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: 10328830
    Abstract: A seat assembly having a seat back and a bolster subassembly. The bolster subassembly may have a bolster frame and a bolster trim subassembly. The bolster frame may be mounted to a back panel of the seat back. The bolster trim subassembly may be received between the bolster frame and the back panel when the bolster subassembly is mounted to the seat back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley C. Duncan, Richard A. Sams, Ronald L. Miotto
  • Publication number: 20180105085
    Abstract: A seat assembly having a seat back and a bolster subassembly. The bolster subassembly may have a bolster frame and a bolster trim subassembly. The bolster frame may be mounted to a back panel of the seat back. The bolster trim subassembly may be received between the bolster frame and the back panel when the bolster subassembly is mounted to the seat back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Bradley C. Duncan, Richard A. Sams, Ronald L. Miotto
  • Patent number: 6371760
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an orthodontic article, a method of making an orthodontic article and an apparatus for making the orthodontic article. The orthodontic article is made by laser welding the work piece, comprising a bracket body and a the pad, together. The article thus formed includes a laser-welded seal around the perimeter of the adjoining areas between the pad and the bracket body. In an exemplary embodiment the apparatus of the invention, makes a series of closely spaced spot welds. The spot welds, in an exemplary embodiment, are significantly overlapped that they form a seal around the entire perimeter of the work piece adjoining areas. The spot welds, in an exemplary embodiment, are significantly overlapped that they form a hermetic seal between the pad and the bracket body. In other exemplary embodiments, the process of manufacturing orthodontic articles is automated and controlled by a computer and computer software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Inventors: Tony Zavilenski, Max Eagleson, Ron Hagen, Yongjin Xie, Richard Sam
  • Patent number: 4764601
    Abstract: A fluorescent compound is made from the reaction of naphthoyl chloride and a cardiac glycoside derived from serum or plasma. The method of carrying out the reaction provides a product which allows for a 100-fold increase in sensitivity when the product is subjected to chromatographic analysis according to the described apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1988
    Assignee: The Ohio State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Richard H. Reuning, James Hui, Theresa A. Shepard, Richard A. Sams
  • Patent number: D757623
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Inventor: Richard Sam Rowe