Patents by Inventor Richard E. Fitzgerald

Richard E. Fitzgerald 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).

  • Apparatus for installing a screen protector on an electronic device
    Patent number: 11926089
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for assisting in affixing a screen protector to a display of an electronic device. The apparatus includes a base including a platform configured to support the electronic device. The apparatus includes a lid configured to cover at least a portion of the base and the supported electronic device. The lid includes an aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Richard W. Vinson, Zachariah J. Pickett, John P. Fitzgerald, Douglas A. Kempel, Jamie L. Johnson, Ross V. Bulkley, Adam J. Havens, Grady E. Barfoot
  • Heating and cooling thermostat with limiting action selected by the changeover switching apparatus
    Patent number: 4249155
    Abstract: A thermostat adapted for controlling heating and cooling apparatuses has a temperature control point adjustment means connected to a temperature responsive switch means for adjusting the control point thereof. A changeover switch means is connected to the temperature responsive switch means for selectively connecting either heating or cooling apparatus to the temperature responsive switch means. A temperature control point limit means is connected to the temperature control point adjustment means so that upon selecting by means of the changeover switch means either a heating or a cooling operation, the temperature control point limit means limits the movement of the temperature control point adjustment means to a first range of movement when heating is selected and a second range of movement when cooling is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1981
    Assignee: Honeywell Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Fitzgerald, Dennis R. Grabowski