Patents by Inventor Richard F. Ball

Richard F. Ball 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).

  • Interground white blended cement
    Patent number: 6033468
    Abstract: A composition comprises anhydrous alumino-silicate, diatomaceous earth, and/or other natural pozzolans, white clinker, and white gypsum interground together and in a ratio by weight of 5-20% anhydrous alumino-silicate, diatomaceous earth, and/or other natural pozzolans, 3-7% gypsum, and 73-92% white clinker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Inventors: Timothy S. Folks, Patrick M. Hill, Frank T. Sheets, III, Richard F. Ball, Joseph R. Sisneros, Jesus Uribe, Curtis W. Forrester
  • Process to make interground, white, blended cement
    Patent number: 6007620
    Abstract: A process of manufacturing blended white cement comprises the following steps: (a) providing anhydrous alumino-silicate, diatomaceous earth, and/or other natural pozzolans; (b) providing white clinker; (c) providing gypsum; and (d) combining and grinding the anhydrous alumino-silicate; the white clinker, and the gypsum together to form the blended white cement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Inventors: Timothy S. Folks, Patrick M. Hill, Frank T. Sheets, III, Richard F. Ball, Joseph R. Sisneros
  • Navigational system and method
    Patent number: 5697578
    Abstract: A navigational system for determining the relative position of two objects, which comprises projector means for projecting an information field to be at least partially incident on both said objects, receiver means associated with at least one of said objects for detecting the information field incident on said two objects, and means responsive to the receiver means to determine the relative position of said objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: British Aerospace Public Limited Co.
    Inventors: Phillip Catchesides, Richard F. Ball
  • Weapon systems
    Patent number: 5067411
    Abstract: A weapon system including a primary weapon arranged to be guided to a target, and further comprising at least one secondary weapon forming a unit with the primary weapon, but being releasable from the primary weapon on the approach to a target, the secondary weapon or weapons being controllable, on release, to ensure target destruction should the primary weapon not succeed in target destruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1991
    Assignee: British Aerospace Public Limited Company
    Inventor: Richard F. Ball