Patents by Inventor Richard Soderman

Richard Soderman 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: 20070267093
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatically weighing and bagging ice or other objects which can weigh more than one distinct weights of the objects, comprising a frame, an ice delivery assembly and a weighing apparatus. After weighing, the ice is bagged and delivered to an area for storage or customer access. In one mode of operation, the weighing apparatus can weigh and deliver a preweighed bag of ice; in a second mode of operation, the apparatus can weigh and deliver a preweighed amount of bulk, unbagged ice. The weighing apparatus is automatically refilled with ice based on signals and sensors associated with a central processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventor: RICHARD SODERMAN
  • Patent number: 6692201
    Abstract: The portable drill press has a rack bar with a brace attached at one end. A pinion slide assembly is slidably engaged with the rack bar such that the pinion is in rotational engagement with a rack. The pinion slide assembly may be retained on the rack bar by a bolt. The pinion may be attached to a pinion shaft that may be rotated by a rotation lever. A mounting bracket may be attached to the pinion slide assembly for attachment of a hand drill. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Inventor: Richard Soderman
  • Publication number: 20030143041
    Abstract: The portable drill press has a rack bar with a brace attached at one end. A pinion slide assembly is slidably engaged with the rack bar such that the pinion is in rotational engagement with a rack. The pinion slide assembly may be retained on the rack bar by a bolt. The pinion may be attached to a pinion shaft that may be rotated by a rotation lever. A mounting bracket may be attached to the pinion slide assembly for attachment of a hand drill. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventor: Richard Soderman