Patents by Inventor Rick Metcalf

Rick Metcalf 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: 20160081767
    Abstract: An orthodontic device for retaining teeth in position, or for making minor adjustments to tooth position. The dental retainer includes a rigid lingual portion or arch, and a more flexible and comfortable labial portion or arch, arranged so as to allow the cutting surfaces of the upper and lower molar teeth to meet. Small protrusions of harder material may be located on the inner surface of the labial portion to fit between the teeth in order to prevent relapse of tooth position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Lyman Rick Metcalf, Steven Gardner
  • Publication number: 20120186274
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for monitoring functionality of a refrigeration system. A method may include periodically exercising a refrigeration system to test the refrigeration system. The method may further include monitoring operation of the exercised refrigeration system. The method may additionally include determining, based at least in part on the monitoring, whether the exercised refrigeration system is malfunctioning. The method may also include causing a notification to be provided in an instance in which it is determined that the exercised refrigeration system is malfunctioning. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Joe Cwiertniewicz, Marcus Mandagie, Rick Metcalf