Patents by Inventor Robert A. Faircloth

Robert A. Faircloth 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: 20220063898
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a single-serve beverage pod having an additive enclosure and methods of making and using the same. The additive enclosure may serve to hold an additive that, when brewing a single-serve beverage, combines with a beverage precursor to yield a beverage infused with the additive. The present disclosure has recognized the difficulty in introducing a precise amount of desired additive in beverages, as well as the possibility of the additive being absorbed by or adversely affecting the beverage precursor, and provides a solution to making and using a single-serve beverage pod with a precise amount of desired additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventor: Robert A. Faircloth
  • Patent number: 6651541
    Abstract: A band saw attachment for working in conjunction with a band saw for cutting arcuate panels from a piece of stock. The attachment includes a frame structure and a carriage movably mounted on the frame structure and movable back and forth between selected cutting positions. A rotating support is pivotally mounted to the carriage and pivotally movable back and forth relative to the blade of the band saw. In operation, the rotating support receives and holds a piece of stock and by rotating the support the blade of the band saw functions to cut arcuate shaped panels from the piece of stock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Inventor: Robert A. Faircloth
  • Publication number: 20010009120
    Abstract: A band saw attachment for working in conjunction with a band saw for cutting arcuate panels from a piece of stock. The attachment includes a frame structure and a carriage movably mounted on the frame structure and movable back and forth between selected cutting positions. A rotating support is pivotally mounted to the carriage and pivotally movable back and forth relative to the blade of the band saw. In operation, the rotating support receives and holds a piece of stock and by rotating the support the blade of the band saw functions to cut arcuate shaped panels from the piece of stock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Publication date: July 26, 2001
    Inventor: Robert A. Faircloth
  • Patent number: 6220132
    Abstract: A band saw attachment for working in conjunction with a band saw for cutting arcuate panels from a piece of stock. The attachment includes a frame structure and a carriage movably mounted on the frame structure and movable back and forth between selected cutting positions. A rotating support is pivotally mounted to the carriage and pivotally movable back and forth relative to the blade of the band saw. In operation, the rotating support receives and holds a piece of stock and by rotating the support the blade of the band saw functions to cut arcuate shaped panels from the piece of stock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Inventor: Robert A. Faircloth
  • Patent number: 5471789
    Abstract: An arched shutter assembly is provided having generally V-shaped or tapered louvers operated by a uniformly arched operating arm all mounted within an arched peripheral frame. Each louver rotates on an axis that is aligned with a center reference point at the juncture of a central hub and radial frame members. The arched shutter assembly can be shaped to fit a variety of arched or circular windows and is commonly used to provide an operable shutter for an arched window above a rectangular door or window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Inventor: Robert A. Faircloth