Patents by Inventor Robert A. Heller

Robert A. Heller 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).

  • Apparatuses and methods for forming hollow spheres
    Patent number: 10011513
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of forming hollow spheres are provided. Hollow sphere forming apparatus incorporate a bubble forming nozzle assembly in which outlets for gas and liquid materials are disposed substantially coaxially. The relative positions of the gas and liquid outlets are adjustable in at least one dimension (e.g., axially, radially or angularly relative to each other), such that a more uniform annular exit region for the gas and liquid outlets may be configured, such that more symmetric bubbles may be formed thus reducing the rejection rate in solidified bubbles due to asymmetry or decentering of entrapped gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Aaron Wiest, Craig A MacDougall, Steven J Rogers, Robert A Heller, Matthew P Khalil, Matthew T McCormick, Dylan R Switzer
  • APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR FORMING HOLLOW SPHERES
    Publication number: 20170057857
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of forming hollow spheres are provided. Hollow sphere forming apparatus incorporate a bubble forming nozzle assembly in which outlets for gas and liquid materials are disposed substantially coaxially. The relative positions of the gas and liquid outlets are adjustable in at least one dimension (e.g., axially, radially or angularly relative to each other), such that a more uniform annular exit region for the gas and liquid outlets may be configured, such that more symmetric bubbles may be formed thus reducing the rejection rate in solidified bubbles due to asymmetry or decentering of entrapped gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Aaron Wiest, Craig A. MacDougall, Steven J. Rogers, Robert A. Heller, Matthew P. Khalil, Matthew T. McCormick, Dylan R. Switzer
  • Local area network interconnect switching system
    Patent number: 4633245
    Abstract: A system is shown for connecting a plurality of intelligent terminals through a central non-blocking switch to each other, to a partitioned memory and to one or more service processors to form a local area network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1986
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marion L. Blount, Brent T. Hailpern, Robert A. Heller, Lee W. Hoevel, Gene E. Trivett