Patents by Inventor Robert F. Tolley

Robert F. Tolley 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).

  • MOTOR ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20100032968
    Abstract: A motor arrangement includes a rotor with a north rotor magnetic pole and a south rotor magnetic pole, the rotor being rotatable about a rotor axis between a first rotor position and a second rotor position. The rotor includes a first rotor abutment and a second rotor abutment. The motor arrangement includes a stator having a first stator magnetic pole and a second stator magnetic pole, the stator having a first stator condition in which the first stator magnetic pole is a north stator magnetic pole and the second stator magnetic pole is a south stator magnetic pole, and a second stator condition in which the first stator magnetic pole is a south stator magnetic pole and the second stator magnetic pole is a north stator magnetic pole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Denis Cavallucci, Gurbinder S. Kalsi, Chris Rhodes, Nigel V. Spurr, Sylvain Rehi Chonavel, David Peatey, Paul Moore, Robert F. Tolley, Jean-Vincent Olivier, Robert James Clawley
  • Light unit having a sealing member for a light bulb containing pressure relief means
    Patent number: 5536019
    Abstract: A sealing member in the form of an elastomeric cap serves to seal the joint between a reflector body and a light bulb which is inserted into the back of the reflector body. To enable breathing of the lamp unit, the sealing cap is formed of a resilient, elastomeric material and has a normally closed slit therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Assignee: Magneti Marelli UK Limited
    Inventors: Peter D. Bryant, Robert F. Tolley, David A. Birt