Patents by Inventor Robert Fox

Robert Fox 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).

  • Patent number: 12570507
    Abstract: A floor service jack includes a battery and a control panel provided at a distal end of a handle of the jack for electro-mechanically or hydraulically controlling a lift arm to raise and lower a vehicle for servicing without exposure to an undercarriage of the vehicle to replace the battery or to operate the control panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: VIS, LLC
    Inventors: Caleb Coleman Hawkins, Robert Fox, Patrick Livingston
  • Patent number: 12453102
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to a vertical memory devices and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a first bit cell with a first top electrode; a second bit cell with a second top electrode; and a common bottom electrode for both the first bit cell and the second bit cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. Inc.
    Inventors: Sunil Kumar Singh, Xuan Anh Tran, Eswar Ramanathan, Suryanarayana Kalaga, Craig M. Child, Robert Fox
  • Publication number: 20240190685
    Abstract: Shop floor service equipment includes a battery and a control panel for electro-mechanically or electro-hydraulically controlling lifting mechanisms to raise and lower a vehicle or parts of vehicles for servicing without exposure to an undercarriage of the vehicle to replace the battery or to operate the control panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: VIS, LLC
    Inventors: Caleb Coleman Hawkins, Robert Fox, Patrick Livingston
  • Publication number: 20240018953
    Abstract: A sight glass assembly for ascertaining a hydraulic fluid level in a collision repair pump includes a sight glass disposed between a support plate and a bezel connected to a pump reservoir in which a cavity, in communication with hydraulic fluid from the pump reservoir, is formed between the sight glass and the support plate whereby the hydraulic fluid level is viewable in the sight glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: KKU/ISS, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Fox
  • Publication number: 20230391590
    Abstract: A floor service jack includes a battery and a control panel provided at a distal end of a handle of the jack for electro-mechanically or hydraulically controlling a lift arm to raise and lower a vehicle for servicing without exposure to an undercarriage of the vehicle to replace the battery or to operate the control panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: VIS, LLC
    Inventors: Caleb Coleman Hawkins, Robert Fox, Patrick Livingston
  • Patent number: 11597637
    Abstract: An under hoist support stand in which the spin handle to turn the threaded support screw can be selectively engaged and disengaged from the support screw and allows the screw to be positioned along a longitudinal axis of the support stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Fox, Nathan Harvell
  • Publication number: 20220397465
    Abstract: A force gauge is described having a plurality of scales to facilitate use of different force rated hydraulic tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: VIS, LLC
    Inventor: ROBERT FOX
  • Patent number: 11448208
    Abstract: A wheeled storage unit for supporting a hydraulic pump and pump accessories is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: VIS LLC
    Inventors: Sage Youngblutt, Robert Fox
  • Publication number: 20220271090
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to a vertical memory devices and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a first bit cell with a first top electrode; a second bit cell with a second top electrode; and a common bottom electrode for both the first bit cell and the second bit cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Sunil Kumar SINGH, Xuan Anh TRAN, Eswar RAMANATHAN, Suryanarayana KALAGA, Craig M. CHILD, Robert FOX
  • Patent number: 11367750
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to a vertical memory devices and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a first bit cell with a first top electrode; a second bit cell with a second top electrode; and a common bottom electrode for both the first bit cell and the second bit cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
    Inventors: Sunil Kumar Singh, Xuan Anh Tran, Eswar Ramanathan, Suryanarayana Kalaga, Craig M. Child, Robert Fox
  • Patent number: 11299301
    Abstract: This invention is directed towards the packaging of heavy articles such as floor jacks and similar equipment. The package is adapted to allow a heavy article to be rolled out of the package without lifting. The packaging is designed to engage with temporary handles positioned on the packaged article to make it easier for an end user to maneuver the packaged article and to remove the article from the packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Snap-on Incorporated
    Inventors: Derek Nash, Eian Mathieson, Robert Fox, Matt Larson
  • Patent number: 11154978
    Abstract: A wheeled engine stand and a process of using the engine stand is provided. The engine stand provides a wheeled base supporting a mounting head with retainers. The mounting head is reversibly attached to a drive shaft through a retaining pin extending through amounting head collar. A steering handle is detachably supported on an upper adaptor plate to allow for movement for the wheeled base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: VIS, LLC
    Inventors: Edgar A. Berrios, Robert Fox
  • Patent number: 11104560
    Abstract: A positioning apparatus for a transmission jack saddle is provided in which a first arm has a pivot joint that allows an angle between a first arm and a second arm to be adjusted and each arm further defining an edge wall having ratchet teeth that allows movement and securement using a locking pawl mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: VIS, LLC
    Inventors: Sage Youngblutt, Robert Fox, Nathan Harvell, Stephen Cain
  • Patent number: 11008200
    Abstract: A chassis member for a hydraulic floor jack having angled side frame members which have a curved upper surface and provide an inner wall attached to a rear side frame and an outer wall attached to a tapered surface of a caster support bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: VIS, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Fox
  • Publication number: 20210123432
    Abstract: A wheeled storage unit for supporting a hydraulic pump and pump accessories is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: VIS, LLC
    Inventors: SAGE YOUNGBLUTT, ROBERT FOX
  • Patent number: 10987796
    Abstract: A wheeled engine stand and a process of using the engine stand is provided. The engine stand provides a wheeled base supporting a mounting head with retainers. The mounting head is reversibly attached to a drive shaft through, a retaining pin extending through a mounting head collar. A steering handle is detachably supported on an upper adaptor plate to allow for movement for the wheeled base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: VIS, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Fox
  • Patent number: 10906789
    Abstract: A power unit for a hydraulic floor jack is provided having a unitary forged steel manifold engaged with a ram assembly, the ram assembly and manifold being selected from materials and finishes that when interacting with a cylinder bearing, exhibits a longer performance life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: VIS, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Fox
  • Patent number: D935125
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: VIS, LLC
    Inventors: Sage Youngblutt, Robert Fox
  • Patent number: D1070924
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: KKU/ISS, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Fox
  • Patent number: D1082325
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Takahide Okai, Jiang Zhou, Robert Fox