Patents by Inventor Robert H. Brill

Robert H. Brill 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).

  • Radial compression system for rolls of material and associated method
    Patent number: 8132393
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for compressing at least one roll of compressible material having an outer diameter and a circumference and an inner core having an inner diameter at least one roll of compressible material are provided. For example, a method according to one embodiment includes positioning a chuck about the circumference of the at least one roll, wherein the chuck is configured to engage the at least one roll at a plurality of evenly spaced locations about the circumference of the at least one roll. The method further includes radially compressing the at least one roll at a plurality of evenly spaced locations about the circumference of the at least one roll with the chuck such that the outer diameter of the at least one roll is substantially uniformly reduced without collapsing the inner core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Inventors: Nicholas P. De Luca, Robert H. Brill
  • RADIAL COMPRESSION SYSTEM FOR ROLLS OF MATERIAL AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20090223389
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for compressing at least one roll of compressible material having an outer diameter and a circumference and an inner core having an inner diameter at least one roll of compressible material are provided. For example, a method according to one embodiment includes positioning a chuck about the circumference of the at least one roll, wherein the chuck is configured to engage the at least one roll at a plurality of evenly spaced locations about the circumference of the at least one roll. The method further includes radially compressing the at least one roll at a plurality of evenly spaced locations about the circumference of the at least one roll with the chuck such that the outer diameter of the at least one roll is substantially uniformly reduced without collapsing the inner core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Nicholas P. De Luca, Robert H. Brill