Patents by Inventor Robert J. Ritchie

Robert J. Ritchie 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: 7013545
    Abstract: A compact handheld tool for installing corner pieces in ductwork is disclosed. The tool has V-shaped jaws that surround a duct corner. A corner piece to be installed on a flange of the duct is placed against a first of the jaws, and a second jaw closes against the a first jaw, pressing the corner piece against the flange. A third jaw engages with an edge of the flange and presses the edge over the corner piece. The tool can install a corner piece in a single operation independent of the orientation of the duct or tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Inventor: Robert J. Ritchie
  • Patent number: 4554061
    Abstract: A process for cathodic electrodeposition of small particle, below 20 .mu.m, resin powders coated with precipitated or adsorbed metal oxide or hydroxide at a pH above the isoelectric point giving a zeta potential of at least as negative as minus 35 millivolts. The preparation of the bath is also part of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1985
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Robert J. Ritchie
  • Patent number: 4519884
    Abstract: A process for cathodic electrodeposition of small particle, below 20 .mu.m, resin powders coated with precipitated or adsorbed metal oxide or hydroxide at a pH below the isoelectric point giving a zeta potential of at least 35 millivolts. The preparation of the bath is also part of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1985
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Robert J. Ritchie
  • Patent number: 4237263
    Abstract: Poly(organophosphazenes) containing one alkyl group per each three repeating units are prepared. These polymers are represented by the structure: ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; wherein X is selected from the group consisting of chlorine and --OR' radicals in which R' is the same as R or is selected from the group consisting of substituted alkyl radicals and substituted or unsubstituted aryl radicals and wherein n is from 3 to 15,000.Polymers of the above structure in which X is chlorine are prepared by thermally polymerizing a monoalkyl-pentachloro-cyclotriphosphazene having the formula N.sub.3 P.sub.3 Cl.sub.5 R in which R is as defined above. Polymers of the above structure in which X is an --OR' radical as defined above are prepared by thermally polymerizing the monoalkyl-pentachloro-cyclotriphosphazene and then reacting the resultant linear polymer with a suitable alkali metal alkoxide or aryloxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1980
    Assignee: The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Harry R. Allcock, Robert J. Ritchie