Patents by Inventor Robert L. Whiting

Robert L. Whiting 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: 5147161
    Abstract: A retrofit coolant system for a small machine tools including a drip tray configured to rest on the forward projecting base portion of the machine and having a sump cavity formed in one of a pair of upwardly angled side collector sections included in the drip tray. The sump cavity rests on the adjacent supporting floor surface and has a pump in the cavity, covered with a screen. The drip tray collects coolant drippage and overspray, directing the same into the sump cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1992
    Inventor: Robert L. Whiting
  • Patent number: 4971361
    Abstract: A presentation folder for securing and protecting documents is formed in a single sheet of paper by a series of folds or hinges. In addition to the usual features of front and back covers, the folder includes a reinforcing panel for the back cover and a binding strip for attaching documents to the reinforcing panel. The binding strip includes two parts, namely, a mounting flap to which the documents are attached and a mounting strap which joins the binding strip to the reinforcing panel and conceals the mounting flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Inventor: Robert L. Whiting