Patents by Inventor Robert McPhail

Robert McPhail 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).

  • Releasably attachable roof panel
    Patent number: 10800346
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly includes a vehicle body including two roof rails spaced from one another. The vehicle assembly further includes a roof panel which is releasably attached to the vehicle body. The roof panel extends from one roof rail to the other roof rail. The roof panel defines a sensor window. An object-detection sensor is aligned with the sensor window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Taylor, Robert McPhail, Martyn Swain, Geoff John Cooper, Venkatesh Krishnan
  • RELEASABLY ATTACHABLE ROOF PANEL
    Publication number: 20200101905
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly includes a vehicle body including two roof rails spaced from one another. The vehicle assembly further includes a roof panel which is releasably attached to the vehicle body. The roof panel extends from one roof rail to the other roof rail. The roof panel defines a sensor window. An object-detection sensor is aligned with the sensor window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: MARK TAYLOR, ROBERT MCPHAIL, MARTYN SWAIN, GEOFF JOHN COOPER, VENKATESH KRISHNAN
  • Rectangular Multi-Substrate Vertical Form, Fill, and Seal Bag and Apparatus for Forming and Filling Same
    Publication number: 20160264300
    Abstract: A VFFS bag is provided that is dimensionally stable, aesthetically pleasing, and renders items stored in it highly visible. The bag includes first and second gusseted side walls that span a depth of the bag and front and rear walls that span a width of the bag. The bag has a substantially rectangular closed bottom end. In order to maximize the viewability of stored items and reduce the amount of film material in the bag, the bag has a depth to width ratio of at least 1.5:1 at the bottom end of the bag. Stability is enhanced by sizing the gussets such that they closely approach but do not overlap a line longitudinally bisecting the bag. A VFFS machine also is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Corbett Hefner, Robert McPhail
  • Rectangular multi-substrate vertical form, fill, and seal bag and method and apparatus for forming and filling same
    Patent number: 9371143
    Abstract: A VFFS bag is provided that is dimensionally stable, aesthetically pleasing, and renders items stored in it highly visible. The bag includes first and second gusseted side walls that span a depth of the bag and front and rear walls that span a width of the bag. The bag has a substantially rectangular closed bottom end. In order to maximize the viewabilty of stored items and reduce the amount of film material in the bag, the bag has a depth to width ratio of at least 1.5:1 at the bottom of the bag. Stability is enhanced by sizing the gussets such that they closely approach but do not overlap a line longitudinally bisecting the bag. A VFFS machine and its method of operation also are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Volm Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Corbett Hefner, Robert McPhail