Patents by Inventor Robert R. Niederman

Robert R. Niederman 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: 10182587
    Abstract: A system prepares and dispenses non gas-infused and gas-infused beverages including a gas source, a pressurizable container connected to the gas source to receive a first flow of gas, a gas infusion tank connected to the gas source to receive a second flow of gas, a first dispensing tap that receives a portion of preprocessed beverage stored in the pressurizable container that flows under pressure from a portion of the first flow of gas to dispense a non gas-infused beverage from the first dispensing tap, and a second dispensing tap that receives gas-infused beverage from the gas infusion vessel to dispense the gas-infused beverage by the second dispensing tap, the gas-infused tank receiving a portion of the preprocessed beverage from the pressurizable container to infuse the preprocessed beverage in the gas infusion vessel with at least a portion of the second flow of gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: MANITOWOC FOODSERVICE COMPANIES, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Lundberg, Paul Wesley Cochran, Peter Edward Boyd, Robert R. Niederman, William J. Allen, II, Aditya Jayant Angal
  • Publication number: 20170164643
    Abstract: A system prepares and dispenses non gas-infused and gas-infused beverages including a gas source, a pressurizable container connected to the gas source to receive a first flow of gas, a gas infusion tank connected to the gas source to receive a second flow of gas, a first dispensing tap that receives a portion of preprocessed beverage stored in the pressurizable container that flows under pressure from a portion of the first flow of gas to dispense a non gas-infused beverage from the first dispensing tap, and a second dispensing tap that receives gas-infused beverage from the gas infusion vessel to dispense the gas-infused beverage by the second dispensing tap, the gas-infused tank receiving a portion of the preprocessed beverage from the pressurizable container to infuse the preprocessed beverage in the gas infusion vessel with at least a portion of the second flow of gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Kenneth Lundberg, Paul Wesley Cochran,, Peter Edward Boyd, Robert R. Niederman, William J. Allen II, Aditya Jayant Angal
  • Patent number: 8732900
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner lint brush accessory system having a lint brush and cradle. The lint brush has longitudinally opposed handle and brush portions. The brush portion has a brush material adapted to remove fibrous substances from a surface to be cleaned. The cradle has a chamber opening leading to a chamber. The chamber extends in the longitudinal direction and is adapted to longitudinally receive at least the brush portion of the lint brush, the chamber has at least one brush cleaning pad adapted to engage the brush material and remove the fibrous substances from the brush material. The chamber further includes an air outlet spaced from the chamber opening. The air outlet is selectively connectable to a vacuum passage of a vacuum cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Care Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Niederman, Thomas Josefsson, John C. Morphey, Brian Wang Sun
  • Publication number: 20120260446
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner lint brush accessory system having a lint brush and cradle. The lint brush has longitudinally opposed handle and brush portions. The brush portion has a brush material adapted to remove fibrous substances from a surface to be cleaned. The cradle has a chamber opening leading to a chamber. The chamber extends in the longitudinal direction and is adapted to longitudinally receive at least the brush portion of the lint brush, the chamber has at least one brush cleaning pad adapted to engage the brush material and remove the fibrous substances from the brush material. The chamber further includes an air outlet spaced from the chamber opening. The air outlet is selectively connectable to a vacuum passage of a vacuum cleaner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Electrolux Home Care Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Niederman, Thomas Josefsson, John C. Morphey, Brian Wang Sun
  • Patent number: 8201303
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner lint brush accessory system having a lint brush and cradle. The lint brush has longitudinally opposed handle and brush portions. The brush portion has a brush material adapted to remove fibrous substances from a surface to be cleaned. The cradle has a chamber opening leading to a chamber. The chamber extends in the longitudinal direction and is adapted to longitudinally receive at least the brush portion of the lint brush, the chamber has at least one brush cleaning pad adapted to engage the brush material and remove the fibrous substances from the brush material. The chamber further includes an air outlet spaced from the chamber opening. The air outlet is selectively connectable to a vacuum passage of a vacuum cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Care Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Niederman, Thomas Josefsson, John C. Morphey, Brian Wang Sun
  • Publication number: 20110209304
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner lint brush accessory system having a lint brush and cradle. The lint brush has longitudinally opposed handle and brush portions. The brush portion has a brush material adapted to remove fibrous substances from a surface to be cleaned. The cradle has a chamber opening leading to a chamber. The chamber extends in the longitudinal direction and is adapted to longitudinally receive at least the brush portion of the lint brush, the chamber has at least one brush cleaning pad adapted to engage the brush material and remove the fibrous substances from the brush material. The chamber further includes an air outlet spaced from the chamber opening. The air outlet is selectively connectable to a vacuum passage of a vacuum cleaner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Robert R. Niederman, Thomas Josefsson, John C. Morphey, Brian Wang Sun
  • Patent number: 5636858
    Abstract: An air bag module includes an axially elongated first mounting member having an upper portion mounted to an air bag retainer and having a rearwardly extending portion extending through an air bag and an inflator flange. In addition, the module includes an axially elongated second mounting member having an internal axial bore therethrough for securely engaging the rearwardly extending portion of the first mounting member therein. The second mounting member securely traps the air bag and inflator flange when the second mounting member is fully engaged with the first mounting member. The second mounting member also is adapted for mounting the module to support portion of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Robert R. Niederman, Steven W. Stukenborg
  • Patent number: 5529339
    Abstract: A supplemental restraint system including an air bag for use in a vehicle to restrain an occupant during a sudden deceleration or collision. The air bag is folded in a hexagon configuration and mounted on a generally circular base unit such that the shape of the air bag, as folded, generally complements the shape of the base unit, thereby facilitating reducing unused space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Robert R. Niederman
  • Patent number: 5520408
    Abstract: A supplemental restraint system including an air bag for use in a vehicle to restrain an occupant during a sudden deceleration or collision. The air bag is folded in a triangular configuration and mounted on a generally quadrangular base unit such that the shape of the air bag, as folded, generally complements the quadrangular shape of the base unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Robert R. Niederman
  • Patent number: 5496057
    Abstract: An air bag module includes an air bag and an inflator for discharging gas to inflate the air bag. The module includes a cover having a plurality of hooks and a base plate including a plurality of apertures for capturing the hooks of the cover therein. To securely retain the cover to the base plate, a cover retainer being a discontinuous resilient ring is utilized. The retainer is radially deformable for snap-fitted engagement with the base plate directly adjacent the hooks of the cover such that the retainer traps the hooks between the base plate and the retainer to prevent removal of the hooks from the apertures of the base plate and to anchor the cover to the base plate during air bag inflation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Robert R. Niederman