Patents by Inventor Robert Shepard

Robert Shepard 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).

  • Publication number: 20260062184
    Abstract: A lid and bowl assembly for cooking and storing food has a lid having a raised portion, a pair of opposite convex walls and a pair of opposite concave walls extending from the raised portion. A bowl has a bottom wall, a pair of opposite concave walls and a pair of opposite convex walls extending from the bottom wall. The lid has a pair of convex handles and a pair of concave handles. The bowl has a pair of concave handles. The lid has a plurality of tabs formed near the convex handles and the concave handles of the lid. A pair of ribs are formed on an underside of the lid adjacent the concave handles of the lid. The lid and bowl can be assembled in a steaming configuration, a baking configuration or an inverted lid configuration. Apertures are formed between the lid and bowl for venting and straining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Inventor: Robert Shepard
  • Patent number: 10418005
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates, in one embodiment to a multimedia display apparatus. The multimedia display apparatus may comprise a housing which may be connected to a chassis. The chassis may be configured to attach to the underside of a music drum via a biasing element, thereby positioning the housing so as to project a multimedia image onto the head of the music drum. A multimedia projector may be disposed inside the housing and configured to project a multimedia image through the open bottom or transparent surface of the music drum and displayed on the top surface of the white or translucent drumhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventor: Robert Shepard
  • Publication number: 20180114512
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates, in one embodiment to a multimedia display apparatus. The multimedia display apparatus may comprise a housing which may be connected to a chassis. The chassis may be configured to attach to the underside of a music drum via a biasing element, thereby positioning the housing so as to project a multimedia image onto the head of the music drum. A multimedia projector may be disposed inside the housing and configured to project a multimedia image through the open bottom or transparent surface of the music drum and displayed on the top surface of the white or translucent drumhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventor: ROBERT SHEPARD
  • Patent number: 6935356
    Abstract: A meter coupled in close proximity to an underground storage tank fuel pipe that delivers fuel from the underground storage tank to fuel dispensers in a service station environment. The meter measures the total amount of fuel drawn from the underground storage tank. The meter may be placed in a submersible turbine pump or in the main conduit that carries fuel to the fuel dispensers. The meter measurement is compared to the meter measurements in the individual fuel dispensers that receive the fuel drawn from the underground storage tank to determine if a discrepancy exists. A discrepancy may be indicative of meter tampering, meter calibration issues, and/or a leak in the fuel pipeline between the underground storage tank and the fuel dispensers. A leak detection test may be automatically performed if such discrepancy exists and/or an alarm condition generated and communicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Gilbarco Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Shepard, Timothy E. Dickson, David L. Kaehler, Ray J. Hutchinson
  • Patent number: 6929018
    Abstract: A meter coupled in close proximity to an underground storage tank fuel pipe that delivers fuel from the underground storage tank to fuel dispensers in a service station environment. The meter measures the total amount of fuel drawn from the underground storage tank. The meter may be placed in a submersible turbine pump or in the main conduit that carries fuel to the fuel dispensers. The meter measurement is compared to the meter measurements in the individual fuel dispensers that receive the fuel drawn from the underground storage tank to determine if a discrepancy exists. A discrepancy may be indicative of meter tampering, meter calibration issues, and/or a leak in the fuel pipeline between the underground storage tank and the fuel dispensers. A leak detection test may be automatically performed if such discrepancy exists and/or an alarm condition generated and communicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Gilbarco Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Shepard, Timothy E. Dickson, David L. Kaehler, Ray J. Hutchinson
  • Patent number: 4873841
    Abstract: A portable cooler comprising a cooling compartment having a pair of wheels coupled thereto at one end thereof and having a handle positioned on and coupled to one side of the cooling compartment opposite said wheels for pulling the portable cooler. The handle is angularly adjustable about an axle when the cooler is being pulled and is secured to the cooler when not in use. A pair of lifting handles are positioned on opposite sides of the cooler for lifting the cooler to and from a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1989
    Inventors: William Bradshaw, Robert Shepard