Patents by Inventor Robert T. Estes

Robert T. Estes 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: 20120024171
    Abstract: An accessory (10) for converting a grill (G) into a smoker comprises a sheet that sits vertically through a cooking grate (R) portion of the grill and resting on a charcoal grate (P) to divide the grill, when a cover (C) is placed over it into a heat chamber (HC) and a smoke chamber (SC). Wood (W) is smoldered on charcoal (B) in the heat chamber and food to be smoked is placed on a portion of the cooking grate within the smoke chamber. The sheet has holes (20) or vents (24), or a combination of holes and vents to allow passage of heated air from the heat chamber into the smoke chamber to smoke the food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventor: Robert T. Estes
  • Patent number: 4113704
    Abstract: Significantly higher productivity of polyester feed yarn is achieved when the polymer from which the feed yarn is melt spun is chain-branched with multifunctional chain branches having 1-15 microequivalents of reactive branching sites based on one gram of the polymer. This productivity increase (over conventional production employing the same spinnerette in accordance with teachings of the prior art as applied generally to unbranched polymers) may be achieved specifically by spinning a feed yarn (of the same filament denier and draw ratio) at a higher throughput rate at a higher windup speed followed by draw-texturing (at the same draw ratio to the same drawn denier); or by spinning at a higher throughput rate employing the same windup speed a feed yarn of higher denier and draw-ratio followed by draw-texturing at the higher draw ratio to the same drawn denier; or by any combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1978
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: Donald L. MacLean, Robert T. Estes
  • Patent number: 4092299
    Abstract: Significantly higher productivity of polyester feed yarn is achieved when the polymer from which the feed yarn is melt spun is chain-branched with multifunctional chain branchers having 1-15 microequivalents of reactive branching sites based on one gram of the polymer. This productivity increase (over conventional production employing the same spinnerette in accordance with teachings of the prior art as applied generally to unbranched polymers) may be achieved specifically by spinning a feed yarn (of the same filament denier and draw ratio) at a higher throughput rate at a higher windup speed followed by draw-texturing (at the same draw ratio to the same drawn denier); or by spinning at a higher throughput rate employing the same windup speed a feed yarn of higher denier and draw-ratio followed by draw-texturing at the higher draw ratio to the same drawn denier; or by any combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1978
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: Donald L. MacLean, Robert T. Estes