Patents by Inventor Robert Temple

Robert Temple 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: 7901290
    Abstract: A table game includes a lower level (2) providing a surface on which a plurality of player pieces (21) can move, an upper level (1) providing a surface on which a game is played and including a plurality of slots, a plurality of player pieces extending from the lower level and through the slots in the upper level, a plurality of electronic movement devices coupled to the player pieces to provide movement to the player pieces, and control means (4) for controlling the electronic movement of the player pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Inventor: Robert Temple
  • Publication number: 20080284134
    Abstract: A tow hook configured according to an embodiment of the present invention comprising: at least two hooks wherein each hook comprises a shank, a hook and an axis; a main shaft further comprising an inside surface and an axis, wherein the shanks of the at least two hooks are permanently coupled to the inside surface of the main shaft; wherein at least one cross rod is coupled to the shanks of the at least two hooks and the main shaft, wherein the axis of the at least one cross rod is perpendicular to the axis of the at least two hooks and the axis of the main shaft; at least one centering rod comprising an axis, wherein the axis is parallel to the axis of the at least two hooks and the axis of the main shaft; and wherein the main shaft is configured to couple to a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventor: Robert Temple
  • Publication number: 20080051196
    Abstract: A table game includes a lower level (2) providing a surface on which a plurality of player pieces (21) can move, an upper level (1) providing a surface on which a game is played and including a plurality of slots, a plurality of player pieces extending from the lower level and through the slots in the upper level, a plurality of electronic movement devices coupled to the player pieces to provide movement to the player pieces, and control means (4) for controlling the electronic movement of the player pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2004
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventor: Robert Temple
  • Publication number: 20060214706
    Abstract: A frequency divider with reduced phase noise accepts a single-ended signal, converts it to a differential signal, and processes the differential signal through a series of dividers. The differential output of the divider chain is fed to a differential limiting amplifier which produces the output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventor: Robert Temple
  • Patent number: 4977031
    Abstract: A packing material, generally in sheet form, is made from a combination of a support sheet and a water-retentive material that is intimately connected to the support sheet. Moisture or exudate originating from a product enclosed by the packing material is absorbed and retained by the water-retentive material without affecting the physical strength of the support sheet or the packaged product. In a preferred embodiment, the support sheet is made of paper or a polymeric material, such as polyethylene, and the water retentive material is formed from polyacrylonitrile, or an acrylonitrile based co-polymer, treated with an alkaline aqueous solution of aliphatic or cycloaliphatic monofunctional or polyfunctional alcohols that have melting points greater than or equal to 110.degree. C. The packaging material is ideal for the packaging of moisture sensitive foods, such as cheese.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1990
    Assignee: Societe Charentaise de Participations, S.A.
    Inventor: Robert Temple