Patents by Inventor Robert Vance

Robert Vance 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).

  • Functional modular building cartridges and methods
    Patent number: 11365540
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of a modular building structure including modular cartridges. In one example, a modular residential structure comprises a systems cartridge that is configured to provide a number of services for the modular residential structure. A spine cartridge is configured to be attached to a top of or a bottom of the systems cartridge. The spine cartridge comprises conduits for conveying the services from the systems cartridge to a number of access points. A planar wall can be configured to form a portion of the modular residential structure. The systems cartridge, the planar wall, and the spine cartridge can be prefabricated at an off-site location. The systems cartridge can be attached to the spine cartridge at an on-site location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PEOPERTIES, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Wheeler, Robert Vance
  • FUNCTIONAL MODULAR BUILDING CARTRIDGES AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20210079645
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of a modular building structure including modular cartridges. In one example, a modular residential structure comprises a systems cartridge that is configured to provide a number of services for the modular residential structure. A spine cartridge is configured to be attached to a top of or a bottom of the systems cartridge. The spine cartridge comprises conduits for conveying the services from the systems cartridge to a number of access points. A planar wall can be configured to form a portion of the modular residential structure. The systems cartridge, the planar wall, and the spine cartridge can be prefabricated at an off-site location. The systems cartridge can be attached to the spine cartridge at an on-site location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph Wheeler, Robert Vance
  • Overcap device to hold and dispense ornamental particles
    Publication number: 20050045642
    Abstract: An overcap device for storing and dispensing ornamental particles. The overcap device includes a closure cap for covering a recessed area used for the storage of the ornamental particles where the closure cap has an annular flange to frictionally engage the inner surface of the recessed storage area. The overcap device further includes a recessed area on the underside to removably fit on the top of a vial closure cap, where such recessed area includes flat ribs of a varying number to accept vial closure caps of inconsistent tolerances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventor: Robert Vance
  • Heat exchanger fin
    Patent number: D858466
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: COIL MASTER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Robert Vance