Patents by Inventor Robert W. Ferron

Robert W. Ferron 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: 20100056021
    Abstract: A motion device capable of incorporation into an ornament has a module drive mechanism and one or more visual elements capable of being set in motion by a user's interaction with the drive mechanism. The module drive mechanism includes a plurality of motion components, such as gears. The motion components are activated via manual rotation of a crank arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: HALLMARK CARDS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ronald L. Carlson, Kenneth Dean Crow, Robert W. Ferron, Doug L. Krivanek
  • Publication number: 20080032587
    Abstract: A modular motion device capable of incorporated into a greeting card has a packaging structure, a module drive mechanism and one or more visual elements capable of being set in motion by a user's interaction with the drive mechanism. The module drive mechanism includes a plurality of motion components, such as gears and pivot hubs. The motion components are activated in a first embodiment via manual rotation of a drive gear, in a second embodiment via manual rotation of a crank arm, and in a third embodiment via a motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: HALLMARK CARDS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Doug L. Krivanek, Robert W. Ferron
  • Patent number: 5080475
    Abstract: An auxiliary lens support structure for eyeglasses includes a pair of auxiliary lenses and an auxiliary frame for holding the lenses. The auxiliary frame matches a primary frame in shape and size and includes a primary frame receiving groove comprised of a pliant projecting flange and flange edge. The primary frame receiving groove extends over substantially the entire periphery of the primary frame for firm and secure retention. Also, the auxiliary lenses are non-circular and fashioned to match a pair of primary lenses mounted in the primary frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1992
    Inventor: Robert W. Ferron