Patents by Inventor Roberto Arance

Roberto Arance 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: 7421851
    Abstract: An application and method for disinfecting HVAC systems that includes features for protecting service personnel from unintended exposure to ultraviolet radiation. The safeguards include an interlock that prevents illumination of germicidal lamps when their enclosure case is not properly attached to a duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: UltraViolet Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Witham, Thomas M. Veloz, Thomas C. Bowles, Roberto Arance, Keith Crawford, Jon W. Orr, Richard N. Metzger, Larry F. Randall
  • Publication number: 20070058367
    Abstract: A system and a method for keying lamps which involve a lamp keying device such as a keying device with at least one base protruding key being formed on the base and at least one support slot being formed in the lamp support receptacle, the at least one base protruding key detachably coupling with the at least one support slot; a keying device with at least one support protruding key being formed on the lamp support receptacle and at least one base slot being formed in the base, the at least one base slot detachably coupling with the at least one protruding support key; and a keying device with at least one base protruding key being formed on the base and at least one base slot being formed in the base, the keying device further having at least one complementary support protruding key being formed on the lamp support receptacle and at least one complementary support slot being formed in the lamp support receptacle, the at least one base protruding key detachably coupling with the at least one complementary sup
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: David Witham, Roberto Arance, Keith Crawford, Michael Pedersen, Michael Jacques
  • Publication number: 20060254298
    Abstract: An application and method for disinfecting HVAC systems that includes features for protecting service personnel from unintended exposure to ultraviolet radiation. The safeguards include an interlock that prevents illumination of germicidal lamps when their enclosure case is not properly attached to a duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: David Witham, Thomas Veloz, Thomas Bowles, Roberto Arance, Keith Crawford, Jon Orr, Richard Metzger, Larry California
  • Patent number: 7107778
    Abstract: A device (20) for Disinfection of HVAC Systems that include features that will protect service personnel from un-intended exposure to ultra violet radiation. The safeguards include an interlock (70) that prevents illumination of germicidal lamps (80) when an enclosure within which the germicidal lamps (80) are mounted is not properly attached to a duct or appliance; the apparatus further provides for innovative methods for determining that the germicidal lamps (80) are operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Inventors: David L. Witham, Thomas M. Veloz, Thomas C. Bowles, Roberto Arance, Keith Crawford, Jon W. Orr, Richard N. Metzger, Larry F. Randall