Patents by Inventor Roberto Ortega

Roberto Ortega 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).

  • Edge break details and processing
    Patent number: 8892238
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for shaping an edge at a juncture of two adjoining surfaces of a part. A first surface and a second surface of the part are abraded by contacting a polishing surface of a polishing wheel to the first surface and to the second surface. The polishing surface spins in opposite rotational directions about an axis parallel to the edge when contacting the first and second surfaces respectively. The polishing surface moves at different translational speeds and the polishing wheel spins at different rotational speeds along straight segments and along curved segments of the edge. The shaped edge has a visually smooth and geometrically uniform appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Inventors: Edward T. Sweet, Roberto Ortega, Andrew Davidson, Simon Lancaster, Thomas Johannessen
  • EDGE BREAK DETAILS AND PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20110081828
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for shaping an edge at a juncture of two adjoining surfaces of a part. A first surface and a second surface of the part are abraded by contacting a polishing surface of a polishing wheel to the first surface and to the second surface. The polishing surface spins in opposite rotational directions about an axis parallel to the edge when contacting the first and second surfaces respectively. The polishing surface moves at different translational speeds and the polishing wheel spins at different rotational speeds along straight segments and along curved segments of the edge. The shaped edge has a visually smooth and geometrically uniform appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Edward T. Sweet, Roberto Ortega, Andrew Davidson, Simon Lancaster, Thomas Johannessen