Patents by Inventor Roderick A. L. Ross

Roderick A. L. Ross 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: 5864920
    Abstract: A door control device for use on a non-fire side of a fire-door mounted in a door frame in a fire-door safety installation has a door closer assembly filled with a hydraulic damping fluid and attached to a non-fire side of the fire-door by at least one fastener; a door control arm pivotally connected to the door frame at a first end and to the door closer assembly at a second end; and the hydraulic damping fluid is one of a group of fire resistant hydraulic fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company
    Inventors: Rex H. Lasson, William L. Downey, Roderick A. L. Ross
  • Patent number: 5709009
    Abstract: A door control device for use on a non-fire side of a fire-door mounted in a door frame in a fire-door safety installation has a door closer assembly filled with a hydraulic damping fluid and attached to a non-fire side of the fire-door by at least one fastener; a door control arm pivotally connected to the door frame at a first end and to the door closer assembly at a second end; and the hydraulic damping fluid is one of a group of fire resistant hydraulic fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company
    Inventors: Rex H. Lasson, William L. Downey, Roderick A. L. Ross
  • Patent number: 4440270
    Abstract: A disc brake assembly for use in a vehicle having an axle rotatably journaled in an axle housing wherein a rotatable brake disc is connected to a rim support for rotation along with a tire of the vehicle. A housing is attached to said axle housing and encompasses the brake disc. Such housing has a caliper member which straddles a portion of the outer periphery of the brake disc having piston means moveable into engagement with the brake disc. Coolant means are provided to said housing for directing a flow of coolant into said closed chamber for direction against the brake disc, which is then removed via an exhaust opening to atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1984
    Assignee: The B. F. Goodrich Company
    Inventor: Roderick A. L. Ross