Patents by Inventor Roderick K. Thomson

Roderick K. Thomson 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).

  • Replaceable breakaway link for coating head assembly
    Patent number: 6827517
    Abstract: A coating head assembly incorporating a replaceable breakaway link. The breakaway link connects two portions of the coating head assembly and has a sharp bend defining a weakened portion. In the event of a collision, the breakaway link will break to reduce the likelihood of breakage of any other part of the coating head assembly. Repair then only requires that the link be replaced, rather than the coating head assembly to be rebuilt. This invention reduces the coating head repair time from a fifteen-hour job of rebuilding the coating head assembly to a three-hour job of tooling a new link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Roderick K. Thomson, Robert D. Rotolo
  • Replaceable breakaway link
    Publication number: 20030161678
    Abstract: A coating head assembly incorporates a replaceable breakaway link into the coating head assembly. In the event of a collision, this link will break to reduce the likelihood of breakage of any other part of the coating head assembly. Repair then only requires that the link be replaced, rather than the coating head assembly be rebuilt. This invention reduces the coating head repair time from a fifteen-hour job of rebuilding the coating head assembly to a three-hour job of tooling a new link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Roderick K. Thomson, Robert D. Rotolo
  • Clock having gemstone cabochon hour position marks
    Patent number: D486090
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Inventor: Roderick K. Thomson