Patents by Inventor Rodney A. Dale

Rodney A. Dale 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: 20180304942
    Abstract: A cantilever extension for a primary trailer is provided. The primary trailer includes a frame that extends from a hitch end to a rear end, and a primary trailer deck coupled to the primary trailer frame. The cantilever extension includes a cantilever deck. The cantilever extension is rotatably coupled to the primary trailer frame proximate to the rear end, and the cantilever extension is rotatable between a stow position, wherein the cantilever deck is oriented in a substantially face-to-face relationship with the primary trailer deck, and a deployed position, wherein the cantilever deck is oriented substantially co-planar with, and aft of, the primary trailer deck. The cantilever extension in the deployed position is supported solely via coupling to the primary trailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew Martin Schattgen, Rodney Dale Crim, Timothy John McGreal, Jeffrey Wilcox Ingels
  • Publication number: 20180099349
    Abstract: A tool includes a friction stir welding (FSW) tool, a first body, a second body, and a plurality of biasing elements. The FSW tool has a rotational axis. The first body is rotationally fixed relative to the FSW tool and the second body is rotational fixed relative to the FSW tool. The plurality of biasing elements is positioned longitudinally between at least a portion of the first body and at least a portion of the second body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Scott M. Packer, Rodney Dale Fleck, Russell J. Steel
  • Patent number: 9924042
    Abstract: Videomail and/or voicemail methods for mobile devices and systems are provided. A communication session request is received from a source device for communication with a destination device. Responsive to the request, it is determined whether the requested session will be established with the destination device. When the requested session will not be established with the destination device, the source device is caused to present a message request to a source device user. Responsive to the message request, a message generated by the source device user is received which includes at least one of video or audio information. A file transfer (FT) message is generated from the received message. The FT message is temporarily stored on a messaging server, and is sent to the destination device via the messaging server, without maintaining a stored copy of the FT message on the messaging server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventor: Rodney Dale Regan
  • Patent number: 9819973
    Abstract: A multimedia device includes input ports dedicated to receiving a real-time media signal and a processor system dedicated to capturing the real-time media signal. The processor system defines an embedded environment. The input ports and the processor system are integrated into the multimedia capture device. The input ports include an audio input port and at least one of a visual-capture input port or a digital-image input port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Echo 360, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Benjamin Allen, Steven Lee Geyer, Rodney Dale McElrath
  • Patent number: 9764375
    Abstract: A system and method of joining at least two workpieces together using a friction rivet and a friction rivet cap that are friction stirred together after a cutting tip or cutting feature on the friction rivet cuts through workpieces and is then bonded to the friction rivet cap, and wherein the friction rivet cap may be excluded if the friction rivet includes a hollow in the cutting tip, the hollow being flared after the friction rivets cuts through the workpieces to thereby create an integral rivet cap in the end of the friction rivet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignees: Brigham Young University, Megastir Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Michael P. Miles, Rodney Dale Fleck, Russell J. Steel
  • Publication number: 20170216961
    Abstract: A non-weldable workpiece may be affixed to a weldable workpiece by friction stirring the weldable workpiece to plasticize and extrude at least a portion thereof into a recess in the non-weldable workpiece. The weldable workpiece may then be welded to a body of a downhole tool to enable the welding of a non-weldable workpiece onto a body to increase the wear-resistance of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Robert J. Utter, Rodney Dale Fleck, Russell J. Steel
  • Publication number: 20170197274
    Abstract: A system and method for securely joining a high melting temperature material and a backing substrate using a mechanical connection includes a backing substrate integrally formed with a material positioned inside a dovetail recess in the high melting temperature material, mechanically fixing the backing substrate to the high melting temperature material without fusion or bonding of the microstructure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Russell J. Steel, Rodney Dale Fleck, Christopher Arthur Tucker, Scott M. Packer, David Rosal, John T. Canavan, Michael D. Klinginsmith
  • Publication number: 20150304690
    Abstract: A multimedia device includes input ports dedicated to receiving a real-time media signal and a processor system dedicated to capturing the real-time media signal. The processor system defines an embedded environment. The input ports and the processor system are integrated into the multimedia capture device. The input ports include an audio input port and at least one of a visual-capture input port or a digital-image input port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: Echo 360, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Benjamin ALLEN, Steven Lee GEYER, Rodney Dale McELRATH
  • Publication number: 20150204322
    Abstract: A pump system is disclosed. The pump system may have a power source, a pump, and a torque converter configured to fluidly couple an output rotation of the power source to an input rotation of the pump. The pump system may also have a sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of an output flow rate of the pump, and a controller in communication with the sensor and the power source. The controller may be configured to selectively adjust a speed of the power source based on the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor IUND, Rodney Dale HARMS, Lucas Jason PETERSON, Don Miles WILBUR, JR.
  • Publication number: 20150189090
    Abstract: Videomail and/or voicemail methods for mobile devices and systems are provided. A communication session request is received from a source device for communication with a destination device. Responsive to the request, it is determined whether the requested session will be established with the destination device. When the requested session will not be established with the destination device, the source device is caused to present a message request to a source device user. Responsive to the message request, a message generated by the source device user is received which includes at least one of video or audio information. A file transfer (FT) message is generated from the received message. The FT message is temporarily stored on a messaging server, and is sent to the destination device via the messaging server, without maintaining a stored copy of the FT message on the messaging server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
    Inventor: Rodney Dale Regan
  • Patent number: 9071746
    Abstract: A multimedia device includes input ports dedicated to receiving a real-time media signal and a processor system dedicated to capturing the real-time media signal. The processor system defines an embedded environment. The input ports and the processor system are integrated into the multimedia capture device. The input ports include an audio input port and at least one of a visual-capture input port or a digital-image input port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Echo 360, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Benjamin Allen, Steven Lee Geyer, Rodney Dale McElrath
  • Patent number: 9061371
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a mandrel that can be used to react the loads that are created by a friction stir joining tool as it performs friction stir joining of tubulars, the mandrel selected from a disposable mandrel, a partially disposable mandrel, a reusable mandrel, and a mandrel that is partially disposable and partially reusable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: MEGASTIR TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Paul T. Higgins, Barry Wayne Struthers, Rod W. Shampine, Jeremy Peterson, Rodney Dale Fleck, Russell J. Steel, Scott M. Packer
  • Publication number: 20140273980
    Abstract: A subscriber's voicemail information is migrated from one voicemail system to another voicemail system. A telephone service activation server can send an instruction to a destination voicemail system to create a new voicemail account for the subscriber and a migration instruction to a migration server. The migration server can obtain voicemail information in the existing voicemail account from a source voicemail system and transmit the obtained voicemail information to the destination voicemail system where it can be stored in the subscriber's new voicemail account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: CELLCO PARTNERSHIP D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS
    Inventors: Rodney Dale REGAN, Hugo D. MUNOZ SANCHEZ, Henry H. LI
  • Patent number: 8805281
    Abstract: A method performed by a mobile terminal includes receiving a device identifier from a short-distance-communication (SDC) device located outside of the mobile terminal by using the internal SDC device disposed in the mobile terminal and determining whether the received device identifier corresponds to or includes one of one or more identifiers stored in the mobile terminal. Upon determining that the received device identifier corresponds to one of the one or more stored identifiers, the mobile terminal performs a predetermined control function corresponding to the identifiers, without further receiving any instruction signal to control the phone function or the data communication function from the external SDC device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Jay Hsu, Rodney Dale Regan
  • Publication number: 20140151438
    Abstract: A system and method for repairing and/or joining together multiple lengths of tubulars using friction stir joining, and a system for manipulating the tubular so that friction stir joining may be performed while the tubular is on a reel and/or at a field site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Rodney Dale Fleck, Bonnie Powell, Paul T. Higgins, Rod W. Shampine, Russell J. Steel, Scott M. Packer, Edward K. Leugemors, Timothy M. Lesko
  • Patent number: 8606655
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a non-transitory processor-readable medium includes code to cause a processor to receive, via a first communication mode, a first indicator associated with a first user-performed process, and receive, via a second communication mode different from the first communication mode, a second indicator associated with a second user-performed process. The code includes code to cause the processor to identify, using the first indicator a first set of items for the first user-performed process, and identify, using the second indicator, a second set of items for the second user-performed process. The code further includes code to cause the processor to define a vendor-agnostic list to include the first set of items and the second set of items, and send a signal associated with at least a portion of the vendor-agnostic list to a communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Ziplist, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Benjamin Allen, Steven Lee Geyer, Bradley Spector Herrup, Rodney Dale McElrath, Timothy Scott Ramsey
  • Publication number: 20130299560
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a mandrel that can be used to react the loads that are created by a friction stir joining tool as it performs friction stir joining of tubulars, the mandrel selected from a disposable mandrel, a partially disposable mandrel, a reusable mandrel, and a mandrel that is partially disposable and partially reusable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Paul T. Higgins, Barry Wayne Struthers, Rod W. Shampine, Jeremy Peterson, Rodney Dale Fleck, Russell J. Steel, Scott M. Packer
  • Publication number: 20130299561
    Abstract: A system and method for joining curved surfaces such as pipes by obtaining pipes having additional rough stock material on the pipe ends, the rough stock material being precision machine processed to prepare complementary face profiles on each of the curved surfaces and then performing friction stir joining of the pipes to obtain a joint that has fewer defects than joints created from conventional welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Paul T. Higgins, Jeremy Peterson, Rodney Dale Fleck, Russell J. Steel, Scott M. Packer, Murray Mahoney, Rod W. Shampine
  • Publication number: 20130271620
    Abstract: A multimedia device includes input ports dedicated to receiving a real-time media signal and a processor system dedicated to capturing the real-time media signal. The processor system defines an embedded environment. The input ports and the processor system are integrated into the multimedia capture device. The input ports include an audio input port and at least one of a visual-capture input port or a digital-image input port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Geoffrey Benjamin ALLEN, Steven Lee GEYER, Rodney Dale McELRATH
  • Publication number: 20130225086
    Abstract: A method performed by a mobile terminal includes receiving a device identifier from a short-distance-communication (SDC) device located outside of the mobile terminal by using the internal SDC device disposed in the mobile terminal and determining whether the received device identifier corresponds to or includes one of one or more identifiers stored in the mobile terminal. Upon determining that the received device identifier corresponds to one of the one or more stored identifiers, the mobile terminal performs a predetermined control function corresponding to the identifiers, without further receiving any instruction signal to control the phone function or the data communication function from the external SDC device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
    Inventors: Jay HSU, Rodney Dale Regan