Patents by Inventor Roger HICKS

Roger HICKS 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: 11142129
    Abstract: This disclosure details vehicle front trunk utility systems for increasing the usefulness of front truck cargo spaces. In exemplary embodiments, a vehicle front trunk utility system includes a utility table that may be deployed between a first configuration in which the utility table functions as a floor liner of a cargo space of the front trunk and a second configuration in which the utility table functions as a tabletop or work space that extends away from the cargo space. The utility systems of this disclosure may additionally or alternatively include various other utility features including but not limited to storage compartments, lighting, battery and stereo interface panels, power outlets, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Lee Howard, II, Roger Hicks, Mark McChesney, Russell Allan Sims, William K. Moore, Ehab Naguib Kaoud, Joshua Edward Brooker
  • Publication number: 20210053498
    Abstract: This disclosure details vehicle front trunk utility systems for increasing the usefulness of front truck cargo spaces. In exemplary embodiments, a vehicle front trunk utility system includes a utility table that may be deployed between a first configuration in which the utility table functions as a floor liner of a cargo space of the front trunk and a second configuration in which the utility table functions as a tabletop or work space that extends away from the cargo space. The utility systems of this disclosure may additionally or alternatively include various other utility features including but not limited to storage compartments, lighting, battery and stereo interface panels, power outlets, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Lee HOWARD, II, Roger HICKS, Mark MCCHESNEY, Russell Allan SIMS, William K. MOORE, Ehab Naguib KAOUD, Joshua Edward BROOKER
  • Patent number: 10751649
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new type of filtration system. Traditional designs required that personnel open the system to clean/change strainers while a process was in operation. This invention provides a straining system that allows process stream to be filtered in a manner completely internal to the process. The system includes dual strainers with a nitrogen purging system and solvent flush system. A creatively designed “catch” area is installed internal to the process to collect all solids that are flushed from the strainer system. The system remains completely closed for the duration of each production campaign, thus eliminating the safety hazard and labor requirement associated with opening a process system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignees: Covestro LLC, Covestro Polymers (China) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Amber Rogers Hicks, William A. Hassell, Kevin M. Kelleher, Kent Swart, Wingwah Lau, Bin Tang, Norbert Steindel
  • Publication number: 20170021289
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new type of filtration system. Traditional designs required that personnel open the system to clean/change strainers while a process was in operation. This invention provides a straining system that allows process stream to be filtered in a manner completely internal to the process. The system includes dual strainers with a nitrogen purging system and solvent flush system. A creatively designed “catch” area is installed internal to the process to collect all solids that are flushed from the strainer system. The system remains completely closed for the duration of each production campaign, thus eliminating the safety hazard and labor requirement associated with opening a process system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Amber Rogers Hicks, William A. Hassell, Kevin M. Kelleher, Kent Swart, Wingwah Lau, Bin Tang, Norbert Steindel