Patents by Inventor Roger Simmons

Roger Simmons 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: 20130233391
    Abstract: A method of providing access to an oil battery having a valve with a valve handle for permitting oil to flow through a pipe for conveyance to a secondary storage vessel. The method includes the following steps: providing a lock inhibiting the movement of said valve handle; providing a identifier identifying which valve is desired access; providing an operator identification identifying an entity seeking access to said valve; determining if said entity seeking access to said valve is authorized to have access; and unlocking said lock enabling said valve to be opened if it is determined that said entity seeking access to said valve is authorized to have access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventors: Mike McMillan, Roger Simmons, John Evans
  • Publication number: 20120048464
    Abstract: A method of sealing a printing plate, such as a photopolymer printing plate, to a carrier sheet. A UV-curable adhesive resin is applied to the parameter of the printing plate once positioned on the backing carrier sheet and the resin is cured using ultraviolet radiation. The curing time of less than ten minutes is significantly shorter than that of conventionally used sealants and is more resistant to environmental factors caused by use of the plate and backing during printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: International Paper Company
    Inventors: Patrick Roger Simmons, James Scott Orcena, Jerome J. Lorenz