Patents by Inventor Roland Hernandez

Roland Hernandez 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).

  • In-tank lid position control
    Patent number: 6883186
    Abstract: Apparatus to displace a raised toilet cover or seat member, comprising an actuator movable generally endwise toward a location defined by the raised toilet seat or cover, a mechanism within the toilet tank to urge the actuator endwise from a retracted position in response to lowering of the surface level of water in the tank, and toward that location to effect lowering of the seat or cover, the actuator thereafter being movable toward its retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Inventor: Roland Hernandez
  • Concentric finger jointed timber
    Patent number: 6537625
    Abstract: A finger joint for connecting first and second wooden segments includes intermeshing fingers that are concentrically disposed about the center of the end face of the two wooden segments. The fingers may either be independent round protrusions forming recesses therebetween operable to receive the fingers of a corresponding wooden segment to be joined, or may alternatively comprise a spiral shaped protrusion defining a corresponding recess sized to receive the spiral shaped protrusion of the corresponding wooden segment to be joined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Dwight Flach, Roland Hernandez
  • Toilet lid position control
    Patent number: 6526600
    Abstract: Apparatus to displace a raised toilet seat or cover member, comprising, in combination a carrier to be supported on a toilet water tank, structure pivotally supported on that carrier, a pusher associated with said structure positioned to displace said member as the structure pivots, and an actuator associated with said structure and positioned to pivot said structure in response to lowering of the surface level of water in the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Inventor: Roland Hernandez
  • Finger-joint in finger-jointed lumber
    Publication number: 20020076275
    Abstract: A joint for bonding two wooden segments comprises a staggered finger joint having adjacent tips staggered with respect to one another to define corresponding staggered roots whose voids are configured to accept the staggered tips of a wood segment to be bonded. The resulting stress concentrations at the joint are also staggered, and do not bridge across adjacent fingers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Roland Hernandez, Dwight D. Flach
  • Concentric finger jointed timber
    Publication number: 20020015815
    Abstract: A finger joint for connecting first and second wooden segments includes inter meshing fingers that are concentrically disposed about the center of the end face of the two wooden segments. The fingers may either be independent round protrusions forming recesses therebetween operable to receive the fingers of a corresponding wooden segment to be joined, or may alternatively comprise a spiral shaped protrusion defining a corresponding recess sized to receive the spiral shaped protrusion of the corresponding wooden segment to be joined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Dwight Flach, Roland Hernandez
  • Step stool
    Patent number: D501683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Home Products International, Inc.
    Inventors: Roland Hernandez, Michael Jaron
  • Toothbrush and cup holder
    Patent number: D499591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Home Products International, Inc.
    Inventors: Roland Hernandez, Michael Jaron
  • Mirror and tooth brush holder
    Patent number: D499917
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Home Products International, Inc.
    Inventors: Roland Hernandez, Michael Jaron
  • Soap dish
    Patent number: D499919
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Home Products International, Inc.
    Inventors: Roland Hernandez, Michael Jaron