Patents by Inventor Roland Ree

Roland Ree 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).

  • MULTI-POSITION PUSHBUTTON WITH INTEGRAL LED AND ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20090078548
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to pushbutton actuators. More particularly, the invention encompasses a pushbutton 2 position twist release switch with integral LED and actuator. The invention also includes a pushbutton 3 position momentary switch with an integral LED and actuator. Another embodiment of the invention relates to a pushbutton 3 position maintained switch with an integral LED and actuator. The invention also includes various embodiments of the inventive pushbutton actuator of this invention. The inventive pushbutton also comprises a pushbutton knob that has ridges for the transmission and scattering of light for the LED in the module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Neeraj Singh, Tinghao Wang, Li-Chih Roland Ree, Xinhua Chen
  • Electric motor with self-adjusting bushing structure
    Patent number: 6965180
    Abstract: A bushing structure 10 is constructed and arranged to be operatively associated with a shaft 24 of an electric motor 22. The motor has a housing 30 including a generally elliptical recess 32 therein defined along an axis C of the shaft. The bushing structure includes a generally cylindrical bushing member 12 constructed and arranged to engage an end of the shaft so as to locate the shaft with respect to the housing and to prevent lockup of the motor. An endplay member 20 is associated with the bushing member and with the end of the shaft. The endplay member includes a spherical portion constructed and arranged to be received in the elliptical recess so as to control endplay of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation
    Inventors: JonYeon Oh, Roland Ree, Barry Anderson
  • Electric motor with self-adjusting bushing structure
    Publication number: 20050104463
    Abstract: A bushing structure 10 is constructed and arranged to be operatively associated with a shaft 24 of an electric motor 22. The motor has a housing 30 including a generally elliptical recess 32 therein defined along an axis C of the shaft. The bushing structure includes a generally cylindrical bushing member 12 constructed and arranged to engage an end of the shaft so as to locate the shaft with respect to the housing and to prevent lockup of the motor. An endplay member 20 is associated with the bushing member and with the end of the shaft. The endplay member includes a spherical portion constructed and arranged to be received in the elliptical recess so as to control endplay of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Jon Oh, Roland Ree, Barry Anderson