Patents by Inventor Ronald E. Foster

Ronald E. Foster 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).

  • Apparatus and method for handling pipe sections
    Patent number: 7537424
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for handling pipe sections, preferably for use with a drilling head. The apparatus includes a storage bin defining a substantially fixed bin dispensing position, a transfer device for individually transferring a pipe section between the bin dispensing position and a pipe transfer position, and a handling device for individually moving the pipe section between the pipe transfer position and a drilling head interface position. The method includes presenting a pipe section to the bin dispensing position, moving the transfer device to the bin dispensing position to engage the pipe section at the bin dispensing position, transferring the pipe section with the transfer device from the bin dispensing position to the pipe transfer position, engaging the pipe section with the handling device at the pipe transfer position, and moving the pipe section with the handling device from the pipe transfer position to the drilling head interface position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: MARL Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald W. Innes, Dustyn J. Elford, Ronald E. Foster, John T. Hackett, Tan N. Nguyen, Daniel P. Teeuwsen
  • Station for charging and organizing rechargeable power tools
    Patent number: D339789
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Inventors: James D. Foster, Ronald E. Foster