Patents by Inventor Ronald Ford

Ronald Ford 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 indicating a predicted outcome of a match between opposing teams
    Publication number: 20070033843
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided for indicating the outcome of a match between two rival parties using an article bearing indicia of a sports object that is associated with the particular sport that the rival parties are competing in. A display apparatus is provided featuring an article bearing indicia of a sports object, a first icon attached to the article, a second icon attached to the article and spaced from the first icon, and an outcome indicator attached to the article and positioned substantially intermediate to the first and second icons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventor: Ronald Ford
  • Attachment for a vertical milling machine
    Patent number: 4456412
    Abstract: An attachment for a vertical milling machine or the like provides a drive arrangement which provides for a selective high-torque drive connection, a low-torque yielding drive connection, or a complete disconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1984
    Assignee: Varitork Research Mechanism, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Ford, Vincent G. Ford, Martyn J. Ford