Patents by Inventor Ronald Joseph

Ronald Joseph 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: 20170354085
    Abstract: An agricultural implement includes a frame having a longitudinal axis and laterally opposed sides and motive supports mounted to and supporting the frame. The agricultural implement further includes a first wing carried by the frame and at least one second wing, in which each second wing is pivotably connected to the first wing. The agricultural implement also includes an elevator mechanism configured to raise and lower the first wing and the second wing. Each second wing is connected to the first wing by a wing pivot assembly that includes a skewed hinge pivotably connecting one of the second wings to the first wing. The wing pivot assembly allows each second wing to pivot with respect to the first wing between an operating position and a transport position, in which the skewed hinge defines a first pivot axis oriented at an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Unverferth Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: RONALD JOSEPH SCHLIMGEN, AUGUST PAUL NELSON
  • Patent number: 9830924
    Abstract: A speech recognition system that automatically sets the volume of output audio based on a sound intensity of a command spoken by a user to adjust the output volume. The system can compensate for variation in the intensity of the captured speech command based on the distance between the speaker and the audio capture device, the pitch of the spoken command and the acoustic profile of the system, and the relative intensity of ambient noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Joseph Degges, Jr., Kerry H Scharfglass, Eric Wang
  • Publication number: 20170321763
    Abstract: A dual clutch that includes a first clutch, a second clutch, a ball ramp assembly and at least one actuator is provided. The first clutch engages and disengages a first set of gears. The second clutch engages and disengages a second set of gears. The at least one ball ramp assembly includes at least one ball, first member and a second member. The first member includes a ball pocket for each ball. The second member has at least one ball ramp. The at least one ball partially received in an associated ball pocket of the first member and ball ramp of the second member. The at least one actuator is configured and arranged to rotate one of the first member and the second member to cause the at least one ball ramp assembly to activate at least one of the first clutch and the second clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Bruce H. Younggren, Ronald Joseph Wendt, Brandon P. Lenk, Jeffrey Joseph Haack, Thomas Richard Rosenbush, Michael Allen Mueller
  • Patent number: 9732496
    Abstract: An attachment configured to be captured and lifted by a bucket of a vehicle includes a back end proximate the bucket, in operation; a left side; a right side; a front end distal from the bucket, the front end defining a bottom surface; connection means for receiving a forward edge of the bucket, wherein the bucket can engage and lift the attachment; and means defining a material handling area between the left side, right side, front end, and back end, the material handling area including apertures for sifting, wherein material rolls up into the material handling area when the attachment moves forward so that material can be sifted in the sifting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: NewMax Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Martin Newman, Ronald Joseph Maestas
  • Patent number: 9729621
    Abstract: Systems and methods of the present invention for maintaining network data distribution are provided. Network data may be distributed in such as manner as to allow a network session to weather interrupted communications between host and clients without significant loss of data. Embodiments of the present invention provide for one or more clients to serve as backup host(s) for the network session. When the other clients transmit data to the host, they may also transmit the data to one or more backup hosts if there are any indications of interrupted communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Mark Lester Jacob, Ronald Joseph Roy, Adam Pierce Harris
  • Publication number: 20170223042
    Abstract: Examples relate to detection of email-related vulnerabilities. The examples disclosed herein enable monitoring, at a runtime, application programming interface (API) calls made by a server-based application for the API calls related to at least one of a plurality of email protocols. A request to obtain a first set of data indicating a result of a vulnerability attack may be received from a vulnerability scanner. The examples disclosed herein enable identifying, at the runtime, an API call that has been made based on the vulnerability attack in response to receiving the request. The first set of data may be obtained, at the runtime, based on the API call. The examples disclosed herein further enable providing the first set of data to the vulnerability scanner to detect a vulnerability in the first set of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Sasi Siddharth MUTHURAJAN, Ronald Joseph SECHMAN
  • Publication number: 20170210224
    Abstract: A dual clutch transaxle is provided that includes a dual clutch assembly, an input shaft assembly, a counter shaft assembly, a shift assembly and at least one output assembly. The dual clutch assembly has a dual clutch axis and includes a first clutch shaft and a second clutch shaft. The input shaft assembly includes a nested first inner input shaft and a second outer input shaft that are operationally coupled to the first clutch shaft and a second clutch shaft. An input shaft axis is offset from the dual clutch axis of the dual clutch assembly. A plurality of drive gears of the input shaft assembly are operationally coupled to a plurality of driven gears of the counter shaft assembly. The shift assembly is operationally coupled to select. The at least one output assembly is operationally coupled to the counter shaft assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Bruce H. Younggren, Brandon P. Lenk, Thomas Richard Rosenbush, Ronald Joseph Wendt, Michael Allen Mueller
  • Publication number: 20170199006
    Abstract: A barrel nut assembly for a firearm is disclosed. The barrel nut assembly may include a barrel nut comprising a plurality of expansion flanges. The barrel nut assembly also may include an expansion plug comprising an expansion surface. The expansion surface may be configured to abut and expand the plurality of expansion flanges when the expansion plug is attached to the barrel nut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Fortis Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Sukho Hwang, John J. Hwang, Richard Brady Olsen, Ronald Joseph Hertel
  • Publication number: 20170181904
    Abstract: A fastening member has inboard and outboard ends, a panel region, an end region, and a stiffening element. The panel region is disposed adjacent to the inboard end and has first and second layers. The first and second layers are joined in a face-to-face orientation. The end region is disposed adjacent to the outboard end and has a fastening element zone and an intermediate zone. The intermediate zone is disposed between the fastening element zone and the panel region adjacent an interface between the panel and end regions. The stiffening element is disposed in the end region and has a stiffness of greater than about 200 N/m. A portion of the stiffening element is disposed between the first layer and the second layer and is joined to the first layer and the second layer. The portion is disposed adjacent to the interface between the panel region and the end region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Mark James KLINE, Anna Elizabeth MACURA, Michael Irwin LAWSON, Ronald Joseph ZINK
  • Publication number: 20170172814
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to absorbent articles and methods for assembling absorbent articles with components having printed graphics with masked zones having alternatingly arranged printed regions and unprinted regions. Various substrates and/or components to be incorporated into manufactured absorbent articles include graphics with the masked zones positioned and/or printed in such a manner so as to functionally reduce noticeable visible results of imprecise and/or inconsistent manufacturing operations performed in areas where the graphics are located. In some configurations, substrates and/or components include graphics with masked zones positioned in regions that are subject to bonding, cutting, and/or folding transformations during the assembly process, such as for example, side seam regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Jason Ashley Wagner, John Joseph Litchholt, Ronald Joseph Zink, II
  • Publication number: 20170172809
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to absorbent articles and methods for assembling absorbent articles with components having printed graphics with masked zones having alternatingly arranged printed regions and unprinted regions. Various substrates and/or components to be incorporated into manufactured absorbent articles include graphics with the masked zones positioned and/or printed in such a manner so as to functionally reduce noticeable visible results of imprecise and/or inconsistent manufacturing operations performed in areas where the graphics are located. In some configurations, substrates and/or components include graphics with masked zones positioned in regions that are subject to bonding, cutting, and/or folding transformations during the assembly process, such as for example, along inner edges of front and/or back belts and/or leg openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Jason Ashley Wagner, John Joseph Litchholt, Ronald Joseph Zink, II
  • Publication number: 20170172816
    Abstract: Absorbent articles herein may include components having graphics including unmasked and masked zones, wherein the masked zones are defined by alternating arranged printed and unprinted regions. The masked zones give the appearance that the graphics fade or gradually transition from areas of relatively high print intensities in the unmasked zones to areas of relatively low print intensities. In addition, the graphics may be printed with relatively constant print densities in both masked and unmasked zones, and thus, avoid many of the unintended negative effects and difficulties associated with printing graphics with faded zones of print intensities. As such, substrates and/or components to be incorporated into manufactured absorbent articles include graphics include masked zones that may be positioned and/or printed in such a manner so as to functionally reduce noticeable visible results of imprecise and/or inconsistent assembly operations performed in areas where the graphics are located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Jason Ashley Wagner, John Joseph Litchholt, Ronald Joseph Zink, II
  • Publication number: 20170172815
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to absorbent articles and methods for assembling absorbent articles with components having printed graphics with masked zones having alternatingly arranged printed regions and unprinted regions. Various substrates and/or components to be incorporated into manufactured absorbent articles include graphics with the masked zones positioned and/or printed in such a manner so as to functionally reduce noticeable visible results of imprecise and/or inconsistent manufacturing operations performed in areas where the graphics are located. In some configurations, substrates and/or components include graphics with masked zones positioned in regions that are subject to bonding, cutting, and/or folding transformations during the assembly process, such as for example, along outer edges of front and/or back waist regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Jason Ashley Wagner, John Joseph Litchholt, Ronald Joseph Zink, II
  • Publication number: 20170119592
    Abstract: Absorbent articles that include elastics in multiple layers are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Sarah Marie Wade, Tina Marie Glahn, Gary Dean Lavon, Diana Woehnl Juratovac, Kaoru Ishihara, Masaharu Nishikawa, Ronald Joseph Zink, Anna Elizabeth Macura
  • Publication number: 20170111370
    Abstract: Information stored in a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) session is monitored. Based on the monitoring, authentication information in the information stored in the HTTP session is identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Ming Sum Sam NG, Ronald Joseph SECHMAN, Matias MADOU
  • Patent number: 9622925
    Abstract: A fastening member has inboard and outboard ends, a panel region, an end region, and a stiffening element. The panel region is disposed adjacent to the inboard end and has first and second layers. The first and second layers are joined in a face-to-face orientation. The end region is disposed adjacent to the outboard end and has a fastening element zone and an intermediate zone. The intermediate zone is disposed between the fastening element zone and the panel region adjacent an interface between the panel and end regions. The stiffening element is disposed in the end region and has a stiffness of greater than about 200 N/m. A portion of the stiffening element is disposed between the first layer and the second layer and is joined to the first layer and the second layer. The portion is disposed adjacent to the interface between the panel region and the end region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark James Kline, Anna Elizabeth Macura, Michael Irwin Lawson, Ronald Joseph Zink
  • Publication number: 20170071878
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds that modulate nicotinic receptors as non-competitive antagonists, methods for their synthesis, methods for use, and their pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Srinivasa Rao Akireddy, Balwinder Singh Bhatti, Ronald Joseph Heemstra, Jason Speake, Daniel Yohannes, Matt S. Melvin, Yunde Xiao
  • Patent number: 9590298
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for enabling orientation of directional antennas even when one or more of the directional antennas are moving. Position information for each directional antenna is transmitted using an omnidirectional antenna transmitting at a low bandwidth and a low power. The position information of the directional antennas is used to orient the directional antennas so that a high bandwidth, low power wireless connection can be enabled and/or maintained between the directional antennas. The position information is periodically transmitted and the orientation of the directional antennas is updated as one or more of the directional antennas move so that the wireless connection between the directional antennas is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Buchmueller, Ronald Joseph Degges, Jr., Jin Dong Kim, Gur Kimchi, Sang Eun Lee, Subram Narasimhan, Koohyun Um
  • Patent number: 9572727
    Abstract: Absorbent articles that include elastics in multiple layers are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: the Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Sarah Marie Wade, Tina Marie Glahn, Gary Dean Lavon, Diana Woehnl Juratovac, Kaoru Ishihara, Masaharu Nishikawa, Ronald Joseph Zink, Anna Elizabeth Macura
  • Publication number: 20170042721
    Abstract: A shoulder immobilizer (20) includes a semi-rigid or rigid orthosis, in the form of an arm support (22), which supports the upper arm, elbow, forearm and wrist of a patient. A bolster (24) is positioned between the patient and the arm support (22). A body strap (26) extends around the patient and attaches to the arm support (22) and/or the bolster (24), holding the arm support and bolster in position against the body of the patient. In embodiments, the shoulder immobilizer (20) may utilize a shoulder strap (28), but such a shoulder strap is not necessary for shoulder immobilization of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Steve GOLDEN, Nathaniel COHEN, Ronald JOSEPH, Marc SAFRAN