Patents by Inventor Ronald L. Brooks

Ronald L. Brooks 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).

  • Patent number: 7640209
    Abstract: A system and method completely eliminating the tasks and responsibilities of the mortgage broker, loan officer, and Federally Chartered Banks in the mortgage loan process, thus transforming the Consumer/Borrower's (Consumer) Personal Computer into a Personal Mortgage Company (PMC) establishing a consumer “do-it-yourself” mortgage process bestowing the Consumer the ability and control to complete all processes needed to complete a mortgage loan, from application to closing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Inventors: Ronald L. Brooks, Christopher Jon Gootos
  • Patent number: 4084292
    Abstract: A hog carcass skinning apparatus is disclosed including a rotatably mounted and generally vertically positioned drum having an axially oriented ditch opening in its periphery. A clamp is carried by the drum in the ditch for clamping an edge flap of skin on the hog carcass. A floating skin scraper is positioned adjacent the ditch, and a skin flap gripping and infeeding device is positioned in the ditch for infeeding the edge flap into the ditch to allow clamping thereof so that upon rotation of the drum, the carcass is caused to rotate and the skin is scraped off the carcass by the scraper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1978
    Assignee: Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin L. Harlan, John A. Krause, Ronald L. Brooks