Patents by Inventor Ronald L. Estes

Ronald L. Estes 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: 5441152
    Abstract: An organizer device for orthopedic equipment normally found in cast removal situations comprising a plastic box with a closed lower surface, an opened upper surface and a peripheral wall therearound, the box being vacuum formed with recesses and projections therein, a central recess having a semi-cylindrical end formed into one peripheral wall for the receipt of the cord of a saw, the central recess having a semi-cylindrical central extent extending to a central extent of the container, and the central recess having enlarged projections extending upwardly from the end of the recess remote from the end recess for supporting the head of a saw; and a plurality of supplemental recesses formed on opposite sides of the central recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Inventor: Ronald L. Estes
  • Patent number: 4331431
    Abstract: A support arm assembly for boat trailers which is connectable to the drive column of an outboard motor to prevent wear and damage to the boat transom during traveling on the highways or during storage. The support arm assembly comprises a pivotal support arm which is slidably disposed through a bracket member carried by the rear end of the boat trailer whereby the support arm may be retracted under or within the trailer when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1982
    Inventor: Ronald L. Estes
  • Patent number: 4082526
    Abstract: A powder is applied to a glass ribbon as the ribbon is displaced between an annealing lehr and a cutting station. The powder on the ribbon facilitates removal of glass chips (1) generated during the cutting of the ribbon into sheets and (2) projected onto the top surface of the glass ribbon. The powder is applied by vaporizing same in a chamber and condensing the vaporized powder on or allowing the powder to condense in the chamber and fall on the top surface of the ribbon as it is displaced past the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1978
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald L. Estes, Larry S. McGee, Sanford M. Welton