Patents by Inventor Ronald Todd Roberts

Ronald Todd Roberts 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).

  • Clamp retention device
    Patent number: 6701581
    Abstract: A retention device is provided for positioning and retaining an open generally cylindrical hose clamp on a selected hose. The device extends generally about a longitudinal axis and has a retainer and a locator spaced axially from the retainer in side-by-side relationship. The locator and retainer are coupled together and the locator is adapted to hold the clamp while the retainer is adapted to engage the hose to maintain the device in position on the hose. The retainer is in the form of pair of looped hose engaging elements terminating at respective free ends and cantilevered to extend in opposite directions from a connecting web coupling the locator to the retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Epicor Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig A. Senovich, Ronald Todd Roberts, Scott D. Webb
  • CLAMP RETENTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20040025304
    Abstract: A retention device is provided for positioning and retaining an open generally cylindrical hose clamp on a selected hose. The device extends generally about a longitudinal axis and has a retainer and a locator spaced axially from the retainer in side-by-side relationship. The locator and retainer are coupled together and the locator is adapted to hold the clamp while the retainer is adapted to engage the hose to maintain the device in position on the hose. The retainer is in the form of pair of looped hose engaging elements terminating at respective free ends and cantilevered to extend in opposite directions from a connecting web coupling the locator to the retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2002
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Craig A. Senovich, Ronald Todd Roberts, Scott D. Webb