Patents by Inventor Sidney A. Heenan, deceased

Sidney A. Heenan, deceased 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: 6984047
    Abstract: A ruling of cube corner elements comprising intersecting ruled vee-grooves is characterized in that at least one of the vee-grooves is made such the substrate being ruled and the cutting tool are oscillated with respect to one another during the ruling of the vee-groove. Rulings made in accordance with the instant invention can be designed to produce a cube corner element having broader divergence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis I. Couzin, Ronald A. Sandler, legal representative, Sidney A. Heenan, deceased
  • Patent number: 6102612
    Abstract: A pavement marker comprising a base member and a signal device for sending a light signal to a driver of an oncoming vehicle further includes a longitudinally extending tire directing hood member that directs tire contact away from the upper edge, upper portion, and upper generally corner portions of the signal device front face, while allowing tire contact with the lower portion of the signal device front face. The signal device front face is at a predetermined recess depth in said pavement marker, and is at a predetermined angle with respect to the roadway surface. The marker can be either a snowplowable marker or a sun country marker. The signal device optionally can be mounted on a base member by a mechanical interlock. Optional drainage channels can be provided in the base member to allow drainage of fluid from in front of the lower portion of the signal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Stimsonite Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Pricone, Anthony J. Montalbano, Liviu A. Coman, Michael E. Flader, Loren M. Lundtveit, Edward V. Nick, Sidney A. Heenan, deceased, by Ronald A. Sandler, executor, Jeffrey Tidaback