Patents by Inventor Terry Michele Ciccaglione

Terry Michele Ciccaglione 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).

  • Hinged base for positioning heavy components
    Patent number: 8353502
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus for tilting objects includes a lower portion which comprises at least one foot plate and at least three supporting walls. A height of the top of the lower portion is about the height of a supporting structure. The apparatus also includes an upper portion which comprises a substantially flat surface and at least one connector for coupling a node carrier to the upper portion. The upper portion is coupled to the lower portion, and the upper portion tilts relative to the lower portion between an angle about horizontal to an angle about vertical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Terry Michele Ciccaglione, Charles Carl Gange, Sharon Terese Spaulding, Todd D. Voltz
  • Six face, multi-event, orientation sensor
    Patent number: 7880598
    Abstract: An apparatus and a computer implemented method for monitoring and recording the orientation data for an object. The orientation apparatus comprises an outer casing. Inside the outer casing is an orientation device that comprises six chambers, with a ball sensor in each chamber, and a ball. The orientation apparatus also comprises a data recorder for recording an event history of the orientation device, and a communicator for conveying the event history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Terry Michele Ciccaglione, Mark Edmund Maresh, Robert Tucker Sanders
  • HINGED BASE FOR POSITIONING HEAVY COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20100221091
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus for tilting objects includes a lower portion which comprises at least one foot plate and at least three supporting walls. A height of the top of the lower portion is about the height of a supporting structure. The apparatus also includes an upper portion which comprises a substantially flat surface and at least one connector for coupling a node carrier to the upper portion. The upper portion is coupled to the lower portion, and the upper portion tilts relative to the lower portion between an angle about horizontal to an angle about vertical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Terry Michele Ciccaglione, Charles Carl Gange, Sharon Terese Spaulding, Todd D. Voltz
  • SIX FACE, MULTI-EVENT, ORIENTATION SENSOR
    Publication number: 20080140339
    Abstract: An apparatus and a computer implemented method for monitoring and recording the orientation data for an object. The orientation apparatus comprises an outer casing. Inside the outer casing is an orientation device that comprises six chambers, with a ball sensor in each chamber, and a ball. The orientation apparatus also comprises a data recorder for recording an event history of the orientation device, and a communicator for conveying the event history.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Terry Michele Ciccaglione, Mark Edmund Maresh, Robert Tucker Sanders