Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Roberts
Thomas C. 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).
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Patent number: 10501233Abstract: A multiple-opening container is configured to facilitate the simultaneous opening of two or more material containing compartments, thus allowing for the material contents within the multiple containing compartments to be suitably mixed upon pouring into another container. As a result of the simultaneous opening and pouring ability facilitated by the multiple-opening container, the time for mixing of multiple materials, such as beverages, fluids, powders or other like contents, can be suitably reduced. In addition, the de-carbonization and/or deterioration or other side affects caused from pre-mixing of the contents can be eliminated. In accordance with another exemplary embodiment, engagement portion can comprise a snap clip and a ring portion configured for sealed coupling to a material containing compartment. Second compartment can be suitably filled within beverages or other materials, and then positioned within the container portion and sealed or otherwise coupled by the engagement portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Inventor: Thomas C. Roberts
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Publication number: 20170349330Abstract: A multiple-opening container is configured to facilitate the simultaneous opening of two or more material containing compartments, thus allowing for the material contents within the multiple containing compartments to be suitably mixed upon pouring into another container. As a result of the simultaneous opening and pouring ability facilitated by the multiple-opening container, the time for mixing of multiple materials, such as beverages, fluids, powders or other like contents, can be suitably reduced. In addition, the de-carbonization and/or deterioration or other side affects caused from pre-mixing of the contents can be eliminated. In accordance with another exemplary embodiment, engagement portion can comprise a snap clip and a ring portion configured for sealed coupling to a material containing compartment. Second compartment can be suitably filled within beverages or other materials, and then positioned within the container portion and sealed or otherwise coupled by the engagement portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventor: Thomas C. Roberts
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Patent number: 9546022Abstract: A multiple-opening container is configured to facilitate the simultaneous opening of two or more material containing compartments, thus allowing for the material contents within the multiple containing compartments to be suitably mixed upon pouring into another container. As a result of the simultaneous opening and pouring ability facilitated by the multiple-opening container, the time for mixing of multiple materials, such as beverages, fluids, powders or other like contents, can be suitably reduced. In addition, the de-carbonization and/or deterioration or other side affects caused from pre-mixing of the contents can be eliminated. In accordance with another exemplary embodiment, engagement portion can comprise a snap clip and a ring portion configured for sealed coupling to a material containing compartment. Second compartment can be suitably filled within beverages or other materials, and then positioned within the container portion and sealed or otherwise coupled by the engagement portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Inventor: Thomas C. Roberts
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Publication number: 20140131381Abstract: A multiple-opening container is configured to facilitate the simultaneous opening of two or more material containing compartments, thus allowing for the material contents within the multiple containing compartments to be suitably mixed upon pouring into another container. As a result of the simultaneous opening and pouring ability facilitated by the multiple-opening container, the time for mixing of multiple materials, such as beverages, fluids, powders or other like contents, can be suitably reduced. In addition, the de-carbonization and/or deterioration or other side affects caused from pre-mixing of the contents can be eliminated. In accordance with another exemplary embodiment, engagement portion can comprise a snap clip and a ring portion configured for sealed coupling to a material containing compartment. Second compartment can be suitably filled within beverages or other materials, and then positioned within the container portion and sealed or otherwise coupled by the engagement portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Inventor: Thomas C. Roberts
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Patent number: 8584890Abstract: A multiple-opening container is configured to facilitate the simultaneous opening of two or more material containing compartments, thus allowing for the material contents within the multiple containing compartments to be suitably mixed upon pouring into another container. As a result of the simultaneous opening and pouring ability facilitated by the multiple-opening container, the time for mixing of multiple materials, such as beverages, fluids, powders or other like contents, can be suitably reduced. In addition, the de-carbonization and/or deterioration or other side affects caused from pre-mixing of the contents can be eliminated. In accordance with another exemplary embodiment, engagement portion can comprise a snap clip and a ring portion configured for sealed coupling to a material containing compartment. Second compartment can be suitably filled within beverages or other materials, and then positioned within the container portion and sealed or otherwise coupled by the engagement portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2012Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Inventor: Thomas C. Roberts
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Publication number: 20120317928Abstract: A multiple-opening container is configured to facilitate the simultaneous opening of two or more material containing compartments, thus allowing for the material contents within the multiple containing compartments to be suitably mixed upon pouring into another container. As a result of the simultaneous opening and pouring ability facilitated by the multiple-opening container, the time for mixing of multiple materials, such as beverages, fluids, powders or other like contents, can be suitably reduced. In addition, the de-carbonization and/or deterioration or other side affects caused from pre-mixing of the contents can be eliminated. In accordance with another exemplary embodiment, engagement portion can comprise a snap clip and a ring portion configured for sealed coupling to a material containing compartment. Second compartment can be suitably filled within beverages or other materials, and then positioned within the container portion and sealed or otherwise coupled by the engagement portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Inventor: Thomas C. Roberts
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Patent number: 8261929Abstract: A multiple-opening container is configured to facilitate the simultaneous opening of two or more material containing compartments, thus allowing for the material contents within the multiple containing compartments to be suitably mixed upon pouring into another container, such as a pitcher, glass or cup or other like container. As a result of the simultaneous opening and pouring ability facilitated by the multiple-opening container, the time for mixing of multiple materials, such as beverages, fluids, powders or other like contents, can be suitably reduced. In addition, the de-carbonization and/or deterioration or other side affects caused from pre-mixing of the contents can be eliminated. In accordance with another exemplary embodiment, engagement portion can comprise a snap clip and a ring portion configured for sealed coupling to a material containing compartment.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2007Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Inventor: Thomas C. Roberts
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Patent number: 4541160Abstract: A system is disclosed wherein a rotatable flexible shaft is capable of coupling one of several driving members to one of several driven members. The output shafts of the driving members may be of different sizes as well as the input shafts of the driven members. The flexible shaft is of standard length and diameter and is provided with conventional integrally formed squares at each end thereof. Each integrally formed square is slidingly received by an adapter having a mating hollow square at one of its ends. The other end of each adapter is provided with a bore of varying sizes which bores are capable of receiving any of the output and input shafts of varying sizes. The flexible shaft free floats in the mating hollow squares of the adapters.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1982Date of Patent: September 17, 1985Inventor: Thomas C. Roberts
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Patent number: 4012179Abstract: The sealing grid is for a rotary piston mechanism having a multi-profile rotor forming apex portions, which rotor is supported for planetary rotary movement in a housing cavity. The sealing grid comprises an apex seal assembly carried in each of the apex portions of the rotor, which assembly includes an apex seal blade. Also forming part of the sealing grid are apex seal pins disposed in the opposite side faces of the rotor and at each of the apex portions. The grid additionally includes side gas seal strips carried in each of the opposite side faces of the rotor. One end portion of each side gas seal strip is disposed in abutment against an apex seal blade at one apex portion while the opposite end portion engages the apex seal pin located at an adjacent apex portion. The grid further includes a biasing means for each side gas seal strip for urging the associated side gas seal strip in an endwise direction and into abutment against the apex seal blade associated therewith.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1975Date of Patent: March 15, 1977Assignee: Curtiss-Wright CorporationInventor: Thomas C. Roberts
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Patent number: 3987759Abstract: A rotary combustion engine having a fuel nozzle for discharging fuel into each working chamber just prior to combustion and in which means are provided for increasing the width of the spray angle of the fuel discharged by said nozzle as the quantity of fuel discharged by the nozzle into each working chamber is increased.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 1975Date of Patent: October 26, 1976Assignee: Curtiss-Wright CorporationInventors: Thomas C. Roberts, Charles Jones, Harold D. Lamping, David M. Myers
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Patent number: 3977367Abstract: A rotary combustion engine designed for operation as a stratified charge engine with two separately controllable fuel injection means combined into a single unitary fuel injection nozzle structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 1974Date of Patent: August 31, 1976Assignee: Curtiss-Wright CorporationInventor: Thomas C. Roberts
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Patent number: 3941098Abstract: A rotary combustion engine designed for operation as a stratified charge engine in which a relatively lean fuel-air mixture is supplied to each engine working chamber through the main air intake port and in which just prior to combustion in each engine working chamber, a relatively-rich, high-pressure, fuel-air mixture is supplied to each working chamber through individual passages in the rotor for each working chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1975Date of Patent: March 2, 1976Assignee: Curtiss-Wright CorporationInventor: Thomas C. Roberts
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Patent number: D453680Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2001Date of Patent: February 19, 2002Assignee: Simkar LLCInventors: Joseph Todd Grintz, Thomas C. Roberts