Patents by Inventor Thomas L. Roberts
Thomas L. 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: 8864094Abstract: A mirror mount that mounts a mirror to a fender of a vehicle includes a base member having a first end generally vertical when the base member is affixed to a fender and arranged to receive a fastener passing through the first end, through the fender, and into the base member so as to fasten the base member to the fender, a second end, a side portion extending between the first end and the second end and having a contour that follows an exterior profile of the fender, and a reinforcement reinforcing the first end.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2013Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Velvac, IncorporatedInventors: Thomas L. Roberts, Jeffery R. Porter
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Publication number: 20130334391Abstract: A mirror mount that mounts a mirror to a fender of a vehicle includes a base member having a first end generally vertical when the base member is affixed to a fender and arranged to receive a fastener passing through the first end, through the fender, and into the base member so as to fasten the base member to the fender, a second end, a side portion extending between the first end and the second end and having a contour that follows an exterior profile of the fender, and a reinforcement reinforcing the first end.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: VELVAC INCORPORATEDInventors: Thomas L. Roberts, Jeffery R. Porter
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Patent number: 8517331Abstract: A mirror mount includes a one-piece molecularly continuous base member and a mirror arm. The mirror arm fastens a mirror to the base member. The base member may also have first and second ends, a side portion, and a reinforcement. The side portion extends between the first and second ends. The first end is generally vertical when the base member is affixed to a fender, and the first end receives a generally horizontal fastener that passes through the first end, through two portions of the fender, and into the base member so as to fasten the base member to the fender. The side portion has a contour that generally follows a profile of the fender. The reinforcement reinforces the first end.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2010Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Velvac IncorporatedInventors: Thomas L. Roberts, Jeffery R. Porter
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Publication number: 20110284715Abstract: A mirror mount includes a one-piece molecularly continuous base member and a mirror arm. The mirror arm fastens a mirror to the base member. The base member may also have first and second ends, a side portion, and a reinforcement. The side portion extends between the first and second ends. The first end is generally vertical when the base member is affixed to a fender, and the first end receives a generally horizontal fastener that passes through the first end, through two portions of the fender, and into the base member so as to fasten the base member to the fender. The side portion has a contour that generally follows a profile of the fender. The reinforcement reinforces the first end.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2010Publication date: November 24, 2011Inventors: Thomas L. Roberts, Jeffery R. Porter
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Patent number: 7452088Abstract: A mirror unit for a vehicle includes a base from which extends an arm holding a mirror housing. The arm is pivotably mounted in the base to permit the mirror to be pivoted toward the vehicle in the event that the mirror is struck, for example. The extended position of the mirror when not folded is defined by a detent in the pivoting movement. The detent position of the mirror is the result of a bolt that presses a spring. The spring in turn presses a hub on the arm against an indexing pivot post, so that ramps on the hub bear against ramps on the indexing pivot post and define the detent position of the mirror. The indexing pivot post has an arrangement of teeth that engage into tooth recesses on the base when pressed thereagainst by the spring. The detent position of the mirror can be changed by the user by the user releasing the bolt to relieve spring pressure on the teeth so that the teeth of the indexing pivot post disengage from the tooth recesses and can be pivoted to a new detent position.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2007Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: Velvac, IncorporatedInventors: Robert R. Brester, Thomas L. Roberts
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Publication number: 20070211356Abstract: A mirror unit for a vehicle includes a base from which extends an arm holding a mirror housing. The arm is pivotably mounted in the base to permit the mirror to be pivoted toward the vehicle in the event that the mirror is struck, for example. The extended position of the mirror when not folded is defined by a detent in the pivoting movement. The detent position of the mirror is the result of a bolt that presses a spring. The spring in turn presses a hub on the arm against an indexing pivot post, so that ramps on the hub bear against ramps on the indexing pivot post and define the detent position of the mirror. The indexing pivot post has an arrangement of teeth that engage into tooth recesses on the base when pressed thereagainst by the spring. The detent position of the mirror can be changed by the user by the user releasing the bolt to relieve spring pressure on the teeth so that the teeth of the indexing pivot post disengage from the tooth recesses and can be pivoted to a new detent position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2007Publication date: September 13, 2007Inventors: Robert R. Brester, Thomas L. Roberts
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Patent number: 6565512Abstract: A system for estimating the volume of fluid in the bladder sequentially scans the bladder with ultrasonic beams that section the bladder into a number of transverse planes. The system determines, from the scan lines associated with a given plane, a plurality of points on each of the front and back walls of the bladder. It then fits a curve to the set of front wall points and another curve to the set of back wall points, to determine an outline of the bladder in the plane. The system next calculates the cross sectional area of the bladder in the plane based on the two curves. After determining the area in each of the planes, the system determines the volume of the bladder by summing weighted version of the planar areas. The system includes a transducer that consists of a plurality of piezo-electric elements held in a relatively thin elastomeric pad and/or substrate that is acoustically impedance matched to skin.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2000Date of Patent: May 20, 2003Assignee: SRS Medical Systems, Inc.Inventors: Dipankar Ganguly, Thomas L. Roberts, Robert F. McConaghy
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Patent number: 6213949Abstract: A system for estimating the volume of fluid in the bladder sequentially scans the bladder with ultrasonic beams that section the bladder into a number of transverse planes. The system determines, from the scan lines associated with a given plane, a plurality of points on each of the front and back walls of the bladder. It then fits a curve to the set of front wall points and another curve to the set of back wall points, to determine an outline of the bladder in the plane. The system next calculates the cross sectional area of the bladder in the plane based on the two curves. After determining the area in each of the planes, the system determines the volume of the bladder by summing weighted version of the planar areas. The system includes a transducer that consists of a plurality of piezo-electric elements held in a relatively thin elastomeric pad and/or substrate that is acoustically impedance matched to skin.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 1999Date of Patent: April 10, 2001Assignee: SRS Medical Systems, Inc.Inventors: Dipankar Ganguly, Thomas L. Roberts, Robert F. McConaghy
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Patent number: 5964710Abstract: A system for estimating the volume of fluid in the bladder sequentially scans the bladder with ultrasonic beams that section the bladder into a number of transverse planes. The system determines, from the scan lines associated with a given plane, a plurality of points on each of the front and back walls of the bladder. It then fits a curve to the set of front wall points and another curve to the set of back wall points, to determine an outline of the bladder in the plane. The system next calculates the cross sectional area of the bladder in the plane based on the two curves. After determining the area in each of the planes, the system determines the volume of the bladder by summing weighted version of the planar areas. The system includes a transducer that consists of a plurality of piezo-electric elements held in a relatively thin elastomeric pad and/or substrate that is acoustically impedance matched to skin.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 1998Date of Patent: October 12, 1999Assignee: SRS Medical, Inc.Inventors: Dipankar Ganguly, Thomas L. Roberts, Robert F. McConaghy
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Patent number: 4408508Abstract: The cutting tool has a circular blade having a center hole and a plurality of pivot holes spaced apart on a common radius with a handle fixed to the center hole and one of said pivot holes. A pivot shaft extends between spaced side plates and the blade is mounted on said pivot shaft. Each side plate has a throat and an anvil welded to each side plate at the rear lower corner of the throat. Each anvil has a bed plate and a back plate on which and against which the material to be cut is positioned. A blade guard depends from the handle and is contoured to lie close to the adjacent circumference of the blade and extend across the throat when the handle is in its lowermost position.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 1982Date of Patent: October 11, 1983Assignee: Velvac, Inc.Inventors: Robert R. Brester, Thomas L. Roberts
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Patent number: D320562Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 1989Date of Patent: October 8, 1991Assignee: Velvac, Inc.Inventors: Robert R. Brester, Thomas L. Roberts
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Patent number: D731374Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2008Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: VELVAC INCORPORATEDInventors: Thomas L. Roberts, Tandrea L. Sperfslage, Brian D. Neeley, Bart T. Mayer
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Patent number: D731375Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2008Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: VELVAC INCORPORATEDInventors: Thomas L. Roberts, Tandrea L. Sperfslage, Brian D. Neeley, Bart T. Mayer
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Patent number: D731377Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2014Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: VELVAC INCORPORATEDInventors: Thomas L. Roberts, Tandrea L. Sperfslage, Brian D. Neeley, Bart T. Mayer
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Patent number: D731378Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2014Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: VELVAC INCORPORATEDInventors: Thomas L. Roberts, Tandrea L. Sperfslage, Brian D. Neeley, Bart T. Mayer
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Patent number: D748024Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2014Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: VELVAC INCORPORATEDInventors: Thomas L. Roberts, Tandrea L. Sperfslage, Brian D. Neeley, Bart T. Mayer