Patents by Inventor Tony Ross

Tony Ross 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).

  • Publication number: 20230236554
    Abstract: A modular electrical accessory for a building has a housing for attaching to a building structure and an electrical backplane mounted in the housing. The electrical backplane is configured to be electrically wired to an electrical circuit associated with the building. A user-replaceable electrical accessory module is removably connectable by a user to an electrical bus and a control bus of the modular electrical accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Michael James Godfrey, Loong Yen Johann Siau, Al-azhar Zaher Lalani, Tony Ross Hunter, Michael Dangoor
  • Patent number: 10626675
    Abstract: A bearing section for a positive displacement mud motor for directional drilling in which the deflection of the drill bit is remotely adjusted by bending the drive sub using an offset flex drive mechanism to adjust between desired settings. The bearing section is adjustable from the surface without the need for trips of the bottom hole assembly to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Inventor: Tony Ross
  • Publication number: 20180328111
    Abstract: A bearing section for a positive displacement mud motor for directional drilling in which the deflection of the drill bit is remotely adjusted by bending the drive sub using an offset flex drive mechanism to adjust between desired settings. The bearing section is adjustable from the surface without the need for trips of the bottom hole assembly to the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventor: Tony Ross
  • Patent number: 10036139
    Abstract: An input device is disclosed for use with a machine having a work tool. The input device may have a handle with proximal and distal ends. The input device may also have a proportional control element located at the distal end, and configured to pivot in a first direction to generate a first signal and to pivot in a second direction to generate a second signal. The work tool may have a first axis of rotation that is generally horizontal relative to a ground surface and generally perpendicular relative to a travel direction, and a second axis of rotation that is generally vertical relative to the ground surface and generally perpendicular relative to the first axis. The first signal may be indicative of a desire to pitch the work tool about the first axis, and the second signal may be indicative of a desire to yaw the work tool about the second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Daniel French, Andrew John Kieser, Tony Ross Metzger, Bryan Everett Copeland, David Allen Ober, Brad R. Van De Veer
  • Publication number: 20160145828
    Abstract: An input device is disclosed for use with a machine having a work tool. The input device may have a handle with proximal and distal ends. The input device may also have a proportional control element located at the distal end, and configured to pivot in a first direction to generate a first signal and to pivot in a second direction to generate a second signal. The work tool may have a first axis of rotation that is generally horizontal relative to a ground surface and generally perpendicular relative to a travel direction, and a second axis of rotation that is generally vertical relative to the ground surface and generally perpendicular relative to the first axis. The first signal may be indicative of a desire to pitch the work tool about the first axis, and the second signal may be indicative of a desire to yaw the work tool about the second axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Nathan Daniel FRENCH, Andrew John KIESER, Tony Ross METZGER, Bryan Everett COPELAND, David Allen OBER, Brad R. VAN DE VEER
  • Patent number: 7967106
    Abstract: An air induction sound modification system for an internal combustion engine includes a multi-frequency sound suppression unit having Helmholtz resonators and a multi-component expansion chamber. A sound generator, which functions to radiate sound at a desirable, tuned frequency, extends between the multi-function sound suppression unit and a second expansion chamber, such as an air cleaner box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies
    Inventors: Tony Ross, Steve Droste, Harwinder Hehar, Jose Arteaga
  • Publication number: 20090236172
    Abstract: An air induction sound modification system for an internal combustion engine includes a multi-frequency sound suppression unit having Helmholtz resonators and a multi-component expansion chamber. A sound generator, which functions to radiate sound at a desirable, tuned frequency, extends between the multi-function sound suppression unit and a second expansion chamber, such as an air cleaner box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Tony Ross, Steve Droste, Harwinder Hehar, Jose Arteaga
  • Patent number: D753118
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Daniel French, Andrew John Kieser, Tony Ross Metzger, Bryan Everett Copeland, David Allen Ober, Brad R. Van De Veer