Patents by Inventor Vlad Petru Patrangenaru
Vlad Petru Patrangenaru 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: 11913779Abstract: A measuring tape device may include a housing having an aperture, a reel assembly defining an axis, a blade having a first end configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and a second end configured to be wound on the reel assembly, and a transverse aperture extending through the housing in a direction substantially parallel to the axis.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.Inventors: Adam Day, Jonathan Beckwith, Adam Baxter, Vlad Petru Patrangenaru
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Patent number: 11480418Abstract: A blade for a measuring tape device may include a first end configured to extend from a housing of the measuring tape device through an aperture, a second end configured to be wound on a reel assembly within the housing, and a first cupped portion having a first amount of cupping over a selected portion of a longitudinal length of the blade. The first cupped portion may be defined by a curved portion extending from an apex of the curved portion toward lateral edges of the blade, and wings extending from each of the lateral edges toward the curved portion on each side of the apex. The curved portion includes a first radius proximate to the apex of the curved portion, and a second radius at a point spaced apart from the apex on both sides of the apex, the second radius being different than the first radius.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.Inventors: Timothy T. McKenzie, Eric Dean Broadaway, Vlad Petru Patrangenaru
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Publication number: 20220290963Abstract: A measuring tape device may include a housing having an aperture, a reel assembly defining an axis, a blade having a first end configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and a second end configured to be wound on the reel assembly, and a transverse aperture extending through the housing in a direction substantially parallel to the axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Adam Day, Jonathan Beckwith, Adam Baxter, Vlad Petru Patrangenaru
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Patent number: 11313659Abstract: A measuring tape device may include a housing having an aperture, a reel assembly, a blade having a first end configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and a second end configured to be wound on the reel assembly, and an end hook disposed at the first end of the blade. The end hook may have a front face that faces away from the aperture and a rear face that faces toward the aperture. A high friction surface including grains may be disposed over at least a portion of a surface of the rear face.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2018Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Apex Brands, Inc.Inventors: Tobias McKay Bridges, Kay Randolph Ligon, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Eric Dean Broadaway, Tom Carson, Jonathan Seibert Beckwith, David Roberts, Jimmy Shangyao Wei, Vlad Petru Patrangenaru, Chad D. Humphrey, Brian Butler, Brendan Michael Walsh
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Patent number: 11236983Abstract: A method of producing a measuring tape may include providing a tape measure blade having a first end configured to extend from a housing and a second end configured to be wound on a reel assembly, defining a first non-critical region from the first end to a start of a critical region, defining a second non-critical region from the second end to an end of the critical region, and modifying a mass per unit length of a portion of the blade such that a mass per unit length of the first and second non-critical regions is less than a mass per unit length of the critical region.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2018Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Apex Brands, Inc.Inventor: Vlad Petru Patrangenaru
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Publication number: 20210207935Abstract: A blade for a measuring tape device may include a first end configured to extend from a housing of the measuring tape device through an aperture, a second end configured to be wound on a reel assembly within the housing, and a first cupped portion having a first amount of cupping over a selected portion of a longitudinal length of the blade. The first cupped portion may be defined by a curved portion extending from an apex of the curved portion toward lateral edges of the blade, and wings extending from each of the lateral edges toward the curved portion on each side of the apex. The curved portion includes a first radius proximate to the apex of the curved portion, and a second radius at a point spaced apart from the apex on both sides of the apex, the second radius being different than the first radius.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Timothy T. McKenzie, Eric Dean Broadaway, Vlad Petru Patrangenaru
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Publication number: 20210131780Abstract: A method of producing a measuring tape may include providing a tape measure blade having a first end configured to extend from a housing and a second end configured to be wound on a reel assembly, defining a first non-critical region from the first end to a start of a critical region, defining a second non-critical region from the second end to an end of the critical region, and modifying a mass per unit length of a portion of the blade such that a mass per unit length of the first and second non-critical regions is less than a mass per unit length of the critical region.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2018Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventor: Vlad Petru Patrangenaru
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Publication number: 20210131781Abstract: An example distance measuring apparatus is provided. The example apparatus may include a housing having an aperture, a reel assembly, a measuring tape, a touch control, an audio output device, an audio input device, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry may be configured to receive a touch control signal and initiate a measurement acquisition session, receive verbal measurement audio data from the audio input device, perform a speech recognition analysis on the verbal measurement audio data to determine measurement data, and store the measurement data in a memory device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2018Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Tobias McKay Bridges, Kay Randolph Ligon, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Vlad Petru Patrangenaru, Ian Cunningham
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Publication number: 20210131782Abstract: An example distance measuring apparatus is provided. The example apparatus may include a measuring tape with distance measurement indicia, a camera, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry may be configured to cause the camera to capture an image of the measuring tape, and determine a measurement by analyzing the captured image. The measurement may be determined based on the distance measurement indicia of the measuring tape within the image at a measurement position. The processing circuitry may be further configured to store the measurement in a memory device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2018Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Tobias McKay Bridges, Kay Randolph Ligon, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Vlad Petru Patrangenaru, Ian Cunninggham
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Patent number: 10989512Abstract: A blade for a measuring tape device may include a first end configured to extend from a housing of the measuring tape device through an aperture, a second end configured to be wound on a reel assembly within the housing, and a first cupped portion having a first amount of cupping over a selected portion of a longitudinal length of the blade. The first cupped portion may be defined by a curved portion extending from an apex of the curved portion toward lateral edges of the blade, and wings extending from each of the lateral edges toward the curved portion on each side of the apex. The curved portion includes a first radius proximate to the apex of the curved portion, and a second radius at a point spaced apart from the apex on both sides of the apex, the second radius being different than the first radius.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2018Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.Inventors: Timothy T. McKenzie, Eric Broadway, Vlad Petru Patrangenaru
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Publication number: 20200333123Abstract: A measuring tape device may include a housing having an aperture, a reel assembly, a blade having a first end configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and a second end configured to be wound on the reel assembly, and an end hook disposed at the first end of the blade. The end hook may have a front face that faces away from the aperture and a rear face that faces toward the aperture. A high friction surface including grains may be disposed over at least a portion of a surface of the rear face.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2018Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Tobias McKay Bridges, Kay Randolph Ligon, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Eric Dean Broadaway, Tom Carson, Jonathan Seibert Beckwith, David Roberts, Jimmy Shangyao Wei, Vlad Petru Patrangenaru, Chad D. Humphrey, Brian Butler, Brendan Michael Walsh
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Publication number: 20200278189Abstract: A blade for a measuring tape device may include a first end configured to extend from a housing of the measuring tape device through an aperture, a second end configured to be wound on a reel assembly within the housing, and a first cupped portion having a first amount of cupping over a selected portion of a longitudinal length of the blade. The first cupped portion may be defined by a curved portion extending from an apex of the curved portion toward lateral edges of the blade, and wings extending from each of the lateral edges toward the curved portion on each side of the apex. The curved portion includes a first radius proximate to the apex of the curved portion, and a second radius at a point spaced apart from the apex on both sides of the apex, the second radius being different than the first radius.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Timothy T. McKenzie, Eric Broadway, Vlad Petru Patrangenaru
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Patent number: 7905089Abstract: An actuator control system is disclosed. The actuator control system may have a pump and at least one actuator. The actuator control system may further have an actuator valve configured to control the at least one actuator. The actuator control system may also have a pump pressure sensor configured to determine a pump pressure value and a load pressure sensor configure to determine a load pressure value. The actuator control system may additionally have a controller configured to receive the pump pressure value and the load pressure value. The controller may further be configured to compare the pump pressure value and the load pressure value, and selectively implement a primary control strategy and a secondary control strategy based on the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2007Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Pengfei Ma, Chad Timothy Brickner, Tonglin Shang, Vlad Petru Patrangenaru
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Publication number: 20090071144Abstract: An actuator control system is disclosed. The actuator control system may have a pump and at least one actuator. The actuator control system may further have an actuator valve configured to control the at least one actuator. The actuator control system may also have a pump pressure sensor configured to determine a pump pressure value and a load pressure sensor configure to determine a load pressure value. The actuator control system may additionally have a controller configured to receive the pump pressure value and the load pressure value. The controller may further be configured to compare the pump pressure value and the load pressure value, and selectively implement a primary control strategy and a secondary control strategy based on the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2007Publication date: March 19, 2009Inventors: Pengfei Ma, Chad Timothy Brickner, Tonglin Shang, Vlad Petru Patrangenaru