Robert B Howe

US Patent:

7165703, Jan 23, 2007

Filed:

Jan 31, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/356293

Inventors:

Robert H. Howe - Lafayette CA, US

International Classification:

B60R 7/00

US Classification:

224406, 211 601, 211 708, 211194, 211206

Abstract:

A convenient and useful holder for elongated implements, such as fishing rods, baseball bats, golf clubs, or other tools. The holder comprises a series of elongated parallel compartments with a vertical wall between and separating adjacent compartments. The top of each wall has a horizontal ribbed member, so that each wall has a T-shaped cross section. The tops of the walls thus cooperate to provide a platform (with or without slots) that one can step or walk upon or use as a utility surface. The compartments have a flat bottom that extends beyond the ends of the walls. A series of short dividers corresponding to the vertical walls extend up from the bottom, thereby forming spaces for the reels of fishing rods, or heads of gold clubs, etc. The holder may be made of two aligned and separated subholders and can be padded on one end to protect the reels of fishing rods. It is especially suitable for use on a deck of a boat, a dock, the ground, or another platform.

US Patent:

7562898, Jul 21, 2009

Filed:

Oct 18, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/907845

Inventors:

Bill Hand - Pleasanton CA, US
Robert Howe - Danville CA, US

International Classification:

B62B 1/18

US Classification:

280653, 280 4718, 280 4731, 298 3

Abstract:

A storage and work place apparatus used in conjunction with a wheelbarrow or similar item. The apparatus includes an housing having a bottom portion and a side portion extending outwardly to form a open chamber the bottom portion is intended to a lie atop a wheelbarrow a cover is used in conjunction with the open chamber and is hinged attached to the housing in order to extend laterally from the housing. At least a first leg attainably connects to the housing and extends outwardly to contact a ground surface adjacent the wheel barrow. At least a second leg is rotatable attached to the cover and also extends outwardly therefrom to support the cover above the ground surface when the leg contacts the ground surface.

US Patent:

7988181, Aug 2, 2011

Filed:

Jun 1, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/457068

Inventors:

William Hand - Pleasanton CA, US
Robert Howe - Danville CA, US

International Classification:

B62B 1/18

US Classification:

280653, 280 4718, 280 4731, 298 3

Abstract:

A storage and work place apparatus used in conjunction with a wheelbarrow or similar item. The apparatus includes a housing having a bottom portion and a side portion extending outwardly to form an open chamber the bottom portion is intended to a lie atop a wheelbarrow a cover is used in conjunction with the open chamber and is hingedly or slidingly attached to the housing in order to extend laterally from the housing. At least a first leg attainably connects to the housing and extends outwardly to contact a ground surface adjacent the wheel barrow. At least a second leg is rotatable attached to the cover and also extends outwardly therefrom to support the cover above the ground surface when the leg contacts the ground surface.

US Patent:

8347561, Jan 8, 2013

Filed:

Jun 13, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/762449

Inventors:

Robert H. Howe - Lafayette CA, US

International Classification:

E04B 7/08
E04H 12/00
F16D 1/00

US Classification:

52 813, 52 811, 52 812, 526551, 52DIG 10, 403169, 403170, 403171, 403176

Abstract:

A domed structure () comprises a plurality of struts () of equal or a reduced number of differing lengths. The struts are held in place by hubs (). In one aspect, a first hub secures the ends of inserted struts at a constant distance from its center, while other hubs secure the ends of inserted struts at predetermined distances from their centers. The differences between the various predetermined distances is the difference in strut lengths required by the design of the structure. Thus all struts are of equal length and identical, or a reduced number of lengths, resulting in an economy of scale and ease of construction. A cover can be added after the structure is built. Alternatively, the hubs can be sewn into a fabric or plastic cover for further ease of construction. The struts can be glued in place, or removed from the hubs to disassemble the structure.

US Patent:

54048966, Apr 11, 1995

Filed:

Jun 21, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/263044

Inventors:

Robert H. Howe - Oakland CA

International Classification:

E04H 1540

US Classification:

135125

Abstract:

An easy-to-assemble tent includes supporting poles (10) and a flexible sheet barrier (12) having D-rings (23) attached thereon along pole paths. When the tent is collapsed, the rings along each pole path are slidably stacked along a robe-shaped ring holder (24), and locked thereon by a locking D-ring (22) positioned on top of the stack. Each pole can be easily positioned into all of the rings along a pole path in one step by inserting it into the ring holder, so that the user will not have to thread the poles into the rings one at a time or have to remember the pole paths. When the poles are inserted into the ring holders, the tent can be erected by unlocking the locking ring, bending the poles, and sliding the rings along the poles into position. The tent can also be collapsed and disassembled by sliding and locking the rings onto the ring holders, and removing the poles therefrom. The poles and the sheet barrier can thus be transported separately by two or more people for sharing the load, and for more compact storage.

US Patent:

D437375, Jan 5, 1999

Filed:

Aug 22, 1997

Appl. No.:

D/075758

Inventors:

Robert G. Howe - Bay Point CA
Douglas Conner - San Leandro CA

International Classification:

2205

US Classification:

D22139

US Patent:

39855090, Oct 12, 1976

Filed:

Feb 13, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/657789

Inventors:

Elmer Trone - Benecia CA
Robert Leslie Howe - Livermore CA

Assignee:

Varian Associates - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G01N 3112

US Classification:

23254EF

Abstract:

A flame ionization detector including means for monitoring the flame condition, so as to enable ignition of an extinguished flame. An igniter coil is mounted proximate the burner nozzle of the FID, and thermocouple means are provided including a hot junction in thermal contact with the nozzle, and a spaced cold junction. Means are provided for applying an electrical potential to the igniter coil to enable ignition of the flame upon a flame-out condition being detected as measured by the thermocouple output. In a preferable embodiment, the ends of the igniter coil are connected to a pair of electrical leads, with the connection zones defining the hot and cold junctions of the thermocouple. This permits the same lead pair to provide both the potential enabling the igniter function of the coil, and the interconnection for the thermocouple output signal. The same lead pair may also be utilized to provide the biasing potential to the burner nozzle.

US Patent:

48067741, Feb 21, 1989

Filed:

Jun 8, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/060090

Inventors:

Lawrence H. Lin - Alamo CA
Daniel L. Cavan - Woodside CA
Robert B. Howe - San Jose CA

Assignee:

Insystems, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G02B 2742

US Classification:

250550

Abstract:

An inspection system (10, 100) employs a Fourier transform lens (34, 120) and an inverse Fourier transform lens (54, 142) positioned along an optic axis (48, 144) to produce from an illuminated area of a patterned specimen wafer (12) a spatial frequency spectrum whose frequency components can be selectively filtered to produce an image pattern of defects in the illuminated area of the wafer. Depending on the optical component configuration of the inspection system, the filtering can be accomplished by a spatial filter of either the transmissive (50) or reflective (102) type. The lenses collect light diffracted by a wafer die (14) aligned with the optic axis and light diffracted by other wafer dies proximately located to such die. The inspection system is useful for inspecting only dies having many redundant circuit patterns. The filtered image strikes the surface of a two-dimensional photodetector array (58) which detects the presence of light corresponding to defects in only the illuminated on-axis wafer die.