Robert Lee Howe

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:

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:

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.

US Patent:

51975041, Mar 30, 1993

Filed:

Jul 19, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/732773

Inventors:

Robert Howe - Oakland CA

Assignee:

The North Face - Berkeley CA

International Classification:

E04H 1536

US Classification:

135102

Abstract:

A new and improved dome-type tent with a membrane suspended from a plurality of flexible tent poles. The membrane has a plurality of O-rings distributed about its outer surface in a plurality of paths separated one from the other with one of the flexible poles extending through the O-rings along each path of O-rings and with the pole being securely attached at one of its ends to the membrane in such a manner that the end remains attached to the tent membrane even when the tent is in the unassembled state for storage. The other end of each of the flexible poles is attached to the membrane so that when the tent is assembled and erected, the tent poles will exert a radially outward force on the membrane; however, when the tent is to be disassembled for storage, this other end of each of the flexible poles is detached from the membrane and the O-rings of each path of O-rings are slid along the respective flexible poles towards the end of the pole which remains attached to the membrane during disassembly and storage and the tent poles and membrane, together with the O-rings are folded together in a compact arrangement for storage.

US Patent:

51720000, Dec 15, 1992

Filed:

Nov 2, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/608208

Inventors:

Victor A. Scheff - Alameda CA
Lawrence H. Lin - Alamo CA
Robert B. Howe - San Jose CA

Assignee:

Insystems, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G02B 2742

US Classification:

250550

Abstract:

In an imaging system (10) for detecting defects in a specimen (14) having a repetitive pattern (16), a spatial filter (50) receives a spatial frequency spectrum produced by a Fourier transform lens (34) and blocks preselected spatial frequency components thereof. The spatial filter includes an array of substantially parallel opaque stripes (70a-70c) that are positioned on a substantially transparent substrate (72). In one embodiment, the stripes are spaced apart by equal distances (78) and are of increasing widths (76a-76c) that correspond to the orders of diffraction of the Fourier transform pattern (45) produced by the Fourier transform lens. The spatial filter can be used to filter light spots forming a Fourier transform pattern for specimens having repetitive pattern sizes included within a specified range of sizes.

US Patent:

RE339563, Jun 9, 1992

Filed:

Nov 14, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/613208

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.