Patents by Inventor Andrew McGovern

Andrew McGovern 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).

  • Patent number: 9181722
    Abstract: An automatic vehicle storage system includes an adjustable, self-guided vehicle satellite for moving a vehicle between a pick-up and drop-off bay, a vehicle carriage, and a storage bay. The vehicle carriage is typically movable along and by a vehicle crane, which carries the vehicle to a desired storage bay, where the vehicle satellite then moves the vehicle. Once the vehicle is in the storage bay, the satellite and returns back to the carriage at the vehicle crane. The vehicle storage system is also capable of rotating the vehicle, such that the vehicle is forward-facing in the pick-up and drop-off bay when it is retrieved by the user, and to facilitate the simultaneous operation of side-by-side cranes within a storage facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Criterion Manufacturing Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Rathbun, Jonathan Ertle, Michael Andrew McGovern, Jonathan Mark Rathbun, Michael William Timmer, David Jon Schroeder, Randall David Miller
  • Publication number: 20120251276
    Abstract: An automatic vehicle storage system includes an adjustable, self-guided vehicle satellite for moving a vehicle between a pick-up and drop-off bay, a vehicle carriage, and a storage bay. The vehicle carriage is typically movable along and by a vehicle crane, which carries the vehicle to a desired storage bay, where the vehicle satellite then moves the vehicle. Once the vehicle is in the storage bay, the satellite and returns back to the carriage at the vehicle crane. The vehicle storage system is also capable of rotating the vehicle, such that the vehicle is forward-facing in the pick-up and drop-off bay when it is retrieved by the user, and to facilitate the simultaneous operation of side-by-side cranes within a storage facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: CRITERION MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Rathbun, Jonathan Ertle, Michael Andrew McGovern, Jonathan Mark Rathbun, Michael William Timmer, David Jon Schroeder, Randall David Miller
  • Publication number: 20120136699
    Abstract: A coupon management system in which online or print coupons can be generated by manufacturers and accessed by shoppers wherein a portion of the coupon redemption value is automatically sent to charitable causes that the shopper has pre-selected, and wherein the coupons can be individually tracked to the specific shopper who has redeemed them. In this system, payment is based on actual coupon redemption, rather than on sales of simple print or webpage space, or upon coupons simply being viewed or printed by potential shoppers. This system enables manufacturers to access detailed consumer metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: COMMONKINDNESS INC
    Inventors: Andrew McGovern MARTIN, Sarah Christina Schloemer
  • Publication number: 20110314011
    Abstract: Computer-readable media, computer systems, and computing devices facilitate generating binary classifier and entity extractor training data. Seed URLs are selected and URL patterns within the seed URLs are identified. Matching URLs in a data structure are identified and corresponding queries and their associated weights are added to a potential training data set from which training data is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Greg Buehrer, Paul Viola, Andrew McGovern, Sanaz Ahari, Mukund Narasimhan
  • Patent number: 4102542
    Abstract: A rider propelled vehicle, particularly designed for use by children as a toy, includes an outer-large diameter wheel having a seat frame located within its periphery. The frame is operatively connected to the outer wheel at two spaced points by an arrangement which permits the outer wheel to move through the frame and rotate about its own central axis. The seat frame includes a foot drive mechanism operatively engaged with the outer wheel forwardly of the center of rotation of the outer wheel for rotating the outer wheel upon operation of a foot pedal by a person on the seat frame. A pair of laterally spaced ground engageable steering wheels are rotatably mounted on the frame on opposite sides of the outer wheel rearwardly of the center of gravity of the frame and of the center of rotation of the outer wheel, thereby to resist undriven rearward rolling of the outer wheel and to permit the rider to steer the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1978
    Assignees: Frank A. Pirre, Jr., Andrew J. McGovern
    Inventors: Frank A. Pirre, Jr., Andrew McGovern