Patents by Inventor Andrew McQuilkin

Andrew McQuilkin 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: 20110080812
    Abstract: The full choice wake system is an improvement on the standard alarm clock that allows the user to choose from categories of sounds common of man and nature divided into the most comprehensible categories also including incorporated copyrighted material, with the device also allowing the user to choose different selections for different snooze hits, as well as choose the time interval in between.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Ryan Andrew McQuilkin, Robert Wayne Gardner
  • Patent number: 5253585
    Abstract: A main charge of explosive is positioned symmetrically about a passageway-forming tubular member, such as a well pipe assembly. The charge is outwardly and radially spaced from the member and is coupled thereto by a dense medium, such as soil, which is adapted to transfer the produced explosive energy to the tubular member in the form of a pressure pulse applied by the medium. Initiation charges are supplied at the outer surface of the main charge, to initiate a detonation wave directed at the tubular member. A layer of dense medium is provided to confine the non-coupled surface of the charge and retard venting of explosive gases away from the tubular member. In the end result, concentrated, converging pressure pulses are applied to the tubular member on detonation, to cause it to be symmetrically crimped to restrict the passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Inventors: David Hudak, Andrew McQuilkin, Stephen B. Murray, David V. Ritzel