Patents by Inventor Brent J. Ackermann

Brent J. Ackermann 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: 20190242182
    Abstract: A knock down privacy screen assembly is shippable in an unassembled condition. The components include a rectangular knitted privacy screen having a cutout at each corner and pockets along each side of the rectangular knitted privacy screen, hollow frame members and corner members for connecting the hollow frame members. The assembly may be assembled without tools. The assembly may include mounting brackets for securing the assembled privacy screen to a desk or the like. Alternatively, stabilizer feet may be secured to the corner members for supporting the assembled privacy screen on a support surface such as a floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas J. Newhouse, Brent J. Ackermann, Dean M. Ferrell
  • Patent number: 10130185
    Abstract: An adjustable lumbar support mechanism and motion upholstery furniture having the same are provided. The adjustable lumbar support mechanism includes a lumbar support member that is coupled to a lumbar support link. The lumbar support link is coupled to a lumbar support mounting plate. An actuating mechanism is coupled to the lumbar support link such that when an extendable shaft of the actuating mechanism shifts from a retracted to an extended configuration, the lumbar support member rotates away from a back portion of a seat back and towards the seat to provide lumbar support to an occupant sitting in the furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Allen R. Sigmon, Brent J. Ackermann, Larry I. Bullard, Jason H. Carr
  • Publication number: 20170215590
    Abstract: An adjustable lumbar support mechanism and motion upholstery furniture having the same are provided. The adjustable lumbar support mechanism includes a lumbar support member that is coupled to a lumbar support link. The lumbar support link is coupled to a lumbar support mounting plate. An actuating mechanism is coupled to the lumbar support link such that when an extendable shaft of the actuating mechanism shifts from a retracted to an extended configuration, the lumbar support member rotates away from a back portion of a seat back and towards the seat to provide lumbar support to an occupant sitting in the furniture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Allen R. Sigmon, Brent J. Ackermann, Larry I. Bullard, Jason H. Carr
  • Patent number: 8919584
    Abstract: A mounting frame for removeably mounting one or more electrical devices has a base, a mounting bracket and a plurality of platforms for mounting the electrical devices thereon. The mounting bracket has openings for engaging with mounting bolts on a utility pole or other support structure. The mounting frame is balanced and has an eye bolt for elevating the frame to the desired level on the support structure during installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Steven A. Shaw, Thomas L. Stallings, Brent J. Ackermann, Harshavardhan M. Karandikar
  • Patent number: 8749226
    Abstract: An instrument transformer for measuring properties of electricity in a power line is provided. The instrument transformer includes a cover section releasably secured to a base section. The cover section includes a first core segment encapsulated in a first encasement formed from a polymer resin. The base section includes a second core segment with a low voltage winding mounted thereto and a voltage transformer, all of which are encapsulated in a second encasement formed from a polymer resin. When the cover section and the base section are secured together, the first core segment adjoins the second core segment, thereby forming a current transformer having a core formed from the first and second core segments. A method for making the instrument transformer includes the connection of the cover section to the base section to form a passage through which a high voltage conductor may extend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Jashbhai S. Patel, Brent J. Ackermann, Steven A. Shaw, Thomas L. Stallings
  • Publication number: 20120255920
    Abstract: A mounting frame for removeably mounting one or more electrical devices has a base, a mounting bracket and a plurality of platforms for mounting the electrical devices thereon. The mounting bracket has openings for engaging with mounting bolts on a utility pole or other support structure. The mounting frame is balanced and has an eye bolt for elevating the frame to the desired level on the support structure during installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Steven A. Shaw, Thomas L. Stallings, Brent J. Ackermann, Harshavardhan M. Karandikar
  • Publication number: 20110279207
    Abstract: An instrument transformer for measuring properties of electricity in a power line is provided. The instrument transformer includes a cover section releasably secured to a base section. The cover section includes a first core segment encapsulated in a first encasement formed from a polymer resin. The base section includes a second core segment with a low voltage winding mounted thereto and a voltage transformer, all of which are encapsulated in a second encasement formed from a polymer resin. When the cover section and the base section are secured together, the first core segment adjoins the second core segment, thereby forming a current transformer having a core formed from the first and second core segments. A method for making the instrument transformer further comprises the connection of the cover section to the base section to form a passage through which a high voltage conductor may extend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Jashbhai S. Patel, Brent J. Ackermann, Steven A. Shaw, Thomas L. Stallings
  • Patent number: D644605
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Steven A. Shaw, Brent J. Ackermann
  • Patent number: D662806
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Steven A. Shaw, Tom Stallings, Brent J. Ackermann, Harshavardhan M. Karandikar