Patents by Inventor Charles Bain

Charles Bain 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: 11740696
    Abstract: A headware for computer control is presented in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. In various embodiments, the headware includes an inner layer including a first surface and a second surface, an outer layer disposed on the first surface of the inner layer, and at least one sensor disposed on the second surface of the inner layer, and at least one sensor configured to measure electrical signals from a brain and extract meaning from the electrical signals, or communicate the electrical signals to a computing device. The headware is configured to sit at the top of a head and apply pressure to at least one side of the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew Jay Keller, Alexander Aziz Castillo Alvarez, Charles Bain
  • Publication number: 20220308668
    Abstract: A headware for computer control is presented in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. In various embodiments, the headware includes an inner layer including a first surface and a second surface, an outer layer disposed on the first surface of the inner layer, and at least one sensor disposed on the second surface of the inner layer, and at least one sensor configured to measure electrical signals from a brain and extract meaning from the electrical signals, or communicate the electrical signals to a computing device. The headware is configured to sit at the top of a head and apply pressure to at least one side of the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Jay Keller, Alexander Aziz Castillo Alvarez, Charles Bain
  • Patent number: 11360559
    Abstract: A headware for computer control is presented in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. In various embodiments, the headware includes an inner layer including a first surface and a second surface, an outer layer disposed on the first surface of the inner layer, and at least one sensor disposed on the second surface of the inner layer, and at least one sensor configured to measure electrical signals from a brain and extract meaning from the electrical signals, or communicate the electrical signals to a computing device. The headware is configured to sit at the top of a head and apply pressure to at least one side of the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Jay Keller, Alexander Aziz Castillo Alvarez, Charles Bain
  • Publication number: 20210109594
    Abstract: A headware for computer control is presented in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. In various embodiments, the headware includes an inner layer including a first surface and a second surface, an outer layer disposed on the first surface of the inner layer, and at least one sensor disposed on the second surface of the inner layer, and at least one sensor configured to measure electrical signals from a brain and extract meaning from the electrical signals, or communicate the electrical signals to a computing device. The headware is configured to sit at the top of a head and apply pressure to at least one side of the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew Jay Keller, Alexander Aziz Castillo Alvarez, Charles Bain
  • Patent number: 10884499
    Abstract: A headware for computer control is presented in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. In various embodiments, the headware includes an inner layer including a first surface and a second surface, an outer layer disposed on the first surface of the inner layer, and at least one sensor disposed on the second surface of the inner layer, and at least one sensor configured to measure electrical signals from a brain and extract meaning from the electrical signals, or communicate the electrical signals to a computing device. The headware is configured to sit at the top of a head and apply pressure to at least one side of the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew Jay Keller, Alexander Aziz Castillo Alvarez, Charles Bain
  • Publication number: 20200159324
    Abstract: A headware for computer control is presented in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. In various embodiments, the headware includes an inner layer including a first surface and a second surface, an outer layer disposed on the first surface of the inner layer, and at least one sensor disposed on the second surface of the inner layer, and at least one sensor configured to measure electrical signals from a brain and extract meaning from the electrical signals, or communicate the electrical signals to a computing device. The headware is configured to sit at the top of a head and apply pressure to at least one side of the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew Jay Keller, Alexander Aziz Castillo Alvarez, Charles Bain
  • Publication number: 20130091659
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes an intake tube through which air is passed. An airflow deflector is disposed in the intake tube. A deflection surface of the airflow deflector is disposed at an obtuse angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the intake tube passing through the deflection surface. The airflow deflector improves airflow from the intake tube into the vacuum bag, thereby improving the effectiveness of the vacuum cleaner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: ZENITH TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mark D. Bosses, Charles Bain, David Williams
  • Publication number: 20120152280
    Abstract: A touch sensitive display displays status of operation and controlling operation of a surface cleaner. The touch sensitive display is connected to the surface cleaner and interfaces with a logic processor disposed in the surface cleaner. The logic processor receives information from the touch sensitive display, various sensors on and within the vacuum cleaner, and variable inputs. The logic processor outputs information to the touch sensitive display, and controls various functions and components of the surface cleaner. The information displayed on the touch sensitive display may be determined at least in part by the architecture of the logic processor and the touch sensitive display. The information displayed on the touch sensitive display can be varied among different surface cleaner systems and can depend upon the operational state of an individual surface cleaner. The logic processor can transmit information wirelessly over the internet to a remote station accessible by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: ZENITH TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mark D. BOSSES, Charles BAIN, David WILLIAMS
  • Publication number: 20080283480
    Abstract: A dish rack convertible between and expanded and collapsed configurations. The dish rack has at least three support surfaces, with a first support surface pivotally connected to a base tray, a second support surface pivotally connected to the first support surface, and a third support surface pivotally connected to the second support surface. In the collapsed configuration, each of the three support surfaces and the base tray are in a generally parallel arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Paul M. Segall, Charles Bain
  • Publication number: 20080174214
    Abstract: A storage closet is disclosed that has a frame that supports a soft-sided storage unit. The frame is configured for ease of assembly. Some of the components may be packaged already assembled or at least partially assembled in subassemblies in order to reduce the difficulty of sorting. Moreover, the frame may be disposed externally relative to the soft-sided storage unit in order to reduce the potential for the frame to cause tears in the soft-sided storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Paul M. Segall, Charles Bain
  • Publication number: 20060091095
    Abstract: A configurable organizer is provided that is attachable to a computer monitor. The organizer includes a telescoping frame including a vertically extending main housing member and an auxiliary housing member connected to the main housing member. The auxiliary housing member is slideable in a vertical direction with respect to the main housing member and can be fixed at a plurality of vertical positions between a contracted position and an extended position. Desktop item-retaining implements are supported by the telescoping frame and, in particular, some are fixedly attached to the frame while others are modular, and thus removable and repositionable on the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Brennan, Mary de la Rosa, William Graham, William Isermann, Joann Martin, Mathias Outhouse, Charles Bain
  • Publication number: 20050104435
    Abstract: A task chair equipped with a mechanism for independently adjusting the height and width of support arms by the manual operation of a single adjustment knob. Each of the support arms includes a first arm portion and a second arm portion that are pivotally coupled by corresponding pivot joints. Each second arm portion carries one of a pair of arm pads. Each second arm portion may be inclined relative to the corresponding first arm portion for inclining the corresponding arm pad relative to a seat plate of the task chair. Each arm pad is joined with the corresponding second arm portion by a coupling mechanism that permits movement of each arm pad with two degrees of translational freedom and one degree of rotational freedom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Charles Bain, Jeffrey Kennedy
  • Patent number: 5619074
    Abstract: A security system for automatically disabling an interruptable circuit vital to the operation of a motor vehicle after an ignition of the vehicle is turned off or disabled. The security system includes a base circuit with a relay for disabling the interruptable circuit after the ignition is disabled. The base circuit includes a logic circuit that detects when the ignition is disabled, and for sending a disable signal to the relay. In one embodiment, the base circuit includes a timer circuit for delaying the disable signal to the relay for a specified time period after the ignition is turned off. The disabled interruptable circuit, and the disabled motor vehicle, may be enabled upon actuation of a remote transmitter, or switch on the base circuit. The base circuit also includes adapters for connecting the base circuit to the interruptable circuit and to a power supply of the motor vehicle at a fuse panel of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Sequel Security Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Berch, Robert S. Smith, Harvey Kinzelberg, Charles Bain, Frank Sheng, George Hanzawa
  • Patent number: D373318
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: Sequel Security Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Berch, Charles Bain