Patents by Inventor Charles Richard Shoop, JR.

Charles Richard Shoop, JR. 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: 11896728
    Abstract: An ultraviolet (“UV”) emission device may emit energy towards a movable surface of a conveyor system. A housing of the UV emission device may attach to a frame of the conveyor system. A lateral edge of the housing may extend across the moveable surface. The housing and a portion of the moveable surface may be inclined with respect to the frame. A barrier bracket of the UV emission device may support an absorptive barrier along the lateral edge, the absorptive barrier configured to contact the moveable surface. In a first position of the barrier bracket, the absorptive barrier contacts the moveable surface and the barrier bracket activates an interlock switch. In a second position of the barrier bracket, the barrier bracket deactivates the interlock switch. Responsive to deactivation of the interlock switch, a controller may provide a control signal to decrease power to the UV energy emission element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Forrest Starnes McCanless, Charles Richard Shoop, Jr., Yan Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 11850319
    Abstract: An ultraviolet (“UV”) emission device may emit energy towards a movable surface of a conveyor system, A housing of the UV emission device may attach to a frame of the conveyor system. A lateral edge of the housing may extend across the moveable surface. The housing and a portion of the moveable surface may be inclined with respect to the frame. A barrier bracket of the UV emission device may support an absorptive barrier along the lateral edge, the absorptive barrier configured to contact the moveable surface. In a first position of the barrier bracket, the absorptive barrier contacts the moveable surface and the barrier bracket activates an interlock switch. In a second position of the barrier bracket, the barrier bracket deactivates the interlock switch. Responsive to deactivation of the interlock switch, a controller may provide a control signal to decrease power to the UV energy emission element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Forrest Starnes McCanless, Charles Richard Shoop, Jr., Yan Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20230284389
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to optics, light modules with such optics, and methods of assembling such light modules such that the optics are attached and sealed directly to a printed circuit board, thereby eliminating the need for gaskets and a frame and reducing the number of component parts of the light module. In some embodiments, the optics are discrete optics that can each be attached to the printed circuit board independent of the other optics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: John Bryan Harvey, Graig Eugene Marquartdt, John E. Sakmar, Lucas Lee Leiner, Jack Rains, Alfredo David Sanchez Morales, Charles Richard Shoop, JR.
  • Publication number: 20220284893
    Abstract: A wireless controller system includes a cradle device and a wireless controller. The cradle device includes a power input that receives power from a power source, a first communication module that communicates wirelessly with one or more devices remote from the cradle device, and a first electrical interface that provides a charging power to the wireless controller. The wireless controller includes a display device that displays lighting system control features. The wireless controller also includes a second communication module that communicates wirelessly with the first communication module of the cradle device. Additionally, the wireless controller includes a microphone that receives a voice input to interact with at least one voice assistant, and a second electrical interface that generates a power link with the first electrical interface of the cradle device to receive the charging power from the cradle device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Mohammad Bani Hani, Charles Jeffrey Spencer, Yan Rodriguez, Charles Richard Shoop, JR.
  • Publication number: 20220096675
    Abstract: An ultraviolet (“UV”) emission device may emit energy towards a movable surface of a conveyor system. A housing of the UV emission device may attach to a frame of the conveyor system. A lateral edge of the housing may extend across the moveable surface. The housing and a portion of the moveable surface may be inclined with respect to the frame. A barrier bracket of the UV emission device may support an absorptive barrier along the lateral edge, the absorptive barrier configured to contact the moveable surface. In a first position of the barrier bracket, the absorptive barrier contacts the moveable surface and the barrier bracket activates an interlock switch. In a second position of the barrier bracket, the barrier bracket deactivates the interlock switch. Responsive to deactivation of the interlock switch, a controller may provide a control signal to decrease power to the UV energy emission element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Forrest Starnes McCanless, Charles Richard Shoop, JR., Yan Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20220096681
    Abstract: An ultraviolet (“UV”) emission device may emit energy towards a movable surface of a conveyor system, A housing of the UV emission device may attach to a frame of the conveyor system. A lateral edge of the housing may extend across the moveable surface. The housing and a portion of the moveable surface may be inclined with respect to the frame. A barrier bracket of the UV emission device may support an absorptive barrier along the lateral edge, the absorptive barrier configured to contact the moveable surface. In a first position of the barrier bracket, the absorptive barrier contacts the moveable surface and the barrier bracket activates an interlock switch. In a second position of the barrier bracket, the barrier bracket deactivates the interlock switch. Responsive to deactivation of the interlock switch, a controller may provide a control signal to decrease power to the UV energy emission element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Forrest Starnes McCanless, Charles Richard Shoop, Jr., Yan Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20220096676
    Abstract: An ultraviolet (“UV”) emission device may emit energy towards a movable surface of a conveyor system. A housing of the UV emission device may attach to a frame of the conveyor system. A lateral edge of the housing may extend across the moveable surface. The housing and a portion of the moveable surface may be inclined with respect to the frame. A barrier bracket of the UV emission device may support an absorptive barrier along the lateral edge, the absorptive barrier configured to contact the moveable surface. In a first position of the barrier bracket, the absorptive barrier contacts the moveable surface and the barrier bracket activates an interlock switch. In a second position of the barrier bracket, the barrier bracket deactivates the interlock switch. Responsive to deactivation of the interlock switch, a controller may provide a control signal to decrease power to the UV energy emission element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Forrest Starnes McCanless, Charles Richard Shoop, JR., Yan Rodriguez