Patents by Inventor Christopher L. Michael

Christopher L. Michael 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).

  • Carrier car door assembly
    Patent number: 8827041
    Abstract: Carrier car door assemblies respectively comprising a carrier car comprising a body, a door, a drive mechanism, a driven mechanism, and a magnetic release mechanism are disclosed herein. The carrier car travels along a track system between teller and customer stations to transport materials there-between. The door is connected to the body and movable between a door-closed position and a door-open position. The drive mechanism is connected to the body and to the driven mechanism so that the drive and driven mechanisms synchronously move between respective door-closed positions and door-open positions. The magnetic release mechanism is connected to the driven mechanism and moves from a magnetically coupled state to a magnetically de-coupled state when a user manually moves the door from the door-open position to the door-closed position. The magnetic release mechanism in the magnetically coupled state synchronously moves with the driven mechanism between door-closed and door-open positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Inventors: Michael E. Brown, Christopher L. Michael
  • CARRIER CAR DOOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20110030166
    Abstract: Carrier car door assemblies respectively comprising a carrier car comprising a body, a door, a drive mechanism, a driven mechanism, and a magnetic release mechanism are disclosed herein. The carrier car travels along a track system between teller and customer stations to transport materials there-between. The door is connected to the body and movable between a door-closed position and a door-open position. The drive mechanism is connected to the body and to the driven mechanism so that the drive and driven mechanisms synchronously move between respective door-closed positions and door-open positions. The magnetic release mechanism is connected to the driven mechanism and moves from a magnetically coupled state to a magnetically de-coupled state when a user manually moves the door from the door-open position to the door-closed position. The magnetic release mechanism in the magnetically coupled state synchronously moves with the driven mechanism between door-closed and door-open positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Michael E. Brown, Christopher L. Michael
  • Drive-thru pre-order terminal
    Patent number: D561263
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: E. F. Bavis & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Craven, David A. McCartt, Christopher L. Michael, William P Sieber