Patents by Inventor DENNIS TOWNE

DENNIS TOWNE 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).

  • Reflective spinning bird deterrent
    Patent number: 11490610
    Abstract: A reflective bird deterrent, having a base, a center post attached to and extending up from the base, and first and second spinner assemblies having a plurality of fins rotatably attached to the center post. The plurality of fins on the first spinner are angled such that they spin in the opposite direction of the plurality of fins on the second spinner, and the plurality of fins on the first spinner and the plurality of fins on the second spinner are reflective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Kness Mfg. Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis Towne
  • REFLECTIVE SPINNING BIRD DETERRENT
    Publication number: 20200163324
    Abstract: A reflective bird deterrent, having a base, a center post attached to and extending up from the base, and first and second spinner assemblies having a plurality of fins rotatably attached to the center post. The plurality of fins on the first spinner are angled such that they spin in the opposite direction of the plurality of fins on the second spinner, and the plurality of fins on the first spinner and the plurality of fins on the second spinner are reflective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventor: DENNIS TOWNE
  • Solar Powered LED Fly Trap
    Publication number: 20190208760
    Abstract: A fly trap having a base with an insect trapping substance, a shroud removably attached to the base, and a light module coupled to the shroud. The light module has a solar panel, a battery, a switch with on and off positions, and at least one LED. The LED is located on a PCB and is directed toward the insect trapping substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: DENNIS TOWNE
  • Dynamic diagnostic program for determining thread wait time
    Patent number: 7137120
    Abstract: Diagnostic data, such as a time increment corresponding to how long a thread waits to access a shared resource, is stored within a predetermined location in a data structure, such as a hash bucket in a hash table. The location is preferably correlated to the resource such that a display of the diagnostic data may be tailored to reflect a user-specified relationship between the data and resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Joseph Armstrong, Ryan Harvey Bishop, Michael Brian Brutman, Chris Francois, Richard Karl Kirkman, Jay Paul Kurtz, Henry Joseph May, Naresh Nayar, Dennis A. Towne
  • Dynamic diagnostic program for determining thread wait time
    Publication number: 20030114949
    Abstract: Diagnostic data, such as a time increment corresponding to how long a thread waits to access a shared resource, is stored within a predetermined location in a data structure, such as a hash bucket in a hash table. The location is preferably correlated to the resource such that a display of the diagnostic data may be tailored to reflect a user-specified relationship between the data and resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Joseph Armstrong, Ryan Harvey Bishop, Michael Brian Brutman, Chris Francois, Richard Karl Kirkman, Jay Paul Kurtz, Henry Joseph May, Naresh Nayar, Dennis A. Towne
  • Bird spinner
    Patent number: D881329
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: KNESS MFG. CO., INC.
    Inventor: Dennis Towne
  • Solar powered LED fly trap
    Patent number: D890290
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: KNESS MFG. CO., INC.
    Inventor: Dennis Towne