Patents by Inventor Frederic McGuire

Frederic McGuire 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).

  • Fire fighting systems and methods
    Patent number: 11986690
    Abstract: The method of maintaining a first flow rate through a first valve in a fluid delivery system, the fluid delivery system including a and a plurality of fluid valves in fluid communication with the pump, and a controller controlling the pressure generated by the pump and the position of the plurality of valves. The method includes providing the first flow rate of a fluid pressurized by the pump through the first valve, receiving a request for a second flow rate of the fluid through a second valve, determining a predicted effect on the first flow rate based on the request, adjusting at least one of the position of the first valve and the pressure generated by the pump to maintain the first flow rate based on the predicted effect, and adjusting the position of the second valve to provide the second flow rate of the fluid through the second valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Elkhart Brass Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric N. Combs, Donald E. Sjolin, Frederic J. Einstein, Kevin McGuire, Lee R. Jones, John E. McLoughlin, Neocles G. Athanasiades, Kiam Meng Toh, Kyle A. Stoops
  • Lower chair shelf
    Publication number: 20060261646
    Abstract: The present invention provides a planar member having a plurality of leg members extending vertically down from the planar member, and each of the leg members define a clamping structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventor: Frederic McGuire