Patents by Inventor James Olney

James Olney 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: 11002589
    Abstract: A fixture includes a plurality of brackets. Accessories such as wire hooks, shelves, bins, and so forth may be supported by one or more brackets. A load cell supports each bracket and generates a signal that is indicative of changes to the bracket as items are added or removed from the accessory. The brackets include features such as tabs that prevent accessories from moving laterally. The fixtures are easily reconfigured to accommodate accessories of different sizes that in turn may support items of different sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Zihui Zhang, Nicholas Mendenhall, Sydney Tye Minnis, Nicholas Franklin, Venkata Srikiran Bodapati, Nathan Pius O'Neill, Jacob Siegel, Nicholas McMahon, James Olney, Jeremy De Bonet
  • Patent number: 5749225
    Abstract: An hydraulic system has an hydraulic cylinder connected to a reversible pump by a first fluid line. A check valve assembly is connected in the first line and in a second line extending from the pump to a tank. The check valve assembly has a ball that seats on a conical valve seat to enable flow of fluid from the pump to the cylinder but to prevent flow in the opposite direction. A shuttle member in the check valve assembly is displaced by fluid pressure in the second line when the pump is reversed to unseat the ball and allow flow from the cylinder in the opposite direction via the pump to the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Smiths Industries PLC
    Inventor: Gifford James Olney