Patents by Inventor James Vaughn

James Vaughn 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).

  • Publication number: 20170127865
    Abstract: A wrinkle removal system. The wrinkle removal system includes a first jaw connected to a second jaw via a hinge having a spring, wherein the spring biases the first jaw against the second jaw in a closed position. A weighted member is removably secured to each jaw. The weighted members may be interchanged with heavier or lighter weighted members depending on the fabric or the type of garment to which the wrinkle removal system is secured. The wrinkle removal system is securable to a portion of a garment such as a shirt sleeve in order to return a garment that has been shrunk in a dryer to its original form and shape. It may also be used to prevent wrinkles from forming when the garment is hung in a closet or other storage area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventor: James Vaughn
  • Publication number: 20130011689
    Abstract: A method of preparing a surface-treated cellulosic substrate, the method comprising applying a surface treatment composition to a cellulosic substrate, the composition being prepared by a method comprising the steps of introducing a source of boron, a crosslinking di-aldehyde, and a blocking agent to form a crosslinking composition; introducing the crosslinking solution with starch and optionally pigments and/or optionally polymeric particles to form the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Eugene REAGAN, James Vaughn
  • Patent number: 8287962
    Abstract: A method of preparing a surface-treated cellulosic substrate, the method comprising applying a surface treatment composition to a cellulosic substrate, the composition being prepared by a method comprising the steps of introducing a source of boron, a crosslinking di-aldehyde, and a blocking agent to form a crosslinking composition; introducing the crosslinking solution with starch and optionally pigments and/or optionally polymeric particles to form the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene Reagan, James Vaughn
  • Publication number: 20100173169
    Abstract: A method of preparing a surface-treated cellulosic substrate, the method comprising applying a surface treatment composition to a cellulosic substrate, the composition being prepared by a method comprising the steps of introducing a source of boron, a crosslinking di-aldehyde, and a blocking agent to form a crosslinking composition; introducing the crosslinking solution with starch and optionally pigments and/or optionally polymeric particles to form the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC
    Inventors: Eugene Reagan, James Vaughn
  • Publication number: 20080073055
    Abstract: A fan shroud for a mobile vehicle having an opening therein for the easy removal of the cooling fan therethrough. A removable shroud section is provided in various embodiments, exemplifying efficient modes of manufacture for said removable shroud section and its attachment to said fan shroud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Inniger, Steven Kuhn, George Brown, Gary Falendysz, Daniel Voisin, James Vaughn
  • Publication number: 20070023439
    Abstract: An inflatable cooler is provided having a rigid base, an upper frame, and an inflatable body having at least one fluid chamber connected to the base and to the upper frame. The inflatable body and the at least fluid chamber is comprised of a flexible material. The cooler has an inflated state in which the at least one fluid chamber is filled with a fluid such as air, thereby increasing the height of the cooler and forming a semi-rigid body structure useful for transporting food and beverages. The cooler has a deflated state in which the at least one fluid chamber is not filled, thereby providing a compact structure conducive for efficient storage and relatively inexpensive shipping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: Igloo Products Corp.
    Inventor: James Vaughn
  • Publication number: 20060081353
    Abstract: A fan shroud for a mobile vehicle having an opening therein for the easy removal of the cooling fan therethrough. A removable shroud section is provided in various embodiments, exemplifying efficient modes of manufacture for said removable shroud section and its attachment to said fan shroud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Steven Inniger, Steven Kuhn, George Brown, Gary Falendysz, Daniel Voisin, James Vaughn
  • Publication number: 20060040541
    Abstract: An improved electrical connection is effected by a connector having anaerobic sealant which upon insertion of electric leads not only seals the connection against oxidation but also provides bonding which physically strengthens the connection between leads joined end to end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventor: James Vaughn
  • Patent number: 5934547
    Abstract: A spiral wound type composite container of the type that is typically used for packaging refrigerated pressurized dough products includes, as is typical in such containers, an inner liner, a body wall that is wound about the inner layer so as to define a butt joint, and a label member that is wound about the body wall so as to bind the body wall against expansion as a result of forces that are created by the pressurized contents of the container. As is also typical in such containers, the label member has a tab defined at one portion thereof and a predetermined lead path forming the tab so that a consumer can grasp the tab and tear the label member along the lead path, thereby removing enough of the label member from the body wall so that forces of pressurization will cause the body wall to separate and open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: James Vaughn, Joseph Forte
  • Patent number: 5872892
    Abstract: A process and apparatus is provided for imparting linear motion to tooling. The tooling is attached to a manipulator device having two different length arms. The tooling may be moved linearly from a first point to a second point by adjusting the angles of the first and second arms for a number of intermediate points extending along a straight line between the first and second points and along which the tooling passes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Motoman, Inc.
    Inventors: James Vaughn Brown, David K. Kuhl, Michael J. Ondrasek
  • Patent number: 5228263
    Abstract: A T-bar partition support clip for securing a rectangular channel shaped partition track to a T-bar ceiling support includes first and second spaced, parallel, vertical leg portions formed from a deformable sheet metal material. Upper ends of the first and second vertical leg portions are perpendicularly connected to coplanar first and second horizontal leg portions. The first and second horizontal leg portions are connected by a vertically extending clip portion possessing vertical sidewalls connected by a top web. A pair of juxtaposed inwardly extending protuberances are formed by punch indentations in central regions of the vertical sidewalls. The vertical sidewalls converge inwardly and downwardly from a maximum lateral separation adjacent the web to a minimum lateral separation adjacent junctions of the vertical sidewalls with the first and second horizontal leg portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Inventor: James Vaughn
  • Patent number: D413007
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Inventor: Shawna James Vaughn
  • Patent number: D673160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Keith J. Kuehn, Brooks James Vaughn, Yi-Hsuan Lin