Patents by Inventor Jeffrey A. McFarland

Jeffrey A. McFarland 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: 20240187455
    Abstract: A method includes: generating a manifest of assets during the target time interval; labeling each asset in the manifest of assets with a set of attributes exhibited by the asset during the target time interval; defining a first attribute category exhibiting a first combination of attributes; assigning a first action to the first attribute category; identifying a subset of assets in the manifest of assets matching the first attribute category, each asset in the subset of assets exhibiting a set of attributes including the first combination of attributes; and executing the first action on the first subset of assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Guy, Dean Mekkawy, Jeremiah Clark, Nevins Bartolomeo, Aaron Griffin, Michael Alfonse, Jacob Hackett, Nick Murdock, Jim LoRusso, Jason McFarland, Luis Diego Cabezas
  • Patent number: 8555819
    Abstract: A pet bathing brush with a hose attachment to aid in bathing pets comprises a massaging brush and a control valve. The brush comprises a gripping handle and is preferably constructed of a pliable hard rubber compound and further comprises a plurality of conical scrubbing protrusions along a bottom surface. The bottom surface further includes a plurality of water apertures which enable water to pass through the bottom surface onto the pet. Water is provided to an interior space of the brush by an attachable hose. Additionally, the brush provides storage and dispensing of a cleanser via an internal reservoir. As a pet is washed, the user can massage the pet with the protrusions while allowing a flow of water to pass through the bottom surface while simultaneously dispensing the cleanser from a nozzle also located along the bottom surface to effectively bathe the pet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. McFarland
  • Patent number: 5931331
    Abstract: A can end having an improved pour-type ecology opening mechanism includes a conventional can end wall that contains a score line that defines a displaceable panel. The score line includes an initial design rupture point, a radiused portion having a first tangent point and a second tangent point, and a main portion that terminates at a final transition point. The can end further includes a tab having a liftable heel portion and a tab nose portion, with the tab nose portion being positioned to apply downward pressure to the panel at a pressure point on the displaceable panel when the heel portion is lifted. The tab has a center line that is coincident with a radius of said can end wall. Advantageously, the pressure point is positioned a distance, taken in the direction of the center line, from the second tangent point of the radiused portion that is selected to prevent a buildup of force that would otherwise hasten propagation of separation along the main portion of the score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: William A. Kirk, Michael C. Calhoun, David M. Hoffman, Jeffrey McFarland