Patents by Inventor Jim Beal

Jim Beal 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: 11021089
    Abstract: Inter alia, the invention relates to a support bracket (12) with two bar regions bracket on a vehicle seat, with a traverse (15) connecting the bar regions pivotally supporting a head contact part (11) of a headrest (10), and with locking means of a latch (17) for blocking pivoting the head contact part (11). The special feature is that the traverse (15) is made of plastic or a composite material and comprises attachment regions for securing to a support rod (13a, 13b) or is integrally connected with bar regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: GRAMMER AG
    Inventors: James Powell, Steve Almasian, Joe Cahill, Jim Beal, Rick Cassidy, Gerd Truckenbrodt
  • Publication number: 20190291618
    Abstract: Inter alia, the invention relates to a support bracket (12) with two bar regions bracket on a vehicle seat, with a traverse (15) connecting the bar regions pivotally supporting a head contact part (11) of a headrest (10), and with locking means of a latch (17) for blocking pivoting the head contact part (11). The special feature is that the traverse (15) is made of plastic or a composite material and comprises attachment regions for securing to a support rod (13a, 13b) or is integrally connected with bar regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: James Powell, Steve Almasian, Joe Cahill, Jim Beal, Rick Cassidy, Gerd Truckenbrodt
  • Publication number: 20060277107
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating cooperative marketing at a retail establishment in which sales are driven in response to a cart sanitizing inducement. By way of example, the apparatus comprises a means for sanitizing a shopping cart in preparation for patron use at a retail establishment and a means for marketing a select group of items for sale at that retail establishment. The physical area for the select group of items is provided by the retail establishment in exchange with a first system operator for providing the means for sanitizing the shopping carts. The retail establishment remits a portion of the sales driven from the marketing of the select items to the company providing the sanitizing inducement. Additional aspects of the invention provide retailer-customized multimedia narrowcast network system for generating initial and ongoing revenue through a vendor inducement at the last point-of-contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Jim Beal, Rodger Rast
  • Patent number: 6375849
    Abstract: In an aircraft, tap water is filtered, vaporized and injected into a trim line of an environmental control system. Filtering is performed by a reverse osmosis filter. Hot, humidified air leaving the trim line is supplied to a cabin of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc.
    Inventors: Ron Crabtree, Jim Beals, Gary Kumagai, Robert Tom, Stan Pollitt