Patents by Inventor John M. McKinney

John M. McKinney 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).

  • Gang charger, shroud, and dock for portable electronic devices
    Patent number: 11994250
    Abstract: An anti-theft device for protecting a portable electronic device from theft or unauthorized removal in a retail environment is provided. The anti-theft device includes a shroud configured to at least partially receive and engage a portable electronic device. The anti-theft device also includes a dock configured to releasably engage the shroud. The dock is configured to engage the shroud in a locked configuration so as to prevent removal of the shroud and the portable electronic device from the dock and to disengage the shroud in an unlocked configuration so as to allow the shroud and the portable electronic device to be removed from the dock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: InVue Security Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathon D. Phillips, Antonios L Karagiannis, Mark D. Reeves, Matthew Thomas Kerley, John A. Buchanan, Daniel C. Symons, Darin J. Shaw, Joshua Abdollahzadeh, Scott M. Speck, Erik L. van Bergen, Larry T. McKinney
  • Automated chemical storage and chemical feed system
    Patent number: 5126729
    Abstract: An automated chemical storage and chemical feed system for a use station to chemically treat and monitor a process at a use station where the process is being run, including one or more base chemical supply tanks at the use station storing chemicals and intermittently or continuously feeding the chemicals to the process. A level sensor is provided in each base tank to determine the chemical level and to deliver a signal to a control and processing unit. Sensors may be provided on the process for providing chemical condition information to the control and processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Assignee: Nalco Chemical Company
    Inventors: John M. McKinney, Ali D. Ata, Robert B. Wierzba, William F. Flowers
  • Automated chemical storage and chemical feed system
    Patent number: 5029602
    Abstract: An automated chemical storage and feed system for a use station to chemically treat and monitor a process at a use station where the process is being run, including one or more base tanks at the use station storing chemicals and having means intermittently or continuously feeding the chemicals to the process. A level sensor is provided in each base tank to determine the chemical level and to deliver a signal to a control and processing unit. Sensors may be provided on the process for generating chemical condition information to the control and processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Inventors: John M. McKinney, Ali D. Ata, Robert B. Wierzba, Wililam F. Flowers
  • Automated chemical storage and chemical feed system
    Patent number: 5016666
    Abstract: An automated chemical storage and feed system for a use station to chemically treat and monitor a process at a use station where the process is being run, including one or more base tanks at the use station storing chemicals and having means intermittently or continuously feeding the chemicals to the process. A level sensor is provided in each base tank to determine the chemical level and to deliver a signal to a control and processing unit. Sensors may be provided on the process for generating chemical condition information to the control and processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1991
    Assignee: Nalco Chemical Company
    Inventors: John M. McKinney, Ali D. Ata, Robert B. Wierzba, William F. Flowers