Patents by Inventor John Shackleton

John Shackleton 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).

  • Cover system
    Patent number: 9783267
    Abstract: A cover system for a vehicle, such as a boat, including a ratchet and a strap that is in part supported by a frame, such as a canopy frame. The strap cooperates with at least part of the frame to provide support and form to the cover such that water will run off the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Dowco, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Alexander, Bradley Prey, Mark T. Sterwald, John Shackleton
  • Ballast delivery and computation system and method
    Patent number: 9175998
    Abstract: A method, performed by a computer having a processor and system memory, for calibrating a tie height of a ballast profiling rail vehicle having a remote sensing system, includes traversing the rail vehicle along a first calibration section of railroad track at a calibration speed, detecting, using the remote sensing system, a plurality of height to tie measurements in the first calibration section, establishing a rolling median average of the height to tie measurements, and determining a calibration tie height relative to the rail vehicle based upon the rolling median average.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Georgetown Rail Equipment Company
    Inventors: H. Lynn Turner, Nathan Bachman, William C. Shell, Brian Van Voorst, David Rozacky, Carlos Martinez, Charles W. Aaron, John Shackleton, Joel Scott Howard, Jonathan Paul Schewe
  • BALLAST DELIVERY AND COMPUTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20150057851
    Abstract: A method, performed by a computer having a processor and system memory, for calibrating a tie height of a ballast profiling rail vehicle having a remote sensing system, includes traversing the rail vehicle along a first calibration section of railroad track at a calibration speed, detecting, using the remote sensing system, a plurality of height to tie measurements in the first calibration section, establishing a rolling median average of the height to tie measurements, and determining a calibration tie height relative to the rail vehicle based upon the rolling median average.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: H. LYNN TURNER, NATHAN BACHMAN, WILLIAM C. SHELL, BRIAN VAN VOORST, DAVID ROZACKY, CARLOS MARTINEZ, CHARLES W. AARON, JOHN SHACKLETON, JOEL SCOTT HOWARD, JONATHAN PAUL SCHEWE
  • Adaptive scheduler for anytime tasks
    Publication number: 20050028160
    Abstract: Scheduling a set of anytime tasks includes assigning a percentage of at least one resource to each of the set of anytime tasks and allowing each of the set of anytime tasks to use the at least one resource in accordance with the respective assigned fraction. The percentage of the at least one resource assigned to each of the set of anytime tasks is subsequently adapted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Darren Cofer, John Shackleton, Mukul Agrawal, Nigel Birch