Patents by Inventor Joseph N. Lane

Joseph N. Lane 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: 20240112574
    Abstract: A parking enforcement device can be secured to a surface adjacent to the area designated as NO PARKING. The enforcement device can include an elongated hollow body, a window provided to the tubular body, a battery, an internal frame assembly disposed inside of the elongated hollow body, and a camera disposed inside of the elongated hollow body. The internal frame assembly defines a cavity in which the battery is located. A camera support pole extends vertically upwards from the internal frame assembly. The camera is secured to the camera support pole and located vertically along the camera support pole such that the camera views outward through the window. A solar panel can be provided atop the parking enforcement device to recharge the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Mark J. MORAN, James MARTIN, James CONLAN, Richard W. KELLEY, II, Steven B. LANE, Alexander J. PALUMBO, Marcus N. SCHMIDT, Joseph M. CALDWELL
  • Patent number: 11701953
    Abstract: A container tarping assembly comprises a frame structure. A left spreader assembly and a right spreader assembly adapted to carry a tarp are also provided. The left spreader assembly includes first and second left travelers. The right spreader assembly includes first and second right travelers. The travelers are each movable in reciprocating fashion along a predetermined path between a first limit and a second limit. A plurality of drive mechanisms are respectively associated with the travelers to move the traveler in the reciprocating fashion, each of the drive mechanisms having a bidirectional motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SAFE RACK LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. Honeycutt, Zachary James Long, Joseph N. Lane, Paul Thomas King, Jr., Mark Frederick Ingersoll, John Rutledge Lawson, Raquel Strickland
  • Publication number: 20200224427
    Abstract: A platform system comprising a platform structure having at least one modular platform unit with platform connection features on a side surface thereof to which other components can be connected, the other components including at least two of the following: another modular platform unit, a stair unit, a tower unit, a handrail unit, and a ladder unit. A stair assembly is connected to the platform structure via said connection features, the stair assembly comprising a plurality of stair units connected together to provide a number of steps equal to the sum of steps of the stair units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Robert W. Honeycutt, Joseph N. Lane, Carson Allan Jones, Paul Thomas King, JR.
  • Patent number: 10640983
    Abstract: A platform system comprising a platform structure having at least one modular platform unit with platform connection features on a side surface thereof to which other components can be connected, the other components including at least two of the following: another modular platform unit, a stair unit, a tower unit, a handrail unit, and a ladder unit. A stair assembly is connected to the platform structure via said connection features, the stair assembly comprising a plurality of stair units connected together to provide a number of steps equal to the sum of steps of the stair units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Safe Rack LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. Honeycutt, Joseph N. Lane, Carson Allan Jones, Paul Thomas King, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20170275888
    Abstract: A platform system comprising a platform structure having at least one modular platform unit with platform connection features on a side surface thereof to which other components can be connected, the other components including at least two of the following: another modular platform unit, a stair unit, a tower unit, a handrail unit, and a ladder unit. A stair assembly is connected to the platform structure via said connection features, the stair assembly comprising a plurality of stair units connected together to provide a number of steps equal to the sum of steps of the stair units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Robert W. Honeycutt, Joseph N. Lane, Carson Allan Jones, Paul Thomas King, JR.