Patents by Inventor Michael Edward Foster

Michael Edward Foster 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: 11986951
    Abstract: Pre-plating systems and related methods are disclosed. A pre-plating system includes a press, an infeed robot configured to deliver a structural member to the press, and an outfeed robot configured to remove the structural member from the press. The press is configured to secure a plate to the structural member while the structural member is held in position by at least one of the infeed robot or the outfeed robot. A pre-plating system includes a press, a transfer pedestal, a plate picking robot, and a press loading robot. The plate picking robot is configured to pick a plate from a container and position the plate on the transfer pedestal. The press loading robot is configured to transfer the plate to the press. The press is configured to press the plate into a structural member positioned within the press.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: House of Design LLC
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Baker, Cole Jay Logemann, Anthony Edward Lancaster, Chris Scot Annin, Anthony Wayne Foster, Jeffrey Michael Hill, Shane Christopher Dittrich, Kristopher Ryan Okelberry
  • Publication number: 20120111384
    Abstract: The present invention is a cover for a stroller. The preferred embodiment of the cover comprises a first panel having a top edge, first and second side edges and a bottom edge. The top edge of the first panel has a curved profile and the bottom edge has a straight profile. A second panel of the cover has a top end, first and second side ends and a bottom end. The first side end of the second panel is sewn to a left side of the bottom edge of the first panel. The second side end of the second panel is sewn to a right side of the bottom edge of the first panel. The cover preferably comprises a pocket and an opening between the first and second panels to slip over a stroller handle. The cover also has a mesh panel for ventilation and fasteners to configure the panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Suzanne Hanks, Michael Edward Foster