Patents by Inventor Michael K. Proctor

Michael K. Proctor 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: 11263851
    Abstract: Some aspects of the present invention relate to a system for providing a plurality of RFID detectors or readers in zones of an exhibition facility and a wearable RFID tag. Some aspects relate to RFID tags including regular identification data and VIP status. Some aspects relate to RFID readers detecting the presence of an RFID tag in their proximity and triggering an event based on that detection. Some aspects relate to headwear illumination and the synchronized illumination of a plurality of illuminated headwear devices over a network connection. Some aspects relate to electronically-enhanced headwear comprising a microprocessor unit and connected electronic attachments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Michael K. Proctor
  • Publication number: 20160203663
    Abstract: Some aspects of the present invention relate to a system for providing a plurality of RFID detectors or readers in zones of an exhibition facility and a wearable RFID tag. Some aspects relate to RFID tags including regular identification data and VIP status. Some aspects relate to RFID readers detecting the presence of an RFID tag in their proximity and triggering an event based on that detection. Some aspects relate to headwear illumination and the synchronized illumination of a plurality of illuminated headwear devices over a network connection. Some aspects relate to electronically-enhanced headwear comprising a microprocessor unit and connected electronic attachments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Michael K. Proctor
  • Patent number: 6094749
    Abstract: A head wear system including a sizing band and a hat. The sizing band is distinct from the hat. The hat comprises a bill and a cap having an opening at the back as well as a headband. The head wear system also includes a first and second adjustment means for selectively nondestructively attaching each end of the sizing band to the hat in a longitudinal relationship therebetween selected by the wearer. When the sizing band is attached to the hat by the first and second adjusting means, the sizing band extends across the opening of the cap. The head wear system also comprises an ornament, a cover means for accessorizing the hat, and an attachment means for selectively nondestructively connecting the cover means and ornament to the crown of the cap. One embodiment of the sizing band functions as a skin stencil and comprises a substrate transparent to ultraviolet radiation and a design opaque to ultraviolet radiation that is attached to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Inventor: Michael K. Proctor
  • Patent number: 5862523
    Abstract: A module headwear system worn by a user that comprises a headband having an interior surface and an exterior surface, a first accessory, and first and second attachment members configured to selectively, detachably couple the first accessory to one of the interior surface of the headband and the exterior surface of the headband. The first accessory may comprise a visor, a crown, ear protection, neck protection, or eyeglasses. The module headwear system may also include a passageway configured to provide ventilation to the users' head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Inventor: Michael K. Proctor
  • Patent number: 5771493
    Abstract: A head wear system including a sizing band and a hat. The sizing band is distinct from the hat. The hat comprises a bill and a cap having an opening at the back as well as a headband. The head wear system also includes a first and second adjustment means for selectively nondestructively attaching each end of the sizing band to the hat in a longitudinal relationship therebetween selected by the wearer. When the sizing band is attached to the hat by the first and second adjusting means, the sizing band extends across the opening of the cap. The head wear system also comprises an ornament, a cover means for accessorizing the hat, and an attachment means for selectively nondestructively connecting the cover means and ornament to the crown of the cap. One embodiment of the sizing band functions as a skin stencil and comprises a substrate transparent to ultraviolet radiation and a design opaque to ultraviolet radiation that is attached to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Inventor: Michael K. Proctor
  • Patent number: 5652959
    Abstract: A head wear system including a sizing band and a hat. The sizing band is distinct from the hat. The hat comprises a bill and a cap having an opening at the back as well as a headband. The head wear system also includes a first and second adjustment means for selectively nondestructively attaching each end of the sizing band to the hat in a longitudinal relationship therebetween selected by the wearer. When the sizing band is attached to the hat by the first and second adjusting means, the sizing band extends across the opening of the cap. The head wear system also comprises an ornament, a cover means for accessorizing the hat, and an attachment means for selectively nondestructively connecting the cover means and ornament to the crown of the cap. One embodiment of the sizing band functions as a skin stencil and comprises a substrate transparent to ultraviolet radiation and a design opaque to ultraviolet radiation that is attached to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Inventor: Michael K. Proctor
  • Patent number: D299981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1989
    Inventor: Michael K. Proctor
  • Patent number: D300081
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1989
    Inventor: Michael K. Proctor
  • Patent number: D300386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1989
    Inventor: Michael K. Proctor