Patents by Inventor Vernon Dwain Hutchins

Vernon Dwain Hutchins 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: 20180033178
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of augmenting a geospatially-accurate virtual reality with annotations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventor: Vernon Dwain Hutchins
  • Patent number: 9801021
    Abstract: A method for identifying an unknown portable computing device within a specified radius is completed through a portable computing device and a plurality of communication towers that wirelessly communicate with the portable computing device. When a user of the portable computing device senses danger or an emergency, the user communicates with an arbitrary tower from the plurality of communication towers. The arbitrary tower receives a notification from the portable computing device which triggers the arbitrary tower to scan a radius of influence of the arbitrary tower. After scanning the radius of influence, the arbitrary tower saves a list of identification data for at least one unknown portable computing device. A list of location coordinates and a list of user data is saved along with the list of identification data. Therefore, the list of identification data can be later analyzed to recognize the user of the unknown portable computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Inventor: Vernon Dwain Hutchins
  • Publication number: 20160297602
    Abstract: A swipe assist bag for a magnetic stripe card which facilitates proper reading by a card reader. The swipe assist bag includes a first film, a second film, and a first storage hole. The first film and the second film act as physical spacers for the magnetic stripe card and are adjacently positioned to each other; additionally, each comprise a first edge and a second edge. The first edge is positioned adjacent and perpendicular to the second edge to create an L-shape. The first edge of the first film and the first edge of the second film are adjacently connected along each other. Similarly, the second edge of the first film and the second edge of the second film being adjacently connected along each other in order to create a pocket cavity for the magnetic stripe card. The first storage hole traverses through the first film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventor: Vernon Dwain Hutchins
  • Patent number: 9433146
    Abstract: A front guard for a string trimmer is an apparatus that is used to prevent a user from cutting unwanted objects with the string trimmer. The apparatus includes a pliable rod and a flexible guard. The flexible guard is mounted about the spool and line assembly for the string trimmer opposite of its rear guard so that the flexible guard comes into contact with an unwanted object before the wire of the string trimmer comes into contact with the unwanted object. The pliable rod is used to mount the flexible guard to the main shaft of the string trimmer and allows the flexible guard to be moved from its original position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Inventor: Vernon Dwain Hutchins
  • Publication number: 20150257569
    Abstract: A custom curtain hanger system includes a curtain hanger mount, a curtain holder, and a hanger rod. The curtain hanger mount includes an attachment mechanism being either a plurality of holes, an adhesive, or a combination thereof. The attachment mechanism allows the curtain hanger mount to be secured to a desired surface in order to support the curtain holder and the hanger rod. A first wing and a second wing of the curtain hanger mount are flexible and allow the curtain holder to be snapped into a first receiving volume of the curtain hanger mount. Similarly, the curtain holder is a flexible member wherein the hanger rod is snapped into a second receiving volume of the curtain holder. The top end of a desired curtain is first positioned into the second receiving volume, followed by the hanger rod, wherein the desired curtain is clamped in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventor: Vernon Dwain Hutchins
  • Publication number: 20150173293
    Abstract: A front guard for a string trimmer is an apparatus that is used to prevent a user from cutting unwanted objects with the string trimmer. The apparatus includes a pliable rod and a flexible guard. The flexible guard is mounted about the spool and line assembly for the string trimmer opposite of its rear guard so that the flexible guard comes into contact with an unwanted object before the wire of the string trimmer comes into contact with the unwanted object. The pliable rod is used to mount the flexible guard to the main shaft of the string trimmer and allows the flexible guard to be moved from its original position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventor: Vernon Dwain Hutchins