Patents by Inventor Zoltan S. Brutler

Zoltan S. Brutler 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: 11930879
    Abstract: A helmet accessory mounting system includes a mounting device configured to couple to an outer surface of a side of a helmet. The mounting device includes a plurality of mounting locations configured to removeably couple to at least one accessory. A plurality of the plurality of mounting locations each includes an electrical node. A power supply is coupled to the mounting device. An electrical supply line electrically couples the power supply to each of the electrical nodes and the electrical supply line is contained at least partially within the mounting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence Franzino, Stephen Bourque, Scott W. James, Daniel Berry, Ross Fade Barber, Zoltan S. Brutler
  • Publication number: 20240008581
    Abstract: A helmet accessory mounting system includes a mounting device configured to couple to an outer surface of a side of a helmet. The mounting device includes a plurality of mounting locations configured to removeably couple to at least one accessory. A plurality of the plurality of mounting locations each includes an electrical node. A power supply is coupled to the mounting device. An electrical supply line electrically couples the power supply to each of the electrical nodes and the electrical supply line is contained at least partially within the mounting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Gentex Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence FRANZINO, Stephen BOURQUE, Scott W. JAMES, Daniel BERRY, Ross Fade BARBER, Zoltan S. BRUTLER
  • Patent number: 11564025
    Abstract: An earplug includes a housing and a receiver positioned in the housing. The receiver may be configured to receive a wireless audio signal from an audio source external to the earplug and convert the wireless audio signal to an electrical audio signal. The earplug may include a speaker configured to receive electrical audio signal from the receiver and convert the electrical audio signal into audible sound output from a speaker port. The earplug may include a projection including an opening that defines at least a portion of a sound channel from the speaker. The projection may receive the audible sound output from the speaker and output the audible sound out of the earplug. The earplug may include earplug padding configured to form a seal with a user's ear canal. The earplug may include an acoustic vent positioned in the sound channel, including a waterproof membrane extending across the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Pearson Blundell, Christopher Hudson, Zoltan S. Brutler
  • Publication number: 20220408869
    Abstract: A helmet accessory mounting system includes a mounting device configured to couple to an outer surface of a side of a helmet. The mounting device includes a plurality of mounting locations configured to removeably couple to at least one accessory. A plurality of the plurality of mounting locations each includes an electrical node. A power supply is coupled to the mounting device. An electrical supply line electrically couples the power supply to each of the electrical nodes and the electrical supply line is contained at least partially within the mounting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Gentex Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence Franzino, Stephen Bourque, Scott W. James, Daniel Berry, Ross Fade Barber, Zoltan S. Brutler
  • Patent number: 11452328
    Abstract: A helmet accessory mounting system includes a mounting device configured to couple to an outer surface of a side of a helmet. The mounting device includes a plurality of mounting locations configured to removeably couple to at least one accessory. A plurality of the plurality of mounting locations each includes an electrical node. A power supply is coupled to the mounting device. An electrical supply line electrically couples the power supply to each of the electrical nodes and the electrical supply line is contained at least partially within the mounting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence Franzino, Stephen Bourque, Scott W. James, Daniel Berry, Ross Fade Barber, Zoltan S. Brutler
  • Patent number: 11337484
    Abstract: A communication accessory may include an ear cup configured to at least one of send and receive an audio communication. The ear cup may be detachably coupleable to a first accessory coupling system configured to couple to a helmet and a second accessory coupling system configured to couple to a headband.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ross Fade Barber, Zoltan S. Brutler, Michael Pearson Blundell
  • Publication number: 20220071336
    Abstract: A helmet accessory mounting system includes a mounting device configured to couple to an outer surface of a side of a helmet. The mounting device includes a plurality of mounting locations configured to removeably couple to at least one accessory. A plurality of the plurality of mounting locations each includes an electrical node. A power supply is coupled to the mounting device. An electrical supply line electrically couples the power supply to each of the electrical nodes and the electrical supply line is contained at least partially within the mounting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Gentex Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Lawrence Franzino, Stephen Bourque, Scott W. James, Daniel Berry, Ross Fade Barber, Zoltan S. Brutler
  • Publication number: 20210352396
    Abstract: An earplug includes a housing and a receiver positioned in the housing. The receiver may be configured to receive a wireless audio signal from an audio source external to the earplug and convert the wireless audio signal to an electrical audio signal. The earplug may include a speaker configured to receive electrical audio signal from the receiver and convert the electrical audio signal into audible sound output from a speaker port. The earplug may include a projection including an opening that defines at least a portion of a sound channel from the speaker. The projection may receive the audible sound output from the speaker and output the audible sound out of the earplug. The earplug may include earplug padding configured to form a seal with a user's ear canal. The earplug may include an acoustic vent positioned in the sound channel, including a waterproof membrane extending across the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Gentex Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Pearson Blundell, Christopher Hudson, Zoltan S. Brutler
  • Publication number: 20210186140
    Abstract: A communication accessory may include an ear cup configured to at least one of send and receive an audio communication. The ear cup may be detachably coupleable to a first accessory coupling system configured to couple to a helmet and a second accessory coupling system configured to couple to a headband.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Gentex Corporation
    Inventors: Ross Fade Barber, Zoltan S. Brutler, Michael Pearson Blundell
  • Patent number: D866084
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zoltan S. Brutler, Michael Pearson Blundell, Christopher Kent Barmore
  • Patent number: D891384
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zoltan S. Brutler, Michael Pearson Blundell
  • Patent number: D897318
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Pearson Blundell, Christopher A. Hudson, Zoltan S. Brutler
  • Patent number: D900407
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Gentex Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Hanudel, Michael Lawrence Franzino, Stephen Bourque, Scott W. James, Daniel Berry, Nathan Winters, Zoltan S. Brutler, Ross Fade Barber
  • Patent number: D911626
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zoltan S. Brutler, Michael Pearson Blundell, Christopher Kent Barmore
  • Patent number: D955661
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Hanudel, Michael Lawrence Franzino, Stephen Bourque, Scott W. James, Daniel Berry, Nathan Winters, Zoltan S. Brutler, Ross Fade Barber
  • Patent number: D974670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Hanudel, Michael Lawrence Franzino, Stephen Bourque, Scott W. James, Daniel Berry, Nathan Winters, Zoltan S. Brutler, Ross Fade Barber
  • Patent number: D986196
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Gentex Corporation
    Inventors: Zoltan S. Brutler, Michael Pearson Blundell