Patents Assigned to WFK & Associates, LLC
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Patent number: 9545083Abstract: Disclosed are harness assemblies for use in tethering a pet, such as a dog, to a leash. The harness assemblies distribute the forces associated with restraining the animal over the animal's entire body. The harness assemblies also provide a wide range of adjustability and are easy to position upon or take off the animal. Various buckle constructions are also disclosed for use in easily securing the harness onto an animal. The various components of the present invention, and the manner in which they interrelate, are described in greater detail hereinafter.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2015Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: WFK & Associates, LLCInventor: Waldemar F. Kissel, Jr.
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Patent number: 9415783Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transitional mode high speed rail system. The high speed rail infrastructure employed by the system is constructed adjacent a conventional host highway. The infrastructure can be provided adjacent to acceleration/deceleration lanes, or emergency parking/paved shoulder lanes. The vehicles used by the system are individual, self-powered, self-operating, individual mass passenger transport vehicles similar in size and appearance to municipal buses. These are transitional mode vehicles because they operate as railroad vehicles on the high speed rail infrastructure, but transition to automotive vehicle mode traveling on ordinary paved roads. They are mass passenger transport vehicles because many passengers can be accommodated.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2015Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: WFK & Associates, LLCInventor: Waldemar F. Kissel, Jr.
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Patent number: 9192145Abstract: Disclosed are harness assemblies for use in tethering a pet, such as a dog, to a leash. The harness assemblies distribute the forces associated with restraining the animal over the animal's entire body. The harness assemblies also provide a wide range of adjustability and are easy to position upon or take off the animal. Various buckle constructions are also disclosed for use in easily securing the harness onto an animal. The various components of the present invention, and the manner in which they interrelate, are described in greater detail hereinafter.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2013Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: WFK & Associates, LLCInventor: Waldemar F. Kissel, Jr.
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Patent number: 9096236Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transitional mode high speed rail system. The high speed rail infrastructure employed by the system is constructed adjacent a conventional host highway. The infrastructure can be provided adjacent to acceleration/deceleration lanes, or emergency parking/paved shoulder lanes. The vehicles used by the system are individual, self-powered, self-operating, individual mass passenger transport vehicles similar in size and appearance to municipal buses. These are transitional mode vehicles because they operate as railroad vehicles on the high speed rail infrastructure, but transition to automotive vehicle mode traveling on ordinary paved roads. They are mass passenger transport vehicles because many passengers can be accommodated.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2012Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: WFK & Associates, LLCInventor: Waldemar F. Kissel, Jr.
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Patent number: 9096235Abstract: Disclosed is a transportation system with integrated infrastructure. In one embodiment, this infrastructure takes the form of a hollow elevated load bearing guideway structure designed to support the weight of traveling vehicles. The structure supports a backbone beam, or rail, that has multiple functions. These functions may include vehicle control, security, and energy delivery. The structure is bimodal meaning vehicles can have wheels like cars or steel rimmed wheels like a train or any combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2012Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: WFK & Associates, LLCInventor: Waldemar F. Kissel
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Patent number: 9095123Abstract: Disclosed is a paw pad protector harness that is a lightweight assembly of straps and buckles that is used to hold a variety of pet footwear securely in place for weather condition protection, and for protecting pet paws and legs from exposure to hazardous environments.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2014Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: WFK & Associates, LLCInventor: Waldemar F. Kissel, Jr.
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Patent number: 9004327Abstract: Disclosed is a paw insertion device. In one embodiment, the device includes two pivotally interconnected arms. Each of the arm can include a paw insertion guide at a distal end. The insertion guides are designed to be inserted into an article of animal footwear. The opposite grip ends of the arms can then be brought together to spread apart the insertion guide and permit the animal paw to be easily positioned within the footwear. A lock subassembly is also included for permitting the insertion device to be locked in the opened position.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2013Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: WFK & Associates, LLCInventor: Waldemar F. Kissel, Jr.
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Patent number: 9004009Abstract: Disclosed is a rotary brush for use in grooming a pet, such as a dog or cat. The brush includes a handle to which a head is rotatably mounted. The head preferably includes a series of channels that accepted elongated rows of tines. The tines can be formed in any of a variety of shapes or arrangements to facilitate proper grooming. A skin guard can also be included to prevent the tines from damaging the pet's skin. An accumulator is secured to the handle and is interdigitated with the series of upstanding tines. In this manner, the accumulator collects hair gathered by the tines.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2011Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: WFK & Associates, LLCInventor: Waldemar F. Kissel, Jr.
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Patent number: 8950540Abstract: The Environment Adaptive Electric Vehicle (EAEV) is capable of operating in a number of operating environments such as on a conventional highway, or on an elevated mainstream transportation infrastructure and also on a variety of local, low velocity, low volume, automated and semi-automated transportation infrastructures that may serve as collector roads for vehicles to access the mainstream elevated integrated bimodal infrastructures. The EAEV has a variety of sensors, receivers, cameras, monitoring devices, magnetic readers, GPS built into the vehicle. In a typical vehicle all of this information would be interpreted and applied in the same way. In the EAEV the vehicle wants to know what environment it is in. It then uses the software that defines that environment for all of its decisions. As a result, the EAEV uses the same equipment and similar information that is received over the equipment but applies it differently depending on what kind of system the vehicle is travelling on.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: WFK & Associates, LLCInventor: Waldemar F. Kissel, Jr.
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Publication number: 20140298623Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a buckle assembly employing a ladder lock. The ladder lock includes a pair of oppositely disposed longitudinal rungs. A set of lateral rungs are centrally positioned and serve to interconnect to longitudinal rungs. A central length of webbing is threaded through the longitudinal rungs, whereby the ladder lock can be freely adjusted along the length of the central webbing. Two lengths of side webbing are threaded through opposite sides of the lateral rungs. Anchor rungs can be included for securing each of the side webbings. In this manner, the two side webbings can be positively secured to the ladder lock, yet side to side adjustments can be achieved via the lateral rungs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: WFK & ASSOCIATES, LLCInventor: Waldemar F. Kissel, JR.
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Publication number: 20140174379Abstract: Disclosed is a paw pad protector harness that is a lightweight assembly of straps and buckles that is used to hold a variety of pet footwear securely in place for weather condition protection, and for protecting pet paws and legs from exposure to hazardous environments.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2014Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: WFK & ASSOCIATES, LLCInventor: Waldemar F. Kissel, JR.
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Patent number: 8689820Abstract: The present invention relates to a Pneumatic System that can be employed within the residential environment. The system includes both a section mode and a pressure mode. Both of these modes, in turn, have both a low and a high pressure range. A variety of applications are disclosed for use in conjunction with the various modes of the system. These various applications are described in greater detail hereinafter.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2012Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: WFK & Associates, LLCInventor: Waldemar F. Kissel, Jr.
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Patent number: 8677944Abstract: Disclosed is a paw pad protector harness that is a lightweight assembly of straps and buckles that is used to hold a variety of pet footwear securely in place for weather condition protection, and for protecting pet paws and legs from exposure to hazardous environments.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2012Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: WFK & Associates, LLCInventor: Waldemar F. Kissel, Jr.
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Publication number: 20130213321Abstract: Disclosed is a paw pad protector harness that is a lightweight assembly of straps and buckles that is used to hold a variety of pet footwear securely in place for weather condition protection, and for protecting pet paws and legs from exposure to hazardous environments.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2012Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: WFK & ASSOCIATES, LLCInventor: Waldemar F. Kissel, JR.
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Publication number: 20130186297Abstract: Disclosed is a transportation system with integrated infrastructure. In one embodiment, this infrastructure takes the form of a hollow elevated load bearing guideway structure designed to support the weight of traveling vehicles. The structure supports a backbone beam, or rail, that has multiple functions. These functions may include vehicle control, security, and energy delivery. The structure is bimodal meaning vehicles can have wheels like cars or steel rimmed wheels like a train or any combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2012Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicant: WFK & ASSOCIATES, LLCInventor: Waldemar F. Kissel
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Patent number: 8493024Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for charging electrically powered devices. In accordance with the invention, the device is powered by two storage devices. One storage device is capable of receiving a substantial charge very rapidly while the other storage device requires a longer time to receive a charge. The advantage is that the powered device can be used almost instantly and continually while at the same time rebuilding electrical charge.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2010Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: WFK & Associates, LLCInventor: Waldemar F. Kissel, Jr.
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Publication number: 20130153324Abstract: The Environment Adaptive Electric Vehicle (EAEV) is capable of operating in a number of operating environments such as on a conventional highway, or on an elevated mainstream transportation infrastructure and also on a variety of local, low velocity, low volume, automated and semi-automated transportation infrastructures that may serve as collector roads for vehicles to access the mainstream elevated integrated bimodal infrastructures. The EAEV has a variety of sensors, receivers, cameras, monitoring devices, magnetic readers, GPS built into the vehicle. In a typical vehicle all of this information would be interpreted and applied in the same way. In the EAEV the vehicle wants to know what environment it is in. It then uses the software that defines that environment for all of its decisions. As a result, the EAEV uses the same equipment and similar information that is received over the equipment but applies it differently depending on what kind of system the vehicle is travelling on.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2012Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: WFK & ASSOCIATES, LLCInventor: Waldemar F. Kissel, JR.
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Publication number: 20130140405Abstract: In prior embodiments of the IPWA was configured as concentric contra-rotating discs. In this patent the IPWA is configured as a stack of contra-rotating discs. The top disc may be a single disc, or several concentric discs rotating within one another in the same direction of rotation. There may be one or more discs below the top disc. Each lower disc rotates in the same direction and opposite the rotation of the top disc or discs.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2012Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: WFK & Associates, LLCInventor: Waldemar F. Kissel, JR.
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Publication number: 20130055921Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transitional mode high speed rail system. The high speed rail infrastructure employed by the system is constructed adjacent a conventional host highway. The infrastructure can be provided adjacent to acceleration/deceleration lanes, or emergency parking/paved shoulder lanes. The vehicles used by the system are individual, self-powered, self-operating, individual mass passenger transport vehicles similar in size and appearance to municipal buses. These are transitional mode vehicles because they operate as railroad vehicles on the high speed rail infrastructure, but transition to automotive vehicle mode traveling on ordinary paved roads. They are mass passenger transport vehicles because many passengers can be accommodated.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2012Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: WFK & ASSOCIATES, LLCInventor: Waldemar F. Kissel, JR.
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Publication number: 20130048103Abstract: The present invention relates to a Pneumatic System that can be employed within the residential environment. The system includes both a section mode and a pressure mode. Both of these modes, in turn, have both a low and a high pressure range. A variety of applications are disclosed for use in conjunction with the various modes of the system. These various applications are described in greater detail hereinafter.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: WFK & ASSOCIATES, LLCInventor: Waldemar F. Kissel, JR.