Patents by Inventor Alan Halls

Alan Halls 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: 9963062
    Abstract: A removable anchor assembly is disclosed. In embodiments, the removable anchor assembly includes an anchor and a locking plate. The anchor includes a shaft with a head at a proximal end and a keyway shaft at a distal end. The anchor further includes a fixed washer, a compressible gasket configured to compress along a length of the shaft, and a slideable washer configured to move along the length of the shaft. The anchor also includes a t-lock formed in the keyway shaft. The locking plate includes a distal face and forms a locking-plate hole through the locking plate, a t-lock channel through the locking plate, and a recess formed in the distal face, the recess oriented perpendicular to the the t-lock channel and configured to secure the t-lock from rotating when the t-lock rests in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Inventor: Alan Halls
  • Patent number: 9350851
    Abstract: The volume settings of a mobile device can be overridden when a notification is received to allow a user to be immediately notified of an emergency or urgent matter. Each mobile device can be assigned a unique number which is used by other computing devices to send alerts to the mobile device. Each mobile device can also be assigned an emergency code that other computing devices use to override the mobile device's volume settings. When a mobile device receives a notification that includes its assigned emergency code, the mobile device can override the current volume settings so that the sound associated with the receipt of the notification will be audibly output. A remote map code may also be used to retrieve the location of a mobile device. A group emergency code or remote map code may be employed to notify or locate a group of mobile devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Inventor: Alan Halls
  • Publication number: 20160127531
    Abstract: The volume settings of a mobile device can be overridden when a notification is received to allow a user to be immediately notified of an emergency or urgent matter. Each mobile device can be assigned a unique number which is used by other computing devices to send alerts to the mobile device. Each mobile device can also be assigned an emergency code that other computing devices use to override the mobile device's volume settings. When a mobile device receives a notification that includes its assigned emergency code, the mobile device can override the current volume settings so that the sound associated with the receipt of the notification will be audibly output. A remote map code may also be used to retrieve the location of a mobile device. A group emergency code or remote map code may be employed to notify or locate a group of mobile devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventor: Alan Halls