Patents by Inventor Allen Bowers

Allen Bowers 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: 20180232464
    Abstract: Techniques facilitating automatic transformation of a multitude of disparate types of input data into a holistic, self-contained, reference database format that can be rendered at varying levels of granularity are provided. A system can comprise a memory that stores computer executable components and a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can comprise a data manager component that receives first data and second data from a source entity and an analysis component that adds a first metadata to the first data based on a first set of content, and adds a second metadata to the second data based on a second set of content. Further, the computer executable components can comprise an output component that renders aggregated content at varying viewing granularity levels based on a request for a holistic life view of the target entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Donald Scott Looney, Jonathan Allen Bower, David C. Batchelder, Benjamin Ian Rein, Emily Nesbitt McCarren, Doris Elizabeth Korda, Michael Andrew Nachbar, Christopher B. Maxey, Julia Russell Eells, Patricia C. Russell
  • Publication number: 20140259599
    Abstract: A hand-held torque tool includes a hand tool chassis and a vision system. The hand tool chassis includes a motor configured to operate a work head and a camera located in a fixed position relative to the work head. The vision system includes a wireless controller which transmits images captured by the camera, a wireless display located remotely from the hand tool chassis that is configured to display images captured by the camera, and a mounting structure attached to the wireless display. The mounting structure is configured to be placed on or about a portion of a body of a user of the hand-held torque tool. Methods of tightening a fastener and installing automobile components within an automobile are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jared L. Glaspell, Brent Allen Bowers, Mengtang Sun, Zewen Yu, Xin Zhang, Richard J. Barr, Kevin P. Swanger
  • Patent number: 7648181
    Abstract: A latching and locking mechanism for fence gates or doors. The mechanism comprises a locking pin for selectively securing the gate in the closed position. When the locking pin is removed from a portion of the mechanism, the gate can easily be opened or closed. When the locking pin is inserted through a portion of the mechanism, the gate is held in a closed position. The locking pin can be locked in the closed position with a lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Inventor: Clifford Allen Bowers
  • Patent number: 7097310
    Abstract: A ceiling-mounted projection system has a projector mounted above the ceiling, and a periscope assembly that can be moved by a motor along a vertical axis between a raised position in which the periscope assembly is retracted into the ceiling and a lowered position in which the lower portion of the periscope assembly extends below the ceiling. An upper mirror is mounted on the upper portion of the periscope assembly and aligned to reflect images from the projector in a downward direction when the periscope assembly is in the lowered position. A lower mirror is mounted on the lower portion of the periscope assembly and aligned to reflect the images from the upper mirror onto a viewing surface when the periscope assembly is in the lowered position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Display Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Mervin Bruce Perkins, Eric John Perkins, Lawrence Alexander Duarte, Kenneth Allen Bowers
  • Publication number: 20060175942
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to an assembly comprising a plurality of bins with a plurality of lids associated therewith. Each of the bins has a lock assembly that includes a catch operable to lock the lid in its closed position and a mechanical indicator responsive to the catch. Another aspect of the invention relates to an automated dispensing cabinet that includes a control computer and a plurality of row assemblies therein. Each row assembly has bins that include a tabbed lid, a lock assembly with a catch operable to engage and disengage the tab, and an indicator responsive to the lock assembly. Methods for dispensing from and restocking the remote dispensing systems are also given, as well as a method for indicating which item is to be dispensed from one of a plurality of bins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Meek, Kirk Young, Louis Conley, Eric Switalski, Allen Bowers
  • Publication number: 20060163977
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to an assembly comprising a plurality of bins with a plurality of lids associated therewith. Each of the bins has a lock assembly that includes a catch operable to lock the lid in its closed position and a mechanical indicator responsive to the catch. Another aspect of the invention relates to an automated dispensing cabinet that includes a control computer and a plurality of drawers having a plurality of row assemblies therein. Each row assembly has bins that include a tabbed lid, a lock assembly with a catch operable to engage and disengage the tab, and an indicator responsive to the lock assembly. Methods for dispensing from and restocking the remote dispensing systems are also given, as well as a method for indicating which item is to be dispensed from one of a plurality of bins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Meek, Kirk Young, Louis Conley, Eric Switalski, Allen Bowers
  • Patent number: 7017958
    Abstract: A latching and locking mechanism for fence gates or doors. The gate latch of this invention is comprised of a steel locking pin that slides through the latch device. When the locking pin slides out of the latch device, the gate can easily be opened or closed. When the locking pin is inserted through the latch device and around the gate, the gate is held in a closed position. The locking pin can be locked in the closed position with a lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Inventor: Clifford Allen Bowers
  • Patent number: 6996455
    Abstract: A drawer for use in a dispensing cabinet is comprised of a tray movable between an open position and a closed position. An insert, approximately the length of the tray, is carried by the tray and defines the volume of the drawer. A lockable or sealable lid is carried by the insert. A release mechanism is provided to connect the insert to the tray in a manner that allows the insert to be easily disconnected from the tray. Removal of the insert enables inserts to be swapped so that inserts from which inventory has been depleted can be replaced with stocked inserts. A dispensing cabinet and a method of restocking the cabinet are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: McKesson Automation Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Eggenberger, Kirk Young, Allen Bowers
  • Patent number: 6785589
    Abstract: A drawer for use in a dispensing cabinet is comprised of a tray movable between an open position and a closed position. An insert, approximately the length of the tray, is carried by the tray and defines the volume of the drawer. A lockable or sealable lid is carried by the insert. A release mechanism is provided to connect the insert to the tray in a manner that allows the insert to be easily disconnected from the tray. Removal of the insert enables inserts to be swapped so that inserts from which inventory has been depleted can be replaced with stocked inserts. A dispensing cabinet and a method of restocking the cabinet are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: McKesson Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Eggenberger, Kirk Young, Allen Bowers
  • Publication number: 20030200007
    Abstract: A drawer for use in a dispensing cabinet is comprised of a tray movable between an open position and a closed position. An insert, approximately the length of the tray, is carried by the tray and defines the volume of the drawer. A lockable or sealable lid is carried by the insert. A release mechanism is provided to connect the insert to the tray in a manner that allows the insert to be easily disconnected from the tray. Removal of the insert enables inserts to be swapped so that inserts from which inventory has been depleted can be replaced with stocked inserts. A dispensing cabinet and a method of restocking the cabinet are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Victor Eggenberger, Kirk Young, Allen Bowers
  • Publication number: 20030105554
    Abstract: A drawer for use in a dispensing cabinet is comprised of a tray movable between an open position and a closed position. An insert, approximately the length of the tray, is carried by the tray and defines the volume of the drawer. A lockable or sealable lid is carried by the insert. A release mechanism is provided to connect the insert to the tray in a manner that allows the insert to be easily disconnected from the tray. Removal of the insert enables inserts to be swapped so that inserts from which inventory has been depleted can be replaced with stocked inserts. A dispensing cabinet and a method of restocking the cabinet are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Victor Eggenberger, Kirk Young, Allen Bowers