Patents by Inventor Andrew F. Chatten

Andrew F. Chatten 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: 11939732
    Abstract: A device for a warning or barrier gate and methods that use the device can include a first arm section that includes a tenon and an arrangement of apertures through the tenon, and a second arm section that includes a mortise and an arrangement of apertures through the mortise. The apertures can align, and fasten together, to form at least part of an arm assembly for the warning or barrier gate. Manufacture of the device can occur in the field during installation of the warning or barrier gate. The device can be reciprocated 180 degrees from a closed position perpendicular to a roadway to an open position that rests parallel to the roadway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: FENCING SUPPLY GROUP ACQUISITION, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew F. Chatten, Ted J. Fiock
  • Patent number: 11619370
    Abstract: A device for pivoting a navigation light and methods that use the device can include a mount assembly with an attachment for attaching the device to a structure. A pivot assembly can be supported by the mount assembly, with the pivot assembly mechanically coupled to a drive element such that a drive of the drive element pivots a navigation light to one or more operating, service, or hold positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Fencing Supply Group Acquisition, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew F. Chatten, Ted J. Fiock
  • Patent number: 11067263
    Abstract: A device for pivoting a navigation light and methods that use the device can include a mount assembly with an attachment for attaching the device to a structure. A pivot assembly can be supported by the mount assembly, with the pivot assembly configured to pivot the navigation light to one or more operating, service, or hold positions. A brake pin with an end sized and shaped to fit within an indentation of a disc of the pivot assembly can secure the pivot assembly against rotation when the second end is accommodated by the indentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: FENCING SUPPLY GROUP ACQUISITION, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew F. Chatten, Ted J. Fiock
  • Publication number: 20200124258
    Abstract: A device for pivoting a navigation light and methods that use the device can include a mount assembly with an attachment for attaching the device to a structure. A pivot assembly can be supported by the mount assembly, with the pivot assembly mechanically coupled to a drive element such that a drive of the drive element pivots a navigation light to one or more operating, service, or hold positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew F. Chatten, Ted J. Fiock
  • Publication number: 20200123723
    Abstract: A device for a warning or barrier gate and methods that use the device can include a first arm section that includes a tenon and an arrangement of apertures through the tenon, and a second arm section that includes a mortise and an arrangement of apertures through the mortise. The apertures can align, and fasten together, to form at least part of an arm assembly for the warning or barrier gate. Manufacture of the device can occur in the field during installation of the warning or barrier gate. The device can be reciprocated 180 degrees from a closed position perpendicular to a roadway to an open position that rests parallel to the roadway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew F. Chatten, Ted J. Fiock
  • Publication number: 20200124257
    Abstract: A device for pivoting a navigation light and methods that use the device can include a mount assembly with an attachment for attaching the device to a structure. A pivot assembly can be supported by the mount assembly, with the pivot assembly configured to pivot the navigation light to one or more operating, service, or hold positions. A brake pin with an end sized and shaped to fit within an indentation of a disc of the pivot assembly can secure the pivot assembly against rotation when the second end is accommodated by the indentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew F. Chatten, Ted J. Fiock