Patents by Inventor Anthony B. Taylor

Anthony B. Taylor 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: 11707953
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods of towing, hitching, and connecting devices. In particular, this disclosure relates to tow devices, hitches, and connections for towing item containers behind vehicles, both autonomous and manually guided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: Leung Man Shiu, Edward F. Houston, Anthony B. Taylor, Scott R. Bombaugh
  • Publication number: 20230226862
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods of towing, hitching, and connecting devices. In particular, this disclosure relates to tow devices, hitches, and connections for towing item containers behind vehicles, both autonomous and manually guided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Leung Man Shiu, Edward F. Houston, Anthony B. Taylor, Tuyen Thanh Nguyen, Scott R. Bombaugh
  • Patent number: 11623482
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods of towing, hitching, and connecting devices. In particular, this disclosure relates to tow devices, hitches, and connections for towing item containers behind vehicles, both autonomous and manually guided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: Leung Man Shiu, Edward F. Houston, Anthony B. Taylor, Tuyen Thanh Nguyen, Scott R. Bombaugh
  • Publication number: 20220355630
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods of towing, hitching, and connecting devices. In particular, this disclosure relates to tow devices, hitches, and connections for towing item containers behind vehicles, both autonomous and manually guided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Leung Man Shiu, Edward F. Houston, Anthony B. Taylor, Tuyen Thanh Nguyen, Scott R. Bombaugh
  • Patent number: 11433721
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods of towing, hitching, and connecting devices. In particular, this disclosure relates to tow devices, hitches, and connections for towing item containers behind vehicles, both autonomous and manually guided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: Leung Man Shiu, Edward F. Houston, Anthony B. Taylor, Tuyen Thanh Nguyen, Scott R. Bombaugh
  • Publication number: 20220055427
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods of towing, hitching, and connecting devices. In particular, this disclosure relates to tow devices, hitches, and connections for towing item containers behind vehicles, both autonomous and manually guided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Leung Man Shiu, Edward F. Houston, Anthony B. Taylor, Scott R. Bombaugh
  • Patent number: 11167606
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods of towing, hitching, and connecting devices. In particular, this disclosure relates to tow devices, hitches, and connections for towing item containers behind vehicles, both autonomous and manually guided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: Leung Man Shiu, Edward F. Houston, Anthony B. Taylor, Scott R. Bombaugh
  • Publication number: 20200398620
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods of towing, hitching, and connecting devices. In particular, this disclosure relates to tow devices, hitches, and connections for towing item containers behind vehicles, both autonomous and manually guided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Leung Man Shiu, Edward F. Houston, Anthony B. Taylor, Tuyen Thanh Nguyen, Scott R. Bombaugh, Christopher Robert Simpson
  • Publication number: 20200376909
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods of towing, hitching, and connecting devices. In particular, this disclosure relates to tow devices, hitches, and connections for towing item containers behind vehicles, both autonomous and manually guided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Leung Man Shiu, Edward F. Houston, Anthony B. Taylor, Scott R. Bombaugh
  • Publication number: 20140260115
    Abstract: A stack of articles having a stack guide disposed thereon is disclosed. The stack guide comprises identifiers which relate to information about the stack and the articles within the stack, and to the orientation of the stack. The stack guide also comprises a guide for binding straps which can be identified during an unloading process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: Riley Houston Mayhall, III, Edward S. Mascali, Anthony B. Taylor
  • Patent number: 5310496
    Abstract: A vegetable oil based paint stripping composition used in a process where it is applied to a substrate coated with fully or partially cured paint, having particular utility for use in stripping paint or stripping organic polymer coatings, and a method of employing same is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1994
    Assignee: Chute Chemical Company
    Inventor: Anthony B. Taylor
  • Patent number: 5041295
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for crisping the surface of a food substance in a microwave oven is disclosed. A thin film susceptor is positioned close to the surface of a food substance. The susceptor heats when it is exposed to microwave radiation. The susceptor preferably is a thin film of metal deposited on a polyester substrate layer. In one embodiment, heating the susceptor causes the polyester layer to shrink, thereby simultaneously creating openings in the susceptor to allow moisture to escape, and breaking the conductivity of the susceptor so that it becomes less responsive to microwave radiation and substantially "turns off." In an alternative embodiment, passageways are pre-cut in the thin film of metal. A single surface of the food substance is made crisp in this manner, while the opposed surface is exposed to the microwave oven atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: The Pillsbury Company
    Inventors: Michael R. Perry, Dennis A. Lonergan, Belinda K. Ash, Anthony B. Taylor