Patents by Inventor Brett MacDonald

Brett MacDonald 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: 20160063527
    Abstract: A method of generating a list of targeted customers for a sales representative within a territory affected by a severe weather incident is provided using severe weather incident data, such as hailstone size, retrieved from a first database and customer data retrieved from a second database. The customer data and severe weather incident data are displayed onto a map viewable by a user and a targeted customer list is generated based on at least one user-selected parameter and the intersection of customer data points with weather data points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventor: Brett MacDonald
  • Patent number: 6444930
    Abstract: An environmentally sealed switch includes a switch housing, and a stationary contact mounted within the switch housing. A moveable contact is mounted within the switch housing. The moveable contact has a first position electrically making with the stationary contact and a second position electrically breaking with the stationary contact. An actuator is moveably mounted within the switch housing for actuating the moveable contact between the first and second positions. An internal portion of the actuator has an external neck extending through an actuator opening defined by the switch housing. A membranous boot seal surrounds the neck of the internal actuator portion. The boot seal has a first and second opening. The first opening includes a first border engaged against a periphery of the neck, and the second opening includes a second border that is retained in the switch housing and surrounds the neck of the internal actuator portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Carling Technologies
    Inventors: Brett A. MacDonald, Sean H. Todd