Patents by Inventor Brett Mitchell

Brett Mitchell 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: 12281993
    Abstract: Described herein are examples of industrial radiography systems that may control, or recommend, certain parameter values of a high resolution, continuous rotation, radiographic imaging process. By controlling, or recommending, the particular parameter values, it may be possible to mitigate certain synchronization issues that occur during the high resolution, continuous rotation, radiographic imaging process. With the synchronization issues mitigated, a user may be able to perform the high resolution, continuous rotation, radiographic imaging process at a high speed, without the loss of detail and/or blur that sometimes occurs due to the synchronization issues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Camaron Mitchell Lemmer, Brett Aaron Muehlhauser, Shaun Peter Coughlin
  • Publication number: 20250116462
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for feeding an electrode into a container using an electrode feeder system. A fixed gripper is coupled to a support frame at or near a fixed base plate. A moveable gripper is positioned at or near a lower limit switch located at or near a base plate. The moveable gripper is coupled to one or more sliders that are coupled to the support frame. An electrode is positioned through the fixed gripper and the moveable gripper, and the fixed gripper is closed around the electrode. The moveable gripper is closed around the electrode and the fixed gripper is opened. The moveable gripper is lowered along a length of the electrode feeder system causing the electrode to be lowered into the container. The steps are repeated until a process occurring in the container is complete or the electrode is consumed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Brian Gaither, Brett E. Campbell, Clay Nulle, Ronald Mitchell, Terrance Donovan Casey
  • Publication number: 20250054908
    Abstract: Structures including a compound semiconductor layer stack and methods of forming such structures. The structure comprises a device region on a substrate. The device region includes a first section of a layer stack that has a plurality of semiconductor layers, and each semiconductor layer comprises a compound semiconductor material. The structure further comprises an isolation structure disposed about the section of the layer stack, and a device in the device region. The isolation structure penetrates through the layer stack to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Brett Cucci, Ramsey Hazbun, Richard Rassel, Zhong-Xiang He, Patrick Mitchell
  • Patent number: 11962140
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods to coordinate protective elements in an electric power system (EPS). In one embodiment, a system may include a Time vs Normalized Impedance Length subsystem to determine a first plurality of times of operation of a first protective element for a plurality of fault locations in the EPS and to determine a second plurality of times of operation of a second protective element for the plurality of fault locations in the EPS. A protective action subsystem may coordinate a response of the first protective element and the second protective element. The protective action subsystem may establish a pickup and a protective action for the second protective element. Upon detection of a fault in the EPS, one of the first protective action and the second protective action may be implemented based on one of the first pickup and the second pickup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Jai Ganesh Subbarayan, Jeremy William Blair, Brett Mitchell Cockerham
  • Patent number: 11913271
    Abstract: A pivot hinge includes a spring housing with a central tube, a spring assembly, an upper mounting plate, and a lower mounting plate. The bottom end includes a knurled outer surface. A stop cam is positioned about the knurled outer surface and has an inner surface that conform to the knurled outer surface so that it may be positioned in a plurality of rotatable positions relative to the central tube. The stop cam also has an exterior surface which includes a detent. The different rotational positions of the stop cam upon the knurled outer surface changes the relative position of the detent in relationship to the central tube. A cam follower assembly is coupled to the lower mounting plate and has a cam follower plate with a cam follower that rides upon the stop cam and engages the detent recess to hold the door in an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Kason Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett Mitchell, Andrew Bassett
  • Publication number: 20230374823
    Abstract: A latch assembly includes a latch, a latch bar, an inside handle, an outside handle, and a handle shaft. The housing is coupled to a rear support bracket. A U-shaped brace is mounted to the support bracket. The inside handle is coupled to the brace for reciprocal, pivotal movement and operation of the latch assembly. The inside handle is coupled to a first link which is coupled to an offset link. The first link is mounted to the shaft of the latch assembly through a mounting barrel or fitting having a shaft hole that is configured to receive and hold the exposed end of the shaft. The movement of the handle moves the first link which pivots the second link so as to rotate the handle shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Underwood, Brett A. Mitchell
  • Patent number: 11795737
    Abstract: A lock and strike assembly is disclosed which is coupled to a latch assembly for a sliding door. The latch assembly includes a movable tongue or latch bar with two oppositely disposed catches. The lock assembly includes a housing, a solenoid housing having a solenoid coupled to a d.c. power source and controlling electronics. The solenoid is coupled to a trapezoidal shaped dog which is pivotally coupled to the solenoid housing for reciprocal movement between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The strike assembly is mounted to the lock assembly for locking engagement with the catch of the latch assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Kason Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Underwood, Brett A. Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20230287713
    Abstract: A vehicle latch assembly for a vehicle sliding door includes an exterior latch, an interior latch, and a variety of spacers of different or differentially distinct widths. The interior latch includes a latch mounting plate or housing The latch housing has four latch mounting holes and two spacer mounting holes. Each spacer has four latch mounting holes and two spacer mounting holes which extend from a countersunk screw head recess. The exterior latch is positioned against the exterior side of the sliding door and four mounting bolts pass through four mounting holes extending through the exterior latch, through four mounting holes in the sliding door, through the four latch mounting holes in the spacer, and through the four latch mounting holes in the interior latch. A mounting nut is threaded onto each mounting bolt and tightened to secure the exterior latch and interior latch in this position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Brett Mitchell, Jeff Underwood
  • Patent number: 11735908
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein to detect an open-phase condition associated with an inverter-based resource for electric power generation within an electric power delivery system. An electric power delivery system may include one or more inverter-based resources that provide three phased electric power to one or more loads of an electric utility. A controller may include circuitry to measure voltage unbalances between different phases, high voltage sequences, phase voltage waveform harmonic distortions, voltage levels, and current levels to dependably detect an open-phase condition of the electric power delivery system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett Mitchell Cockerham, Ritwik Chowdhury, John C. Town
  • Publication number: 20230255403
    Abstract: A barbecue grill that includes a table defining a chamber to receive combustible fuel and a grill basket having a grill platform arranged facing the chamber and adapted to be moved vertically between a lowest position and a highest position and multiple positions therebetween. The grill includes an electric motor operatively connected to the grill platform to move the grill basket between its lowest and highest positions, and a plurality of temperature sensors adapted to monitor a temperature of the grill platform. A controller is arranged in communication with the plurality of temperature sensors and the electric motor and is configured to raise and lower the grill basket to maintain the grill platform at a desired temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Next Level BBQ LLC
    Inventors: Brett Mitchell, Jeremy Thomas McMillin
  • Patent number: 11421460
    Abstract: A pivot hinge bracket assembly for use with a pivot hinge for a reach-in type cool room refrigerator includes two mirror imaged main bracket portions and a pivot plate removably coupled to one of the main bracket portions. The main bracket portion includes an edge mounting flange extending to a rear mounting flange mounted to the cool room refrigerator door jamb. The edge mounting flange has a modified square mounting hole and pivot pin plate screw mounting holes. The rear mounting flange has two door screw mounting holes. The pivot plate includes a pivot plate mounting flange and a pivot pin. The pivot hinge bracket assembly also includes an optional removably coupled door stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Inventors: Brett Mitchell, Brian Grewe
  • Publication number: 20220263310
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein to detect an open-phase condition associated with an inverter-based resource for electric power generation within an electric power delivery system. An electric power delivery system may include one or more inverter-based resources that provide three phased electric power to one or more loads of an electric utility. A controller may include circuitry to measure voltage unbalances between different phases, high voltage sequences, phase voltage waveform harmonic distortions, voltage levels, and current levels to dependably detect an open-phase condition of the electric power delivery system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett Mitchell Cockerham, Ritwik Chowdhury, John C. Town
  • Patent number: 11261628
    Abstract: A lockable latch (8) is disclosed for walk-in cold rooms which includes a lockable strike (10) with an exterior strike assembly (16) and an interior release assembly (17). The exterior strike assembly includes a housing (25) and a rod holder (32) configured to releasably hold a coupling rod (35). The exterior strike assembly also has a metal anti-rotation plate (40) removably coupled to the housing. The interior release assembly includes a turn knob (53), an escutcheon plate (54), and an index washer (55). The turn knob includes two oppositely disposed alignment projections (77) and a radial array of steps (78) which includes four, re-occurring series of three steps. The index washer has a four time re-occurring series of steps (93).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Kason Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett A Mitchell, Thomas A Thorsen
  • Patent number: 11261627
    Abstract: A magnetic latch (10) for an appliance is disclosed for use with a strike plate (12). The latch includes a body (16) having two oppositely disposed side walls (18) and a bottom surface or wall (20). The body defines a magnet recess (26). An elongated handle (40) is pivotally coupled to the body. A spring loaded plunger pin (34) biases the handle. A magnet assembly (44) is positioned within the body. The magnet assembly includes a magnet (46) having a peripheral edge (48), and a pair of metal plates (54). The magnet has a peripheral cushioning sleeve (58) extending about the peripheral edges of the magnet. The peripheral sleeve is generally rectangular in shape having two oppositely disposed end walls (60) which include a cushioning projection (68). A pivot pin (74) extends through the magnet assembly to allow rocking motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Kason Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett A. Mitchell, Burl M. Finkelstein, Andrew Bassett
  • Publication number: 20220034135
    Abstract: A pivot hinge bracket assembly for use with a pivot hinge for a reach-in type cool room refrigerator includes two mirror imaged main bracket portions and a pivot plate removably coupled to one of the main bracket portions. The main bracket portion includes an edge mounting flange extending to a rear mounting flange mounted to the cool room refrigerator door jamb. The edge mounting flange has a modified square mounting hole and pivot pin plate screw mounting holes. The rear mounting flange has two door screw mounting holes. The pivot plate includes a pivot plate mounting flange and a pivot pin. The pivot hinge bracket assembly also includes an optional removably coupled door stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Brett Mitchell, Brian Grewe
  • Patent number: 11193311
    Abstract: A panic bar latch release assembly is disclosed having an inside latch release and an outside pull type handle latch. The handle latch includes a main housing having a pivotal pull handle. The inside latch release includes a first bar mount, a second bar mount, and an elongated push bar. The first bar mount has a support bracket with a floor with a first stop wall and an extended portion with a push rod guide hole extending therethrough. A body portion is coupled to the support bracket which includes a handle mount channel which is partially defined by a second stop wall. A handle mount is pivotally coupled to the body portion. An elongated push rod is positioned within a push rod channel of the door so as to extend through the push rod guide hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Kason Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Grewe, Brett A. Mitchell, Burl M. Finkelstein
  • Publication number: 20210363805
    Abstract: A pivot hinge includes a spring housing with a central tube, a spring assembly, an upper mounting plate, and a lower mounting plate. A pivot pin is positioned within the central tube and is coupled to a torsion spring. A top end of the pivot pin is received within a central channel of a spring bushing. The spring bushing has a cylindrical main portion and a undulating ridge forming three radially positioned high areas or tongues and three radially positioned low areas, troughs or grooves. The grooves are configured to receive or mesh with interior steps in the central tube to prevent relative rotation between the spring bushing and the central tube Each tongue also includes a spring mounting recess therein. The top end of the cylindrical main portion extends through and is journalled within the top opening of the central tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Brett Mitchell, Andrew Bassett
  • Publication number: 20210363804
    Abstract: A pivot hinge includes a spring housing with a central tube, a spring assembly, an upper mounting plate, and a lower mounting plate. The bottom end includes a knurled outer surface. A stop cam is positioned about the knurled outer surface and has an inner surface that conform to the knurled outer surface so that it may be positioned in a plurality of rotatable positions relative to the central tube. The stop cam also has an exterior surface which includes a detent. The different rotational positions of the stop cam upon the knurled outer surface changes the relative position of the detent in relationship to the central tube. A cam follower assembly is coupled to the lower mounting plate and has a cam follower plate with a cam follower that rides upon the stop cam and engages the detent recess to hold the door in an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Brett Mitchell, Andrew Bassett
  • Patent number: D959218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Kason Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett A. Mitchell, Jeffery E. Underwood
  • Patent number: D1062423
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffrey E Underwood, Brett A Mitchell