Patents by Inventor Brian A. Fenn

Brian A. Fenn 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: 9732487
    Abstract: A self-propelled field paint removal and extraction machine for removing paint from artificial turf athletic fields. The machine includes a self propelled, zero-turn rolling chassis including a frame defining a longitudinal axis of the machine; a brush assembly supported by the frame rearward of first and second front wheel caster assemblies and including a first outer brush rotating about a first brush axis of rotation and a second other brush rotating about a second brush axis, the brush assembly movable between a retracted position and a ground-contacting position; and a vacuum assembly supported by the frame rearward of the brush assembly and including a ground-contacting vacuum pad having a plurality of suction ports, the vacuum pad extending parallel to a lateral axis of the machine; and wherein the first and second brushes, in the retracted position of the brush assembly, are within a front footprint of the rolling chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: The Pioneer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: J. Douglas Schattinger, Brian Fenn, Thomas A. Munich, Christopher S. Fiore, Joseph M. Orzechowski
  • Publication number: 20160122957
    Abstract: A self-propelled field paint removal and extraction machine for removing paint from artificial turf athletic fields. The machine includes a self propelled, zero-turn rolling chassis including a frame defining a longitudinal axis of the machine; a brush assembly supported by the frame rearward of first and second front wheel caster assemblies and including a first outer brush rotating about a first brush axis of rotation and a second other brush rotating about a second brush axis, the brush assembly movable between a retracted position and a ground-contacting position; and a vacuum assembly supported by the frame rearward of the brush assembly and including a ground-contacting vacuum pad having a plurality of suction ports, the vacuum pad extending parallel to a lateral axis of the machine; and wherein the first and second brushes, in the retracted position of the brush assembly, are within a front footprint of the rolling chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: J. DOUGLAS SCHATTINGER, Brian Fenn, Thomas A. Munich, Christopher S. Fiore, Joseph M. Orzechowski
  • Patent number: 4504860
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for transmitting an image in which the image is sampled at a first plurality of points. The samples are then subjected to a two-dimensional unitary transform to produce a second plurality of transform coefficients, the second plurality being smaller than the first plurality and being obtained either by selection or truncation of the transform to provide the coefficients containing only the lower frequency components of the image. The transform coefficients are transmitted and on receipt converted by the inverse transform to a second plurality of image samples. Suitable transforms include the Hadamard and the discrete cosine. The image transmission is described as part of a viewdata system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1985
    Assignee: British Telecommunications
    Inventors: Richard C. Nicol, Brian A. Fenn, Roger J. Clarke, King N. Ngan