Patents by Inventor Brian Lowery

Brian Lowery 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).

  • Modified drum head incorporating a snare system for better articulation of the voicing of the snare drum
    Patent number: 9626945
    Abstract: The concept of the invention is to take the said top snare assembly of the said double snare system, and to configure the snare system inside of a drum head. By using the said invention, modifications to the said snare drum will not be required and will not compromise the integrity of the original design of the said drum manufacturers' marching snare drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventor: Eric Brian Lowery
  • Modified Drum Head Incorporating a Snare System for better articulation of the voicing of the Snare Drum
    Publication number: 20160307549
    Abstract: The concept of the invention is to take the said top snare assembly of the said double snare system, and to configure the snare system inside of a drum head. By using the said invention, modifications to the said snare drum will not be required and will not compromise the integrity of the original design of the said drum manufacturers' marching snare drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventor: Eric Brian Lowery
  • Aluminium combustion power system
    Patent number: 8656724
    Abstract: An engine that oxidizes aluminum with water to produce electrical and/or mechanical power. The engine can include a fuel made at least partly from aluminum powder that flows like liquid under high pressure. The engine can also include a steam supply system, a combustor, a fuel feed system, a fuel injection system, and a water supply system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Thomas Cawley, Brian Lowery, Timothy F. Miller, John Herr, Martin Klanchar, Daniel H. Kiely
  • ALUMINIUM COMBUSTION POWER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110252800
    Abstract: An engine that oxidizes aluminum with water to produce electrical and/or mechanical power. The engine can include a fuel made at least partly from aluminum powder that flows like liquid under high pressure. The engine can also include a steam supply system, a combustor, a fuel feed system, a fuel injection system, and a water supply system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Thomas Cawley, Brian Lowery, Timothy F. Miller, John Herr, Martin Klanchar, Daniel H. Kiely
  • Method and apparatus for facilitating handling of communications
    Publication number: 20030057143
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for handling physical communications. A physical communication, such as a letter or a package is received and sorted. The sorting includes assigning one or more of a plurality of predetermined values to each of one or more of a plurality of predetermined characteristics relating to the physical communication. A handling procedure, including one or more handling steps is selected for the communication based on the values assigned in said assigning step and rules correlating the values to a handling procedure. The handling procedure can be modified based on destination specific rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Eric Lieberman, Brian Lowery, Julian P. Kirk, Randal J. Kirk, William P. Nance, Dennis K Lee, Michael H. Grayson, Joanne Grogan