Patents by Inventor Brian Muldoon

Brian Muldoon 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: 20210393086
    Abstract: A bathtub closure system may include a step configured to be retrofit onto a bathtub and a plug. The step may include a first side panel, a second side panel, and an elongated platform defining a cavity configured to facilitate ingress and egress into the bathtub, and a first attachment recess extending downward from the first top surface less than an entire height of the first side panel or extending downward from the second top surface less than an entire height of the second side panel. The plug includes a body and a first attachment member affixed to the body and corresponding to the first attachment recess defined by the step. The plug cooperates with the step to form a substantially watertight seal when the first attachment member is mated with the first attachment recess and the body of the plug is positioned at least partially within the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Brian Stafford, Lance Middleton, Brian Muldoon, Houston E. Lay
  • Patent number: 11035663
    Abstract: Systems and related methods are disclosed for characterizing physical phenomena. In an embodiment, the system includes a frame defining an active volume, a camera configured to capture an image of the active volume, and a controller coupled to the camera. In an embodiment, the controller is configured to: track an object within the active volume via the camera, analyze a motion of the object within the active volume, and output a visual depiction of the object and one or more vectors characterizing the motion of the object on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Ricardo Eusebi, Jeffrey Breitschopf, David Andrew Overton, Brian Muldoon, Sifu Luo, Zhikun Xing
  • Publication number: 20200064120
    Abstract: Systems and related methods are disclosed for characterizing physical phenomena. In an embodiment, the system includes a frame defining an active volume, a camera configured to capture an image of the active volume, and a controller coupled to the camera. In an embodiment, the controller is configured to: track an object within the active volume via the camera, analyze a motion of the object within the active volume, and output a visual depiction of the object and one or more vectors characterizing the motion of the object on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Ricardo Eusebi, Jeffrey Breitschopf, David Andrew Overton, Brian Muldoon, Sifu Luo, Zhikun Xing
  • Publication number: 20190216268
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein include a bathtub closure system having a step, the step having a first side panel, a second side panel, and an elongated platform defining a cavity, where the cavity can be configured to facilitate ingress and egress into a bathtub. The bathtub closure system can include a closure, where the closure can be coupled with the step and can cooperate with the step to form a substantially watertight seal when the closure is in a closed position. The bathtub closure system can include a support portion, where the support portion can be co-molded with the step and have a substantially U-shaped configuration extending in a generally downward direction from the step to support the step during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher Brian Stafford, Lance Middleton, Brian Muldoon, Houston E. Lay
  • Publication number: 20180116469
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein include a bathtub closure system having a step, the step having a first side panel, a second side panel, and an elongated platform defining a cavity, where the cavity can be configured to facilitate ingress and egress into a bathtub. The bathtub closure system can include a closure, where the closure can be coupled with the step and can cooperate with the step to form a substantially watertight seal when the closure is in a closed position. The bathtub closure system can include a support portion, where the support portion can be co-molded with the step and have a substantially U-shaped configuration extending in a generally downward direction from the step to support the step during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Brian Stafford, Lance Middleton, Brian Muldoon, Houston E. Lay
  • Publication number: 20150335206
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein include a bathtub closure system having a step, the step having a first side panel, a second side panel, and an elongated platform defining a cavity, where the cavity can be configured to facilitate ingress and egress into a bathtub. The bathtub closure system can include a closure, where the closure can be coupled with the step and can cooperate with the step to form a substantially watertight seal when the closure is in a closed position. The bathtub closure system can include a support portion, where the support portion can be co-molded with the step and have a substantially U-shaped configuration extending in a generally downward direction from the step to support the step during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Brian Stafford, Lance Middleton, Brian Muldoon, Houston E. Lay
  • Publication number: 20150305573
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein include a bathtub closure system having a step, the step having a first side panel, a second side panel, and an elongated platform defining a cavity, where the cavity is configured to facilitate ingress and egress into a bathtub, and a first attachment recess defined by the step. The bathtub closure system having a plug, the plug including a body having a first side, a second side, and a bottom portion, and a first attachment member corresponding to the first attachment recess defined by the step, where the plug cooperates with the step to form a substantially watertight seal when the first attachment member is mated with the first attachment recess and the body of the plug is positioned at least partially within the cavity defined by the step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Brian Stafford, Lance Middleton, Brian Muldoon