Patents by Inventor Bruce Prior

Bruce Prior 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: 10765200
    Abstract: A barbeque chain brush includes a handle; a shaft; a brush head; including a brush head base, chain segments including connected chain links, and a brush skirt; such that the barbeque chain brush can be used to scrub a surface of a barbeque grill. The chain segments can be square or round, made from a non-corrosive metal, and can be configured as single or double chain segments, with particular width, length, and density ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Archipelago Group LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Prior, George Prior
  • Patent number: 10302539
    Abstract: A collapsible shelf assembly that may be adapted to be supportably engaged by a cooking structure. The collapsible shelf assembly may comprise a first support panel and a second support panel for supporting a shelf panel, and may be stabilized by stabilizer members. The collapsible shelf assembly may be moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: ARCHIPELAGO GROUP LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Prior, George Prior
  • Publication number: 20190069667
    Abstract: A barbeque chain brush includes a handle; a shaft; a brush head; including a brush head base, chain segments including connected chain links, and a brush skirt; such that the barbeque chain brush can be used to scrub a surface of a barbeque grill. The chain segments can be square or round, made from a non-corrosive metal, and can be configured as single or double chain segments, with particular width, length, and density ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Bruce Prior, George Prior
  • Publication number: 20180177337
    Abstract: A collapsible shelf assembly that may be adapted to be supportably engaged by a cooking structure. The collapsible shelf assembly may comprise a first support panel and a second support panel for supporting a shelf panel, and may be stabilized by stabilizer members. The collapsible shelf assembly may be moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Bruce Prior, George Prior
  • Patent number: 10006464
    Abstract: A blower for use to provide combustion air to a fire (e.g., to assist in the lighting of a fire). The blower may include a cylindrical housing having an inlet opening and an outlet opening with a bore extending between the inlet and the outlet. A fan and power source may be provided to induce air flow from the inlet opening and through the bore such that air is expelled from the outlet opening. The outlet air exiting the outlet opening may travel in a direction substantially parallel with a central axis of the cylindrical housing. The blower may be supported by an infinitely adjustable flexible member that may be manipulated to position the blower with respect to the fire to provide outlet air to the fire. The flexible member may be engaged with a clip to attach the blower to a structure adjacent to the fire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: ARCHIPELAGO GROUP LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Prior, George Prior
  • Publication number: 20170238759
    Abstract: A rotatable grilling device that may be used to rotate a grilling surface relative to a heat source of a grilling device. The rotatable grilling device may comprise a support structure for supporting the grilling surface relative to the heating device. The support structure may allow for rotation and the efficient transfer of heat to the grilling surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Bruce Prior, George Prior, Andrew Hunt Taylor
  • Patent number: 9303652
    Abstract: A blower for use to accelerate combustion by providing additional air to a fire (e.g., to assist in the lighting of a fire). The blower may include a cylindrical housing having an inlet opening and an outlet opening with a bore extending therebetween. A fan assembly and power source may be disposed in the bore and be operable to induce air flow through the bore. Air exiting the outlet opening may travel in a direction substantially parallel with a central axis of the cylindrical housing. The blower may be supported by an infinitely adjustable flexible member that may be manipulated to position the blower with respect to the fire to provide outlet air to the fire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Archipelago Group LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Prior, George Prior
  • Publication number: 20140369867
    Abstract: A blower for use to provide combustion air to a fire (e.g., to assist in the lighting of a fire). The blower may include a cylindrical housing having an inlet opening and an outlet opening with a bore extending between the inlet and the outlet. A fan and power source may be provided to induce air flow from the inlet opening and through the bore such that air is expelled from the outlet opening. The outlet air exiting the outlet opening may travel in a direction substantially parallel with a central axis of the cylindrical housing. The blower may be supported by an infinitely adjustable flexible member that may be manipulated to position the blower with respect to the fire to provide outlet air to the fire. The flexible member may be engaged with a clip to attach the blower to a structure adjacent to the fire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Bruce Prior, George Prior
  • Publication number: 20130177859
    Abstract: A blower for use to accelerate combustion by providing additional air to a fire (e.g., to assist in the lighting of a fire). The blower may include a cylindrical housing having an inlet opening and an outlet opening with a bore extending therebetween. A fan assembly and power source may be disposed in the bore and be operable to induce air flow through the bore. Air exiting the outlet opening may travel in a direction substantially parallel with a central axis of the cylindrical housing. The blower may be supported by an infinitely adjustable flexible member that may be manipulated to position the blower with respect to the fire to provide outlet air to the fire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Bruce Prior, George Prior
  • Patent number: 6918454
    Abstract: A system that controls a back reaming operation of a drilling rig is provided that includes a hoisting system that moves a drill pipe during a back reaming operation at a hoisting speed and a hoisting torque. The hoisting system comprises at least one back reaming parameter sensor for measuring a corresponding at least one back reaming parameter. An operator control unit allows an operator to input a predetermined value of the at least one back reaming parameter therein. A back reaming parameter sensor obtains the measured value of the at least one back reaming parameter. A control system monitors the at least one back reaming parameter. A braking assembly resists the hoisting torque of the drawworks system when the measured value of the at least one back reaming parameter equals the predetermined value of the at least one back reaming parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Varco I/P, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Prior, Mike Porche
  • Publication number: 20040226748
    Abstract: A system that controls a back reaming operation of a drilling rig is provided that includes a hoisting system that moves a drill pipe during a back reaming operation at a hoisting speed and a hoisting torque. The hoisting system comprises at least one back reaming parameter sensor for measuring a corresponding at least one back reaming parameter. An operator control unit allows an operator to input a predetermined value of the at least one back reaming parameter therein. A back reaming parameter sensor obtains the measured value of the at least one back reaming parameter. A control system monitors the at least one back reaming parameter. A braking assembly resists the hoisting torque of the drawworks system when the measured value of the at least one back reaming parameter equals the predetermined value of the at least one back reaming parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Bruce Prior, Mike Porche
  • Patent number: D542221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Xantrex International
    Inventors: Marius George Hriscu, Peter Tai Kwong Cheung, Grant Iverson Dunbar, Alexander Jeffrey Feldman, Lawrence Neill, Robert Bruce Prior, Robbie Gordon Roberts, David deRoy Vanzuydewyn
  • Patent number: D554584
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Xantrex International
    Inventors: Alexander Jeffrey Feldman, Robbie Gordon Roberts, Grant Iverson Dunbar, Robert Bruce Prior, Peter Tai Kwong Cheung
  • Patent number: D579870
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Xantrex International
    Inventors: Grant Iverson Dunbar, Robert Bruce Prior, Peter Tai Kwong Cheung
  • Patent number: D580354
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Xantrex International
    Inventors: Grant Iverson Dunbar, Robert Bruce Prior, Peter Tai Kwong Cheung, Alexander Jeffrey Feldman, Robbie Gordon Roberts
  • Patent number: D585367
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Xantrex International
    Inventors: Grant Iverson Dunbar, Robert Bruce Prior
  • Patent number: D833815
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Archipelago Group LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Prior, George Prior
  • Patent number: D863884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: ARCHIPELAGO GROUP LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Prior, George Prior
  • Patent number: D894680
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Archipelago Group LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Prior, George Prior, Andrew Hunt Taylor
  • Patent number: D944673
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Motus Design Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Joshua Gregg Erickson, Jeffrey Owen Doyle, Jonathan Michael Watkin, Robert Bruce Prior