Patents by Inventor Bryan C. Welfel

Bryan C. Welfel 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: 9956684
    Abstract: An apparatus for conveniently organizing, storing, and transporting elongate objects such as pipe nipples is described. The apparatus includes a bucket, within which an upper tray is suspended above a lower tray by a pillar. Holes in the upper tray align with holes in the lower tray. When an elongate object is passed through these holes, flexible tabs on each of the holes act to firmly grip the object so that it remains safely vertical in the bucket. At the same time, projections on the perimeters of the upper and lower trays act to stop the trays from moving inside the bucket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Inventor: Bryan C. Welfel
  • Publication number: 20160368133
    Abstract: An apparatus for conveniently organizing, storing, and transporting elongate objects such as pipe nipples is described. The apparatus includes a bucket, within which an upper tray is suspended above a lower tray by a pillar. Holes in the upper tray align with holes in the lower tray. When an elongate object is passed through these holes, flexible tabs on each of the holes act to firmly grip the object so that it remains safely vertical in the bucket. At the same time, projections on the perimeters of the upper and lower trays act to stop the trays from moving inside the bucket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Bryan C. Welfel
  • Publication number: 20110004501
    Abstract: A social event is generated by a computer having a data processor in signal communication with a memory. Initially, each user of a plurality of users is associated with a respective user location, a respective user time window, and at least one respective user interest. The computer then determines a common interest group, the common interest group comprising a subgroup of the plurality of users having user locations that collectively exceed a predetermined geographic density, overlapping user time windows, and a common user interest. After determining the common interest group, the computer proceeds to determine a venue and a meeting time for the social event. The computer then transmits the venue and meeting time to at least a portion of the users within the common interest group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Shekhar S. Pradhan, Bryan C. Welfel