Patents by Inventor C. Bacon

C. Bacon 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: 20240131404
    Abstract: Embodiments of wood-type club heads comprising one or more components are described herein. The wood-type club head comprises a first, metallic component, and a second, non-metallic component. The first component comprises the load bearing structure that forms the striking face, and portions of the crown, the heel, the toe, and the sole. The second component comprises a lightweight structure that wraps around the first component to form portions of the crown, the heel, the toe, and the sole. The first component comprises the majority of the club head mass and can receive removable weights. The two-component design allows for additional discretionary mass redistribution to improve center of gravity location and moment of inertia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Travis D. Milleman, Clayson C. Spackman, Cory S. Bacon
  • Publication number: 20240100403
    Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of an iron-type golf club head comprising a rear opening and an insert. The insert either partially or fully occupies the club head interior cavity. The insert damps vibrations occurring within the club head at impact to provide a desirable sound and feel. The insert is formed of a low-density material, thereby providing a significant damping effect while also creating discretionary mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Clayson C. Spackman, Matthew W. Simone, Cory S. Bacon
  • Publication number: 20240091605
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a resilient member extending from a sole of the club head to the crown. The resilient member has a convex, arcuate shape relative to a strike face of the club. The resilient member has a rest state prior to impact with a golf ball, in which the resilient member defines a first chord length, and a deflected state during impact with a golf ball, in which the resilient member defines a second chord length that is greater than the first chord length. The resilient member improves impact response of the strike face to allow strike face thickness to be reduced while maintaining durability of the golf club head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Clayson C. Spackman, Eric J. Morales, Joshua A. Degerness, Cory S. Bacon
  • Publication number: 20240082666
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a rear body having a crown member coupled to a sole member, and a front body coupled to the rear body to define a substantially hollow structure. The front body includes a strike face and a surrounding frame that extends rearward from a perimeter of the strike face. At least a portion of an outer wall of the club head comprises a thermoplastic composite having a plurality of lamina layers. The plurality of lamina layers include at least a fabric reinforced thermoplastic composite layer and a filled thermoplastic layer, and the fabric reinforced thermoplastic composite layer and the filled thermoplastic layer are directly bonded to each other without an intermediate adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Eric J. Morales, Ryan M. Stokke, Martin R. Jertson, Clayson C. Spackman, Cory S. Bacon, Yujen Huang, Travis D. Milleman
  • Publication number: 20240003170
    Abstract: A latch assembly comprises an exterior housing, a door latch, a plunger, a resilient member, and an external lever pivotally mounted on an outer face of the exterior housing. The external lever comprises a first leg, a second leg disposed at an angle relative to the first leg, and a pivot mount disposed between the first leg and the second leg. The plunger is maintained in the latched position when the external lever is in a latched position by the resilient member, whereby an entry door cannot be unintentionally shifted from the closed position. The plunger is displaced from the latched position to the unlatched position when the external lever is rotated from the latched position to the unlatched position by the second leg bearing against the plunger, whereby the entry door is free to be shifted from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: BAUER PRODUCTS ,INC
    Inventor: BRUCE C. BACON
  • Patent number: 11833654
    Abstract: A multi-tool system includes a multi-tool sleeve assembly including a storage sleeve and an end cap to be inserted into an open end of the storage sleeve, with one of a bit driver multi-tool or a chain break multi-tool to be stored in the storage sleeve of the multi-tool sleeve assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventors: Michael W. Pfeiffer, Anthony C. Bacon, Jonathan E. Rosemeier, Jack W. Hinkens
  • Patent number: 11692379
    Abstract: A latch assembly comprises an exterior housing, a door latch, a plunger, a resilient member, and an external lever pivotally mounted on an outer face of the exterior housing. The external lever comprises a first leg, a second leg disposed at an angle relative to the first leg, and a pivot mount disposed between the first leg and the second leg. The plunger is maintained in the latched position when the external lever is in a latched position by the resilient member, whereby an entry door cannot be unintentionally shifted from the closed position. The plunger is displaced from the latched position to the unlatched position when the external lever is rotated from the latched position to the unlatched position by the second leg bearing against the plunger, whereby the entry door is free to be shifted from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce C. Bacon
  • Patent number: 11554475
    Abstract: A multi-tool includes a cylindrical body and a head extended from an end of the cylindrical body, the head to be pivoted between a first position with the head aligned with the cylindrical body and a second position with the head oriented at an angle to the cylindrical body, the head including a cradle to support a segment of a roller chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony C. Bacon, Jonathan E. Rosemeier, Michael W. Pfeiffer
  • Patent number: 11377885
    Abstract: A latch assembly comprises an outside housing, a door latch, an external lever handle, a plunger, a resilient member, and a handle cam. The handle cam comprises a cam surface juxtaposed against and in sliding relation with a plunger cam surface. The plunger is maintained in the latched position when the external lever handle is in the retracted position by the resilient member, whereby an entry door cannot be unintentionally shifted from the closed position, and the plunger is displaced from the latched position to the unlatched position when the external lever handle is displaced from the retracted position to the extended position by the cam surface of the handle cam bearing against the plunger cam surface, whereby the entry door is free to be shifted from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce C. Bacon
  • Publication number: 20210214978
    Abstract: A door latch assembly includes a housing, an inside and outside handle operably coupled with the housing, and a latch plunger. A latch cam is operably coupled with the inside and outside handles, and the latch cam further includes a crank arm slidably disposed against an inclined surface of a plunger leg operably coupled to the latch plunger. A biasing member urges the latch plunger to an extended position, wherein rotation of the inside or outside door latch handle in a first direction rotates the crank arm of the latch cam and displaces the plunger leg of the latch plunger and the latch plunger to a retracted position against the urging of the biasing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: BRUCE C. BACON
  • Publication number: 20210197353
    Abstract: A multi-tool system includes a multi-tool sleeve assembly including a storage sleeve and an end cap to be inserted into an open end of the storage sleeve, with one of a bit driver multi-tool or a chain break multi-tool to be stored in the storage sleeve of the multi-tool sleeve assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Michael W. Pfeiffer, Anthony C. Bacon, Jonathan E. Rosemeier, Jack W. Hinkens
  • Publication number: 20210197920
    Abstract: A multi-tool sleeve assembly includes a storage sleeve and a bar end cap to be inserted into an open end of the storage sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony C. Bacon, Michael W. Pfeiffer, Jack W. Hinkens, Jonathan E. Rosemeier
  • Publication number: 20210197348
    Abstract: A multi-tool includes a cylindrical body and a head extended from an end of the cylindrical body, the head to be pivoted between a first position with the head aligned with the cylindrical body and a second position with the head oriented at an angle to the cylindrical body, the head including a cradle to support a segment of a roller chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony C. Bacon, Jonathan E. Rosemeier, Michael W. Pfeiffer
  • Patent number: 10988963
    Abstract: A door latch assembly includes a housing, an inside and outside handle operably coupled with the housing, and a latch plunger. A latch cam is operably coupled with the inside and outside handles, and the latch cam further includes a crank arm slidably disposed against an inclined surface of a plunger leg operably coupled to the latch plunger. A biasing member urges the latch plunger to an extended position, wherein rotation of the inside or outside door latch handle in a first direction rotates the crank arm of the latch cam and displaces the plunger leg of the latch plunger and the latch plunger to a retracted position against the urging of the biasing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce C. Bacon
  • Patent number: 10939173
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for providing video encryption. A device may receive an unencrypted content stream. The device may identify an encryption key and an entitlement control message (ECM) from an encryption package. The device may encrypt the unencrypted content stream using the encryption key to obtain encrypted data. The device may generate an encryption stream that comprises the ECM and the encrypted data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Kinney C. Bacon
  • Patent number: 10873773
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer readable media for providing users with encrypted content data associated with a service are disclosed. A device may receive first content data. The device may encrypt the first content data using a first key to obtain first encrypted data. The device may generate second encrypted data by applying a cipher substitution to the first encrypted data using a second key. The device may cause to send the second encrypted data to a second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Kinney C. Bacon
  • Publication number: 20200291695
    Abstract: A latch assembly comprises an outside housing, a door latch, an external lever handle, a plunger, a resilient member, and a handle cam. The handle cam comprises a cam surface juxtaposed against and in sliding relation with a plunger cam surface. The plunger is maintained in the latched position when the external lever handle is in the retracted position by the resilient member, whereby an entry door cannot be unintentionally shifted from the closed position, and the plunger is displaced from the latched position to the unlatched position when the external lever handle is displaced from the retracted position to the extended position by the cam surface of the handle cam bearing against the plunger cam surface, whereby the entry door is free to be shifted from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce C. Bacon
  • Patent number: D919485
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventors: Michael W. Pfeiffer, Anthony C. Bacon, Jonathan E. Rosemeier
  • Patent number: D922844
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony C. Bacon, Michael W. Pfeiffer, Jack W. Hinkens
  • Patent number: D935295
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony C. Bacon, Jonathan E. Rosemeier, Michael W. Pfeiffer