Patents by Inventor Chris deHaas

Chris deHaas 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).

  • USER-PROVIDED AUTOMOTIVE DATA COLLECTION
    Publication number: 20190392236
    Abstract: A system for user-provided automotive data collection includes a receiver configured to receive signals from respective electronics in respective automotive vehicles in a geographical area, the signals indicating respective amounts of fuel or respective amounts of fuel relative to capacity in the respective automotive vehicles' tanks, and a processor configured to aggregate the respective amounts of fuel to approximate a total amount of fuel relative to capacity for the geographical area, and to allocate fuel distribution to gas stations in the geographical area based on the total amount of fuel relative to capacity for the geographical area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Bill NOTTINGHAM, Vinit VERMA, Dan MICHAEL, Danwei YE, John MCKENZIE, Chris DEHAAS, James SZPAK, Vikki NOWAK
  • Heat pump dispenser
    Patent number: 10307785
    Abstract: A heat pump dispenser includes a housing having a handle portion and a barrel portion. A feeder section is coupled to the handle portion. The feeder section includes a feeder mechanism and a dispensing trigger assembly operably coupled to the feeder mechanism. The feeder mechanism includes a gear assembly having a drive gear operably engaged to a plunger housed in the barrel portion. The trigger assembly includes a trigger having a ratchet portion. The ratchet portion selectively engages and rotates the drive gear to move the plunger toward a dispensing opening provided in the barrel portion and into engagement with an adhesive/filler stick. The feeder mechanism is selectively actuated by the dispensing trigger assembly to advance the adhesive/filler stick into a heater section of the barrel portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Steve Cash, Colin Campbell, Marc Vitantonio, Robert Vystrcil, Trevor Jackson, Chris deHaas, Robert Soreo
  • HEAT PUMP DISPENSER
    Publication number: 20170341103
    Abstract: A heat pump dispenser includes a housing having a handle portion and a barrel portion. A feeder section is coupled to the handle portion. The feeder section includes a feeder mechanism and a dispensing trigger assembly operably coupled to the feeder mechanism. The feeder mechanism includes a gear assembly having a drive gear operably engaged to a plunger housed in the barrel portion. The trigger assembly includes a trigger having a ratchet portion. The ratchet portion selectively engages and rotates the drive gear to move the plunger toward a dispensing opening provided in the barrel portion and into engagement with an adhesive/filler stick. The feeder mechanism is selectively actuated by the dispensing trigger assembly to advance the adhesive/filler stick into a heater section of the barrel portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Steve Cash, Colin Campbell, Marc Vitantonio, Robert Vystrcil, Trevor Jackson, Chris deHaas, Robert Soreo
  • Cartridge for heat pump dispenser
    Patent number: D815168
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: RPM WOOD FINISHES GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Steve Cash, Colin Campbell, Marc Vitantonio, Robert Vystrcil, Trevor Jackson, Chris deHaas, Robert Soreo
  • Heat pump dispenser
    Patent number: D834079
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: RPM Wood Finishes Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Cash, Colin Campbell, Marc Vitantonio, Robert Vystrcil, Trevor Jackson, Chris deHaas, Robert Soreo