Patents by Inventor Christopher F. Carter

Christopher F. Carter 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: 12041130
    Abstract: A system comprising a vaporizing device and a central server is described. The vaporizing device includes a housing and a cartridge, received within the housing, the cartridge including a predefined quantity of concentrate and an identification code associated with the concentrate and uniquely identifying the cartridge. The vaporizing device further includes a control unit configured to read the identification code. The vaporizing device further includes a communication unit configured to transmit the identification code to a computing device of a user. The central server includes a database. The central server is configured to receive the identification code from the computing device and retrieve concentrate information corresponding to the identification code from the database. The central server is configured to transmit the concentrate information to the computing device for displaying to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Inventors: John Jesse Woodbine, Peter William Calfee, Christopher Bennett Carter, Gary Ross Mitchell, William F Demyanovich
  • Patent number: 12035653
    Abstract: A walk-behind mower has a mower deck, a plurality of wheels, a head, and a plurality of light sources. The wheels are rotatably coupled to the mower deck. The wheels move the walk-behind mower over a support surface in a forward direction and a rearward direction. The head is coupled to the mower deck. The head can store at least one battery pack. The light sources are coupled to at least one of the mower deck and the head. The light sources project light through a continuous illumination angle about the walk-behind mower. The illumination angle extends along an arc from the forward direction toward the rearward direction and is at least 90 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler L. Graham, Anthony J. Buxton, Benjamin F. Shaske, Adam N. Carter, Shane McCue, John L. Whealon, Christopher Shawn Bullington, Zachary Self
  • Patent number: 4701619
    Abstract: A pyroelectric detector element having defined on a major surface two spaced areas exhibiting radiation absorbing and/or reflecting properties. A mirror-like area comprising a dielectric material is provided in at least part of the space, and preferably extends over all or substantially all of the space, defined between the two spaced areas to reflect the radiation and provide a substantially nil output contribution for the radiation falling on the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1987
    Assignee: Plessey Overseas Limited
    Inventor: Christopher F. Carter