Patents by Inventor Christopher McCall

Christopher McCall 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: 20260331886
    Abstract: A utility enclosure assembly includes an enclosure and a cover and is configured to be installed underground with a top surface of the cover proximate grade level. The enclosure has an inner surface having a ledge proximate a top of the enclosure, where the ledge supports the cover when the cover is engaged with the enclosure. The enclosure and the cover are constructed of high-density polyethylene and optionally calcium carbonate. The utility enclosure assembly is compliant with the Tier 22 requirements for underground utility enclosures, as determined according to the standard test methods in ANSI/SCTE 77 (2023). The cover is a two-piece cover with a bottom piece, a top piece, and a plurality of ribs extending vertically between the two pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2026
    Publication date: October 22, 2026
    Applicant: Root Plastics, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher McCall, Brad Robillard, Patrick Harris, Michael Allen Tadych, Jeff Klawiter
  • Patent number: 12060174
    Abstract: A storage case, including, at least one door which is moveable between a first position in which the door is closed and a second position in which the door is opened; a platform, which can support an aerial vehicle; and a mechanical connection means which is connected between the platform and the at least one door, wherein the mechanical connection means is configured such that as the door is moved from its first position to its second position the platform is simultaneously elevated; and as the door is moved from its second position to its first position the platform is simultaneously lowered; and a controller configured to control the mechanical connection means. There is further provided a corresponding method of deploying an aerial vehicle; a corresponding method of storing an aerial vehicle; an assembly including the storage case and an aerial vehicle; and a vehicle including the storage case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: FOTOKITE AG
    Inventors: Victor Chub, Alex Lieber, Sergei Lupashin, Christopher McCall, Milan Rohrer, Lukas Scherrer, Alexander Zhitelzeyf
  • Publication number: 20230202692
    Abstract: A storage case, including, at least one door which is moveable between a first position in which the door is closed and a second position in which the door is opened; a platform, which can support an aerial vehicle; and a mechanical connection means which is connected between the platform and the at least one door, wherein the mechanical connection means is configured such that as the door is moved from its first position to its second position the platform is simultaneously elevated; and as the door is moved from its second position to its first position the platform is simultaneously lowered; and a controller configured to control the mechanical connection means. There is further provided a corresponding method of deploying an aerial vehicle; a corresponding method of storing an aerial vehicle; an assembly including the storage case and an aerial vehicle; and a vehicle including the storage case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Victor Chub, Alex Lieber, Sergei Lupashin, Christopher McCall, Milan Rohrer, Lukas Scherrer, Alexander Zhitelzeyf
  • Patent number: D948210
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventors: Milan Rohrer, Victor Chub, Lukas Scherrer, Sergei Lupashin, Alex Lieber, Christopher McCall