Patents by Inventor Craig Allen

Craig Allen 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: 6667675
    Abstract: An adjustable magnetic trip unit for a circuit breaker includes a torsion spring which applies a bias force to the plunger of a trip solenoid. The torsion spring is mounted on a driven bevel gear and wound by an adjustment knob coupled to a driving bevel gear to adjust the current at which the solenoid is activated. An indexer having peripheral flats which engage a seat in the circuit breaker housing provides a plurality of discrete positions of the adjustment knob. Depressing the adjustment knob against a second spring unseats the indexer for rotation of the adjustment knob between settings. In addition, a slide with an inclined surface bearing against the plunger and coupled to the driven bevel gear, provides simultaneous adjustment of plunger gap with adjustment of the torsion spring force to increase the range of adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Gibson, Craig Allen Rodgers, Erik Stephen Lake
  • Publication number: 20030220866
    Abstract: A method for providing advertising services in general media using a pay-for-performance model is provided. A service provider defines at least one biddable advertisement for presentation in advertising media. A bid amount chargeable to a participating advertiser upon a response to the at least one biddable advertisement is determined, generally by an open auction conducted by the service provider. The biddable advertisement is associated with a participating advertiser based, at least in part, on the bid amount. As responses to the biddable advertisement are received by the service provider, they are provided to the associated participating advertiser and that participating advertiser is charged the bid amount for the response. The advertiser associated with a biddable ad can change in real time based on the auction and association mechanisms used by the service provider, such as a bid weighted rotation which associates the biddable ad to a number of participating advertisers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: Findwhat.com
    Inventors: Craig Allen Pisaris-Henderson, Anthony Albert Garcia, Phillip Ross Thune, Jason Benhard Williams, David Clouston Rae, Peter Thomas Neumann, Sean Patrick Hart, Robert Llewellyn Protheroe
  • Publication number: 20030206086
    Abstract: An adjustable magnetic trip unit for a circuit breaker includes a torsion spring which applies a bias force to the plunger of a trip solenoid. The torsion spring is mounted on a driven bevel gear and wound by an adjustment knob coupled to a driving bevel gear to adjust the current at which the solenoid is activated. An indexer having peripheral flats which engage a seat in the circuit breaker housing provides a plurality of discrete positions of the adjustment knob. Depressing the adjustment knob against a second spring unseats the indexer for rotation of the adjustment knob between settings. In addition, a slide with an inclined surface bearing against the plunger and coupled to the driven bevel gear, provides simultaneous adjustment of plunger gap with adjustment of the torsion spring force to increase the range of adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2002
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Gibson, Craig Allen Rodgers, Erik Stephen Lake
  • Patent number: 6638985
    Abstract: A continuous method for making foams having uniform and/or small cell sizes and articles made with these foams are described. The method allows for adjusting or controlling cell size and cell size distribution by controlling temperature and/or blowing agent concentration. The foams feature small and/or uniform cell sizes and may be comprised of amorphous thermoplastic polymers, pressure sensitive adhesive compositions, and immiscible thermoplastic polymer compositions. A method for coextruding the foams is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Co.
    Inventors: Mark David Gehlsen, David Loren Vall, Craig Allen Perman, Bonnie Weiskopf Albrecht
  • Publication number: 20030150311
    Abstract: A miter saw has a remotely actuated bevel angle locking system and a bevel angle adjustment assistance system with a remote override actuator so that the user does not need to reach around to the back of the miter saw to adjust the bevel angle. The remote actuator for the bevel angle locking system can be provided on the front of the miter saw's turntable to form a suite of actuators with the miter lock and miter detent override lever. The remote override actuator for the bevel angle adjustment assistance system can be provided on the handle in proximity to the power switch. Also disclosed is a bevel angle adjustment assistance system in which each of the preset bevel angles can be fine tuned simultaneously and which exhibits other advantages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Craig Allen Carroll, Brent Edward Stafford
  • Patent number: 6593380
    Abstract: A continuous method for making foams having uniform and/or small cell sizes and articles made with these foams are described. The method allows for adjusting or controlling cell size and cell size distribution by controlling temperature and/or blowing agent concentration. The foams feature small and/or uniform cell sizes and may be comprised of amorphous thermoplastic polymers, pressure sensitive adhesive compositions, and immiscible thermoplastic polymer compositions. A method for coextruding the foams is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Mark David Gehlsen, David Loren Vall, Craig Allen Perman, Bonnie Weiskopf Albrecht
  • Patent number: 6586489
    Abstract: A continuous method for making foams having uniform and/or small cell sizes and articles made with these foams are described. The method allows for adjusting or controlling cell size and cell size distribution by controlling temperature and/or blowing agent concentration. The foams feature small and/or uniform cell sizes and may be comprised of amorphous thermoplastic polymers, pressure sensitive adhesive compositions, and immiscible thermoplastic polymer compositions. A method for coextruding the foams is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Mark David Gehlsen, David Loren Vall, Craig Allen Perman, Bonnie Weiskopf Albrecht
  • Patent number: 6586482
    Abstract: A continuous method for making foams having uniform and/or small cell sizes and articles made with these foams are described. The method allows for adjusting or controlling cell size and cell size distribution by controlling temperature and/or blowing agent concentration. The foams feature small and/or uniform cell sizes and may be comprised of amorphous thermoplastic polymers, pressure sensitive adhesive compositions, and immiscible thermoplastic polymer compositions. A method for coextruding the foams is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Mark David Gehlsen, David Loren Vall, Craig Allen Perman, Bonnie Weiskopf Albrecht
  • Patent number: 6569002
    Abstract: A hand-held oscillating spindle sander is disclosed. The sander includes a pair of toothed pulleys associated with the output shaft. The first pulley is attached to the output shaft for rotation with the output shaft. The second pulley is rotatably disposed on the output shaft for relative rotation with respect to the output shaft. The second pulley includes opposed camming surfaces formed on the inside thereof. A cam follower is attached to and extends from the output shaft so that it is positioned between the opposed camming surfaces. A pair of belts are respectively entrained around the first and second pulleys from a jackshaft rotatably received in the housing. Upon rotation of the belts, both pulleys rotate, but at slightly different speeds. This slight difference in speeds causes the cam follower to move along the opposed camming surfaces to create an oscillation effect for the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Porter-Cable/Delta
    Inventors: John Charles Smith, Mark Alan Etter, Brent Edward Stafford, James Timothy Stolzer, Craig Allen Carroll, Thomas O'Neal Walls
  • Publication number: 20030087107
    Abstract: The present invention relates to electrochromic polymeric solid films, manufacturing electrochromic devices using such solid films and processes for making such solid films and devices. The electrochromic polymeric solid films of the present invention exhibit beneficial properties and characteristics, especially when compared to known electrochromic media. The electrochromic polymeric solid films are transformed in situ from a low viscosity electrochromic monomer composition by exposure to electromagnetic radiation, and in so doing minimum shrinkage occurs. The electrochromic polymeric solid films of the present invention also perform well under prolonged coloration, outdoor weathering and all-climate exposure, and provide an inherent safety aspect not known to electrochromic media heretofore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Applicant: Donnelly Corporation
    Inventors: Desaraju V. Varaprasad, Mingtao Zhao, Craig Allen Dornan, Anoop Agrawal, Pierr-Marc Allemand, Niall R. Lynam
  • Publication number: 20030021680
    Abstract: The second-stage nozzles have vanes comprising airfoil profiles substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in inches in Table I with the X, Y and Z values commencing at the radially innermost aerodynamic section of the airfoil and then made relative to that section for the Z coordinate values. The X, Y and Z values may be scaled as a function of the same constant or number to provide a scaled-up or scaled-down airfoil section for the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Craig Allen Bielek, Thanh Vo, Frederick James Brunner
  • Publication number: 20030015946
    Abstract: Apparatus for storing and concealing a toilet plunger in a bathroom wall. The storage apparatus comprises restraint means for compressing the toilet plunger cup or bulb and retaining it in a compressed state. In a preferred embodiment, the plunger cup or bulb is compressed to substantially less than its nominal diameter so that the storage apparatus may be substantially contained within the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventor: Craig Allen Helber
  • Patent number: 6503054
    Abstract: The second-stage nozzles have vanes comprising airfoil profiles substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in inches in Table I with the X, Y and Z values commencing at the radially innermost aerodynamic section of the airfoil and then made relative to that section for the Z coordinate values. The X, Y and Z values may be scaled as a function of the same constant or number to provide a scaled-up or scaled-down airfoil section for the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Craig Allen Bielek, Thanh Vo, Frederick James Brunner
  • Patent number: 6503143
    Abstract: A beater for an agricultural combine comprises an open rotor frame mounted on a drive shaft. The open frame defines a cylindrical periphery to which are mounted transversely extending mounting plates. Adjacent mounting plates define mounting channels. Replaceable crop-engaging blades are mounted in the mounting channels. The mounting plates are provided with a first upturned portion and a second upturned portion. Each replaceable blade is provided with a crop engaging portion and an integral mounting portion. The crop engaging portion of the replaceable blades is provided with first and second mounting lips. The first and second mounting lips respectively engage first and second edges on the first and second upturned portions to prevent rotation of the replaceable blade. The crop engaging portion of the replaceable blade extends outwardly from the mounting channel to engage the crop. Open gaps in the mounting channel are formed between adjacent replaceable blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Merle Ray Gerber, Craig Allen Wiegel, Daniel Jeffrey Selle
  • Publication number: 20020169224
    Abstract: A continuous method for making foams having uniform and/or small cell sizes and articles made with these foams are described. The method allows for adjusting or controlling cell size and cell size distribution by controlling temperature and/or blowing agent concentration. The foams feature small and/or uniform cell sizes and may be comprised of amorphous thermoplastic polymers, pressure sensitive adhesive compositions, and immiscible thermoplastic polymer compositions. A method for coextruding the foams is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Mark David Gehlsen, David Loren Vall, Craig Allen Perman, Bonnie Weiskopf Albrecht
  • Publication number: 20020163799
    Abstract: The invention is a multifunctional law enforcement tool, which preferably includes several of the tools needed by law enforcement and security personnel. In one embodiment the Multifunctional tool comprising an extendable baton, flashlight, stun gun, glass breaker and deterrent spray canister within an orthogonal handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventor: Craig Allen Kukuk
  • Publication number: 20020151607
    Abstract: A continuous method for making foams having uniform and/or small cell sizes and articles made with these foams are described. The method allows for adjusting or controlling cell size and cell size distribution by controlling temperature and/or blowing agent concentration. The foams feature small and/or uniform cell sizes and may be comprised of amorphous thermoplastic polymers, pressure sensitive adhesive compositions, and immiscible thermoplastic polymer compositions. A method for coextruding the foams is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Mark David Gehlsen, David Loren Vall, Craig Allen Perman, Bonnie Weiskopf Albrecht
  • Publication number: 20020151608
    Abstract: A continuous method for making foams having uniform and/or small cell sizes and articles made with these foams are described. The method allows for adjusting or controlling cell size and cell size distribution by controlling temperature and/or blowing agent concentration. The foams feature small and/or uniform cell sizes and may be comprised of amorphous thermoplastic polymers, pressure sensitive adhesive compositions, and immiscible thermoplastic polymer compositions. A method for coextruding the foams is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Mark David Gehlsen, David Loren Vall, Craig Allen Perman, Bonnie Weiskopf Albrecht
  • Publication number: 20020137808
    Abstract: A continuous method for making foams having uniform and/or small cell sizes and articles made with these foams are described. The method allows for adjusting or controlling cell size and cell size distribution by controlling temperature and/or blowing agent concentration. The foams feature small and/or uniform cell sizes and may be comprised of amorphous thermoplastic polymers, pressure sensitive adhesive compositions, and immiscible thermoplastic polymer compositions. A method for coextruding the foams is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Mark David Gehlsen, David Loren Vall, Craig Allen Perman, Bonnie Weiskopf Albrecht
  • Patent number: D467814
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Allen Davis, Jamie Black Doehrmann, Richard Allan Lovelace