Patents by Inventor Craig Shirley

Craig Shirley 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).

  • Vibration isolator
    Patent number: 10801577
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a vibration isolator comprises a housing having a base portion and a wall portion. A plurality of bearings are disposed within the housing. The bearings are arranged in a configuration comprising a plurality of layers. A first layer comprises a bearing and a second layer comprises a plurality of bearings. Each bearing in the second layer contacts the wall portion of the housing. Each bearing comprises a plurality of contact points in contact with another portion of the vibration isolator, and no two contact points of a bearing are diametrically opposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Stillpoints LLC
    Inventors: Paul J. Wakeen, Bruce Jacobs, Craig Shirley
  • VIBRATION ISOLATOR
    Publication number: 20180128346
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a vibration isolator comprises a housing having a base portion and a wall portion. A plurality of bearings are disposed within the housing. The bearings are arranged in a configuration comprising a plurality of layers. A first layer comprises a bearing and a second layer comprises a plurality of bearings. Each bearing in the second layer contacts the wall portion of the housing. Each bearing comprises a plurality of contact points in contact with another portion of the vibration isolator, and no two contact points of a bearing are diametrically opposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Stillpoints LLC
    Inventors: Paul J. Wakeen, Bruce Jacobs, Craig Shirley
  • Vibration isolator
    Patent number: 9863495
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a vibration isolator comprises a housing having a base portion and a wall portion. A plurality of bearings are disposed within the housing. The bearings are arranged in a configuration comprising a plurality of layers. A first layer comprises a bearing and a second layer comprises a plurality of bearings. Each bearing in the second layer contacts the wall portion of the housing. Each bearing comprises a plurality of contact points in contact with another portion of the vibration isolator, and no two contact points of a bearing are diametrically opposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: STILLPOINTS LLC
    Inventors: Paul J. Wakeen, Bruce Jacobs, Craig Shirley