Patents by Inventor Daniel Marion

Daniel Marion 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: 12123811
    Abstract: An environmental water sampling drone attachment device has a mounting prong, a pivoting clamp, a pivot axle, at least one mounting harnesses, and at least one container The mounting prong is a shaft that attaches the present invention to an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The pivoting clamp is used to hold the pivot axle in place. The pivot axle can rotate within the pivoting clamp and is fixed to the mounting harness. The mounting harness holds and rotates the container. The container is a device that gathers water when placed into a body of water. Thus, the container is held by the mounting harness when gathering water samples until the container is removed by a user. As a result, this device is able to gather water samples and hold the water samples within the container until the water samples need to be removed by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Inventor: Daniel Marion
  • Patent number: 11897608
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for facilitating sampling water of water bodies, in accordance with some embodiments. Further, the apparatus comprises a primary housing, a secondary housing, a movement assembly, a sensor, a storage device, and a power source. Further, the secondary housing is submerged in a water body based on disposing of the primary housing. Further, the secondary housing receives a water sample from a depth of the water body in a secondary interior cavity through an opening of the secondary housing based on submerging of the secondary housing in the water body in the depth. Further, the movement assembly transitions the secondary housing between a retracted position and an extended position for the submerging. Further, the sensor generates sensor data based on detecting a characteristic of the water sample. Further, the storage device stores the sensor data. Further, the power source powers the sensor, and the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Inventor: Daniel Marion
  • Publication number: 20220242561
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for facilitating sampling water of water bodies, in accordance with some embodiments. Further, the apparatus comprises a primary housing, a secondary housing, a movement assembly, a sensor, a storage device, and a power source. Further, the secondary housing is submerged in a water body based on disposing of the primary housing. Further, the secondary housing receives a water sample from a depth of the water body in a secondary interior cavity through an opening of the secondary housing based on submerging of the secondary housing in the water body in the depth. Further, the movement assembly transitions the secondary housing between a retracted position and an extended position for the submerging. Further, the sensor generates sensor data based on detecting a characteristic of the water sample. Further, the storage device stores the sensor data. Further, the power source powers the sensor, and the storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: Daniel Marion
  • Publication number: 20220244145
    Abstract: An environmental water sampling drone attachment device has a mounting prong, a pivoting clamp, a pivot axle, at least one mounting harnesses, and at least one container The mounting prong is a shaft that attaches the present invention to an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The pivoting clamp is used to hold the pivot axle in place. The pivot axle can rotate within the pivoting clamp and is fixed to the mounting harness. The mounting harness holds and rotates the container. The container is a device that gathers water when placed into a body of water. Thus, the container is held by the mounting harness when gathering water samples until the container is removed by a user. As a result, this device is able to gather water samples and hold the water samples within the container until the water samples need to be removed by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: Daniel Marion
  • Patent number: 8662282
    Abstract: A pallet transferred by a pallet conveyor on a flat top conveyor belt is disclosed that includes a wiper blade for clearing debris from the conveyor belt. The pallet includes a pallet frame having a plurality of corner locations. The wiper blades are disposed at the corner locations to clear articles of debris from the conveyor belt as the conveyor belt moves relative to the pallet in a transfer direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Allen Withington, David Aaron Arlequeeuw, Daniel Marion