Patents by Inventor Daniel Mark Mullin

Daniel Mark Mullin 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).

  • Positioning device
    Publication number: 20080159732
    Abstract: A positioning device, such as a pan & tilt device, includes a housing having a drivetrain and one or more removable mounts positioned on the housing. An accessory, such as a camera, may be positioned on or in the removable mount and a release joins the removable mount to the housing for “plug and play” adaptation of the accessory to the positioning device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Stuart Young, Timothy Anderson, Raymond L. Bratton, Daniel Mark Mullin
  • Pan and tilt positioning unit
    Patent number: 6880987
    Abstract: A pan and tilt unit includes a platform for accommodating a device and a housing connected to the platform. A drive system is positioned within the housing and is adapted to move the platform in a desired direction. A plurality of drivers is further positioned within the housing in communication with the drive system and the device to append an internal operation protocol to a device operation protocol thereby permitting operation of the device by the pan and tilt unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Quickset International, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl Christopher Diana, Daniel Allen Cloud, Daniel Mark Mullin, Raymond L. Bratton
  • Pan & tilt positioning unit
    Publication number: 20040042783
    Abstract: A pan and tilt unit includes a platform for accommodating a device and a housing connected to the platform. A drive system is positioned within the housing and is adapted to move the platform in a desired direction. A plurality of drivers is further positioned within the housing in communication with the drive system and the device to append an internal operation protocol to a device operation protocol thereby permitting operation of the device by the pan and tilt unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Carl Christopher Diana, Daniel Allen Cloud, Daniel Mark Mullin, Raymond L. Bratton