Patents by Inventor Douglas Pierson

Douglas Pierson 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: 10709252
    Abstract: A drum throne is provided which allows air to flow through it in order to keep a drummer dry and free of sweat buildup during drumming sessions. The drum throne may include a seat base, a seat foam on a upper portion of the seat base, a top portion of a seat cover for covering the seat foam, an air plenum located between the seat base and the seat foam, airflow channels extending from the air plenum to the top portion of the seat cover, and a mounting plate below the seat base and coupled to an intake cover; or a blower below a bottom portion of the seat base, the blower capable of pushing air into the air plenum, up through the airflow channels and seat cover to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Air Throne, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Samuel Volk, Eric Douglas Pierson, Robert Matthew Strand
  • Publication number: 20190216225
    Abstract: A drum throne is provided which allows air to flow through it in order to keep a drummer dry and free of sweat buildup during drumming sessions. The drum throne may include a seat base, a seat foam on a upper portion of the seat base, a top portion of a seat cover for covering the seat foam, an air plenum located between the seat base and the seat foam, airflow channels extending from the air plenum to the top portion of the seat cover, and a mounting plate below the seat base and coupled to an intake cover; or a blower below a bottom portion of the seat base, the blower capable of pushing air into the air plenum, up through the airflow channels and seat cover to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Air Throne, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Samuel Volk, Eric Douglas Pierson, Robert Matthew Strand
  • Publication number: 20100101200
    Abstract: Methods and systems for harvesting crop rows employ a plurality of pairs of residue guides to guide harvest residue into rows that are left behind the harvesting machine in the place of the harvested crop rows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventor: Douglas Pierson
  • Publication number: 20080276587
    Abstract: Methods and devices for guiding harvest residue at the time of harvest to prepare crops for strip-tilling operations. Embodiments of the invention include an attachment for a harvesting machine, and a method of harvesting a row crop in a way that directs harvest residue into relatively narrow strips, leaving strips of soil between the strips of harvest residue in better condition for strip-tilling. The management and placement of harvest residue during harvesting operations according to embodiments of the invention may improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of strip-tilling operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventor: Douglas Pierson