Patents by Inventor Dusty Jones

Dusty Jones 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: 11828011
    Abstract: A shifter adjustment assembly can be configured to couple to a shifter of a tufting apparatus, the shifter having first, second, third, and fourth shaft segments. The shifter adjustment assembly comprises a first body that is configured to couple to respective first ends of the first and third shaft segments. A second body is configured to couple to respective first ends of the second and fourth shaft segments. The shifter assembly comprises a coupling between the first body and the second body. The coupling is configured to releasably secure an axial position of the first body with respect to the second body along the longitudinal dimension. The first body and second body define respective complementary surfaces that are configured for sliding engagement so that movement between the first body and the second body in the transverse dimension is restricted and movement between the first body and the second body in the longitudinal dimension is permitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul Pittman, Terry Honeycutt, Michael Runyon, Dusty Jones, David Voyles
  • Publication number: 20140113259
    Abstract: Described herein is method and system for electronic skill-based testing. A computing device, which may be a cloud server, provides a live environment to the test-taker with some issues that must be resolved. The attempts of the test-taker to resolve the issue are scored according to the efficiency and speed of the test-taker's approach, success or failure of the test-taker to resolve the issue, and by reference to the difficulty level of the task and the relative degree of achievement of other test takers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: Dusty Jones, Luke Owen, Frederick Mendler, Marcus Robertson