Patents by Inventor Earl Mason

Earl Mason 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: 11911324
    Abstract: A lift system includes a support configured to maintain a bed frame thereon. The support is defined by a first swing arm opposing a second swing arm and a pivoting plate opposing an end plate. First ends of the swing arms are configured to swing outward about ends of the pivoting plate. Second ends of the swing arms removably attach to the end plate to form a rectangular structure for securely receiving a bed frame. The lift system also includes a storage unit defined by a lift gate configured within an interior of the storage unit. The lift gate includes a linear actuator for converting the support between a folded and an unfolded position by manipulating the pivoting plate coupled to the linear actuator. A controller is provided for controlling the lift gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Principle Long Term Care Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Earl White, Maxwell Olszewski Mason
  • Patent number: 7246450
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing that has front and side faces. The side face has a linear shape provided with a longitudinal length smaller than a diameter of the front face. Coextensively shaped top and bottom conductive clamps are coupled to the side face and spaced from the front face. The bottom clamp is stationary and the top clamp is linearly displaced along the side face. The clamps form a closed electrical circuit when engaged with the fastener. A controller is coupled to the top clamp so that the top clamp is linearly displaced downwardly and upwardly when the controller is rotated along first and second directions. A mechanism is included for measuring a voltage level when the clamps contact the fastener. The voltage level is proportionally adjusted based upon the size of the fastener such that the voltage level increases when a linear distance between the clamps increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Inventor: Earl Mason
  • Patent number: D1015993
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kemal Curic, Earl Lucas, Rick Mason