Patents by Inventor Edward M. Murphy

Edward M. Murphy 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: 11871847
    Abstract: An apparatus including a bracket, an upper rack engagement tab, a lower rack engagement tab; and a lock pin hole. The bracket has a rack attachment member and a guard attachment member. The lock pin hole is defined by the rack attachment member and structured to receive a lock pin having a stabilizing leg coupled to a lock pin head. Each engagement tab is coupled to the rack attachment member. Each engagement tab includes a stem portion coupled to the rack attachment member and a head portion having a greater cross-sectional area than the stem portion. The guard attachment member defines a guard attachment hole positioned at a rack guard spacing distance from the rack attachment member, and the stabilizing leg has a geometry such that the lock pin head is urged toward the lock pin hole when the stabilizing leg is passed through the lock pin hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SpaceGuard Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Murphy, Scott A Jump, Christopher Lee Roberts
  • Publication number: 20230137022
    Abstract: An apparatus including a bracket, an upper rack engagement tab, a lower rack engagement tab; and a lock pin hole. The bracket has a rack attachment member and a guard attachment member. The lock pin hole is defined by the rack attachment member and structured to receive a lock pin having a stabilizing leg coupled to a lock pin head. Each engagement tab is coupled to the rack attachment member. Each engagement tab includes a stem portion coupled to the rack attachment member and a head portion having a greater cross-sectional area than the stem portion. The guard attachment member defines a guard attachment hole positioned at a rack guard spacing distance from the rack attachment member, and the stabilizing leg has a geometry such that the lock pin head is urged toward the lock pin hole when the stabilizing leg is passed through the lock pin hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Edward M. Murphy, Scott A. Jump, Christopher Lee Roberts
  • Patent number: 11564491
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes a bracket having a rack attachment member and a guard attachment member, and upper and lower engagement tabs that are coupled to the rack attachment member and have a stem portion and a head portion. The rack attachment member has a lock pin hole above the lower rack engagement tab. The lock pin hole is sized and positioned to provide sufficient cross-sectional area within a rack engagement distance to allow passage of a bracket lock pin therethrough within the rack engagement distance. The apparatus further includes a bracket lock pin having a stabilizing leg coupled to a lock pin head, where the stabilizing leg fits through the lock pin hole and the lock pin head does not. The stabilizing leg urges the lock pin head toward the lock pin hole when the stabilizing leg is passed through the lock pin hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SpaceGuard Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Murphy, Scott A. Jump, Christopher Lee Roberts
  • Publication number: 20210274936
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes a bracket having a rack attachment member and a guard attachment member, and upper and lower engagement tabs that are coupled to the rack attachment member and have a stem portion and a head portion. The rack attachment member has a lock pin hole above the lower rack engagement tab. The lock pin hole is sized and positioned to provide sufficient cross-sectional area within a rack engagement distance to allow passage of a bracket lock pin therethrough within the rack engagement distance. The apparatus further includes a bracket lock pin having a stabilizing leg coupled to a lock pin head, where the stabilizing leg fits through the lock pin hole and the lock pin head does not. The stabilizing leg urges the lock pin head toward the lock pin hole when the stabilizing leg is passed through the lock pin hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Edward M. Murphy, Scott A. Jump, Christopher Lee Roberts
  • Patent number: 11033106
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes a bracket having a rack attachment member and a guard attachment member, and upper and lower engagement tabs that are coupled to the rack attachment member and have a stem portion and a head portion. The rack attachment member has a lock pin hole above the lower rack engagement tab. The lock pin hole is sized and positioned to provide sufficient cross-sectional area within a rack engagement distance to allow passage of a bracket lock pin therethrough within the rack engagement distance. The apparatus further includes a bracket lock pin having a stabilizing leg coupled to a lock pin head, where the stabilizing leg fits through the lock pin hole and the lock pin head does not. The stabilizing leg urges the lock pin head toward the lock pin hole when the stabilizing leg is passed through the lock pin hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SpaceGuard Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Murphy, Scott A. Jump, Christopher Lee Roberts
  • Patent number: 11033105
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes a bracket having a rack attachment member and a guard attachment member, and upper and lower engagement tabs that are coupled to the rack attachment member and have a stem portion and a head portion. The rack attachment member has a lock pin hole above the lower rack engagement tab. The lock pin hole is sized and positioned to provide sufficient cross-sectional area within a rack engagement distance to allow passage of a bracket lock pin therethrough within the rack engagement distance. The apparatus further includes a bracket lock pin having a stabilizing leg coupled to a lock pin head, where the stabilizing leg fits through the lock pin hole and the lock pin head does not. The stabilizing leg urges the lock pin head toward the lock pin hole when the stabilizing leg is passed through the lock pin hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SpaceGuard Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Murphy, Scott A. Jump, Christopher Lee Roberts
  • Publication number: 20200359794
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes a bracket having a rack attachment member and a guard attachment member, and upper and lower engagement tabs that are coupled to the rack attachment member and have a stem portion and a head portion. The rack attachment member has a lock pin hole above the lower rack engagement tab. The lock pin hole is sized and positioned to provide sufficient cross-sectional area within a rack engagement distance to allow passage of a bracket lock pin therethrough within the rack engagement distance. The apparatus further includes a bracket lock pin having a stabilizing leg coupled to a lock pin head, where the stabilizing leg fits through the lock pin hole and the lock pin head does not. The stabilizing leg urges the lock pin head toward the lock pin hole when the stabilizing leg is passed through the lock pin hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Edward M. Murphy, Scott A. Jump, Christopher Lee Roberts
  • Publication number: 20190307248
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes a bracket having a rack attachment member and a guard attachment member, and upper and lower engagement tabs that are coupled to the rack attachment member and have a stem portion and a head portion. The rack attachment member has a lock pin hole above the lower rack engagement tab. The lock pin hole is sized and positioned to provide sufficient cross-sectional area within a rack engagement distance to allow passage of a bracket lock pin therethrough within the rack engagement distance. The apparatus further includes a bracket lock pin having a stabilizing leg coupled to a lock pin head, where the stabilizing leg fits through the lock pin hole and the lock pin head does not. The stabilizing leg urges the lock pin head toward the lock pin hole when the stabilizing leg is passed through the lock pin hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Edward M. Murphy, Scott A. Jump, Christopher Lee Roberts
  • Patent number: D913779
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: SpaceGuard Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Murphy, Scott A. Jump, Christopher Lee Roberts
  • Patent number: D923464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: SpaceGuard Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Murphy, Scott A. Jump, Christopher Lee Roberts