Patents by Inventor Ellis Collins

Ellis Collins 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: 11789503
    Abstract: An apparatus for a credential verification system with a water-resistant and tamper-proof housing, wherein the apparatus includes a credential verification system including image capturing devices, and a housing containing a multi-layer enclosure containing a first set of vents, a bottom plate attached to the multi-layer enclosure, wherein the bottom plate contains a second set of vents, an opening plate configured to mount the credential verification system, wherein the opening plate includes a mechanical interface configured to mechanically connect the opening plate to the bottom plate and a locking mechanism configured to removably attach the opening plate to the multi-layer enclosure and the bottom plate, and a view window, wherein the credential verification system is configured to identify a credential through the view window using the plurality of image capturing device, and an airflow is directed from the second set of vents to the first set of vents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Clinton Chappell, McNamara Marlow Pope, III, Rodney Daniel Sparks, Christopher Michael Jenkins, Bradly Troy Wyatt, William Gene Ashe, David Ellis Collins
  • Patent number: 5237705
    Abstract: A sewing method is provided for the production of garments which include a one-piece seamless body portion, wherein the finished garment will have no seams in the back or the sides. The key step in this method involves positioning a cut fabric element corresponding to the central body portion of the garment, in a face up manner, directly beneath an extension of a base of a sewing machine. Ample space is provided between this extended base of the sewing machine and a substantially horizontal surface on which the fabric element is thus placed. A supply of sliding fastener tape is provided immediately in front of a pair of cooperating needles of the sewing machine. The operator lifts two side edges of the workpiece and feeds them through a conventional edge folding element so that the side edges are folded over as they approach the needles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Assignee: Obion Denton Co.
    Inventor: Ellis Collins