Patents by Inventor George A. Parker

George A. Parker 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).

  • Publication number: 20240158995
    Abstract: A square edge recessed lug paver having recessed lugs that produce consistent joint size during installation without the use of additional pieces of equipment, while maintaining a square edge is described. The equipment and method to produce the square edge recessed lug paver is also described, where the recessed lug roller forms the recessed lugs of the square edge recessed lug pavers. The recessed lug roller includes at least one recessed portion and at least two compressing portions. The recessed lugs are formed on an uncut slug after extrusion of the slug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Ryan Parker, George Firmanik
  • Publication number: 20240094233
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, devices and systems for associating consumable data with an assay consumable used in a biological assay. Provided are assay systems and associated consumables, wherein the assay system adjusts one or more steps of an assay protocol based on consumable data specific for that consumable. Various types of consumable data are described, as well as methods of using such data in the conduct of an assay by an assay system. The present invention also relates to consumables (e.g., kits and reagent containers), software, data deployable bundles, computer-readable media, loading carts, instruments, systems, and methods, for performing automated biological assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Jacob N. WOHLSTADTER, Manish KOCHAR, Peter J. BOSCO, Ian D. CHAMBERLIN, Bandele JEFFREY-COKER, Eric M. JONES, Gary I. KRIVOY, Don E. KRUEGER, Aaron H. LEIMKUEHLER, Pei-Ming WU, Kim-Xuan NGUYEN, Pankaj OBEROI, Louis W. PANG, Jennifer PARKER, Victor PELLICIER, Nicholas SAMMONS, George SIGAL, Michael L. VOCK, Stanley T. SMITH, Carl C. STEVENS, Rodger D. OSBORNE, Kenneth E. PAGE, Michael T. WADE, Jon WILLOUGHBY, Lei WANG, Xinri CONG, Kin NG
  • Patent number: 11857083
    Abstract: A seating unit includes a chair with a backrest and a hook assembly. The backrest includes a rear surface having an outwardly protruding rim. The hook assembly comprises a cover plate and a weldment, and the cover plate may include a hook being integrally formed on an exterior face. The hook assembly is configured to be securely coupled on or within the outwardly protruding rim of the backrest, and a secure coupling between the hook assembly and the backrest is formed via insertion of a fastening member, which is inserted through an apertures on a bottom surface of the cover plate, such that the fastener is aligned substantially parallel to the rear surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Robert Machin, Mark Schneider, David O. Morton, Ryan Jerome Ramos, Mark Spoelhof, Jamie Payne, Daniel George Parker
  • Publication number: 20230329227
    Abstract: An extendable wing harness apparatus for a wingless decoy is provided. The wing harness apparatus includes a decoy attachment element having a pair of attachment members, a forward body member comprised of a adjustable strap or string that attaches to the forward portion of the wing harness, and a rear attachment member similarly attached by an adjustable strap or string-to the wing harness, wherein a first attachment member of the pair of attachment members is configured to be removably attached to a neck of a decoy and a second attachment member of the attachment members is configured to wrap around the rear of the decoy, and a flexible wire extending from the forward portion of the wing harness to extend two wing-like wing appendages in opposite directions away and up from the wing harness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventor: George Parker
  • Publication number: 20230292740
    Abstract: A ripple apparatus for a wing spinning waterfowl decoy is provided. The ripple apparatus includes a decoy attachment element having a pair of attachment members, a body member pivotably coupled to the pair of attachment members via a pin, and a lower attachment member hingedly attached to the body member, wherein a first attachment member of the pair of attachment members is configured to be removably attached to a rotating motor shaft and a second attachment member of the attachment members is configured to receive a spinning wing of the decoy. A motion transfer element coupled to the lower attachment member. A ripple producing element is removably secured to the motion transfer element, wherein the ripple producing element is configured to be positioned approximate to the water surface such that ripples are created when the decoy is in operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventor: George Parker
  • Patent number: 11761261
    Abstract: An access door may include a core, stiles on opposites sides of the core, an elongated panel extending transversely between the stiles, wherein a major face of the door between the stiles defines one or more recessed pockets along a top edge of the elongated panel between and the stiles and the elongated panel, and a notch formed into the top edge of the elongated panel and extending along at least one of the recessed pockets, the notch extending downwardly into the top edge of the elongated panel so as to form a lip in the top edge of the elongated panel with the notch positioned between the lip and the one or more recessed pockets, the lip and the notch of the elongated panel together forming an accessory rail, wherein the accessory rail is configured to receive and support a complementarily configured hanger base of an accessory hanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: ODL, Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Hutton, Ayako Takase, Scott Michael Brandonisio, Daniel George Parker, Brian Murray Sommer, Richard Anthony Campbell, Joseph Thomas Brophy, Casey Scott McKellar, Benjamin Patrick Hummel
  • Patent number: 11713100
    Abstract: A novel rotatable hull that generally includes a hull that is capable of rotating around an attachment point where it is connected to a vessel. In preferred embodiments, an outdoor motor mounted to the rotatable hull will turn to vector thrust and apply a moment to rotate the hull around a nominally vertical axis where the hull connects to the vessel. The invention also is directed to a vessel, which employs a plurality of rotatable hulls. A plurality of rotatable hulls can be arranged into a tripod, square or other stable geometric configuration and connected by a structure to form a vessel that can move in any direction along the plane of the surface of the water with or without changing the yaw axis orientation of the connecting structure. This may be useful in applications such as catching objects that are descending from the sky.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Argo Rocket Marine, Inc.
    Inventors: George Parker Shinn, Pete Melvin
  • Patent number: 11655669
    Abstract: An illumination system is provided for an access door may include an elongated illumination housing configured to be coupled to at least one of an upstanding jamb and a corresponding jamb casing extending along the one side of the access door, an elongated light transmissive cover coupled to the illumination housing, an elongated light pipe received within the illumination housing, an illumination source housing operatively coupled to one end of the light pipe, an illumination source disposed within the illumination source housing and configured to produce and transmit visible light into the light pipe so as to be visible through the light transmissive cover, a source of electrical power, and a control unit configured to selectively apply electrical power from the source of electrical power to the illumination source to produce the visible light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: ODL, Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Hutton, Ayako Takase, Scott Michael Brandonisio, Daniel George Parker, Brian Murray Sommer, Richard Anthony Campbell, Joseph Thomas Brophy, Casey Scott McKellar, Benjamin Patrick Hummel
  • Publication number: 20230109505
    Abstract: Disclosed are small molecule inhibitors of SLC15A4, and methods of using them to treat pDC-mediated diseases and conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel Lazar, Appaso Jadhav, Christopher George Parker, John Ross Teijaro
  • Publication number: 20230046483
    Abstract: A seating unit includes a chair with a backrest and a hook assembly. The backrest includes a rear surface having an outwardly protruding rim. The hook assembly comprises a cover plate and a weldment, and the cover plate may include a hook being integrally formed on an exterior face. The hook assembly is configured to be securely coupled on or within the outwardly protruding rim of the backrest, and a secure coupling between the hook assembly and the backrest is formed via insertion of a fastening member, which is inserted through an apertures on a bottom surface of the cover plate, such that the fastener is aligned substantially parallel to the rear surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Keith Robert Machin, Mark Schneider, David O. Morton, Ryan Jerome Ramos, Mark Spoelhof, Jamie Payne, Daniel George Parker
  • Publication number: 20230033438
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus that comprises a frame and a side rail mounted to the frame. The side rail comprises a side rail body and a pair of arms mounting the side rail body for rotational movement relative to the frame. The pair of arms has a pair of upper pivot connections connected to the side rail body and a pair of lower pivot connections for mounting to the frame. The upper pivot connections engage a timing link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Brian J. Tessmer, Christopher Ryan Sweeney, Jeffrey C. Shiery, Michael T. Brubaker, Dickson J. Brubaker, Dan George Parker
  • Patent number: 11510495
    Abstract: A seating unit includes a chair with a backrest and a hook assembly. The backrest includes a rear surface having an outwardly protruding rim. The hook assembly comprises a cover plate and a weldment, and the cover plate may include a hook being integrally formed on an exterior face. The hook assembly is configured to be securely coupled on or within the outwardly protruding rim of the backrest, and a secure coupling between the hook assembly and the backrest is formed via insertion of a fastening member, which is inserted through an apertures on a bottom surface of the cover plate, such that the fastener is aligned substantially parallel to the rear surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Robert Machin, Mark Schneider, David O. Morton, Ryan Jerome Ramos, Mark Spoelhof, Jamie Payne, Daniel George Parker
  • Patent number: 11504289
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus that comprises a frame and a side rail mounted to the frame. The side rail comprises a side rail body and a pair of arms mounting the side rail body for rotational movement relative to the frame. The pair of arms has a pair of upper pivot connections connected to the side rail body and a pair of lower pivot connections for mounting to the frame. The upper pivot connections couple to a timing link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Brian J. Tessmer, Christopher Ryan Sweeney, Jeffrey C. Shiery, Michael T. Brubaker, Dickson J. Brubaker, Dan George Parker
  • Publication number: 20220170623
    Abstract: An illumination system is provided for an access door may include an elongated illumination housing configured to be coupled to at least one of an upstanding jamb and a corresponding jamb casing extending along the one side of the access door, an elongated light transmissive cover coupled to the illumination housing, an elongated light pipe received within the illumination housing, an illumination source housing operatively coupled to one end of the light pipe, an illumination source disposed within the illumination source housing and configured to produce and transmit visible light into the light pipe so as to be visible through the light transmissive cover, a source of electrical power, and a control unit configured to selectively apply electrical power from the source of electrical power to the illumination source to produce the visible light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Hutton, Ayako Takase, Scott Michael Brandonisio, Daniel George Parker, Brian Murray Sommer, Richard Anthony Campbell, Joseph Thomas Brophy, Casey Scott McKellar, Benjamin Patrick Hummel
  • Publication number: 20220170294
    Abstract: A hands-free door unlatching and opening system is provided for an access door operatively mounted to a jamb assembly of a building, the door including a handle set having a latch normally received, with the door in a closed position, within a latch pocket of a jamb of the jamb assembly to latch the door to the jamb. The system may include a plunger axially aligned with the latch pocket opposite to the latch, an actuator operatively coupled to the plunger and responsive to actuation to advance the plunger into the latch pocket to force the latch out of the latch pocket to unlatch the door from the jamb, and means for automatically opening the door following unlatching of the door from the jamb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Hutton, Ayako Takase, Scott Michael Brandonisio, Daniel George Parker, Brian Murray Sommer, Richard Anthony Campbell, Joseph Thomas Brophy, Casey Scott McKellar, Benjamin Patrick Hummel, Ryan Caulfield
  • Publication number: 20220170314
    Abstract: An access door may include a core, first and second stiles defined along opposites sides of the core such that the core between the first and second stiles defines a recessed pocket with each of the first and second stiles defining a channel therein extending longitudinally along an inwardly-facing edge thereof, bottom and top elongated panels each defining tongue members at opposite sides thereof and configured to be received transversely in the recessed pocket with the tongue members received within the channels defined along the inwardly-facing edges of the first and second stiles, wherein, with the top and bottom elongated panels received in the recessed pocket, exterior faces of the first and second stiles, exterior faces of the top and bottom elongated panels, and an exposed surface of the recessed pocket between the top and bottom elongated panels define an exterior surface of one side of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Hutton, Ayako Takase, Scott Michael Brandonisio, Daniel George Parker, Brian Murray Sommer, Richard Anthony Campbell, Joseph Thomas Brophy, Casey Scott McKellar, Benjamin Patrick Hummel
  • Publication number: 20220170315
    Abstract: An access door may include a core, stiles on opposites sides of the core, an elongated panel extending transversely between the stiles, wherein a major face of the door between the stiles defines one or more recessed pockets along a top edge of the elongated panel between and the stiles and the elongated panel, and a notch formed into the top edge of the elongated panel and extending along at least one of the recessed pockets, the notch extending downwardly into the top edge of the elongated panel so as to form a lip in the top edge of the elongated panel with the notch positioned between the lip and the one or more recessed pockets, the lip and the notch of the elongated panel together forming an accessory rail, wherein the accessory rail is configured to receive and support a complementarily configured hanger base of an accessory hanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Hutton, Ayako Takase, Scott Michael Brandonisio, Daniel George Parker, Brian Murray Sommer, Richard Anthony Campbell, Joseph Thomas Brophy, Casey Scott McKellar, Benjamin Patrick Hummel
  • Publication number: 20220106024
    Abstract: A novel rotatable hull that generally includes a hull that is capable of rotating around an attachment point where it is connected to a vessel. In preferred embodiments, an outdoor motor mounted to the rotatable hull will turn to vector thrust and apply a moment to rotate the hull around a nominally vertical axis where the hull connects to the vessel. The invention also is directed to a vessel, which employs a plurality of rotatable hulls. A plurality of rotatable hulls can be arranged into a tripod, square or other stable geometric configuration and connected by a structure to form a vessel that can move in any direction along the plane of the surface of the water with or without changing the yaw axis orientation of the connecting structure. This may be useful in applications such as catching objects that are descending from the sky.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: George Parker Shinn, Pete Melvin
  • Patent number: 11286023
    Abstract: A novel rotatable hull that generally includes a hull that is capable of rotating around an attachment point where it is connected to a vessel. In preferred embodiments, an outdoor motor mounted to the rotatable hull will turn to vector thrust and apply a moment to rotate the hull around a nominally vertical axis where the hull connects to the vessel. The invention also is directed to a vessel, which employs a plurality of rotatable hulls. A plurality of rotatable hulls can be arranged into a tripod, square or other stable geometric configuration and connected by a structure to form a vessel that can move in any direction along the plane of the surface of the water with or without changing the yaw axis orientation of the connecting structure. This may be useful in applications such as catching objects that are descending from the sky.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Argo Rocket Marine, Inc.
    Inventors: George Parker Shinn, Pete Melvin
  • Publication number: 20200361579
    Abstract: A novel rotatable hull that generally includes a hull that is capable of rotating around an attachment point where it is connected to a vessel. In preferred embodiments, an outdoor motor mounted to the rotatable hull will turn to vector thrust and apply a moment to rotate the hull around a nominally vertical axis where the hull connects to the vessel. The invention also is directed to a vessel, which employs a plurality of rotatable hulls. A plurality of rotatable hulls can be arranged into a tripod, square or other stable geometric configuration and connected by a structure to form a vessel that can move in any direction along the plane of the surface of the water with or without changing the yaw axis orientation of the connecting structure. This may be useful in applications such as catching objects that are descending from the sky.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: George Parker Shinn, Pete Melvin