Patents by Inventor Hugh A. Starks

Hugh A. Starks 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: 10184687
    Abstract: A hot water storage device having a vessel includes a first section formed from a molded material and a second section formed from a molded material. An open end of the first section is sealingly engaged with an opposing open end of the second section to form the vessel. The first and second sections each have a generally cylindrical body portion and a closed end, comprising a head portion. The vessel includes a water inlet aperture molded into the first or second section and a water outlet aperture molded into the first or second section and wherein the inlet and outlet apertures are located on the body portion proximal to a tangent line between the body portion and the head portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: MaxHeat Hot Water Pty Ltd
    Inventors: John Pudney, Hugh Stark
  • Patent number: 9840332
    Abstract: A seat system may include a door and a locking mechanism. The door may be movable between an open position and a closed position. The seat system may include a seat mounted to the door and including a seat bottom that may be movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The seat system may further include a locking mechanism operatively coupled to the seat bottom and configured such that movement of the seat bottom from the stowed position to the deployed position when the door is in the closed position causes the locking mechanism to engage fixed door-frame structure located adjacent the door and to immobilize the door against movement from the closed position. Movement of the seat bottom from the deployed position to the stowed position may cause the locking mechanism to disengage from the fixed door-frame structure and to allow the door to be moved from the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Carmen J. Castanos, Hugh A. Starks, Jeffrey R. Nix
  • Publication number: 20170350619
    Abstract: A hot water storage device having a vessel includes a first section formed from a moulded material and a second section formed from a moulded material. An open end of the first section is sealingly engaged with an opposing open end of the second section to form the vessel. The first and second sections each have a generally cylindrical body portion and a closed end, comprising a head portion. The vessel includes a water inlet aperture moulded into the first or second section and a water outlet aperture moulded into the first or second section and wherein the inlet and outlet apertures are located on the body portion proximal to a tangent line between the body portion and the head portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: MaxHeat Hot Water Pty Ltd
    Inventors: John Pudney, Hugh Stark
  • Publication number: 20170106983
    Abstract: A seat system may include a door and a locking mechanism. The door may be movable between an open position and a closed position. The seat system may include a seat mounted to the door and including a seat bottom that may be movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The seat system may further include a locking mechanism operatively coupled to the seat bottom and configured such that movement of the seat bottom from the stowed position to the deployed position when the door is in the closed position causes the locking mechanism to engage fixed door-frame structure located adjacent the door and to immobilize the door against movement from the closed position. Movement of the seat bottom from the deployed position to the stowed position may cause the locking mechanism to disengage from the fixed door-frame structure and to allow the door to be moved from the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Carmen J. Castanos, Hugh A. Starks, Jeffrey R. Nix