Patents by Inventor James A. Doerr

James A. Doerr 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: 8820834
    Abstract: A device for imparting a rocking motion to a rockable object having a curved bottom surface comprises a wedge-shaped housing and a reciprocating drive mechanism. The wedge-shaped housing comprises an upper housing having an upper surface configured for contacting the curved bottom surface of the rockable object, the upper housing having a proximal end and a distal end; a lower housing having a base configured for sitting on a surface, the lower housing having a proximal end and a distal end; and a hinge portion hingedly joining the proximal ends of the upper and lower housings. The reciprocating drive mechanism alternatingly moves the distal end of the upper housing upward to an extended position and downward to a retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Inventors: Brian Stephen Harding, Ashley Baka Harding, James A. Doerr
  • Publication number: 20130214575
    Abstract: A device for imparting a rocking motion to a rockable object having a curved bottom surface comprises a wedge-shaped housing and a reciprocating drive mechanism. The wedge-shaped housing comprises an upper housing having an upper surface configured for contacting the curved bottom surface of the rockable object, the upper housing having a proximal end and a distal end; a lower housing having a base configured for sitting on a surface, the lower housing having a proximal end and a distal end; and a hinge portion hingedly joining the proximal ends of the upper and lower housings. The reciprocating drive mechanism alternatingly moves the distal end of the upper housing upward to an extended position and downward to a retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventors: BRIAN STEPHEN HARDING, ASHLEY BAKA HARDING, JAMES A. DOERR
  • Patent number: 8092040
    Abstract: The multi-directional lighting fixture includes a lighting fixture having a substantially elongated opaque housing with first and second ends with an open top for emitting light in an upward direction and a longitudinal slot along the bottom surface of the housing extending between the first and second ends. The longitudinal slot includes a shielding material, such as a louver or cover, with a predetermined degree of light translucence. The housing has a substantially elliptical cross section tapering towards one end of the housing. The ends of the housing have elliptical translucent members that can transmit lighting horizontally and radially outward from the interior of the housing. Two or more housings can be coupled together in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Arthur Y. Wu, James A. Doerr, Michael D. Garten, David Rector, Virginia L. Broadbooks, Dawn R. Kack
  • Publication number: 20100002426
    Abstract: The multi-directional lighting fixture includes a lighting fixture having a substantially elongated opaque housing with first and second ends with an open top for emitting light in an upward direction and a longitudinal slot along the bottom surface of the housing extending between the first and second ends. The longitudinal slot includes a shielding material, such as a louver or cover, with a predetermined degree of light translucence. The housing has a substantially elliptical cross section tapering towards one end of the housing. The ends of the housing have elliptical translucent members that can transmit lighting horizontally and radially outward from the interior of the housing. Two or more housings can be coupled together in series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Arthur Y. Wu, James A. Doerr, Michael D. Garten, David Rector, Virginia L. Broadbooks, Dawn R. Kack
  • Patent number: D599051
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Arthur Y. Wu, James A. Doerr, Michael D. Garten, David Rector, Virginia L. Broadbrooks, Dawn R. Kack
  • Patent number: D608042
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Arthur Y. Wu, James A. Doerr, Michael D. Garten, David Rector, Virginia L. Broadbrooks, Dawn R. Kack
  • Patent number: D641117
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Recall Corporation
    Inventors: Kurt Rampton, Edgar Montague, William M. Riley, James A. Doerr
  • Patent number: D641118
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Recall Corporation
    Inventors: Kurt Rampton, Edgar Montague, William M. Riley, James A. Doerr
  • Patent number: D641119
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Recall Corporation
    Inventors: Kurt Rampton, Edgar Montague, William M. Riley, James A. Doerr, Jason Brown, Brian Fultz, Claude Q. Brack