Patents by Inventor James A. Dugan

James A. Dugan 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: 20200058059
    Abstract: Dynamically generating a uniquely customized wall art hanging template to help a user hang one or more items of customized wall art as they appear in an electronic display based on the user's selections and product customizations. A user customizes an electronically generated layout of items of art resulting in curated layout of customized items that can be purchased and hung on a wall in accordance with a corresponding customized wall art template. To aid in the accurate hanging of items a uniquely generated wall art template includes customized outlines of each item of art together with customized marks that locate the proper positions for hanging each item to match the appearance of the curated layout in the electronic display. The customized outlines can include outlines of reference points in the room that help the user locate the proper positions for hanging each item to match the appearance of the curated layout in the electronic display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher M. PEARCE, Evelyn LEWINTER, Joellyn GRAY, James DUGAN, Alvin SCOTT, Andrew B. Cogbill
  • Patent number: 10417684
    Abstract: Dynamically generating a uniquely customized wall art hanging template to help a user hang one or more items of customized wall art as they appear in an electronic display based on the user's selections and product customizations. A user customizes an electronically generated layout of items of art resulting in curated layout of customized items that can be purchased and hung on a wall in accordance with a corresponding customized wall art template. To aid in the accurate hanging of items a uniquely generated wall art template includes customized outlines of each item of art together with customized marks that locate the proper positions for hanging each item to match the appearance of the curated layout in the electronic display. The customized outlines can include outlines of reference points in the room that help the user locate the proper positions for hanging each item to match the appearance of the curated layout in the electronic display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher M. Pearce, Evelyn Lewinter, Joellyn Gray, James Dugan, Alvin Scott, Andrew B. Cogbill
  • Publication number: 20180060933
    Abstract: Dynamically generating a uniquely customized wall art hanging template to help a user hang one or more items of customized wall art as they appear in an electronic display based on the user's selections and product customizations. A user customizes an electronically generated layout of items of art resulting in curated layout of customized items that can be purchased and hung on a wall in accordance with a corresponding customized wall art template. To aid in the accurate hanging of items a uniquely generated wall art template includes customized outlines of each item of art together with customized marks that locate the proper positions for hanging each item to match the appearance of the curated layout in the electronic display. The customized outlines can include outlines of reference points in the room that help the user locate the proper positions for hanging each item to match the appearance of the curated layout in the electronic display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher PEARCE, Evelyn LEWINTER, Joellyn GRAY, James DUGAN, Alvin SCOTT, Andrew B. Cogbill
  • Patent number: 9079545
    Abstract: Accessory holders and methods of displaying an accessory or a display screen of an accessory to an occupant of a vehicle are disclosed. In one aspect, the accessory holder has a lower portion configured to couple to the gear shift of a vehicle. In another aspect, the accessory holder is configured to secure a personal electronic accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Inventor: James A. Dugan
  • Publication number: 20120168482
    Abstract: Accessory holders and methods of displaying an accessory or a display screen of an accessory to an occupant of a vehicle are disclosed. In one aspect, the accessory holder has a lower portion configured to couple to the gear shift of a vehicle. In another aspect, the accessory holder is configured to secure a personal electronic accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventor: James A. Dugan
  • Patent number: 4134718
    Abstract: A device capable of burning household vegetable oil and producing a candle-like flame is disclosed. It includes a heat-resistant upright glass tube within which a fibrous wick is positioned, extending a short distance out the top. For supporting the tube and wick in a generally flat-bottomed container, such as a small drinking glass, a foot or stand having horizontally-extending projections and an upright sleeve may be connected to the bottom of the tube by insertion of the tube end in the sleeve. When the assembled tube, wick and foot are placed in a container and vegetable oil is added, at least to the level of the bottom of the wick, the extending portion of the wick may be ignited to produce a candle-like flame. The container is preferably transparent so that light is radiated in all directions, and a special container may be provided for seating atop a light-transmitting rod, so that light from the flame illuminates the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1979
    Assignee: CMA, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul D. Kayfetz, Joseph McHugh, James Dugan
  • Patent number: 3949226
    Abstract: Apparatus for use in a lighthouse station for automatically maintaining the output of the light source at a predetermined level comprises a chamber for supporting a cathode ray tube face panel and a source of actinic energy located in the chamber. An adjustable controller is employed for energizing the source. A light translator in the form of a quartz rod is disposed adjacent the energy source for monitoring its output. A light responsive device, coupled to the light translator, derives a control signal representative of the instantaneous energy level of the light source. Finally, means responsive to the control signal serves to actuate the controller to maintain the output of the source at a predetermined level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1972
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1976
    Assignee: Zenith Radio Corporation
    Inventors: James A. Dugan, Yong S. Park
  • Patent number: D964615
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Inventor: James Dugan