Patents by Inventor James Allen Martin

James Allen Martin 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: 6195958
    Abstract: An apparatus for propelling a carriage along a roof structure of the type having a plurality of purlins spaced apart from one another in a parallel arrangement, and method of using same are disclosed. The apparatus includes a carriage movable along the length of the purlins for dispensing a support sheet from a roll for support of insulation material as the carriage travels along the length of the purlins so that the support sheet depends from the top portion of adjacent purlins. The apparatus further includes a puller assembly attached to the carriage. The puller assembly includes a driven wheel frictionally engaged with a surface a purlin, and a drive mechanism for rotating the driven wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Owens Corning Fiberglass Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Don Albert Neifer, Ernest Craig Abney, James Allen Martin
  • Patent number: 5765038
    Abstract: A network application for automatically formatting and printing documents to be used as planning manuals to be used by company personnel for improving quality control. The outputted documents can also be educational manuals for dispersing among organizational personnel common information for integrated strategic planning for quality control improvement. Facilitated collaborative work sessions among work groups inputting and sharing comments and ideas provide starting data to the network application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kerin John Flannery, Philip David Heinlein, Carl Frank Ingersoll, James Allen Martin, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5732200
    Abstract: A network application for automatically formatting and printing documents to be used as planning manuals by company personnel to produce quality products designed to satisfy customer preferences. Output documents can also be used as educational manuals and for dispersing among organizational personnel common information for integrated strategic planning and decision making for engineering and marketing teams. Facilitated collaborative work sessions among work groups inputting and sharing comments and ideas provide starting data to the network application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Leo Becker, Philip David Heinlein, James Allen Martin, Jr., Richard Daniel Orth