Patents by Inventor James Frater

James Frater 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: 20250168939
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. The apparatus includes a heating zone for receiving at least a portion of an article comprising smokable material; a magnetic field generator for generating a varying magnetic field; and an elongate heating element extending at least partially around the heating zone and comprising heating material that is heatable by penetration with the varying magnetic field to heat the heating zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas BLANDINO, Andrew WILKE, James FRATER, Benjamin J. PAPROCKI
  • Patent number: 7832694
    Abstract: A device for mounting a whiteboard and a projector is provided. The device comprises a base and a pole mounted to the base such that the pole is substantially perpendicular to a surface. The base comprises a transport mechanism which allows the device to be moved from a first location on the surface to a second location on the surface. The pole comprises a first mounting bracket and a second mounting bracket. The first mounting bracket is for mounting a whiteboard such that an interactive surface of the whiteboard is capable of being positioned in a plane of a plurality of planes, including a receiving plane. The second mounting bracket is for mounting a projector such that the projector is capable of projecting onto the whiteboard while the interactive surface of the whiteboard is positioned in the receiving plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Speranza, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul John German, Allen Frater, John Clayton Mehnert, Greg Falendysz, James Frater
  • Publication number: 20080142667
    Abstract: A device for mounting a whiteboard and a projector is provided. The device comprises a base and a pole mounted to the base such that the pole is substantially perpendicular to a surface. The base comprises a transport mechanism which allows the device to be moved from a first location on the surface to a second location on the surface. The pole comprises a first mounting bracket and a second mounting bracket. The first mounting bracket is for mounting a whiteboard such that an interactive surface of the whiteboard is capable of being positioned in a plane of a plurality of planes, including a receiving plane. The second mounting bracket is for mounting a projector such that the projector is capable of projecting onto the whiteboard while the interactive surface of the whiteboard is positioned in the receiving plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Paul John German, Allen Frater, John Clayton Mehnert, Greg Falendysz, James Frater