Patents by Inventor James Mast
James Mast 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).
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Patent number: 11952825Abstract: Methods and apparatus to monitor and/or adjust operations of doors are disclosed. An apparatus includes processor circuitry to execute instructions to: monitor a position of a door panel associated with a door system; detect when a beam from a photo-eye sensor associated with the door system is in an unexpected non-triggered state based on the position of the door panel; and generate an alert or notification indicating a significance of the beam in the unexpected non-triggered state.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: RITE-HITE HOLDING CORPORATIONInventors: Ryan Beggs, Derek Lewan, Quinn Mast, James Pelegrin, III, Michael Sivill
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Patent number: 9024505Abstract: A swashplate system includes a rotating outer ring and a non-rotating inner ring, the rotating outer ring being adapted to carry a coil of wire and the non-rotating inner ring being adapted to carry a first and a second magnet. The first and second magnets create a magnetic field and an electrical current is created as the coil of wire passes through the magnetic field as the rotating outer ring rotates.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2011Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Jordan Doyle, James Mast, Cristos Bias
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Publication number: 20140173946Abstract: A zero-turn utility vehicle includes a frame, a pair of drive wheels disposed proximate to the front end of the frame, a rear wheel disposed proximate to the rear end of the frame, a prime mover supported by the frame above the drive wheels, the prime mover configured to power the drive wheels, a seat supported by the central structure, the seat disposed between the prime mover and the rear end, the seat configured to support a user facing towards the front end in a normal operating position, a pair of footrests located on opposite sides of the seat, a tool attachment coupled to the frame and powered by the prime mover, and user controls configured to operate the drive wheels, wherein each of the drive wheels may be operated independently with the user controls.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventors: Samuel Gerrits, James Mast
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Publication number: 20120299428Abstract: A swashplate system includes a rotating outer ring and a non-rotating inner ring, the rotating outer ring being adapted to carry a coil of wire and the non-rotating inner ring being adapted to carry a first and a second magnet. The first and second magnets create a magnetic field and an electrical current is created as the coil of wire passes through the magnetic field as the rotating outer ring rotates.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2011Publication date: November 29, 2012Inventors: Jordan Doyle, James Mast, Cristos Bias
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Publication number: 20070228210Abstract: A weight-on-gear sensor for use on an aircraft with landing skids having a bracket and a displacement sensor attached to the bracket is disclosed. The bracket has a center member connecting a first end member to a second end member. The center member has a centerline and the end members extend from the centerline of the center member. Mounting members extend along the centerline of the center member to facilitate attachment of the bracket to a cross tube. The displacement sensor connects the first end member to the second end member. The displacement sensor is parallel to, and offset from, the centerline of the center member so that when a bending moment is applied to the center member the first displacement sensor is either elongated or shortened.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2004Publication date: October 4, 2007Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.Inventors: James Mast, Charles Covington, Paul Darden, William McKeown
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Patent number: 7134472Abstract: A sectional door (20) having a plurality of panels (21) joined for moving between open and closed positions of the door and having pinch resistant panel-to-panel interfaces (41), said panels having a body portion (21?) spacing said interfaces, an inner surface (23) and an outer surface (22) of said body portion, and decorative components (31, 32) arranged in a patterned design upon said outer surface of said body portion, said decorative components being positioned on said panels proximate to said panel-to-panel interfaces and having portions that releasably engage said panels to provide a pinch resistant interface between decorative components on adjacent of said panels.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2004Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Wayne-Dalton Corp.Inventors: Thomas B. Bennett, III, James A. Mast, Philip L. LaVelle
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Publication number: 20060137835Abstract: A sectional doorpanel (P, P?; P?) having a facer (50; 94; 114), a backer (52; 96; 116), a core (54; 98; 117) interposed between the facer and the backer, the backer including at least one protruding element (60A, 60B) extending outwardly therefrom and longitudinally thereof, and a reinforcing member (66, 76) positioned longitudinally along the protruding element and a reinforcing strip (90; 112, 113) positioned adjacent one of an upper edge (112) and a lower edge (113) of the panels and extending longitudinally thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2004Publication date: June 29, 2006Inventors: Willis Mullet, Thomas Bennett, Albert Mitchell, James Mast, Allen McDowell
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Patent number: 7059380Abstract: A sectional door (20,120) for articulated movement between an open position and a closed position having a plurality of interconnected panels (21, 22, 23; 121, 122, 123, 124), a body portion of the panels spacing a first decorative rail (30A, 31A; 130A, 131A, 132A, 133A) and a second decorative rail (30B, 31B; 130B, 131B, 132B, 133B), projections (64, 65, 66, 67; 172, 173) disposed along the first decorative rail and the second decorative rail, the projections (64, 65, 66, 67; 172, 173) configured to form a pinch resistant interface (61, 62; 161, 162, 163) between the panels during articulation thereof, the body portion having an exterior surface (26, 27; 125, 126, 127, 128), the exterior surfaces being spaced an offset depth (D) from the first decorative rail and the second decorative rail, and decorative components (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40; 145, 146, 147, 148) attached to the exterior surface and positioned between the first decorative rail and the second decorative rail, whereby the decorative components arType: GrantFiled: January 27, 2004Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: Wayne-Dalton Corp.Inventors: Thomas B. Bennett, III, Willis J. Mullet, James A. Mast
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Publication number: 20050161173Abstract: A sectional door (20,120) for articulated movement between an open position and a closed position having a plurality of interconnected panels (21, 22, 23; 121, 122, 123, 124), a body portion of the panels spacing a first decorative rail (30A, 31A; 130A, 131A, 132A, 133A) and a second decorative rail (30B, 31B; 130B, 131B, 132B, 133B), projections (64, 65, 66, 67; 172, 173) disposed along the first decorative rail and the second decorative rail, the projections (64, 65, 66, 67; 172, 173) configured to form a pinch resistant interface (61, 62; 161, 162, 163) between the panels during articulation thereof, the body portion having an exterior surface (26, 27; 125, 126, 127, 128), the exterior surfaces being spaced an offset depth (D) from the first decorative rail and the second decorative rail, and decorative components (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40; 145, 146, 147, 148) attached to the exterior surface and positioned between the first decorative rail and the second decorative rail, whereby the decorative components arType: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2004Publication date: July 28, 2005Inventors: Thomas Bennett, Willis Mullet, James Mast
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Publication number: 20050150610Abstract: A sectional door (20) having a plurality of panels (21) joined for moving between open and closed positions of the door and having pinch resistant panel-to-panel interfaces (41), said panels having a body portion (21?) spacing said interfaces, an inner surface (23) and an outer surface (22) of said body portion, and decorative components (31, 32) arranged in a patterned design upon said outer surface of said body portion, said decorative components being positioned on said panels proximate to said panel-to-panel interfaces and having portions that releasably engage said panels to provide a pinch resistant interface between decorative components on adjacent of said panels.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2004Publication date: July 14, 2005Inventors: Thomas Bennett, James Mast, Philip LaVelle