Patents by Inventor James R. Bainter

James R. Bainter 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).

  • AUTOMATION OF FLOTATION DEVICES
    Publication number: 20210339836
    Abstract: The present invention relates to improved personal flotation devices and their methods of use. Advantageously, the devices and methods of the invention eliminate the need for a pyrotechnical firing mechanism, and compared to current devices, are less apt to be spontaneously activated by deterioration that is caused by storage in a humid environment or the passage of time. Instead, the devices and methods of use of the present invention incorporate electronic circuitry to activate automatic operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: James R. Bainter, Michael L. Eckstein, Lawrence E. Guerra, William R. Hendricks, Steven R. Walton, Joshua H. Huisenga
  • Contact bounce transient pulse circuit eliminator
    Patent number: 4028560
    Abstract: A circuit for eliminating transient pulses associated with the opening and closing of a mechanical contact by providing logic and memory circuit means for selectively comparing an input signal supplied from the contact terminal with the output signal from the memory means for either changing the state of the output signal or maintaining the output signal in its existing state. Only a single line connection to the contact terminal is required for supplying both the open and closed electrical signal representations of the contact position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1977
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: James R. Bainter