Patents by Inventor Jay Fording

Jay Fording 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: 12011085
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods, and apparatus related to a storage system. The storage system may include one or more cabinets having shelves including a foldable panel. The storage system may include one or more cabinets having shelves including a fixed portion and a sliding portion configured to slide relative to the fixed portion. A modular storage system may be provided including a plurality of cabinet units that may fixedly attach to each other. A locking mechanism including a locking foot and locking element may be provided for connecting multiple cabinets in a modular cabinet assembly. Some embodiments may include a drawer and secondary work surface assembly for a shelf capable of use in a cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Great Star Industrial USA, LLC
    Inventors: John A. Hermann, Jay Fording, Bob Hardison, Mike Webb
  • Publication number: 20240172904
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention described herein relate to vacuum cleaners. The vacuum cleaners described herein can include a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and at least one support member to permit access to the interior of the vacuum cleaner. Also described herein are vacuum cleaners having a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and an accessory holder that can be pivotally mounted to the collection receptacle to permit access to the contents thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Jay Fording, Eduardo Gonzalez, Michael McDermott, Claude E. Reynolds, JR., James Townsend, Trevor N. Devine, Steven P. Gerstein, Kevin D. Fry
  • Patent number: 11910985
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention described herein relate to vacuum cleaners. The vacuum cleaners described herein can include a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and at least one support member to permit access to the interior of the vacuum cleaner. Also described herein are vacuum cleaners having a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and an accessory holder that can be pivotally mounted to the collection receptacle to permit access to the contents thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Fording, Eduardo Gonzalez, Michael McDermott, Claude E. Reynolds, Jr., James Townsend, Trevor N. Devine, Steven P. Gerstein, Kevin D. Fry
  • Patent number: 11206922
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods, and apparatus related to a storage system. The storage system may include one or more cabinets having shelves including a foldable panel. The storage system may include one or more cabinets having shelves including a fixed portion and a sliding portion configured to slide relative to the fixed portion. A modular storage system may be provided including a plurality of cabinet units that may fixedly attach to each other. A locking mechanism including a locking foot and locking element may be provided for connecting multiple cabinets in a modular cabinet assembly. Some embodiments may include a drawer and secondary work surface assembly for a shelf capable of use in a cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Great Star Industrial USA, LLC
    Inventors: John A. Hermann, Jay Fording, Bob Hardison, Mike Webb
  • Publication number: 20210315429
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention described herein relate to vacuum cleaners. The vacuum cleaners described herein can include a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and at least one support member to permit access to the interior of the vacuum cleaner. Also described herein are vacuum cleaners having a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and an accessory holder that can be pivotally mounted to the collection receptacle to permit access to the contents thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Jay Fording, Eduardo Gonzalez, Michael McDermott, Claude E. Reynolds, JR., James Townsend, Trevor N. Devine, Steven P. Gerstein, Kevin D. Fry
  • Publication number: 20190038095
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention described herein relate to vacuum cleaners. The vacuum cleaners described herein can include a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and at least one support member to permit access to the interior of the vacuum cleaner. Also described herein are vacuum cleaners having a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and an accessory holder that can be pivotally mounted to the collection receptacle to permit access to the contents thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Jay Fording, Eduardo Gonzalez, Michael McDermott, Claude E. Reynolds, JR., James Townsend, Trevor N. Devine, Steven P. Gerstein, Kevin D. Fry
  • Patent number: 10111562
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention described herein relate to vacuum cleaners. The vacuum cleaners described herein can include a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and at least one support member to permit access to the interior of the vacuum cleaner. Also described herein are vacuum cleaners having a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and an accessory holder that can be pivotally mounted to the collection receptacle to permit access to the contents thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jay Fording, Eduardo Gonzalez, Michael McDermott, Claude E. Reynolds, Jr., James Townsend, Trevor N. Devine, Steven P. Gerstein, Kevin D. Fry
  • Publication number: 20170086630
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention described herein relate to vacuum cleaners. The vacuum cleaners described herein can include a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and at least one support member to permit access to the interior of the vacuum cleaner. Also described herein are vacuum cleaners having a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and an accessory holder that can be pivotally mounted to the collection receptacle to permit access to the contents thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Jay Fording, Eduardo Gonzalez, Michael McDermott, Claude E. Reynolds, JR., James Townsend, Trevor N. Devine, Steven P. Gerstein, Kevin D. Fry
  • Publication number: 20160199968
    Abstract: A hammer comprising a handle and a hammer head. The hammer head includes an integrally molded crash-proof portion therewith that extends downwardly from an initial surface and at least partially wraps the side of the handle beneath the striking face of the hammer head, wherein the initial surface is a surface coinciding the interface between the hammer head and the handle of an ordinary hammer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2013
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Wentian Yu, Alex Ogle, Andy Pardue, Daniel Lyalls, Scott Suttle, Jay Fording
  • Publication number: 20050109659
    Abstract: Dry powder blister packages include sealed blisters with a piezoelectric active layer that flexes to vibrate the dry powder in a blister to facilitate active dispersion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Anthony Hickey, Timothy Crowder, Jeffrey Warden, Keith Johnson, Mark Ketner, Jay Fording, Michael Garten, William Riley, Sean Anderson, Bruce Ferris, Paul Rockwell
  • Publication number: 20050103337
    Abstract: Dry powder inhalers with a multi-dose dry powder package for dispensing pharmaceutical grade formulations of inhalable dry powder, include: (a) a blister package comprising a plurality of spaced apart sealed blisters thereon, each blister having a projecting ceiling and a floor defining a blister channel therebetween, the blister channel comprising a dry powder therein; (b) a movable blade cartridge holding a blade at a forward portion thereof; and (c) an extendable mouthpiece attached to the movable blade cartridge. In operation, a user pulls the mouthpiece outward and then pushes the mouthpiece inward to cause the blister package to advance to position a blister in a selected dispensing position in the inhaler and to cause the blade cartridge to move the blade across a blister ceiling held in the dispensing position in the inhaler to thereby open the blister held in the dispensing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Anthony James Hickey, Timothy Crowder, Jeffrey Warden, Keith Arthur Johnson, Mark Ketner, Jay Fording, Michael Garten, William Riley, Sean Anderson, Bruce Ferris, Paul Rockwell
  • Patent number: 6805498
    Abstract: A universal adaptor that may be used to hold any of a number of different surveillance cameras for deployment in any of a number of different camera housings or enclosures. The adaptor is in the form of a bi-sectional open-ended generally rectangular assembly designed to snap together around a camera and its associated PC boards encapsulating them into a single unit. The assembly includes a plurality of internal slots for holding up to several PC boards associated with the camera, and optional frontal tabs for heating/defrost elements. The camera lens extends through a wide opening at one end of the adaptor. Ventilation, access and attachment openings are provided on the adaptor allowing access to the interior for adjusting PC board switches, running wires and attaching the unit inside a larger mounting enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Pelco
    Inventor: Jay Ford
  • Publication number: 20040120702
    Abstract: A universal adaptor that may be used to hold any of a number of different surveillance cameras for deployment in any of a number of different camera housings or enclosures. The adaptor is in the form of a bi-sectional open-ended generally rectangular assembly designed to snap together around a camera and its associated PC boards encapsulating them into a single unit. The assembly includes a plurality of internal slots for holding up to several PC boards associated with the camera, and optional frontal tabs for heating/defrost elements. The camera lens extends through a wide opening at one end of the adaptor. Ventilation, access and attachment openings are provided on the adaptor allowing access to the interior for adjusting PC board switches, running wires and attaching the unit inside a larger mounting enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventor: Jay Ford
  • Patent number: 6715939
    Abstract: A universal adaptor that may be used to hold any of a number of different surveillance cameras for deployment in any of a number of different camera housings or enclosures. The adaptor is in the form of a bi-sectional open-ended generally rectangular assembly designed to snap together around a camera and its associated PC boards encapsulating them into a single unit. The assembly includes a plurality of internal slots for holding up to several PC boards associated with the camera, and optional frontal tabs for heating/defrost elements. The camera lens extends through a wide opening at one end of the adaptor. Ventilation, access and attachment openings are provided on the adaptor allowing access to the interior for adjusting PC board switches, running wires and attaching the unit inside a larger mounting enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Pelco
    Inventor: Jay Ford
  • Publication number: 20030021602
    Abstract: A universal adaptor that may be used to hold any of a number of different surveillance cameras for deployment in any of a number of different camera housings or enclosures. The adaptor is in the form of a bi-sectional open-ended generally rectangular assembly designed to snap together around a camera and its associated PC boards encapsulating them into a single unit. The assembly includes a plurality of internal slots for holding up to several PC boards associated with the camera, and optional frontal tabs for heating/defrost elements. The camera lens extends through a wide opening at one end of the adaptor. Ventilation, access and attachment openings are provided on the adaptor allowing access to the interior for adjusting PC board switches, running wires and attaching the unit inside a larger mounting enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: Pelco
    Inventor: Jay Ford
  • Patent number: 6460892
    Abstract: A mud flap assembly includes a hanger for attachment to a truck or other vehicle, the hanger including a horizontally disposed hanger portion. Connectors connect the mud flap to the hanger portion so that some of the flap projects above the hanger portion and some of the flap projects below the hanger portion. A conspicuity strip is attached to the flap and to the connector to add to the structural integrity of the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Betts Spring Company
    Inventors: Graylin Patrick Barr, Jay Ford
  • Patent number: D541326
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Pelco
    Inventors: Jay Ford, Mike Higgins, Greg Giroux, Paul Jessen, Joshua Houser, David L. A. Toste
  • Patent number: D492441
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Reed A. Bradford, James H. Toney, Jr., Ian W. Cunningham, Jay Fording, Keith G. Savas
  • Patent number: D581113
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Hoshino, Curtis J. Eccardt, Edgar Montague, Jay Fording, Arthur Wu
  • Patent number: D904081
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: GREAT STAR INDUSTRIAL USA, LLC
    Inventors: John A. Hermann, Jay Fording, Bob Hardison, Mike Webb