Patents by Inventor Jim Flaniken

Jim Flaniken 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).

  • Fall restraint system
    Patent number: 10709913
    Abstract: The present system for fall restraint includes a mounting frame connected to a trigger mechanism and firing blocks, with a trigger cable extending through apertures in the mounting frame and trigger mechanism. Sudden movement by a user, such as a fall, actuates the trigger mechanism to trigger the firing blocks. The firing blocks are loaded with anchors and firing cartridges. Triggering the firing blocks causes the cartridges to fire, propelling the anchors into an anchoring surface, such as a roof. Because the user is connected to the trigger cable, once the anchors deploy the user is anchored to the roof and their fall arrested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Auburn University
    Inventors: David Dyer, Tyler Sherer, David Carrell, Jim Flaniken, Chris Gaddes
  • FALL RESTRAINT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200147420
    Abstract: The present system for fall restraint includes a mounting frame connected to a trigger mechanism and firing blocks, with a trigger cable extending through apertures in the mounting frame and trigger mechanism. Sudden movement by a user, such as a fall, actuates the trigger mechanism to trigger the firing blocks. The firing blocks are loaded with anchors and firing cartridges. Triggering the firing blocks causes the cartridges to fire, propelling the anchors into an anchoring surface, such as a roof. Because the user is connected to the trigger cable, once the anchors deploy the user is anchored to the roof and their fall arrested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Auburn University
    Inventors: David Dyer, Tyler Sherer, David Carrell, Jim Flaniken, Chris Gaddes
  • Fall restraint system
    Patent number: 10537757
    Abstract: The present system for fall restraint includes a mounting frame connected to a trigger mechanism and firing blocks, with a trigger cable extending through apertures in the mounting frame and trigger mechanism. Sudden movement by a user, such as a fall, actuates the trigger mechanism to trigger the firing blocks. The firing blocks are loaded with anchors and firing cartridges. Triggering the firing blocks causes the cartridges to fire, propelling the anchors into an anchoring surface, such as a roof. Because the user is connected to the trigger cable, once the anchors deploy the user is anchored to the roof and their fall arrested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Auburn University
    Inventors: David Dyer, Tyler Sherer, David Carrell, Jim Flaniken, Chris Gaddes
  • FALL RESTRAINT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190076682
    Abstract: The present system for fall restraint includes a mounting frame connected to a trigger mechanism and firing blocks, with a trigger cable extending through apertures in the mounting frame and trigger mechanism. Sudden movement by a user, such as a fall, actuates the trigger mechanism to trigger the firing blocks. The firing blocks are loaded with anchors and firing cartridges. Triggering the firing blocks causes the cartridges to fire, propelling the anchors into an anchoring surface, such as a roof. Because the user is connected to the trigger cable, once the anchors deploy the user is anchored to the roof and their fall arrested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Auburn University
    Inventors: David Dyer, Paul Holley, Zack Kohrman, Shay Hunsucker, Carson Cooper, Matthew Sasser, Russell Brumfield, Phillip Sparks, Wesley Jernigan, Stephen Byrd, Kartik Goyal, Daniel Hughes, Tyler Sherer, David Carrell, Jim Flaniken, Chris Gaddes
  • Fall restraint system
    Patent number: 10118057
    Abstract: The present system for fall restraint includes a mounting frame connected to a trigger mechanism and firing blocks, with a trigger cable extending through apertures in the mounting frame and trigger mechanism. Sudden movement by a user, such as a fall, actuates the trigger mechanism to trigger the firing blocks. The firing blocks are loaded with anchors and firing cartridges. Triggering the firing blocks causes the cartridges to fire, propelling the anchors into an anchoring surface, such as a roof. Because the user is connected to the trigger cable, once the anchors deploy the user is anchored to the roof and their fall arrested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Auburn University
    Inventors: David Dyer, Paul Holley, Zack Kohrman, Shay Hunsucker, Carson Cooper, Matthew Sasser, Russell Brumfield, Phillip Sparks, Wesley Jernigan, Steve Byrd, Kartik Goyal, Daniel Hughes, Tyler Sherer, David Carrell, Jim Flaniken, Chris Gaddes
  • FALL RESTRAINT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170312559
    Abstract: The present system for fall restraint includes a mounting frame connected to a trigger mechanism and firing blocks, with a trigger cable extending through apertures in the mounting frame and trigger mechanism. Sudden movement by a user, such as a fall, actuates the trigger mechanism to trigger the firing blocks. The firing blocks are loaded with anchors and firing cartridges. Triggering the firing blocks causes the cartridges to fire, propelling the anchors into an anchoring surface, such as a roof. Because the user is connected to the trigger cable, once the anchors deploy the user is anchored to the roof and their fall arrested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Auburn University
    Inventors: David Dyer, Paul Holley, Zack Kohrman, Shay Hunsucker, Carson Cooper, Matthew Sasser, Russell Brumfield, Phillip Sparks, Wesley Jernigan, Steve Byrd, Kartik Goyal, Daniel Hughes, Tyler Sherer, David Carrell, Jim Flaniken, Chris Gaddes