Patents by Inventor Joe Martin

Joe Martin 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: 20240139870
    Abstract: A laser crafting apparatus for directing electromagnetic radiation toward a workpiece may include various features. For example, the laser crafting apparatus may include a material support tray that is removably supported within an internal volume of the laser crafting apparatus. Further, the apparatus may include pre-filter disposed in a ventilation pathway between a workspace region of the internal volume and an extractor fan. The laser crafting apparatus may include a laser carriage assembly that houses a laser module and the assembly may include a lens tray detachably coupled to the support structure of the laser carriage assembly. In various embodiments, the laser crafting apparatus includes a lid having a radiation attenuation layer and a fire suppression layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Cricut, Inc.
    Inventors: Sterling Kingdon, Joe Martin, Andrew James Yuill, Kurt Stalsberg, Tanner Hesterman, Richard Petty, Kyle Kenneth Johnson, Devin Higgs Anderson, Muchuan Chen, Cole Chamberlain, Adam Worsham, Colter Leys, Everett Sidney Kettle, Marc Korbuly, Stephan Clark, Jesse Anderegg, Chloe Georgiades
  • Patent number: 11002242
    Abstract: An axial flow turbine for generating electricity in low-head environments comprises a runner supported by guide vanes that are curved or contoured to direct flowing water onto fixed turbine blades. The axial flow turbine has a housing that provides an outer draft tube. A second inner draft tube is supported within the outer draft. The axial flow turbine may have a bulb or pit-type housing at the intake chamber for housing a direct-drive variable-speed permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) and power converter system. The axial flow turbine may be installed as a single modular unit in low head environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Inventors: Joe Martin, Wagner A. Barbosa, G Lucio Tiago Fiho, Liuchen Chang, Jacek Swiderski, Tony T. Tung
  • Patent number: 10238949
    Abstract: A method for depicting a batter count box on a display is provided. The method includes the steps of employing a plurality of pixelated sections, with the plurality of pixelated sections including a pixelated balls section and a pixelated strikes section within the batter count box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Inventor: Joe Martin Ploegman
  • Publication number: 20180195489
    Abstract: An axial flow turbine for generating electricity in low-head environments comprises a runner supported by guide vanes that are curved or contoured to direct flowing water onto fixed turbine blades. The axial flow turbine has a housing that provides an outer draft tube. A second inner draft tube is supported within the outer draft. The axial flow turbine may have a bulb or pit-type housing at the intake chamber for housing a direct-drive variable-speed permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) and power converter system The axial flow turbine may be installed as a single modular unit in low head environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Joe Martin, Wagner A. Barbosa, G Lucio Tiago Fiho, Liuchen Chang, Jacek Swiderski, Tony T. Tung
  • Publication number: 20180021657
    Abstract: A method for depicting a batter count box on a display is provided. The method includes the steps of employing a plurality of pixelated sections, with the plurality of pixelated sections including a pixelated balls section and a pixelated strikes section within the batter count box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Joe Martin Ploegman
  • Patent number: 7963373
    Abstract: A brake stroke indicator, comprising a L shaped indicator member disposed on the push rod clevis pin, and a concealing means. The indicator member comprises a first section with holes to connect with the push rod clevis pin and slack adjuster, and a second section of highly reflective color surface angularly disposed to the first section. The indicator member moves with the clevis pin, and oscillates as the push rod is reciprocating. The indicator member hides behind the concealing member while the push rod reciprocates within safe limits. The second section of indicator show up out of the concealing means when the push rod goes beyond its safe operational limits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Inventor: Joe Martin Salazar
  • Patent number: 7413329
    Abstract: Undercarriage lights are positioned under a truck adjacent to parts of the truck requiring regular visual safety inspections to light up the parts. A control module operates the lights in coordination with an ignition switch, a manual switch outside the truck, a timer, a low light sensor, and an indicator light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Inventor: Joe Martin Salazar
  • Publication number: 20070205060
    Abstract: A brake stroke indicator, comprising a L shaped indicator member disposed on the push rod clevis pin, and a concealing means. The indicator member comprises a first section with holes to connect with the push rod clevis pin and slack adjuster, and a second section of highly reflective color surface angularly disposed to the first section. The indicator member moves with the clevis pin, and oscillates as the push rod is reciprocating. The indicator member hides behind the concealing member while the push rod reciprocates within safe limits. The second section of indicator show up out of the concealing means when the push rod goes beyond its safe operational limits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventor: Joe Martin Salazar
  • Publication number: 20070206389
    Abstract: Undercarriage lights are positioned under a truck adjacent to parts of the truck requiring regular visual safety inspections to light up the parts. A control module operates the lights in coordination with an ignition switch, a manual switch outside the truck, a timer, a low light sensor, and an indicator light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventor: Joe Martin Salazar
  • Patent number: 7222699
    Abstract: A multicolored indicator part and cover part are attached to a truck brake slack adjuster and S cam shaft. Relative motion of the brake slack adjuster and the S cam shaft causes relative motion of the two parts to reveal the colors on the indicator part. Good, warning, and danger colors are provided in highly reflective surfaces seen in a walk around inspection of a truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Inventor: Joe Martin Salazar
  • Patent number: 6832641
    Abstract: An aircraft window having a generally rectangular frame with an inner lens. A first shade is movable with respect to the frame and capable of covering a portion of the inner lens. A second shade is also movable with respect to the frame and also capable of covering a portion of the inner lens. An intermediate lens or separation member lies between the first and second shades. Movement of the shades allows for independent and variable control over the light transmitted through the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Inventors: Eduardo Sanz, Gilbert Moreno, Joe Martin
  • Patent number: 6502485
    Abstract: A hollow handle is fitted at the end with an offset ratchet wrench housing. A punch rod slidably positioned within the handle with an end protruding may be struck with a hammer or other implement to turn the ratchet. An impact cap over the end of the handle provides a larger target for the hammer. A spring-loaded striking pin pivotally attached to the working end of the punch rod engages and turns the teeth of the ratchet and also can act as the ratchet retainer pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Inventor: Joe Martin Salazar
  • Patent number: 6445221
    Abstract: An input driver for use with a differential folder in a flash A/D converter having a static ladder that provides an array of reference voltages and a method of operation thereof. The input driver includes a differential signal driver, coupled to an AC input signal, that generates first and second complementary drive signals for a differential folder stage. A tracking circuit, coupled to the differential signal driver, is utilized to maintain a voltage at the center of the static ladder to improve common mode rejection of the input driver without reducing bandwidth. In a related embodiment, the voltage at the center of the static ladder is an average DC voltage of the first and second drive signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Joe Martin Poss
  • Patent number: 6313962
    Abstract: A combined read and write VCO for data channels is disclosed. The combined read and write VCO for data channels shares a common loop capacitor while providing optimal read and write VCO loop responses, and allows the VCO to relock to the write timebase after a read very quickly while maintaining an accurate timebase. The combined read and write VCO includes an oscillator providing an output signal having a frequency that varies proportionately to an oscillator input signal and an adjustable voltage source, the adjustable voltage source having a first configuration for a write mode and a second configuration for a read mode, and the adjustable voltage source providing the oscillator input signal to the oscillator in response to receiving an input current signal. The adjustable voltage source includes a first and second capacitor coupled in series and a switch coupled across the second capacitor, the switch being open to provide the first configuration and closed to provide the second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard L. Galbraith, Joe Martin Poss, David James Stanek, Peter John Windler
  • Patent number: 6252455
    Abstract: An amplifier circuit (100) includes a power amplifier (124) that has a modulated power supply input (125). The modulated power supply input (125) is modulated with a signal related to the amplitude of the signal being amplified by the power amplifier (124). The power amplifier (124) is maintained at a substantially constant operating point. The amplifier circuit (100) also includes a feedback path that generates an error signal as a function of the input signal envelope and the output signal envelope. The error signal is integrated and the resulting integrated error signal drives the gain control of a variable gain element (120) in the amplifier chain prior to the power amplifier (124).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Neil Kurby, Joe Martin Smith, Gary Parker English
  • Patent number: 6151179
    Abstract: A Class IV Partial Response Maximum Likelihood data channel for analog signal processing of a disk drive signal in tracking mode includes a signal error generating circuit for "folding" the analog disk drive signal around the three PR-IV target values of +1, -1 and 0. Using the smaller error signal rather than the larger analog disk drive signal by which the disk drive signal deviates from the target values results in significant power saving with no reduction in electronic signal to noise ratio. An integrated error generating circuit generates both a gain error signal and a timing error signal from the folded error signal for feedback control of the data channel variable gain amplifier and variable clock oscillator. Shared processing of the timing and gain error signals results in power savings and simpler circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Joe Martin Poss
  • Patent number: 6005730
    Abstract: A Class IV Partial Response Maximum Likelihood data channel for analog signal processing of a disk drive signal in tracking mode includes a signal error generating circuit for "folding" the analog disk drive signal around the three PR-IV target values of +1, -1 and 0. Using the smaller error signal rather than the larger analog disk drive signal by which the disk drive signal deviates from the target values results in significant power saving with no reduction in electronic signal to noise ratio. An integrated error generating circuit generates both a gain error signal and a timing error signal from the folded error signal for feedback control of the data channel variable gain amplifier and variable clock oscillator. Shared processing of the timing and gain error signals results in power savings and simpler circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Joe Martin Poss
  • Patent number: 6005729
    Abstract: A Class IV Partial Response Maximum Likelihood data channel for analog signal processing of a disk drive signal in tracking mode includes a signal error generating circuit for "folding" the analog disk drive signal around the three PR-IV target values of +1, -1 and 0. Using the smaller error signal rather than the larger analog disk drive signal by which the disk drive signal deviates from the target values results in significant power saving with no reduction in electronic signal to noise ratio. An integrated error generating circuit generates both a gain error signal and a timing error signal from the folded error signal for feedback control of the data channel variable gain amplifier and variable clock oscillator. Shared processing of the timing and gain error signals results in power savings and simpler circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Joe Martin Poss
  • Patent number: 5883767
    Abstract: A direct access storage device includes at least one disk mounted for rotation about an axis and having opposed disk surfaces for storing data. A magneto-resistive (MR) transducer head is mounted for movement across each respective disk surface for writing to and for reading data signals from the disk surface. Each MR transducer head includes a write element and a read element. A preamplifier, associated with the MR transducer head, amplifies read and write signals of the read element and the write element. A flex cable couples the read and write signals between the preamplifier and the MR transducer heads. The flex cable includes a common read return signal line for each sequential pair of the MR transducer heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jerome Thomas Coffey, Dale Ernest Goodman, Joe Martin Poss
  • Patent number: 5815106
    Abstract: A high speed differential analog to digital converter (ADC) is provided. The high speed differential ADC includes a driver section, a comparator section and a decoder section. The driver section includes a pair of series connected resistor ladders with a positive phase voltage source connected at the top and bottom of one of the pair of series connected resistor ladders and a negative phase voltage source connected at the top and bottom of the other one of the pair of series connected resistor ladders; both the positive phase voltage source and the negative phase voltage source including a predetermined first DC voltage value. At least one additional positive phase voltage source is connected to the one of the pair of series connected resistor ladders and at least one additional negative phase voltage source is connected to the other one of the pair of series connected resistor ladders. The additional positive phase and negative phase voltage sources include a predetermined second DC voltage value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joe Martin Poss, Timothy Joseph Schmerbeck