Patents by Inventor Joel Murphy

Joel Murphy 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: 9324307
    Abstract: An instrument cover system for displaying dynamic or static images. A display coating having electronic ink is disposed on a front surface of a guitar body. The display coating is operatively connected to a display processor, which is operatively connected a display memory component adapted to store instructions that causes the processor to perform operations for displaying an image. A first control button is operatively connected to the display processor and functions to change the image on display. A connector component is operatively connected to the display processor and functions to allow the system to connect to a power source or a separate electronic device. The electronic device has a device memory for storing instructions that causes a device processor to perform operations for changing and displaying an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Inventors: Alexander A. Castillo, Joel Murphy
  • Patent number: 9242318
    Abstract: An exemplary safety device can comprise a guard coupled to a lower end of a support shaft and two arms coupled to the support shaft configured to engage with the inner walls of the meter box. The arms can be adjustable to change the distance they extend from the support shaft, such as by rotating the arms about a central bolt that is fixed relative to the shaft. The arms can have end caps that are configured to contact the inner walls of the meter box to create a frictional resistance holding the device securely within the meter box. The arms can be coupled to the support shaft with an adapter ring that is adjustable along the support shaft to change the vertical position of the arms. The guard can partially surround the angle meter stop and can contain it if it blows off the pipe below it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Las Vegas Valley Water District
    Inventors: Mark Mikaelsen, Joel Murphy
  • Publication number: 20140007948
    Abstract: An exemplary safety device can comprise a guard coupled to a lower end of a support shaft and two arms coupled to the support shaft configured to engage with the inner walls of the meter box. The arms can be adjustable to change the distance they extend from the support shaft, such as by rotating the arms about a central bolt that is fixed relative to the shaft. The arms can have end caps that are configured to contact the inner walls of the meter box to create a frictional resistance holding the device securely within the meter box. The arms can be coupled to the support shaft with an adapter ring that is adjustable along the support shaft to change the vertical position of the arms. The guard can partially surround the angle meter stop and can contain it if it blows off the pipe below it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Mark Mikaelsen, Joel Murphy