Patents by Inventor John A. Crain

John A. Crain 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).

  • FOOTWEAR CONSTRUCTION ELIMINATING THE USE OF A FOXING OR A FOXING-LIKE BAND
    Publication number: 20140068971
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a footwear construction and method of constructing footwear that may include an outsole having a sidewall that defines a perimeter of the outsole. The footwear construction may also include an upper coupled to the sidewall around the perimeter of the outsole, wherein the sidewall overlaps the upper by less than the critical distance for at least 60% of the perimeter of the outsole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventor: Roger John CRAIN
  • Footwear construction eliminating the use of a foxing or a foxing-like band
    Patent number: 8549772
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a footwear construction and method of constructing footwear that may include an outsole having a sidewall that defines a perimeter of the outsole. The footwear construction may also include an upper coupled to the sidewall around the perimeter of the outsole, wherein the sidewall overlaps the upper by less than the critical distance for at least 60% of the perimeter of the outsole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Inventor: Roger John Crain
  • Methods, systems, and computer readable media for controlling orientation of a photovoltaic collection system to track apparent movement of the sun
    Patent number: 8178775
    Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for controlling orientation of a photovoltaic collection system to track apparent movement of the sun. According to one aspect, a method for controlling orientation of a photovoltaic collection system to track apparent movement of the sun using a photovoltaic-collection-system-derived tracking algorithm is provided. The method includes determining an initial orientation of a photovoltaic collection system. The method further includes automatically deriving, using output from the photovoltaic collection system as it tracks apparent movement of the sun across the sky caused by spinning of the earth on its axis and its orbit around the sun, a tracking algorithm for controlling orientation of the photovoltaic collection system to track the apparent movement of the sun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Megawatt Solar, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell M. Taylor, II, Charles R. Evans, II, John A. Crain
  • FOOTWEAR CONSTRUCTION ELIMINATING THE USE OF A FOXING OR A FOXING-LIKE BAND
    Publication number: 20110192060
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a footwear construction and method of constructing footwear that may include an outsole having a sidewall that defines a perimeter of the outsole. The footwear construction may also include an upper coupled to the sidewall around the perimeter of the outsole, wherein the sidewall overlaps the upper by less than the critical distance for at least 60% of the perimeter of the outsole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Roger John CRAIN
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR CONTROLLING ORIENTATION OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC COLLECTION SYSTEM TO TRACK APPARENT MOVEMENT OF THE SUN
    Publication number: 20090126774
    Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for controlling orientation of a photovoltaic collection system to track apparent movement of the sun. According to one aspect, a method for controlling orientation of a photovoltaic collection system to track apparent movement of the sun using a photovoltaic-collection-system-derived tracking algorithm is provided. The method includes determining an initial orientation of a photovoltaic collection system. The method further includes automatically deriving, using output from the photovoltaic collection system as it tracks apparent movement of the sun across the sky caused by spinning of the earth on its axis and its orbit around the sun, a tracking algorithm for controlling orientation of the photovoltaic collection system to track the apparent movement of the sun.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Russell M. Taylor, II, Charles R. Evans, II, John A. Crain