Patents by Inventor John M. Bryce

John M. Bryce 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: 11993899
    Abstract: A road taping machine is configured to unspool road marking tape from a spool and tamp that tape onto pavement via a tamping roller. Tape is cut using a blade assembly, and aligned with several alignment rollers. A pivot arm permits a subset of the alignment rollers to displace, allowing slack in the tape to be taken in during cutting such that taping can occur continuously, despite cuts. The spool is housed on an axle anchored to a support arm that can be actuated between an elevated position for loading, and a depressed position for taping. A taping section of the machine is laterally displaceable relative to a drive section via a displacement plate, to permit taping of laterally remote locations. The machine can support multiple spools, including spools with tape paths that bypass the blade assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: Roland M. Bedard, John M. Bryce, Todd B. Hillukka, Dennis Kemmetmueller, August F. Legatt, Joshua Roden, Daniel D. Rohling, Anthony J. Shakal
  • Publication number: 20220127801
    Abstract: A road taping machine is configured to unspool road marking tape from a spool and tamp that tape onto pavement via a tamping roller. Tape is cut using a blade assembly, and aligned with several alignment rollers. A pivot arm permits a subset of the alignment rollers to displace, allowing slack in the tape to be taken in during cutting such that taping can occur continuously, despite cuts. The spool is housed on an axle anchored to a support arm that can be actuated between an elevated position for loading, and a depressed position for taping. A taping section of the machine is laterally displaceable relative to a drive section via a displacement plate, to permit taping of laterally remote locations. The machine can support multiple spools, including spools with tape paths that bypass the blade assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Roland M. Bedard, John M. Bryce, Todd B. Hillukka, Dennis Kemmetmueller, August F. Legatt, Joshua Roden, Daniel D. Rohling, Anthony J. Shakal
  • Publication number: 20020143573
    Abstract: The integrated automated recruiting management system has three main components: a criteria matching application for matching a job seeker's skills and qualification's with those required by a job posting; a message center server and downloadable client for providing a recruiter with a way of communicating particular screening questions to a job seeker and receiving a response in text, audio or video; and a web-based job recruiter application for providing an Internet web site accessible to job recruiters and job seekers and for coordinating the first two components. The system permits a recruiter to post a detailed job posting, receives job seeker applications, ranks and sorts candidates according to skills and qualifications, automatically queries job seeker references, communicates recruiter questions to job seekers and receives responses, including audio and video, provides the recruiter with a package of the information collected, and automated tools for scheduling interviews.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: John M. Bryce, Philip Kedy, Malvin Seale