Patents by Inventor John Michael Watkins

John Michael Watkins 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: 11920347
    Abstract: A joist assembly system that is structured for dynamic retrieval of components, dynamic and precise positioning and location of retrieved components, assembly of the components to form a joist, and delivery of the assembled joist. The joist assembly system has a plurality of material handling systems, a plurality of welding systems, and a rigging table system. The material handling systems are structured to load and position the components such as chords and webs onto the rigging table. The rigging table in turn supports the chords or webs. Subsequently, the plurality of welding systems weld the webs to the chords to form the joist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NUCOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason Alan Freidenberger, Joseph Patrick Cagle, Christopher Ray Couch, Richard Thomas Erickson, Travis Marshall Fuhrman, John Lyman Hale, Matthew Glenn Hire, Christopher William Martin, James E. Ogburn, III, Jonathan Pressley Poston, Peter Michael Puglisi, Phillip Murray Sylvester, Jr., Adam Taylor Watkins
  • Patent number: 10317180
    Abstract: A tracking system for locating arrows used in bow-and-arrow hunting is disclosed. The tracking system comprises a hand-held transmitter operated by a user and a receiving module embedded in an arrow. A user may locate an arrow after shooting my activating the transmitter to emit an RF signal. The receiving module in the arrow receives the RF signal and emits a sound or illuminates a LED. The transmitter may be configured to locate specific arrows of a quiver by sending an individualized RF signal to which only a specific arrow receiving module is responsive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Inventors: Brian Russell, John Michael Watkins
  • Publication number: 20190033049
    Abstract: A tracking system for locating arrows used in bow-and-arrow hunting is disclosed. The tracking system comprises a hand-held transmitter operated by a user and a receiving module embedded in an arrow. A user may locate an arrow after shooting my activating the transmitter to emit an RF signal. The receiving module in the arrow receives the RF signal and emits a sound or illuminates a LED. The transmitter may be configured to locate specific arrows of a quiver by sending an individualized RF signal to which only a specific arrow receiving module is responsive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Brian Russell, John Michael Watkins
  • Patent number: 10139088
    Abstract: An enhanced array of light fixtures for providing both light and a desired non-light feature within an illuminated area of a structure. The enhanced array is formed from a first plurality of light fixtures that are adapted for emitting light and a reduced plurality of enhanced light fixtures comprised of a subset of the first plurality of light fixtures that are adapted for emitting light and also for supporting a corresponding plurality of auxiliary non-light-emitting devices that require a different voltage and are adapted for providing a desired non-light feature within the illuminated area of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Inventor: John Michael Watkins
  • Publication number: 20170314772
    Abstract: An enhanced array of light fixtures for providing both light and a desired non-light feature within an illuminated area of a structure. The enhanced array is formed from a first plurality of light fixtures that are adapted for emitting light and a reduced plurality of enhanced light fixtures comprised of a subset of the first plurality of light fixtures that are adapted for emitting light and also for supporting a corresponding plurality of auxiliary non-light-emitting devices that require a different voltage and are adapted for providing a desired non-light feature within the illuminated area of the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: John Michael Watkins