Patents by Inventor John Wade Kroening

John Wade Kroening 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).

  • ATTACHMENT APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20090179120
    Abstract: An attachment device, which can be used in conjunction with an X-ray system, is provided including a clasp having a bracket configured to support an object in the clasp and a flap configured to retain the object in the clasp, the flap being further configured to automatically return the clasp to a closed position from both an inward-opening and an outward-opening position, and a mount attached to the clasp for affixing the clasp to a surface. A method of attaching an object to a surface is also provided including pushing the object into a clasp of an attachment device mounted to the surface, the clasp having a bracket configured to support the object in the clasp and a flap configured to retain the object in the clasp, the flap being further configured to automatically return the clasp to a closed position from an inward-opening position resulting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Wade Kroening, Stephanie Allison Swenor, Sabih Qamaruz Zaman