Patents by Inventor Joseph MAY

Joseph MAY 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).

  • Publication number: 20250064999
    Abstract: A portable decontamination chamber including an outer container defining a first internal volume; an interior receptacle positioned within the first internal volume and defining a second internal volume that is configured to receive an item to be decontaminated; an insulating liner configured to be positioned within the first internal volume between an interior surface of the outer container and an exterior surface of the interior receptacle; a thermite compact configured to be positioned within the first internal volume and in contact with at least a portion of the exterior surface of the interior receptacle; and an initiator configured to ignite the thermite compact to induce a biological decontamination temperature within the second internal volume in order to thoroughly and rapidly decontaminate material tainted with unwanted biological matter in a readily deployable package without the generation of additional gaseous products that increase the pressure within the decontamination chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Amee Polk, Warren Gardner, Michael Kauzlarich, Todd Sickler, Tobias Dilworth, Kathleen Craft, Tessa VanVolkenburg, Ashley Lakey, Joseph May
  • Patent number: 10816803
    Abstract: A headset system is described herein including a number of features including a frame and optical element. The headset system may include different combinations of an attachment mechanism to attach the frame and optical element; an alignment mechanism to align the optical element in a predetermined relative location to the frame; a retention mechanism to retain an inserted mobile device into the frame in a predetermined, relative location to the frame; a head restraint system including one or more straps; and combinations thereof. The retention mechanism may include an elastic cover over the frame. The straps may include reinforcement features, mated connection features, and combinations thereof. The reinforcement feature may include a concave, ovoid, indentation on an inner surface of the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Mira Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Montana Reed, Joseph May, Norio Fujikawa, Oliver Henderson, Sean Missal, Richard Migliaccio
  • Publication number: 20200319467
    Abstract: A headset system is described herein including a number of features including a frame and optical element. The headset system may include different combinations of an attachment mechanism to attach the frame and optical element; an alignment mechanism to align the optical element in a predetermined relative location to the frame; a retention mechanism to retain an inserted mobile device into the frame in a predetermined, relative location to the frame; a head restraint system including one or more straps; and combinations thereof. The retention mechanism may include an elastic cover over the frame. The straps may include reinforcement features, mated connection features, and combinations thereof. The reinforcement feature may include a concave, ovoid, indentation on an inner surface of the strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Mira Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Montana Reed, Joseph May, Norio Fujikawa, Oliver Henderson, Sean Missal, Richard Migliaccio
  • Patent number: 10625107
    Abstract: A method for supplying fire suppressing agent to the interior of a container for an extended duration includes detecting sensor signals indicative of a temperature associated with a container, determining via a controller that the fire suppressing agent should be supplied to the interior of the container based at least in part on the sensor signals, and initiating via the controller expulsion of fire suppressing agent from a chamber containing fire suppressing agent. The method may further include puncturing a surface of the container with a puncture mechanism to provide flow communication between the chamber and the interior of the container to permit supply of fire suppressing agent into the interior of the container at a first time, initiating via the controller expulsion of fire suppressing agent from a second chamber containing fire suppressing agent at a second time after the first time, and supplying fire suppressing agent from the second chamber into the interior of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION
    Inventors: James B. Popp, Joseph May
  • Publication number: 20180154199
    Abstract: A method for supplying fire suppressing agent to the interior of a container for an extended duration includes detecting sensor signals indicative of a temperature associated with a container, determining via a controller that the fire suppressing agent should be supplied to the interior of the container based at least in part on the sensor signals, and initiating via the controller expulsion of fire suppressing agent from a chamber containing fire suppressing agent. The method may further include puncturing a surface of the container with a puncture mechanism to provide flow communication between the chamber and the interior of the container to permit supply of fire suppressing agent into the interior of the container at a first time, initiating via the controller expulsion of fire suppressing agent from a second chamber containing fire suppressing agent at a second time after the first time, and supplying fire suppressing agent from the second chamber into the interior of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION
    Inventors: James B. POPP, JOSEPH MAY
  • Patent number: 9901764
    Abstract: A device for supplying fire suppressing agent to the interior of a container for an extended duration may include a plurality of chambers configured to contain and selectively expel the fire suppressing agent, a puncture mechanism configured to puncture a container, and a manifold in flow communication with the plurality of chambers and the puncture mechanism. The device may further include a controller configured to initiate expulsion of the fire suppressing agent from the chambers in a controlled manner, where the device is configured such that the fire suppressing agent may be first expelled from a first one of the plurality of chambers at a first time, and the fire suppressing agent may be expelled from a second one of the plurality of chambers at a second time that is later than the first time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Federal Express Corporation
    Inventors: James B. Popp, Joseph May
  • Publication number: 20150258358
    Abstract: A device for supplying fire suppressing agent to the interior of a container for an extended duration may include a plurality of chambers configured to contain and selectively expel the fire suppressing agent, a puncture mechanism configured to puncture a container, and a manifold in flow communication with the plurality of chambers and the puncture mechanism. The device may further include a controller configured to initiate expulsion of the fire suppressing agent from the chambers in a controlled manner, where the device is configured such that the fire suppressing agent may be first expelled from a first one of the plurality of chambers at a first time, and the fire suppressing agent may be expelled from a second one of the plurality of chambers at a second time that is later than the first time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION
    Inventors: James B. POPP, Joseph MAY