Patents by Inventor Kenneth E. Nielsen

Kenneth E. Nielsen 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: 11763109
    Abstract: A monitor configured to be removably coupled to a strut that forms part of a temporary support structure. The monitor may include an electronic monitoring device that includes a load cell. The monitor may be configured to be position in-line with strut and subject to the same forces exerted upon the strut. Further the monitor may be configured to wirelessly communicate the sensor information to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Paratech, Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Nielsen, William O. Teach
  • Publication number: 20220237395
    Abstract: A monitor configured to be removably coupled to a strut that forms part of a temporary support structure. The monitor may include an electronic monitoring device that includes a load cell. The monitor may be configured to be position in-line with strut and subject to the same forces exerted upon the strut. Further the monitor may be configured to wirelessly communicate the sensor information to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Nielsen, William O. Teach
  • Patent number: 11236808
    Abstract: An adjustable strut that includes an outer housing configured to receive an extendable member, and an extending mechanism with a gear system configured to convert rotation motion of an input mechanism into linear translation of the extendable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Paratech, Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Nielsen, George Roxton, William O. Teach
  • Publication number: 20200408289
    Abstract: An adjustable strut that includes an outer housing configured to receive an extendable member, and an extending mechanism with a gear system configured to convert rotation motion of an input mechanism into linear translation of the extendable member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Nielsen, George Roxton, William O. Teach
  • Patent number: 10801593
    Abstract: An adjustable strut that includes an outer housing configured to receive an extendable member, and an extending mechanism with a gear system configured to convert rotation motion of an input mechanism into linear translation of the extendable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Paratech, Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Nielsen, George Roxton, William O. Teach
  • Publication number: 20180313436
    Abstract: An adjustable strut that includes an outer housing configured to receive an extendable member, and an extending mechanism with a gear system configured to convert rotation motion of an input mechanism into linear translation of the extendable member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Nielsen, George Roxton, William O. Teach
  • Patent number: 10093524
    Abstract: An air pressure controller having an inlet and an outlet, the controller may be configured to reduce air pressure between the inlet and the outlet and includes an exhaust port configured to exhaust air if a pressure at the outlet rises above a predetermined level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Paratech, Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Nielsen, George Roxton, William O. Teach
  • Patent number: 10011466
    Abstract: A lifting device including a recessed inlet molded into an envelope structure of the lifting device at a notch section. The notch section, in turn, may include one or more protruding surfaces configured to protect the inlet, or air hose coupling attached to the inlet, from contact (e.g. falls/bumps) that may otherwise damage one or more of the air hose coupling or the recessed inlet while the lifting device is being stored, deployed, or used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Paratech, Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Nielsen, William O. Teach, James C. Laski
  • Publication number: 20170297878
    Abstract: An air pressure controller having an inlet and an outlet, the controller may be configured to reduce air pressure between the inlet and the outlet and includes an exhaust port configured to exhaust air if a pressure at the outlet rises above a predetermined level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Nielsen, George Roxton, William O. Teach
  • Patent number: 9598270
    Abstract: A lifting device, configured to expand in a first direction between a deflated configuration and an inflated configuration upon being filled with compressed gas, may have a continuous surface including a bottom surface, a lower and upper intermediate surfaces and a top surface. A bottom plate may be coupled to at least part of bottom surface and a top plate may be coupled to at least part of the top surface. The continuous surface may include a plurality of surface undulations that provide a low height profile when in the deflated configuration and a higher height profile when in the inflated configuration. The plurality of surface undulations may vary between a first and second height when in the deflated configuration, but in the inflated configuration the variance between the relative heights of any remaining undulations is relatively smaller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Paratech, Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Nielsen, William O. Teach
  • Patent number: 9534406
    Abstract: An adjustable strut having a locking mechanism configured to removably-secure a pair of telescopic structural members to one another when positioned in a contracted configuration for transport and storage. Further, the locking mechanism allows for fast and intuitive unlocking of the pair of telescopic structural members for adjustment of a length of the strut for structural bracing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Paratech, Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Nielsen, William O. Teach
  • Publication number: 20160355385
    Abstract: A lifting device, configured to expand in a first direction between a deflated configuration and an inflated configuration upon being filled with compressed gas, may have a continuous surface including a bottom surface, a lower and upper intermediate surfaces and a top surface. A bottom plate may be coupled to at least part of bottom surface and a top plate may be coupled to at least part of the top surface. The continuous surface may include a plurality of surface undulations that provide a low height profile when in the deflated configuration and a higher height profile when in the inflated configuration. The plurality of surface undulations may vary between a first and second height when in the deflated configuration, but in the inflated configuration the variance between the relative heights of any remaining undulations is relatively smaller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Nielsen, William O. Teach
  • Publication number: 20160097210
    Abstract: An adjustable strut having a locking mechanism configured to removably-secure a pair of telescopic structural members to one another when positioned in a contracted configuration for transport and storage. Further, the locking mechanism allows for fast and intuitive unlocking of the pair of telescopic structural members for adjustment of a length of the strut for structural bracing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Nielsen, William O. Teach