Patents by Inventor Kevin B. Kinney

Kevin B. Kinney 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: 20240251994
    Abstract: A method of controlling a heating appliance includes receiving a level selection at a controller, reading a starting parameter at an initiation of a heating process and providing a signal to the controller, accessing a memory including a matrix of heating parameters, selecting a first group of equations of the matrix at the controller based on the selected level, where the first group of equations include at least a first equation and a second equation corresponding to first and second starting parameter ranges, identifying an equation of the first group of equations of the matrix at the controller, the matrix having a corresponding starting parameter range based on the starting parameter, and performing the heating process according to the identified equation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Boopalan Sampath, Lewis A. Lartey, Kevin B. Kinney, Michael S. Rubrich, Kroy Everett Nernberger, Peter Alan Steiner, Cole Salek
  • Patent number: 7588045
    Abstract: Door mechanisms for simplified and unobstructed passage through an entranceway of a collapsible structure are disclosed. The door mechanism may include a fanning, swinging or sliding door configured to move between an open position and a closed position within the entranceway. The door mechanism may include a fastener to secure the door to the structure or to an adjacent door. The door mechanism may be provided as part of a stand-alone structure, or as a part of a structure adapted for use with other adjacent structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Blue Sky Designs, Inc.
    Inventors: Dianne M. Goodwin, Sherry M. Rovig, Kevin B. Kinney
  • Patent number: 7228867
    Abstract: A tent pole bracket for use with a tent having a pole, which may comprise a body having a first end and a second end and a first side and a second side, the body including a wall defining an elongate cavity for receiving a tent pole, the cavity being open on the first end and open on the first side, and the body having a slot for receiving a strap, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Blue Sky Designs, Inc.
    Inventors: Dianne M. Goodwin, Sherry M. Rovig, Kevin B. Kinney
  • Patent number: D516155
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Blue Sky Designs, Inc.
    Inventors: Dianne M. Goodwin, Sherry M. Rovig, Kevin B. Kinney
  • Patent number: D519595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Blue Sky Designs, Inc.
    Inventors: Dianne M. Goodwin, Sherry M. Rovig, Kevin B. Kinney