Patents by Inventor Larry J. Gauthier

Larry J. Gauthier 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).

  • Performance venue with dynamic mechanical load management system and method
    Patent number: 8710704
    Abstract: A performance venue having a dynamic load management system for use in managing loads. The system uses a dead man circuit as a means for determining the actual or anticipated dynamic load produced by moving loads, and then disables the system by opening the dead man circuit when too many loads are moved or selected to be moved. Preferably, the invention is embodied in a dead man circuit is pure hardware, and is free of software components. The invention also provides a method of controlling movement of loads in a performance venue having a plurality machines. In its basic form, the method comprises selecting at least one of the machines for movement, closing a dead man circuit, and opening the dead man circuit if the current in the dead man circuit falls outside a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Lichter, Timothy P. Nolan, Larry J. Gauthier
  • PERFORMANCE VENUE WITH DYNAMIC MECHANICAL LOAD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20110270437
    Abstract: A performance venue having a dynamic load management system for use in managing loads. The system uses a dead man circuit as a means for determining the actual or anticipated dynamic load produced by moving loads, and then disables the system by opening the dead man circuit when too many loads are moved or selected to be moved. Preferably, the invention is embodied in a dead man circuit is pure hardware, and is free of software components. The invention also provides a method of controlling movement of loads in a performance venue having a plurality machines. In its basic form, the method comprises selecting at least one of the machines for movement, closing a dead man circuit, and opening the dead man circuit if the current in the dead man circuit falls outside a predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTROLS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Lichter, Timothy P. Nolan, Larry J. Gauthier