Patents by Inventor Lee Gibson

Lee Gibson 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: 11655618
    Abstract: A nozzle cap spacer for a hydrant nozzle cap includes a spacer body defining an outer edge and an inner edge, the inner edge defining an opening formed through a center of the spacer body; and a leak path notch formed in the spacer body, the leak path notch extending radially inward from the outer edge of the spacer body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, Bruce Robertson, Mohammad Hassan Sobhani
  • Patent number: 11633010
    Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes an outsole defining a ground-contacting surface, a midsole disposed between the outsole and the upper, and a plate attached to the midsole and defining a recess extending in a direction away from the outsole and toward the upper, the recess including a first retainer. The sole structure further includes a first cushion having a first portion received within the recess, the first portion engaging the first retainer to maintain a desired position of the first cushion relative to the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Bowman, Lee Gibson, Joël Ryp Greenspan, Dylan Petrenka
  • Patent number: 11624674
    Abstract: Example aspects of a nozzle cap for a fire hydrant and a method of detecting a leak in a fluid system are disclosed. The nozzle cap for a fire hydrant can include an outer housing defining a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a substantially circumferential wall extending from the first end to the second end; an antenna coupled to the substantially circumferential wall of the outer housing; a cap cover coupled to the outer housing at the first end; and an inner housing coupled to the outer housing at the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Sebastien Perrier, Paul S. Gifford
  • Patent number: 11619033
    Abstract: A sensing device for a hydrant, the sensing device including a housing defining a portion of an operating stem of the hydrant; a sensor located entirely within the interior cavity of the hydrant body and configured to measure a property of a fluid of the fluid distribution system; and an antenna in communication with the sensor and positioned within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Diego Aguilera, Daryl Lee Gibson
  • Patent number: 11613876
    Abstract: A sensing assembly includes an electronics assembly for use with a fire hydrant, the electronics assembly comprising: a sensor in fluid communication with the channel; at least one battery in electrical communication with the sensor; an antenna in electrical communication with the sensor; and a cover protecting the sensing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Daryl Lee Gibson
  • Publication number: 20230091331
    Abstract: A sensor system can include a sensor module including a vibration sensor; a processor module including a power supply and a processor PCB, the processor module connected in electrical communication with the sensor module by a first cable; and an antenna module including an antenna, the antenna module connected in electrical communication with the processor module by a second cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, Mohammad Hassan Sobhani, Andrew Wallace, Yongjun Mao, Valentin Mircea Burtea, Pocholo Laforteza, Sebastien Perrier, Bruce Robertson, Igor Gorban, Marcin Paul Kloc
  • Publication number: 20230092513
    Abstract: A nozzle cap adapter includes an adapter ring defining a first adapter ring end, a second adapter ring end opposite the first adapter ring end, and an interior void extending from the first adapter ring end to the second adapter ring end; a nozzle connector extending from the second adapter ring end of the adapter ring, the nozzle connector configured to rotatably engage a fire hydrant nozzle; and a latch coupled to the adapter ring and configured to removably lock the nozzle cap adapter onto the fire hydrant nozzle; a gasket housing extending into the interior void and defining a gasket groove, the gasket groove facing the second adapter ring end; and a gasket disposed within the gasket groove and configured to abut an end of the fire hydrant nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford
  • Patent number: 11608925
    Abstract: A method of assembling a tapping sleeve includes positioning an outlet band on a pipe element with an arcuate portion of the outlet band contacting an outer surface of the pipe element, the outlet band including a front end, a back end, a first side end, a second side end, a first bend line defined between the first side end and the second side end and extending from the front end to the back end, a second bend line defined between the first bend line and the second side end and extending from the front end to the back end, wherein the outlet band defines an arcuate portion between the first bend line and the second bend line, a first flange defined between the first side end and the first bend line, and a second flange defined between the second side end and the second bend line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Scott P. Floyd, Charles Graham Hines, Daryl Lee Gibson
  • Patent number: 11542690
    Abstract: Example aspects of a nozzle cap adapter, a nozzle cap assembly, and a method for method for mounting a nozzle cap to a fire hydrant nozzle are disclosed. The nozzle cap adapter can comprise an adapter ring defining a first adapter ring end, a second adapter ring end opposite the first adapter ring end, and an interior void extending from the first adapter ring end to the second adapter ring end; a nozzle connector extending from the second end of the adapter ring, the nozzle connector configured to rotatably engage a fire hydrant nozzle; and a latch coupled to the adapter ring and configured to removably lock the nozzle cap adapter onto the fire hydrant nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford
  • Publication number: 20220373002
    Abstract: An over-pressure protection system includes a main body housing defining a main body chamber configured to receive a fluid therein, wherein the main body housing comprises a spring, the main body housing configurable in a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration; and a pressure sensor configured to measure a fluid pressure of the fluid, the pressure sensor configurable in an activated mode and a deactivated mode; wherein, in the collapsed configuration, the spring biases main body housing inward at an intermediate point of the main body housing such that the main body housing defines a substantially hourglass shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, Timofey Sitnikov, Bruce Robertson
  • Patent number: 11473993
    Abstract: Example aspects of a nozzle cap for a fire hydrant and a method for manufacturing a nozzle cap to detect leaks in a fluid system are disclosed. The nozzle cap for a fire hydrant can comprise a cap body, the cap body comprising an inner housing and an outer housing, the outer housing defining a cavity; a vibration sensor received within the cavity and configured to detect leaks in a fluid system connected to the fire hydrant; and a metal insert contacting the vibration sensor and the inner housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Sebastien Perrier, Paul S. Gifford
  • Publication number: 20220320721
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a nozzle cap, the method including attaching an antenna printed circuit board (“PCB”) strip to an inner cover surface of an antenna cover; and inserting the antenna cover into a scallop defined by a circumferential wall of a cap body to position the antenna PCB strip between the antenna cover and the circumferential wall, the circumferential wall defining an outer wall surface, the antenna cover covering the scallop, the scallop extending radially inward into the circumferential wall relative to a first portion and a second portion of the outer wall surface, the scallop circumferentially positioned between the first portion and the second portion of the outer wall surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Andrew Wallace, David James Carlos Dunn, Spencer L. Webb, Lian Jie Zhao, Igor Gorban, Mohammad Hassan Sobhani
  • Publication number: 20220305311
    Abstract: A communications hub for a hydrant can include a plug comprising a non-metallic material and configured to be sealably received within a plug bore defined in a flange of a bonnet of the hydrant, the flange separating an interior cavity of the hydrant from a bonnet cavity of the hydrant; a PCB; at least one battery in electrical communication with the PCB; and an antenna configured for wireless communication with a sensing device located within the interior cavity of the hydrant and in electrical communition with the PCB, the antenna able to receive a wireless signal from the sensing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Daryl Lee Gibson
  • Patent number: D977795
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Lee Gibson
  • Patent number: D977801
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Dylan Petrenka, Joël Ryp Greenspan, Lee Gibson
  • Patent number: D977809
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Lee Gibson
  • Patent number: D977812
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Lee Gibson
  • Patent number: D977814
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Lee Gibson
  • Patent number: D977815
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Lee Gibson
  • Patent number: D979904
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Lee Gibson