Patents by Inventor Mark A. Mason

Mark A. Mason 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: 9080880
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to motion based message delivery. A method includes receiving an information about an asset, calculating the time required for an asset to reach a safe zone, displaying the time required for an asset to reach a safe zone, displaying a communication options to communicate with a person operating the asset, and displaying a map incorporating the location of the asset, a graphical indicator of the time required to reach a safe zone, and/or a graphical indicator of communication options. Another method may include receiving a request to communicate, determining if the communication originates from, or is directed to, an asset in a safe zone, placing the communication if the asset is in the safe zone, and/or delaying the communication until the asset is in a safe zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Cartasite, Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Armitage, Mark A. Mason
  • Publication number: 20140249743
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to motion based message delivery. A method includes receiving an information about an asset, calculating the time required for an asset to reach a safe zone, displaying the time required for an asset to reach a safe zone, displaying a communication options to communicate with a person operating the asset, and displaying a map incorporating the location of the asset, a graphical indicator of the time required to reach a safe zone, and/or a graphical indicator of communication options. Another method may include receiving a request to communicate, determining if the communication originates from, or is directed to, an asset in a safe zone, placing the communication if the asset is in the safe zone, and/or delaying the communication until the asset is in a safe zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Cartasite, Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Armitage, Mark A. Mason
  • Patent number: 5816017
    Abstract: A fire retardant door having a vertical latch stile extending the length of the stile for receiving the elements of a concealed vertical rod exit device therein along with an expanding, fire resistant material, preferably an intumescent compound, for sealing the opening when subjected to heat. The vertically reciprocating exit device rods disposed in the opening are operably connected to bolts disposed in the end of the stile openings, the bolts moveable in response to movement of the vertically reciprocating element from a retracted position within the door edge opening to an extended position to engage the door frame. The composition of the door and arrangement of the exit device elements is selected for a high fire rating, and preferably includes a wooden outer layer provided on each of the major faces of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Yale Security Inc.
    Inventors: Larry R. Hunt, Daniel L. Hibbs, Mark A. Mason