Patents by Inventor Mark A. Yoder

Mark A. Yoder 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: 11616268
    Abstract: An adapter for use with a battery compartment of an electronic device is provided. The adapter includes a first section adapted to receive a first portion of at least one first battery. The adapter also includes a second section disposed adjacent to the first section. The second section is adapted to receive a second portion of the at least one first battery. The adapter further includes an articulating joint disposed between the first section and the second section. The articulating joint is adapted to selectively articulate the first section relative to the second section to move the adapter between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the adapter is adapted to be aligned in the battery compartment. In the second position, the adapter is adapted to be removably secured in the battery compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Mark A. Yoder
  • Publication number: 20220271385
    Abstract: An adapter for use with a battery compartment of an electronic device is provided. The adapter includes a first section adapted to receive a first portion of at least one first battery. The adapter also includes a second section disposed adjacent to the first section. The second section is adapted to receive a second portion of the at least one first battery. The adapter further includes an articulating joint disposed between the first section and the second section. The articulating joint is adapted to selectively articulate the first section relative to the second section to move the adapter between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the adapter is adapted to be aligned in the battery compartment. In the second position, the adapter is adapted to be removably secured in the battery compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventor: Mark A. Yoder
  • Patent number: 7731369
    Abstract: A system and method for mounting a light engine assembly is provided. More specifically, the system comprises a housing structure including an upper portion and a lower portion, a mounting structure coupled to the housing structure, wherein the mounting structure is not affixed to the lower portion, and a light engine coupled to the mounting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: TTE Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Michel Cadio, Mark Yoder
  • Publication number: 20080164786
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for mounting a light engine assembly. More specifically, there is provided a system comprising a housing structure including an upper portion and a lower portion, a mounting structure coupled to the housing structure, wherein the mounting structure is not affixed to the lower portion, and a light engine coupled to the mounting structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Michel Cadio, Mark Yoder, David Andrews, Maurice Raymond Finlay, Clive Green, Clifford Jones
  • Publication number: 20070229720
    Abstract: A projection display is described having two structural support arms for mounting the projection display on a stand or on a bracket. A light engine generates a light pattern to be displayed by the projection display. A bridge plate is positioned between the two support arms and the light engine is mounted on the bridge plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Scott Duggan, Darin Ritter, Mark Yoder
  • Patent number: 5408535
    Abstract: A video test strip reader uses a video imager or camera for viewing a viewing field containing reagent test strips each having test pads reacted with a specimen containing constituents of interest. The video imager produces an analog signal representing an image of the viewing field. An image handler coupled to the video imager converts or digitizes the analog signal into a digital signal representing the image and stores the image in the form of an array of pixels representing the image. Each pixel contains color information broken down into red, green or blue (RGB). A processor coupled to the image handler analyzes the array of pixels, determines the location and orientation of a test strip, identifies the test areas on the test strip, measures the corresponding test areas on the strip at the proper times and calculates the test results, such as the concentration of the constituents of interest in the specimen or other measurable properties of the specimen such as color or specific gravity, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignee: Miles Inc.
    Inventors: Willis E. Howard, III, Dijia Huang, Robert W. Rogers, Gerald H. Shaffer, Mark A. Yoder
  • Patent number: D717050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Paul D. Henry, Michael J. Pescetto, Mark A. Yoder
  • Patent number: D719549
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Paul D. Henry, Michael J. Pescetto, Mark A. Yoder
  • Patent number: D738112
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: David M. Lutgring, Michael J. Pescetto, Mark A. Yoder
  • Patent number: D755760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Jacob H. Ely, Ravi Thomas, Mark A. Yoder
  • Patent number: D1002114
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark A. Yoder, Paul D. Henry, Michael C. Leighton
  • Patent number: D1018445
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Mark A. Yoder, Thomas C. Meier, William P. Atwood