Patents by Inventor Mark D. TOECKES

Mark D. TOECKES 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING INCENDIARY PROJECTILES
    Publication number: 20100101401
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for dispensing incendiary projectiles is provided. The apparatus includes an injector for injecting the projectiles with a reactant at a dispensing rate, and a controller operable to control the dispensing rate. The controller is operable to control solenoids of a dispenser gate and a shuttle motor, and to prevent jam conditions of the apparatus. The apparatus can detect and automatically correct jam conditions that do occur. The apparatus can count the number of incendiary projectiles dispensed during a current operation and during the lifetime of the apparatus. The apparatus is dimensioned to minimize the number of incendiary projectiles purged from the apparatus after an operator has indicated to stop dispensing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: DONMARK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Mark D. TOECKES, Earl D. TRAUTMAN, Edward S. VANDERPLOEG