Patents by Inventor Mark Hoover

Mark Hoover 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: 11679841
    Abstract: A marine vessel or watercraft may be provided with an aft extension that, in one configuration of the watercraft, alters the wake of the watercraft, for example by reducing the height of the wake, and which may include a sealable opening to provide crew or payload access into or out of the watercraft at a location (e.g., aft of the transom) that may be difficult for an observer to perceive. The aft extension may be positioned above the watercraft's waterline when the watercraft is in another configuration such that it does not contact with the water to reduce adverse impact on performance characteristics, such as drag, of the hull when the watercraft is in that configuration. The watercraft may transition between the two configuration by selectively varying the displacement of the watercraft or by articulating of the aft extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Ockerman Automation Consulting, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Michaeli, Robert Walling, Alden Nelson, Mark Hoover
  • Publication number: 20210291934
    Abstract: A marine vessel or watercraft may be provided with an aft extension that, in one configuration of the watercraft, alters the wake of the watercraft, for example by reducing the height of the wake, and which may include a sealable opening to provide crew or payload access into or out of the watercraft at a location (e.g., aft of the transom) that may be difficult for an observer to perceive. The aft extension may be positioned above the watercraft's waterline when the watercraft is in another configuration such that it does not contact with the water to reduce adverse impact on performance characteristics, such as drag, of the hull when the watercraft is in that configuration. The watercraft may transition between the two configuration by selectively varying the displacement of the watercraft or by articulating of the aft extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Ockerman Automation Consulting, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Michaeli, Robert Walling, Alden Nelson, Mark Hoover
  • Publication number: 20140016442
    Abstract: Timer systems and methods of monitoring a period of time with respect to an article are described. In one aspect, a timer system includes a timing device comprising circuitry configured to monitor a period of time, an attachment system coupled with the timing device and configured to attach the timing device to as associated article for which the period of time is to be monitored, and wherein the circuitry of the timing device is further configured to generate a human perceptible signal to convey information regarding the period of time being monitored with respect to the associated article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventor: Mark Hoover