Patents by Inventor Mark R. Bates

Mark R. Bates 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).

  • Publication number: 20240110067
    Abstract: The present invention describes a coating composition that when applied to a substrate is capable of withstanding high temperature particle ejection without perforation caused by a high energy thermal runaway event. The coating composition comprises an inorganic filler, an inorganic binder; and chopped organic fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Walter R. Romanko, Mitchell T. Huang, Rhesa M. Browning, Mark A. Fairbanks, Daniel S. Bates
  • Patent number: 8000835
    Abstract: An apparatus, program product, and related methods for gravity stabilizing a suspended load are provided. The apparatus includes an center of gravity stabilized automated adjusting load bar in communication with a mobile cart which allows an operator to enable automated stabilization of a load. The adjusting load bar includes redundant first and second control and drive systems. A third control system can both monitor sensed data and the movement commands of first and second control systems, and can monitor the resulting physical movements. If a movement command and the resulting movement does not match or if there is an out of tolerance mismatch between movement commands of the first and the second control systems, the third control system can automatically detect this condition and shift into an emergency stop condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel C. Friz, Mark R. Bates
  • Publication number: 20110119835
    Abstract: A specialized bottle opener provides a cap opener for opening screw tops, and a corkscrew attached to the cap opener, for opening traditional wine bottles sealed with corks. A lever arm, common to both tools, extends radially outward to provide torque when using either the cap opener or the corkscrew. The cap opener comprises a customizable ring and a pedestal having an interior cavity. Disposed on the inner surface of the cavity is one or more gripping members, such as vertical ridges, which serve to grip the cap and retain it within the cavity after the cap is removed from the bottle. After pouring the wine, the waiter may release the cap by accessing it through openings in the pedestal. Regardless of how a wine bottle is sealed, the multi-function bottle opener serves to maintain the sophisticated wine-drinking experience that consumers have come to expect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Mark R. Bates, Leisa Marie Bates
  • Publication number: 20080131248
    Abstract: An apparatus, program product, and related methods for gravity stabilizing a suspended load are provided. The apparatus includes an center of gravity stabilized automated adjusting load bar in communication with a mobile cart which allows an operator to enable automated stabilization of a load. The adjusting load bar includes redundant first and second control and drive systems. A third control system can both monitor sensed data and the movement commands of first and second control systems, and can monitor the resulting physical movements. If a movement command and the resulting movement does not match or if there is an out of tolerance mismatch between movement commands of the first and the second control systems, the third control system can automatically detect this condition and shift into an emergency stop condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Daniel C. Friz, Mark R. Bates
  • Patent number: D649849
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Bellasvago Enterprises Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark R. Bates, Leisa Marie Bates