Patents by Inventor Mark R. Weston

Mark R. Weston 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).

  • Submersible light fixture with multilayer stack for pressure transfer
    Patent number: 11946633
    Abstract: Lighting apparatus for high pressure underwater use are disclosed. In one embodiment the lighting apparatus comprises a housing for withstanding ambient exterior pressure at a depth of approximately 500 feet or more, a transparent pressure bearing window positioned at a forward end of the housing, and a multilayered stack for bearing substantially all of the loading applied to the transparent pressure bearing window at a depth of approximately 500 feet or more disposed in the housing behind the transparent pressure bearing window is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SeeScan, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, John R. Sanderson, IV, Jon E. Simmons, Brian P. Lakin, Steven B. Weston
  • Method of forming a component for a control panel
    Patent number: 6849226
    Abstract: A control panel assembly having a plurality of buttons located in a bezel and supported by a switch mat. A bezel and/or button is formed using a vacuum forming technique and has a transparent inner surface layer and a middle translucent color layer and an opaque outer surface layer. A portion of the opaque outer surface layer is removed to define a desired indicia on an outer surface of the bezel or button. In addition, the bezel or button can be backlit to allow visibility in low light conditions. A method of making a control panel component, such as a bezel or button, is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Key Plastics, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Ardrey, Mark R. Weston
  • Control panel assembly and method of making same
    Publication number: 20030116415
    Abstract: A control panel assembly having a plurality of buttons located in a bezel and supported by a switch mat. A bezel and/or button is formed using a vacuum forming technique and has a transparent inner surface layer and a middle translucent color layer and an opaque outer surface layer. A portion of the opaque outer surface layer is removed to define a desired indicia on an outer surface of the bezel or button. In addition, the bezel or button can be backlit to allow visibility in low light conditions. A method of making a control panel component, such as a bezel or button, is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2003
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Ardrey, Mark R. Weston
  • Control panel assembly and method of making same
    Patent number: 6542353
    Abstract: A control panel assembly having a plurality of buttons located in a bezel and supported by a switch mat. A bezel and/or button is formed using a vacuum forming technique and has a transparent inner surface layer and a middle translucent color layer and an opaque outer surface layer. A portion of the opaque outer surface layer is removed to define a desired indicia on an outer surface of the bezel or button. In addition, the bezel or button can be backlit to allow visibility in low light conditions. A method of making a control panel component, such as a bezel or button, is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Key Plastics, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Ardrey, Mark R. Weston
  • Control panel assembly and method of making same
    Publication number: 20020066660
    Abstract: A control panel assembly having a plurality of buttons located in a bezel and supported by a switch mat. A bezel and/or button is formed using a vacuum forming technique and has a transparent inner surface layer and a middle translucent color layer and an opaque outer surface layer. A portion of the opaque outer surface layer is removed to define a desired indicia on an outer surface of the bezel or button. In addition, the bezel or button can be backlit to allow visibility in low light conditions. A method of making a control panel component, such as a bezel or button, is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Applicant: Key Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Ardrey, Mark R. Weston
  • Control panel assembly and method of making same
    Patent number: 6326569
    Abstract: A control panel assembly having a plurality of buttons located in a bezel and supported by a switch mat. A bezel and/or button is formed using a vacuum forming technique and has a transparent inner surface layer and a middle translucent color layer and an opaque outer surface layer. A portion of the opaque outer surface layer is removed to define a desired indicia on an outer surface of the bezel or button. In addition, the bezel or button can be backlit to allow visibility in low light conditions. A method of making a control panel component, such as a bezel or button, is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Key Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Ardrey, Mark R. Weston