Patents by Inventor Michael A. Gardner

Michael A. Gardner 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: 12293677
    Abstract: An aircraft cockpit training simulator includes a plurality of aircraft cockpit simulation panels and power over Ethernet (POE) cabling extending therebetween. Each panel includes a simulator user interface device, an input circuit or an output circuit, a POE interface circuit, and a distributed controller coupled to the input circuit or output circuit and POE interface device and asynchronously communicating with other controllers using a publish/subscribe protocol. A host controller is coupled to the distributed controllers via the POE cabling and operates the aircraft cockpit simulation panels using a host computer model. The distributed controllers may operate independent of the host computer model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: CAE USA INC.
    Inventors: Brian L. Collen, Jimmie M. Davis, Jr., Michael A. Gardner, William L. Hunter, Jr., Christopher A. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20230088372
    Abstract: An aircraft cockpit training simulator includes a plurality of aircraft cockpit simulation panels and power over Ethernet (POE) cabling extending therebetween. Each panel includes a simulator user interface device, an input circuit or an output circuit, a POE interface circuit, and a distributed controller coupled to the input circuit or output circuit and POE interface device and asynchronously communicating with other controllers using a publish/subscribe protocol. A host controller is coupled to the distributed controllers via the POE cabling and operates the aircraft cockpit simulation panels using a host computer model. The distributed controllers may operate independent of the host computer model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: BRIAN L. COLLEN, JIMMIE M. DAVIS, JR., MICHAEL A. GARDNER, WILLIAM L. HUNTER, JR., CHRISTOPHER A. JOHNSON
  • Patent number: 9630828
    Abstract: A large bottle has a lower region, an upper region, and an intermediate region with a cap removably positioned on the upper region. A small bottle has a lower region, an upper region, and an intermediate region with a cap removably positioned on the upper region. A coupling tube has an upper end and a lower end. The upper end is operatively coupled to the small bottle at the upper region. The lower end is operatively coupled to the large bottle at the lower region. A long web attaches the coupling tube to the large bottle. A short web attaches the coupling tube to the small bottle. A display panel removably receives and supports a plurality of large and small bottles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Inventor: Michael A. Gardner
  • Patent number: 8459598
    Abstract: A pipe hanger may include a suspending portion with a body and two flanges that extend outwardly from the body and are positional onto projections of a support structure to suspend the pipe hanger from the support structure without the use of fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Halex Co./Scott-Fetzer Company
    Inventor: Michael A. Gardner
  • Publication number: 20120221380
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a teller readiness system comprises a teller simulator and a scoring engine. The teller simulator is operable to present a banking scenario to a user. The banking scenario simulates a transaction between a bank customer and the user. The teller simulator identifies tasked to be completed by the user and receives actions performed by the user in response to the scenario. The scoring engine is operable to determine a task score for each task based on the actions performed by the user. Each task is associated with one of a plurality of skills. Each skill of the plurality of skills represents a facet of teller readiness. The scoring engine assigns a weight to each of the task scores to yield weighted task scores. The scoring engine determines a skill score for one of the skills based on the weighted task scores associated with the one of the skills.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Dia G. Dissmore, David Bonello, Richard Hense, Alicja Zopf, Stephanie R. Foster, Michael A. Gardner
  • Publication number: 20100264277
    Abstract: A pipe hanger may include a suspending portion with a body and two flanges that extend outwardly from the body and are positional onto projections of a support structure to suspend the pipe hanger from the support structure without the use of fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventor: Michael A. Gardner