Patents by Inventor Michael Alan Herron

Michael Alan Herron 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).

  • Laser housing having integral mounts and method of manufacturing same
    Patent number: 6807219
    Abstract: A housing adapted to position, support, and facilitate aligning various components, including an optical path assembly, of a laser. In a preferred embodiment, the housing is constructed from a single piece of material and broadly comprises one or more through-holes; one or more cavities; and one or more integral mounts, wherein the through-holes and the cavities cooperate to define the integral mounts. Securement holes machined into the integral mounts facilitate securing components within the integral mounts using set screws, adhesive, or a combination thereof. In a preferred method of making the housing, the through-holes and cavities are first machined into the single piece of material, with at least some of the remaining material forming the integral mounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies
    Inventors: Michael Alan Herron, Brian Keith Brickeen
  • Laser housing having integral mounts and method of manufacturing same
    Publication number: 20040101017
    Abstract: A housing adapted to position, support, and facilitate aligning various components, including an optical path assembly, of a laser. In a preferred embodiment, the housing is constructed from a single piece of material and broadly comprises one or more through-holes; one or more cavities; and one or more integral mounts, wherein the through-holes and the cavities cooperate to define the integral mounts. Securement holes machined into the integral mounts facilitate securing components within the integral mounts using set screws, adhesive, or a combination thereof. In a preferred method of making the housing, the through-holes and cavities are first machined into the single piece of material, with at least some of the remaining material forming the integral mounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Alan Herron, Brian Keith Brickeen
  • Pump chassis
    Patent number: D803890
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Kyphon SÀRL
    Inventors: Brian Hatesohl, Michael Alan Herron, Natalia Burachynsky, Zhifeng Zhou, Nathan Dale, Joseph Hoover