Patents by Inventor Michael C. Kemery

Michael C. Kemery 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: 8484457
    Abstract: A wireless access point and method of using a wireless access point to allow a user to use a pre-determined security key provided with the access point or a personal security key that is provided by the user. The access point is purchased with a pre-determined security key. A user of the access point may press a pairing button on the access point to automatically pair other devices with the access point using the pre-determined security key. A label with a passphrase that corresponds to the pre-determined security key is provided with the access point, allowing the user to manually enter the passphrase into devices that cannot automatically pair with the access point. The wireless access point also has a “security on/off” button. When the user presses the security on/off button, the access point may cease use of the pre-determined security key in favor of a personal security key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Winkler, Yaro P. Brock, Jasdeep S. Chugh, Michael C. Kemery
  • Patent number: 8474063
    Abstract: A glove includes two “H” shaped stiffening battens on a dorsal side. The battens terminate on a proximal side of the second through fifth fingers, and are formed from a non-rigid material. A one-piece protective panel is attached to the palmar side of the glove. The protective panel covers portions of the wearing hand palm corresponding to the distal ends of the second through fifth metacarpal bones, as well as palmar side portions of the second through fifth digits corresponding to the second through fifth proximal phalanx bones. Flex notch cut-outs in the protective panel correspond to portions of the palmar region which tend to bunch during gripping of a bar or other object and help prevent discomfort during such gripping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan C. Coulter, Michael C. Kemery, Cedar Miller
  • Publication number: 20100235621
    Abstract: A wireless access point and method of using a wireless access point to allow a user to use a pre-determined security key provided with the access point or a personal security key that is provided by the user. The access point is purchased with a pre-determined security key. A user of the access point may press a pairing button on the access point to automatically pair other devices with the access point using the pre-determined security key. A label with a passphrase that corresponds to the pre-determined security key is provided with the access point, allowing the user to manually enter the passphrase into devices that cannot automatically pair with the access point. The wireless access point also has a “security on/off” button. When the user presses the security on/off button, the access point may cease use of the pre-determined security key in favor of a personal security key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: David B. Winkler, Yaro P. Brock, Jasdeep S. Chugh, Michael C. Kemery
  • Publication number: 20090100573
    Abstract: A glove includes two “H” shaped stiffening battens on a dorsal side. The battens terminate on a proximal side of the second through fifth fingers, and are formed from a non-rigid material. A one-piece protective panel is attached to the palmar side of the glove. The protective panel covers portions of the wearing hand palm corresponding to the distal ends of the second through fifth metacarpal bones, as well as palmar side portions of the second through fifth digits corresponding to the second through fifth proximal phalanx bones. Flex notch cut-outs in the protective panel correspond to portions of the palmar region which tend to bunch during gripping of a bar or other object and help prevent discomfort during such gripping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan C. Coulter, Michael C. Kemery, Cedar Miller
  • Patent number: 7475433
    Abstract: A glove includes two “H” shaped stiffening battens on a dorsal side. The battens terminate on a proximal side of the second through fifth fingers, and are formed from a non-rigid material. A one-piece protective panel is attached to the palmar side of the glove. The protective panel covers portions of the wearing hand palm corresponding to the distal ends of the second through fifth metacarpal bones, as well as palmar side portions of the second through fifth digits corresponding to the second through fifth proximal phalanx bones. Flex notch cut-outs in the protective panel correspond to portions of the palmar region which tend to bunch during gripping of a bar or other object and help prevent discomfort during such gripping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan C. Coulter, Michael C. Kemery, Cedar Miller
  • Patent number: 7169099
    Abstract: One or more balancing objects are provided having an arcuate roof onto which a user may step and a pair of sidewalls to support the roof. The arcuate roof is shaped such that a portion of a user's foot will contact the balancing object when standing on the roof, thereby challenging the user to maintain balance in a more unsteady state than when standing flat-footed. The sidewalls extend downwardly from lateral side regions of the arcuate roof and preferably have a concave profile extending laterally towards one another to provide superior strength to the balancing object when loaded under a user's weight. A frictional overmold may be formed over the arcuate roof to provide a frictional surface preventing a user's footwear from slipping off of the balancing object. Multiple balancing objects may be positioned on a flat, horizontal surface in a variety of orientations such that the user can target certain muscle groups to train for improving balance and proprioception.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Nike International Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael C. Kemery, Tobin N. Guild
  • Patent number: 6945920
    Abstract: A balancing board allowing for selection of a desired degree of stability is disclosed. The balancing board has a platform and a hemispherical fulcrum slidably mounted to platform and bifurcated into a pair of pivot members. Each pivot member is independently positionable along an underside of the platform opposite of an engagement surface upon which a user positions themselves to practice balancing training techniques. When the pivot members are slid together, the balancing board is freely pivotable about any axis in the plane of the surface on which the pivot members are resting. Conversely, when the pivot members are spaced apart from each other, the balancing board resists pivoting in a direction aligned with the axis along which the pivot members are slidable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Nike International Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael C. Kemery, Tobin N. Guild
  • Patent number: D412192
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Precor Incorporated
    Inventors: James S. Birrell, Michael C. Kemery