Patents by Inventor Michael G. Strauss

Michael G. Strauss 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: 11951339
    Abstract: A fall protection system includes a base assembly, a mast assembly, and a locking assembly adapted to lock the mast assembly with the base assembly. The locking assembly includes a first plate and a second plate. The locking assembly also includes a fixed member fixedly coupled to the second plate. The locking assembly further includes a locking pin including an elongate portion at least partially received within the fixed member and a first tab, the locking pin being movable relative to the fixed member between an engaged position and a disengaged position. In the engaged position, the first tab is at least partially received within a first groove such that the locking pin is engaged with the first plate. Further, in the disengaged position, the first tab is at least partially received within a second groove such that the locking pin is spaced apart from the first plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventors: Andrew C. Strauss, Nicholas G. Bauer, Michael T. Weiss
  • Patent number: 4454424
    Abstract: A device is provided for mapping one- and two-dimensional distributions of neutron-positions in a scintillation detector. The device consists of a lithium glass scintillator coupled by an air gap and a light coupler to an array of photomultipliers. The air gap concentrates light flashes from the scintillator, whereas the light coupler disperses this concentrated light to a predetermined fraction of the photomultiplier tube array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1984
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Michael G. Strauss, Raul Brenner