Patents by Inventor Michael Graham

Michael Graham 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).

  • SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170164801
    Abstract: A portable surface cleaning apparatus for a floor surface includes a recovery tank and a supply tank separated by a partition, and further includes a carry handle defining a handle grip spaced above the supply and recovery tanks, wherein the handle grip does not intersect the supply tank or the recovery tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: George Moyher, JR., Michael Graham
  • Light fixture with multiple dimming capabilities
    Patent number: 9668326
    Abstract: A light fixture with multiple dimming capabilities is provided. More particularly, a device, system and method are provided for automatically sensing the presence of dimming signals from one or more power/voltage dimmers (i.e., phase-cut dimmers) and one or more data controllers providing dimming control signals according to a digital data controller protocol, and determining a priority between the two, for applying a dimming signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Chauvet & Sons, Inc.
    Inventors: Ford Hunter Sellers, Michael Graham
  • Surface cleaning apparatus
    Patent number: 9615703
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for a floor surface includes a recovery tank having a lower portion, an air/liquid separator for separating liquid from air in a debris-containing fluid, and a mechanical coupling removably coupling the air/liquid separator to the lower portion of the recovery tank, wherein the mechanical coupling permits selective detachment of the air/liquid separator from the recovery tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: George Moyher, Jr., Michael Graham
  • Rail condition monitoring system with carriage
    Patent number: 9562878
    Abstract: A rail condition monitoring carriage for use on a railroad track is provided, including at least one frame movable along the railroad track, an ultrasonic rail condition monitor disposed on the at least one frame and configured for ultrasonically monitoring condition of the railroad track and transmitting the condition data to a remote location, a gage measurement device disposed on the at least one frame for monitoring a gage value of the track, collecting gage data and transmitting the gage data to the remote location, and a control system connected to the rail condition monitor and the gage measurement device for receiving the collected data and evaluating same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: NORDCO INC.
    Inventors: Patrick Michael Graham, Paulo J. Dos Santos
  • Surface cleaning apparatus
    Patent number: 9474424
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for a floor surface comprises a fluid delivery system having a supply tank for storing cleaning fluid and a fluid distributor for delivering the cleaning fluid to a surface to be cleaned. An air pathway is provided in the cleaning apparatus for removing heated air from the motor. In operation, heat from the heated air is transferred to the cleaning fluid in the supply tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: George Moyher, Jr., Michael Graham
  • Light fixture with multiple dimming capabilities
    Publication number: 20160183339
    Abstract: A light fixture with multiple dimming capabilities is provided. More particularly, a device, system and method are provided for automatically sensing the presence of dimming signals from one or more power/voltage dimmers (i.e., phase-cut dimmers) and one or more data controllers providing dimming control signals according to a digital data controller protocol, and determining a priority between the two, for applying a dimming signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Ford Hunter Sellers, Michael Graham
  • CORD AND CABLE IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160125215
    Abstract: A system for identifying and tracking components, including but not limited to cords, cables and connectors, that are associated with an electronic device or apparatus or that are part of a “set.” Devices include TVs, DVD players, VCRs, DVRs, computers, printers, camera, and the like. A plurality of self-adhesive stickers marked with a scannable code, each with a unique code in that set, are affixed to a device and its accessories. The codes are scanned by a mobile computing device for entry into the system. Subsequent identification of a particular accessory can be performed by using the system to scan the coded sticker on that accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: William Bernard Martin, Kris Andres Martin, Alyssa Martin Kennedy, Michael Graham Martin
  • Cord and cable identification and tracking system
    Patent number: 9235824
    Abstract: A system for identifying and tracking components, including but not limited to cords, cables and connectors, that are associated with an electronic device or apparatus or that are part of a “set.” Devices include TVs, DVD players, VCRs, DVRs, computers, printers, camera, and the like. A plurality of self-adhesive stickers marked with a scannable code, each with a unique code in that set, are affixed to a device and its accessories. The codes are scanned by a mobile computing device for entry into the system. Subsequent identification of a particular accessory can be performed by using the system to scan the coded sticker on that accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Inventors: William Bernard Martin, Kris Andres Martin, Alyssa Martin Kennedy, Michael Graham Martin
  • SELECTION AND PRESENTATION OF GEOGRAPHIC CONTENT IN AN AUTOMOTIVE ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20150345983
    Abstract: A request for geographic content is received from a client device. The request includes (i) an indication that a user invoked the digital mapping service in a vehicle and (ii) an identifier of the user. In response to the request, profile data for the user is automatically retrieved. The profile data includes indications of previous interactions of the user with a digital mapping service. Geographic content then is generated based on the indications of previous interactions in view of relevance of the previous interactions to an automotive context. The generated geographic content is provided to the client device for presentation in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Foster, Nicholas Julian Pelly, Michael Graham Woodward
  • Flushing system
    Patent number: 9169714
    Abstract: An apparatus for circulating well fluids in an intervention system is described. The apparatus comprises at least one subsea storage vessel adapted to be located adjacent a subsea intervention system, a first conduit adapted to provide fluid communication between the at least one storage vessel and the intervention system, a second conduit adapted to provide fluid communication between the at least one storage vessel and the intervention system and at least one pump adapted to pump fluid from the at least one storage vessel to the intervention system or from the intervention system to the at least one storage vessel through said first and/or second conduits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: ENOVATE SYSTEMS LIMITED
    Inventors: Jeffrey Charles Edwards, Michael Graham Morgan
  • Well containment system
    Patent number: 9062517
    Abstract: A well containment system is described, the system comprises a blow out preventer, the blow out preventer defining a throughbore and including at least one well containment barrier adapted to seal the throughbore, at least one first seal adapted to seal against the lower end of a riser, and at least one second seal adapted to seal against the upper end of a downhole tubular wherein the at least one first seal is located above the at least one well containment barrier and the at least one second seal is located below the at least one well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: ENOVATE SYSTEMS LIMITED
    Inventors: Jeffrey Charles Edwards, Michael Graham Morgan
  • Nerve decompression scissors
    Publication number: 20150157350
    Abstract: A surgical instrument and method for freeing tissue in a nerve decompression operation. Tissue is freed from the area surrounding a nerve with use of the blunt tip on one jaw of the instrument. The freed tissue is then cut with the bladed region of the instrument and removed from the area surrounding the nerve while leaving the nerve untouched. The instrument includes a pair of pivotally connected arms. Each of the arms is elongated and has a free end and a handle end, the free end of each having a blade, the handle end of each having a finger loop for the surgeon to grasp. One of the free ends is longer than the other, with a blunt, rounded tip and edge for freeing tissue without cutting. The scissors are curved, to the right or left, to further insure against the nerve being nicked during the operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: Graham Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Michael Graham
  • Subsea winch
    Patent number: 9045947
    Abstract: A subsea winch is described. The subsea winch comprises a housing adapted to be attached to a well intervention system, the housing having an inlet and an outlet and at least one powered sheave arranged between the inlet and the outlet, the or each powered sheave having a surface adapted to form a frictional engagement with a cable passing between the inlet and the outlet via the at least one sheave. In use, a pull force pulling the cable in a downhole direction applied to the cable by a tool string being lowered into the well intervention system is increased by the winch such that the downhole pull force on the cable at the housing inlet is greater than the downhole pull force at the housing outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: ENOVATE SYSTEMS LIMITED
    Inventors: Jeffrey Charles Edwards, Michael Graham Morgan
  • Solar-absorption hybrid modular cooling apparatus
    Patent number: 9032755
    Abstract: The invention provides cooling apparatus comprising: a solar heat collection means (2); two or more absorption refrigeration modules (1), each module being arranged to receive heat from the heat collection means and to re-circulate refrigerant through an evaporator (16); and means for putting a fluid to be cooled into thermal contact with each of the evaporators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: SOLAR POLAR LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Eaton Edwards, Michael Graham Reid
  • EXTRACTION CLEANER
    Publication number: 20140345079
    Abstract: An extraction cleaner for a floor surface comprises a fluid delivery system for storing cleaning fluid and delivering the cleaning fluid to the surface to be cleaned and a fluid recovery system for removing the spent cleaning fluid and dirt from the surface to be cleaned and storing the spent cleaning fluid and dirt. The fluid delivery system can further include a bladder housed within a tank of the recovery system, and the bladder can be closed by a fill cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Johnson, Michael Graham, Mitchell DeJonge, Kenneth MI Lenkiewicz
  • Interphalangeal Joint Implant Methods
    Publication number: 20140316474
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for correcting malformed joints, in particular the “hammer toe” contraction of the proximal interphalangeal joint. The disclosure comprises a two-component implant: a proximal phalanx component and a middle phalanx component. An endosseous stem on each component is inserted axially into the end of a respective host bone and, after insertion, the components are attached. The attached components are held together in various ways, for example a detent arm/aperture mechanism. Each component can be cannulated to allow for the passage of a kirschner wire, if necessary, to stabilize adjacent joints such as the proximal interphalangeal joint. The bones of the treated joint can be set to form a desired angle by adjusting the angle formed by the corresponding endosseous stems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventor: Michael Graham
  • Gasket
    Patent number: D728757
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Inventor: Michael Graham
  • Connector assembly
    Patent number: D728774
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Inventor: Michael Graham
  • Fan
    Patent number: D783140
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Roy Edward Poulton, Ben Thomas Edmonds, George Oram, Thomas Douglas Ridley, Leanne Joyce Garner, Adam James Bates, Peter David Gammack, Andrea Ee-Va Lim, Michael Graham Love
  • Fan
    Patent number: D783141
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Roy Edward Poulton, Ben Thomas Edmonds, George Oram, Thomas Douglas Ridley, Leanne Joyce Garner, Adam James Bates, Peter David Gammack, Michael Graham Love