Patents by Inventor Michael Hostetler

Michael Hostetler 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: 11231206
    Abstract: A lid for a heat generating device in which the heat generating device has a body with a combustion chamber disposed therein. The lid includes an air moving device, an air intake housing, and a hinge. The air moving device is configured to generate a flow of air. The air intake housing is disposed between the lid and the air moving device. The air intake housing extends out from the lid to cantilever the air moving device out from the lid. The hinge is disposed between the lid and the body and proximal to the air intake housing. The hinge is configured to provide a pivot for the lid. A weight of the air moving device counter balances at least a portion of a weight of the lid to ease pivoting of the lid into an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: The Marley Company LLC
    Inventors: Neil Butt, Joel Bodine, Michael Hostetler, Frederick Hoffmaster
  • Publication number: 20210207849
    Abstract: A lid for a heat generating device in which the heat generating device has a body with a combustion chamber disposed therein. The lid includes an air moving device, an air intake housing, and a hinge. The air moving device is configured to generate a flow of air. The air intake housing is disposed between the lid and the air moving device. The air intake housing extends out from the lid to cantilever the air moving device out from the lid. The hinge is disposed between the lid and the body and proximal to the air intake housing. The hinge is configured to provide a pivot for the lid. A weight of the air moving device counter balances at least a portion of a weight of the lid to ease pivoting of the lid into an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Neil Butt, Joel Bodine, Michael Hostetler, Frederick Hoffmaster
  • Publication number: 20120317203
    Abstract: A business social network is provided employing a relational database associating members by their job and industry and individual research areas of interest determined topic deemed of interest by member input into provided graphical interfaced questions. Answers to posed questions regarding interest level and expertise level of respective members of each cluster are employed for grouping of members for webcasts, member searches for like-minded members, and for sending topic related polls to members most likely to answer based on their expertise and level interest in the topic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventor: Michael Hostetler
  • Publication number: 20080046879
    Abstract: Certain aspects and embodiments of the present invention provide a local device capable of delivering selected functionalities without requiring users with little or no familiarity with computers or other processor-based devices to configure the local device. In some embodiments of the present invention, the local device includes a display integrated with a housing having a keyboard input that is adapted to communicate with a remote server and/or datacenter through a network. The local device can include network interface that is a telecom battery adapted to connect to the network and datacenter. The datacenter can include user data and/or functions that the user can access over the network using the local device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Hostetler, Kevin Fries, Brian Gregory Krewson
  • Patent number: D556385
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Inventor: Peter Michael Hostetler