Patents by Inventor Michael J. Larson

Michael J. Larson 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).

  • Method, apparatus and system for regulating electronic mail
    Patent number: 9626655
    Abstract: A Postal Authority regulated e-Mail messaging application is provided over a public network to a plurality of mailers and addressees using authenticated transaction records. The application transmits at least one e-Mail message through at least one e-Mail account configured for a specific class of service. The application creates transaction records relevant to the specific class of service based upon details of completed transactions. Electronic postmarks are obtained to authenticate transaction records. Authenticated transaction records are sent to the mailer. A unique identifier of an electronic postmark is embedded in the e-Mail message. The e-Mail message incorporating the unique identifier is sent to at least one addressee. Authenticated e-Mail messages and transaction records are created and protected from undetectable modification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC
    Inventors: Maurice W. Haff, Christopher S. Fahey, Daniel B. Curtis, Michael J. Larson, Christopher D. Clarke
  • Integral passenger restraint system
    Patent number: 6296277
    Abstract: The present invention provides an integral passenger restraint system which has the passenger airbag system and knee bolster system integrated into one unit. The passenger airbag system of the present invention has an outer surface which is capped at opposite ends by a pair of end plates. Each end plate has a support zone and at least one crush zone. The support zone serves to cover the outer surface and encapsulate the air bag. The crush zone acts as the impact absorbing medium to absorb the impact from a vehicle passenger's knees during a vehicle crash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventors: D. Scott Bittinger, Michael J. Larson, Alexander L. Dominique
  • Mounting system for airbag reaction canister
    Patent number: 5664801
    Abstract: A reaction canister of a PSIR airbag system includes a U-shaped body closed at its ends by a pair of end plates. Mounting slots are formed in the end plates and cooperate with a pair of associated latching devices for mounting the canister on a cross-car beam of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: Davidson Textron Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Gray, Jimmy C. Rogers, Michael J. Larson
  • Transparent antifog compositions
    Patent number: 4615738
    Abstract: Transparent silicone compositions for treating nonporous substrates to impart antifog properties thereto comprising an aqueous solution containing hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane, an aliphatic alcohol and a surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1986
    Assignee: Stauffer Wacker Silicones Corporation
    Inventors: Albert J. Sanders, Jr., Michael J. Larson
  • Coating compositions
    Patent number: 4509981
    Abstract: Coating compositions comprising an aqueous emulsion of (1) a mixture of silicone fluids consisting of (a) an aminofunctional silicone fluid and (b) an organopolysiloxane fluid, (2) nonionic emulsifying agents and (3) an ultraviolet radiation absorbing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1985
    Assignee: SWS Silicones Corporation
    Inventors: Albert J. Sanders, Jr., Michael J. Larson