Patents by Inventor Michael Musick

Michael Musick 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: 10899588
    Abstract: A pipe lifting apparatus and method related thereto are provided, wherein the pipe has a base with outriggers, a vertically extending beam having a pulley at its upper end and a cable attached to a winch and extending over the pulley. The pulley and winch are oriented so that the cable extends naturally in line with a vertex between two of the outriggers such that, when a pipe in a vertical sleeve is attached to the distal end and is lifted by the cable, the pipe passes adjacent to the vertex. The apparatus is configured to raise pipes from a vertical pipe sleeve used in floating roofs of above-ground storage tanks. The apparatus can be used to raise and lower pipes and to move them around the upper surface of the floating roof of the tanks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Matrix Service Company
    Inventors: James West Ruffin, David Lee Redman, Michael Musick
  • Publication number: 20190337774
    Abstract: A pipe lifting apparatus and method related thereto are provided, wherein the pipe has a base with outriggers, a vertically extending beam having a pulley at its upper end and a cable attached to a winch and extending over the pulley. The pulley and winch are oriented so that the cable extends naturally in line with a vertex between two of the outriggers such that, when a pipe in a vertical sleeve is attached to the distal end and is lifted by the cable, the pipe passes adjacent to the vertex. The apparatus is configured to raise pipes from a vertical pipe sleeve used in floating roofs of above-ground storage tanks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: James West Ruffin, David Lee Redman, Michael Musick
  • Patent number: 10364132
    Abstract: A pipe lifting apparatus and method related thereto are provided, wherein the pipe has a base with outriggers, a vertically extending beam having a pulley at its upper end and a cable attached to a winch and extending over the pulley. The pulley and winch are oriented so that the cable extends naturally in line with a vertex between two of the outriggers such that, when a pipe in a vertical sleeve is attached to the distal end and is lifted by the cable, the pipe passes adjacent to the vertex. The apparatus is configured to raise pipes from a vertical pipe sleeve used in floating roofs of above-ground storage tanks. The apparatus can be used to raise and lower pipes and to move them around the upper surface of the floating roof of the tanks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Matrix Service Company
    Inventors: James West Ruffin, David Lee Redman, Michael Musick
  • Publication number: 20180170718
    Abstract: A pipe lifting apparatus and method related thereto are provided, wherein the pipe has a base with outriggers, a vertically extending beam having a pulley at its upper end and a cable attached to a winch and extending over the pulley. The pulley and winch are oriented so that the cable extends naturally in line with a vertex between two of the outriggers such that, when a pipe in a vertical sleeve is attached to the distal end and is lifted by the cable, the pipe passes adjacent to the vertex. The apparatus is configured to raise pipes from a vertical pipe sleeve used in floating roofs of above-ground storage tanks. The apparatus can be used to raise and lower pipes and to move them around the upper surface of the floating roof of the tanks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: James West Ruffin, David Lee Redman, Michael Musick
  • Publication number: 20180010169
    Abstract: Coated Ferromagnetic Density Particles or Density Particles with binding agents bound thereto capable of binding biological molecules and methods of use and apparatus for means are disclosed. Coated particles coupled to specific binding agents can be used for molecular biology and proteomic applications in research and diagnostics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas R. Russell, Michael J. Ciocci, Michael Musick
  • Patent number: 9790539
    Abstract: Coated Ferromagnetic Density Particles or Density Particles with binding agents bound thereto capable of binding biological molecules and methods of use and apparatus for means are disclosed. Coated particles coupled to specific binding agents can be used for molecular biology and proteomic applications in research and diagnostics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Russell Biotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Russell, Michael J. Ciocci, Michael Musick
  • Patent number: 9514287
    Abstract: A process verifies, with a processor, a user account for content delivery with a rolling slot configuration. The rolling slot configuration has a maximum quantity of available slots for devices authorized to receive content. The rolling slot configuration has a plurality of ordered slots that are ordered based upon priority. The process receives a request for content from the user account at a device. The process automatically registers the device in an available slot of the rolling slot configuration based upon a determination of slot availability. The process authorizes the device to play content associated with a user entitlement. The process automatically deauthorizes the device to play the content based upon a deauthorization parameter being met. The process removes a registration of the device from the available slot. The process moves a registration of an additional device with a higher priority than the device to the available slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Drake, Michael Musick, Mark Arana, Andrew Wright
  • Publication number: 20150379243
    Abstract: A process verifies, with a processor, a user account for content delivery with a rolling slot configuration. The rolling slot configuration has a maximum quantity of available slots for devices authorized to receive content. The rolling slot configuration has a plurality of ordered slots that are ordered based upon priority. The process receives a request for content from the user account at a device. The process automatically registers the device in an available slot of the rolling slot configuration based upon a determination of slot availability. The process authorizes the device to play content associated with a user entitlement. The process automatically deauthorizes the device to play the content based upon a deauthorization parameter being met. The process removes a registration of the device from the available slot. The process moves a registration of an additional device with a higher priority than the device to the available slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Edward Drake, Michael Musick, Mark Arana, Andrew Wright
  • Publication number: 20060216513
    Abstract: Aqueous chemical routes and finished compositions of a core-shell particulate material for application in crystallizable glass enamel are disclosed. A composition of particles containing a shell of inorganic oxides or mixed-metal inorganic oxides and a core material of complex inorganic colored pigment, wherein the shell material is comprised of any single oxide or combination of oxides is taught. Preferred elements of composition for the shell are oxides and silicates of Ti, Ni, Zn, Al, Zr, Si, Sn, Bi, Na, K, and B. Core materials may be any material commonly classified as a complex inorganic colored pigment. The resulting particles function in glass enamel formulations as coloring agents and additives for partial crystallization of the glass material, and provide modification of glass melt temperature, durability, acid resistance, and other desirable properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Musick, Hasan Emlemdi
  • Publication number: 20060003371
    Abstract: Coated Ferromagnetic Density Particles or Density Particles with binding agents bound thereto capable of binding biological molecules and methods of use and apparatus for means are disclosed. Coated particles coupled to specific binding agents can be used for molecular biology and proteomic applications in research and diagnostics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Applicant: Russell Biotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Russell, Michael Ciocci, Michael Musick