Patents by Inventor Michael S. Parsons

Michael S. Parsons 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: 6783187
    Abstract: A self-propelled vehicle includes a main frame which has a main-frame longitudinal axis. First and second powered wheel/suspension assemblies are connected to the main frame near respective first and second ends of the main frame. A steering system includes a hand-held steering controller, in an operator's cab, which turns the first and second wheel/suspension assemblies simultaneously and in opposite directions. A dump box and hydraulic dump box hoist mechanism are supported by the main frame. The operator's cab is supported along a transverse cab axis, perpendicular to the main-frame longitudinal axis, at a fixed longitudinal position along the main frame. A television-based pathway monitoring system includes a camera cluster and multiple viewing screens in the operator's cab. The multiple viewing screens are positioned in the operator's cab such that an operator need not change one's directional orientation when the vehicle moves in opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Inventor: Michael S. Parsons
  • Publication number: 20040080206
    Abstract: A self-propelled vehicle includes a main frame which has a main-frame longitudinal axis. First and second powered wheel/suspension assemblies are connected to the main frame near respective first and second ends of the main frame. A steering system includes a hand-held steering controller, in an operator's cab, which turns the first and second wheel/suspension assemblies simultaneously and in opposite directions. A dump box and hydraulic dump box hoist mechanism are supported by the main frame. The operator's cab is supported along a transverse cab axis, perpendicular to the main-frame longitudinal axis, at a fixed longitudinal position along the main frame. A television-based pathway monitoring system includes a camera cluster and multiple viewing screens in the operator's cab. The multiple viewing screens are positioned in the operator's cab such that an operator need not change one's directional orientation when the vehicle moves in opposite directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventor: Michael S. Parsons
  • Publication number: 20030107148
    Abstract: Methods of randomly dispersing chopped carbon fiber and consolidating the materials together to make a fiber reinforcement mat are disclosed. The term “Z-mat” is used to describe the claimed random fiber mat in which the chopped fibers are not preferentially oriented in either the x or y direction in the in-plane directions of the mat. The stiffness in the Z-mat is substantially independent of the test direction in the plane of the mat. The Z-mat offers the distinct advantages of higher stiffness and lighter weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Troy A. Davis, Peter A. Kiss, Michael S. Parsons, Greg Kramer
  • Patent number: 6385828
    Abstract: An apparatus for splitting a fiber tow, the apparatus having a spreading bar comprising a crown and a circular or oval-shaped splitter bar comprising grooves around the circumference of the splitter bar, wherein each of the grooves does not circumscribe the complete circumference of the splitter bar, and a method therefor are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Zoltek Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter A. Kiss, Jeffrey M. Deaton, Michael S. Parsons, Donald Coffey
  • Patent number: D367245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Inventors: Ivowen R. Triplett, Michael S. Parsons