Patents by Inventor Michael Singleton

Michael Singleton 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).

  • Publication number: 20240101387
    Abstract: A cable spool structurally configured for attaching to a surface such as a networking equipment and to support a plurality of fiber optic cables so as to enhance management of fiber optic-cables in high-density applications disclosed. The cable spool comprises an attachment portion and a spool portion. An inner end of the attachment portion is structurally configured to be fixed to the surface. An outer end of the attachment portion is structurally configured to be free standing. The spool portion is moveable relative to the attachment portion between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: MARC FONTAINE, MICHAEL SINGLETON
  • Patent number: 11840421
    Abstract: A telescoping cable spool for attaching to a networking equipment and supporting a plurality of fiber optic cables is shown. The spool comprises a fixed part for attachment to a surface adjacent the networking equipment; a spool housing comprising a pair of cable retaining flanges interconnected by a hollow cable support dimensioned to fit in a telescoping arrangement over the fixed part. The spool housing is moveable relative to the fixed part between a first retracted position and a second extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: BELDEN CANADA ULC
    Inventors: Marc Fontaine, Michael Singleton
  • Publication number: 20230256207
    Abstract: An IV catheter device includes a needle component having an elongated needle with a sharp distal tip and a catheter component having a hollow body through which the needle passes. The IV catheter device further includes an actuatable obturator that is disposed within the needle component and moves between a pre-deployment position and a deployed position. In the deployed position, the actuatable obturator is disposed within an inner lumen of the elongated needle and a blunt distal end of the obturator is located distal to the sharp distal tip so as to blunt the elongated needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Singleton
  • Publication number: 20220306423
    Abstract: A telescoping cable spool for attaching to a networking equipment and supporting a plurality of fiber optic cables is shown. The spool comprises a fixed part for attachment to a surface adjacent the networking equipment; a spool housing comprising a pair of cable retaining flanges interconnected by a hollow cable support dimensioned to fit in a telescoping arrangement over the fixed part. The spool housing is moveable relative to the fixed part between a first retracted position and a second extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Marc Fontaine, Michael Singleton
  • Patent number: 11370636
    Abstract: A cable spool for networking and cross connect equipment is shown which comprises a telescoping arrangement and is moveable between a retracted and an extended position. In a particular embodiment a static cable spool is provided together with the moveable cable spool and arranged along the same axis. The cable spool is also moveable horizontally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Inventors: Marc Fontaine, Michael Singleton
  • Patent number: 11156232
    Abstract: A fan is provided that includes a fan blade movable relative to a housing. The housing and the fan blade are configured such that the fan generates a pink noise sound profile both when air is exiting the fan housing through an air outlet vent and when air is not exiting the housing through the outlet air vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Michael Singleton, Brett Mikolajczyk
  • Publication number: 20200355366
    Abstract: The clear chaffer fuel canister of the present invention allows the users to determine the hours of burn time remaining in relation to the volume of fuel remaining. Visual indicators on the clear base vessel correspond to the predetermined burn time remaining. The volume of fuel, as it reaches the visual indicators provides the user a quick and reliable means of determining the burn time remaining with the clear chaffer fuel canister. The burn time remaining is an essential feature, as clear chaffer fuel canisters are generally used in the food industry in maintaining the proper temperature of prepared food. The burn time remaining provides an indication to the users and allows the users to determine the optimal time to replace the clear chaffer fuel canister and maintain the appropriate temperature of the displayed food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel SCHREIBER, Christopher RASMUSSEN, Trent Michael SINGLETON
  • Publication number: 20200048029
    Abstract: A cable spool for networking and cross connect equipment is shown which comprises a telescoping arrangement and is moveable between a retracted and an extended position. In a particular embodiment a static cable spool is provided together with the moveable cable spool and arranged along the same axis. The cable spool is also moveable horizontally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: MARC FONTAINE, MICHAEL SINGLETON
  • Publication number: 20190316602
    Abstract: A fan is provided that includes a fan blade movable relative to a housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Singleton, Brett Mikolajczyk
  • Publication number: 20180020655
    Abstract: An insect elimination device has an outer grid with an inner grid disposed within the outer grid. A voltage source powers the inner grid, the outer grid or both. A warming tube is disposed within the inner grid and provides a thermal lure. A UV light source is disposed within the warming tube to provide a first optical lure. A control circuit controls the duty cycle, which is greater than 0% and less than 100%, of the UV light source while the voltage source is powering the elimination zone of the inner grid and the outer grid to keep the thermal lure within a predetermined temperature range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Michael Singleton
  • Patent number: 9795124
    Abstract: An insect elimination device has an outer grid with an inner grid disposed within the outer grid. A voltage source powers the inner grid, the outer grid or both. A warming tube is disposed within the inner grid and provides a thermal lure. A UV light source is disposed within the warming tube to provide a first optical lure. A control circuit controls the duty cycle, which is greater than 0% and less than 100%, of the UV light source while the voltage source is powering the elimination zone of the inner grid and the outer grid to keep the thermal lure within a predetermined temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventor: Michael Singleton
  • Patent number: 9301517
    Abstract: A pest trap, such as for flies, includes a disposable bag with a lure therein, and a sealing mechanism set at or near the top of the bag. The sealing mechanism engages with a removable top, which covers a canister. The bag with sealing mechanism is connected to the top, and then the top is placed on the canister, with the disposable bag in the canister. Once the bag has become filled with pest insects, the sealing mechanism is activated, which seals the top of the bag and separates the bag from the top. The top can then be removed from the canister, and the canister upended to dump the disposable bag into the garbage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Michael Singleton, Robert Alan Barker, Ashkan Nowtash
  • Publication number: 20140262279
    Abstract: Modular systems for extracting hydrocarbons from subterranean volumes and associated methods are generally described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Vestigium Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel Greene, Andrew Jones, Michael Singleton, Katrina Westerhof
  • Publication number: 20140259877
    Abstract: A pest trap, such as for flies, includes a disposable bag with a lure therein, and a sealing mechanism set at or near the top of the bag. The sealing mechanism engages with a removable top, which covers a canister. The bag with sealing mechanism is connected to the top, and then the top is placed on the canister, with the disposable bag in the canister. Once the bag has become filled with pest insects, the sealing mechanism is activated, which seals the top of the bag and separates the bag from the top. The top can then be removed from the canister, and the canister upended to dump the disposable bag into the garbage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: HELEN OF TROY LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael Singleton, Robert Alan Barker, Ashkan Nowtash
  • Publication number: 20140068999
    Abstract: An insect elimination device has an outer grid with an inner grid disposed within the outer grid. A voltage source powers the inner grid, the outer grid or both. A warming tube is disposed within the inner grid and provides a thermal lure. A UV light source is disposed within the warming tube to provide a first optical lure. A control circuit controls the duty cycle, which is greater than 0% and less than 100%, of the UV light source while the voltage source is powering the elimination zone of the inner grid and the outer grid to keep the thermal lure within a predetermined temperature range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventor: Michael Singleton
  • Patent number: 7758800
    Abstract: Among other things, the present invention provides a system and method for improved infusion of a fiber containing preform with a resin. The system comprises a mould base portion adapted to support the preform and a mould closure portion adapted to overlie the mould base portion in sealable relation to define a mould chamber containing the preform. One or more sensors are attached to the mould base portion and/or to the mould closure portion for monitoring flow characteristics of the resin within the mould chamber. A control means responsive to the sensing means is operatively connected to a resin pump and to a vacuum pump for varying the flow of resin within the mould chamber by varying either or both of the volumetric flow rate of the resin and the level of vacuum within the mould chamber to control infusion of the preform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Comtek Advanced Structures Limited
    Inventors: Dennis Cicci, Alistair Davie, Michael Singleton
  • Patent number: 7487137
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for generating a delta across like java bean components. The apparatus includes a store module, a comparison module, and a delta module. The store module stores a first java bean on a client. The comparison module compares a second java bean to the first java bean at the client. The second java bean is similar in format to the first java bean. The delta module generates a delta at the client. The apparatus, system, and method improve efficiency of a network system by decreasing network overhead when delta java beans are transmitted in place of the first or second java beans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Todd Michael Singleton
  • Publication number: 20070145622
    Abstract: Among other things, the present invention provides a system and method for improved infusion of a fiber containing preform with a resin. The system comprises a mould base portion adapted to support the preform and a mould closure portion adapted to overlie the mould base portion in sealable relation to define a mould chamber containing the preform. One or more sensors are attached to the mould base portion and/or to the mould closure portion for monitoring flow characteristics of the resin within the mould chamber. A control means responsive to the sensing means is operatively connected to a resin pump and to a vacuum pump for varying the flow of resin within the mould chamber by varying either or both of the volumetric flow rate of the resin and the level of vacuum within the mould chamber to control infusion of the preform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: COMTEK Advanced Structures Limited
    Inventors: Dennis Cicci, Alistair Davie, Michael Singleton
  • Publication number: 20070074409
    Abstract: A pencil sharpener including housing, a rotary seat disposed in the housing, and a driver for rotationally driving the rotary seat. A blade unit includes two rotary blades that are disposed on the rotary seat and converge to define a sharpening angle. The sharpener also includes cooperating gears that rotate each blade about its associated longitudinal axis, and rotate the blades about a central axis therebetween. One of the rotary blades has a reduced diameter section, and the rotary seat has a projecting stop that corresponds to the reduced diameter section. The stop is positioned in a cavity of the rotary seat for the tip of a pencil to abut against so as to locate the pencil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Chia Hsu, Michael Singleton
  • Patent number: 7102038
    Abstract: A process for making a selectively branched alcohol composition contacting a lower olefin feed comprising linear olefins having at least 3 carbon atoms and a concentration of phosphorous-containing compounds with a sorbent comprising a metal or metal oxide on a support, thereby substantially reducing the concentration of phosphorous-containing compounds and producing a purified lower olefin feed. The purified lower olefin feed is skeletally isomerized and then treated to selectively hydrogenate dienes before hydroformylation to produce selectively branched alcohols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Brendan Dermont Murray, Paul Benjerman Himelfarb, Zaida Diaz, David Michael Singleton