Patents by Inventor Michael Stephen Davis

Michael Stephen Davis 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).

  • Work block encroachment warning system
    Patent number: 11708099
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to work block encroachment warning systems for providing protection for rail workers working in a mobile or fixed work block. For example, a vehicle (V)-aware unit installed on a moving rail vehicle and a work block limit encroachment unit mounted on a railroad may wirelessly communicate with each other to determine a distance between them. When a vehicle is moving toward an occupied work block, the distance may be used to identify potential hazards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: HARSCO TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Peter Michael Bartek, Michael Stephen Davis
  • Cascaded wind turbine
    Patent number: 11231007
    Abstract: The Cascaded Wind Turbine is a new concept of wind turbine design featuring multiple hubs in succession, each hub segment adds another tier that create a cascading blade configuration. Each blade set is connected to a separate rotor via a telescopic shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE
    Inventors: Mohammad R. Madani, Michael Stephen Davis
  • APERTURE TURBINE
    Publication number: 20210262445
    Abstract: This invention is an auxiliary wind turbine featuring an aperture. In the preferred embodiment, the device itself is stationary, and mounts onto host objects that move such as wind turbine blades or vehicles. The Aperture Turbine may be oriented on the host object in a plurality of locations to enhance and maximize the intake of kinetic energy from the air moving around and through the Aperture Turbine when in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Stephen Davis, Mohammad R. Madani, Raymond Joseph Moreaux, III
  • WORK BLOCK ENCROACHMENT WARNING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210070331
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to work block encroachment warning systems for providing protection for rail workers working in a mobile or fixed work block. For example, a vehicle (V)-aware unit installed on a moving rail vehicle and a work block limit encroachment unit mounted on a railroad may wirelessly communicate with each other to determine a distance between them. When a vehicle is moving toward an occupied work block, the distance may be used to identify potential hazards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Michael BARTEK, Michael Stephen DAVIS
  • Work block encroachment warning system
    Patent number: 10752272
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to work block encroachment warning systems for providing protection for rail workers working in a mobile or fixed work block. For example, a vehicle (V)-aware unit installed on a moving rail vehicle and a work block limit encroachment unit mounted on a railroad may wirelessly communicate with each other to determine a distance between them. When a vehicle is moving toward an occupied work block, the distance may be used to identify potential hazards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: HARSCO TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Peter Michael Bartek, Michael Stephen Davis
  • CASCADED WIND TURBINE
    Publication number: 20200095975
    Abstract: The Cascaded Wind Turbine is a new concept of wind turbine design featuring multiple hubs in succession, each hub segment adds another tier that create a cascading blade configuration. Each blade set is connected to a separate rotor via a telescopic shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Mohammad R. Madani, Michael Stephen Davis
  • Enhanced rail worker protection warning system (PWS)
    Patent number: 10207726
    Abstract: A rail worker protection system having a first device configured to generate and send an identification code, a second device configured to transmit a request to the first device and to transmit a signal to one or more remote devices, and the remote device able to issue alarms to rail workers upon reception of the signal from the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: HARSCO TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Peter Michael Bartek, Michael Stephen Davis
  • ENHANCED RAIL WORKER PROTECTION WARNING SYSTEM (PWS)
    Publication number: 20180093687
    Abstract: A rail worker protection system having a first device configured to generate and send an identification code, a second device configured to transmit a request to the first device and to transmit a signal to one or more remote devices, and the remote device able to issue alarms to rail workers upon reception of the signal from the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Peter Michael Bartek, Michael Stephen Davis
  • Work block encroachment warning system
    Patent number: 9902411
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to work block encroachment warning systems for providing protection for rail workers working in a mobile or fixed work block. For example, a vehicle (V)-aware unit installed on a moving rail vehicle and a work block limit encroachment unit mounted on a railroad may wirelessly communicate with each other to determine a distance between them. When a vehicle is moving toward an occupied work block, the distance may be used to identify potential hazards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: HARSCO TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Peter Michael Bartek, Michael Stephen Davis
  • WORK BLOCK ENCROACHMENT WARNING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180043913
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to work block encroachment warning systems for providing protection for rail workers working in a mobile or fixed work block. For example, a vehicle (V)-aware unit installed on a moving rail vehicle and a work block limit encroachment unit mounted on a railroad may wirelessly communicate with each other to determine a distance between them. When a vehicle is moving toward an occupied work block, the distance may be used to identify potential hazards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Peter Michael Bartek, Michael Stephen Davis
  • Failsafe rail mounted shunt device
    Patent number: 9878729
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to shunt devices for providing multi-fold protection for track workers. For example, a failsafe shunt device may have a pair of end components magnetically couple to two running rails and a central unit connected to the pair of end components via electrical wires. The failsafe shunt device may communicate with an operations control center (OCC) to indicate a presence of the shunt device. Related methods of using disclosed shunt devices and associated systems are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: HARSCO TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Peter Michael Bartek, Michael Stephen Davis
  • WORK BLOCK ENCROACHMENT WARNING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160096539
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to work block encroachment warning systems for providing protection for rail workers working in a mobile or fixed work block. For example, a vehicle (V)-aware unit installed on a moving rail vehicle and a work block limit encroachment unit mounted on a railroad may wirelessly communicate with each other to determine a distance between them. When a vehicle is moving toward an occupied work block, the distance may be used to identify potential hazards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: HARSCO TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Peter Michael Bartek, Michael Stephen Davis
  • FAILSAFE RAIL MOUNTED SHUNT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160096538
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to shunt devices for providing multi-fold protection for track workers. For example, a failsafe shunt device may have a pair of end components magnetically couple to two running rails and a central unit connected to the pair of end components via electrical wires. The failsafe shunt device may communicate with an operations control center (OCC) to indicate a presence of the shunt device. Related methods of using disclosed shunt devices and associated systems are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Peter Michael Bartek, Michael Stephen Davis
  • Charging station for robot
    Patent number: D1024944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Locus Robotics Corp.
    Inventors: Hian Kai Kwa, Colin Alexander Davis, John Stephen Lanier, Seth Edwards Allen, Michael Sussman, Christina Nicole Fong, Keegan Burgess Smith, Rafael Gregorio Chavez, John Boezi, III, Scott Matthew Rydbeck