Patents by Inventor Michael Waters

Michael Waters 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: 20250098805
    Abstract: There is provided lighted headgear having various configurations, components thereof, and other accessories combined therewith. Also provided are accessories including light modules for use with headgear, clothing, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventor: Michael Waters
  • Publication number: 20250089870
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for enhancing storage within service vehicles, comprising a base board equipped with a plurality of pouches and Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment (MOLLE) straps, which facilitate versatile attachment and organization of equipment. The base board features hinges on its left and right sides, providing flexibility by allowing separation at the center for adaptable deployment. Additionally, the base board incorporates one or more mounting holes to ensure secure attachment within the vehicle. The base board may also include Velcro to further augment the device's organizational capabilities, ensuring a stable and customizable configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Waters, Steven J. Palmer
  • Publication number: 20250027638
    Abstract: There is provided a dynamically activated headlamp for being worn on a user's head, the dynamically activated headlamp including a light module, a primary light source for directing light in a forward direction relative to the user's head, a plurality of peripheral light sources arranged about a periphery of the primary light source for directing light in corresponding peripheral directions relative to the user's head, and a motion sensor configured to detect movement of the user's head. The dynamically activated headlamp includes a controller to automatically activate one or more of the peripheral light sources in response to movement of the user's head detected by the motion sensor when the detected movement meets a predetermined light activation parameter, and automatically deactivate the one or more peripheral light sources in response to detection of a predetermined light deactivation parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventor: Michael Waters
  • Patent number: 12171293
    Abstract: There is provided lighted headgear having various configurations, components thereof, and other accessories combined therewith. Also provided are accessories including light modules for use with headgear, clothing, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Waters Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Waters
  • Publication number: 20240269735
    Abstract: A nickel-based alloy for forming a seal ring is disclosed. Such seal rings, in use may be static or rotating and may be used in a variety of applications, such as in wheel assemblies of machines. Using the alloy, the seal ring may be manufactured using a centrifugal casting method. The disclosed alloy includes a chromium content greater than at least 13.5% by weight, a boron content less than 3% by weight, a carbon content less than 2% by weight, and nickel content greater than 70% by weight. The nickel alloy may have a carbon plus boron atomic content divided by chromium atomic content less than 1.1. This alloy allows for the rapid cooling of centrifugal casting while maintaining a grain morphology suitable for relatively low leakage and relatively high durability. When the alloy is formulated, the seal ring is formed by centrifugal casting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Allan John Woldow, James Oliver Barlow, Timothy Michael Waters, Thomas John Yaniak
  • Publication number: 20240098849
    Abstract: There is provided a personal warming device having an inner core having a housing containing a power source, and a heating sleeve that extends about substantially the entire perimeter of the housing. The personal warming device further includes a jacket that provides a substantially fluid-tight seal about the inner core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventor: Michael Waters
  • Publication number: 20230200478
    Abstract: There is provided lighted headgear having various configurations, components thereof, and other accessories combined therewith. Also provided are accessories including light modules for use with headgear, clothing, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Waters
  • Patent number: 11661720
    Abstract: An attachment system for a work vehicle implement includes an implement attachment assembly. The implement attachment assembly includes a support structure coupled to a receiver assembly. The support structure includes a first mounting feature configured to engage a first corresponding mounting feature extending downwardly from a bottom surface of a work vehicle, and a second mounting feature configured to engage a second corresponding mounting feature extending downwardly from the bottom surface of the work vehicle. The first and second mounting features of the support structure are spaced apart from one another along a longitudinal axis relative to a direction of travel of the work vehicle, and the first and second mounting features of the support structure are configured to substantially block horizontal and vertical movement of the support structure relative to the work vehicle via engagement with the first and second corresponding mounting features of the work vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventor: Eric Michael Waters
  • Patent number: 11478035
    Abstract: Lighted headgear are provided that include removable self-contained light modules. The self-contained light modules can include a housing that contains one or more light sources and a rechargeable power source. The housing may include a protruding engagement portion for removably securing the self-contained light module to a cap portion of the lighted headgear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Waters
  • Patent number: 11347771
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a tool for performing asynchronous upgrades of data stored in computer databases. In one embodiment, an upgrade tool may be configured to split existing data records into data blocks. Each data block may be queued in an asynchronous queue. When processing capacity is available, the data block may undergo an upgrade operation, and another data block may be added to the queue. Once all data blocks are upgraded, the upgraded data records may be used by applications accessing the database. In one embodiment, different types of upgrade operations may be performed on the data records.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Wan-Chang Pi, Michael Roy Clive Seaman, Shawn Michael Waters
  • Patent number: 11206888
    Abstract: There is provided lighted headgear having various configurations, components thereof, and other accessories combined therewith. Also provided are a light module and a battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Waters Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Waters
  • Publication number: 20210085010
    Abstract: There is provided lighted headgear having various configurations, components thereof, and other accessories combined therewith. Also provided are a light module and a battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Michael Waters
  • Patent number: 10847985
    Abstract: Flashlights include an elongated housing, a power source, a switch, and LED light source disposed in a forward portion of the housing to project light through an opening on a forward surface of the housing, and a cooling fin structure extending rearwardly from the forward surface to effectively dissipate generated heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Waters, Charles Waters
  • Publication number: 20200345094
    Abstract: Lighted headgear are provided that include removable self-contained light modules. The self-contained light modules can include a housing that contains one or more light sources and a rechargeable power source. The housing may include a protruding engagement portion for removably securing the self-contained light module to a cap portion of the lighted headgear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Michael Waters
  • Patent number: 10791783
    Abstract: There is provided lighted headgear having various configurations, components thereof, and other accessories combined therewith. Also provided are a light module and a battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Waters Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Waters
  • Patent number: 10775001
    Abstract: A flashlight comprising a housing, a circuit board fixed in the housing and having opposite main surfaces with the circuit board oriented so that a first one of the main surfaces faces in a first direction and a second one of the main surfaces faces in a second, opposite direction, a light source disposed on the second main surface of the circuit board, an electrical contact mounted on the first main surface of the circuit board to be fixed in the housing, a battery having opposite first and second ends and having a first terminal at the first end thereof, and a conductive band electrically coupled to the circuit board and engaging the second end of the battery to bias the first terminal towards the electrical contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Waters Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Waters
  • Patent number: 10716350
    Abstract: There is provided lighted headgear having various configurations, components thereof, and other accessories combined therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Inventor: Michael Waters
  • Publication number: 20200115881
    Abstract: An attachment system for a work vehicle implement includes an implement attachment assembly. The implement attachment assembly includes a support structure coupled to a receiver assembly. The support structure includes a first mounting feature configured to engage a first corresponding mounting feature extending downwardly from a bottom surface of a work vehicle, and a second mounting feature configured to engage a second corresponding mounting feature extending downwardly from the bottom surface of the work vehicle. The first and second mounting features of the support structure are spaced apart from one another along a longitudinal axis relative to a direction of travel of the work vehicle, and the first and second mounting features of the support structure are configured to substantially block horizontal and vertical movement of the support structure relative to the work vehicle via engagement with the first and second corresponding mounting features of the work vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventor: Eric Michael Waters
  • Patent number: 10618145
    Abstract: A pressing device for pressing a first component, such as a roof panel, onto an additional component, such as one or more a vehicle side bodywork components or vehicle side bodywork supports. A hose is arranged in a housing and is filled with a fluid to selectively press the first component onto the additional component to facilitate a laser brazing operation by closing a gap between the first component and the additional component. A T-shaped pressure element is arranged in the housing and is moved relative to the housing by controlling the pressure of the fluid supplied to the hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: FORD-WERKE GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Waters
  • Patent number: D939139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Waters Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Waters