Patents by Inventor Neil Mason

Neil Mason 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: 20210234316
    Abstract: A shield includes a cover, a first frame, and a second frame. The first frame is configured to be attached to a first side of a circuit board. The second frame is configured to be attached to a second side of the circuit board. The cover is configured to be attached to the first frame and the second frame such that the cover is configured to overlap a portion of the first side of the circuit board, a portion of the second side of the circuit board, and a portion of a third side of the circuit board. The cover, the first frame, and the second frame are configured to together define a housing. An apparatus includes the shield and the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Keith SIBLEY, Paul FITZGERALD, Luis LOPEZ, Jonathan PRIDGEON, Antonio CALLEGARIS, Andrew SOUTH, Matthew GREGG, Antony BRISTOW, Neil MASON, Andres CASTILLO
  • Patent number: 10556276
    Abstract: A chuck includes a body having a nose section with an axial bore and a plurality of passageways formed therein, and a plurality of jaws disposed in the passageways. A nut for driving the jaws is rotatably mounted about the body and a sleeve defining a first recess and a second recess is rotatable with respect to the nut between a first rotational position and a second rotational position. An array of locking teeth is fixed to the body and a pawl member with an engagement portion is non-rotatably fixed to the nut. The engagement portion is received in the second recess and engages the locking teeth when the sleeve is in the second rotational position, the engagement portion being compressed so that an amount of force is exerted on the nut in the closing direction by the engagement portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventor: Neil Mason
  • Patent number: 9352397
    Abstract: A chuck including a body having a nose section, a tail section and a center axis, the nose section defining an axial bore and a plurality of passageways. A plurality of jaws is disposed in the passageways, a nut is rotatably mounted about the body so that rotation of the nut either moves the jaws toward or away from the center axis, and a sleeve that is rotatably mounted about the body, the sleeve being rotatable with respect to the nut between a first rotational position and a second rotational position. An annular array of locking teeth is non-rotatable with respect to one of the body and the nut. A lock ring includes at least three projections and is axially movable so that, when engaged, the projections and the locking teeth resist the lock ring from rotating in the opening direction with respect to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventor: Neil Mason
  • Publication number: 20150046250
    Abstract: A method of determining the effectiveness of marketing content comprising the steps of recording user access to items of marketing content. Recording customer transactions, and for each transaction, identifying previous access to items of marketing content by the same customer. Assigning a value to each of the identified accessed items of marketing content, the assigned value being derived from the value of the transaction. Then combining the values assigned to each accessed item of marketing content by the different transactions to provide a customer score for that item, and deriving a performance score for each item of marketing content from the customer score for that item and the recorded user access for that item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Keith WILLIAMS, Philip Neil MASON, Peter John David RYAN
  • Publication number: 20140265163
    Abstract: A chuck includes a body having a nose section with an axial bore and a plurality of passageways formed therein, and a plurality of jaws disposed in the passageways. A nut for driving the jaws is rotatably mounted about the body and a sleeve defining a first recess and a second recess is rotatable with respect to the nut between a first rotational position and a second rotational position. An array of locking teeth is fixed to the body and a pawl member with an engagement portion is non-rotatably fixed to the nut. The engagement portion is received in the second recess and engages the locking teeth when the sleeve is in the second rotational position, the engagement portion being compressed so that an amount of force is exerted on the nut in the closing direction by the engagement portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Apex Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Neil Mason
  • Publication number: 20140077463
    Abstract: A chuck including a body having a nose section with an axial bore formed therein, a plurality of jaws in communication with the axial bore, a sleeve rotatably mounted about the body in operative communication with the jaws, the sleeve defining an annular groove adjacent its rear perimeter, a rear cover defining an annular ridge that is received in the annular groove of the sleeve, and a bearing having a first race, a second race and at least one bearing element, wherein one of the first race and the second race defines a ratchet, wherein the other of the first race and the second race defines a pawl, the ratchet and the pawl are configured so that when the pawl engages the ratchet, the ratchet and pawl prevent the second race from rotating in the opening direction with respect to the first race.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Apex Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Neil Mason
  • Patent number: 8616561
    Abstract: A chuck including a body having a nose section, a tail section and a center axis, the nose section defining an axial bore and a plurality of passageways. A plurality of jaws is disposed in the passageways, a nut is rotatably mounted about the body so that rotation of the nut either moves the jaws toward or away from the center axis, and a sleeve that is rotatably mounted about the body, the sleeve being rotatable with respect to the nut between a first rotational position and a second rotational position. An annular array of locking teeth is non-rotatable with respect to one of the body and the nut. A lock ring includes a projection and is axially movable so that, when engaged, the projection and the locking teeth prevent the lock ring from rotating in the opening direction with respect to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Apex Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Neil Mason
  • Publication number: 20130264782
    Abstract: A chuck including a body having a nose section, a tail section and a center axis, the nose section defining an axial bore and a plurality of passageways. A plurality of jaws is disposed in the passageways, a nut is rotatably mounted about the body so that rotation of the nut either moves the jaws toward or away from the center axis, and a sleeve that is rotatably mounted about the body, the sleeve being rotatable with respect to the nut between a first rotational position and a second rotational position. An annular array of locking teeth is non-rotatable with respect to one of the body and the nut. A lock ring includes at least three projections and is axially movable so that, when engaged, the projections and the locking teeth resist the lock ring from rotating in the opening direction with respect to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventor: Neil Mason
  • Publication number: 20130264781
    Abstract: A chuck including a body having a nose section, a tail section and a center axis, the nose section defining an axial bore and a plurality of passageways. A plurality of jaws is disposed in the passageways, a nut is rotatably mounted about the body so that rotation of the nut either moves the jaws toward or away from the center axis, and a sleeve that is rotatably mounted about the body, the sleeve being rotatable with respect to the nut between a first rotational position and a second rotational position. An annular array of locking teeth is non-rotatable with respect to one of the body and the nut. A lock ring includes a projection and is axially movable so that, when engaged, the projection and the locking teeth prevent the lock ring from rotating in the opening direction with respect to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventor: Neil Mason
  • Patent number: D601245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter David Cauwood, Alan Cucknell, Neil Mason, Iain James Sabberton, Nicholas Archibald Safford
  • Patent number: D776030
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Inventors: Reuben D Nathan, Neil Mason
  • Patent number: D776591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Inventors: Reuben D. Nathan, Neil Mason
  • Patent number: D776592
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Inventors: Reuben D. Nathan, Neil Mason
  • Patent number: D785526
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventors: Reuben D. Nathan, Neil Mason
  • Patent number: D785527
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventors: Reuben D. Nathan, Neil Mason
  • Patent number: D785528
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventors: Reuben D. Nathan, Neil Mason
  • Patent number: D795147
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventors: Reuben D. Nathan, Neil Mason
  • Patent number: D801898
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Inventors: Reuben D. Nathan, Neil Mason
  • Patent number: D809444
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Inventors: Reuben D. Nathan, Neil Mason
  • Patent number: D834478
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Inventors: Reuben D. Nathan, Neil Mason