Patents by Inventor Owen Barnes

Owen Barnes 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: 20240288269
    Abstract: Systems and methods for electronic levels are disclosed. An electronic level can include one or more sensing elements configured to detect levelness of the electronic level. The electronic level can include a display including multiple output display elements arranged in an array that extends in a direction along a longitudinal axis of the electronic level and configured to display an indication of the levelness of the electronic level. The electronic level can include a controller coupled with the one or more sensing elements and the multiple output display elements. The controller may be configured to activate the one or more sensing elements to detect the levelness and activate one or more of the multiple output display elements to display the indication based on the levelness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: David Dorrough, Owen Barnes, David Chin, Karen Garcia, Jacob Thomas, Daniel Toborg, Jay Paxman, Natalie Boehm
  • Publication number: 20240114857
    Abstract: A method of producing leached compost casing may include washing compost to remove nutrients from the compost, drying the compost and using the compost as casing to grow plants. In some applications the compost may be pasteurized or sterilized while it is being leached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Black Dirt Organics, LLC
    Inventors: Don Calvin Van Dyke, Laroy Van Dyke, Owen Barnes, Phillip Davis, Josh Davis
  • Patent number: 4051774
    Abstract: A machine for printing steel tapes of long length comprising a first printing station for printing inch graduations thereon in a first color, a second printing station for printing foot graduations and other data thereon in a second color, and an automatic digital control unit for controlling the pressure-exerted on the tape by an impression wheel to effectively control the spacing of the graduations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1977
    Assignee: Jack Barnes Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl Kenneth Barnes, John Owen Barnes