Patents by Inventor Parker Baxter
Parker Baxter 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).
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Patent number: 11958538Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure include a mud flap for a vehicle having a mounting section and a barrier section. The barrier section is configured to deflect matter discharged from a tire during vehicle operation. The width of the mounting section is greater than the width of the barrier section. The mounting section optionally includes a first set of mounting features, each of the mounting features forming a recess or aperture. One mounting feature of the first set of mounting features is arranged at and/or beyond a widthwise extent of the barrier section width. The one mounting feature is also arranged at least partially within a portion of the mounting section width extending outwardly from a widthwise extent of the barrier section width. Further embodiments include mounting a single wide mud flap on a vehicle configured to receive a dual wide mud flap.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements MichelinInventors: Justin Morgan, Parker Baxter, Calvin Rhett Bradley
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Publication number: 20240044348Abstract: An I-beam clamp (10) is provided that has a first clamping member (26) having a first flange engagement surface (28) configured for engagement with a first flange surface of a flange of an I-beam. The first clamping member has a first web engagement surface (30) configured for engagement with a first web surface of a web of the I-beam. A second clamping member (32) is provided and configured for engagement with the first flange surface and a second web surface of the web. The first and second clamping members are configured for movement relative to one another in a direction (28) perpendicular to the first and second web surfaces. A third clamping member (40) is present and has a third flange engagement surface (42) configured for engagement with a second flange surface of the flange. The third clamping member is configured for movement toward the second flange surface of the flange of the I-beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2020Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Justin Kane MORGAN, Parker BAXTER, Zachary Alexander MERRILL
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Patent number: 11827279Abstract: Embodiments include a mud flap having a barrier section configured to intercept and deflect matter discharged from the tire when rotating during vehicle operation. The barrier section including a plurality of horizontal louvers, each horizontal louver forming an elongate member having a length extending primarily in a direction of the mud flap width, where the plurality of horizontal louvers are spaced apart in the direction of the mud flap height in the form of an array, where the plurality of horizontal louvers are configured to intercept and deflect matter of a minimum size traveling along any linear trajectory path from the outer circumference of the tire/wheel assembly towards the front side of the mud flap while substantially maximizing the spacing between adjacent louvers to minimize aerodynamic drag. Other embodiments provide a method of using the mud flap.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements MichelinInventors: Justin Morgan, Parker Baxter, Chinglin Pan, Calvin Rhett Bradley, Charles Andrew McPillan
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Patent number: 11305827Abstract: An fairing for a trailer is provided that has a transition zone with a corrugation receiving feature that defines a corrugation receiving void that increases in size forward to rearward in a longitudinal direction of the fairing. The corrugation receiving void receives a corrugation of the trailer. A main portion is also present and extends rearward from the transition zone in the longitudinal direction. The transition zone and the main portion define an aerodynamic surface of the fairing.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELINInventor: Parker Baxter
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Publication number: 20220024522Abstract: Embodiments include a mud flap having a barrier section configured to intercept and deflect matter discharged from the tire when rotating during vehicle operation. The barrier section including a plurality of horizontal louvers, each horizontal louver forming an elongate member having a length extending primarily in a direction of the mud flap width, where the plurality of horizontal louvers are spaced apart in the direction of the mud flap height in the form of an array, where the plurality of horizontal louvers are configured to intercept and deflect matter of a minimum size traveling along any linear trajectory path from the outer circumference of the tire/wheel assembly towards the front side of the mud flap while substantially maximizing the spacing between adjacent louvers to minimize aerodynamic drag. Other embodiments provide a method of using the mud flap.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSMENTS MICHELINInventors: Justin Morgan, Parker Baxter, Chinglin Pan, Calvin Rhett Bradley, Charles Andrew McPillan
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Patent number: 11155309Abstract: Embodiments include a mud flap having a barrier section configured to intercept and deflect matter discharged from the tire when rotating during vehicle operation. The barrier section including a plurality of horizontal louvers, each horizontal louver forming an elongate member having a length extending primarily in a direction of the mud flap width, where the plurality of horizontal louvers are spaced apart in the direction of the mud flap height in the form of an array, where the plurality of horizontal louvers are configured to intercept and deflect matter of a minimum size traveling along any linear trajectory path from the outer circumference of the tire/wheel assembly towards the front side of the mud flap while substantially maximizing the spacing between adjacent louvers to minimize aerodynamic drag. Other embodiments provide a method of using the mud flap.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements MichelinInventors: Justin Morgan, Parker Baxter, Chinglin Pan, Calvin Rhett Bradley, Charles Andrew McPillan
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Patent number: 11097791Abstract: Embodiments provide a gap reducer and a method of mounting the gap reducer to a vehicle. Such method includes attaching operably a bi-modulus bending member to a first vehicle in a cantilevered configuration along a vertical side of the first vehicle, where a cantilevered end of the bi-modulus bending member is arranged to extend within a gap arranged between the first vehicle and a second vehicle when the first and second vehicles are coupled. The bi-modulus bending member comprises an elongate bending element configured to elastically buckle and bend to a buckled configuration when a force component exceeds a threshold buckling force, and to elastically return to an unbuckled configuration when the force component is reduced below the threshold buckling force. A gap reducer panel is operably coupled to the bi-modulus bending member, the gap reducer panel having a length extending primarily in a vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements MichelinInventors: Calvin Rhett Bradley, Parker Baxter
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Publication number: 20210171131Abstract: Embodiments provide a gap reducer and a method of mounting the gap reducer to a vehicle. Such method includes attaching operably a bi-modulus bending member to a first vehicle in a cantilevered configuration along a vertical side of the first vehicle, where a cantilevered end of the bi-modulus bending member is arranged to extend within a gap arranged between the first vehicle and a second vehicle when the first and second vehicles are coupled. The bi-modulus bending member comprises an elongate bending element configured to elastically buckle and bend to a buckled configuration when a force component exceeds a threshold buckling force, and to elastically return to an unbuckled configuration when the force component is reduced below the threshold buckling force. A gap reducer panel is operably coupled to the bi-modulus bending member, the gap reducer panel having a length extending primarily in a vertical direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSMENTS MICHELINInventors: Calvin Rhett Bradley, Parker Baxter
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Publication number: 20210001929Abstract: An fairing for a trailer is provided that has a transition zone with a corrugation receiving feature that defines a corrugation receiving void that increases in size forward to rearward in a longitudinal direction of the fairing. The corrugation receiving void receives a corrugation of the trailer. A main portion is also present and extends rearward from the transition zone in the longitudinal direction. The transition zone and the main portion define an aerodynamic surface of the fairing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2018Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventor: PARKER BAXTER
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Publication number: 20200262489Abstract: Embodiments include a mud flap having a barrier section configured to intercept and deflect matter discharged from the tire when rotating during vehicle operation. The barrier section including a plurality of horizontal louvers, each horizontal louver forming an elongate member having a length extending primarily in a direction of the mud flap width, where the plurality of horizontal louvers are spaced apart in the direction of the mud flap height in the form of an array, where the plurality of horizontal louvers are configured to intercept and deflect matter of a minimum size traveling along any linear trajectory path from the outer circumference of the tire/wheel assembly towards the front side of the mud flap while substantially maximizing the spacing between adjacent louvers to minimize aerodynamic drag. Other embodiments provide a method of using the mud flap.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2018Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSMENTS MICHELINInventors: Justin Morgan, Parker Baxter, Chinglin Pan, Calvin Rhett Bradley, Charles Andrew McPillan
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Publication number: 20200262487Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure include a mud flap for a vehicle having a mounting section and a barrier section. The barrier section is configured to deflect matter discharged from a tire during vehicle operation. The width of the mounting section is greater than the width of the barrier section. The mounting section optionally includes a first set of mounting features, each of the mounting features forming a recess or aperture. One mounting feature of the first set of mounting features is arranged at and/or beyond a widthwise extent of the barrier section width. The one mounting feature is also arranged at least partially within a portion of the mounting section width extending outwardly from a widthwise extent of the barrier section width.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSMENTS MICHELINInventors: Justin Morgan, Parker Baxter, Calvin Rhett Bradley
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Patent number: D904951Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements MichelinInventors: Justin Kane Morgan, Jr., Parker Baxter, Calvin Rhett Bradley
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Patent number: D926671Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2017Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements MichelinInventors: John Hutz, Ellen MacDonald Williams, Parker Baxter