Patents by Inventor Patrick Erickson

Patrick Erickson 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).

  • Patent number: 11920347
    Abstract: A joist assembly system that is structured for dynamic retrieval of components, dynamic and precise positioning and location of retrieved components, assembly of the components to form a joist, and delivery of the assembled joist. The joist assembly system has a plurality of material handling systems, a plurality of welding systems, and a rigging table system. The material handling systems are structured to load and position the components such as chords and webs onto the rigging table. The rigging table in turn supports the chords or webs. Subsequently, the plurality of welding systems weld the webs to the chords to form the joist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NUCOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason Alan Freidenberger, Joseph Patrick Cagle, Christopher Ray Couch, Richard Thomas Erickson, Travis Marshall Fuhrman, John Lyman Hale, Matthew Glenn Hire, Christopher William Martin, James E. Ogburn, III, Jonathan Pressley Poston, Peter Michael Puglisi, Phillip Murray Sylvester, Jr., Adam Taylor Watkins
  • Patent number: 7853414
    Abstract: A mirror assembly mountable to a wall includes a mirror platform having a front surface and a rear surface, a chassis engageable with the mirror platform to define a mirror assembly interior, at least one electrical component disposed within the mirror assembly interior, and a mounting structure. The mounting structure includes a support member mounted to one of the rear surface of the mirror platform and the chassis and a hanger member mounted to the other of the rear surface of the mirror platform and the chassis. The hanger member is removably securable on the support member to mount the mirror platform to the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Electric Mirror, LLC
    Inventors: James V. Mischel, Jr., Patrick Erickson
  • Publication number: 20090257140
    Abstract: A mirror assembly mountable to a wall includes a mirror platform having a front surface and a rear surface, a chassis engageable with the mirror platform to define a mirror assembly interior, at least one electrical component disposed within the mirror assembly interior, and a mounting structure. The mounting structure includes a support member mounted to one of the rear surface of the mirror platform and the chassis and a hanger member mounted to the other of the rear surface of the mirror platform and the chassis. The hanger member is removably securable on the support member to mount the mirror platform to the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: ELECTRIC MIRROR, L.L.C.
    Inventors: James V. Mischel, JR., Patrick Erickson
  • Patent number: 6331895
    Abstract: A document in AFP format is converted to a document in PostScript format. Each object in an AFP file is scanned. A check is made to determine if the scanned object is appropriate. If the scanned object is not appropriate, an error message is generated. If the scanned object is appropriate, the scanned object is converted to PostScript format. The converted object to is written to a PostScript file. If the scanned object is a text object, the converted object includes text, lines, and font changes. If the scanned object is a font object, an AFP font name is mapped to a Postscript font name which is added to a list of necessary fonts in the PostScript file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignee: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Lars Patrick Erickson, Tarry A. Hempel
  • Patent number: 6020970
    Abstract: A document in AFP format is converted to a document in PostScript format. Each object in an AFP file is scanned. A check is made to determine if the scanned object is appropriate. If the scanned object is not appropriate, an error message is generated. If the scanned object is appropriate, the scanned object is converted to PostScript format. The converted object to is written to a PostScript file. If the scanned object is a text object, the converted object includes text, lines, and font changes. If the scanned object is a font object, an AFP font name is mapped to a Postscript font name which is added to a list of necessary fonts in the PostScript file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: First Data Corporation
    Inventors: Lars Patrick Erickson, Tarry A. Hempel
  • Patent number: D591054
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Electric Mirror, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Patrick Erickson, James V. Mischel, Sr., James V. Mischel, Jr.
  • Patent number: D606227
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Electric Mirror, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Patrick Erickson, James V. Mischel, Sr., James V. Mischel, Jr.
  • Patent number: D617101
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Electric Mirror, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Patrick Erickson, James V. Mischel, Sr., James V. Mischel, Jr.