Patents by Inventor Patrick Lane

Patrick Lane 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: 8132584
    Abstract: A gazebo cover adaptable for gazebos having different sized canopies include a fabric panel having a central opening and a perimeter defining at least three adjacent perimeter portions. The fabric panel includes a plurality of centrally-converging gussets extending between the perimeter and the central opening. A closure, for example, a slide zipper, is provided for selectively opening the gussets to form a relatively large canopy sized to fit a predetermined large size canopy frame, and for selectively closing the gussets to form a relatively small canopy sized to fit a predetermined small size canopy frame. A peak cap is positioned over and attached to the central opening of the fabric panel for closing the central opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Inventors: Patrick Lane, Martin Denney
  • Publication number: 20110083814
    Abstract: A cord-operated roman shade includes a top rail for being mounted on and supporting a shade panel on a vertical surface, at least one cord attached to the bottom of the shade panel for raising the shade panel when the cord is pulled downwardly and lowering the shade panel when the cord is released and allowed to move upwardly. A cord guide positioned on the top rail includes an elongate body having two laterally spaced-apart, substantially right-angle cord guiding surfaces on which the cord moves during operation for converting downward pulling movement of the cord into the upward raising movement of the shade panel and converting upward releasing movement of the cord into downward lowering movement of the shade panel, and a plurality of vertically spaced-apart lift attachments carried by the shade panel through which the cord extends for relative movement during shade operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventor: Patrick Lane
  • Publication number: 20100275959
    Abstract: A gazebo cover adaptable for gazebos having different sized canopies include a fabric panel having a central opening and a perimeter defining at least three adjacent perimeter portions. The fabric panel includes a plurality of centrally-converging gussets extending between the perimeter and the central opening. A closure, for example, a slide zipper, is provided for selectively opening the gussets to form a relatively large canopy sized to fit a predetermined large size canopy frame, and for selectively closing the gussets to form a relatively small canopy sized to fit a predetermined small size canopy frame. A peak cap is positioned over and attached to the central opening of the fabric panel for closing the central opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Patrick Lane, Martin Denney
  • Publication number: 20050284299
    Abstract: A centrifugal gas/liquid separator for location in a liquid reservoir comprises a generally cylindrical wall defining a separation chamber having a closed end, an open end, an inlet in the cylindrical wall for supplying a gas/liquid mixture into the separation chamber, and a gas outlet located externally of the separation chamber for discharging gases from the separator. The separator defines at least one liquid flow path for conveying separated liquid from the open end of the separation chamber into a reservoir, and at least one gas flow path for conveying separated gases from a radially inner region of the open end of the separation chamber, externally of the separation chamber, to the gas outlet. The separator is particularly suitable for separating air/oil mixtures in an oil system of a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Patrick Lane, Kevin Burke, Benjamin Loret, Farhana Preston, Alastair Currie, Philippe Christol
  • Patent number: 5657563
    Abstract: A picture illumination display device (10) comprising a picture frame (12). A one-way mirror (14) is in the picture frame (12), so that when a person normally looks into the one-way mirror (14) a reflection will be seen. A picture (16) is carried in the picture frame (12) behind the one-way mirror (14). A facility (18) behind the picture (16), is for producing light. Once the light producing facility (18) is activated an image of the picture (16) will be projected through the one-way mirror (14), to allow a person looking into the one-way mirror (14) to see the projected image from the picture (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Inventor: Patrick Lane