Patents by Inventor Patrick M. McGowan

Patrick M. McGowan 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: 7448169
    Abstract: A method for constructing a ballistic resistant tower entails forming a tower ring for a ballistic resistant tower and welding a ballistic resistant stub to a structural ring on a ballistic resistant enclosure. The enclosure includes a hatch to allow entry into the enclosure. An embedment ring with perforations is constructed so that the ring can support a dynamic load and an impulse load of at least 24 psi for 5 milliseconds. The embedment ring is secured to a foundation and one or more tower rings are secured to the embedment ring using a slip ring. The slip ring ensures that the alignment of the tower ring with the embedment ring is correct. The method ends by slipping the ballistic resistant stub into the interior side and the upper end of the tower ring and welding the ballistic resistant stub to the interior side of the tower ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Beaird Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Leonard P. Maliszewski, Patrick M. McGowan
  • Patent number: 7224345
    Abstract: A computers can include a high-resolution color display, built-in keypad, wireless LAN connection, hi-fidelity audio system, and a multi-gigabyte disk drive. The screen can be formed in a top face of a computer and a keypad can be a split on opposite sides of the screen. The computer can also have various other controls and features, including function keys, scroll wheel, game D-pad, stylus, and fingerprint reader. Speaker covers for built-in speakers can be provided in the top face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Pepper Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard M. Kawell, Mary Ellen Heinen, Patrick M. McGowan, Alan Ball