Patents by Inventor Peter D. Gilbert

Peter D. Gilbert 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).

  • BELOW GRADE ACCESS PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20200079632
    Abstract: A below grade access platform machine includes a chassis, a turntable mounted on the chassis, a tower boom pivotably coupled with the turntable, and a mast boom assembly coupled with the tower boom. The mast boom assembly includes a mast mounting bracket coupled pivotably to the tower boom and a mast boom displaceable vertically in the mast mounting bracket. A platform coupled with the mast boom is displaceable with the mast boom between a level position essentially level with the chassis and a lowered position below the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventor: Peter D. Gilbert
  • Character encoding
    Patent number: 5225833
    Abstract: A method of encoding the characters of a character set, wherein the characters have a plurality of attributes (e.g., base, diacritical, and case), and wherein each attribute may have a plurality of values. The method comprises the steps of: dividing a multi-digit code into a plurality of parts, assigning each attribute to a different part, and, within each part, assigning a different numerical code to each different value of the attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1993
    Assignee: Digital Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Edward G. Fisher, Peter D. Gilbert