Patents by Inventor Spencer A. Lane

Spencer A. 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).

  • Rowing machine seat cover having a pocket for holding an electrically powered personal device
    Patent number: 8136879
    Abstract: A seat cover for an rowing machine seat has a top for overlying the top of the seat and a skirt extending downward from, and running lengthwise along the length of the perimeter of the seat cover top. A cord that is spaced below the top piece runs along the length of the skirt and has a first end that protrudes from one of confronting lengthwise ends of the skirt and a second end that protrudes from the other of the confronting lengthwise ends of the skirt. The cord allows that skirt to be drawn around the seat for holding the seat cover in place on the seat. An open-top pocket hangs from the seat cover at a location along the perimeter of the seat other than the location at which the opposite lengthwise ends of the skirt are in confrontation. An electrically powered personal device, such as a battery-operated entertainment device, can be placed in the pocket for use by a user of the rowing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Inventors: John Lawrence Carlson, Spencer Lane Almy, Michael James Guerrieri
  • Micro electro-mechanical system with one or more moving parts method and apparatus
    Patent number: 6777629
    Abstract: A meso-scale MEMS device having a movable member (51) is formed using standard printed wiring board and high density interconnect technologies and practices. In one embodiment, sacrificial material disposed about the movable member (51) is removed through openings (101, 102) as formed through a cover (91) to form a cavity (121) that retains and limits the freedom of movement of the movable member (51). The movable member can support a reflective surface (224) to thereby provide a mechanism that will support a projection display and/or image scanner (such as a bar code scanner).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Spencer A. Lane, Krishna Jonnalagadda, Manes Eliacin
  • Micro electro-mechanical system with one or more moving parts method and apparatus
    Publication number: 20030210116
    Abstract: A meso-scale MEMS device having a movable member (51) is formed using standard printed wiring board and high density interconnect technologies and practices. In one embodiment, sacrificial material disposed about the movable member (51) is removed through openings (101, 102) as formed through a cover (91) to form a cavity (121) that retains and limits the freedom of movement of the movable member (51). The movable member can support a reflective surface (224) to thereby provide a mechanism that will support a projection display and/or image scanner (such as a bar code scanner).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2002
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Spencer A. Lane, Krishna Jonnalagadda, Manes Eliacin