Patents by Inventor STEVEN JOHN PLESS

STEVEN JOHN PLESS 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).

  • Deployable shading structure
    Patent number: 9822545
    Abstract: A system for providing weather protection including shading in an automated and selective manner. The system includes an enclosure with an inner chamber and an outlet to the inner chamber. The system also includes a canopy and a deploy and retract assembly, which includes a canopy support assembly supporting the canopy. The deploy and retract assembly operates to move the canopy support assembly to move the canopy into the inner chamber and out of the inner chamber. The system further includes a controller generating control signals to operate the deploy and retract assembly. Specifically, this assembly is configured to retract the canopy by moving the canopy support assembly to move the canopy through the outlet into the inner chamber and further is configured to deploy the canopy by moving the canopy support assembly to move the canopy through the outlet to be at least partially outside of the inner chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Raakhi Kritaanjli Kapur, Zachary Dinndayal Morgan, Stephanie Huerre, Susan Hamilton, Matias Adrian Cena, Carolina Isabel Rodriguez, Steven John Pless
  • DEPLOYABLE SHADING STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20170314289
    Abstract: A system for providing weather protection including shading in an automated and selective manner. The system includes an enclosure with an inner chamber and an outlet to the inner chamber. The system also includes a canopy and a deploy and retract assembly, which includes a canopy support assembly supporting the canopy. The deploy and retract assembly operates to move the canopy support assembly to move the canopy into the inner chamber and out of the inner chamber. The system further includes a controller generating control signals to operate the deploy and retract assembly. Specifically, this assembly is configured to retract the canopy by moving the canopy support assembly to move the canopy through the outlet into the inner chamber and further is configured to deploy the canopy by moving the canopy support assembly to move the canopy through the outlet to be at least partially outside of the inner chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: RAAKHI KRITAANJLI KAPUR, ZACHARY DINNDAYAL MORGAN, STEPHANIE HUERRE, SUSAN HAMILTON, MATIAS ADRIAN CENA, CAROLINA ISABEL RODRIGUEZ, STEVEN JOHN PLESS