Patents by Inventor Tayler Thomas

Tayler Thomas 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).

  • Foldable tube with unitary hinge devices, systems, and methods
    Patent number: 11459128
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for foldable tube with unitary hinge are provided in accordance with various embodiments. Some embodiments include a device that may include one or more foldable tube sections configured to facilitate the deployment of an object with respect to an end portion of at least one of the one or more foldable tube sections; each of the one or more foldable tube sections may include one or more unitary hinge regions. The unitary hinge regions may include one or more longitudinal hinge regions configured to enable folding that is transverse to a primary axis of a respective foldable tube section. The unitary hinge regions may include a lateral hinge region configured to enable flattening that is parallel to a primary axis of a respective foldable tube section. Some embodiments may include a wire harness disposed within an interior portion of one or more foldable tube sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Roccor, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Keller, William Francis, Tayler Thomas, Thomas Murphey, Todd Whitaker
  • Foldable Tube with Unitary Hinge Devices, Systems, and Methods
    Publication number: 20200223563
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for foldable tube with unitary hinge are provided in accordance with various embodiments. Some embodiments include a device that may include one or more foldable tube sections configured to facilitate the deployment of an object with respect to an end portion of at least one of the one or more foldable tube sections; each of the one or more foldable tube sections may include one or more unitary hinge regions. The unitary hinge regions may include one or more longitudinal hinge regions configured to enable folding that is transverse to a primary axis of a respective foldable tube section. The unitary hinge regions may include a lateral hinge region configured to enable flattening that is parallel to a primary axis of a respective foldable tube section. Some embodiments may include a wire harness disposed within an interior portion of one or more foldable tube sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Philip Keller, William Francis, Tayler Thomas, Thomas Murphey, Todd Whitaker