Patents by Inventor Thomas Burkard

Thomas Burkard 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: 11963471
    Abstract: A stand-on aerator includes a chassis, an operator platform extending from a rear portion of the chassis, an aerator assembly coupled to the chassis and having a plurality of reciprocating tines configured to extend from and retract into the aerator assembly, and an object detection sensor. At least a portion of the plurality of reciprocating tines are configured to retract in response to the object detection sensor detecting an object in a path of the aerator assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Briggs & Stratton, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Harvey, Thomas Burkard, Peter Lucier, Stephen Longmeyer
  • Publication number: 20230270037
    Abstract: A stand-on aerator includes a chassis, an operator platform extending from a rear portion of the chassis, an aerator assembly coupled to the chassis and having a plurality of reciprocating tines configured to extend from and retract into the aerator assembly, and an object detection sensor. At least a portion of the plurality of reciprocating tines are configured to retract in response to the object detection sensor detecting an object in a path of the aerator assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: Briggs & Stratton, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Harvey, Thomas Burkard, Peter Lucier, Stephen Longmeyer
  • Patent number: 11665988
    Abstract: A stand-on aerator including a chassis, a pair of first wheels coupled to the chassis, wherein the first wheels are operable as drive wheels, a pair of second wheels coupled to the chassis, and an operator platform extending from a rear portion of the chassis. The stand-on aerator also has an aerator assembly coupled to the chassis, wherein the aerator assembly includes a plurality of reciprocating tines capable of extending from and retracting into the aerator assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Briggs & Stratton, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Harvey, Thomas Burkard, Peter Lucier, Stephen Longmeyer
  • Publication number: 20200267883
    Abstract: A stand-on aerator including a chassis, a pair of first wheels coupled to the chassis, wherein the first wheels are operable as drive wheels, a pair of second wheels coupled to the chassis, and an operator platform extending from a rear portion of the chassis. The stand-on aerator also has an aerator assembly coupled to the chassis, wherein the aerator assembly includes a plurality of reciprocating tines capable of extending from and retracting into the aerator assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyle Harvey, Thomas Burkard, Peter Lucier, Stephen Longmeyer
  • Patent number: 9111432
    Abstract: A system for transmitting information in a wireless network includes at least one mobile transponder, each transponder adapted to be on the person of a user; an area controller gateway for controlling and managing the network, the area controller gateway operatively connected to the at least one mobile transponder; and a central monitoring station adapted to receive information from the at least one mobile transponder via the area controller gateway and to transmit other information to the at least one mobile transponder via the area controller gateway. The central monitoring station is operatively connected to the area controller gateway by an interne or cellular connection. The system may include a repeater adapted to receive information from the at least one mobile transponder and to transmit said information to the area controller gateway. The mobile transponder may be a duress pendant to provide duress notification or coverage to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Inovonics Wireless Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Wayne Jarman, Michael Kenneth Slack, Donald Leo Commare, Eric Scott Roth, Craig Scott Dever, Carol Theresa Markert, Roland Eugene Brown, William Neal Shurmantine, Daryl Thomas Burkard, Christian Huber, Harry Baylor Taylor, Sean Lewis, Rashid Al-hamoodah
  • Publication number: 20130257613
    Abstract: A system for transmitting information in a wireless network includes at least one mobile transponder, each transponder adapted to be on the person of a user; an area controller gateway for controlling and managing the network, the area controller gateway operatively connected to the at least one mobile transponder; and a central monitoring station adapted to receive information from the at least one mobile transponder via the area controller gateway and to transmit other information to the at least one mobile transponder via the area controller gateway. The central monitoring station is operatively connected to the area controller gateway by an interne or cellular connection. The system may include a repeater adapted to receive information from the at least one mobile transponder and to transmit said information to the area controller gateway. The mobile transponder may be a duress pendant to provide duress notification or coverage to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Mark Wayne Jarman, Michael Kenneth Slack, Donald Leo Commare, Eric Scott Roth, Craig Scott Dever, Carol Theresa Markert, Roland Eugene Brown, William Neal Shurmantine, Daryl Thomas Burkard, Christian Huber, Harry Baylor Taylor, Sean Lewis, Rashid Al-hamoodah
  • Patent number: D980975
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Thomas Burkard, Fabian Bernhard
  • Patent number: D997350
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Thomas Burkard, Fabian Bernhard