Patents by Inventor Tim Chapman

Tim Chapman 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: 9789933
    Abstract: An apparatus for towing a personal watercraft, including a towing member and a stabilizing member. The towing member is configured to attach a rear portion of the towing watercraft to a front portion of the personal watercraft. The stabilizing member comprises an elongated rigid body configured to attach to the rear portion of the towing watercraft and to extend to a stabilization point above a rear portion of the personal watercraft, and a flexible line member extending from the stabilization point of the elongated rigid body for attachment to the rear portion of the personal watercraft. The flexible line member is configured to limit lateral movement of the rear portion of the personal watercraft relative to the towing watercraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Inventors: Richard Dusk, Mark Lariviere, Tim Chapman
  • Publication number: 20170291665
    Abstract: An apparatus for towing a personal watercraft, including a towing member and a stabilizing member. The towing member is configured to attach a rear portion of the towing watercraft to a front portion of the personal watercraft. The stabilizing member comprises an elongated rigid body configured to attach to the rear portion of the towing watercraft and to extend to a stabilization point above a rear portion of the personal watercraft, and a flexible line member extending from the stabilization point of the elongated rigid body for attachment to the rear portion of the personal watercraft. The flexible line member is configured to limit lateral movement of the rear portion of the personal watercraft relative to the towing watercraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Richard Dusk, Mark LARIVIERE, Tim CHAPMAN
  • Publication number: 20170239872
    Abstract: A structurally reinforced blow moulded assembly includes an overmould body bonded to one or more preformed internal stiffening ribs. The reinforcing r ribs are partially encapsulated by o the overmould body in an orientation selected to carry load a forces thereon. The resin mixture used to form the overmould body comprises 10% to 40% by weight short glass having a length less about 15 cm, and 60% to 90% by weight thermoplastic resin. To facilitate recycling the reinforcing ribs comprise 30 to 60% by weight long glass fibers and 40% to 70% of thermoplastic bonding resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Tim CHAPMAN, Roger ELGNER
  • Patent number: 9676338
    Abstract: A structurally reinforced blow molded assembly includes an overmold body bonded to one or more preformed internal stiffening ribs. The reinforcing r ribs are partially encapsulated by o the overmold body in an orientation selected to carry load a forces thereon. The resin mixture used to form the overmold body comprises 10% to 40% by weight short glass having a length less about 15 cm, and 60% to 90% by weight thermoplastic resin. To facilitate recycling the reinforcing ribs comprise 30 to 60% by weight long glass fibers and 40% to 70% of thermoplastic bonding resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: METELIX PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Tim Chapman, Roger Elgner
  • Publication number: 20130323454
    Abstract: A structurally reinforced blow moulded assembly includes an overmould body bonded to one or more preformed internal stiffening ribs. The reinforcing r ribs are partially encapsulated by o the overmould body in an orientation selected to carry load a forces thereon. The resin mixture used to form the overmould body comprises 10% to 40% by weight short glass having a length less about 15 cm, and 60% to 90% by weight thermoplastic resin. To facilitate recycling the reinforcing ribs comprise 30 to 60% by weight long glass fibers and 40% to 70% of thermoplastic bonding resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: METELIX PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Tim CHAPMAN, Roger Elgner
  • Publication number: 20130103442
    Abstract: A system for managing restaurant crew member staffing comprises a computer having memory for receiving configuration data corresponding to a restaurant associated with a group of restaurants, first data corresponding to a projected consumer demand for items at the restaurant over a time increment, and second data corresponding to a historical consumer demand for items at the restaurant over the time increment, a computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program adapted to dynamically determine a quantity of crew members needed and a position for each crew member determined to be needed to staff each of a plurality of work areas at the restaurant over a plurality of the time increments based on the configuration data, the first data, and the second data, and a computer display for displaying the quantity of crew members needed to meet the projected consumer demand over the plurality of time increments, and the work areas to which each of the determined quantity of crew members should be assigned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Restaurant Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Burks, Tim Chapman, Kathy Dorsey, Fernando Gomez Gonzalez, Ronald R. Halverson, Mark Anthony Krauss, Trevor Kunkle, Michael Lewis
  • Publication number: 20130103452
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing restaurant crew member staffing and positioning are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method comprises the steps of receiving at a computer processor from a database configuration data corresponding to a restaurant associated with a group of restaurants, receiving at the computer processor from the database first data corresponding to a projected consumer demand for items at the restaurant over a time increment, adjusting using the computer processor a transaction capability for a quantity of crew members required to fulfill the projected consumer demand while taking into account the configuration data, the adjustment accounting for differences between the projected consumer demand at the restaurant to a historical consumer demand associated with the group of restaurants, and dynamically determining using the computer processor the quantity of crew members needed over a predicted time increment based on the adjusted transaction capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Restaurant Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Burks, Tim Chapman, Kathy Dorsey, Fernando Gomez Gonzalez, Ronald R. Halverson, Mark Anthony Krauss, Trevor Kunkle, Michael Lewis
  • Publication number: 20020109594
    Abstract: Battery operated security system for valuable object/equipment protection, involving motion sensing means to act on latching means to activate a sound emitting alarm which can be deactivated only by a security key opening the latched circuit—all involved elements of the said security system being affixed to the valuable object/equipment or objects rigidly associated with it like cases or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Tim Chapman, Michael Higgins
  • Patent number: D396726
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: ABC Group
    Inventors: Changize Sadr, Roger Elgner, Tim Chapman