Patents by Inventor Timothy F. Austen

Timothy F. Austen 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: 8696322
    Abstract: An automatic deactivation mechanism is configured for an air bladder pump having a casing and a motor located therein to pump air into an air bladder from the atmosphere and through an air valve connected through the casing. The automatic deactivation mechanism includes a housing positioned within the casing and has defined therethrough a first aperture in fluid communication with the atmosphere through the casing and a second aperture in fluid communication with the air bladder through the casing. Included within the housing are at least two switches and a diaphragm positioned between the switches. The housing is sealed so that when a threshold pressure is reached therein, at least one switch is triggered by deflection of the diaphragm to automatically deactivate the pump by de-energizing the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael F. Kehrmann, Vincent Wen, Chun Chung Tsai, Timothy F. Austen, Corey Lewison
  • Publication number: 20110318194
    Abstract: An automatic deactivation mechanism is configured for an air bladder pump having a casing and a motor located therein to pump air into an air bladder from the atmosphere and through an air valve connected through the casing. The automatic deactivation mechanism includes a housing positioned within the casing and has defined therethrough a first aperture in fluid communication with the atmosphere through the casing and a second aperture in fluid communication with the air bladder through the casing. Included within the housing are at least two switches and a diaphragm positioned between the switches. The housing is sealed so that when a threshold pressure is reached therein, at least one switch is triggered by deflection of the diaphragm to automatically deactivate the pump by de-energizing the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: The Coleman Company , Inc.
    Inventors: Michael F. Kehrmann, Vincent Wen, Chun Chung Tsai, Timothy F. Austen, Corey Lewison
  • Patent number: 8033797
    Abstract: An automatic deactivation mechanism is configured for an air bladder pump having a casing and a motor located therein to pump air into an air bladder from the atmosphere and through an air valve connected through the casing. The automatic deactivation mechanism includes a housing positioned within the casing and has defined therethrough a first aperture in fluid communication with the atmosphere through the casing and a second aperture in fluid communication with the air bladder through the casing. Included within the housing are at least two switches and a diaphragm positioned between the switches. The housing is sealed so that when a threshold pressure is reached therein, at least one switch is triggered by deflection of the diaphragm to automatically deactivate the pump by de-energizing the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael F. Kehrmann, Vincent Wen, Chun Chung Tsai, Timothy F. Austen, Corey Lewison
  • Publication number: 20090085393
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an inflatable chair having at least three sections. The inflatable chair has a lower inflatable support chamber that has a top and bottom layer. The inflatable chair also has an upper cushioning portion and a stabilizing member. The upper cushioning portion and the stabilizing member are in fluid communication with the lower inflatable support chamber. The inflatable chair is made of a high elastic PVC material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Timothy F. Austen, Brian Coleman, Michael Prince, Vincent Wen
  • Publication number: 20080286117
    Abstract: An automatic deactivation mechanism is configured for an air bladder pump having a casing and a motor located therein to pump air into an air bladder from the atmosphere and through an air valve connected through the casing. The automatic deactivation mechanism includes a housing positioned within the casing and has defined therethrough a first aperture in fluid communication with the atmosphere through the casing and a second aperture in fluid communication with the air bladder through the casing. Included within the housing are at least two switches and a diaphragm positioned between the switches. The housing is sealed so that when a threshold pressure is reached therein, at least one switch is triggered by deflection of the diaphragm to automatically deactivate the pump by de-energizing the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Michael F. Kehrmann, Vincent Wen, Chun Chung Tsai, Timothy F. Austen, Corey Lewison
  • Publication number: 20080286124
    Abstract: A pump for inflatable objects having a housing including an air inlet and an air outlet, a motor positioned within said housing, an impeller positioned within the housing for moving air, a light source defined on an exterior of the housing; and a reflector disposed on the housing proximate the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Wen Ta Sen, Timothy F. Austen, Brian Coleman
  • Publication number: 20080256717
    Abstract: An inflatable mattress. The inflatable mattress comprises a support system having upper and lower inflatable support chambers arranged in a substantially vertical manner and an inflatable headboard chamber arranged in a substantially perpendicular manner to the upper and lower inflatable chambers. Each inflatable support chamber comprises a top layer and a bottom layer. The inflatable mattress may further comprise an inflatable reinforcing chamber disposed between the upper and lower inflatable support chambers and attached to the lower inflatable support chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Timothy F. Austen, Brian Coleman, Mike Joss, Vincent Wen
  • Patent number: D593340
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Aero Products International, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy F. Austen, Brian Coleman, Mike Joss, Wen Ta Sen
  • Patent number: D594880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Aero Products International, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy F. Austen, Brian Coleman, Mike Joss