Patents by Inventor Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy 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).

  • Publication number: 20200352367
    Abstract: A tea bag holder is disclosed for holding a tea bag at a bottom of a tea cup or mug for brewing tea. An example tea bag holder includes a housing having a base portion and a containment area for a tea bag. The example tea bag holder also includes a plurality of leaf shape structures extending between the base portion and a top portion of the housing. The plurality of leaf shape structures form a plurality of slots in a side of the housing. The example tea bag holder also includes at least one permanent opening in the housing for providing the tea bag into and removing the tea bag from the containment area. The example tea bag holder may also include a suction cup on a bottom portion of the base. In use, the housing is positioned in a tea cup or mug to brew tea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Danielle Y. Kennedy, Tom Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20200175634
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for coordinating parking availability are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Rohit Thomas Aggarwala, Willa Ng, Dan Riegel, Veronica Pinchin, Tom Kennedy, Ryan Vilim, David Katz
  • Patent number: 8602772
    Abstract: A method is provided for commissioning a combustion control system for controlling operation of a boiler combustion system. The method includes the step of mapping a plurality of sets of coordinated servo positions for the fuel flow control device and the air flow control device at a plurality of selected firing rate points between a minimum firing rate and a maximum firing rate by using an algorithm and an iterative process to identify the coordinated air and fuel actuator positions instead of a trial and error method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: UTC Fire & Security Corporation
    Inventors: Junqiang Fan, Muhidin A. Lelic, Guido Poncia, David S. Liscinsky, Meredith B. Colket, III, Tom Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20110162591
    Abstract: A method is provided for commissioning a combustion control system for controlling operation of a boiler combustion system. The method includes the step of mapping a plurality of sets of coordinated servo positions for the fuel flow control device and the air flow control device at a plurality of selected firing rate points between a minimum firing rate and a maximum firing rate by using an algorithm and an iterative process to identify the coordinated air and fuel actuator positions instead of a trial and error method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Jinqiang Fan, Muhidin A. Lelic, Guido Poncia, David S. Liscinsky, Meredith B. Colket, III, Tom Kennedy
  • Patent number: 7522036
    Abstract: A power and environmental monitoring system includes a power distribution unit, a power monitoring system including an internal sensor for monitoring power consumption characteristics of power supplied to equipment coupled with the power distribution unit, an environmental monitoring system including an internal sensor for monitoring environmental characteristics in a physical environment occupied by the power and environmental monitoring system, and a network connection. The power monitoring system and the environmental monitoring system share a common interface accessible via the network connection. The power distribution unit includes an I/O port for connecting an external sensor, and the environmental monitoring system is configured for receiving environmental characteristics sensed by the external sensor. The common interface comprises a series of Web pages for displaying characteristics sensed by the power monitoring system and the environmental monitoring system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Geist Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Preuss, Brad Wilson, Tom Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20070256851
    Abstract: A concealing member for concealing exposed conduit within a building is provided. The concealing member includes a body having a channel formed therein. The channel is adapted to receive the exposed conduit. The concealing member further includes a decorative edge. When the concealing member is secured to a structural member of the building, the channel receives the exposed conduit, thereby concealing the exposed conduit, and the decorative edge is directed outwardly to provide an aesthetic appearance for the concealing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Tom Kennedy, Kevin Beck
  • Patent number: 5865811
    Abstract: A multi-dose applicator comprising a bottle locking assembly wherein a supply bottle can be quickly and easily attached or removed from the applicator by rotating a locking ring a fraction of a turn and wherein the plunger is flexible to allow for misalignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Dean Doying, Sr., Tom Kennedy, Wayne Cole, W. L. Eidson, Jack Zupan
  • Patent number: D565511
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Inventors: Tom Kennedy, Kevin Beck
  • Patent number: D755078
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORP.
    Inventors: Tom Kennedy, Christopher Kattola, Robert Kokx, Atul Dae, Chris Dowdey, Gary Talbot, Kyle Giannaula, Steve Hodge
  • Patent number: D935270
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: KENNEDY ASSOCIATES, LLC
    Inventors: Danielle Y. Kennedy, Tom Kennedy