Patents by Inventor William Coates

William Coates 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: 12193346
    Abstract: A turf aerator includes a frame, a tine shaft rotatably supported by the frame, a plurality of tines coupled to the tine shaft, a swing arm supporting the plurality of tines, and an input. The swing arm being rotatably supported by the frame and configured to rotate the plurality of tines between an operating position and a retracted position. Actuation of the input (i) actuates the swing arm to transition the plurality of tines from the retracted position to the operating position and (ii) activates the tine shaft to move the plurality of tines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Briggs & Stratton, LLC
    Inventors: Brandon King, William Coates
  • Publication number: 20230380319
    Abstract: A turf aerator includes a frame, a tine shaft rotatably supported by the frame, a plurality of tines coupled to the tine shaft, a swing arm supporting the plurality of tines, and an input. The swing arm being rotatably supported by the frame and configured to rotate the plurality of tines between an operating position and a retracted position. Actuation of the input (i) actuates the swing arm to transition the plurality of tines from the retracted position to the operating position and (ii) activates the tine shaft to move the plurality of tines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Briggs & Stratton, LLC
    Inventors: Brandon King, William Coates
  • Patent number: 11716916
    Abstract: A turf aerator includes a retracting tine assembly and an input mechanism. The tine assembly includes a plurality of tines, a pair of swing arms, and a linkage for selectively moving the pair of swing arms and the plurality of tines from the operating position to the retracted position. The pair of swing arms support the plurality of tines and are configured to rotate the plurality of tines between an operating position to a retracted position. The input is coupled to the linkage and the input is operable to active the linkage to move the pair of swing arms and the plurality of tines from the operating position to the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Briggs & Stratton, LLC
    Inventors: Brandon King, William Coates
  • Patent number: 11272652
    Abstract: A turf aerator includes a tine assembly and an input mechanism. The tine assembly includes multiple tines, a retractor plate for positioning the plurality of tines, and a linkage for selectively moving the retractor plate and the plurality of tines between an operating position and a retracted position. The input mechanism coupled to the linkage, the input mechanism operable to activate the linkage to move the retractor plate and the plurality of tines between the operating position and the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Briggs & Stratton, LLC
    Inventors: Brandon King, William Coates
  • Publication number: 20220071077
    Abstract: A turf aerator includes a retracting tine assembly and an input mechanism. The tine assembly includes a plurality of tines, a pair of swing arms, and a linkage for selectively moving the pair of swing arms and the plurality of tines from the operating position to the retracted position. The pair of swing arms support the plurality of tines and are configured to rotate the plurality of tines between an operating position to a retracted position. The input is coupled to the linkage and the input is operable to active the linkage to move the pair of swing arms and the plurality of tines from the operating position to the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Briggs & Stratton, LLC
    Inventors: Brandon King, William Coates
  • Publication number: 20190289766
    Abstract: A turf aerator includes a tine assembly and an input mechanism. The tine assembly includes multiple tines, a retractor plate for positioning the plurality of tines, and a linkage for selectively moving the retractor plate and the plurality of tines between an operating position and a retracted position. The input mechanism coupled to the linkage, the input mechanism operable to activate the linkage to move the retractor plate and the plurality of tines between the operating position and the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brandon KING, William COATES
  • Publication number: 20060252162
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that electronically aligns mini-bars on different semiconductor chips which are situated face-to-face to facilitate communication between the semiconductor chips through capacitive coupling. During operation, the system measures an alignment between a first chip and a second chip. The system then selects a group of transmitter mini-bars on the first chip to form a transmitter bit position based on the measured alignment. In this way, the system allows a data signal to be distributed to and transmitted by the mini-bars that form the transmitter bit position. The system also selects a group of receiver mini-bars on the second chip to form a receiver bit position based on the measured alignment. Next, the system associates transmitter bit positions on the first chip with proximate receiver bit positions on the second chip based on the measured alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Drost, Ivan Sutherland, William Coates
  • Patent number: 4755935
    Abstract: A memory system (30) for storing and delivering instructions to a central processing unit (14) in a data processing system includes a main memory (32), a buffer memory (35) and a control unit (42). The main memory includes a series of memory slots (34), each memory slot storing one track. Each track consists of a sequential list of instructions which are executed in order unless a jump instruction is encountered. Each track ends with a jump instruction and begins with an instruction which is a target instruction of at least one jump instruction. The control unit copies each track into the buffer memory prior to delivering instructions from that track to the CPU. This buffer has a pointer (40) which specifies the next instruction in the buffer to be examined. If the instruction is a non-jump instruction, it is delivered to the CPU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1988
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Alan L. Davis, William Coates