Mark Daniel Shirkness

US Patent:

7191142, Mar 13, 2007

Filed:

Dec 30, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/475630

Inventors:

Randall Joseph Sandell - Louisville KY, US
Frank Anthony Gigliotti - Louisville KY, US
Mark Daniel Shirkness - Louisville KY, US
Gregory Todd Ellington - Louisville KY, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/46
G06F 15/02
G06Q 99/00

US Classification:

705 9, 705 1

Abstract:

This invention provides for a method of delivering goods from a plurality of suppliers to a plurality of buyer utilizing a system having a plurality delivery agents, a plurality of stores, a plurality of good brands, and a plurality of buyers, wherein the delivery agents, stores, and suppliers are linked to a communications network. The method comprises the steps of; each store communicating order information to a logistics intermediary; the logistics intermediary communicating invoice information from the order information to any one of the delivery agents based on an Internet based electronic manifest; the delivery agent noting exceptions and communicating the exceptions to the logistics intermediary; the logistics intermediary communicating exceptions to the supplier and to the store from which the goods were ordered; and, after shipping the goods the delivery agent communicating the status of the shipped goods to the logistics intermediary.

US Patent:

20210107776, Apr 15, 2021

Filed:

Oct 14, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/600729

Inventors:

- Wilmington DE, US
Mark Daniel Shirkness - Louisville KY, US
Adam Christian Wiseman - Louisville KY, US
Alan Christopher Ricchio - Mt. Washington KY, US
Stephen Nicolas Hill - Louisville KY, US

International Classification:

B66F 9/12
B66F 9/08
B66F 9/075

Abstract:

An impact absorbing device for a forklift is provided for absorbing impact forces generated as the forklift is manipulating a load, such as a pallet containing finished goods. The impact absorbing device is positioned between a mast and a fork assembly of the forklift and includes a base frame mounted to the mast and a strike frame mounted to the fork assembly. The strike frame is mechanically coupled to the base frame by a scissor mechanism such that the strike frame is movable relative to the base frame, and a strike cushion is positioned between the base frame and the strike frame for absorbing the impact forces generated when the strike frame moves toward the base frame.

US Patent:

20170148341, May 25, 2017

Filed:

Nov 23, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/359648

Inventors:

David A. Boulton - Anchorage KY, US
Kenny Pritchett - Anchorage KY, US
Mark Shirkness - Anchorage KY, US
Kirk Vandenberghe - Anchorage KY, US
Joel Steres - Anchorage KY, US
Braddock Gaskill - Anchorage KY, US

International Classification:

G09B 17/00
G10L 13/08

Abstract:

A system for visual encoding of words to assist learning to read including systematic variations in the appearance of letters which may look like morphic analogs of the sound variations they suggest (for example, barely visible grey for silent letters). By improving how letters cue sounds (like the alphabet originally did), visual encoding reduces the cognitive processing work that most impedes and endangers the progress of beginning and struggling readers (disambiguating letter-sound relationship confusion).