Patents by Inventor Douglas Kenneth
Douglas Kenneth 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).
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Patent number: 11970818Abstract: A fibrous structure. The structure may include a plurality of continuous or semi-continuous knuckles extending from portions of the surface of the fibrous structure in a parallel path, wherein the plurality of knuckles may be separated by adjacent continuous or semi-continuous pillows. Each knuckle may comprise a plurality of discrete pillows, the plurality of discrete pillows may be arranged in a spaced configuration along the path of each knuckle; alternatively, each pillow may comprise a plurality of discrete knuckles, the plurality of discrete knuckles may be arranged in a spaced configuration along the path of each pillow.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Fei Wang, Douglas Jay Barkey, James Allen Cain, Stephen John DelVecchio, Angela Marie Leimbach, Kun Piao, James Kenneth Comer, Ryan Dominic Maladen
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Patent number: 10730150Abstract: Flowable brazing compositions and methods of brazing metal articles together using the same are provided herein. In an embodiment, a flowable brazing composition includes a non-polymeric carrier medium and flux-coated particles. The carrier medium includes at least one polar organic solvent and is liquid at ambient temperature. The flux-coated particles include a braze material core and a flux coating disposed on the core. The braze material core includes different material from the flux coating. The flowable brazing composition has less than or equal to about 1.5 weight % of polymeric binder components, based upon a total weight of the flowable brazing composition.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Alfred Siggel, Douglas Kenneth Hawksworth
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Patent number: 10415047Abstract: This invention discloses a constitutive promoter from the Taro bacilliform virus (TaBV) for expression of foreign or endogenous coding sequences in plants, including dicotyledonous and monocotyledonous plants. The invention also discloses a chimeric nucleic acid construct comprising the promoter of the invention operably linked to a foreign or endogenous polynucleotide that codes for a protein of interest or a transcript capable of modulating expression of a target gene. The invention further discloses transformed plant cells, as well as differentiated plants and plant parts, containing the construct. Methods for diagnosis and treatment of viral infections, especially badnaviral infections, are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Farmacule Bioindustries Pty LtdInventors: James Langham Dale, Robert Maxwell Harding, Douglas Kenneth Becker, Gregory John Hafner, Ilin Yang
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Publication number: 20190039190Abstract: Flowable brazing compositions and methods of brazing metal articles together using the same are provided herein. In an embodiment, a flowable brazing composition includes a non-polymeric carrier medium and flux-coated particles. The carrier medium includes at least one polar organic solvent and is liquid at ambient temperature. The flux-coated particles include a braze material core and a flux coating disposed on the core. The braze material core includes different material from the flux coating. The flowable brazing composition has less than or equal to about 1.5 weight % of polymeric binder components, based upon a total weight of the flowable brazing composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Alfred Siggel, Douglas Kenneth Hawksworth
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Publication number: 20180105821Abstract: This invention discloses a constitutive promoter from the Taro bacilliform virus (TaBV) for expression of foreign or endogenous coding sequences in plants, including dicotyledonous and monocotyledonous plants. The invention also discloses a chimeric nucleic acid construct comprising the promoter of the invention operably linked to a foreign or endogenous polynucleotide that codes for a protein of interest or a transcript capable of modulating expression of a target gene. The invention further discloses transformed plant cells, as well as differentiated plants and plant parts, containing the construct. Methods for diagnosis and treatment of viral infections, especially badnaviral infections, are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2016Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: Farmacule Bioindustries Pty LtdInventors: James Langham DALE, Robert Maxwell Harding, Douglas Kenneth Becker, Gregory John Hafner, llin Yang
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Publication number: 20170251875Abstract: A convection barbeque cooking apparatus includes a hollow air column, a heating element, a cooking area, and one or more mesh screens. The hollow air column extends from a base section and includes air intake ports. The heating element is positioned inside the hollow air column, and above the air intake ports. The air suctioned through the air intake ports is heated and transferred upwardly through the hollow air column. The cooking area is positioned above and in fluid communication with the hollow air column, where the cooking area includes a cooking platform positioned proximal to a brim of the cooking area to place the food item to be cooked via convection barbeque. The mesh screens are positioned below the cooking platform to collect portions of the food item slipping from the cooking platform, and thereby preventing the portions from igniting due to contact with the heating element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2016Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventor: Douglas Kenneth Robinson
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Patent number: 9416365Abstract: This invention discloses a constitutive promoter for expression of foreign or endogenous coding sequences in plants, including dicotyledonous and monocotyledonous plants. The invention also discloses a chimeric nucleic acid construct comprising the promoter of the invention operably linked to a foreign or endogenous polynucleotide that codes for a protein of interest or a transcript capable of modulating expression of a target gene. The invention further discloses transformed plant cells, as well as differentiated plants and plant parts, containing the construct. Methods for diagnosis and treatment of viral infections, especially badnaviral infections, are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2009Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Farmacule Bioindustries Pty LtdInventors: James Langham Dale, Robert Maxwell Harding, Douglas Kenneth Becker, Gregory John Hafner, Ilin Yang
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Publication number: 20150192383Abstract: A caliber conversion system has a frame, a slide connected to the frame and operable to reciprocate with respect to the frame, a recoil spring defining a central passage, the spring operably interposed between a selected portion of the slide in a selected portion of the frame, an elongated guide rod received in the central passage, and the guide rod having an elongated major intermediate portion having a first portion with a first diameter and a second portion with a different second diameter. The slide may define a forward portion defining an aperture receiving the guide rod, and the aperture may have a diameter between the first diameter of the rod and the second diameter of the rod. The slide may include a removable bushing defining the aperture. The bushing maybe threadedly received in a forward portion of the slide.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: U.S. FIREARMS ACADEMY, LLCInventor: Douglas Kenneth Shrode
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Patent number: 8991868Abstract: An attachment clip assembly for securing a splash guard to an edge of a vehicle panel. The attachment clip assembly includes inner and outer clips and a threaded fastener. The inner clip includes wedging and gripping arms and the outer clip includes wedging and support arms, the inner clip fitting in nested relationship in the outer clip. The threaded fastener extends through an opening of the inner clip and a slotted opening of the outer clip. The wedging arm of the outer clip includes spaced apart shoulders overlying respective outer edges of the wedging arm of the inner clip such that, upon tightening the threaded fastener, the wedging arm of the inner clip slides along the wedging arm of the outer clip in a direction toward a central portion of the outer clip thereby moving the inner clip gripping arm toward the outer clip support arm.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Powerflow, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Kenneth Ward, Ken Miller, Ken Lott, Edward Kish
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Patent number: 8871356Abstract: The invention relates to a self-fluxing brazing piece. The piece comprises a composite material comprising at least one inorganic material distributed in a metal or metal alloy matrix, the inorganic material forming a flux during brazing to promote the formation of a thermally induced metallic bond. The matrix may be an aluminum silicon brazing alloy and the inorganic material may be a potassium-fluoro-aluminate flux. The piece is made by spray forming.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2008Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignees: Sandvik Osprey Limited, Sapa Heat Transfer ABInventors: Andrew Josef Widawski Ogilvy, Douglas Kenneth Hawksworth, Elisabeth Abom
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Patent number: 8829170Abstract: The present invention relates generally to constructs and in particular genetic constructs comprising polynucleotide sequences capable of release in covalently closed, circular form from a larger nucleotide sequence such as, but not limited to, a genome of a eukaryotic cell. Preferably, once released, a polynucleotide sequence is reconstituted in a form which permits expression of the polynucleotide sequence. In one embodiment, the reconstituted polynucleotide sequence comprises a coding sequence with all or part of an extraneous nucleotide such as, but not limited to, an intronic sequence or other splice signal inserted therein. Expression and in particular transcription of the coding sequence involves splicing out the extraneous sequence. The release and circularization is generally in response to a stimulus such as a protein-mediated stimulus. More particularly, the protein is a viral or prokaryotic or eukaryotic derived protein or developmentally and/or tissue specific regulated protein.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2010Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Queensland University of TechnologyInventors: James Langham Dale, Benjamin Dugdale, Greg John Hafner, Scott Richard Hermann, Douglas Kenneth Becker, Robert Maxwell Harding, Srimek Chowpongpang
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Patent number: 8760310Abstract: Clip-worn apparatuses having sensor clips configured to detect whether electronic devices, such as communications headsets, are being worn (i.e., “donned” or “DON'd”) or are not being worn (i.e., “doffed” or “DOFF'd”) by a user. An exemplary clip-worn apparatus includes a DON/DOFF sensor clip having a clip with a first end and an opposing second end. The first end includes a source (e.g., a light source). The opposing second end includes a detector (e.g., a light detector). When the clip-worn apparatus is DOFF'd, a detection path between the source and the detector is clear and unobstructed. When the clip-worn apparatus is DON'd (by clipping the DON/DOFF sensor clip to a target object, e.g., a user's ear), the target object becomes positioned between the source and the detector, thereby obstructing the detection path between the source and the detector.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2008Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.Inventor: Douglas Kenneth Rosener
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Publication number: 20130161935Abstract: An adjustable splash guard assembly (50) for attachment to a vehicle (10) having a substantially planer mud flap (52) defined by first and second sides (60, 62). The adjustable splash guard assembly (50) further includes an adjustable cover (54) having an inside panel (86) and an outside panel (88) forming a pocket (90) therebetween, and an adjustable assembly (200) comprising a pivoting connection (202) formed by a first fastener (210) coupling the inside panel (86) of the adjustable cover (54) to the mud flap (52), the adjustable assembly (200) further comprises a selectively pivoting connection formed by a second fastener (216) coupled to the inside panel (86) of the adjustable cover (54), and a plurality of variable positioning apertures (204) located through the mud flap (52).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: POWERFLOW, INC.Inventors: Douglas Kenneth Ward, Ken Lott, Edward Kish, Ken Miller
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Publication number: 20130140804Abstract: An attachment clip assembly for securing a splash guard to an edge of a vehicle panel. The attachment clip assembly includes inner and outer clips and a threaded fastener. The inner clip includes wedging and gripping arms and the outer clip includes wedging and support arms, the inner clip fitting in nested relationship in the outer clip. The threaded fastener extends through an opening of the inner clip and a slotted opening of the outer clip. The wedging arm of the outer clip includes spaced apart shoulders overlying respective outer edges of the wedging arm of the inner clip such that, upon tightening the threaded fastener, the wedging arm of the inner clip slides along the wedging arm of the outer clip in a direction toward a central portion of the outer clip thereby moving the inner clip gripping arm toward the outer clip support arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2011Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: POWERFLOW, INC.Inventors: Douglas Kenneth Ward, Ken Miller, Ken Lott, Edward Kish
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Patent number: 8363098Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for reporting user presence associated with orientation and proximity of a user to a display device are disclosed. In one example, image data associated with a head mounted device and one or more infrared light sources is captured and processed to identify the presence of infrared light source objects. A detection status is output based on the presence of infrared light source objects, and the detection status is translated to an associated user presence state.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2008Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Kenneth Rosener, William Owen Brown
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Patent number: 8340614Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining proximity of a mobile radio relative to its base radio. Antenna diversity is utilized to provide improved proximity detection, such as NEAR state or FAR state, of the mobile radio relative to its base radio.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2008Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Kenneth Rosener, William Owen Brown
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Publication number: 20110119782Abstract: The present invention relates generally to constructs and in particular genetic constructs comprising polynucleotide sequences capable of release in covalently closed, circular form from a larger nucleotide sequence such as, but not limited to, a genome of a eukaryotic cell. Preferably, once released, a polynucleotide sequence is reconstituted in a form which permits expression of the polynucleotide sequence. In one embodiment, the reconstituted polynucleotide sequence comprises a coding sequence with all or part of an extraneous nucleotide such as, but not limited to, an intronic sequence or other splice signal inserted therein. Expression and in particular transcription of the coding sequence involves splicing out the extraneous sequence. The release and circularization is generally in response to a stimulus such as a protein-mediated stimulus. More particularly, the protein is a viral or prokaryotic or eukaryotic derived protein or developmentally and/or tissue specific regulated protein.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: Queensland University of TechnologyInventors: James Langham Dale, Benjamin Dugdale, Greg John Hafner, Scott Richard Hermann, Douglas Kenneth Becker, Robert Maxwell Harding, Srimek Chowpongpang
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Patent number: 7863430Abstract: The present invention relates generally to constructs and in particular genetic constructs comprising polynucleotide sequences capable of release in covalently closed, circular form from a larger nucleotide sequence such as a genome of a eukaryotic cell. Preferably, once released, a polynucleotide sequence is reconstituted in a form which permits expression of the polynucleotide sequence. In one embodiment, the reconstituted polynucleotide sequence comprises a coding sequence with all or part of an extraneous nucleotide such as an intronic sequence or other splice signal inserted therein. Expression and in particular transcription of the coding sequence involves splicing out the extraneous sequence. The release and circularization is generally in response to a stimulus such as a protein-mediated stimulus. More particularly, the protein is a viral or prokaryotic or eukaryotic derived protein or developmentally and/or tissue specific regulated protein.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2001Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Queensland University of TechnologyInventors: James Langham Dale, Benjamin Dugdale, Greg John Hafner, Scott Richard Hermann, Douglas Kenneth Becker, Robert Maxwell Harding, Srimek Chowpongpang
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Publication number: 20100281566Abstract: This invention discloses a constitutive promoter for expression of foreign or endogenous coding sequences in plants, including dicotyledonous and monocotyledonous plants. The invention also discloses a chimeric nucleic acid construct comprising the promoter of the invention operably linked to a foreign or endogenous polynucleotide that codes for a protein of interest or a transcript capable of modulating expression of a target gene. The invention further discloses transformed plant cells, as well as differentiated plants and plant parts, containing the construct. Methods for diagnosis and treatment of viral infections, especially badnaviral infections, are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2009Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: Queensland University of TechnologyInventors: James Langham Dale, Robert Maxwell Harding, Douglas Kenneth Becker, Gregory John Hafner, Ilin Yang
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Publication number: 20100206529Abstract: The invention relates to a self-fluxing brazing piece. The piece comprises a composite material comprising at least one inorganic material distributed in a metal or metal alloy matrix, the inorganic material forming a flux during brazing to promote the formation of a thermally induced metallic bond. The matrix may be an aluminium silicon brazing alloy and the inorganic material may be a potassium-fluoro-aluminate flux. The piece is made by spray forming.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2008Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicants: SANDVIK OSPREY LIMITED, SAPA HEAT TRANSFER ABInventors: Andrew Josef Widawski Ogilvy, Douglas Kenneth Hawksworth, Elisabeth Abom