Patents by Inventor Gary D. Burns
Gary D. Burns 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: 11927164Abstract: A throttle body assembly for a combustion engine includes a throttle body having a pressure chamber including a supply of liquid fuel, and a throttle bore with an inlet through which air is received. A throttle valve is carried by the throttle body with a valve head movable relative to the throttle bore. A metering valve is coupled to the throttle body, and has a valve element that is movable between open and closed positions. A boost venturi is located in the throttle bore and has an inner passage that is open at both ends to the throttle bore. The boost venturi has an opening through which fuel flows into the inner passage when the valve element is in the open position, wherein fuel flows from the pressure chamber to the metering valve under the force of gravity or under a pressure of less than 6 psi.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Walbro LLCInventors: Gary J. Burns, Andreas D. M. Dixon, Eric G. Zbytowski, Albert L Sayers, Justin T. Dolane, David L Speirs, William E. Galka, Duried F. Rabban, Bradley J. Roche
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Patent number: 6591166Abstract: A power plant water chemistry analysis apparatus and method relies upon water chemistry sensors to obtain power plant water chemistry data characterizing the chemical activity of a power plant water system. An analytical model processor is used to generate model predictions for the power plant water system. A statistical data fitting processor selects screened data from the power plant water chemistry data that corresponds to the model predictions. The screened data is processed by an artificial intelligence processor to derive power plant water chemistry diagnostic information. The artificial intelligence processor includes an expert system, rule base, plant water chemistry system simulator, and pattern recognition module.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 1999Date of Patent: July 8, 2003Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.Inventors: Peter J. Millett, Gary D. Burns, Gary E. Brobst
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Patent number: 5966683Abstract: A power plant water chemistry analysis apparatus and method relies upon water chemistry sensors to obtain power plant water chemistry data characterizing the chemical activity of a power plant water system. An analytical model processor is used to generate model predictions for the power plant water system. A statistical data fitting processor selects screened data from the power plant water chemistry data that corresponds to the model predictions. The screened data is processed by an artificial intelligence processor to derive power plant water chemistry diagnostic information. The artificial intelligence processor includes an expert system, rule base, plant water chemistry system simulator, and pattern recognition module.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 1997Date of Patent: October 12, 1999Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.Inventors: Peter J. Millett, Gary D. Burns, Gary E. Brobst
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Patent number: 5800196Abstract: An electrical connector that includes a pair of hermaphroditic electrical connector members which are identically formed having a connector body supported within a flexible jacket, wherein the connector body includes a male plug and a female receptacle, whereby the first male plug of the first connector is positioned to be coupled to the second female receptacle of the second connector, and wherein the first female receptacle of the first connector is arranged to be coupled to the second male plug of the second connector when one of the connector members is inverted and latched to the opposing connector member.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 1996Date of Patent: September 1, 1998Assignee: Tri-Star Electronics International, Inc.Inventors: Edward Rudoy, Leslie Laszlo Kerek, Gary D. Burns
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Patent number: 5724254Abstract: A power plant water chemistry analysis apparatus and method relies upon water chemistry sensors to obtain power plant water chemistry data characterizing the chemical activity of a power plant water system. An analytical model processor is used to generate model predictions for the power plant water system. A statistical data fitting processor selects screened data from the power plant water chemistry data that corresponds to the model predictions. The screened data is processed by an artificial intelligence processor to derive power plant water chemistry diagnostic information. The artificial intelligence processor includes an expert system, rule base, plant water chemistry system simulator, and pattern recognition module.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 1996Date of Patent: March 3, 1998Assignee: Electric Power Research InstituteInventors: Peter J. Millett, Gary D. Burns, Gary E. Brobst
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Patent number: 4652993Abstract: Within a High Performance Storage Unit (HPSU) digital memory resource, plural ones (up to 4) of a multiplicity (nominally 8) of independently operative storage memory banks, each consisting of four storage modules, are each simultaneously communicating voluminous read data (nominally 144 data bits plus 16 parity bits) read from each to a respective one of plural (nominally 4) output ports of the memory resource, said communicating being upon and via a selected one of a like plural number (4) of wired-OR communication buses.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 1984Date of Patent: March 24, 1987Assignee: Sperry CorporationInventors: James H. Scheuneman, Gary D. Burns
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Patent number: 4528665Abstract: An improved dynamic memory system including through-checking and error detection of the refresh counter is described. A refresh counter that provides parity of the refresh count for through-checking, of refresh addresses is shown. Error detecting circuitry is utilized in conjunction with the refresh counter and the parity generating circuitry to detect errors in functionality of the refresh counter. The refresh counter is a Gray code counter constructed of a double rank of latches operable with code generating logic circuits for determining the sequence of generation of Gray code groupings.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 1983Date of Patent: July 9, 1985Assignee: Sperry CorporationInventors: Gary D. Burns, Donald W. Mackenthun, Scott D. Schaber
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Patent number: 4523314Abstract: An improved error indicating system utilizing adder circuits for use with an error correction code system capable of detecting and indicating multiple bit errors and detecting and correcting single bit errors is described. The system utilizes an encoding system for generating a plurality of check bits, each check bit associated with a predetermined bit grouping of data bits within a data word. When a data word is accessed, read check bits are reconstituted from the read data and are compared to the check bits originally encoded. Syndrome bits are generated from the originally encoded check bits and the reconstituted read check bits, the syndrome bits thus generated, serving to identify whether the data word accessed contains no errors, a single bit error, or a multiple bit error. Decoder circuitry for decoding the syndrome bits and effecting the control signals for controlling the correction of single bit errors is described.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 1983Date of Patent: June 11, 1985Assignee: Sperry CorporationInventors: Gary D. Burns, Scott D. Schaber
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Patent number: D395282Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 1996Date of Patent: June 16, 1998Assignee: Tri-Star Electronics International, Inc.Inventors: Edward Rudoy, Leslie Laszlo Kerek, Gary D. Burns