Patents by Inventor James J. Mays
James J. Mays 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: 11445771Abstract: A personal respiratory protection device comprising a main body (12) carrying an exhalation valve (28), the valve (28) having a grip region (29) which is grippable in use by the user, the grip region (29) being configured to indicate to the user that the valve (28) is to be gripped during opening, donning and doffing of the device.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2015Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Christopher P. Henderson, Reyad A. Abdulqader, James J. May, Mark A. J. Fernandes, Daniel P. Jenkins, Stuart J. King, Elliott J. Baxter, Mario-Alexander Lehmann, Andrea Lejewski
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Publication number: 20210112893Abstract: A personal respiratory protection device comprising an upper panel, a central panel, and a lower panel, the central panel being separated from each of the upper and lower panels by a first and second fold, seam, weld or bond, respectively, such that device is capable of being folded flat for storage along the first and second fold, seam, weld or bond and opened to form a cup-shaped air chamber over the nose and mouth of the wearer when in use, wherein the lower panel includes a stiffening sheet which has a longitudinal crease line, wherein the stiffening sheet is folded about the longitudinal crease line when the device is in use.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Reyad A. Abdulqader, James J. May, Mark A. J. Fernandes, Daniel P. Jenkins
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Patent number: 10863784Abstract: Various embodiments of a personal respiratory protection device (10) are disclosed. The personal respiratory protection device (10) includes an upper panel (18), a central panel (16), and a lower panel (20), the central panel (16) being separated from each of the upper and lower panels (18) by a first and second fold (36), seam, weld (76) or bond, respectively, such that the device is capable of being folded flat for storage along the first and second fold (36), seam, weld (76) or bond and opened to form a cup-shaped air chamber over the nose and mouth of the wearer when in use. The lower panel (20) includes a stiffening sheet (40) that has a longitudinal crease line, where the stiffening sheet (40) is folded about the longitudinal crease line when the device is in use.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2015Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Reyad A. Abdulqader, James J. May, Mark A. J. Fernandes, Daniel P. Jenkins
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Publication number: 20170340031Abstract: A personal respiratory protection device comprising a main body (12) carrying an exhalation valve (28), the valve (28) having a grip region (29) which is grippable in use by the user, the grip region (29) being configured to indicate to the user that the valve (28) is to be gripped during opening, donning and doffing of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Christopher P. Henderson, Reyad A. Abdulqader, James J. May, Mark A. J. Fenandes, Daniel P. Jenkins, Stuart J. King, Elliott J. Baxter, Mario-Alexander Lehmann, Andrea Lejewski
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Publication number: 20170318875Abstract: A personal respiratory protection device comprising an upper panel, a central panel, and a lower panel, the central panel being separated from the upper and lower panels by a first and second fold, seam, weld or bond, respectively, such that device is capable of being folded flat for storage along first and second fold, seam, weld or bond and opened to form a cup-shaped air chamber over the nose and mouth of the wearer when in use, wherein the upper panel has a nose conforming element for conforming at least part of the upper panel to the nose of a wearer when in use, the nose conforming element having a resiliently flexible central portion and first and second rigid outer portions extending outwardly from the central portion, the central portion deforming upon donning of the respirator so that the central and outer portions conform to the profile of the nose.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2015Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Christopher P. Henderson, Reyad A. Abdulqader, Stuart A. McGlasson, James J. May, Mark A. J. Fernandes, David N. Boyce, Elliott J. Baxter
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Publication number: 20170311661Abstract: A personal respiratory protection device comprising an upper panel (18), a central panel (16), and a lower panel (20), the central panel (16) being separated from each of the upper and lower panels (18) by a first and second fold (36), seam, weld (76) or bond, respectively, such that device is capable of being folded flat for storage along the first and second fold (36), seam, weld (76) or bond and opened to form a cup-shaped air chamber over the nose and mouth of the wearer when in use, wherein the lower panel (20) has a graspable tab (32) attached to an interior portion of an external surface of the lower panel (20), the tab (32) being graspable in use to open the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2015Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Christopher P. Henderson, Reyad A. Abdulqader, James J. May, Mark A. J. Fenandes, David N. Boyce
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Publication number: 20170258150Abstract: A personal respiratory protection device (10) comprising an upper panel (18), a central panel (16), and a lower panel (20), the central panel (16) being separated from each of the upper and lower panels (18) by a first and second fold (36), seam, weld (76) or bond, respectively, such that device is capable of being folded flat for storage along the first and second fold (36), seam, weld (76) or bond and opened to form a cup-shaped air chamber over the nose and mouth of the wearer when in use, wherein the lower panel (20) includes a stiffening sheet (40) which has a longitudinal crease line, wherein the stiffening sheet (40) is folded about the longitudinal crease line when the device is in use.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2015Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Reyad A. Abdulqader, James J. May, Mark A. J. Fernandes, Daniel P. Jenkins
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Patent number: 8468246Abstract: According to a particular embodiment of the present invention, a system and method for allocating resources in a distributed computing system are provided. In one embodiment, a distributed computing system includes a computing grid including a plurality of grid nodes, a web server configured in a service-oriented architecture and operable to provide one or more business applications to a plurality of clients by executing one or more services on the plurality of grid nodes, and a resource control system communicatively coupled to the web server. The resource control system is operable to receive one or more performance parameters of the business applications executed on the plurality of grid nodes, provision one or more of the grid nodes in response to the performance parameters falling below a predetermined minimum level, and un-provision one or more of the grid nodes in response to the performance parameters exceeding a predetermined maximum level.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2009Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventors: James J. Mays, Michael L. Williams, Michael L. Forsman
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Patent number: 8005956Abstract: According to one embodiment, a distributed computing system includes a resource control system coupled to a web server. The web server configured in a service oriented architecture and operable to provide a business application by executing a plurality of services on a plurality of computers configured in the distributed computing system. The resource control system is operable to determine a performance parameter of the business application, and provision or un-provision one of the plurality of computers according to the determined performance parameter.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2008Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventors: Michael L. Williams, Michael L. Forsman, James J. Mays
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Publication number: 20100262695Abstract: According to a particular embodiment of the present invention, a system and method for allocating resources in a distributed computing system are provided. In one embodiment, a distributed computing system includes a computing grid including a plurality of grid nodes, a web server configured in a service-oriented architecture and operable to provide one or more business applications to a plurality of clients by executing one or more services on the plurality of grid nodes, and a resource control system communicatively coupled to the web server. The resource control system is operable to receive one or more performance parameters of the business applications executed on the plurality of grid nodes, provision one or more of the grid nodes in response to the performance parameters falling below a predetermined minimum level, and un-provision one or more of the grid nodes in response to the performance parameters exceeding a predetermined maximum level.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2009Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: Raytheon CompanyInventors: James J. Mays, Michael L. Williams, Michael L. Forsman
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Publication number: 20090187658Abstract: According to one embodiment, a distributed computing system includes a resource control system coupled to a web server. The web server configured in a service oriented architecture and operable to provide a business application by executing a plurality of services on a plurality of computers configured in the distributed computing system. The resource control system is operable to determine a performance parameter of the business application, and provision or un-provision one of the plurality of computers according to the determined performance parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2008Publication date: July 23, 2009Inventors: Michael L. Williams, Michael L. Forsman, James J. Mays
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Patent number: D612337Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2008Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Desmond T. Curran, Andrew Murphy, Alan W. Lee, Daniel P. C. Tyce, James J. May, Michael C. Bainton, Stuart J. King
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Patent number: D632375Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2008Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Desmond T. Curran, Andrew Murphy, Alan W. Lee, Daniel P. C. Tyce, James J. May, Michael C. Bainton, Stuart J. King
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Patent number: D657445Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2008Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Desmond T. Curran, Andrew Murphy, James J. May, Michael C. Bainton, Stuart J. King