Patents by Inventor Jeffrey A. Norris
Jeffrey A. Norris 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: 10756671Abstract: An apparatus that is comprised of a controller, a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), a temperature sensor, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). The controller to reads temperature data proportional to a temperature of the VCO, reads previously-calculated calibration data based on the read temperature data, determines a frequency command signal based on the read previously-calculated calibration data, and outputs the frequency command signal. The DAC converts the frequency command signal into a frequency analog signal. The temperature sensor produces the temperature signal. The ADC converts the temperature signal into the temperature data. The VCO produces an output frequency based on the frequency analog signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: IXI Technology Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Michael Dekoker, Jeffrey Norris, Anthony Aquino, Cary Carlson
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Publication number: 20200214191Abstract: A method for adjusting an economic balance point in a dual fuel HVAC system includes a furnace, a heat pump and a control system. The method comprises providing a control device having a preprogrammed algorithm for controlling the HVAC system, providing a communication path between the control device and at least one component of the HVAC system, and accessing current fuel cost data; determining an economic balance point temperature based on the current fuel cost data; and updating the economic balance point temperature in the preprogrammed algorithm to adjust an actual balance point of the HVAC system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Gregory Ralph Harrod, Jeffrey Norris Nichols
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Patent number: 10697993Abstract: A wind direction indicator for hunters includes a smoke generator, a housing, an electrical power source, an air pump and a switch all arranged such that the indicator may be actuated by a hunter using a single hand. The smoke generator may be a cartomizer as an example.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Cirrus Outdoors, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Norris, James Angelo Angott
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Publication number: 20200112285Abstract: An apparatus that is comprised of a controller, a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), a temperature sensor, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). The controller to reads temperature data proportional to a temperature of the VCO, reads previously-calculated calibration data based on the read temperature data, determines a frequency command signal based on the read previously-calculated calibration data, and outputs the frequency command signal. The DAC converts the frequency command signal into a frequency analog signal. The temperature sensor produces the temperature signal. The ADC converts the temperature signal into the temperature data. The VCO produces an output frequency based on the frequency analog signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2018Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: Michael Dekoker, Jeffrey Norris, Anthony Aquino, Cary Carlson
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Patent number: 10389369Abstract: An apparatus is comprised of a processor, a tuning voltage generator, a tuning circuit, an amplifier, and a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO). The processor generates a tuning voltage command and a modulation command signal. The tuning voltage generator, coupled to the processor, receives the tuning voltage command and generates a baseline analog tuning signal based on the received tuning voltage command. The amplifier, coupled to the tuning voltage generator, receives the baseline analog tuning signal and the modulation signal, and generates a tuning signal based on the received baseline analog tuning signal and the received modulation command signal. The VCO, coupled to the amplifier, receives the tuning signal, generates a modulated radio frequency output signal based on the received tuning signal, and outputs the modulated radio frequency output signal, the modulated radio frequency output signal emulating a communication waveform.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2018Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: IXI TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Daniel Hyman, Jeffrey Norris, Joe Truong, Michael Dekoker, Anthony Aquino
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Publication number: 20190212357Abstract: A wind direction indicator for hunters includes a smoke generator, a housing, an electrical power source, an air pump and a switch all arranged such that the indicator may be actuated by a hunter using a single hand. The smoke generator may be a cartomizer as an example.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Applicant: Cirrus Outdoors, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Norris, James Angelo Angott
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Patent number: 10267821Abstract: A wind direction indicator for hunters includes a smoke generator, a housing, an electrical power source, an air pump and a switch all arranged such that the indicator may be actuated by a hunter using a single hand. The smoke generator may be a cartomizer as an example.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2017Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Cirrus Outdoors, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Norris, James Angelo Angott
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Publication number: 20180038884Abstract: A wind direction indicator for hunters includes a smoke generator, a housing, an electrical power source, an air pump and a switch all arranged such that the indicator may be actuated by a hunter using a single hand. The smoke generator may be a cartomizer as an example.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: Cirrus Outdoors, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Norris, James Angelo Angott
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Patent number: 9841433Abstract: A wind direction indicator for hunters includes a smoke generator, a housing, an electrical power source, an air pump and a switch all arranged such that the indicator may be actuated by a hunter using a single hand. The smoke generator may be a cartomizer as an example.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Cirrus Outdoors, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Norris, James Angelo Angott
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Patent number: 9415499Abstract: An electrical combination including a power tool, charger and an adapter separate from and connectable between the battery and the tool housing or battery charger to support the battery on the tool housing or the battery charger, the adapter having adapter leads for electrically coupling the battery to the power tool or the battery charger, the adapter having a mechanical lockout for allowing an electrical coupling between the adapter and the power tool while preventing an electrical coupling between the adapter and the battery charger.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2012Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Daniele C. Brotto, Bhanuprasad V. Gorti, Daniel J. White, Shelby K. Starks, Geoffrey S. Howard, Allen K. Brelsford, Jeffrey Francis, Jeffrey Norris, Andrew E. Seman, Jr., David A. Carrier, Danh T. Trinh
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Patent number: 9412490Abstract: A fire activation module for a fire extinguishing system includes an actuation device that has an instantaneous actuation current draw during a suppression event. First and second power leads are connected to the actuation device and have a current capacity less than the instantaneous actuation current draw. At least one capacitor is connected to the actuation device and the power leads. The capacitor is configured to store electricity from the power leads and discharge the electricity to the actuation device during the suppression event.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2013Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: KIDDE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: David Frasure, Robert Jeffrey Norris, John Wetzork, Bruce Embry, Johnny Dewayne Wyatt, James Cooke
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Publication number: 20160069924Abstract: A wind direction indicator for hunters includes a smoke generator, a housing, an electrical power source, an air pump and a switch all arranged such that the indicator may be actuated by a hunter using a single hand. The smoke generator may be a cartomizer as an example.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Applicant: HUNT VAPE TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Norris, James Angelo Angott
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Patent number: 9177693Abstract: A wiring harness for a fire extinguishing system including a connector that has a pair of power leads and a pair of command leads. At least one zone identification element is in communication with the connector and is configured to provide a zone location assignment to the connector.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2013Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: KIDDE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: David Frasure, Robert Jeffrey Norris, John Wetzork, Bruce Embry, Johnny Dewayne Wyatt, James Cooke
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Publication number: 20140048292Abstract: A fire activation module for a fire extinguishing system includes an actuation device that has an instantaneous actuation current draw during a suppression event. First and second power leads are connected to the actuation device and have a current capacity less than the instantaneous actuation current draw. At least one capacitor is connected to the actuation device and the power leads. The capacitor is configured to store electricity from the power leads and discharge the electricity to the actuation device during the suppression event.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventors: David Frasure, Robert Jeffrey Norris, John Wetzork, Bruce Embry, Johnny Dewayne Wyatt, James Cooke
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Publication number: 20140048330Abstract: A wiring harness for a fire extinguishing system including a connector that has a pair of power leads and a pair of command leads. At least one zone identification element is in communication with the connector and is configured to provide a zone location assignment to the connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventors: David Frasure, Robert Jeffrey Norris, John Wetzork, Bruce Embry, Johnny Dewayne Wyatt, James Cooke
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Patent number: 8370537Abstract: A test system 100 that can accept a plurality of plug-in electronic cards in Xi Slots 126 or PXI slots 134 is described. The test or source measure switching system 100 includes a sequencer or sequence engine 130 which is fully capable of executing opcode instructions having potentially indefinite completion times and monitoring multiple asynchronous inputs simultaneously without interrupts. The sequencer 130 is sequential and deterministic to approximately 10 microsecond resolution. The sequencer 130 includes a trigger router which can be a fully configurable trigger input and trigger output routing matrix. Every trigger input can be configured via several detection modes such as active high, active low, level high and level low. Also, trigger outputs can be configured to be triggered on single, multiple or auto triggers if set.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2009Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: EADS North America, Inc.Inventors: Sylvester Yu, Jeffrey Norris, Xiaokun Hu, Daniel Masters, Timothy Elmore, Gary Carlson
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Publication number: 20120302101Abstract: An electrical combination including a power tool, charger and an adapter separate from and connectable between the battery and the tool housing or battery charger to support the battery on the tool housing or the battery charger, the adapter having adapter leads for electrically coupling the battery to the power tool or the battery charger, the adapter having a mechanical lockout for allowing an electrical coupling between the adapter and the power tool while preventing an electrical coupling between the adapter and the battery charger.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2012Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Daniele C. Brotto, Bhanuprasad V. Gorti, Daniel J. White, Shelby K. Starks, Geoffrey S. Howard, Allen K. Brelsford, Jeffrey Francis, Jeffrey Norris, Andrew E. Seman, JR., David A. Carrier, Danh T. Trinh
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Patent number: 8169296Abstract: A switch matrix module (600) includes programmable stub breakers (508-512, 514-518) which can break off the bus and isolate unused portion of the switch matrix. Using three-way stub breakers (508-512, 514-518) at the matrix front-ends that can either completely isolate a middle matrix or cut off stubs left or right of the destination and source matrices, allows for the formation of very large matrices which have improved operational performance.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2007Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: EADS North America, Inc.Inventors: Gary Carlson, Jeffrey Norris, Randy Raasch, Long Ta
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Patent number: 8103912Abstract: A test system 100 that can accept a plurality of plug-in electronic cards in Xi Slots 126 or PXI slots 134 is described. The test or source measure switching system 100 includes a sequencer or sequence engine 130 which is fully capable of executing opcode instructions having potentially indefinite completion times and monitoring multiple asynchronous inputs simultaneously without interrupts. The sequencer 130 is sequential and deterministic to approximately ten microsecond resolution.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2009Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: EADS North America, Inc.Inventors: Gary Carlson, Jeffrey Norris, Xiaokun Hu, Daniel Masters, Timothy Elmore, Sylvester Yu
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Patent number: D866062Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Cirrus Outdoors, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Norris, James Angelo Angott