Patents by Inventor John C. McMahon

John C. McMahon 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).

  • Publication number: 20160328962
    Abstract: An apparatus adapted for use in a vehicle for obtaining the speed limit of the path being traversed by the vehicle and comparing the speed of the vehicle to the speed limit; thereafter, indicating to a driver of the vehicle when the speed limit has been exceeded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventor: John C. McMahon
  • Patent number: 5167163
    Abstract: An apparatus for converting rotational movement into linear movement in vehicles comprises a flywheel rotated about a center by a rotary motion producing motor. The flywheel has rotatably mounted thereon a plurality of weighted members which rotate about an axis associated therewith with each axis being spaced from the flywheel center. Each of the weighted members has a center of gravity which is spaced from the rotational axis associated therewith. Rotation of the weighted members is synchronized with rotation of the flywheel such that when the weighted member is on one side a non-rotating coordinate system, the distance between the center of gravity associated with the respective weighted member is further spaced from the flywheel center then when the weighted member is on an opposite side of the coordinate system such that an overall center of gravity of the rotating apparatus is always positioned on one side of the coordinate system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1992
    Inventor: John C. McMahon
  • Patent number: 5126309
    Abstract: A process of decontaminating a surface contaminated with a toxic chemical agent in which there is applied to the contaminated surface, a macroporous cross-linked hydrophobic copolymer containing an agent which is a decontaminant for the toxic chemical agent present on the surface. The decontaminant can be a chemical neutralizer such as sodium hydroxide; lithium hydroxide; concentrated bleach; and mixtures of diethylene triamine, 2-methoxy ethanol, and sodium hydroxide, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Richard C. Chromecek, John C. McMahon, Milan F. Sojka
  • Patent number: 5100477
    Abstract: A process of decontaminating a surface contaminated with a toxic chemical agent in which there is applied to the contaminated surface, a macroporous cross-linked hydrophobic copolymer containing an agent which is a decontaminant for the toxic chemical agent present on the surface. The decontaminant can be a chemical neutralizer such as sodium hydroxide; lithium hydroxide; concentrated bleach; and mixtures of diethylene triamine, 2-methoxy ethanol, and sodium hydroxide, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Richard C. Chromecek, John C. McMahon, Milan F. Sojka