Patents by Inventor John Hunter

John Hunter 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).

  • Articles comprising an electrodeposited aluminum alloys
    Patent number: 10190227
    Abstract: An article comprising an electrodeposited aluminum alloy is described herein. The electrodeposited aluminum alloy comprises an average grain size less than approximately 1 micrometer. The electrodeposited aluminum alloy thickness is greater than approximately 40 micrometers. A ductility of the electrodeposited aluminum alloy is greater than approximately 2%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Xtalic Corporation
    Inventors: Shiyun Ruan, Witold Paw, John Hunter Martin, Alan C. Lund
  • MICRO-TEXTURED SURFACES VIA LOW PRESSURE ROLLING
    Publication number: 20190022720
    Abstract: A substrate (e.g., metal or non-metal sheet) can have multiple textures on a surface of the substrate. The various textures can be impressed or applied on the surface of the substrate by passing the substrate between multiple pairs of work rolls that each include at least one textured work roll for transferring a texture of the work roll onto the surface of the substrate. The pairs of work rolls apply the various textures on the surface of the substrate while maintaining a thickness of the substrate (e.g., with substantially no reduction in a thickness of the substrate). A single pass of the substrate between the pairs of work rolls can allow various different textures, patterns, or features to be applied to the surface of the substrate while the thickness of the substrate remains substantially constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Novelis Inc.
    Inventors: Mehdi Shafiei, John A. Hunter, Peter Knelsen, Steven L. Mick
  • ACCESS NODE CONFIGURATION IN A NETWORK
    Publication number: 20190028343
    Abstract: An apparatus, method of operating the apparatus, and system comprising the apparatus are provided. The apparatus has a backhaul sub-node to provide a backhaul connection to a communications network and an access sub-node to provide an access cell to which user equipment can connect. In response to a configuration trigger a configuration procedure is performed, in which the backhaul sub-node gathers information about the network environment and transmits at least a portion of the information about the network environment to a network management node. The the network management node then generates an access sub-node configuration which it transmits to the access sub-node, where the configuration is dependent on the information about the network environment transmitted to the network management node by the backhaul sub-node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Airspan Networks Inc.
    Inventors: ANTHONY EDWARD PUTMAN, ALAN CARTER, ROBERT JOHN HUNTER
  • Applicator system for extrusive dispensing of work material from collapsible cartridge
    Patent number: 10166570
    Abstract: An applicator system for extrusive dispensing of work material from a flexible pre-charged portion of a cartridge unit is provided. The system comprises a body portion having an actuator and a housing coupled thereto. The housing includes a cartridge bay and an arresting member displaceably coupled thereto. The cartridge bay is configured to receive the cartridge unit and defines at least one containment compartment for receiving the pre-charged cartridge. The arresting member is displaceable between open and closed configurations for releasably retaining the cartridge unit. The actuator, coupled to the housing in communication with the cartridge bay, includes a drive member engaging the pre-charged cartridge within the containment compartment. The body includes a handle and an activation member coupled thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignees: Patent & Investment LLC, Plas-Pak Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert Lee, Brian Glass, John Hunter, Brian Dauphinais, Brent Giansanti
  • AUTONOMOUS CONTROL VALVE FOR WELL PRESSURE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20180347312
    Abstract: A downhole flow control device is described having a flow control valve and a sensor communication with the flow control valve. The sensor measures a downstream process parameter and the flow control valve is configured to control the fluid flow through the valve to achieve a target downstream process parameter value in response to the measured downstream process parameter. A control system for controlling the downhole flow control device and a method for controlling the downhole flow device are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Swellfix UK Limited
    Inventors: Annabel GREEN, John HUNTER, Clint FROST
  • VOMIT EMISSION CONTAINMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180049951
    Abstract: A vomit emission containment device is a device having an adjustable position container stand and container designed for placement of the container in close proximity to a nauseous person. The device has a stand with a vomit container holder having an accessory holder on the back side. The vomit container holder attaches to a stand that has a base, a vertical portion, and an arm that holds the container. Each section is joined by an adjustable angle elbow that together allows the container to be positioned horizontally and vertically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: Jeremiah John Hunter
  • THROW-AND-CATCH BASED TOY WITH FREE FALL SENSING, IMPACT SENSING, AND SPEAKER OUTPUT
    Publication number: 20180028928
    Abstract: A throw-and-catch based toy with free fall sensing, impact sensing, and speaker output which includes a system, method and device for detecting a pre-determined motion from an accelerometer, comparing a sensed accelerometer information to a pre-determined accelerometer signature information, producing a sound based on the comparison of sensed accelerometer information to a pre-determined accelerometer signature information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: SKWRL Design, Inc.
    Inventors: John Hunter Miller, Brenden McMorrow
  • LOW-POWER VEHICLE DETECTION
    Publication number: 20180025629
    Abstract: A parking meter detects an object in proximity, based on a change in a proximity measurement at the meter, activates a directional sensor in response to detecting the object, receives sensor data at a meter processor from the directional sensor, wherein the received sensor data indicates a predetermined direction to the detected object relative to the meter. The parking meter determines a presence of the object, or lack thereof, in the predetermined direction based on the sensor data, and upon a positive determination of the presence of the object, stores an indication of the presence of the object along with a time of the positive determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Alexander SCHWARZ, Stephen John HUNTER
  • METERS AND UPGRADED METER COVER WITH SENSOR
    Publication number: 20180025549
    Abstract: Meters and meter covers comprising: a removable cover housing configured to accommodate the upper portion of the internal components of an existing meter, the cover housing engageable with the housing base of the existing meter to cover and enclose the internal components of the existing meter; a sensor affixed to the cover housing, the sensor configured to collect environmental information pertaining to the local external environment of the existing meter; a wireless radio affixed to the cover housing, the wireless radio configured to transmit the environmental information to the existing meter or to a remote server in communication with the existing meter; and a power unit affixed to the cover housing, the power unit supplying power to the sensor and the wireless radio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: David William KING, Alexander SCHWARZ, Stephen John HUNTER, Chad P. RANDALL
  • Throw-and-catch based toy with free fall sensing, impact sensing, and speaker output
    Patent number: 9839859
    Abstract: A throw-and-catch based toy with free fall sensing, impact sensing, and speaker output which includes a system, method and device for detecting a pre-determined motion from an accelerometer, comparing a sensed accelerometer information to a pre-determined accelerometer signature information, producing a sound based on the comparison of sensed accelerometer information to a pre-determined accelerometer signature information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: SKWRL Design Inc.
    Inventors: John Hunter Miller, Brenden Taylor McMorrow
  • Meters and upgraded meter cover with sensor
    Patent number: 9805518
    Abstract: Meters and meter covers comprising: a removable cover housing configured to accommodate the upper portion of the internal components of an existing meter, the cover housing engageable with the housing base of the existing meter to cover and enclose the internal components of the existing meter; a sensor affixed to the cover housing, the sensor configured to collect environmental information pertaining to the local external environment of the existing meter; a wireless radio affixed to the cover housing, the wireless radio configured to transmit the environmental information to the existing meter or to a remote server in communication with the existing meter; and a power unit affixed to the cover housing, the power unit supplying power to the sensor and the wireless radio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: IPS GROUP INC.
    Inventors: David William King, Alexander Schwarz, Stephen John Hunter, Chad P. Randall
  • APPARATUS FOR POWER GENERATION IN A FLUID SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170306725
    Abstract: A turbine has a flow pathway with an inlet in communication with the fluid channel. A rotor is disposed in the flow pathway and is rotatable around a rotation axis under the action of fluid flowing along the flow pathway. The rotation axis of the rotor is oblique to an axis extending along the fluid channel. The outlet of flow pathway may return fluid to the fluid channel. The turbine may also be provided with a flow control arrangement so as to vary the flow of fluid past the rotor and to prevent the rotor from damage. The rotor may be positioned apart from the fluid channel and so as not to obstruct the fluid channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Tendeka AS
    Inventor: John HUNTER
  • INTERMEDIATE FRAME, ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20170309969
    Abstract: Provided herein are intermediate frame systems and methods, comprising one or more arrays of channels on upper and/or lower edges of the intermediate frame wherein the channels are configured to provide a spatially uniform flow of electrolyte through the plane of the intermediate frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: John Hunter Miller, Thomas H. McWaid, Ryan J. Gilliam
  • TURBINE
    Publication number: 20170284219
    Abstract: A turbine for use in extracting energy from fluid flowing along a fluid channel defines a portion of the fluid channel and includes a flow pathway in communication with the fluid channel. A moveable element, such as a rotor, is disposed around the fluid channel and is moveable under the action of fluid flowing along the flow pathway so as to extract energy therefrom. The turbine may be associated with other apparatus in the fluid system, and may be capable of storing extracted energy for later use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: John HUNTER, Ian David MCWHINNIE, Sally Tamsin WOOD
  • POWER SUPPLY UNIT
    Publication number: 20170256983
    Abstract: A power supply unit for supplying power to a device has a rechargeable, main battery; a charging arrangement for charging the main battery; a non-rechargeable back-up battery; load terminals for connection to a load; and a control unit for controlling supply of power to the load primarily from the main battery and secondarily from the back-up battery. The device is, in particular, a single bay, stand alone parking meter. In the event that the main battery runs low, the control unit is configured to supply power to the load from both the main battery and the back-up battery or only from the back-up battery. The back-up battery is easily replaceable, and the power supply unit has a bay, with connectors for receiving the back-up battery. The main battery is charged from solar panels. A communication device is provided to communicate status messages wirelessly to a control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen John HUNTER, Andre Malan JOUBERT
  • Meal intended for human consumption
    Patent number: 9750272
    Abstract: This invention relates to a plurality of compositions for dietary health management and its use in the prevention or treatment of cardiovascular disease or type 2 diabetes, and also in the prevention and/or management of obesity and generally in weight management and loss. Thus a meal intended for human consumption is provided, the meal comprising: (a) 250-650 kilocalories (1045-4180 kiloJoules); (b) 10-50, preferably 20-50, more preferably 30-50 g fiber; (c) 10-50, preferably 10-30, more preferably 10-20 g protein; (d) 0 to 5, preferably less than 3 g starch; and (e) 0 to 2, preferably 0 to 1, most preferably 0 to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark John Berry, Heather Frances Jennifer Bligh, Mark Ian Fowler, Karl John Hunter, Katrina Macaulay
  • Low-power vehicle detection
    Patent number: 9728085
    Abstract: A parking meter detects an object in proximity, based on a change in a proximity measurement at the meter, activates a directional sensor in response to detecting the object, receives sensor data at a meter processor from the directional sensor, wherein the received sensor data indicates a predetermined direction to the detected object relative to the meter. The parking meter determines a presence of the object, or lack thereof, in the predetermined direction based on the sensor data, and upon a positive determination of the presence of the object, stores an indication of the presence of the object along with a time of the positive determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: IPS GROUP INC.
    Inventors: Alexander Schwarz, Stephen John Hunter
  • METERS AND UPGRADED METER COVER WITH SENSOR
    Publication number: 20170206716
    Abstract: Meters and meter covers comprising: a removable cover housing configured to accommodate the upper portion of the internal components of an existing meter, the cover housing engageable with the housing base of the existing meter to cover and enclose the internal components of the existing meter; a sensor affixed to the cover housing, the sensor configured to collect environmental information pertaining to the local external environment of the existing meter; a wireless radio affixed to the cover housing, the wireless radio configured to transmit the environmental information to the existing meter or to a remote server in communication with the existing meter; and a power unit affixed to the cover housing, the power unit supplying power to the sensor and the wireless radio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: David William KING, Alexander SCHWARZ, Stephen John HUNTER, Chad P. RANDALL
  • Power supply unit
    Patent number: 9692256
    Abstract: A power supply unit for supplying power to a device has a rechargeable, main battery; a charging arrangement for charging the main battery; a non-rechargeable back-up battery; load terminals for connection to a load; and a control unit for controlling supply of power to the load primarily from the main battery and secondarily from the back-up battery. The device is, in particular, a single bay, stand alone parking meter. In the event that the main battery runs low, the control unit is configured to supply power to the load from both the main battery and the back-up battery or only from the back-up battery. The back-up battery is easily replaceable, and the power supply unit has a bay, with connectors for receiving the back-up battery. The main battery is charged from solar panels. A communication device is provided to communicate status messages wirelessly to a control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: IPS GROUP INC.
    Inventors: Stephen John Hunter, Andre Malan Joubert
  • PAP SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170165444
    Abstract: A PAP system adapted for treatment of respiratory disease or sleep disordered breathing includes headgear adapted to engage a patient's head, a patient interface adapted to be secured to and sealed against a portion of a patient's face, in use, by the headgear, a flow generator adapted to be connected to the patient interface, and wherein the flow generator is adapted to be secured by a portion of the headgear to the patient's head, and an outlet tube to interconnect the flow generator and the patient interface. The patient interface includes a frame and a sealing arrangement supported by the frame. The sealing arrangement includes a seal portion, a body portion, and an inlet tube in communication with the outlet tube. The frame and the outlet tube are constructed of a relatively rigid material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Gerard Michael RUMMERY, Benjamin John HUNTER, Robert Edward HENRY, Jose Ignacio Romagnoli, James William Charles VANDYKE, David Anthony PIDCOCK, Rupert Christian SCHEINER, Stuart Norris Plascott, Stewart Joseph WAGNER, Jamie Graeme WEHBEH