Patents by Inventor John J. Reidy

John J. Reidy 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).

  • Method of and apparatus for addressing a target device within a chain of devices
    Publication number: 20080183914
    Abstract: A method of addressing a target device within a chain of devices, the method comprising a sending device setting an address value and sending data in association with the address value, and wherein each device receiving the address value and data compares the address value to a device number, and if they are different modifies the address value by a predetermined amount and transmits the data and the modified address value to a subsequent device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: Analog Devices, Inc
    Inventors: Jeremy Richard Gorbold, John J. Reidy, John M. Wynne
  • Fastener gripping mechanism for bolt running operations
    Patent number: 4869136
    Abstract: A fully automated tool for holding threaded fasteners during fastener insertion, removal, or transport is described. The device is capable of handling different sized fasteners and can be used with remote manipulator systems or in hand-held operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1989
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: David A. Easter, Donald J. Hackman, William R. Dick, John J. Reidy
  • Underwater excavator
    Patent number: 4408405
    Abstract: An underwater excavator comprising a modular non-metallic cofferdam wherein ater under pressure exits from a plurality of nozzles along at least one side of the base of the cofferdam and a fluid driven eductor driven by pressurized fluid evacuates the suspended solids raised by the pressurized fluid that flows through the nozzles, with a plurality of small barrier nozzles located along one or more horizontal conduits used to sink the cofferdam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1983
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Harry S. Williams, Jan B. Yates, John J. Reidy, Ernest Faccini, Terry E. Hill, William K. Shafley