Patents by Inventor John Larson

John Larson 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: 20030073326
    Abstract: A technique for identifying multiple circuit components. More specifically, a technique for identifying the location of electrical components, such as memory cartridges which have been disposed on a substrate, is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: John M. MacLaren, John Larson
  • Patent number: 6540437
    Abstract: An end dam for a generally U-shaped moisture management channel comprising: a vertical wall having a front and a rear surface and a base edge; a first flange extending at a right angle from the rear surface in the area of the vertical wall base edge, integrally formed therewith, and having a distal edge and a base edge; and a second flange having a base edge extending from and integrally formed with the rear wall, spaced apart from the first flange and extending angularly away from the rear surface toward said first flange distal edge to define a slot between the first and second flanges. The first and second flanges of the end dam frictionally engage the base or bottom of a generally U-shaped moisture management channel causing the vertical wall to abut the sidewalls of such a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Plastic Components, Inc.
    Inventor: John A. Larson
  • Publication number: 20030032270
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a fabrication method for a device for regulating the flow of electric current with high dielectric constant gate insulating layer and a source and/or drain forming a Schottky contact or Schottky-like region with a substrate. In one aspect, the gate insulating layer has a dielectric constant greater than the dielectric constant of silicon. In another aspect, the current regulating device may be a MOSFET device, optionally a planar P-type or N-type MOSFET, having any orientation. In another aspect, the source and/or drain may consist partially or fully of a silicide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: John Snyder, John Larson
  • Patent number: 6517375
    Abstract: A technique for identifying multiple circuit components. More specifically, a technique for identifying the location of electrical components, such as memory cartridges which have been disposed on a substrate, is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P.
    Inventors: John M. MacLaren, John Larson
  • Patent number: 6470638
    Abstract: An improved moisture management system for installation over doors and windows in buildings that included exterior, stucco-covered, curtain walls comprising an integrally formed, three sided, elongated track including a base, an upright front wall that includes at its base weep holes for the removal of entrained moisture as well as a longitudinal forward extending finish stop above the weep holes, and an upright rear wall at opposing elongated edges of the base, and, extending angularly downward from the outside of the base, and integrally formed therewith, a drip plate that permits ready drainage of water exiting the moisture management system through the weep holes in the upright front wall. Preferably, elongated striations in the front faces of both the front and rear upright walls as well as holes in the upright front wall above the finish stop provide improved adherence of sealants and adhesives used in the installation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Plastics Components, Inc.
    Inventor: John A. Larson
  • Patent number: 6447872
    Abstract: A flexible and resilient plastic corner bead of the type used in the installation of gypsum, foam and other similar construction board comprising a pair of integral flanges joined by an integrally formed plastic hinge and having adhered to at least one surface thereof, a fiberglass mesh that extends beyond the lateral edges of the flanges of the corner bead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Plastic Components, Inc.
    Inventor: John A. Larson
  • Patent number: 6428611
    Abstract: A filter apparatus for use in removing mist, smoke and particles generated by a machine tool includes a mechanical first filtration stage and a second filtration stage consisting of an electrostatic precipitator. A blower device creates a stream of air for entraining and moving mist, smoke and other particles upwardly through the first and second filtration stages. Circuitry is provided selectively opening the circuit to the collector of the electrostatic precipitator. The collector is energized by a lower voltage from the ionizing field when current to the collector is interrupted. By energizing the collector of the electrostatic filter at a low voltage and by operating the blower unit at a low velocity, mist, smoke and other particles are efficiently collected without shorting the collector plates when water based metal working fluids are used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Inventors: Anthony J. Andolino, John A. Larson
  • Patent number: 6386437
    Abstract: A collapsible octagonal bulk box has a bottom structure that closes automatically when the box is moved from a folded-flat condition to an erected condition. The box has opposed side walls and opposed end walls foldably connected by diagonal corner panels. A pair of diagonally opposite corner panels are bisected by longitudinal fold lines, and these fold lines define the outer edges of the folded-flat box. A major bottom flap is foldably connected to the bottom edge of each side wall, and a minor bottom flap is foldably connected to the bottom edge of each end wall. Each major bottom flap has a lateral side extension on its opposite side edges, and a diagonal fold line extends across one extension on each flap to define a triangular portion on each flap. The triangular portions are adhesively attached to an adjacent minor bottom flap, and in the folded-flat condition of the box the flaps project outwardly of the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: International Paper Company
    Inventor: Daniel John Larson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6351743
    Abstract: A domain name server, DNS, for Internet Protocol or Intranet Protocol networks, that has a non-cached domain name server connected to a cached domain name server, and a query server that is connected to both the non-cached DNS and the cached DNS. The query server balances the query load between the DNSs. The query server compares counts of outstanding queries of each DNS and assigns the next query to the DNS with the fewer outstanding counts, unless the query is a special type known as an authoratative query. All authoratative queries are processed by the non-cached DNS. This is because the DNS information stored in the non-cached server is more carefully updated so its information has a higher level of correctness than the information in the cached DNS. Periodic updating of the non-cached DNS keeps its information at this higher level of correctness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Carmen Edward DeArdo, Timothy John Larson, Gordon Thomas Spencer, Mahesh Kumar Totapally
  • Publication number: 20010051457
    Abstract: A technique for identifying multiple circuit components. More specifically, a technique for identifying the location of electrical components, such as memory cartridges which have been disposed on a substrate, is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Inventors: John M. MacLaren, John Larson
  • Patent number: 6293064
    Abstract: A moisture management system for installation over doors and windows in buildings that included exterior, stucco-covered, curtain walls comprising an integrally formed, three sided, elongated track including a base having weep holes therein, an upright front wall and an upright rear wall at opposing elongated edges of the base, and, extending angularly downward from the outside of the base, and integrally formed therewith, a drip plate that permits ready drainage of water entering the moisture management system through the weep holes in the base. Elongated striations in the front faces of both the front and rear upright walls as well as holes in the front upright wall provide adherence of sealants and adhesives used in the installation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Plastic Components, Inc.
    Inventor: John A. Larson
  • Patent number: 6247102
    Abstract: A computer system includes a CPU, a memory device, two expansion buses, and a bridge logic unit coupling together the CPU, the memory device and the expansion buses. The CPU couples to the bridge logic unit via a CPU bus and the memory device couples to the bridge logic unit via a memory bus. The bridge logic unit generally routes bus cycle requests from one of the four buses to another of the buses while concurrently routing bus cycle requests to another pair of buses. The bridge logic unit preferably includes four interfaces, one each to the CPU, memory device and the two expansion buses. Each pair of interfaces are coupled by at least one queue; write requests are stored (or “posted”) in write queues and read data are stored in read queues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth T. Chin, Jerome J. Johnson, Phillip M. Jones, Robert A. Lester, Gary J. Piccirillo, Jeffrey C. Stevens, C. Kevin Coffee, Michael J. Collins, John Larson
  • Patent number: 6212836
    Abstract: A corner bead comprising an arcuately profiled elongated central portion having two lateral edges and defining a concave and a convex surface, flanges extending from each of the lateral edges and unitarily formed therewith. The concave surface includes a pair of longitudinal rails extending at about 90° one from the other at the geometrical centerline of the concave surface and serve to align the corner bead of the present invention with the underlying drywall when applied over a drywall corner in the conventional fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Plastics Components, Inc.
    Inventor: John A. Larson
  • Patent number: 6189273
    Abstract: A drywall reveal and retaining clip for assuring proper alignment of abutting drywall reveal sections. The retaining clip comprises a generally U-shaped channel that engages the rear of two abutting ends of similarly shaped drywall reveal and by engagement of longitudinal ribs on the retaining clip with mating longitudinal channels on the drywall reveal provides a joint that aligns the abutting drywall reveal ends and inhibits any relative movement therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Plastic Components, Inc.
    Inventor: John A. Larson
  • Patent number: 6169876
    Abstract: A child educating system is provided including a book and at least one hook coupled to the book and adapted for being attached to a recipient surface in a vehicle. By this structure, the book may be supported on the recipient surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Inventors: John Larson, Sherry Larson
  • Patent number: 6119416
    Abstract: There is described an improved flashing system for exterior doors and windows. The system comprises a header, right and left hand vertical drainage channels and right and left hand corner sections which join the header to the vertical channels on either side of the door or window. The header is designed to provide normal protection for the top of the door or window from water infiltration and also provides at the rear thereof a dam and weep holes for removal of any rainwater which may infiltrate between the flashing and applied siding. The system design provides a continuous channel to conduct any infiltrating water from the header via the corner sections to the vertical channels wherefrom it drains downward and is harmlessly removed at the base of the window or door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Plastic Components, Inc.
    Inventor: John A. Larson
  • Patent number: 6041560
    Abstract: A sill support for protecting the sill of a window or door in new or retrofit construction which minimizes the need for on-site fabrication and comprises left and right end dam sections that engage a center connecting member of variable length depending upon the width of the door or window opening being treated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Plastic Components, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Larson, Thomas J. Gretz, John Ofcharsky
  • Patent number: 6038821
    Abstract: A sill support for protecting the sill of a window or door in new or retrofit construction which minimizes the need for on-site fabrication and comprises left and right end dam sections that engage a center connecting member of variable length depending upon the width of the door or window opening being treated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Plastic Components, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Larson, Thomas J. Gretz, John Ofcharsky
  • Patent number: 5937600
    Abstract: A drip channel for use in the construction of exterior wall systems and an exterior wall system using the drip channel are provided. Attached to the wall of a structure is a first vertical panel having a top edge and a bottom edge. A base portion is attached to and extends from the bottom edge of the first vertical panel such that the base portion and the first vertical panel form an oblique angle with one another. The base portion has an outboard edge with a plurality of holes distributed therealong. A second vertical panel is attached to and extends upward from the outboard edge of the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Plastic Components, Inc.
    Inventor: John A. Larson
  • Patent number: 5935545
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing an aqueous solution of FeCl.sub.3. The process involves the steps of: (a) reacting an ore material comprising titanium and iron with chlorine and coke to form a metal chloride vapor stream comprising titanium tetrachloride, ferrous chloride, ferric chloride and unreacted coke and ore solids; (b) cooling the metal chloride vapor stream to a temperature in the range of 350 to 500.degree. C. to condense at least some of the ferrous chloride; (c) separating the condensed ferrous chloride and the unreacted coke and ore solids from the metal chloride vapor stream; (d) cooling the metal chloride vapor stream to a temperature in the range of 180 to 240.degree. C. to form a precipitate comprising ferric chloride; and (e) adding the precipitate to water to form an aqueous solution comprising ferric chloride. The resulting aqueous solution has a high FeCl.sub.3 content, and can be used in wastewater treatment applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Kevin J. Leary, Juergen Kurt Plischke, John Larson Owen, John Robert Stecher