Patents by Inventor John McGovern

John McGovern 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).

  • Patent number: 11975959
    Abstract: A beverage system that produces a fermented beverage from two or more liquid streams, includes a first source including an ultra-high gravity beverage at a pressure of 82.7 kPa to 1034.2 kPa; a second source including a carbonated and/or nitrogenated water at a pressure of 82.7 kPa to 1034.2 kPa and and a temperature of 0° to 8°; a mixing point that allows mixing of the ultra high gravity beverage to blend with the carbonated and/or nitrogenated water to produce a fermented beverage; and a fluid line fluidly coupled to the mixing point and configured to allow the fermented beverage to flow to a dispensing tap. The fluid line has a length of 0.3048 m to 45.72 m and an inner diameter of 3.2 mm to 15.9 mm for at least a portion of the line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: ALFA LAVAL COPENHAGEN A/S
    Inventors: Ronan McGovern, John Cataldo, Natalie Ciaccia, Adam Weiner, Ricky Ma
  • Patent number: 6643585
    Abstract: A road displaying method in a navigation device permits the normal and convenient display of a road name to the user, even though the next road to be traveled or approached is unnamed. In a navigation device operable to guide a vehicle in accordance with a searched guidance route and to display a road name of a next road to be traveled, in a case where the next road to be traveled is not named, a first available road having a road name is determined from the roads included in the guidance route beyond the next road, and the road name of the determined road is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: John McGovern
  • Patent number: 6608639
    Abstract: A method of inputting a place name that reduces the necessary memory capacity for input processing. A name list in which a plurality of names are registered in alphabetical order is prepared. A table is also prepared by storing sequences of n leading characters and data related to each sequence of n leading characters. The data represents information as to whether some of the registered names in the name list have the corresponding sequence of n leading characters. When a user inputs one of the sequences of n leading characters, a processor examines whether registered names in the name list have the same sequence of characters as the input sequence of n characters by referring to the table. If none of the registered names have the same sequence, the processor requests the user input a name again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: John McGovern
  • Publication number: 20030050756
    Abstract: A road displaying method in a navigation device permits the normal and convenient display of a road name to the user, even though the next road to be traveled or approached is unnamed. In a navigation device operable to guide a vehicle in accordance with a searched guidance route and to display a road name of a next road to be traveled, in a case where the next road to be traveled is not named, a first available road having a road name is determined from the roads included in the guidance route beyond the next road, and the road name of the determined road is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventor: John McGovern
  • Publication number: 20020067377
    Abstract: A method of inputting a place name that reduces the necessary memory capacity for input processing. A name list in which a plurality of names are registered in alphabetical order is prepared. A table is also prepared by storing sequences of n leading characters and data related to each sequence of n leading characters. The data represents information as to whether some of the registered names in the name list have the corresponding sequence of n leading characters. When a user inputs one of the sequences of n leading characters, a processor examines whether registered names in the name list have the same sequence of characters as the input sequence of n characters by referring to the table. If none of the registered names have the same sequence, the processor requests the user input a name again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 1998
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventor: JOHN MCGOVERN
  • Patent number: 5918207
    Abstract: A process and system for predictive resource planning to allow a service provider to meet a customer's predicted technical resource requirements. The process involves determining (11) a service provider's technology baseline, determining (12) a customer's technology direction, and storing the data representing the technology baseline and the technology direction in a data base repository. Based on the technology direction of the customer, the customer's technical resource requirements are predicted (13) and stored in the data base repository. The service provider then documents (14) the skill levels of its candidate employees and selects (15) candidates to meet the predicted technical resource requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Electronic Data Systems Corporation
    Inventors: John McGovern, George A. Gulyas, Michael B. Dickey