Patents by Inventor John Melin

John Melin 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: 11933510
    Abstract: This application relates to a building energy analysis and management system for measurement and verification of building performance. The system can analyze, optimize, manage, maintain, trouble shoot, and/or modify building systems, such as HVAC systems, in connection with the building energy usage. Measurements may be gathered for one or more HVAC units coupled to pressure independent valves, and sent to one or more Surge Panels that pass data to remote analysis servers, which can receive other system or external data. The analysis servers compare measurements to predicted values and can standardize the predicted values to account for external conditions. The comparison can result in difference values used to generate probable causes and optimization recommendations. The system outputs reports or other data display using a graphical user interface that can be adjusted for an anticipated user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: FlowEnergy, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Arthur Neal Smith, Joshua Jerome Doerr, Christopher Tillman Reed, Jeffrey Michael Creighton, Christopher John Robson, Andrew James Horn, David Anthony Rogers, Larry Ray Willis, Jr., Billy Joe Melin, Sr., Tamara Jewell Hansen
  • Patent number: 10340051
    Abstract: Radioisotope production system includes an electrical field system and a magnetic field system that are configured to direct a particle beam of charged particles along a beam path within an acceleration chamber. The magnetic field system is energized by a drive current to generate a magnetic flux into the acceleration chamber for controlling the particle beam. The radioisotope production system also includes a target system configured to hold a target material and receive the particle beam. The radioisotope production system also includes a monitoring system that is configured to: (a) determine an operating parameter of the radioisotope production system as the particle beam is directed toward the target material and (b) change the drive current, thereby changing the magnetic flux, based on the operating parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Martin Pärnaste, Mikael Carlbom, Rickard Ericson, John Melin
  • Publication number: 20170236608
    Abstract: Radioisotope production system includes an electrical field system and a magnetic field system that are configured to direct a particle beam of charged particles along a beam path within an acceleration chamber. The magnetic field system is energized by a drive current to generate a magnetic flux into the acceleration chamber for controlling the particle beam. The radioisotope production system also includes a target system configured to hold a target material and receive the particle beam. The radioisotope production system also includes a monitoring system that is configured to: (a) determine an operating parameter of the radioisotope production system as the particle beam is directed toward the target material and (b) change the drive current, thereby changing the magnetic flux, based on the operating parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Martin Pärnaste, Mikael Carlbom, Rickard Ericson, John Melin
  • Patent number: 4346968
    Abstract: A visual field testing unit having a thin, light-weight screen adapted for mounting on an inside building wall and having a plurality of individually energizable substantially point light sources across its surface but behind a semi-transparent screen so that the lights are not visible from the outside until lit. A hand-held control unit allows a practitioner to test the visual field of a patient sitting a distance from the wall that carries the screen. The practitioner sequences various light patterns according to automatic preprogrammed patterns and duration of energization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1982
    Assignee: Pacific Innovations
    Inventors: John A. Melin, Russell P. Irwin, Gordon L. Epstein