Patents by Inventor Justin MCALLISTER
Justin MCALLISTER 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).
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Publication number: 20240153717Abstract: A manual disconnect switching device includes an external housing having a handle actuator. The manual disconnect switching device further includes a bellows actuator in communication with the handle actuator and hermetically sealed within an internal volume of the external housing. The bellows actuator includes a shaft and a biased bellows for switching the manual disconnect switching device between open and closed positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Daniel Charles Sullivan, Justin McAllister
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Patent number: 11919628Abstract: A method of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight includes providing horizontal thrust in-line with the direction of forward flight of the UAV using at least one electric motor, providing primary vertical lift for the UAV during the forward flight using a fixed and non-rotating wing, repositioning the at least one electric motor to provide vertical thrust during transition of the UAV to vertical flight for descent, landing the UAV on a surface using a vertical approach after the motor repositioning, and deploying an anchor to secure the UAV to a surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.Inventors: Christopher E. Fisher, John P. Zwaan, Marc L. Schmalzel, Steven Chambers, Justin McAllister
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Publication number: 20220274694Abstract: A method of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight includes providing horizontal thrust in-line with the direction of forward flight of the UAV using at least one electric motor, providing primary vertical lift for the UAV during the forward flight using a fixed and non-rotating wing, repositioning the at least one electric motor to provide vertical thrust during transition of the UAV to vertical flight for descent, landing the UAV on a surface using a vertical approach after the motor repositioning, and deploying an anchor to secure the UAV to a surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Inventors: Christopher E. Fisher, John P. Zwaan, Marc L. Schmalzel, Steven Chambers, Justin McAllister
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Patent number: 11292591Abstract: A method of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight includes providing horizontal thrust in-line with the direction of forward flight of the UAV (110) using at least one electric motor (120), providing primary vertical lift for the UAV (110) during the forward flight using a fixed and non-rotating wing (125), repositioning the at least one electric motor (120?) to provide vertical thrust during transition of the UAV (110) to vertical flight (A) for descent (E), landing the UAV (110) on a surface (270) using a vertical approach after the motor repositioning, and deploying an anchor (150) to secure the UAV (110) to a surface (270).Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2012Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.Inventors: Christopher E. Fisher, John P. Zwaan, Marc L. Schmalzel, Steven Chambers, Justin McAllister
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Publication number: 20220038644Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to devices and methods for synchronizing capturing of spectral images with the capturing of thermal images. A thermal imaging device of an aerial vehicle captures a sequence of thermal image of thermal images. Capturing of spectral images by a spectral imaging device of the aerial vehicle is synchronized with the capturing of the thermal images. Irradiance data indicative of a background temperature is sensed. A digital surface model of an area of interest is generated based on the sequence of spectral images. An emissivity of a target is estimated and a temperature of a pixel of the digital surface model of the target is estimated based on the sequence of thermal images, the irradiance data indicative of the background temperature and the estimated emissivity of the target.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: MicaSense, Inc.Inventors: Justin McAllister, Jefferson McBride, Gabriel Eduardo Torres, David Swartzendruber
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Patent number: 10518900Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method of capturing and calibrating thermal images to provide accurate temperature information regarding an imaged area. The system includes a thermal image sensor positioned next to a non-contact temperature sensor. The system identifies pixels of the thermal image that correspond to a field of view of the temperature sensor and generates a calibration value by analyzing the pixels and the temperature information. Then the thermal image is biased or calibrated using the calibration value.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: MicaSense, Inc.Inventors: Gabriel Torres, Justin McAllister, Jefferson McBride
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Patent number: 10494697Abstract: A method of selectively removing impurities from a scandium-containing feed solution includes contacting an aqueous scandium-containing solution with an organic solvent stream containing an extractant, thereby forming a loaded organic solvent stream containing the impurity or impurities while leaving the scandium in the raffinate. The aqueous stream containing the scandium is washed, diluted and has inorganic salts added before being contacted with a second organic solvent stream to extract the scandium selectively, and followed by stripping the scandium from the scandium-containing loaded organic extractant stream by adding oxalic acid to the loaded organic extractant stream to form scandium oxalate.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATIONInventors: Lunzhi Liao, Christopher Jeffrey Hartley, Justin McAllister, Andrew Sarmiento
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Patent number: 10467711Abstract: According to aspects of the present disclosure, systems, apparatuses, and methods are provide that automate the process of finding captures of reflectance panels, detecting the particular regions of each image that represent the reflectance panel, and retrieving or otherwise obtaining reflectance information for the reflectance panel. One example reflectance panel assembly includes a reflectance panel and a machine-readable symbol.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2016Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: MICASENSE, INC.Inventors: Gabriel Torres, Justin McAllister, Jefferson McBride
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Publication number: 20180320249Abstract: A method of selectively removing impurities from a scandium-containing feed solution includes contacting an aqueous scandium-containing solution with an organic solvent stream containing an extractant, thereby forming a loaded organic solvent stream containing the impurity or impurities while leaving the scandium in the raffinate. The aqueous stream containing the scandium is washed, diluted and has inorganic salts added before being contacted with a second organic solvent stream to extract the scandium selectively, and followed by stripping the scandium from the scandium-containing loaded organic extractant stream by adding oxalic acid to the loaded organic extractant stream to form scandium oxalate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Lunzhi Liao, Christopher Jeffrey Hartley, Justin McAllister, Andrew Sarmiento
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Patent number: 10047414Abstract: A method of selectively removing impurities from a scandium-containing feed solution includes contacting an aqueous scandium-containing solution with an organic solvent stream containing an extractant, thereby forming a loaded organic solvent stream containing the impurity or impurities while leaving the scandium in the raffinate. The aqueous stream containing the scandium is washed, diluted and has inorganic salts added before being contacted with a second organic solvent stream to extract the scandium selectively, and followed by stripping the scandium from the scandium-containing loaded organic extractant stream by adding oxalic acid to the loaded organic extractant stream to form scandium oxalate.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATIONInventors: Lunzhi Liao, Christopher Jeffrey Hartley, Justin McAllister, Andrew Sarmiento
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Publication number: 20170358105Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method of capturing and calibrating thermal images to provide accurate temperature information regarding an imaged area. The system includes a thermal image sensor positioned next to a non-contact temperature sensor. The system identifies pixels of the thermal image that correspond to a field of view of the temperature sensor and generates a calibration value by analyzing the pixels and the temperature information. Then the thermal image is biased or calibrated using the calibration value.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Gabriel TORRES, Justin McALLISTER, Jefferson McBRIDE
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Publication number: 20170352110Abstract: According to aspects of the present disclosure, systems, apparatuses, and methods are provide that automate the process of finding captures of reflectance panels, detecting the particular regions of each image that represent the reflectance panel, and retrieving or otherwise obtaining reflectance information for the reflectance panel. One example reflectance panel assembly includes a reflectance panel and a machine-readable symbol.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2016Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Gabriel TORRES, Justin McALLISTER, Jefferson McBRIDE
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Publication number: 20170233849Abstract: A method of selectively removing impurities from a scandium-containing feed solution includes contacting an aqueous scandium-containing solution with an organic solvent stream containing an extractant, thereby forming a loaded organic solvent stream containing the impurity or impurities while leaving the scandium in the raffinate. The aqueous stream containing the scandium is washed, diluted and has inorganic salts added before being contacted with a second organic solvent stream to extract the scandium selectively, and followed by stripping the scandium from the scandium-containing loaded organic extractant stream by adding oxalic acid to the loaded organic extractant stream to form scandium oxalate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2016Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Lunzhi LIAO, Christopher Jeffrey HARTLEY, Justin MCALLISTER, Andrew SARMIENTO
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Patent number: 9130313Abstract: An edge card connector includes a connector housing; a plurality of center conductors disposed in the connector housing, spaced apart from one another, and arranged to make contact with a surface of an edge card when the edge card is inserted into the edge card connector; and a plurality of shields disposed in the connector housing, surrounding three sides of a corresponding one of the plurality of center conductors, and arranged to make contact with the surface of the edge card when the edge card is inserted into the edge card connector.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2014Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Samtec, Inc.Inventors: John Mongold, Justin McAllister
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Patent number: 9102999Abstract: A method for selectively removing scandium from a scandium-containing feed solution includes contacting the scandium-containing feed solution with a solvent stream in plural stages using cross current extraction, in which the solvent is loaded with at least a portion of the scandium from the feed solution, and/or ion exchange, and separating the loaded solvent from remaining scandium-containing feed solution.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2014Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher Jeffrey Hartley, Wayne Werneke Hazen, David Ross Baughman, Christel Maria Angelina Bemelmans, Pavel Federovich Belits, Timothy James Lanyk, Brook Forest Porter, Lunzhi Liao, Justin McAllister, Michael Shang-Yu Yang
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Publication number: 20140220820Abstract: An edge card connector includes a connector housing; a plurality of center conductors disposed in the connector housing, spaced apart from one another, and arranged to make contact with a surface of an edge card when the edge card is inserted into the edge card connector; and a plurality of shields disposed in the connector housing, surrounding three sides of a corresponding one of the plurality of center conductors, and arranged to make contact with the surface of the edge card when the edge card is inserted into the edge card connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: SAMTEC, INC.Inventors: John MONGOLD, Justin MCALLISTER
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Publication number: 20140193317Abstract: A method for selectively removing scandium from a scandium-containing feed solution includes contacting the scandium-containing feed solution with a solvent stream in plural stages using cross current extraction, in which the solvent is loaded with at least a portion of the scandium from the feed solution, and/or ion exchange, and separating the loaded solvent from remaining scandium-containing feed solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: Bloom Energy CorporationInventors: Christopher Jeffrey Hartley, Wayne Werneke Hazen, David Ross Baughman, Christel Maria Angelina Bemelmans, Pavel Federovich Belits, Timothy James Lanyk, Brook Forest Porter, Lunzhi Liao, Justin McAllister, Michael Shang-Yu Yang
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Patent number: 8727809Abstract: An edge card connector includes a connector housing; a plurality of center conductors disposed in the connector housing, spaced apart from one another, and arranged to make contact with a surface of an edge card when the edge card is inserted into the edge card connector; and a plurality of shields disposed in the connector housing, surrounding three sides of a corresponding one of the plurality of center conductors, and arranged to make contact with the surface of the edge card when the edge card is inserted into the edge card connector.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2011Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Samtec, Inc.Inventors: John Mongold, Justin McAllister
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Publication number: 20130059471Abstract: An edge card connector includes a connector housing; a plurality of center conductors disposed in the connector housing, spaced apart from one another, and arranged to make contact with a surface of an edge card when the edge card is inserted into the edge card connector; and a plurality of shields disposed in the connector housing, surrounding three sides of a corresponding one of the plurality of center conductors, and arranged to make contact with the surface of the edge card when the edge card is inserted into the edge card connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2011Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: SAMTEC INC.Inventors: John MONGOLD, Justin MCALLISTER