Patents by Inventor Lee Dawson
Lee Dawson 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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Patent number: 11967569Abstract: A method includes attaching a first portion of a preformed metal micro-wire to a multilayer structure. The preformed metal micro-wire has a diameter of 10 microns or less. The method also includes attaching a second portion of the preformed metal micro-wire to the multilayer structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Michael Lee Dawson, Edward J. Pryor, III, Jeffrey L. Large, Mary Coles
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Patent number: 11935653Abstract: Method and apparatus are described for a system that employs a change management algorithm to drive transfusion “appropriateness” by factoring evidenced-based knowledge and input from practitioners, where said algorithm may also ensure that a blood or blood product transfusion is provided to the right patient, that the blood/blood product is transfused at the right time, and that the procedure is completed for the right reason.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTERInventors: James Lee Hill, Jr., Craig Schwabl, Jennifer Louise Dawson
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Patent number: 11929175Abstract: Method and apparatus are described for a system that employs a change management algorithm to drive transfusion “appropriateness” by factoring evidenced-based knowledge and input from practitioners, where said algorithm may also ensure that a blood or blood product transfusion is provided to the right patient, that the blood/blood product is transfused at the right time, and that the procedure is completed for the right reason.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTERInventors: James Lee Hill, Jr., Craig Schwabl, Jennifer Louise Dawson
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Publication number: 20230250965Abstract: A system for igniting a grill can include a solenoid valve, a flame rectification sensor, an igniter, and a control circuit connected to the solenoid valve and the flame rectification sensor. The solenoid valve controls flow of gas to the grill's burner and includes a switch that closes when a handle connected to the switch opens the solenoid valve. The control circuit sends current to the solenoid valve when the switch is closed to hold the solenoid valve open. After the switch closes, the igniter is ignited. After ignition, the control circuit monitors the presence of a flame with a flame rectification sensor. If no flame is detected after a certain amount of time, the control circuit stops sending current to the solenoid valve to close the solenoid valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: John T. FRENCH, Randall Lee DAWSON
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Publication number: 20230173898Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved, multifunctional truck bed cover system. The truck bed cover system comprises a plurality of solar panels embedded in a primary truck bed cover and an additional two to three panels configured to be deployed over a cab of the truck using an aluminum frame. The primary truck bed cover is configured to be pivotally movable and inclines using a pair of hinged arms, the hinged arms have movable members that laterally move along channels positioned on sidewalls of the truck bed to incline and decline the truck bed cover. The system can recharge the main battery of the truck and can also recharge an optical or auxiliary battery coupled to an inverter for providing electric power to external items connected to a power socket positioned in the truck bed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventor: Lee Dawson
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Patent number: 11662098Abstract: A system for igniting a grill can include a solenoid valve, a flame rectification sensor, an igniter, and a control circuit connected to the solenoid valve and the flame rectification sensor. The solenoid valve controls flow of gas to the grill's burner and includes a switch that closes when a handle connected to the switch opens the solenoid valve. The control circuit sends current to the solenoid valve when the switch is closed to hold the solenoid valve open. After the switch closes, the igniter is ignited. After ignition, the control circuit monitors the presence of a flame with a flame rectification sensor. If no flame is detected after a certain amount of time, the control circuit stops sending current to the solenoid valve to close the solenoid valve.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: LYNX GRILLS, INC.Inventors: John T. French, Randall Lee Dawson
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Publication number: 20220228748Abstract: A system for igniting a grill can include a solenoid valve, a flame rectification sensor, an igniter, and a control circuit connected to the solenoid valve and the flame rectification sensor. The solenoid valve controls flow of gas to the grill's burner and includes a switch that closes when a handle connected to the switch opens the solenoid valve. The control circuit sends current to the solenoid valve when the switch is closed to hold the solenoid valve open. After the switch closes, the igniter is ignited. After ignition, the control circuit monitors the presence of a flame with a flame rectification sensor. If no flame is detected after a certain amount of time, the control circuit stops sending current to the solenoid valve to close the solenoid valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: John T. FRENCH, Randall Lee DAWSON
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Patent number: 11300298Abstract: A system for igniting a grill can include a solenoid valve, a flame rectification sensor, an igniter, and a control circuit connected to the solenoid valve and the flame rectification sensor. The solenoid valve controls flow of gas to the grill's burner and includes a switch that closes when a handle connected to the switch opens the solenoid valve. The control circuit sends current to the solenoid valve when the switch is closed to hold the solenoid valve open. After the switch closes, the igniter is ignited. After ignition, the control circuit monitors the presence of a flame with a flame rectification sensor. If no flame is detected after a certain amount of time, the control circuit stops sending current to the solenoid valve to close the solenoid valve.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: LYNX GRILLS, INC.Inventors: John T. French, Randall Lee Dawson
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Publication number: 20220108960Abstract: A method includes attaching a first portion of a preformed metal micro-wire to a multilayer structure. The preformed metal micro-wire has a diameter of 10 microns or less. The method also includes attaching a second portion of the preformed metal micro-wire to the multilayer structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Inventors: Michael Lee Dawson, Edward J. Pryor, Jeffrey L. Large, Mary Coles
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Patent number: 11233017Abstract: An integrated circuit package includes a first conductive element that is fabricated as part of the integrated circuit package and a micro-wire having a first end coupled to the first conductive element. The micro-wire has been fabricated ex-situ and is of a metal having a diameter of 10 microns or less.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Michael Lee Dawson, Edward J. Pryor, III, Jeffrey L. Large, Mary Coles
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Publication number: 20210104474Abstract: An integrated circuit package includes a first conductive element that is fabricated as part of the integrated circuit package and a micro-wire having a first end coupled to the first conductive element. The micro-wire has been fabricated ex-situ and is of a metal having a diameter of 10 microns or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2019Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Michael Lee Dawson, Edward J. Pryor, III, Jeffrey L. Large, Mary Coles
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Publication number: 20210041107Abstract: A system for igniting a grill can include a solenoid valve, a flame rectification sensor, an igniter, and a control circuit connected to the solenoid valve and the flame rectification sensor. The solenoid valve controls flow of gas to the grill's burner and includes a switch that closes when a handle connected to the switch opens the solenoid valve. The control circuit sends current to the solenoid valve when the switch is closed to hold the solenoid valve open. After the switch closes, the igniter is ignited. After ignition, the control circuit monitors the presence of a flame with a flame rectification sensor. If no flame is detected after a certain amount of time, the control circuit stops sending current to the solenoid valve to close the solenoid valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: John T. FRENCH, Randall Lee DAWSON
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Patent number: 10830449Abstract: A system for igniting a grill can include a solenoid valve, a flame rectification sensor, an igniter, and a control circuit connected to the solenoid valve and the flame rectification sensor. The solenoid valve controls flow of gas to the grill's burner and includes a switch that closes when a handle connected to the switch opens the solenoid valve. The control circuit sends current to the solenoid valve when the switch is closed to hold the solenoid valve open. After the switch closes, the igniter is ignited. After ignition, the control circuit monitors the presence of a flame with a flame rectification sensor. If no flame is detected after a certain amount of time, the control circuit stops sending current to the solenoid valve to close the solenoid valve.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: LYNX GRILLS, INC.Inventors: John T. French, Randall Lee Dawson
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Publication number: 20190107288Abstract: A system for igniting a grill can include a solenoid valve, a flame rectification sensor, an igniter, and a control circuit connected to the solenoid valve and the flame rectification sensor. The solenoid valve controls flow of gas to the grill's burner and includes a switch that closes when a handle connected to the switch opens the solenoid valve. The control circuit sends current to the solenoid valve when the switch is closed to hold the solenoid valve open. After the switch closes, the igniter is ignited. After ignition, the control circuit monitors the presence of a flame with a flame rectification sensor. If no flame is detected after a certain amount of time, the control circuit stops sending current to the solenoid valve to close the solenoid valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Applicant: Lynx Grills, Inc.Inventors: John T. French, Randall Lee Dawson
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Patent number: 10151493Abstract: A system for igniting a grill can include a solenoid valve, a flame rectification sensor, an igniter, and a control circuit connected to the solenoid valve and the flame rectification sensor. The solenoid valve controls flow of gas to the grill's burner and includes a switch that closes when a handle connected to the switch opens the solenoid valve. The control circuit sends current to the solenoid valve when the switch is closed to hold the solenoid valve open. After the switch closes, the igniter is ignited. After ignition, the control circuit monitors the presence of a flame with a flame rectification sensor. If no flame is detected after a certain amount of time, the control circuit stops sending current to the solenoid valve to close the solenoid valve.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Lynx Grills, Inc.Inventors: John T. French, Randall Lee Dawson
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Publication number: 20160348916Abstract: A system for igniting a grill can include a solenoid valve, a flame rectification sensor, an igniter, and a control circuit connected to the solenoid valve and the flame rectification sensor. The solenoid valve controls flow of gas to the grill's burner and includes a switch that closes when a handle connected to the switch opens the solenoid valve. The control circuit sends current to the solenoid valve when the switch is closed to hold the solenoid valve open. After the switch closes, the igniter is ignited. After ignition, the control circuit monitors the presence of a flame with a flame rectification sensor. If no flame is detected after a certain amount of time, the control circuit stops sending current to the solenoid valve to close the solenoid valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: John T. FRENCH, Randall Lee DAWSON
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Patent number: 8602850Abstract: A sander according to the present application provides a sander with a rotatable plate which can be locked by hand. Specifically, the sander of the present application has a main body and a sanding head mounted below the main body. The main body has a housing, a motor and a coupling mechanism contained in the housing. The sanding head has a sanding plate rotatably connected to the base plate and the base plate and/or the sanding plate may be connected to the coupling mechanism. The base plate may also have a locking means to lock the sanding plate. The sanding head of the present application may also have a rotatable sanding plate to allow for more efficient use of the sanding paper and a locking means that can be used to lock the sanding plate to provide simpler, easier and more reliable manual locking.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2010Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Chervon LimitedInventors: Keith Park, Lee Dawson
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Patent number: 7872654Abstract: The present invention deforms hairs from a reference pose based on one or more of the following: magnet position and/or orientation; local reference space position (e.g., a character's head or scalp); and several profile curves and variables. In one embodiment, after an initial deformation is determined, it is refined in order to simulate collisions, control hair length, and reduce the likelihood of hairs penetrating the surface model. The deformed hairs can be rendered to create a frame. This procedure can be performed multiple times, using different inputs, to create different hair deformations. These different inputs can be generated based on interpolations of existing inputs. Frames created using these deformations can then be displayed in sequence to produce an animation. The invention can be used to animate any tubular or cylindrical structure protruding from a surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2008Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: DreamWorks Animation LLCInventors: Nicolas Scapel, Terran Boylan, Daniel Lee Dawson
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Publication number: 20080297519Abstract: The present invention deforms hairs from a reference pose based on one or more of the following: magnet position and/or orientation; local reference space position (e.g., a character's head or scalp); and several profile curves and variables. In one embodiment, after an initial deformation is determined, it is refined in order to simulate collisions, control hair length, and reduce the likelihood of hairs penetrating the surface model. The deformed hairs can be rendered to create a frame. This procedure can be performed multiple times, using different inputs, to create different hair deformations. These different inputs can be generated based on interpolations of existing inputs. Frames created using these deformations can then be displayed in sequence to produce an animation. The invention can be used to animate any tubular or cylindrical structure protruding from a surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: DreamWorks Animation LLCInventors: Nicolas SCAPEL, Terran J. Boylan, Daniel Lee Dawson
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Patent number: D455085Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2000Date of Patent: April 2, 2002Inventor: Michael Lee Dawson