Patents by Inventor Michael Maynard

Michael Maynard 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: 20200318910
    Abstract: A heat exchanger system is disclosed herein that extends between a first component and a second component. The heat exchanger system includes a hot flow path configured to convey hot fluid between the first component and the second component, a cool flow path configured to convey cool fluid, and a heat exchanger located between the first component and the second component along the hot flow path and the cool flow path. The heat exchanger includes at least one curve to accommodate the hot flow path and is configured to reduce the temperature of the hot fluid by allowing the transfer of thermal energy from the hot fluid to the cool fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Gabriel Ruiz, Michael Maynard, Michael Doe, Michele Hu, Ahmet T. Becene, Feng Feng
  • Publication number: 20200284532
    Abstract: A heat exchanger header for receiving a first fluid includes a tubular primary fluid channel oriented along a first axis and having a first cross-sectional area. A first branched region adjacent to the primary fluid channel fluidly connects to a plurality of tubular secondary fluid channels, each having a second cross-sectional area, and a second branched region adjacent to each of the secondary fluid channels fluidly connects to a plurality of tubular tertiary fluid channels, each having a third cross-sectional area. The second cross-sectional area is greater than the third cross-sectional area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Ahmet T. Becene, Gabriel Ruiz, Feng Feng, Michael Maynard, Michael Doe, Michele Hu, Ephraim Joseph
  • Publication number: 20200284518
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a first fluid manifold extending along a first fluid axis from a first fluid inlet to a first fluid outlet. The first fluid manifold comprises a inlet header, a outlet header, and a multi-helical core section. The inlet header is disposed to fork the first fluid inlet into a plurality of first fluid branches distributed laterally across a plane normal to the first fluid axis. The outlet header is disposed to combine the plurality of first fluid branches into the first fluid outlet. The multi-helical core section fluidly connects the inlet header to the outlet header via a plurality of laterally distributed helical tubes, each helical tube corresponding to one of the plurality of first fluid branches and oriented parallel to all others of the plurality of helical tubes at each axial location along the first fluid axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Ahmet T. Becene, Gabriel Ruiz, Feng Feng, Michael Maynard, Michael Doe, Michele Hu, Ephraim Joseph
  • Publication number: 20200284519
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a first fluid manifold extending along a first fluid axis from a first fluid inlet to a first fluid outlet. The first fluid manifold includes first fluid inlet and outlet headers, and a helical core section. The inlet header is disposed to branch the first fluid inlet into a plurality of first fluid branches, and the outlet header is disposed to combine the plurality of first fluid branches into the first fluid outlet. The core section fluidly connects the inlet header to the outlet header via a plurality of helical tubes, such that each helical tube corresponds to one of the plurality of first fluid branches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Ahmet T. Becene, Gabriel Ruiz, Feng Feng, Michael Maynard, Michael Doe, Michele Hu, Ephraim Joseph
  • Publication number: 20200284516
    Abstract: A core arrangement for a heat exchanger includes a plurality of inlets arranged around an axis, a plurality of outlets arranged around the axis, and a plurality of bowed conduits arranged around the axis. The bowed conduits are structurally independent, connect the plurality of inlets to the plurality of outlets, bow outward from the axis between the plurality of inlets and the plurality of outlets, and provide thermal compliance to the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Ahmet T. Becene, Michele Hu, Feng Feng, Michael Maynard, Michael Doe, Gabriel Ruiz, Ephraim Joseph
  • Publication number: 20200284531
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a first flow circuit structure having at least a first portion defined by a plurality of conduits and a second flow circuit structure having at least a second portion disposed at the first portion such that walls of the second portion are disposed between the conduits and are free to move relative to the conduits. Fluid flowing through the first flow circuit structure is fluidically isolated from fluid flowing through the second flow circuit structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Maynard, Ahmet T. Becene, Michele Hu, Feng Feng, Michael Doe, Gabriel Ruiz, Ephraim Joseph
  • Publication number: 20200284517
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a first fluid manifold extending along a first fluid axis from a first fluid inlet to a first fluid outlet. The first fluid manifold includes a first fluid inlet header, a first fluid outlet header, and a nested helical core section. The first fluid inlet header is disposed to fork the first fluid inlet into a plurality of first fluid branches distributed circumferentially and radially about the first fluid axis. The first fluid outlet header is disposed to combine the plurality of first fluid branches into the first fluid outlet. The nested helical core section fluidly connects the first fluid inlet header to the first fluid outlet header via a plurality of nested helical tubes, and includes radially inner and outer groups of circumferentially distributed helical tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Ahmet T. Becene, Gabriel Ruiz, Feng Feng, Michael Maynard, Michael Doe, Michele Hu, Ephraim Joseph
  • Publication number: 20200263928
    Abstract: A core arrangement for a heat exchanger includes a first core layer disposed along a first plane and having an inlet and outlet oriented along a first axis within the first plane and a first core stage disposed in fluid communication between the inlet and the outlet. The first core stage includes a first upstream fluid intersection downstream of and adjacent the inlet and having a first inlet continuation and a first bifurcation. The first core stage further includes a first downstream fluid intersection upstream of and adjacent the outlet and having a first outlet continuation and a first recombination. A plurality of first core tubes fluidly connect the first bifurcation to the first recombination. The first core layer further includes a second core stage disposed in fluid communication between the first inlet continuation and the first outlet continuation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Ephraim Joseph, Michael Maynard, Michael Doe, Michele Hu, Feng Feng, Ahmet T. Becene, Gabriel Ruiz
  • Patent number: 10667564
    Abstract: A male undergarment with an expanding iris opening for maintaining the penis of a male wearer in a natural position is provided. The iris opening may be defined by a protruding boundary sleeve extending perpendicular from a crotch portion of the undergarment. The undergarment also provides a veil attached along the crotch portion, affording privacy and comfort by being movable between a concealed condition and a revealed condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Inventor: Michael Maynard
  • Publication number: 20190357497
    Abstract: One variation of a method for autonomously training animals to respond to oral commands includes: prompting a user to select a training protocol; prompting the user to record a first audio clip of the user reciting a voice command associated with a target pose within the training protocol, the user affiliated with the animal; accessing a video feed recorded by an optical sensor during a first training session; in the video feed, detecting the animal within a working field; while the animal is detected in the working field, playing back the first audio clip; in the video feed, detecting a current pose of the animal; calculating a deviation between the current pose of the animal and the target pose; in response to the deviation falling within a threshold: playing an audio clip of a secondary reinforcer; and dispensing a unit of a primary reinforcer via an integrated dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: John Honchariw, David Roberts, Brian Eiseman, Paul Mundell, Michael Maynard
  • Publication number: 20190328859
    Abstract: The present application relates to recombinant Clostridium difficile antigens based on a fusion protein that consists of or comprises a first amino acid sequence and a second amino acid sequence, wherein: a) the first amino acid sequence is provided by an amino acid sequence that has at least 80% sequence identity with an amino acid sequence consisting of residues 1500-1850 of a C. difficile Toxin A sequence or residues 1500-1851 of a C. difficile Toxin B sequence; and b) the second amino acid sequence is provided by an amino acid sequence that has at least 80% sequence identity with an amino acid sequence consisting of a long repeat unit located within amino acid residues 1851-2710 of a C. difficile Toxin A sequence or within amino acid residues 1852-2366 of a C. difficile Toxin B sequence; though with the proviso that the fusion protein is not a polypeptide comprising amino acid residues 543-2710 of a C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicants: The Secretary of State for Health, MicroPharm Limited
    Inventors: Clifford Shone, April Roberts, Helen Ahern, Michael Maynard-Smith, John Landon
  • Patent number: 10369206
    Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant Clostridium difficile antigens based on a fusion protein that consists of or comprises a first amino acid sequence and a second amino acid sequence, wherein: a) the first amino acid sequence is provided by an amino acid sequence that has at least 80% sequence identity with an amino acid sequence consisting of residues 500-1850 of a C. difficile Toxin A sequence or residues 1500-1851 of a C. difficile Toxin B sequence; and b) the second amino acid sequence is provided by an amino acid sequence that has at least 80% sequence identity with an amino acid sequence consisting of a long repeat unit located within amino acid residues 1851-2710 of a C. difficile Toxin A sequence or within amino acid residues 1852-2366 of a C. difficile Toxin B sequence; though with the proviso that the fusion protein is not a polypeptide comprising amino acid residues 543-2710 of a C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignees: THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HEALTH, MICROPHARM LIMITED
    Inventors: Clifford Shone, April Roberts, Helen Ahern, Michael Maynard-Smith, John Landon
  • Publication number: 20190166921
    Abstract: A male undergarment with an expanding iris opening for maintaining the penis of a male wearer in a natural position is provided. The iris opening may be defined by a protruding boundary sleeve extending perpendicular from a crotch portion of the undergarment. The undergarment also provides a veil attached along the crotch portion, affording privacy and comfort by being movable between a concealed condition and a revealed condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventor: Michael Maynard
  • Patent number: 10306751
    Abstract: An electronic module assembly has a memory module that includes a memory module and an electronic module. The memory module includes a first board having a first board first surface disposed opposite a first board second surface. The electronic module is operatively connected to the memory module. The electronic module includes a mounting plate having a mounting plate first surface that is disposed opposite a mounting plate second surface that faces towards the first board first surface. The mounting plate has a first post and a second post spaced apart from the first post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason C. Duffy, James A. Gosse, Shun-Tien Lin, Michael Maynard, An Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20190124760
    Abstract: An electronic module assembly has a memory module that includes a memory module and an electronic module. The memory module includes a first board having a first board first surface disposed opposite a first board second surface. The electronic module is operatively connected to the memory module. The electronic module includes a mounting plate having a mounting plate first surface that is disposed opposite a mounting plate second surface that faces towards the first board first surface. The mounting plate has a first post and a second post spaced apart from the first post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Jason C. Duffy, James A. Gosse, Shun-Tien Lin, Michael Maynard, An Nguyen
  • Patent number: 9896514
    Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant Clostridium difficile antigens based on a polypeptide, consisting of or comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity with an amino acid sequence consisting of residues 1500-700 of a C. difficile Toxin A sequence or a C. difficile Toxin B sequence; though with the proviso that the polypeptide does not include one or more Repeat Unit (RU) located between amino acid residues 1851-2710 of C. difficile Toxin A and/or residues 1853-2366 of a C. difficile Toxin B protein that consists of or comprises a first amino acid sequence and a second amino acid. Also provided is the use of said antigens for the prevention/treatment/suppression of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), together with methods for generating said antigens, methods for generating antibodies that bind to said antigens, and the use of said antibodies for the prevention/treatment/suppression of CDI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: The Secretary of State for Health
    Inventors: Clifford Shone, April Roberts, Michael Maynard-Smith
  • Publication number: 20160319037
    Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant Clostridium difficile antigens based on a polypeptide, consisting of or comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity with an amino acid sequence consisting of residues 1500-700 of a C. difficile Toxin A sequence or a C. difficile Toxin B sequence; though with the proviso that the polypeptide does not include one or more Repeat Unit (RU) located between amino acid residues 1851-2710 of C. difficile Toxin A and/or residues 1853-2366 of a C. difficile Toxin B protein that consists of or comprises a first amino acid sequence and a second amino acid. Also provided is the use of said antigens for the prevention/treatment/suppression of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), together with methods for generating said antigens, methods for generating antibodies that bind to said antigens, and the use of said antibodies for the prevention/treatment/suppression of CDI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: The Secretary of State for Health
    Inventors: Clifford Shone, April Roberts, Michael Maynard-Smith
  • Patent number: 9315555
    Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant Clostridium difficile antigens based on a polypeptide, consisting of or comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity with an amino acid sequence consisting of residues 1500-700 of a C. difficile Toxin A sequence or a C. difficile Toxin B sequence; though with the proviso that the polypeptide does not include one or more Repeat Unit (RU) located between amino acid residues 1851-2710 of C. difficile Toxin A and/or residues 1853-2366 of a C. difficile Toxin B protein that consists of or comprises a first amino acid sequence and a second amino acid. Also provided is the use of said antigens for the prevention/treatment/suppression of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), together with methods for generating said antigens, methods for generating antibodies that bind to said antigens, and the use of said antibodies for the prevention/treatment/suppression of CDI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: The Secretary of State for Health
    Inventors: Clifford Shone, April Roberts, Michael Maynard-Smith
  • Patent number: 9198328
    Abstract: An electronics chassis for containing and supporting electronic components having different operating temperatures includes a plurality of thermally conductive walls forming an enclosure. There is a first heat dissipator in at least one of the walls having an external heat dissipator and a second heat dissipator in at least one of the walls having an external heat dissipator. There is a thermal isolator positioned in at least one of the walls to provide thermal isolation between the heat dissipators, and the thermal isolator includes a thermally insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Jay W. Kokas, Michael Maynard, Kerry R. Querns
  • Publication number: 20150093389
    Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant Clostridium difficile antigens based on a polypeptide, consisting of or comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity with an amino acid sequence consisting of residues 1500-700 of a C. difficile Toxin A sequence or a C. difficile Toxin B sequence; though with the proviso that the polypeptide does not include one or more Repeat Unit (RU) located between amino acid residues 1851-2710 of C. difficile Toxin A and/or residues 1853-2366 of a C. difficile Toxin B protein that consists of or comprises a first amino acid sequence and a second amino acid. Also provided is the use of said antigens for the prevention/treatment/suppression of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), together with methods for generating said antigens, methods for generating antibodies that bind to said antigens, and the use of said antibodies for the prevention/treatment/suppression of CDI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: The Secretary of State for Health
    Inventors: Clifford Shone, April Roberts, Michael Maynard-Smith