Patents by Inventor Neil Wright
Neil Wright 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: 9194278Abstract: An engine is disclosed of the V-configuration having an integrated engine and transmission. The engine has a crankshaft which directly couples to drive the water pump, oil pump and transmission clutch. The water pump has a drive shaft coupled to the crankshaft that extends across the crankcase from a first to a second side. The water pump includes a housing where at least a portion is defined in the face of the crankshaft.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.Inventors: Matthew R. Fronk, Michael C. Bartholomew, Urs Wenger, Hans-Rudolf Jenni, Blaine D. Kaeser, Neil A. Wright
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Patent number: 9157286Abstract: A portable pipe handling apparatus and method includes providing a support structure adapted to support a pipe stand along a pipe stand building axis associated therewith, and inclining the pipe stand building axis so that an upper end of the axis is adjacent a top drive in a drilling rig mast and so that the pipe stand translation trajectory which is substantially co-axial with the pipe stand building axis intersects a hand-off window between the top drive and the pipe stand building axis.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2012Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Warrier Rig LtdInventors: Allan Stewart Richardson, Monte Neil Wright
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Publication number: 20150020011Abstract: As exemplary media program discovery assistance user interface method includes a computing device 1) displaying, on a display screen, a graphical user interface that includes a media program browse panel configured to present browse content representing media programs and an adaptive media program discovery assistance panel presented together with the media program browse panel in the graphical user interface, 2) detecting a current browse state of the media program browse panel, 3) selecting, based on the detected current browse state of the media program browse panel, media program discovery assistance content for inclusion in the adaptive media program discovery assistance panel, and 4) populating the adaptive media program discovery assistance panel with the selected media program discovery assistance content. Corresponding systems and methods are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: Verizon and Redbox Digital Entertainment Services, LLCInventors: Brian F. Roberts, Brandon Neil Wright, Ann Gordon Prather, Christina S. Siegfried
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Publication number: 20140261258Abstract: An engine is disclosed of the V-configuration having an integrated engine and transmission. The engine has a crankshaft which directly couples to drive the water pump, oil pump and transmission clutch. The water pump has a drive shaft coupled to the crankshaft that extends across the crankcase from a first to a second side. The water pump includes a housing where at least a portion is defined in the face of the crankshaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.Inventors: Matthew R. Fronk, Michael C. Bartholomew, Urs Wenger, Hans-Rudolf Jenni, Blaine D. Kaeser, Neil A. Wright
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Patent number: 8730460Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of a paper medium to measure blood hemoglobin concentration. In certain embodiments, spectrophotometric techniques are used to measure light transmission at specified wavelengths through a paper medium containing a blood sample. The light transmission information is then used in the calculation of blood hemoglobin concentration. In certain embodiments, the paper medium may be chemically treated to lyse the blood sample prior to measurement of the light transmission information.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2012Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: William Marsh Rice UniversityInventors: Jasper S. Yan, Meaghan McNeill Bond, John Neil Wright, Carlos Elguea, Rebecca Rae Richards-Kortum
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Publication number: 20140133939Abstract: A portable pipe handling apparatus and method includes providing a support structure a providing a support structure adapted to support a pipe stand along a pipe stand building axis associated therewith, and inclining the pipe stand building axis so that an upper end of the axis is adjacent a top drive in a drilling rig mast and so that the pipe stand translation trajectory which is substantially co-axial with the pipe stand building axis intersects a hand-off window between the top drive and the pipe stand building axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: WARRIOR RIG LTD.Inventors: Allen Stewart Richardson, Monte Neil Wright
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Publication number: 20120257188Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of a paper medium to measure blood hemoglobin concentration. In certain embodiments, spectrophotometric techniques are used to measure light transmission at specified wavelengths through a paper medium containing a blood sample. The light transmission information is then used in the calculation of blood hemoglobin concentration. In certain embodiments, the paper medium may be chemically treated to lyse the blood sample prior to measurement of the light transmission information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: William Marsh Rice UniversityInventors: Jasper S. Yan, Meaghan McNeill Bond, John Neil Wright, Carlos Elguea, Rebecca Rae Richards-Kortum
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Patent number: 7992646Abstract: A horizontal offline stand building system includes a substantially horizontal, elongate catwalk having a frame and a stand lifting arm. The catwalk has a top surface adapted to receive at least two tubulars aligned coaxially along a linear path in a make-up channel on said top surface. The tubulars are threaded together to form preferably at least a triple pipe stand in the make-up channel. The completed stand is then transferred laterally to a delivery channel containing the stand lifting arm. The stand lifting arm is selectively actuable lifting arm for selectively elevating a rig end of a pipe stand from said top surface of the catwalk to the deck of a drilling rig, and then for supporting the mid and rear sections as the stand is hoisted from the delivery channel up the derrick of the drilling rig.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2008Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Weatherford Canada PartnershipInventors: Monte Neil Wright, Roman Vakulin
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Patent number: 7967540Abstract: A vertical off-line stand building system includes a mast having a basal portion and an upper portion. An upper pipe elevator is mounted in the upper portion of the mast and is selectively translatable by a selecting actuable first hoist between upper raised and lowered positions. A lower pipe elevator is mounted in the basal portion of the mast and is selectively translatable by a selecting actuable second hoist between basal raised and lowered positions. A horizontal pipe support table is positioned adjacent the base of the mast. A horizontal pipe translator is mounted in the table for translating a pipe single longitudinally along the table so as to engage a first end of the pipe single with the lower pipe elevator when in its basal lowered position. The lower pipe elevator draws the first pipe into the mast through a front opening in the mast. The upper pipe elevator takes the first pipe and elevates it to the top of the mast.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2008Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Weatherford Canada PartnershipInventors: Monte Neil Wright, George (Guo Qiang) Hu
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Patent number: 7967541Abstract: An apparatus for handling pipes in a derrick and racking the pipes on a pipe racking assembly mounted on the derrick is provided to improve the stability of transferring pipes during a round trip operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2009Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Weatherford Canada PartnershipInventors: William John Stroshein, David Louis Richard, Monte Neil Wright, Leon Keith Jantzen, Imad Assaf
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Patent number: 7794192Abstract: An apparatus and method for handling pipes in a derrick and racking the pipes on a pipe racking assembly mounted on the derrick. The apparatus includes a rotatable gate assembly rotatably mounted on the pipe racking assembly. The rotatable gate assembly includes a collar rotatably mounted to a first end of a rotatable pipe support. A pipe manipulator arm is pivotably mounted on a second end of the rotatable gate assembly. The collar defines a gate for securing an upper portion of the pipe stand. A pipe mount is mounted to a distal end of the arm for holding the pipe stand for transport between the derrick and the gate, and between the gate and the pipe rack. After the arm secures the pipe stand into the gate from the derrick, a drive mechanism rotates the rotatable gate assembly to a rack facing position from the derrick facing position such that the arm may transport the pipe between the gate and the pipe rack.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2007Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Iron Derrickman Ltd.Inventors: Monte Neil Wright, William John Stroshein, David Louis Richard, Andrew Scott Banister
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Publication number: 20100163247Abstract: A horizontal offline stand building system includes a substantially horizontal, elongate catwalk having a frame and a stand lifting arm. The catwalk has a top surface adapted to receive at least two tubluars aligned coaxially along a linear path in a make-up channel on said top surface. The tubulars are threaded together to form preferably at least a triple pipe stand in the make-up channel. The completed stand is then transferred laterally to a delivery channel containing the stand lifting arm. The stand lifting arm is selectively actuable lifting arm for selectively elevating a rig end of a pipe stand from said top surface of the catwalk to the deck of a drilling rig, and then for supporting the mid and rear sections as the stand is hoisted from the delivery channel up the derrick of the drilling rig.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2008Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventors: Monte Neil Wright, Roman Vakulin
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Publication number: 20090257848Abstract: An apparatus for handling pipes in a derrick and racking the pipes on a pipe racking assembly mounted on the derrick is provided to improve the stability of transferring pipes during a round trip operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2009Publication date: October 15, 2009Inventors: William John Stroshein, David Louis Richard, Monte Neil Wright, Leon Keith Jantzen, Imad Assaf
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Publication number: 20090185883Abstract: A vertical off-line stand building system includes a mast having a basal portion and an upper portion. An upper pipe elevator is mounted in the upper portion of the mast and is selectively translatable by a selecting actuable first hoist between upper raised and lowered positions. A lower pipe elevator is mounted in the basal portion of the mast and is selectively translatable by a selecting actuable second hoist between basal raised and lowered positions. A horizontal pipe support table is positioned adjacent the base of the mast. A horizontal pipe translator is mounted in the table for translating a pipe single longitudinally along the table so as to engage a first end of the pipe single with the lower pipe elevator when in its basal lowered position. The lower pipe elevator draws the first pipe into the mast through a front opening in the mast. The upper pipe elevator takes the first pipe and elevates it to the top of the mast.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2008Publication date: July 23, 2009Inventors: Monte Neil Wright, George (Guo Qiang) Hu
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Patent number: 7331746Abstract: An apparatus for handling pipes in a derrick and racking the pipes on a pipe racking assembly mounted on the derrick is provided to improve the stability of transferring pipes during a round trip operation. The apparatus includes a rotatable gate assembly mounted on the pipe racking assembly. The rotatable gate assembly includes a collar rotatably mounted to a first end of a shaft and an arm pivotably and rotatably mounted on a second end of the shaft. The collar defines a gate for securing an upper portion of the pipe stand. A first securing means mounted to a second end of the arm secures the mid-portion of the pipe stand and a second securing means mounted to the first securing means secures the lower portion of the pipe stand. After the arm secures the pipe stand from the derrick, a drive mechanism mounted to the shaft rotates the rotatable gate assembly such that the arm may rack the pipe on the pipe racking assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2004Date of Patent: February 19, 2008Assignee: Iron Derrickman Ltd.Inventors: Monte Neil Wright, William John Stroshein, David Louis Richard, Andrew Scott Banister
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Publication number: 20070274893Abstract: A microwave plasma generating apparatus (10) has a microwave cavity (20) coupled to a microwave source (22) by a wave guide (24). Within the cavity (20) is a reaction tube (30) defining a plasma cavity (40). A gas inlet manifold (50) is provided at the top of the reaction tube (30), which is formed so as to introduce plasma gas tangentially to the longitudinal axis of the plasma. Plasma gas is thus injected into the reaction tube (30) so that it flows in a swirled manner, that is, in the form of a vortex. This prevents overheating of the reaction tube (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2005Publication date: November 29, 2007Applicant: C-Tech Innovation LimitedInventors: Neil Wright, Xiaoming Duan, Ba Phan
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Patent number: 6373476Abstract: A display apparatus: a display screen on which a display drive generates a picture in response to picture information (R,G,B,H.V) from a video source connected via a releasable connector to the display apparatus. User controls adjust the picture generated by the display drive in response to a manual input. Selection controls are included for selecting one of a plurality of sets of control data for communication to the video source in response to a configuration code input via the user controls.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 1997Date of Patent: April 16, 2002Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Stuart Neilson Dalgleish, David J. Eagle, Mark Wayne Huggins, Neil Wright-Boulton
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Patent number: 5917118Abstract: An apparatus and method for the dyeing raw cotton fibers in a continuous wet process includes cleaning raw cotton fibers, aligning and forming a cotton batt, and then providing the cotton batt to a continuous wet process dye system. The continuous wet process system includes a dye applicator, a steamer, a first rinser, an oxidizing applicator, a second rinser, and a finish rinser. The batt is conveyed at ambient temperature and pressure along a series of conveyor belts through the system, first being immersed in the dye solution in the dye applicator. The dye solution is an aqueous solution of dye, alkali, penetrant, and a solubilizer. After a short immersion in the dye solution, the batt is conveyed to a set of squeeze rollers which squeeze excess dye solution from the cotton. The cotton is then moved through a steamer to fix the dye, through a first rinser, and then through a second set of squeeze rollers to remove water. The oxidation process which occurs in the oxidizing applicator further fixes the dye.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 1997Date of Patent: June 29, 1999Assignee: Shelby Yarn CompanyInventors: Sidney H. Kosann, Neil Wright
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Patent number: 5544202Abstract: Synchronization apparatus comprising a phase-locked loop for generating an output signal and for synchronizing the output signal to an input signal, characterized in that the apparatus comprises a controller for iteratively determining whether the output signal is synchronized to the input signal by the phase-locked loop and adjusting the frequency of the output signal to bring the output signal within the capture range of the phase-locked loop if the output signal is not synchronized to the input signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 1994Date of Patent: August 6, 1996Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Frederick S. Jackson, Michael D. Henry, David Leaver, Neil Wright-Boulton
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Patent number: 5495616Abstract: An interrupt-driven processor system comprising a processor connected via a plurality of processor input and output lines to a keypad or keyboard. Actuation of one of the keys of the keypad or keyboard generates an interrupt signal on one of the input lines which invokes an interrupt service routine in the processor. A secondary interrupt source can be attached via an interrupt line to each of the input lines with the interrupt service routine being designed to discriminate between an interrupt signal generated by actuation of a key and an interrupt signal generated by a secondary source. Using this technique, further interrupts can be added to an off-the-shelf processor including keypad interrupts without the need for additional interrupt controlling hardware. Furthermore, a custom-built microprocessor can be designed with fewer interrupt pins.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 1994Date of Patent: February 27, 1996Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael D. Henry, David Leaver, Neil Wright-Boulton, Mark W. Hare, Frederick Jackson