Patents by Inventor Patrick Ford

Patrick Ford 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: 11974668
    Abstract: A storage assembly is provided with a pair of spaced apart brackets. A pair of hubs is each pivotally connected to one of the pair of spaced apart brackets. A rotary limit is connected to one of the pair of hubs and one of the pair of spaced apart brackets to limit the pair of hubs to a range of rotation relative to the pair of spaced apart brackets. A pair of bars is each connected to the pair of hubs to rotate with the pair of hubs to support and store articles upon the pair of bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: LIBERTY HARDWARE MFG. CORP.
    Inventors: Tara Brown, Robert Douglas Hegarty, James Allen Austin, III, Michael Witt, Jeffrey John Mathison, Margaret Rider, Rose Ford, Ethan Creasman, Gabriel Prero, Patrick William Boehnen
  • Patent number: 11954603
    Abstract: There is a need for more effective and efficient predictive data analysis. Various embodiments of the present invention address one or more of the noted technical challenges. In one example, a method for generating a neutralized prediction model includes accessing an initial prediction model generated using an initial training data object, performing a randomized shuffling of the initial training data object to generate a shuffled training data object, generating randomized predictions by processing the shuffled training data object using the initial prediction model, performing a neutralization of the initial training data object to generate a neutralized training data object, and generating the neutralized prediction model based at least in part on the neutralized training data object and the randomized predictions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Patrick Ford, Brian Ironside
  • Publication number: 20240009364
    Abstract: A system and apparatus for opening and emptying a bag of material includes a base having a pair of opposed sides and a central aperture through which material may flow. The system includes a pair of opposed doors rotatably mounted on a pair of door shafts, the edges of the pair of opposed doors forming an opening and a plurality of piercing blades pivotally mounted to the base on a pivot rod, the blades capable of pivoting to pierce said bag. The system further includes a cutting blade mounted transversely below the opening of the opposed doors, the cutting blade capable of linear motion across the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin C. Gillespie, Zachary Patrick Ford, Guillermo J. Cohen Freue
  • Patent number: 11712503
    Abstract: A system and apparatus for opening and emptying a bag of material includes a base having a pair of opposed sides and a central aperture through which material may flow. The system includes a pair of opposed doors rotatably mounted on a pair of door shafts, the edges of the pair of opposed doors forming an opening and a plurality of piercing blades pivotally mounted to the base on a pivot rod, the blades capable of pivoting to pierce said bag. The system further includes a cutting blade mounted transversely below the opening of the opposed doors, the cutting blade capable of linear motion across the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: ISOPURE, CORP.
    Inventors: Kevin C. Gillespie, Zachary Patrick Ford, Guillermo V Cohen Freue
  • Patent number: 11696388
    Abstract: A system for generating and delivering a low temperature, wide, partially ionized tunable plasma stream is described. The system employs a fast rising, repetitive high voltage pulse generator, flowing gas, and a plasma head to produce the described atmospheric pressure plasma stream and its associated active species. The plasma head may have an exit slit with a relatively wide dimension to produce a relative wide plasma stream. Electrodes may be located proximate the exit slit, for example one in an interior of the plasma head via with gas flows toward the exit slit, and the other exterior to the plasma head and offset from the exit slit. The plasma may include baffle material to enhance a uniformity of flow through and across the exit slit. Plasma heads with having exit slit with different widths may be provided as a kit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: TRANSIENT PLASMA SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan J. Umstattd, Jason M. Sanders, Mark Thomas, Patrick Ford, Daniel Singleton
  • Patent number: 11629860
    Abstract: A method and system to treat emissions (e.g., smoke, particulate, odor, grease) employs a nanosecond high voltage pulse generator, a transient pulsed plasma reactor, and a DC voltage source that supplies a DC bias voltage, preferably a negative DC bias voltage to a conductor of the transient pulsed plasma reactor. The system is used in a scheme that substantially reduces at least particulate matter in emissions streams, for example emissions streams produced during cooking, for instance in commercial charbroiling processes (e.g., cooking of hamburger meat), or from operation of internal combustion engines. Both a reduction in the size distribution and total particulate mass is achieved using the method and system described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: TRANSIENT PLASMA SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Steve Cronin, William P. Schroeder, Jason M. Sanders, Daniel Singleton, Mark Thomas, Patrick Ford, Martin Adolph Gundersen
  • Patent number: 11478746
    Abstract: A method and system to treat cooking emissions (e.g., smoke) employs a nanosecond high voltage pulse generator and a transient pulsed plasma reactor. The system is used in a scheme that substantially reduces particulate matter produced in commercial charbroiling processes (e.g., cooking of hamburger meat). Both a reduction in the size distribution and total particulate mass is achieved using the method and system described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: TRANSIENT PLASMA SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Steve Cronin, William P. Schroeder, Jason M. Sanders, Daniel Singleton, Mark Thomas, Patrick Ford, Martin Adolph Gundersen
  • Publication number: 20210322936
    Abstract: A system for mixing a liquid with a powder into a solution batch includes a hopper (20) into which said powder is deposited, the hopper (20) having a powder outlet (22) therein. A mix tank (60) is also provided having a liquid supply inlet (62), a recirculation inlet (64), and a solution outlet (66). A mix pump (40) that is in fluid communication with the solution outlet (66), the powder outlet (22), and the recirculation inlet (64) operates to mix and transfer the solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin C. Gillespie, Zachary Patrick Ford, Guillermo J. Cohen Freue
  • Publication number: 20210196878
    Abstract: A system and apparatus for opening and emptying a bag of material includes a base having a pair of opposed sides and a central aperture through which material may flow. The system includes a pair of opposed doors rotatably mounted on a pair of door shafts, the edges of the pair of opposed doors forming an opening and a plurality of piercing blades pivotally mounted to the base on a pivot rod, the blades capable of pivoting to pierce said bag. The system further includes a cutting blade mounted transversely below the opening of the opposed doors, the cutting blade capable of linear motion across the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin C. Gillespie, Zachary Patrick Ford, Guillermo v. Cohen Freue
  • Patent number: 11045775
    Abstract: A system for mixing a liquid with a powder into a solution batch includes a hopper (20) into which said powder is deposited, the hopper (20) having a powder outlet (22) therein. A mix tank (60) is also provided having a liquid supply inlet (62), a recirculation inlet (64), and a solution outlet (66). A mix pump (40) that is in fluid communication with the solution outlet (66), the powder outlet (22), and the recirculation inlet (64) operates to mix and transfer the solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Isopure, Corp.
    Inventors: Kevin C. Gillespie, Zachary Patrick Ford, Guillermo J. Cohen Freue
  • Patent number: 10946129
    Abstract: A system and apparatus for opening and emptying a bag of material includes a base having a pair of opposed sides and a central aperture through which material may flow. The system includes a pair of opposed doors rotatably mounted on a pair of door shafts, the edges of the pair of opposed doors forming an opening and a plurality of piercing blades pivotally mounted to the base on a pivot rod, the blades capable of pivoting to pierce said bag. The system further includes a cutting blade mounted transversely below the opening of the opposed doors, the cutting blade capable of linear motion across the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Isopure, Corp.
    Inventors: Kevin C. Gillespie, Zachary Patrick Ford, Guillermo J. Cohen Freue
  • Publication number: 20200359491
    Abstract: A system for generating and delivering a low temperature, wide, partially ionized tunable plasma stream is described. The system employs a fast rising, repetitive high voltage pulse generator, flowing gas, and a plasma head to produce the described atmospheric pressure plasma stream and its associated active species. The plasma head may have an exit slit with a relatively wide dimension to produce a relative wide plasma stream. Electrodes may be located proximate the exit slit, for example one in an interior of the plasma head via with gas flows toward the exit slit, and the other exterior to the plasma head and offset from the exit slit. The plasma may include baffle material to enhance a uniformity of flow through and across the exit slit. Plasma heads with having exit slit with different widths may be provided as a kit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Ryan J. Umstattd, Jason M. Sanders, Mark Thomas, Patrick Ford, Daniel Singleton
  • Publication number: 20200114056
    Abstract: A system and apparatus for opening and emptying a bag of material includes a base having a pair of opposed sides and a central aperture through which material may flow. The system includes a pair of opposed doors rotatably mounted on a pair of door shafts, the edges of the pair of opposed doors forming an opening and a plurality of piercing blades pivotally mounted to the base on a pivot rod, the blades capable of pivoting to pierce said bag. The system further includes a cutting blade mounted transversely below the opening of the opposed doors, the cutting blade capable of linear motion across the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin C. Gillespie, Zachary Patrick Ford, Guillermo J. Cohen Freue
  • Patent number: 10587188
    Abstract: Systems and methods for quickly charging a load capacitance to a voltage level that is a multiple of the DC input voltage are provided herein. In one approach, the load capacitance is charged by a voltage multiplication circuit, and the load capacitance is subsequently discharged into a resonant circuit that drives a diode opening switch in order to create a fast rising, unipolar electrical pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: TRANSIENT PLASMA SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Jason M. Sanders, Mark Thomas, Patrick Ford
  • Publication number: 20200023308
    Abstract: A method and system to treat cooking emissions (e.g., smoke) employs a nanosecond high voltage pulse generator and a transient pulsed plasma reactor. The system is used in a scheme that substantially reduces particulate matter produced in commercial charbroiling processes (e.g., cooking of hamburger meat). Both a reduction in the size distribution and total particulate mass is achieved using the method and system described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Steve Cronin, William P. Schroeder, Jason M. Sanders, Daniel Singleton, Mark Thomas, Patrick Ford, Martin Adolph Gundersen
  • Publication number: 20200025393
    Abstract: A method and system to treat emissions (e.g., smoke, particulate, odor, grease) employs a nanosecond high voltage pulse generator, a transient pulsed plasma reactor, and a DC voltage source that supplies a DC bias voltage, preferably a negative DC bias voltage to a conductor of the transient pulsed plasma reactor. The system is used in a scheme that substantially reduces at least particulate matter in emissions streams, for example emissions streams produced during cooking, for instance in commercial charbroiling processes (e.g., cooking of hamburger meat), or from operation of internal combustion engines. Both a reduction in the size distribution and total particulate mass is achieved using the method and system described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Steve Cronin, William P. Schroeder, Jason M. Sanders, Daniel Singleton, Mark Thomas, Patrick Ford, Martin Adolph Gundersen
  • Patent number: 10500326
    Abstract: A system and apparatus for opening and emptying a bag of material includes a base having a pair of opposed sides and a central aperture through which material may flow. The system includes a pair of opposed doors rotatably mounted on a pair of door shafts, the edges of the pair of opposed doors forming an opening and a plurality of piercing blades pivotally mounted to the base on a pivot rod, the blades capable of pivoting to pierce said bag. The system further includes a cutting blade mounted transversely below the opening of the opposed doors, the cutting blade capable of linear motion across the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: ISOPURE, CORP.
    Inventors: Kevin C. Gillespie, Zachary Patrick Ford, Guillermo J. Cohen Freue
  • Publication number: 20190229615
    Abstract: Systems and methods for quickly charging a load capacitance to a voltage level that is a multiple of the DC input voltage are provided herein. In one approach, the load capacitance is charged by a voltage multiplication circuit, and the load capacitance is subsequently discharged into a resonant circuit that drives a diode opening switch in order to create a fast rising, unipolar electrical pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Jason M. Sanders, Mark Thomas, Patrick Ford
  • Publication number: 20190060850
    Abstract: A system for mixing a liquid with a powder into a solution batch includes a hopper (20) into which said powder is deposited, the hopper (20) having a powder outlet (22) therein. A mix tank (60) is also provided having a liquid supply inlet (62), a recirculation inlet (64), and a solution outlet (66). A mix pump (40) that is in fluid communication with the solution outlet (66), the powder outlet (22), and the recirculation inlet (64) operates to mix and transfer the solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin C. Gillespie, Zachary Patrick Ford, Guillermo J. Cohen Freue
  • Publication number: 20180361047
    Abstract: A system and apparatus for opening and emptying a bag of material includes a base having a pair of opposed sides and a central aperture through which material may flow. The system includes a pair of opposed doors rotatably mounted on a pair of door shafts, the edges of the pair of opposed doors forming an opening and a plurality of piercing blades pivotally mounted to the base on a pivot rod, the blades capable of pivoting to pierce said bag. The system further includes a cutting blade mounted transversely below the opening of the opposed doors, the cutting blade capable of linear motion across the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin C. Gillespie, Zachary Patrick Ford, Guillermo J. Cohen Freue