Patents by Inventor Robert Alton

Robert Alton 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: 11911289
    Abstract: An expandable screw for orthopedic insertion and expansion between a collapsed state and an expanded state. The screw has an upper externally-threaded body segment, a lower externally-threaded body segment opposite the upper external thread segments, and an expansion member extending along a longitudinal axis thereof. The expansion member connecting the upper externally-threaded body segment to the lower externally-threaded body segment, and configured during the expansion between the collapsed state and the expanded state to separate the upper externally-threaded body segment from the lower externally-threaded body segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Zavation Medical Products, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Alton McGuire, Jr., Joseph Matthew Jones, John Lawrence Walker
  • Publication number: 20230321094
    Abstract: Described herein are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds which inhibit the activity of Olig2 in combination with a second therapeutic agent. Also described herein are methods of using such pharmaceutical compositions for treating cancer and other diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Graham BEATON, Gregory Douglas STEIN, Gordon Robert ALTON
  • Patent number: 11746175
    Abstract: A copolymer composition is disclosed with advantages for textile fibers, yarns, blended yarns, fabrics, and garments. The composition includes polyester copolymer, between about 9.5 and 10.5 percent adipic acid based on the amount of copolymer, between about 630 and 770 parts per million (ppm) of pentaerythritol based on the amount of copolymer, and between about 3.4 and 4.2 percent polyethylene glycol based on the amount of copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: PARKDALE INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Robert Alton Usher
  • Patent number: 11746228
    Abstract: A copolymer composition is disclosed with advantages for textile fibers, yarns, blended yarns, fabrics, and garments. The composition includes polyester copolymer, between about 9.5 and 10.5 percent adipic acid based on the amount of copolymer, between about 630 and 770 parts per million (ppm) of pentaerythritol based on the amount of copolymer, and between about 3.4 and 4.2 percent polyethylene glycol based on the amount of copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: PARKDALE INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Robert Alton Usher
  • Patent number: 11713544
    Abstract: A copolymer composition is disclosed with advantages for textile fibers, yarns, blended yarns, fabrics, and garments. The composition includes polyester copolymer, between about 9.5 and 10.5 percent adipic acid based on the amount of copolymer, between about 630 and 770 parts per million (ppm) of pentaerythritol based on the amount of copolymer, and between about 3.4 and 4.2 percent polyethylene glycol based on the amount of copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: PARKDALE INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Robert Alton Usher
  • Publication number: 20230141196
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling an engine. In one example, the method may include injecting fuel to the engine; and during an operating condition, limiting injected fuel based on engine airflow to a smoke-fuel limit, the smoke-fuel limit transiently adjusted from a first smoke-fuel limit to a second smoke-fuel limit based on a duration operating at the smoke-fuel limit. In one example, the method may include during another operating condition, fuel injection not limited by the smoke-fuel limit. In some examples, the duration may be a time duration. In some examples, the duration may be a crank angle duration. In some examples, limiting the injected fuel is based on an estimated engine airflow and estimated fuel injection amount to the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Hart, James Robert Mischler, Robert Alton, Joseph Audu Ishaku
  • Publication number: 20230115389
    Abstract: An expandable screw for orthopedic insertion and expansion between a collapsed state and an expanded state. The screw has an upper externally-threaded body segment, a lower externally-threaded body segment opposite the upper external thread segments, and an expansion member extending along a longitudinal axis thereof. The expansion member connecting the upper externally-threaded body segment to the lower externally-threaded body segment, and configured during the expansion between the collapsed state and the expanded state to separate the upper externally-threaded body segment from the lower externally-threaded body segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Alton McGuire, JR., Joseph Matthew Jones, John Lawrence Walker
  • Patent number: 11389303
    Abstract: An expandable screw for orthopedic insertion and expansion between a collapsed state and an expanded state. The screw has an upper externally-threaded body segment, a lower externally-threaded body segment opposite the upper external thread segments, and an expansion member extending along a longitudinal axis thereof. The expansion member connecting the upper externally-threaded body segment to the lower externally-threaded body segment, and configured during the expansion between the collapsed state and the expanded state to separate the upper externally-threaded body segment from the lower externally-threaded body segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Zavation Medical Products, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Alton McGuire, Jr., Joseph Matthew Jones, John Lawrence Walker
  • Publication number: 20220177630
    Abstract: A copolymer composition is disclosed with advantages for textile fibers, yarns, blended yarns, fabrics, and garments. The composition includes polyester copolymer, between about 9.5 and 10.5 percent adipic acid based on the amount of copolymer, between about 630 and 770 parts per million (ppm) of pentaerythritol based on the amount of copolymer, and between about 3.4 and 4.2 percent polyethylene glycol based on the amount of copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventor: Robert Alton Usher
  • Publication number: 20210269636
    Abstract: A copolymer composition is disclosed with advantages for textile fibers, yarns, blended yarns, fabrics, and garments. The composition includes polyester copolymer, between about 9.5 and 10.5 percent adipic acid based on the amount of copolymer, between about 630 and 770 parts per million (ppm) of pentaerythritol based on the amount of copolymer, and between about 3.4 and 4.2 percent polyethylene glycol based on the amount of copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventor: Robert Alton Usher
  • Publication number: 20210269967
    Abstract: A copolymer composition is disclosed with advantages for textile fibers, yarns, blended yarns, fabrics, and garments. The composition includes polyester copolymer, between about 9.5 and 10.5 percent adipic acid based on the amount of copolymer, between about 630 and 770 parts per million (ppm) of pentaerythritol based on the amount of copolymer, and between about 3.4 and 4.2 percent polyethylene glycol based on the amount of copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventor: Robert Alton Usher
  • Publication number: 20190233982
    Abstract: A yarn disclosed that is formed of a blend of polyester fibers customized by three parameters (1) a combination of polyester staple fibers with staple lengths of 1.5 inches, 1.25 inches, 1.0 inch and 0.75 inch; (2) a combination of polyester staple fibers with staple deniers (tex, fineness) of 1.0 dpf, 1.2 dpf, and 1.5 dpf; and (3) a combination of polyester staple fibers with at least two different staple cross sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Parkdale Incorporated
    Inventor: Robert Alton Usher, JR.
  • Patent number: 10351995
    Abstract: A copolymer composition is disclosed with advantages for textile fibers, yarns, blended yarns, fabrics, and garments. The composition includes polyester copolymer, between about 4.5 and 5.5 percent adipic acid based on the amount of copolymer, between about 630 and 770 parts per million (ppm) of pentaerythritol based on the amount of copolymer, and between about 3.4 and 4.2 percent polyethylene glycol based on the amount of copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Parkdale Incorporated
    Inventor: Robert Alton Usher, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20190078256
    Abstract: A copolymer composition is disclosed with advantages for textile fibers, yarns, blended yarns, fabrics, and garments. The composition includes polyester copolymer, between about 4.5 and 5.5 percent adipic acid based on the amount of copolymer, between about 630 and 770 parts per million (ppm) of pentaerythritol based on the amount of copolymer, and between about 3.4 and 4.2 percent polyethylene glycol based on the amount of copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Parkdale Incorporated
    Inventor: Robert Alton Usher, JR.
  • Patent number: 10174454
    Abstract: A copolymer composition is disclosed with advantages for textile fibers, yarns, blended yarns, fabrics, and garments. The composition includes polyester copolymer, between about 4.5 and 5.5 percent adipic acid based on the amount of copolymer, between about 630 and 770 parts per million (ppm) of pentaerythritol based on the amount of copolymer, and between about 3.4 and 4.2 percent polyethylene glycol based on the amount of copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Parkdale Incorporated
    Inventor: Robert Alton Usher, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20180273680
    Abstract: A dyed blended yarn is disclosed that includes cotton fibers, polyester fibers, and a dye selected from the group consisting of direct dyes and reactive dyes. The polyester fibers consist essentially of between about 9 and 16 mole percent of DEG based on the amount of polyester, between about 3.5 and 7 mole percent of adipic acid based on the amount of polyester, and between about 200 and 2000 ppm by weight pentaerythritol based on the amount of polyester. The blended yarn includes a dye selected from the group consisting of direct dyes and reactive dyes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Parkdale, Incorporated
    Inventor: Robert Alton Usher, JR.
  • Patent number: 9845555
    Abstract: A spun yarn includes a bicomponent staple fiber comprising poly(trimethylene terephthalate) and cotton staple fiber, where the poly(trimethylene terephthalate) is present at a level of at least 1 wt % and less than 20 wt % based on total weight of the spun yarn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: PARKDALE, INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Robert Alton Usher, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20170107662
    Abstract: A copolymer composition is disclosed with advantages for textile fibers, yarns, blended yarns, fabrics, and garments. The composition includes polyester copolymer, between about 4.5 and 5.5 percent adipic acid based on the amount of copolymer, between about 630 and 770 parts per million (ppm) of pentaerythritol based on the amount of copolymer, and between about 3.4 and 4.2 percent polyethylene glycol based on the amount of copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Parkdale Incorporated
    Inventor: Robert Alton Usher, JR.
  • Publication number: 20170073887
    Abstract: A copolymer composition is disclosed with advantages for textile fibers, yarns, blended yarns, fabrics, and garments. The composition includes polyester copolymer, between about 4.5 and 5.5 percent adipic acid based on the amount of copolymer, between about 630 and 770 parts per million (ppm) of pentaerythritol based on the amount of copolymer, and between about 3.4 and 4.2 percent polyethylene glycol based on the amount of copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: Parkdale Incorporated
    Inventor: Robert Alton Usher, JR.
  • Patent number: 8972580
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus to protect users of the Internet from DNS outages. In particular, an outage avoidance system is provided that includes query processing, outage avoidance processing, and a local cache, all configured to extend the TTL of expired answers to DNS queries or to ignore the expiration of an answer's TTL value, and thereby provide the expired answer in response to a client request when a DNS server is unable to obtain an answer from a remote DNS server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Xerocole, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Fleischman, William Thomas Waters, Robert Alton Wyatt