Patents by Inventor Robert P. Griffin
Robert P. Griffin 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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Publication number: 20240165469Abstract: A ball bat may include a handle portion and a barrel portion extending away from the handle portion to an end cap. The barrel portion has an outer wall formed from aluminum and includes at least two and no greater than four inwardly projecting circumferential humps spaced by intervening circumferential valleys.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2022Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.Inventors: John P. Steel, Ninad Trifale, Robert A. Lairmore, James M. Earley, Jeremy H. Yim, Sean P. Griffin
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Patent number: 11986707Abstract: A golf club may include a head having a body and a faceplate coupled to the body. The faceplate may have a maximum thickness at a central location and a cross-section intersecting the central location. The cross-section may have continuously variable wall thickness across the faceplate. The faceplate may have a closed non-convex contour curve defined by constant faceplate wall thickness that encloses the central location.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.Inventors: Sean P. Griffin, Ninad Trifale, Richard P. Hulock, Jon C. Pergande, Robert T. Thurman
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Publication number: 20240093105Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for controlling the production of negative carbon-intensity liquid hydrocarbons (e.g., for fuels and chemicals). In various aspects, the methods utilize a feedstock having a negative carbon intensity, produce a co-product from the feedstock, sequester a portion of the CO2 derived from the feedstock, or utilize a portion of the O2 in a process that consumes O2 and emits CO2.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Infinium Technology, LLCInventors: Robert SCHUETZLE, Dennis SCHUETZLE, Anja Rumplecker GALLOWAY, Thomas P. GRIFFIN, Orion HANBURY, Matthew CALDWELL, Solmon DIKRAN
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Publication number: 20240077309Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to displaying information related to a physical activity. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for managing the display of information related to a physical activity are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Nicholas D. FELTON, James B. CARY, Edward CHAO, Kevin W. CHEN, Christopher P. FOSS, Eamon F. GILRAVI, Austen J. GREEN, Bradley W. GRIFFIN, Anders K. HAGLUNDS, Lori HYLAN-CHO, Stephen P. JACKSON, Matthew S. KOONCE, Paul T. NIXON, Robert M. PEARSON
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Publication number: 20230283060Abstract: A system including an arc flash sensor that detects an arc flash event and an arc flash mitigation device in communication with the sensor. The mitigation device includes a path of least resistance having a path input and a path output. The arc flash sensor is located downstream the output. The mitigation device includes an electro-mechanical switch between the input and the output and an actuator. The mitigation device also includes a bypass power switch device that includes a solid-state circuit interrupter and that conduct current between the input and the output in response to an open-circuit condition of the switch. A system controller is provided to generate a trigger to activate the actuator to generate the open-circuit condition of the switch, which causes the power switch device to interrupt a fault current associated with a fault event in response to detection of the arc flash event.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Xin Zhou, Brian E. Carlson, Brooke E. Lang, Robert P. Griffin
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Patent number: 11715945Abstract: A system including an arc flash sensor that detects an arc flash event and an arc flash mitigation device in communication with the sensor. The mitigation device includes a path of least resistance having a path input and a path output. The arc flash sensor is located downstream the output. The mitigation device includes an electro-mechanical switch between the input and the output and an actuator. The mitigation device also includes a bypass power switch device that includes a solid-state circuit interrupter and that conduct current between the input and the output in response to an open-circuit condition of the switch. A system controller is provided to generate a trigger to activate the actuator to generate the open-circuit condition of the switch, which causes the power switch device to interrupt a fault current associated with a fault event in response to detection of the arc flash event.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2022Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITEDInventors: Xin Zhou, Brian E. Carlson, Brooke E. Lang, Robert P. Griffin
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Publication number: 20230068787Abstract: A system including an arc flash sensor that detects an arc flash event and an arc flash mitigation device in communication with the sensor. The mitigation device includes a path of least resistance having a path input and a path output. The arc flash sensor is located downstream the output. The mitigation device includes an electro-mechanical switch between the input and the output and an actuator. The mitigation device also includes a bypass power switch device that includes a solid-state circuit interrupter and that conduct current between the input and the output in response to an open-circuit condition of the switch. A system controller is provided to generate a trigger to activate the actuator to generate the open-circuit condition of the switch, which causes the power switch device to interrupt a fault current associated with a fault event in response to detection of the arc flash event.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Xin Zhou, Brian E. Carlson, Brooke E. Lang, Robert P. Griffin
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Publication number: 20230015939Abstract: A device includes an electro-mechanical switching device having an open-circuit and closed-circuit conditions and a path of least resistance having a path input and a path output with the switching device between the input and the output. The device includes a bypass power switch device that comprises a solid-state circuit interrupter and that is configured to conduct current between the input and the output in response to an open-circuit condition of the switching device. The device includes a current sensor that is connected to the output and configured to detect a fault current event. The device includes an actuator that is coupled to the switching device and a controller that is configured to generate a trigger signal to activate the actuator to cause the open-circuit condition of the switching device and to interrupt the fault current event by the power switch device, based on the detected fault current event.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Xin Zhou, Brian E. Carlson, Brooke E. Lang, Robert P. Griffin
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Patent number: 11527878Abstract: A system including an arc flash sensor that detects an arc flash event and an arc flash mitigation device in communication with the sensor. The mitigation device includes a path of least resistance having a path input and a path output. The arc flash sensor is located downstream the output. The mitigation device includes an electro-mechanical switch between the input and the output and an actuator. The mitigation device also includes a bypass power switch device that includes a solid-state circuit interrupter and that conduct current between the input and the output in response to an open-circuit condition of the switch. A system controller is provided to generate a trigger to activate the actuator to generate the open-circuit condition of the switch, which causes the power switch device to interrupt a fault current associated with a fault event in response to detection of the arc flash event.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITEDInventors: Xin Zhou, Brian E. Carlson, Brooke E. Lang, Robert P. Griffin
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Patent number: 11482851Abstract: A device includes an electro-mechanical switching device having an open-circuit and closed-circuit conditions and a path of least resistance having a path input and a path output with the switching device between the input and the output. The device includes a bypass power switch device that comprises a solid-state circuit interrupter and that is configured to conduct current between the input and the output in response to an open-circuit condition of the switching device. The device includes a current sensor that is connected to the output and configured to detect a fault current event. The device includes an actuator that is coupled to the switching device and a controller that is configured to generate a trigger signal to activate the actuator to cause the open-circuit condition of the switching device and to interrupt the fault current event by the power switch device, based on the detected fault current event.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITEDInventors: Xin Zhou, Brian E. Carlson, Brooke E. Lang, Robert P. Griffin
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Publication number: 20220115859Abstract: A system including an arc flash sensor that detects an arc flash event and an arc flash mitigation device in communication with the sensor. The mitigation device includes a path of least resistance having a path input and a path output. The arc flash sensor is located downstream the output. The mitigation device includes an electro-mechanical switch between the input and the output and an actuator. The mitigation device also includes a bypass power switch device that includes a solid-state circuit interrupter and that conduct current between the input and the output in response to an open-circuit condition of the switch. A system controller is provided to generate a trigger to activate the actuator to generate the open-circuit condition of the switch, which causes the power switch device to interrupt a fault current associated with a fault event in response to detection of the arc flash event.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2020Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Xin Zhou, Brian E. Carlson, Brooke E. Lang, Robert P. Griffin
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Publication number: 20220115857Abstract: A device includes an electro-mechanical switching device having an open-circuit and closed-circuit conditions and a path of least resistance having a path input and a path output with the switching device between the input and the output. The device includes a bypass power switch device that comprises a solid-state circuit interrupter and that is configured to conduct current between the input and the output in response to an open-circuit condition of the switching device. The device includes a current sensor that is connected to the output and configured to detect a fault current event. The device includes an actuator that is coupled to the switching device and a controller that is configured to generate a trigger signal to activate the actuator to cause the open-circuit condition of the switching device and to interrupt the fault current event by the power switch device, based on the detected fault current event.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2020Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Xin Zhou, Brian E. Carlson, Brooke E. Lang, Robert P. Griffin
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Patent number: 11289294Abstract: A rotary switch includes a housing having an interior and an exterior, a plurality of moving contacts entirely disposed within the interior of the housing, a plurality of stationary contacts disposed partially within the interior of the housing and extending to an exterior of the housing, and a rotary element coupled to the plurality of moving contacts and being structured to rotate between a closed state where at least one of the plurality moving contacts contact a corresponding one of the plurality of stationary contacts and an open state where the plurality of moving contacts and the plurality of stationary contacts are separated.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITEDInventors: Geraldo Nojima, Steven Chen, Robert P. Griffin, Koustubh D. Ashtekar
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Publication number: 20210012992Abstract: A rotary switch includes a housing having an interior and an exterior, a plurality of moving contacts entirely disposed within the interior of the housing, a plurality of stationary contacts disposed partially within the interior of the housing and extending to an exterior of the housing, and a rotary element coupled to the plurality of moving contacts and being structured to rotate between a closed state where at least one of the plurality moving contacts contact a corresponding one of the plurality of stationary contacts and an open state where the plurality of moving contacts and the plurality of stationary contacts are separated.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITEDInventors: GERALDO NOJIMA, STEVEN CHEN, ROBERT P. GRIFFIN, KOUSTUBH D. ASHTEKAR
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Patent number: D261196Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 1979Date of Patent: October 13, 1981Inventor: Robert P. Griffin