Patents Represented by Attorney Fletcher Yoder P.C.

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  • Turbine engine shroud ring
    Patent number: 8206085
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes a turbine engine that includes a rotor including multiple blades. The turbine engine also includes a shroud disposed about the blades. The shroud includes multiple segments engaged with one another via mating teeth. The mating teeth are oriented in an axial direction along a longitudinal axis of the turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Luke J. Ammann
  • Optical article having an electrically responsive layer as an anti-theft feature and a system and method for inhibiting theft
    Patent number: 8202598
    Abstract: A method of changing a functionality of an optical article is provided. The method includes exposing the optical article to an external stimulus. The optical article includes an electrically responsive layer being configured to transform from a first optical state to a second optical state upon exposure to the external stimulus. The electrically responsive layer is configured to transform from a first optical state to a second optical state upon exposure to an external stimulus, and is capable of irreversibly transforming the optical article from the pre-activated state of functionality to the activated state of functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: NBCUniversal Media, LLC
    Inventors: Andrea Jeannine Peters, Marc Brian Wisnudel, Ben Purushotam Patel, Matthew Jeremiah Misner, Kasiraman Krishnan, Kaustubh Ravindra Nagarkar
  • Multi-elastomer seal
    Patent number: 8201832
    Abstract: A system, in certain embodiments has, a fluid seal having a seal body, including a seal interface having one or more engagement portions, a first elastomer portion disposed along the seal interface, and a second elastomer portion disposed along the seal interface, wherein the first and second elastomers have material properties that are different from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher George Kocurek
  • System and method for measuring pressure and flow in a loop reactor
    Patent number: 8202949
    Abstract: A system and method for measuring pressure and flow rate of polymer slurry circulating in a loop reactor. For flow rate measurement, the loop reactor has a pressure tap on an outside radius of an elbow of the loop and a pressure tap on an inside radius of the elbow. The pressure taps incorporate diaphragms. Sensing legs couple the pressure taps with a differential pressure meter configured to provide a signal indicative of the flow rate of the polymer slurry. For pressure measurement, pressure taps without diaphragms at the loop reactor wall may be disposed at various points along the loop reactor, the pressure taps coupled to pressure sensing lines. A diluent flush line having a screen disposed therein may provide diluent to the pressure taps. The screen may reduce fouling of the pressure tap and sensing line with solids from the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Robert R. McElvain, John D. Hottovy, Larry W. Ezell, Anurag Gupta
  • On-machine power supply with integral coupling features
    Patent number: 8205101
    Abstract: A power supply for providing power to devices in a network is described as incorporating an integral coupling feature that terminates the provision of power from an upstream power supply while maintaining connectivity of communications signals and ground from an upstream portion to a downstream portion of the network relative to the power supply. The power supply includes a logic feature that monitors a power status of an upstream power supply and/or its own power status. When the logic feature detects a power cycle, it initiates a coordinated power cycle of the associated power supply and/or other networked power supplies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Furukawa, Nicholas R. Goebel, Amy L. Stachowiak
  • Shaft current control brush ring assembly
    Patent number: 8199453
    Abstract: A shaft current control brush ring assembly includes a cup and a brush ring assembly secured within the cup. The cup is secured to a motor faceplate, within a recess formed in the faceplate by interference fit, or by means of a clamp attached to the faceplate. A slinger can be associated with the brush ring assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Hieyoung W. Oh, Adam H. Willwerth
  • Actuator for the actuation of submarine devices
    Patent number: 8196598
    Abstract: Submarine actuator for the actuation of a submarine device comprises a container body (2), from which a drive shaft (4) projects that is suitable for inserting in a seat of said submarine device, which through its rotation actuates said submarine device. Said shaft is moved by an electric motor (21, 22) arranged inside said container body and actuated by an electric control signal generated by a remote station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Carlo Liberale, Fabio Imperiali
  • Two helix binders
    Patent number: 8198043
    Abstract: Provided herein are isolated polypeptides derived from the staphylococcal protein A protein B domain comprising a pair of anti-parallel alpha helices that are capable of binding a target. Also provided are nucleic acid sequences encoding such two helix binders, vectors containing the nucleic acid sequences encoding for two helix binders, and host cells transformed with vectors containing the nucleic acid sequences encoding for the two-helix binders. Also provided are methods of using the two helix binders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Faisal Ahmed Syud, Jack Mathew Webster
  • Turbine engine having cooling gland
    Patent number: 8192151
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a turbine may include a bearing housing for a rotor with a passage along an axis of rotation of the rotor shaft. A cooling gland configured to transfer cooling fluid to the passage may be mounted to the bearing housing with a mounting structure configured to mount the cooling gland substantially in-line with the passage of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Henry G. Ballard
  • System and method for clearance control
    Patent number: 8186945
    Abstract: A system, in one embodiment, includes a turbine clearance controller. The turbine clearance controller is configured to independently adjust clearances of a plurality of shroud segments about a plurality of blades via first and second magnets opposite from one another in fixed and movable portions of each shroud segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Shubhra Bhatnagar, Chakrakody Girish Shastry
  • Modular wireless conveyor interconnection method and system
    Patent number: 8186499
    Abstract: A modular conveyor system is disclosed in which components of each conveyor module is designed for wireless mesh communication. The communications may be within a module or between modules. Certain of the components may be powered by battery, such that the components may be completely wireless. The network may be entirely self-configuring such that the modules may be assembled and the network established in a straightforward manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Dale Brandt, Wayne H. Wielebski
  • Parallel power inverter motor drive system
    Patent number: 8188694
    Abstract: Multiple inverter motor drives are interconnected in parallel to provide a common output to a motor. Common control circuitry is coupled to all parallel drives via optical cables and provides signals to power layer circuitry of each inverter for generation, at the power layer, of timing for gate drive signals for the respective inverter power electronic switches. The resulting timing exhibits a high degree of synchronicity such that very little imbalance occurs in the outputs of the paralleled drives, resulting in very low circulating currents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rangarajan M. Tallam, Russel J. Kerkman, Richard H. Radosevich, Alan J. Campbell
  • Methods for assessing molecular expression of subcellular molecules
    Patent number: 8189884
    Abstract: The present techniques provide fully automated methods for quantifying the location, strength and percent of expressed target molecules or other biological markers in immunohistochemically stained biological samples. The samples may be automatically segmented, for example into subcellular compartments, from images of compartmental markers. Then, the distribution of a target molecule on each of these compartments is calculated that includes the percentage and strength of expression. This is different than existing intensity or ratio based methods where abundant low expression levels are indistinguishable from scarce high expression levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ali Can, Michael John Gerdes, Musodiq Olatayo Bello, Xiaodong Tao
  • Method and apparatus for substitute natural gas generation
    Patent number: 8182771
    Abstract: A system comprising a multi-stage reactor. The multi-stage reactor may include a water gas shift (WGS) reactor and a sour methanation reactor configured to generate methane without prior removal of acid gas. Furthermore, the multistage reactor may be a single unit having both the WGS reactor and the methanation reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Arnaldo Frydman, Ke Liu
  • Electronic module
    Patent number: D660806
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Chee Lim Wong
  • Male communication connector of an automation device
    Patent number: D661656
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas R. Bodmann, Chee Lim Wong
  • Moving bed bioreactor carrier
    Patent number: D661778
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Headworks Bio Inc.
    Inventors: Graeme Dempster, Gerald Seidl, Siva Angappan, Jack Collie Gardiner
  • Battery charger dashboard
    Patent number: D662046
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Robert Fred Unger, Timothy Corcoran Repp
  • Battery charger housing
    Patent number: D662047
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Daryl Charles Brockman, James Cameron Douglass, Robert Fred Unger, Timothy Corcoran Repp
  • Vehicle battery charger
    Patent number: D662048
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Julie Christine Roberts, Daryl Charles Brockman, James Cameron Douglass, Gerald Jay Demirjian, Robert Fred Unger, Timothy Corcoran Repp