Patents Assigned to Controls, Inc.
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Patent number: 9989044Abstract: A fluid end (15) for a multiple reciprocating pump assembly (12) comprises at least three plunger bores (61) or (91) each for receiving a reciprocating plunger (35), each plunger bore having a plunger bore axis (65) or (95). Plunger bores being arranged across the fluid head to define a central plunger bore and lateral plunger bores located on either side of the central plunger bore. Fluid end (15) has suction valve bores (59) or (89), each suction valve bore receiving a suction valve (41) and having a suction valve bore axis (63) or (93). Discharge valve bores (57) or (87), each discharge valve bore receiving a discharge valve (43) and having a discharge valve bore axis (63) or (93). The axes of at least one of suction and discharge valve bores is inwardly offset in the fluid end from its respective plunger bore axis.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2017Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: S.P.M. FLOW CONTROL, INC.Inventors: Jacob A. Bayyouk, Donald Mackenzie
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Patent number: 9981141Abstract: The defibrillator may include a heart rhythm detector to detect the heart rhythm of a patient, a manual mode controller structured to set the defibrillator in a synchronous shock operating mode or an asynchronous shock operating mode depending on an input from a human operator, a shock module to cause the defibrillator to deliver a shock to the patient according to the operating mode, and an automatic mode controller structured to, after the shock module has delivered the shock to the patient, set the external defibrillator to the synchronous shock operating mode or the asynchronous shock operating mode depending on the detected heart rhythm of the patient and without input from the human operator.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Physio-Control, Inc.Inventors: Robert G. Walker, Fred W. Chapman, Isabelle Banville, James W. Taylor
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Patent number: 9986634Abstract: A circuit board comprises a plurality of layers, first and second reference conductive vias extending in a vertical direction through at least a portion of the plurality of layers, first and second signal conductive vias extending in the vertical direction between and spaced apart in a horizontal direction from the first and second reference conductive vias through at least a portion of the plurality of layers, and a dielectric region extending in the vertical direction between the first and second signal conductive vias. An air via extends in the vertical direction through the dielectric region between the first and second signal conductive vias. An anti-pad extends in the horizontal direction between the first and second reference conductive vias and surrounding in the horizontal direction the first and second signal conductive vias, the air via, and the dielectric region.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Curtis-Wright Controls, Inc.Inventors: Michael Rose, Robert Sullivan
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Patent number: 9981140Abstract: An external defibrillator can have a synchronous shock operating mode and an asynchronous shock operating mode and include a controller to set the defibrillator in the synchronous shock operating mode or the asynchronous shock operating mode. The defibrillator can also include a shock module to cause the defibrillator to deliver shock therapy to the patient according to the operating mode of the defibrillator, and a prompt module to transmit a prompt, after delivery of the shock therapy, that includes the operating mode of the defibrillator.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Physio-Control, Inc.Inventors: Robert G. Walker, Fred W. Chapman, Isabelle Banville
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Patent number: 9981142Abstract: Appropriate cardiac therapy is determined by data sensed and analyzed by the disclosed defibrillators and other medical devices that one or both of treat and monitor a patient. The disclosed devices sense various patient physiological parameters including patient pulse and breathing data to determine whether the patient has a pulse and to determine if the patient is breathing. Depending on the analysis of the generated patient physiological data, the disclosed devices determine the appropriate therapy for the patient, which can include providing breathing assistance to the patient and providing electrotherapy and other therapies to the patient. Some of the disclosed medical devices can be wearable by the patient. The disclosed devices can include therapy modules like electrotherapy for delivering therapies to the patient while other devices monitor but do not deliver the therapies to the patient.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Physio-Control, Inc.Inventors: Tae H. Joo, Ronald E. Stickney, Cynthia P. Jayne, Paula Lank, Patricia O'Hearn, David R. Hampton, James W. Taylor, William E. Crone, Daniel Yerkovich
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Patent number: 9964245Abstract: A swivel joint has uniform ball bearing requirements for all bearing races. The swivel joint has a male connector and a female connector that coaxially interconnects and swivel relative to each other while still maintaining a high pressure seal. Each connector has three bearing races to form three sets of bearing races, each of which supports the same number of ball bearings. The circumference of the main set of races are enlarged by less than the diameter of one ball, so it is impossible to add another ball to the coupled male and female connectors of the swivel joint.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2014Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: S.P.M. Flow Control, Inc.Inventors: Brian Witkowski, Mark D. Matzner
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Patent number: 9964234Abstract: A holster for mounting a bar gun to a surface, the bar gun having a nozzle and a handle magnet. The holster has an elongated mounting plate having a top side, bottom side, first end and second end, and an aperture located between the first end and second end where the aperture penetrates the mounting plate from the top side to the bottom side and is configured to receive the nozzle of the bar gun. A holster magnet is fixed to the mounting plate adjacent the aperture between the aperture and the second end.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2015Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Automatic Bar Controls, Inc.Inventors: Thomas R. Hecht, Richard A. Martindale, Bret D. Baker
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Patent number: 9962620Abstract: A lift system configured to lift an article (e.g., a batten). The lift system includes a first cable configured to be coupled to the article, a second cable configured to be coupled to the article, a drive mechanism coupled to the first cable and the second cable and operable to raise and lower the article, a first loft block including a first loft sheave to redirect the first cable from a first substantially horizontal axis to a first substantially vertical axis, and a guide member to direct the second cable along a second substantially horizontal axis. The lift system further includes a second loft block including a second loft sheave to redirect the second cable from the second substantially horizontal axis block to a second substantially vertical axis.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2015Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.Inventor: Donald A. Hoffend, III
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Patent number: 9962621Abstract: A hoist system having a drum primarily self-contained within a batten, for raising and lowering lighting, sound equipment, curtains and the like in a performance environment. The hoist system may be adapted with safety mechanisms including an overload sensor and/or a slack line detector. The system may be provided in the form of a point hoist. The compact system is highly scalable to a variety of spaces and applications, including school and public theaters and concert halls, as well as some homes, private business, etc.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2017Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.Inventors: Donald Aloysius Hoffend, Jr., Donald Aloysius Hoffend, III
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Patent number: 9960698Abstract: An AC to DC converter system is provided. The system includes a bidirectional boost converter circuit coupled to an AC input, a high voltage DC link capacitor circuit coupled to the bidirectional boost converter and comprising at least one capacitor, and a DC to DC converter circuit coupled to the high voltage DC link capacitor circuit and a DC input, wherein the at least one capacitor may include a film capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Flex Power Control, Inc.Inventors: James Michio Nagashima, Gregory Scott Smith
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Patent number: 9957074Abstract: A method of controlling an upstream and a downstream process wherein the upstream process conditions a stream of product delivered to the downstream process is provided. The control method uses an empirically determined formula to determine a metric for adjusting the activity of the upstream process to thereby adjust the rate with which the upstream process conditions and feeds a stream of conditioned product to the downstream process. The empirically determined formula determines the metric using two input variables: a duty cycle setting of the upstream process and an output rate of the downstream process expressed as a decimal amount of the output rate set-point.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Heat & Control, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth C. Petri, Richard Rees
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Patent number: 9950639Abstract: In one aspect, a system for torsional damping of electric traction drives comprises dual Kalman filters to correct for oscillations based on measured traction motor speed and commanded traction motor torque. A first Kalman filter can perform a state space estimate of the shaft torque providing negative feedback to the final torque command in order to eliminate resonant components from the commanded torque and quickly damp external disturbances. A second Kalman filter provides a state space estimation of the load torque or, equivalently, load acceleration. This second Kalman filter can ignore commanded torque and can provide a damping feedback when the wheel speed deviates from the vehicle speed.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: BAE Systems Controls Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Vovos, James A. Dupuy, Arthur P. Lyons
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Patent number: 9952613Abstract: A system and method for reducing the data transmitted from an energy management system is described. The system and method include a critical event evaluator receiving data from a plurality of data sources, where the critical event evaluator monitors the data for critical events requiring immediate transmission to a monitoring center. A schedule comb and a delta comb receive the data from the plurality of data sources, the schedule comb operable to reduce the data according to data schedule rules stored in a data definition database and the delta comb reduce the data by eliminating data values that have not changed since a previous transmission. The schedule comb and delta comb produce a reduced data set. A queue stores the reduced data set, which is transmitted when the queue reaches a trigger size or a critical event is found.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Entouch Controls Inc.Inventors: Richard K. Baugh, Kevin Nelson, Iftekhar Hasan
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Patent number: 9950178Abstract: The presence of a cardiac pulse in a patient is determined by evaluating fluctuations in an electrical signal that represents a measurement of the patient's transthoracic impedance. Impedance signal data obtained from the patient is analyzed for a feature indicative of the presence of a cardiac pulse. Whether a cardiac pulse is present in the patient is determined based on the feature in the impedance signal data. Electrocardiogram (ECG) data may also be obtained in time coordination with the impedance signal data. Various applications for the pulse detection of the invention include detection of PEA and prompting PEA-specific therapy, prompting defibrillation therapy and/or CPR, and prompting rescue breathing depending on detection of respiration.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2010Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Physio-Control, Inc.Inventors: Ronald E. Stickney, James W. Taylor, Patricia O'Hearn, Cynthia P. Jayne, Paula Lank, David R. Hampton
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Patent number: 9950085Abstract: Disinfecting devices and related methods are provided that apply germicidal ultraviolet light to disinfect dispensing components of food and beverage dispensers. A disinfecting holster for a bar gun includes a support surface configured to interface with a bar gun to support the bar gun when stowed in the holster, a housing coupled with the support surface and surrounding a dispensing nozzle of the bar gun when the bar gun is stowed in the holster, and an ultraviolet light source configured to emit germicidal ultraviolet light onto the nozzle. The housing substantially contains the ultraviolet light within the housing during the application of the ultraviolet light to the dispensing nozzle. The ultraviolet light can be periodically applied to maintain the nozzle in a disinfected state.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Automatic Bar Controls, Inc.Inventors: Thomas R. Hecht, Richard A. Martindale
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Patent number: 9945362Abstract: A fluid end block for attachment to a power end of a high pressure reciprocating pump includes a main body portion having an outwardly facing body forward face, an outwardly facing body rear face opposite the body forward face, and opposing side surfaces. A web portion protrudes outwardly from the outwardly facing body forward face. The web portion may have an outwardly facing web forward face and a curvilinear side surface. The web portion may be integral with the main body portion. A plurality of bosses protrude from the web forward face and having a forward facing end. The plurality of bosses may be integral with the main body portion and the web portion. A plunger bore extends through one of the plurality of bosses configured to receive a reciprocating plunger.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2013Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: S.P.M. FLOW CONTROL, INC.Inventors: Scott Skurdalsvold, Jacob A. Bayyouk, Johnny E. DeLeon
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Patent number: 9940492Abstract: An apparatus is adapted to be coupled to a component of a system associated with a wellhead. The apparatus includes a band adapted to be coupled to the component; a buckle coupled to the band and located proximate to a first end of the band; a holder coupled to the band, wherein the holder is positioned, or is adapted to be positioned, proximate to the first end; an electronic identifying device attached to the holder and adapted to identify the component; and an identifying component coupled to the band. The identifying component visually conveys information about at least one of: the electronic identifying device, and the component to which the band is adapted to be coupled. In one embodiment, the system associated with the wellhead is a system for pumping fluid to the wellhead. The electronic identifying device is, or includes, an RFID chip.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: S.P.M. FLOW CONTROL, INC.Inventor: Jordan Bowman
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Patent number: 9933289Abstract: An orifice plate assembly including a plurality of ring members, each having an inner facing surface including a first annular recess extending therein, and a plurality of inner annular seals, wherein a different inner annular seal of the plurality is overmolded to the first annular recess of each of the plurality of ring members to seal against a facing surface of an orifice plate captured between the plurality of ring members.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2015Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Daniel Measurement and Control, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Theron Jay, Justin Blake Crouch
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Patent number: D819188Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Pityu Controls Inc.Inventor: Stevan Dobi
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Patent number: D819383Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Automatic Bar Controls, Inc.Inventors: Thomas R. Hecht, Bret D. Baker, Steven D. Chappell