Patents Assigned to Performance IT
  • Compositions with enhanced flexibility
    Patent number: 9890303
    Abstract: Compositions are provided which comprises an active hydrogen-containing resin, a flexibilizer and at least one curing agent. The cured compositions possess enhanced flexibility while maintaining hardness, and are highly suitable for applications such as coatings, adhesives, sealants, gaskets, industrial rubber goods, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Momentive Performance Materials Inc.
    Inventors: Constantine Kondos, Ping Jiang, Martin Wusik, Vikram Kumar
  • Integrated parking brake for disk brake
    Patent number: 9889833
    Abstract: A parking brake actuator for a disc brake caliper. The parking brake actuator includes a tapered collet having an axial bore, the tapered collet slidably positionable within a bore of the disc brake caliper; an actuator rod having a first end and a second end, the actuator rod slidably positionable within the axial bore of the collet; means for receiving a force for placing the parking brake actuator in a non-actuated condition; and a first biasing means structured and arranged to apply a force sufficient to place the parking brake actuator in an actuated condition when the force for placing the parking brake in a non-actuated condition is reduced or eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: PERFORMANCE FRICTION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donald L. Burgoon, Mark Wagner, Darin Cate
  • Selective 1,2-hydrosilylation of terminally unsaturated 1,3-dienes using iron catalysts
    Patent number: 9890182
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a selective and efficient process for the hydrosilylation of compounds containing terminally unsaturated 1,3-dienes using iron-based hydrosilylation catalysts. The resulting 1,2-addition products are useful as precursors for various silicone materials or silane- or silyl/silicone-functionalized polyolefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC., PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Crisita Carmen Hojilla Atienza, Aroop Kumar Roy, Paul J. Chirik, Keith J. Weller, Johannes G. P. Delis, Tianning Diao
  • Motorcycle ignition coil assembly
    Patent number: 9887039
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, an ignition coil assembly includes an ignition coil cover, a boot, and an ignition coil. The ignition coil cover includes a plurality of fins, an opening, and a channel. The boot includes a slotted opening and a centralized orifice and is configured to be disposed within the opening of the ignition coil cover. The ignition coil includes a seat and a tab. The ignition coil is configured to be disposed within the centralized orifice. The seat is capable of supporting the ignition coil within the centralized orifice of the boot. The tab is configured to be inserted into the slotted opening and the channel when the ignition coil is disposed within the centralized office and the boot is disposed within the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Accel Performance Group LLC
    Inventor: Jason Ellison
  • Linear motion assembly
    Patent number: 9885388
    Abstract: A linear motion assembly including a component having a longitudinal axis and adapted to translate along the longitudinal axis, and a bearing comprising a spiral body including a substrate and a low friction material, wherein the bearing extends around the component and provides a low friction interface for translation of the component, and wherein the bearing is adapted to prevent longitudinal translation of the component in a locked condition and permit longitudinal translation of the component in an unlocked condition. In an embodiment, the bearing is adapted to transition between the locked and unlocked conditions upon circumferential translation of an axial end of the spiral body, longitudinal translation of an axial end of the spiral body, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS RENCOL LIMITED
    Inventor: James K. Burgess
  • Luminous Systems
    Publication number: 20180031205
    Abstract: A luminous system comprising one or more illumination sources, a multilayer structure, and one or more diffuse reflection layers being optically decoupled from the multilayer structure, wherein the emission and the reflection of the luminous system produce a first observed visible color when the one or more illumination sources are powered and a second observed visible color when the one or more illumination sources are non-powered is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of creating the inventive luminous system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Performance Indicator, LLC
    Inventors: M. Glenn Horner, Edward D. Kingsley, Satish Agrawal, Louis Cincotta
  • Heavy duty insulated beverage dispenser and cooler
    Patent number: 9878841
    Abstract: Disclosed is an insulated beverage dispenser having a generally cube-shaped insulated body with an interior chamber, an open top, and an outlet adjacent a bottom of the interior chamber. It includes a removable closure member for the outlet and an insulated top hingedly connected to the body to close the open top. A guideway is located on a front outer surface of the body generally adjacent the open top and is sized and positioned to receive a securement strap extended across the body without interference with opening the top. The closure member can be a liquid dispensing valve and/or a plug. An interior surface of the lid may include a recess for receiving a spare closure member for the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: High Performance Coolers LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Holderness, Robert Joseph Cicero
  • Foam gasket and bonding tape based on polyurethane dispersions
    Patent number: 9878471
    Abstract: A polymer sheet includes a polyurethane core. The polyurethane core has a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface. The polymer sheet can have at least one functional layer overlying a major surface. The polymer sheet has a thickness tps. The polyurethane core has a thickness tpc. In embodiments tpc can be at least 0.3 tps. The polyurethane core can have at least one of the following property: (i) a Scratch Resistance Rating, as further described herein, of not greater than about 10 wt %, (ii) an elongation at break of at least 200%, (iii) a tensile strength at break of at least 0.3 MPa, (iv) a loss of tensile strength of not greater than about 30% when exposed to UV light according to standard SAE J1960 (Rev. August 2003). The polymer sheet can be used for gaskets or bonding tapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jing Guan, Yue Dong, Georges Moineau
  • Inline pump assembly and method
    Patent number: 9879662
    Abstract: A pump assembly and methods of use and conversion including a sealed housing, at least one in-tank, not sealed pump contained in the sealed housing, an outlet check valve inside each pump, and an over pressure relief passage formed around the pumps in the sealed housing. The pump assembly may also include a common fuel inlet, a common fuel outlet; at least two of the pumps, a compact design, a mounting bracket, a sealed electrical inlet, a pre filter, a post filter, a pressure regulator, a returnless fuel supply, a pressure regulator, a return line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Holley Performance Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Shane Ray Weckerly, Larry Joe Tipton
  • Laser-markable insulation material for wire or cable assemblies
    Patent number: 9881714
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to laser-markable insulation material and cable or wire assemblies containing such insulation material. In certain embodiments, the laser-markable insulation material can include a fluoropolymer and an inorganic laser-markable pigment. The pigment can have a mean crystal size in a range of about 0.4 microns to about 2 microns and/or a median particle size (d50) in a range of about 0.45 microns to about 2 microns. The insulation material can exhibit improved initial and heat-aged contrast ratios without diminishing the ability of a cable or wire containing the insulation material to meet industry standards for electric-arc tracking and propagation resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jennifer Adamchuk, Kyle J. Killam, Frank M. Keese, Gerald A. Elliott
  • TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180025514
    Abstract: Systems and methods for MBIR reconstruction utilizing a super-voxel approach are provided. A super-voxel algorithm is an optimization algorithm that, as with ICD, produces rapid and geometrically agnostic convergence to the MBIR reconstruction by processing super-voxels which comprise a plurality of voxels whose corresponding memory entries substantially overlap. The voxels in the super-voxel may also be localized or adjacent to one another in the image. In addition, the super-voxel algorithm straightens the memory in the “sinogram” that contains the measured CT data so that both data and intermediate results of the computation can be efficiently accessed from high-speed memory and cache on a computer, GPU, or other high-performance computing hardware. Therefore, each iteration of the super-voxel algorithm runs much faster by more efficiently using the computing hardware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicants: Purdue Research Foundation, HIGH PERFORMANCE IMAGING, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Addison Bouman, Samuel Pratt Midkiff, Sherman Jordan Kisner, Xiao Wang
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBTENDING LIGHT DOWNWARDLY
    Publication number: 20180023783
    Abstract: A lighting system may include a reflector having at least one surface forming an interior. The reflector may have a forward opening and a rearward opening. The lighting system may further include an LED positioned at the rearward opening to direct light through the interior of the reflector. The lighting system may further include a lens positioned within the reflector, wherein the lens is formed of a segment of a toroid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: JST Performance, LLC
    Inventor: Edgar A. Madril
  • Brake rotor with tilted mounting slots
    Patent number: 9874256
    Abstract: The present invention provides a disk brake system comprising a wheel defining a rotational axis, a caliper mounted adjacent the wheel, and a rotor mounted for rotation with the wheel and engageable by the caliper. The rotor includes a mounting slot defined by first and second sidewalls, the first sidewall defining a first axis that substantially intersects the rotational axis, and the second sidewall defining a second axis that is substantially parallel to the first axis. Preferably, the mounting slot defines a center axis that intersects a radial axis of the wheel at an angle of at least 1.5 degrees, preferably at least 2.0 degrees and more preferably about 2.5 to 3.9 degrees. Preferably, the mounting slot has a width and a length that is at least 10% larger, preferably at least 15% larger, and more preferably about 20% larger than the width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: HB PERFORMANCE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Steve Scheibe
  • Motorcycle ignition coil
    Patent number: D808433
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Accel Performance Group LLC
    Inventors: Jason Ellison, Michael T. Gretchko
  • EFI throttle body
    Patent number: D808435
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Holley Performance Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Shehan, Jonathan Sams, Adam Layman, Douglas Flynn, Amy Gieske
  • Cooling towel
    Patent number: D809826
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Vision Performance, LLC
    Inventor: W. Drake Maples
  • EFI throttle body
    Patent number: D810142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Holley Performance Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Shehan, Jonathan Sams, Adam Layman, Douglas Flynn, Amy Gieske
  • Valve cover
    Patent number: D810143
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Holley Performance Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas W. Tomlinson, Robert M. Haynes
  • Engine valley cover
    Patent number: D810144
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Holley Performance Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas W. Tomlinson, Robert M. Haynes
  • Grip set for a video game controller
    Patent number: D810202
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Performance Designed Products LLC
    Inventors: Dennis Keith Foster, Christopher Michael Mancini