Patents by Inventor Alan Cummings

Alan Cummings 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: 12116192
    Abstract: A corrugated pizza box is made using a web fed rotary die cutter with the web produced by a corrugator singlefacer that is speed synchronized with the rotary die cutter. The singlefacer produces SemiCorr Singleface Board (SSB) made possible by special corrugating rolls that allow a bottom liner to be bonded to a fluted and creased medium or liner within the singlefacer. This medium or liner has cross flute bond lines that provide in-line stiffness to the two-ply board exiting the singlefacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Semi Corr Containers, Inc.
    Inventor: James Alan Cummings
  • Publication number: 20240316893
    Abstract: A corrugated pizza box is made using a web fed rotary die cutter with the web produced by a corrugator singlefacer that is speed synchronized with the rotary die cutter. The singlefacer produces SemiCorr Singleface Board (SSB) made possible by special corrugating rolls that allow a bottom liner to be bonded to a fluted and creased medium or liner within the singlefacer. This medium or liner has cross flute bond lines that provide in-line stiffness to the two-ply board exiting the singlefacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventor: James Alan Cummings
  • Publication number: 20240315811
    Abstract: A dental implant includes a generally cylindrical body, an interior bore, and a non-rotational feature. The generally cylindrical body has a main-central axis and is formed from cold-worked, high strength, commercially pure titanium having an ultimate tensile strength of at least about 900 MPa. The generally cylindrical body has a proximal portion and an opposing distal portion for anchoring the dental implant in bone of a patient. The interior bore is formed in the generally cylindrical body and has (i) a bore-central axis and (ii) a threaded portion for receiving a screw that is configured to removable hold an abutment in engagement with the dental implant. The non-rotational feature is configured to engage the abutment in a non-rotational fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Graham Alan Blackbeard, Leith Carruthers Cumming
  • Publication number: 20240317476
    Abstract: A corrugated pizza box is made using a web fed rotary die cutter with the web produced by a corrugator singlefacer that is speed synchronized with the rotary die cutter. The singlefacer produces SemiCorr Singleface Board (SSB) made possible by special corrugating rolls that allow a bottom liner to be bonded to a fluted and creased medium or liner within the singlefacer. This medium or liner has cross flute bond lines that provide in-line stiffness to the two-ply board exiting the singlefacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventor: James Alan Cummings
  • Publication number: 20240288430
    Abstract: The present invention provides therapeutic, diagnostic, and prognostic methods for cancer. The invention provides methods of treating a cancer, methods of determining whether an individual having a cancer is likely to respond to a treatment including an immune checkpoint inhibitor (e.g., a PD-L1 axis binding antagonist), methods of predicting responsiveness of an individual having a cancer to a treatment including an immune checkpoint inhibitor (e.g., a PD-L1 axis binding antagonist), methods of selecting a therapy for an individual having a cancer, methods of providing a prognosis for an individual having a cancer, and methods of monitoring a response of an individual having a cancer, based on a blood tumor mutational burden (bTMB) score or a maximum somatic allele frequency (MSAF) from a sample (e.g., a whole blood sample, a plasma sample, a serum sample, or a combination thereof) from the individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Craig Anthony CUMMINGS, Yan LI, Sarah Margaret SHAGAN, Erica Beth SCHLEIFMAN, David SHAMES, David FABRIZIO, Daniel LIEBER, Geoffrey Alan OTTO, Mark KENNEDY, Travis CLARK, Doron LIPSON, Jie HE, Shan ZHONG
  • Patent number: 12064943
    Abstract: A means of making a multi ply structural panel by eliminating the top liner in the corrugating process. The present invention is made possible through modification to the corrugating rolls of the singlefacer. The design modification to the rolls involves incorporation of slots that run around the circumference of one roll and mating creasing tools incorporated around the circumference of the other of the corrugated roll set. These slots and creasing tools are incorporated across the existing flutes of the corrugating rolls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Semi Corr Containers, Inc.
    Inventor: James Alan Cummings
  • Publication number: 20240264591
    Abstract: An equipment health model is generated for a piece of hydraulic equipment using operating characteristic(s) of the piece of hydraulic equipment and status of the piece of hydraulic equipment. The equipment health model uses fingerprints (initial signatures of the equipment) and key inputs (pressure, temperature, time durations, gallon counts to actuate, etc.) in the operating characteristic(s) of the piece of hydraulic equipment to determine health of the piece of hydraulic equipment. Specific patterns/trends in the operating characteristic(s) of the piece of hydraulic equipment are used as leading indicator to measure, alert, and alarm on the health of the piece of hydraulic equipment. The alerts are escalated to personnel to ensure the equipment health is proactively addressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Richard Alan Cummings, James David Pate, Alisha DeAun Pate
  • Patent number: 11938705
    Abstract: A means of making a multi ply structural panel by eliminating the top liner in the corrugating process. The present invention is made possible through modification to the corrugating rolls of the singlefacer. The design modification to the rolls involves incorporation of slots that run around the circumference of one roll and mating creasing tools incorporated around the circumference of the other of the corrugated roll set. These slots and creasing tools are incorporated across the existing flutes of the corrugating rolls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Semi Corr Containers, Inc.
    Inventor: James Alan Cummings
  • Publication number: 20240042726
    Abstract: An apparatus for production of a two-ply paperboard panel is provided. The apparatus comprises a supply of top paperboard panel web. A flap-cutting die cut module receives the top paperboard panel web and cuts a pattern of flaps therein. A flap-forming die roll in juxtaposition with a flap-receiving pocket roll defines an interface therebetween through which the top paperboard panel web is received. An adhesive-application station applies adhesive to surfaces of flaps formed on the top paperboard panel web. A supply of bottom paperboard panel web is provided, which is joined to the top paperboard panel web at a web-merging station. A hold-down system holds the top and bottom paperboard panel webs together while applied adhesive sets or cures. A method for producing a two-ply paperboard panel is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: GREGORY R. KULA, JAMES ALAN CUMMINGS
  • Patent number: 11794439
    Abstract: A means of making a multi ply structural panel by eliminating the top liner in the corrugating process. The present invention is made possible through modification to the corrugating rolls of the singlefacer. The design modification to the rolls involves incorporation of slots that run around the circumference of one roll and mating creasing tools incorporated around the circumference of the other of the corrugated roll set. These slots and creasing tools are incorporated across the existing flutes of the corrugating rolls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Semi Corr Containers, Inc.
    Inventor: James Alan Cummings
  • Patent number: 9440873
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an optical fiber cooling system includes a first cooling tube oriented substantially in parallel with and spaced apart from a second cooling tube such that an optical fiber pathway is positioned between the first cooling tube and the second cooling tube. The first cooling tube includes a plurality of cooling fluid outlets positioned along an axial length of the first cooling tube which are oriented to direct a flow of cooling fluid across the optical fiber pathway towards the second cooling tube. The second cooling tube includes a plurality of cooling fluid outlets positioned along an axial length of the second cooling tube which are oriented to direct a flow of cooling fluid across the optical fiber pathway towards the first cooling tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Gary Alan Cummings, Samir Khanna, Douglas Gregg Neilson, Thomas Andre Pedersen, Massoud Rahiminejad, Bruce Warren Reding
  • Publication number: 20150317655
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for sourcing, processing, and distributing information in general, and more specifically, information that is generally news or news-related in nature. An embodiment operates by determining a geographic area and selecting stories associated with the geographic area. The embodiment further generates map display information for the geographic area including a plurality of selectable indicators, each corresponding to one of the one or more stories, and transmits the map display information to an interactive user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Hugh Douglas MYERS, Michael Alan Cummings, Thomas Scott Suiter
  • Publication number: 20130312461
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an optical fiber cooling system includes a first cooling tube oriented substantially in parallel with and spaced apart from a second cooling tube such that an optical fiber pathway is positioned between the first cooling tube and the second cooling tube. The first cooling tube includes a plurality of cooling fluid outlets positioned along an axial length of the first cooling tube which are oriented to direct a flow of cooling fluid across the optical fiber pathway towards the second cooling tube. The second cooling tube includes a plurality of cooling fluid outlets positioned along an axial length of the second cooling tube which are oriented to direct a flow of cooling fluid across the optical fiber pathway towards the first cooling tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Gary Alan Cummings, Samir Khanna, Douglas Gregg Neilson, Thomas Andre Pedersen, Massoud Rahiminejad, Bruce Warren Reding
  • Patent number: 8528367
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an optical fiber cooling system includes a first cooling tube oriented substantially in parallel with and spaced apart from a second cooling tube such that an optical fiber pathway is positioned between the first cooling tube and the second cooling tube. The first cooling tube includes a plurality of cooling fluid outlets positioned along an axial length of the first cooling tube which are oriented to direct a flow of cooling fluid across the optical fiber pathway towards the second cooling tube. The second cooling tube includes a plurality of cooling fluid outlets positioned along an axial length of the second cooling tube which are oriented to direct a flow of cooling fluid across the optical fiber pathway towards the first cooling tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Gary Alan Cummings, Samir Khanna, Douglas Gregg Neilson, Thomas A Pedersen, Massoud Rahiminejad, Bruce Warren Reding
  • Publication number: 20120260697
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an optical fiber cooling system includes a first cooling tube oriented substantially in parallel with and spaced apart from a second cooling tube such that an optical fiber pathway is positioned between the first cooling tube and the second cooling tube. The first cooling tube includes a plurality of cooling fluid outlets positioned along an axial length of the first cooling tube which are oriented to direct a flow of cooling fluid across the optical fiber pathway towards the second cooling tube. The second cooling tube includes a plurality of cooling fluid outlets positioned along an axial length of the second cooling tube which are oriented to direct a flow of cooling fluid across the optical fiber pathway towards the first cooling tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Gary Alan Cummings, Samir Khanna, Douglas Gregg Neilson, Thomas A. Pedersen, Massoud Rahiminejad, Bruce Warren Reding
  • Patent number: 8230704
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an optical fiber cooling system includes a first cooling tube oriented substantially in parallel with and spaced apart from a second cooling tube such that an optical fiber pathway is positioned between the first cooling tube and the second cooling tube. The first cooling tube includes a plurality of cooling fluid outlets positioned along an axial length of the first cooling tube which are oriented to direct a flow of cooling fluid across the optical fiber pathway towards the second cooling tube. The second cooling tube includes a plurality of cooling fluid outlets positioned along an axial length of the second cooling tube which are oriented to direct a flow of cooling fluid across the optical fiber pathway towards the first cooling tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Gary Alan Cummings, Samir Khanna, Douglas Gregg Neilson, Thomas A Pedersen, Massoud Rahiminejad, Bruce Warren Reding
  • Patent number: 8193940
    Abstract: A signal device is provided for identifying and communicating a location or hazard, concealed within a housing on a hard hat having a pocket. Further provided is a detachable housing to be placed in the pocket. Embodiments incorporate a speaker for audible identification, a light emitting diode (LED) for visual identification and a global positioning sensor (GPS) for identifying the wearer's location and various circuits and systems that utilize the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Inventors: Timothy Alan Cummings, Joseph Nick Filadelfia, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8191292
    Abstract: A device for displaying a recognition award includes a hard hat having a pocket, a detachable connected holder to be placed in the pocket and a personnel unit adapted to display the recognition award and adapted to be positioned in the detachedly connected holder. The device is used as a recognition award or personnel identification unit to be retained within a detachedly connected holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Inventors: Timothy Alan Cummings, Joseph Nick Filadelfia, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20110094717
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an optical fiber cooling system includes a first cooling tube oriented substantially in parallel with and spaced apart from a second cooling tube such that an optical fiber pathway is positioned between the first cooling tube and the second cooling tube. The first cooling tube includes a plurality of cooling fluid outlets positioned along an axial length of the first cooling tube which are oriented to direct a flow of cooling fluid across the optical fiber pathway towards the second cooling tube. The second cooling tube includes a plurality of cooling fluid outlets positioned along an axial length of the second cooling tube which are oriented to direct a flow of cooling fluid across the optical fiber pathway towards the first cooling tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Gary Alan Cummings, Samir Khanna, Douglas Gregg Neilson, Thomas A. Pedersen, Massoud Rahiminejad, Bruce Warren Reding
  • Publication number: 20110068918
    Abstract: A signal device is provided for identifying and communicating a location or hazard, concealed within a housing on a hard hat having a pocket. Further provided is a detachable housing to be placed in the pocket. Embodiments incorporate a speaker for audible identification, a light emitting diode (LED) for visual identification and a global positioning sensor (GPS) for identifying the wearer's location and various circuits and systems that utilize the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Timothy Alan Cummings, Joseph Nick Filadelfia, JR.