Patents by Inventor Alan JOSEPH

Alan JOSEPH 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: 11167228
    Abstract: A filter assembly that includes one or more features that enhance installation, inspection, and replacement of the filter is provided. In one exemplary aspect, the filter assembly includes a manifold and a filter media assembly that includes a filter media and an end cap attached thereto. The end cap and manifold include features that provide for secure mounting of the filter media assembly with the manifold so as to facilitate inspection, installation, and removal of the filter assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan John Prince, Alan Joseph Mitchell, Gregory Sergeevich Chernov
  • Publication number: 20210318050
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance is provided. The refrigerator appliance includes a fresh food compartment, an ice storage compartment within the fresh food compartment and insulated from the fresh food compartment, a sealed system configured to circulate a refrigerant through a refrigerant conduit; an ice maker positioned in the fresh food compartment and being in direct thermal communication with the sealed system, and an insulated door configured to open and close the ice storage compartment to selectively allow ice from the icemaker to enter the ice storage compartment. Methods of using the refrigerator appliance are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventor: Alan Joseph Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20210318051
    Abstract: An ice maker for a refrigerator appliance includes an ice making assembly defining a receiving chamber in fluid communication with an air duct and a mold assembly removably mounted to the ice making assembly. The mold assembly includes a frame configured for receipt within the receiving chamber of the ice making assembly, a heat exchanger mounted to the frame and defining a mold support surface, and a flexible mold positioned on the mold support surface that is supported by the heat exchanger such that the flexible mold is in thermal communication with the heat exchanger and defines a mold cavity configured to receive a liquid. The mold assembly is replaceable with alternate mold assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventor: Alan Joseph Mitchell
  • Patent number: 11122713
    Abstract: An insert for monitoring pressure changes between a cold environment and a hot environment, such as a cold aisle/hot aisle cooling system, includes a conduit having two separated openings, and a frame configured for placement between the hot environment and cold environment. One or more temperature sensors are positioned within the conduit proximate to both of the openings, and configured to sample a first temperature corresponding to the cold environment near the first opening and a second temperature associated with the hot environment near the second opening. In a cooling system, the insert can be used in conjunction with a controller to receive temperature data associated with the first and second temperatures, and determine, based on the temperature data, a direction of flow of air flowing in the conduit and a degree of overpressure or underpressure associated with the cold environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan Joseph Lachapelle
  • Patent number: 11096316
    Abstract: Methods and systems for adjusting airflow to a set of datacenter electronic components can include receiving cooling requirement data for subsets of the components and temperature data associated with an air supply, determining local air supply set points for each subset of components based on the temperature data and parameters of the respective subsets of components, and adjusting local flow rates of air from the air supply to the subsets of components based on the local set points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventor: Alan Joseph Lachapelle
  • Patent number: 11039553
    Abstract: A cold air outlet assembly can include one or more cold air outlets arranged to channel cold air to a contained cold region or cold aisle, and one or more bypass ducts arranged to fluidly connect a hot external environment with the cold region adjacent the cold air outlets. The bypass ducts include backdraft dampers arranged to allow flow of hot air from the hot environment to the cold region and restrict flow of cold air from the cold region to the hot environment so that, in operation, limited mixing of hot air and cold air within the cold region occurs under low pressure conditions in the cold region. The temperature of the mixed hot and cold air can be sensed and used for controlling airflow to the cold region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan Joseph Lachapelle
  • Patent number: 11009277
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance, as provided herein, may include a cabinet, a door, a dispensing assembly, an icemaker, and an ice storage bin. The door may define a bin opening and a dispenser recess. The dispensing assembly may be positioned within the dispenser recess and define an ice delivery passage. The ice storage bin may define a storage cavity. The ice storage bin may be slidably mounted to the door to move through the bin opening between a mounted position and a removed position. The ice storage bin may include an insulated front wall positioned across the bin opening in the mounted position. The storage cavity may be in communication with the icemaker in the mounted position to receive ice therefrom. The storage cavity may further be in communication with the dispensing assembly in the mounted position to direct ice to the ice delivery passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan Joseph Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20210139432
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and G are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph HENNESSY, Elizabeth Pearl JONES, Shuji HACHISU, Nigel James WILLETTS, Suzanna DALE, Alexander William GREGORY, Ian Thomas Tinmouth HOULSBY, Yunas BHONOAH, Julia COMAS-BARCELO
  • Patent number: 10986951
    Abstract: A delivery retrieval station, as provided herein, may include a delivery base and a destination container. The delivery base may include a receiving platform and a conditioning assembly in thermal communication with the receiving platform. The conditioning assembly may be disposed within a mechanical compartment beneath the receiving platform. The destination container may be selectively mounted to the base station. The destination container may include a base wall and sidewall defining a storage chamber. The base wall may be selectively supported on the receiving platform in a delivered position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Joseph Mitchell, Vineeth Vijayan, Matthew Hunter
  • Publication number: 20210093116
    Abstract: A delivery retrieval station, as provided herein, may include a delivery base and a destination container. The delivery base may include a receiving platform and a conditioning assembly in thermal communication with the receiving platform. The conditioning assembly may be disposed within a mechanical compartment beneath the receiving platform. The destination container may be selectively mounted to the base station. The destination container may include a base wall and sidewall defining a storage chamber. The base wall may be selectively supported on the receiving platform in a delivered position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Alan Joseph Mitchell, Vineeth Vijayan, Matthew Hunter
  • Publication number: 20210071929
    Abstract: An ice maker for an appliance includes a freezing plate having an upwardly facing ice formation surface. A plurality of partitions is positioned on the freezing plate. The plurality of partitions divides the ice formation surface into a plurality of bays. A reservoir is positioned below the freezing plate. A manifold has a plurality of outlets directed towards the plurality of bays on the ice formation surface. A pump is operable to flow water from the reservoir to the manifold. An air conduit is positioned below the freezing plate. The air conduit is configured for guiding a flow of air through the air conduit to chill the freezing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventor: Alan Joseph Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20210047274
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and G are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph HENNESSY, Elizabeth Pearl JONES, Shuji HACHISU, Nigel James WILLETTS, Suzanna DALE, Alexander William GREGORY, Ian Thomas Tinmouth HOULSBY, Yunas BHONOAH, Julia COMAS-BARCELO
  • Publication number: 20210041154
    Abstract: An ice making assembly for a refrigerator appliance includes a resilient silicone mold defining a mold cavity and a lifter mechanism positioned below the resilient mold for selectively deforming the mold and raising the ice cubes formed therein. A sweep assembly is positioned over the resilient mold and moves to an extended position after the cubes are raised to discharge the ice cubes at a top of the ice making assembly. A fill cup is positioned above the resilient mold for selectively filling the mold cavity with water and a heating element in thermal communication with the fill cup for selectively heating the fill cup to prevent ice jams or clogging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventor: Alan Joseph Mitchell
  • Patent number: 10913482
    Abstract: A steering column assembly includes a first shaft and a second shaft telescopically engaged with the first shaft. The steering column assembly includes a bore extending through the first shaft to the second shaft. A plug is disposed in and occludes the bore. The plug is resiliently expandable relative to the first shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Erik William Soderlind, Alan Joseph Porter
  • Publication number: 20210020353
    Abstract: A magnetic device, such as an inductor or transformer, having enhanced thermal performance characteristics includes first and second parallel adjacent conductive layers patterned to define conductive spiral traces, wherein the traces are geometrically patterned to avoid overlapping of gap areas defined between the adjacent spiral traces, and thereby provide for improved heat transfer between adjacent conductive layers in the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Kostal of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Joseph, Joel Anderson
  • Patent number: 10889480
    Abstract: A dispensing system for dispensing a precise or controlled volume of fluid to a downstream assembly of an appliance is provided. As one example, the downstream assembly may be an ice making assembly and the appliance may be refrigerator appliance. In one example aspect, a dispensing system includes a housing that defines a chamber. A piston is movable within the chamber. The dispensing system also includes a plurality of valves that may be moved between various positions to move the piston between various positions. When the piston is moved within the chamber, the piston displaces a precise or controlled volume to the downstream assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Joseph Mitchell, John Keith Besore, Brent Alden Junge, Stephanos Kyriacou
  • Publication number: 20210006581
    Abstract: Among other things, traces are received of activities of an online user who is associated with an entity. By analysis of the traces a security state of the entity is inferred. Also, a map is generated between (a) technical assets that contribute to security characteristics of respective entities and (b) the identities of the entities that are associated with the respective technical assets At least part of the generating of the map is done automatically. A user can he engaged to assist in the generating of the map by presenting to the user through a user interface (a) data about the technical assets of entities and (b) an interactive tool for associating the technical assets with the identities of the entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Philip John Steuart Gladstone, Alan Joseph Kirby, John Matthew Truelove, David Feinzeig, Nagarjuna Venna, Stephen Boyer
  • Publication number: 20210000113
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and G are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph HENNESSY, Elizabeth Pearl JONES, Shuji HACHISU, Nigel James WILLETTS, Suzanna DALE, Alexander William GREGORY, Ian Thomas Tinmouth HOULSBY, Yunas BHONOAH, Julia COMAS-BARCELO
  • Patent number: 10863875
    Abstract: A sheet product dispenser for dispensing sheet product from a roll of sheet product having a sealed tail is provided. The sheet product dispenser includes a roll interface configured to engage and at least partially support the roll of sheet product, the roll interface including a separating member configured to engage and unseal the sealed tail; a feed roller assembly configured to dispense sheet product from the roll of sheet product, the feed roller assembly including a feed roller configured to engage and at least partially support the roll of sheet product; and a controller operable to initiate driving of the feed roller and rotation of the roll of sheet product such that the sealed tail is unsealed by engaging the separating member. A related method of automatically loading a roll of sheet product having a sealed tail in a sheet product dispenser also is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Anthony Goltz, Mark Edwin Peters, Alan Joseph Johnson, Justin Matthew Oliphant, Paul James Ruthven
  • Publication number: 20200363115
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance, as provided herein, may include a cabinet, a door, a dispensing assembly, an icemaker, and an ice storage bin. The door may define a bin opening and a dispenser recess. The dispensing assembly may be positioned within the dispenser recess and define an ice delivery passage. The ice storage bin may define a storage cavity. The ice storage bin may be slidably mounted to the door to move through the bin opening between a mounted position and a removed position. The ice storage bin may include an insulated front wall positioned across the bin opening in the mounted position. The storage cavity may be in communication with the icemaker in the mounted position to receive ice therefrom. The storage cavity may further be in communication with the dispensing assembly in the mounted position to direct ice to the ice delivery passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventor: Alan Joseph Mitchell