Patents by Inventor Alan Norman

Alan Norman 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: 12650141
    Abstract: In some examples, a vessel mounting system may include a first collar including at least one flexible member engageable with a groove of a vessel to align the first collar relative to the vessel. A second collar may include at least one clip engageable with a complementary clip of the first collar to engage the second collar with the first collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Manuel Van Venrooy, Patrick Matz, Alan Norman
  • Patent number: 12631207
    Abstract: In some examples, a vessel mounting system may include a first collar and a second collar. The second collar may include a clip engageable with an edge of the first collar to engage the second collar with the first collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Manuel Van Venrooy, Patrick Matz, Alan Norman
  • Patent number: 12616976
    Abstract: In some examples, a vessel mounting system may include a first collar including at least one protrusion engageable with a groove of a vessel to align the first collar relative to the vessel. A second collar may include at least one stud disposable in a corresponding aperture of the first collar to align the second collar relative to the first collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Manuel Van Venrooy, Patrick Matz, Alan Norman
  • Patent number: 12611676
    Abstract: In some examples, a vessel mounting system may include a first collar and a second collar. The second collar may include at least one positioning member to position the second collar relative to the first collar. Further, the second collar may include at least one interlocking member to lock the second collar to the first collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Manuel Van Venrooy, Patrick Matz, Alan Norman
  • Publication number: 20240229851
    Abstract: In some examples, a vessel mounting system may include a first collar and a second collar. The second collar may include a clip engageable with an edge of the first collar to engage the second collar with the first collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Manuel VAN VENROOY, Patrick MATZ, Alan NORMAN
  • Publication number: 20240229848
    Abstract: In some examples, a vessel mounting system may include a first collar including at least one flexible member engageable with a groove of a vessel to align the first collar relative to the vessel. A second collar may include at least one clip engageable with a complementary clip of the first collar to engage the second collar with the first collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Manuel VAN VENROOY, Patrick MATZ, Alan NORMAN
  • Publication number: 20240226901
    Abstract: In some examples, a vessel mounting system may include a first collar and a second collar. The second collar may include at least one positioning member to position the second collar relative to the first collar. Further, the second collar may include at least one interlocking member to lock the second collar to the first collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Manuel VAN VENROOY, Patrick MATZ, Alan NORMAN
  • Publication number: 20240229850
    Abstract: In some examples, a vessel mounting system may include a first collar including at least one protrusion engageable with a groove of a vessel to align the first collar relative to the vessel. A second collar may include at least one stud disposable in a corresponding aperture of the first collar to align the second collar relative to the first collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Manuel VAN VENROOY, Patrick MATZ, Alan NORMAN
  • Publication number: 20240133411
    Abstract: In some examples, a vessel mounting system may include a first collar including at least one protrusion engageable with a groove of a vessel to align the first collar relative to the vessel. A second collar may include at least one stud disposable in a corresponding aperture of the first collar to align the second collar relative to the first collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Manuel VAN VENROOY, Patrick MATZ, Alan NORMAN
  • Publication number: 20240133412
    Abstract: In some examples, a vessel mounting system may include a first collar and a second collar. The second collar may include a clip engageable with an edge of the first collar to engage the second collar with the first collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Manuel VAN VENROOY, Patrick MATZ, Alan NORMAN
  • Publication number: 20240133410
    Abstract: In some examples, a vessel mounting system may include a first collar including at least one flexible member engageable with a groove of a vessel to align the first collar relative to the vessel. A second collar may include at least one clip engageable with a complementary clip of the first collar to engage the second collar with the first collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Manuel VAN VENROOY, Patrick MATZ, Alan NORMAN
  • Publication number: 20240131519
    Abstract: In some examples, a vessel mounting system may include a first collar and a second collar. The second collar may include at least one positioning member to position the second collar relative to the first collar. Further, the second collar may include at least one interlocking member to lock the second collar to the first collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Manuel VAN VENROOY, Patrick MATZ, Alan NORMAN
  • Publication number: 20230384190
    Abstract: A sampling device for taking sample from a vessel of a dissolution apparatus includes a sample taker configured to be movable within a horizontal plane when mounted at the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Alan Norman, Jonathan Mark Barnes
  • Publication number: 20230349426
    Abstract: In some examples, a shaft coupling system may include a first shaft including a disc that is engageable by a second shaft to retain the second shaft with the first shaft when the second shaft is rotated in a first direction, and release the second shaft from the first shaft when the second shaft is rotated in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction. A spring may be mounted to the first shaft to bias the second shaft towards the first shaft when the second shaft is retained with the first shaft. Further, a shaft coupling method may include engaging a second shaft with a disc of a first shaft by rotating the second shaft in a first direction relative to the first shaft, and disengaging the second shaft from the first shaft by rotating the second shaft in a second direction relative to the first shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Patrick Matz, Manuel Van Venrooy, Alan Norman
  • Publication number: 20070157940
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a cigarette comprising a tobacco rod having a smokable filler material contained within a circumscribing outer wrapping material, and one or more inner wrapping strips positioned between the tobacco rod and the outer wrapping material and extending longitudinally along the tobacco rod. The inner wrapping strips comprise a binder in the form of an alkali metal salt and comprise a total alkali metal content of at least about 30,000 ?g based on the total weight of the inner wrapping strips. The total alkali metal content can be derived from the alkali metal salt binder alone or a combination of the alkali metal salt binder and a second alkali metal additive. The inner wrapping strips can exhibit an ignition temperature of at least about 625° C. and may comprise 1 to about 8 strips, each strip having a width of about 2 to about 10 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: John-Paul Mua, Barbara Arzonico, Melissa Clark, Luis Monsalud, Alan Norman, Rodney Schluter
  • Publication number: 20060231114
    Abstract: A smoking article including a smokable rod manufactured using a paper wrapping material having an additive material applied thereto as a pattern. The additive material is applied as aqueous coating formulation incorporating both an alginate and hydroxypropylcellulose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Oglesby, Alan Norman, John Fitzgerald
  • Publication number: 20050087202
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a property of a cigarette paper wrapper is provided and includes a sampling device having a first chamber portion capable of being engaged with a corresponding second chamber portion to define a sampling area configured to receive the wrapper such that the wrapper spans the sampling area and separates the chamber portions. A first gas source supplies a carrier gas to the first chamber portion and a second gas source supplies a detectable gas to the second chamber portion. An analyzer device in communication with the first chamber portion receives a resultant gas flow that includes the carrier gas and any of the detectable gas entering the first chamber portion through the wrapper. The analyzer device is capable of determining an amount of the detectable gas in the resultant gas flow so as to thereby determine a property of the cigarette paper wrapper, such as a diffusion coefficient with respect to the detectable gas. An associated method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Alan Norman, Jason Caudle
  • Patent number: 5389759
    Abstract: A container for use in a microwave oven formed from a microwave transparent material and having coated on at least part of at least one inner surface thereof a browning agent for transfer of a brown coloration to a surface of a food item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Assignee: A.G. (Patents) Limited
    Inventors: Anthony S. Jay, Elizabeth M. Sands, Joy C. Taylor, Alan Norman