Patents by Inventor Alan Richard

Alan Richard 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).

  • Silver-containing catalysts, the manufacture of such silver-containing catalysts, and the use thereof
    Patent number: 7547795
    Abstract: A high activity and high selectivity silver catalyst comprising silver and, optionally, one or more promoters supported on a suitable support material having the form of a shaped agglomerate. The structure of the shaped agglomerate is that of a hollow cylinder having a relatively small inside (bore) diameter. The catalyst is made by providing the shaped material of a particular geometry and incorporating the catalytic components therein. The catalyst is useful in the epoxidation of ethylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Marek Matusz, Michael Alan Richard, John Robert Lockemeyer, Alouisius Nicolaas Renee Bos, Dominicus Maria Rekers, Donald Reinalda, Randall Clayton Yeates, Paul Michael McAllister
  • Fuser member with diamond filler
    Patent number: 7541079
    Abstract: A fuser member suited to use in a fusing apparatus of an electrostatographic image rendering device includes a substrate and an outer layer over the substrate. The outer layer includes a matrix material and filler particles dispersed in the matrix material. At least some of the filler particles are formed from diamond, which may provide improved wear of the fuser member and may also provide the layer with improved thermal conductivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Alan Richard Kuntz, Patrick James Finn, Joy Lynn Longhenry, Richard P. Carney
  • FUSER MEMBER WITH INTERMEDIATE ADHESIVE LAYER
    Publication number: 20090130462
    Abstract: In accordance with the disclosure, a fusing member is provided comprising, in order, a base member, a cured liquid silicone rubber substrate layer, an amino silane, and an anhydrous solvent containing adhesive layer. The fusing member further comprises a fluoroelastomer fusing surface topcoat layer including poly (vinylidene fluoride-tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alan Richard Kuntz, Joy Longhenry, Kevin Taft
  • FUSER MEMBER WITH NANO-SIZED FILLER
    Publication number: 20090110453
    Abstract: A fuser member suited to use in a fusing apparatus of an electrostatographic image rendering device includes a substrate and an outer layer over the substrate. The outer layer includes a matrix material and filler particles dispersed in the matrix material. an outer layer comprising a halopolymer and filler particles. The filler particles have a particle size of less than about 1 micrometer and a particle hardness of greater than about 3 on a Mohs hardness scale and form no more than about 3 percent by volume of the outer layer. The outer layer comprising filler particles nonetheless may provide improved wear of the fuser member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Alan Richard Kuntz, Patrick James Finn, Richard P. Carney
  • INCREASING PREGNANCY RATES
    Publication number: 20090036384
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stable formulation for controlling oestrus in a subject. The formulation comprises Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone or an acceptable salt or analogue thereof, progesterone or an analogue thereof, and an acceptable carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: PARNELL LABORATORIES (AUST) PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Alan Richard Bell, Richard W. Shephard, Salvatore Iemma, Vladimir Stajic
  • Wideband Diffraction Limited Optical Receiver
    Publication number: 20090021832
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for providing wideband diffraction limited performance in an optical receiver. A first lens is constructed from a first material and has a first surface and a second surface. A second lens is constructed from a second material and having a first surface and a second surface. The second lens is positioned such that a first surface of the second lens faces a second surface of the first lens across a gap of air. A diffraction grating is applied to one of the first and second surfaces of the first and second lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: John Edwin Jackson, Alan Richard Greenland, Christopher Brendan Svec
  • PIPE FITTING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20090001712
    Abstract: A pipe fitting arrangement in at least one embodiment comprises a pipe, a housing defining at one end an opening for insertion of an end of the pipe, a metallic grip ring and a sealing ring downstream the grip ring in the insertion direction of the pipe, the location of both the grip ring and the sealing ring between the housing and the pipe being defined by the housing, wherein the grip ring is provided with a first amount of first internal teeth directed toward the pipe in a first direction with a first inclination in the pipe insertion direction for engagement with the pipe, and with a second amount of second external teeth directed towards the housing in a second direction with a second inclination away from the pipe insertion direction for engagement with the housing. Further disclosed herein is a method for forming such a pipe fitting arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: IBP CONEX LIMITED
    Inventors: Steven Paul Webb, Alan Richard Glaze, Manouchehr Salehi-Bakhtiari
  • CATALYST COMPOSITION, A PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE CATALYST COMPOSITION AND A USE OF THE CATALYST COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20080306289
    Abstract: A catalyst composition comprising a support having a surface area of at least 500 m2/kg, and deposited on the support: silver metal, a metal or component comprising rhenium, tungsten, molybdenum or a nitrate- or nitrite-forming compound, and a Group IA metal or component comprising a Group IA metal having an atomic number of at least 37, and in addition potassium, wherein the value of the expression (QK/R)+QHIA is in the range of from 1.5 to 30 mmole/kg, wherein QHIA and QK represent the quantities in mmole/kg of the Group IA metal having an atomic number of at least 37 and potassium, respectively, present in the catalyst composition, the ratio of QHIA to QK is at least 1:1, the value of QK is at least 0.01 mmole/kg, and R is a dimensionless number in the range of from 1.5 to 5, the units mmole/kg being relative to the weight of the catalyst composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Marek MATUSZ, Michael Alan Richard, Martin Lysle Hess
  • MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A STOWABLE ROOF
    Publication number: 20080265610
    Abstract: A motor vehicle is disclosed having front and rear roof panels and which can be moved from in use to stowed positions to change the style of the motor vehicle from a two box style to a convertible or pick-up style. A stowage mechanism for the rear roof panel having two interlinked four bar linkages is disclosed which allows a small linear actuator to produce the range of displacement required to stow the rear roof panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Alan Richard Condon, Torsten Gerhardt, John K. Harding
  • SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING AN AUTOMOBILE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MONITORING UNIT WITH A LATCHDOWN MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20080262683
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems for microprocessors to control a transmission power relay output with a latchdown mechanism in the event that either microprocessor decides it is appropriate to de-energize the relay. Advantageously, the present disclosure allows, for example, the transmission control to be performed by an existing dual microprocessor configuration instead of a custom-designed application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The microprocessor-based software is more easily updated or changed to add functionality. Further, the present disclosure minimizes unique development with respect to electronic transmission control with a less complex design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Alan Richard Ward, Roger Thomas Douglas, Michael Ray Lindsay, Jesse Mitchell Saier
  • Method and Apparatus for Determining Whether an Email Message is Ready for Transmission
    Publication number: 20080250112
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code to analyze an email message using a policy to form a result in response to detecting a request to send an email message. A determination is made as to whether the result indicates that the email message is complete. An alert is generated if a determination is present that indicates that the email message is incomplete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yen-Fu Chen, John Hans Handy-Bosma, Mei Yang Selvage, Alan Richard Tannenbaum, Keith Raymond Walker
  • Surface treatment of coated media
    Patent number: 7424262
    Abstract: A cleaning agent having one or more active ingredient which may remove residual release agents from printed material and methods for using the cleaning agents are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: David P. Van Bortel, Jyothsna Ram, Alan Richard Kuntz
  • HEAD RESTRAINT FOR A CONVERTIBLE MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20080150306
    Abstract: A motor vehicle is disclosed having one or more seat assemblies each of which has an automatically stowable head restraint associated with it. Each head restraint is pivotally supported by a stowable rear roof panel and is biased into a stowed position in which it lies adjacent to the rear roof panel by a spring. A latch mechanism is used to hold the head restraint in a lowered position in which it depends downwardly from the roof panel for use by an occupant of the motor vehicle. The latch mechanism is automatically released by the process of stowing the rear roof panel or a front roof panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Alan Richard Condon, Torsten Gerhardt, John K. Harding, Steve David Fleming
  • Vehicle front fender molding
    Patent number: D591655
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Edward R. Golden, Bradley Alan Richards, Steven P. Gilmore
  • Vehicle rear fender molding
    Patent number: D591656
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Edward R. Golden, Bradley Alan Richards, Steven P. Gilmore
  • Vehicle front fender molding
    Patent number: D591657
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Edward R. Golden, Bradley Alan Richards, Steven P. Gilmore
  • Vehicle rear fender molding
    Patent number: D591658
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Company
    Inventors: Edward R. Golden, Bradley Alan Richards, Steven P. Gilmore
  • Vehicle lower bumper cover
    Patent number: D592571
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Edward R. Golden, Bradley Alan Richards, Steven P. Gilmore
  • Vehicle lower bumper cover
    Patent number: D592572
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Edward R. Golden, Bradley Alan Richards, Steven P. Gilmore
  • Vehicle front fender extension
    Patent number: D593467
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Edward R. Golden, Bradley Alan Richards, Steven P. Gilmore