Patents by Inventor Alexander McCurdy

Alexander McCurdy 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: 9282809
    Abstract: An earbud holder for a belt is provided. The earbud may be a speaker, headphone or the like for allowing a user to hear an audio transmission. The earbud holder moves from a closed First Position A to an open Second Position B so as to allow a user to open and store an earbud. The earbud holder has a front panel and a back panel wherein the front panel moves with respect to the back panel and wherein magnets secure the earbud holder in the closed First Position A. The earbud holder has a generally u-shaped drawer located between the front panel and the back panel for securing the earbud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: BLUCASE, LLC
    Inventor: William Alexander McCurdy
  • Publication number: 20150265036
    Abstract: An earbud holder for a belt is provided. The earbud may be a speaker, headphone or the like for allowing a user to hear an audio transmission. The earbud holder moves from a closed First Position A to an open Second Position B so as to allow a user to open and store an earbud. The earbud holder has a front panel and a back panel wherein the front panel moves with respect to the back panel and wherein magnets secure the earbud holder in the closed First Position A. The earbud holder has a generally u-shaped drawer located between the front panel and the back panel for securing the earbud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventor: William Alexander McCurdy
  • Publication number: 20120065416
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods useful for converting microbial lipids from an oleaginous microbial biomass into fatty acid alcohol esters, without prior extraction of the lipids from the biomass. The present invention also relates to fatty acid alcohol esters produced by the methods described herein. The fatty acid alcohol esters produced by the methods described herein may be useful as biodiesel, or a component thereof. In embodiments, the converting of microbial lipids to fatty acid alcohol esters may be accomplished by contacting an acid catalyst, an alcohol and an oleaginous microbial biomass containing microbial lipids under sufficient conditions and for a sufficient period of time for in situ transesterification reaction of at least some microbial lipids to their corresponding fatty acid alcohol ester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Utah State University
    Inventors: Lance Seefeldt, Bradley Wahlen, Robert Willis, Alexander McCurdy
  • Patent number: D612595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Inventor: William Alexander McCurdy