Patents by Inventor Allan McLeod
Allan McLeod 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).
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Patent number: 12060286Abstract: The disclosure provides automated methods and systems for optimized dosing of chemicals, such as coagulants, acids, and/or bases, in water treatment processes. The methods and systems of the disclosure can provide a coagulant dosing regimen that mitigates turbidity and organic contaminant content while maintaining effective floc precipitation, agglomeration, and settling without significant human intervention.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2022Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: Marmac Water LLC.Inventor: Gregg Allan McLeod
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Publication number: 20230166991Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems that facilitate more accurate measurement of the turbidity, i.e., insoluble ion content, of source water streams in water treatment processes, and in turn more accurate dosing of metal salt coagulants to cause these insoluble ions to floc and precipitate from the source water stream. Methods and systems for calibration of streaming current sensors used for such turbidity/insoluble ion content measurement are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Mary Teresa Marvelli, Gregg Allan McLeod
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Publication number: 20230048214Abstract: The disclosure provides automated methods and systems for optimized dosing of chemicals, such as coagulants, acids, and/or bases, in water treatment processes. The methods and systems of the disclosure can provide a coagulant dosing regimen that mitigates turbidity and organic contaminant content while maintaining effective floc precipitation, agglomeration, and settling without significant human intervention.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventor: Gregg Allan McLeod
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Patent number: 11505478Abstract: The disclosure provides automated methods and systems for optimized dosing of chemicals, such as coagulants, acids, and/or bases, in water treatment processes. The methods and systems of the disclosure can provide a coagulant dosing regimen that mitigates turbidity and organic contaminant content while maintaining effective floc precipitation, agglomeration, and settling without significant human intervention.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Marmac Water LLCInventor: Gregg Allan McLeod
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Publication number: 20220308006Abstract: An electrode cleaning and calibration system generally comprises a sensor holder assembly machined from a block of solid acrylic or similar plastic material, which can accommodate a variety of types and sizes of sensors for use in monitoring and measurement of water processing and treatment processes. Examples of sensors suitable for use in the system include pH sensors, dissolved oxygen sensors, chlorine sensors, ozone sensors, total suspended solid sensors, mixed liquor suspended solid sensors, ammonia sensors, monochloramine sensors, and ultraviolent transmittance sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventor: Gregg Allan McLeod
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Publication number: 20220298034Abstract: The disclosure provides automated methods and systems for optimized dosing of chemicals, such as coagulants, acids, and/or bases, in water treatment processes. The methods and systems of the disclosure can provide a coagulant dosing regimen that mitigates turbidity and organic contaminant content while maintaining effective floc precipitation, agglomeration, and settling without significant human intervention.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2021Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventor: Gregg Allan McLeod
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Patent number: 10900944Abstract: An electrode cleaning and calibration system generally comprises a sensor holder assembly machined from a block of solid acrylic or similar plastic material, which can accommodate a variety of types and sizes of sensors for use in monitoring and measurement of water processing and treatment processes. Examples of sensors suitable for use in the system include pH sensors, dissolved oxygen sensors, chlorine sensors, ozone sensors, total suspended solid sensors, mixed liquor suspended solid sensors, ammonia sensors, monochloramine sensors, and ultraviolent transmittance sensors.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Marmac Water LLCInventor: Gregg Allan McLeod
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Publication number: 20210010991Abstract: An electrode cleaning and calibration system generally comprises a sensor holder assembly machined from a block of solid acrylic or similar plastic material, which can accommodate a variety of types and sizes of sensors for use in monitoring and measurement of water processing and treatment processes. Examples of sensors suitable for use in the system include pH sensors, dissolved oxygen sensors, chlorine sensors, ozone sensors, total suspended solid sensors, mixed liquor suspended solid sensors, ammonia sensors, monochloramine sensors, and ultraviolent transmittance sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventor: Gregg Allan McLeod
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Publication number: 20180357295Abstract: An apparatus adapted to operate as an A party in a database synchronization with a B party via a mobile communication network. The database contains data items to be synchronized. The apparatus includes mechanisms for maintaining a copy of the database and a client-server communication module with a client part and a server part. The client part is configured to communicate via the mobile communication network with the server part of the B party. The apparatus also includes change detection mechanisms responsive to a detection of a changed data item, for initiating a synchronization event via the client part of the client-server communication module.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2018Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Ari Backholm, Seppo Salorinne, Heikki Ylinen, Marcus Groeber, Lauri Vuornos, Rauli Ikonen, Jukka Ahonen, Andrew Everitt, Allan McLeod, Petri Salmi
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Patent number: 10089376Abstract: An apparatus adapted to operate as an A party in a database synchronization with a B party via a mobile communication network. The database contains data items to be synchronized. The apparatus includes mechanisms for maintaining a copy of the database and a client-server communication module with a client part and a server part. The client part is configured to communicate via the mobile communication network with the server part of the B party. The apparatus also includes change detection mechanisms responsive to a detection of a changed data item, for initiating a synchronization event via the client part of the client-server communication module.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Seven Networks, LLCInventors: Ari Backholm, Seppo Salorinne, Heikki Ylinen, Marcus Groeber, Lauri Vuornos, Rauli Ikonen, Jukka Ahonen, Andrew Everitt, Allan McLeod, Petri Salmi
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Publication number: 20160371359Abstract: An apparatus adapted to operate as an A party in a database synchronization with a B party via a mobile communication network. The database contains data items to be synchronized. The apparatus includes mechanisms for maintaining a copy of the database and a client-server communication module with a client part and a server part. The client part is configured to communicate via the mobile communication network with the server part of the B party. The apparatus also includes change detection mechanisms responsive to a detection of a changed data item, for initiating a synchronization event via the client part of the client-server communication module.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Ari Backholm, Seppo Salorinne, Heikki Ylinen, Marcus Groeber, Lauri Vuornos, Rauli Ikonen, Jukka Ahonen, Andrew Everitt, Allan McLeod, Petri Salmi
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Patent number: 9460104Abstract: An apparatus adapted to operate as an A party in a database synchronization with a B party via a mobile communication network. The database contains data items to be synchronized. The apparatus includes mechanisms for maintaining a copy of the database and a client-server communication module with a client part and a server part. The client part is configured to communicate via the mobile communication network with the server part of the B party. The apparatus also includes change detection mechanisms responsive to a detection of a changed data item, for initiating a synchronization event via the client part of the client-server communication module.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2013Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Seven Networks, LLCInventors: Ari Backholm, Seppo Salorinne, Heikki Ylinen, Marcus Groeber, Lauri Vuornos, Rauli Ikonen, Jukka Ahonen, Andrew Everitt, Allan McLeod, Petri Salmi
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Publication number: 20140324504Abstract: An apparatus adapted to operate as an A party in a database synchronization with a B party via a mobile communication network. The database contains data items to be synchronized. The apparatus includes mechanisms for maintaining a copy of the database and a client-server communication module with a client part and a server part. The client part is configured to communicate via the mobile communication network with the server part of the B party. The apparatus also includes change detection mechanisms responsive to a detection of a changed data item, for initiating a synchronization event via the client part of the client-server communication module.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2013Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: SEVEN NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL OYInventors: Ari Backholm, Seppo Salorinne, Heikki Ylinen, Marcus Groeber, Lauri Vuornos, Rauli Ikonen, Jukka Ahonen, Andrew Everitt, Allan Mcleod, Petri Salmi
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Patent number: 8620858Abstract: An apparatus adapted to operate as an A party in a database synchronization with a B party via a mobile communication network. The database contains data items to be synchronized. The apparatus includes mechanisms for maintaining a copy of the database and a client-server communication module with a client part and a server part. The client part is configured to communicate via the mobile communication network with the server part of the B party. The apparatus also includes change detection mechanisms responsive to a detection of a changed data item, for initiating a synchronization event via the client part of the client-server communication module.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2005Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Seven Networks International OyInventors: Ari Backholm, Seppo Salorinne, Heikki Ylinen, Marcus Groeber, Lauri Vuornos, Rauli Ikonen, Jukka Ahonen, Andrew Everitt, Allan McLeod, Petri Salmi
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Patent number: 7221696Abstract: A Spread Spectrum system acquires signals with frequency uncertainty. The present invention independently computes the number of frequency bands necessary to cover the carrier frequency uncertainty and the chip rate uncertainty and uses the largest of the two quantities in the acquisition process. A receiver cycles through pseudonoise code phases until a matched filter output exceeds a threshold. The local code is adjusted based on that code phase and the signal is processed for carrier acquisition, where an FFT estimates the carrier frequency. The code phase and nearest neighbors are used to determine the presence of a false alarm. When a false alarm is absent, the detection is examined for an alias or noise spur. If an alias is absent, the signal search is complete. Otherwise, processing continues to search for a pseudonoise code. The process continues by examining all code phases for each band until a signal is detected.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2003Date of Patent: May 22, 2007Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Gene Allan McLeod, Aaron Weinberg
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Publication number: 20060184591Abstract: An apparatus adapted to operate as an A party in a data-base synchronization with a B party via a mobile communication network. The database contains data items to be synchronized. The apparatus includes mechanisms for maintaining a copy of the database and a client-server communication module with a client part and a server part. The client part is configured to communicate via the mobile communication network with the server part of the B party. The apparatus also includes change detection mechanisms responsive to a detection of a changed data item, for initiating a synchronization event via the client part of the client-server communication module.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2005Publication date: August 17, 2006Applicant: SEVEN NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL OYInventors: Ari Backholm, Seppo Salorinne, Heikki Ylinen, Marcus Groeber, Lauri Vuornos, Rauli Ikonen, Jukka Ahonen, Andrew Everitt, Allan McLeod, Petri Salmi
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Publication number: 20050177162Abstract: The invention relates to a supporting element for attachment to bone, including means for placement of attachment means, such as screws or tape, and a surface for positioning against the bone, wherein the surface is, at least during use, provided with sponge-like biocompatible material enclosed between the bone and the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2005Publication date: August 11, 2005Applicant: Fondel Finance B.V.Inventors: Allan McLeod, Daniel McLeod
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Publication number: 20050165494Abstract: An assembly for fixating a prosthesis in body tissue such as bone of a mammal, comprising a mechanical compacting device and a mass comprising at least granules of a biocompatible material having a sponge-like structure, wherein the mechanical compacting device is designed for compacting the granules during use by insertion of the device in a hole in bone and subsequently inducing relative movement of at least a first part of the compacting device relative to a second part thereof, such that the volume of at least one space between at least part of an outer surface of the device and the adjacent inner surface of said hole is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2004Publication date: July 28, 2005Applicant: Fondel Finance B.V.Inventors: Allan McLeod, Daniel McLeod
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Patent number: 5865534Abstract: A materials mixer, suitable for mixing concrete, comprises a generally cylindrical housing (10) which houses a mixing chamber (15) consisting of an upper, dry mixing chamber portion (2), a central, wet mixing chamber portion (3) and a lower, discharge chamber portion (4). The materials mixer has an entrance (20) for materials to be mixed and an exit (25) for the complete mixture, between which are a plurality of rotating members (30, 40, 50, 60) which disrupt the flow of materials through the chamber (15) causing mixing of the materials. The shape of the mixing chamber is defined by a plurality of baffle plates (11, 12, 16) which help determine the path of the materials though the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 1997Date of Patent: February 2, 1999Assignee: IDC Mixers LimitedInventor: Allan McLeod Hay
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Patent number: D849369Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Inventor: Joel Allan McLeod