Patents by Inventor An Jacobs

An Jacobs 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).

  • ENGINE WITH CONTROL UNIT FOR LEAN BURN OPERATION
    Publication number: 20210087995
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes an engine block including a cylinder, a piston positioned within the cylinder and configured to reciprocate in the cylinder, an electronic throttle control system including a motor and a throttle plate, an air flow sensor configured to detect an air mass flow rate, a fuel system for supplying a controlled amount of fuel to the cylinder including a fuel injector, and an engine control unit coupled to the fuel system and the electronic throttle control system. The engine control unit is configured to determine engine speed data including a current engine speed, a previous engine speed, and a desired engine speed, control a fuel injection duration based on the engine speed data, determine air-fuel ratio data comprising a current air-fuel ratio and a desired air-fuel ratio, and control a throttle plate position based on the air-fuel ratio data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION
    Inventors: David PROCKNOW, Jacob ZUEHL
  • DETECTION OF DAMAGE TO OPTICAL ELEMENT OF ILLUMINATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210088670
    Abstract: An assembly includes an optical element having a light-shaping region. A light emitter is aimed into the optical element along an internal reflective path. The internal reflective path extends across the light-shaping region. A photodetector is positioned along the internal reflective path. Integrity of the optical element is determined based on detection of light from the light emitter along the internal reflective path by the photodetector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob A Bergam, Cleveland Eugene Rayford, II, Luis Alfredo Villalobos-Martinez
  • Isobutylene-Containing Compositions and Articles Made Thereof
    Publication number: 20210087376
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition having a C4 to C7 isoolefin, an alkylstyrene, and a diolefin, where the C4 to C7 isoolefin is not the same as the diolefin. The invention also provides a composition having a first C4 to C7 isoolefin and paramethylstyrene component and a second C4 to C7 isoolefin and paramethylstyrene component. Further, the invention also provides a composition having (a) an elastomer with a C4 to C7 isoolefin, an alkylstyrene, and a diolefin, where the C4 to C7 isoolefin is not the same as the diolefin, (b) a secondary rubber, (c) processing aid, (d) curative, and (e) filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Sunny Jacob, Yuan-Ju Chen, Sujith Nair, Bemard D'Cruz
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SENSING AND PROCESSING MULTIVARIATE PRINTING PROCESS DATA
    Publication number: 20210088490
    Abstract: A system and method of receiving and processing granular printing and curing data, and graphically displaying data to improve quality and production. The outputted data can include graphical information illustrating relationships between important multivariate data in a typical industrial printing or converting process. One or more chemical sensors can measure curing data and communicate the data for processing and control of the subject machines of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen J. METCALF, Jacob SCHWERTEL, Riley SWANSON, Pete BREMER, Jared WERTZ
  • SCALEABLE ACOUSTICALLY-STABLE COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND DESIGN METHODS
    Publication number: 20210088214
    Abstract: A method comprising performing simulations to determine energy transfer between the bulk fluid motion of gases through a combustion chamber and resonant acoustic modes of the combustion chamber using a simulation model. The method also comprises configuring one or more combustion chamber parameters for the simulation model to shape the resonant acoustic modes to diminish coupling between the resonant acoustic modes and driving mechanisms at a head portion of the combustion chamber and to enhance coupling between the resonant acoustic modes and damping mechanisms at an aft portion of the combustion chamber. The method further comprises determining whether the combustion chamber meets a predetermined performance level in response to determining that the combustion chamber meets a predetermined combustion stability level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Paul Gloyer, Eric Jacob, Jonathan French, Joshua Batterson, Tina Rice, Gary Flandro
  • METHODS OF MAKING CHITOSAN/HYALURONIC ACID HYDROGEL COMPOSITIONS AND COMPOSITIONS MADE THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20210085823
    Abstract: A novel hydrogel wound dressing therapy and methods for making the same. The novel methods comprise forming two biopolymers, chitosan and hyaluronic acid, together into a wound dressing with inherent ability to enhance wound closure. The novel composition of the subject invention comprises cross-linked chitosan/hyaluronic acid hydrogels manufactured according to the methods disclosed having a specific cross-link density that results in a swelling ratio of 20 to 100. Hydrogels manufactured in accordance with the method of the invention dramatically increase healing rates and greatly improves outcomes of wound injuries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jacob POLLOCK, Joanne S.M. EBESU, Dexter POON
  • HEART VALVE
    Publication number: 20210085824
    Abstract: A heart valve is at least partially constructed from a block-copolymer, the block-copolymer having a phase structure formed by its constituent blocks, and wherein the phase structure is arranged so as to produce anisotropic physical properties in the heart valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE LIMITED
    Inventors: Geoff MOGGRIDGE, Joanna STASIAK, Jacob BRUBERT
  • Tank Cleaning System
    Publication number: 20210089000
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for inspection, maintenance, debris removal, and cleaning of environments that may be difficult to access and hazardous. The system comprises a mast assembly, an arm assembly, a debris removal system, and a drive system. The mast assembly comprises an inner mast and an outer mast having a central axis about which the arm assembly revolves. The arm assembly provides support for the debris removal system. The debris removal system comprises a bucket tool, a plow tool, and one or more hoses for clearing and removing debris. The drive system comprises a plurality of one or more of cables, pulleys, rollers, and hoists to at least one of control motion of the arm assembly, raise and lower the inner mast, and position and control at least one of the bucket tool and the plow tool. The system is at least one of manually or automatically controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jacob Riesenweber, Matthew Denver Cole, Scott Martin
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR JOINT TO PUMP ELEVATION LEVEL USER INTERFACES, AUTOCALIBRATION FOR JOINT ELEVATION, AND JOINT PRESSURE ESTIMATION
    Publication number: 20210085840
    Abstract: Various exemplary methods, systems, and devices for joint to pump elevation level user interfaces, autocalibration for joint elevation, and joint pressure estimation are provided. In general, an arthroscopic pump can be configured to estimate fluid pressure at a surgical site, e.g., at a joint, to provide an accurate indication of fluid pressure to users. In an exemplary embodiment, the fluid pressure estimation is based on a fluid pressure measurement at the pump that is adjusted at the pump, e.g., by a processor at the pump that executes instructions stored in a memory at the pump, using one or more control algorithms that adjust for one or more factors, such as pressure loss in tubing and sheath through which fluid flows between the pump and the surgical site and elevation difference between the pump and the surgical site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Oliver Dumas, Eduard Grinberg, Andre Francisco Guilherme, Michael Confoey, Jacob A. Marks
  • ALGORITHMIC TRADING
    Publication number: 20210090175
    Abstract: Systems and methods of evaluating rules. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Jacob Loveless
  • Methods and Devices for Determination of Beamforming Information
    Publication number: 20210091795
    Abstract: There is presented mechanisms for providing information for determining beamforming weights or decoding user data for terminal devices. A method is performed by an RE of an access node. The RE has an interface to an REC of the access node. The method comprises obtaining information from the terminal devices to be used by the REC for determining the beamforming weights or decoding the user data. The method comprises selecting, according to a selection criterion, a part of the information to be provided to the REC in order for the REC to determine the beamforming weights or decode the user data based on the selected part of the information. The method comprises providing the selected part of the information to the REC over the interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jacob Österling, Fredrik Huss, Jonas B. Karlsson, Oskar Mauritz, Christer Östberg, Jan Roxbergh, Alex Stephenne
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING OPERATIONS OF ACCESSORIES
    Publication number: 20210089176
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device having a controller to present a plurality of associable actions and a plurality of accessories of distinct operational types, associate an action with an input function of a select one of the plurality of accessories, monitor the selected accessory for a stimulation of the input function, and transmit the action to an operating system to launch a first software application or to convey to a second software application the action or an aspect of the action. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: STEELSERIES ApS
    Inventors: Michael Aronzon, Jacob Wolff-Petersen, Tino Soelberg
  • TOUGH SHRINKABLE FILMS
    Publication number: 20210086468
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a shrink film comprising a polyester composition comprising: (1) at least one polyester which comprises: (a) a dicarboxylic acid component comprising: (i) about 70 to about 100 mole % of terephthalic acid residues; (ii) about 0 to about 30 mole % of aromatic and/or aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues having up to 20 carbon atoms; and (b) a diol component comprising: (i) about 0.01 to about 26 mole % neopentyl glycol residues; (ii) about less than 10 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues; (iii) about 50 to 90 mole % ethylene glycol residues; and (iv) about 2 to 15 mole % total diethylene glycol residues in the final polyester composition; wherein the total mole % of the dicarboxylic acid component is 100 mole %, and wherein the total mole % of the diol component is 100 mole %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Mark Allen Peters, James Carl Williams, Rondell Paul Little, JR., James Wesley Peer, Jacob E. Napierala
  • VEHICLE DOOR MIRROR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210086694
    Abstract: A foldable exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a housing having a glass assembly secured thereto. A support arm mounts the housing an associated vehicle side door. The support arm has a closed end portion at least partially received within an aperture in an underside of the housing. A pivot shaft is mounted to the closed end portion of the support arm. The housing is foldable about the pivot shaft between a drive or use position and a folded or park position. The closed end portion of the support arm includes an opening, and a wiring harness for connection to associated electronics housed in the housing is received through the opening and routed beneath the pivot shaft into the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jacob A. Rothschild, Oscar A. Caraan
  • Graphene-enhanced triboelectric footpath electricity generator for large-scale output planks suspended by rare-earth metal magnets
    Publication number: 20210091683
    Abstract: The invention is comprised of individual planks with positively charged triboelectric pads attached, connected by copper strips and suspended by neodymuim magnets over a mirrored overlaying of planks, of the same length and width of the prior, with negatively charged triboelectric pads also connected by a copper strip. The overlayed planks stabilized by wood pegs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Jacob Cox
  • Multi-Wafer Volume Single Transfer Chamber Facet
    Publication number: 20210090917
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to load lock chambers and methods of using load lock chambers. The load lock chambers include a middle section, an upper section connected to the middle section and a lower section connected to the middle section. A slit valve in a facet on the outside of the middle section provides an opening to access the middle volume from outside the load lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: William T. Weaver, Andrew J. Constant, Shay Assaf, Jacob Newman
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING OR PREVENTING PLUGGAGE IN AN EXCAVATION VACUUM APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20210087784
    Abstract: Systems for reducing or preventing pluggage of spoil material in an excavation vacuum apparatus are disclosed. The pluggage prevention system of the excavation vacuum apparatus may trigger one or more mitigation operations (e.g., addition of water through spray nozzles) to loosen the build-up of spoil material and/or to at least partially shut down the excavation vacuum apparatus to prevent more material being fed to the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Thor Anderson, Jacob Keeley, Conner Converse, Andrew Strobel, Brandon Lane Storm
  • AUTOMATED SAMPLE QUALITY ASSESSMENT
    Publication number: 20210088539
    Abstract: A method of assessing the quality of a biological sample while maintaining the viability of the biological sample for intended use analysis is described herein. The method includes analyzing a biological sample obtained from a subject for an intended use, assessing the quality of the biological sample using one or more biomarkers of sample quality, and simultaneously performing intended use analysis on the same sample. Assessing the quality of the sample can include assessing compliance with sample handling protocols and assessing subject compliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Adam D. Kennedy, Matthew W. MITCHELL, Meredith V. Brown, Kay A. Lawton, Shaun Lonergan, Jacob Edward Wulff
  • TEAT FOR USE WITH A CONTAINER FOR CONTAINING A FLUID
    Publication number: 20210085568
    Abstract: A teat for use with a fluid container comprises a deformable mouthpiece for an infant to suck on during a fluid intake action and an inner core (20) disposed within the mouthpiece. An exterior surface (21) of the inner core (20) is spaced from an interior surface of the mouthpiece at the position of a fluid pocket guiding face (22) of the exterior surface (21) of the inner core (20) so that a fluid duct between the mouthpiece and the inner core (20) is defined which allows the infant to perform a peristaltic fluid intake action. At least one of the interior surface of the mouthpiece and the exterior surface (21) of the inner core (20) has at least one protrusion (23) that is designed to form a fluid barrier between the mouthpiece and the inner core (20) at a position for delimiting the fluid duct at the sides thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Johannes Tseard VAN DER KOOI, Jacob Cornelis Paul DEN DULK, Narasimha SHASTRI
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PERMEABILITY IN THE DIRECTION OF PRESSURE GRADIENT
    Publication number: 20210088434
    Abstract: Provided herein are embodiments of a method and apparatus for measuring permeability of a rock core sample in the direction of pressure gradient. In one embodiment, a method includes providing a rock core sample having an inlet primary face, an outlet primary face and one or more sidewalls having a thickness (T) adjoining the inlet and outlet primary face, wherein the inlet primary face has a surface area (SAIF) and the one or more sidewalls have a surface area (SAsw), and further wherein a ratio of the inlet primary face surface area (SAIF) to sidewall surface area (SAsw) is at least 0.4; placing the rock core sample, unbounded, between an inlet flow plate and an outlet flow plate; directing a fluid through from the inlet flow plate into the rock core sample; and measuring a flow rate of the fluid exiting the outlet flow plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Jacob Andrew McGregor