Patents by Inventor Andrew Mayes

Andrew Mayes 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT ENGINE OPERATION
    Publication number: 20240130589
    Abstract: A material collection system is provided. The system can include a vehicle, a conduit, a vacuum generator mounted to the vehicle to develop an airflow and to draw material into the conduit, and a moveable boom mounted to the vehicle to support the conduit. The system can include a control system to control a speed of the vacuum generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Britt R. CALLOWAY, Robert MAYES, Andrew NITCHIE, Tim STUMPH, Chris TURNER
  • System and method for efficient engine operation
    Patent number: 11957298
    Abstract: A material collection system is provided. The system can include a vehicle, a conduit, a vacuum generator mounted to the vehicle to develop an airflow and to draw material into the conduit, and a moveable boom mounted to the vehicle to support the conduit. The system can include a control system to control a speed of the vacuum generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Old Dominion Brush Company
    Inventors: Britt R. Calloway, Robert Mayes, Andrew Nitchie, Tim Stumph, Chris Turner
  • Material collection system
    Patent number: 11959236
    Abstract: A material collection system is provided. The system can include a vacuum generator having a fan to develop an airflow and draw material into a conduit. The system can also include a transmission, a power source to selectively power at least one of the vacuum generator and the transmission, a variable power divider to divide a power output from the power source to the transmission and the vacuum generator, and a control system to control the variable power divider in a first mode and a second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Old Dominion Brush Company
    Inventors: Britt R. Calloway, Andrew Nitchie, Robert Mayes, Tim Stumph, Chris Turner
  • MATERIAL COLLECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240102257
    Abstract: A material collection system is provided. The system can include a vacuum generator having a fan to develop an airflow and draw material into a conduit. The system can also include a transmission, a power source to selectively power at least one of the vacuum generator and the transmission, a variable power divider to divide a power output from the power source to the transmission and the vacuum generator, and a control system to control the variable power divider in a first mode and a second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Britt R. CALLOWAY, Andrew NITCHIE, Robert MAYES, Tim STUMPH, Chris TURNER
  • INKJET PRINTING OF CONDUCTIVE TRACES
    Publication number: 20210380832
    Abstract: Described herein is an inkjet ink composition for printing conductive traces. The inkjet ink composition comprises: polymer-capped metal nanoparticles; a first hydroxy compound, which is a monohydroxyl-substituted hydrocarbon comprising 1 to 6 carbon atoms; a second hydroxy compound, which is selected from a polyol, a monohydric ether and mixtures thereof; and water; wherein the weight ratio of water to first hydroxyl compound is in the range of 1:0.5 to 1:1.5; and wherein the weight ratio of water to second hydroxy compound is in the range of 1:0.5 to 1:1.5. Also described herein are a method of producing the inkjet ink composition and a method of printing conductive traces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Arunakumari MAVURI, Andrew MAYES, Matthew Simon ALEXANDER
  • Skin treatments
    Publication number: 20070010501
    Abstract: Compositions comprising an LXR activator and retinoic acid and/or a metabolic precursor thereto are useful in reducing the effects of chronoageing and/or photoageing of the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Gail Jenkins, Andrew Mayes