Patents by Inventor Andrew P. Dove
Andrew P. Dove 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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Publication number: 20230416447Abstract: The present disclosure describes, in part, a polymer, for example a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer, comprising one or more subunits comprising (i) at least one dianhydrohexitole moiety (ii) at least one urethane moiety and (ill) a thiol moiety having two or more sulphur atoms. The thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers may be biodegradable and possess excellent thermoplastic properties, including outstanding toughness, resulting from its semi-crystallinity and low glass transition temperature, that surpasses many leading plastics such as nylon 6 and high-density polyethylene (HOPE) and methods of making same.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2021Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Matthew L. BECKER, Andrew P. DOVE, Connor STUBBS, Josh WORCH, Hannah PRYDDERCH
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Patent number: 11525028Abstract: The thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) compositions described herein have biodegradable and/or bioabsorbable hard and soft segments. The TPU hard segment can be formed from a polyisocyanate and a 2,5-substituted diketopiperazine.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.Inventors: Cathrin G. Kirchhoefer, Andrew P. Dove, Anthony J. Walder
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Patent number: 10968303Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides a strong, synthetic elastomer materials (and related methods for making same) with mechanical properties that are controlled by the stereochemically-defined double bonds within their backbone, yet have physical properties that are derived from monomer selection and defined, modifiable, chain end groups. The use of the organocatalyzed, stereospecific addition of thiols to activated alkynes, affords isolated high molar mass materials (>100 kDa) via step-growth polymerization with high levels of cis- or trans-double bond content. Furthermore, in various aspects of the present invention, it has been found that changing the monomer composition and chain end groups provides additional control over the materials' physical properties to provide more efficient compounding with polar additives. Using this approach to elastomer synthesis, further end group modification and toughening through various vulcanization strategies are also possible.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2016Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRONInventors: Matthew L. Becker, Andrew P. Dove, Vinh X. Truong, Craig A. Bell, Ian A. Barker, Jiayi Yu
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Publication number: 20200362091Abstract: The thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) compositions described herein have biodegradable and/or bioabsorbable hard and soft segments. The TPU hard segment can be formed from a polyisocyanate and a 2,5-substituted diketopiperazine.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Cathrin G. Kirchhoefer, Andrew P. Dove, Anthony J. Walder
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Publication number: 20190389997Abstract: The thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) compositions described herein have biodegradable and/or bioabsorbable hard and soft segments. The TPU hard segment can be formed from a polyisocyanate and a 2,5-substituted diketopiperazine.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Cathrin G. Kirchhoefer, Andrew P. Dove, Anthony J. Walder
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Publication number: 20180244821Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides a strong, synthetic elastomer materials (and related methods for making same) with mechanical properties that are controlled by the stereochemically-defined double bonds within their backbone, yet have physical properties that are derived from monomer selection and defined, modifiable, chain end groups. The use of the organocatalyzed, stereospecific addition of thiols to activated alkynes, affords isolated high molar mass materials (>100 kDa) via step-growth polymerization with high levels of cis- or trans-double bond content. Furthermore, in various aspects of the present invention, it has been found that changing the monomer composition and chain end groups provides additional control over the materials' physical properties to provide more efficient compounding with polar additives. Using this approach to elastomer synthesis, further end group modification and toughening through various vulcanization strategies are also possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2016Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Matthew L. Becker, Andrew P. Dove, Vinh X. Truong, Craig A. Bell, Ian A. Barker, Jiayi Yu
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Patent number: 9134895Abstract: A touch-gesture wiring method for connecting data flow wires to input/output terminals of nodes in a graphical program is described. The method may be implemented by a graphical programming application that executes on a mobile device that includes a touch-sensitive screen configured to receive user input as touch gestures. The method may aid the user by displaying a magnified view of the input/output terminals that makes it easier (relative to the default view of the graphical program) for the user to see the input/output terminals and/or easier to select a desired one of the input/output terminals.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: National Instruments CorporationInventors: Andrew P. Dove, Jesse M. Attas, Grant V. Macklem, Jenica A. R. Welch, Jeffrey L. Kodosky, Christopher G. Cifra, J. Adam Kemp
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Publication number: 20130127904Abstract: A system and method for displaying measurement data on a mobile device are disclosed. As a user carrying the mobile device moves between different measurement systems, software executing on the mobile device may monitor the proximity of the mobile device to the measurement systems. When the user moves proximal to a particular measurement system the software may automatically configure and display a graphical user interface for viewing the measurement data acquired by the measurement system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2012Publication date: May 23, 2013Inventors: Andrew P. Dove, Jenica A. Welch, J. Adam Kemp, Blake W. Ford
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Patent number: 8125405Abstract: A wearable computer for use in a process control environment includes a central processing unit, a memory and a number of other or integral devices such as a display, a microphone, a video camera, a voice recognition unit and a remote communication device that communicates with a host computer. The wearable computer provide information pertaining to one or more devices within a process control system (such as diagnostic information, help information, operator overviews, schematics or process parameter information) via the display. The wearable computer also executes a voice recognition routine that processes a received voice signal to automatically identify user inputs such as commands, process control devices within the field of view of the wearer, device tags, etc. and uses the user inputs to change a display, to alter a process signal, to retrieve device information etc.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2007Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.Inventors: Andrew P. Dove, Kent Allan Burr
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Patent number: 8117588Abstract: A system and method for creating a distributed application using graphical programming techniques are disclosed. The distributed application may comprise a first graphical program and a second graphical program, where a host computer system executes the first graphical program, and a plurality of remote computer systems or computing devices each execute an instance of the second graphical program. In some embodiments the first graphical program may utilize a node that represents the second graphical program. The node may be operable to exchange data with a plurality of instances of the second graphical program executing on a plurality of remote devices.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2006Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: National Instruments CorporationInventors: Jacob Kornerup, Andrew P. Dove, Joel Sumner
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Patent number: 7599748Abstract: A uniform resource locator (URL) is embedded in computerized or digital documentation for a physical and/or a software process control element existing within a process control environment to thereby provide an automatic link to documentation or other applications that exist in other processing or data environments, such as in a word processing environment or in a data manipulation environment. The URL may include a generalized field having a descriptor that identifies a property of the process control element and that operates so that, when the URL is selected, the generalized field is replaced with the property identified by the descriptor.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2008Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.Inventors: Andrew P. Dove, Larry O. Jundt, Trevor D. Schleiss
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Patent number: 7474929Abstract: A process control configuration and management system provides a plurality of function blocks representing a plurality of devices in relation to a spatial layout of a facility in which the process control system is implemented. The configuration and management system also provides process control information and process simulation information related to each of the plurality of devices in relation to the spatial layout of the facility. The configuration and management system may be implemented on a handheld device and it may include a geographic positioning system providing geographic positioning data related to the handheld device and various devices in relation to the spatial layout of the facility.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2006Date of Patent: January 6, 2009Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.Inventors: Mark J. Nixon, Terrence L. Blevins, Andrew P. Dove, David Richard Gardner
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Publication number: 20080148172Abstract: A uniform resource locator (URL) is embedded in computerized or digital documentation for a physical and/or a software process control element existing within a process control environment to thereby provide an automatic link to documentation or other applications that exist in other processing or data environments, such as in a word processing environment or in a data manipulation environment. The URL may include a generalized field having a descriptor that identifies a property of the process control element and that operates so that, when the URL is selected, the generalized field is replaced with the property identified by the descriptor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2008Publication date: June 19, 2008Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Andrew P. Dove, Larry O. Jundt, Trevor D. Schleiss
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Patent number: 7337013Abstract: A uniform resource locator (URL) is embedded in computerized or digital documentation for a physical and/or a software process control element existing within a process control environment to thereby provide an automatic link to documentation or other applications that exist in other processing or data environments, such as in a word processing environment or in a data manipulation environment.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2004Date of Patent: February 26, 2008Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.Inventors: Andrew P. Dove, Larry O. Jundt, Trevor D. Schleiss
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Patent number: 7331037Abstract: System and method for static memory allocation (SMA) in a graphical programming system. A graphical program (GP) may be created in response to user input, comprising nodes interconnected by wires for inter-node communication, which visually indicates functionality of the program, and includes a plurality of data elements. The GP is programmatically analyzed to determine: memory requirements for each of the data elements, and one or more subsets of the data elements that can share a memory block, e.g., by traversing the GP to determine one or more static paths, each comprising a path of wire along which a single statically allocated memory block can be used. One or more SMAs are programmatically included in the GP in response, executable to statically allocate a shared memory block for each subset. The GP may be executed, including executing the SMAs to statically allocate the shared memory blocks for each of the subsets.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2004Date of Patent: February 12, 2008Assignee: National Instruments CorporationInventors: Roger F. Dickey, Petr Pomkla, Andrew P. Dove
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Patent number: 7245271Abstract: A portable computer for use in interfacing to a process control system having a host system includes a housing adapted for hand-held operation, a processing unit disposed within the housing and a computer readable memory disposed within the housing and coupled to the processing unit. The portable computer also includes a display, a keypad and a radio frequency transceiver adapted to communicate with the host system, all of which are disposed within the housing and communicatively coupled to the processing unit. A first software routine stored in the computer readable memory processes a user input received from the keypad and sends a command to the host system via the radio frequency transceiver. Additionally, a second software routine stored in the computer readable memory receives process information sent from the host system in response to the command and displays the received process information via the portable computer display.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2004Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.Inventors: Mark J. Nixon, Vasiliki Tzovla, Andrew P. Dove, Kent A. Burr, Neil J. Peterson
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Patent number: 7230582Abstract: A wearable computer for use in a process control environment includes a central processing unit, a memory and a number of peripheral devices such as a heads up display, a microphone, a video camera and a remote communication device that communicates with a host computer. The wearable computer provides information pertaining to one or more devices within a process control system (such as diagnostic information, help information, operator overviews, schematics or process parameter information) via the heads up display.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 1999Date of Patent: June 12, 2007Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.Inventors: Andrew P. Dove, Kent A. Burr
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Patent number: 6806847Abstract: A portable computer for use in interfacing to a process control system having a host system includes a housing adapted for hand-held operation, a processing unit disposed within the housing and a computer readable memory disposed within the housing and coupled to the processing unit. The portable computer also includes a display, a keypad and a radio frequency transceiver adapted to communicate with the host system, all of which are disposed within the housing and communicatively coupled to the processing unit. A first software routine stored in the computer readable memory processes a user input received from the keypad and sends a command to the host system via the radio frequency transceiver. Additionally, a second software routine stored in the computer readable memory receives process information sent from the host system in response to the command and displays the received process information via the portable computer display.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2001Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems Inc.Inventors: Mark J. Nixon, Vasiliki Tzovla, Andrew P. Dove, Kent A. Burr, Neil J. Peterson
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Publication number: 20040158810Abstract: A uniform resource locator (URL) is embedded in computerized or digital documentation for a physical and/or a software process control element existing within a process control environment to thereby provide an automatic link to documentation or other applications that exist in other processing or data environments, such as in a word processing environment or in a data manipulation environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2004Publication date: August 12, 2004Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC.Inventors: Andrew P. Dove, Larry O. Jundt, Trevor D. Schleiss
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Patent number: 6691280Abstract: A uniform resource locator (URL) is embedded in computerized or digital documentation for a physical and/or a software process control element existing within a process control environment to thereby provide an automatic link to documentation or other applications that exist in other processing or data environments, such as in a word processing environment or in a data manipulation environment. The URL may include a generalized field having a descriptor that identifies a property of the process control element and that operates so that, when the URL is selected, the generalized field is replaced with the property identified by the descriptor.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 1999Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.Inventors: Andrew P. Dove, Larry O. Jundt, Trevor D. Schleiss