Patents by Inventor Brian A. Johnson

Brian A. Johnson 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).

  • INFORMATION TERMINAL, INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD FOR AN INFORMATION TERMINAL, AND INFORMATION PRESENTATION PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20170199881
    Abstract: [Object] To enable a user to simply and easily confirm update information of a plurality of pieces of content data handled by a plurality of various application programs without any troublesome operation. [Solving Means] A plurality of update information display cards (51) are aligned and displayed on a display screen (50). The update information display cards (51) displayed on the display screen (50) are associated with different pieces of content data, and update information of the content data is individually arranged on the corresponding update information display card (51). Moreover, the update information display cards (51) on which the update information of the different types of content data are arranged are aligned and displayed on the display screen (50) in a chronological order of the updates of the content data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicants: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC., SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: George ARRIOLA, Kichiro KUROZUMI, Takahiro KAWAGUCHI, Jorge FURUYA, Brian JOHNSON, Takashi KAWAKAMI, Masatoshi INAGAWA, Takamasa KURAMITSU, Takahiro OKADA, Hironobu AOKI, Seigo IWASAKI, Yoshimitsu FUNABASHI, Takashi HASEGAWA, Erica KATO, Tetsuya TAKAHASHI, Makoto KAMIYA
  • Tilt Mechanism for a Display Monitor
    Publication number: 20170191604
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tilt mechanism for a POS monitor. The tilt mechanism permits the monitor to be selectively tilted at various angles ranging between a stowed or flat position and an entirely upright position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Par Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Bernard Baker, Kurt Knolle, Bernard S. Riedman, Brian Johnson
  • CONVERSION OF NITROGEN DIOXIDE (NO2) TO NITRIC OXIDE (NO)
    Publication number: 20170182471
    Abstract: A nitric oxide delivery system, which includes a gas bottle having nitrogen dioxide in air, converts nitrogen dioxide to nitric oxide and employs a surface-active material, such as silica gel, coated with an aqueous solution of antioxidant, such as ascorbic acid. A nitric oxide delivery system may be used to generate therapeutic gas including nitric oxide for use in delivering the therapeutic gas to a mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: GENO LLC
    Inventors: David H. Fine, David R. Rounbehler, Gregory Vasquez, Brian Johnson
  • METHOD OF APPLYING AN ABRASION RESISTANT FINISH ONTO A PULTRUSION SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20170165709
    Abstract: A lineal product includes a substrate having an outer surface, a thermoplastic base layer applied to the outer surface, and a second thermoplastic layer applied over at least a portion of the base layer, the second layer having a hardness of at least 1 H pencil hardness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: John Jambois, Jay Mosbrucker, Aaron H. Johnson, Heather Goulet, Brian Johnson
  • Method for validating equivalent data structures
    Patent number: 9672018
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a method, system, and computer program product for validating a data structure, comprising: responsive to identifying a data structure in a first programming language, identifying an equivalent data structure in a second programming language; comparing a data definition of the data structure with a data definition of the equivalent data structure; determining an incompatibility between a compared data definition of the data structure and a compared data definition of the equivalent data structure; and responsive to determining an incompatibility, identifying a rule defining an action to be taken in order to correct the incompatibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: International business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David John Harman, Brian Johnson, Alan Clive Robinson, Andrew Wright
  • GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF CHANCES OF WINNING A PROGRESSIVE AWARD
    Publication number: 20170132876
    Abstract: The gaming system disclosed herein provides a player one or more chances or opportunities to win the same progressive award. In these embodiments, the gaming system provides the player one or more opportunities to win a progressive award in association with a first game sequence. If the player does not win the progressive award in association with the first game sequence, the gaming system determines whether to provide the player any additional chances or opportunities to win the same progressive award in a second game sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Craig M. Schaefer, Christopher B. Drake, Brian A. Johnson, Victoria A. Fuller, Cameron A. Filipour, William Jay Foster, Dirk Geere, Misty Ann Johnson, Joseph Louis Masinter, II, Vincent Paul Smith
  • Seatbelt tension sensor plate
    Patent number: 9592781
    Abstract: A plate type tension sensor having apertures, a spring structure, and a gap are provided. The spring structure allows the apertures to move relative to each other as tension is applied to a seat belt to which the plate is attached. The movement changes the width of the gap. The tension applied to a vehicle restraint system may be determined based on the gap width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: LITTELFUSE, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Johnson, Samuel Fuller, Zulqarnain Khan
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING LEAKAGE FROM A COMPOSITION-CONTAINING POUCH
    Publication number: 20170030797
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for detecting leakage from a composition-containing pouch during the high-speed manufacturing process. The apparatus comprises: a platen comprising a pouch cavity and a plurality of platen edges adjacent to the cavity; an image capturing unit; an image processing unit; and ultraviolet-light emitting source. The composition itself comprises a fluorescent whitening compound. The ultra-violet emitting light source is arranged to illuminate the cavity and plurality of platen edges. The image capturing unit is arranged to capture an image of the illuminated cavity and plurality of platen edges. The image capturing unit is communicably attached to the image processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Suzanne KHALAF, Stefan MESKENS, Kerry Brian JOHNSON, Leon BYRD, JR.
  • Gaming system and method for providing a plurality of chances of winning a progressive award
    Patent number: 9558629
    Abstract: The gaming system disclosed herein provides a player one or more chances or opportunities to win the same progressive award. In these embodiments, the gaming system provides the player one or more opportunities to win a progressive award in association with a first game sequence. If the player does not win the progressive award in association with the first game sequence, the gaming system determines whether to provide the player any additional chances or opportunities to win the same progressive award in a second game sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Craig M. Schaefer, Christopher B. Drake, Brian A. Johnson, Victoria A. Fuller, Cameron A. Filipour, William Jay Foster, Dirk Geere, Misty Ann Johnson, Joseph Louis Masinter, II, Vincent Paul Smith
  • HEAT EXCHANGER WITH FLEXIBLE PORT ELEVATION AND MIXING
    Publication number: 20160348982
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for transferring heat from a fluid to a coolant includes a core, an entry tank, and an exit tank. The core has a first port in fluid communication with a second port. The fluid flows between the first and second ports. The entry end tank forms an entry port and is attached to and in fluid communication with the first port. The exit end tank forms an exit port and is attached to and in fluid communication with the second port. One of the end tanks includes a duct therein attached to and in fluid communication with the respective port and configured to control the flow of the fluid in the end tank. The duct may be configured to allow the port to be positioned at any desired elevation on the end tank and/or to improve dispersion or mixing of the fluid in the end tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hauer, Brian Johnson, Leonard A. Jones
  • Information terminal, information presentation method for an information terminal, and information presentation program
    Patent number: 9507588
    Abstract: [Object] To enable a user to simply and easily confirm update information of a plurality of pieces of content data handled by a plurality of various application programs without any troublesome operation. [Solving Means] A plurality of update information display cards (51) are aligned and displayed on a display screen (50). The update information display cards (51) displayed on the display screen (50) are associated with different pieces of content data, and update information of the content data is individually arranged on the corresponding update information display card (51). Moreover, the update information display cards (51) on which the update information of the different types of content data are arranged are aligned and displayed on the display screen (50) in a chronological order of the updates of the content data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: George Arriola, Kichiro Kurozumi, Takahiro Kawaguchi, Jorge Furuya, Brian Johnson, Takashi Kawakami, Masatoshi Inagawa, Takamasa Kuramitsu, Takahiro Okada, Hironobu Aoki, Seigo Iwasaki, Yoshimitsu Funabashi, Takashi Hasegawa, Erica Kato, Tetsuya Takahashi, Makoto Kamiya
  • Virtual oscillator control of power electronics inverters
    Patent number: 9484745
    Abstract: A system includes power electronics inverters connected in a network. The power electronics inverters can utilize measurements at local terminals, without a need to exchange information between other power electronics inverters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignees: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
    Inventors: Brian Johnson, Sairaj Dholpe, Abdullah Hamadeh, Philip Krein
  • REVERSE FIN COOLING FAN
    Publication number: 20160312796
    Abstract: An engine assembly includes a crankcase, shaft, blower housing, and cooling fan. The shaft is rotatably coupled to the crankcase and defines a rotational axis. The blower housing includes an internal space. The cooling fan is disposed within the internal space, includes a plate defining an upper surface, and is positioned to rotate with the shaft about the rotational axis. The cooling fan includes a band having an inner band radius and an outer band radius. The cooling fan includes a plurality of reversed fins extending between the band and the upper surface and between a root adjacent to the rotational axis and a tip adjacent to the outer band radius, each fin offset at an angle measured in a counterclockwise direction from a plane passing through the rotational axis and the tip to a plane passing through the root and the tip when viewed from above the cooling fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: Briggs & Stratton Corporation
    Inventors: Brett Birschbach, Rodney John Balzar, Jeffery P. Feist, Casey E. Groh, Brian Johnson, Randall J. Klotka, Darwin A. Podhola, Ryan Sullivan, Matt Martinek, Brian Paul
  • Latch blocker safety strike plate
    Patent number: 9476222
    Abstract: A door latch blocker safety strike plate has a strike plate, a latch blocker, and a hinge pivotally coupling the latch blocker to the strike plate. The strike plate has a generally planar plate and a curved section. The generally planar plate has spaced apart mounting holes, and a keeper hole adapted to operatively align with a keeper opening in a door jamb. The keeper hole is interposed between mounting holes. The latch blocker also has a generally planar plate and a curved section. The latch blocker pivots about the hinge through approximately 270 degrees to selectively cover the keeper, and thereby block the door bolt, or pivot away from and expose the keeper, to allow the door bolt to engage first with the strike plate and subsequently with the keeper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Inventor: Brian A. Johnson
  • Apparatus and method for detecting leakage from a composition-containing pouch
    Patent number: 9470638
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for detecting leakage from a composition-containing pouch during the high-speed manufacturing process. The apparatus comprises: a platen comprising a pouch cavity and a plurality of platen edges adjacent to the cavity; an image capturing unit; an image processing unit; and ultraviolet-light emitting source. The composition itself comprises a fluorescent whitening compound. The ultra-violet emitting light source is arranged to illuminate the cavity and plurality of platen edges. The image capturing unit is arranged to capture an image of the illuminated cavity and plurality of platen edges. The image capturing unit is communicably attached to the image processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Suzanne Khalaf, Stefan Meskens, Kerry Brian Johnson, Leon Byrd, Jr.
  • Conversion of nitrogen dioxide (NO) to nitric oxide (NO)
    Patent number: 9408994
    Abstract: A nitric oxide delivery system, which includes a gas bottle having nitrogen dioxide in air, converts nitrogen dioxide to nitric oxide and employs a surface-active material, such as silica gel, coated with an aqueous solution of antioxidant, such as ascorbic acid. A nitric oxide delivery system may be used to generate therapeutic gas including nitric oxide for use in delivering the therapeutic gas to a mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: GENO LLC
    Inventors: David H. Fine, David R. Rounbehler, Gregory Vasquez, Brian Johnson
  • Network Resource Management Devices Methods And Systems
    Publication number: 20160218926
    Abstract: A management process monitors a cloud, such as a hybrid cloud, for utilization policy compliance rather than burdening requesting users. A hybrid cloud system requests an action directly of a cloud interface process that processes the request using a management process or externally, such as directly through a cloud service. Users complying with utilization policies are able directly to implement actions or resource allocations without the burden of policy enforcement processes intervening at a time an action is requested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: DivvyCloud Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Johnson, Andrew Mann, Chris Deramus
  • Propagation velocity compensated position measurement sensor
    Patent number: 9400179
    Abstract: A position sensing system including a waveguide, a magnet movable relative to the waveguide, and a compensator configured to compensate for a change in propagation velocity of the waveguide in determining a position of the magnet relative to the waveguide. The compensator coupled to the waveguide and configured to receive a pulse, an end of line pulse corresponding to the pulse transmitted through the waveguide, and a reflected pulse corresponding to a reflection of the pulse at a point in the waveguide. The compensator configured to determine the point based at least in part on the pulse, the end of line pulse, and/or the reflected pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Littelfuse, Inc.
    Inventors: Efrem Fesshaie, Brian Johnson
  • SEAT BELT BUCKLE
    Publication number: 20160200290
    Abstract: A thick film polymer membrane switch can be positioned within a seat belt buckle. The switch can detect if the seat belt buckle is fastened or unfastened. In one approach, an apparatus includes a housing having a cavity, an insertion member moveable within the cavity, a connector positioned within the cavity, and a switch positioned within the cavity, wherein movement of the insertion member causes the connector to connect or disconnect from the switch. In some approaches, the switch includes a first conductive element formed adjacent a first layer of flexible film, and a second conductive element formed adjacent a second layer of flexible film, wherein the first and second layers of flexible film are separated by a gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: LITTELFUSE, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Johnson, Samuel Fuller
  • WAGERING AGENT
    Publication number: 20160196721
    Abstract: A gaming machine, such as a video slot or video poker machine, may be configured to execute an interface. The gaming machine may be configured to receive, a plurality of times, player input to play a first wagering game on the gaming machine. The gaming machine may be further configured to generate, each time the player input is received, game results for the first wagering game. The gaming machine may also be configured to generate game results for a second wagering game. The gaming machine may also be configured to present an animation of the wagering agent engaging in wagering activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Cameron Filipour, Vincent Smith, Mark Ross, Craig Schaefer, Brian Johnson