Patents by Inventor Brian CLAY

Brian CLAY 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).

  • Publication number: 20230001409
    Abstract: Verification plates for a bacterial endotoxin reader are provided, namely a temperature verification plate (TVP) and optical verification plate (OVP). The TVP has a body configured to be placed on a spindle of said reader and rotated by said spindle. The body has a temperature verification circuit with a temperature sensor and a temperature indicator. The temperature sensor is configured to measure a temperature of the body rotated by the spindle of the reader. The temperature indicator optically represents a value of the temperature measured by the temperature sensor. The temperature indicator is readable by an optical bench of the reader. The OVP has a body with a plurality of apertures located along a periphery that line up with an optical bench of the reader. Light produced by a light source of the reader can pass through the aperture and an intensity measured by a photodetector of the reader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Brian CLAY, Stan NEEDLE, Krzysztof FRANASZCZUK
  • Patent number: 7131457
    Abstract: A flow-through pressure regulator includes a retainer that secures a diaphragm relative to a seat, and includes a cylindrical portion, an axial end portion and an annular portion. The cylindrical portion extends about a longitudinal axis and is fixed with respect to the seat. The axial end portion extends from the cylindrical portion and extends generally orthogonal relative to the longitudinal axis. The axial end portion includes a plurality of apertures that permit fluid communication and are selected so as to reduce noise due to fluid flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Clay McIntyre, James Archie Wynn, Jr., Barry Robinson
  • Patent number: 7111639
    Abstract: A pressure regulator includes a housing, a divider including a first valve member, and a second valve member. The housing includes an inlet and an outlet, and defines an interior volume. The divider separates the interior volume into first and second chambers, and included the first valve member, a diaphragm, and a retainer. The diaphragm extends between the housing and the first valve member. Fluid communication between the first and second chambers through the diaphragm being prevented. The retainer secures the diaphragm relative to the first valve member, and the retainer is press-fitted with respect to the first valve member. The second valve member is arranged between first and second configurations relative to the first valve member. The first configuration substantially prevents fluid communication between the inlet and the outlet, and the second configuration permits fluid communication between the inlet and the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Clay McIntyre, James Archie Wynn, Jr., Barry Robinson
  • Patent number: 7063104
    Abstract: A flow-through pressure regulator includes a divider, a closure member and a housing. The divider separates a first chamber from a second chamber, and includes a passage that provides fluid communication between the first and second chambers. The closure member moves relative to the divider between first and second configurations. The first configuration substantially prevents fluid communication through the passage, and the second configuration permits fluid communication through the passage. The housing includes a first homogeneous housing portion and a second housing portion. The first homogeneous housing portion includes an inlet, defines the first chamber, and forms a pocket that receives a majority of the closure member. The second housing portion includes an outlet and defines the second chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Clay McIntyre, James Archie Wynn, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6782871
    Abstract: A flow-through pressure regulator includes a retainer that secures a diaphragm relative to a seat, and includes a cylindrical portion, an axial end portion and an annular portion. The cylindrical portion extends about a longitudinal axis and is fixed with respect to the seat. The axial end portion extends from the cylindrical portion and extends generally orthogonal relative to the longitudinal axis. The axial end portion includes a plurality of apertures that permit fluid communication and are selected so as to reduce noise due to fluid flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Clay McIntyre, James Archie Wynn, Jr., Barry Robinson
  • Publication number: 20040055645
    Abstract: A flow-through pressure regulator including a divider that separates first and second chambers, a closure member, a housing, and a shell. The divider includes a passage that extends along an axis and provides fluid communication between the first and second chambers. The closure member moves relative to the divider between first and second configurations. The first configuration substantially prevents fluid communication through the passage, and the second configuration permits fluid communication through the passage. The housing includes first and second housing parts. The first housing part includes a fluid flow inlet and defines the first chamber, and the second housing part includes a fluid flow outlet and defines the second chamber. The shell defines a pocket that receives the closure member. And the shell is displaced along the longitudinal axis relative to the first housing part so as to be press fitted with respect to the first housing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Clay McIntyre, James Archie Wynn
  • Publication number: 20040055644
    Abstract: A flow-through pressure regulator includes a divider, a closure member and a housing. The divider separates a first chamber from a second chamber, and includes a passage that provides fluid communication between the first and second chambers. The closure member moves relative to the divider between first and second configurations. The first configuration substantially prevents fluid communication through the passage, and the second configuration permits fluid communication through the passage. The housing includes a first homogeneous housing portion and a second housing portion. The first homogeneous housing portion includes an inlet, defines the first chamber, and forms a pocket that receives a majority of the closure member. The second housing portion includes an outlet and defines the second chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Clay McIntyre, James Archie Wynn
  • Publication number: 20040007267
    Abstract: A flow-through pressure regulator includes a retainer that secures a diaphragm relative to a seat, and includes a cylindrical portion, an axial end portion and an annular portion. The cylindrical portion extends about a longitudinal axis and is fixed with respect to the seat. The axial end portion extends from the cylindrical portion and extends generally orthogonal relative to the longitudinal axis. The axial end portion includes a plurality of apertures that permit fluid communication and are selected so as to reduce noise due to fluid flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicant: Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Clay McIntyre, James Archie Wynn, Barry Robinson
  • Publication number: 20030226592
    Abstract: A pressure regulator includes a housing, a divider including a first valve member, and a second valve member. The housing includes an inlet and an outlet, and defines an interior volume. The divider separates the interior volume into first and second chambers, and included the first valve member, a diaphragm, and a retainer. The diaphragm extends between the housing and the first valve member. Fluid communication between the first and second chambers through the diaphragm being prevented. The retainer secures the diaphragm relative to the first valve member, and the retainer is press-fitted with respect to the first valve member. The second valve member is arranged between first and second configurations relative to the first valve member. The first configuration substantially prevents fluid communication between the inlet and the outlet, and the second configuration permits fluid communication between the inlet and the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Applicant: Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Clay McIntyre, James Archie Wynn, Barry Robinson
  • Publication number: 20030226546
    Abstract: A flow-through pressure regulator includes a retainer that secures a diaphragm relative to a seat, and includes a cylindrical portion, an axial end portion and an annular portion. The cylindrical portion extends about a longitudinal axis and is fixed with respect to the seat. The axial end portion extends from the cylindrical portion and extends generally orthogonal relative to the longitudinal axis. The axial end portion includes a plurality of apertures that permit fluid communication and are selected so as to reduce noise due to fluid flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Applicant: Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Clay McIntyre, James Archie Wynn, Barry Robinson
  • Patent number: 6442725
    Abstract: A system and method are described for providing intelligence to an analysis probe being utilized by logic analyzers. The system provides for regenerating target system internal processor data signals for analysis by a logic analyzer from data lines that are being utilized for other purposes by the target system processor. In particular, the analysis probe includes programmable logic for providing an interface between an emulation module and the target system, a memory for receiving signal reconstruction data from the emulation module, a processor for generating a data map from signal reconstruction data, and programmable logic for generating a target system internal signal from at least one of a plurality of target system data signals and the signal reconstruction data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Clay Schipke, O Bryan Call, Jr., Steven Wayne Adams, Michael Jon Dotseth, Gordon A Greenley
  • Patent number: D1016421
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Glenn William Kaye, Peter Brian Clarke, Luis Ramiro Gutierrez Montenegro, John Kevin Clay
  • Patent number: D1018118
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Glenn William Kaye, Peter Brian Clarke, Luis Ramiro Gutierrez Montenegro, John Kevin Clay