Patents by Inventor Brian J. Boothe
Brian J. Boothe 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: 20170138076Abstract: A pump and filter system and method. The system includes a housing with a housing inlet, a housing outlet, and a housing cavity, where the housing inlet is positioned above the housing outlet. The system also includes filtration media positioned inside the housing cavity and separating the housing inlet from the housing outlet, and a pump positioned at least partially inside the housing cavity. The pump includes a magnetic drive motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2017Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Robert W. Stiles, JR., Ryan Weaver, Brian J. Boothe
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Publication number: 20160174531Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a constant flow variable speed pump for use in a recirculating aquaculture application. The pump includes a housing with an inlet and an outlet, an impeller positioned within the housing, and a motor coupled to the impeller and configured to rotate the impeller within the housing, causing water flow through the recirculating aquaculture application. The pump also includes a controller in communication with the motor and configured to drive the motor. The controller is configured to adjust a speed of the motor to maintain a first flow rate through the recirculating aquaculture application between a first start time and a first stop time according to a first user-defined schedule, and to maintain a second flow rate through the recirculating aquaculture application between a second start time and a second stop time according to a second user-defined schedule.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2014Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Brian J. Boothe, Thomas Losordo, Robert W. Stiles, JR.
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Patent number: 9086274Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a pool cleaner control system including a laser range finder with a first laser line generator, a second laser line generator, and a camera. The first laser line generator and the second laser line generator are positioned to emit parallel laser lines and the camera is positioned to capture an image of the laser lines projected on an object. The control system also includes a controller in communication with the laser range finder and configured to control operation of the laser line generators to emit the laser lines and to control the camera to capture the image. The controller is also configured to receive the image from the camera, calculate a pixel distance between the laser lines in the image, and calculate the physical distance between the camera and the object based on the pixel distance.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignees: Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc., Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.Inventors: Alexander Leonessa, Christopher H. Cain, Brian J. Boothe
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Publication number: 20140009748Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a pool cleaner control system including a laser range finder with a first laser line generator, a second laser line generator, and a camera. The first laser line generator and the second laser line generator are positioned to emit parallel laser lines and the camera is positioned to capture an image of the laser lines projected on an object. The control system also includes a controller in communication with the laser range finder and configured to control operation of the laser line generators to emit the laser lines and to control the camera to capture the image. The controller is also configured to receive the image from the camera, calculate a pixel distance between the laser lines in the image, and calculate the physical distance between the camera and the object based on the pixel distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Inventors: Alexander Leonessa, Christopher H. Cain, Brian J. Boothe
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Patent number: 8200373Abstract: A system for balancing energy being consumed by a first device against the available energy being produced by a second separate device. One application for the invention is monitoring the amount of energy being produced by a photovoltaic array and using that information to control a load so that the load consumes substantially the same amount of energy as is then being produced by the array.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2010Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc.Inventors: Robert W. Stiles, Jr., Brian J. Boothe
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Patent number: 7967779Abstract: A mixing syringe having a first sealed chamber containing a powder (powder housing) and a second sealed chamber containing a liquid (liquid housing). When the user needs to inject a patient, he or she holds the mixing syringe approximately upright and depresses a plunger. This motion causes a piercer to pierce a foil seal separating the two chambers. The liquid then drops down into the powder housing. The liquid flows through a passage in a piston located in the powder housing, where it then comes in contact with the powder itself. As the user continues pressing the plunger downward, the piercer comes to rest within the piston and seals the passage through the piston, thereby locking the piercer and piston together. The device is then ready for an injection. As the plunger is further depressed, the piston expels the powder and liquid mixture through a needle.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2008Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Inventors: Kim W. Bertron, John Wiley Horton, Brian J. Boothe
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Publication number: 20100274408Abstract: A system for balancing energy being consumed by a first device against the available energy being produced by a second separate device. One application for the invention is monitoring the amount of energy being produced by a photovoltaic array and using that information to control a load so that the load consumes substantially the same amount of energy as is then being produced by the array.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Inventors: Robert W. Stiles, JR., Brian J. Boothe
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Patent number: 7553040Abstract: An underwater light that can include a mounting assembly attachable to a pool wall without having to make a niche in the wall, a housing coupled to the mounting assembly and including a light source cavity, a reflector in the light source cavity, a light source in front of the reflector, and a lens in front of the light source. The lens can include a plurality of contiguous parallel concave lens elements extending in a single direction to disperse light perpendicular to the single direction. The underwater light can include a removable lens cover that is at least one of red, green, yellow, and blue, in order to shine colored light into the pool.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2006Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc.Inventors: Brian J. Boothe, Kenneth K. Leis
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Publication number: 20080146998Abstract: A mixing syringe having a first sealed chamber containing a powder (powder housing) and a second sealed chamber containing a liquid (liquid housing). When the user needs to inject a patient, he or she holds the mixing syringe approximately upright and depresses a plunger. This motion causes a piercer to pierce a foil seal separating the two chambers. The liquid then drops down into the powder housing. The liquid flows through a passage in a piston located in the powder housing, where it then comes in contact with the powder itself. As the user continues pressing the plunger downward, the piercer comes to rest within the piston and seals the passage through the piston, thereby locking the piercer and piston together. The device is then ready for an injection. As the plunger is further depressed, the piston expels the powder and liquid mixture through a needle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2008Publication date: June 19, 2008Inventors: Kim W. Bertron, John Wiley Horton, Brian J. Boothe
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Publication number: 20080112157Abstract: An underwater light that can include a mounting assembly attachable to a pool wall without having to make a niche in the wall, a housing coupled to the mounting assembly and including a light source cavity, a reflector in the light source cavity, a light source in front of the reflector, and a lens in front of the light source. The lens can include a plurality of contiguous parallel concave lens elements extending in a single direction to disperse light perpendicular to the single direction. The underwater light can include a removable lens cover that is at least one of red, green, yellow, and blue, in order to shine colored light into the pool.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2006Publication date: May 15, 2008Inventors: Brian J. Boothe, Kenneth K. Leis
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Patent number: 7329235Abstract: A mixing syringe having a first sealed chamber containing a powder (powder housing) and a second sealed chamber containing a liquid (liquid housing). When the user needs to inject a patient, he or she holds the mixing syringe approximately upright and depresses a plunger. This motion causes a piercer to pierce a foil seal separating the two chambers. The liquid then drops down into the powder housing. The liquid flows through a passage in a piston located in the powder housing, where it then comes in contact with the powder itself. As the user continues pressing the plunger downward, the piercer comes to rest within the piston and seals the passage through the piston, thereby locking the piercer and piston together. The device is then ready for an injection. As the plunger is further depressed the piston expels the powder and liquid mixture through a needle.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2004Date of Patent: February 12, 2008Inventors: Kim W. Bertron, Brian J. Boothe, John Wiley Horton
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Patent number: D714909Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: PGI International, Ltd.Inventor: Brian J. Boothe