Patents by Inventor Brian T. Jones

Brian T. Jones 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).

  • Patent number: 12269013
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides binder compositions formed with a plurality of binder materials having differing mean particles, the binder compositions being useful to improve washcoat adhesion on a substrate. Adhesion can be improved related to an increase in the binder concentration without a significant or substantial increase in associated viscosity. Such binder compositions can comprise a first binder material formed of a plurality of particles having a first mean particle size and a second binder material formed of a plurality of particles having a second mean particle size, wherein a ratio of the first mean particle size to the second mean particle size about 2 or greater. The present disclosure further provides catalyst compositions, catalyst articles, and emission systems incorporating the binder compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: BASF Mobile Emissions Catalysts LLC
    Inventors: Yi Liu, Yipeng Sun, Donald Reeder, Brian T. Jones, Andreas R. Munding, Oliver Seel, David Schlereth, Hao Li
  • Publication number: 20250065624
    Abstract: A nozzle plate configured for a fluid ejection head, a fluid ejection head containing the nozzle plate and a method for modifying a nozzle plate to reduce fluid flooding thereon. The nozzle plate includes a plurality of nozzle holes therein attached to a flow feature layer on a semiconductor substrate, and includes a first hydrophobic region surrounding each of the plurality of nozzle holes, whereby the first hydrophobic region is configured to reduce flooding of the nozzle plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: David L. Bernard, Adam D. Carrithers, Brian T. Jones, Amber Taraska
  • Publication number: 20240307907
    Abstract: A method for delivering a predetermined amount of fluid from a fluid ejection head. The method includes measuring one or more parameters selected from fluid flow parameters and electrical parameters for the fluid ejection head to provide one or more measured parameters; calculating a fluid ejection offset value from the one or more measured parameters; storing the fluid ejection offset value in a memory location on the fluid ejection head; accessing the fluid ejection offset value by an ejection head controller; and adjusting an amount of fluid ejected from the fluid ejection head during a fluid ejection step using the fluid ejection offset value to provide the predetermined amount of fluid from the fluid ejection head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bruce D. Gibson, Brian T. Jones, Michael A. Marra, III
  • Patent number: 11860180
    Abstract: A removable maintenance fluid holder for a digital dispense system, a digital dispense system containing the removable maintenance fluid holder, and a method of maintaining a fluid droplet dispense cartridge. The removable maintenance fluid holder includes a housing having a handle end and a fluid receptacle end distal from the handle end. The fluid receptable end includes a fluid receptacle for holding fluid dispensed from a fluid droplet ejection head of a fluid droplet cartridge in the digital dispense system. The removable maintenance fluid holder is configured to be inserted and removed from the digital dispense system on a periodic basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventors: Bruce A. Deboard, Brian T. Jones, Michael A. Marra, III, Sam Norasak
  • Publication number: 20230073880
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to devices and methods for coating various portions of catalyst support bodies, such as radially-zoned catalyst support bodies, such as those used in catalytic converters for treating exhaust gas streams of internal combustion engines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: BASF CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andreas R. Munding, Sandip D. Shah, Kai Schmitz, Yi Liu, Donald H. Reeder, Brian T. Jones, Eric George Klauber, James Dale Hoggard, Yogeshkumar Patel
  • Publication number: 20230001404
    Abstract: A system and method for ejecting one or more fluids from a digital dispense device. The method includes a) inputting to a memory a volume per unit area for each of the one or more fluids to be ejected from the digital dispense device; b) matching the volume per unit area to a device resolution for the digital dispense device; c) formatting fluid ejectors for the digital dispense device for the device resolution; and d) ejecting fluid from the digital dispense device to provide the volume per area for each of the one or more fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bruce A Deboard, Michael A. Marra, III, Brian T. Jones
  • Patent number: 11471879
    Abstract: A system and method for ejecting one or more fluids from a digital dispense device. The method includes a) inputting to a memory a volume per unit area for each of the one or more fluids to be ejected from the digital dispense device; b) matching the volume per unit area to a device resolution for the digital dispense device; c) formatting fluid ejectors for the digital dispense device for the device resolution; and d) ejecting fluid from the digital dispense device to provide the volume per area for each of the one or more fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventors: Bruce A Deboard, Brian T. Jones, Michael A. Marra, III
  • Publication number: 20220258141
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides catalyst compositions capable of reducing nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in engine exhaust, catalyst articles coated with such compositions, and processes for preparing such catalyst compositions and articles. The catalyst compositions include metal ion-exchanged zeolites useful for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NOx. Further provided is an exhaust gas treatment system including such catalytic articles, and methods for reducing NOx in an exhaust gas stream using such catalytic articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: BASF CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi Liu, Brian T. Jones, Donald H. Reeder, Eric George Klauber, Oliver Seel, Torsten Neubauer, Saeed Alerasool, James Dale Hoggard, John Robert White, Claudia Zabel
  • Publication number: 20220241526
    Abstract: A drug delivery device and method of using the device. The device includes a cartridge body; a fluid outlet nozzle attached to the cartridge body; and a cartridge disposed in the cartridge body. A fluid ejection head is attached to the cartridge and is in fluid flow communication with the fluid outlet nozzle. The cartridge contains a liquid pharmaceutical drug. A logic board is disposed in cartridge body and is electrically connected to the ejection head on the ejection cartridge. A processor is disposed on the logic board or on the fluid ejection head for executing a control algorithm to control the ejection head to modify plume characteristics of fluid ejected from the ejection head by controlling one or more operating parameters selected from (a) a number of fluid ejectors fired per ejection burst, (b) a position of fluid ejectors fired per ejection burst, and (c) both (a) and (b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bruce D. Gibson, Brian T. Jones, Michael A. Marra, III, Robert W. Milgate, III
  • Publication number: 20200215532
    Abstract: A system and method for ejecting one or more fluids from a digital dispense device. The method includes a) inputting to a memory a volume per unit area for each of the one or more fluids to be ejected from the digital dispense device; b) matching the volume per unit area to a device resolution for the digital dispense device; c) formatting fluid ejectors for the digital dispense device for the device resolution; and d) ejecting fluid from the digital dispense device to provide the volume per area for each of the one or more fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bruce A. Deboard, Brian T. Jones, Michael A. Marra, III
  • Patent number: 10289592
    Abstract: A location-based address adapter for use in a system to facilitate communication between a host computer and one peripheral device of a plurality of peripheral devices includes a body and an electrical circuit. The body is removably attached to one peripheral device at a time. The electrical circuit includes a communications interface circuit and an adapter memory circuit. The communications interface circuit has a respective pass-through wired connection between each of a plurality of input connectors and a plurality of output connectors to facilitate bi-directional communications between the host computer and the peripheral device. The adapter memory circuit stores a unique physical location address for association with a physical location associated with the peripheral device to which the body is attached. The unique physical location address is a non-network based address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Brian T. Jones, Michael A. Marra, III, Bruce A. Deboard, James J. Tocash, Lucas D. Barkley
  • Publication number: 20190138478
    Abstract: A location-based address adapter for use in a system to facilitate communication between a host computer and one peripheral device of a plurality of peripheral devices includes a body and an electrical circuit. The body is removably attached to one peripheral device at a time. The electrical circuit includes a communications interface circuit and an adapter memory circuit. The communications interface circuit has a respective pass-through wired connection between each of a plurality of input connectors and a plurality of output connectors to facilitate bi-directional communications between the host computer and the peripheral device. The adapter memory circuit stores a unique physical location address for association with a physical location associated with the peripheral device to which the body is attached. The unique physical location address is a non-network based address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Brian T. Jones, Michael A. Marra, III, Bruce A. Deboard, James J. Tocash, Lucas D. Barkley
  • Patent number: 7278701
    Abstract: A method of informing a user of an imaging apparatus of an event, the imaging apparatus having a plurality of print modes, includes the steps of defining a notice threshold that is associated with the event; determining whether the notice threshold has been reached; and upon reaching the notice threshold, progressively reducing an image density of an image formed by the imaging apparatus based on a print mode the imaging apparatus was operating in when the notice threshold was reached. Alternatively, imaging density may be progressively reduced based on reaching a next fade area of a plurality of fade areas for the print medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark W Fagan, Brian T. Jones
  • Patent number: 6871926
    Abstract: A method of estimating an amount of ink contained in an ink reservoir includes the steps of determining a cumulative actual ink drop count of ink drops expelled from the ink reservoir; and determining an evaporation amount associated with the ink reservoir, wherein before a time threshold the evaporation amount is ignored, and upon reaching the time threshold the evaporation amount is used to compensate for an evaporation loss for the ink reservoir by adjusting the cumulative actual ink drop count to form an evaporation compensated drop count.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Adkins, Michael C. Campbell, Donald F. Croley, Mark W. Fagan, Brian T. Jones, Timothy L. Strunk, David E. Greer
  • Publication number: 20040207668
    Abstract: A method of estimating an amount of ink contained in an ink reservoir includes the steps of determining a cumulative actual ink drop count of ink drops expelled from the ink reservoir; and determining an evaporation amount associated with the ink reservoir, wherein before a time threshold the evaporation amount is ignored, and upon reaching the time threshold the evaporation amount is used to compensate for an evaporation loss for the ink reservoir by adjusting the cumulative actual ink drop count to form an evaporation compensated drop count.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Christopher A. Adkins, Michael C. Campbell, Donald F. Croley, Mark W. Fagan, Brian T. Jones, Timothy L. Strunk, David E. Greer