Patents by Inventor Chris Groves

Chris Groves 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: 20230025688
    Abstract: A software-based interactive collection book for mobile devices provides the users a way to connect their customers to products while the products are still being developed. This will allow a user to engage with their customers earlier to drive more sales. This will result in their products being more successful in the market at the time of launch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Humberto Roa, Chris Groves, Ronald S. Watson, Ravi Rangan, James Horne
  • Patent number: 11461837
    Abstract: A software-based interactive collection book for mobile devices provides the users a way to connect their customers to products while the products are still being developed. This will allow a user to engage with their customers earlier to drive more sales. This will result in their products being more successful in the market at the time of launch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Centric Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Humberto Roa, Chris Groves, Ronald S. Watson, Ravi Rangan, James Horne
  • Publication number: 20220086612
    Abstract: Software allows images captured during product development on a mobile device (e.g., smartphone or other client device) to be uploaded to a design management system from the mobile device. Mark-up annotations and comments can be added to the images at the mobile device. Assignment of tasks related to the images can be made from the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Humberto Roa, Ron Watson, James Horne, Yuriy Gorvitovskiy, Chris Groves, Ravi Rangan
  • Patent number: 11184752
    Abstract: Software allows images captured during product development on a mobile device (e.g., smartphone or other client device) to be uploaded to a design management system from the mobile device. Mark-up annotations and comments can be added to the images at the mobile device. Assignment of tasks related to the images can be made from the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Centric Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Humberto Roa, Ron Watson, James Horne, Yuriy Gorvitovskiy, Chris Groves, Ravi Rangan
  • Patent number: 10697361
    Abstract: An assembly for an exhaust bypass valve of a two-stage turbocharger can include a first turbocharger stage; a second turbocharger stage; an exhaust bypass valve that includes an open state and a closed state; an actuator; and a linkage mechanism that links the exhaust bypass valve to the actuator where the linkage mechanism includes a spring-biased linkage with a preset load where, in the closed state of the exhaust bypass valve, an axial length of the spring-biased linkage increases responsive to application of a load by the actuator that exceeds the preset load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Garrett Transportation I Inc.
    Inventors: Emeric Genin, Marylene Ruffinoni, Jean-Luc Perrin, Chris Groves, Damien Marsal
  • Publication number: 20200186983
    Abstract: Software allows images captured during product development on a mobile device (e.g., smartphone or other client device) to be uploaded to a design management system from the mobile device. Mark-up annotations and comments can be added to the images at the mobile device. Assignment of tasks related to the images can be made from the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Humberto Roa, Ron Watson, James Horne, Yuriy Gorvitovskiy, Chris Groves, Ravi Rangan
  • Publication number: 20200151808
    Abstract: A software-based interactive collection book for mobile devices provides the users a way to connect their customers to products while the products are still being developed. This will allow a user to engage with their customers earlier to drive more sales. This will result in their products being more successful in the market at the time of launch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Humberto Roa, Chris Groves, Ronald S. Watson, Ravi Rangan, James Horne
  • Patent number: 10567936
    Abstract: Software allows images captured during product development on a mobile device (e.g., smartphone or other client device) to be uploaded to a design management system from the mobile device. Mark-up annotations and comments can be added to the images at the mobile device. Assignment of tasks related to the images can be made from the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Centric Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Humberto Roa, Ron Watson, James Horne, Yuriy Gorvitovskiy, Chris Groves, Ravi Rangan
  • Patent number: 10535096
    Abstract: A software-based interactive collection book for mobile devices provides the users a way to connect their customers to products while the products are still being developed. This will allow a user to engage with their customers earlier to drive more sales. This will result in their products being more successful in the market at the time of launch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Centric Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Humberto Roa, Chris Groves, Ronald S. Watson, Ravi Rangan, James Horne
  • Patent number: 10094272
    Abstract: An assembly for an exhaust bypass valve of a two-stage turbocharger can include a first turbocharger stage; a second turbocharger stage; an exhaust bypass valve that includes an open state and a closed state; and a linkage mechanism that links the exhaust bypass valve to an actuator where the linkage mechanism includes a locked state for the closed state of the exhaust bypass valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Groves, Damien Marsal, Stephane Sibille, Andreas Heckner
  • Patent number: 9938894
    Abstract: A turbocharger includes a variable turbine nozzle defined between a nozzle ring and a pipe flange, and having a plurality of circumferentially spaced vanes rotatably mounted on the nozzle ring such that the vanes are pivotable. Each vane includes an airfoil section and a disk section rigidly affixed to an end of the airfoil section, the disk section being disposed against a face of the pipe flange, each disk section having a plurality of perforations extending axially therethrough. The pipe flange has a corresponding number of holes for each disk section of the vanes, the holes being positioned such that as each vane is rotated the perforations in the disk sections and the holes in the pipe flange of the insert become aligned in some positions of the vanes, allowing exhaust gas to pass between the nozzle and a space on an opposite side of the pipe flange from the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Groves, Damien Marsal, Stephane Sibille, Aurelien Tingaud, Alain Lombard
  • Patent number: 9932886
    Abstract: A turbocharger has an annular bypass valve disposed in an annular portion of a bypass passage of the turbine housing. The turbine housing defines an exhaust gas chamber having separate half-annular first and second scrolls, and a portion of the bypass passage is sector-divided by a pair of dividing walls that create two 180-degree bypass sectors respectively connected to the first and second scrolls. Each dividing wall has a through-hole. The valve rotor defines a pair of valve members that close the through-holes when the bypass valve is fully closed. When the valve rotor begins to rotate toward an open position, first the valve members open the through-holes to connect the two bypass sectors, and then the bypass flow passages begin to open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Alain Lombard, Lionel Toussaint, Chris Groves, Aurelien Tingaud
  • Patent number: 9926941
    Abstract: An assembly can include a compressor backplate; a bearing boss that extends axially from the compressor backplate and that includes an outer surface and male coupling features disposed along the outer surface; and a casing that includes a compressor end, a bearing boss opening at the compressor end, a turbine end, an inner surface located between the compressor end and the turbine end and female coupling features disposed along a portion of the inner surface, the male coupling features and the female coupling features configured to couple the bearing boss to the casing. Various other examples of devices, assemblies, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Santosh V, Suryakant Gupta, Parikshit I Mulani, Poomkuzhimannil Zachariah John, Sunil Dayalan, Maltesh Kolur, Prithivi Karthikeyan, Chris Groves, Peter Davies, Mark Groskreutz
  • Publication number: 20180080370
    Abstract: An assembly for an exhaust bypass valve of a two-stage turbocharger can include a first turbocharger stage; a second turbocharger stage; an exhaust bypass valve that includes an open state and a closed state; an actuator; and a linkage mechanism that links the exhaust bypass valve to the actuator where the linkage mechanism includes a spring-biased linkage with a preset load where, in the closed state of the exhaust bypass valve, an axial length of the spring-biased linkage increases responsive to application of a load by the actuator that exceeds the preset load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Emeric Genin, Marylene Ruffinoni, Jean-Luc Perrin, Chris Groves, Damien Marsal
  • Publication number: 20170234212
    Abstract: A turbocharger has an annular bypass valve disposed in an annular portion of a bypass passage of the turbine housing. The turbine housing defines an exhaust gas chamber having separate half-annular first and second scrolls, and a portion of the bypass passage is sector-divided by a pair of dividing walls that create two 180-degree bypass sectors respectively connected to the first and second scrolls. Each dividing wall has a through-hole. The valve rotor defines a pair of valve members that close the through-holes when the bypass valve is fully closed. When the valve rotor begins to rotate toward an open position, first the valve members open the through-holes to connect the two bypass sectors, and then the bypass flow passages begin to open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Alain Lombard, Lionel Toussaint, Chris Groves, Aurelien Tingaud
  • Patent number: 9683484
    Abstract: A centrifugal compressor for a turbocharger includes an inlet-adjustment mechanism in an air inlet for the compressor, operable to move between an open position and a closed position in the air inlet. The inlet-adjustment mechanism includes a variable-geometry conduit comprising a plurality of vanes that in the closed position collectively form a converging inlet member having a trailing edge inner diameter that is smaller than an inner diameter of the shroud surface of the compressor housing at the inducer portion of the compressor wheel such that an effective diameter of the air inlet at the inducer portion is determined by the trailing edge inner diameter of the variable-geometry conduit. The vanes in the open position are pivoted radially outwardly so as to increase the trailing edge inner diameter of the inlet member and thereby increase the effective diameter of the air inlet at the inducer portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Aurelien Tingaud, Damien Marsal, Chris Groves, Alain Lombard, Lionel Toussaint, Hani Mohtar
  • Publication number: 20170016390
    Abstract: An assembly for an exhaust bypass valve of a two-stage turbocharger can include a first turbocharger stage; a second turbocharger stage; an exhaust bypass valve that includes an open state and a closed state; and a linkage mechanism that links the exhaust bypass valve to an actuator where the linkage mechanism includes a locked state for the closed state of the exhaust bypass valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Chris Groves, Damien Marsal, Stephane Sibille, Andreas Heckner
  • Publication number: 20160326951
    Abstract: A turbocharger includes a variable turbine nozzle defined between a nozzle ring and a pipe flange, and having a plurality of circumferentially spaced vanes rotatably mounted on the nozzle ring such that the vanes are pivotable. Each vane includes an airfoil section and a disk section rigidly affixed to an end of the airfoil section, the disk section being disposed against a face of the pipe flange, each disk section having a plurality of perforations extending axially therethrough. The pipe flange has a corresponding number of holes for each disk section of the vanes, the holes being positioned such that as each vane is rotated the perforations in the disk sections and the holes in the pipe flange of the insert become aligned in some positions of the vanes, allowing exhaust gas to pass between the nozzle and a space on an opposite side of the pipe flange from the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Chris Groves, Damien Marsal, Stephane Sibille, Aurelien Tingaud, Alain Lombard
  • Publication number: 20160265424
    Abstract: A centrifugal compressor for a turbocharger includes an inlet-adjustment mechanism in an air inlet for the compressor, operable to move between an open position and a closed position in the air inlet. The inlet-adjustment mechanism includes a variable-geometry conduit comprising a plurality of vanes that in the closed position collectively form a converging inlet member having a trailing edge inner diameter that is smaller than an inner diameter of the shroud surface of the compressor housing at the inducer portion of the compressor wheel such that an effective diameter of the air inlet at the inducer portion is determined by the trailing edge inner diameter of the variable-geometry conduit. The vanes in the open position are pivoted radially outwardly so as to increase the trailing edge inner diameter of the inlet member and thereby increase the effective diameter of the air inlet at the inducer portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Aurelien Tingaud, Damien Marsal, Chris Groves, Alain Lombard, Lionel Toussaint, Hani Mohtar
  • Publication number: 20160239884
    Abstract: A software-based interactive collection book for mobile devices provides the users a way to connect their customers to products while the products are still being developed. This will allow a user to engage with their customers earlier to drive more sales. This will result in their products being more successful in the market at the time of launch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Humberto Roa, Chris Groves, Ron Watson, Ravi Rangan, James Horne