Patents by Inventor Christopher Jenkins
Christopher Jenkins 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: 20220250895Abstract: Ingredient dispensing systems and methods in a fluid mixture system using a monitored chamber pressure are disclosed. One system includes a chamber, an inlet to the chamber, a set of ingredient reservoirs, in the chamber, storing a respective set of ingredients and sealed by a respective set of valve, a pressure source, and a controller. The system is programmed to set a pressure of the chamber using the pressure source and the inlet to the chamber. The system is also programmed to dispense, using the pressure, at least two ingredients from the respective set of ingredients by actuating at least two valves from the respective set of valves.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: Cana Technology, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Allen Springer, Jeffery Lance Kizer, Matthew Ambauen, Stephan Weidi Tai, Erik James Shahoian, David Friedberg, Andrés Ornelas Vargas, Simon Spence, Peter Delmenico, Andrew Christopher Jenkins, Nathan Andrew Ray, Kristopher Bernardo Dos Santos
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Publication number: 20220250892Abstract: Fluid mixture dispensing systems, devices and methods are disclosed. A device includes a set of pressurized ingredient reservoirs, a mixing area configured to receive at least one ingredient from the set of pressurized ingredient reservoirs, a pressure source, an accumulator chamber, a set of valves, and a controller. The controller is programmed to operate the set of valves to pressurize the accumulator chamber using the pressure source. The controller is further programmed to operate the set of valves to set a pressure in at least one of the set of pressurized ingredient reservoirs using the accumulator chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: Cana Technology, Inc.Inventors: Elijah S. Kashi, Kristopher Bernardo Dos Santos, Andrew Scott Davies, Danilo Bueno, Gregory Allen Springer, Jeffery Lance Kizer, Matthew Ambauen, Stephan Weidi Tai, Erik James Shahoian, David Friedberg, Andrés Ornelas Vargas, Simon Spence, Peter Delmenico, Andrew Christopher Jenkins, Nathan Andrew Ray
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Publication number: 20220250897Abstract: A fluid mixture dispensing system using a membrane to seal multiple reservoirs is disclosed. The multiple reservoirs each contain a respective ingredient. The reservoirs are coupled to respective orifices in a plate. The respective ingredients are dispensable via the respective orifices. The membrane seals the respective orifices. The ingredients are dispensed into one or more channels formed between the membrane and the plate. In specific embodiments, the membrane is an integral part of a cartridge which contains the multiple reservoirs. In specific embodiments, the cartridge includes an inlet and an outlet. A solvent flows from the inlet to the outlet through the one or more channels, and the ingredients are dispensed into the solvent in the one or more channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2021Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: Cana Technology, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Allen Springer, Jeffery Lance Kizer, Matthew Ambauen, Stephan Weidi Tai, Erik James Shahoian, David Friedberg, Andrés Ornelas Vargas, Simon Spence, Peter Delmenico, Andrew Christopher Jenkins, Nathan Andrew Ray, Kristopher Bernardo Dos Santos, Elijah S. Kashi, Andrew Scott Davies, Danilo Bueno
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Publication number: 20220250896Abstract: A fluid mixture dispensing system using a membrane to seal multiple reservoirs is disclosed. The multiple reservoirs each contain a respective ingredient. The reservoirs are coupled to respective orifices in a plate. The respective ingredients are dispensable via the respective orifices. The membrane seals the respective orifices. The ingredients are dispensed into one or more channels formed between the membrane and the plate. In specific embodiments, the membrane is an integral part of a cartridge which contains the multiple reservoirs. In specific embodiments, the cartridge includes an inlet and an outlet. A solvent flows from the inlet to the outlet through the one or more channels, and the ingredients are dispensed into the solvent in the one or more channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2021Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: Cana Technology, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Allen Springer, Jeffery Lance Kizer, Matthew Ambauen, Stephan Weidi Tai, Erik James Shahoian, David Friedberg, Andrés Ornelas Vargas, Simon Spence, Peter Delmenico, Andrew Christopher Jenkins, Nathan Andrew Ray, Kristopher Bernardo Dos Santos, Elijah S. Kashi, Andrew Scott Davies, Danilo Bueno
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Publication number: 20220250891Abstract: A cartridge and an associated beverage mixture dispensing system are disclosed. The cartridge is detachable from the associated beverage mixture dispensing system. The cartridge includes a casing and at least twenty ingredient reservoirs located within the casing and storing at least twenty respective ingredients. The cartridge also includes a dispensing interface for dispensing the at least twenty ingredients into the beverage mixture dispensing system. The at least twenty ingredient reservoirs include a first reservoir of a concentrated salt and a second reservoir of a concentrated food grade acid. The remaining ingredient reservoirs include additional concentrated ingredients. The beverage mixture dispensing system includes a solvent reservoir and a receiving interface for receiving the at least twenty ingredients from the cartridge. The beverage mixture dispensing system also includes a mixing area fluidly connected to the solvent reservoir and the at least twenty ingredient reservoirs.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2021Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: Cana Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jeffery Lance Kizer, Gregory Allen Springer, Matthew Ambauen, Stephan Weidi Tai, Erik James Shahoian, David Friedberg, Andrés Ornelas Vargas, Simon Spence, Peter Delmenico, Andrew Christopher Jenkins, Nathan Andrew Ray
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Patent number: 11383965Abstract: Ingredient dispensing systems and methods are disclosed. A disclosed system includes an ingredient reservoir and an electromechanical valve configured so that, when the electromechanical valve is activated, an ingredient is dispensed from the ingredient reservoir. The disclosed system also includes a current sensor configured to measure a current draw of the electromechanical valve. The disclosed system also includes a controller programmed to sample the current draw from the current sensor and to detect a dispense error of the electromechanical valve based on the sampled current draw.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Cana Technology, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Allen Springer, Sean McCommons, Jeffery Lance Kizer, Matthew Ambauen, Stephan Weidi Tai, Erik James Shahoian, David Friedberg, Andrés Ornelas Vargas, Simon Spence, Peter Delmenico, Andrew Christopher Jenkins, Nathan Andrew Ray
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Patent number: 11208520Abstract: Thermoplastic polymer compositions having enhanced properties, as well as methods of making and using the same, are provided. Thermoplastic polymers according to some aspects of the present invention may be rigid, but may also be suitable for use in applications requiring a thermoplastic polymer resin. Thermoplastic polymers according to various aspects of the present invention may be useful in preparing shaped articles such as, for example, sheets, films, tubes, preforms, bottles, profiles, and other similar articles.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2017Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Marc Alan Strand, Thomas Joseph Pecorini, Patricia Hill-Wilder, Tabatha Stearns, Ross W. Yost, Jason Christopher Jenkins, Anne Martine Jackson
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Patent number: 11168174Abstract: Thermoplastic polymer compositions having enhanced properties, as well as methods of making and using the same, are provided. Thermoplastic polymers according to some aspects of the present invention may be rigid, but may also be suitable for use in applications requiring a thermoplastic polymer resin. Thermoplastic polymers according to various aspects of the present invention may be useful in preparing shaped articles such as, for example, sheets, films, tubes, preforms, bottles, profiles, and other similar articles.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2017Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Marc Alan Strand, Thomas Joseph Pecorini, Patricia Hill-Wilder, Tabatha Stearns, Ross W. Yost, Jason Christopher Jenkins
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Patent number: 10800878Abstract: Described are polyesters comprising (a) a dicarboxylic acid component comprising 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid residues; optionally, aromatic dicarboxylic acid residues and/or modifying aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues, 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues and ethylene glycol. The polyesters may be manufactured into articles such as fibers, films, bottles, coatings, or sheets.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2012Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Howard Smith Carman, Jr., Jack Irvin Killman, Jr., Emmett Dudley Crawford, Jason Christopher Jenkins
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Patent number: 10800877Abstract: Described are polyesters comprising (a) a dicarboxylic acid component comprising 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid residues; optionally, aromatic dicarboxylic acid residues and/or modifying aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues and 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues. The polyesters may be manufactured into articles such as fibers, films, bottles, coatings, or sheets.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2012Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Howard Smith Carman, Jr., Jack Irvin Killman, Jr., Emmett Dudley Crawford, Jason Christopher Jenkins
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Publication number: 20190071532Abstract: Thermoplastic polymer compositions having enhanced properties, as well as methods of making and using the same, are provided. Thermoplastic polymers according to some aspects of the present invention may be rigid, but may also be suitable for use in applications requiring a thermoplastic polymer resin. Thermoplastic polymers according to various aspects of the present invention may be useful in preparing shaped articles such as, for example, sheets, films, tubes, preforms, bottles, profiles, and other similar articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2017Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Marc Alan Strand, Thomas Joseph Pecorini, Patricia Hill-Wilder, Tabatha Stearns, Ross W. Yost, Jason Christopher Jenkins, Anne Martine Jackson
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Publication number: 20190048124Abstract: Thermoplastic polymer compositions having enhanced properties, as well as methods of making and using the same, are provided. Thermoplastic polymers according to some aspects of the present invention may be rigid, but may also be suitable for use in applications requiring a thermoplastic polymer resin. Thermoplastic polymers according to various aspects of the present invention may be useful in preparing shaped articles such as, for example, sheets, films, tubes, preforms, bottles, profiles, and other similar articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2017Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Marc Alan Strand, Thomas Joseph Pecorini, Patricia Hill-Wilder, Tabatha Stearns, Ross W. Yost, Jason Christopher Jenkins
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Publication number: 20170154170Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are provided in a multi-level computer architecture which provides improved capabilities for managing courseware and other content in a shared use operating environment such as a computer network. In particular, the invention provides a commercial networked instruction content delivery method and system which does not exclude synchronous sharing but is focused on asynchronous sharing. Security means in the architecture provide content property holders with the ability to know how many minutes of use an individual made of licensed material and with increased certainty that their material cannot be used, copied, or sold in usable form unless and until a user site is connected or reconnected to a minute-by-minute counter which is located off the premises of the user. This security link helps protect software and other works which are being sold or licensed to an individual, organization, or entity, and creates income opportunities for owners of such content.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2016Publication date: June 1, 2017Inventors: Vincent S. Darago, Christopher Jenkins
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Publication number: 20170154320Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are provided in a multi-level computer architecture which provides improved capabilities for managing courseware and other content in a shared use operating environment such as a computer network. In particular, the invention provides a commercial networked instruction content delivery method and system which does not exclude synchronous sharing but is focused on asynchronous sharing. Security means in the architecture provide content property holders with the ability to know how many minutes of use an individual made of licensed material and with increased certainty that their material cannot be used, copied, or sold in usable form unless and until a user site is connected or reconnected to a minute-by-minute counter which is located off the premises of the user. This security link helps protect software and other works which are being sold or licensed to an individual, organization, or entity, and creates income opportunities for owners of such content.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2016Publication date: June 1, 2017Inventors: Vincent S. Darago, Christopher Jenkins
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Patent number: 9228051Abstract: Described are polyesters comprising (a) a dicarboxylic acid component comprising 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid residues and optionally, aromatic dicarboxylic acid residues and/or aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues, and (b) a glycol component comprising 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues and residues of a modifying glycol. The polyesters may be manufactured into articles such as fibers, films, bottles, coatings, or sheets.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2012Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Howard Smith Carman, Jr., Jack Irvin Killman, Jr., Emmett Dudley Crawford, Jason Christopher Jenkins
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Patent number: 9156941Abstract: Polyester compositions composed of (a) titanium-catalyzed polyesters containing the residues of terephthalic acid, cyclohexanedimethanol, and ethylene glycol; and (b) at least one chelating phosphorus species and/or reaction products thereof, represented by the structure: The polyester compositions are characterized by having superior color and/or clarity.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANYInventors: Jason Christopher Jenkins, Dennis Edward Brickey
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Publication number: 20150215378Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are provided in a multi-level computer architecture which provides improved capabilities for managing courseware and other content in a shared use operating environment such as a computer network. In particular, the invention provides a commercial networked instruction content delivery method and system which does not exclude synchronous sharing but is focused on asynchronous sharing. Security means in the architecture provide content property holders with the ability to know how many minutes of use an individual made of licensed material and with increased certainty that their material cannot be used, copied, or sold in usable form unless and until a user site is connected or reconnected to a minute-by-minute counter which is located off the premises of the user. This security link helps protect software and other works which are being sold or licensed to an individual, organization, or entity, and creates income opportunities for owners of such content.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2014Publication date: July 30, 2015Inventors: Vincent S. Darago, Christopher Jenkins
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Patent number: 8863681Abstract: A hydrofoil section comprises first and second faces that create, in operation at speeds above a ventilation speed, a ventilated cavity defined by a first cavity face which departs from the first hydrofoil face and a second cavity face which departs from the second hydrofoil face. Each cavity face represents a free surface and each face separating from the said free surface at a discontinuity on that surface, the separated faces forming a continuation of the faces of arbitrary shape and enclosed by the free surfaces without contacting the said free surfaces. Below the speed at which full ventilation occurs the arbitrarily shaped portion of each face is configured to provide a modified flow configuration resulting in changed lift and or drag and or pitching moment under partial, or unventilated operation.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2009Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Inventors: Jonathan Sebastian Howes, Linton Paul Christopher Jenkins
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Patent number: 8796477Abstract: Disclosed is an oxidation process to produce a crude carboxylic acid product carboxylic acid product. The process comprises oxidizing a feed stream comprising at least one oxidizable compound to generate a crude carboxylic acid slurry comprising furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and compositions thereof. Also disclosed is a process to produce a dry purified carboxylic acid product by utilizing various purification methods on the crude carboxylic acid.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2011Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Mesfin Ejerssa Janka, David Milton Lange, Michael C. Morrow, Bradford Russell Bowers, Kenny Randolph Parker, Ashfaq Shaikh, Lee Reynolds Partin, Jason Christopher Jenkins, Paula Moody, Thomas Elbert Shanks, Charles Edwan Sumner, Jr.
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Patent number: 8796395Abstract: Described as one aspect of the invention are polymer blends comprising at least one polyester wherein the polymer blend comprises: (A) a polyester composition comprising (I) at least one polyester (Polymer A) which comprises: (a) a dicarboxylic acid component comprising: (i) 70 to 100 mole % of terephthalic acid residues; (ii) 0 to 30 mole % of aromatic dicarboxylic acid residues having up to 20 carbon atoms; and (iii) 0 to 10 mole % of aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues having up to 16 carbon atoms; and (b) a glycol component comprising: (i) about 10 to about 90 mole % of ethylene glycol residues; and (ii) about 90 to about 10 mole % of cyclohexanedimethanol residues; (II) residues of at least one titanium compound; and (III) at least one chelating phosphorus species, reaction products thereof, or mixtures thereof, represented by the structure: wherein: n=an integer from 1 to 4; R can be hydrogen or C1-C22-alkyl; and R1 and R2 each can be hydrogen, C1-C22-alkyl, hydroxyl, or aryl; whType: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Jason Christopher Jenkins, Dennis Edward Brickey, Michael Eugene Donelson