Patents by Inventor Colin James

Colin James 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).

  • GEAR FLOW DIVIDER FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT INJECTION
    Publication number: 20140284400
    Abstract: This application discusses, among other things, agricultural equipment and more particularly agricultural chemical applicators. In an example, an agricultural sprayer system can include a first boom section configured to receive a carrier material and a chemical material and to provide an agricultural chemical mixture, the boom section having a plurality of nozzles for spraying the chemical mixture; and a first rod insert coupled to an end cap of the boom section, the rod insert configured to reduce the volume of the boom section and to provide increased flow velocity of the chemical mixture to each of the plurality of nozzles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Amanda Marie Hebbert, Michael Jordan Sukalski, Colin James Taylor, Jaclyn Marie Clark, Nicholas O. Michael
  • Identifying Forces in a Well Bore
    Publication number: 20140260592
    Abstract: A member is moved within a well bore in a plurality of cycles, each cycle including holding the member in slips, releasing the slips, moving the member within the well bore and applying the slips. The hook load is measured at multiple points during each of these cycles and the plurality of measured values are used to identify data indicative of the forces on the member within the well bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Colin James Mason, Edward James Streeter
  • SYSTEM AND CONSOLE FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING WELL SITE OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20140246238
    Abstract: A well advisor system for monitoring and managing well drilling and production operations. The system may be accessed through one or more workstations, or other computing devices, which may be located at a well site or remotely. The system is in communication with and receives input from various sensors. It collects real-time sensor data sampled during operations at the well site, which may include drilling operations, running casing or tubular goods, completion operations, or the like. The system processes the data, and provides nearly instantaneous numerical and visual feedback through a variety of graphical user interfaces (“GUIs”), which are presented in the form of operation-specific consoles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Inventors: Fereidoun Abbassian, Martin Albertin, Per Arild Andresen, Mark Shelton Aston, Christopher Jeremy Coley, Stephen Tean Edwards, Paulo Jorge Da Cunha Gomes, Mark Adrian Honey, Thomas Jakobsen, Nigel Charles Last, Christopher Francis Lockyear, Colin James Mason, James McKay, Michael Lyle Payne, Sankarrappan Periyasamy, Randall Vashishta Sant, Edward James Streeter, Emmanuel Claude Therond, Trond Waage, Nicholas Adam Whiteley, Warren Jeffrey Winters
  • Offshore cable laying method
    Patent number: 8747025
    Abstract: A method for laying cable from a vessel at a near shore location in shallow water to shore. The cable on the vessel is wrapped around a modified roller quadrant on the vessel. The roller quadrant is moved from the vessel into the water. A pulling device is attached by a line to the roller quadrant. The pulling device is used to pull the roller quadrant and cable toward shore. The pulling device may be positioned in the water and moved to shore as required. The pulling device may also be initially positioned on shore. The roller quadrant may include a skid and buoyancy modules to reduce the pulling force required to move the roller quadrant and lay the cable to shore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: J. Ray McDermott, S.A.
    Inventors: Thom Charles Anderson, Colin James Fraser
  • Pragmatic mapping specification, compilation and validation
    Patent number: 8739118
    Abstract: Facilitating translation of data between object oriented programs and database storage tables. A method includes receiving user input from a user. The user input includes a plurality of parts. Each part includes a specification of a source (such as a type source), optionally a filter, and a projection. Each projection assigns values to table columns. Based on the plurality of parts received, the method includes generating one or more views. The one or more views describe relationships between model extents and database tables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Colin James Meek, Diego Bernardo Vega, Alexander Douglas James, Christopher L. Anderson, Srikanth Mandadi, Simon Cavanagh
  • Apparatus for mounting pipe sensors
    Patent number: 8733188
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a pipe sensor is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a pipe and a sensor. The pipe has a pipe wall with a section removed defining a passage through the pipe wall. The sensor has a collar, is disposed in the passage, and is exposed to the interior of the pipe. In one embodiment, the sensor can be welded to the pipe wall. In another embodiment, an insert can be disposed in the passage between the sensor and the pipe wall, with a locking nut engaged with the insert and pressing upon the collar to fasten the sensor to the insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Edward Randall Furlong, Colin James Mackenzie
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR KANBAN CELL NEURON NETWORK
    Publication number: 20140136459
    Abstract: A system for machine cognition includes Kanban cells (KC), Kanban cell neurons (KCN), and Kanban cell neuron networks (KCNN). The KC is an asynchronous AND-OR gate without feedback that is self-timing by the input data to process until input is equal to output. Input is a four-valued logic (4 VL) based on the set {contradiction, true, false, tautology} of four-valued bit code (4 vbc) where contradiction is equivalent to null. Access to a sparsely filled look up table (LUT) is minimized in hardware with a 2-bit value per logical signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventor: Colin James, III
  • Offshore Cable Laying Method
    Publication number: 20140133919
    Abstract: A method for laying cable from a vessel at a near shore location in shallow water to shore. The cable on the vessel is wrapped around a modified roller quadrant on the vessel. The roller quadrant is moved from the vessel into the water. A pulling device is attached by a line to the roller quadrant. The pulling device is used to pull the roller quadrant and cable toward shore. The pulling device may be positioned in the water and moved to shore as required. The pulling device may also be initially positioned on shore. The roller quadrant may include a skid and buoyancy modules to reduce the pulling force required to move the roller quadrant and lay the cable to shore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: J. Ray McDermott, S.A.
    Inventors: Thom Charles Anderson, Colin James Fraser
  • Automated directional drilling apparatus and methods
    Patent number: 8672055
    Abstract: Methods and systems for drilling to a target location include a control system that receives an input comprising a planned drilling path to a target location and determines a projected location of a bottom hole assembly of a drilling system. The projected location of the bottom hole assembly is compared to the planned drilling path to determine a deviation amount. A modified drilling path is created to the target location as selected based on the amount of deviation from the planned drilling path, and drilling rig control signals that steer the bottom hole assembly of the drilling system to the target location along the modified drilling path are generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Canrig Drilling Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Scott Gilbert Boone, Brian Ellis, Colin James Gillan, Beat Kuttel
  • Machine with high voltage enclosure cover
    Patent number: 8674568
    Abstract: A machine includes a high voltage element and an enclosure surrounding the high voltage element. The enclosure includes a first insulating insert disposed at least partially within a first wall and being electrically non-conductive and surrounding a first conductive insert and an enclosure cover formed at least partially of an electrically non-conducting substrate and having a first opening formed therein sized to allow a first fastener or an extension of the first conductive insert to pass through it. Removal of the enclosure cover causes the high high-voltage element to cease operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Remy Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Colin James Hamer, Brad D. Chamberlin
  • STATOR TORQUE RETENTION FEATURE FOR A CAST-IN STATOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140009013
    Abstract: An electric machine is disclosed having a stator and a rotor, the stator comprising one or more windings that “turn” between passes through the stator. The turn portions of the windings are cast within a heat-conductive material such as aluminum that conducts heat away from the turn portions. The casting also defines a cavity for the flow of a heat-carrying fluid (such as water) to remove heat more efficiently from the turn portions. In some embodiments, the windings are electrically insulated (for example, using a ceramic insulator) before the casting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: REMY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Brad Chamberlin, Colin James Hamer
  • EUKARYOTIC MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING LIPIDS AND ANTIOXIDANTS
    Publication number: 20130344546
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods related to eukaryotic microorganisms that can produce unsaturated fatty acids which can be purified and used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Ocean Nutrition Canada, Ltd.
    Inventors: Adam Burja, Helia Radianingtyas, Colin James Barrow, Anthony James Windust
  • High-level language code sequence optimization for implementing programmable chip designs
    Patent number: 8578356
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for implementing a programmable chip using a high-level language. Code sequences such as high-level language software critical loops are converted into read/transform/write (RXW) processes with buffer based flow control between the processes. Having separate read and write processes allows an arbitrary number of sequential reads/writes to occur in any order, subject to buffer size, allowing bursting/sequential transactions that are more efficient than random accesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Orion Pritchard, Jarrod Colin James Blackburn, David James Lau, Philippe Molson, James L. Ball, Jesse Kempa
  • PLASTIC AUTOMOTIVE MIRRORS
    Publication number: 20130194687
    Abstract: A plastic mirror that includes a plastic substrate having a front surface, a hardcoating on the front surface, a reflective layer, and an intermediate zone between the hardcoating and the reflective layer, the intermediate zone including at least one layer formed from a material selected from the group consisting of metals and metalloids, oxides and nitrides of metals and metalloids, and carbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2010
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Co-Operative Research Centre For Advanced Automo tive Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Colin James Hall, Simon David Field, Kamil Zuber
  • HYDRO-PNEUMATIC SUSPENSION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130127132
    Abstract: A suspension system for a vehicle has an upper control arm and an associated lower control arm for mounting a wheel on the vehicle body. A hydro-pneumatic spring is connected between one of the control arms and the vehicle body. A compensating spring is associated with the hydro-pneumatic spring and is operable to act in opposition to the force exerted by the hydro-pneumatic spring as the hydro-pneumatic spring approaches full extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Sean Timoney, Colin James Anderson
  • CLOUD COMPUTING OPERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130124400
    Abstract: A cloud computing operating system is described. The system, in one aspect, includes a plurality of core data structures (100) each configured to define basic attributes that elements of the system contain. The system also including an indexing data structure (104) inherited from one of the core data structures (100) configured to index any number of core data structures (100) or elements inherited from a core data structure (100) and an encapsulating data structure (110) inherited from the indexing data structure (104) and configured to encapsulate any number of core data structures (100) or elements inherited from a core data structure (100). Each core data structure (100) is encapsulated within one encapsulating data structure and includes a reference to its encapsulating data structure. Other aspects of the cloud computing operating system are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: DISOS PTY LTD., C/O W.F. TITCHENER & CO. PTY LTD.
    Inventor: Colin James Hawkett
  • Enzymatic modification of oil
    Patent number: 8420349
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter relates generally to a method for modifying oil, and specifically to a process for increasing the concentration of polyunsaturated fatty acid in an oil composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Ocean Nutrition Canada Limited
    Inventors: Jaroslav A. Kralovec, Weijie Wang, Colin James Barrow
  • OPTICAL COMPONENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120229880
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a mechanical device for inserting one out of a multitude of optical components (such as filters) in an optical path and changing the angle of incidence between the incoming light and the selected optical component independently of the optical component selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Jozef Sofka, Robert Joseph Kolbet, Gregory Alan Terrance, James Stephen Moronski, Colin James Coon
  • MACHINE WITH HIGH VOLTAGE ENCLOSURE COVER
    Publication number: 20120187784
    Abstract: A machine includes a high voltage element and an enclosure surrounding the high voltage element. The enclosure includes a first insulating insert disposed at least partially within a first wall and being electrically non-conductive and surrounding a first conductive insert and an enclosure cover formed at least partially of an electrically non-conducting substrate and having a first opening formed therein sized to allow a first fastener or an extension of the first conductive insert to pass through it. Removal of the enclosure cover causes the high high-voltage element to cease operating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: REMY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Colin James Hamer, Brad D. Chamberlin
  • Birch tree named ‘Globe’
    Patent number: PP23610
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Birch tree named ‘Globe’, characterized by its dwarf habit; globular shape; freely branching habit, dense and bushy habit; glossy green-colored leaves; and no flower initiation or development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Kolster Holding B.V.
    Inventor: Colin James