Patents by Inventor Craig A. Hall
Craig A. Hall 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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Patent number: 11957079Abstract: A stand-on blower is provided that allows for fully powered nozzle angle adjustment. The blower may deliver an airflow for pneumatic cleanup tasks in different directions, including horizontal or left-right and vertical or up-down direction variability of the airflow. Position or angle of the blower's nozzle may be automatically reversed or driven to a rotational or angle limit upon demand.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Metalcraft of Mayville, Inc.Inventors: James Hall, Craig Antonioni
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Patent number: 9366119Abstract: A drive head for a wellhead, the drive head comprising: a rod drive; a pressure chamber; and a rod receiving part connected to the rod drive and enclosed within the pressure chamber. A method comprising: pressurizing a chamber mounted to a wellhead, in which the chamber encloses an upper end of a rod extending from the wellhead; and driving the rod using a rod receiving part enclosed within the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Brightling Equipment Ltd.Inventors: Craig Hall, Derek Tebay
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Publication number: 20140166300Abstract: A drive head for a wellhead, the drive head comprising: a rod drive; a pressure chamber; and a rod receiving part connected to the rod drive and enclosed within the pressure chamber. A method comprising: pressurizing a chamber mounted to a wellhead, in which the chamber encloses an upper end of a rod extending from the wellhead; and driving the rod using a rod receiving part enclosed within the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2012Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: BRIGHTLING EQUIPMENT LTD.Inventors: Craig Hall, Derek Tebay
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Patent number: 8076158Abstract: A method of preparing a thin section sample includes affixing the sample to a receptacle using an affixing media that includes a material having a thickness-sensitive characteristic. The sample may then be shaped to have an asymmetric cross-section. The method may further include reducing a thickness of the material until the thickness-sensitive material exhibits a change in an optical characteristic. The added material, which may be quartz, may exhibit a predetermined optical characteristic at a specified thickness and/or exhibit a change in an optical characteristic in response to a change in thickness. In one application, the method may include retrieving the sample from a subterranean formation. For instance, the sample may be retrieved from a gas shale formation.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2008Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Core Laboratories LPInventor: Craig Hall
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Patent number: 8018161Abstract: A light unit that includes an internal power supply that may be used in the event of an external power failure to provide power to the light unit. In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a lighting apparatus, comprising (a) a power input configured to receive external power from an external power source; (b) a solid state light element that is interconnected to the power input; and (c) a back-up power source that is interconnected to the solid state light element and the power input and that provides power to the solid state light element when the light element is not provided with power from the power input.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2008Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Sunovia Energy Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Carl Smith, III, Richard Craig Hall, Matthew Veal, Robert Fugerer
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Patent number: 7997948Abstract: An apparatus includes an upper portion, a sole and a fin. The upper portion is configured to at least partially cover a foot. The sole is coupled to the upper portion and defines a cavity. The fin has a first portion and a second portion. The fin is movable between a first configuration and a second configuration. When in the first configuration, the fin is substantially within the cavity defined by the sole, and the first portion of the fin at least partially overlaps the second portion of the fin. When in the second configuration, the fin extends substantially outside the cavity defined by the sole.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2010Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Finnys LLCInventors: Michael Fraser, Craig Hall, Nick Martushev
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Publication number: 20100326523Abstract: A solar power system includes solar panels placed below-grade and an optical section placed above-grade that collects solar radiation and transmits the solar radiation to the solar panels. The optical section may include optical components and a tracking mechanism. Photovoltaic material may be mounted to one or more surfaces below grade. The surfaces may have a reflective coating that reflects optical radiation that is not absorbed by photovoltaic material of the solar panels such that other solar panels receive the reflected light.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2008Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: SUNOVIA ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Carl Smith, III, Robert Fugerer, Donald Van der Sluis, Craig Hall
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Publication number: 20100279562Abstract: An apparatus includes an upper portion, a sole and a fin. The upper portion is configured to at least partially cover a foot. The sole is coupled to the upper portion and defines a cavity. The fin has a first portion and a second portion. The fin is movable between a first configuration and a second configuration. When in the first configuration, the fin is substantially within the cavity defined by the sole, and the first portion of the fin at least partially overlaps the second portion of the fin. When in the second configuration, the fin extends substantially outside the cavity defined by the sole.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2010Publication date: November 4, 2010Inventors: Michael Fraser, Craig Hall, Nick Martushev
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Patent number: 7658659Abstract: An apparatus includes an upper portion, a sole and a fin. The upper portion is configured to at least partially cover a foot. The sole is coupled to the upper portion and defines a cavity. The fin has a first portion and a second portion. The fin is movable between a first configuration and a second configuration. When in the first configuration, the fin is substantially within the cavity defined by the sole, and the first portion of the fin at least partially overlaps the second portion of the fin. When in the second configuration, the fin extends substantially outside the cavity defined by the sole.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2008Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Finnys LLCInventors: Michael Fraser, Craig Hall, Nick Martushev
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Publication number: 20100029152Abstract: An apparatus includes an upper portion, a sole and a fin. The upper portion is configured to at least partially cover a foot. The sole is coupled to the upper portion and defines a cavity. The fin has a first portion and a second portion. The fin is movable between a first configuration and a second configuration. When in the first configuration, the fin is substantially within the cavity defined by the sole, and the first portion of the fin at least partially overlaps the second portion of the fin. When in the second configuration, the fin extends substantially outside the cavity defined by the sole.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2008Publication date: February 4, 2010Inventors: Michael Fraser, Craig Hall, Nick Martushev
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Publication number: 20090272186Abstract: A method of preparing a thin section sample includes affixing the sample to a receptacle using an affixing media that includes a material having a thickness-sensitive characteristic. The sample may then be shaped to have an asymmetric cross-section. The method may further include reducing a thickness of the material until the thickness-sensitive material exhibits a change in an optical characteristic. The added material, which may be quartz, may exhibit a predetermined optical characteristic at a specified thickness and/or exhibit a change in an optical characteristic in response to a change in thickness. In one application, the method may include retrieving the sample from a subterranean formation. For instance, the sample may be retrieved from a gas shale formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2008Publication date: November 5, 2009Applicant: CORE LABORATORIES LPInventor: Craig Hall
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Patent number: 7514309Abstract: A semiconductor device is fabricated with a protective liner and/or layer. Well regions and isolation regions are formed within a semiconductor body. A gate dielectric layer is formed over the semiconductor body. A gate electrode layer, such as polysilicon, is formed on the gate dielectric layer. A protective gate liner is formed on the gate electrode layer. A resist mask is formed that defines gate structures. The gate electrode layer is patterned to form the gate structures. Offset spacers are formed on lateral edges of the gate structures and extension regions are then formed in the well regions. Sidewall spacers are then formed on the lateral edges of the gate structures. An NMOS protective region layer is formed that covers the NMOS region of the device. A recess etch is performed within the PMOS region followed by formation of strain inducing recess structures.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2005Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Seetharaman Sridhar, Craig Hall, Che-Jen Hu, Antonio Luis Pacheco Rotondaro
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Publication number: 20090039788Abstract: A light unit that includes an internal power supply that may be used in the event of an external power failure to provide power to the light unit. In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a lighting apparatus, comprising (a) a power input configured to receive external power from an external power source; (b) a solid state light element that is interconnected to the power input; and (c) a back-up power source that is interconnected to the solid state light element and the power input and that provides power to the solid state light element when the light element is not provided with power from the power input.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: SUNOVIA ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Carl Smith, III, Richard Craig Hall, Matthew Veal, Robert Fugerer
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Publication number: 20080283935Abstract: The disclosure provides a trench isolation structure, a semiconductor device, and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device, in one embodiment, includes a substrate having a first device region and a second device region, wherein the first device region includes a first gate structure and first source/drain regions and the second device region includes a second gate structure and second source/drain regions. The semiconductor device further includes a trench isolation structure configured to isolate the first device region from the second device region, the trench isolation structure comprising: 1) an isolation trench located within the substrate, wherein the isolation trench includes an opening portion and a bulbous portion, and further wherein a maximum width of the opening portion is less than a maximum width of the bulbous portion, and 2) dielectric material substantially filling the isolation trench.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2007Publication date: November 20, 2008Applicant: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Seetharaman Sridhar, Craig Hall
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Publication number: 20080248640Abstract: Semiconductor devices and fabrication methods are provided, in which gate defects associated with photoresist stress after plasma trim/etch are substantially reduced. The method comprises forming a gate dielectric layer above a semiconductor body substrate; coating the gate dielectric layer with a photoresist coating; exposing and developing the photoresist coating; performing a resist annealing; and trimming and etching the photoresist coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2007Publication date: October 9, 2008Inventors: Yiming Gu, Gary Zhang, Craig Hall
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Publication number: 20080110067Abstract: Light units are provided that have a number of different features. In one aspect a light unit comprising a substrate and a display interconnected to the substrate is provided. The substrate includes a power source, a plurality of light elements, a controller operably interconnected to the power source and light elements that activates the light elements to one or more illumination states, and a communications module operably interconnected to the controller and power source. The communications module receives wireless communications and provides information from the wireless communications to the controller, wherein the controller activates the light elements according to information received from the communications module when the communications module receives information related to the activation of the light elements. Other aspects are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: May 15, 2008Applicant: SUN ENERGY SOLAR, INC.Inventors: Carl Smith, Richard Craig Hall, Eric Morin, Cheryln Morin, Robert Fugerer
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Publication number: 20070020839Abstract: A semiconductor device is fabricated with a protective liner and/or layer. Well regions and isolation regions are formed within a semiconductor body. A gate dielectric layer is formed over the semiconductor body. A gate electrode layer, such as polysilicon, is formed on the gate dielectric layer. A protective gate liner is formed on the gate electrode layer. A resist mask is formed that defines gate structures. The gate electrode layer is patterned to form the gate structures. Offset spacers are formed on lateral edges of the gate structures and extension regions are then formed in the well regions. Sidewall spacers are then formed on the lateral edges of the gate structures. An NMOS protective region layer is formed that covers the NMOS region of the device. A recess etch is performed within the PMOS region followed by formation of strain inducing recess structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2005Publication date: January 25, 2007Inventors: Seetharaman Sridhar, Craig Hall, Che-Jen Hu, Antonio Luis Rotondaro
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Publication number: 20060048947Abstract: A system comprising a top mounted rotating stuffing box is provided for use with downhole pump (e.g., Progressing Cavity Pump) applications. The system also includes a split standpipe configuration that allows the stuffing box to be quickly installed or removed as needed. The split standpipe feature combined with the top-mounted aspect of the stuffing box allow for the corresponding drive units to stay intact while the stuffing box is being installed or removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2004Publication date: March 9, 2006Inventors: Craig Hall, Derek Tebay
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Publication number: 20060030660Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention provides an air movement device having a matrix polymer and nanoparticles. In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of manufacturing an air movement device having dry-mixing about 30% to about 80% by weight matrix polymer and about 2% to about 15% by weight layered clay to form a dry mixture, extruding the mixture to form a polymer nanocomposite, and molding the polymer nanocomposite into an air movement device. In yet another embodiment, the invention provides an air movement device having about 30% to about 80% by weight polypropylene, about 3% to about 10% by weight layered clay, and about 1% to about 10% by weight maleic anhydride grafted polystyrene, wherein the air movement device has a UL 94 5VA flame retardant rating.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2005Publication date: February 9, 2006Applicant: Revcor, Inc.Inventors: Archie Eschborn, Jack Rossate, Craig Hall, David Abecassis
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Publication number: 20030029064Abstract: A placard apparatus is disclosed which can be displayed in the window of a room to visually inform responding emergency personnel as to the occupancy status and the circumstances existent with the room.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2002Publication date: February 13, 2003Inventors: Lorraine A. Gordon, Craig A. Hall, Bruce L. Robinson, Catherine D. Hall