Patents by Inventor Dale Johnson
Dale Johnson 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: 10507742Abstract: Described is recline mechanism for a comfort seating assembly such as a theater seat which can be mounted on a sloped surface. In a fully recline position, the seating assembly is compact with a layout that falls generally within its profile. The recline mechanism includes a pair of each of: seat rail brackets, front pivot links, rear pivot upper lift link to control the motion of the rear end of the assembly, rear pivot links each attached to one rear pivot upper lift link, carrier links, each carrier link attached to one front pivot link and to a rear pivot link and a pair of rear pivot upper lift control links, attached to a pivot upper lift link and to a carrier link. A linear actuator attached by motor drive tubes at two ends of the linkage system transitions the recline mechanism between the closed and recline positions.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2018Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: VIP CINEMA LLCInventors: Jeffrey Bowen, Terry Dale Johnson, Stephen Simons
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Publication number: 20190234176Abstract: A pressure control device for sealing about a tubular string comprises: a flange disposed about a central axis, an annular extension extending from the flange and an annular seal element coupled to the annular extension. The seal member includes a through-passage for receiving the tubular string and an annular recess in which the annular extension is disposed. The annular extension includes a radially-inward facing surface that includes a tapered region that is nonlinear in an axial cross-section for reducing mechanical stresses in the seal member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: National Oilwell Varco, L.P.Inventors: Christopher Dale Johnson, Ajay V. Kulkarni, Ali A. Al-Quraishi
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Publication number: 20190118496Abstract: Material preparation devices and related methods include a material or substrate assembly and an application assembly for applying a fiber material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Jason K. Slack, Christopher J. Madsen, Don C. Jones, Vernon M. Benson, Peter G. Turner, Ralph Douglas Cope, Kimberly Ann Ferrara, Anthony Dale Johnson, Michael James Case, Jesse Paul Brown, James Gargel, Steven Andrew Cope, Kyle Putnam Tarry
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Publication number: 20190110601Abstract: Provided is a dual motion recline mechanism for a seating assembling and seating assembly including the same. The seating assembly provides a user with the ability to both tilt the seat member so as to save space and the comfort of a back member capable of reclining. The recline mechanism includes a seat frame carrier assembly, a seat pivot pin, a seat carrier chassis plate, a rear pivot link, a chassis mounting plate, a back frame assembly, and a linear actuator connected by various pivotal, sliding or fixed connections. The linear actuator is remotely situated including for example behind the back frame assembly or under an arm rest. Optional elements include a seat front guide block, a seat front guide rod, back frame guide block and a back guide pin. The seating assembly may be a theater seat. The seating assembly may be mounted on a flat or sloped surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: VIP Cinema LLCInventors: Terry Dale Johnson, Jeffrey Bowen, Stephen Simons
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Publication number: 20190061569Abstract: Described is recline mechanism for a comfort seating assembly such as a theater seat which can be mounted on a sloped surface. In a fully recline position, the seating assembly is compact with a layout that falls generally within its profile. The recline mechanism includes a pair of each of: seat rail brackets, front pivot links, rear pivot upper lift link to control the motion of the rear end of the assembly, rear pivot links each attached to one rear pivot upper lift link, carrier links, each carrier link attached to one front pivot link and to a rear pivot link and a pair of rear pivot upper lift control links, attached to a pivot upper lift link and to a carrier link. A linear actuator attached by motor drive tubes at two ends of the linkage system transitions the recline mechanism between the closed and recline positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: VIP Cinema LLCInventors: Jeffrey Bowen, Terry Dale Johnson, Stephen Simons
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Patent number: 10188213Abstract: Provided is a dual motion recline mechanism for a seating assembling and seating assembly including the same. The seating assembly provides a user with the ability to both tilt the seat member so as to save space and the comfort of a back member capable of reclining. The recline mechanism includes a seat frame carrier assembly, a seat pivot pin, a seat carrier chassis plate, a rear pivot link, a chassis mounting plate, a back frame assembly, and a linear actuator connected by various pivotal, sliding or fixed connections. The linear actuator is remotely situated including for example behind the back frame assembly or under an arm rest. Optional elements include a seat front guide block, a seat front guide rod, back frame guide block and a back guide pin. The seating assembly may be a theater seat. The seating assembly may be mounted on a flat or sloped surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: VIP CINEMA, LLCInventors: Terry Dale Johnson, Jeffrey Bowen, Stephen Simons
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Patent number: 10155348Abstract: A material preparation device is provided. The material preparation device includes a bias-ply assembly, a feedstock assembly and an application head. The bias-ply assembly is configured to pass a bias-ply backing material along a first path. The feedstock assembly is configured to pass a feedstock along a second path that crosses the first path at a select angle. The feedstock includes resin pre-impregnated fiber-reinforced material (pre-preg) having the fibers at a first orientation relative to an edge of the feedstock. The application head is configured to transfer the pre-preg from the feedstock to the bias-ply backing material at a location where the first path crosses the second path to form a bias-ply with the fibers of the pre-preg having a second, different orientation relative to an edge of the formed bias-ply.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Inc.Inventors: Jason K. Slack, Christopher J. Madsen, Don C. Jones, Vernon M. Benson, Peter G. Turner, Ralph Douglas Cope, Kimberly Ann Ferrara, Anthony Dale Johnson, Michael James Case, Jesse Paul Brown, James Gargel, Steven Andrew Cope, Kyle Putnam Tarry
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Patent number: 10118508Abstract: Described is recline mechanism for a comfort seating assembly such as a theater seat which can be mounted on a sloped surface. In a fully recline position, the seating assembly is compact with a layout that falls generally within its profile. The recline mechanism includes a pair of each of: seat rail brackets, front pivot links, rear pivot upper lift link to control the motion of the rear end of the assembly, rear pivot links each attached to one rear pivot upper lift link, carrier links, each carrier link attached to one front pivot link and to a rear pivot link and a pair of rear pivot upper lift control links, attached to a pivot upper lift link and to a carrier link. A linear actuator attached by motor drive tubes at two ends of the linkage system transitions the recline mechanism between the closed and recline positions.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: VIP CINEMA, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Bowen, Terry Dale Johnson, Stephen Simons
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Publication number: 20180257319Abstract: There is disclosed a cutting mechanism for severing elongate fibre reinforcement material in composite material lay-up equipment, the cutting mechanism comprising a cutting element and a counteracting element which cooperate to sever fibre reinforcement material extending through the nip between them, the cutting element being mounted on an elongate arm which is pivotable about a pivot axis A spaced from the nip, to displace the cutting element relatively to the counteracting element to perform a cutting stroke, the mechanism further comprising guide means arranged to guide the fibre reinforcement material through the nip in a feed direction transverse to the pivot axis A, and an actuation device for driving the elongate arm in a cutting stroke, the actuation device acting on the elongate arm at a position away from the cutting element. There is also provided composite material lay-up equipment comprising the cutting mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Anthony Dale Johnson, Ralph Douglas Cope, John Anthony Kukon, Michael James Case, James Tingle
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Patent number: 9993981Abstract: There is disclosed a cutting mechanism for severing elongate fiber reinforcement material in composite material lay-up equipment, the cutting mechanism comprising a cutting element and a counteracting element which cooperate to sever fiber reinforcement material extending through the nip between them, the cutting element being mounted on an elongate arm which is pivotable about a pivot axis A spaced from the nip, to displace the cutting element relatively to the counteracting element to perform a cutting stroke, the mechanism further comprising guide means arranged to guide the fiber reinforcement material through the nip in a feed direction transverse to the pivot axis A, and an actuation device for driving the elongate arm in a cutting stroke, the actuation device acting on the elongate arm at a position away from the cutting element. There is also provided composite material lay-up equipment comprising the cutting mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2015Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS LIMITEDInventors: Anthony Dale Johnson, Ralph Douglas Cope, John Anthony Kukon, Michael James Case, James Tingle
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Patent number: 9708877Abstract: A blowout preventer for sealing a tubular of a wellbore is provided. The blowout preventer has a housing having a bore therethrough for receiving the tubular, at least one ram slidably positionable in the housing (each of the rams having a ram block for sealing engagement about the tubular), an actuator for selectively driving the ram block (the actuator comprising a piston slidably positionable in a cylinder), and a monitor for detecting the piston therein. The monitor has a visual indicator on an exterior of the cylinder. The visual indicator is operatively coupled to the piston for displaying a position of the piston as the piston travels within the cylinder whereby a position of the ram may be determined.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: National Oilwell Varco, L.P.Inventors: Joseph James Liotta, Eric Trevor Ensley, Christopher Dale Johnson
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Patent number: 9669590Abstract: There is disclosed composite material lay-up equipment for applying a plurality of individual lengths of elongate fiber reinforcement material to an article, the equipment comprising: a support head; a cutting mechanism carried by the support head for severing a plurality of individual lengths of elongate fiber reinforcement material. The cutting mechanism comprises a plurality of cutting elements coupled to and moveable with respect to the support head and a cassette removably attached to the support head and having a plurality of corresponding counteracting elements statically mounted thereto. Each cutting element is displaceable relative to the corresponding counteracting element to perform a cutting stroke in which the respective cutting and counteracting elements cooperate to sever a length of elongate fiber reinforcement material extending through the nip formed between them.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Composite Technology and Applications LimitedInventors: Anthony Dale Johnson, Ralph Douglas Cope, John Anthony Kukon, Michael James Case, James Tingle
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Publication number: 20170071815Abstract: Devices and methods for mobility assistance are disclosed. The disclosed features may assist a person with movement by providing support for the person as the person moves. Further, features for easily storing and transporting items in various compartments of the device are disclosed. Support of the user and/or items may be provided by a lightweight composite structure that further allows for free movement of the user, such as taking full strides while walking or running. The device may further be repeatedly configured between collapsed and deployed configurations via a locking mechanism and an actuatable release. Pivotable joints allow the various sections to be stowed into a smaller, collapsed configuration that is easily carried or otherwise transported, as well as deployed into a larger, deployed configuration for assistance while moving.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Kim Goodsell, Charles Benjamin Goodsell, Charles Stanley Curbbun, Arvin Grande Abadilla, Julian C. Groeli, Blake Chuanlun Wang, Jin Chen, Delbert Dale Johnson, William John Leach, Matthew Kranz
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Patent number: 9580987Abstract: A blowout preventer includes a housing having a flow path therethrough in fluid communication with a wellbore penetrating a subsurface formation and a sealing assembly positionable in the housing about the flow path. The sealing assembly includes a piston slidably positionable in the housing and a packer element. The packer element includes a plurality of fingers and a packer seal. The fingers include a housing portion and a piston portion. The housing portion is slidably movable along the housing and the piston portion is slidingly movable along the piston. The fingers are engageable by the piston and movable to a sealed position about the flow path, and the packer seal is energized to form a seal about the blowout preventer to seal the wellbore in the subsurface formation.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: National Oilwell Varco, L.P.Inventors: Joseph James Liotta, Eric Trevor Ensley, Christopher Dale Johnson
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Publication number: 20160332541Abstract: Described is recline mechanism for a comfort seating assembly such as a theater seat which can be mounted on a sloped surface. In a fully recline position, the seating assembly is compact with a layout that falls generally within its profile. The recline mechanism includes a pair of each of: seat rail brackets, front pivot links, rear pivot upper lift link to control the motion of the rear end of the assembly, rear pivot links each attached to one rear pivot upper lift link, carrier links, each carrier link attached to one front pivot link and to a rear pivot link and a pair of rear pivot upper lift control links, attached to a pivot upper lift link and to a carrier link. A linear actuator attached by motor drive tubes at two ends of the linkage system transitions the recline mechanism between the closed and recline positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: VIP Cinema LLCInventors: Jeffrey Bowen, Terry Dale Johnson, Stephen Simons
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Publication number: 20160331143Abstract: Provided is a dual motion recline mechanism for a seating assembling and seating assembly including the same. The seating assembly provides a user with the ability to both tilt the seat member so as to save space and the comfort of a back member capable of reclining. The recline mechanism includes a seat frame carrier assembly, a seat pivot pin, a seat carrier chassis plate, a rear pivot link, a chassis mounting plate, a back frame assembly, and a linear actuator connected by various pivotal, sliding or fixed connections. The linear actuator is remotely situated including for example behind the back frame assembly or under an arm rest. Optional elements include a seat front guide block, a seat front guide rod, back frame guide block and a back guide pin. The seating assembly may be a theater seat. The seating assembly may be mounted on a flat or sloped surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: VIP Cinema LLCInventors: Terry Dale Johnson, Jeffrey Bowen, Stephen Simons
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Patent number: 9428994Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a monitor for a blowout preventer of a wellbore. The blowout preventer includes a housing, rams, and an actuator comprising a cylinder with a piston. The piston is operatively connectable with the ram and movable therewith. The monitor includes a monitor base operatively connectable to the cylinder (the monitor base having an interior side inside the cylinder and an exterior side outside the cylinder), an interior plate positionable inside the cylinder about the interior side of the base (the interior plate operatively connectable to the piston and movable therewith), an exterior plate positionable outside the cylinder about the exterior surface of the monitor base (the exterior plate coupled by magnets to the interior plate and rotatable therewith), and a trigger sensor operatively connectable about the monitor base and the exterior plate to detect rotation thereof whereby a position of the ram may be determined.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: National Oilwell Varco, L.P.Inventors: James Ray Landrith, II, Roger Dale Brown, Jonathan Lewis Buelow, Joseph James Liotta, Eric Trevor Ensley, Christopher Dale Johnson
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Publication number: 20160236426Abstract: A material preparation device is provided. The material preparation device includes a bias-ply assembly, a feedstock assembly and an application head. The bias-ply assembly is configured to pass a bias-ply backing material along a first path. The feedstock assembly is configured to pass a feedstock along a second path that crosses the first path at a select angle. The feedstock includes resin pre-impregnated fiber-reinforced material (pre-preg) having the fibers at a first orientation relative to an edge of the feedstock. The application head is configured to transfer the pre-preg from the feedstock to the bias-ply backing material at a location where the first path crosses the second path to form a bias-ply with the fibers of the pre-preg having a second, different orientation relative to an edge of the formed bias-ply.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: Jason K. Slack, Christopher J. Madsen, Don C. Jones, Vernon M. Benson, Peter G. Turner, Ralph Douglas Cope, Kimberly Ann Ferrara, Anthony Dale Johnson, Michael James Case, Jesse Paul Brown, James Gargel, Steven Andrew Cope, Kyle Putnam Tarry
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Publication number: 20160221852Abstract: A water treatment system is a portable in-line pass thru system can be directly attached to the suction or discharge side of a water pump. The water treatment system provides multiple treatment modalities to eradicate biological contaminants from a water source for use in industrial or municipal applications. The water treatment system is reconfigurable to treat a variety of water supplies containing different kinds of contaminants. The water treatment system uses multiple modalities to ensure a wide spectrum biocidal effect. The water treatment system accomplishes this through the use of a irradiation unit, an electrolysis unit, and at least one chemical injection unit. The combination of treatments used by the water treatment system can be specifically determined based on known contaminant constituents within the body of water to more effectively eliminate the unwanted contaminants.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventor: Dale Johnson
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Publication number: 20160213870Abstract: Endotracheal devices, systems, and methods of using the same for transpulmonary thermal transfer to, e.g., induce transpulmonary hypothermia and/or warming are described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2014Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Matthew M. Kumar, Larry Dale Johnson