Patents by Inventor David J. Phillips
David J. Phillips 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: 20220313614Abstract: A method for forming encapsulated nicotine granules (ENGs) includes heating a first mixture to form a molten mixture, the first mixture includes one or more polyols; cooling the molten mixture to a first temperature to form a cooled molten mixture; adding at least one of nicotine and one or more nicotine salts to the cooled molten mixture to form a second mixture; cooling the second mixture to a second temperature to form one or more solidified structures, where the second temperature is different from the first temperature; and fragmenting the one or more solidified structures so as to form a plurality of encapsulated nicotine granules. The first temperature may be between about 120° C. and about 200° C. The second temperature may be below a glass transition temperature (Tg) of the one or more polyols. For example, the second temperature may be between about 65° C. and about 200° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2021Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Feng GAO, Benjamin L. RAGLAND, David J. PHILLIPS, Rebecca M. GRAY, Pauline MARCQ, Christian SCHUH, Krasnodara N. CAMERON
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Publication number: 20220312822Abstract: A method for forming encapsulated sweetener granules (ESGs) may include heating a first mixture to form a molten mixture, the first mixture includes one or more polyols and one or more hydrocolloids; cooling the molten mixture to a first temperature to form a cooled molten mixture; adding one or more high-intensity sweeteners to the cooled molten mixture to form a second mixture; cooling the second mixture to a second temperature to form one or more sheets, the second temperature being different from the first temperature; and fragmenting the one or more sheets to form a plurality of encapsulated sweetener granules. The first temperature may be between about 120° C. and about 200° C. The second temperature may be below a glass transition temperature (Tg) of the one or more polyols and the one or more hydrocolloids. For example, the second temperature may be between about 65° C. and about 200° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2021Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Feng Gao, Anthony H. Kieu, David J. Phillips, Pauline Marcq, Benjamin L. Ragland, Rebecca M. Gray
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Publication number: 20220313678Abstract: A method for preparing the nicotine-containing powder includes dissolving a carrier in a solvent to form a first solution, where the carrier includes a biopolymer, a natural polymer, a synthetic polymer, a bulk sweetener, or any combination thereof; contacting the first solution with nicotine, a nicotine complex, a nicotine salt, or any combination thereof to form a second mixture; and spray drying the second mixture to form a plurality of particles that define the nicotine-containing powder. The method may further include adding at least one of a pH modifier and an antioxidant to the second mixture. When the solvent includes water, an inlet temperature ranges from 120° C. to 210° C. and an initial product temperature ranges from 25° C. to 100° C. When the solvent includes ethanol, the inlet temperature ranges from 65° C. to 180° C. and an initial product temperature ranges from 25° C. to 79° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2021Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: David J. PHILLIPS, Rebecca M. GRAY, Munmaya MISHRA, Shuzhong ZHUANG
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Patent number: 8852959Abstract: A integrated circuit and methods for fabricating the circuit are provided. The circuit integrates at least one circuit element formed from a material that is superconducting at temperatures less than one hundred milliKelvin and at least one resistor connected to the circuit element. The resistor is formed from an alloy of transition metals that is resistive at temperatures less than one hundred milliKelvin.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Northrup Grumman Systems CorporationInventors: John J. Talvacchio, Erica C. Folk, Sean R. McLaughlin, David J. Phillips
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Publication number: 20130157864Abstract: A integrated circuit and methods for fabricating the circuit are provided. The circuit integrates at least one circuit element formed from a material that is superconducting at temperatures less than one hundred milliKelvin and at least one resistor connected to the circuit element. The resistor is formed from an alloy of transition metals that is resistive at temperatures less than one hundred milliKelvin.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Inventors: John J. Talvacchio, Erica C. Folk, Sean R. McLaughlin, David J. Phillips
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Patent number: 6657316Abstract: A window control system including at least one operator actuator and a housing, the operator actuator mounted and movable in the housing, and where the relative position of the operator actuator in the housing generates a position command signal to a window control circuit for moving the window in response to the position command.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1999Date of Patent: December 2, 2003Assignee: Johnson Contols Interiors Technology CorporationInventors: Nels R. Smith, Ruskin J. Lhamon, David J. Phillips, Rollin E. Nothwehr, James T. Wilkinson
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Patent number: 5868455Abstract: A door panel includes a support having a formed area with opposing spaced apart structures and an elongated reinforcement spanning between the opposing spaced apart structures and spaced from the formed area. A flexible cover is positioned on the support including a main panel section covering the support and covering the formed area, and a second panel section wrapped around the reinforcement for covering the reinforcement to form a handle on the door panel. As molded, the flexible cover includes inner, middle, and outer panel sections that are spaced apart to facilitate molding. The outer panel section is convexly shaped and can be inverted so that it abuts the middle panel section. The door panel is constructed by positioning the flexible cover on the support, and flexing the outer panel section inwardly so that a handle-covering portion of the flexible cover completely surrounds the reinforcement.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 1996Date of Patent: February 9, 1999Assignee: Prince CorporationInventors: Rob E. Springer, Dennis J. Beard, David J. Phillips
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Patent number: 5793648Abstract: A method and system for automatically generating panel layout and wiring harness specifications for vehicles. The panel layout system receives as input a list of parts including switches, gauges, connectors, circuit breakers, etc., and automatically places these parts in a control panel (e.g. dash panel or electrical panel) within the vehicle. To place these parts automatically, the system extracts potential panel locations for each part from a database, and then attempts to place the parts in their corresponding potential panel locations. The system can also generate a wiring specification for the vehicle. Once panel locations are assigned, the system attempts to assign circuits in the wiring harness to electrical contact locations associated with panel locations.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1996Date of Patent: August 11, 1998Assignee: Freightliner CorporationInventors: Kevin Dale Nagle, David H. Wixom, David J. Phillips, Marlon D. Gorden, Joe Richard Wee, Steven A. Wright
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Patent number: 5776713Abstract: In general, the invention features a method of marking a product for identification in which a marker, composed of a low molecular weight hapten covalently bound to a compound, is associated with the product. Where the marker is non-deleterious to the product, inert with respect to the product, and not already associated with the product. The invention also features hapten markers produced by covalently binding a hapten to a functional monomer and subsequently polymerizing the hapten-labeled monomer to form a hapten-labeled polymer.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 1994Date of Patent: July 7, 1998Assignee: Biocode Ltd.Inventors: Ronald Colin Garner, David J. Phillips, Timothy G. Wilkinson, Frank G. Angella, Erwin R. Dorland, Martin W. Stow
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Patent number: 5579444Abstract: An adaptive vision based controller for controlling a robot arm comprises a camera, a segmenter for analyzing images from the camera, a tracker, sketcher and ranger responsive to information from the segmenter for creating a three dimensional segmented data list, a recognizer for receiving the data list and comparing data in the list against a database of plausible objects, and a planner interactive with the recognizer and responsive to task definitions for developing control outputs. The recognizer uses scenic information such as feature maps produced by the segmenter in conjunction with a knowledge base to construct a world model. The planner uses the world model and the task definitions to construct a plan in the form of a set of actions for accomplishing the defined task. By way of the control system, information about how the robot arm is actually performing a task can be compared with the desired task and the task can be updated if necessary.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 1995Date of Patent: November 26, 1996Assignee: Axiom Bildverarbeitungssysteme GmbHInventors: Marie R. Dalziel, Neil E. Wiseman, Martin A. Oliver, Andrew K. Forrest, William F. Clocksin, Tony R. King, Robert A. Wipfel, Ian Warren, David J. Phillips, Ping D. Chuang
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Patent number: 5289820Abstract: Quadrature phase signals (I and Q) from a pulsed Doppler medical instrument are analyzed to detect phase changes of consecutive echoes from tissue at a depth of interest. Such phase changes are analyzed to determine tissue displacement. Relative displacements at different depths are examined to detect tissue expansion and contraction. The area of the uterus of a pregnant female can be scanned and the frequency of tissue displacement or expansion and contraction examined to determine pulsations due to blood supplied by the fetal heart and/or pulsations due to blood supplied by the maternal heart. Conventional M-mode or B-mode images can be colorized differently for different frequencies of tissue displacement.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 1992Date of Patent: March 1, 1994Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of WashingtonInventors: Kirk W. Beach, David J. Phillips, John Kansky
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Patent number: 5233731Abstract: A connector for joining automobile panels. A retainer member having a shaped slot is molded into a door panel and receives a flat headed stud for supporting a hook surrounded by a sealing flange for hooking over an edge of an opening in a sheet metal door panel for fastening the panels together.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1991Date of Patent: August 10, 1993Assignee: Prince CorporationInventor: David J. Phillips
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Patent number: 5183046Abstract: Quadrature phase signals (I and Q) from a pulsed Doppler medical instrument are analyzed to detect phase changes of consecutive echoes from tissue at a depth of interest. Such phase changes are analyzed to determine tissue displacement. Relative displacements at different depths are examined to detect tissue expansion and contraction. The area of the uterus of a pregnant female can be scanned and the frequency of tissue displacement or expansion and contraction examined to determine pulsations due to blood supplied by the fetal heart and/or pulsations due to blood supplied by the maternal heart. Conventional M-mode or B-mode images can be colorized differently for different frequencies of tissue displacement.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 1991Date of Patent: February 2, 1993Assignee: Board of Regents of the University of WashingtonInventors: Kirk W. Beach, David J. Phillips, John Kansky
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Patent number: 5088498Abstract: Quadrature phase signals (I and Q) from a pulsed Doppler medical instrument are analyzed to detect phase changes of consecutive echoes from tissue at a depth of interest. Such phase changes are analyzed to determine tissue displacement. Relative displacements at different depths are examined to detect tissue expansion and contraction. The area of the uterus of a pregnant female can be scanned and the frequency of tissue displacement or expansion and contraction examined to determine pulsations due to blood supplied by the fetal heart and/or pulsations due to blood supplied by the maternal heart. Conventional M-mode or B-mode images can be colorized differently for different frequencies of tissue displacement.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 1991Date of Patent: February 18, 1992Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of WashingtonInventors: Kirk W. Beach, David J. Phillips, John Kansky
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Patent number: 4458096Abstract: A process is described for producing ethylene and propylene in high selectivity from feed streams containing ethane and propane. The process involves separating the feed into ethane and propane fractions and subsequently cracking the ethane fraction to produce ethylene and dehydrogenating the propane fraction to produce propylene. The fractions are then combined and purified, and the ethylene and propylene products are recovered. Any unreacted ethane or propane is recycled back to the cracking or dehydrogenation units respectively.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 1983Date of Patent: July 3, 1984Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: David J. Phillips, Jerome L. Glazer
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Patent number: 4218490Abstract: The disclosure is of the extraction by ion exchange and use, especially in edible materials, of functional protein material having one or more useful surface-active properties such as foaming, foam stabilization, gelation, or water-or fat-binding characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 1977Date of Patent: August 19, 1980Assignee: Viscose Group LimitedInventors: David J. Phillips, David T. Jones, Douglas E. Palmer