Patents by Inventor David L. Johnson
David L. 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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Publication number: 20240138279Abstract: Systems and non-transitory computer-readable media for creating a field guidance plan template. Receiving, via an interface of an off-road work vehicle, a set of attributes associated with a defined area of a work field for a field operation of the off-road work vehicle. The set of attributes define features of the work field. Generating a field guidance plan for the defined area of the work field. The field guidance plan designed to assist the off-road work vehicle in traversing the defined area during the field operation. The field guidance plan also including a set of field guidance lines. Extracting the set of attributes of each field guidance line of the set of field guidance lines in the field guidance plan. Creating and storing a field guidance plan template based at least in part on the set of attributes the field operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Glen L. Oetken, David August Johnson
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Publication number: 20240133308Abstract: A rotary machine, such as a turbomachine of a gas turbine engine, for example, including a rotor and a rotor seal assembly. The rotor is rotatable about a rotational axis and has a rotor seal face. The rotor seal assembly includes a seal body, one or more primary fluid conduits formed in the seal body, and a retraction assembly. The seal body has a seal face and is positionable to form a fluid-bearing gap between the seal face of the seal body and the rotor seal face. The one or more primary fluid conduits are fluidly connected to the fluid-bearing gap to supply a fluid to the fluid-bearing gap. The retraction assembly is connected to the seal body to move the seal body in a retraction direction away from the rotor seal face.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: David Yamarthi, Prateek Jalan, Grant Portune, Steven Douglas Johnson, Mark L. Hopper, Richard A. Wesling, Ravindra Shankar Ganiger
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Publication number: 20240116386Abstract: Utility vehicles include ground engaging members, a frame supported by the ground engaging members, a motor supported by the frame operably coupled to the ground engaging members, and a battery configured to provide electrical power to the motor. The battery may be removable and configured to be easily charged by outside power sources such as generators and external batteries. A charger may be configured to receive instructions to charge the battery using a specific charger operating characteristic. The vehicle may also include a variety of accessory ports configured to electrically couple to accessories that use AC or DC power.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.Inventors: Yassin M. Kelay, David F. Buehler, Chiao George Liu, Aaron D. Deckard, Jacob Gerten, Benjamin R. Bauer, Akshay A. Biyani, Naval K. Agrawal, Kathryn L. Johnson, Austin A. Holt
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Publication number: 20240081802Abstract: Various methods and devices are provided for allowing multiple surgical instruments to be inserted into sealing elements of a single surgical access device. The sealing elements can be movable along predefined pathways within the device to allow surgical instruments inserted through the sealing elements to be moved laterally, rotationally, angularly, and vertically relative to a central longitudinal axis of the device for ease of manipulation within a patient's body while maintaining insufflation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Mark S. Ortiz, David T. Martin, Matthew C. Miller, Mark J. Reese, Wells D. Haberstich, Carl Shurtleff, Charles J. Scheib, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jerome R. Morgan, Daniel H. Duke, Daniel J. Mumaw, Gregory W. Johnson, Kevin L. Houser
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Patent number: 11238231Abstract: A computer-implemented method of establishing influence relationships between data in a question-answering environment is disclosed. Establishing influence relationships can include determining a set of conditions indicating a set of user statuses and analyzing, using a first natural language processing technique, a corpus of data including a set of user data. Establishing influence relationships between data can include identifying, based on analyzing the corpus of data, a set of influence factors corresponding to a subset of the set of user data and to a subset of the set of conditions. In embodiments, establishing influence relationships can include establishing, based on the set of influence factors, a set of influence relationships between the subset of the set of user data and the subset of the set of conditions.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: David L. Johnson, Brian R. Muras, Daniel J. Strauss, Eric G. Thiemann
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Publication number: 20210356927Abstract: A method for operating a temperature control system for a structure is disclosed. The method includes monitoring historical data, and controlling the temperature control system to inject outdoor air into the supply duct of the temperature control system based upon historical data. Some embodiments of the system include monitoring an interior and exterior temperature of a structure, defining a first time range and a second time range, associating one or more operating parameters of the temperature control system with the first time range and the second time range, monitoring operational time and operational load of the cooling system for the first time range, and controlling a ventilation subsystem during the second time range based upon the monitored operational time and operational load of the cooling subsystem for the first time range, and the one or more operating parameters of the cooling subsystem associated with the second time range.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: Johnson Solid State, LLCInventors: David Johnson, JR., Valerie Jean Johnson, John Edward Dumar, David L. Johnson, SR.
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Patent number: 10889686Abstract: A curable system containing a benzoxazine and a benzothiazole sulfenamide. The curable system may be catalyzed at temperatures generally used to cure multifunctional epoxy resins yet exhibits improved pot-life and processing times and provides a cured article that exhibits acceptable thermo mechanical properties.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS AMERICAS LLCInventors: Derek Scott Kincaid, Dong Le, David L. Johnson
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Publication number: 20200256571Abstract: A method and system for supplying fresh outdoor air into a building structure is disclosed. The method includes monitoring indoor and outdoor temperatures and selectively injecting fresh outside air into a supply line based upon the monitoring. Embodiments include injecting the fresh air using an injection duct within the supply line downstream of a forced air device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: David L. Johnson, Jr., David L. Johnson, Sr.
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Publication number: 20190225752Abstract: The present disclosure provides a curable system containing a benzoxazine and a benzothiazole sulfenamide. The curable system may be catalyzed at temperatures generally used to cure multifunctional epoxy resins yet exhibits improved pot-life and processing times and provides a cured article that exhibits acceptable thermo mechanical properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2017Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Derek Scott Kincaid, Dong Le, David L. Johnson
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Publication number: 20190179904Abstract: A computer-implemented method of establishing influence relationships between data in a question-answering environment is disclosed. Establishing influence relationships can include determining a set of conditions indicating a set of user statuses and analyzing, using a first natural language processing technique, a corpus of data including a set of user data. Establishing influence relationships between data can include identifying, based on analyzing the corpus of data, a set of influence factors corresponding to a subset of the set of user data and to a subset of the set of conditions. In embodiments, establishing influence relationships can include establishing, based on the set of influence factors, a set of influence relationships between the subset of the set of user data and the subset of the set of conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2019Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: David L. Johnson, Brian R. Muras, Daniel J. Strauss, Eric G. Thiemann
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Patent number: 10289679Abstract: A computer-implemented method of establishing influence relationships between data in a question-answering environment is disclosed. Establishing influence relationships can include determining a set of conditions indicating a set of user statuses and analyzing, using a first natural language processing technique, a corpus of data including a set of user data. Establishing influence relationships between data can include identifying, based on analyzing the corpus of data, a set of influence factors corresponding to a subset of the set of user data and to a subset of the set of conditions. In embodiments, establishing influence relationships can include establishing, based on the set of influence factors, a set of influence relationships between the subset of the set of user data and the subset of the set of conditions.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2014Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: David L. Johnson, Brian R. Muras, Daniel J. Strauss, Eric G. Thiemann
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Patent number: 10194592Abstract: A combine harvester with separably driven rotor portions for threshing grain is described herein.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventor: David L. Johnson
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Patent number: 10173946Abstract: Apparatuses and processes for converting an oxygenate feedstock, such as methanol and/or dimethyl ether, in a fluidized bed containing a catalyst to hydrocarbons, such as gasoline boiling components, olefins and aromatics are provided herein.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Bing Du, Samuel A. Tabak, Mitch L. Hindman, Eric B. Shen, David L. Johnson, Mohsen N. Harandi, Clay R. Sutton, Lu Han, Michael F. Raterman, Zhongcheng Wang, Samia Ilias, Brett Loveless, Stephen J. McCarthy
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Patent number: 10058034Abstract: A combine harvester is provided that separates grain material from material other than grain using multiple processing areas, including a harvesting area, a feederhouse area, a threshing area, a cleaning area, and a grain delivery area. In a location at or prior to entering one of the processing areas, the material may be collected and held until a collection threshold is reached. Once it is determined that the collection threshold is reached, the material forming a first group of material may be transported from the location to the processing area or a subsequent processing area. The first group of material is transported from the location to the processing area or the subsequent processing area substantially simultaneously and thus simulates the gathering of a large amount of crop material even when small plots are involved. In this way, reduced cycle times may be achieved, and the efficiency benefits of large-plot harvesting may be extended to small-plot applications.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: David L. Johnson, Matthew John Rizzo, James Reuben Schmidt, Barry Stott, Zane Wesley Unrau
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Patent number: 9938205Abstract: Apparatuses and processes for converting an oxygenate feedstock, such as methanol and dimethyl ether, in a fluidized bed containing a catalyst to hydrocarbons, such as gasoline boiling components, olefins and aromatics are provided herein.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Bing Du, Samuel A. Tabak, Mitch L. Hindman, Eric B. Shen, David L. Johnson, Mohsen N. Harandi, Clay R. Sutton, Lu Han, Michael F. Raterman, Zhongcheng Wang, Rohit Vijay, Stephen J. McCarthy
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Patent number: 9625599Abstract: A downhole acoustic logging tool includes at least one acoustic transmitter and first and second arrays of acoustic receivers deployed on a tool body. The first array of acoustic receivers includes a plurality of axially spaced apart acoustic receivers and the second array of acoustic receivers includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart acoustic receivers. A method for making downhole acoustic logging measurements of a subterranean formation includes causing an acoustic logging tool to obtain axial acoustic logging measurements and circumferential acoustic logging measurements. The axial acoustic logging measurements and the circumferential acoustic logging measurements are then processed to compute each of five elastic constants of a transversely isotropic medium.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Romain C. A. Prioul, David L. Johnson, Ralph M. D'Angelo
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Publication number: 20170099774Abstract: The disclosure pertains to separably driven rotor portions for a combine harvester and a method for threshing grain using separably-driven rotor portions. The combine harvester is moved through harvest material comprising grain material and material-other-than-grain (“MOG”). The grain material is separated from the MOG using multiple processing areas. The auger portion may be stopped or rotated at a slower speed with respect to rotation of the threshing portion to simulate the gathering of a large amount of crop material even when small plots are involved, thereby providing the benefits of large-plot harvesting to small-plot applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventor: DAVID L. JOHNSON
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Publication number: 20170099773Abstract: A combine harvester is provided that separates grain material from material other than grain using multiple processing areas, including a harvesting area, a feederhouse area, a threshing area, a cleaning area, and a grain delivery area. In a location at or prior to entering one of the processing areas, the material may be collected and held until a collection threshold is reached. Once it is determined that the collection threshold is reached, the material forming a first group of material may be transported from the location to the processing area or a subsequent processing area. The first group of material is transported from the location to the processing area or the subsequent processing area substantially simultaneously and thus simulates the gathering of a large amount of crop material even when small plots are involved. In this way, reduced cycle times may be achieved, and the efficiency benefits of large-plot harvesting may be extended to small-plot applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: DAVID L. JOHNSON, MATTHEW JOHN RIZZO, JAMES REUBEN SCHMIDT, BARRY STOTT, ZANE WESLEY UNRAU
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Patent number: 9615511Abstract: A combine harvester is provided that separates grain material from material other than grain using multiple processing areas, including a harvesting area, a feederhouse area, a threshing area, a cleaning area, and a grain delivery area. In a location at or prior to entering one of the processing areas, the material may be collected and held until a collection threshold is reached. Once it is determined that the collection threshold is reached, the material forming a first group of material may be transported from the location to the processing area or a subsequent processing area. The first group of material is transported from the location to the processing area or the subsequent processing area substantially simultaneously and thus simulates the gathering of a large amount of crop material even when small plots are involved. In this way, reduced cycle times may be achieved, and the efficiency benefits of large-plot harvesting may be extended to small-plot applications.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: David L. Johnson, Matthew John Rizzo, James Reuben Schmidt, Barry Stott, Zane Wesley Unrau
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Patent number: 9554517Abstract: Separably-driven rotor portions for a combine harvester and a method for threshing grain using separably-driven rotor portions are provided. The combine harvester is moved through harvest material comprising grain material and material-other-than-grain (“MOG”). The grain material is separated from the MOG using multiple processing areas. The auger portion may be stopped or rotated at a slower speed with respect to rotation of the threshing portion to simulate the gathering of a large amount of crop material even when small plots are involved, thereby providing the benefits of large-plot harvesting to small-plot applications.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2013Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventor: David L. Johnson