Patents by Inventor David McDonald
David McDonald 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: 11333371Abstract: A dedicated outdoor air system and method that is capable of operating over a broader spectrum of conditions. The HVAC system of the present invention utilizes a heating means positioned within the return air passageway in order to optimize the regeneration of the desiccant wheel and energy recovery device. By positioning a heating means upstream of the regeneration side of the desiccant wheel, the system is capable of providing supply air having low dew points to the enclosed space while still providing improved energy efficiency over conventional HVAC systems.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: NovelAire Technologies, L.L.C.Inventors: Terry Parker, David McDonald, Nicholas Ysidron, Robert Mills
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Publication number: 20220009040Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a solder joint part, at least one of a first metal base material and a second metal base material is an alloy containing Ni in an amount of more than 0 wt % and less than 44 wt % and Cu in an amount of more than 56 wt %, and solder is a solder alloy containing Ga and inevitable impurities or a solder alloy containing Ga as a main component and having a melting point of 30° C. or lower. The method includes applying the solder to a surface of the first metal base material and placing the second metal base material on the applied solder, and heating the first and second metal base materials to a temperature of 90° C. or lower in a specified atmosphere or in a liquid to generate CuGa2 or (Cu, Ni)Ga2 between the first and second metal base materials, thereby joining the first and second metal material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2019Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Kazuhiro NOGITA, Stuart David MCDONALD, Shiqian LIU, Tetsuro NISHIMURA, Takatoshi NISHIMURA, Tetsuya AKAIWA
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Patent number: 11223721Abstract: Methods and systems described in this disclosure allow customers to personalize their phone experience when calling into an organization. In some embodiments, customers who may benefit from this service are identified based on the content of the customer's previous or current phone calls to the organization. The identified customers may be invited to enroll and to provide preferences for a customized Interactive Voice Response experience. In some embodiments, the customer can elect to hear the balances of one or more of his accounts without going through a phone menu or asking a representative to look up the relevant amounts. Once enrolled, when the customer dials into the organization and upon successful authentication, the organization proactively states the customer's account balances with no further customer request.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)Inventors: Patricio H. Garcia, Amanda Jean Segovia, Hector J. Castillo, Janeen Rubio, Robert Craig Korom, Roy David McDonald
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Patent number: 10807011Abstract: In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided and includes a housing and an inner object inside the housing. The inner object includes a breakout mechanism that is operable to break the housing to expose the inner object. The breakout mechanism drives a portion of the inner object outwards towards an extended position relative to a remainder of the inner object. The breakout mechanism urges the portion of the inner object towards the extended position through a biasing member, thereby limiting a force applied by the portion of the inner object based on the biasing member, so as to reduce a risk of a poking injury to a user of the toy assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: SPIN MASTER LTD.Inventors: David McDonald, Anne N. Charbonneau, Hamid R. Hashemi, Victor Lai
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Publication number: 20200262737Abstract: A deposition system for depositing a chemical vapor onto a workpiece is disclosed, including a deposition chamber having a plurality of components for performing chemical vapor deposition on the workpiece. The workpiece is held by a lathe that rotates the workpiece relative to chemical burners that deposit silica soot on the workpiece. The deposition system has a gas panel for regulating the flow of gases and vapors into the deposition chamber, and a computer for controlling operation of the gas panel and the components in the deposition chamber. Multiple sets of chemical burners are disposed longitudinally along the length of the workpiece. Each set of burners is separated from other sets, such that each set of burners deposit silica particles onto generally different portions of a workpiece. The respective portions include an overlap segment in which one or more burners from one burner set will deposit silica particles on the same portion of the workpiece as one or more burners from another set.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2019Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventor: David McDonald STIRLING
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Publication number: 20200255322Abstract: A deposition system for depositing a chemical vapor onto a workpiece is disclosed, including a deposition chamber having a plurality of components for performing chemical vapor deposition on the workpiece. The workpiece is held by a lathe that rotates the workpiece relative to chemical burners that deposit silica soot on the workpiece. The deposition system has a gas panel for regulating the flow of gases and vapors into the deposition chamber, and a computer for controlling operation of the gas panel and the components in the deposition chamber. Multiple sets of chemical burners are disposed longitudinally along the length of the workpiece. Each set of burners is separated from other sets, such that each set of burners deposit silica particles onto generally different portions of a workpiece. The respective portions include an overlap segment in which one or more burners from one burner set will deposit silica particles on the same portion of the workpiece as one or more burners from another set.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2019Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventor: David McDonald STIRLING
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Patent number: 10717016Abstract: In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing, an inner object (which may, in some embodiments, be a toy character) inside the housing, a tether, and a breakout motor. The tether connects the inner object to the housing. The breakout motor is operatively connected to a portion of the inner object to drive the inner object to carry out movement inside the housing. The movement of the inner object inside the housing drives the tether to open a hole in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: SPIN MASTER LTD.Inventors: David McDonald, Amy Pruzansky
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Patent number: 10623566Abstract: Methods and systems described in this disclosure allow customers to personalize their phone experience when calling into an organization. In some embodiments, customers who may benefit from this service are identified based on the content of the customer's previous or current phone calls to the organization. The identified customers may be invited to enroll and to provide preferences for a customized Interactive Voice Response experience. In some embodiments, the customer can elect to hear the balances of one or more of his accounts without going through a phone menu or asking a representative to look up the relevant amounts. Once enrolled, when the customer dials into the organization and upon successful authentication, the organization proactively states the customer's account balances with no further customer request.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)Inventors: Patricio H. Garcia, Amanda Jean Segovia, Hector J. Castillo, Janeen Rubio, Robert Craig Korom, Roy David McDonald
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Patent number: 10464838Abstract: A deposition system for depositing a chemical vapor onto a workpiece is disclosed, including a deposition chamber having a plurality of components for performing chemical vapor deposition on the workpiece. The workpiece is held by a lathe that rotates the workpiece relative to chemical burners that deposit silica soot on the workpiece. The deposition system has a gas panel for regulating the flow of gases and vapors into the deposition chamber, and a computer for controlling operation of the gas panel and the components in the deposition chamber. Multiple sets of chemical burners are disposed longitudinally along the length of the workpiece. Each set of burners is separated from other sets, such that each set of burners deposit silica particles onto generally different portions of a workpiece. The respective portions include an overlap segment in which one or more burners from one burner set will deposit silica particles on the same portion of the workpiece as one or more burners from another set.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2015Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: ASI/SILICA MACHINERY, LLCInventor: David McDonald Stirling
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Patent number: 10389878Abstract: Methods and systems described in this disclosure allow customers to personalize their phone experience when calling into an organization. In some embodiments, customers who may benefit from this service are identified based on the content of the customer's previous or current phone calls to the organization. The identified customers may be invited to enroll and to provide preferences for a customized Interactive Voice Response experience. In some embodiments, the customer can elect to hear the balances of one or more of his accounts without going through a phone menu or asking a representative to look up the relevant amounts. Once enrolled, when the customer dials into the organization and upon successful authentication, the organization proactively states the customer's account balances with no further customer request.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2018Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Patricio H. Garcia, Amanda Jean Segovia, Hector J. Castillo, Janeen Rubio, Robert Craig Korom, Roy David McDonald
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Patent number: 10372982Abstract: The methods and apparatus for repetitive iris recognition include an apparatus for repetitively imaging an iris. The apparatus comprises a housing defining a substantially planar outer surface, a first axis normal to the substantially planar outer surface, and a curved outer surface, opposite the substantially planar outer surface, defined by a curve rotated about the first axis. The apparatus further comprises an infrared sensor array, disposed within the housing, to acquire an infrared image of an iris via at least one first aperture in the substantially planar outer surface. The apparatus further comprises at least one infrared illuminator, disposed within the housing, to illuminate the iris during acquisition of the infrared image of the iris via at least one second aperture in the substantially planar outer surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2015Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Eyelock LLCInventors: David McDonald, Daniel Sanchez, George Herbert Needham Riddle
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Publication number: 20190217213Abstract: In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided and includes a housing and an inner object inside the housing. The inner object includes a breakout mechanism that is operable to break the housing to expose the inner object. The breakout mechanism drives a portion of the inner object outwards towards an extended position relative to a remainder of the inner object. The breakout mechanism urges the portion of the inner object towards the extended position through a biasing member, thereby limiting a force applied by the portion of the inner object based on the biasing member, so as to reduce a risk of a poking injury to a user of the toy assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: David McDonald, Anne N. Charbonneau, Hamid R. Hashemi, Victor Lai
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Publication number: 20190160385Abstract: In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing, an inner object (which may, in some embodiments, be a toy character) inside the housing, a tether, and a breakout motor. The tether connects the inner object to the housing. The breakout motor is operatively connected to a portion of the inner object to drive the inner object to carry out movement inside the housing. The movement of the inner object inside the housing drives the tether to open a hole in the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: David McDonald, Amy Pruzansky
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Patent number: 10238981Abstract: In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing, an inner object, at least one sensor and a controller. The inner object is positioned inside the housing and includes a breakout mechanism that is operable to break the housing to expose the inner object. The at least one sensor detects interaction with a user. The controller is configured to determine whether a selected condition has been met based on at least one interaction with the user, and to operate the breakout mechanism to break the housing to expose the inner object if the condition is met. Optionally, the condition is met based upon having a selected number of interactions with the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: SPIN MASTER LTD.Inventors: David McDonald, Anne N. Charbonneau, Hamid R. Hashemi, Victor Lai
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Patent number: 10142468Abstract: Methods and systems described in this disclosure allow customers to personalize their phone experience when calling into an organization. In some embodiments, customers who may benefit from this service are identified based on the content of the customer's previous or current phone calls to the organization. The identified customers may be invited to enroll and to provide preferences for a customized Interactive Voice Response experience. In some embodiments, the customer can elect to hear the balances of one or more of his accounts without going through a phone menu or asking a representative to look up the relevant amounts. Once enrolled, when the customer dials into the organization and upon successful authentication, the organization proactively states the customer's account balances with no further customer request.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)Inventors: Patricio H. Garcia, Amanda Jean Segovia, Hector J. Castillo, Janeen Rubio, Robert Craig Korom, Roy David McDonald
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Patent number: 10129401Abstract: Methods and systems described in this disclosure allow customers to personalize their phone experience when calling into an organization. In some embodiments, customers who may benefit from this service are identified based on the content of the customer's previous or current phone calls to the organization. The identified customers may be invited to enroll and to provide preferences for a customized Interactive Voice Response experience. In some embodiments, the customer can elect to hear the balances of one or more of his accounts without going through a phone menu or asking a representative to look up the relevant amounts. Once enrolled, when the customer dials into the organization and upon successful authentication, the organization proactively states the customer's account balances with no further customer request.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)Inventors: Patricio H. Garcia, Amanda Jean Segovia, Hector J. Castillo, Janeen Rubio, Robert Craig Korom, Roy David McDonald
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Publication number: 20180207539Abstract: In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing, an inner object, at least one sensor and a controller. The inner object is positioned inside the housing and includes a breakout mechanism that is operable to break the housing to expose the inner object. The at least one sensor detects interaction with a user. The controller is configured to determine whether a selected condition has been met based on at least one interaction with the user, and to operate the breakout mechanism to break the housing to expose the inner object if the condition is met. Optionally, the condition is met based upon having a selected number of interactions with the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: David McDonald, Anne N. Charbonneau, Hamid R. Hashemi, Victor Lai
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Patent number: 10022307Abstract: A hardenable two part acrylic composition is described for the treatment of human or animal bone is described. The composition comprises a storage stable liquid first part and a storage stable liquid second part which react with each other upon mixing to form a cement which hardens. The composition further comprises an acrylic monomer component and an initiator component in an amount effective to polymerize the monomer component. The monomer component and the initiator component are generally located in separate parts of the two part composition so that the monomer component is storage stable. The liquid first part comprises emulsion polymerized acrylic polymer particles in a liquid carrier. A method of producing a hardenable two part acrylic composition is also described. The composition is particularly useful in a syringe or caulking gun having at least two barrels.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2013Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: LUCITE INTERNATIONAL SPECIALITY POLYMERS AND RESINS LIMITEDInventors: Michael Stephen Chisholm, David McDonald, Sera Saheb Abed-Ali, Ian Robinson
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Patent number: 9999945Abstract: A solder alloy may include a Sn—Cu hypereutectic area having Cu in the amount of up to 7.6 weight percent, from 0.006 to 0.5 weight percent of Al, Al2O3, or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2012Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignees: NIHON SUPERIOR CO., LTD., THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLANDInventors: Tetsuro Nishimura, Kazuhiro Nogita, Stuart David McDonald, Jonathan James Read, Tina Ventura
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Patent number: D861276Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Inventor: Tommy David McDonald