Patents by Inventor Dennis Johnston

Dennis Johnston 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).

  • Patent number: 10806088
    Abstract: An agricultural baler system having a direction of travel and adapted to compile a windrow of crop into a bale, the agricultural baler system having a baler assembly coupled to the work machine and configured to consolidate crop from the underlying windrow into the bale, the baler assembly implementing a wrapping process to maintain the form of the bale and an eject process for ejecting the bale, and a windrow diverter selectively positionable between a divert position and a bypass position. Wherein, when the windrow diverter is in the divert position, the underlying windrow is repositioned as the baler assembly moves in the direction of travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Timothy Kraus, Dennis Johnston
  • Publication number: 20190029184
    Abstract: An agricultural baler system having a direction of travel and adapted to compile a windrow of crop into a bale, the agricultural baler system having a baler assembly coupled to the work machine and configured to consolidate crop from the underlying windrow into the bale, the baler assembly implementing a wrapping process to maintain the form of the bale and an eject process for ejecting the bale, and a windrow diverter selectively positionable between a divert position and a bypass position. Wherein, when the windrow diverter is in the divert position, the underlying windrow is repositioned as the baler assembly moves in the direction of travel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy Kraus, Dennis Johnston
  • Patent number: 10111389
    Abstract: An agricultural baler system having a direction of travel and adapted to compile a windrow of crop into a bale, the agricultural baler system having a baler assembly coupled to the work machine and configured to consolidate crop from the underlying windrow into the bale, the baler assembly implementing a wrapping process to maintain the form of the bale and an eject process for ejecting the bale, and a windrow diverter selectively positionable between a divert position and a bypass position. Wherein, when the windrow diverter is in the divert position, the underlying windrow is repositioned as the baler assembly moves in the direction of travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Timothy Kraus, Dennis Johnston
  • Publication number: 20170318749
    Abstract: An agricultural baler system having a direction of travel and adapted to compile a windrow of crop into a bale, the agricultural baler system having a baler assembly coupled to the work machine and configured to consolidate crop from the underlying windrow into the bale, the baler assembly implementing a wrapping process to maintain the form of the bale and an eject process for ejecting the bale, and a windrow diverter selectively positionable between a divert position and a bypass position. Wherein, when the windrow diverter is in the divert position, the underlying windrow is repositioned as the baler assembly moves in the direction of travel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy Kraus, Dennis Johnston
  • Publication number: 20150035978
    Abstract: An abduction deterrent and user tracking system is provided which employs software configured to run on a portable computing device which has a display, a digital camera, wireless communication, and GPS locator. The software enables the portable computing device to provide identified parties with the subscribing user's terrestrial location and if available a real time digital photo taken by the user during an alarm initiated by the user in reaction to a perceived threat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventor: John Dennis Johnston
  • Publication number: 20060129338
    Abstract: A method for reducing the consequences and risks of failure in a hydrocarbon pipeline system includes identifying specific segments of pipelines the leakage of which could have an adverse impact on environment or safety, particularly in areas of high consequence, developing a baseline assessment plan for such segments by analyzing information including age, corrosion, and types of seams and joints and then establishing preventive and migitative measures including, where necessary, positioning emergency flow restricting devices in one or more pipeline segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Turley, Debra Feigert, Donald Stechschulte, J. Jones, Dennis Johnston, Dennis Hucke, George Guinn, Bryan Melan, Thomas Jones, Nina Schmits, Douglas Carr, Raymond Price, Steven Ross, Andrew Kendrick, David Siebold
  • Patent number: 6813949
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a system of addressing pipeline anomalies prior to failure of pipeline integrity, and particularly to a pipeline inspection system integrating a novel serviceability acceptance criteria for pipeline anomalies, specifically wrinkles, with an improved method of correlating ultrasonic test data to actual anomaly characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Mirant Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Masaniello, Dennis Johnston, Stephen Christoffersen, Arthur Turner, John Broussard, John Kiefner
  • Publication number: 20040031337
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a system of addressing pipeline anomalies prior to failure of pipeline integrity, and particularly to a pipeline inspection system integrating a novel serviceability acceptance criteria for pipeline anomalies, specifically wrinkles, with an improved method of correlating ultrasonic test data to actual anomaly characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Richard Masaniello, Dennis Johnston, Stephen Christoffersen, Arthur Turner, John Broussard, John Kiefner
  • Publication number: 20030165895
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, compositions and apparatus useful in the detection, monitoring and treatment of the progression of neoplasia and preneoplastic conditions with special emphasis on the chromosomal changes related to the development and progression of urothelial neoplasia. Chromosomal changes, including LOH, at the disclosed loci demonstrate a statistically significant relation to the progression of disease state in urothelial neoplasia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Bogdan Czerniak, Dennis Johnston
  • Patent number: 6326471
    Abstract: Peptides derived from prostate specific antigen (PSA) that correspond to the immunodominant epitopes found in the native antigen are disclosed. These peptides were identified using a method that predicts continuous, immunodominant epitopes. Anti-PSA antibodies, methods for their production and their use in diagnostic assays also are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Inventors: William J. Kokolus, Herbert A. Fritsche, Dennis A. Johnston
  • Publication number: 20010032106
    Abstract: Herein is disclosed a method and system for providing configurable on-line financial processing and data storage. Such a system is accessible to a client, and may include a storage facility storing a hierarchy of functions and financial data. The hierarchy of functions includes a plurality of task functions at a first level and a plurality of resource functions at a second level. Such a system also includes a processor in data communication with the storage facility. The processor is configured and arranged to receive an operation instruction and an argument from the client. Additionally, the processor is configured and arranged to invoke a task function in response to the operation instruction and to pass the argument to the task function. Further, the processor is configured and arranged to invoke at least one resource function in response to the invoked task function. Still further, the processor is configured and arranged to retrieve and process a set of financial data from the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventors: Art Smith, Dennis Johnston, Beth Rohwedder, Kay Musal, William Smith, Gene Rawls, Eric C. Jones, Jan S. Corey
  • Patent number: 6070126
    Abstract: The present invention relates to identifying protein epitopes and more particularly to a novel method for identifying, determining the location, optimal length of amino acid residues and immunobiological potency of protein epitopes by applying a custom negative cosine function fit algorithm to a protein hydropathy scale. This fit analysis is supplemented with experimental immunobiological data. The amino acid sequence of the protein epitopes of the present invention exhibit a hydrophobic-hydrophilic-hydrophobic hydropathy pattern of an approximately fixed length in a given protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: William J. Kokolus
    Inventors: William J. Kokolus, Herbert A. Fritsche, Dennis A. Johnston
  • Patent number: 5807978
    Abstract: Peptides derived from prostate specific antigen (PSA) that correspond to the immunodominant epitopes found in the native antigen are disclosed. These peptides were identified using a method that predicts continuous, immunodominant epitopes. Anti-PSA antibodies, methods for their production and their use in diagnostic assays also are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Inventors: William J. Kokolus, Herbert A. Fritsche, Dennis A. Johnston