Patents by Inventor Derek Byrnes

Derek Byrnes 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: 7883350
    Abstract: This approach generally pertains to a header connector with rigid latches. The connector includes columns with column cavities therein and latching mechanisms having latch beams and latching ends, with a plurality of mating contacts with mounting pins affixed to a dielectric housing. A harness is securable to the header connector generally between the latching mechanisms. The harness is insertable and removable. The harness provides easy access to a tool that can facilitate extraction of the harness from the header connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Derek Byrnes, Desmond Ryan
  • Publication number: 20100279534
    Abstract: This approach generally pertains to a header connector with rigid latches. The connector includes columns with column cavities therein and latching mechanisms having latch beams and latching ends, with a plurality of mating contacts with mounting pins affixed to a dielectric housing. A harness is securable to the header connector generally between the latching mechanisms. The harness is insertable and removable. The harness provides easy access to a tool that can facilitate extraction of the harness from the header connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Derek Byrnes, Desmond Ryan
  • Publication number: 20060240077
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and a product of a chicory root product for reducing taint in animals, said method comprising feeding to an animal a chicory root product during at least one day prior to slaughtering the animal. By feeding animals with the chicory root product this improves the quality of meat, prevents or reduces female and male animal taint, primarily boar taint caused by skatole and/or androstenone. The invention also relates to methods for improving the health status of animals e.g. by reducing infections by pathogens in the gastrointestinal tract and to methods for reducing animal caused odors in general. The chicory root product comprises inulin/fructan (fructo-oligosaccharides), other low molecular weight sugars and secondary metabolites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Laurits Hansen, Morgens Jensen, Derek Byrne, Allan Roepstorff, Stig Thamsborg, Helena Mejer