Patents by Inventor Donald A. Conner

Donald A. Conner 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).

  • Publication number: 20180306662
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems for quick and convenient indication of pressure acting upon a vessel. Such systems are based on the color of a chromatic material at a corresponding pressure. Systems include a real-time and optical system for gauging pressure that allows users to make safe judgements or determine the state of a vessel. The color of the mechanochromic material varies as the material deforms and provides users with a sense of the pressure within a vessel. The color of the piezochromic material varies as the fluid pressure changes. Systems include an integrative and adaptive chromatic material that may be applied across a range of pressurized vessels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: ADAM BURCHETT, DONALD CONNER LEGARE, ALEX CORDOVA, DAIN COX, BRYANT VEACH
  • Patent number: 9865109
    Abstract: A system for controlling an electronic lock of a remote device is disclosed. The system includes an input unit configured to receive a user code. The system includes a lock controller connected to the input unit and configured to transmit the user code to a power distribution unit. The system includes a memory configured to store a user access table of user codes associated with users having access to the remote device. The power distribution unit is configured to determine whether the user code is in the user access table. The power distribution unit is configured to communicate, to the lock controller, an indication to unlock the electronic lock when the user code is in the table of user codes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: CHATSWORTH PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Wayne D. Roth, Donald A. Conner, Ronald S. Orris
  • Publication number: 20170032600
    Abstract: A system for controlling an electronic lock of a remote device is disclosed. The system includes an input unit configured to receive a user code. The system includes a lock controller connected to the input unit and configured to transmit the user code to a power distribution unit. The system includes a memory configured to store a user access table of user codes associated with users having access to the remote device. The power distribution unit is configured to determine whether the user code is in the user access table. The power distribution unit is configured to communicate, to the lock controller, an indication to unlock the electronic lock when the user code is in the table of user codes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Wayne D. Roth, Donald A. Conner, Ronald S. Orris
  • Patent number: 8798951
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing measurements of one or more materials are provided. One system is configured to transfer one or more materials to an imaging volume of a measurement device from one or more storage vessels. Another system is configured to image one or more materials in an imaging volume of a measurement device. An additional system is configured to substantially immobilize one or more materials in an imaging volume of a measurement device. A further system is configured to transfer one or more materials to an imaging volume of a measurement device from one or more storage vessels, to image the one or more materials in the imaging volume, to substantially immobilize the one or more materials in the imaging volume, or some combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Luminex Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne D. Roth, Charles J. Collins, Nicolas F. Arab, Donald A. Conner, Robert S. Roach, David L. Smith
  • Publication number: 20130022502
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing measurements of one or more materials are provided. One system is configured to transfer one or more materials to an imaging volume of a measurement device from one or more storage vessels. Another system is configured to image one or more materials in an imaging volume of a measurement device. An additional system is configured to substantially immobilize one or more materials in an imaging volume of a measurement device. A further system is configured to transfer one or more materials to an imaging volume of a measurement device from one or more storage vessels, to image the one or more materials in the imaging volume, to substantially immobilize the one or more materials in the imaging volume, or some combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Wayne D. Roth, Charles J. Collins, William R. Deicher, Jarden E. Krager, Adam R. Schilffarth, Ross G. Johnson, Colin D. Bozarth, Victor Selvaraj, Nicolas F. Arab, Bruce J.C. Barnard, Donald A. Conner, Robert S. Roach, Edward A. Calvin, Eric D. Smith, David L. Smith
  • Patent number: 8296088
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing measurements of one or more materials are provided. One system is configured to transfer one or more materials to an imaging volume of a measurement device from one or more storage vessels. Another system is configured to image one or more materials in an imaging volume of a measurement device. An additional system is configured to substantially immobilize one or more materials in an imaging volume of a measurement device. A further system is configured to transfer one or more materials to an imaging volume of a measurement device from one or more storage vessels, to image the one or more materials in the imaging volume, to substantially immobilize the one or more materials in the imaging volume, or some combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Luminex Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne D. Roth, Charles J. Collins, William R. Deicher, Jarden E. Krager, Adam R. Schilffarth, Ross G. Johnson, Colin D. Bozarth, Victor Selvaraj, Nicolas F. Arab, Bruce J. C. Bernard, Donald A. Conner, Robert S. Roach
  • Publication number: 20100228513
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing measurements of one or more materials are provided. One system is configured to transfer one or more materials to an imaging volume of a measurement device from one or more storage vessels. Another system is configured to image one or more materials in an imaging volume of a measurement device. An additional system is configured to substantially immobilize one or more materials in an imaging volume of a measurement device. A further system is configured to transfer one or more materials to an imaging volume of a measurement device from one or more storage vessels, to image the one or more materials in the imaging volume, to substantially immobilize the one or more materials in the imaging volume, or some combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: LUMINEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wayne D. Roth, Edward A. Calvin, Charles J. Collins, William R. Deicher, Jarden E. Krager, Adam R. Schilffarth, Ross G. Johnson, Colin D. Bozarth, Victor Selvaraj, Eric D. Smith, Nicolas F. Arab, Bruce J.C. Bernard, Donald A. Conner, Robert S. Roach, David L. Smith