Patents by Inventor Donald A. Scott

Donald A. Scott 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).

  • FORWARD SET TRIGGER BAR FOR A FIREARM
    Publication number: 20190041151
    Abstract: A trigger bar for a semi-automatic firearm. The trigger bar includes a longitudinal body with a rearward lateral arm. The arm includes surfaces for engaging the sear and the drop safety lifter of the firearm. The surfaces are configured to reduce trigger pre-travel distances by reducing a trigger travel distance prior to drop safety lifter engagement, sear engagement, and striker release. An over-travel stop reduces a trigger over-travel distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Donald Scott Folk, Matthew James Theiss
  • TRIGGER BAR FOR A FIREARM
    Publication number: 20190033028
    Abstract: A trigger bar for a semi-automatic firearm including a continuous U-shaped body and a single tab extending outward from a base of the U-shaped body. The tab is offset from a centerline located between legs of the U-shaped body. The trigger bar is configured to operate the sear when the legs are coupled to a sear assembly of the firearm, and only the single tab is coupled to a trigger of the firearm via a trigger bar slot of the trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Donald Scott Folk, Matthew James Theiss
  • INTERNAL PASSAGE CONVEYOR CARRIAGE AND RELATED DEVICES
    Publication number: 20180354220
    Abstract: A packaging machine has at least one carriage including a carriage body defining an internal passage dimensioned to receive a packaging sleeve, the internal passage extending along a passage axis with a passage sidewall extending therearound. A retention mechanism is configured to retain the packaging sleeve against the passage sidewall, one or more packaging subsystems are configured to perform an operation on the packaging sleeve, and a drive mechanism is configured to move the carriage to and from the packaging subsystem. Opposite ends of the internal passage along the passage axis can both be completely open from the passage axis to the passage sidewall. The retention mechanism can be configured to retain the packaging sleeve with vacuum. The packaging subsystem can include one or more of a sleeve infeed device, a sleeve spreader device, an indexing device, and a sealing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: KHS USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Scott Peebles, Roger Calabrese, Oliver Watmough
  • CONVEYOR SYSTEM WITH SELECTIVE CARRIAGE VACUUM SUPPLY
    Publication number: 20180354723
    Abstract: A conveyor system comprises a track extending along a conveying path, and one or more carriages having a mounting section slidably engaging the track, with a vacuum connection being formed in the mounting section. A driving mechanism moves the carriages along the conveying path. A plurality of vacuum valves connected to the track along the conveying path, and a vacuum source is connected to the plurality of vacuum valves to supply vacuum thereto. The conveyor system is configured to selectively supply vacuum to the vacuum connection of the least one carriage via the plurality of vacuum valves based on a proximity of the at least one carriage thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: KHS USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Scott Peebles, Roger Calabrese, Oliver Watmough
  • MODELING AND COMPARING BEHAVIOR OF MULTIPLE TRADING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OPTIONS
    Publication number: 20180349998
    Abstract: An options server device on a data communication network to predict options behavior for comparison to other options. Now the trader can design more effective options spreads with the predicted relationships between multiple options prices and knowing the exact future price of options is not so critical. Users are provided with a simple interface, to apply formulas to thousands of options simultaneously and to view the results of the formulas in a visual format that is simple to interpret. By applying one formula at a time to a plurality of options, a user can gain insight to their relative behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventor: Morris Donald Scott PUMA
  • OFF-ROAD UTILITY VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20180312025
    Abstract: An off-highway recreational vehicle having a longitudinal centerline includes a frame and a rear suspension. The rear suspension includes a left A-arm, wherein the left A-arm has a pivot axis, the pivot axis being on a right-hand side of the longitudinal centerline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Devin Joseph Danielson, Adam Christian Krone, Nathan Len Wiater, Aaron Lee Swanson, Erick John Halvorson, Douglas Robert Grangroth, Kevin James Miller, Jared Richard Spindler, Leigh Raymond Collyer, Donald Scott Hansen, Joseph Patrick Wood
  • METHODS OF SUPPORTING UPRIGHT ITEMS FROM A SUPPORT SURFACE
    Publication number: 20180313107
    Abstract: A method of supporting an upright member from a support surface includes inserting an elongated carrier of an upright member support system into a hole in the support surface. A base of the support system is positioned at least partially around the carrier so the base contacts at least one upper surface of the support surface. A lock of the support system is releasably engaged with the carrier above the base and tightened down sufficient to maintain the base in contact with the support surface. The upright member is inserted into a bore of the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: James Kerwin McDowell, Donald Scott Rogers, Grant Steven Cavalier, Billy James McDonald
  • Monitoring Probe
    Publication number: 20180266947
    Abstract: A monitoring probe is for monitoring a fluid inside a process system. The probe has a first portion comprising a plurality of optical sensors provided along a waveguide for monitoring a plurality of measurands from the fluid, wherein each optical sensor is configured to monitor at least one measurand from the fluid. The first portion of the probe is elongate and is configured to be inserted through an aperture of the process system into a chamber of the process system such that the optical sensors are in communication with the fluid. The probe further has an attachment element for securing the probe to the process system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Smart Fibres Limited
    Inventors: Donald Scott Coonrod, Christopher Staveley
  • AUTOMATIC TRANSFORMATION OF A MULTITUDE OF DISPARATE TYPES OF INPUT DATA INTO A HOLISTIC, SELF-CONTAINED, REFERENCE DATABASE FORMAT THAT CAN BE RENDERED AT VARYING LEVELS OF GRANULARITY
    Publication number: 20180232464
    Abstract: Techniques facilitating automatic transformation of a multitude of disparate types of input data into a holistic, self-contained, reference database format that can be rendered at varying levels of granularity are provided. A system can comprise a memory that stores computer executable components and a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can comprise a data manager component that receives first data and second data from a source entity and an analysis component that adds a first metadata to the first data based on a first set of content, and adds a second metadata to the second data based on a second set of content. Further, the computer executable components can comprise an output component that renders aggregated content at varying viewing granularity levels based on a request for a holistic life view of the target entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Donald Scott Looney, Jonathan Allen Bower, David C. Batchelder, Benjamin Ian Rein, Emily Nesbitt McCarren, Doris Elizabeth Korda, Michael Andrew Nachbar, Christopher B. Maxey, Julia Russell Eells, Patricia C. Russell
  • Energy harvesting system
    Patent number: 10038395
    Abstract: A system, in certain embodiments, includes a joint and an energy harvesting system. The energy harvesting system includes an energy conversion system configured to convert kinetic energy from movement of the joint into electrical energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Donald Scott Coonrod, Ronald Wayne Webb
  • Apparatus, system and methods for supporting one or more upright items from a support surface
    Patent number: 10024075
    Abstract: System for supporting an upright member from a support surface includes an elongated carrier releasably engageable with the support surface, a base adapted to extend around at least part of the lower end of the carrier and abut the support surface and at least one anchor associated with the carrier and configured to grip the upright member when the upright member is inserted into a bore of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Newpark Mats & Integrated Services LLC
    Inventors: James Kerwin McDowell, Donald Scott Rogers, Grant Steven Cavalier, Billy James McDonald
  • MODELING AND VISUALIZATION OF VIBRATION MECHANICS IN RESIDUAL SPACE
    Publication number: 20180180515
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to modeling and visualization of vibration mechanics in residual space, and includes systems and methods for vibrational analysis. In one embodiment, a method includes acquiring, by at least one sensor, vibrational data and an operational mode of rotating equipment. The method may then proceed with determining, by an equipment controller communicatively coupled to the sensor, at least one vibrational vector based on the vibrational data. The method may determine, by the equipment controller and based on a model, an expected vibrational vector for the operational mode. The method may calculate, by the equipment controller, a residual vector as a difference between the vibrational vector and the expected vector. The method may also determine, by the equipment controller, at least one abnormality associated with the rotating equipment based on the residual vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Devang Jagdish Gandhi, Christopher Schreiner, Donald Scott Doan
  • EXTENDED PERIOD TIMER CIRCUITS FOR OPHTHALMIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20180175870
    Abstract: Programmable timer circuits are disclosed. One timer circuit may include a reference circuit configured to generate a bias current, a current controlled oscillator configured to receive the bias current c, and a frequency divider network configured to divide an output of the oscillator. The timer circuit may be capable of timing for 24 hour period, while using less than 5nA of quiescent current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Gregory James Fisher, Donald Scott Langford, Randall B. Pugh, Adam Toner
  • Combination Therapy of Cardiac Myosin Activator and Sinus Node If Current Inhibitor
    Publication number: 20180140611
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are combination therapies for the treatment of heart failure using a cardiac myosin activator, such as omecamtiv mecarbil, and a sinus node If current inhibitor, such as ivabradine. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising a cardiac myosin activator and a sinus node If current inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Andrew Donald Scott, Scott Wasserman
  • Method for increasing the leakage resistance in a closed, pressurized system comprising a septum-sealed container
    Patent number: 9974710
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for increasing leakage resistance in a closed, pressurized system. The method involves providing a closed system including a container sealed with a septum having a top surface with an exposed section, which is maintained under a positive pressure of at least about 5 psig. A contact surface of a hard component is fixedly placed adjacent to or in contact with at least a portion of a border section or a central section of the exposed section of the septum, or both, to reduce the size of any bulge or deformation formed in the exposed section of the septum. The present invention also relates to a kit for increasing leakage resistance in a closed, pressurized system, which includes the hard component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: BIOCOMPATIBLES UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Thomas J. Simpson, Graham Duncan, Donald Scott
  • Bag forming apparatus
    Patent number: 9969143
    Abstract: A bag forming apparatus includes a pair of opposed sealing bars arranged on opposite sides of a forming plane, a pair of guide arms, each extending from a first arm end through the forming plane to a second arm end and carrying a respective one of the pair of opposed sealing bars, a mounting frame to which the pair of guide arms are movably mounted between the first and second arm ends, and a drive shaft connected to the second arm end of each of the pair of guide arms such that shaft rotation is operable to move the pair of opposed sealing bars into and out of engagement across a web of bag forming material traveling therebetween in the forming plane. The drive shaft can be translatable relative to the mounting frame to adjust a closure gap between the pair of opposed sealing bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: KHS GmbH
    Inventor: Donald Scott Peebles
  • Vibration analysis for blasting
    Patent number: 9927340
    Abstract: A process for vibration analysis, including the steps of: receiving synchronized motion measurements of particle motion in two or three orthogonal dimensions over a selected period of time at a plurality of different measurement locations; and determining one or more strain waveforms in the orthogonal dimensions in regions spanning the plurality of measurement locations using the motion measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Orica International Pte Ltd
    Inventors: Kim Nigel Henley, Donald Scott Scovira, Alexander Theofile Spathis, Ruilin Yang
  • MODELING OPTION PRICES IN A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180068386
    Abstract: Techniques to provide option traders with new insight in real-time, which helps them choose which options to buy and sell with greater accuracy in only a few seconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Morris Donald Scott PUMA
  • SEALING SYSTEM FOR SEALING AGAINST A NON-CYLINDRICAL SURFACE
    Publication number: 20180016927
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a sealing system for a turbine engine including an engine component, the engine component defining an oblique sealing surface defining an annular shape. The oblique sealing surface defines an oblique angle with a centerline of the engine component. The sealing system includes a seal housing and a seal ring. The seal housing is annular and includes a groove that is defined by a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and an end wall connecting the first sidewall and the second sidewall. The seal ring is positioned at least partially within the groove in the seal housing. The seal ring defines a seal contact surface for forming a seal with the oblique sealing surface of the engine component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Donald Michael Corsmeier, Donald Scott Yeager
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ACCESSORIES ON A SUPPORT SURFACE
    Publication number: 20170299109
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods for providing one or more accessories on a support surface include a base releasably engageable with the support surface, a housing configured to carry at least a first accessory and be releasably engaged with the base and an elongated carrier rod configured to carry at least a second accessory and be releasably engaged with the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: NEWPARK MATS & INTEGRATED SERVICES LLC
    Inventors: Billy James McDonald, Keegan Blanton McClain, Donald Scott Rogers, James Kerwin McDowell