Patents by Inventor Donald Earl

Donald Earl 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: 10028472
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PNEJ50 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PNEJ50, cells from soybean variety 5PNEJ50, plants of soybean 5PNEJ50, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PNEJ50. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PNEJ50 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PNEJ50, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PNEJ50, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PNEJ50. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PNEJ50 are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Allen Carden, Donald Earl Kyle, Catlynn Gail Salois
  • Patent number: 10015946
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PEMQ75 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PEMQ75, cells from soybean variety 5PEMQ75, plants of soybean 5PEMQ75, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PEMQ75. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PEMQ75 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PEMQ75, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PEMQ75, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PEMQ75. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PEMQ75 are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Allen Carden, Randy Leroy Kallem, Donald Earl Kyle
  • Patent number: 9883647
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PKJS34 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PKJS34, cells from soybean variety 5PKJS34, plants of soybean 5PKJS34, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PKJS34. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PKJS34 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PKJS34, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PKJS34, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PKJS34. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PKJS34 are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Allen Carden, Donald Earl Kyle
  • Publication number: 20180010617
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine is disclosed having a turbine, one or more hydrocarbon gas combustors, and a compressor. The compressor has a rotor assembly with one or more rotor blade rows extending radially outward from an inner wheel disk. The compressor also has a stator assembly with one or more stator vane rows extending radially inward from an inner casing and positioned between adjacent rotor blade rows. The inner casing extends circumferentially around the rotor assembly and is constructed from at least one low-alpha metal alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew Stephen Casavant, Kenneth Damon Black, Christian Michael Hansen, Donald Earl Floyd, James Adaickalasamy, Brett Darrick Klingler, Khoa Dang Cao, Kyle Eric Benson, Devin Patrick Perkins, Damian Anthony McClelland
  • Publication number: 20170354106
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying soybean plants that are tolerant, have improved tolerance or are susceptible to Charcoal Rot Drought Complex. The methods use molecular genetic markers to identify, select and/or construct tolerant plants or identify and counter-select susceptible plants. Soybean plants that display tolerance or improved tolerance to Charcoal Rot Drought Complex that are generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Donald Earl KYLE, Jeffrey Allan THOMPSON, Julian Marco CHAKY
  • Publication number: 20170336028
    Abstract: Compressed gas dispensing methods using cascade dispensing from a first plurality of storage vessels and a second plurality of storage vessels. A compressor is used to provide very high pressure compressed gas for the second plurality of pressure storage vessels. Various methods are described for different sources of the compressed gas. The methods are particularly suitable for dispensing hydrogen into storage vessels in vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Perry Cohen, David John Farese, Donald Earl Thompson, Todd Eric Carlson, Erwan Louis Joseph Bruneau, Franciscus Joannes Marcel Schnitzeler, Kelly Daniela Ramos Torres
  • Publication number: 20170321569
    Abstract: A gas turbomachine includes a compressor portion, a turbine portion operatively connected to the compressor portion, and a combustor assembly fluidically connected to each of the compressor portion and the turbine portion. A turbine casing includes a body having an outer surface and an inner surface. A clearance control system includes a plurality of fluidically connected fluid channels extending through the turbine casing. The plurality of fluidically connected fluid channels includes a first fluid channel configured to direct a fluid flow in a first axial direction, a circumferential fluid channel configured to direct the fluid flow in a circumferential direction, and a second fluid channel configured to direct the fluid flow in a second axial direction substantially opposite the first axial direction. The first fluid channel includes a first outlet passing through the inner surface, and the second fluid channel including a second outlet passing through the inner surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Maruthi Prasad Manchikanti, Donald Earl Floyd, Wojciech Grzeszczak, Asish Uppath Naraparambath Ramesh
  • Patent number: 9756814
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XR23AP15PR is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XR23AP15PR, cells from soybean variety XR23AP15PR, plants of soybean XR23AP15PR, and plant parts of soybean variety XR23AP15PR. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XR23AP15PR with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XR23AP15PR, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XR23AP15PR, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XR23AP15PR. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XR23AP15PR are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Sara Elizabeth Hanson, Andrea Beth Kalvig, Donald Earl Kyle, Jordan Dustin Spear
  • Patent number: 9756815
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XR27AW15PR is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XR27AW15PR, cells from soybean variety XR27AW15PR, plants of soybean XR27AW15PR, and plant parts of soybean variety XR27AW15PR. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XR27AW15PR with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XR27AW15PR, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XR27AW15PR, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XR27AW15PR. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XR27AW15PR are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Donald Earl Kyle, Catlynn Gail Salois
  • Patent number: 9737015
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XBP25008R is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP25008R, cells from soybean variety XBP25008R, plants of soybean XBP25008R, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP25008R. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP25008R with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP25008R, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP25008R, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP25008R. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP25008R are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Allen Carden, Kathryn Anne Forth, Justin Graham Gray, Donald Earl Kyle
  • Patent number: 9737016
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB32AT15R is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB32AT15R, cells from soybean variety XB32AT15R, plants of soybean XB32AT15R, and plant parts of soybean variety XB32AT15R. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB32AT15R with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB32AT15R, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB32AT15R, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB32AT15R. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB32AT15R are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Allen Carden, Kathryn Anne Forth, Justin Graham Gray, Donald Earl Kyle
  • Patent number: 9681628
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB27AU15R is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB27AU15R, cells from soybean variety XB27AU15R, plants of soybean XB27AU15R, and plant parts of soybean variety XB27AU15R. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB27AU15R with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB27AU15R, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB27AU15R, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB27AU15R. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB27AU15R are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Allen Carden, Kathryn Anne Forth, Justin Graham Gray, Donald Earl Kyle
  • Patent number: 9652532
    Abstract: A method for allowing multiple audio sources to play sound through an audio speaker system is disclosed. The method includes designating a plurality of audio sources to provide audio sounds to the audio speaker system. The audio speaker system may receive an audio sound from each of the plurality of audio sources and create a playlist of received audio sounds. Creating the playlist may include ordering the received audio sounds in a sequential order and rotating between each of the plurality of audio sources. The audio speaker system may play each audio sound from the playlist via the audio speaker system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: SR Homedics, LLC
    Inventors: Donald Earl Angel, Jr., Brian Carskadon
  • Patent number: 9587510
    Abstract: A system includes a gas turbine engine that includes a combustor section having a turbine combustor that generates combustion products, a turbine section having one or more turbine stages driven by the combustion products, an exhaust section disposed downstream of the turbine section, an oxygen sensor adaptor housing disposed in at least one of the combustor section, the turbine section, or the exhaust section, or any combination thereof, and an oxygen sensor disposed in the oxygen sensor adaptor housing. The oxygen sensor adaptor housing is configured to maintain a temperature of a portion of the oxygen sensor below an upper threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignees: General Electric Company, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Eugene Delano White, Douglas Frank Beadie, Anthony Wayne Krull, Donald Earl Floyd, II
  • Patent number: 9458725
    Abstract: A method and system for providing cooling of a turbine component that includes a region to be cooled is provided. A recess is defined within the region to be cooled, and includes an inner face. At least one support projection extends from the inner face. The at least one support projection includes a free end. A cover is coupled to the region to be cooled, such that an inner surface of the cover is coupled to the free end of the at least one support projection, such that at least one cooling fluid passage is defined within the region to be cooled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Victor John Morgan, John Wesley Harris, Jr., Michael James Healy, Aaron Ezekiel Smith, Brian Gene Brzek, Donald Earl Floyd, II
  • Publication number: 20160084102
    Abstract: An abradable seal having a metallic substrate and a multi-layered ceramic coating on the metallic substrate. The multi-layered ceramic coating includes a base layer deposited on the metallic substrate, an abradable layer overlaying the first layer, and an abrading layer overlaying the second layer. The abrading layer is formed of an abrading material. A turbine system and a method for forming an abradable seal are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Surinder Singh PABLA, Luc Stephane LEBLANC, Donald Earl FLOYD
  • Patent number: 9249667
    Abstract: A system includes a turbomachine that includes a stator and a rotor. The rotor is configured to rotate about a rotational axis relative to the stator. In addition, the rotor includes a least one rotary blade, and the at least one rotary blade has a patterned structure of beams and cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Patrick Daniel Noble, Joseph Anthony Weber, Donald Earl Floyd, II
  • Publication number: 20150330252
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a bearing housing of a turbine, wherein the bearing housing is configured to support a shaft of the turbine, and the bearing housing comprises at least one bearing housing ear configured to transfer a load of the bearing housing to an inlet housing of the turbine through a horizontal center line of the bearing housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Maruthi Prasad Manchikanti, Kenneth Damon Black, Donald Earl Floyd, II, Gregory Allan Crum
  • Patent number: 9175571
    Abstract: A connecting system for metal component and CMC components, a turbine blade retaining system and rotating component retaining system are provided. The connecting system includes a retaining pin, a metal foam bushing, a first aperture disposed in the metal component, and a second aperture disposed in the ceramic matrix composite component. The first aperture and the second aperture are configured to form a through-hole when the metal component and the ceramic matrix composite component are engaged. The retaining pin and the metal foam bushing are operably arranged within the through-hole to connect the metal component and the ceramic matrix composite component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Donald Earl Floyd
  • Patent number: 9121301
    Abstract: A thermal isolation apparatus is provided and includes an annular casing surrounding a turbine bucket stage and defining an annular recess from an interior facing surface thereof, an annular shroud disposed within the casing to provide for a predefined clearance about rotating bucket tips of the turbine bucket stage, the shroud including an annular main member and an annular flange extending from an outwardly facing surface of the main member and being sized to fit within the recess and a thermal barrier formed of porous material, which is interposed between opposing surfaces of the casing and the flange within the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Donald Earl Floyd, David Martin Johnson