Patents by Inventor Eric R. Johnson
Eric R. Johnson 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).
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Publication number: 20240125567Abstract: Disclosed are methods for coating aluminum alloy heat exchangers that include the use of a waterborne top coating. By using a waterborne top coating, relative to a solvent borne, useful advantages can be achieved, such as improved penetration depth of the top coating. An example method includes cleaning a surface of a heat exchanger; contacting the surface of the heat exchanger with a first mixture to provide a passivation layer on the surface of the heat exchanger; contacting the passivation layer with a second mixture in a bath and applying a positive charge to the bath to provide an electro-coating on a surface of the passivation layer; and contacting the electro-coating with a third mixture, the third mixture including water and a polymer resin having anti-corrosion and ultraviolet protection properties, to provide a top coating including the polymer resin on a surface of the electro-coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: John Michael Vandenbark, Eric R. Biebighauser, Mark W. Johnson
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Publication number: 20240109851Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for preparing MCL1 inhibitors or a salt thereof and related key intermediates.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Katrien Brak, Kae M. Bullock, Greg Cizio, Kathy Dao, Darryl D. Dixon, Joshua R. Dunetz, Luke D. Humphreys, Valerie Huynh, Michael A. Ischay, Trevor C. Johnson, Jeffrey E. Merit, Christopher S. Regens, Eric A. Standley, Dietrich P. Steinhuebel, Justin Y. Su, Tao Wu, Marshall D. Young
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Patent number: 11944373Abstract: An intravascular catheter for peri-vascular and/or peri-urethral tissue ablation includes multiple needles advanced through supported guide tubes which expand around a central axis to engage the interior surface of the wall of the renal artery or other vessel of a human body allowing the injection an ablative fluid for ablating tissue, and/or nerve fibers in the outer layer or deep to the outer layer of the vessel, or in prostatic tissue. The system may also include a means to limit and/or adjust the depth of penetration of the ablative fluid into and beyond the tissue of the vessel wall. The catheter may also include structures which provide radial and/or lateral support to the guide tubes so that the guide tubes expand uniformly and maintain their position against the interior surface of the vessel wall as the sharpened injection needles are advanced to penetrate into the vessel wall.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Ablative Solutions, Inc.Inventors: David R. Fischell, Tim A. Fischell, Robert Ryan Ragland, Darrin James Kent, Andy Edward Denison, Eric Thomas Johnson, Jeff Alan Burke, Christopher Scott Hayden
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Patent number: 11933221Abstract: A gas turbine engine including a core having a compressor section fluidly connected to a combustor via a primary flowpath and a turbine section connected to the combustor via the core flow path. An assembly is disposed within the gas turbine engine and includes a first part connected to a second part via a radial stack joint. The first part includes a radially inward facing surface contacting a corresponding radially outward facing surface of the second part. A fastener protrudes through the first part and the second part and is configured to maintain the relative positions of the first part and the second part. A channel is disposed on at least one of the radially inward facing surfaces and is positioned between the fastener and a circumferential edge of the first part. The channel is connected to at least one cooling air source.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: RTX CorporationInventors: Corey D. Anderson, Edward Boucher, Rebecca R. Dunnigan, Nicholas Broulidakis, Matthew Murakami, Daniel R. Brandt, Konrad Kuc, Victoria M. Imlach, Sushruth G. Kamath, Manuel A. Casares Rivas, Eric G. Leamon, Adam Castles, Edmond Cheung, Kyra A. Thole-Wilson, Javier Nebero Johnson
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Publication number: 20240084578Abstract: Post assemblies and post and beam assemblies for decking systems. A post assembly can include a post member and one or more post caps. The post caps can include one or more tabs that, when in an assembled configuration, are inserted into one or more slots in an interior portion of the post member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Elijah R. JOHNSON, Eric WEHRLI, Roger Edwin WINTER
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Patent number: 9388716Abstract: A system, for use in accounting for an effect of a long-trip cycle on remaining life of engine oil, being used in a vehicle, using a long-trip rebate value. The system includes a computer processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium that is in operative communication with the processor and has instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform various operations. The operations include determining a long-trip time indicating an amount of time that the vehicle was operated recently in the long-trip cycle. The operations further include determining the long-trip rebate according to a rebate function using the determined long-trip time.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Donald John Smolenski, Eric W. Schneider, Daniel Hicks Blossfeld, Matthew J. Snider, Eric R. Johnson
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Patent number: 8710973Abstract: A method is provided for determining remaining oil life prior to an oil change in an internal combustion engine that uses a body of oil. The method includes transferring the body of oil to the engine and determining a volume of the transferred body of oil. The method also includes determining quality of the transferred body of oil and determining the remaining oil life based on the determined quality and volume of the body of oil. The method additionally includes activating an oil change indicator when the remaining oil life reaches a predetermined level. A system for determining a number of engine revolutions permitted on a volume of oil is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2010Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Eric W. Schneider, Matthew J. Snider, Robert M. Olree, Eric R. Johnson
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Publication number: 20130345925Abstract: A system, for use in accounting for an effect of a long-trip cycle on remaining life of engine oil, being used in a vehicle, using a long-trip rebate value. The system includes a computer processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium that is in operative communication with the processor and has instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform various operations. The operations include determining a long-trip time indicating an amount of time that the vehicle was operated recently in the long-trip cycle. The operations further include determining the long-trip rebate according to a rebate function using the determined long-trip time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Donald John Smolenski, Eric W. Schneider, Daniel Hicks Blossfeld, Matthew J. Snider, Eric R. Johnson
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Publication number: 20130226392Abstract: Systems and methods for system for encouraging compliance with a recommendation related to engine oil of a vehicle. The system includes a computer-readable medium having instructions causing a processor to (A) determine that a communication regarding the engine oil life should be sent providing at least one datum of (i) information considered in generating the communication, (ii) a predicted result of following the recommendation, being a first predicted result, (iii) a predicted result of not following the recommendation, being a second predicted result, (iv) a message including a positive remark, being a first message, and (v) a message including a remark identifying an improvement that can be made, being a second message. The method can also include (B) sending the communication from the processor to a destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Eric W. Schneider, Daniel Hicks Blossfeld, Donald John Smolenski, Eric R. Johnson
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Patent number: 8468982Abstract: An engine system includes a concentration determination module and an additive dispensing module. The concentration determination module determines an amount of an additive in at least one of an oil system of an engine and a fuel system of the engine. The additive dispensing module dispenses a supplemental additive into at least one of the oil system and the fuel system when the amount of the additive is less than or equal to a predetermined amount.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2009Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Inventors: Eric R. Johnson, Eric W. Schneider, Robert M. Olree, Matthew J. Snider, James L. Linden, Steven P. Kemp
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Publication number: 20120044065Abstract: A method is provided for determining remaining oil life prior to an oil change in an internal combustion engine that uses a body of oil. The method includes transferring the body of oil to the engine and determining a volume of the transferred body of oil. The method also includes determining quality of the transferred body of oil and determining the remaining oil life based on the determined quality and volume of the body of oil. The method additionally includes activating an oil change indicator when the remaining oil life reaches a predetermined level. A system for determining a number of engine revolutions permitted on a volume of oil is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2010Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Eric W. Schneider, Matthew J. Snider, Robert M. Olree, Eric R. Johnson
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Publication number: 20100228400Abstract: An engine system includes a concentration determination module and an additive dispensing module. The concentration determination module determines an amount of an additive in at least one of an oil system of an engine and a fuel system of the engine. The additive dispensing module dispenses a supplemental additive into at least one of the oil system and the fuel system when the amount of the additive is less than or equal to a predetermined amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2009Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Eric R. Johnson, Eric W. Schneider, Robert M. Olree, Matthew J. Snider, James L. Linden, Steven P. Kemp
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Patent number: 6750952Abstract: Apparatus for performing measurement of a dimension of a test marked formed by overlapping feature imaged onto a an image forming layer of a semiconductor wafer and the calculation of the critical dimensions of the features from test mark. This is used in semiconductor processing. Also included is software configured to program a measurement device to perform the measurement and calculation of the dimension of a test mark.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2002Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignees: Nikon Precision, Inc., Nikon CorporationInventors: Ilya Grodnensky, Kyoichi Suwa, Kazuo Ushida, Eric R. Johnson
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Patent number: 6538753Abstract: Increased accuracy of measurement of variation of a critical dimension is achieved through measurement of area of a test mark by detection of intensity of radiation such as broadband light with which at least a portion of a test mark is imaged. The test mark is preferably formed by partial lithographic exposures of overlapping features, preferably lines having a width approximating a critical dimension of interest and at a shallow angle to each other such that the test mark has the shape of a parallelogram or rhombus.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2001Date of Patent: March 25, 2003Assignee: Nikon Precision, Inc.Inventors: Ilya Grodnensky, Eric R. Johnson, Steve Slonaker
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Publication number: 20020180948Abstract: A method for forming a critical dimension test mark, and the use of the mark to characterize and monitor imaging performance is provided. Methods in accordance with the present invention encompass an exposure of an essentially standard critical dimension bar at each of two overlapping orientations that are rotated about an axis with respect to each other. The overlapped portion forming a critical dimension test mark that is useful for enabling low cost, rapid determination of sub-micron critical dimensions for characterizing exposure tool imaging performance and in-process performance monitoring using optical measurement systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2002Publication date: December 5, 2002Inventors: Ilya Grodnensky, Kyoichi Suwa, Kazuo Ushida, Eric R. Johnson
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Publication number: 20020180990Abstract: Increased accuracy of measurement of variation of a critical dimension is achieved through measurement of area of a test mark by detection of intensity of radiation such as broadband light with which at least a portion of a test mark is imaged. The test mark is preferably formed by partial lithographic exposures of overlapping features, preferably lines having a width approximating a critical dimension of interest and at a shallow angle to each other such that the test mark has the shape of a parallelogram or rhombus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2001Publication date: December 5, 2002Inventors: Ilya Grodnensky, Eric R. Johnson, Steve Slonaker
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Patent number: 6449031Abstract: A method for forming a critical dimension test mark, and the use of the mark to characterize and monitor imaging performance is provided. Methods in accordance with the present invention encompass an exposure of an essentially standard critical dimension bar at each of two overlapping orientations that are rotated about an axis with respect to each other. The overlapped portion forming a critical dimension test mark that is useful for enabling low cost, rapid determination of sub-micron critical dimensions for characterizing exposure tool imaging performance and in-process performance monitoring using optical measurement systems.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2000Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Assignees: Nikon Corporation, Nikon Precision, Inc.Inventors: Ilya Grodnensky, Kyoichi Suwa, Kazuo Ushida, Eric R. Johnson
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Patent number: 6094256Abstract: A method for forming a critical dimension test mark, and the use of the mark to characterize and monitor imaging performance is provided. Methods in accordance with the present invention encompass an exposure of an essentially standard critical dimension bar at each of two overlapping orientations that are rotated about an axis with respect to each other. The overlapped portion forming a critical dimension test mark that is useful for enabling low cost, rapid determination of sub-micron critical dimensions for characterizing exposure tool imaging performance and in-process performance monitoring using optical measurement systems.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1998Date of Patent: July 25, 2000Assignee: Nikon Precision Inc.Inventors: Ilya Grodnensky, Kyoichi Suwa, Kazuo Ushida, Eric R. Johnson
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Patent number: 4430146Abstract: Apparatus for splicing thermoplastic coated belts is disclosed having a pair of longitudinal bars on which are respectively mounted platen heating assemblies, one bar being centrally supported pivotably on a clamping arrangement and the other bar being removably connectable with the clamping arrangement in a manner permitting pivotable positioning of the bar about one end thereof for pivotable disposition of the bars with their platens in opposed facing parallel relation at various spacings therebetween to permit uniform engagement by the bars of opposite sides of belt ends of varying thicknesses, and the clamping arrangement is adapted for bolted drawing of the bars together to grippingly retain the belt ends. The components of the apparatus are arranged for serial flow of direct electrical current through the heating assemblies and therebetween through the bars and the clamping arrangement for quick, low energy heating of the belt ends to fuse the thermoplastic material thereof.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 1982Date of Patent: February 7, 1984Assignee: Scandura, Inc.Inventor: Eric R. Johnson