Patents by Inventor Erik Blake

Erik Blake 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: 9134131
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the orientation of an object relative to a coordinate system. The apparatus includes a body providing a reference for a local coordinate system. A rotatable sensor array is provided having more than one sensor and a rotational axis about which the rotatable sensor array rotates. A rotational drive system is provided for rotating the rotatable sensor array both to precise positions relative to the local coordinate system and at a precise rate relative to the local coordinate system. An angular position indicator to measure the angular position of the rotatable sensor array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Icefield Tools Corporation
    Inventor: Erik Blake
  • Publication number: 20120259579
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the orientation of an object relative to a coordinate system. The apparatus includes a body providing a reference for a local coordinate system. A rotatable sensor array is provided having more than one sensor and a rotational axis about which the rotatable sensor array rotates. A rotational drive system is provided for rotating the rotatable sensor array both to precise positions relative to the local coordinate system and at a precise rate relative to the local coordinate system. An angular position indicator to measure the angular position of the rotatable sensor array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: ICEFIELD TOOLS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Erik Blake
  • Patent number: 8114193
    Abstract: An ion transport membrane system comprising (a) a pressure vessel having an interior, an exterior, an inlet, and an outlet; (b) a plurality of planar ion transport membrane modules disposed in the interior of the pressure vessel and arranged in series, each membrane module comprising mixed metal oxide ceramic material and having an interior region and an exterior region, wherein any inlet and any outlet of the pressure vessel are in flow communication with exterior regions of the membrane modules; and (c) one or more gas manifolds in flow communication with interior regions of the membrane modules and with the exterior of the pressure vessel. The ion transport membrane system may be utilized in a gas separation device to recover oxygen from an oxygen-containing gas or as an oxidation reactor to oxidize compounds in a feed gas stream by oxygen permeated through the mixed metal oxide ceramic material of the membrane modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: VanEric Edward Stein, Michael Francis Carolan, Christopher M. Chen, Phillip Andrew Armstrong, Harold W. Wahle, Theodore R. Ohrn, Kurt E. Kneidel, Keith Gerard Rackers, James Erik Blake, Shankar Nataraj, Rene Hendrik Elias Van Doorn, Merrill Anderson Wilson
  • Publication number: 20110233470
    Abstract: An ion transport membrane system comprising (a) a pressure vessel having an interior, an exterior, an inlet, and an outlet; (b) a plurality of planar ion transport membrane modules disposed in the interior of the pressure vessel and arranged in series, each membrane module comprising mixed metal oxide ceramic material and having an interior region and an exterior region, wherein any inlet and any outlet of the pressure vessel are in flow communication with exterior regions of the membrane modules; and (c) one or more gas manifolds in flow communication with interior regions of the membrane modules and with the exterior of the pressure vessel. The ion transport membrane system may be utilized in a gas separation device to recover oxygen from an oxygen-containing gas or as an oxidation reactor to oxidize compounds in a feed gas stream by oxygen permeated through the mixed metal oxide ceramic material of the membrane modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: VanEric Edward Stein, Michael Francis Carolan, Christopher M. Chen, Phillip Andrew Armstrong, Harold W. Wahle, Theodore R. Ohrn, Kurt E. Kneidel, Keith Gerard Rackers, James Erik Blake, Shankar Nataraj, Rene Hendrik Elias van Doorn, Merrill Anderson Wilson
  • Patent number: 7730625
    Abstract: A gyroscopically-oriented survey tool, includes a housing having an axis. Three accelerometers are mounted in the housing with their axis set orthogonally. A first of the axis is aligned to the axis of the housing. A second of the axis is perpendicular to the first. A third of the axis is perpendicular to both of the first and the second. Three gyroscopes are mounted pseudo-orthogonally in the housing with their axis set at relative angles of other than 90 degrees. None of the axis of the gyroscopes are mounted parallel to the axis of the accelerometers. This configuration permits data from the accelerometers to be used to check the quality of data from the gyroscopes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Icefield Tools Corporation
    Inventor: Erik Blake
  • Publication number: 20090217539
    Abstract: A gyroscopically-oriented survey tool, includes a housing having an axis. Three accelerometers are mounted in the housing with their axes set orthogonally. A first of the axes is aligned to the axis of the housing. A second of the axes is perpendicular to the first A third of the axes is perpendicular to both of the first and the second. Three gyroscopes are mounted pseudo-orthogonally in the housing with their axes set at relative angles of other than 90 degrees. None of the axes of the gyroscopes are mounted parallel to the axes of the accelerometers. This configuration permits data from the accelerometers to be used to check the quality of data from the gyroscopes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventor: Erik Blake
  • Patent number: 7335247
    Abstract: An ion transport membrane system comprising (a) a pressure vessel having an interior, an exterior, an inlet, and an outlet; (b) a plurality of planar ion transport membrane modules disposed in the interior of the pressure vessel and arranged in series, each membrane module comprising mixed metal oxide ceramic material and having an interior region and an exterior region, wherein any inlet and any outlet of the pressure vessel are in flow communication with exterior regions of the membrane modules; and (c) one or more gas manifolds in flow communication with interior regions of the membrane modules and with the exterior of the pressure vessel. The ion transport membrane system may be utilized in a gas separation device to recover oxygen from an oxygen-containing gas or as an oxidation reactor to oxidize compounds in a feed gas stream by oxygen permeated through the mixed metal oxide ceramic material of the membrane modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: VanEric Edward Stein, Michael Francis Carolan, Christopher M. Chen, Phillip Andrew Armstrong, Harold W. Wahle, Theodore R. Ohrn, Kurt E. Kneidel, Keith Gerard Rackers, James Erik Blake, Shankar Nataraj, Rene Hendrik Elias van Doorn, Merrill Anderson Wilson
  • Patent number: 7179323
    Abstract: An ion transport membrane system comprising (a) a pressure vessel having an interior, an exterior, an inlet, and an outlet; (b) a plurality of planar ion transport membrane modules disposed in the interior of the pressure vessel and arranged in series, each membrane module comprising mixed metal oxide ceramic material and having an interior region and an exterior region, wherein any inlet and any outlet of the pressure vessel are in flow communication with exterior regions of the membrane modules; and (c) one or more gas manifolds in flow communication with interior regions of the membrane modules and with the exterior of the pressure vessel. The ion transport membrane system may be utilized in a gas separation device to recover oxygen from an oxygen-containing gas or as an oxidation reactor to oxidize compounds in a feed gas stream by oxygen permeated through the mixed metal oxide ceramic material of the membrane modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: VanEric Edward Stein, Michael Francis Carolan, Christopher M. Chen, Phillip Andrew Armstrong, Harold W. Wahle, Theodore R. Ohrn, Kurt E. Kneidel, Keith Gerard Rackers, James Erik Blake, Shankar Nataraj, Rene Hendrik Elias van Doorn, Merrill Anderson Wilson
  • Publication number: 20060202367
    Abstract: The present invention discloses methods and apparatus for separating ophthalmic lens mold parts at multi velocities. In particular, the present invention discloses methods and apparatus for removing molded soft contact lenses, high-precision intraocular lenses and the like, from the individual molds in which they are produced. The present invention teaches multiple speed control of pry fingers to maximize efficiency of ophthalmic lens manufacturing and reduce damage to ophthalmic lenses that results from mold part separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Josef Knutzen, Erik Blake