Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Lawrence

Geoffrey Lawrence 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: 11953540
    Abstract: A system is disclosed to detect failure of a diode that is connected in series with a battery and a contactor or other switch configured to connect the battery to a load when the contactor or other switch is in a closed position and to isolate the battery from the load when the contactor or other switch is in an open position. In various embodiments, the system includes a high value resistor connected between the anode terminal of the diode and ground, the connection to the anode terminal being on a load side of the contactor or other switch; and a voltage meter configured to measure a voltage across the high value resistor at least during a test in which a voltage is applied to a bus associated with the load while the contactor or other switch is in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Wisk Aero LLC
    Inventors: Geoffrey Alan Long, Jing Xue, Khoichi Lawrence Takayama
  • Patent number: 11941665
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing an advertisement marketplace where buyers and sellers can trade linear mediacast advertisement inventory programmatically at local, national, and/or worldwide levels. The marketplace system may include a seller-controlled marketplace system which connects sellers with buyers and offers revenue management tools for optimizing yields across direct and programmatic channels. The advertisement inventory is bought and sold as canonical inventory units which group similar but discrete advertisement slots together. The marketplace system may include a real-time bidding (RTB) adapter through which digital advertising buyers may place bids for such inventory units using standard protocols utilized in digital RTB systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: WideOrbit LLC
    Inventors: Tyler Wallace Box, David Bridges, Brian M. Burdick, Geoffrey P. Coco, Ian P. Ferreira, Paul Jaffe, Alfred Lawrence Shiels, Brian Thoman, Sean Trigony
  • Publication number: 20230087938
    Abstract: Systems and methods for producing chlorine dioxide in a two stage system and single stage system that provides high chlorate to chlorine dioxide efficiency with a compact design and low sulfuric acid requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventor: Geoffrey Lawrence STENSLAND
  • Publication number: 20220290735
    Abstract: In an aspect, a system is provided for reducing torsional vibrations for an engine having a crankshaft. The system includes an isolation device, which includes a shaft adapter that is mounted to the crankshaft, a pulley that is rotatably mounted to the shaft adapter, and at least one isolation spring that resiliently transfers torque between the pulley and the shaft adapter. The system further includes a torsional vibration damper that is mountable to the crankshaft. A noise generation space extends axially between the isolation device and the torsional vibration damper. The system further includes a noise abatement ring that extends axially from one of the isolation device and the torsional vibration damper towards the other of the isolation device and the torsional vibration damper, and at least partially radially encloses at least a portion of the noise generation space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Geoffrey HODGSON, Christopher GIFF, Geoffrey LAWRENCE, Vladmir SAMOILOV
  • Patent number: 10994777
    Abstract: Vehicle suspension systems are described herein. An example apparatus includes a cam pivotably coupled to a rear axle. The example apparatus also includes a first tie rod having a first end pivotably coupled to the cam and a second end pivotably coupled to a steering knuckle. The example apparatus also includes a second tie rod having a first end pivotably coupled to the cam outboard relative to the first end of the first tie rod and a second end coupled to a steering actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joe L. Buchwitz, Geoffrey Lawrence Gordon, John Wesley Stanley, James Adam Drozdowski
  • Patent number: 10836424
    Abstract: Vehicle suspension systems are described herein. An example wheel steering apparatus includes a steering actuator to couple to a rear axle, a tie rod, and a transfer link to couple the steering actuator and the tie rod. The steering actuator is positioned on a first side of a first longitudinal axis of the rear axle and the tie rod positioned on a second side of the first longitudinal axis of the rear axle opposite the first side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Joe L Buchwitz, James Adam Drozdowski, Geoffrey Lawrence Gordon, John Wesley Stanley
  • Publication number: 20200017142
    Abstract: Vehicle suspension systems are described herein. An example apparatus includes a cam pivotably coupled to a rear axle. The example apparatus also includes a first tie rod having a first end pivotably coupled to the cam and a second end pivotably coupled to a steering knuckle. The example apparatus also includes a second tie rod having a first end pivotably coupled to the cam outboard relative to the first end of the first tie rod and a second end coupled to a steering actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Joe L. Buchwitz, Geoffrey Lawrence Gordon, John Wesley Stanley, James Adam Drozdowski
  • Publication number: 20190375453
    Abstract: Vehicle suspension systems are described herein. An example wheel steering apparatus includes a steering actuator to couple to a rear axle, a tie rod, and a transfer link to couple the steering actuator and the tie rod. The steering actuator is positioned on a first side of a first longitudinal axis of the rear axle and the tie rod positioned on a second side of the first longitudinal axis of the rear axle opposite the first side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Joe L. Buchwitz, James Adam Drozdowski, Geoffrey Lawrence Gordon, John Wesley Stanley
  • Publication number: 20180334384
    Abstract: Systems and methods for producing chlorine dioxide in a single vessel process include a simplified control of sodium sulfate concentration, particularly for small to medium scale chlorine dioxide generators. The benefits of the described systems and methods include high chlorate efficiency, compact design and low sulfuric acid use. In some embodiments, the described systems and methods produce chlorine dioxide and separate the chlorine dioxide for use in the treatment of drinking water. The separated chlorine dioxide for use in the treatment of drinking water has no chlorate of chlorite or levels of chlorate or chlorite that are well below allowed limits. Novel compositions from which to produce chlorine dioxide include mixtures of hydrogen peroxide and a miner al acid and mixtures of an alkali metal chlorate, alkali metal salt and hydrogen peroxide are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Geoffrey Lawrence STENSLAND, David Robert RAVANDER
  • Patent number: 9767365
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method of monitoring a queue that allow for exactly recognizing objects in a queue and exactly monitoring the situation of the queue by tracking the recognized objects, using depth detection device such as a TOF camera. According to the present invention, it is possible to map a space and an image using depth information provided through a depth detection device without mapping a 3D space to an image taken by a camera and exactly measure the actual heights of objects from the ground using depth information of the objects and the background and initial parameters of the depth detection device so that desired objects can be exactly detected and recognized in filtering. Accordingly, the system can be less complicated. Further, waiting time is assigned to recognized objects so that they can be easily tracked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignees: UDP Technology Ltd., VCA TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Neil Stanley Robinson, Benjamin Andrew White, Geoffrey Lawrence Thiel, Benjamin Benfold, Yeon Hag Chou, Seung Chan Lee, Seung Il Chung
  • Publication number: 20160292514
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method of monitoring a queue that allow for exactly recognizing objects in a queue and exactly monitoring the situation of the queue by tracking the recognized objects, using depth detection device such as a TOF camera. According to the present invention, it is possible to map a space and an image using depth information provided through a depth detection device without mapping a 3D space to an image taken by a camera and exactly measure the actual heights of objects from the ground using depth information of the objects and the background and initial parameters of the depth detection device so that desired objects can be exactly detected and recognized in filtering. Accordingly, the system can be less complicated. Further, waiting time is assigned to recognized objects so that they can be easily tracked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Neil Stanley ROBINSON, Benjamin Andrew WHITE, Geoffrey Lawrence THIEL, Benjamin BENFOLD, Yeon Hag CHOU, Seung Chan LEE, Seung Il CHUNG
  • Patent number: 9278710
    Abstract: An assembly is provided comprising a twin I-beam front suspension system and a parallelogram steering linkage operatively coupled to the suspension system. A vehicle incorporating the assembly is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Vijay Bokil, Bruce C. Arnold, Geoffrey Lawrence Gordon, Jeremy A. Rawlings
  • Publication number: 20150122120
    Abstract: Systems and methods for removing hydrogen sulfide from biogas resulting from anaerobic digestion of biodegradable waste utilize scrubbing vessels with pressure release devices to vent biogas when necessary to avoid over pressurization of the digesters. Use of iron containing sulfide scavengers in the digesters is avoided which avoids the disposal costs associated with iron containing sludge and the regular need to shut down the digesters to remove scale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Geoffrey Lawrence Stensland
  • Publication number: 20110215543
    Abstract: An assembly is provided comprising a twin I-beam front suspension system and a parallelogram steering linkage operatively coupled to the suspension system. A vehicle incorporating the assembly is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Vijay Bokil, Bruce C. Arnold, Geoffrey Lawrence Gordon, Jeremy A. Rawlings
  • Publication number: 20060040371
    Abstract: The enzyme Lp-PLA2 in purified form, an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding Lp-PLA2, the use of an inhibitor of the enzyme Lp-PLA2 in therapy and a method of screening compounds to identify those compounds which inhibit the enzyme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Colin MacPhee, David Tew, Donald Southan, Deirdre Mary Hickey, Israel Gloger, Geoffrey Lawrence, Simon John Rice
  • Patent number: 6965974
    Abstract: A multiple agent system providing each of a plurality of agents, e.g., processors, to access a shared synchronous or asynchronous memory. In the case of synchronous memory, the clock signal from a super agent selected from among the plurality of agents provides a memory access clock signal to the other agents accessing the same shared memory. The other agents synchronize their respective address, data and control busses to those of the super agent, and output a representation of the same clock signal to the shared memory. In another aspect of the present invention, the shared memory is partitioned for use from among a plurality of groups of agents, each agent group comprising one or more agents. Any one of the agents may update a configuration register to flexibly reconfigure the amount of shared memory available to the agents as necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Laurence Edward Bays, Jalil Fadavi-Ardekani, Srinivasa Gutta, Bahram Ghaffarzadeh Kermani, Richard Joseph Niescier, Geoffrey Lawrence Smith, Walter G. Soto, Daniel K. Greenwood
  • Patent number: 6857436
    Abstract: A method of cleaning surfaces using a mixed phase cleaning mixture of an aqueous solution and a flow of gas sufficient to produce droplets of the liquid which are entrained by the gas for a time sufficient to clean tubing of various lengths and geometries and porous membranes to remove biofilm, debris and contaminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Princeton Trade & Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohamed Emam Labib, Ching-Yue Lai, Peter A. Materna, Geoffrey Lawrence Mahon
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    Patent number: D618050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Misaine Trade, Inc.
    Inventor: Geoffrey Lawrence Eisenhardt
  • Patent number: D618964
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Misaine Trade, Inc.
    Inventor: Geoffrey Lawrence Eisenhardt
  • Patent number: D677052
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Misaine Trade, Inc.
    Inventor: Geoffrey Lawrence Eisenhardt