Patents by Inventor George M. O'Connor

George M. O'Connor 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: 8887503
    Abstract: A power plant includes a closed loop, supercritical carbon dioxide system (CLS-CO2 system). The CLS-CO2 system includes a turbine-generator and a high temperature recuperator (HTR) that is arranged to receive expanded carbon dioxide from the turbine-generator. The HTR includes a plurality of heat exchangers that define respective heat exchange areas. At least two of the heat exchangers have different heat exchange areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Aerojet Rocketdyne of DE, Inc
    Inventors: Chandrashekhar Sonwane, Kenneth M. Sprouse, Ganesan Subbaraman, George M. O'Connor, Gregory A. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20140020675
    Abstract: A solar receiver includes a manifold, a sealed enclosure around the manifold and a plurality of tubes connected to the manifold and extending through the sealed enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Chandrashekhar Sonwane, Yves Sergile, George M. O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20130145759
    Abstract: A power plant includes a closed loop, supercritical carbon dioxide system (CLS-CO2 system). The CLS-CO2 system includes a turbine-generator and a high temperature recuperator (HTR) that is arranged to receive expanded carbon dioxide from the turbine-generator. The HTR includes a plurality of heat exchangers that define respective heat exchange areas. At least two of the heat exchangers have different heat exchange areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Chandrashekhar Sonwane, Kenneth M. Sprouse, Ganesan Subbaraman, George M. O'Connor, Gregory A. Johnson
  • Patent number: 8322964
    Abstract: The present application provides an all terrain vehicle for load hauling. The all terrain vehicle may include a cargo box and a winch assembly positioned about the cargo box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Inventor: George M. O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20110229293
    Abstract: The present application provides an all terrain vehicle for load hauling. The all terrain vehicle may include a cargo box and a winch assembly positioned about the cargo box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventor: George M. O'Brien
  • Patent number: 6893099
    Abstract: A tailgate for use with a vehicle having a chassis and a truck bed. The truck bed has an inside surface and an outside surface. The tailgate may include a pair of mounting blocks positioned on the outside surface of the truck bed. Each of the mounting blocks may include a protrusion. The tailgate also may have a pair of arms. Each of the arms may be positioned on a protrusion for rotation thereabout. A pair of chains may attach each of the arms to the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Inventor: George M. O'Brien
  • Patent number: 5037265
    Abstract: A lift roller conveyor for rapid manually lifting a heavy rectilinear object, particularly a lateral file cabinet, from a floor surface onto a four-wheel dolly and for lowering such an object from a four-wheel dolly to a floor surface, is provided in a roller conveyor having an inclinded and a flat plane along which the object can be moved manually. Movement of the object along the conveyor rollers up or down the inclined plane effects a change of the elevation of the object "relative to the floor surface and the upper surface of the four-wheel dolly".
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Inventor: George M. O'Brien
  • Patent number: 4608659
    Abstract: What is disclosed is apparatus making up an arithmetic logic unit and utilizing a programmable read-only memory (PROM) to perform arithmetic functions for an associated processor. The PROM is used as a look-up table for computation results. Operands used to perform a mathematical computation make up an address to the PROM which is used to read out the computation result stored therein. Also stored in the PROM as part of each computation result are information bits indicating if the computation result is a valid answer. These bits are also read out and stored in flip-flops to indicate to the processor if the computation result is valid or invalid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1986
    Assignee: Honeywell Information Systems Inc.
    Inventors: John J. Bradley, Theodore R. Staplin, Jr., Ming T. Miu, Thomas C. O'Brien, George M. O'Har, Melinda A. Widen, Brian L. Stoffers
  • Patent number: 4604695
    Abstract: Apparatus is provided for addressing a memory by word and by one of a number of nibbles within a word, with the ability to increment or decrement nibble and word addresses and thereby access adjacent nibbles and words without having to generate new nibble and word addresses. An initial word address is placed in an address counter and an initial nibble address is placed in a nibble control. The two addresses indicate a particular nibble within a particular word. Thereafter, only increment or decrement signals are provided to increment and decrement the nibble address and/or the word address. A nibble counter counts the increment and decrement nibble signals and when the last or first nibble in a word is addressed, an increment or decrement word address signal is respectively generated that changes the word address stored in the address counter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1986
    Assignee: Honeywell Information Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Melinda A. Widen, John J. Bradley, George M. O'Har