Patents by Inventor Gerald John
Gerald John 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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Patent number: 11969930Abstract: An extrusion process for creating a roof ditch molding including forming a main body from a plastic material in a first stage extrusion, conveying the main body through a stacked array of die plates and into a first stage cooling tank, and communicating the main body from an outlet of the first stage cooling tank to a second stage extruder with crosshead die for applying a skim film bonding layer to the main body. Additional steps include applying a decorative layer over the skim bonding layer, communicating the main body to a third stage extruder with cross head die for applying wing portions in partially overlapping fashion along opposite side edges of the decorative layer and drawing the completed ditch molding through a second stage cooling tank prior to conducting one or more finishing operations.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Bank of America, N.A., As Administrative AgentInventors: Timothy John Brown, Kevin Charles Baxter, Gerald N. Strich
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Publication number: 20240131327Abstract: The present invention provides devices and methods that can prevent or ameliorate bronchoconstriction by stimulating neural activity, in contrast to those techniques based on denervation, ablation or blocking of neural activity. Methods and devices according to the invention may act responsively or on demand, can preserve neuronal structure and function and will be associated with minimal collateral side-effects. In particular, the invention provides devices and methods in which signals are delivered to the vagus nerve in order to stimulate neural activity in the vagal nerve.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Michael John Carr, Kevin K. Kwong, Gerald E. Hunsberger
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Patent number: 11726503Abstract: An implementation is for a two-phase shutoff of a device having a sensor coupled to an integral shutoff system. One example includes a metering system with a sensor coupled to an integral shutoff system, wherein the sensor is used to perform a measurement which indicates that a first threshold has been met, a first response system configured to perform at least one action with respect to receiving the indication that the first threshold was met, the at least one action occurring while the integral shutoff system remains inactivated, a second response system configured to receive an indication from the metering system, wherein the sensor is used to perform a second measurement which indicates that a second threshold has been met, and a second response system configured to perform at least one additional action.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Sean M. Scoggins, Lakshmi Viswanathan Krishnan, Markus Boelter, Christof Hermann Esselmann, Prasad Samudrala, Murali Krishna Bezawada, Gerald John Paprocki
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Patent number: 11311469Abstract: Described herein, a water-soluble personal cleansing product including a water-soluble fibrous structure; wherein the water-soluble fibrous structure comprises a plurality of fibrous elements; wherein the plurality of fibrous elements comprises one or more fibrous element-forming materials comprising one or more polyvinyl alcohols; and one or more active agents present within the plurality of fibrous elements, wherein the one or more active agents comprise one or more surfactants, wherein the one or more surfactants comprise at least one glutamate surfactant according to the general formula (I): wherein R1 is a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched alkyl or alkenyl chain with from 5 to 20 carbon atoms; and M is H, ammonium, triethanolammonium (TEA), sodium or potassium and mixtures thereof; and wherein the water-soluble fibrous structure is substantially free of alkyl sulfate and alkyl ether sulfate type of surfactants.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: The Procter and Gamble CompanyInventors: Karl Shiqing Wei, Min Mao, Susan Adair Griffiths-Brophy, Gerald John Guskey, Brian Xiaoqing Song
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Publication number: 20220004208Abstract: An implementation is for a two-phase shutoff of a device having a sensor coupled to an integral shutoff system. One example includes a metering system with a sensor coupled to an integral shutoff system, wherein the sensor is used to perform a measurement which indicates that a first threshold has been met, a first response system configured to perform at least one action with respect to receiving the indication that the first threshold was met, the at least one action occurring while the integral shutoff system remains inactivated, a second response system configured to receive an indication from the metering system, wherein the sensor is used to perform a second measurement which indicates that a second threshold has been met, and a second response system configured to perform at least one additional action.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Sean M. Scoggins, Lakshmi Viswanathan Krishnan, Markus Boelter, Christof Hermann Esselmann, Prasad Samudrala, Murali Krishna Bezawada, Gerald John Paprocki
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Patent number: 11166905Abstract: A skin cleansing composition has from about 0.05% to about 15%, by weight of the composition, of a plurality of color stable abrasive particles comprising a non-oxide colorant; and an antioxidant selected from the group consisting of tocopherol acetate (Vitamin E Acetate), butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), sodium benzotriazolyl butylphenol sulfate, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and combinations thereof. The abrasive particles are sustainable. The skin cleansing composition has a pH of <6 or from about 4 to about 6.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Gerald John Guskey, Shannon Dale Wagers, Somil Manjul Shah
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Patent number: 11160741Abstract: Described herein, a personal care composition and its uses, wherein the personal care composition comprises a surfactant system, wherein the surfactant system comprises: from 3% to 15% of an anionic surfactant by weight of the composition, wherein the anionic surfactant is sodium laureth(1) sulfate SLE1S, from 1% to 15% of one or more cosurfactants by weight of the composition; from 0.10% to 5.0%, from 0.20% to 2.5%, from 0.25% to 1.75%, from 0.50% to 1.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: The Procter and Gamble CompanyInventors: Gerald John Guskey, Shannon Dale Wagers, Edward Dewey Smith, III
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Patent number: 10885945Abstract: A plurality of block configurations may be employed for read while write operations. In one apparatus example, a plurality of block configurations may be employed. Block configurations may include an arrangement of similarly doped semiconductor switches. Block configurations may select a respective tile of a memory array, a particular memory cell of the respective tile, and select a memory operation to apply to the particular memory cell. Immediately adjacent block configurations within a particular slice of the memory array may be substantially mirrored and immediately adjacent block configurations in separate immediately adjacent slices of the memory array may be substantially similar. Similarly doped diffusion regions for similarly doped semiconductor switches in substantially mirrored block configurations may be arranged to electrically share a common potential signal value level. Other apparatus and methods are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Gerald John Barkley, Daniele Vimercati, Pierguido Garofalo
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Publication number: 20200405605Abstract: Described herein, a water-soluble personal cleansing product including a water-soluble fibrous structure; wherein the water-soluble fibrous structure comprises a plurality of fibrous elements; wherein the plurality of fibrous elements comprises one or more fibrous element-forming materials comprising one or more polyvinyl alcohols; and one or more active agents present within the plurality of fibrous elements, wherein the one or more active agents comprise one or more surfactants, wherein the one or more surfactants comprise at least one glutamate surfactant according to the general formula (I): wherein R1 is a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched alkyl or alkenyl chain with from 5 to 20 carbon atoms; and M is H, ammonium, triethanolammonium (TEA), sodium or potassium and mixtures thereof; and wherein the water-soluble fibrous structure is substantially free of alkyl sulfate and alkyl ether sulfate type of surfactants.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Karl Shiqing WEI, Min NMN MAO, Susan Adair GRIFFITHS-BROPHY, Gerald John GUSKEY, Brian Xiaoqing SONG
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Patent number: 10806692Abstract: A skin cleansing composition has from about 0.05% to about 15%, by weight of the composition, of a plurality of color stable abrasive particles comprising a non-oxide colorant; and an antioxidant selected from the group consisting of tocopherol acetate (Vitamin E Acetate), butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), sodium benzotriazolyl butylphenol sulfate, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and combinations thereof. The abrasive particles are sustainable. The skin cleansing composition has a pH of <6 or from about 4 to about 6.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2016Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Gerald John Guskey, Shannon Dale Wagers, Somil Manjul Shah
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Publication number: 20200237640Abstract: A skin cleansing composition has from about 0.05% to about 15%, by weight of the composition, of a plurality of color stable abrasive particles comprising a non-oxide colorant; and an antioxidant selected from the group consisting of tocopherol acetate (Vitamin E Acetate), butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), sodium benzotriazolyl butylphenol sulfate, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and combinations thereof. The abrasive particles are sustainable. The skin cleansing composition has a pH of <6 or from about 4 to about 6.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Gerald John GUSKEY, Shannon Dale WAGERS, Somil Manjul SHAH
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Publication number: 20190262249Abstract: Described herein, a personal care composition and its uses, wherein the personal care composition comprises a surfactant system, wherein the surfactant system comprises: from 3% to 15% of an anionic surfactant by weight of the composition, wherein the anionic surfactant is sodium laureth(1) sulfate SLE1S, from 1% to 15% of one or more cosurfactants by weight of the composition; from 0.10% to 5.0%, from 0.20% to 2.5%, from 0.25% to 1.75%, from 0.50% to 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Gerald John GUSKEY, Shannon Dale WAGERS, Edward Dewey SMITH, III
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Publication number: 20190177505Abstract: Described herein, a composition comprises an anionic surfactant system comprising from 1% to 30% of an anionic surfactant by total weight of the composition, wherein the anionic surfactant is sodium laureth(n) sulfate SLEnS, wherein n is the average moles of ethoxylation, wherein n ranges from 0 to 8, preferably from 1 to 3. The composition comprises from 0.01% to 2% of a cationic guar polymer by total weight of the composition, wherein the cationic guar polymer has a charge density from 0.6 meq/g to 2.5 meq/g. One or more coacervates are formed with the anionic surfactant system, preferably with the anionic surfactant, and the cationic guar polymer. The composition comprises from 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Gerald John GUSKEY, Karl Shiqing WEI
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Patent number: 10301052Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for processing isolated mammalian tissue for use in surgical grafting, implantation, or transplantation procedures. The method employs electron beam sterilization, the collagen tissue is partially submerged in rHSA (Recombinant Human Serum Albumin), the tissue is stored in specially designed packaging, and the tissue is stored at ambient temperatures without requiring refrigeration. The terminal sterilization using electronic beams takes place in the special packaging. This inventive technology offers advantages including being biologically safe, maintaining tissue integrity while minimizing size, increasing scalability, increasing shelf life, increasing the amount of tissue usable for transplantation, and reducing of costs associated with processing and storing tissue for long periods of time.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Inventors: James H. Forsell, Gerald John Cole, Jeffrey Dow Holiman
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Patent number: 10145972Abstract: Many embodiments provide a hybrid data processing system (HySDS) of an end-to-end geodetic imaging data system enabling near-real-time science, assessment, response, and rapid recovery. The HySDS may be an operation data processing system that integrates data from many different geodetic data sources and/or sensors, including interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR), GPS, pixel tracking, seismology, and/or modeling, and processes the data to generate actionable high quality science data products. The HySDS may provide for an automated imaging and analysis capabilities that is able to handle the imminent increases in raw data from new and existing geodetic monitoring sensor systems.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2015Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: Susan Ethel Owen, Angelyn W. Moore, Zhen Liu, Sang Ho Yun, Hook Kian Hua, Gian Franco Sacco, Timothy M. Stough, Costin Radulescu, Eric J. Fielding, Paul A. Rosen, Frank H. Webb, Jennifer W. Cruz, Mark Simons, Piyush Shanker Agram, Paul Randall Lundgren, Gerald John Maramba Manipon, Michael David Starch, Brian Wilson
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Publication number: 20180092831Abstract: A skin cleansing composition has from about 0.05% to about 15%, by weight of the composition, of a plurality of color stable abrasive particles comprising a non-oxide colorant; and an antioxidant selected from the group consisting of tocopherol acetate (Vitamin E Acetate), butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), sodium benzotriazolyl butylphenol sulfate, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and combinations thereof. The abrasive particles are sustainable. The skin cleansing composition has a pH of <6 or from about 4 to about 6.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2016Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Gerald John GUSKEY, Shannon Dale WAGERS, Somil Manjul SHAH
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Publication number: 20170358328Abstract: Subject matter disclosed herein relates to methods and apparatus, such as memory devices and systems including such memory devices. In one apparatus example, a plurality of block configurations may be employed. Block configurations may include an arrangement of similarly doped semiconductor switches. Block configurations may select a respective tile of a memory array, a particular memory cell of the respective tile, and select a memory operation to apply to the particular memory cell. Immediately adjacent block configurations within a particular slice of the memory array may be substantially mirrored and immediately adjacent block configurations in separate immediately adjacent slices of the memory array may be substantially similar. Similarly doped diffusion regions for similarly doped semiconductor switches in substantially mirrored block configurations may be arranged to electrically share a common potential signal value level. Other apparatus and methods are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Gerald John Barkley, Daniele Vimercati, Pierguido Garofalo
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Patent number: 9767857Abstract: Subject matter disclosed herein relates to methods and apparatus, such as memory devices and systems including such memory devices. In one apparatus example, a plurality of block configurations may be employed. Block configurations may include an arrangement of similarly doped semiconductor switches. Block configurations may select a respective tile of a memory array, a particular memory cell of the respective tile, and select a memory operation to apply to the particular memory cell. Immediately adjacent block configurations within a particular slice of the memory array may be substantially mirrored and immediately adjacent block configurations in separate immediately adjacent slices of the memory array may be substantially similar. Similarly doped diffusion regions for similarly doped semiconductor switches in substantially mirrored block configurations may be arranged to electrically share a common potential signal value level. Other apparatus and methods are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Gerald John Barkley, Daniele Vimercati, Pierguido Garofalo
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Patent number: 9717674Abstract: A skin cleansing composition having biodegradable abrasive particles, is provided. The abrasive particles have a mean Circularity of from about 0.10 to about 0.60 and a mean particle size as expressed by the area-equivalent diameter of about 500 ?m to about 2,000 ?m and a Biodegradable Rate of about 30% to about 100%. The composition has a structured surfactant phase or surfactant phase having a Yield Stress of about 1 Pa to about 100 Pa or a Yield Stress of about 0.1 Pa to about 10 Pa, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2016Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Gerald John Guskey, Denis Alfred Gonzales, Karl Shiqing Wei
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Publication number: 20170203002Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for processing isolated mammalian tissue for use in surgical grafting, implantation, or transplantation procedures. The method employs electron beam sterilization, the collagen tissue is partially submerged in rHSA (Recombinant Human Serum Albumin), the tissue is stored in specially designed packaging, and the tissue is stored at ambient temperatures without requiring refrigeration. The terminal sterilization using electronic beams takes place in the special packaging. This inventive technology offers advantages including being biologically safe, maintaining tissue integrity while minimizing size, increasing scalability, increasing shelf life, increasing the amount of tissue usable for transplantation, and reducing of costs associated with processing and storing tissue for long periods of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2017Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: James H. FORSELL, Gerald John COLE, Jeffrey Dow HOLIMAN