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).

  • Patent number: 9653896
    Abstract: An electrical enclosure includes a first wall having an exhaust opening, a second wall, and a third wall. The electrical enclosure also includes at least one circuit breaker compartment, a line compartment arranged between the third wall and the at least one circuit breaker compartment, and an exhaust duct extending through the electrical enclosure between the first wall and the second wall. The exhaust duct is fluidically connected to the exhaust opening and each of the at least one circuit breaker compartments. At least one passage extends between the line compartment and the at least one circuit breaker compartment through the exhaust duct. The at least one passage is substantially fluidically isolated from the exhaust duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael Paul Lafond, Erik Ryan Khzouz, Ganesh Venkataraman, Gerald John Witkoski
  • Patent number: 9622951
    Abstract: A personal care composition exhibiting a tan delta of about 0.30 or more at about 10° C. includes a primary surfactant, secondary surfactant, and a polyol. Methods are also provided to improve the stability of a personal care composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gerald John Guskey, Songtao Zhou
  • Patent number: 9572684
    Abstract: An interbody insertion tool and cage for use during an interbody spinal fusion procedure is disclosed. In one aspect, the tool comprises a rod centrally located within the tool that has the ability to remain attached to the cage to aid in: coupling the tool to the cage, release of the tool from the cage, alignment of additional hardware, and insertion of materials within the hollow of the cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Innovasis, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Wayne Neary, Jeffrey Eugene Deckey, Gerald John Alexander, Roger Denis Sung
  • Publication number: 20160294171
    Abstract: An electrical enclosure includes a first wall having an exhaust opening, a second wall, and a third wall. The electrical enclosure also includes at least one circuit breaker compartment, a line compartment arranged between the third wall and the at least one circuit breaker compartment, and an exhaust duct extending through the electrical enclosure between the first wall and the second wall. The exhaust duct is fluidically connected to the exhaust opening and each of the at least one circuit breaker compartments. At least one passage extends between the line compartment and the at least one circuit breaker compartment through the exhaust duct. The at least one passage is substantially fluidically isolated from the exhaust duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Paul Lafond, Erik Ryan Khzouz, Ganesh Venkataraman, Gerald John Witkoski
  • Patent number: 9402653
    Abstract: An enhanced pedicle rod clamp device for connecting two or more pedicle rods in spinal surgery is disclosed. The device may include an arm, an upper clamp, and a lower clamp, which are configured for coupling to a pedicle rod. The upper clamp may be coupled to the arm, and the lower clamp may be coupled to the upper clamp. The upper clamp may be rotationally and/or translationally movable with respect to at least one of the arm and the lower clamp. The lower clamp may be rotationally and/or translationally movable with respect to at least one of the arm and the upper clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Innovasis, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Wayne Neary, Roger Denis Sung, Gerald John Alexander, Susan Kay Bain, James Monroe Davenport
  • Publication number: 20160146803
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sample testing device for conducting a heterogenous assay, for example an ELISA, in a capillary lumen, using one way flow of sample and wash buffer to move the reaction through the binding, separation and signal measurement steps, thus minimising external intervention. The capillary passage is configured to allow time within different zones for reaction, capture, separation of bound and free fractions, and signal measurement. A combined capture-signal read zone is provided to maximise the capture of signal linked binding member, and signal measurement within the capture zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Gerald John Allen, Carolyn Jennifer Ruddell, Patrick Ward, Philip Roberston
  • Publication number: 20160047940
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Susan Ethel Owen, Angelyn W. Moore, Zhen Liu, Sang Ho Yun, Hook Kian Hua, Gian Franco Sacco, Timothy M. Stough, Costin Redulescu, 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
  • Patent number: 9201065
    Abstract: The invention relates to agglutination assays and related kits, reagents and devices. In particular methods of assaying small analytes having few epitopes are disclosed, by means of using hub moieties to which multiple analytes may be bound by a first epitope, together with a further moiety capable of binding a second analyte epitope and which is also capable of binding to a detectable particle. Stable agglutinated complexes may be so formed, which may used as the basis for various assay formats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Platform Diagnostics Limited
    Inventors: Carolyn Jennifer Ruddell, Gerald John Allen, Douglas Robert Evans, Elizabeth Burke
  • Publication number: 20150306014
    Abstract: A personal care composition includes a surfactant, a water soluble cationic polymer, a hydrophobic benefit agent, and a hydrophobic cationic polyethylene polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Qing STELLA, Gerald John GUSKEY
  • Patent number: 9129760
    Abstract: A shutter system for a switchgear compartment includes a moveable shutter translatable between a closed position and an open position. Also included is a pusher operatively coupled to a first side of the moveable shutter and configured to impart a force on the moveable shutter in response to an insertion of an electrical device within the switchgear compartment. Further included is a cam member having a cam shaft operatively coupled to the moveable shutter, the cam shaft having a cam track. Yet further included is a bell crank configured to guide along the cam track and translate the moveable shutter between the closed position and the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Dean Arthur Robarge, Brittany Leigh Estes, Michael Paul Lafond, Joseph Gustave Nagy, Jason William Newby, Gerald John Witkoski
  • Patent number: 9101551
    Abstract: A personal care composition includes a surfactant, a water soluble cationic polymer, a hydrophobic benefit agent, and a hydrophobic cationic polyethylene polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Qing Stella, Gerald John Guskey
  • Publication number: 20150212080
    Abstract: A modified form of saturation assay is provided that is based on the measurement of a free or unbound labelled reagent fraction (such that there is an increase in signal in the presence of analyte) and employs trapping zones to concentrate said unbound or free labelled faction to avoid loss of sensitivity. Preferably the assay is a membrane assay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Douglas Robert EVANS, Gerald John ALLEN, Carolyn Jennifer RUDDELL
  • Publication number: 20150200007
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Gerald John Barkley, Daniele Vimercati, Pierguido Garofalo
  • Patent number: 9057263
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating a medium, the apparatus including structure for generating a flow of a working fluid in a flow path, treatment structure for subjecting the medium to treatment and a delivery device for delivering the medium to the treatment structure, the treatment structure and the delivery device being operable in response to the flow of working fluid. A refuge chamber and method utilize such apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Inventors: Geoffrey Allan Whittaker, Gerald John Ness
  • Patent number: 9028771
    Abstract: The invention provides a modified form of saturation assay, which is based on the measurement of a free or unbound labelled reagent fraction (such that there is an increase in signal in the presence of analyte) and employs trapping zones to concentrate said unbound or free labelled fraction to avoid loss of sensitivity. Preferably, the assay is a membrane assay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Platform Diagnostics Limited
    Inventors: Douglas Robert Evans, Gerald John Allen, Carolyn Jennifer Ruddell
  • Publication number: 20150096582
    Abstract: A personal care composition includes a surfactant, a water soluble cationic polymer, a hydrophobic benefit agent, and a hydrophobic cationic polyethylene polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Qing STELLA, Gerald John GUSKEY
  • Publication number: 20150098920
    Abstract: A personal care composition includes a surfactant, a water soluble cationic polymer, a hydrophobic benefit agent, and a hydrophobic cationic polyethylene polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Qing STELLA, Gerald John GUSKEY
  • Patent number: 8995161
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald John Barkley, Daniele Vimercati, Pierguido Garofalo
  • Publication number: 20140366837
    Abstract: The current application is directed to mechanical devices that mix gasses, including an end section of a split cycle engine crossover passage. The end section forms, using high-pressure air from the crossover passage and fuel from the injector, a swirling, entwined mixture on multiple axes with distributed rotational frequencies that results in a superior air/fuel mixture. Additionally, by appropriately dividing the air and geometrically entwining the mixture from each of the parallel stages, the end section provides for geometric dilution of the air/fuel mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: Gerald John Wawrzeniak
  • Patent number: 8898229
    Abstract: A contact management system is described having a first database containing proprietary information and a second database containing public information. Where appropriate, the publicly available information is displayed with the proprietary information to give the user more information about a contact. The multiple relationships provided by the public database allow the user to use both the proprietary and public data to find a relationship with a potential client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Barclays Capital Inc.
    Inventors: John Andrew Harvey, George Richard Black, Michael Joseph Catchpole, Richard H. Mai, Gerald John McCormack, Aiko Muro, Dante R. Sarigumba, George Tierney