Patents by Inventor Gregory A. Ferguson

Gregory A. Ferguson 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: 10008195
    Abstract: Sprayable low-viscosity compositions have improved acoustic damping properties through the addition to the composition of a sterically hindered phenol, present in an amount from 9% to 18% by weight of the composition. In other embodiments, the sterically hindered phenol will have a melting point within the range from 60° C. to 250° C. and a molecular weight of 300 g/mol or less (but not 0).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Jeng-Li Liang, Michael S. Puckett, Gregory A. Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20180111194
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing systems, apparatuses, methods and non-transitory computer readable media for the production of at least one desired 3D object. The 3D printer described herein comprises, inter alia, an opening that comprises a first side and a second side. A component of the 3D printing, such as a layer dispenser, may be conveyed from the first side of the opening to the second side of the opening (e.g., and vice versa) during the 3D printing. The opening may be closable. A closure of the opening may seclude the component during at least a portion of the 3D printing. Additional features relating to components of the 3D printing systems are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Benyamin BULLER, Erel MILSHTEIN, Thomas Blasius BREZOCZKY, Gregory Ferguson BROWN, Alexander BRUDNY
  • Publication number: 20170326388
    Abstract: An air-fed visor comprises a mask, at least part of which comprises a foam material. An air tube is provided for delivering air to the visor. An air distribution rose is disposed in the foam mask. The rose comprises an air inlet connected to the air tube and an air distribution chamber for distributing air from the air inlet into the foam material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventor: Paul Gregory Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20160035339
    Abstract: Sprayable low-viscosity compositions have improved acoustic damping properties through the addition to the composition of a sterically hindered phenol, present in an amount from 9% to 18% by weight of the composition. In other embodiments, the sterically hindered phenol will have a melting point within the range from 60° C. to 250° C. and a molecular weight of 300 g/mol or less (but not 0).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Jeng-Li Liang, Michael S. Puckett, Gregory A. Ferguson
  • Patent number: 8962134
    Abstract: A sealant article useful for sealing a substrate surface having a first surface and a second surface is provided. The first surface comprises a deformable composition that is capable of conforming to a substrate surface when subjected to heat and/or pressure. The second surface of the sealant article has been at least partially cured by exposing said surface to an amount of radiation effective to induce at least partial curing of the second surface of the sealant article. Prior to such curing, the second surface also is comprised of the deformable composition. Such at least partial curing is effective to render the second surface less deformable than the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Pachl, Don K. Howard, Gradie C. Rorie, Gregory A. Ferguson
  • Patent number: 8673108
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions useful as adhesives and more particularly to the preparation of epoxy-based adhesive composition with improved impact resistance and good adhesion to oily metal substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Jeng-Li Liang, Rajat K. Agarawal, Gregory A. Ferguson, Olaf Lammerschop, Frank Dittrich, Rainer Schoenfeld
  • Publication number: 20130312904
    Abstract: A sealant article useful for sealing a substrate surface having a first surface and a second surface is provided. The first surface comprises a deformable composition that is capable of conforming to a substrate surface when subjected to heat and/or pressure. The second surface of the sealant article has been at least partially cured by exposing said surface to an amount of radiation effective to induce at least partial curing of the second surface of the sealant article. Prior to such curing, the second surface also is comprised of the deformable composition. Such at least partial curing is effective to render the second surface less deformable than the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. PACHL, Don K. HOWARD, Grady C. RORIE, Gregory A. FERGUSON
  • Publication number: 20130005707
    Abstract: Provided herein are Heteroaryl Compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of a Heteroaryl Compound and methods for treating or preventing inflammatory conditions or cancer, and conditions treatable or preventable by inhibition of a kinase or a kinase pathway comprising administering an effective amount of a Heteroaryl Compound to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Sogole Bahmanyar, R.J. Bates, Kate Blease, Andrew Antony Calabrese, Thomas Oran Daniel, Mercedes Delgado, Jan Elsner, Paul Erdman, Bruce Fahr, Gregory Ferguson, Branden Lee, Lisa Nadolny, Garrick Packard, Patrick Papa, Veronique Plantevin-Krenitsky, Jennifer Riggs, Patricia Rohane, Sabita Sankar, John Sapienza, Yoshitaka Satoh, Victor Sloan, Randall Stevens, Lida Tehrani, Jayashree Tikhe, Eduardo Torres, Andrew Wallace, Brandon Wade Whitefield, Jingjing Zhao
  • Patent number: 8299056
    Abstract: Provided herein are Heteroaryl Compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of a Heteroaryl Compound and methods for treating or preventing inflammatory conditions or cancer, and conditions treatable or preventable by inhibition of a kinase or a kinase pathway comprising administering an effective amount of a Heteroaryl Compound to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: Sogole Bahmanyar, R.J. Bates, Kate Blease, Andrew Calabrese, Thomas Daniel, Mercedes Delgado, Jan Elsner, Paul Erdman, Bruce Fahr, Gregory Ferguson, Branden Lee, Lisa Nadolny, Garrick Packard, Patrick Papa, Veronique Plantevin-Krenitsky, Jennifer Riggs, Patricia Rohane, Sabita Sankar, John Sapienza, Yoshitaka Satoh, Victor Sloan, Randall Stevens, Lida Tehrani, Jayashree Tikhe, Eduardo Torres, Andrew Wallace, Brandon Wade Whitefield, Jingjing Zhao
  • Publication number: 20120271803
    Abstract: A method of processing a transaction request at a database load balancer. The method comprises receiving the transaction request, where the transaction request is comprised of one or more operations; analyzing the transaction request to determine the one or more operations; associating one or more database locks with each of the one or more operations; analyzing one or more of the database locks to determine the one or more sequence numbers associated with each of the one or more operations; and transmitting the one or more operations with the associated database locks and the sequence numbers to one or more databases servers accessible to the database load balancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Gregory Ferguson, Jeffrey Heisz, David Tung, Muhammad Mansoor Jamal, Ariff Kassam
  • Patent number: 8288447
    Abstract: Expandable, thermally curable compositions containing at least one epoxy resin, at least one polyester, at least one blowing agent, and at least one curing agent are useful as adhesives and structural reinforcement materials. When foamed and adhered to a metal substrate surface, such polyester-modified foamable compositions can exhibit improved adhesion to the substrate surface after exposure to a corrosive environment, as compared to compositions that do not contain polyester. Furthermore, these compositions can exhibit improved flow properties in the uncured state at temperatures between 50 and 100° C. They are granulatable, with the granules produced thereby having non-tacky surfaces at room temperature and being capable of being readily processed into molded objects by injection molding processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Xaver Muenz, Bernd Mayer, Christian Scheffner, Rajat K. Agarwal, Michael S. Puckett, Gregory A. Ferguson, Olaf Lammerschop
  • Patent number: 8209696
    Abstract: A method of processing a transaction request at a database load balancer. The method comprises receiving the transaction request, where the transaction request is comprised of one or more operations; analyzing the transaction request to determine the one or more operations; associating one or more database locks with each of the one or more operations; analyzing one or more of the database locks to determine the one or more sequence numbers associated with each of the one or more operations; and transmitting the one or more operations with the associated database locks and the sequence numbers to one or more databases servers accessible to the database load balancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Teradata US, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Ferguson, Jeffrey Heisz, David Tung, Muhammad Mansoor Jamal, Ariff Kassam
  • Publication number: 20100176650
    Abstract: A decorative overlay comprised of thin plastic or metal may be securely fastened to a wheel using one or more preformed, solid, dimensionally stable, heat-activatable adhesive bodies. The use of such adhesive bodies offers significant processing and performance advantages over conventional methods for cladding wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Timothy J. Zens, Rajat K. Agarwal, James E. Thompson, Gregory A. Ferguson, Scott J. Beleck, David Inkpen
  • Publication number: 20100093698
    Abstract: Provided herein are Heteroaryl Compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of a Heteroaryl Compound and methods for treating or preventing inflammatory conditions or cancer, and conditions treatable or preventable by inhibition of a kinase or a kinase pathway comprising administering an effective amount of a Heteroaryl Compound to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Sogole Bahmanyar, R.J. Bates, Kate Blease, Andrew Antony Calabrese, Thomas Oran Daniel, Mercedes Delgado, Jan Elsner, Paul Erdman, Bruce Fahr, Gregory Ferguson, Branden Lee, Lisa Nadolny, Garrick Packard, Patrick Papa, Veronique Plantevin-Krenitsky, Jennifer Riggs, Patricia Rohane, Sabita Sankar, John Sapienza, Yoshitaka Satoh, Victor Sloan, Randall Stevens, Lida Tehrani, Jayashree Tikhe, Eduardo Torres, Andrew Wallace, Brandon Wade Whitefield, Jingjing Zhao
  • Publication number: 20090294057
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions useful as adhesives and more particularly to the preparation of epoxy-based adhesive composition with improved impact resistance and good adhesion to oily metal substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Jeng-Li Liang, Rajat K. Agarawal, Gregory A. Ferguson, Olaf Lammerschop, Frank Dittrich, Rainer Schoenfeld
  • Publication number: 20090250166
    Abstract: A sealant article useful for sealing a substrate surface having a first surface and a second surface is provided. The first surface comprises a deformable composition that is capable of conforming to a substrate surface when subjected to heat and/or pressure. The second surface of the sealant article has been at least partially cured by exposing said surface to an amount of radiation effective to induce at least partial curing of the second surface of the sealant article. Prior to such curing, the second surface also is comprised of the deformable composition. Such at least partial curing is effective to render the second surface less deformable than the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Pachl, Don K. Howard, Grady C. Rorie, Gregory A. Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20090176903
    Abstract: Expandable, thermally curable compositions containing at least one epoxy resin, at least one polyester, at least one blowing agent, and at least one curing agent are useful as adhesives and structural reinforcement materials. When foamed and adhered to a metal substrate surface, such polyester-modified foamable compositions can exhibit improved adhesion to the substrate surface after exposure to a corrosive environment, as compared to compositions that do not contain polyester. Furthermore, these compositions can exhibit improved flow properties in the uncured state at temperatures between 50 and 100° C. They are granulatable, with the granules produced thereby having non-tacky surfaces at room temperature and being capable of being readily processed into molded objects by injection molding processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Xaver Muenz, Bernd Mayer, Christian Scheffner, Rajat K. Agarwal, Michael S. Puckett, Gregory A. Ferguson, Olaf Lammerschop
  • Publication number: 20090104448
    Abstract: A first substrate may be joined to a second substrate using an adhesive body. The adhesive body is formed from an adhesive composition containing at least one epoxy resin, at least one heat-activatable curing agent, and at least one radiation-curable compound. A first surface of the adhesive body is exposed to an amount of radiation effective to cure at least a portion of the at least one radiation-curable compound present in proximity to such first surface, thereby rendering said first surface less tacky and/or more resistant to deformation. A second surface of the adhesive body is then applied to a surface of said first substrate. A surface of the second substrate is thereafter positioned proximate to or in contact with the first surface of the adhesive body and the adhesive body heated to a temperature effective to activate the heat-activated curing agent and induce curing of the at least one epoxy resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: James E. Thompson, Grady C. Rorie, Tanya Estrin, Gregory A. Ferguson
  • Patent number: 7473717
    Abstract: Expandable thermosettable compositions containing at least one epoxy resin, at least one finely divided thermoplastic polymer powder, at least one blowing agent, at least one curing agent, and at least one filler are suitable for the production of thermosetting laminated bodies with a tacky surface. These laminated bodies can be produced and handled in a simple manner and are suitable for stiffening and reinforcing flat structural components, in particular vehicle body structural components, such as vehicle body frames, doors, trunk lids, engine hoods and/or roof components in automobile construction. The expandable thermosettable compositions are also suitable for the production of thermosetting, thermally expandable shaped articles for reinforcing hollow structural members by the injection molding process. In preferred embodiments, the composition is injected onto a metallic or thermoplastic carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Xaver Muenz, Thomas Leeb, Rajat K. Agarwal, Gregory A. Ferguson, Michael Puckett
  • Publication number: 20080021048
    Abstract: Provided herein are Aminopurine Compounds having the following structure: wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of an Aminopurine Compound and methods for treating or preventing cancer, a cardiovascular disease, a renal disease, an autoimmune condition, an inflammatory condition, macular degeneration, ischemia-reperfusion injury, pain and related syndromes, disease-related wasting, an asbestos-related condition, pulmonary hypertension or a condition treatable or preventable by inhibition of the JNK pathway comprising administering an effective amount of an Aminopurine Compound to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Brydon Bennett, Gregory Ferguson, Yoshitaka Satoh