Patents by Inventor Gregory Scott Johnston

Gregory Scott Johnston 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).

  • Offshore transfer and destruction of volatile organic compounds
    Patent number: 11878772
    Abstract: A vapor taker system, a vessel-based solution to accommodate vapor destruction during hydrocarbon loading and/or lightering, is disclosed. The vapor taker has vapor destruction equipment, support fuel, and accommodation for loading hose connections as necessary to comply with air emissions requirements for the destruction of volatile organic compounds. The vapor taker system can be modular or fully integrated into a marine vessel such as a ship, barge, tanker, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: G Squared V LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Scott Johnston, Gary Brian Vogt
  • Offshore Transfer and Destruction of Volatile Organic Compounds
    Publication number: 20210253200
    Abstract: A vapor taker system, a vessel-based solution to accommodate vapor destruction during hydrocarbon loading and/or lightering, is disclosed. The vapor taker has vapor destruction equipment, support fuel, and accommodation for loading hose connections as necessary to comply with air emissions requirements for the destruction of volatile organic compounds. The vapor taker system can be modular or fully integrated into a marine vessel such as a ship, barge, tanker, and so forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Gregory Scott Johnston, Gary Brian Vogt
  • Offshore transfer and destruction of volatile organic compounds
    Patent number: 10988214
    Abstract: A vapor taker system, a vessel-based solution to accommodate vapor destruction during hydrocarbon loading and/or lightering, is disclosed. The vapor taker has vapor destruction equipment, support fuel, and accommodation for loading hose connections as necessary to comply with air emissions requirements for the destruction of volatile organic compounds. The vapor taker system can be modular or fully integrated into a marine vessel such as a ship, barge, tanker, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: G Squared V LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Scott Johnston, Gary Brian Vogt
  • Content aware workflow builder and workflow engine
    Patent number: 8056012
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for providing a graphical workflow programming environment for routing documents. First a workflow design platform is provided that comprises a process canvas for receiving at least one graphical workflow programming object. Next, a graphical representation of the graphical workflow programming object is provided where the graphical representation is adapted to be selected by an administrator of the graphical workflow programming environment and inserted into the process canvas, wherein the graphical workflow programming object comprises a graphical decision point that is adapted to route the documents based on contents of the documents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ying-Pong Chen, Gregory Scott Johnston, Wayne F. Miller, Sharon McKenna Sanders, Alan Tsu-I Yaung