Patents by Inventor J. Gleason
J. Gleason 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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Publication number: 20250251271Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for measuring the volume of liquid contained in a vessel. A sensor array comprising a plurality of sensors and a laser apparatus comprising one or more lasers can be positioned relative to each other such that lasers beams emitted from the laser(s) can be received by the sensor array. The vessel can be positioned such that each laser beam intersects the vessel at a certain predetermined height. A liquid level's height may be determined by the volume of liquid in the vessel. A refraction of a laser beam may be influenced by the presence or absence of liquid at that predetermined height, which could be the result of the liquid level's height being above or below that predetermined height. Readings from the sensor array may determine where refraction occurs, allowing ranges or values of the volume of liquid in the vessel to be extrapolated.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2024Publication date: August 7, 2025Inventors: Kevin Christopher, Ron Bergold, Paul J. Gleason, Andrew J. Boyce, James Foster, Bradley J. Sargent, Nafiseh Jafari
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Publication number: 20250084779Abstract: A transport power system for generating power is provided. The transport power system includes an extended mid-pipe having a flexible member and an insulated member that is connected to the flexible member. The flexible member is coupled to an exhaust manifold disposed on a diesel prime mover that is configured to generate exhaust. The extended mid-pipe is configured to receive the exhaust from the exhaust manifold. The diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) is coupled to the insulated member. The transport power system also includes a housing containing the DOC and the diesel prime mover. The DOC is positioned away from the diesel prime mover such that the DOC is configured to be unstacked in a depth direction of the housing. The insulated member is configured to maintain a temperature of the exhaust to at or above an activation temperature of the DOC.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2024Publication date: March 13, 2025Inventors: Erich A. Lucht, Kyle J. Gleason
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Publication number: 20250084781Abstract: Exhaust assemblies for emitting an exhaust from a prime mover while in transit are disclosed. The exhaust assembly can include a tail pipe that includes a raiser portion, a soot portion and an undercut outlet. The raiser portion is inclined at a first angle relative to a vertical axis of the exhaust assembly. The raiser portion is configured to receive the exhaust. The soot portion is connected to the raiser portion and is configured to receive the exhaust from the raiser portion. The soot portion is inclined at a second angle relative to the vertical axis. The undercut outlet is disposed at a tail end of the soot portion. The undercut outlet has an upper lip shielding fluid or debris from entering the exhaust assembly via the undercut outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2024Publication date: March 13, 2025Inventors: Erich A. Lucht, Kyle J. Gleason
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Patent number: 11940438Abstract: A method for monitoring fuel quality of a power system used in transport is provided. The method includes a controller of the power system determining that the prime mover is actively running. The method also includes the controller monitoring an output of a water-in-fuel (WIF) sensor configured to measure an amount of water accumulated in a water collection reservoir of a fuel/water separator that separates water from fuel passing there through. Also, the method includes the controller determining an amount of fuel passing through the fuel/water separator. Further, the method includes the controller calculating a fuel quality score of the fuel based on the output of the WIF sensor and the amount of fuel having passed through the fuel/water separator. The method further includes the controller triggering different alerts based on the calculated fuel quality score.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: THERMO KING LLCInventors: John G. Simpson, Kyle J. Gleason, Randall S. Burnham, Arthur H. Ambaruch
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Patent number: 11692495Abstract: A generator set for a transport climate control unit is provided that is operable at a first frequency and a second frequency. The generator set includes a generator, a prime mover configured to operate at a first non-zero speed and a second non-zero speed that is less than the first non-zero speed, and a genset controller configured to control operation of the generator set. When operating at the first non-zero speed, the genset controller is configured to monitor a prime mover load parameter to determine whether the prime mover is approaching or has exceeded an overload or stall situation. The genset controller is configured to reduce the speed of the prime mover from the first non-zero speed to the second non-zero speed to prevent the overload or stall situation.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: THERMO KING LLCInventors: John G Simpson, Randy S. Burnham, Kyle J. Gleason
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Publication number: 20230102325Abstract: A method for monitoring fuel quality of a power system used in transport is provided. The method includes a controller of the power system determining that the prime mover is actively running. The method also includes the controller monitoring an output of a water-in-fuel (WIF) sensor configured to measure an amount of water accumulated in a water collection reservoir of a fuel/water separator that separates water from fuel passing there through. Also, the method includes the controller determining an amount of fuel passing through the fuel/water separator. Further, the method includes the controller calculating a fuel quality score of the fuel based on the output of the WIF sensor and the amount of fuel having passed through the fuel/water separator. The method further includes the controller triggering different alerts based on the calculated fuel quality score.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: John G. Simpson, Kyle J. Gleason, Randall S. Burnham, Arthur H. Ambaruch
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Publication number: 20220349356Abstract: A generator set for a transport climate control unit is provided that is operable at a first frequency and a second frequency. The generator set includes a generator, a prime mover configured to operate at a first non-zero speed and a second non-zero speed that is less than the first non-zero speed, and a genset controller configured to control operation of the generator set. When operating at the first non-zero speed, the genset controller is configured to monitor a prime mover load parameter to determine whether the prime mover is approaching or has exceeded an overload or stall situation. The genset controller is configured to reduce the speed of the prime mover from the first non-zero speed to the second non-zero speed to prevent the overload or stall situation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: John G. Simpson, Randy S. Burnham, Kyle J. Gleason
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Publication number: 20220234943Abstract: Colored CTE modifiers may be added to a glass frit system to modify the CTE of a resulting fired enamel. The CTE modifier is colored. The colored CTE modifier may include a modified Pseudo-Brookite type material having a formula Al2TiO5, where Al and/or Ti are partially substituted with one or more coloring ions including Fe, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, and Cu; a modified Cordierite type material having a formula Mg2Al4Si5O18, wherein Mg and/or Al is partially substituted with one or more of the coloring ions; a Perovskite type material having a formula Sm1?xSrxMnO3??, where x=0.0-0.5 and ?=0.0-0.25, or a modified version of the Perovskite type material wherein Sr is partially substituted with Ba and/or Ca; a modified magnesium pyrophosphate type material having a formula Mg2P2O7 wherein Mg is substituted with Co and/or Zn ions; or combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2020Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Enos A. Axtell, III, John J. Maloney, Cody J. Gleason, Srinivasan Sridharan, George E. Sakoske
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Patent number: 11367812Abstract: A phosphor in glass (PiG) cover is provided to modulate the color emitted from an LED chip. The PiG cover includes an active layer including glass and phosphor, and a secondary layer including glass and free of phosphor. The active layer is stacked on the secondary layer to form the PiG cover. Alternately the PiG includes an active layer sandwiched between two secondary layers. Two or more active layers can be stacked to each other or disposed side-by-side. An LED chip is arranged under the PiG cover to form an LED package.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Ferro CorporationInventors: Cody J. Gleason, Srinivasan Sridharan, George E. Sakoske, Ellen S. Tomey, Chao Ma, Jackie D. Davis, Yi Yang, Stanley Wang
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Publication number: 20200388730Abstract: A phosphor in glass (PiG) cover is provided to modulate the color emitted from an LED chip. The PiG cover includes an active layer including glass and phosphor, and a secondary layer including glass and free of phosphor. The active layer is stacked on the secondary layer to form the PiG cover. Alternately the PiG includes an active layer sandwiched between two secondary layers. Two or more active layers can be stacked to each other or disposed side-by-side. An LED chip is arranged under the PiG cover to form an LED package.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Cody J. Gleason, Srinivasan Sridharan, George E. Sakoske, Ellen S. Tomey, Chao Ma, Jackie D. Davis, Yi Yang, Stanley Wang
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Patent number: 10661072Abstract: A device for delivery of TENS current, attachable to a handheld skin treatment device with a mechanical motion source, comprises a housing for mounting on the handheld skin treatment device, with a conductive skin contact head with first and second electrodes for receiving a TENS signal as a voltage established between the electrodes and a connector mounted in or on the housing and configured to interface with the mechanical motion source to receive the motion of the motion source. The device has an energy converter in the housing to convert the motion into electrical current, a power control circuit for receiving the electrical current and converting it into at least one power supply output voltage; and a signal generation circuit connected to the at least one the power supply output voltage for producing as an output a TENS signal for delivery to skin.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: NSE Products, Inc.Inventors: Dale G. Kern, Kevin S. Oberkramer, Jared H. Nathanson, Robert D. Miller, Paul J. Gleason
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Patent number: 10562809Abstract: A low K value, high Q value, low firing dielectric material and method of forming a fired dielectric material. The dielectric material can be fired below 950° C. or below 1100° C., has a K value of less than about 8 at 10-30 GHz and a Q value of greater than 500 or greater than 1000 at 10-30 GHz. The dielectric material includes, before firing a solids portion including 10-95 wt % or 10-99 wt % silica powder and 5-90 wt % or 1-90 wt % glass component. The glass component includes 50-90 mole % SiO2, 5-35 mole % or 0.1-35 mole % B2O3, 0.1-10 mole % or 0.1-25 mole % Al2O3, 0.1-10 mole % K2O, 0.1-10 mole % Na2O, 0.1-20 mole % Li2O, 0.1-30 mole % F. The total amount of Li2O+Na2O+K2O is 0.1-30 mole % of the glass component. The silica powder can be amorphous or crystalline.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Ferro CorporationInventors: Cody J. Gleason, John J. Maloney, Srinivasan Sridharan, George E. Sakoske, Peter Marley, Mohammed H. Megherhi, Yie-Shein Her, Orville W. Brown, Jackie D. Davis, Thomas J. Coffey, Ellen S. Tormey, Stanley Wang, David L. Widlewski
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Publication number: 20190135683Abstract: A low K value, high Q value, low firing dielectric material and method of forming a fired dielectric material. The dielectric material can be fired below 950° C. or below 1100° C., has a K value of less than about 8 at 10-30 GHz and a Q value of greater than 500 or greater than 1000 at 10-30 GHz. The dielectric material includes, before firing a solids portion including 10-95 wt % or 10-99 wt % silica powder and 5-90 wt % or 1-90 wt % glass component. The glass component includes 50-90 mole % SiO2, 5-35 mole % or 0.1-35 mole % B2O3, 0.1-10 mole % or 0.1-25 mole % Al2O3, 0.1-10 mole % K2O, 0.1-10 mole % Na2O, 0.1-20 mole % Li2O, 0.1-30 mole % F. The total amount of Li2O+Na2O+K2O is 0.1-30 mole % of the glass component. The silica powder can be amorphous or crystalline.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Cody J. Gleason, John J. Maloney, Srinivasan Sridharan, George E. Sakoske, Peter Marley, Mohammed H. Megherhi, Yie-Shein Her, Orville W. Brown, Jackie D. Davis, Thomas J. Coffey, Ellen S. Tormey, Stanley Wang, David L. Widlewski
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Publication number: 20180361137Abstract: A device for delivery of TENS current, attachable to a handheld skin treatment device with a mechanical motion source, comprises a housing for mounting on the handheld skin treatment device, with a conductive skin contact head with first and second electrodes for receiving a TENS signal as a voltage established between the electrodes and a connector mounted in or on the housing and configured to interface with the mechanical motion source to receive the motion of the motion source. The device has an energy converter in the housing to convert the motion into electrical current, a power control circuit for receiving the electrical current and converting it into at least one power supply output voltage; and a signal generation circuit connected to the at least one the power supply output voltage for producing as an output a TENS signal for delivery to skin.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Dale G. Kern, Kevin S. Oberkramer, Jared H. Nathanson, Robert D. Miller, Paul J. Gleason
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Patent number: 9455928Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for balancing a load on a queue among multiple consumers. A target polling hit rate is derived for at least one queue from a consumer load. The consumer load on the at least one queue is adjusted responsive to a change in an observed polling hit rate for the at least one queue.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Nile Josiah Geisinger, Joseph J. Gleason
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Patent number: 9408375Abstract: A double-headed five-sided fishing net uses a pair of net heads to enclose a fish from two opposing sides and uses a lateral net to enclose a fish from three additional sides. The lateral net is connected in between the pair of net heads on three sides so that the front side is an opening that can be used to capture fish. A tong assembly allows a user to press the pair of net heads against each other, which puts the fishing net into a closed position. In addition, the tong assembly continuously applies a force by a torsion spring to separate the pair of net heads from each other, which puts the fishing net into an open position. In order to counter the continuous force from the torsion spring, the fishing net has a locking mechanism to hold the tong assembly in the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2013Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Inventors: Mitchell E Miller, David J Gleason
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Publication number: 20160145676Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for analysis of samples, particularly biological and environmental sample to detect biomolecules of interest contained therein. A variety of system components are described herein, including, but not limited to, components for sample handling, mixing of materials, sample processing, transfer of materials, and analysis of materials. The invention further provides mechanisms for combining and integrating the different components and for housing, moving, and storing system components or the system as a whole. The systems may include any one or more or all of these components. The system finds particular use when employed for analysis of nucleic acid molecule using mass spectrometry, however, the invention is not limited such specific uses.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2015Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: Steven A. Hofstadler, Jose R. Gutierrez, James C. Hannis, Jared J. Drader, Rex O. Bare, Jeffrey C. Smith, Paul J. Gleason, Jared Nathanson, Ronald K. Bergold, Robert D. Miller, Kevin S. Oberkramer
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Publication number: 20160116379Abstract: Provided herein are apparatuses, systems, kits and methods for sterilely delivering fluid to an elongated swab. In particular, provided herein are apparatuses configured to sterilely deliver a desired fluid to a swab contained within a swab housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2015Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: James C. Hannis, Sherilynn Manalili Wheeler, Thomas N. Chiesl, Jared J. Drader, Steven A. Hofstadler, Ronald K. Bergold, Paul J. Gleason, Zachary T. Hannis
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Publication number: 20160104610Abstract: The invention relates generally to sample ionization, and provides ionization probe assemblies, systems, computer program products, and methods useful for this purpose.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2015Publication date: April 14, 2016Inventors: Steven A. Hofstadler, Jose R. Gutierrez, James C. Hannis, Jared J. Drader, Rex O. Bare, Jeffrey C. Smith, Paul J. Gleason, Jared Nathanson
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Patent number: 9194877Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for analysis of samples, particularly biological and environmental sample to detect biomolecules of interest contained therein. A variety of system components are described herein, including, but not limited to, components for sample handling, mixing of materials, sample processing, transfer of materials, and analysis of materials. The invention further provides mechanisms for combining and integrating the different components and for housing, moving, and storing system components or the system as a whole. The systems may include any one or more or all of these components. The system finds particular use when employed for analysis of nucleic acid molecule using mass spectrometry, however, the invention is not limited such specific uses.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2010Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: IBIS BIOSCIENCES, INC.Inventors: Steven A. Hofstadler, Jose R. Gutierrez, James C. Hannis, Jared J. Drader, Rex O. Bare, Jeffrey C. Smith, Paul J. Gleason, Jared Nathanson, Ronald K. Bergold, Robert D. Miller, Kevin S. Oberkramer