Patents by Inventor J. O'Connor

J. O'Connor 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).

  • Publication number: 20190284988
    Abstract: A spark plug is disclosed that includes at least one bore extending through a shell of the spark plug in order to form a passageway between an annular volume around the spark plug insulator nose and a pre-chamber volume of a pre-chamber device, thus directing a purge of exhaust gases trapped in the annular volume to a space formed by the exterior of the spark plug body and the interior of the pre-chamber device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Alan C. Anderson, William Marshall Cover, Xu Han, Benjamin L. Olivas, Daniel J. O'Connor, Daniel Guillermo Gonzalez Medina, Xiao Qin, Nicholas James Welch, Andrew Guy Kitchen
  • Publication number: 20190271428
    Abstract: A multi-fitting rotatable fluid connection apparatus comprising a fluid entry fitting and first and second fluid discharge fittings. The fluid entry fitting comprises a first end connector threaded for attachment to a fluid source, and first and second distribution connectors. The first fluid discharge fitting has a first intake connector which receives fluid from the first distribution connector. A first rotation member is coupled between the first intake connector and the first distribution connector such that the first fluid discharge fitting is rotatable about a first axis of rotation. The second fluid discharge fitting has a second intake connector which receives fluid from the second distribution connector. A second rotation member is coupled between the second intake connector and the second distribution connector such that the second fluid discharge fitting is rotatable about a second axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy J. O'Connor, Erick Williams
  • Patent number: 10383738
    Abstract: A tibial knee joint prosthesis for attachment to a suitably prepared tibial bone, providing bearing portions in the lateral and medial compartments. The lateral and medial bearing surfaces of the component are inclined at different angles in the anterior to posterior direction of the knee, so that when mounted to the tibia, the lateral bearing surface of the prosthesis is higher than the medial bearing surface to the posterior side of the knee. In this way the lateral ligament is tightened progressively more than the medial ligament as the knee moves from extension to flexion, resulting in increased stability in the lateral compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: BTG International Limited
    Inventors: John J. O'Connor, John W. Goodfellow, David Murray
  • Patent number: 10311489
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a system and method for creating a job advertisement. The job advertisement includes visual information which is presented an in organized, easily digestible manner. An example system according to the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first computing device a second computing device in communication with the first computing device. The second computing device is configured to receive an input of text describing a job from the first computing device and create a job advertisement including at least one image representative of at least a portion of the text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: VIZIRECRUITER, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph J. O'Connor, Patrick J. Frenzel
  • Publication number: 20190050914
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a system and method for creating a job advertisement. The job advertisement includes visual information which is presented an in organized, easily digestible manner. An example system according to the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first computing device a second computing device in communication with the first computing device. The second computing device is configured to receive an input of text describing a job from the first computing device and create a job advertisement including at least one image representative of at least a portion of the text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph J. O'Connor, Patrick J. Frenzel
  • Patent number: 10160602
    Abstract: A food processing machine includes a first frame, a plurality of in-feed cartridges, and at least one motor. The plurality of in-feed cartridges are connected with the first frame in spaced-apart relation. Each in-feed cartridge includes a base member and a belt member moveably disposed around the base member. The at least one motor is connected with the belt members and configured to drive the belt members of the plurality of in-feed cartridges around their respective base members. The plurality of in-feed cartridges are disconnectable with the first frame and reconfigurable so that any number of the plurality of in-feed cartridges can be reconnected with the first frame in varying spaced-apart relation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: PROVISUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan M. Torrenga, Glen F. Pryor, Ryan J. O'Connor, Gage A. Fox
  • Publication number: 20180285939
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a system and method for creating a job advertisement. The job advertisement includes visual information which is presented an in organized, easily digestible manner. An example system according to the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first computing device a second computing device in communication with the first computing device. The second computing device is configured to receive an input of text describing a job from the first computing device and create a job advertisement including at least one image representative of at least a portion of the text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph J. O'Connor, Patrick J. Frenzel
  • Patent number: 10072585
    Abstract: A cooling system for a gas turbine engine turbine section includes a rotor supporting a blade having a cooling passage. A disc is secured relative to the rotor and it forms a cavity between the rotor and the disc. A bleed air source is in fluid communication with the cavity. An impeller is arranged in the cavity. The impeller is configured to increase a fluid pressure within the cavity to drive bleed air from the bleed air source and thereby provide a pressurized cooling fluid to the cooling passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: John H. Mosley, James P. Chrisikos, John J. O'Connor, Charles C. Wu, David Glasspoole, Roger Gates
  • Publication number: 20180232191
    Abstract: A handheld computing device can include a substantially rectangular first screen having a front surface, a rear surface, and a beveled edge extending between the front and rear surfaces of the first screen and a substantially rectangular second screen rotatably connected to the first screen so that the device is foldable between an open position and a closed position, the second screen having a front surface, a rear surface, and a beveled edge extending between the front and rear surfaces of the second screen. When the device is in the closed position, the first and second screens are positioned back-to-back and the beveled edges of the first and second screens angle inwardly toward the other respective screen to provide an angled surface configured to facilitate opening the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Charles Becze, Michael J. O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20180186576
    Abstract: A food processing machine includes a first frame, a plurality of in-feed cartridges, and at least one motor. The plurality of in-feed cartridges are connected with the first frame in spaced-apart relation. Each in-feed cartridge includes a base member and a belt member moveably disposed around the base member. The at least one motor is connected with the belt members and configured to drive the belt members of the plurality of in-feed cartridges around their respective base members. The plurality of in-feed cartridges are disconnectable with the first frame and reconfigurable so that any number of the plurality of in-feed cartridges can be reconnected with the first frame in varying spaced-apart relation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Ryan M. Torrenga, Glen F. Pryor, Ryan J. O'Connor, Gage A. Fox
  • Publication number: 20180186025
    Abstract: A food processing machine includes a slicing device, a slicing conveyor, a classifier device, and an exposed load cell device. The slicing device is adapted to slice a food product. The slicing conveyor is adapted to move the food product sliced by the slicing device. The classifier device is adapted to classify the food product sliced by the slicing device. The exposed load cell device is adapted to weigh the food product sliced by the slicing device. The exposed load cell device is located between the slicing conveyor and the classifier device. The exposed load cell device is permanently exposed providing accessible cleaning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Fernando Garcia-Perez, Ryan M. Torrenga, Gage A. Fox, Ryan J. O'Connor, Glen F. Pryor
  • Publication number: 20180186022
    Abstract: In one aspect, a food product tray includes a pan including a top surface, a front end and a rear end, at least one side member extending upward from the pan, and a gate positioned near the front end of the pan. The gate is moveable between a blocking position, in which a top edge of the gate is positioned above the top surface of the pan, and a non-blocking position, in which the top edge is either at or below the top surface of the pan. During movement of the gate, the gate rotates relative to the front end of the pan about an axis displaced from the gate. In one aspect, a slicing apparatus includes a food product tray including a gate movable along an arcuate path defined by an axis displaced from the gate and a radius between the arcuate path and the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Gage A. Fox, Glen F. Pryor, Ryan M. Torrenga, Ryan J. O'Connor
  • Patent number: 10007932
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a system and method for creating a job advertisement. The job advertisement includes visual information which is presented an in organized, easily digestible manner. An example system according to the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first computing device a second computing device in communication with the first computing device. The second computing device is configured to receive an input of text describing a job from the first computing device and create a job advertisement including at least one image representative of at least a portion of the text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: VIZIRECRUITER LLC
    Inventors: Joseph J. O'Connor, Patrick J. Frenzel
  • Patent number: 10002735
    Abstract: A circuit breaker is referenced that has an indicator lamp that identifies a fault condition after power is interrupted to the circuit breaker. This solution uses light emitting diodes (LEDs) to indicate the trip condition. This solution does not require the power to be enabled to the load side of the circuit breaker in order to power the LEDs to display a trip condition. An overload may be detected when the fault current generates sufficient heat in a strip composed of a resistive element or bimetal to cause the bimetal to deflect and/or bend. The mechanical deflection triggers a trip assembly that includes a spring trip level to force a moveable contact attached to a moveable conductive blade away from a stationary contact, thereby breaking the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Inventor: John J. O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20180137689
    Abstract: Methods and software assisting a user in working with images of histological sections to increase the user's productivity and decrease the need for extensive expertise in anatomy. In some embodiments, the methods include methods of assisting a user in creating a 3D volume image of a tissue block from a series of images of histological sections taken from the tissue block. In some embodiments, the methods include methods of automatedly registering a live-view or stored histological section image to a tissue block atlas. In some embodiments, the methods include methods of annotating a histological section image with information from a tissue block atlas based on user input(s) associated with the tissue block atlas. In some embodiments, the methods include methods of automatedly controlling operation of an imaging modality, such as an optical microscope, based on user input(s) associated with a tissue block atlas. These and other methods may be embodied in various configurations of software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Brian S. Eastwood, Susan Tappan, Nathan J. O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20180132721
    Abstract: The present invention provides a biocompatible circuit assembly that includes a circuit encased within a housing. In some embodiments, the housing is a PMMA housing and before the circuit is enclosed within the housing the circuit is encased within a brick of epoxy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: Senseonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Arthur Earl Colvin, Jr., Carrie R. Lorenz, Casey J. O'Connor, Steven J. Walters
  • Patent number: 9950869
    Abstract: A belt tensioner for a food processing machine includes a base member, a nose member, a belt member, and a driving member. The nose member is pivotally connected with the base member. The belt member is moveably disposed around the base member and the nose member. The driving device is configured to pivotally move the nose member relative to the base member. As the nose member pivotally moves relative to the base member the nose member applies variable levels of tension on the belt member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: PROVISUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Glen F. Pryor, Ryan J. O'Connor
  • Patent number: 9946505
    Abstract: A handheld computing device can include a substantially rectangular first screen having a front surface, a rear surface, and a beveled edge extending between the front and rear surfaces of the first screen and a substantially rectangular second screen rotatably connected to the first screen so that the device is foldable between an open position and a closed position, the second screen having a front surface, a rear surface, and a beveled edge extending between the front and rear surfaces of the second screen. When the device is in the closed position, the first and second screens are positioned back-to-back and the beveled edges of the first and second screens angle inwardly toward the other respective screen to provide an angled surface configured to facilitate opening the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Z124
    Inventors: Charles Becze, Michael J. O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20170352097
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for trading multiple tradeable objects. One example method includes displaying at least one combined quantity indicator representing a combined quantity associated with at least two tradeable objects, detecting an input associated with an order for a predetermined order quantity in relation to one of the combined quantity indicators, and allocating the order quantity between the at least two tradeable objects using at least one quantity allocation rule. In one example embodiment, a plurality of quantity allocation rules can be user-configurable, and different rules can be defined and applied in relation to different order types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Michael J. BURNS, Robert A. WEST, Gerald J. O'CONNOR, Stephen J. MURPHY, Scott F. SINGER
  • Publication number: 20170321832
    Abstract: A multi-axis rotatable coupling element for a hose or pipe comprising a rotation assembly coupled between a female fitting and a male fitting. The female fitting has a first female threaded end connector for attachment to a hose or spigot, and a second end connector. The male fitting has a third male threaded end for attachment to a hose or spigot, and a fourth end connector. The rotation assembly consists of a first and second rotation member and a single continuous internal channel. The first and second rotation member are rotatable about a first and second axis of rotation, respectively, and have a first and second longitudinal bore for conveying fluid, respectively. The first and second axes of rotation may be different. The single continuous internal channel comprises at least the first and second longitudinal bore and conveys a fluid between the female fitting and the male fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy J. O'Connor, Steven Lorraine