Patents by Inventor Jack C. Cornelius
Jack C. Cornelius 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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Patent number: 10398601Abstract: Bus bar electrical interconnection system adapted for use with an irregularly-shaped eye-shield and adapted for interconnection with leads from a battery to power a heating element affixed to the eye-shield, the interconnection system having bus bars, each bus bar adapted for connection with a lead from the battery, one or more of the bus bars having at least one protruding configuration alteration providing a partial contact surface area of the bus bars, and at least one peripheral member securing interconnection of the partial contact surface area of the bus bars with the heating element, for providing customized heating of the heating element depending upon the number of protruding configuration alterations for customized heating to prevent fogging of the eye-shield.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2018Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Abominable Labs, LLCInventors: Jack C. Cornelius, Vincent O'Malley
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Publication number: 20180325736Abstract: Bus bar electrical interconnection system adapted for use with an irregularly-shaped eye-shield and adapted for inter-connection with leads from a battery to power a heating element affixed to the eye-shield, the interconnection system having bus bars, each bus bar adapted for connection with a lead from the battery, one or more of the bus bars having at least one protrusion, or alternatively a recession, providing at least one partial contact area of the bus bars, together with alternatively provided painted contact pads on the heating element, and at least one peripheral member securing interconnection of the partial contact surface area of the bus bars with the heating element, for providing customized heating of the heating element depending upon the number and extent of partial contact areas for customized heating to prevent fogging of the eye-shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2016Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: ABOMINABLE LABS, LLCInventors: Vincent O'Malley, Jack C. Cornelius
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Publication number: 20180239131Abstract: Bus bar electrical interconnection system adapted for use with an irregularly-shaped eye-shield and adapted for interconnection with leads from a battery to power a heating element affixed to the eye-shield, the interconnection system having bus bars, each bus bar adapted for connection with a lead from the battery, one or more of the bus bars having at least one protruding configuration alteration providing a partial contact surface area of the bus bars, and at least one peripheral member securing interconnection of the partial contact surface area of the bus bars with the heating element, for providing customized heating of the heating element depending upon the number of protruding configuration alterations for customized heating to prevent fogging of the eye-shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: ABOMINABLE LABS, LLCInventors: Jack C. Cornelius, Vincent O'Malley
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Publication number: 20180045981Abstract: Portable, light attenuating electrochromic device adapted for heating to prevent fogging and to enhance operability during colder weather comprising: opposed substrates defining an enclosed space for receiving a liquid crystal solution and having conducting layers, the first substrate having a heating element system thereon for controlled operation via a first voltage power supply circuit between an upper voltage limit and a lower voltage limit, the second substrate having a tint control system thereon for controlled operation via a second voltage power supply circuit at first and second state tint voltages outside the heating voltage range upper and lower voltage limits, for heating the device during cold-weather operation to prevent fogging of the device and for attenuating light through the device to account for varying ambient lighting conditions despite colder weather operating conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: ABOMINABLE LABS, LLCInventors: JACK C. CORNELIUS, VINCENT O'MALLEY
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Publication number: 20180000648Abstract: Anti-fog, interchangeable-lens goggle adapted for use with a battery comprising: a body with a flexible posterior portion for engaging a user's face and an anterior portion; a lens having a resistive anti-fog element thereon, the lens adapted for engaging the anterior portion of the body; an engagement mechanism for releasably interconnecting the lens and the body; an interconnection mechanism preferably protected by a tortuous path electrical interconnection system and depending from the body adapted for detachably interconnecting the heating element of the lens and the battery, the interconnection means operable or integral with the engagement mechanism such that interconnecting the heating element of the lens with the battery also reinforces interconnecting of the lens with the semi-rigid anterior portion of the body; and a strap adapted for holding the goggle on one of a user's head and helmet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2016Publication date: January 4, 2018Applicant: ABOMINABLE LABS, LLCInventors: DAVID C. MCCULLOCH, JACK C. CORNELIUS, VINCENT O'MALLEY, TOREN P.B. ORZECK
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Patent number: 9808375Abstract: Power saving method providing a burst of power for defogging an eye-shield apparatus with a thin-film heater, comprising: activating the heater from an off power level to an on-demand mode or from a preliminary intermediate power level during an active-on mode to a max power level and continuing heating for a predetermined first period of time, automatically reducing power after the first period of time and sustaining the lesser power for a second predetermined period of time, after which program control automatically turns off the heater, or automatically reduces the heat back to the preliminary intermediate power level depending upon the initial state of the heater upon activating the burst of power, whether on or off. The method may be repeated as often as necessary from off level in the on-demand mode, or from within a continuous active-on mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Abominable Labs, LLCInventors: Jack C. Cornelius, Vincent O'Malley
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Patent number: 9693395Abstract: Anti-fog, interchangeable-lens goggle adapted for use with a battery comprising: a body with a flexible posterior portion for engaging a user's face and an anterior portion; a lens having a resistive anti-fog element thereon, the lens adapted for engaging the anterior portion of the body; an engagement mechanism for releasably interconnecting the lens and the body; an interconnection mechanism depending from the body adapted for detachably interconnecting the heating element of the lens and the battery, the interconnection means operable or integral with the engagement mechanism such that interconnecting the heating element of the lens with the battery also reinforces interconnecting of the lens with the semi-rigid anterior portion of the body; and a strap adapted for holding the goggle on a user's head with, or without, a helmet.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Abominable Labs, LLCInventors: David C. McCulloch, Jack C. Cornelius, Toren P. B. Orzeck
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Patent number: 9678367Abstract: A multi-pane, multi-geometry eye-shield adapted to be installed into a frame of an eye-shield, such as a goggle for protecting user's eyes, comprising a spherical anterior outer eye-shield member, a cylindrical posterior inner eye-shield member, an irregular-shaped gasket member between the anterior and posterior eye-shield members forming a water-tight and air-tight semi-annular space therebetween. The posterior cylindrical inner eye-shield member may further be adapted for heating to reduce condensation comprising a thin-film, electrically conductive heating element, such as Indium Tin Oxide (ITO), and electrical contact members to connect the thin-film heating element to a power source.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Abominable Labs, LLCInventor: Jack C. Cornelius
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Publication number: 20160359207Abstract: Thermally-protected heatable chemical cell battery system adapted for providing power to an electronic device comprising a chemical cell battery, control circuitry operatively connected with the battery, a heating element operatively connected with the control circuitry and the battery, the heating element being powered by the battery and located adjacent the battery, the control circuitry providing sufficient power from the battery to the heating element, optionally responsive to a temperature sensor and temperature feedback system, to improve the operating performance of the battery and to control charging, a preferably Aerogel insulating member surrounding the battery and the heating element, contact leads passing through a portion of the insulating member and an optional protective cover adapted for conveying power from the battery to the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: ABOMINABLE LABS, LLCInventors: JACK C. CORNELIUS, VINCENT O'MALLEY
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Patent number: 9351880Abstract: Anti-fog, interchangeable-lens goggle adapted for use with a battery comprising: a body with a flexible posterior portion for engaging a user's face and an anterior portion; a lens having a resistive anti-fog element thereon, the lens adapted for engaging the anterior portion of the body; an engagement mechanism for releasably interconnecting the lens and the body; an interconnection mechanism depending from the body adapted for detachably interconnecting the heating element of the lens and the battery, the interconnection means operable or integral with the engagement mechanism such that interconnecting the heating element of the lens with the battery also reinforces interconnecting of the lens with the semi-rigid anterior portion of the body; and a strap adapted for holding the goggle on one of a user's head and helmet.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2015Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Abominable Labs, LLCInventors: David C. McCulloch, Jack C. Cornelius, Toren P. B. Orzeck
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Publication number: 20160070120Abstract: A multi-pane, multi-geometry eye-shield adapted to be installed into a frame of an eye-shield, such as a goggle for protecting user's eyes, comprising a spherical anterior outer eye-shield member, a cylindrical posterior inner eye-shield member, an irregular-shaped gasket member between the anterior and posterior eye-shield members forming a water-tight and air-tight semi-annular space therebetween. The posterior cylindrical inner eye-shield member may further be adapted for heating to reduce condensation comprising a thin-film, electrically conductive heating element, such as Indium Tin Oxide (ITO), and electrical contact members to connect the thin-film heating element to a power source.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Applicant: ABOMINABLE LABS, LLCInventor: Jack C. Cornelius
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Publication number: 20160051411Abstract: Anti-fog, interchangeable-lens goggle adapted for use with a battery comprising: a body with a flexible posterior portion for engaging a user's face and an anterior portion; a lens having a resistive anti-fog element thereon, the lens adapted for engaging the anterior portion of the body; an engagement mechanism for releasably interconnecting the lens and the body; an interconnection mechanism depending from the body adapted for detachably interconnecting the heating element of the lens and the battery, the interconnection means operable or integral with the engagement mechanism such that interconnecting the heating element of the lens with the battery also reinforces interconnecting of the lens with the semi-rigid anterior portion of the body; and a strap adapted for holding the goggle on one of a user's head and helmet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: ABOMINABLE LABS, LLCInventors: DAVID C. MCCULLOCH, JACK C. CORNELIUS, TOREN P.B. ORZECK
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Publication number: 20150238361Abstract: Anti-fog, interchangeable-lens goggle adapted for use with a battery comprising: a body with a flexible posterior portion for engaging a user's face and an anterior portion; a lens having a resistive anti-fog element thereon, the lens adapted for engaging the anterior portion of the body; an engagement mechanism for releasably interconnecting the lens and the body; an interconnection mechanism depending from the body adapted for detachably interconnecting the heating element of the lens and the battery, the interconnection means operable or integral with the engagement mechanism such that interconnecting the heating element of the lens with the battery also reinforces interconnecting of the lens with the semi-rigid anterior portion of the body; and a strap adapted for holding the goggle on a user's head with, or without, a helmet.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: ABOMINABLE LABS, LLCInventors: DAVID C. MCCULLOCH, JACK C. CORNELIUS, TOREN P.B. ORZECK
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Patent number: 9072591Abstract: Eye-shield condensation prevention system for use in a ski goggle, dive mask, medical or testing face shield or the like, that prevents undesirable hot spots on the eye-shield and maintains constant heat, with the ability to compensate for variations in resistance encountered from one eye-shield region to another, and/or one eye-shield to another, comprising a power source, a pulse-width modulator, a microcomputer, a heating element, and a sensing circuit. The microcomputer uses the sensing circuit to sense voltage and determine a value of resistance of the heating element. The microcomputer then uses this value to adjust the duty cycle of the pulse-width modulator, and may employ a two-dimensional table in assisting calculation. Multiple pulse-width modulators may be employed that correspond to a plurality of eye-shield regions and a corresponding plurality of heating elements.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2014Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Abominable Labs, LLCInventors: Jack C. Cornelius, Vincent O'Malley
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Publication number: 20150121610Abstract: Eye-shield condensation prevention system for use in a ski goggle, dive mask, medical or testing face shield or the like, that prevents undesirable hot spots on the eye-shield and maintains constant heat, with the ability to compensate for variations in resistance encountered from one eye-shield region to another, and/or one eye-shield to another, comprising a power source, a pulse-width modulator, a microcomputer, a heating element, and a sensing circuit. The microcomputer uses the sensing circuit to sense voltage and determine a value of resistance of the heating element. The microcomputer then uses this value to adjust the duty cycle of the pulse-width modulator, and may employ a two-dimensional table in assisting calculation. Multiple pulse-width modulators may be employed that correspond to a plurality of eye-shield regions and a corresponding plurality of heating elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2014Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: ABOMINABLE LABS, LLCInventors: Jack C. Cornelius, Vincent O'Malley
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Publication number: 20140374402Abstract: Power saving method providing a burst of power for defogging an eye-shield apparatus with a thin-film heater, comprising: activating the heater from an off power level to an on-demand mode or from a preliminary intermediate power level during an active-on mode to a max power level and continuing heating for a predetermined first period of time, automatically reducing power after the first period of time and sustaining the lesser power for a second predetermined period of time, after which program control automatically turns off the heater, or automatically reduces the heat back to the preliminary intermediate power level depending upon the initial state of the heater upon activating the burst of power, whether on or off. The method may be repeated as often as necessary from off level in the on-demand mode, or from within a continuous active-on mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: Abominable Labs, LLCInventors: Jack C. Cornelius, Vincent O'Malley
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Patent number: 8566962Abstract: Eye-shield condensation preventing system comprising an eye shield adapted for protecting a user's eyes and adapted for defining at least a partially enclosed space between the user's eyes and the eye shield, a power source, a pulse-width modulator preferably comprised of a microcomputer, switching means, preferably comprised of a MOSFET device, that is responsive to the pulse-width modulator, a preferably indium-tin-oxide (ITO) heating element on the eye shield, and a circuit interconnecting the power source, the pulse-width modulator, the switching means and the heating element for controlling heating of the eye shield. In one embodiment the eye shield is divided into a plurality of heating regions. A current adjustment means, sensors, and optionally user-selectable profiles are employed to allow heating adjustment or automated anti-fog capability and variable condition adaptability of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2012Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Inventor: Jack C. Cornelius