Patents by Inventor James A. Johnston

James A. 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).

  • Publication number: 20240079226
    Abstract: An apparatus for and a method of analyzing a sample. A laser section may include a laser arranged to direct a laser beam in a first direction towards the sample. The laser beam ablating and ionizing at least a portion of the sample to generate ions. An ion source section may include a sample holder for holding the sample. At least one component is arranged to apply an electric field for extracting at least a portion of the ions to form an ion beam traveling in a second direction. A time-of-flight section may include a detector arranged to receive the ion beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Ankur Chaudhuri, Liqian Li, James Johnston, Martin-Lee Cusick
  • Publication number: 20230398332
    Abstract: A guide wire safety device for preventing retained guidewire events comprises a mainbody component located between a Luer hub component for connection to a Luer hub and a locking sleeve component for connection to a catheter, wherein the main body component houses a means for gripping a guidewire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew Hindmarsh, Andrew James Johnston, Fisher Michael, Adam Licence, Sean Licence
  • Patent number: 11823223
    Abstract: A reward card platform includes a database storing funding accounts, reward card purchase transactions, reward card brand options, and denomination options. The platform provides a user interface for purchasing reward cards from multiple third party suppliers. The user interface commits reward card purchase transactions using the funding accounts and specified reward card brand and denomination options. The platform obtains reward card items from supplier APIs corresponding to specified reward card brand and denomination options. The platform includes a buffer storing reward card inventory items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Tango Card, Inc.
    Inventors: J J Zabkar, Israel E. Evans, James A. Johnston, Gregory S. Lee, Chek T. Lim
  • Publication number: 20230136601
    Abstract: A polishing composition includes an anionic abrasive; a pH adjuster; a transition metal catalyst; and an amino acid. A method of polishing a substrate includes the steps of: applying the polishing composition described herein to a surface of a substrate, wherein the surface comprises tungsten or molybdenum; and bringing a pad into contact with the surface of the substrate and moving the pad in relation to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Eric Turner, Bin Hu, Yannan Liang, James Johnston, James McDonough
  • Publication number: 20230135325
    Abstract: A polishing composition includes an anionic abrasive, a pH adjuster a low-k removal rate inhibitor, a ruthenium removal rate enhancer, and water. A method of polishing a substrate includes the steps of: applying the polishing composition described herein to a surface of a substrate, wherein the surface comprises ruthenium or a hard mask material; and bringing a pad into contact with the surface of the substrate and moving the pad in relation to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Yannan Liang, Bin Hu, Abhudaya Mishra, Ting-Kai Huang, Yibin Zhang, James Johnston, James McDonough
  • Publication number: 20220389075
    Abstract: Provided are engineered T-cell receptors comprising fusion proteins comprising a transmembrane domain and an intracellular domain capable of providing a stimulatory signal or an inhibitory signal, and immune cells comprising same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Julyun OH, Chang Yi, Dora Toledo Warshaviak, Jee Young Mock, Mark Daris, Agnes Hamburger, James Johnston, Carl Alexander Kamb
  • Publication number: 20220057161
    Abstract: A firearm flash arrestor device may include a housing having a housing cavity. An entrance cap, having an entrance aperture, may be coupled to a first end of the housing, and an exit cap, having an exit aperture, may be coupled to an opposing second end of the housing. The device may also include one or more baffles configured to be positioned within the housing cavity. Each baffle may include a baffle wall that may be coupled to a baffle plate, a central aperture that may be disposed in the baffle plate, and one or more peripheral apertures that may be formed into the baffle plate and baffle wall. The one or more baffles may be disposed in the housing cavity so that the central aperture of each baffle is aligned with the entrance aperture and exit aperture to provide a path for a projectile to travel through the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventor: Frank James Johnston
  • Publication number: 20220004351
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a processing device includes a plurality of display interfaces, a plurality of display controllers, and display synchronization circuitry. The display interfaces are used to interface with a plurality of display devices, and the display controllers are used to output video frames to the display devices via the display interfaces. Moreover, the display synchronization circuitry includes a clock synchronization interface and a frame synchronization interface. The clock synchronization interface is used to synchronize a clock rate across the display controllers, while the frame synchronization interface is used to synchronize a frame rate across the display controllers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Aswin Padmanabhan, Sangeeta Ghangam Manepalli, Kiran K. Velicheti, Robert James Johnston, Chandra Konduru, Todd M. Witter
  • Publication number: 20210319469
    Abstract: A reward card platform includes a database storing funding accounts, reward card purchase transactions, reward card brand options, and denomination options. The platform provides a user interface for purchasing reward cards from multiple third party suppliers. The user interface commits reward card purchase transactions using the funding accounts and specified reward card brand and denomination options. The platform obtains reward card items from supplier APIs corresponding to specified reward card brand and denomination options. The platform includes a buffer storing reward card inventory items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: J J. Zabkar, Israel E. Evans, James A. Johnston, Gregory S. Lee, Chek T. Lim
  • Patent number: 11042892
    Abstract: A reward card platform includes a database storing funding accounts, reward card purchase transactions, reward card brand options, and denomination options. The platform provides a user interface for purchasing reward cards from multiple third party suppliers. The user interface commits reward card purchase transactions using the funding accounts and specified reward card brand and denomination options. The platform obtains reward card items from supplier APIs corresponding to specified reward card brand and denomination options. The platform includes a buffer storing reward card inventory items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Tango Card, Inc.
    Inventors: J J Zabkar, Israel E. Evans, James A. Johnston, Gregory S. Lee, Chek T. Lim
  • Patent number: 10479526
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for impacting, by a small unmanned aerial vehicle (SUAV), a net having at least three sides; and converting the kinetic energy of the SUAV into at least one of: elastic potential energy of one or more tensioned elastic cords connected to at least one corner of the net, gravitational potential energy of a frame member connected to at least one corner of the net, rotational kinetic energy of the frame member connected to at least one corner of the net, and elastic potential energy of the frame member connected to at least one corner of the net.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
    Inventors: John Peter Zwaan, Robert James Johnston, Cris James Cornell, Philip Martin Finn, Glenn Arnold Blevins, David Wayne Ganzer
  • Patent number: 10449247
    Abstract: The use of oxidatively transformed carotenoid or a component thereof to enhance the immune response in a subject for the treatment of infection or to enhance the immune response to an antigen in a subject being immunized. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions and kits containing the oxidatively transformed carotenoid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignees: Avivagen Inc., National Research Council of Canada
    Inventors: James Johnston, Bozena Korczak, Graham Burton
  • Patent number: 10365239
    Abstract: A system for in-situ identification of a working fluid disposed in at least one piece of equipment, the system including: a working fluid reservoir that contains the working fluid; an in-situ sensor disposed in the working fluid reservoir such that it detects properties of the working fluid or computes properties from the generated spectra of the working fluid; a transmitter that transmits the detected spectra of the working fluid and equipment identification information; and a cloud computing system that receives the detected spectra and the equipment identification information transmitted from the transmitter, wherein the cloud computing system compares the spectra and equipment identification information against a reference database to determine whether or not the spectra of the working fluid substantially matches the stored reference spectra associated with the expected or specified fluid for the equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Gregory K. Lilik, Spencer T. Stober, Alan M. Schilowitz, Michael L. Blumenfeld, Gary James Johnston, Samuel C. Bainbridge, Erik Herz
  • Publication number: 20190203137
    Abstract: A method for improving wear control, while maintaining or improving energy efficiency, in an engine or other mechanical component lubricated with a lubricating oil, by using as the lubricating oil a formulated oil. The formulated oil includes at least one lubricating oil base stock having one or more liquid crystals represented by the formula: R1-(A)m-Y—(B)n—R2 wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and are a substituted or unsubstituted, hydrocarbon, alkoxy or alkylthio group having from 2 to 24 carbon atoms; A and B are the same or different and are a cycloaliphatic group or aromatic group, provided at least one of A and B is an aromatic group; Y is a covalent bond, —CH2-CH2-, —CH?CH—, —OCOO—, —CO—, —CSO—, —CSS—, —CS—, —O—, —S—, —SO—, —SO2-, —CH2O—, —OCH2O—, —NO—, —ONO2, or —C?N; and m and n are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3. The lubricating oil base stock has a kinematic viscosity of 2 cSt to 200 cSt at 40° C., and 1 cSt to 25 cSt at 100° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Halou OUMAR-MAHAMAT, Angela M. BRUNEAU, Martin N. WEBSTER, G. James JOHNSTON
  • Publication number: 20190203139
    Abstract: A method for improving friction and wear control, while maintaining or improving energy efficiency, in an engine or other mechanical component lubricated with a lubricating oil, by using as the lubricating oil a formulated oil. The formulated oil has a composition including at least one lubricating oil base stock. The at least one lubricating oil base stock includes one or more liquid crystals, wherein the one or more liquid crystals are represented by the formula: A?(R1)n wherein A is a mono-ring or a multi-ring aromatic group, R1 is the same or different and is a substituted or unsubstituted, hydrocarbon, alkoxy, or alkylthio group having from 2 to 24 carbon atoms, and n is a value from 1 to 12. The lubricating oil base stock has a kinematic viscosity of 2 cSt to 200 cSt at 40° C., as determined according to ASTM D445, and a kinematic viscosity of 1 cSt to 25 cSt at 100° C., as determined according to ASTM D445.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Halou OUMAR-MAHAMAT, Angela M. BRUNEAU, Martin N. WEBSTER, G. James JOHNSTON
  • Publication number: 20180327114
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for impacting, by a small unmanned aerial vehicle (SUAV), a net having at least three sides; and converting the kinetic energy of the SUAV into at least one of: elastic potential energy of one or more tensioned elastic cords connected to at least one corner of the net, gravitational potential energy of a frame member connected to at least one corner of the net, rotational kinetic energy of the frame member connected to at least one corner of the net, and elastic potential energy of the frame member connected to at least one corner of the net.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: John Peter Zwaan, Robert James Johnston, Cris James Cornell, Philip Martin Finn, Glenn Arnold Blevins, David Wayne Ganzer
  • Patent number: 10046864
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for impacting, by a small unmanned aerial vehicle (SUAV), a net having at least three sides; and converting the kinetic energy of the SUAV into at least one of: elastic potential energy of one or more tensioned elastic cords connected to at least one corner of the net, gravitational potential energy of a frame member connected to at least one corner of the net, rotational kinetic energy of the frame member connected to at least one corner of the net, and elastic potential energy of the frame member connected to at least one corner of the net.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
    Inventors: John Peter Zwaan, Robert James Johnston, Cris James Cornell, Philip Martin Finn, Glenn Arnold Blevins, David Wayne Ganzer
  • Publication number: 20170291720
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for impacting, by a small unmanned aerial vehicle (SUAV), a net having at least three sides; and converting the kinetic energy of the SUAV into at least one of: elastic potential energy of one or more tensioned elastic cords connected to at least one corner of the net, gravitational potential energy of a frame member connected to at least one corner of the net, rotational kinetic energy of the frame member connected to at least one corner of the net, and elastic potential energy of the frame member connected to at least one corner of the net.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: John Peter Zwaan, Robert James Johnston, Cris James Cornell, Philip Martin Finn, Glenn Arnold Blevins, David Wayne Ganzer
  • Publication number: 20170234819
    Abstract: A system for in-situ identification of a working fluid disposed in at least one piece of equipment, the system including: a working fluid reservoir that contains the working fluid; an in-situ sensor disposed in the working fluid reservoir such that it detects properties of the working fluid or computes properties from the generated spectra of the working fluid; a transmitter that transmits the detected spectra of the working fluid and equipment identification information; and a cloud computing system that receives the detected spectra and the equipment identification information transmitted from the transmitter, wherein the cloud computing system compares the spectra and equipment identification information against a reference database to determine whether or not the spectra of the working fluid substantially matches the stored reference spectra associated with the expected or specified fluid for the equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Gregory K. Lilik, Spencer T. Stober, Alan M. Schilowitz, Michael L. Blumenfeld, Gary James Johnston, Samuel C. Bainbridge, Erik Herz
  • Patent number: 9669947
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for impacting, by a small unmanned aerial vehicle (SUAV), a net having at least three sides; and converting the kinetic energy of the SUAV into at least one of: elastic potential energy of one or more tensioned elastic cords connected to at least one corner of the net, gravitational potential energy of a frame member connected to at least one corner of the net, rotational kinetic energy of the frame member connected to at least one corner of the net, and elastic potential energy of the frame member connected to at least one corner of the net.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
    Inventors: John Peter Zwaan, Robert James Johnston, Cris James Cornell, Philip Martin Finn, Glenn Arnold Blevins, David Wayne Ganzer