Patents by Inventor James A. McDonald

James A. McDonald 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).

  • Patent number: 9876904
    Abstract: A method of communicating information describing a voice call from a caller device to a recipient device. Call subject information describing the call is obtained from the caller device and sent to the recipient device to inform the recipient about the subject of the call. The call subject information is can be presented as a subject line displayed to on the recipient device to inform the recipient about the nature of the call and/or its urgency, thereby enabling the recipient to better determined whether to answer the call. The call subject information can be input by the caller or extracted automatically from an application from which the call was initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Nicholas Patrick Alfano, William David Castell, David Lloyd Heit, Douglas Michael Gisby, Jan Hendrik Lucas Bakker, Richard John George, Ian James McDonald
  • Patent number: 9809889
    Abstract: A process for oxidizing water using hydrated cobalt molybdenum is disclosed. A plurality of hydrated cobalt molybdenum nanoparticles are supported on an electrode and are able to catalytically interact with water molecules generating oxygen. The catalyst can be used as part of an electrochemical or photo-electrochemical cell for the generation of electrical energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth James McDonald, Hongfei Jia
  • Publication number: 20170304073
    Abstract: Bone graft scaffold arrangements are described that can be used in minimally invasive posterolateral spinal fusion. The bone graft scaffold apparatus comprise a housing which comprises a cavity for receiving bone growth promoting materials and a plurality of apertures. In use these allow bone and blood vessels to grow through the plurality of apertures to form the bone bridge between vertebrae. Further the bone graft scaffold apparatus comprise at least one opening in the housing for receiving a shaft of an orthopaedic device, such as rod linking pedicle screws, or the shaft of a pedicle screw, or another suitable shaft in another surgical procedure. The apparatus can be attached to structural components such as rods and screws and used to form a continuous scaffold between vertebras to assist in forming a bone bridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Panagiotis PEDOULIAS, Matthew James MCDONALD
  • Publication number: 20170299109
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods for providing one or more accessories on a support surface include a base releasably engageable with the support surface, a housing configured to carry at least a first accessory and be releasably engaged with the base and an elongated carrier rod configured to carry at least a second accessory and be releasably engaged with the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: NEWPARK MATS & INTEGRATED SERVICES LLC
    Inventors: Billy James McDonald, Keegan Blanton McClain, Donald Scott Rogers, James Kerwin McDowell
  • Publication number: 20170164794
    Abstract: A secondary dispenser readily attachable to a standard toilet-tissue dispenser of a roll type for positioning next to the primary toilet-tissue dispenser for dispensing supplemental materials such as pre-wetted toilet sheets. The sheets can be withdrawn from an open door. A compact auxiliary device providing wetted or self-wetting sheets for releasable proximate mounting in conjunction with a conventional toilet-tissue dispenser of dry sheets; comprises an inexpensive container or magazine component pre-loaded with the supplemental sheets. The magazine can be snapped into functional position rapidly. It serves an improved health care and cleanliness function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: Bob's Butt Wipes, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Robert Delaney, Christopher Montgomery, Donald Scott Rogers, Billy James McDonald
  • Publication number: 20170130116
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for sealing subterranean spaces such as natural or induced fractures, vugs or annular spaces. The composition is composed of a base fluid consisting of a soluble alkali silicate, a gas generating additive, solids and a setting agent. The gas generating additive may be coated or uncoated. The gas generating additive may also be in the form of a slurry. In the case of coated additives, the coating may act as a retarder or an accelerator to the expansion and setting agent of the soluble alkali silica. Similarly, the choice of carrier fluid in a slurry may retard or accelerate the expansion and setting of the alkali silicate-based plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Michael James McDonald, Xianglian Li, Brett Howard Cramer, Kelly Paul Short, JR.
  • Patent number: 9537866
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to control the use of applications on handheld device is based on network service, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a network identifier; correlating the network identifier with application and/or feature limitations stored on the mobile device; and limiting application usage based on the results of such correlating step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ian James McDonald, Brian Oliver, Alan Panezio, David Lloyd Heit, Nicholas Alfano, Gregory Scott Henderson, Douglas Gisby
  • Patent number: 9526383
    Abstract: A secondary dispenser readily attachable to a standard toilet-tissue dispenser of a roll type for positioning next to the primary toilet-tissue dispenser for dispensing supplemental materials such as pre-wetted toilet sheets. The sheets can be withdrawn from an open door. A compact auxiliary device providing wetted or self-wetting sheets for releasable proximate mounting in conjunction with a conventional toilet-tissue dispenser of dry sheets; comprises an inexpensive container or magazine component pre-loaded with the supplemental sheets. The magazine can be snapped into functional position rapidly. It serves an improved health care and cleanliness function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Sterling Global Products, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Delaney, Christopher Montgomery, Donald Scott Rogers, Billy James McDonald
  • Publication number: 20160362157
    Abstract: A body motion vehicle is provided. The body motion vehicle has a pivotally connected arcuate two-part flexible frame and a tension member also interconnecting the two-part flexible frame so as to be movable between a collapsed condition and an upright condition that the tension member biases the two-part flexible frame thereto. A seat is disposed at the apex of the arcuate two-part flexible frame. The front frame of the two-part frame provides a steering apparatus and footholds so that a rider induces motion through the body motion vehicle by exerting force on the seat, footholds, and steering apparatus as the two-part flexible frame recoils from and is urged to the collapsed condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventor: Frederick James McDonald
  • Patent number: 9512526
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method or process, apparatus and/or composition for catalyzing the oxidation of water to generate hydrogen ions and oxygen. The catalyst includes lithium cobalt germinate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth James McDonald, Hongfei Jia, Chen Ling
  • Publication number: 20160312490
    Abstract: System for supporting an upright member from a support surface includes an elongated carrier releasably engageable with at least one mat of the support surface, a base adapted to extend around at least part of the lower end of the carrier and abut the mat, a lock engageable with the carrier above the base to assist in securing the base against the mat and at least one anchor associated with the carrier and configured to grip the upright member when the upright member is inserted into a bore of the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: James Kerwin McDowell, Donald Scott Rogers, Grant Steven Cavalier, Billy James McDonald
  • Publication number: 20160297600
    Abstract: A product tray (20) comprising a product pusher (10), wherein the product pusher (10) is formed from a length of elastically stretchable fabric or material arranged to wrap behind and to the sides of products (22) contained within the tray (20) to apply a resilient bias force to the rear surface of those products (22) contained within the tray (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: James McDonald, Gert De Smedt, Fredrik Jacobsson, Andrew Thompson
  • Publication number: 20160296040
    Abstract: A product tray (20) comprising a product pusher (10), wherein the product pusher (10) is formed from a length of elastically stretchable fabric or material arranged to wrap behind and to the sides of products (22) contained within the tray (20) to apply a resilient bias force to the rear surface of those products (22) contained within the tray (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: James McDonald, Gert De Smedt, Fredrik Jacobsson, Andrew Thompson
  • Publication number: 20160280415
    Abstract: The invention relates to a precut blank (1) consisting of a foldable material such as corrugated cardboard, paperboard or carton for producing automatically erectable packaging, in particular, a tray. The precut blank has a bottom (3) and hinged to it, two lateral panels (4), a rear panel (6) and a front panel (5), as well as two connecting flaps (7, 8) hinged to the front panel (5) and two hinged to the rear panel (6). According to the invention, an unstressed elastic element (15) is fastened at the connecting flaps (7) that are hinged to the front panel. Further, the invention relates to packaging erected from the precut blank (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: James McDonald, Gert De Smedt, Fredrik Jacobsson
  • Publication number: 20160234381
    Abstract: A method of communicating information describing a voice call from a caller device to a recipient device. Call subject information describing the call is obtained from the caller device and sent to the recipient device to inform the recipient about the subject of the call. The call subject information is can be presented as a subject line displayed to on the recipient device to inform the recipient about the nature of the call and/or its urgency, thereby enabling the recipient to better determined whether to answer the call. The call subject information can be input by the caller or extracted automatically from an application from which the call was initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Nicholas Patrick Alfano, William David Castell, David Lloyd Heit, Douglas Michael Gisby, Jan Hendrik Lucas Bakker, Richard John George, Ian James McDonald
  • Patent number: 9404711
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are reusable adapters for sighting devices for rocket launchers and other large weapons, particularly mounting adapters for reusable sighting devices that allow retrofitting of existing weapons inventory. Some embodiments include an adapter that includes a laser sighting device mount coupled to a mounting bracket, wherein the mounting bracket is configured to register to and align with one or more housing features of the rocket launcher. In various embodiments, the adapter also includes a strap member configured to secure and immobilize the adapter in position on the rocket launcher. In various embodiments, the laser sighting device mount may be factory calibrated with respect to the adapter, and therefore once the adapter has been mounted on the rocket launcher, no field calibrations of the laser sighting device are necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Crimson Trace Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Hartley, James McDonald, Dale Suzuki, Dee Swartz, Jeff Hoblitt
  • Publication number: 20160209174
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are reusable adapters for sighting devices for rocket launchers and other large weapons, particularly mounting adapters for reusable sighting devices that allow retrofitting of existing weapons inventory. Some embodiments include an adapter that includes a laser sighting device mount coupled to a mounting bracket, wherein the mounting bracket is configured to register to and align with one or more housing features of the rocket launcher. In various embodiments, the adapter also includes a strap member configured to secure and immobilize the adapter in position on the rocket launcher. In various embodiments, the laser sighting device mount may be factory calibrated with respect to the adapter, and therefore once the adapter has been mounted on the rocket launcher, no field calibrations of the laser sighting device are necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: CRIMSON TRACE INC.
    Inventors: Scott Hartley, James McDonald, Dale Suzuki, Dee Swartz, Jeff Hoblitt
  • Publication number: 20160180159
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting a pedestrian (27) moving in an environmental region of a motor vehicle relatively to the motor vehicle based on a temporal sequence of images (18) of the environmental region, which are provided by means of a camera of the motor vehicle (1), wherein characteristic features are extracted from the images (18) and a plurality of optical flow vectors is determined to the characteristic features of at least two consecutively captured images of the sequence by means of an image processing device of the motor vehicle, which indicate a movement of the respective characteristic features over the sequence, wherein for detecting the pedestrian (27), several confidence metrics are determined based on the characteristic features and the optical flow vectors, and based on the confidence metrics, it is examined if a preset plausibility check criterion required for the detection of the pedestrian (27) is satisfied, wherein the pedestrian (27) is supposed to be detected if the p
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.
    Inventors: James McDonald, John McDonald
  • Publication number: 20160121294
    Abstract: A process of forming an oxygen evolution catalyst includes the steps of: providing Co(NO3)4; providing Na2WO4; combining the Co(NO3)4 and Na2WO4 forming a solution; exposing the solution to a source of microwave energy and initiating a hydrothermal reaction forming hydrated CoWO4. The oxygen evolution catalyst including hydrated CoWO4 may be used to split water into oxygen and hydrogen ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Hongfei Jia, Kenneth James McDonald
  • Patent number: 9322617
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to the field of firearm accessories, and, more specifically, to reusable laser sighting devices for rocket launchers and other large weapons, particularly reusable laser sighting devices that allow retrofitting of existing weapons inventory. Some embodiments include a base plate that is configured to be permanently coupled to a rocket launcher, such as the M72 LAW, and a laser module configured to removably couple to the base plate. In various embodiments, the systems disclosed herein permit a the module to be removed from the base plate of a spent rocket launcher, and coupled to the base plate of a new rocket launcher, thereby reducing waste. In various embodiments, the laser module may be factory calibrated with respect to the base plate, and therefore once the base plate has been fixed to the rocket launcher, no field calibrations of the laser module are necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Crimson Trace Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Hartley, James McDonald, Dale Suzuki, Dee Swartz, Jason Kleiber