Patents by Inventor James A. Nolan

James A. Nolan 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: 20190149108
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an amplifier, an input port, a first modulator circuit connected to the input port, and a correction circuit. The correction circuit is configured to determine a common mode voltage of the input port and receive a first clock signal. The correction circuit is further configured to manipulate, based at least in part upon the common mode voltage of the input port, the first clock signal to generate a second clock signal. The second clock signal is produced for the first modulator circuit. The correction circuit is further configured to determine whether the second clock signal is out of phase with a third clock signal, and, based upon a determination that the second clock signal is out of phase with the third clock signal, reset the second clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Serban Motoroiu, James Nolan
  • Publication number: 20190133324
    Abstract: A seating support arrangement includes a seating frame, a cover member supported by the seating frame, the cover member having a first elastic modulus in a first direction, the cover member having an outer surface area and a support area that is less than the outer surface area and is configured to support a user, and a polymer film surface layer attached to the support area of the cover member such that the combination of the cover member in the support area and the surface layer has a second elastic modulus in the first direction that is greater than the first elastic modulus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: James Nolan Ludwig, Bruce M. Smith, Carl V. Forslund, III, Christopher J. Norman, Gordon J. Peterson, Fredric Biddle, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
  • Patent number: 10182656
    Abstract: A seating support arrangement includes a seating frame arrangement, a flexible cover member supported by the frame arrangement and configured to support a seated user, a surface layer covering at least a portion of the cover member and including a first surface facing the cover member and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface of the surface layer includes first portions attached to the cover member interspaced with second portions that are not attached to the cover member, and an elastically resilient control arrangement supported by the frame arrangement and positioned between the cover member and one of the second portions such that the control arrangement is free to move with respect to the cover member and the surface layer, wherein elastic deformation of the control arrangement changes the geometrical configuration of the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce M. Smith, Carl V. Forslund, III, Christopher J. Norman, Gordon J. Peterson, Fredric Biddle, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, James Nolan Ludwig
  • Patent number: 10021984
    Abstract: A seating arrangement includes an upwardly-extending back arrangement movable between an upright and reclined positions, and a seat arrangement that includes a first link member extending horizontally and having forward and rearward portions, a second link member spaced from the first link member, a third link member coupled to the first and second link members and substantially flexible along a majority of a length thereof, and a fourth link member operably coupled to the first and second link members, the fourth link member being substantially rigid along a majority of a length thereof, wherein the link members cooperate to form a linkage arrangement, and wherein the seat arrangement moves in a rearward direction as the back arrangement is moved between the upright position and the reclined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: James Nolan Ludwig, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Kurt Heidmann, Bruce Michael Smith, Mark William Spoelhof
  • Patent number: 10000883
    Abstract: The improved overflow pan for an appliance comprises a pan place under an appliance to collect water that may leak from the appliance, from water supply lines connected to the appliance, from condensation created by operation of the appliance, or from failure of the drainage system. The improved overflow pan for an appliance comprises a drain to allow the collected water to flow away from the area of the appliance. The improved overflow pan for an appliance undergoes a thermochromatic color change of the pan that is triggered by water collecting in the pan. The thermochromatic color change provides a distinct visual cue that water may not be draining from the pan properly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Inventor: Franklin James Nolan
  • Patent number: 9989975
    Abstract: Methods and systems for accurately measuring and monitoring accumulated volume of hydraulic fluid in a blowout preventer (BOP) system, specifically for a function of interest, are disclosed. One method includes initializing a state machine algorithm, the state machine algorithm responsive to a BOP function of interest being activated; measuring an initial hydraulic flow rate baseline and an initial pressure baseline to create a hydraulic impedance variable for use in the state machine algorithm; monitoring an aggregate hydraulic flow rate and pressure of the BOP system over time; applying the hydraulic impedance variable to negate BOP system hydraulic flows not related to the BOP function of interest; and applying the state machine algorithm to determine when the BOP function of interest has been completed responsive to a total accumulated volume of hydraulic fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Hydril USA Distribution, LLC
    Inventors: John S. Holmes, James Nolan
  • Publication number: 20180125245
    Abstract: A seating arrangement includes a base, a lower shell having a portion fixedly coupled to the base, and an upper shell supported entirely by the lower shell, the upper shell comprising a seating portion, a backrest portion moveable between an upright position and a reclined position, and a curved transition portion extending between the seating portion and the backrest portion, wherein a pair of laterally spaced longitudinal slots are located in portions of the seating portion and the transition portion thereby defining a central region and laterally spaced side regions, wherein the central region moves up relative to the side regions during recline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: James Nolan Ludwig, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Kurt Heidmann, Bruce Michael Smith, Mark William Spoelhof
  • Publication number: 20180125246
    Abstract: A seating arrangement includes a base, a lower shell including a first portion coupled to the base and comprising a substantially horizontal portion, a curved transition portion and a backrest portion, a pair of laterally spaced front links extending upwardly from a forward portion of the first portion, a rear link extending upwardly from a rearward portion of the first portion of the lower shell and forwardly of the transition region of the lower shell, and an upper shell comprising a seating portion coupled to the pair of front links and to the rear link, a curved transition portion spaced apart from the curved transition portion of the lower shell and defining an open lateral pass through therebetween, and a backrest portion connected to the backrest portion of the lower shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: James Nolan Ludwig, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Kurt Heidmann, Bruce Michael Smith, Mark William Spoelhof
  • Patent number: 9946545
    Abstract: A loop buffer is provided with a main store 26 and an auxiliary store 28. The main store 26 stores micro-operation instructions. The auxiliary store 28 has fewer entries than the main store 26 and stores target addresses for predicted taken branch instructions stored within the main store 26. Read control circuitry serves to control reading from the main store and from an auxiliary store such that target addresses are read from the auxiliary store in association with the predicted taken branch instructions read from the main store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: ARM Limited
    Inventors: James Nolan Hardage, Glen Andrew Harris, Mark Carpenter Glass
  • Publication number: 20160296025
    Abstract: A seating support arrangement includes a seating frame arrangement, a flexible cover member supported by the frame arrangement and configured to support a seated user, a surface layer covering at least a portion of the cover member and including a first surface facing the cover member and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface of the surface layer includes first portions attached to the cover member interspaced with second portions that are not attached to the cover member, and an elastically resilient control arrangement supported by the frame arrangement and positioned between the cover member and one of the second portions such that the control arrangement is free to move with respect to the cover member and the surface layer, wherein elastic deformation of the control arrangement changes the geometrical configuration of the cover member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce M. Smith, Carl V. Forslund, III, Christopher J. Norman, Gordon J. Peterson, Fredric Biddle, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, James Nolan Ludwig
  • Patent number: D802951
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: James Nolan Ludwig, Bruce Michael Smith, Mark William Spoelhof, Kurt Heidmann, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
  • Patent number: D802952
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: James Nolan Ludwig, Bruce Michael Smith, Jessie Michele Storey, Kurt R. Heidmann
  • Patent number: D804209
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: James Nolan Ludwig, Bruce Michael Smith, Mark William Spoelhof, Kurt Heidmann, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
  • Patent number: D804839
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: James Nolan Ludwig, Bruce Michael Smith, Mark William Spoelhof, Kurt Heidmann, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
  • Patent number: D804840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: James Nolan Ludwig, Bruce Michael Smith, Mark William Spoelhof, Kurt Heidmann, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
  • Patent number: D804841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: James Nolan Ludwig, Bruce Michael Smith, Mark William Spoelhof, Kurt Heidmann, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
  • Patent number: D804875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: James Nolan Ludwig, Bruce Michael Smith, Mark William Spoelhof, Kurt Heidmann, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
  • Patent number: D804876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: James Nolan Ludwig, Bruce Michael Smith, Mark William Spoelhof, Kurt Heidmann, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
  • Patent number: D808187
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: James Nolan Ludwig, Bruce Michael Smith, Mark William Spoelhof, Kurt Heidmann, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers
  • Patent number: D821793
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: STEELCASE INC.
    Inventors: James Nolan Ludwig, Bruce Michael Smith, Mark William Spoelhof, Kurt Heidmann, Nickolaus William Charles Deevers