Patents by Inventor James Fields

James Fields 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: 10890325
    Abstract: A flame arrestor including a flame arrestor collar and a flame arrestor plug. The flame arrestor collar includes a flame path that may be defined by one or more modules. The flame arrestor plug may be configured for connection to the flame arrestor collar. Various embodiments of a flame arrestor, including those having venting and/or draining elements or capabilities are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Thomas James Fields, Sorin Gavriliuc, Aaron Michael Klap, Peter Robert Foote
  • Patent number: 10392100
    Abstract: A device and system for monitoring a load or applied force includes a body having first and second ends, a plate, a force-providing member connected to the plate, a first biasing member, and a first sensor. In embodiments the first biasing member is disposed between a portion of the body at or about the first end and a portion of the plate, and is configured to substantially retain the plate in an initial position during normal operation of the device; the first sensor is configured to sense a displacement (e.g., displacement position) with respect to the plate; and the body includes a portion configured to connect to or apply a force to another component. A controller may selectively instruct and/or operate a component, such as a motor, in response to an output generated or provided by the sensor. If an excessive force is sensed, the device may mitigate resulting damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Christopher James Jezewski, Thomas James Fields, Tyler Quincey Curtis, Sorin Gavriliuc
  • Patent number: 10253578
    Abstract: A downhole motor may include a power section, a connecting rod assembly, and a drive shaft. The power section may include a stator and a rotor with the rotor configured to rotate eccentrically when a drilling fluid is passed through the stator. The connecting rod assembly operatively connects the rotor of the power section and the drive shaft of the bearing section. The connecting rod assembly may include a housing and a connecting rod. The housing may have a proximal end and a distal end with the proximal end connected to the stator. The connecting rod may include a proximal end including a rigid connection operatively connected to the rotor, a mid flexible rod, and a distal end terminating at or proximate an articulating joint. The drive shaft may be operatively connected to the articulating joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jay Milton Eppink, Thomas James Fields
  • Patent number: 10207462
    Abstract: A material transport assembly for a printer assembly can include a toothed component; a drive for rotation of the toothed component; a material guide; and a biasing component that biases the material guide in a direction toward the toothed component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Inventors: James Fields, Michael Manhardt
  • Publication number: 20170144775
    Abstract: A device and system for monitoring a load or applied force includes a body having first and second ends, a plate, a force-providing member connected to the plate, a first biasing member, and a first sensor. In embodiments the first biasing member is disposed between a portion of the body at or about the first end and a portion of the plate, and is configured to substantially retain the plate in an initial position during normal operation of the device; the first sensor is configured to sense a displacement (e.g., displacement position) with respect to the plate; and the body includes a portion configured to connect to or apply a force to another component. A controller may selectively instruct and/or operate a component, such as a motor, in response to an output generated or provided by the sensor. If an excessive force is sensed, the device may mitigate resulting damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher James Jezewski, Thomas James Fields, Tyler Quincey Curtis, Sorin Gavriliuc
  • Publication number: 20160305653
    Abstract: A flame arrestor including a flame arrestor collar and a flame arrestor plug. The flame arrestor collar includes a flame path that may be defined by one or more modules. The flame arrestor plug may be configured for connection to the flame arrestor collar. Various embodiments of a flame arrestor, including those having venting and/or draining elements or capabilities are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas James Fields, Sorin Gavriliuc, Aaron Michael Klap, Peter Robert Foote
  • Publication number: 20160148134
    Abstract: A method of providing an electronic bail posting service is used to create a network of bail-posting agents and companies. The method also allows companies to hire bounty hunters to retrieve clients. A server is used manage a plurality of company accounts, agent accounts, and bounty hunter accounts. Each of these accounts is used by companies, posting agents, and bounty hunters to network with each other. An employer computing device displays a plurality of feature options to be selected. The desired feature that is selected corresponds with a job request that is to be sent to a plurality of desired recipients which are designated by the server. A job request is sent to the desired recipients and a job acceptance confirmation is generated when a work-willing recipient accepts the job request. A job completion receipt is sent to the employer computing device once the job request has been fulfilled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventor: James Fields
  • Publication number: 20160040486
    Abstract: A downhole motor may include a power section, a connecting rod assembly, and a drive shaft. The power section may include a stator and a rotor with the rotor configured to rotate eccentrically when a drilling fluid is passed through the stator. The connecting rod assembly operatively connects the rotor of the power section and the drive shaft of the bearing section. The connecting rod assembly may include a housing and a connecting rod. The housing may have a proximal end and a distal end with the proximal end connected to the stator. The connecting rod may include a proximal end including a rigid connection operatively connected to the rotor, a mid flexible rod, and a distal end terminating at or proximate an articulating joint. The drive shaft may be operatively connected to the articulating joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Jay Milton Eppink, Thomas James Fields
  • Patent number: 8736908
    Abstract: A method for printing a security document on a substrate is disclosed. Firstly, a first reference image of a reference region of the substrate is generated, the image being indicative of an inherent characteristic of the substrate in the reference region. This is followed by generating encoded data indicative of the inherent characteristic of the substrate. Finally, the encoded data is printed over the reference region of the substrate, thus effecting the print of the security document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Alvin Wai Leong Yeap, Andrew James Fields, Nicolas Rowland de Courcy Bingham, Shaun Peter O'Keefe, Alan Gordon Doubleday
  • Patent number: 8676606
    Abstract: Systems and methods of providing comprehensive pharmaceutical consultations are disclosed, including generating a consultation recording block corresponding to a filling of a prescription order for a patient. The consultation recording block may include multiple consultation entries, where each consultation entry corresponds to a particular pharmaceutical consultation that is desired or required to occur in conjunction with the prescription fill. Input corresponding to various fields of various consultation entries may be received and stored. Different fields of different consultation entries corresponding to a particular patient and to a particular prescription order may be displayed, populated, viewed, resolved and authorized by different pharmaceutical personnel at different work flow stages of the filling, and in some cases, one or more consultation entries may be automatically generated and at least partially automatically populated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Walgreen Co.
    Inventors: Gyula J. Nadas, Michael R. Johnson, Anthony James Fields
  • Patent number: 8589186
    Abstract: Systems and methods of determining pharmaceutical consultation compliance are disclosed, including generating and storing a plurality of consultation recording blocks corresponding to fillings of prescription orders for patients. The consultation recording blocks may include multiple consultation entries, where each consultation entry corresponds to a particular pharmaceutical consultation that is desired or required to occur in conjunction with a prescription fill for a particular patient. The consultation entries may be populated in conjunction with respective filling of prescription orders and work flow stages therein, or on demand. A request for pharmaceutical consultation compliance may be received, and a response to the request may be determined based on information from at least some portions of the consultation entries, such as a status portion, an authorization portion and/or other portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Walgreen Co.
    Inventors: Gyula J. Nadas, Michael R. Johnson, Anthony James Fields
  • Patent number: 8441191
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the formation of a vacuum electronics circuit by the fusion bonding of multiple substrate wafers, e.g., silicon, copper, or other suitable conductive material, each etched using DRIE, cut using EDM, or machined by other suitable means. Other aspects of the invention relate to the alignment of a cathode with tube by fusion bonding the cathode wafer to a tube built using the fabrication methods described herein. Yet other aspects involve the alignment of dies or wafers during the fabrication of a vacuum electronics device using the “lego” technique outlined herein. In yet other aspects, fabrication methods are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Logos Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Michael Protz, Marc Stephen Verdiel, David James Fields
  • Publication number: 20100201114
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method (700) of creating a security document (310), the method comprising the steps of encoding the document (310) with a first set (309) of protection marks containing information defining an absolute co-ordinate system (314) across the face of the document (310), and encoding the document (310) with a second set (302) of protection marks containing information that (i) identifies at least one region (605) of the document (310) according to the co-ordinate system (314) and (ii) defines at least one security attribute of the content within the defined region (605), wherein the first (309) and second (302) sets of protection marks are intermixed across the face of the document (310) and are used together to determine the location of the defined region (605) within the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Andrew James Fields, Shaun Peter O'Keefe
  • Publication number: 20100142756
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method (600) of protecting a document (715) containing document information content, the method comprising the steps of defining a regular grid (716) over the document (715), separating the grid intersection points into a repeating pattern of points (701-704), wherein each member of the repeating pattern comprises two subsets of points (705, 709) having a predefined spatial relationship, said subsets of points being associated with corresponding regions of the document (715), and modulating (506), with respect to each member of the repeating pattern (701-704), protection mark attributes of protection marks associated with one of said subsets of points (709), to thereby encode information about the document information content of the regions of the document associated with both said subsets of points (705, 709).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Andrew James Fields, Shaun Peter O'Keefe
  • Publication number: 20090284126
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the formation of a vacuum electronics circuit by the fusion bonding of multiple substrate wafers, e.g., silicon, copper, or other suitable conductive material, each etched using DRIE, cut using EDM, or machined by other suitable means. Other aspects of the invention relate to the alignment of a cathode with tube by fusion bonding the cathode wafer to a tube built using the fabrication methods described herein. Yet other aspects involve the alignment of dies or wafers during the fabrication of a vacuum electronics device using the “lego” technique outlined herein. In yet other aspects, fabrication methods are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Jonathan Michael PROTZ, Maarc Stephen Verdiel, David James Fields
  • Publication number: 20090284802
    Abstract: A method for printing a security document on a substrate is disclosed. Firstly, a first reference image of a reference region of the substrate is generated, the image being indicative of an inherent characteristic of the substrate in the reference region. This is followed by generating encoded data indicative of the inherent characteristic of the substrate. Finally, the encoded data is printed over the reference region of the substrate, thus effecting the print of the security document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Alvin Wai Leong Yeap, Andrew James Fields, Nicolas Rowland de Courcy Bingham, Shaun Peter O'Keefe, Alan Gordon Doubleday
  • Publication number: 20090159658
    Abstract: A method of removing a barcode from the bitmap representation of a document is disclosed. The barcode comprises a plurality of data encoding symbols (102) and (104). The method starts with the step of scanning said document containing the barcode to form the bitmap representation of the at least a portion of the document. From said bitmap representation, the plurality of data encoding symbols (102) and (104), defining said barcode, are identified and the barcode is decoded at least partially. The locations of data encoding symbols (102) and (104) in the bitmap representation of said document are then identified, using data obtained during the at least partial decoding of said barcode. Finally, at least some of the data encoding symbols (102) and (104) are removed from said bitmap representation of said document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eric Lap Min Cheung, Andrew James Fields
  • Publication number: 20080052471
    Abstract: A cache coherent data processing system includes at least first and second coherency domains each including at least one processing unit and a cache memory. The cache memory includes a cache controller, a data array including a data storage location for caching a memory block, and a cache directory. The cache directory includes a tag field for storing an address tag in association with the memory block and a coherency state field associated with the tag field and the data storage location. The coherency state field has a plurality of possible states including a state that indicates that the address tag is valid, that the storage location does not contain valid data, and that the memory block is possibly cached outside of the first coherency domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: JAMES FIELDS, JR., Guy Guthrie, William Starke, Jeffrey Stuecheli
  • Publication number: 20080046651
    Abstract: A method, system, and device for enabling intervention across same-level cache memories. In a preferred embodiment, responsive to a cache miss in a first cache memory a direct intervention request is sent from the first cache memory to a second cache memory requesting a direct intervention that satisfies the cache miss. In an alternate embodiment, direct intervention is utilized to access a same-level victim cache.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Leo Clark, James Fields, Guy Guthrie, Bradley McCredie, William Starke
  • Publication number: 20080040556
    Abstract: A cache coherent data processing system includes at least first and second coherency domains each including at least one processing unit. The first coherency domain includes a first cache memory and a second cache memory, and the second coherency domain includes a remote coherent cache memory. The first cache memory includes a cache controller, a data array including a data storage location for caching a memory block, and a cache directory. The cache directory includes a tag field for storing an address tag in association with the memory block and a coherency state field associated with the tag field and the data storage location. The coherency state field has a plurality of possible states including a state that indicates that the memory block is possibly shared with the second cache memory in the first coherency domain and cached only within the first coherency domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: James Fields, Benjiman Goodman, Guy Guthrie, William Starke, Derek Williams