Patents by Inventor James Kauffman

James Kauffman 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: 20240140294
    Abstract: A deck system for cargo compartment may including one or more of the following features: a first deck; a second deck, where at least one of the first deck and the second deck divide the cargo compartment into an upper sub-compartment and a lower sub-compartment; and an actuator that is mechanically coupled to the second deck, where operation of the actuator causes at least a portion of the second deck to move vertically relative to the first deck within the cargo compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Gregory Alan KAUFFMAN, Jerome Thomas JONES, Matthew James ROMMEL
  • Patent number: 11765440
    Abstract: A method of communicating an emergency alert includes receiving, by a central content controller (CCC), audiovisual (AV) content from a plurality of sources, determining existence of one or more emergency alerts, encoding the content to form a first stream type and transmitting the first stream type to regional controllers (RCs) associated with a respective market area (MA) if no alerts exist, determining, if an alert exist, a market area for the alert, encode the content and the alert to form a second stream type, transmit the second stream type to a RC associated with a MA for which the alert is applicable and encode the content to form the first stream and transmit the first stream type to RCs associated with a MA without an alert, and broadcast, as AV signals, the received stream types by the RC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventors: Imran Arif Maskatia, Benjamin James Kauffman, Thomas Lee Rich, Nicholas James Hottinger, Michael J. Chase, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11763666
    Abstract: A method of communicating an emergency alert includes receiving, by a central content controller (CCC), audiovisual (AV) content from a plurality of sources, encoding the content, transmitting the encoded content to regional controllers (RCs) associated with respective market areas (MAs) for broadcasting over the air (OTA), determining existence of one or more alerts, for each existing alert, identifying recipients designated for receiving the alert and transmitting the alert to devices associated with the identified recipients over a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventors: Imran Arif Maskatia, Benjamin James Kauffman, Thomas Lee Rich, Nicholas James Hottinger, Michael J. Chase, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11750857
    Abstract: A method of communicating an alert includes: encoding data received from a plurality of sources by a central content controller (CCC) and determining existence of one or more alerts. If no alerts exist, the encoded data is assigned as streams to subchannels. For existing alerts, a market area (MA) is determined and the alert is assigned as a stream to a data subchannel and the encoded data is assigned as streams to remaining subchannels. For each MA without an applicable alert, the encoded data is assigned as streams to the subchannels. The assigned data is transmitted to regional controllers (RCs) for broadcasting to the associated MAs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventors: Imran Arif Maskatia, Benjamin James Kauffman, Thomas Lee Rich, Nicholas James Hottinger, Michael J. Chase, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11666879
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and processes for the conversion of a methane feedstock to C2+ hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Wugeng Liang, Sagar Sarsani, David West, James Kauffman, Jonathan Banke, Hector Perez, Robert C. Schucker, Tian Gu, Vemuri Balakotaiah
  • Patent number: 11007508
    Abstract: A phenol alkylation catalyst exhibiting a desirable combination of activity, selectivity, and regenerability is prepared from a catalyst precursor that includes specific amounts of magnesium oxide, copper oxide or a copper oxide precursor, a hydrous magnesium aluminosilicate-containing binder, a pore-former, a lubricant, and water. Methods of forming and regenerating the catalyst, as well as a phenol alkylation method, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SHPP GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: James Kauffman, Gary Mell Bates, Douglas Henry Lenz, Kenchaiah Lohith, Vivek Chandra Gyani, Omoyemen E. Ofoegbu, Robin Woodbury, Xin Li, Xiankuan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210031161
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and processes for the conversion of a methane feedstock to C2+ hydrocarbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Wugeng LIANG, Sagar SARSANI, David WEST, James KAUFFMAN, Jonathan BANKE, Hector PEREZ, Robert C. SCHUCKER, Tian GU, Vemuri BALAKOTAIAH
  • Publication number: 20190176132
    Abstract: A phenol alkylation catalyst exhibiting a desirable combination of activity, selectivity, and regenerability is prepared from a catalyst precursor that includes specific amounts of magnesium oxide, copper oxide or a copper oxide precursor, a hydrous magnesium aluminosilicate-containing binder, a pore-former, a lubricant, and water. Methods of forming and regenerating the catalyst, as well as a phenol alkylation method, are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: James Kauffman, Gary Mell Bates, Douglas Henry Lenz, Kenchaiah Lohith, Vivek Chandra Gyani, Omoyemen E. Ofoegbu, Robin Woodbury, Xin Li, Xiankuan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160068465
    Abstract: A process for forming methyl methacrylate can comprise: reacting ethylene, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen, in the presence of a first catalyst comprising a metal carbonyl; removing a first reaction product comprising propionaldehyde; reacting the first reaction product with formaldehyde; removing a second reaction product comprising methacrolein; reacting the second reaction product with oxygen and methanol in the presence of a second catalyst to form a third reaction product comprising methyl methacrylate. Another process for forming methyl methacrylate can comprising: reacting ethylene with carbon monoxide to form propionaldehyde; reacting the propionaldehyde with formaldehyde to form methacrolein; and reacting the methacrolein with methanol and oxygen to form the methyl methacrylate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: James Malcolm Allman, James Kauffman
  • Publication number: 20140206897
    Abstract: A process for forming methyl methacrylate can comprise: reacting ethylene, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen, in the presence of a first catalyst comprising a metal carbonyl; removing a first reaction product comprising propionaldehyde; reacting the first reaction product with formaldehyde; removing a second reaction product comprising methacrolein; reacting the second reaction product with oxygen and methanol in the presence of a second catalyst to form a third reaction product comprising methyl methacrylate. Another process for forming methyl methacrylate can comprising: reacting ethylene with carbon monoxide to form propionaldehyde; reacting the propionaldehyde with formaldehyde to form methacrolein; and reacting the methacrolein with methanol and oxygen to form the methyl methacrylate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Saudi Basic industries Corporation
    Inventors: James Malcolm Allman, James Kauffman
  • Publication number: 20140094547
    Abstract: A thermoplastic polyolefin composition comprising, based on the total mass of the composition, 10-75% by mass of high density polyethylene (HDPE), 8-30% by mass of elastomer, and 5-45% by mass of filler, wherein the composition has a Melt Flow Rate of 1.0-20 g/10 min according to ISO 1133 at 190° C./2.16 kg. The thermoplastic polyolefin composition is produced in a method comprising batch mixing or continuous mixing the HDPE, elastomer, and filler to form a melt blend, and cooling the melt blend to give the product. In addition, the thermoplastic polyolefin composition can be injection molded to form an article, which is preferably an automotive body part. The thermoplastic polyolefin composition exhibits improved heat deflection temperatures, improved ductile failure mode in low temperature atmosphere, improved flexural modulus and lower specific cost compared to polypropylene based thermoplastic polyolefin compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI PLASTICS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Vaibhav Vishnu APTE, Steven James KAUFFMAN, Michael James BALOW, Laura Therese SHEREDA
  • Publication number: 20070249491
    Abstract: A catalyst for production of unsaturated aldehydes, such as methacrolein, by gas phase catalytic oxidation of olefins, such as isobutylene, contains oxides of molybdenum, bismuth, iron, cesium and, optionally, other metals. The catalyst has a certain relative amount ratio of cesium to bismuth, a certain relative amount ratio of iron to bismuth and a certain relative amount ratio of bismuth, iron, cesium and certain other metals to molybdenum and, optionally, tungsten. For a catalyst of the formula: Mo12BiaWbFecCodNieSbfCsgMghZniPjOx wherein a is 0.1 to 1.5, b is 0 to 4, c is 0.2 to 5.0, d is 0 to 9, e is 0 to 9, f is 0 to 2.0, g is from 0.4 to 1.5, h is 0 to 1.5, i is 0 to 2.0, j is 0 to 0.5 and x is determined by the valences of the other components, c:g=3.3-5.0, c:a=2.0-6.0 and (3a+3c+2d+2e+g+2h+2i)/(2×12+2b)=0.95-1.10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Wugeng Liang, Scott Stevenson, James Kauffman, John Ledford, Joseph Linzer
  • Publication number: 20070238904
    Abstract: A catalyst for production of unsaturated aldehydes, such as methacrolein, by gas phase catalytic oxidation of olefins, such as isobutylene, contains oxides of molybdenum, bismuth, iron, cesium and, optionally, other metals. The catalyst has a certain relative amount ratio of cesium to bismuth, a certain relative amount ratio of iron to bismuth and a certain relative amount ratio of bismuth, iron, cesium and certain other metals to molybdenum and, optionally, tungsten. For a catalyst of the formula: Mo12BiaWbFecCodNieSbfCsgMghZniPjOx wherein a is 0.1 to 1.5, b is 0 to 4, c is 0.2 to 5.0, d is 0 to 9, e is 0 to 9, f is 0 to 2.0, g is from 0.4 to 1.5, h is 0 to 1.5, i is 0 to 2.0, j is 0 to 0.5 and x is determined by the valences of the other components, c:g=3.3-5.0, c:a=2.0-6.0 and (3a+3c+2d+2e+g+2h+2i)/(2×12+2b)=0.95-1.10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Wugeng Liang, Scott Stevenson, James Kauffman, John Ledford, Joseph Linzer
  • Publication number: 20070167657
    Abstract: The present invention is for a process for making a catalyst for production of unsaturated aldehydes, such as methacrolein, by gas phase catalytic oxidation of olefins, such as isobutylene, said catalyst containing oxides of molybdenum, bismuth, iron, cesium, tungsten, cobalt, nickel, antimony, magnesium and zinc. The process is a synthesis of the catalyst with aging or digestion of the reaction slurry with little or no agitation. A catalyst precursor is formed from the water insoluble and water soluble components and is dried. The metal oxide catalyst is formed by calcination of the catalyst precursor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: James Kauffman, Angela McGuffey
  • Publication number: 20070149388
    Abstract: The present invention is for a process for making a heteropoly acid compound catalyst for oxidation of unsaturated aldehydes, such as methacrolein, to unsaturated carboxylic acids, such as methacrylic acid, said catalyst containing oxides of molybdenum, phosphorus, and M?, wherein M? is cesium, potassium, rubidium, or sodium, and bismuth. The process is a synthesis of the catalyst with specific process conditions for addition of the bismuth compound as an aqueous slurry without nitric acid. A catalyst precursor is formed by removing the water and drying the solid particles. The heteropoly acid compound catalyst is formed by calcination of the catalyst precursor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: James Kauffman, Lixia Cai, Wugeng Liang
  • Publication number: 20070021629
    Abstract: A catalyst for oxidation of unsaturated and/or saturated aldehyde to unsaturated acids is disclosed where the catalyst including at least molybdenum (Mo), phosphorus (P), vanadium (V), bismuth (Bi), and a first component selected from the group consisting of potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), cesium (Cs), thallium (Ti), or mixtures or combinations thereof, where the catalyst has at least 57% medium pores and a nitric acid to molybdenum mole ratio of at least 0.5:1 or at least 6.0:1 moles of HNO3 per mole of Mo12. Methods for making and using such catalysts are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Scott Stevenson, Wugeng Liang, James Kauffman, Lixia Cai, Angie McGuffey, Joseph Linzer
  • Publication number: 20050159621
    Abstract: A catalyst for production of unsaturated aldehydes, such as methacrolein, by gas phase catalytic oxidation of olefins, such as isobutylene, contains oxides of molybdenum, bismuth, iron, cesium and, optionally, other metals. The catalyst has a certain relative amount ratio of cesium to bismuth, a certain relative amount ratio of iron to bismuth and a certain relative amount ratio of bismuth, iron, cesium and certain other metals to molybdenum and, optionally, tungsten. For a catalyst of the formula: Mo12BiaWbFecCodNieSbfCsgMghZniPjOx wherein a is 0.1 to 1.5, b is 0 to 4, c is 0.2 to 5.0, d is 0 to 9, e is 0 to 9, f is 0 to 2.0, g is from 0.4 to 1.5, h is 0 to 1.5, i is 0 to 2.0, j is 0 to 0.5 and x is determined by the valences of the other components, c:g=3.3-5.0, c:a=2.0-6.0 and (3a+3c+2d+2e+g+2h+2i)/(2×12+2b)=0.95-1.10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Wugeng Liang, Scott Stevenson, James Kauffman, John Ledford, Joseph Linzer
  • Publication number: 20050137081
    Abstract: The present invention is for a process for making a catalyst for production of unsaturated aldehydes, such as methacrolein, by gas phase catalytic oxidation of olefins, such as isobutylene, said catalyst containing oxides of molybdenum, bismuth, iron, cesium, tungsten, cobalt, nickel, antimony, magnesium and zinc. The process is a two-part synthesis of the catalyst with the water insoluble components in one part and the water soluble components in the other part. The water insoluble components are co-precipitated to form an intermediate catalyst precursor of a precipitated support incorporating oxides of the metal components. The intermediate catalyst precursor is filtered and washed to remove nitrates. The intermediate catalyst precursor is slurried with the remaining water soluble components. A final catalyst precursor is formed by removing the water and incorporating the water soluble components. This two-part process reduces the amount of nitrates in the final catalyst precursor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventor: James Kauffman