Patents by Inventor James Mitchell

James Mitchell 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).

  • Process for steam cracking heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks
    Patent number: 7138047
    Abstract: A process for feeding or cracking heavy hydrocarbon feedstock containing non-volatile hydrocarbons comprising: heating the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock, mixing the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock with a fluid and/or a primary dilution steam stream to form a mixture, flashing the mixture to form a vapor phase and a liquid phase, and varying the amount of the fluid and/or the primary dilution steam stream mixed with the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock in accordance with at least one selected operating parameter of the process, such as the temperature of the flash stream before entering the flash drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Stell, Arthur R. DiNicolantonio, James Mitchell Frye, David B. Spicer, James N. McCoy, Robert David Strack
  • Continuous feed string trimmer
    Publication number: 20060218797
    Abstract: A continuous feed line trimmer in which the spool or container of reserve cutting line is mounted independently from the trimmer. The trimmer having a set of gears or rollers that pull the cutting line from the spool or container forcing it through a hollow tube then through a hollow rotating shaft and then through a rotating cutter head to cut vegetation. By mounting the reserve spool or container of cutting line independently of the trimmer the footage of cutting line held in reserve is increased dramatically, thereby enormously reducing the downtime used to replenish cutting line. Trimmer can be mounted as a stand alone unit with its own power source or can be mounted as an auxiliary attachment on mowers, tractors etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventor: James Mitchell
  • Packet processing in switched fabric networks
    Publication number: 20060206655
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing techniques for forming an Advanced Switching (AS) packet by applying AS path binding information to a packet received over a Peripheral Component Interconnect-Express (PCIe) fabric according to a downstream port identifier associated with the packet, and sending the AS packet to an AS fabric. Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing techniques for processing an AS packet received over an AS fabric by comparing an AS payload of the AS packet with one or more memory spaces associated with port identifiers, determining whether the AS payload comprises a base packet to be transmitted to the PCIe fabric based on the comparison, and if so, removing an AS header from the AS packet to reveal the base packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Christopher Chappell, James Mitchell
  • Process for cracking hydrocarbon feed with water substitution
    Patent number: 7090765
    Abstract: A process for treating hydrocarbon feed in a furnace, the process comprising: (a) heating hydrocarbon feed, (b) adding water to the heated feed, (c) adding dilution steam to the heated feed to form a mixture, (d) heating the resulting mixture and feeding the resulting heated mixture to the furnace, wherein the water in (b) is added in an amount of from at least about 1% to 100% based on water and dilution steam by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Spicer, Arthur R. Dinicolantonio, James Mitchell Frye, Richard C. Stell
  • Adipose derived stromal cells exhibiting characteristics of endothelial cells
    Publication number: 20060171932
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses an adipose-derived adult stromal (ADAS) cell exhibiting at least one characteristic of a pre-endothelial cell and/or an endothelial cell. The present invention also encompasses compositions and methods for generating an adipose-derived adult stromal to exhibit at least one characteristic of a pre-endothelial cell and/or an endothelial cell. Methods for using the cells in vascular transplantation, tissue engineering, regulation of angiogenesis, vasculogenesis, and the treatment of numerous disorders including heart disease are also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: James Hendricks, James Mitchell
  • Serial EEPROM for volume identification and drive specific information storage in a hard disk drive library
    Patent number: 7080203
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing, in an automated data storage system having a plurality of removable data storage devices, independent memory devices associated with and physically attached to respective removable data storage devices for storing volume identification, RAID bundle information where applicable, and other drive specific information about their respective removable data storage devices. The removable data storage devices are typically hard disk drives, and the independent memory devices are preferably serial electrically-erasable programmable read-only memory (“EEPROM”) solid state memory devices. The EEPROM operates independently of the operation of its respective removable hard disk drive, does not require that the hard disk drive be powered up, and continues to operate in the presence of a catastrophic failure of the hard disk drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert George Emberty, James Mitchell Karp, Craig Anthony Klein, Daniel James Winarski
  • Releasable, repeatable electrical connection employing compression
    Patent number: 7076333
    Abstract: An electrical connection of a transfer station releasably, repeatably electrically couples with respect to a matching connection of a portable cartridge. A substrate in the portable cartridge has electrical contacts on a facing surface. In the transfer station, a matching circuitized flexible substrate has electrical contacts on a facing surface thereof, which are arranged to match the portable cartridge electrical contacts when in a face-to-face relationship. An elastomeric compression element, at the rear of the matching substrate, has individual protruding compression members contacting the rear surface and registered with corresponding individual electrical contacts. Elongated electrical contacts are registered with two adjacent individual compression members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Quantum Corporation
    Inventors: William Louis Brodsky, Dennis Hurley Byrne, Alex Chliwnyj, David Michael Davis, James Mitchell Karp, George G. Zamora
  • Arbitrating virtual channel transmit queues in a switched fabric network
    Publication number: 20060140126
    Abstract: A device in an AS fabric may include an event dispatch unit for generating event packets to be sent over the fabric to event handling agents. The AS device may arbitrate between different packets for the resources of a particular VC. The AS device may arbitrate between packets from different VCs downstream in the AS transaction layer while giving preference to high priority packets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Tina Zhong, James Mitchell
  • Method of selectively inhibiting reaction between ions
    Patent number: 7064317
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting the reaction between ions of opposite polarity is disclosed. The method includes exposing a population of ions to a resonance excitation frequency during a mass-to-charge altering reaction between a first subpopulation of ions and a second subpopulation of ions, the resonance excitation frequency being tuned to inhibit the mass-to-charge altering reaction between an ion of the first subpopulation of ions having a predetermined mass-to-charge ratio and an ion of the second subpopulation of ions so that when an ion of the first subpopulation of ions attains the predetermined mass-to-charge ratio, the ion having the predetermined mass-to-charge ratio is selectively inhibited from reacting with ions of the second subpopulation of ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Scott A. McLuckey, Gavin E. Reid, James Mitchell Wells
  • Apparatus and methods for hearing aid performance measurement, fitting, and initialization
    Patent number: 7058182
    Abstract: A digital hearing aid according to the present invention is capable of measuring its own performance. The measurement and initialization capability may be entirely integral to the hearing aid, or an external processor may be used to download the measurement program and the run time program, and assist in computing the parameters. The hearing aid includes a test signal generator for feeding a test signal into the hearing aid amplifier. The response to the test signal is acquired at a specific point in the hearing aid, depending upon what aspect of performance is to be measured. Various elements of the hearing aid and/or the hearing aid feedback may be bypassed. The hearing aid further includes the capability of initializing hearing aid parameters based upon the performance measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: GN ReSound A/S
    Inventor: James Mitchell Kates
  • Fire-resistant polyamide composition
    Publication number: 20060111483
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fire-resistant composition containing at least one star polyamide and a flame retardancy system comprising a phosphinate and a melamine reaction product. The inventive composition can be used to produce elements having a low flame-spread rating upon combustion as well as satisfactory mechanical properties. Said composition is particularly suitable for producing moulded elements that are used in the field of electrical and electronic connector technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: James Mitchell, Daniele Galli
  • Retroreflective article having at least one valve and method of making same
    Publication number: 20060103935
    Abstract: A retroreflective article having at least one valve is disclosed. Each valve may include a channel extending from a first major surface to a second major surface of the retroreflective material, and at least one movable member proximate the channel. The at least one movable member is movable between a closed position and an open position. When in the closed position, the at least one movable member obstructs at least a portion of the channel. A method of making a retroreflective article having at least one valve is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Paul Marecki, James Mitchell
  • Arbitration in a multi-protocol environment
    Publication number: 20060101178
    Abstract: Packets are selected from a plurality of requesting agents for processing. The processing includes arbitrating enqueuing of the packets to a plurality of queues. A queue of the plurality of queues is repeatedly selected from which a packet is dequeued.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Tina Zhong, James Mitchell
  • Bottom sealing assembly for cup forming machine
    Publication number: 20060094577
    Abstract: A bottom sealing workstation is provided for a cup forming machine. The bottom sealing workstation has a linear motion assembly, a rotation assembly, a phase change assembly. A first motor is mechanically connected to a linear motion assembly of the bottom sealing workstation to linearly move the linear motion assembly toward a mandrel, a second motor is mechanically connected to a rotation assembly of the bottom sealing workstation to rotate a forming tool in a circle having a radius, and a third motor is mechanically connected to the phase change assembly to adjust the radius of the circle in which the forming tool rotates. Additionally, a controller may be electrically connected to the bottom sealing workstation to send electronic signals to the first and third motors to quantitatively control various assemblies of the bottom sealing workstation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Dean Mannlein, James Mitchell
  • Inhibition of Smad3 to prevent fibrosis and improve wound healing
    Publication number: 20060079449
    Abstract: The invention is related to modulation of Smad3 expression to prevent fibrosis and improve wound healing. Aspects of the invention, for example, include approaches to improve wound healing and/or reduce or prevent fibrosis by inhibiting Smad3. Embodiments described herein also include approaches to identify componds that modulate Smad3 expression and the preparation of pharmaceuticals comprising said compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Anita Roberts, Gillian Ashcroft, Angelo Russo, James Mitchell
  • Materials and methods for the control of plant pathogens
    Patent number: 7018641
    Abstract: The subject invention provides compositions useful for the control of plant pathogens. Specifically exemplified are essential oil compositions which are effective in the control of fungal and bacterial plant pathogens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: University of Florida
    Inventors: Timur Mehmet Momol, David James Mitchell, Steve M. Olson, Esengul A. Momol
  • Packet processing in switched fabric networks
    Publication number: 20060050652
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing techniques for retrieving a node configuration packet from a first queue. If the node configuration packet includes a read request, the techniques include determining if the node configuration packet is valid, and if so, processing the node configuration packet to retrieve data from a data structure associated with the device, generating a data packet including the retrieved data, and providing the generated data packet to a second queue. If the node configuration packet includes a write request, determining if the node configuration packet is valid, and if so, processing the node configuration packet to write data to a data structure associated with the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2004
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Christopher Chappell, James Mitchell
  • Packet validity checking in switched fabric networks
    Publication number: 20060050645
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing techniques for receiving a node configuration packet that includes a request for access to a memory space of an Advanced Switching device, performing a set of checks on a header of the received node configuration packet to determine whether the packet is valid, and processing the access request when the packet is determined to be valid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2004
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Christopher Chappell, James Mitchell
  • Virtual channel arbitration in switched fabric networks
    Publication number: 20060050733
    Abstract: Method and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing techniques for receiving packets including node configuration packets over a plurality of virtual channels of a switch fabric, each node configuration packet including a request for access to a memory space of an Advanced Switching (AS) device, and arbitrating access of the received node configuration packets to the memory space between the plurality of virtual channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2004
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Christopher Chappell, James Mitchell
  • Method and apparatus for interacting with a communications system using radiated power adjusted according to an estimation of link-loss
    Publication number: 20060030350
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for interacting with a communications system. Interaction with the communications system occurs by identifying an access point. An estimate of link-loss from a mobile node to the access point is then determined. Also determined is an allowable power density limit proximate to the access point. A communications signal that is suitable for interacting with the communications system is generated. The level of the communications signal is adjusted according to the estimated link-loss and also according to the allowable power density limit. The level adjusted signal is then directed to the access point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventor: James Mitchell