Patents by Inventor James Pollard
James Pollard 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).
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Publication number: 20160097340Abstract: A cylinder liner assembly is disclosed for use with an engine. The cylinder liner assembly may have a liner with a hollow, generally cylindrical body extending from a top end to a bottom end along a longitudinal axis. The cylinder liner assembly may also have a seal disposed around the liner at the top end and an anti-polishing ring disposed within the top end of the liner. The anti-polishing ring may have an annular groove formed on an outer surface to provide an air gap between the anti-polishing ring and the liner. The annular groove may axially overlap at least a portion of the seal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.Inventors: Bradley L. Morgan, James A. Subatch, JR., Michael James Pollard
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Publication number: 20150152494Abstract: This disclosure provides a biochip comprising a plurality of wells. The biochip includes a membrane that is disposed in or adjacent to an individual well of the plurality of wells. The membrane comprises a nanopore, and the individual well comprises an electrode that detects a signal upon ionic flow through the pore in response to a species passing through or adjacent to the nanopore. The electrode can be a non-sacrificial electrode. A lipid bilayer can be formed over the plurality of wells using a bubble.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2014Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventors: Randall W. DAVIS, Edward Shian LIU, Eric Takeshi HARADA, Anne AGUIRRE, Andrew TRANS, James POLLARD, Cynthia CECH
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Publication number: 20150153302Abstract: A biochip for molecular detection and sensing is disclosed. The biochip includes a substrate. The biochip includes a plurality of discrete sites formed on the substrate having a density of greater than five hundred wells per square millimeter. Each discrete site includes sidewalls disposed on the substrate to form a well. Each discrete site includes an electrode disposed at the bottom of the well. In some embodiments, the wells are formed such that cross-talk between the wells is reduced. In some embodiments, the electrodes disposed at the bottom of the wells are organized into groups of electrodes, wherein each group of electrodes shares a common counter electrode. In some embodiments, the electrode disposed at the bottom of the well has a dedicated counter electrode. In some embodiments, surfaces of the sidewalls are silanized such that the surfaces facilitate the forming of a membrane in or adjacent to the well.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2014Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventors: Randall W. DAVIS, Edward Shian LIU, Eric Takeshi HARADA, Anne AGUIRRE, Andrew TRANS, James POLLARD, Cynthia CECH
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Patent number: 8359848Abstract: An end cap for an exhaust treatment device is disclosed. The end cap has a cylindrical housing with an axial direction, a radial direction substantially orthogonal to the axial direction, a first open end, and a second closed end opposing the first open end in the axial direction. The end cap also has an integral port member extending from an annular surface of the cylindrical housing. The integral port member has a central axis aligned in the radial direction, and an exterior surface of the integral port member tangentially connects to an exterior surface of the cylindrical housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2010Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Philip Stephen Bruza, Darrel Henry Meffert, Michael James Pollard, Timothy John Boland, John Roger Weber, Ronak Dhanendrakumar Shah, Robert Lee Meyer, Jonas Arunas Aleksonis
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Patent number: 8146203Abstract: The present invention relates to castor wheel assemblies, in particular but not exclusively, to castor wheel assemblies of a type suitable for use with trolleys, for example supermarket trolleys or luggage trolleys. Embodiments of the invention provide a swivel castor wheel assembly configured to support an object to be moved across a surface, the assembly comprising a swivel castor wheel having an axis of wheel rotation and a steering axis and mounted on a first member, wherein the first member is configured for connection to the object in such a way that the steering axis can be moved between first and second different rake angles without substantially changing a height of the object over the surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2007Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Inventor: James Pollard
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Publication number: 20100263353Abstract: An end cap for an exhaust treatment device is disclosed. The end cap has a cylindrical housing with an axial direction, a radial direction substantially orthogonal to the axial direction, a first open end, and a second closed end opposing the first open end in the axial direction. The end cap also has an integral port member extending from an annular surface of the cylindrical housing. The integral port member has a central axis aligned in the radial direction, and an exterior surface of the integral port member tangentially connects to an exterior surface of the cylindrical housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Philip Stephen Bruza, Darrel Henry Meffert, Michael James Pollard, Timothy John Boland, John Roger Weber, Ronak Dhanendrakumar Shah, Robert Lee Meyer, Jonas Arûnas Aleksonis
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Patent number: 7757484Abstract: An end cap for an exhaust treatment device is disclosed. The end cap has a cylindrical housing with an axial direction, a radial direction substantially orthogonal to the axial direction, a first open end, and a second closed end opposing the first open end in the axial direction. The end cap also has an integral port member extending from an annular surface of the cylindrical housing. The integral port member has a central axis aligned in the radial direction, and an exterior surface of the integral port member tangentially connects to an exterior surface of the cylindrical housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2007Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Philip Stephen Bruza, Darrel Henry Meffert, Michael James Pollard, Timothy John Boland, John Roger Weber, Ronak Dhanendrakumar Shah, Robert Lee Meyer, Jonas Arunas Aleksonis
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Publication number: 20100031467Abstract: The present invention relates to castor wheel assemblies, in particular but not exclusively, to castor wheel assemblies of a type suitable for use with trolleys, for example supermarket trolleys or luggage trolleys. Embodiments of the invention provide a swivel castor wheel assembly configured to support an object to be moved across a surface, the assembly comprising a swivel castor wheel having an axis of wheel rotation and a steering axis and mounted on a first member, wherein the first member is configured for connection to the object in such a way that the steering axis can be moved between first and second different rake angles without substantially changing a height of the object over the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2007Publication date: February 11, 2010Inventor: James Pollard
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Publication number: 20090309090Abstract: A nanostructure comprising a first structure comprising conductive material, which is attached to a second structure comprising one or more portions of conductive material separated by insulator material, which is attached to a third structure comprising a material in which a change can be effected. The third structure may comprise a dielectric or ferroelectric material, and the change effected in the material may be polarization of the material. The nanostructure may comprise one or more nanocapacitors, each of which comprises a part of the third structure in which a change comprising polarization may be effected. The nanocapacitors may be used to store data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2007Publication date: December 17, 2009Applicant: THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFASTInventors: Robert Morrison Bowman, Robert James Pollard, John Martin Gregg, Finlay Doogan Morrison, James Floyd Scott
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Publication number: 20080236536Abstract: An integral engine component is disclosed. The integral engine component may have a solid first member and a second member cast in place relative to the solid first member. A metallurgical bond may exist between the solid first member and the second member, and the melting temperature of the solid first member may be lower than the melting temperature of the second member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2007Publication date: October 2, 2008Inventors: Jeff Alan Jensen, Jose Felix Leon Torres, Michael James Pollard, Tsu Pin Shyu, Adrian Vasile Catalina, Jun Cai, Christopher Anthony Kinney
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Publication number: 20080178585Abstract: An end cap for an exhaust treatment device is disclosed. The end cap has a cylindrical housing with an axial direction, a radial direction substantially orthogonal to the axial direction, a first open end, and a second closed end opposing the first open end in the axial direction. The end cap also has an integral port member extending from an annular surface of the cylindrical housing. The integral port member has a central axis aligned in the radial direction, and an exterior surface of the integral port member tangentially connects to an exterior surface of the cylindrical housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2007Publication date: July 31, 2008Inventors: Philip Stephen Bruza, Darrel Henry Meffert, Michael James Pollard, Timothy John Boland, John Roger Weber, Ronak Dhanendrakumar Shah, Robert Lee Meyer, Jonas Arunas Aleksonis
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Patent number: 7255755Abstract: A cast stainless steel alloy and articles formed therefrom containing about 0.5 wt. % to about 10 wt. % manganese, 0.02 wt. % to 0.50 wt. % N, and less than 0.15 wt. % sulfur provides high temperature strength both in the matrix and at the grain boundaries without reducing ductility due to cracking along boundaries with continuous or nearly-continuous carbides. Alloys of the present invention also have increased nitrogen solubility thereby enhancing strength at all temperatures because nitride precipitates or nitrogen porosity during casting are not observed. The solubility of nitrogen is dramatically enhanced by the presence of manganese, which also retains or improves the solubility of carbon thereby providing additional solid solution strengthening due to the presence of manganese and nitrogen, and combined carbon. Such solution strengthening enhances the high temperature precipitation-strengthening benefits of fine dispersions of NbC.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2002Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Philip J. Maziasz, Tim McGreevy, Michael James Pollard, Chad W. Siebenaler, Robert W. Swindeman
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Patent number: 7225434Abstract: A method to collect address trace of instructions executed by a processor has been disclosed. An embodiment of the method includes receiving a software program having a set of instructions and performing instrumentation on the software program to determine addresses of the instructions of the software program in the order in which the instructions are executed by a processor.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2003Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Rangarajan R. Calyanakoti, Veerasham Bukka, Manish Singh, Brian James Pollard
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Patent number: 7153373Abstract: A CF8C type stainless steel alloy and articles formed therefrom containing about 18.0 weight percent to about 22.0 weight percent chromium and 11.0 weight percent to about 14.0 weight percent nickel; from about 0.05 weight percent to about 0.15 weight percent carbon; from about 2.0 weight percent to about 10.0 weight percent manganese; and from about 0.3 weight percent to about 1.5 weight percent niobium. The present alloys further include less than 0.15 weight percent sulfur which provides high temperature strength both in the matrix and at the grain boundaries without reducing ductility due to cracking along boundaries with continuous or nearly-continuous carbides. The disclosed alloys also have increased nitrogen solubility thereby enhancing strength at all temperatures because nitride precipitates or nitrogen porosity during casting are not observed.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2002Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: Caterpillar IncInventors: Philip J. Maziasz, Tim McGreevy, Michael James Pollard, Chad W. Siebenaler, Robert W. Swindeman
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Publication number: 20030084967Abstract: A cast stainless steel alloy and articles formed therefrom containing about 0.5 wt. % to about 10 wt. % manganese, 0.02 wt. % to 0.50 wt. % N, and less than 0.15 wt. % sulfur provides high temperature strength both in the matrix and at the grain boundaries without reducing ductility due to cracking along boundaries with continuous or nearly-continuous carbides. Alloys of the present invention also have increased nitrogen solubility thereby enhancing strength at all temperatures because nitride precipitates or nitrogen porosity during casting are not observed. The solubility of nitrogen is dramatically enhanced by the presence of manganese, which also retains or improves the solubility of carbon thereby providing additional solid solution strengthening due to the presence of manganese and nitrogen, and combined carbon. Such solution strengthening enhances the high temperature precipitation-strengthening benefits of fine dispersions of NbC.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2002Publication date: May 8, 2003Inventors: Philip J. Maziasz, Tim McGreevy, Michael James Pollard, Chad W. Siebenaler, Robert W. Swindeman
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Publication number: 20030056860Abstract: A CF8C type stainless steel alloy and articles formed therefrom containing about 18.0 weight percent to about 22.0 weight percent chromium and 11.0 weight percent to about 14.0 weight percent nickel; from about 0.05 weight percent to about 0.15 weight percent carbon; from about 2.0 weight percent to about 10.0 weight percent manganese; and from about 0.3 weight percent to about 1.5 weight percent niobium. The present alloys further include less than 0.15 weight percent sulfur which provides high temperature strength both in the matrix and at the grain boundaries without reducing ductility due to cracking along boundaries with continuous or nearly-continuous carbides. The disclosed alloys also have increased nitrogen solubility thereby enhancing strength at all temperatures because nitride precipitates or nitrogen porosity during casting are not observed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2002Publication date: March 27, 2003Inventors: Philip J. Maziasz, Tim McGreevy, Michael James Pollard, Chad W. Siebenaler, Robert W. Swindeman
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Publication number: 20020110476Abstract: A cast stainless steel alloy and articles formed therefrom containing about 0.5 wt. % to about 10 wt. % manganese, 0.02 wt. % to 0.50 wt. % N, and less than 0.15 wt. % sulfur provides high temperature strength both in the matrix and at the grain boundaries without reducing ductility due to cracking along boundaries with continuous or nearly-continuous carbides. Alloys of the present invention also have increased nitrogen solubility thereby enhancing strength at all temperatures because nitride precipitates or nitrogen porosity during casting are not observed. The solubility of nitrogen is dramatically enhanced by the presence of manganese, which also retains or improves the solubility of carbon thereby providing additional solid solution strengthening due to the presence of manganese and nitrogen, and combined carbon. Such solution strengthening enhances the high temperature precipitation-strengthening benefits of fine dispersions of NbC.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2000Publication date: August 15, 2002Inventors: Philip J. Maziasz, Tim McGreevy, Michael James Pollard, Chad W. Siebenaler, Robert W. Swindeman
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Patent number: D440652Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 1998Date of Patent: April 17, 2001Inventor: Raymond James Pollard
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Patent number: RE41100Abstract: A cast stainless steel alloy and articles formed therefrom containing about 0.5 wt. % to about 10 wt. % manganese, 0.02 wt. % to 0.50 wt. % N, and less than 0.15 wt. % sulfur provides high temperature strength both in the matrix and at the grain boundaries without reducing ductility due to cracking along boundaries with continuous or nearly-continuous carbides. Alloys of the present invention also have increased nitrogen solubility thereby enhancing strength at all temperatures because nitride precipitates or nitrogen porosity during casting are not observed. The solubility of nitrogen is dramatically enhanced by the presence of manganese, which also retains or improves the solubility of carbon thereby providing additional solid solution strengthening due to the presence of manganese and nitrogen, and combined carbon. Such solution strengthening enhances the high temperature precipitation-strengthening benefits of fine dispersions of NbC.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2008Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Philip J. Maziasz, Tim McGreevy, Michael James Pollard, Chad W. Siebenaler, Robert W. Swindeman
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Patent number: RE41504Abstract: A CF8C type stainless steel alloy and articles formed therefrom containing about 18.0 weight percent to about 22.0 weight percent chromium and 11.0 weight percent to about 14.0 weight percent nickel; from about 0.05 weight percent to about 0.15 weight percent carbon; from about 2.0 weight percent to about 10.0 weight percent manganese; and from about 0.3 weight percent to about 1.5 weight percent niobium. The present alloys further include less than 0.15 weight percent sulfur which provides high temperature strength both in the matrix and at the grain boundaries without reducing ductility due to cracking along boundaries with continuous or nearly-continuous carbides. The disclosed alloys also have increased nitrogen solubility thereby enhancing strength at all temperatures because nitride precipitates or nitrogen porosity during casting are not observed.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2008Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Philip J. Maziasz, Tim McGreevy, Michael James Pollard, Chad W. Siebenaler, Robert W. Swindeman