Patents by Inventor James R. McDonald

James R. McDonald 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: 20110264398
    Abstract: A combined pressure and temperature sensor, the sensor comprising at least one first optical sensing element of a first type and at least one second optical sensing element of a second type, wherein the sensor is adapted to compensate for temperature and/or pressure effects in the first or second optical sensing element using a response of the other of the second or first optical sensing elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Pawel Niewczas, James R. McDonald
  • Patent number: 7048637
    Abstract: A golf grip alignment device includes a body adapted to fit onto a golf club. The a body includes a tab extending from the body and a seat defined on the body. The tab includes a surface adapted to receive the golfer's thumb. The seat is adapted to receive the golfer's index finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Inventor: James R. McDonald
  • Publication number: 20040242341
    Abstract: A golf grip alignment device includes a body adapted to fit onto a golf club. The a body includes a tab extending from the body and a seat defined on the body. The tab includes a surface adapted to receive the golfer's thumb. The seat is adapted to receive the golfer's index finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventor: James R. McDonald
  • Patent number: 5486754
    Abstract: An electrical current measuring device, for measuring the current in an electrical conductor (11), includes first and second measurement channels. Each of these channels includes a sensor (12) adapted to be located adjacent the conductor (11) and coupled via optical fibers (14,16) to source circuitry (18) and detector circuitry (20). The sensor (12) incorporates a material (22) which exhibits the Faraday magneto-optic effect and the source circuitry (18) is arranged to deliver an unpolarized light signal which is subsequently polarized by a first polarizer (23) to enable a linearly polarized light signal to be incident to the material (22). The quantum of rotation in the plane of polarization imposed on the signal emerging from the material (22) is monitored via a second polarizer (24) by the detector circuitry (20) as a measure of the electrical current flowing in the conductor (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1996
    Assignee: Instrument Transformers Limited
    Inventors: Andrew J. Cruden, James R. McDonald, Ivan Andonovic, Kenneth Allan, Raymond A. Porrelli
  • Patent number: D250088
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1978
    Inventor: James R. McDonald, Jr.
  • Patent number: D258418
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1981
    Inventor: James R. McDonald, Jr.
  • Patent number: D330059
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Inventors: Sean P. McGivern, James R. McDonald