Patents by Inventor Jason Daniel

Jason Daniel 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).

  • Apparatus and method for avoiding transformer saturation
    Patent number: 9178437
    Abstract: A controller for a power converter includes one or more controller modules operably linked to a transformer core of the power converter, to primary bridge switches of the power converter, and to secondary bridge switches of the power converter, wherein the one or more controller modules are configured to avoid saturation of the transformer core by modulating pulse widths of first electrical pulses sent to the primary bridge switches, based at least on measurements of DC components of current through primary and secondary windings adjacent the transformer core, and by modulating pulse widths of second electrical pulses sent to the secondary bridge switches, based at least on measurements of DC components of current through the primary and secondary windings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sebastian Pedro Rosado, Henry Todd Young, Simon Herbert Schramm, Alvaro Jorge Mari Curbelo, Jason Daniel Kuttenkuler
  • Product discount system, apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9159079
    Abstract: A product discount system, apparatus, and method are herein disclosed. A discount server may receive one or more product discounts from a use. A wireless device may retrieve product identification information from a product and generate a discount request message that is transmitted to a discount server. The discount server may identify potential discounts associated with the product identification information and transmit product availability data to the wireless device. The wireless device may notify a user of available product discounts based on the product availability data. Once notified, the user may proceed by redeeming one or more of the available product discounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Ebates Performance Marketing, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Thomas Lambert, Jason Daniel Gurwin, Peter Michailidis
  • Pilot operated fluid regulators having a reset apparatus and related methods
    Patent number: 9145904
    Abstract: Fluid regulator systems having reset apparatus and methods are described herein. An example reset apparatus for use with a fluid regulator system includes a first valve having an inlet to receive a loading fluid and an outlet in fluid communication with a loading chamber of a fluid regulator, and a second valve having an inlet in fluid communication with the loading chamber of the fluid regulator and an outlet in fluid communication with a vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT REGULATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: James Lyman Griffin, Jr., Daniel Gunder Roper, Douglas James Scheffler, Harold Joe McKinney, Jason Daniel Journey
  • Deionized water conditioning system and methods
    Patent number: 9138784
    Abstract: An apparatus for conditioning deionized water and delivering it to a semiconductor wafer in a post electrofill module includes a degassing station configured to remove dissolved gas from the deionized water flow, a heating station configured to heat the deionized water flow, and a nozzle configured to deliver the deionized water flow to the wafer. The heating and degassing are performed before the delivery of the deionized water flow to the wafer. In some implementations the degassing station includes a contact degasser or an inert gas bubbler, and the heating station is configured to heating the deionized water flow to a temperature of between about 35-40° C. In some embodiments the deionized water flow is passed through the degassing station before being passed through the heating station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Novellus Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Hawkins, Charles Lorenzo Merrill, Jason Daniel Marchetti, Kousik Ganesan, Bryan L. Buckalew
  • Power converter control system and method with separate primary and secondary controllers
    Patent number: 9130470
    Abstract: A power converter control system includes primary bridge controller that is configured to actuate a first plurality of gate drive units that switch a first plurality of power elements in a primary bridge of a power converter. The control system further includes a secondary bridge controller separate from the primary bridge controller that is configured to actuate a second plurality of gate drive units to switch a second plurality of power elements in a secondary bridge of the power converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Sebastian Pedro Rosado, Henry Todd Young, Simon Herbert Schramm, Alvaro Jorge Mari Curbelo, Jason Daniel Kuttenkuler, Paolo Soldi
  • FLUID TURBINE FOR POWER GENERATION
    Publication number: 20150125298
    Abstract: A fluid turbine comprising a rotor, having an axis of rotation, comprising at least two rotor blades disposed at a radius from the axis of rotation, each rotor blade having a pitch axis and a variable pitch angle. The fluid turbine comprises a mechanism operable to control the pitch angle of at least one rotor blade about its pitch axis and to vary the pitch angle of the rotor blade between various pitch angles as the blade moves radially about the axis of rotation of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Clifton Vance, Jason Daniel Cormey, Bruce Eugene Swanson, Brandon D Brantley, Francis Dudley, Peter Chris Skarzenski
  • Braking and auxiliary power converter
    Patent number: 9024551
    Abstract: An integrated power converter includes first and second auxiliary switch modules, and one or more braking switch modules. The first auxiliary switch module is mounted at a first location of a laminated bus bar, and connects a first auxiliary lead with a first power layer and a second power layer of the bus bar. The second auxiliary switch module is mounted at a second location of the bus bar, and connects a second auxiliary lead with the first and second power layers. The braking switch modules are mounted at additional locations of the bus bar, adjacent to the first and second locations. Each braking switch module connects a braking lead with one of the power layers of the bus bar, and with a dual diode module or with the other power layer of the bus bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Alvaro Jorge Mari Curbelo, Henry Todd Young, Jason Daniel Kuttenkuler
  • Retractable pet leash
    Patent number: 8978594
    Abstract: A retractable pet leash such as, for example, for dogs, is provided. The retractable pet leash includes a hollow housing configured to be held by a hand of a user. A spool member may be disposed within the housing and arranged to rotate about an axis to release or retract an elongated leash element wrapped about the spool member. The spool member may be rotatably biased to retract the leash element within the housing. At least one grippable pressure element may be disposed on the housing to releasably engage the spool to slow and/or stop rotation of the spool when the user squeezes the housing. The elongated leash element may have an attachment portion at an end thereof to be coupled to a collar or harness on an animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Pet Projx, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Daniels, Arsenio Garcia Monsalve
  • Trigger mechanism
    Patent number: 8973295
    Abstract: This invention includes an adaptive mechanism for activating a firearm's trigger comprising a bite-activated trigger assembly, a cable assembly, an actuator assembly, lanyard, and a storage assembly. When properly assembled, the actuator is mated adjacent to the firearm's trigger in such a manner that the actuator is not exerting a force significant enough to activate the firearm's trigger. One end of the cable assembly is attached to a bite trigger assembly. The bite trigger assembly includes two bite plates that are pivotally joined together near the centerline of the bite plates. The bite trigger assembly also includes a feature to mount with the lanyard assembly. Finally the bite-activated trigger assembly includes a storage assembly that is used to stow the bite trigger assembly when the firearm is not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Inventor: Jason Daniel Ayler
  • SELF PROPELLED PERSONAL WATER CRAFT
    Publication number: 20150064994
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a self-propelled personal water craft including a parabolic hull. The hull has a bow, mid-section and stern. The mid-section has substantially reduced diameter compared with the bow and stern section defining an hour-glass hull shape. The hull including an upper portion and a lower portion, a hollow space is created between the upper and lower portions and defines a central portion. The lower portion includes structure for manipulating water drag. Additionally, the craft includes a motor member for propelling the craft. In an exemplary embodiment, the motor member includes an axial flow jet pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventor: Jason Daniel Woods
  • WEIGHT STEERABLE SELF-PROPELLED PERSONAL WATERCRAFT
    Publication number: 20150064995
    Abstract: A self-propelled personal watercraft. The watercraft includes a hull with a middle narrower than a bow and a stern of the watercraft and with a bottom of the bow being raised with respect to the middle and the stern, and a propulsion device within the hull. While the watercraft is propelled through water by the propulsion device with a rider on board, shifting of the rider's weight to either side of the watercraft increases contact of the bow with the water on that side, the increased contact resulting in increased drag and turning the watercraft to that side. While the watercraft is propelled through water by the propulsion device with the rider on board and the watercraft is not turning, the bottom of the bow makes contact with the water across a narrower distance than the bottom of the middle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Inventive Design Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Daniel WOODS, Mark WOODWARD
  • Chair Base Assembly
    Publication number: 20150048223
    Abstract: A chair base assembly including a leg assembly, a seat support and a support column coupling the leg assembly to the seat support. Either one or both of the seat support and the leg assembly including an insert member that extends about a bore defined within each, configured to accept the support column. Such an insert member includes a winding that is outwardly deformable so as to be outwardly deformable. The insert member may include a winding of a substantially uniform wire-like member having a substantially uniform cross-sectional configuration so as to define a circular cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Jason Daniel Mika, James Henry Baas, Jeffrey Michael Donovan
  • Heating cable
    Patent number: 8952300
    Abstract: According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a self-regulating electrical heating cable comprising: a first power supply conductor extending along the length of the cable; a second power supply conductor extending along the length of the cable; a third power supply conductor extending along the length of the cable; the first and second power supply conductors being in electrical connection with each other via a first electrically conductive heating element body having a positive temperature coefficient of resistance, and the second and third power supply conductors being in electrical connection with each other via a second electrically conductive heating element body having a positive temperature coefficient of resistance, and wherein, in use, the first, second and third power supply conductors are not physically connected to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Heat Trace Limited
    Inventors: Neil Malone, Jason Daniel Harold O'Connor
  • Trigger Mechanism
    Publication number: 20150007474
    Abstract: This invention includes an adaptive mechanism for activating a firearm's trigger comprising a bite-activated trigger assembly, a cable assembly, an actuator assembly, lanyard, and a storage assembly. When properly assembled, the actuator is mated adjacent to the firearm's trigger in such a manner that the actuator is not exerting a force significant enough to activate the firearm's trigger. One end of the cable assembly is attached to a bite trigger assembly. The bite trigger assembly includes two bite plates that are pivotally joined together near the centerline of the bite plates. The bite trigger assembly also includes a feature to mount with the lanyard assembly. Finally the bite-activated trigger assembly includes a storage assembly that is used to stow the bite trigger assembly when the firearm is not in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventor: Jason Daniel Ayler
  • FAILURE PROTECTION FOR A POWER DELIVERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140354042
    Abstract: A power delivery system includes a bus bar and a housing coupled to the bus bar. A semiconductor power device is enclosed within the housing. The housing comprises an outlet configured to direct failure material of the power semiconductor device away from any remaining components connected to the bus bar. In another aspect, the power delivery system additionally or alternatively comprises two bus bars. A first of the two bus bars has a first landing, a riser, and a second landing, which is parallel to the first landing and in effect spatially offset from the first landing. A second of the two bus bars is attached to the second landing of the first bus bar, such that the second bus bar is parallel to but offset from the first landing of the bus bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Gemeral Electric Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey John Wolff, Jason Daniel Kuttenkuler, Alvaro Jorge Mari Curbelo, Henry Todd Young
  • INVERTER AND POWER SYSTEM WITH FUSE PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20140339890
    Abstract: A power conversion system includes a bus bar, a switch coupled to the bus bar and configured to receive a DC input voltage from a voltage source through the bus bar, and a parallel fuse system. The parallel fuse system may be disposed on the bus bar in series with the voltage source and the switch. The parallel fuse system includes two or more parallel fuses, and may be configured for an inductance imbalance between the fuses, such that there is an asymmetric flow of currents through the fuses when the power conversion system is in operation. For the inductance imbalance, for example, the fuses may be positioned asymmetrically with regard to a shortest conductive path from the voltage source to the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Jeffrey John Wolff, Jason Daniel Kuttenkuler, Alvaro Jorge Mari Curbelo, Henry Todd Young
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ENGINE FUEL LIMITS
    Publication number: 20140336852
    Abstract: A method of determining fuel limits for an engine includes measuring an actual fuel value for the engine and creating a plurality of engine speed points. The method further includes calculating respective static fuel limit points for each of the engine speed points utilizing the actual fuel value. The static fuel limit points define and limit a rated power of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jason Daniel Ozolins, John Patrick Dowell, Suseel Sukumaran, Greg Thomas Polkus, Atul George Tharakan
  • Novel Compounds As Antagonists Or Inverse Agonists At Opioid Receptors
    Publication number: 20140323487
    Abstract: Novel compounds which are antagonists or inverse agonists at one or more of the opioid receptors, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, to processes for their preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: David John Cowan, Andrew Lamont Larkin, Cunyu Zhang, David Lee Musso, Gary Martin Green, Rodolfo Cadilla, Paul Kenneth Spearing, Michael Joseph Bishop, Jason Daniel Speake
  • Busbar
    Patent number: D742328
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark Allen Murphy, Henry Todd Young, Jason Daniel Kuttenkuler, Sean Patrick Cillessen, Zhao Zhang
  • Busbar chopper module
    Patent number: D743341
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Aiqin Jiang, Theodore Clark Brown, Jason Daniel Kuttenkuler, Henry Todd Young, Gui He, Sean Patrick Cillessen, Mark Allen Murphy, Zhao Zhang