Patents by Inventor Jay Hunt
Jay Hunt 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: 20240083856Abstract: The present invention provides crystalline forms of (E)-6-(4-Phenylcyclohexyl)-5-(3-trifluoromethylbenzyl)-1H-pyrimidine-2,4-dione, and methods of making and using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Hazel Joan Hunt, Lorraine Donaghy, Keith Lorimer, Nathan Jay Dixon, Jeffrey Mark Dener
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Patent number: 11452405Abstract: A toaster includes a housing that defines one or more cooking cavities. Each cooking cavity has a lift to lower and raise a food product inside the cooking cavity depending on food product type, and heating elements to cook the food product arranged inside the cooking cavity. The toaster includes a user interface operable to control a cooking cycle inside the one or more cooking cavities. The user interface can be used to select a combination of food product, cooking mode, and doneness level, and to initiate a cooking cycle performed by the toaster.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Revolution Cooking, LLCInventors: Philip C. Carbone, Shannon Galvin, Kristin Cefalo, Ryan O'Donnell, Richard Simmers, Joyce Tu, Jay Hunt, Martin Fisher, James Poon, Eric David Cohen
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Patent number: 11060578Abstract: A conical spring washer includes a symmetrical annular body, a plurality of inner tabs and a plurality of outer tabs formed in the body. Each of the plurality of inner tabs has a width that tapers radially inwardly. Each of the plurality of outer tabs has a maximum width that is greater than a maximum width of each of the plurality of inner tabs. An intermediate portion is defined in the body and disposed between the plurality of inner tabs and plurality of outer tabs. The plurality of inner tabs and plurality of outer tabs are flexibly coupled to the intermediate portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: ALLISON TRANSMISSION, INC.Inventor: Mickey Jay Hunt
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Publication number: 20210106175Abstract: A toaster includes a housing that defines one or more cooking cavities. Each cooking cavity has a lift to lower and raise a food product inside the cooking cavity depending on food product type, and heating elements to cook the food product arranged inside the cooking cavity. The toaster includes a user interface operable to control a cooking cycle inside the one or more cooking cavities. The user interface can be used to select a combination of food product, cooking mode, and doneness level, and to initiate a cooking cycle performed by the toaster.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: Revolution Cooking, LLCInventors: Philip C. Carbone, Shannon Galvin, Kristin Cefalo, Ryan O'Donnell, Richard Simmers, Joyce Tu, Jay Hunt, Martin Fisher, James Poon, Eric David Cohen
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Publication number: 20190360546Abstract: A conical spring washer includes a symmetrical annular body, a plurality of inner tabs and a plurality of outer tabs formed in the body. Each of the plurality of inner tabs has a width that tapers radially inwardly. Each of the plurality of outer tabs has a maximum width that is greater than a maximum width of each of the plurality of inner tabs. An intermediate portion is defined in the body and disposed between the plurality of inner tabs and plurality of outer tabs. The plurality of inner tabs and plurality of outer tabs are flexibly coupled to the intermediate portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventor: Mickey Jay Hunt
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Patent number: 10374645Abstract: A device is provided that includes a plurality of walls and at least one holding slot on a wall for temporarily holding the printed circuit board during assembly of the device at an angle with respect to the wall.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGSInventor: Mickey Jay Hunt
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Patent number: 10314204Abstract: An electronic device, such as a set top box comprises an enclosure that houses a circuit board having a peripheral edge positioned in the set top box. A heat sink has orientation features on its periphery that contact and orient the circuit board. Further, the heat sink has positioning tabs at a leading edge that contact a control surface on a rear wall of the set top box enclosure and orients the heat sink within the set top box. Antenna assemblies are positioned in corners of the set top box enclosure and adjacent to one of the vertically oriented walls, wherein the antenna assemblies are positioned outside the peripheral edge of the circuit board and the periphery of the heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGSInventors: Darin Bradley Ritter, Mickey Jay Hunt, Kevin Michael Williams
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Patent number: 10141627Abstract: A set top box comprises multiple antennae (15) are positioned outside the periphery of the printed circuit board (5). The antennae can be vertically oriented (15V) or horizontally oriented (15H). The antennae (15) are maintained at least 20 mm from a heatsink (6) and the printed circuit board (5) to prevent electrostatic discharge. The set top box includes vents (14) in the bottom frame (2) outside the periphery of the printed circuit board (5) to promote heat dissipation.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2014Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Interdigital CE Patent HoldingsInventors: Darin Bradley Ritter, Mickey Jay Hunt, William P. Dernier
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Publication number: 20180325311Abstract: A cooking appliance, system, and method use one or more split-surface-area radiative heating elements and may also use one or more additional heating elements, such as microwave and convection heating elements, to heat or cook food. The radiative heating elements are used in a cooking chamber having an improved geometry. A controller includes features to adaptively learn and adjust cooking recipes based on modifications and user ratings of a particular cooking recipe or based on learning in response to analysis of modifications and user ratings of plural cooking recipes. The controller may learn from ratings of other users of similar cooking appliances via a network connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Benjamin F. Feldman, Martin Fisher, Jay Hunt, Dan Morgan, Joseph Ellena, Thomas Musman, Noah Bergel, Aurelio Reyes, Richard Simmers, Pat Lollar, David Hull
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Publication number: 20180310440Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a printed circuit board assembly including a printed circuit board, a first shielding structure located on a first surface of the printed circuit board and having a first extension element extending from the first shielding structure and through a first hole in the printed circuit board, a second shielding structure located on a second surface of the printed circuit board. According to at least one embodiment on the present disclosure, a first contacting element of the first extension element makes a mechanical and electrical contact between the first shielding structure and the second shielding structure in a contact region entirely located outside the first hole from which the first extension element is extending through.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicant: THOMSON LicensingInventors: Mickey Jay HUNT, Randy Wayne CRAIG, Theodore Paul CORBIN, William John TESTIN, William Philip DERNIER
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Publication number: 20180220549Abstract: An electronic device, such as a set top box comprises an enclosure that houses a circuit board having a peripheral edge positioned in the set top box. A heat sink has orientation features on its periphery that contact and orient the circuit board. Further, the heat sink has positioning tabs at a leading edge that contact a control surface on a rear wall of the set top box enclosure and orients the heat sink within the set top box. Antenna assemblies are positioned in corners of the set top box enclosure and adjacent to one of the vertically oriented walls, wherein the antenna assemblies are positioned outside the peripheral edge of the circuit board and the periphery of the heat sink.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2018Publication date: August 2, 2018Inventors: Darin Bradley RITTER, Mickey Jay HUNT, Kevin Michael WILLIAMS
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Publication number: 20180151950Abstract: A device is provided for vertical orientation during operation, that includes a plurality of vertically oriented walls, an antenna bracket having sides that support antennas which extend from corners of the antenna bracket, at least one of the sides of the antenna bracket having a curved profile, the curved profile comprising a U-shape cross section with an open end facing downward. The device further includes a horizontally oriented fan positioned closer to a base of the device than to a top of the device. The fan is positioned below the antenna bracket and is oriented to force air upward and into the interior half of the U-shape cross section, the U-shape cross section directing some upwardly directed air to travel downward between interior components of the device that are adjacent to the vertically oriented walls.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2015Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: Mickey Jay HUNT, Julianne Luna SO, Darin Bradley RITTER
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Publication number: 20180152212Abstract: A device is provided that includes a plurality of walls and at least one holding slot on a wall for temporarily holding the printed circuit board during assembly of the device at an angle with respect to the wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2015Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventor: Mickey Jay HUNT
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Patent number: 9967511Abstract: Devices and methods for routing cables through a printed circuit board (PCB) include an enclosure having at least one cable guide and a cable duct. A PCB is mounted in the enclosure, such that the cable duct penetrates the PCB through a hole in the PCB. At least one additional component is mounted in the enclosure and connected to at least one cable that is attached to the at least one cable guide and the cable duct. The at least one cable enters the duct on a first side of the PCB and exits the duct on a second side of the PCB.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2014Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: THOMSON LicensingInventors: Darin Bradley Ritter, Mickey Jay Hunt
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Patent number: 9907208Abstract: At least one implementation provides a hold down for an electronic device. The electronic device includes a support frame, a circuit board coupled to the support frame and having at least one component, a thermal pad thermally coupled to the component, and a heat sink associated with the thermal pad. The hold down includes a generally planar portion adapted to be positioned over a surface of the heat sink. The hold down also includes a plurality of connecting structures extending angularly from the generally planar portion. The connecting structures and configured to engage the support frame to cause the hold down to apply the biasing force to retain the thermal pad against at least one of the heat sink or the component when the heat sink and the thermal pad are positioned between the hold down and the support frame. A method is also provided for attaching the hold down.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2012Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: THOMSON LICENSINGInventors: William Hofmann Bose, Mickey Jay Hunt
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Patent number: 9877411Abstract: An electronic device, such as a set top box comprises an enclosure that houses a circuit board having a peripheral edge positioned in the set top box. A heat sink has orientation features on its periphery that contact and orient the circuit board. Further, the heat sink has positioning tabs at a leading edge that contact a control surface on a rear wall of the set top box enclosure and orients the heat sink within the set top box. Antenna assemblies are positioned in corners of the set top box enclosure and adjacent to one of the vertically oriented walls, wherein the antenna assemblies are positioned outside the peripheral edge of the circuit board and the periphery of the heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2014Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: THOMSON LicensingInventors: Darin Bradley Ritter, Mickey Jay Hunt, Kevin Michael Williams
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Patent number: 9867304Abstract: An electronic device assembly comprises an electronic device having a bottom and back side, wherein the bottom includes apertures and the back side includes a panel jack for connecting to cables; and a cable retainer having a base and a back upstanding wall extending from the base. The base is attached to the bottom of the electronic device. The back upstanding wall faces the back side, the back upstanding wall is spaced from the back side, and the back upstanding wall has slots for supporting the cable.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2014Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: THOMSON LICENSINGInventors: Darin Bradley Ritter, Mickey Jay Hunt
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Patent number: 9750126Abstract: An electronic device includes a circuit board having heat generating components thereon. A heat sink with air current generating electric device assembly lies over the circuit board, through which heat from the circuit board and the components thereon is dispersed. The assembly includes a heat sink having a solid central core and a plurality of fins protruding from the core. An air current generating electric device is disposed over the heat sink and having an air intake facing a top of the heat sink and an exhaust opening directed parallel to a plane of the circuit board. An air duct extends from the exhaust opening of the air current generating electric device to exhaust apertures on at least one side wall of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2013Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Mickey Jay Hunt, Randy Wayne Craig, Christopher Michael William Proctor
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Publication number: 20170181266Abstract: An improved heat transfer system for components an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a printed circuit board, a component shield and a heatsink or heat spreader. An open heat transfer window is positioned in the component shield so as to enable a depression in the heat sink to pass through the window and directly contact a thermal pad for a component requiring heat dissipation. A grounding connection between the shield and the heatsink is provided to prevent radiation loss in the radio frequency shielding capability resulting from the creation of the open heat transfer window in the shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Mickey Jay Hunt, Joseph Lee Carpenter, Darin Bradley Ritter
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Patent number: D926206Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Revolution Cooking, LLCInventors: Martin Fisher, Shannon Galvin, Jay Hunt, Joyce Chien Tu, James Poon, Eric David Cohen