Patents by Inventor Jerry Allen

Jerry Allen 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).

  • Patent number: 7748380
    Abstract: A combined air-supplying/air-purifying breathing system that includes a self-contained breathing apparatus, a facepiece for delivering breathable air from the self-contained breathing apparatus to a user, and a powered air-purifying respirator having at least one filter and a blower and having an output connected by a hose assembly to the facepiece. A control interface operationally connects the self-contained breathing apparatus to the powered air-purifying respirator. The self-contained breathing apparatus includes a pressure vessel, a cylinder valve assembly and a pressure reducer, all carried by a back frame, and the powered air-purifying respirator is adapted to be mounted on, and carried by, the back frame, by coupling the back frame and the respirator together at respective attachment points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: STI Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry Allen Phifer, William Eugene Parson, Judge W. Morgan, III, Robert Daniel Williams
  • Patent number: 7658190
    Abstract: A powered air-purifying respirator that includes an enclosure, defining a single contiguous enclosed interior, an inlet duct, including an inlet and a distribution portion, that guides ambient air to the interior of the enclosure, a plurality of filter canisters disposed within the interior of the enclosure, and a blower that forces air through the at least one inlet, into the interior of the enclosure and through the plurality of filter canisters to produce filtered air suitable for breathing. A valve controls the flow of ambient air through the inlet duct. A fluid dam, disposed in an air path between the inlet and the filter canisters prevents liquids from reaching the filter canisters. The enclosure is reinforced and is adapted to provide protection for the filter canister from flame and heat while the filter canister is in use. A recirculation valve recycles previously-filtered air back into the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: STI Licensing Corp.
    Inventors: Jerry Allen Phifer, William Eugene Parson, Judge W. Morgan, III, Robert Daniel Williams
  • Publication number: 20090300982
    Abstract: The calcium carbonate component of waste carpet is concentrated by mechanical means and/or chemical means then subjected to a heat treatment at a temperature below the decomposition temperature of calcium carbonate to volatilize or modify organic compounds admixed with calcium carbonate so as to yield a free-flowing particulate filler composed of at least about 70% calcium carbonate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: CHEMICAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lloyd Ballard Mauldin, Jerry Allen Cook
  • Publication number: 20090250009
    Abstract: A collapsible bowl described herein includes a base, wherein the base includes a top, a bottom, a chamber that is between the top and the bottom, a first edge, and a seam, wherein the base is foldable along the seam. The collapsible bowl also includes a first side that includes a top edge and a bottom edge, wherein the bottom edge of the first side is coupled to the first edge of the base, wherein the chamber is configured to receive a foldable cooling apparatus that is adapted to modify a temperature of a liquid in the collapsible bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventor: Jerry Allen Warner
  • Publication number: 20090145343
    Abstract: Systems are disclosed for making and using micro-porous particulates at least partially composed of metal sulfides, particularly alkaline earth metal and transition metal sulfides, as sorbents for removal of mercury from flue gas. Calcium sulfide micro-porous powders derived from the high temperature reduction of calcium sulfate and calcium sulfite are disclosed to be reactive substrates for a group of sorbents for adsorption of mercury from coal combustion flue gases produced by the utilities industry, as well as from natural gas and gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons. The sorbents are useful for cost-effectively adsorbing elemental mercury and oxidized mercury species such as mercuric chloride from flue gases, including those containing acid gases (e.g., SO.sub.2, NO and NO.sub.2, and HCl), over a wide range of temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Lloyd Ballard Mauldin, Jerry Allen Cook
  • Patent number: 7283541
    Abstract: A method for reducing latency of VoIP communications while efficiently using network resources and maintaining voice quality. This is achieved by managing packet size on a per-call basis, using factors such as distance between gateways, current backbone network status, service requested or access mechanism for a given call is disclosed. Packet size is selected on a per-call basis based on the distance between endpoints in the call. If the endpoints are far apart, the selected packet size is small. If the endpoints are close together, the selected packet size is large.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Steven M Michelson, Jerry Allen Robinson, Larry Arnise Russell
  • Patent number: 7137833
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly that includes a lug connector having a flat end with a flat end connector and a barreled end having a barrel connector and an angle connector that includes a body having a male pin and a compression fitting. The male pin is rotatably inserted into the barrel connector. After the orientation of the angle connector is selected, the barrel connector is compressed to mechanically and electrically engage the first male pin. The compression fittings of the angle connector can be sized to connect wires or cables from #8 AWG to 3000 kcmil in size. In preferred embodiments, the flat end and the barreled end of the lug connector are angularly disposed to each other and form an angle of between 60 and 150 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerry Allen Woodward
  • Patent number: 7081027
    Abstract: A multi-tap electrical connector assembly that includes a plurality of connectors having a body with an aperture extending therethrough and either a male pin or a compression fitting and an elongated metal rod having a longitudinal axis. The metal rod is inserted through the apertures and electrically contacts the connectors to form an electrically conductive path from the metal rod to the male pins or the compression fittings. The connectors can rotate 360 degrees around the longitudinal axis of the metal rod while maintaining electrical conductivity between the rod and connectors and the male pins and compression fittings can be connected to wires or cables from #8 AWG to 3000 kcmil in size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerry Allen Woodward
  • Patent number: 7067613
    Abstract: In the recycling of Nylon 6 and Nylon 6,6 polyamides from post-consumer or post-industrial waste, a process is disclosed to separate Nylon 6 and Nylon 6,6 polyamides from commingled polyolefin waste components, particularly polypropylene, by admixing the waste with an ester solvent composition and heating the admixture to a temperature above the melting temperature of the contained polyolefins to form an ester solvent composition further containing dissolved polyamide polymer and a separate immiscible liquid polyolefin phase. The ester solvent composition preferably contains ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, butylene carbonate, or mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Chemical Products Corporation
    Inventors: Lloyd Ballard Mauldin, Jerry Allen Cook
  • Publication number: 20050139279
    Abstract: A duct (10) is made up of a plurality of layers (11, 12, 13) of pliant material. The layers (11, 12, 13) are attached by stitching (20, 22) to form pockets (23, 24) between adjacent layers. One of the layers (11) is wider than the others and extends over the lateral edges (17, 19) of those layers (12, 13), and when the stitching (22) is applied, a loop (21) is formed. The loop (21) receives a strength member (26) which may be engaged by a clamp (31) carried by a bracket (34) which may be attached to a utility pole (30) to carry the duct (10) overhead. In another embodiment, a duct (40) includes enclosed loops (41, 42, 43) forming pockets (50, 51, 52). Stitching (54) connects the loops (41, 42, 43) and forms another loop (55) to receive a strength member (56). In yet another embodiment, the layers (61, 62, 63 and 64) are of different lateral widths, and the longest layer (64) extends around one of the edges of the other layers (61, 62, 63) to form a loop (71) when stitching (65) is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventor: Jerry Allen
  • Patent number: 6845810
    Abstract: Apparatus for the gravity-cast, “lost-foam” casting of metal castings, including a fugitive, pyrolizable foam pattern forming a casting cavity in a bed of loose sand, and a hollow sprue for supplying melt to the casting cavity, wherein the sprue consists essentially of the same metal as is being cast. A high-temperature, porous vent is provided adjacent the discharge end of the metal sprue to expel air from the sprue that would otherwise be trapped therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: June-Sang Siak, Gordon Alwin Tooley, Mark Eugene Hoover, Jerry Allen Barendreght
  • Patent number: 6825810
    Abstract: This invention provides a novel repositioning of the audio output on a personal wireless communication device (30) to greatly reduce the radiation impinging on a user's head and brain. Inverting cover (240) reduces radiation levels experienced by a user's brain by moving the audio output from the location of speaker (39) to earpiece (236). Sound from speaker (39) is routed through connecting air channels (243), (246), (238), and finally to earpiece (236) for listening. Repositioning of the audio output may also be done actively, by using electronically driving a speaker in earpiece (236). Keypad (36), display (34), and microphone (38) are positioned above audio output earpiece (236) so that when the assembly (communication device (30) and inverting cover (240)) is inverted, the user can talk normally, with earpiece (236) placed in the user's ear and microphone (38) located near the user's mouth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Inventors: Gary Dean Ragner, Jerry Allen Grant, Robert Timothy Shevlin
  • Patent number: 6741215
    Abstract: This invention provides a novel geometry for the placement of components on a personal wireless communication device (150) to greatly reduce the radiation impinging on a user's head and brain. Radiation intensity experienced by a user's brain is reduced by placing transmitting antenna (152) on the bottom of communication device (150) and having the housing of communication device (150) form an obtuse angle so that the bottom portion of the housing angles away from the user's face. Speaker outlet earpiece (158) is placed near the top of upper housing (160) to keep the user's ear, head, and brain away from antenna (152) which is placed on the bottom of lower housing (164). Control keypad (165), display (163), and microphone (166) are placed below earpiece (158) as space allows on communication device (150).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Inventors: Jerry Allen Grant, Gary Dean Ragner, James Garfield Geesey
  • Publication number: 20040069438
    Abstract: Apparatus for the gravity-cast, “lost-foam” casting of metal castings, including a fugitive, pyrolizable foam pattern forming a casting cavity in a bed of loose sand, and a hollow sprue for supplying melt to the casting cavity, wherein the sprue consists essentially of the same metal as is being cast. A high-temperature, porous vent is provided adjacent the discharge end of the metal sprue to expel air from the sprue that would otherwise be trapped therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: June-Sang Siak, Gordon Alwin Tooley, Mark Eugene Hoover, Jerry Allen Barendreght
  • Publication number: 20040022203
    Abstract: A method for reducing latency of VoIP communications while efficiently using network resources and maintaining voice quality. This is achieved by managing packet size on a per-call basis, using factors such as distance between gateways, current backbone network status, service requested or access mechanism for a given call is disclosed. Packet size is selected on a per-call basis based on the distance between endpoints in the call. If the endpoints are far apart, the selected packet size is small. If the endpoints are close together, the selected packet size is large.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Steven M. Michelson, Jerry Allen Robinson, Larry Arnise Russell
  • Patent number: 6660242
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for the manufacture of particles composed of an intimate admixture of barium or strontium ferrite and ferric oxide from a chloride solution containing barium or strontium ions and ferrous ions by a pyrohydrolysis reaction. The presence of carbon dioxide in the heated atmosphere in which pyrohydrolysis of an admixture of alkaline earth metal chloride and iron chloride is carried out has been discovered to substantially decrease the temperature required for reaction to occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Inventors: Lloyd Ballard Mauldin, Jerry Allen Cook
  • Publication number: 20030160726
    Abstract: This invention provides a novel organization of the components on a personal wireless communication device (150) to greatly reduce the radiation impinging on a user's head and brain. Radiation levels experienced by a user's brain are reduced by placing transmitting antenna (152) on the bottom of communication device (150) and having the housing of communication device (150) form an obtuse angle so that the bottom portion of the housing angles away from the user's face. Speaker outlet earpiece (158) is placed near the top of upper housing (160) to keep the user's ear, head, and brain away from antenna (152) which is placed on the bottom of lower housing (164). Control keypad (165), display (163), and microphone (166) are placed below earpiece (158) as space allows on communication device (150).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Jerry Allen Grant, Gary Dean Ragner, James Garfield Geesey
  • Publication number: 20030132884
    Abstract: This invention provides a novel repositioning of the audio output on a personal wireless communication device (30) to greatly reduce the radiation impinging on a user's head and brain. Inverting cover (240) reduces radiation levels experienced by a user's brain by moving the audio output from the location of speaker (39) to earpiece (236). Sound from speaker (39) is routed through connecting air channels (243), (246), (238), and finally to carpiece (236) for listening. Repositioning of the audio output may also be done actively, by using electronically driving a speaker in earpiece (236). Keypad (36), display (34), and microphone (38) are positioned above audio output earpiece (236) so that when the assembly (communication device (30) and inverting cover (240)) is inverted, the user can talk normally, with earpiece (236) placed in the user's ear and microphone (38) located near the user's mouth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Gary Dean Ragner, Jerry Allen Grant, Robert Timothy Shevlin
  • Publication number: 20030122102
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for the manufacture of particles composed of an intimate admixture of barium or strontium ferrite and ferric oxide from a chloride solution containing barium or strontium ions and ferrous ions by a pyrohydrolysis reaction. The presence of carbon dioxide in the heated atmosphere in which pyrohydrolysis of an admixture of alkaline earth metal chloride and iron chloride is carried out has been discovered to substantially decrease the temperature required for reaction to occur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Lloyd Ballard Mauldin, Jerry Allen Cook
  • Publication number: 20030124052
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for the manufacture of barium or strontium ferrite from a chloride solution containing barium or strontium ions and ferrous ions by a pyrohydrolysis reaction catalyzed by carbon dioxide. The presence of carbon dioxide in the heated atmosphere in which pyrohydrolysis of an admixture of alkaline earth metal chloride and iron chloride is carried out substantially decreases the temperature required for reaction to occur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Lloyd Ballard Mauldin, Jerry Allen Cook