Patents by Inventor Jim Wood

Jim Wood 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: 20240092670
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for the separation and removal of methane from an agricultural methane digestate, for example, agricultural waste. The systems and methods include an extraction system that exposes the methane digestate to agricultural commodities and a microbial additives resulting in products that can be recycled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Julie Sannar, James White, Jim Quan, Ronald Helland, John Woods
  • Publication number: 20230316172
    Abstract: A method for using natural language data to analyze tasks via machine learning, includes obtaining task data indicative of at least one task, and including natural language data associated with the at least one task; converting the task data into task feature data; and generating an evaluation of the at least one task by using a trained machine-learning model on the task feature data. The trained machine-learning model has been trained based on historical task feature data and historical evaluations associated with the historical task feature data to learn associations between the historical task feature data and the historical evaluations, so that the trained machine-learning model is configured to use the learned associations to generate the evaluation based on the task feature data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Tayeb AYAT, Jim WOODS, Zhihong CHEN, Siddharth GOYAL
  • Patent number: 11759743
    Abstract: An elevator air filtration system having an elevator car, an outdoor intake HEPA air filtration system that creates HEPA filtered air at a desired temperature, humidity and quantity of filtered outdoor air, and a retractable hose system that delivers the HEPA filtered air to the elevator car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Americair Corporation
    Inventor: Jim Woods
  • Patent number: 11633745
    Abstract: A method of making an electronic air filter that requires obtaining a first metallic plate comprising copper and a second metallic plate comprising copper. The method also requires creating a first pattern of slits through the first metallic plate's thickness and a second pattern of slits through the second metallic plate's thickness and expanding (a) the first slitted metallic plate to form a first aperture metallic plate and (b) the second slitted metallic plate to form a second aperture metallic plate wherein when the first aperture metallic plate and the second aperture metallic plate are properly aligned and positioned in an electronic air cleaner device then the apertures in the first aperture metallic plate and the apertures in the second aperture metallic plate misalign or do not align with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: AMERICAIR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jim Woods, Gregory Inns
  • Patent number: 11633688
    Abstract: A HEPA/VOC air handling system having a HEPA air filtration unit, an air handling unit, a fresh air sensor system, a return air sensor system, an air handling air sensor, and a controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: AMERICAIR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jim Woods, Juan Valle, Gregory Inns, Tim Snelgrove
  • Patent number: 11623226
    Abstract: An air filtration system having a housing. The housing has an inlet, a frame unit, a filter unit, and an outlet. A fan is positioned in the air filtration system or not, and pulls or pushes air into the inlet, and through the outlet, and has the air pass through the filter unit. The filter unit has a first and a second expanded metal metallic plate. The first plate has a first plurality of apertures, and the second plate a second plurality of apertures. Each plate has a coated layer of a dielectric conducting and antimicrobial agent polymer material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: AMERICAIR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jim Woods, Gregory Inns
  • Publication number: 20220266187
    Abstract: A HEPA/VOC air handling system having a HEPA air filtration unit, an air handling unit, a fresh air sensor system, a return air sensor system, an air handling air sensor, and a controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Jim WOODS, Juan VALLE, Gregory INNS, Tim SNELGROVE
  • Patent number: 11364460
    Abstract: A HEPA/VOC air handling system is disclosed. It has a HEPA air filtration unit and an air handling unit. The HEPA air filtration unit has a fresh air intake, an inside air intake, a pre-filter unit, a HEPA air filter, and HEPA fan. The HEPA fan draws fresh air and inside air into a HEPA chamber to form combined air that moderates the fresh air toward the inside air's temperature and humidity to inhibit shocking or damaging the components in the HEPA air filtration unit. The combined air passes through the pre-filter unit and then the HEPA air filter to form HEPA filtered combined air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: AMERICAIR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jim Woods, Juan Valle, Gregory Inns, Tim Snelgrove
  • Publication number: 20220168751
    Abstract: An air filtration system having a housing. The housing has an inlet, a frame unit, a filter unit, and an outlet. A fan is positioned in the air filtration system or not, and pulls or pushes air into the inlet, and through the outlet, and has the air pass through the filter unit. The filter unit has a first and a second expanded metal metallic plate. The first plate has a first plurality of apertures, and the second plate a second plurality of apertures. Each plate has a coated layer of a dielectric conducting and antimicrobial agent polymer material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Jim Woods, Gregory Inns
  • Publication number: 20220168752
    Abstract: A method of making an electronic air filter that requires obtaining a first metallic plate comprising copper and a second metallic plate comprising copper. The method also requires creating a first pattern of slits through the first metallic plate's thickness and a second pattern of slits through the second metallic plate's thickness and expanding (a) the first slitted metallic plate to form a first aperture metallic plate and (b) the second slitted metallic plate to form a second aperture metallic plate wherein when the first aperture metallic plate and the second aperture metallic plate are properly aligned and positioned in an electronic air cleaner device then the apertures in the first aperture metallic plate and the apertures in the second aperture metallic plate misalign or do not align with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Jim Woods, Gregory Inns
  • Patent number: 11285491
    Abstract: An air filtration system has a housing. The housing has an inlet, a filter unit, an outlet, and a fan that pulls air into the inlet, pushes the air through the outlet, and has the air pass through the filter unit. The filter unit has a first metallic plate, a second metallic plate and a frame unit. The first and second metallic plate (a) is coated with a dielectric conducting and antimicrobial agent polymer layer, and (b) respectively has a first and second plurality of apertures. The second apertures do not align with the first apertures when the first and second plates are properly positioned in the housing. The frame unit ensures plates are properly positioned in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Americair Corporation
    Inventors: Jim Woods, Gregory Inns
  • Publication number: 20220047983
    Abstract: An elevator air filtration system having an elevator car, an outdoor intake HEPA air filtration system that creates HEPA filtered air at a desired temperature, humidity and quantity of filtered outdoor air, and a retractable hose system that delivers the HEPA filtered air to the elevator car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventor: Jim WOODS
  • Publication number: 20200368758
    Abstract: An air filtration system has a housing. The housing has an inlet, a filter unit, an outlet, and a fan that pulls air into the inlet, pushes the air through the outlet, and has the air pass through the filter unit. The filter unit has a first metallic plate, a second metallic plate and a frame unit. The first and second metallic plate (a) is coated with a dielectric conducting and antimicrobial agent polymer layer, and (b) respectively has a first and second plurality of apertures. The second apertures do not align with the first apertures when the first and second plates are properly positioned in the housing. The frame unit ensures plates are properly positioned in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Jim Woods, Gregory Inns
  • Publication number: 20200188832
    Abstract: A HEPA/VOC air handling system is disclosed. It has a HEPA air filtration unit and an air handling unit. The HEPA air filtration unit has a fresh air intake, an inside air intake, a pre-filter unit, a HEPA air filter, and HEPA fan. The HEPA fan draws fresh air and inside air into a HEPA chamber to form combined air that moderates the fresh air toward the inside air's temperature and humidity to inhibit shocking or damaging the components in the HEPA air filtration unit. The combined air passes through the pre-filter unit and then the HEPA air filter to form HEPA filtered combined air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Jim Woods, Juan Valle, Gregory Inns, Tim Snelgrove
  • Patent number: 10335725
    Abstract: A tool-less air filtration device having a two-piece housing with a filter. The tool-less air filtration device is simple, is totally tool-less for removing and replacing HEPA air filters and cleaning the interior of the air filtration device, and allows for quick, seamless filter changes in the field, while providing the convenient accessibility required to fully clean all surfaces of the unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: AMERICAIR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jim Woods, Adam Douglas Marchand
  • Publication number: 20180311602
    Abstract: A tool-less air filtration device having a two-piece housing with a filter. The tool-less air filtration device is simple, is totally tool-less for removing and replacing HEPA air filters and cleaning the interior of the air filtration device, and allows for quick, seamless filter changes in the field, while providing the convenient accessibility required to fully clean all surfaces of the unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jim Woods, Adam Douglas Marchand
  • Patent number: 8223802
    Abstract: A low complexity primary user detection system is disclosed. Signals are filtered to reduce the number of signals that must be processed. Width and PRI of the signals are used to match a constellation associated with a primary user. If the constellation is matched, communication parameters are adjusted to make way for the primary user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Quantenna Communications, Inc
    Inventors: Amir Hadi Djahanshahi, Ravi Narasimhan, Jim Wood, Farrokh Farrokhi, Sam Heidari, Vahbod Pourahmad, Jihoon Yoon
  • Publication number: 20110058535
    Abstract: A low complexity primary user detection system is disclosed. Signals are filtered to reduce the number of signals that must be processed. Width and PRI of the signals are used to match a constellation associated with a primary user. If the constellation is matched, communication parameters are adjusted to make way for the primary user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: Quantenna Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Amir Hadi Djahanshahi, Ravi Narasimhan, Jim Wood, Farrokh Farrokhi, Sam Heidari, Vahbod Pourahmad, Jihoon Yoon
  • Patent number: 7622803
    Abstract: An assembly for supporting a substrate during vacuum processing operations includes a thermally conductive heat sink tray including at least one wafer pocket recessed therein, and a thermally conductive heat sink carrier in the at least one wafer pocket. The heat sink carrier includes a first surface in contact with a surface within the at least one wafer pocket and a second surface opposite the first surface. A heat sink is affixed to the second surface of the heat sink carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Winston T. Parker, Van Mieczowski, Jim Wood, Daniel Cronin, David Emerson
  • Patent number: D679847
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Polefab Inc.
    Inventors: George Arnold, Jim Woods