Patents by Inventor John A. Flint
John A. Flint 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: 20200261926Abstract: A spray head for an agricultural sprayer, the spray head including a fan with a central axis, the spray head also including dual liquid manifolds coaxial about the fan's central axis, each manifold having a plurality of spray nozzles positioned to be capable of spraying liquid into air exiting the fan, and each manifold having a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet so as to permit individual control of liquid through each manifold.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: Croplands Equipment Pty LtdInventors: Leslie Roy Bollenhagen, Stephen Charles Norton, John Flint Packer
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Patent number: 10554040Abstract: A device, according to one embodiment, includes a fuse, and a resistor electrically coupled directly to the fuse in series therewith. A hybrid device, according to another embodiment, includes a fuse, and a resistor electrically coupled directly to the fuse in series therewith in a single package. A resistance of the resistor is 1 ohm or less, and is substantially temperature insensitive.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2015Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Jian Meng, Christian Savard, Alexander Philip Campbell, Donald Richard Dignam, Eric Rong Ao, Georges P. Turcotte, Stephen John Flint
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Publication number: 20180171535Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a height adjustable clothesline assembly and to components thereof. Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide a height adjustable portable clothesline assembly comprising a frame for hanging clothes, at least two legs supporting the frame, the at least two legs comprising a strut comprising an upper section and a lower section which are laterally displaced, the lower section comprising a first slide fixedly connected to the lower section and having a sleeve to allow slidable movement of the upper section through the sleeve, and the upper section comprising a second slide fixedly connected to the upper section and having a sleeve to allow slidable movement of the lower section through the sleeve, and wherein movement of the upper section through the first slide and/or movement of the lower section though the second slide allows adjustment of the height of the frame of the portable clothesline assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: John Flint Packer, Kevin Wayne Lake
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Patent number: 9888560Abstract: A differential transmission line includes a positive conductor on which a positive complementary component of a differential signal is transmitted, and a negative conductor parallel to the positive conductor on which a negative complementary component of the differential signal is transmitted. A quarter wavelength differential coupler is inserted along a length of the positive and negative conductors. The quarter wavelength differential coupler has a length corresponding to a frequency of common mode noise on the positive and negative conductors. The quarter wavelength differential coupler reduces the common mode noise at the frequency as the differential signal passes through the quarter wavelength differential coupler.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Rong Eric Ao, Alexander Philip Campbell, Donald Richard Dignam, Stephen John Flint, Jian Meng
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Patent number: 9876586Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) noise reduction system is disclosed to include a first antenna for receiving a RF signal, a phase shifter coupled to the first antenna for generating a phase shifted RF signal, and an amplitude detector coupled to the first antenna for outputting a signal representative of an amplitude of the RF signal. Additionally, the RF noise reduction system includes a microcontroller coupled to the amplitude detector for controlling the phase shifter. Still yet, the RF noise reduction system includes a second antenna coupled to the phase shifter and being configured to transmit the phase shifted RF signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Michael William James Hogan, Stephen John Flint, Lucian Rusu
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Patent number: 9479362Abstract: A differential transmission line with a common mode notch filter includes adjacently arranged, repeating differential transmission line pair sections. The sections have lengths that are each equal to half of an electric wavelength of a lowest frequency of a common mode electromagnetic wave to be suppressed during transmission of an electric signal over the differential transmission line. Each section includes a pair of conductors separated from one another by a spacing. The width of each conductor and the spacing between the conductors of each section vary over the length thereof according to a same pattern such that at every point over the length of each section a differential mode impedance of the differential transmission line is identical. A common mode impedance of the differential transmission line changes periodically in accordance with the lengths of the sections.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Rong Eric Ao, Alexander Philip Campbell, Donald Richard Dignam, Stephen John Flint, Jian Meng
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Publication number: 20160301132Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) noise reduction system is disclosed to include a first antenna for receiving a RF signal, a phase shifter coupled to the first antenna for generating a phase shifted RF signal, and an amplitude detector coupled to the first antenna for outputting a signal representative of an amplitude of the RF signal. Additionally, the RF noise reduction system includes a microcontroller coupled to the amplitude detector for controlling the phase shifter. Still yet, the RF noise reduction system includes a second antenna coupled to the phase shifter and being configured to transmit the phase shifted RF signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2015Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Michael William James Hogan, Stephen John Flint, Lucian Rusu
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Publication number: 20160285148Abstract: A differential transmission line includes a positive conductor on which a positive complementary component of a differential signal is transmitted, and a negative conductor parallel to the positive conductor on which a negative complementary component of the differential signal is transmitted. A quarter wavelength differential coupler is inserted along a length of the positive and negative conductors. The quarter wavelength differential coupler has a length corresponding to a frequency of common mode noise on the positive and negative conductors. The quarter wavelength differential coupler reduces the common mode noise at the frequency as the differential signal passes through the quarter wavelength differential coupler.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2015Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Rong Eric Ao, Alexander Philip Campbell, Donald Richard Dignam, Stephen John Flint, Jian Meng
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Publication number: 20160268795Abstract: A device, according to one embodiment, includes a fuse, and a resistor electrically coupled directly to the fuse in series therewith. A hybrid device, according to another embodiment, includes a fuse, and a resistor electrically coupled directly to the fuse in series therewith in a single package. A resistance of the resistor is 1 ohm or less, and is substantially temperature insensitive.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2015Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Jian Meng, Christian Savard, Alexander Philip Campbell, Donald Richard Dignam, Eric Rong Ao, Georges P. Turcotte, Stephen John Flint
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Publication number: 20160065391Abstract: A differential transmission line with a common mode notch filter includes adjacently arranged, repeating differential transmission line pair sections. The sections have lengths that are each equal to half of an electric wavelength of a lowest frequency of a common mode electromagnetic wave to be suppressed during transmission of an electric signal over the differential transmission line. Each section includes a pair of conductors separated from one another by a spacing. The width of each conductor and the spacing between the conductors of each section vary over the length thereof according to a same pattern such that at every point over the length of each section a differential mode impedance of the differential transmission line is identical. A common mode impedance of the differential transmission line changes periodically in accordance with the lengths of the sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Rong Eric Ao, Alexander Philip Campbell, Donald Richard Dignam, Stephen John Flint, Jian Meng
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Publication number: 20070026920Abstract: A gaming system for playing a video poker game includes a wager-input device, a display, and a controller. The wager-input device receives a wager input from a player and the display displays the video poker game having a plurality of cards. The controller is coupled to the display and the wager-input device, and is programmed to provide an initial poker hand that is randomly selected from the plurality of cards. In response to a bonus feature being triggered, a certain card in the initial poker hand is replaced with at least two substitute cards from the plurality of cards to form two distinct final poker hands.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2006Publication date: February 1, 2007Inventors: John Flint, Joel Jaffe, Michael Mastropietro, Larry Pacey
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Publication number: 20070021183Abstract: A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game includes a game board and a plurality of reels, each reel having a plurality of symbols for representing an outcome of the wagering game. The player is given a predefined number of free spins of the reels upon occurrence of a predetermined event in the wagering game, such as a start-bonus outcome. A number symbol appearing on the reels after one of the free spins determines how many game spaces to move the player around the game board. Various prizes are awarded to the player when he or she lands on certain ones of the game spaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2005Publication date: January 25, 2007Applicant: WMS Gaming Inc.Inventors: Daniel Fiden, John Flint, Lisa Helfer
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Publication number: 20060264257Abstract: A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game includes a wager input device for receiving inputs from a player during a wagering game, such that the inputs include a wager amount. At least one display for displaying a plurality of symbols is included in the gaming machine. The displayed symbols indicate a randomly selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes. A player information reader for receiving a player identifier is also a part of the gaming machine. The player identifier links the player to a player's account that contains statistics regarding the player. In response to the statistics meeting a predetermined level, the player is granted a reward. The predetermined level is based on game play at one of a plurality of a predetermined manufacturer's gaming machines.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2006Publication date: November 23, 2006Inventors: Joel Jaffe, Jeremy Hornik, Peter Anderson, John Flint
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Patent number: 7112136Abstract: A slot machine conducts a wagering game including a plurality of symbol-bearing reels. The reels are rotated and stopped to randomly place symbols on the reels in visual association with a display area. In response to the displayed symbols including a plurality of symbols selectable by the player, the player is prompted to select one of the selectable symbols. The machine provides an award based on the selected symbol and any other of the displayed symbols associated with the selected symbol.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2002Date of Patent: September 26, 2006Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.Inventors: Peter Anderson, John Flint, Philip B. Gelber, Joel Jaffe
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Publication number: 20060211468Abstract: A gaming system for playing a video poker game includes a wager-input device, a display, and a controller. The wager-input receives a wager input from a player to purchase a plurality of poker hands, wherein the poker hands include a first hand and a second hand. The display displays a plurality of first cards as a first played hand of the first hand. The controller is coupled to the display and is programmed to create the second hand initially consisting of the plurality of first cards, if the first played hand is a predetermined ranked winning card combination. The controller is further programmed to allow the player to create a second played hand of the second hand. The second played hand includes at least one player-selected card of the first cards and at least one randomly selected card from a deck of cards.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2006Publication date: September 21, 2006Inventors: John Flint, Joel Jaffe, Michael Mastropietro, Larry Pacey
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Publication number: 20060199634Abstract: The present invention is directed to a gaming terminal and a method of playing a wagering game having a free-play outcome and a multiplier feature that changes during the free game-play. The free game-play continues until a winning combination is achieved. The award associated with the winning combination is multiplied by the multiplier value achieved during the free-game play.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2005Publication date: September 7, 2006Inventors: Peter Anderson, John Flint, Joel Jaffe
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Publication number: 20030224850Abstract: A slot machine conducts a wagering game including a plurality of symbol-bearing reels. The reels are rotated and stopped to randomly place symbols on the reels in visual association with a display area. In response to the displayed symbols including a plurality of symbols selectable by the player, the player is prompted to select one of the selectable symbols. The machine provides an award based on the selected symbol and any other of the displayed symbols associated with the selected symbol.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2002Publication date: December 4, 2003Inventors: Peter Anderson, John Flint, Philip B. Gelber, Joel Jaffe
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Publication number: 20030178266Abstract: Method and arrangement for providing a brake device having a rear plate bearing a brake lining. The plate and lining have at least one contact surface, side edges and two end edges. A coefficient of friction of the brake lining varies in a longitudinal direction between the two end edges in such a manner that at least one of the end edges has a lower coefficient of friction than the remaining portion of the brake lining. The brake lining and the rear plate are preferably of one-piece construction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2003Publication date: September 25, 2003Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Johan Hulten, John Flint
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Patent number: 6210798Abstract: A fiber having increased cut resistance is made from a fiber-forming polymer and a hard filler having a Mohs Hardness Value greater than about 3. The filler is included in an amount of about 0.05% to about 20% by weight. In preferred embodiments, the fiber-forming polymer is poly(ethylene terephthalate) or a liquid crystalline polyester comprising monomer units derived from 6-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid. Preferred fillers include tungsten and alumina.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1998Date of Patent: April 3, 2001Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.Inventors: Robert Bruce Sandor, Michele C. Carter, Gunilla E. Gillberg-LaForce, William F. Clear, John A. Flint, Herman Leslie Lanieve, Scott W. Thompson, Etheridge Odell Oakley, Jr., Edward Ronald Kafchinski, Mohammed Ishaq Haider
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Patent number: 6159599Abstract: A fiber having increased cut resistance is made from a fiber-forming polymer and a hard filler having a Mohs Hardness Value greater than about 3. The filler is included in an amount of about 0.05% to about 20% by weight. In preferred embodiments, the fiber-forming polymer is poly(ethylene terephthalate) or a liquid crystalline polyester comprising monomer units derived from 6-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid. Preferred fillers include tungsten and alumina.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 1998Date of Patent: December 12, 2000Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.Inventors: Robert Bruce Sandor, Michele C. Carter, Gunilla E. Gillberg-LaForce, William F. Clear, John A. Flint, Herman Leslie Lanieve, Scott W. Thompson, Etheridge Odell Oakley, Jr., Edward Ronald Kafchinski, Mohammed Ishaq Haider