Patents by Inventor John A. Horton

John A. Horton 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: 20240099303
    Abstract: A synergistic aqueous wood preservative composition comprising a copper compound and penflufen. The copper compounds of the compositions of the invention may be soluble, partially solubilized or micronized particles. The penflufen of the compositions of the invention may be solubilized, emulsified or particulate. The wood preservative compositions of the present invention are surprisingly provided as stable dispersions and confer surprising and unexpected resistance to treated wood and wood products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Jun Zhang, Peter Tham, John Horton
  • Publication number: 20240047967
    Abstract: The methods and apparatus described enable automatic configuration, or commissioning, of controller devices and load control devices through a low voltage communication network controlled by one or more controller devices. These methods and apparatus further enable expansion of the load control system by connection of additional loads and or load control devices and or controller devices which will reinitialize the low voltage communication network and automatically reconfigure the controller devices and load control devices connected to the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: The Watt Stopper, Inc.
    Inventors: Louia Weidman, Peter John Horton, Jason H. Joyce, Eric J. Fournier
  • Patent number: 11893273
    Abstract: A method of writing to a tiered memory system of a computing device, the tiered memory system including volatile memory and persistent memory (PMEM), includes the steps of: in response to a first write request including first data to write to a first page of the tiered memory system, copying contents of the first page to a second page located in the PMEM; after copying the contents of the first page to the second page, writing the first data to the second page; and after writing the first data to the second page, updating a first mapping of the tiered memory system to reference the second page instead of the first page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert T. Johnson, Alexander John Horton Conway, Yi Xu, Aishwarya Ganesan, Ramnatthan Alagappan
  • Patent number: 11882833
    Abstract: A synergistic aqueous wood preservative composition comprising a copper compound and penflufen. The copper compounds of the compositions of the invention may be soluble, partially solubilized or micronized particles. The penflufen of the compositions of the invention may be solubilized, emulsified or particulate. The wood preservative compositions of the present invention are surprisingly provided as stable dispersions and confer surprising and unexpected resistance to treated wood and wood products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Koppers Performance Chemicals Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Zhang, Peter Tham, John Horton
  • Publication number: 20230271891
    Abstract: A composition including at least about 50 wt% basalt and no more than about 20 wt% binding agent, wherein the composition is in the form of a plurality of particles. The composition can find applications in agriculture, horticulture, and gardening, and can be used, e.g., as soil amendment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: John Horton, Justin P. Dunlap
  • Patent number: 11735918
    Abstract: The methods and apparatus described enable automatic configuration, or commissioning, of controller devices and load control devices through a low voltage communication network controlled by one or more controller devices. These methods and apparatus further enable expansion of the load control system by connection of additional loads and or load control devices and or controller devices which will reinitialize the low voltage communication network and automatically reconfigure the controller devices and load control devices connected to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: The Watt Stopper, Inc.
    Inventors: Louia Weidman, Peter John Horton, Jason H. Joyce, Eric J. Fournier
  • Publication number: 20230229346
    Abstract: A method of writing to a tiered memory system of a computing device, the tiered memory system including volatile memory and persistent memory (PMEM), includes the steps of: in response to a first write request including first data to write to a first page of the tiered memory system, copying contents of the first page to a second page located in the PMEM; after copying the contents of the first page to the second page, writing the first data to the second page; and after writing the first data to the second page, updating a first mapping of the tiered memory system to reference the second page instead of the first page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Robert T. JOHNSON, Alexander John Horton CONWAY, Yi XU, Aishwarya GANESAN, Ramnatthan ALAGAPPAN
  • Patent number: 11680023
    Abstract: A composition including at least about 50 wt % basalt and no more than about 20 wt % binding agent, wherein the composition is in the form of a plurality of particles. The composition can find applications in agriculture, horticulture, and gardening, and can be used, e.g., as soil amendment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Specialty Granules Investments LLC
    Inventors: John Horton, Justin P. Dunlap
  • Patent number: 11609286
    Abstract: A monitoring system for use in combination with, in particular a ferromagnetic, detection system of the kind that generates a warning signal to indicate a detection event when the detection system detects movement of a door protecting an entrance to a protected area. The monitoring system may include a processor configured to present information to a user to alert the user when the warning signal indicates a detection event; and a user interface configured to accept a user input in response to the presentation of the detection event that generates a user generated signal indicative of whether the detection event was the result of an unintentional action or an intentional action. The processor may be configured to automatically store data relating to the detection event in a memory unit when the user generated signals indicates that the detection event was the result of an unintentional action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: MFTRASENS LIMITED
    Inventors: Thomas John Horton, Sami Khan, Mark Nicholas Keene
  • Patent number: 11554996
    Abstract: A composition including at least about 50 wt % basalt and no more than about 20 wt % binding agent, wherein the composition is in the form of a plurality of particles. The composition can find applications in agriculture, horticulture, and gardening, and can be used, e.g., as soil amendment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Specialty Granules Investments LLC
    Inventors: John Horton, Justin P. Dunlap
  • Publication number: 20220103011
    Abstract: The methods and apparatus described enable automatic configuration, or commissioning, of controller devices and load control devices through a low voltage communication network controlled by one or more controller devices. These methods and apparatus further enable expansion of the load control system by connection of additional loads and or load control devices and or controller devices which will reinitialize the low voltage communication network and automatically reconfigure the controller devices and load control devices connected to the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: The Watt Stopper, Inc.
    Inventors: Louia Weidman, Peter John Horton, Jason H. Joyce, Eric J. Fournier
  • Publication number: 20220000115
    Abstract: A synergistic aqueous wood preservative composition comprising a copper compound and penflufen. The copper compounds of the compositions of the invention may be soluble, partially solubilized or micronized particles. The penflufen of the compositions of the invention may be solubilized, emulsified or particulate. The wood preservative compositions of the present invention are surprisingly provided as stable dispersions and confer surprising and unexpected resistance to treated wood and wood products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Jun Zhang, Peter Tham, John Horton
  • Patent number: 11201499
    Abstract: The methods and apparatus described enable automatic configuration, or commissioning, of controller devices and load control devices through a low voltage communication network controlled by one or more controller devices. These methods and apparatus further enable expansion of the load control system by connection of additional loads and or load control devices and or controller devices which will reinitialize the low voltage communication network and automatically reconfigure the controller devices and load control devices connected to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: The Watt Stopper, Inc.
    Inventors: Louia Weidman, Peter John Horton, Jason H. Joyce, Eric J. Fournier
  • Patent number: 11140901
    Abstract: A synergistic aqueous wood preservative composition comprising a copper compound and penflufen. The copper compounds of the compositions of the invention may be soluble, partially solubilized or micronized particles. The penflufen of the compositions of the invention may be solubilized, emulsified or particulate. The wood preservative compositions of the present invention are surprisingly provided as stable dispersions and confer surprising and unexpected resistance to treated wood and wood products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: KOPPERS PERFORMANCE CHEMICALS INC.
    Inventors: Jun Zhang, Peter Tham, John Horton
  • Publication number: 20210167627
    Abstract: The methods and apparatus described enable automatic configuration, or commissioning, of controller devices and load control devices through a low voltage communication network controlled by one or more controller devices. These methods and apparatus further enable expansion of the load control system by connection of additional loads and or load control devices and or controller devices which will reinitialize the low voltage communication network and automatically reconfigure the controller devices and load control devices connected to the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: The Watt Stopper, Inc.
    Inventors: Louia Weidman, Peter John Horton, Jason H. Joyce, Eric J. Fournier
  • Patent number: 11001306
    Abstract: An isolation mount assembly includes a rubber isolator formed to be seated within an aperture in a supported member, with an extension located on an exterior surface of the isolator; and includes a washer containing an aperture corresponding with a location of the extension. The isolator may include a through-hole and an inner sleeve, and be seated within a supported member. A method for temporarily securing a washer to a rubber isolator includes aligning an aperture in the washer to a corresponding securing feature on the isolator, inserting the securing feature through the aperture, pulling a detached end of the securing feature, pushing the washer towards the isolator until it makes contact with the surface of the isolator, and releasing the detached end of the securing feature. An exemplary method may include trimming or deforming an excess part of the extension after releasing the detached end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., YUSA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Swapnil Kulkarni, Steven Spencer, Derek John Horton, Tsutomu Tamura, Brian S. Welch, Max B. Cruz Raygada
  • Publication number: 20210103016
    Abstract: A monitoring system for use in combination with, in particular a ferromagnetic, detection system of the kind that generates a warning signal to indicate a detection event when the detection system detects movement of a door protecting an entrance to a protected area. The monitoring system may include a processor configured to present information to a user to alert the user when the warning signal indicates a detection event; and a user interface configured to accept a user input in response to the presentation of the detection event that generates a user generated signal indicative of whether the detection event was the result of an unintentional action or an intentional action. The processor may be configured to automatically store data relating to the detection event in a memory unit when the user generated signals indicates that the detection event was the result of an unintentional action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas John Horton, Sami Khan, Mark Nicolas Keene
  • Patent number: 10923948
    Abstract: The methods and apparatus described enable automatic configuration, or commissioning, of controller devices and load control devices through a low voltage communication network controlled by one or more controller devices. These methods and apparatus further enable expansion of the load control system by connection of additional loads and or load control devices and or controller devices which will reinitialize the low voltage communication network and automatically reconfigure the controller devices and load control devices connected to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: The Watt Stopper, Inc.
    Inventors: Louia Weidman, Peter John Horton, Jason H. Joyce, Eric J. Fournier
  • Publication number: 20210040005
    Abstract: A composition including at least about 50 wt % basalt and no more than about 20 wt % binding agent, wherein the composition is in the form of a plurality of particles. The composition can find applications in agriculture, horticulture, and gardening, and can be used, e.g., as soil amendment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: John Horton, Justin P. Dunlap
  • Patent number: D1018088
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: ZOOX, INC.
    Inventors: Nahuel Elias Battaglia, Christl Cleblad-Earl, Herman Francisco Delos Santos, Justin Dominic Horton, Alexander Kraus, Richard Luke Osellame, Andrew David Rudd, Christopher John Stoffel