Patents by Inventor John A. McCready

John A. McCready 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).

  • Vane support assembly
    Patent number: 9145781
    Abstract: An assembly includes a fixture, first and second vanes, and an insert. The first vane and the second vane are retained within the fixture and are spaced at a distance from one another. The insert is disposed between the first vane and the second vane and the insert includes a spring that exerts a force that is applied to both the first vane and the second vane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Plante, John A. McCready, John A. Szymbor
  • Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media for creating and managing ad-hoc groups linked to an event and spanning multiple modes of communication
    Patent number: 8817663
    Abstract: A method for creating and managing ad-hoc groups linked to an event and spanning multiple modes of communication includes creating an ad-hoc group associated with an event. Available modes of communication are determined for each participant in the group. For each mode of communication, first information for contacting each participant is determined. Second information that serves as an alias for each participant is determined. A consolidated view of the available modes of communication with each of the participants in the group is provided using the aliases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Genband US LLC
    Inventors: James Angus McEachern, Richard Charles Taylor, Michael Leeder, Carroll Louise Gray-Preston, John McCready
  • VANE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20130330176
    Abstract: An assembly includes a fixture, first and second vanes, and an insert. The first vane and the second vane are retained within the fixture and are spaced at a distance from one another. The insert is disposed between the first vane and the second vane and the insert includes a spring that exerts a force that is applied to both the first vane and the second vane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Plante, John A. McCready, John A. Szymbor
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR CREATING AND MANAGING AD-HOC GROUPS LINKED TO AN EVENT AND SPANNING MULTIPLE MODES OF COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20130176895
    Abstract: A method for creating and managing ad-hoc groups linked to an event and spanning multiple modes of communication includes creating an ad-hoc group associated with an event. Available modes of communication are determined for each participant in the group. For each mode of communication, first information for contacting each participant is determined. Second information that serves as an alias for each participant is determined. A consolidated view of the available modes of communication with each of the participants in the group is provided using the aliases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: James Angus McEachern, Richard Charles Taylor, Michael Leeder, Carroll Louise Gray-Preston, John McCready