Patents by Inventor John A. McFarland
John A. McFarland 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: 20240125286Abstract: A nozzle assembly includes a sleeve defining a pathway, the sleeve disposed within a nacelle. The pathway and an internal surface of the nacelle guides a mass flow from an engine to an exit of the propulsion system. The sleeve is configured to move between a forward position an aft position within the nacelle aft of the engine. The sleeve has a protruding portion that extends towards a center of the pathway and that defines a smallest internal diameter of the sleeve. The sleeve includes a plurality of sleeve segments that are longitudinally aligned and circumferentially arranged to form the sleeve. The sleeve segments are configured to move circumferentially closer as the sleeve moves in a first direction within the nacelle and to move circumferentially further apart as the sleeve moves in a second direction within the nacelle. An actuator is coupled with, and is configured to move the sleeve.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Gulfstream Aerospace CorporationInventors: Derek Muzychka, Donald Freund, Andrew Clemens, John Louis, Joseph Gavin, Till Gerhardt, William Mcfarland, Benjamin Walke
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Patent number: 11271377Abstract: A flexible, arc-shaped cord minder clip for securing power cords or float cords to piping or a float tree of a water, sewage, grinder or sump pump, wherein the degree measure of the arc of the clip is from about 55 to about 270 degrees, wherein the width of the clip is from about 0.5 inch to about 3 inches; and wherein secured to or a molded component of an outer surface of the clip around its circumference are one or more flexible, open c-shaped cord holders. Alternatively, the c-shaped cord holder may be formed as a component of the clip and may be structured to hold the cord against a surface of the piping or float tree.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Zoeller Pump Company, LLCInventors: John McFarland, John Zoeller, Matthew Byers
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Patent number: 10487979Abstract: A T-post hanger plate for mounting to a T-post forms an opening passing through the plate. The opening is shaped to allow the T-post to pass through the opening when the plate is orientated perpendicular to the T-post, and the opening engages the protrusions on the flange of the T-post when the T-post hanger plate is angled relative to the T-post. A hook at an end of the T-post hanger plate allows a target to be hung from the hanger plate when it is mounted to a T-post. The hook has a smooth inner surface and an angular outer surface. Striking the target causes the target to pivot on the hook, but the angular outer surface causes the target to bind on the hook preventing the target from swinging off of the hook due to the movement created by striking the target with a projectile, such as a bullet.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: CM Fabricating, LLCInventors: Nicholaus Scott Simons, Christopher John McFarland
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Patent number: 10269205Abstract: A drawer control means for controlling access to restricted stored items located in compartments in drawers positioned within a cabinet housing a multiplicity of drawers, said drawers being arranged in columns, whereby the drawers in any column can be controlled such that access to a selected drawer and access to a specified compartment within that drawer is effected by only two locking mechanisms per drawer column, and such that the withdrawal distance of a drawer from the cabinet is pre-set prior to the drawer being opened.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Smart Tools (UK) Ltd.Inventor: John McFarland
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Publication number: 20180195663Abstract: A T-post hanger plate for mounting to a T-post forms an opening passing through the plate. The opening is shaped to allow the T-post to pass through the opening when the plate is orientated perpendicular to the T-post, and the opening engages the protrusions on the flange of the T-post when the T-post hanger plate is angled relative to the T-post. A hook at an end of the T-post hanger plate allows a target to be hung from the hanger plate when it is mounted to a T-post. The hook has a smooth inner surface and an angular outer surface. Striking the target causes the target to pivot on the hook, but the angular outer surface causes the target to bind on the hook preventing the target from swinging off of the hook due to the movement created by striking the target with a projectile, such as a bullet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Nicholaus Scott SIMONS, Christopher John McFARLAND
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Publication number: 20170018136Abstract: A drawer control means for controlling access to restricted stored items located in compartments in drawers positioned within a cabinet housing a multiplicity of drawers, said drawers being arranged in columns, whereby the drawers in any column can be controlled such that access to a selected drawer and access to a specified compartment within that drawer is effected by only two locking mechanisms per drawer column, and such that the withdrawal distance of a drawer from the cabinet is pre-set prior to the drawer being opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventor: John McFarland
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Patent number: 8795600Abstract: A UV Disinfection System is provided comprising a wastewater treatment device in combination with a UV treatment device. Multiple embodiments provide that the UV treatment device is contained substantially within the wastewater treatment device. Embodiments include those wherein the UV treatment device is substantially vertically oriented and extends downward from an outlet shared by the wastewater treatment device and the UV treatment device, thereby requiring all flow exiting the wastewater treatment device to pass through the UV treatment device.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2009Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Zoeller Pump Company, LLCInventors: Matthew E. Byers, John McFarland, Charlie Carrol, Adrian France, Andy Westphal, Jason Nett
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Patent number: 8153095Abstract: Methods for producing highly pure solutions containing hydrogen fluoride, one or more salts thereof or a mixture of two or more thereof, by adding hydrogen fluoride to at least one anhydrous solvent, wherein the hydrogen fluoride is added to the anhydrous solvent or solvents in the form of a gas or as a liquified gas or as a mixture of gas and liquefied gas. High purity hydrogen fluoride and ammonium fluoride solutions produced by the inventive method are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2003Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Dodd, John McFarland, Wolfgang Sievert
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Patent number: 8148533Abstract: Ionic liquids having melting points below about 100 C formed by reaction of a heterocyclic amine with about 2.8 and about 3.2 moles of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride per mole of amine nitrogen. Electrochemical devices having non-aqueous electrolytes containing the ionic liquids are also disclosed, as well as silicon oxide etching compositions containing the ionic liquids and etching methods in which silicon oxides are selectively removed by the etching compositions in the presence of aluminum.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2005Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Martin A. Paonessa, Rajiv R Singh, Valentine T Zuba, George A Shia, John A McFarland
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Patent number: 7909418Abstract: A tool dispensing system has one or more drawers, each drawer having one or more bins. Each bin occupies at least one cell of a drawer cell array which has an integer number M cell columns and an integer number N cell rows. The bins are provided with lockable lids and are selectively transferable between a bin released position and a bin locked position. The bins are transferred between these position through the use of no greater than M actuators for each drawer.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2006Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Iscar, Ltd.Inventor: John McFarland
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Publication number: 20100215553Abstract: A UV Disinfection System is provided comprising a wastewater treatment device in combination with a UV treatment device. Multiple embodiments provide that the UV treatment device is contained substantially within the wastewater treatment device. Embodiments include those wherein the UV treatment device is substantially vertically oriented and extends downward from an outlet shared by the wastewater treatment device and the UV treatment device, thereby requiring all flow exiting the wastewater treatment device to pass through the UV treatment device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2009Publication date: August 26, 2010Inventors: Matthew E Byers, John McFarland, Charlie Carrol, Adrian France, Andy Westphal, Jason Nett
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Patent number: 7620028Abstract: A system and method are described for binding together a plurality of wireless data communications channels, whereby an aggregate throughput improvement is realized. A master channel amongst the channels to be bound is compatible with existing standards-based wireless data communications equipment. The master channel serves to perform MAC association and flow control. Aggregate throughput is improved by sending and receiving either multiple sets of separately encoded packets, commonly encoded packets or redundantly encoded packets.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2003Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: Atheros Communications, Inc.Inventors: Paul Husted, William John McFarland, Jeffrey M. Gilbert
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Publication number: 20090253268Abstract: Post-contact opening etchants for post-etch cleans and methods for fabricating such etchants are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a post-contact opening etchant comprises anhydrous hydrogen fluoride and a fluoride-dissociation modulating agent. In another embodiment, a method for fabricating a post-contact opening etchant comprises providing anhydrous hydrogen fluoride, combining the anhydrous hydrogen fluoride and a fluoride-dissociation modulating agent, and mixing the anhydrous hydrogen fluoride and the fluoride-dissociation modulating agent to form a homogeneous mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2008Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Deborah Yellowaga, John A. McFarland
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Method, apparatus and system for use in controlling transmission power during wireless communication
Patent number: 7398100Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for accurately identifying discontinuous transmissions (DTX) and enabling the utilization of a dedicated control channel (DCCH) by determining if the frame satisfies a quality check, analyzing at least a portion of bits within the frame if the frame does not satisfy the quality check, determining if the bits analyzed exceed a threshold and identifying the frame as a DTX if the bits fail to exceed the threshold. Some embodiments further count a number of zero bits in a tail end of the frame, determine if the number of zero values exceed the threshold, determine if the frame includes an expected sequence of bits if the number of the zero bits does not exceed the threshold, and identify the frame as the DTX if the frame does not include the expected sequence.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2003Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: John McFarland Harris, Lee Michael Proctor, Robert Davis Battin -
Publication number: 20070228899Abstract: A tool dispensing system has one or more drawers, each drawer having one or more bins. Each bin occupies at least one cell of a drawer cell array which has an integer number M cell columns and an integer number N cell rows. The bins are provided with lockable lids and are selectively transferable between a bin released position and a bin locked position. The bins are transferred between these position through the use of no greater than M actuators for each drawer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2006Publication date: October 4, 2007Applicant: Iscar Ltd.Inventor: John McFarland
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Patent number: 7210889Abstract: A circulating storage system (1) has at least two storage columns (4) of stored-goods carriers (5) that are arranged one above another and circulate during operation, at least one horizontal conveyor device (9) which, during operation, transfers the stored-goods carriers from one storage column to the other storage column, and a vertical conveyor device (7) which, during operation, can move at least one part of the storage column in a vertical direction. The circulating storage system also has at least one further vertical conveyor device (7), for each vertical conveyor device assigned to a storage column, to provide each storage column with the capability of being moved in the vertical direction, independently of the other storage column, by the vertical conveyor device assigned to it.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2002Date of Patent: May 1, 2007Assignee: Bellheimer Metallwerk GmbHInventor: John McFarland
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Patent number: 7192860Abstract: Silicon oxide etching solutions containing the product of at least one bifluoride source compound dissolved in a solvent consisting of at least one carboxylic acid, and further comprising from about 0.5 to about 3 percent by solution weight of hydrofluoric acid and from about 1 to about 5 percent by solution weight of water, wherein the total concentration of bifluoride source compound is between about 1.25 and about 5.0 moles per kilogram of solvent. Methods for selectively removing silicon oxides and metal silicates from metal surfaces are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2004Date of Patent: March 20, 2007Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: John A. McFarland, Michael A. Dodd, Wolfgang Sievert
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Selective removal chemistries for semiconductor applications, methods of production and uses thereof
Publication number: 20060255315Abstract: Removal chemistry solutions and methods of production thereof are described herein that include at least one fluorine-based constituent, at least one chelating component, surfactant component, oxidizing component or combination thereof, and at least one solvent or solvent mixture. Removal chemistry solutions and methods of production thereof are also described herein that include at least one low H2O content fluorine-based constituent and at least one solvent or solvent mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2006Publication date: November 16, 2006Inventors: Deborah Yellowaga, Ben Palmer, John Starzynski, John McFarland, Marie Lowe -
Publication number: 20050196671Abstract: Ionic liquids having melting points below about 100 C formed by reaction of a heterocyclic amine with about 2.8 and about 3.2 moles of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride per mole of amine nitrogen. Electrochemical devices having non-aqueous electrolytes containing the ionic liquids are also disclosed, as well as silicon oxide etching compositions containing the ionic liquids and etching methods in which silicon oxides are selectively removed by the etching compositions in the presence of aluminum.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2005Publication date: September 8, 2005Applicant: Honeywell International, Inc.Inventors: Martin Paonessa, Rajiv Singh, Valentine Zuba, George Shia, John McFarland
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Patent number: 6896467Abstract: A storage lift has shelving columns having lateral panels provided with support sections (5) for storage goods carriers. Each column has four stays (4) configured as mountable and dismountable panel elements (7). The panel elements have a sandwich-type structure consisting of a contoured plate (12) and a support plate (13) connected to it to increase the rigidity of the support sections (5). The structure of the storage width facilitates and accelerates construction of storage lifts on site.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2002Date of Patent: May 24, 2005Assignee: Bellheimer Metallwerk GmbHInventors: Norbert Bouche, John McFarland