Patents by Inventor John A. Pennington
John A. Pennington 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).
-
Patent number: 11103108Abstract: A beverage container has a body with an open top, an interior volume and a closed bottom. A lid assembly is removably coupled to the open top of the body. A storage compartment is removably coupled to the closed bottom of the body. A mixer is coupled to the lid assembly. The mixer can mix contents located inside the body. The mixer can be silent when a user of the beverage container shakes contents located inside the body.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Bolde Lifestyle, LLCInventors: Jacob Mager, John A. Pennington, Philip Powers
-
Publication number: 20210228024Abstract: A cooking device has improved operator interface features, including a counterbalance mechanism operable to retain an upper platen in predetermined open and closed positions, and a non-stick sheet retention feature designed to prevent sagging of a Teflon or other non-stick sheet of material at an upper cooking surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Gary L. Seitz, Raymond R. Rudy, Dale Taylor, John Pennington
-
Publication number: 20200375404Abstract: A beverage container has a body with an open top, an interior volume and a closed bottom. A lid assembly is removably coupled to the open top of the body. A storage compartment is removably coupled to the closed bottom of the body. A mixer is coupled to the lid assembly. The mixer can mix contents located inside the body. The mixer can be silent when a user of the beverage container shakes contents located inside the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Bolde Lifestyle LLCInventors: Jacob Mager, John A. Pennington, Philip Powers
-
Patent number: 10755589Abstract: A computerized system for scoring constructed responses to one or more prompts. The system receives a plurality of constructed responses in an electronic font-based format and separates the plurality of constructed responses into a first group of constructed responses that are scorable by the system and a second group of constructed responses that are not scorable by the system. The constructed responses in the first group are assigned scores based on predetermined rules, and the scores are sent to a score database. In a preferred embodiment, the first group includes constructed responses that do not answer the prompt and constructed responses that match pre-scored responses. The second group of constructed responses are sent by the system to a hand-scorer for manual scoring.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2014Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: ACT, INC.Inventors: Susan M. Lottridge, Howard C. Mitzel, John A. Pennington
-
Publication number: 20190121405Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a heat and sound deflector. An example device includes a housing having a top side; an audio system disposed in the housing to emit sound toward the top side of the housing; a heat dissipation system disposed in the housing to dissipate heat toward the top side of the housing. In examples, a deflector disposed on the top side of the housing is to deflect the sound and the dissipated heat.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2016Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: John Pennington, JR., Joshua Little, Glenn Wong, Jack Godfrey Wood
-
Patent number: 9152620Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for detecting plagiarism in a set of constructed responses by accessing and pre-processing the set of constructed responses to facilitate the pairing and comparing of the constructed responses. The similarity value generated from the comparison of a pair of constructed responses serves as an indicator of possible plagiarism.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2013Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Pacific Metrics CorporationInventors: Susan M. Lottridge, Howard C. Mitzel, John A. Pennington
-
Publication number: 20150050636Abstract: A computerized system for scoring constructed responses to one or more prompts. The system receives a plurality of constructed responses in an electronic font-based format and separates the plurality of constructed responses into a first group of constructed responses that are scorable by the system and a second group of constructed responses that are not scorable by the system. The constructed responses in the first group are assigned scores based on predetermined rules, and the scores are sent to a score database. In a preferred embodiment, the first group includes constructed responses that do not answer the prompt and constructed responses that match pre-scored responses. The second group of constructed responses are sent by the system to a hand-scorer for manual scoring.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2014Publication date: February 19, 2015Applicant: Pacific Metrics CorporationInventors: Susan M. LOTTRIDGE, Howard C. MITZEL, John A. PENNINGTON
-
Patent number: 8882512Abstract: A computerized system for scoring constructed responses to one or more prompts. The system receives a plurality of constructed responses in an electronic font-based format and separates the plurality of constructed responses into a first group of constructed responses that are scorable by the system and a second group of constructed responses that are not scorable by the system. The constructed responses in the first group are assigned scores based on predetermined rules, and the scores are sent to a score database. In a preferred embodiment, the first group includes constructed responses that do not answer the prompt and constructed responses that match pre-scored responses. The second group of constructed responses are sent by the system to a hand-scorer for manual scoring.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2008Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Pacific Metrics CorporationInventors: Susan M. Lottridge, Howard C. Mitzel, John A. Pennington
-
Publication number: 20140324413Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for detecting plagiarism in a set of constructed responses by accessing and pre-processing the set of constructed responses to facilitate the pairing and comparing of the constructed responses. The similarity value generated from the comparison of a pair of constructed responses serves as an indicator of possible plagiarism.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2013Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Pacific Metrics CorporationInventors: Susan M. LOTTRIDGE, Howard C. Mitzel, John A. Pennington
-
Patent number: 8595166Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for detecting plagiarism in a set of constructed responses by accessing and pre-processing the set of constructed responses to facilitate the pairing and comparing of the constructed responses. The similarity value generated from the comparison of a pair of constructed responses serves as an indicator of possible plagiarism.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2009Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Pacific Metrics CorporationInventors: Susan M. Lottridge, Howard C. Mitzel, John A. Pennington
-
Publication number: 20110071978Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for detecting plagiarism in a set of constructed responses by accessing and pre-processing the set of constructed responses to facilitate the pairing and comparing of the constructed responses. The similarity value generated from the comparison of a pair of constructed responses serves as an indicator of possible plagiarism.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2009Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: PACIFIC METRICS CORPORATIONInventors: Susan M. LOTTRIDGE, Howard C. MITZEL, John A. PENNINGTON
-
Publication number: 20090311659Abstract: A computerized system for scoring constructed responses to one or more prompts. The system receives a plurality of constructed responses in an electronic font-based format and separates the plurality of constructed responses into a first group of constructed responses that are scorable by the system and a second group of constructed responses that are not scorable by the system. The constructed responses in the first group are assigned scores based on predetermined rules, and the scores are sent to a score database. In a preferred embodiment, the first group includes constructed responses that do not answer the prompt and constructed responses that match pre-scored responses. The second group of constructed responses are sent by the system to a hand-scorer for manual scoring.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2008Publication date: December 17, 2009Applicant: Pacific Metrics CorporationInventors: Susan M. Lottridge, Howard C. Mitzel, John A. Pennington
-
Publication number: 20070120699Abstract: An emergency light system is located in the threshold subacjacent to the lower edge of an emergency egress door. The light system includes a plurality of lights mounted on a flexible backing strip in the threshold. The lights are connected to a switch that can be manually operated or operated by a sensor in a fire and/or smoke detection system associated with a room. The lights will be visible to a person crawling on the floor even if there is smoke in the room. The lights are easily installed in the threshold and will not be subject to abuse that might occur if the lights were mounted on the door itself.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2005Publication date: May 31, 2007Inventors: John Pennington, James Pennington
-
Patent number: 5719207Abstract: The present invention relates to a silica reinforced rubber composition and to pneumatic tires having treads comprised of the silica reinforced rubber compositions.The silica reinforced rubber composition comprises at least one elastomer, silica, a silica coupler, a silylating agent and, optionally, carbon black.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 1996Date of Patent: February 17, 1998Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Martin Paul Cohen, John Pennington Lawrence, Cheryl Ann Losey
-
Patent number: 4851569Abstract: Methyl formate is produced continuously by reacting methanol in the liquid phase with molecular oxygen in the presence as catalyst of a soluble chromium compound which can be deliberately added or can result from corrosion of a reaction vessel fabricated in stainless steel or other chromium-containing metal alloy. Initiation of the oxidation can be accomplished by feeding a material more susceptible to oxidation than methanol, either with or without methanol, and optionally in the presence of a soluble chromium compound.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1985Date of Patent: July 25, 1989Assignee: BP Chemicals LimitedInventors: David J. Drury, John Pennington
-
Patent number: 4086267Abstract: A process for the production of oxygenated organic compounds including a substantial proportion of acetic acid by oxidizing a C.sub.3 to C.sub.7 saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon in the liquid phase with molecular oxygen in the presence of an inert reaction medium and a cobalt catalyst, between 5 and 90% in a continuous reaction and 11 and 90% in a batch reaction of the cobalt being introduced in the +3 oxidation state. The process is particularly applicable to the embodiment wherein the catalyst solution is recycled to the oxidation reaction. In order to achieve this a low-residue time distillation unit is preferably employed.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 1976Date of Patent: April 25, 1978Assignee: BP Chemicals LimitedInventors: John Stanley Bartlett, Barry Hudson, John Pennington
-
Patent number: 3935219Abstract: Dihalonitromethylisoxazoles have been prepared from the corresponding nitronate salts. The compounds are useful as broad spectrum antibacterials, antifungals, antiprotozoals and aquatic biocides.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 1973Date of Patent: January 27, 1976Assignee: Purdue Research LaboratoryInventors: Henry Feuer, John Pennington Lawrence
-
Patent number: D972890Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Bolde Lifestyle, LLCInventors: Jacob Mager, John A. Pennington, Philip Powers