Patents by Inventor John Armstrong

John Armstrong 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: 20240139132
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of using a naproxen fill formulation suitable for encapsulation into a soft gel dosage unit to treat inflammation and pain. Methods include administering naproxen to a subject in need thereof to treat pain and inflammation. Methods can include administering naproxen together with another medicament to a subject in need thereof to treat an additional condition such as a cough, cold, allergy, congestion, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: John Lopez, Peter Draper, Sankalp Vashishtha, Nancy Klassen, Christina Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20240130288
    Abstract: A cryogenic processing system includes a cryogenic fluid source, and an auger, which includes an auger vessel containing at least one screw assembly. The screw assembly includes a flighting and a hollow shaft radially inward of the flighting. The shaft is in fluid communication with the cryogenic fluid source and includes one or more nozzles for dispensing cryogenic fluid within the auger vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew John Armstrong, Priyesh Sharma, Aaron Michael Godin
  • Patent number: 11948707
    Abstract: A system for providing cable support may be provided. The system may comprise a conductor core, a filler that may provide integral core support, and armor. The conductor core may comprise at least one conductor. The filler may be applied around at least a portion of the conductor core. The armor may be applied around at least a portion of the filler. The applied armor may be configured to cause the filler to apply a strong enough force on an exterior of the conductor core configured to keep the conductor core from slipping down an interior of the filler due to a gravitational force. In addition, the applied armor may be configured to cause the filler to apply a strong enough force on an interior of the armor configured to keep a combination of the conductor core and the filler from slipping down the interior of the armor due to the gravitational force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Douglas McGovern, Richard M. Temblador, David Mercier, John Armstrong, Paul H. White, Randy D. Kummer
  • Patent number: 11942236
    Abstract: Disclosed are cable types, including a type THHN cable, the cable types having a reduced surface coefficient of friction, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core and insulating layer are surrounded by a material containing nylon or thermosetting resin. A silicone based pulling lubricant for said cable, or alternatively, erucamide or stearyl erucamide for small cable gauge wire, is incorporated, by alternate methods, with the resin material from which the outer sheath is extruded, and is effective to reduce the required pulling force between the formed cable and a conduit during installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Sasse, Terry Chambers, Randy D. Kummer, John Armstrong, David Reece, Hai Lam
  • Publication number: 20240079164
    Abstract: Disclosed are cable types, including a type THHN cable, the cable types having a reduced surface coefficient of friction, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core and insulating layer are surrounded by a material containing nylon or thermosetting resin. A silicone based pulling lubricant for said cable, or alternatively, erucamide or stearyl erucamide for small cable gauge wire, is incorporated, by alternate methods, with the resin material from which the outer sheath is extruded, and is effective to reduce the required pulling force between the formed cable and a conduit during installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Philip Sasse, Terry Chambers, Randy D. Kummer, John Armstrong, David Reece, Hai Lam
  • Publication number: 20240062934
    Abstract: Disclosed are cable types, including a type THHN cable, the cable types having a reduced surface coefficient of friction, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core and insulating layer are surrounded by a material containing nylon or thermosetting resin. A silicone based pulling lubricant for said cable, or alternatively, erucamide or stearyl erucamide for small cable gauge wire, is incorporated, by alternate methods, with the resin material from which the outer sheath is extruded, and is effective to reduce the required pulling force between the formed cable and a conduit during installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Philip Sasse, Terry Chambers, Randy D. Kummer, John Armstrong, David Reece, Hai Lam
  • Publication number: 20230401655
    Abstract: A water conservation incentivization system including a water source, a water extraction system, a sensor coupled to the water extraction system to collect water extraction data during a water extraction transaction, a server carrying water extraction criteria, and a reporting device wirelessly coupled between the sensor and the server for uploading collected water extraction data of the water extraction transaction to the server. The water extraction criteria carried by the server and the water extraction data for the water extraction transaction determine associated token allotment. A blockchain network is coupled to the server for receiving and logging the collected water extraction data of the water extraction transaction with associated tokens to a blockchain, the tokens added or subtracted as determined by the server using the water extraction criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: John Armstrong, Ofer Tenenbaum, George Stuart Richmond, Daniel Honeywell
  • Patent number: 11842827
    Abstract: Disclosed are cable types, including a type THHN cable, the cable types having a reduced surface coefficient of friction, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core and insulating layer are surrounded by a material containing nylon or thermosetting resin. A silicone based pulling lubricant for said cable, or alternatively, erucamide or stearyl erucamide for small cable gauge wire, is incorporated, by alternate methods, with the resin material from which the outer sheath is extruded, and is effective to reduce the required pulling force between the formed cable and a conduit during installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Sasse, Terry Chambers, Randy D. Kummer, John Armstrong, David Reece, Hai Lam
  • Publication number: 20230391390
    Abstract: Physical shopping carts can have product detection systems and associate physical shopping carts with mobile computing devices (e.g., smartphones, tablet computing devices, smart watches, wearable computing devices). For example, physical shopping carts can be equipped with one or more product detection systems (e.g., scanners, sensors, cameras) that can electronically tally products that are placed in physical shopping carts. Mobile computing devices can be associated with and mounted on the physical shopping carts to provide a variety of enhanced shopping cart features not possible with conventional physical shopping carts, such as electronically tracking the contents of a shopping cart, checking-out from the mobile computing device (instead of at conventional check-out areas, such as point of sale terminals), and others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Todd A. Hagen, Josh Michael Dingman, Daniel Woods, Donnie Tolbert, Andrew Wipf, Tomas Kadlec, Donald John Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20230338966
    Abstract: A system for cryogenic separation of plant material includes a hopper for receiving the plant material. A shredder mill grinds the plant material received in the hopper. A first agitation vessel receives the plant material from the shredder mill and performs a first separation process with cryogenic fluid on the plant material. A second agitation vessel receives the plant material from the first agitation vessel and performs a second separation process on the plant material. A containment vessel receives the plant material from the second agitation vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew John Armstrong, Christopher Barone
  • Patent number: 11777295
    Abstract: A wall plate for covering an AC/DC wall outlet includes a generally rectangular or “designer” opening configured to receive the wall outlet. The wall plate includes one or more cord retention members. The cord retention member(s) protrudes from a front face of the wall plate. The retention member(s) protrudes far enough to allow the wall plate to seat on the outlet while a USB plug is in a corresponding DC outlet of the wall outlet. The retention member includes a slot configured to allow a mobile device-attachable plug to pass-through the slot in a first orientation but not a second orientation 90 degrees off from the first orientation. When the USB plug is in the DC outlet, it is in the second orientation relative to the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventor: Paul John Armstrong
  • Patent number: 11772696
    Abstract: Physical shopping carts can have product detection systems and associate physical shopping carts with mobile computing devices (e.g., smartphones, tablet computing devices, smart watches, wearable computing devices). For example, physical shopping carts can be equipped with one or more product detection systems (e.g., scanners, sensors, cameras) that can electronically tally products that are placed in physical shopping carts. Mobile computing devices can be associated with and mounted on the physical shopping carts to provide a variety of enhanced shopping cart features not possible with conventional physical shopping carts, such as electronically tracking the contents of a shopping cart, checking-out from the mobile computing device (instead of at conventional check-out areas, such as point of sale terminals), and others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd A. Hagen, Josh Michael Dingman, Daniel Woods, Donnie Tolbert, Andrew Wipf, Tomas Kadlec, Donald John Armstrong
  • Patent number: 11776715
    Abstract: Disclosed are cable types, including a type THHN cable, the cable types having a reduced surface coefficient of friction, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core and insulating layer are surrounded by a material containing nylon or thermosetting resin. A silicone based pulling lubricant for said cable, or alternatively, erucamide or stearyl erucamide for small cable gauge wire, is incorporated, by alternate methods, with the resin material from which the outer sheath is extruded, and is effective to reduce the required pulling force between the formed cable and a conduit during installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Sasse, Terry Chambers, Randy D. Kummer, John Armstrong, David Reece, Hai Lam
  • Patent number: 11734666
    Abstract: In some implementations, a system for providing and managing associations between mobile computing device and physical shopping carts used in retail stores includes a physical shopping cart configured to transport physical goods around a store. The physical shopping cart includes a product detection system that is programmed to detect products that are placed in the physical shopping cart, a wireless transceiver to wirelessly communicate with other devices, and a cart identifier that uniquely identifies the physical shopping cart. The system further includes a mobile computing device that is programmed (i) to obtain the cart identifier for the shopping cart, (ii) to establish an association with the physical shopping cart using the cart identifier, and (iii) once the association between the physical shopping cart and the mobile computing device has been established, to output a user interface that provides a real-time summary of the products in the physical shopping cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd A. Hagen, Josh Michael Dingman, Daniel Woods, Donald John Armstrong, Tomas Kadlec
  • Publication number: 20230106103
    Abstract: Disclosed are cable types, including a type THHN cable, the cable types having a reduced surface coefficient of friction, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core and insulating layer are surrounded by a material containing nylon or thermosetting resin. A silicone based pulling lubricant for said cable, or alternatively, erucamide or stearyl erucamide for small cable gauge wire, is incorporated, by alternate methods, with the resin material from which the outer sheath is extruded, and is effective to reduce the required pulling force between the formed cable and a conduit during installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Philip Sasse, Terry Chambers, Randy D. Kummer, John Armstrong, David Reece, Hai Lam
  • Publication number: 20230097959
    Abstract: Disclosed are cable types, including a type THHN cable, the cable types having a reduced surface coefficient of friction, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core and insulating layer are surrounded by a material containing nylon or thermosetting resin. A silicone based pulling lubricant for said cable, or alternatively, erucamide or stearyl erucamide for small cable gauge wire, is incorporated, by alternate methods, with the resin material from which the outer sheath is extruded, and is effective to reduce the required pulling force between the formed cable and a conduit during installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Philip Sasse, Terry Chambers, Randy D. Kummer, John Armstrong, David Reece, Hai Lam
  • Publication number: 20230079956
    Abstract: Disclosed are cable types, including a type THHN cable, the cable types having a reduced surface coefficient of friction, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core and insulating layer are surrounded by a material containing nylon or thermosetting resin. A silicone based pulling lubricant for said cable, or alternatively, erucamide or stearyl erucamide for small cable gauge wire, is incorporated, by alternate methods, with the resin material from which the outer sheath is extruded, and is effective to reduce the required pulling force between the formed cable and a conduit during installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Philip Sasse, Terry Chambers, Randy D. Kummer, John Armstrong, David Reece, Hai Lam
  • Patent number: 11527339
    Abstract: Disclosed are cable types, including a type THHN cable, the cable types having a reduced surface coefficient of friction, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core and insulating layer are surrounded by a material containing nylon or thermosetting resin. A silicone based pulling lubricant for said cable, or alternatively, erucamide or stearyl erucamide for small cable gauge wire, is incorporated, by alternate methods, with the resin material from which the outer sheath is extruded, and is effective to reduce the required pulling force between the formed cable and a conduit during installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Sasse, Terry Chambers, Randy D. Kummer, John Armstrong, David Reece, Hai Lam
  • Publication number: 20220366333
    Abstract: A computing system using machine learning and natural language processing techniques to map assessment text into a latent feature space are disclosed herein. The latent feature space includes a set of impact categories and allows for assessment comparison and determination of deficiencies in assessments. The computing system inputs a portion of an assessment into a machine learning model to determine what impact category in the latent feature space that the portion maps to. Based on mapping an assessment to the set of impact categories, the computing system generates a group of scores that includes a score for each impact category. The computing system compares the scores with other scores to determine how the assessment can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Niklas Lollo, Cashion East, John Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20220320808
    Abstract: A wall plate apparatus including a plate having a rear side and a front side. A power adapter housing can extend from the front side of the plate, the power adapter housing including an internal cavity having an adapter opening oriented towards the rear side of the plate. A cable opening can be defined in the power adapter housing, the cable opening communicating the front side of the plate with the internal cavity of the power adapter housing. The apparatus can include a power adapter having a converter module received within the power adapter housing and a cable connected to the converter module, the cable extending through the cable opening in the power adapter module. A pair of opposing ears are provided for wrapping cables about the plate and outlet to which the plate is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: Paul John Armstrong