Patents by Inventor John B. Taylor

John B. Taylor 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: 20240110245
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to detecting one or more types of gynecological cancer in a biological sample from a subject. In particular, the present disclosure provides compositions and methods for detecting the presence or absence of one or more types of gynecological cancer (e.g., cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer) in a biological sample from a subject having or suspected of having a gynecological cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: William R. Taylor, John B. Kisiel, Douglas W. Mahoney
  • Publication number: 20240103645
    Abstract: A computer input system includes a mouse including a housing having an interior surface defining an internal volume and a sensor assembly disposed in the internal volume. A processor is electrically coupled to the sensor assembly and a memory component having electronic instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to determine an orientation of the mouse relative to a hand based on a touch input from the hand detected by the sensor assembly. The mouse can also have a circular array of touch sensors or lights that detect hand position and provide orientation information to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Bart K. Andre, Brian T. Gleeson, Kristi E. Bauerly, William D. Lindmeier, Matthew J. Sundstrom, Geng Luo, Seung Wook Kim, Evangelos Christodoulou, Megan M. Sapp, Kainoa Kwon-Perez, David H. Bloom, Steven J. Taylor, John B. Morrell, Maio He, Hamza Kashif
  • Patent number: 7056082
    Abstract: A wind energy machine has four rotor chambers formed by perpendicular walls. Each rotor chamber has an intake portion, a reversal portion, a parallel portion, and an exhaust portion. Air flow is reversed in each chamber for every 90 degrees of rotation, such that the intake portion becomes an exhaust and the exhaust portion becomes and inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Inventor: John B. Taylor
  • Patent number: 6966141
    Abstract: A fishing lure includes a main body member. A cap is sealingly fixed to a aft end of the main body member. A slider tube is telescopingly engaged with the main body member extends forwardly away from main body member against the force of a cylindrical coil spring within the slider tube. A jumping motion is created for the lure when the slider tube is extended and then released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Inventor: John B. Taylor
  • Patent number: 6509041
    Abstract: A fungicidal composition for plants containing phosphonate (PO3) and phosphate (PO4) salts, and derivatives thereof is disclosed. The composition provides a single product which may be employed to control a Phytophthora infestans infection in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Foliar Nutrients, Inc.
    Inventor: John B. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20020193351
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions containing at least one metal chelate, at least one phosphonate salt, and at least one phosphate salt, which are used as fungicides and bactericides, and methods of using the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventor: John B. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20020048609
    Abstract: A fungicidal composition for plants containing phosphonate (PO3) and phosphate (PO4) salts, and derivatives thereof is disclosed. The composition provides a single product which may be employed to control a Phytophthora infestans infection in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventor: John B. Taylor
  • Patent number: 6338860
    Abstract: A fungicidal composition for plants containing phosphonate (PO3) and phosphate (PO4) salts, and derivatives thereof is disclosed. The composition provides a single product which may be employed to control a Phytophthora infestans infection in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Foliar Nutrients, Inc.
    Inventor: John B. Taylor
  • Patent number: 6150301
    Abstract: The harvesting of fruit, in particular olives and citrus fruit, is aided by inducing abscission by applying to fruit-bearing parts of the plant certain imidazolinone or sulfonylurea compounds. The compounds are applied in aqueous solution or in extremely low concentration in amounts ranging from 15 to 200 ppm, preferably from 20 to 70 ppm, by spraying to the point of incipient run-off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Inventors: Merrill Wilcox, John B. Taylor
  • Patent number: 6143694
    Abstract: A method of aiding in ripening and curing tobacco by application to the tobacco plant of an effective amount of a compound selected from a group comprising imidazolinones; sulfonylureas; triazolopyrimidinesulfonanilides; and pyrimidinylthiobenzoic acids and related compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Inventors: John B. Taylor, Elmo B. Whitty, Merrill Wilcox
  • Patent number: 6139879
    Abstract: The present invention relates to heavy metal chelate compositions, which are used as fungicides and bactericides, and methods of using the compositions. In particular, the present invention relates to a chelate, that is an EDDHA (copper-ethylenediamine-di-o-hydroxyphenylacetic acid), combined with a heavy metal, including iron, tin, zinc, manganese, copper, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Foliar Nutrients, Inc.
    Inventor: John B. Taylor
  • Patent number: 5997910
    Abstract: A fertilizer composition for plants containing phosphonate and phosphate slats, and derivatives thereof is disclosed. The composition provides a single product which may be employed to stimulate the growth response in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Inventor: John B. Taylor
  • Patent number: 5925383
    Abstract: A fungicidal composition for plants containing phosphonate and phosphate salts, and derivatives thereof is disclosed. The composition provides a single product which may be employed to control a parasitic fungi in plants through mitigation of pathological acerbation of certain fungi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Inventor: John B. Taylor
  • Patent number: 5800837
    Abstract: A fertilizer composition for plants containing phosphonate and phosphate slats, and derivatives thereof is disclosed. The composition provides a single product which may be employed to stimulate the growth response in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Foliar Nutrients, Inc.
    Inventor: John B. Taylor
  • Patent number: 5787633
    Abstract: A fishing lure includes a tubular main body member having a longitudinal central axis. A cap is sealingly fixed to a rearward end of the main body member. A cylindrical guide tube is connected to the cap. A cylindrical inner tube is telescopingly engaged with the guide tube and extends forwardly out of the guide tube to terminate at a forward end. A cylindrical coil spring within the inner tube extends between the cap and inner tube forward end, which creates a jumping motion for the lure, when extended and then released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Inventor: John B. Taylor
  • Patent number: 5736164
    Abstract: A fungicidal composition for plants containing phosphonate and phosphate salts, and derivatives thereof is disclosed. The composition provides a single product which may be employed to control parasitic fungi in plants through mitigation of pathological acerbation of certain fungi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Inventor: John B. Taylor
  • Patent number: 5435127
    Abstract: An ejecting exhaust nozzle in a gas turbine engine includes a convergent section, a divergent section, extending downstream from the convergent section, and an ejector for ejecting an airflow into the core airflow is fed by a boost pump. The boost pump includes a flow mixer with a boost plane wherein a fan airflow is injected into a ram airflow and then mixed in a mixing section extending downstream from the boost plane. Varying the fan airflow to boost the ram airflow to control a boosted ram airflow pressure allows ejector operation throughout the flight envelope of the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1995
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ronald J. Luffy, John B. Taylor, Jr., William V. Sutherland, Frederick J. Stine, James A. Crowley, David E. Mann, William Steyer
  • Patent number: 5351888
    Abstract: A convergent-divergent exhaust nozzle is mounted to an exhaust duct of a jet aircraft engine by a circumferentially-spaced set of hydraulic cylinders. The cylinders are interconnected in captured flow via hydraulic circuits which allow the cylinders to function as a gimbal mounting. This mounting allows the entire nozzle to vector the exhaust without additionally loading the divergent flaps with vectored exhaust so that cool, low pressure ram air can be channeled directly to the divergent flaps for efficient cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John B. Taylor, Dudley O. Nash
  • Patent number: 5265368
    Abstract: An improved fishing lure is provided having the capability of simulating various live bait movements. In one embodiment, the lure includes a generally hollow lure body, a first port for admitting fluid into the lure body, a second port for allowing fluid to escape from the lure body and a valve located in the lure body which is moveable to a first position at which the first port is open and the second port is closed in response to a pulling force exerted on the lure by a fisherman, whereby water is allowed to enter the lure body through the first port and is inhibited from escaping from the lure body through the second port. The valve is moveable to a second position at which the first port is closed and second port is open in response to the absence of the pulling force, whereby fluid is allowed to escape from the lure body through the second port, but is inhibited from escaping through the first port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1993
    Inventor: John B. Taylor
  • Patent number: RE36816
    Abstract: A razor blade body in the form of a cartridge structure includes a guard member assembled thereon forward of, and extending parallel to, the blade or blades. The guard is of a two part molded structure having an upper portion of elastomeric material with a plurality of upwardly projecting protrusions formed thereon and a lower base portion of rigid plastic material having a downwardly projecting V-shaped cross-sectional portion. A pair of upwardly projecting elements are disposed in spaced relation forming a recess on the blade cartridge structure for receiving the V-shaped base portion therebetween and a latch means disposed in the recess retains the guard member in the assembled position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Domenic V. Apprille, Jr., Gary R. Miller, deceased, Frank E. Brown, John B. Taylor