Patents by Inventor John Brookes

John Brookes 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: 20170277185
    Abstract: An aircrew automation system that provides a pilot with high-fidelity knowledge of the aircraft's physical state, and notifies that pilot of any deviations in expected state based on predictive models. The aircrew automation may be provided as a non-invasive ride-along aircrew automation system that perceives the state of the aircraft through visual techniques, derives the aircraft state vector and other aircraft information, and communicates any deviations from expected aircraft state to the pilot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Jessica E. Duda, John Tylko, David Mindell, Fabrice Kunzi, Michael Piedmonte, John Allee, Joshua Torgerson, Jason Ryan, James Donald Paduano, John Brooke Wissler, Andrew Musto, Wendy Feenstra
  • Patent number: 9736234
    Abstract: The present disclosure identifies topologies of a computer network where one network appliance may be configured as a master network appliance and where that master network appliance may communicate over a network communication interface with one or more slave network appliances. Computer networks of the present disclosure may include a switch and a firewall where the switch may be coupled to several network appliances via different network communication interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: AVENTAIL LLC
    Inventors: Chris A. Hopen, Gary B. Tomlinson, John Brooke, Derek W. Brown, Jonathan Burdge, Rodger D. Erickson
  • Publication number: 20170226244
    Abstract: Provided herein are VLDPE polymer compositions suitable for use in the manufacture of flexible films or sheets. In one embodiment, the copolymer comprises a polyethylene VLDPE resin with Mz/Mw of greater than 2, CDBI50 of greater than 55 and a single melting peak in DSC measurement. The polymer compositions disclosed herein may be suitable for use in the manufacture of films with improved balance of film toughness, processability and sealability in monolayer and multi-layer film structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
    Inventors: Shivendra Kumar Goyal, Bronwyn Hilary Gillon, Christopher John Brooke Dobbin, Stephen Salomons
  • Publication number: 20170197236
    Abstract: Systems and methods for drawing high aspect ratio metallic glass-based materials are provided. Methods of drawing a high aspect ratio metallic glass-based material are premised on stably drawing high aspect ratio metallic glass-based material from a preform metallic glass-based composition, accounting for the relationships between: the desired formation of an amorphous structure that is substantially homogenous along the majority of the length of the drawn high aspect ratio material; the desired final geometry of the drawn high aspect ratio material; the nature of the force that is used to draw the molten metallic glass-based composition; the velocity at which the high aspect ratio material is drawn; the viscosity profile of the material along its length as it is being drawn; and/or the effect of temperature on the metallic glass-based material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Metal Morphing Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Hodges, John Brooke Delfini
  • Patent number: 9695309
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to rotomolded articles, having a wall structure, where the wall structure contains at least one layer containing an ethylene interpolymer product, or a blend containing an ethylene interpolymer product, where the ethylene interpolymer product has: a Dilution Index (Yd) greater than ?1.0; total catalytic metal ?3.0 ppm; ?0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms. The ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.5 to about 15 dg/minute, a density from about 0.930 to about 0.955 g/cm3, a polydispersity (Mw/Mn) from about 2 to about 6 and a CDBI50 from about 50% to about 98%. Further, the ethylene interpolymer products are a blend of at least two ethylene interpolymers; where one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a single-site catalyst formulation and at least one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a heterogeneous catalyst formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
    Inventors: Celine Bellehumeur, XiaoChuan Wang, Tieqi Li, Christopher John Brooke Dobbin, Fazle Sibtain, Kenneth Edward Taylor, Hamidreza Khakdaman
  • Patent number: 9682774
    Abstract: A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft according to an aspect of the present invention comprises a fuselage, an empennage having an all-moving horizontal stabilizer located at a tail end of the fuselage, a wing having the fuselage positioned approximately halfway between the distal ends of the wing, wherein the wing is configured to transform between a substantially straight wing configuration and a canted wing configuration using a canted hinge located on each side of the fuselage. The VTOL aircraft may further includes one or more retractable pogo supports, wherein a retractable pogo support is configured to deploy from each of the wing's distal ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
    Inventors: James Donald Paduano, Paul Nils Dahlstrand, John Brooke Wissler, Adam Woodworth
  • Publication number: 20170073482
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to multilayer films having improved caulkability. These multilayer films have at least one layer containing an ethylene interpolymer product, or a blend containing an ethylene interpolymer product, where the ethylene interpolymer product has: a Dilution Index (Yd) greater than 0; total catalytic metal ?3.0 ppm; ?0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms, and; optionally a Dimensionless Modulus (Xd) greater than 0. The ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.4 to about 100 dg/minute, a density from about 0.950 to about 0.970 g/cm3, a polydispersity (Mw/Mn) from about 2 to about 25 and a CDBI50 from about 55% to about 97%. Further, the ethylene interpolymer products are a blend of at least two ethylene interpolymers; where one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a single-site catalyst formulation and at least one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a heterogeneous catalyst formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
    Inventors: Daniel Ward, Michael Li, Xiaochuan Wang, Tieqi Li, Christopher John Brooke Dobbin, Fazle Sibtain, Kenneth Edward Taylor, Hamidreza Khakdaman
  • Publication number: 20170044357
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to rotomolded articles, having a wall structure, where the wall structure contains at least one layer containing an ethylene interpolymer product, or a blend containing an ethylene interpolymer product, where the ethylene interpolymer product has: a Dilution Index (Yd) greater than 0; total catalytic metal ?3.0 ppm; ?0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms, and; optionally a Dimensionless Modulus (Xd) greater than 0. The ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.4 to about 100 dg/minute, a density from about 0.950 to about 0.970 g/cm3, a polydispersity (Mw/Mn) from about 2 to about 25 and a CDBI50 from about 55% to about 97%. Further, the ethylene interpolymer products are a blend of at least two ethylene interpolymers; where one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a single-site catalyst formulation and at least one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a heterogeneous catalyst formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
    Inventors: XiaoChuan Wang, Tieqi Li, Christopher John Brooke Dobbin, Fazle Sibtain, Kenneth Edward Taylor, Hamidreza Khakdaman
  • Publication number: 20170037230
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to ethylene interpolymer compositions. Specifically, ethylene interpolymer products having: a Dilution Index (Yd) greater than 0; total catalytic metal ?3.0 ppm; ?0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms, and; optionally a Dimensionless Modulus (Xd) greater than 0. The disclosed ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.3 to about 500 dg/minute, a density from about 0.869 to about 0.975 g/cm3, a polydispersity (Mw/Mn) from about 2 to about 25 and a CDBI50 from about 20% to about 97%. Further, the ethylene interpolymer products are a blend of at least two ethylene interpolymers; where one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a single-site catalyst formulation and at least one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a heterogeneous catalyst formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
    Inventors: Tieqi Li, XiaoChuan Wang, Christopher John Brooke Dobbin, Fazle Sibtain, Kenneth Edward Taylor, Hamidreza Khakdaman
  • Publication number: 20170037233
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to manufactured articles containing ethylene interpolymers. Specifically, films, containers and lids comprising at least one layer of an ethylene interpolymer product, or a blend containing an ethylene interpolymer product, where the ethylene interpolymer product has: a Dilution Index (Yd) greater than 0; total catalytic metal ?3.0 ppm; ?0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms, and; optionally a Dimensionless Modulus (Xd) greater than 0. The ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.4 to about 100 dg/minute, a density from about 0.950 to about 0.970 g/cm3, a polydispersity (Mw/Mn) from about 2 to about 25 and a CDBI50 from about 55% to about 97%. Further, the ethylene interpolymer products are a blend of at least two ethylene interpolymers; where one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a single-site catalyst formulation and at least one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a heterogeneous catalyst formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
    Inventors: Patrick Lam, Tieqi Li, XiaoChuan Wang, Christopher John Brooke Dobbin, Fazle Sibtain, Kenneth Edward Taylor, Hamidreza Khakdaman
  • Publication number: 20170037228
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to caps and closures manufactured from an ethylene interpolymer product, or a blend containing an ethylene interpolymer product, where the ethylene interpolymer product has: a Dilution Index (Yd) greater than 0; total catalytic metal?3.0 ppm; ?0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms, and; optionally a Dimensionless Modulus (Xd) greater than 0. The ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.4 to about 20 dg/minute, a density from about 0.948 to about 0.968 g/cm3, a polydispersity (Mw/Mn) from about 2 to about 25 and a CDBI50 from about 54% to about 98%. Further, the ethylene interpolymer products are a blend of at least two ethylene interpolymers; where one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a single-site catalyst formulation and at least one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a heterogeneous catalyst formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
    Inventors: XiaoChuan Wang, Tieqi Li, Christopher John Brooke Dobbin, Fazle Sibtain, Kenneth Edward Taylor, Hamidreza Khakdaman
  • Patent number: 9540101
    Abstract: A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft according to an aspect of the present invention comprises a fuselage, an empennage having an all-moving horizontal stabilizer located at a tail end of the fuselage, a wing having the fuselage positioned approximately halfway between the distal ends of the wing, wherein the wing is configured to transform between a substantially straight wing configuration and a canted wing configuration using a canted hinge located on each side of the fuselage. The VTOL aircraft may further includes one or more retractable pogo supports, wherein a retractable pogo support is configured to deploy from each of the wing's distal ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
    Inventors: James Donald Paduano, Paul Nils Dahlstrand, John Brooke Wissler, Adam Woodworth
  • Patent number: 9518159
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to multilayer films having improved caulkability. These multilayer films have at least one layer containing an ethylene interpolymer product, or a blend containing an ethylene interpolymer product, where the ethylene interpolymer product has: a Dilution Index (Yd) greater than 0; total catalytic metal ?3.0 ppm; ?0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms, and; optionally a Dimensionless Modulus (Xd) greater than 0. The ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.4 to about 100 dg/minute, a density from about 0.950 to about 0.970 g/cm3, a polydispersity (Mw/Mn) from about 2 to about 25 and a CDBI50 from about 55% to about 97%. Further, the ethylene interpolymer products are a blend of at least two ethylene interpolymers; where one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a single-site catalyst formulation and at least one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a heterogeneous catalyst formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
    Inventors: Daniel Ward, Michael Li, Xiaochuan Wang, Tieqi Li, Christopher John Brooke Dobbin, Fazle Sibtain, Kenneth Edward Taylor, Hamidreza Khakdaman
  • Patent number: 9512282
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to ethylene interpolymer compositions. Specifically, ethylene interpolymer products having: a Dilution Index (Yd) greater than 0; total catalytic metal?3.0 ppm; ?0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms, and; optionally a Dimensionless Modulus (Xd) greater than 0. The disclosed ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.3 to about 500 dg/minute, a density from about 0.869 to about 0.975 g/cm3, a polydispersity (Mw/Mn) from about 2 to about 25 and a CDBI50 from about 20% to about 97%. Further, the ethylene interpolymer products are a blend of at least two ethylene interpolymers; where one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a single-site catalyst formulation and at least one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a heterogeneous catalyst formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
    Inventors: Tieqi Li, XiaoChuan Wang, Christopher John Brooke Dobbin, Fazle Sibtain, Kenneth Edward Taylor, Hamidreza Khakdaman
  • Patent number: 9512283
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to rotomolded articles, having a wall structure, where the wall structure contains at least one layer containing an ethylene interpolymer product, or a blend containing an ethylene interpolymer product, where the ethylene interpolymer product has: a Dilution Index (Yd) greater than 0; total catalytic metal ?3.0 ppm; ?0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms, and; optionally a Dimensionless Modulus (Xd) greater than 0. The ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.4 to about 100 dg/minute, a density from about 0.950 to about 0.970 g/cm3, a polydispersity (Mw/Mn) from about 2 to about 25 and a CDBI50 from about 55% to about 97%. Further, the ethylene interpolymer products are a blend of at least two ethylene interpolymers; where one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a single-site catalyst formulation and at least one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a heterogeneous catalyst formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: NOVA Chemicals (International S.A.
    Inventors: XiaoChuan Wang, Tieqi Li, Christopher John Brooke Dobbin, Fazle Sibtain, Kenneth Edward Taylor, Hamidreza Khakdaman
  • Patent number: 9505892
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to manufactured articles containing ethylene interpolymers. Specifically, films, containers and lids comprising at least one layer of an ethylene interpolymer product, or a blend containing an ethylene interpolymer product, where the ethylene interpolymer product has: a Dilution Index (Yd) greater than 0; total catalytic metal ?3.0 ppm; ?0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms, and; optionally a Dimensionless Modulus (Xd) greater than 0. The ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.4 to about 100 dg/minute, a density from about 0.950 to about 0.970 g/cm3, a polydispersity (Mw/Mn) from about 2 to about 25 and a CDBI50 from about 55% to about 97%. Further, the ethylene interpolymer products are a blend of at least two ethylene interpolymers; where one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a single-site catalyst formulation and at least one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a heterogeneous catalyst formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
    Inventors: Patrick Lam, Tieqi Li, XiaoChuan Wang, Christopher John Brooke Dobbin, Fazle Sibtain, Kenneth Edward Taylor, Hamidreza Khakdaman
  • Patent number: 9505893
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to caps and closures manufactured from an ethylene interpolymer product, or a blend containing an ethylene interpolymer product, where the ethylene interpolymer product has: a Dilution Index (Yd) greater than 0; total catalytic metal ?3.0 ppm; ?0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms, and; optionally a Dimensionless Modulus (Xd) greater than 0. The ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.4 to about 20 dg/minute, a density from about 0.948 to about 0.968 g/cm3, a polydispersity (Mw/Mn) from about 2 to about 25 and a CDBI50 from about 54% to about 98%. Further, the ethylene interpolymer products are a blend of at least two ethylene interpolymers; where one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a single-site catalyst formulation and at least one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a heterogeneous catalyst formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
    Inventors: XiaoChuan Wang, Tieqi Li, Christopher John Brooke Dobbin, Fazle Sibtain, Kenneth Edward Taylor, Hamidreza Khakdaman
  • Publication number: 20160229964
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to rotomolded articles, having a wall structure, where the wall structure contains at least one layer containing an ethylene interpolymer product, or a blend containing an ethylene interpolymer product, where the ethylene interpolymer product has: a Dilution Index (Yd) greater than ?1.0; total catalytic metal ?3.0 ppm; ?0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms. The ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.5 to about 15 dg/minute, a density from about 0.930 to about 0.955 g/cm3, a polydispersity (Mw/Mn) from about 2 to about 6 and a CDBI50 from about 50% to about 98%. Further, the ethylene interpolymer products are a blend of at least two ethylene interpolymers; where one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a single-site catalyst formulation and at least one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a heterogeneous catalyst formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
    Inventors: Celine Bellehumeur, XiaoChuan Wang, Tieqi Li, Christopher John Brooke Dobbin, Fazle Sibtain, Kenneth Edward Taylor, Hamidreza Khakdaman
  • Patent number: 9377538
    Abstract: A radiation detection apparatus (2) is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing (20), a window (26) at least partially transparent to electromagnetic radiation in a first wavelength range and a photomultiplier tube (24) for generating an electrical output signal dependent on the intensity of the electromagnetic radiation. A resiliently deformable optical coupling (28) is located between the window and the photomultiplier tube for allowing at least some electromagnetic radiation passing through the window to enter the photomultiplier tube, and a scintillator element 8 converts gamma radiation into visible light in the first wavelength range entering the photomultiplier tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephen John Brookes, Colin Cunningham
  • Publication number: 20160164956
    Abstract: Systems and methods for routing communications to a platform service are provided. A message including payload data is received. The information in the payload data of the message is examined in order to determine the type of message. The message is then relayed to an appropriate platform service based on the type of message. Some embodiments assign numbers to the packets that make up the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Chris A. Hopen, Gary B. Tomlinson, John Brooke, Derek W. Brown, Jonathan Burdge, Rodger D. Erickson