Patents by Inventor John Burgers

John Burgers 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: 11434441
    Abstract: Disclosed is a blended gasoline composition having an AKI of 87. The formulation of the blended gasoline composition leads to a reduction in carbon dioxide emission. The blended gasoline composition contains a reduced concentration of olefins and non-amine aromatics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventor: John Burger
  • Patent number: 11349164
    Abstract: A battery cooler assembly having a frame with a pair of opposed parallel walls, with each wall having a ledge extending outwardly from the wall. A heat exchanger positioned between the walls, and having a plate pair together defining a fluid flow channel permitting fluid flow from an inlet to an outlet on the heat exchanger. One or more battery modules positioned on the heat exchanger. A plurality of support structures engage the heat exchanger and positioned between the walls; and extend from a first edge to a second end of the heat exchanger, where the first edge is proximate to one of the walls and the second edge is proximate to the other wall. The plurality of support structures engaging the one or more battery modules reducing stress on the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: DANA CANADA CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Burgers, Noman Rahim
  • Patent number: 11128116
    Abstract: Systems for testing a protective arrangement for an electric power delivery system without disconnecting merging units from a protective device are disclosed herein. For example, an intelligent electronic device (IED) may receive, via a monitoring port, one or more operating measurements of an electrical characteristic of the power delivery system while in an operating mode. The IED may change from operating in the operating mode to operating in a test mode. In the test mode, the IED may receive, via a test port, one or more test measurements that represent measurements of the electrical characteristic. The IED may provide test results based at least in part on the one or more test measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Wenke, Christopher John Burger, David Blevins
  • Publication number: 20210261873
    Abstract: Disclosed is a blended gasoline composition having an AKI of 87. The formulation of the blended gasoline composition leads to a reduction in carbon dioxide emission. The blended gasoline composition contains a reduced concentration of olefins and non-amine aromatics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: John Burger
  • Publication number: 20200112160
    Abstract: Systems for testing a protective arrangement for an electric power delivery system without disconnecting merging units from a protective device are disclosed herein. For example, an intelligent electronic device (IED) may receive, via a monitoring port, one or more operating measurements of an electrical characteristic of the power delivery system while in an operating mode. The IED may change from operating in the operating mode to operating in a test mode. In the test mode, the IED may receive, via a test port, one or more test measurements that represent measurements of the electrical characteristic. The IED may provide test results based at least in part on the one or more test measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Wenke, Christopher John Burger, David Blevins
  • Publication number: 20200091571
    Abstract: A battery cooler assembly having a frame with a pair of opposed parallel walls, with each wall having a ledge extending outwardly from the wall. A heat exchanger positioned between the walls, and having a plate pair together defining a fluid flow channel permitting fluid flow from an inlet to an outlet on the heat exchanger. One or more battery modules positioned on the heat exchanger. A plurality of support structures engage the heat exchanger and positioned between the walls; and extend from a first edge to a second end of the heat exchanger, where the first edge is proximate to one of the walls and the second edge is proximate to the other wall. The plurality of support structures engaging the one or more battery modules reducing stress on the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: DANA CANADA CORPORATION
    Inventors: JOHN BURGERS, NOMAN RAHIM
  • Patent number: 9780421
    Abstract: A heat exchanger structure for use in a battery unit that comprises a first battery stack comprising a plurality of battery cells and a second battery stack comprising a plurality of battery cells. The heat exchanger structure is disposed between opposing surfaces of the first battery stack and the second battery stack and defines one or more fluid flow passages, the heat exchanger structure being dimensionally compliant to compress under expansion of the first and second battery stacks and expand under subsequent contraction of the first and second battery stacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Dana Canada Corporation
    Inventors: Herve Palanchon, Mark S. Kozdras, Michael A. Martin, John Burgers
  • Patent number: 9704166
    Abstract: Example methods and systems for providing custom error pages for retail applications are disclosed. In general, the disclosed example systems provide error pages which are presented after a user attempts to access an inactive, unavailable, or nonexistent website address. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the system provides an error page which is customized, for example, based upon the website address that the user was attempting to access; based upon the user's history; based upon the system's most popular products and/or categories; and/or based upon some combination of those criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: SEARS BRANDS, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Michelle Bohannon, Daran Redenbaugh, Jim Williams, Bob Whiting, Laura Lee, John Burger, Kevin Meyer
  • Patent number: 9471944
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for predicting demographics about authors of social media. A dataset relates features from social media messages to known demographic information about authors of the social media messages. The social media messages and known demographics may be retrieved from different social media services. Adjustable weights are associated with alternative demographic values for the features. The dataset is used to predict unknown demographics of users based on the adjustable weights associated with the alternative demographic values for extracted features from social media messages. A confidence level may be output for a predicted demographic that corresponds to a difference between a sum of weights associated with the predicted value and another demographic value. The predicted demographic value may be output when the confidence level exceeds a threshold. The weights may be updated when the confidence level is below the threshold even when the prediction is correct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: THE MITRE CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Burger, John Henderson, George Kim, Jeffrey Zarrella
  • Publication number: 20150120755
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for predicting demographics about authors of social media. A dataset relates features from social media messages to known demographic information about authors of the social media messages. The social media messages and known demographics may be retrieved from different social media services. Adjustable weights are associated with alternative demographic values for the features. The dataset is used to predict unknown demographics of users based on the adjustable weights associated with the alternative demographic values for extracted features from social media messages. A confidence level may be output for a predicted demographic that corresponds to a difference between a sum of weights associated with the predicted value and another demographic value. The predicted demographic value may be output when the confidence level exceeds a threshold. The weights may be updated when the confidence level is below the threshold even when the prediction is correct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: THE MITRE CORPORATION
    Inventors: John BURGER, John HENDERSON, George KIM, Jeffrey ZARRELLA
  • Patent number: 8835038
    Abstract: A battery cell cooler containing a pair of complementary plates. The pair of complementary plates together forms a tubular flow passage and one or more tubular sections. The flow passage has an inlet end, an outlet end and dimples or ribs along the length of the flow passage. The one or more tubular sections have an inlet duct and an outlet duct, the inlet duct being coupled to an expanded receptacle at the inlet end and in fluid communication with the inlet end of the flow passage and the outlet duct being coupled to an expanded receptacle, at the outlet end and in fluid communication with the outlet end of the flow passage. Also, disclosed is a device containing a battery cell sandwiched between a pair of battery cell coolers, as described herein. Further disclosed is a method for forming the battery cell cooler, as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Dana Canada Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Abels, Alan Wu, John Burgers, Peter Zurawel, Zia Shahidi
  • Publication number: 20130332272
    Abstract: Example methods and systems for providing custom error pages for retail applications are disclosed. In general, the disclosed example systems provide error pages which are presented after a user attempts to access an inactive, unavailable, or nonexistent website address. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the system provides an error page which is customized, for example, based upon the website address that the user was attempting to access; based upon the user's history; based upon the system's most popular products and/or categories; and/or based upon some combination of those criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: SEARS BRANDS, LLC
    Inventors: Michelle Bohannon, Daran Redenbaugh, Jim Williams, Bob Whiting, Laura Lee, John Burger, Kevin Meyer
  • Publication number: 20120237805
    Abstract: A battery cell cooler containing a pair of complementary plates. The pair of complementary plates together forms a tubular flow passage and one or more tubular sections. The flow passage has an inlet end, an outlet end and dimples or ribs along the length of the flow passage. The one or more tubular sections have an inlet duct and an outlet duct, the inlet duct being coupled to an expanded receptacle at the inlet end and in fluid communication with the inlet end of the flow passage and the outlet duct being coupled to an expanded receptacle, at the outlet end and in fluid communication with the outlet end of the flow passage. Also, disclosed is a device containing a battery cell sandwiched between a pair of battery cell coolers, as described herein. Further disclosed is a method for forming the battery cell cooler, as described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Dana Canada Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Abels, Alan Wu, John Burgers, Peter Zurawel, Zia Shahidi
  • Publication number: 20060239053
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a memory system in which sought after keywords will identify their own location by setting a flag bit. The important thing is, keywords may be unstructured, hidden in a sea of words; finding one is equivalent to finding a needle in a haystack. To do so, keywords are given a flag bit that is initialized to zero, but conditionally flips true after running a brief algorithm. Subsequently, flag bits can be analyzed to provide the exact addresses of interesting data in a mass storage, separate from the memory in which text keywords are stored. A method of implementation, but not the only method, is to arrange cells in an integrated circuit to form a ‘word’ of memory, Each word may be structured to hold sought after keywords; it may also have optional ‘state’ data. A global bus enables the specification of any binary function on the keywords by selecting source bits in each word.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventor: John Burger
  • Patent number: 5843919
    Abstract: A composition and method for the treatment of arthritis in animals, such as mammals, and a method for making the composition, is disclosed. The composition comprises one or more glucosamines and one or more omega-3-fatty acids and is made by combining an omega-3-fatty acid with a glucosamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Inventor: John A. Burger
  • Patent number: 4781139
    Abstract: A device for scrubbing marine growth from the submerged portion of a boat hull. The device being particularly concerned with manual operation by one person from deck or dock side and comprising handle attached to a flexible buoyant base to which is fastened on one of its surfaces, a scrubbing material which when moved about on the submerged portions of a boat's hull scrubs therefrom unwanted marine growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1988
    Inventor: John Burgers
  • Patent number: 4648344
    Abstract: A device for scrubbing marine growth from the submerged portion of a boat hull; said device being particularly concerned with manual operation by one person from deck or dockside and comprising an operator's guidance handle attatched to a flexible arm to which is fastened on its underside, surface-seeking-flotation and to its upper surface, scrubbing material which when moved about on the submerged portions of a boat's hull scrubs therefrom unwanted marine growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1987
    Inventors: John Burgers, Ronald P. Setzer