Patents by Inventor John David Morris
John David Morris 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).
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Publication number: 20240106382Abstract: An airflow health predictive maintenance system and method for a motor drive includes a differential pressure sensor that senses an air pressure differential between a sensing location within an enclosed cabinet space of the motor drive and a reference location. The system includes an electronic control system configured to select a setpoint that indicates that airflow through the cabinet space has reached a value associated with a need for air filter maintenance. The control system is further configured to obtain air pressure differential measurements periodically from the differential pressure sensor and generate an actual trend comprising a series of values, wherein each of the values of the actual trend is derived from one or more of the air pressure differential measurements.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John David Allan, Tahsina Hossain, Garron K. Morris
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Patent number: 10358363Abstract: Novel fluorophores and their use as fluorescent tags for polymers used in wastewater treatment. The fluorophores are quaternary amine salts that can be used to synthesize fluorescent tagged polymers that are stable at varying pH, have significant water solubility, and may be fluorescent at wavelengths greater than 550 nm. The fluorophores readily undergo polymerization with vinylic monomers to form fluorescent tagged polymers with excellent incorporation of fluorophore into the polymer framework. The fluorescent tagged polymers are useful to monitor and optionally dose industrial wastewater.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.Inventors: Tarun Kumar Bera, Deepak Jadhav, Kiran Phatangare, Trishul Artham, Jitendra Shah, Wesley Lamar Whipple, Winston Su, John David Morris, Paul Joseph Zinn
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Publication number: 20180111858Abstract: Novel fluorophores and their use as fluorescent tags for polymers used in wastewater treatment. The fluorophores are quaternary amine salts that can be used to synthesize fluorescent tagged polymers that are stable at varying pH, have significant water solubility, and may be fluorescent at wavelengths greater than 550 nm. The fluorophores readily undergo polymerization with vinylic monomers to form fluorescent tagged polymers with excellent incorporation of fluorophore into the polymer framework. The fluorescent tagged polymers are useful to monitor and optionally dose industrial wastewater.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2016Publication date: April 26, 2018Applicant: Ecolab USA Inc.Inventors: Tarun Kumar Bera, Deepak Jadhav, Kiran Phatangare, Trishul Artham, Jitendra Shah, Wesley Lamar Whipple, Winston Su, John David Morris, Paul Joseph Zinn
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Patent number: 9587190Abstract: In order to blend fuels to meet specific regulatory and industry requirements, for instance octane requirements, different octane blending components can be used. One added component includes a composition of higher aromatics content. Unfortunately, this aromatic content may increase the particulate emissions of an internal combustion engine when the high aromatic fuel is combusted in that engine. As explained herein, reducing the aromatics content and replacing that octane increasing requirement with an alternative octane enhancer results in a formulated fuel that will have lower particulate emissions in the real-world driving of that engine as compared with a fuel having higher aromatic content.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2014Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Afton Chemical CorporationInventors: Michael Wayne Meffert, John David Morris, Joseph W. Roos, Huifang Shao
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Publication number: 20160108332Abstract: In order to blend fuels to meet specific regulatory and industry requirements, for instance octane requirements, different octane blending components can be used. One added component includes a composition of higher aromatics content. Unfortunately, this aromatic content may increase the particulate emissions of an internal combustion engine when the high aromatic fuel is combusted in that engine. As explained herein, reducing the aromatics content and replacing that octane increasing requirement with an alternative octane enhancer results in a formulated fuel that will have lower particulate emissions in the real-world driving of that engine as compared with a fuel having higher aromatic content.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2014Publication date: April 21, 2016Applicant: AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Wayne Meffert, John David Morris, Joseph W. Roos, Huifang Shao
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Patent number: 9019727Abstract: An isolated flyback converter having temperature compensation (TC) uses primary side sensing and an output diode, the output diode having a variable voltage drop related to its temperature. A feedback voltage VFB, proportional to the output voltage VOUT, in a feedback loop is compared to a fixed reference voltage VREF for setting a duty cycle of a power switch, wherein VFB is caused to approximately equal VREF. A TC circuit has a voltage source configured to generate a proportional-to-absolute-temperature voltage VPTAT, wherein VPTAT is at approximately VREF at a calibration temperature T0 and rises as a temperature exceeds T0. The voltage source is connected to the VFB node via a TC resistor RTC, so that at T0 no current flows through RTC. Therefore, the selection of the optimal RTC does not affect the selection of a scaling resistance for generating VFB. The current through RTC at elevated temperatures compensates VOUT.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2012Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Linear Technology CorporationInventors: Min Chen, John David Morris, Michael George Negrete
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Publication number: 20140022823Abstract: An isolated flyback converter having temperature compensation (TC) uses primary side sensing and an output diode, the output diode having a variable voltage drop related to its temperature. A feedback voltage VFB, proportional to the output voltage VOUT, in a feedback loop is compared to a fixed reference voltage VREF for setting a duty cycle of a power switch, wherein VFB is caused to approximately equal VREF. A TC circuit has a voltage source configured to generate a proportional-to-absolute-temperature voltage VPTAT, wherein VPTAT is at approximately VREF at a calibration temperature T0 and rises as a temperature exceeds T0. The voltage source is connected to the VFB node via a TC resistor RTC, so that at T0 no current flows through RTC. Therefore, the selection of the optimal RTC does not affect the selection of a scaling resistance for generating VFB. The current through RTC at elevated temperatures compensates VOUT.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2012Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Min Chen, John David Morris, Michael George Negrete
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Publication number: 20010035271Abstract: The present invention is directed to an improved process for inhibiting calcium carbonate scaling in aqueous systems such as that employed in the kraft process for the production of wood pulp. Such an improved process is achieved by the addition to the system of at least one antiscalant comprising at least one monomer unit derived from the group consisting of 1,2-dihydroxy-3-butene, N-(hydroxymethyl) acrylamide, and N-(sulfomethyl) acrylamide, and at least one monomer unit derived from the group consisting of maleic acid, acrylic acid, acrylamide, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, vinyl sulfonic acid, styrene sulfonic acid, N-tertbutylacrylamide, butoxymethylacrylamide, N,N-dimethylacrylamide, sodium acrylamidomethyl propane sulfonic acid, and salts thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2001Publication date: November 1, 2001Inventors: Prasad Yogendra Duggirala, John David Morris, Peter Edward Reed, Steven John Severtson
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Patent number: 6235152Abstract: The present invention is directed to an improved process for inhibiting calcium carbonate scaling in aqueous systems such as that employed in the kraft process for the production of wood pulp. Such an improved process is achieved by the addition to the system of at least one antiscalant comprising at least one monomer unit derived from the group consisting of 1,2-dihydroxy-3-butene, N-(hydroxymethyl) acrylamide, and N-(sulfomethyl) acrylamide, and at least one monomer unit derived from the group consisting of maleic acid, acrylic acid, acrylamide, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, vinyl sulfonic acid, styrene sulfonic acid, N-tertbutylacrylamide, butoxymethylacrylamide, N,N-dimethylacrylamide, sodium acrylamidomethyl propane sulfonic acid, and salts thereof, with with the proviso that said polymers do not contain the monomer unit —(CH2—CH═CH—CH2—O)—.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 1999Date of Patent: May 22, 2001Assignee: Nalco Chemical CompanyInventors: Prasad Yogendra Duggirala, John David Morris, Peter Edward Reed, Steven John Severtson
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Patent number: 6232419Abstract: The present invention provides a novel class of polymer antiscalants which are polymers comprising a 1,2-dihydroxy-3-butene monomer unit and at least one monomer unit derived from the groups consisting of maleic acid, acrylic acid, acrylamide, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, vinyl sulfonic acid, styrene sulfonic acid, N-tertbutylacrylamide, butoxymethylacrylamide, N,N-dimethylacrylamide, sodium acrylamidomethyl propane sulfonic acid, and salts thereof, with the proviso that said polymers do not contain the monomer unit —(CH2—CH═CH—CH2—O)—.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 1999Date of Patent: May 15, 2001Assignee: Nalco Chemical CompanyInventors: Prasad Yogendra Duggirala, John David Morris, Peter Edward Reed, Steven John Severtson
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Patent number: 6146495Abstract: An improved process for inhibiting calcium carbonate scaling in aqueous systems such as that employed in the kraft process for the production of wood pulp. Such an improved process is achieved by the addition to the system of at least one antiscalant comprising at least one monomer unit derived from the group consisting of 1,2-dihydroxy-3-butene, N-(hydroxymethyl) acrylamide, and N-(sulfomethyl) acrylamide, and at least one monomer unit derived from the group consisting of maleic acid, acrylic acid, acrylamide, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, vinyl sulfonic acid, styrene sulfonic acid, N-tertbutylacrylamide, butoxymethylacrylamide, N,N-dimethylacrylamide, sodium acrylamidomethyl propane sulfonic acid, and salts thereof, with the proviso that said polymers do not contain the monomer unit --(CH.sub.2 --CH.dbd.CH--CH.sub.2 --O)--.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 1998Date of Patent: November 14, 2000Assignee: Nalco Chemical CompanyInventors: Prasad Yogendra Duggirala, John David Morris, Peter Edward Reed, Steven John Severtson
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Patent number: 4092211Abstract: The etch rate of silicon dioxide, particularly thermally grown silicon dioxide, in boiling phosphoric acid, can be controlled by deliberately adding additional silicate to the acid. For thermally grown silicon dioxide, the etch rate can be reduced from about 5A per minute with no added silicate, to about 0.5A/minute with 1 gram of added silicate to about 1 liter of acid.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 1976Date of Patent: May 30, 1978Assignee: Northern Telecom LimitedInventor: John David Morris