Patents by Inventor John Dougherty
John Dougherty 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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Patent number: 11953442Abstract: The preparation and colloidal gold nanoparticles deposited using a wet-chemical, three-phase ligand-exchange procedure carried out at room temperature on anodic alumina oxide to enhance detection of materials using Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Salvo Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Lenzi Williams, Abdeljabbar R. Khamis, Hugh Garvey, John Dougherty
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Patent number: 11662318Abstract: The use of colloidal gold nanoparticles deposited on quartz paper or metamaterial substrates to enable trace level detection of biological materials such as genetic materials using Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) wherein this molecule of interest may be tested in pure solutions or human blood is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Salvo Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Anne-Marie Dowgiallo, Hugh Garvey, John Dougherty
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Publication number: 20230069548Abstract: Methods are disclosed that, in some aspects, provide detecting an alarm event, determining whether the alarm event is a deviation from predefined criteria, and transmitting an alert notification to users of the security system if the alarm event is a deviation from the predefined criteria. The predefined criteria may relate to the location or type of one or more sensors of the security system, the location of users of the security system, the time of day, activities within the premises, and/or behavioral patterns of the users learned by the security system. Information transmitted in the alert notification may relate to the location of one or more users of the security system, the data recorded by one or more sensors of the security system, the state of alert of the security system, and/or confidential information required to terminate the alarm event.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Bill Horrocks, Doug Bassett, John Dougherty, Pritesh Patel, Jim Poder
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Publication number: 20230056483Abstract: The preparation and colloidal gold nanoparticles deposited using a wet-chemical, three-phase ligand-exchange procedure carried out at room temperature on anodic alumina oxide to enhance detection of materials using Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Lenzi Williams, Abdeljabbar R. Khamis, Hugh Garvey, John Dougherty
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Patent number: 11455876Abstract: Methods are disclosed that, in some aspects, provide detecting an alarm event, determining whether the alarm event is a deviation from predefined criteria, and transmitting an alert notification to users of the security system if the alarm event is a deviation from the predefined criteria. The predefined criteria may relate to the location or type of one or more sensors of the security system, the location of users of the security system, the time of day, activities within the premises, and/or behavioral patterns of the users learned by the security system. Information transmitted in the alert notification may relate to the location of one or more users of the security system, the data recorded by one or more sensors of the security system, the state of alert of the security system, and/or confidential information required to terminate the alarm event.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Bill Horrocks, Doug Bassett, John Dougherty, Pritesh Patel, Jim Poder
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Publication number: 20220026366Abstract: The use of colloidal gold nanoparticles deposited on quartz paper or metamaterial substrates to enable trace level detection of biological materials such as genetic materials using Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) wherein this molecule of interest may be tested in pure solutions or human blood is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Anne-Marie Dowgiallo, Hugh Garvey, John Dougherty
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Publication number: 20220011235Abstract: The use of colloidal gold nanoparticle solutions to enhance Raman scattering from analyte molecules of interest that can detect molecules present at concentrations from 0.001 ppm to 10 ppm in pure solvent and wherein the synthesis of the gold nanoparticles is tailored to achieve maximum enhancement from analytes with 785 nm laser excitation is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Anne-Marie Dowgiallo, Hugh Garvey, John Dougherty
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Publication number: 20210158681Abstract: Methods are disclosed that, in some aspects, provide detecting an alarm event, determining whether the alarm event is a deviation from predefined criteria, and transmitting an alert notification to users of the security system if the alarm event is a deviation from the predefined criteria. The predefined criteria may relate to the location or type of one or more sensors of the security system, the location of users of the security system, the time of day, activities within the premises, and/or behavioral patterns of the users learned by the security system. Information transmitted in the alert notification may relate to the location of one or more users of the security system, the data recorded by one or more sensors of the security system, the state of alert of the security system, and/or confidential information required to terminate the alarm event.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2021Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Bill Horrocks, Doug Bassett, John Dougherty, Pritesh Patel, Jim Poder
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Patent number: 10930130Abstract: Methods are disclosed that, in some aspects, provide detecting an alarm event, determining whether the alarm event is a deviation from predefined criteria, and transmitting an alert notification to users of the security system if the alarm event is a deviation from the predefined criteria. The predefined criteria may relate to the location or type of one or more sensors of the security system, the location of users of the security system, the time of day, activities within the premises, and/or behavioral patterns of the users learned by the security system. Information transmitted in the alert notification may relate to the location of one or more users of the security system, the data recorded by one or more sensors of the security system, the state of alert of the security system, and/or confidential information required to terminate the alarm event.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2016Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Bill Horrocks, Doug Bassett, John Dougherty, Pritesh Patel, Jim Poder
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Publication number: 20170213447Abstract: Methods are disclosed that, in some aspects, provide detecting an alarm event, determining whether the alarm event is a deviation from predefined criteria, and transmitting an alert notification to users of the security system if the alarm event is a deviation from the predefined criteria. The predefined criteria may relate to the location or type of one or more sensors of the security system, the location of users of the security system, the time of day, activities within the premises, and/or behavioral patterns of the users learned by the security system. Information transmitted in the alert notification may relate to the location of one or more users of the security system, the data recorded by one or more sensors of the security system, the state of alert of the security system, and/or confidential information required to terminate the alarm event.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2016Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Bill Horrocks, Doug Bassett, John Dougherty, Pritesh Patel, Jim Poder
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Patent number: 9192263Abstract: A food toasting device comprising a pouch and optionally, a handle. A method of using the food toasting device comprising placing a desired quantity of a food product, such as nuts, in the pouch of the food toasting device, placing the food toasting device into an appliance for heating, turning on the appliance so that the food product is exposed to the desired amount of heat, waiting until the food product is sufficiently toasted, and removing the food toasting device containing the food product from the appliance.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2009Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: Netcentrics CorporationInventors: Dean Howard Hering, John Robert Dixon, Robert John Dougherty
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Patent number: 9079704Abstract: Microwave cooking packages suitable for use as microwave popcorn packages include at least one panel (e.g., first and second panels) formed of a vertically rigid material. A flexible portion is attached to the panels. The flexible portion may be formed of a polyester film material such as a biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, which may be at least partially transparent. The flexible portion (and panels) defines a bag construction configured to contain a popcorn charge and to be expandable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration when the popcorn charge is subjected to a popping operation. The microwave cooking package may include a vent assembly configured to at least partially open when the bag configuration is in an expanded configuration to vent the bag construction. The vent assembly includes a first portion a second portion of the bag construction that is configured to be folded against the first portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2010Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: ConAgra Foods RDM, Inc.Inventors: Charles Thomas Gorman, David W. France, Clifton Lachmansingh, Paul John Warosh, Donald L. Greenwood, Joseph C. Walsh, Nicholas P. Lupfer, John Dougherty Culter
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Publication number: 20110120992Abstract: Microwave cooking packages suitable for use as microwave popcorn packages include at least one panel (e.g., first and second panels) formed of a vertically rigid material. A flexible portion is attached to the panels. The flexible portion may be formed of a polyester film material such as a biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, which may be at least partially transparent. The flexible portion (and panels) defines a bag construction configured to contain a popcorn charge and to be expandable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration when the popcorn charge is subjected to a popping operation. The microwave cooking package may include a vent assembly configured to at least partially open when the bag configuration is in an expanded configuration to vent the bag construction. The vent assembly includes a first portion a second portion of the bag construction that is configured to be folded against the first portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2010Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: CONAGRA FOODS RDM, INC.Inventors: Charles Thomas Gorman, David W. France, Clifton Lachmansingh, Paul John Warosh, Donald L. Greenwood, Joseph C. Walsh, Nicholas P. Lupfer, John Dougherty Culter
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Publication number: 20110091621Abstract: A food toasting device comprising a pouch and optionally, a handle. A method of using the food toasting device comprising placing a desired quantity of a food product, such as nuts, in the pouch of the food toasting device, placing the food toasting device into an appliance for heating, turning on the appliance so that the food product is exposed to the desired amount of heat, waiting until the food product is sufficiently toasted, and removing the food toasting device containing the food product from the appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2009Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: NETCENTRICS CORPORATIONInventors: Dean Howard Hering, John Robert Dixon, Robert John Dougherty
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Publication number: 20110062960Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a status of an electrical contact pair in an electromagnetic switch by triggering an armature movement at a substantially consistent electrical phase angle, determining a magnetic lag angle between the electromagnetic switch closing and the electrical contact pair change of state, and generating a contact status using the magnetic lag angle is providedType: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Inventors: Lenin Prakash, John Dougherty, Srinivasan Jeganathan, Sirosh Sivasankaran, G. Kalyana Sundaram
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Publication number: 20090146868Abstract: An RF receiving circuit that selectively attenuates a received RF signal before it reaches sensitive modifying devices, such as a low noise amplifier or an analog to digital converter. The receiving circuit includes a delay element upstream of its attenuator so that high energy pulses of a short duration (for example, less than 10 nanoseconds) can be effectively attenuated despite coupler, detector, threshold and/or switch delays of the attenuation related circuitry.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2007Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: SYRACUSE RESEARCH CORPORATIONInventors: John Dougherty, John Wiley, Greg Kliss
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Patent number: 7541972Abstract: An RF receiving circuit that selectively attenuates a received RF signal before it reaches sensitive modifying devices, such as a low noise amplifier or an analog to digital converter. The receiving circuit includes a delay element upstream of its attenuator so that high energy pulses of a short duration (for example, less than 10 nanoseconds) can be effectively attenuated despite coupler, detector, threshold and/or switch delays of the attenuation related circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2007Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: SRC, Inc.Inventors: John Dougherty, John Wiley, Greg Kliss
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Publication number: 20080158761Abstract: A method and apparatus providing automatic circuit breaker identification to an electronic trip unit including: a mounting plate with mechanical means to releasably engage said electronic trip unit employing a microcontroller; an electronic module embedded in the mounting plate containing a non-volatile memory device, said device containing data identifying the circuit breaker type and ratings, and in operable communication with the electronic trip unit microcontroller, where the microcontroller reads the identification data from the non-volatile memory, the microcontroller is programmed to configure its overcurrent protection algorithms to match the characteristics of the circuit breaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2006Publication date: July 3, 2008Inventors: Geoff Butland, Mark F. Culler, Nataniel Vicente, John Dougherty
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Publication number: 20070139846Abstract: A method for recording and having analyzed waveform data associated with an electronic circuit breaker having an electronic trip unit is disclosed. The electronic trip unit has a communication port and is capable of providing to the communication port a first signal representative of a phase current passing through the circuit breaker, and a second signal representative of a conditional event at the circuit breaker. The method includes facilitating the connection of a waveform recorder device to the communication port of the electronic trip unit; facilitating recording in a first memory of the waveform recorder device in a circular queue fashion information relating to the first signal received from the electronic trip unit; and, in response to the second signal received from the electronic trip unit, facilitating the stopping of the recording in the first memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2005Publication date: June 21, 2007Inventors: Geoff Butland, Michael Tignor, John Dougherty, Craig Williams, Mark Culler
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Publication number: 20070139845Abstract: A waveform recorder device for mounting to an electronic circuit breaker having an electronic trip unit and a communication port is disclosed. The device includes a connector configured to connect with the communication port, and a processing circuit in signal communication with the connector. The processing circuit is responsive to instructions which, when executed by the processing circuit, facilitate responding to a conditional signal received from the circuit breaker, and in response thereto recording waveform information arising from an additional signal received from the circuit breaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2005Publication date: June 21, 2007Inventors: Geoff Butland, Michael Tignor, John Dougherty, Craig Williams, Mark Culler