Patents by Inventor John F. Rix

John F. Rix 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: 20170032659
    Abstract: A wearable device for personal protection is disclosed. The device comprises a mechanical housing, battery, electronic circuit, microphone, speaker, and communication hardware supporting a variety of network communications. The button is used for initiating a request for assistance. The device is capable of providing the user with a means of personal protection via initiating a request for assistance utilizing variations of network protocols to find a connection to a monitoring service via a plurality of network channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Cynthia K. Jordan, Anne M. Sarabia, Lajoo N. Motwani, John F. Rix
  • Patent number: 5835322
    Abstract: A resettable ground fault circuit interrupter most advantageously suited for use with 400-Hz aircraft electrical systems and designed to interrupt the AC power between an aircraft electrical system and one or more electrical appliances being operated therein when a ground fault occurs. The circuit relies upon an imbalance sensor which is implemented in the preferred embodiment disclosed herein as a multi-turn coil of a transformer through which input wires connected to an AC input terminal are threaded so that an imbalance resulting from a ground fault can be detected by the coil. The signal generated by the coil as a result of such an imbalance is then amplified and applied to a thyristor, the conducting or non-conducting state of which determines whether or not the circuit is in a configuration for interrupting the AC signal or not interrupting the AC signal. Light emitting diodes are utilized to indicate the interruption status of the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Donald E. Smith
    Inventors: Donald E. Smith, John F. Rix, Ray E. Freudenberg, David C. Randolph
  • Patent number: 5334090
    Abstract: A cabin pressure controller includes primary and backup controllers, a selector and a display mounted onto or within a single housing. The primary and backup controllers communicate through a communication link, jumpered across an external connector. Such a link allows for electrical isolation between the controllers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc.
    Inventor: John F. Rix
  • Patent number: D600535
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: IPVision, Inc.
    Inventor: John F. Rix
  • Patent number: D611085
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: IPVision, Inc.
    Inventor: John F. Rix
  • Patent number: D612712
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: IPVision, Inc.
    Inventor: John F. Rix
  • Patent number: D618992
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: IPVision, Inc.
    Inventor: John F. Rix
  • Patent number: D620038
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: IPVision, Inc.
    Inventor: John F. Rix
  • Patent number: D641773
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: IPVision, Inc.
    Inventor: John F. Rix
  • Patent number: D644681
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Ipvision, Inc.
    Inventor: John F. Rix
  • Patent number: D666236
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: IPVision, Inc.
    Inventor: John F. Rix
  • Patent number: D777917
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: AxoGen, Inc.
    Inventors: Shashank Sanjay Kabra, Rachel Pamela Newmark, Jill F. Schiaparelli, Lajoo N. Motwani, John F. Rix, Michael C. Smith