Patents by Inventor John Floyd

John Floyd 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: 11845526
    Abstract: A raw water isolator for watercraft for providing treated fluid to loop of air conditioning units, freezers, ice makers, gyro stabilizers and the like systems. The raw water isolator provides a closed loop of treated fluid to prevent such systems from exposure to raw water known to contain biological material capable of fouling the units, and associated corrosion when salt water is used for the cooling mechanism. The apparatus employs a storage and expansion tank for holding a volume of fluid that is circulated through the marine units. A heat exchanger selected for ease of cleaning provides heat transfer between the cooling fluid and raw water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: F & S Yachts, LLC
    Inventors: John Floyd, Todd August
  • Publication number: 20230066974
    Abstract: A raw water isolator for watercraft for providing treated fluid to loop of air conditioning units, freezers, ice makers, gyro stabilizers and the like systems. The raw water isolator provides a closed loop of treated fluid to prevent such systems from exposure to raw water known to contain biological material capable of fouling the units, and associated corrosion when salt water is used for the cooling mechanism. The apparatus employs a storage and expansion tank for holding a volume of fluid that is circulated through the marine units. A heat exchanger selected for ease of cleaning provides heat transfer between the cooling fluid and raw water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: John Floyd, Todd August
  • Patent number: 9539489
    Abstract: A summer style ski having three different types of wheels aligned to allow the ski to travel on non-snow or ice surfaces and to create the feel of carving or turning on a paved surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Lafayette College
    Inventors: John Burns, Patrick Reilly, Peter Hauke, Daniel DeSena, John Floyd, Keaton Holappa, Matt Smith
  • Publication number: 20160175692
    Abstract: A summer style ski having three different types of wheels aligned to allow the ski to travel on non-snow or ice surfaces and to create the feel of carving or turning on a paved surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: John Burns, Patrick Reilly, Peter Hauke, Daniel DeSena, John Floyd, Keaton Holappa, Matt Smith
  • Patent number: 6766267
    Abstract: A virtual oven efficiently conducts stress testing of large numbers of modules. The virtual oven includes a logical grouping of modules, a controller, test instruments and a database which are all connected via a network. The logical groupings of modules of several virtual ovens may be physically accommodated within a single environmental stress screening room. Switching between modules in a logical group permits a single test piece of test equipment to be time-shared among the modules in the logical group. The method of bum-in testing a logical group of modules rotates a test sequence, including passive and active test cycles, between the modules. A test signal is split and supplied to multiple modules. Passive testing may be performed by monitoring parameters of the module while the test signal is supplied to the module. Active testing may be a functional test of the module in which the test signal is supplied to, processed by, and output from the module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: John Floyd, Iqbal Dar, Mila Obradovic, Jerome Humberson
  • Publication number: 20020105355
    Abstract: A virtual oven efficiently conducts stress testing of large numbers of modules. The virtual oven includes a logical grouping of modules, a controller, test instruments and a database which are all connected via a network. The logical groupings of modules of several virtual ovens may be physically accommodated within a single environmental stress screening room. Switching between modules in a logical group permits a single test piece of test equipment to be time-shared among the modules in the logical group. The method of bum-in testing a logical group of modules rotates a test sequence, including passive and active test cycles, between the modules. A test signal is split and supplied to multiple modules. Passive testing may be performed by monitoring parameters of the module while the test signal is supplied to the module. Active testing may be a functional test of the module in which the test signal is supplied to, processed by, and output from the module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: John Floyd, Iqbal Dar, Mila Obradovic, Jerome Humberson
  • Patent number: 4404973
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for evaluating the condition of the heart muscle utilizing a single roughly collimated radiation detector which is non-critically positioned over the heart muscle. A small amount of radioactive material is injected into the bloodstream and detected during the first transit through the heart. The background radiation level is empirically derived from, and may be utilized to correct, the aforementioned first transit data. Numerous parameters affecting the heart muscle may be determined by analysis of the resultant data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1983
    Inventors: Jack Lancaster, John Floyd, William Harvey