Patents by Inventor John Francis

John Francis 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: 11915811
    Abstract: Provided is a system and method for determining an appropriate dosage of a product. The method includes, receiving from a User a User Request for a Dosage, the User Request including at least a User Reason and a User Location; accessing a Database of Products, each Product having at least one Constituent, at least one Established Reason, a Dosage for each Established Reason, and Provider Location; querying the Database of Products with the User Request to determine at least a first subset of Products having the at least one Established Reason correlating to the User Reason; and providing the User with the first subset of Products arranged by proximity of the Provider Location to the User Location, the first subset of Products further including the Dosage for each Product in the first subset of Products. An associated system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Kaival Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Francis Keenan, John Jesse Woodbine, Peter William Calfee
  • Patent number: 11913112
    Abstract: Processes for depositing silicon-containing films (e.g., silicon, amorphous silicon, silicon oxide, silicon nitride, silicon carbide, silicon oxynitride, silicon carbonitride, doped silicon films, and metal-doped silicon nitride films) are performed using halidosilane precursors. Examples of halidosilane precursor compounds described herein, include, but are not limited to, monochlorodisilane (MCDS), monobromodisilane (MBDS), monoiododisilane (MIDS), monochlorotrisilane (MCTS), and monobromotrisilane (MBTS), monoiodotrisilane (MITS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Xinjian Lei, Jianheng Li, John Francis Lehmann, Alan Charles Cooper
  • Publication number: 20240059994
    Abstract: High quality coke products made in horizontal ovens such as heat recovery, non-recovery or Thompson ovens from an optimized coal blend. The coke products have unique properties such as an oblong shape and improved Coke Strength after Reaction (CSR) and Coke Reactivity Index (CRI) properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: John Francis Quanci, Jonathan Perkins
  • Publication number: 20240052264
    Abstract: A fabric conditioner composition comprising: a) fabric softening active; and b) ingredient comprising at least one ethoxylate unit and at least one carbon derived from carbon capture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: CONOPCO, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Karl Burgess, Alastair Richard SANDERSON, Iain Murdoch STEVENSON, John Francis WELLS
  • Publication number: 20240042286
    Abstract: A golf club head and golf club having large head dimensions, and large face characteristics, as well as unique mass property attributes driven by relationships not often considered in conventional club head design, to achieve a resistance to squaring the club head during a golf swing that is comfortable to the novice golfer, while increasing stability during off-center impacts and obtaining preferred launch characteristics. This is achieved in part via establishing a club head configuration and associated weight distribution to yield a center of gravity location that results in a preferred magnitude of Delta1 and Delta2 values, CG angle, moments of inertia, and associated ratios, relationships, and club head mass property characteristics influenced by these variables to achieve improved performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Vincent Greaney, John Francis Lorentzen, Matthew Greensmith, Craig Richard Slyfield
  • Publication number: 20240010948
    Abstract: A fabric conditioner composition comprising; a) Ester linked quaternary ammonium compounds; and b) 0.1 to 30 wt. % perfume materials; wherein the ester linked quaternary 5 ammonium compounds comprise carbon chains derived from fatty acids; the fatty acids have an iodine value of 0 to 75; and the fatty acids comprise non-edible rice bran fatty acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: John Francis HUBBARD, Wan HUNG
  • Patent number: 11859507
    Abstract: A method and system for aligning a component within a turbine casing, and a related turbine casing. In a top-on position, a location of an optical target and another, vertically spaced optical target on the joint flange are measured. After removing at least the upper casing, the optical targets' locations are measured again, and the locations of a pair of reference points on an upper surface of the horizontal joint flange are measured. A prediction offset value is calculated for the component support position in the top-on position based on the locations. The prediction offset value may include a vertical adjustment based, in part, on a translation of a triangular spatial relationship of a number of the reference points and/or a tilt angle, a horizontal adjustment, and a horizontal joint flange surface distortion adjustment. Support position is adjusted by the prediction offset value to improve alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Krzysztof Andrzej Woszczak, William Patrick Rusch, Samuel Nathan Merrill, Ejiro Anthony Oruaga, David John Nelmes, Justyna Ludwika Wojdylo, John Francis Nolan
  • Publication number: 20230416629
    Abstract: High quality coke products made in horizontal ovens such as heat recovery, non-recovery or Thompson ovens from an optimized coal blend. The coke products have unique properties such as an oblong shape and improved Coke Strength after Reaction (CSR) and Coke Reactivity Index (CRI) properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: John Francis Quanci, Jonathan Perkins
  • Patent number: 11851724
    Abstract: A coke product configured to be used in foundry cupolas to melt iron and produce cast iron products is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the coke product has a Coke Reactivity Index (CRI) of at least 30% and an ash fusion temperature (AFT) less than 1316° C. Additionally or alternatively, the coke product can comprise (i) an ash content of at least 8.0%, (ii) a volatile matter content of no more than 1.0%, (iii) a Coke Strength After Reaction (CSR) of no more than 40%, (iv) a 2-inch drop shatter of at least 90%, and//or (v) a fixed carbon content of at least 85%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC.
    Inventors: John Francis Quanci, John Michael Richardson, Jonathan Hale Perkins
  • Publication number: 20230412434
    Abstract: A circuit includes at least three equally weighted drivers; a state variable generator; and an element selector. The latter is coupled to the drivers, has a first input from the generator, has a second input including a plurality of input thermometer-encoded data streams, and has an output of an equal number of thermometer-encoded output data streams supplied to the drivers. The element selector maps the second input to the output dynamically based on a value of the first input from the state variable generator, with an update rate that is no more than one half of a symbol-rate. A serializer is configured to provide serialized data at the symbol rate, with output coupled to one of the second input of the element selector and input of the drivers. The drivers have outputs that are combined to produce an output of the circuit at the symbol rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Timothy O. Dickson, Martin Cochet, Zeynep Toprak-Deniz, John Francis Bulzacchelli, Jonathan E. Proesel
  • Publication number: 20230407206
    Abstract: A method of in home preparation of a fabric conditioner, wherein an aqueous concentrated fabric conditioner comprising: a. 10 to 50 wt. % ester linked quaternary ammonium compound; and b. Non-ionic surfactant; is mixed with water to produce an aqueous fabric conditioner composition, wherein the ratio of non-ionic surfactant to fabric softening active is 1:10 to 1:40 by weight and the ratio of concentrated fabric conditioner composition to water is 1:20 to 1:1 by weight. A method of producing the concentrated aqueous fabric conditioner, said method comprising the step of: a. Mixing a fabric softening active and non-ionic surfactant to form a pre-mix at a temperature above 50° C.; b. Adding the premix to an aqueous composition comprising water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: John Francis HUBBARD, Wan HUNG, John Francis WELLS
  • Patent number: 11845037
    Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to systems and methods for removing mercury from emissions. More specifically, some embodiments are directed to systems and methods for removing mercury from exhaust gas in a flue gas desulfurization system. In one embodiment, a method of removing mercury from exhaust gas in a flue gas desulfurization system includes inletting the gas into a housing and conditioning an additive. In some embodiments, conditioning the additive comprises hydrating powder-activated carbon. The method further includes introducing the conditioned additive into the housing and capturing mercury from the gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: John Francis Quanci, Ashley Nicole Seaton, Justin Leigh Prien, Jennifer Renee McLaren
  • Patent number: 11845898
    Abstract: A system and method for repairing a coke oven having an oven chamber formed from ceramic bricks. A representative system includes a insulated enclosure insertable into the oven chamber and includes removable insulated panels that define an interior area for workers to work in. The insulated enclosure is movable between an expanded configuration and a compact configuration and moving the enclosure to the expanded configuration will decrease the distance between the insulated enclosure and the walls of the oven chamber. Removing the panels exposes the ceramic bricks and allows workers within the interior area to access and the bricks and repair the oven chamber while the oven chamber is still hot. A loading apparatus lifts and inserts the insulated enclosure into the oven chamber. The insulated enclosure can be coupled to additional insulated enclosures to form an elongated interior area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: Jason Crum, Mark Anthony Ball, Gary Dean West, John Francis Quanci, Chun Wai Choi
  • Patent number: 11845897
    Abstract: A coke oven includes an oven chamber configured to support and heat a coal bed, a castable slab below the oven chamber, and a foundation supporting the heat recovery oven. One or more beams are positioned between the castable slab and the foundation. The beams extend from a first end of the oven chamber to a second end of the oven chamber, forming a plurality of air gaps between the castable slab and the foundation. Heat from the oven chamber is dissipated by the one or more beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: John Francis Quanci, Chun Wai Choi, Mark Anthony Ball, Jason Crum, Milos J. Kaplarevic
  • Publication number: 20230403020
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises one or more A-type resistance segments, wherein each A-type resistance segment comprises one or more A-type switches, at least one A-type linear resistor coupled to the one or more A-type switches, at least one A-type tunable header unit coupled to the one or more A-type switches, and at least one A-type tunable footer unit coupled to the one or more A-type switches; one or more B-type resistance segments, wherein each B-type resistance segment comprises one or more B-type switches, at least one B-type linear resistor coupled to at least a proper subset of the one or more B-type switches, at least one B-type tunable header unit coupled to the one or more B-type switches, and at least one B-type tunable footer unit coupled to the one or more B-type switches; and wherein second terminals of the A-type linear resistors and the B-type linear resistors are coupled together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Martin Cochet, Marcel A. Kossel, John Francis Bulzacchelli, Timothy O. Dickson, Zeynep Toprak-Deniz
  • Publication number: 20230381603
    Abstract: A golf club head is described having a body defining an interior cavity and comprising a heel portion, a toe portion, and a sole portion positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, and a crown positioned at a top portion. The body has a forward portion and a rearward portion. The club head can have a non-metallic striking surface positioned at the forward portion of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd P. Beach, Nathan T. Sargent, Peter T. Larsen, Kraig Alan Willett, Bing-Ling Chao, John Francis Lorentzen
  • Patent number: 11827386
    Abstract: Vehicle capture assemblies and related devices, systems, and methods include one or more probe assemblies for engaging with and securing the target vehicle. The one or more probe assemblies may include one or more attenuation features or movable joints to enable and/or dampen movement of the one or more probe assemblies relative to a capture vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Alan Michel, Michael Alfred Tosto, Kevin David Tebbe, Daisaku Inoyama, John Francis Papayanopoulos
  • Patent number: 11819802
    Abstract: Systems and apparatuses for neutralizing acidic compounds in flue gases emitted from a heat recovery coke oven. A representative system includes a spray dry absorber having a barrel that includes a plurality of wall plates that form sidewalls of the barrel. The wall plates include a steel plate and a corrosion resistant alloy cladded to the steel plate and the wall plates are oriented such that the corrosion resistant alloy faces toward and is in fluid communication with an interior area of the barrel. The alloy is resistant to corrosion caused by the acidic compounds in the flue gas and can prevent the steel plate from being corroded by these acidic compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: John Francis Quanci, Mayela Carolina Fernandez, Daniel C. Charles
  • Publication number: 20230360511
    Abstract: Systems and methods of preventing an event occurrence or mitigating effects of an event occurrence in an industrial facility are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a first input is received from a first sensor and, based at least in part on the first input, an initial action is automatically generated. In response to the initial action, a second input is received from a second sensor and, based at least in part of the received first and second inputs, a likelihood of an event occurrence is determined. Based at least in part of the determined likelihood, a remedial action configured to prevent the occurrence of the event occurrence is automatically generated. In some embodiments, the remedial action is generated in real-time and can be directed to a process condition, environmental condition, or secondary source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: John Francis Quancid, Andre Vassilnenko Kalinin
  • Publication number: 20230356041
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a club body including a crown, a sole, a skirt disposed between and connecting the crown and the sole and a face portion connected to a front end of the club body. The face portion includes a geometric center defining the origin of a coordinate system when the golf club head is ideally positioned, the coordinate system including an x-axis being tangent to the face portion at the origin and parallel to a ground plane, a y-axis intersecting the origin being parallel to the ground plane and orthogonal to the x-axis, and a z-axis intersecting the origin being orthogonal to both the x-axis and the y-axis. The golf club head defines a center of gravity CG, the CG being a distance CGY from the origin as measured along the y-axis and a distance CGz from the origin as measured along the z-axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd P. Beach, John Francis Lorentzen, Bing-Ling Chao, Mark Vincent Greaney