Patents by Inventor John Goss
John Goss 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: 11930976Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a robot body, a drive supporting the robot body to maneuver the robot across a floor surface, a pad holder attached to an underside of the robot body and configured to receive a removable cleaning pad, and a pad sensor configured to sense a pad type identifier on a central region of the cleaning pad. The pad type identifier includes a marker on the central region of the cleaning pad. The cleaning pad has a mounting card affixed thereto, and the pad type identifier includes an array of apertures that expose selected portions of the marker.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2023Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: iRobot CorporationInventors: John Reimels, Marcus R. Williams, Adam Goss, Isaac Fowler, Lucile Driscoll
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Publication number: 20220331221Abstract: Described herein is a hair-loss prevention kit comprising a hair-loss composition comprising caffeine; and a brush comprising a body having a first major surface opposite a second major surface and a plurality of bristles extending from the second major surface of the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventor: John Goss
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Patent number: 11154291Abstract: A cervical retraction system includes a suture having a first end and a second end, a cervical anchor secured to the first end of the suture and a curved needle secured to the second end of the suture. A method of retracting a cervix includes providing the cervical retraction system, inserting the curved needle through tissue of a cervix of a patient, advancing the needle along a trajectory of a curve of the needle until it emerges through an external os of the cervix and applying counter tension by pulling the needle out through the external os.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2017Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: KARL STORZ SE & Co. KGInventor: John Goss
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Publication number: 20210169714Abstract: The embodiments described and claimed herein are improved wheelchair passenger securement systems and stations. In particular, one embodiment described and claimed herein is a drop-in system comprising a barrier module and a wall-side module, which incorporate two separate restraint devices which are configured to secure a wheelchair at two separate attachment points and a bumper. The system can optionally include a moveable excursion barrier or a pull-mechanism to pre-tension at least one of the restraint devices the wheelchair securements. In a simpler embodiment, a bumper and two restraint devices, such as retractors, are provided for attachment to the vehicle surfaces or structures at a wall side of a wheelchair securement area or at a rear side of the wheelchair securement area.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2021Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: JOHN GOSS, JEAN-MARC GIRARDIN, JOE ESTEIREIRO
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Patent number: 10945898Abstract: The embodiments described and claimed herein are improved wheelchair passenger securement systems and stations. In particular, one embodiment described and claimed herein is a drop-in system comprising a barrier module and a wall-side module, which incorporate two separate restraint devices which are configured to secure a wheelchair at two separate attachment points and a bumper. The system can optionally include a moveable excursion barrier or a pull-mechanism to pre-tension at least one of the restraint devices the wheelchair securements. In a simpler embodiment, a bumper and two restraint devices, such as retractors, are provided for attachment to the vehicle surfaces or structures at a wall side of a wheelchair securement area or at a rear side of the wheelchair securement area.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Valeda CompanyInventors: John Goss, Jean-Marc Girardin, Joe Esteireiro
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Publication number: 20180344546Abstract: The embodiments described and claimed herein are improved wheelchair passenger securement systems and stations. In particular, one embodiment described and claimed herein is a drop-in system comprising a barrier module and a wall-side module, which incorporate two separate restraint devices which are configured to secure a wheelchair at two separate attachment points and a bumper. The system can optionally include a moveable excursion barrier or a pull-mechanism to pre-tension at least one of the restraint devices the wheelchair securements. In a simpler embodiment, a bumper and two restraint devices, such as retractors, are provided for attachment to the vehicle surfaces or structures at a wall side of a wheelchair securement area or at a rear side of the wheelchair securement area.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Applicant: VALEDA COMPANY (d/b/a "Q'Straint")Inventors: JOHN GOSS, JEAN-MARC GIRARDIN, JOE ESTEIREIRO
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Patent number: 10071004Abstract: The embodiments described and claimed herein are improved wheelchair passenger securement systems and stations. In particular, one embodiment described and claimed herein is a drop-in system comprising a barrier module and a wall-side module, which incorporate two separate restraint devices which are configured to secure a wheelchair at two separate attachment points and a bumper. The system can optionally include a moveable excursion barrier or a pull mechanism to pre-tension at least one of the restraint devices the wheelchair securements. In a simpler embodiment, a bumper and two restraint devices, such as retractors, are provided for attachment to the vehicle surfaces or structures at a wall side of a wheelchair securement area or at a rear side of the wheelchair securement area.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2014Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Valeda CompanyInventors: John Goss, Jean-Marc Girardin, Joe Esteireiro
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Publication number: 20180035996Abstract: A cervical retraction system includes a suture having a first end and a second end, a cervical anchor secured to the first end of the suture and a curved needle secured to the second end of the suture. A method of retracting a cervix includes providing the cervical retraction system, inserting the curved needle through tissue of a cervix of a patient, advancing the needle along a trajectory of a curve of the needle until it emerges through an external os of the cervix and applying counter tension by pulling the needle out through the external os.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: KARL STORZ GmbH & Co. KGInventor: John GOSS
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Publication number: 20140334893Abstract: The embodiments described and claimed herein are improved wheelchair passenger securement systems and stations. In particular, one embodiment described and claimed herein is a drop-in system comprising a barrier module and a wall-side module, which incorporate two separate restraint devices which are configured to secure a wheelchair at two separate attachment points and a bumper. The system can optionally include a moveable excursion barrier or a pull-mechanism to pre-tension at least one of the restraint devices the wheelchair securements. In a simpler embodiment, a bumper and two restraint devices, such as retractors, are provided for attachment to the vehicle surfaces or structures at a wall side of a wheelchair securement area or at a rear side of the wheelchair securement area.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: VALEDA COMPANY (D/B/A "Q'STRAINT")Inventors: John GOSS, Jean-Marc GIRARDIN, Joe ESTEIREIRO
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Publication number: 20120090264Abstract: A machine (10) for cutting a rebate edge (30) in a building panel (24) has a cutting wheel (12) which can be connected to a source of power for rotating the cutting wheel. There is a planar plate (14) that has a flat surface (16) located parallel to the cutting wheel (12). The flat surface (16) can allow a planar portion of the panel (24) to be slid thereover so that an edge of the panel can engage the cutting wheel (12). The flat surface (16) is spaced apart from the cutting wheel (12) by a distance so that, in use, the cutting wheel causes the removal of a portion of the edge so as to form a rebate edge (30) of the panel. Ideally, building panel (24) is a plasterboard panel which has an edge formed by a core encased between two surface layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Inventor: William John Goss
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Publication number: 20100040417Abstract: There is disclosed a variety of arrangements for laying of rigid pipe from reeled storage and/or on-board welding fabrication. Thirteen independent aspects of the invention are identified. In one particular arrangement (FIGS. 3a-3b), a tilting lay tower (106) having two travelling clamps (210, 220) is provided centrally on a pipelay vessel with a radius control arch (140) pivotable to receive rigid pipe from either port or starboard lay paths. A vertical axis reel or carousel (104) is provided, within an arrangement of curved take-off arms (130, 134) and a large radius curved wall (128). By these means, pipe can be loaded onto the carousel either clockwise or anti-clockwise, and can be supplied to the lay tower via the port or starboard lay path. Continuous rigid product fabricated by a selection of welding lines (112, 114, 116) at the port side can be guided around the large radius wall either for reeling onto the carousel or for direct feeding to the lay tower.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2009Publication date: February 18, 2010Inventors: Gabriel Andre Bursaux, David Alexander Cowie, Gordon Spencer Harvey, Stewart Kenyon Willis, Malcolm John Goss, Malcolm Bowie, Thomas Gibson Welsh, Lee Karl Rolf
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Patent number: 7581904Abstract: There is disclosed a variety of arrangements for laying of rigid pipe from reeled storage and/or on-board welding fabrication. Thirteen independent aspects of the invention are identified. In one particular arrangement (FIGS. 3a-3b), a tilting lay tower (106) having two travelling clamps (210, 220) is provided centrally on a pipelay vessel with a radius control arch (140) pivotable to receive rigid pipe from either port or starboard lay paths. A vertical axis reel or carousel (104) is provided, within an arrangement of curved take-off arms (130, 134) and a large radius curved wall (128). By these means, pipe can be loaded onto the carousel either clockwise or anti-clockwise, and can be supplied to the lay tower via the port or starboard lay path. Continuous rigid product fabricated by a selection of welding lines (112, 114, 116) at the port side can be guided around the large radius wall either for reeling onto the carousel or for direct feeding to the lay tower.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2004Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Stolt Offshore Limited, a UK corporationInventors: Gabriel Andre Bursaux, David Alexander Cowie, Gordon Spencer Harvey, Stewart Kenyon Willis, Malcolm John Goss, Malcolm Bowie, Thomas Gibson Welsh, Lee Karl Rolf
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Publication number: 20070033458Abstract: The invention provides a circuit that can observe data within shift registers without altering the data. The circuit includes selectors connected to the inputs and outputs of the shift registers. The selectors selectively connect the input with the output of a selected shift register to form a wiring loop for the selected shift register. A control device connected to the wiring loop uses the wiring loop to cause the data to be continually transferred from the output of the selected shift register to the input of the selected shift register and back through the selected shift register in a circular manner. The control device includes a counter used for determining the length of a selected shift register and a set of registers to store, for future use when rotating data in the shift registers, the length of each shift register. The control device also includes a data output accessible from outside the circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2006Publication date: February 8, 2007Inventors: Darren Anand, John Goss, Peter Jacobsen, Michael Ouellette, Thomas Sopchak, Donald Wheater
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Publication number: 20050277494Abstract: The invention comprises, in one form thereof, a shaft for a lacrosse stick, including a structural foam core, at least one fabric sleeve surrounding the foam core, and a resin infused into the fabric sleeves. The fabric sleeves consist of woven fibers selected from the group of aramid fibers, carbon fibers, fiberglass, or a combination thereof. A fabric having a personalized pattern applied over the fabric sleeves may be included. Further, a temporary release peel ply material and a temporary plastic mesh may be applied over the fabric sleeves when the epoxy is applied to the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2005Publication date: December 15, 2005Inventor: John Goss
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Publication number: 20050025277Abstract: The invention provides a circuit that can observe data within shift registers without altering the data. The circuit includes selectors connected to the inputs and outputs of the shift registers. The selectors selectively connect the input with the output of a selected shift register to form a wiring loop for the selected shift register. A control device connected to the wiring loop uses the wiring loop to cause the data to be continually transferred from the output of the selected shift register to the input of the selected shift register and back through the selected shift register in a circular manner. The control device includes a counter used for determining the length of a selected shift register and a set of registers to store, for future use when rotating data in the shift registers, the length of each shift register. The control device also includes a data output accessible from outside the circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2003Publication date: February 3, 2005Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Darren Anand, John Goss, Peter Jakobsen, Michael Ouellette, Thomas Sopchak, Donald Wheater
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Patent number: 6168687Abstract: Significant improvements in papermaking control can be achieved by employing an array of sensors that are positioned underneath the wire of the machine to measure the conductivity of the aqueous wet stock. The conductivity of the wet stock is directly proportional to the total water weight within the wet stock; consequently, the sensor provides information which can be used to monitor and control the quality of the paper sheet produced. Because CD water weight profile is obtained practically instantaneously, the MD and CD variations are essentially decoupled. Quality improvements to the sheet fabricated will be achieved by providing fast control of the actuators on the machine and by tuning components on the machine to eliminate the sources of variations.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 1998Date of Patent: January 2, 2001Assignee: Honeywell-Measurex CorporationInventors: Hung-Tzaw Hu, Lee Chase, John Goss, John Preston
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Patent number: 6126785Abstract: Significant improvements in papermaking control can be achieved by employing an array of sensors that are positioned underneath the wire of the machine to measure the conductivity of the aqueous wet stock. The conductivity of the wet stock is directly proportional to the total water weight within the wet stock; consequently, the sensor provides information which can be used to monitor and control the quality of the paper sheet produced. Because CD water weight profile is obtained practically instantaneously, the MD and CD variations are essentially decoupled. Quality improvements to the sheet fabricated will be achieved by providing fast control of the actuators on the machine and by tuning components on the machine to eliminate the sources of variations.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1999Date of Patent: October 3, 2000Assignee: Honeywell-Measurex CorporationInventors: Hung-Tzaw Hu, Lee Chase, John Goss, John Preston
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Patent number: 6099690Abstract: Significant improvements in papermaking control can be achieved by employing an array of sensors that are positioned underneath the wire of the machine to measure the conductivity of the aqueous wet stock. The conductivity of the wet stock is directly proportional to the total water weight within the wet stock; consequently, the sensor provides information which can be used to monitor and control the quality of the paper sheet produced. Because CD water weight profile is obtained practically instantaneously, the MD and CD variations are essentially decoupled. Quality improvements to the sheet fabricated will be achieved by providing fast control of the actuators on the machine and by tuning components on the machine to eliminate the sources of variations.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1999Date of Patent: August 8, 2000Assignee: Honeywell-Measurex CorporationInventors: Hung-Tzaw Hu, Lee Chase, John Goss, John Preston
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Patent number: 6059931Abstract: Significant improvements in papermaking control can be achieved by employing an array of sensors that are positioned underneath the wire of the machine to measure the conductivity of the aqueous wet stock. The conductivity of the wet stock is directly proportional to the total water weight within the wet stock; consequently, the sensor provides information which can be used to monitor and control the quality of the paper sheet produced. Because CD water weight profile is obtained practically instantaneously, the MD and CD variations are essentially decoupled. Quality improvements to the sheet fabricated will be achieved by providing fast control of the actuators on the machine and by tuning components on the machine to eliminate the sources of variations.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1999Date of Patent: May 9, 2000Assignee: Honeywell-Measurex CorporationInventors: Hung-Tzaw Hu, Lee Chase, John Goss, John Preston
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Patent number: D471538Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2001Date of Patent: March 11, 2003Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationInventors: Anthony Ross Forsyth, Stuart Gifford Hay, Stephen John Barker, Trevor Stanley Bird, Mark Andrew Sprey, Peter John Goss, Kenneth Charles Skinner