Patents by Inventor John Hancock

John Hancock 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: 9110295
    Abstract: A method includes defining a designation point on a target within a view area of a scope coupled to a firearm and determining an angular motion deviation of a muzzle of the firearm from the designation point. The method further includes initiating firing of the firearm when the angular motion deviation is below an acceptable level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: TrackingPoint, Inc.
    Inventors: John Hancock Lupher, John Francis McHale
  • Publication number: 20150224459
    Abstract: A flow disrupter in a tube chamber of a tube assembly for homogenizing sample materials includes a flow-disrupting body that extends generally transversely into the tube chamber and divides the tube chamber into two sub-chambers. The flow-disrupting body includes at least one narrowed flow passageway through which the sample flows back and forth in both axially reciprocating directions as the tube assembly is vigorously shaken at high speeds faster and more reliably than what can be accomplished by hand shaking. And the flow-disrupting body includes at least two flow-interrupting surfaces facing generally in opposite axial directions and against which the sample impacts in each respective axially reciprocating direction as the tube assembly is vigorously shaken. In this way, the vigorous high-speed shaking of the tube assembly including the flow disrupter results in significant particle-size reduction of the sample by mechanical shear, fluid shear, cavitation, and/or pressure differentials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: OMNI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Karl JAHN, Voya VIDAKOVIC, John HANCOCK, Thomas GRAY
  • Publication number: 20150211828
    Abstract: A precision guided firearm includes a sensor configured to capture data associated with at least one of a view area and a firearm. The precision guided firearm further includes a controller coupled to the sensor and configured to detect an aiming event. The controller is configured to automatically acquire a target location within location based on the orientation data in response to detecting the aiming event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: TRACKINGPOINT, INC.
    Inventor: John Hancock Lupher
  • Patent number: 9068800
    Abstract: A method includes receiving location data corresponding to a physical location of a user at a computing device and receiving prey data corresponding to a relative position of an animal at the computing device from a gun scope. The method further includes determining a location of the animal relative to the computing device based on the location data and the prey data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: TrackingPoint, Inc.
    Inventors: John Francis McHale, John Hancock Lupher
  • Publication number: 20150143731
    Abstract: A trigger assembly includes a trigger shoe configured to disengage a sear to release a firing mechanism in response to force applied by a user. The trigger assembly further includes a blocking mechanism configured to selectively prevent the release of the firing mechanism in response to a control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: TrackingPoint, Inc.
    Inventors: John Hancock Lupher, Hillman Lee Bailey, Michael Eric Reimers
  • Patent number: 9032656
    Abstract: A trigger assembly includes a plurality of components including a trigger shoe configured to disengage a firing mechanism in response to a force applied by a user. The trigger assembly further includes a first PCB having at least one optical sensor to receive light and a controller configured to determine a positional state of at least one of the trigger shoe and a selected one of the plurality of components in response to the light received by the at least one optical sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: TrackingPoint, Inc.
    Inventors: John Hancock Lupher, Hillman Lee Bailey, Michael Eric Reimers
  • Patent number: 9036035
    Abstract: A rifle scope including a display, at least one optical sensor to capture video of a view area, and image processing circuitry coupled to the display and the at least one optical sensor. The image processing circuitry is configured to select visual elements within a sequence of frames of the video and to align the visual elements within adjacent frames of the sequence of frames to produce a video output corresponding to the view area that is stabilized relative to a target. The image processing circuit is configured to provide the video output to the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: TrackingPoint, Inc.
    Inventors: John Hancock Lupher, John Francis McHale, Douglas Ainsworth Scott
  • Patent number: 9025040
    Abstract: A rifle scope includes an image sensor configured to capture visual data corresponding to a view area, a display, and a controller coupled to the display and the image sensor. The controller is configured to apply a first stabilization parameter to at least a portion of the visual data to produce a stabilized view, to provide the stabilized view and a reticle to the display, and to apply a second stabilization parameter to stabilize the reticle relative to the stabilized view in response to motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: TrackingPoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Dane Andrew Thyssen, John Hancock Lupher
  • Patent number: 8936193
    Abstract: A method includes determining a shot count within an optical device coupled to a firearm. The shot count corresponds to a number of shots taken using the firearm. The method further includes determining a muzzle velocity parameter from a life-cycle profile of the firearm based on the shot count as an input into a ballistics solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: TrackingPoint, Inc.
    Inventors: John Francis McHale, John Hancock Lupher
  • Publication number: 20140360081
    Abstract: A precision guided firearm (PGF) includes a trigger assembly and an optical device coupled to the trigger assembly. The optical device includes an optical sensor configured to capture video of a view area and includes at least one motion sensor. The optical device is configured to process video frames of the video to determine a distance between an aim point of the PGF and a selected location on a target and to determine a trajectory of the aim point based on the video frames and motion data from the at least one motion sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: John Hancock Lupher, Stefanie Kwan, Douglas Ainsworth Scott, Michael Toal
  • Publication number: 20140360072
    Abstract: A precision guided firearm (PGF) includes a trigger assembly and an optical device coupled to the trigger assembly. The optical device is to predict a time when an aim point of the PGF is less than a programmable threshold distance from a selected location on a target and to control the trigger assembly to discharge the PGF at the time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: John Hancock Lupher, Stefanie Kwan, Douglas Ainsworth Scott, Michael Toal
  • Publication number: 20140350849
    Abstract: A method includes receiving location data corresponding to a physical location of a user at a computing device and receiving prey data corresponding to a relative position of an animal at the computing device from a gun scope. The method further includes determining a location of the animal relative to the computing device based on the location data and the prey data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: TRACKINGPOINT, INC.
    Inventors: John Francis McHale, John Hancock Lupher
  • Publication number: 20140330300
    Abstract: The teachings are directed to an intragastric device comprising a flexible and expandable bladder having a predetermined shape upon expansion for contacting the antrum of the stomach of a subject. The device is designed to avoid passage of any part of the device beyond the pylorus and lower esophageal sphincter while the bladder is expanded during use. In these embodiments, the bladder can contain a high specific gravity material when expanded; wherein, the high specific gravity material contributes to an in vivo specific gravity of the device that ranges from about 1.2 g/ml to about 2.1 g/ml and functions to direct the device to the pyloric antrum of the subject during use of the device. Moreover, these embodiments can include a filling material comprising a biocompatible fluid component and a hydrogel component to make the device substantially leakproof and contribute to the in vivo specific gravity of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventor: JOHN HANCOCK
  • Patent number: 8850734
    Abstract: A trigger assembly includes a trigger shoe configured to disengage a sear to release a firing mechanism in response to force applied by a user. The trigger assembly further includes a blocking mechanism configured to selectively prevent the release of the firing mechanism in response to a control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: TrackingPoint, Inc.
    Inventors: John Hancock Lupher, Hillman Lee Bailey, Michael Eric Reimers
  • Patent number: 8800093
    Abstract: An oral care implement having a handle and a head having a flexible support from which cleaning elements extend. In one aspect, the invention can be an oral care implement comprising: a handle; a head attached to the handle; a flexible support attached to the head and having a face; a plurality of cleaning elements attached to the flexible support and projecting outwardly from the face, the cleaning elements including bristles and wall-like elements and being movable in the outward direction from the head; wherein the cleaning elements comprise a row of first cleaning elements substantially aligned along a longitudinal axis of the head and traversing a central region of the flexible support; and wherein some of the wall-like cleaning elements laterally radiate from the central region of the flexible support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Robert Moskovich, John J. Gatzemeyer, Bruce Russell, Peter Andersen, Luca Casini, John Hancock, Douglas Hohlbein, Eduardo Jimenez, Thomas Kuechler, Tanja Langgner, Joachim Storz, Thomas Mintel, Michael Rooney, Alan Sorrentino
  • Publication number: 20140184788
    Abstract: A firearm scope comprises an optical sensor to capture video data, a display, a transceiver configured to communicate data wirelessly through a communication channel, and a controller. The controller can be configured to provide a portion of the video data to the display, provide media content including the video data to the transceiver for wireless transmission, receive a signal from the communication channel in response to the wireless transmission, and selectively modify the portion of the video data to the display in response to receiving the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: TRACKINGPOINT, INC.
    Inventors: John Francis McHale, Jason Peter Schauble, John Hancock Lupher
  • Publication number: 20140188385
    Abstract: A method includes receiving location data corresponding to a physical location of a user at a computing device and receiving prey data corresponding to a relative position of an animal at the computing device from a gun scope. The method further includes determining a location of the animal relative to the computing device based on the location data and the prey data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: TRACKINGPOINT, INC.
    Inventors: John Francis McHale, John Hancock Lupher
  • Patent number: 8758385
    Abstract: The teachings are directed to an intragastric device comprising a flexible and expandable bladder having a predetermined shape upon expansion for contacting the antrum of the stomach of a subject. The device is designed to avoid passage of any part of the device beyond the pylorus and lower esophageal sphincter while the bladder is expanded during use. In these embodiments, the bladder can contain a high specific gravity material when expanded; wherein, the high specific gravity material contributes to an in vivo specific gravity of the device that ranges from about 1.2 g/ml to about 2.1 g/ml and functions to direct the device to the pyloric antrum of the subject during use of the device. Moreover, these embodiments can include a filling material comprising a biocompatible fluid component and a hydrogel component to make the device substantially leakproof and contribute to the in vivo specific gravity of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Inventor: John Hancock
  • Patent number: D704113
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Tata Motors Limited
    Inventors: Pratap Bose, John Hancock, Thomas Hooper
  • Patent number: D713324
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Tata Motors Limited
    Inventors: Pratap Bose, John Hancock, Flavien Dachet