Patents by Inventor John Hume

John Hume 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: 11814188
    Abstract: A fuel drain engagement tool and a method for draining fuel from a fuel tank are provided. In one example, a fuel drain engagement tool includes a housing. An engagement mechanism is coupled with the housing and extending upward therefrom. The engagement mechanism is configured to engage a fuel drain valve and to move between a contracted state and an expanded state. A compression applicator is coupled with the housing and is positioned to engage the engagement mechanism when the compression applicator is compressed to apply a force to the engagement mechanism that causes the engagement mechanism to move from the expanded state to the contracted state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffery Barnes, Patrick Leonard, John Hume
  • Publication number: 20210039803
    Abstract: A fuel drain engagement tool and a method for draining fuel from a fuel tank are provided. In one example, a fuel drain engagement tool includes a housing. An engagement mechanism is coupled with the housing and extending upward therefrom. The engagement mechanism is configured to engage a fuel drain valve and to move between a contracted state and an expanded state. A compression applicator is coupled with the housing and is positioned to engage the engagement mechanism when the compression applicator is compressed to apply a force to the engagement mechanism that causes the engagement mechanism to move from the expanded state to the contracted state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery Barnes, Patrick Leonard, John Hume
  • Publication number: 20180162803
    Abstract: The disclosure provides metal complexes which have improved stability in the presence of humidity. The disclosure also provides a method of making metal complexes and uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: John Hume, Courtney Moore, Sarah Perdue
  • Publication number: 20180057616
    Abstract: Copolymers of styrene and vinylpyridine having residual monomer levels of less than about 1000 parts per billion and processes for preparing said copolymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Xiaojun Wang, Graciela B. Arhancet, Richard Vonder Embse, John Hume
  • Patent number: 7942295
    Abstract: A glazier rack and tool chest apparatus for supporting and transporting large glass pieces, including window glass and providing a tool chest in a truck bed, the apparatus providing a hollow base and a top section. In one embodiment, the base provides two top accesses, a pair of side doors, and a front door to access the interior for tool storage and the top section provides a storage tube. The top section hingedly extends to a position atop the base to form, in conjunction with the base, a slanted surface to support large pieces of glass, including window glass, at an angle for stable transport. Tracks affixed to the truck bed and track slides affixed to the base are removably and slidingly engaged for easy removal of the apparatus for multi-use of the truck bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Inventor: John Hume
  • Publication number: 20060287543
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for purifying a complex of 2-hydroxy-4-(methylthio)butanoic acid and a cation. The complex purified using the disclosed methods are substantially free of discoloration and can be suitable, for example, as a source of methionine and minerals for animals, including humans, companion animals and agricultural animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Trehy, Thomas Blackburn, John Hume, Charles Schasteen
  • Publication number: 20060157876
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an effective and rapid method and apparatus for sintering filter blocks having a polymeric binder. The method employs direct contact heat transfer by gas molecule to powder particle, as opposed to conduction heat transfer from an external heating source, using commercially available sintered porous metal sheets and cylinders to form the mold and confine the powder, while allowing heated gas to pass uniformly through the mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: S. Harris, Joel Shertok, John LeSieur, John Schroeder, John Hume
  • Publication number: 20020078009
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a remote user with a selected data resource, such as a picture or video clip, via a low bandwidth link, which is capable of carrying only basic data. An identity code representing the data resource is transmitted which references a duplicate data resource held in a library by the remote user. The system has been developed specifically for illustrating news articles transmitted as part of an airline information service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: John Hume, John Harrison Bailey, Anthony Turner
  • Patent number: 4444914
    Abstract: A composition comprising a combustible material, especially a polyurethane, and a smoke and toxic gas (STG) suppressant system, comprising (A) an STG-suppressant with (B) a combustion rate- and/or flame temperature-reducing component, or (C) a char-stabilizer, components (B) and (C) preferably both being present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1984
    Inventors: Derek A. Smith, Stephen J. Grayson, John Hume