Patents by Inventor John J. Beck

John J. Beck 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).

  • Motor and bearing cooling paths
    Patent number: 11976664
    Abstract: A compressor includes a rotor configured to compress air and driven by a shaft. A motor is drives the shaft. A thrust bearing facilitates rotation of the shaft. The thrust bearing includes a thrust shaft and a thrust plate. The thrust shaft includes first and second orifices. A bearing cooling air inlet is in fluid communication with the first and second orifices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Brent J. Merritt, Craig M. Beers, John M. Beck
  • Volatile blends and the effects thereof on the navel orangeworm moth
    Patent number: 9655366
    Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations of volatile organic compounds having effects on the navel orangeworm moth (NOW). In some embodiments, the blends of volatile organic compounds attract navel orangeworm moths. In other embodiments, the blends disrupt ovipositional activity of the female NOW. The invention also relates to traps baited with any one or more of the disclosed volatile blends, which are effective for controlling NOW.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Wonderful Orchards, LLC
    Inventors: John J Beck, Bradley S Higbee
  • Detection of aflatoxins and aflatoxic aspergilli in natural fungal bouquets
    Patent number: 9512461
    Abstract: The present invention relates to food safety and to the reliable detection of aflatoxins produced by aflatoxigenic aspergilli in the presence other fungal species in a natural fungal bouquet using volatile emissions as an indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Inventors: John J. Beck, Noreen E. Mahoney
  • VOLATILE BLENDS AND THE EFFECTS THEREOF ON THE NAVEL ORANGEWORM MOTH
    Publication number: 20160066576
    Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations of volatile organic compounds having effects on the navel orangeworm moth (NOW). In some embodiments, the blends of volatile organic compounds attract navel orangeworm moths. In other embodiments, the blends disrupt ovipositional activity of the female NOW. The invention also relates to traps baited with any one or more of the disclosed volatile blends, which are effective for controlling NOW.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: John J. Beck, Bradley S. Higbee
  • Volatile blends and the effects thereof on the navel orangeworm moth
    Patent number: 9220261
    Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations of volatile organic compounds having effects on the navel orangeworm moth (NOW). In some embodiments, the blends of volatile organic compounds attract navel orangeworm moths. In other embodiments, the blends disrupt ovipositional activity of the female NOW. The invention also relates to traps baited with any one or more of the disclosed volatile blends, which are effective for controlling NOW.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Wonderful Orchards LLC
    Inventors: John J. Beck, Bradley S. Higbee
  • Biosynthesis of styrene and 7-methyl-1,3,5-cyclooctatriene
    Patent number: 9057080
    Abstract: The present invention relates to microorganisms capable of producing isolable amounts of styrene and/or 7-methyl-1,3,5-cyclooctatriene (MCOT) and uses thereof. The present invention also relates to methods for biosynthetically preparing styrene and/or 7-methyl-1,3,5-cyclooctatriene (MCOT) utilizing microorganisms capable of producing isolable amounts of styrene and/or 7-methyl-1,3,5-cyclooctatriene (MCOT).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: John J. Beck, Glory B. Merrill, Jeffrey D. Palumbo, Teresa L. O'Keeffe