Patents by Inventor John Kovach

John Kovach 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: 9169969
    Abstract: A corner mountable housing (10) is provided for encasing an electronic device and for mounting the electronic device in a corner (12) of a wall or other mount surface (14) via at least one fastener (16) extending through the housing (10) to engage the corner (12). The housing (10) includes a surface-mountable housing portion (20) in the form of a rear cover, with the housing portion (20) being a one-piece molded construction and having first and second fastener retention features (22) and (24) formed therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Mark C. Buckley, John Kovach, Joe Lu
  • Publication number: 20150075858
    Abstract: A corner mountable housing (10) is provided for encasing an electronic device and for mounting the electronic device in a corner (12) of a wall or other mount surface (14) via at least one fastener (16) extending through the housing (10) to engage the corner (12). The housing (10) includes a surface-mountable housing portion (20) in the form of a rear cover, with the housing portion (20) being a one-piece molded construction and having first and second fastener retention features (22) and (24) formed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Mark C. Buckley, John Kovach, Joe Lu
  • Publication number: 20130290057
    Abstract: Systems and methods of device maintenance reporting via a wireless protocol are provided. Systems can include a central station and a plurality of remote systems such that the central station is in wireless bidirectional communication with each of the plurality of remote systems. When the central station receives a maintenance signal from a first of the plurality of remote systems, the central station can poll each of the plurality of remote systems located within a predetermined distance of a location of the first of the plurality of remote systems. The central station can also determine whether a maintenance need exists for each of the plurality of remote systems located within the predetermined distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin G. Piel, Michael Garavuso, Lewin Aleksis Roger William Edwards, Narine Boodoosingh, John Kovach
  • Patent number: 8426444
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds having the structure which may be used for the treatment of tumors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Lixte Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: John Kovach, Francis Johnson
  • Publication number: 20070177957
    Abstract: The present invention is a housing for a surface-mountable device such as a security device (a PIR, a microwave motion detector, and the like). The housing has a surface-mountable housing portion with at least one aperture for receiving a surface-mounting member therethrough, the housing portion fabricated substantially from a plastic material. A member-retaining portion is integrally molded with the housing portion and extends substantially perpendicular from said housing portion, said member-retaining portion adapted to receive a surface-mounting member when inserted therethrough and retain said surface-mounting member in place. As a result of this configuration, when a surface-mounting member such as a screw is inserted therethrough, the surface-mounting member is held in place by the member-retaining portion and is insertable through the aperture when pressure is applied thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Raymond Daggers, John Kovach
  • Publication number: 20050134471
    Abstract: A wireless security device, such as a door or window motion sensor, that can be mounted almost entirely within a recess of a door, window or frame, with only the antenna mounted on the surface of the door or window jamb. The wireless security device has a housing suitable for being embedded within a structure such as a door, window or frame. In the housing are a security sensor circuit adapted to generate an alarm signal when activated, a radio frequency (RF) transmitter connected to the security sensor circuit for transmitting an RF signal when the alarm signal is generated, and a power source (such as a battery, piezoelectric element, solar cell or fuel cell) for supplying operating power to the security sensor circuit and the RF transmitter. A substantially flat surface mountable strip is located in proximity to the housing and is suitable for being mounted outside (i.e. along the surface of the structure).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: John Kovach, Kenneth Eskildsen
  • Publication number: 20050134450
    Abstract: A security system device including a single housing including at least a primary alarm sensor, an alarm verification unit, and processing circuitry. The primary alarm sensor is adapted to monitor a primary protected area and to generate a primary alarm signal when the primary alarm sensor is triggered. The alarm verification unit selectively provides verification information (e.g. video and/or audio signals) from at least part of the primary protected area to a central station monitor. The processing circuitry is adapted to generate an alarm enable signal when the primary alarm signal is generated. On the occurrence of an alarm enable signal, the processing circuitry generates an alarm detected signal and causes the alarm detected signal to be transmitted to a central station monitor, enables operation of the alarm verification unit, and enables transmission of the verification information from the protected area to the central station monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: John Kovach
  • Publication number: 20050112955
    Abstract: A terminal block for coupling at least one conductor to a printed circuit board with a housing of insulating material, at least two cavities in the housing for accepting screw-operated conductor clamping or insulation displacement terminals, the housing having a length-wise direction along a reference line, the two cavities each having a center point, with the center point of at least one of the two cavities disposed in an offset position from the reference line in the length-wise direction such that at least two cavities are staggered with respect to each other. The staggering enables a standard installer screwdriver with a ? inch (3.175 mm) width blade to be used for the screw heads of a miniature terminal block. Remaining components of the terminal block such as the contact members and wire guards used in conventional terminal blocks can still be accommodated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Buckley, John Kovach
  • Publication number: 20050022168
    Abstract: A comprehensive analysis procedure for analyzing and comparing multiple sets of data to detect hidden discriminatory data patterns. The inventive procedure identifies a best subset of markers for optimal discrimination between two or more sets of data. A point-wise test on two or more sets of data is performed to calculate test statistic values and to generate a statgram, a two- or higher- dimensional map of the test statistic values along the range of data. A threshold is then determined for isolating critical regions of the statgram at each significance level to provide candidate markers. A subset of markers from the candidate markers is then selected to discriminate among the sets of data. The two or more sets of data are classified using the subset of markers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Wei Zhu, Xuena Wang, John Kovach
  • Patent number: 4995493
    Abstract: A robot tool changer and overload device has first and second separable plates adapted to be respectively connected to a robot arm and to an end of arm tooling device (EOAT) for the robot; a magnet is connected to one of the plates and a steel insert is connected to the other of the plates for providing a magnetic attraction therebetween for holding the first and second plates together; a pair of frustoconical bearing surfaces are formed on the first and second plates at an angle and a depth to interconnect the plates during normal operation and operative to produce pivotal release movement between the plates when an overload force is applied thereto; a flange on one of the plates is adapted to be removably received within a tool cage to cooperate with structure for applying a pneumatic release force between the first and second plates to allow separation therebetween along a Z axis without imposing an overlaod force on the robot arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1991
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: David N. Cotsman, John Kovach, Dante C. Zuccaro, Frank J. Kudwa
  • Patent number: D404774
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Inventor: John Kovach