Patents by Inventor John Maynard

John Maynard 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).

  • Publication number: 20240226490
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for delivering a nitric oxide to a subject, wherein the system comprises: (a) a nitric oxide injection line configured to inject a first gas at an injection point into a breathing conduit comprising a breathing gas, wherein the first gas comprises a first amount of nitric oxide; (b) a sampling line configured to sample a second gas comprising a second amount of nitric oxide and the breathing gas at a sampling location between the injection point of the first gas and a subject and (c) a feedback-loop controller that is in communication with: (i) a nitric oxide set-point controller configured to set a nitric oxide set-point amount; (ii) a source configured to provide a third gas having a third amount of nitric oxide; and (iii) at least one sensor configured to measure the second amount of nitric oxide in the sampling line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: John MAYNARD, Jason MOLINARI, Lucas G. GAMERO
  • Publication number: 20240131292
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for delivering a nitric oxide to a subject, wherein the system comprises: (a) a nitric oxide injection line configured to inject a first gas at an injection point into a breathing conduit comprising a breathing gas, wherein the first gas comprises a first amount of nitric oxide; (b) a sampling line configured to sample a second gas comprising a second amount of nitric oxide and the breathing gas at a sampling location between the injection point of the first gas and a subject and (c) a feedback-loop controller that is in communication with: (i) a nitric oxide set-point controller configured to set a nitric oxide set-point amount; (ii) a source configured to provide a third gas having a third amount of nitric oxide; and (iii) at least one sensor configured to measure the second amount of nitric oxide in the sampling line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: John MAYNARD, Jason MOLINARI, Lucas G. GAMERO
  • Publication number: 20220183587
    Abstract: A breath collection system, includes a vacuum reservoir; a vacuum connected to the vacuum reservoir; a breath collection reservoir configured to be located inside the vacuum reservoir during a breath collection and removed after a breath is collected from a patient; and a patient interface device connected to the breath collection reservoir to collect the breath from the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Avisa Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: David L. KARSHMER, Ramar Jette, John Maynard, Robert Alei
  • Patent number: 10100650
    Abstract: A process of depositing a ceramic coating on an airfoil component and the component formed thereby is provided. The process includes depositing a bond coat on an airfoil component including on a trailing edge region thereof that defines a trailing edge of the airfoil component, within holes located within the trailing edge region and spaced apart from the trailing edge, and on lands located within the trailing edge region and between the holes. A ceramic coating is then deposited on the bond coat including on the trailing edge region of the airfoil component, within the holes located within the trailing edge region, and on the lands between the holes. The ceramic coating within the holes is selectively removed without completely removing the ceramic coating on the trailing edge region and the lands between the holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Mantkowski, John Maynard Crow, Shawn Michael Pearson, Stephen Mark Molter
  • Patent number: 9903686
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first gunsight and a second gunsight, where both the first and the second sights are configured to be positioned on a forward portion of a barrel of a firearm. According to an embodiment, a third gunsight may be configured to be positioned on the forward portion of the barrel. The gunsight may be interchangeable with different gunsights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Inventor: John Maynard
  • Patent number: 9379441
    Abstract: An antenna system includes a first antenna portion operating over a first range of frequencies, a second antenna portion operating over a second range of frequencies and an antenna matching network that receives a transmission line which includes a single conductor and a coaxial cable. The coaxial cable has an inner conductor insulated from an outer conductor, wherein the first antenna portion is fed by the single conductor and the outer conductor, and the second antenna portion is fed by the inner conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Shakespeare Company, LLC
    Inventors: Gary A. Martek, John Maynard
  • Publication number: 20160146575
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first gunsight and a second gunsight, where both the first and the second sights are configured to be positioned on a forward portion of a barrel of a firearm. According to an embodiment, a third gunsight may be configured to be positioned on the forward portion of the barrel. The gunsight may be interchangeable with different gunsights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventor: John Maynard
  • Publication number: 20130307748
    Abstract: An antenna system includes a first antenna portion operating over a first range of frequencies, a second antenna portion operating over a second range of frequencies and an antenna matching network that receives a transmission line which includes a single conductor and a coaxial cable. The coaxial cable has an inner conductor insulated from an outer conductor, wherein the first antenna portion is fed by the single conductor and the outer conductor, and the second antenna portion is fed by the inner conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Shakespeare Company, LLC
    Inventors: Gary A. Martek, John Maynard
  • Patent number: 8174394
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for noninvasive determination of analyte properties of human tissue by quantitative infrared spectroscopy to clinically relevant levels of precision and accuracy. The system includes subsystems optimized to contend with the complexities of the tissue spectrum, high signal-to-noise ratio and photometric accuracy requirements, tissue sampling errors, calibration maintenance problems, and calibration transfer problems. The subsystems can include an illumination/modulation subsystem, a tissue sampling subsystem, a data acquisition subsystem, a computing subsystem, and a calibration subsystem. The invention can provide analyte property determination and identity determination or verification from the same spectroscopic information, making unauthorized use or misleading results less likely than in systems that use separate analyte and identity determinations. The invention can be used to control and monitor individuals accessing controlled environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: TruTouch Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Trent Ridder, Ben ver Steeg, Mike Mills, Bentley Laaksonen, James McNally, John Maynard, Russell Abbink
  • Publication number: 20110313296
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus suitable for determining properties of in vivo tissue from spectral information collected from the tissue. An illumination system provides light at a plurality of broadband ranges, which are communicated to an optical probe. The optical probe receives light from the illumination system and transmits it to in vivo tissue, and receives light diffusely reflected in response to the broadband light, emitted from the in vivo tissue by fluorescence thereof in response to the broadband light, or a combination thereof. The optical probe communicates the light to a spectrograph which produces a signal representative of the spectral properties of the light. An analysis system determines a property of the in vivo tissue from the spectral properties. A calibration device mounts such that it is periodically in optical communication with the optical probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Robert Johnson, Marwood Ediger, John Maynard
  • Patent number: 7826212
    Abstract: Thermal control through a channel structure is disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes devices operable at an undesired temperature relative to a desired operating temperature, a vented cover of each of devices, and a channel structure formed along a side face of each of the devices, the channel structure having any number of ridges to transfer a gas between the vented cover and an external location to the apparatus. The gas may modify an operating state of the devices from the undesired temperature to the desired operating temperature. A heat structure coupled to the vented cover and the side face may absorb a portion of an energy dissipated by at least one of the devices. A printed circuit board may be formed along an opposite face relative to the vented cover to enable the gas to escape to the external location through a cavity of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: LSI Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Shogan, John Maynard Dunham
  • Publication number: 20100010325
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for noninvasive determination of analyte properties of human tissue by quantitative infrared spectroscopy to clinically relevant levels of precision and accuracy. The system includes subsystems optimized to contend with the complexities of the tissue spectrum, high signal-to-noise ratio and photometric accuracy requirements, tissue sampling errors, calibration maintenance problems, and calibration transfer problems. The subsystems can include an illumination/modulation subsystem, a tissue sampling subsystem, a data acquisition subsystem, a computing subsystem, and a calibration subsystem. The invention can provide analyte property determination and identity determination or verification from the same spectroscopic information, making unauthorized use or misleading results less likely than in systems that use separate analyte and identity determinations. The invention can be used to control and monitor individuals accessing controlled environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Trent Ridder, Ben ver Steeg, James McNally, John Maynard, Russell Abbink, Mike Mills, Bentley Laaksonen
  • Patent number: 7589694
    Abstract: A multiband antenna system includes a helical antenna having a first leg and a second leg wherein the first leg consists of a coaxial conductor. The multiband antenna also includes an antenna sub-system coupled to the helical antenna wherein the coaxial conductor feeds the antenna sub-system. A radome encloses components of the antenna system, and the radome may be covered by a radio-frequency transparent sock for concealment purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Shakespeare Company, LLC
    Inventors: Gary A. Martek, Leon Fulmer, John Maynard, Henry Jarman
  • Publication number: 20080246679
    Abstract: A multiband antenna system includes a helical antenna having a first leg and a second leg wherein the first leg consists of a coaxial conductor. The multiband antenna also includes an antenna sub-system coupled to the helical antenna wherein the coaxial conductor feeds the antenna sub-system. A radome encloses components of the antenna system, and the radome may be covered by a radio-frequency transparent sock for concealment purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Gary A. Martek, Leon Fulmer, John Maynard, Henry Jarman
  • Publication number: 20080171924
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for non-invasive determination of attributes of human tissue by quantitative infrared spectroscopy. The system includes subsystems optimized to contend with the complexities of the tissue spectrum, high signal-to-noise ratio and photometric accuracy requirements, tissue sampling errors, calibration maintenance problems, and calibration transfer problems. The subsystems include an illumination subsystem, a tissue sampling subsystem, a spectrometer subsystem, a data acquisition subsystem, and a processing subsystem. The invention is applicable, as examples, to determining the concentration or change of concentration of alcohol in human tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2004
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Trent Ridder, John Maynard, Russell Abbink, Robert Johnson, Edward Hull, Andrew Meigs, Alan Ross, Dashiell Birnkrant
  • Publication number: 20080103396
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus suitable for determining properties of in vivo tissue from spectral information collected from the tissue. An illumination system provides light at a plurality of broadband ranges, which are communicated to an optical probe. The optical probe receives light from the illumination system and transmits it to in vivo tissue, and receives light diffusely reflected in response to the broadband light, emitted from the in vivo tissue by fluorescence thereof in response to the broadband light, or a combination thereof. The optical probe communicates the light to a spectrograph which produces a signal representative of the spectral properties of the light. An analysis system determines a property of the in vivo tissue from the spectral properties. A calibration device mounts such that it is periodically in optical communication with the optical probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Robert Johnson, Marwood Ediger, John Maynard
  • Publication number: 20080103373
    Abstract: A method of determining a measure of a tissue state (e.g., glycation end-product or disease state) in an individual is disclosed. A portion of the skin of the individual is illuminated with excitation light, then light emitted by the tissue due to fluorescence of a chemical with the tissue responsive to the excitation light is detected. The detected light can be combined with a model relating fluorescence with a measure of tissue state to determine a tissue state. The invention can illuminate the skin and detect responsive light over a time that spans a plurality of cardiac cycles of the individual, which can, as an example, help mitigate the effects of time-varying signals such as those due to hemoglobin. The invention can also determine the amount of light to be directed to the skin, for example by controlling the time that a light source is energized. The amount of illumination light can be determined from a skin reflectance characteristic such as pigmentation or melanin in the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Nathaniel Matter, Marwood Ediger, John Maynard
  • Publication number: 20080097174
    Abstract: A method of determining a measure of a tissue state (e.g., glycation end-product or disease state) in an individual. A portion of the tissue of the individual is illuminated with excitation light, then light emitted by the tissue due to fluorescence of a chemical with the tissue responsive to the excitation light is detected. The detected light can be combined with a model relating fluorescence with a measure of tissue state to determine a tissue state. The invention can comprise measuring the fluorescence lifetime in either time-domain or frequency domain modes. The invention can also comprise a variety of models relating fluorescence to a measure of tissue state, including a variety of methods for generating such models. For example, multivariate models can be developed that relate lifetime trends of one or more constituents to increasing propensity to diabetes and pre-diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: John Maynard, Marwood Ediger
  • Publication number: 20080049388
    Abstract: Thermal control through a channel structure is disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes devices operable at an undesired temperature relative to a desired operating temperature, a vented cover of each of devices, and a channel structure formed along a side face of each of the devices, the channel structure having any number of ridges to transfer a gas between the vented cover and an external location to the apparatus. The gas may modify an operating state of the devices from the undesired temperature to the desired operating temperature. A heat structure coupled to the vented cover and the side face may absorb a portion of an energy dissipated by at least one of the devices. A printed circuit board may be formed along an opposite face relative to the vented cover to enable the gas to escape to the external location through a cavity of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Gregory Shogan, John Maynard Dunham
  • Publication number: 20080029641
    Abstract: An apparatus for 3-axis aerodynamic control of multi-caliber bodies comprising three shafts each having at least one canard; bevel gears attached to said shafts; and a set of three miniature stepper motors, each driving a zero backlash spur assembly attached to the drive bevel gears.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Mark Carlson, Paul Zemany, John Maynard