Patents by Inventor John McGinnis

John McGinnis 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: 8319640
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for monitoring and detecting movement of components of a shipping container latch. A latch monitor may embody an electromagnetic sensing unit and a nearby magnet or light emitter for measuring and characterizing the profile of a nearby electromagnetic field. The field profile is monitored to detect a change in the profile, log the change, and report any abnormal disturbance to the electromagnetic field, indicating a breach of the integrity of a latching mechanism on a shipping container. An alert of a breach event may be sent via a communication network to an authority for response. The invention can distinguish authorized, incidental, and tampering events, and also store and upload an electronic manifest for a shipping container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: N7 Systems, LLC
    Inventors: John McGinnis, Michael E. Rader
  • Publication number: 20090102653
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for monitoring and detecting movement of components of a shipping container latch. A latch monitor may embody an electromagnetic sensing unit and a nearby magnet or light emitter for measuring and characterizing the profile of a nearby electromagnetic field. The field profile is monitored to detect a change in the profile, log the change, and report any abnormal disturbance to the electromagnetic field, indicating a breach of the integrity of a latching mechanism on a shipping container. An alert of a breach event may be sent via a communication network to an authority for response. The invention can distinguish authorized, incidental, and tampering events, and also store and upload an electronic manifest for a shipping container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: John McGinnis, Michael E. Rader
  • Publication number: 20060270670
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of synthizing compounds of formula (I): wherein X, Z, V, R1, R3, R4, G2, n, x, y, and z are defined herein. This invention also includes a method of preparing acid compounds of formula (VII): wherein R is H, and R4, x, y, and z are as defined herein and PG is a protecting group. This invention is also directed to (E)N-{4-[3-chloro-4-(2-pyridinylmethoxy)anilino]-3-cyano-7-ethoxy-6-quinolinyl}-4-(methylamino)-2-butenamide, compositions containing it and methods of using the to treat cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Warren Chew, Youchu Wang, Sridhar Rabindran, Carolyn Discafani-Marro, John McGinnis II, Allan Wissner
  • Patent number: 6518923
    Abstract: An active sampler antenna capable of transmitting signals is disclosed. The active sampler antenna includes a first set of conducting surfaces, a second set of conducting surfaces, a power source, and multiple switches. The second set of conducting surfaces is located substantially parallel to the first set of conducting surfaces. The power source has two terminals, namely, a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal of the power source is connected to the second set of conducting surfaces. Each of the switches is connected between a respective one of the first set of conducting surfaces and the second terminal of the power source. The switches allows a defined amount and timing of charges to be delivered from the power source to the first set of conducting surface for signal transmissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: William Sven Barquist, William Walter Anderson, George Allan Whittaker, Thomas John Rohrer, John Jesse Soderberg, John McGinnis, Michael Gregory Abernathy
  • Publication number: 20030001791
    Abstract: An active sampler antenna capable of transmitting signals is disclosed. The active sampler antenna includes a first set of conducting surfaces, a second set of conducting surfaces, a power source, and multiple switches. The second set of conducting surfaces is located substantially parallel to the first set of conducting surfaces. The power source has two terminals, namely, a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal of the power source is connected to the second set of conducting surfaces. Each of the switches is connected between a respective one of the first set of conducting surfaces and the second terminal of the power source. The switches allows a defined amount and timing of charges to be delivered from the power source to the first set of conducting surface for signal transmissions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: William Sven Barquist, William Walter Anderson, George Allan Whittaker, Thomas John Rohrer, John Jesse Soderberg, John McGinnis, Michael Gregory Abernathy