Patents by Inventor John Norwood

John Norwood 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: 11845014
    Abstract: An interactive modular construction element (100) for a modular construction system (200), the interactive modular construction element (100) comprising a sensor (601) being responsive to a predetermined sensor input and adapted to output a sensor signal (610) corresponding to or representing the predetermined sensor input, a function element (602) adapted to perform at least one controllable function in response to a control signal (611), and a control circuit (603) connected to the sensor (601) to receive the sensor signal (610) and connected to the function element (602) to provide the control signal (611), wherein the control circuit (603) is adapted to provide the control signal (611) in response to the sensor signal (610) thereby controlling the function element (602) in response to the sensor signal (610), wherein the interactive modular construction element (100) comprises an input part (101) and an output part (102), where the input part (101) and the output part (102) are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: LEGO A/S
    Inventors: Benjamin Ma, Henrik Colfach Sørensen, Henrik Engmark Daae, James John Norwood, Jaime Fabregat Vilella, Rasmus Bissenbakker Karsgaard, Simon James Wiscombe, Troels Lange Andersen, Wei Wang
  • Publication number: 20210339989
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for building a modular electrical system for a jack up rig, the method including but not limited to identifying rig equipment on the jack up rig that will be connected to the modular electrical system; selecting electrical equipment to control the rig equipment; placing the electrical equipment in an electrical module; and electrically connecting the electrical equipment to power cables and control cables inside of the electrical module; and testing the electrical equipment inside of the electrical module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: Electronic Power Design, Inc.
    Inventor: JOHN NORWOOD, IV
  • Patent number: 10984142
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for building a modular electrical system for a jack up rig, the method including but not limited to identifying rig equipment on the jack up rig that will be connected to the modular electrical system; selecting electrical equipment to control the rig equipment; placing the electrical equipment in an electrical module; and electrically connecting the electrical equipment to power cables and control cables inside of the electrical module; and testing the electrical equipment inside of the electrical module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Electronic Power Design, Inc.
    Inventor: John Norwood, IV
  • Publication number: 20200179818
    Abstract: An interactive modular construction element (100) for a modular construction system (200), the interactive modular construction element (100) comprising a sensor (601) being responsive to a predetermined sensor input and adapted to output a sensor signal (610) corresponding to or representing the predetermined sensor input, a function element (602) adapted to perform at least one controllable function in response to a control signal (611), and a control circuit (603) connected to the sensor (601) to receive the sensor signal (610) and connected to the function element (602) to provide the control signal (611), wherein the control circuit (603) is adapted to provide the control signal (611) in response to the sensor signal (610) thereby controlling the function element (602) in response to the sensor signal (610), wherein the interactive modular construction element (100) comprises an input part (101) and an output part (102), where the input part (101) and the output part (102) are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin MA, Henrik Colfach SØRENSEN, Henrik Engmark DAAE, James John NORWOOD, Jaime Fabregat VIELLA, Rasmus Bissenbakker KARSGAARD, Simon James WISCOMBE, Troels Lange ANDERSEN, Wei WANG
  • Patent number: 10410524
    Abstract: An overtaking lane control system in a vehicle comprises a lane determination unit to recognize road configuration; an obstacle monitoring unit to detect approaching vehicles in adjacent lanes; and an overtaking lane control unit to issue a first alert to a driver to warn the driver to return to a normal lane when the overtaking lane control unit determines that the vehicle has traveled in an overtaking lane for a first predetermined time and it is safe to change to the normal lane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Andrew John Norwood
  • Publication number: 20190257052
    Abstract: A system is disclosed including but not limited to a a jack up processor in data communication with each for dynamically balancing loads in real time on a plurality of legs supporting a jack up rig platform having a plurality of gear box motors on the plurality of legs. A processor reads data from sensors on gear box motors on the legs and selects a stored torque profile from a computer readable medium based on the load data from the sensors; and sends the torque profile to the plurality of gearboxes. A computer readable medium and neural network are disclosed for dynamically balancing loads on the plurality of legs in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: ELECTRONIC POWER DESIGN
    Inventors: John Bradford Janik, John Norwood
  • Patent number: 10190278
    Abstract: A system is disclosed including but not limited to a jack up processor in data communication with each of one of a plurality of gearbox motors over a first unidirectional data link for sending speed reference data to the plurality of gear box motors on the jack up rig leg to raise and lower a jack up rig leg; and a second unidirectional data link for load data from a sensor on each one of the gear box motors at the controller from the plurality of gearbox motors on the jack up rig leg. A method is disclosed for using the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Electronic Power Design, Inc.
    Inventors: John Bradford Janik, John Norwood
  • Patent number: 10150476
    Abstract: A method is provided to control a first vehicle when the first vehicle is being overtaken. The method comprises determining whether a rear vehicle is overtaking; and controlling a speed of the first vehicle when it is determined that the rear vehicle is overtaking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Andrew John Norwood
  • Publication number: 20180154894
    Abstract: A method is provided to control a first vehicle when the first vehicle is being overtaken. The method comprises determining whether a rear vehicle is overtaking; and controlling a speed of the first vehicle when it is determined that the rear vehicle is overtaking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventor: Anderew John Norwood
  • Patent number: D852125
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Christopher Byron Davis, Mark Anthony Canankamp, Andrew John Norwood, Christopher John Lane
  • Patent number: D882496
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Christopher Byron Davis, Mark Anthony Canankamp, Brian David Digman, Michael Thomas Driscoll, Logan Paul Gingery, Christopher John Lane, Paul Bryan Maxwell, Andrew John Norwood, Timothy Michael Rooney, Jonathan James Shondel, Richard Mark Wieland
  • Patent number: D882498
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Christopher Byron Davis, Cyril Jean-Louis Bomble, Mark Anthony Canankamp, Christopher John Lane, Paul Bryan Maxwell, Andrew John Norwood, Jonathan James Shondel, Richard Mark Wieland, Mihir Singh Meetarbhan, Brian Rene Bourel
  • Patent number: D886712
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Christopher Byron Davis, Andrew John Norwood
  • Patent number: D894103
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Companies
    Inventors: Christopher Byron Davis, Cyril Jean-Louis Bomble, Mark Anthony Canankamp, Christopher John Lane, Paul Bryan Maxwell, Andrew John Norwood, Jonathan James Shondel, Richard Mark Wieland, Mihir Singh Meetarbhan, Brian Rene Bourel
  • Patent number: D911262
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Christopher Byron Davis, Andrew John Norwood, Christopher John Lane, Mark Anthony Canankamp, Jonathan James Shondel
  • Patent number: D934154
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Christopher Byron Davis, Logan Paul Gingery, Andrew John Norwood, Mark Anthony Canankamp, Christopher John Lane
  • Patent number: D940061
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Christopher Byron Davis, Andrew John Norwood, Sagar Dilip Bafana, Ryan Eugene Zimmerman
  • Patent number: D940643
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Christopher Byron Davis, Andrew John Norwood, Sagar Dilip Bafana
  • Patent number: D952545
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Christopher Byron Davis, Andrew John Norwood, Zachary William Juergens, Cyril Jean-Louis Bomble, Brian Rene Bourel, Christopher John Lane, Mark Anthony Canankamp, Mihir Singh Meetarbhan, Sebastien Penin, Ganesh Viswanathan, Nicholas William Fazio
  • Patent number: D993900
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Christopher Byron Davis, Jonathan James Shondel, Harrison Anthony Briggs, Mark Anthony Canankamp, Andrew John Norwood, Richard Mark Wieland