Patents by Inventor John Orris

John Orris 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: 8332969
    Abstract: An automatic control and battery power supply for a bathroom odor removal unit. The power supply comprising: a housing, the housing comprising: a top face in generally orthogonal communication with a toilet tank face; a toilet tank face in generally orthogonal communication with a bottom face; a sensor face in communication with the top face, and the toilet tank face, and where the angle between the sensor face and the toilet tank face is obtuse; a hanger connectable to the housing, and configured to hang from the upper edge of a toilet tank with the housing outside of and generally to one side of the toilet tank; a sensor located on the sensor face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Inventors: Joseph Spadola, Joseph Damianoe, John Orris, Brian Bernberg, Vladmir Yakhnich
  • Patent number: 8061155
    Abstract: A temperature control apparatus for a hard disk drive includes a thermal chamber for receiving the hard disk drive. The apparatus also includes an oscillatory air movement generator for generating air movement within a region between the thermal chamber and the hard disk drive when the hard disk is received in the thermal chamber, thereby to facilitate heat transfer between the thermal chamber and the hard disk drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Xyratex Technology Limited
    Inventors: David Ronald Bain Farquhar, David John Orris
  • Publication number: 20090235441
    Abstract: An automatic control and battery power supply for a bathroom odor removal unit, the automatic control and battery power supply comprising: a housing, the housing comprising: a top face in generally orthogonal communication with a toilet tank face; a toilet tank face in generally orthogonal communication with a bottom face; an away face in generally orthogonal communication with the bottom face and top face; a back face in generally orthogonal communication with the toilet tank face, top face and away face; a front face in generally orthogonal communication with the toilet tank face, top face, and away face; a bottom face in generally orthogonal communication with the back face; front face, toilet tank face, and away face; a sensor face in communication with the front face, top face, bottom face, and toilet tank face, and where the angle between the sensor face and the toilet tank face is obtuse; a hanger connectable to the housing, and configured to hang from the upper edge of a toilet tank with the housing o
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Joseph Spadola, Joseph Damianoe, John Orris, Brian Bernberg, Vladmir Yakhnich
  • Publication number: 20080112075
    Abstract: The invention provides a temperature control apparatus for a hard disk drive, the apparatus comprising: a thermal chamber for receiving a hard disk drive; and an oscillatory air movement generator for generating air movement within a region between the thermal chamber and a said hard disk drive when received in the thermal chamber, thereby to facilitate heat transfer between the thermal chamber and a said hard disk drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: XYRATEX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: David Ronald Bain Farquhar, David John Orris
  • Publication number: 20050029872
    Abstract: A power supply circuit receives an input voltage. The circuit includes a selectively actuated boost converter that is coupled to receive the input voltage. The selectively actuated boost converter operates to selectively boost the input voltage if the input voltage is less than a certain threshold. Otherwise, no voltage boost is needed. A forward converter circuit converts the input/boost voltage to a plurality of regulated output voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Kenneth Ehrman, Jeffrey Jagid, Michael Ehrman, John Orris