Patents by Inventor John P. Fallon
John P. Fallon 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).
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Publication number: 20160149239Abstract: A portable fuel cell system includes a fuel cell having a plurality of flow inputs and a power output, a temperature sensor configured to measure operating temperature of the fuel cell, a power output sensor coupled to the fuel cell and configured to measure a power parameter related to fuel cell power output, a controllable power converter, coupled to the power output of the fuel cell, that transfers power from the fuel cell to the fuel cell system, and a flow control device coupled to a first flow input and configured to control a first one of the flow inputs into the fuel cell. The system further includes a fuel cell system controller, coupled to the fuel cell, the power output, the temperature sensor, the power output sensor, the controllable power converter, and the flow control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2015Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: John A. Rule, Jacob P. Lipcon, Armin B. Kusig, John P. Fallon
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Publication number: 20140193671Abstract: A portable fuel cell system includes a fuel cell having a plurality of flow inputs and a power output, a temperature sensor configured to measure operating temperature of the fuel cell, a power output sensor coupled to the fuel cell and configured to measure a power parameter related to fuel cell power output, a controllable power converter, coupled to the power output of the fuel cell, that transfers power from the fuel cell to the fuel cell system, and a flow control device coupled to a first flow input and configured to control a first one of the flow inputs into the fuel cell. The system further includes a fuel cell system controller, coupled to the fuel cell, the power output, the temperature sensor, the power output sensor, the controllable power converter, and the flow control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2013Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: LILLIPUTIAN SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: John A. Rule, Jacob P. Lipcon, Armin B. Kusig, John P. Fallon
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Patent number: 7596164Abstract: The present invention provides a control system for a modular high repetition rate two discharge chamber ultraviolet gas discharge laser. In preferred embodiments, the laser is a production line machine with a master oscillator producing a very narrow band seed beam which is amplified in the second discharge chamber. Novel control features specially adapted for a two-chamber gas discharge laser system include: (1) pulse energy controls, with nanosecond timing precision (2) precision pulse to pulse wavelength controls with high speed and extreme speed wavelength tuning (3) fast response gas temperature control and (4) F2 injection controls with novel learning algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2006Date of Patent: September 29, 2009Assignee: Cymer, Inc.Inventors: John P. Fallon, John A. Rule, Robert N. Jacques, Jacob P. Lipcon, William N. Partlo, Alexander I. Ershov, Toshihiko Ishihara, John Meisner, Richard M. Ness, Paul C. Melcher
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Patent number: 7283857Abstract: A method of generating medical information including quantitative and image data, comprising steps of performing an image acquisition of at least a portion of a patient to be examined, generating image data based on the performed acquisition, generating quantitative data based on the performed acquisition and constructing a DICOM compatible file, the image data being provided in an image data field and the quantitative data being provided in another field of the DICOM compatible file.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 1999Date of Patent: October 16, 2007Assignee: Hologic, Inc.Inventors: John P. Fallon, Howard P. Weiss, David Mislan
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Patent number: 7079564Abstract: The present invention provides a control system for a modular high repetition rate two discharge chamber ultraviolet gas discharge laser. In preferred embodiments, the laser is a production line machine with a master oscillator producing a very narrow band seed beam which is amplified in the second discharge chamber. Novel control features specially adapted for a two-chamber gas discharge laser system include: (1) pulse energy controls, with nanosecond timing precision (2) precision pulse to pulse wavelength controls with high speed and extreme speed wavelength tuning (3) fast response gas temperature control and (4) F2 injection controls with novel learning algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2005Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Assignee: Cymer, Inc.Inventors: John P. Fallon, John A. Rule, Robert N. Jacques, Jacob P. Lipcon, William N. Partlo, Alexander I. Ershov, Toshihiko Ishihara, John Meisner, Richard M. Ness, Paul C. Melcher
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Patent number: 7039086Abstract: The present invention provides a control system for a modular high repetition rate two discharge chamber ultraviolet gas discharge laser. In preferred embodiments, the laser is a production line machine with a master oscillator producing a very narrow band seed beam which is amplified in the second discharge chamber. Novel control features specially adapted for a two-chamber gas discharge laser system include: (1) pulse energy controls, with nanosecond timing precision (2) precision pulse to pulse wavelength controls with high speed and extreme speed wavelength tuning (3) fast response gas temperature control and (4) F2 injection controls with novel learning algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2003Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Cymer, Inc.Inventors: John P. Fallon, John A. Rule, Robert N. Jacques, Jacob Lipcon, Richard L. Sandstrom, William N. Partlo, Alexander I. Ershov, Toshihiko Ishihara, John Meisner, Richard M. Ness, Paul C. Melcher
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Publication number: 20040057489Abstract: The present invention provides a control system for a modular high repetition rate two discharge chamber ultraviolet gas discharge laser. In preferred embodiments, the laser is a production line machine with a master oscillator producing a very narrow band seed beam which is amplified in the second discharge chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2003Publication date: March 25, 2004Inventors: John P. Fallon, John A. Rule, Robert N. Jacques, Jacob Lipcon, Richard L. Sandstrom, William N. Partlo, Alexander I. Ershov, Toshihiko Ishihara, John Meisner, Richard M. Ness, Paul C. Melcher
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Patent number: 6690704Abstract: The present invention provides a control system for a modular high repetition rate two discharge chamber ultraviolet gas discharge laser. In preferred embodiments, the laser is a production line machine with a master oscillator producing a very narrow band seed beam which is amplified in the second discharge chamber. Feedback timing control techniques are provided for controlling the relative timing of the discharges in the two chambers with an accuracy in the range of about 2 to 5 billionths of a second even in burst mode operation. This MOPA system is capable of output pulse energies approximately double the comparable single chamber laser system with greatly improved beam quality.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2002Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: Cymer, Inc.Inventors: John P. Fallon, Richard L. Sandstrom, William N. Partlo, Alexander I. Ershov, Toshihiko Ishihara, John Meisner, Richard M. Ness, Paul C. Melcher, John A. Rule, Robert N. Jacques
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Publication number: 20030031216Abstract: The present invention provides a control system for a modular high repetition rate two discharge chamber ultraviolet gas discharge laser. In preferred embodiments, the laser is a production line machine with a master oscillator producing a very narrow band seed beam which is amplified in the second discharge chamber. Feedback timing control techniques are provided for controlling the relative timing of the discharges in the two chambers with an accuracy in the range of about 2 to 5 billionths of a second even in burst mode operation. This MOPA system is capable of output pulse energies approximately double the comparable single chamber laser system with greatly improved beam quality.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2002Publication date: February 13, 2003Inventors: John P. Fallon, Richard L. Sandstrom, William N. Partlo, Alexander I. Ershov, Toshihiko Ishihara, John Meisner, Richard M. Ness, Paul C. Melcher, John A. Rule, Robert N. Jacques
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Patent number: 6385283Abstract: A DEXA bone densitometer produces estimates of future fracture risk from a current fracture data derived from a lateral image of a patient's thoracic and lumbar spine taken in a single scan, typically with the patient on her or his side, and from numerical bone mineral density measurements.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 1999Date of Patent: May 7, 2002Assignee: Hologic, Inc.Inventors: Jay A. Stein, Eric Von Stetten, Howard P. Weiss, John P. Fallon, Andrew P. Smith, Kevin E. Wilson
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Patent number: 5301129Abstract: Method and apparatus for inspecting the surface of a moving web of homogeneous material for anomalies, the apparatus including a light source for illuminating the web surface and a light sensitive detector for receiving data from the web surface. The data is representative of the light reflected from the surface, as the light is affected by surface anomalies and background information. Computational means are provided for receiving output data from the detector in response to the data the detector receives from the web surface, and for processing the output data in a manner that determines the presence of surface anomalies. The computation means includes a plurality of filters for transforming the surface data in a manner that effects substantial elimination of the background information, and means for establishing threshold levels for background information.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1992Date of Patent: April 5, 1994Assignee: Aluminum Company of AmericaInventors: Stephen V. McKaughan, Gary F. Nevers, Joseph W. Landry, John P. Fallon, Paul R. Adomaitis
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Patent number: RE42588Abstract: The present invention provides a control system for a modular high repetition rate two discharge chamber ultraviolet gas discharge laser. In preferred embodiments, the laser is a production line machine with a master oscillator producing a very narrow band seed beam which is amplified in the second discharge chamber. Feedback timing control techniques are provided for controlling the relative timing of the discharges in the two chambers with an accuracy in the range of about 2 to 5 billionths of a second even in burst mode operation. This MOPA system is capable of output pulse energies approximately double the comparable single chamber laser system with greatly improved beam quality.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2006Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Cymer, Inc.Inventors: John P. Fallon, Richard L. Sandstrom, William N. Partlo, Alexander I. Ershov, Toshihiko Ishihara, John Meisner, Richard M. Ness, Paul C. Melcher, John A. Rule, Robert N. Jacques