Patents by Inventor John Prather

John Prather 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: 11925954
    Abstract: A nozzle assembly includes a nozzle, a manifold, and wand body. The nozzle, manifold, and wand body can be coupled together to provide a robust spray drying system that can withstand elevated temperature and/or pressure feed stock. In some embodiments, an internal shoulder portion of the manifold can engage with a side of a nozzle collar to restrict distal movement of the nozzle relative to the manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Capsugel Belgium NV
    Inventors: Cody Prather, Randy Ham, John Dugan
  • Patent number: 8261968
    Abstract: A method of use of a paper-sheet handling system including the steps of: preparing a paper-sheet handling system configured to handle a bundle of paper-sheets including banknotes and bar-code tickets, the paper-sheet handling system including, a banknote handling machine configured to take in the paper-sheets from the exterior, one sheet at a time, discriminate the banknotes from the paper-sheets taken therein, and reject the paper-sheets when the paper-sheets other than the banknotes are taken therein, a bar-code ticket handling machine configured to take in paper-sheets from the exterior, one sheet at a time, read the bar-code information of each bar-code ticket included in the paper-sheets taken therein while obtaining an image of the bar-code ticket, and reject the paper-sheets when the paper-sheets other than the bar-code tickets are taken therein, and a host controller being communicatively connected both with the banknote handling machine and with the bar-code ticket handling machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Glory Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadaaki Uesaka, Hiroya Mouri, John Prather, Sadatoshi Kusatani
  • Publication number: 20090255984
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of use of a paper-sheet handling system comprising the steps of: preparing a paper-sheet handling system configured to handle a bundle of paper-sheets including banknotes and bar-code tickets, the paper-sheet handling system including, a banknote handling machine configured to take in the paper-sheets from the exterior, one sheet at a time, discriminate the banknotes from the paper-sheets taken therein, and reject the paper-sheets when the paper-sheets other than the banknotes are taken therein, a bar-code ticket handling machine configured to taken in the paper-sheets from the exterior, one sheet at a time, read the bar-code information of each bar-code ticket included in the paper-sheets taken therein while obtaining an image of the bar-code ticket, and reject the paper-sheets when the paper-sheets other than the bar-code tickets are taken therein, and a host controller being communicatively connected both with the banknote handling machine and with the bar-code ticket handling
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: Glory Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadaaki UESAKA, Hiroya MOURI, John PRATHER, Sadatoshi KUSATANI
  • Publication number: 20070056092
    Abstract: The swirl sink is a wash basin having a molded lip, wherein the molded lip comprises a set of holes located at specified intervals. Each hole would have an angled channel that allows the water to flow out of the hole creating a swirling spiraling effect. Each hole would connect to a flexible water line by way of nipple. Once the water is turned on at the faucet, the water would be channeled through the flexible water line by a lever that would be lifted to cause the water to flow through the flexible water line and lowered to shut off the water flow. When the water is flowing through the flexible water line it would be at a reduced pressure thereby preventing splashing when exiting the angled channels into the sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventor: John Prather