Patents by Inventor John R. Blair

John R. Blair 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).

  • Publication number: 20240120736
    Abstract: A control system may include a direct-current (DC) power bus for charging (e.g., trickle charging) internal energy storage elements in control devices of the control system. For example, the control devices may be motorized window treatments configured to adjust a position of a covering material to control the amount of daylight entering a space. The system may include a DC power supply that may generate a DC voltage on the DC power bus. For example, the DC power bus may extend from the DC power supply around the perimeter of a floor of the building and may be connected to all of the motorized window treatments on the floor (e.g., in a daisy-chain configuration). Wiring the DC power bus in such a manner may dramatically reduce the installation labor and wiring costs of an installation, as well as decreasing the chance of a miswire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Edward J. Blair, John H. Bull, Samuel F. Chambers, Stuart W. DeJonge, Joseph R. Parks
  • Publication number: 20240066743
    Abstract: A chainsaw chain includes a plurality of drive links, a plurality of cutters, and a plurality of rivets. Each drive link includes a drive link body, a rivet hole extending through the drive link body, and a tang configured to engage a drive element of a chainsaw. Each cutter includes a cutter body having a rivet hole extending therethrough, a cutting tooth coupled to an upper portion of the cutter body, a carbide cutting tip coupled to the cutting tooth, a feed limiter coupled to the upper portion of the cutter body and spaced from the cutting tooth, and a gullet defined between the cutting tooth and the feed limiter. The plurality of rivets is received within corresponding rivet holes of the plurality of drive links and the plurality of cutters, to couple the plurality of drive links and the plurality of cutters together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Carter A. Gibson, Peter R. Heath, John J. Springer, Ian H.A. Blair, Scott T. Moeller, James E. Pangerc
  • Publication number: 20240066744
    Abstract: A chainsaw chain includes a plurality of drive links, a plurality of cutters, and a plurality of rivets. Each drive link includes a drive link body, a pair of rivet holes extending through the drive link body, and a tang extending from the drive link body and configured to engage a drive element of a chainsaw. Each cutter includes a cutter body having a pair of rivet holes extending therethrough, a cutting tooth coupled to an upper portion of the cutter body, a feed limiter, and a gullet. The cutter body defines a longitudinal axis extending through the pair of rivet holes and a vertical axis oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The cutting tooth is set relative to the vertical axis. The plurality of rivets couples the plurality of drive links and the plurality of cutters together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Carter A. Gibson, Peter R. Heath, John J. Springer, Ian H.A. Blair, Scott T. Moeller, James E. Pangerc
  • Patent number: 5080348
    Abstract: A modular customer installable bypass paper transport that allows printed output from a printer to bypass an output tray of the printer and pass directly into a separate finisher. The bypass transport fits into an output tray of the finisher and is powered by the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1992
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick T. Pendell, Dale O. Cline, John R. Blair
  • Patent number: D493470
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Perry E. Abbott, Armando J. Argumedo, John R. Blair, Reed A. Hancock, James A. Jackmond, Kevin Kartchner, Joseph C. Ramirez, Raymond Yardy