Patents by Inventor John R. Fletcher

John R. Fletcher 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: 20240091567
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of sweet steviol glycoside compounds, particularly rebaudioside B, in sweetening compositions. Sweetening compositions comprising selected amounts of rebaudioside B have been shown to possess favorable flavor profiles when compared to other high intensity sweetener compounds and are useful in the preparation of consumables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Tate & Lyle Solutions USA LLC
    Inventors: John R. Bridges, Alfred Carlson, Penelope A. Patton, Joshua N. Fletcher
  • Publication number: 20240077932
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system with a power management device, a wakeup circuit, a battery management device, and a connector. During a powered down mode of operation, the battery management device can provide, via the connector, a bias voltage to the wakeup circuit. In response to a wakeup switch being activated, the battery management device can provide a power supply (e.g., from a battery) to the power management device. Benefits of the wakeup circuit include (1) a reduction of battery consumption—and thus improving battery lifetime—when the electronic system is in a powered down mode of operation because the wakeup circuit has lower number of active components compared to other designs and (2) a non-complex wakeup circuit design because one or more existing connector interconnects between the power management device and the battery management device can be re-used during electronic system's powered down mode of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Talbott M. Houk, Wenxun Huang, Nikola Jovanovic, Floyd L. Dankert, Sanjay Pant, Alessandro Molari, Siarhei Meliukh, Nicola Florio, Ludmil N. Nikolov, Nathan F. Hanagami, Hartmut Sturm, Di Zhao, Chad L. Olson, John J. Sullivan, Seyedeh Maryam Mortazavi Zanjani, Tristan R. Hudson, Jay B. Fletcher, Jonathan A. Dutra
  • Publication number: 20120211177
    Abstract: Insulated tracks for use with loading dock doors are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an insulated door track configured in accordance with the present disclosure includes a first insulator, such as a plastic material, applied to a surface of the door track that extends adjacent to the loading dock door in the closed position. A second insulator, such as a radiant barrier comprised of a thin film of a reflective material, such as aluminum, can be applied to an opposing surface of the first insulator to prevent or at least reduce radiant energy losses through the track. A gap between the first insulator and the door jamb can be sealed with a third insulator, such as a suitable strip of foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: 4Front Engineered Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Fletcher, Milena D. Vohla, Carlo G. Mascari
  • Patent number: 5105545
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the width dimension of a helical surface of an endmill. The apparatus includes a workholder capable of supporting an endmill in such a position as to optically magnify the surface of the endmill to be measured. The workholder further includes an index arbor capable of rotating the endmill to a selected helical surface. The workholder is slidably connected to an arcuate guidetrack mounted on a microscope platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: John R. Fletcher