Patents by Inventor John R

John R 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRECISION CONTROL DURING GRADING OPERATIONS OF A WORK MACHINE
    Publication number: 20230102419
    Abstract: A work machine and method for grading a ground surface may include a frame, a ground-engaging attachment, an attachment coupler coupling the ground-engaging attachment to the frame, an actuator enabling movement of the ground-engaging attachment, an adjustable linkage to adjust a position of the ground-engaging attachment relative to the frame, an adjustable linkage, a sensor, and a controller. The adjustable linkage adjusts a position of the ground-engaging attachment relative to the frame. The adjustable linkage comprises of a first portion and a second portion, an enclosure encircling the second portion wherein the enclosure creates an annular chamber between the enclosure and the second portion. A sensor is coupled to the annular chamber and measures a pressure in the chamber. A controller may be configured to monitor the sensor signal, and perform one or more actions based on the sensor signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Brett S. Graham, Nilesh T. Kumbhar, John R. Mahrenholz
  • IDENTIFYING PRESENCE AND COMPOSITION OF CELL-FREE NUCLEIC ACIDS
    Publication number: 20230095082
    Abstract: This disclosure describes example techniques and systems for identifying the presence and/or composition of nucleic acids in the blood of a host organism of a model species harboring tissue of a donor organism of another species. For example, the technique may involve identifying the presence and composition of nucleic acids in the blood of a mouse harboring tissue of a human or another companion animal. These cell-free nucleic acids that are identified can be used as biomarkers to determine the presence of a disease, its biological behavior, its rate of progression, and/or the response of the disease to one or more unique therapies. In other examples, the cell-free nucleic acids may be used as biomarkers to determine a response of the host species to the tissue of the donor organism or a response of tissue derived from the second organism to transplantation within the first organism of the first species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Jaime F. Modiano, Milcah C. Scott, John R. Garbe
  • REINFORCEMENT INSERT FOR TISSUE GRAFT
    Publication number: 20230097453
    Abstract: Devices and methods for reinforcing tissue grafts are described herein. In one embodiment, an implant is described that includes a proximal end portion having a through-hole formed therein, a distal end portion, and a reinforcing insert disposed in the through-hole. The insert includes a proximal face, a distal face opposed to the proximal face, a first upper surface extending between the proximal and distal faces and having a generally convex shape that abuts against at least a portion of a sidewall of the through-hole, and a second lower surface extending between the proximal and distal faces and having a generally concave shape. The second lower surface and portions of the sidewall of the through-hole not abutted by the first upper surface form a reinforced through-hole of the implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: John R. COURNOYER, Karthik LAVAKUMAR
  • MUD PULSE VALVE
    Publication number: 20230100563
    Abstract: A mud pulse telemetry valve and method including a flow tube having at least one upper hydraulic opening extending from an inner surface and at least one lower hydraulic opening extending from an inner surface, a flow restriction member positioned in the flow tube and defining an orifice, an orifice housing connected to the flow tube and supporting the flow restriction member, and a screen defining a flow path from a first end of the screen to the orifice. The orifice housing has at least one inlet port in fluid communication with the upper hydraulic opening upstream of the flow restriction member, and the screen has a plurality of filter openings positioned between the flow path and the at least one inlet port. The mud pulse telemetry valve further has a control valve assembly and a pilot valve assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Pedro R. Segura, John R. Menconi
  • Systems and methods for inducing negative pressure in a portion of a urinary tract of a patient
    Patent number: 11612714
    Abstract: Ureteral or bladder catheters are provided, including (a) a proximal portion; and (b) a distal portion, the distal portion including a retention portion that includes one or more protected drainage holes, ports or perforations and is configured to establish an outer periphery or protective surface area that inhibits mucosal tissue from occluding the one or more protected drainage holes, ports or perforations upon application of negative pressure through the catheter. Systems, kits and methods for inducing negative pressure to increase renal function also are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Inventors: John R. Erbey, II, Jacob L. Upperco, David E. Orr, Michael Alan Fisher, Patrick William Strane, Lance Michael Black
  • Hydraulic system for agricultural baler
    Patent number: 11612108
    Abstract: An agricultural baler towable by a vehicle that includes a frame and a baler hydraulic system. The baler hydraulic system includes a plurality of hydraulically operated subsystems, a plurality of hydraulic subsystem lines being fluidly connected to the plurality of hydraulically operated subsystems, and a hydraulic manifold fluidly connected to the plurality of hydraulic subsystem lines and configured for connecting to the vehicle hydraulic system. The agricultural baler also includes an electrical processing circuit operably connected to the hydraulic manifold and configured for switching the hydraulic manifold for connecting at least one hydraulic subsystem line of the plurality of hydraulic subsystem lines to the vehicle hydraulic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Chandrashekhar Singh, Carl Brewer, Gregory T. Fasick, John R. McClure
  • Culture methods and devices for testing
    Patent number: 11613725
    Abstract: Improved cell culture devices and related methods that overcome the limitations of prior devices and methods, by creating devices that can integrate a variety of novel attributes. These various attributes include the use of gas permeable material and medium volumes that exceed conventional devices as well as compartments that can facilitate the long term study of high density cultures with reduced disruption of the culture environment, the ability to study the migration of items of interest including substances such as chemokine, track the movement of cells, and monitor cell to cell interactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Wilson Wolf Manufacturing
    Inventors: John R. Wilson, Daniel P. Welch
  • Leakage characterization for electronic circuit temperature monitoring
    Patent number: 11614497
    Abstract: An electronic system can be used to monitor temperature. The electronic system can include a characterized dielectric located adjacent to a plurality of heat-producing electronic devices. The electronic system can also include a leakage measurement circuit that is electrically connected to the characterized dielectric. The leakage measurement circuit can be configured to measure current leakage through the characterized dielectric. The leakage measurement circuit can also be configured to convert a leakage current measurement into a corresponding output voltage. A response device, electrically connected to the leakage measurement circuit can be configured to, in response to the output voltage exceeding a voltage threshold corresponding to a known temperature, initiate a response action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Doyle, James Busby, Edward N. Cohen, John R. Dangler, Gerald Bartley, Michael Fisher, Arthur Higby, David Clifford Long, Mark J. Jeanson, Darryl Becker
  • Network of home smart listening devices linked to autonomous vehicle
    Patent number: 11613277
    Abstract: Neighborhood monitoring is performed by configuring a cluster server within a public network to maintain a cluster directory identifying cluster members including a neighborhood of smart listening devices and user vehicles. The neighborhood includes a cluster of dwellings, and the user vehicles includes an autonomous vehicle. The surroundings of the smart listening devices and the user vehicles are monitored using sensors in the smart listening devices and the user vehicles. When an alerting event is detected with one of the sensors, a corresponding one of the smart listening devices and the user vehicles that detected the alerting event initiates a message to another cluster member based on the cluster directory. A responsive action is executed in response to the detected alerting event which includes commanding the at least one autonomous vehicle to autonomously relocate to a designated location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Robert B. Kleve, Eric L. Reed, John R. Van Wiemeersch
  • Coating compositions for application utilizing a high transfer efficiency applicator and methods and systems thereof
    Patent number: 11613669
    Abstract: A system for applying a first coating composition and a second coating composition. The system includes a first high transfer efficiency applicator defining a first nozzle orifice and a second high transfer efficiency applicator defining a second nozzle orifice. The system further includes a substrate defining a target area. The first high transfer efficiency applicator is configured to expel the first coating composition through the first nozzle orifice to the target area of the substrate to form a first coating layer. The second high transfer efficiency applicator is configured to expel the second coating composition through the second nozzle orifice to the first coating layer to form a second coating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventors: John R. Moore, Michael R. Koerner, Christian Jackson, Bradley A. Jacobs, Shih-Wa Wang, Matthew Irwin
  • Methods and systems for secure mobile device initiated payment using generated image data
    Patent number: 11615396
    Abstract: Systems, methods, processes, computer program code and means for conducting a payment transaction are provided which include activating a payment application of a mobile device, generating, using the payment application, an optical image representing payment account information associated with the payment application, said payment account information including at least one of a payment account number, an expiry date of the payment account number, and a dynamic verification code generated by the payment application; and presenting the optical image to a merchant transaction terminal for scanning to conduct the payment transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Arthur D. Kranzley, John R. Wankmueller
  • INFRARED ATTENUATION AGENT BLENDS
    Publication number: 20230087175
    Abstract: Inorganic infrared attenuation agent blends have been developed to improve the thermal insulation properties of polymeric foams such as polystyrene low density foams. The inorganic infrared attenuation agent blends can include two or more metal oxides such as silicon dioxide, manganese (IV) oxide, iron (III) oxide, magnesium oxide, bismuth (III) oxide, cobalt oxide, zirconium (IV) oxide, molybdenum (III) oxide, titanium oxide, and calcium oxide. In some preferred embodiments, the inorganic infrared attenuation agent blends can include four or more of these metal oxides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Xiangmin Han, Nigel Ravenscroft, Jose Mendez-Andino, Chase J. Boudreaux, Yadollah Delaviz, John R. Green, Heather Alspaugh
  • CONTACT LENS WITH IMPROVED VISION BREAK-UP TIME
    Publication number: 20230085695
    Abstract: Described are polymerizable high energy light absorbing compounds. The compounds absorb various wavelengths of ultraviolet and/or high energy visible light and are suitable for incorporation in various products, such as biomedical devices and ophthalmic devices. Such devices exhibit a number of desirable properties, including favorable vision break-up times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: John R. Buch, Jie Xu, Patricia Martin, Shivkumar Mahadevan, Dawn D. Wright
  • DYNAMICALLY BINDING DATA IN AN APPLICATION
    Publication number: 20230093709
    Abstract: In a method for dynamically binding data in an application, an expression describing a relation between a first property of a first data of the application to a first property of a second data of the application is received. A binding is created between the first data and the second data based on the relation. A change is propagated to the first property of the second data based on a change to the first property of the first data. It is determined when to execute the expression in the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: James Tierney, John R. Thomas
  • CBRAM BOTTOM ELECTRODE STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20230086109
    Abstract: A method of forming bottom electrodes in a resistive memory device, can include: depositing a bottom insulator on a substrate ILD; forming vias in the substrate by patterning and etching holes in the bottom insulator and the substrate ILD; filling the holes with a via metal to form a flat via surface; depositing a bottom electrode thin film and a top insulator; defining the bottom electrode; etching the top insulator, the bottom electrode thin film, and the bottom insulator; depositing a cell plate layer having a switching layer, an anode layer, and a cap layer; patterning the cell plate layer by depositing and patterning a cell plate hard mask layer, and then etching the cell plate layer; encapsulating the cell plate layer; and forming electrical contact to the cell plate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: John R. Jameson, Kuei-Chang Tsai
  • Intelligent pre-processing and fulfillment of mixed orders
    Patent number: 11610179
    Abstract: A pre-processing and fulfillment system and method are described. In some implementations, the method may include receiving an order containing a retail component and a pharmacy component, processing the order for the pharmacy component and the retail component, and generating a tracking token identifying the order and authorizing a party to receive a component of the order. The method may include transmitting fulfillment instructions to a fulfillment system based on processed information for the order, and transmitting the tracking token to a computing device of the authorized party. Some implementations may also include receiving a signal indicating receipt of the tracking token and an authorized transfer of the component, and updating a status of the order based on the received signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel D. Gilman, Himanshu Gupta, David Harkins, John R. Hoenick, Renee L. Hoyceanyls, Dustin W. Humphreys, Eric G. Parrish, Grant D. Pill, Matthew K. Scott, Jared P. Tancrelle, Brian A. Tilzer, Patrick J. Walsh
  • System and method for event driven publish-subscribe communications
    Patent number: 11611611
    Abstract: A system and method for delivering an event from an event publisher to an event subscriber via an event broker are disclosed. The event broker performs several functions such as receiving an event published by an event publisher of a first domain, assigning a priority based on a second domain to a plurality of subscribers of the second domain, processing the event based on a rule and the priority, and further delivering the event published by the event publisher of the first domain to the plurality of event subscribers of the second domain in accordance with the priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Hossein Eslambolchi, John R. McCanuel, Prakash Vasa
  • Integrated systems facilitating wire and cable installations
    Patent number: 11611200
    Abstract: Pulling eyes are provided with integrated wiring systems suitable for installing conductors or cables. The pulling eyes may include body portions that define interior cavities that are sized to snugly engage outside portions of the conductors or cables. The body portions are sized to be deformably crimped onto the outside portions of the conductors or cables. The pulling eyes may also include head portions joined to the body portions, with the head portions defining apertures for receiving a strength member for installing the conductors or cables. These apertures place the interior cavities in communication with the exteriors of the pulling eyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventors: John R. Carlson, David Brian McCardel, David A. Cooper, David Mercier, Philip Sasse, Allan W. Daniel, Timothy M. Andrea, Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez, Timmothy R. Bardin
  • Brush stand
    Patent number: D981750
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Runway Blue, LLC
    Inventors: John R. Omdahl, II, David O. Meyers
  • Shield
    Patent number: D982041
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Chandrashekhar Singh, John R. McClure, Todd Hertzler