Patents by Inventor John Ridley

John Ridley 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: 20240160284
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an exemplary apparatus, system, and methods (e.g., Tactical Passive RFID transponder gloves with Morphological Actuation) comprising a glove made predominately of a resistive fabric that varies resistance per degree of deformation; comprising near field communication RFID tag readers, and a controller coupled to the glove to evaluate the varied resistance. A method of classifying RFID tags is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Erick Niels Maxwell, Eres David, Steven Paul Eicholtz, Samuel Finlayson, Dean Fullerton, John Kealy, Cameron Lewis, Michael Matthews, Dante Gabriel Orlando, Jacqueline Ramirez-Medina, Jonathan Ridley, Kelden Robinson, Rudra Pratap Singh, Daniel Andrew Terrell, Samrin Zaman
  • Patent number: 8182940
    Abstract: A redox fuel stack cell comprises a plurality of essentially similar half-cell frames of molded polymer; interleaved between them are semi-permeable membranes and bipolar plate electrodes. The frames are rectangular, with margins around central voids. At the voids, they have rebates in abutting faces for locating the plate electrodes. At their corners, they have apertures for forming ducts throughout the stack for flow of electrolyte to and from the cell cavities provided by the voids. The frames have electrolyte flow passages open in their faces abutting the frames and leading towards each other. The passages stop short of each other and are surrounded by grooves containing sealing O-rings. Diagonally opposite one of the passages end at openings passing through the frames. The other passages have no openings in the frames, but the frames have openings through them in register with the ends of the passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Renewable Enery Dynamics Technology Ltd.
    Inventor: Peter John Ridley
  • Publication number: 20100086829
    Abstract: A redox fuel stack cell comprises a plurality of essentially similar half-cell frames of molded polymer; interleaved between them are semi-permeable membranes and bipolar plate electrodes. The frames are rectangular, with margins around central voids. At the voids, they have rebates in abutting faces for locating the plate electrodes. At their corners, they have apertures for forming ducts throughout the stack for flow of electrolyte to and from the cell cavities provided by the voids. The frames have electrolyte flow passages open in their faces abutting the frames and leading towards each other. The passages stop short of each other and are surrounded by grooves containing sealing O-rings. Diagonally opposite one of the passages end at openings passing through the frames. The other passages have no openings in the frames, but the frames have openings through them in register with the ends of the passages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventor: Peter John Ridley
  • Patent number: 7537859
    Abstract: A redox flow battery 1 has a stack of individual cells, shown diagrammatically as a single cell, with anolyte and catholyte compartments divided from each other by an ionically selective and conductive separator and having respective electrodes. The battery has anolyte and catholyte tanks, with respective pumps and a pipework. In use, the pumps circulate the electrolytes to and from the tanks, to the compartments and back to the tanks. Electricity flows to a load. The electrolyte lines are provided with tappings via which fresh electrolyte can be added and further tappings via which spent electrolyte can be withdrawn, the respective tappings being for anolyte and catholyte. On recharging, typically via a coupling for lines to all the tappings, a remote pump pumps fresh anolyte and fresh catholyte from remote storages and draws spent electrolyte to other remote storages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: E-Fuel Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: John Michael Glen Samuel, Peter John Ridley
  • Patent number: 6095712
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a protective clip (10) that may be affixed to a motor vehicle steering linkage ball joint (7), and in particular to a clip that presents a heat shield (28) between a rubber sealing gaiter (11) surrounding the ball joint (7) and a brake disc (5), and that also covers over a slot (38) in a steering knuckle (4) above the joint (7). The protective clip 10 has a planar mid-section (24) with a hole (26) therethrough through which a ball mounting shaft (40) may pass. The heat shield (28) extends transversely away from a first edge (30) of the planar mid-section (24). A steering knuckle engaging feature (49) is proximate a second edge (32) of the planar mid-section (24) opposite the first edge (30), the engaging feature (49) being non-coplanar with the planar mid-section. A spring clip (34) extends from the second edge (32) and is concave towards the planar mid-section (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric John Ridley, David John Richardson, Douglas William Ivory
  • Patent number: 4325755
    Abstract: An aluminum sheet product is formed from an alloy containing Fe 0.6-1.0%, Si 0.5-0.9% and Cu 0.3-0.5% and includes Ti and B in conventional grain refining amount. Mn is permissible in amounts up to 0.2-0.3% but is preferably held below 0.1%. The Mg impurity content is preferably held at a very low value so as to avoid difficulties with adhesion of lacquer.The principle use of the sheet product is for the production of bottle closures and for that purpose it is preferably produced in a thickness of 0.15-0.25 mm. and in a quality having a low percentage earing and fine grain size. For this purpose the sheet is subjected to a temper cold rolling reduction of 30-60% after the last interannealing treatment. No homogenization treatment is required before hot reduction of the cast ingot and no precipitation heat-treatment is applied to the hot-rolled product before cold rolling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1982
    Assignee: Alcan Research and Development Limited
    Inventors: John C. Blade, John Ridley, Geoffrey C. Wood