Patents by Inventor John Robb

John Robb 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: 11130866
    Abstract: A pigmentary particulate material selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, doped titanium dioxide, and a mixture of titanium dioxide and doped titanium dioxide. The pigmentary particulate material has a mean crystal size of from 0.3 to 0.5 microns, a crystal size distribution such that ?40 wt.-% of the pigmentary particulate material has a crystal size of from 0.3 to 0.5 microns, and a ratio of a mean particle size to the mean crystal size of ?1.25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: VENATOR MATERIALS UK LIMITED
    Inventors: John Lalande Edwards, John Robb, John Temperley, Russell Mark Evans
  • Publication number: 20210015726
    Abstract: A cosmetic composition includes from 0.1 wt % to 20 wt % of an organic cosmetic active ingredient which has ligand characteristics, from 0.1 wt % to 30 wt % of a titanium dioxide particulate material, and a cosmetically acceptable carrier. The titanium dioxide of the titanium dioxide particular matter is in the rutile form and has a geometric weight mean crystal size of from 0.35 ?m to 5 ?m. The particles of the titanium dioxide have a silica coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: VENATOR GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: STEPHAN JOHN, ESA LATVA-NIRVA, JOHN ROBB
  • Publication number: 20210008253
    Abstract: The invention relates to an elongate scaffold comprising: an inner portion comprising a polymer; and an outer portion comprising a porous, nonwoven network of polymer fibers, wherein the packing density of the inner portion is greater than the packing density of the outer portion; wherein the inner portion (a) comprises a plurality of polymer fibers twisted around one another or (b) is a solid core comprising the polymer. The invention also relates to a scaffold precursor and a process for producing a scaffold, comprising twisting a scaffold precursor of the invention along its length. Further provided is a hybrid composition comprising the scaffold and cells and/or an active agent such as a drug, a nucleic acid, a nucleotide, a protein, a polypeptide, or an exosome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Robert James McKean, Brendan John Robb, Teodor-Matei Cirstea
  • Patent number: 10717066
    Abstract: The present invention provides titania particles which are formed by providing a titania sol and spray drying the titania sol. A morphology of the dried titania particles is controlled by producing the titania sol from a TiO2 containing slurry and controlling the pH of the slurry to be 3 pH units or more from the iso-electric point of the titania by adding a peptizing agent to reduce an extent to which the titania sol is flocculated, or by producing the titania sol from a TiO2 containing slurry and adjusting the iso-electric point to be 3 pH units or more from the pH of the slurry by adding a dispersant to reduce an extent to which the titania sol is flocculated. The titania particles have a continuous exterior convex surface, a diameter of 30 ?m or less, a BET specific surface area of 50 m2/g or more, and are porous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: HUNTSMAN P&A UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Karl Lowry, John Lalande Edwards, Darren J Waters, John Robb
  • Patent number: 10703914
    Abstract: A coated particulate inorganic material includes a particulate inorganic material selected from at least one of titanium dioxide and a doped titanium dioxide, and a coating. The particulate inorganic material has an average crystal size of 0.4-2 ?m. The coating includes a first and second layer. The first layer includes an inorganic oxide and/or an inorganic phosphate. The second layer is alumina. The first layer is from 0.1 to 2.2% w/w based on a total weight of the first layer with respect to a total weight of the particulate inorganic material. The second layer is 0.1 to 3.5% w/w based on a total weight of the second layer with respect to the total weight of the particulate inorganic material. The coating is from 0.2 to 4.5% w/w based on the total weight of the first and second layer with respect to the total weight of the particulate inorganic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: HUNTSMAN P&A UK LIMITED
    Inventors: John Temperley, John L. Edwards, John Robb
  • Patent number: 10406505
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coating composition suitable for use in forming a coating that can reduce a concentration of pollutant gases in the environment. The coating composition includes from 0.01 to 10 vol.-% of mesoporous titania particles, relative to a total volume of the coating composition, and from 5 to 99.99 vol.-% of a polymeric material, relative to the total volume of the coating composition. The mesoporous titania particles have a continuous exterior convex surface, a particle diameter of ?1 ?m but ? to 50 ?m, a BET specific surface area of from 30 to 350 m2/g, a modal pore diameter of ?5 nm but ?50 nm, and a pore size distribution so that 85% or more of a total pore volume is associated with pores having a diameter of 10 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: VENATOR MATERIALS UK LIMITED
    Inventors: John Robb, Ann Sarah Wan, Karl Lowry, Darren J. Waters, John L. Edwards
  • Publication number: 20190218398
    Abstract: A pigmentary particulate material selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, doped titanium dioxide, and a mixture of titanium dioxide and doped titanium dioxide. The pigmentary particulate material has a mean crystal size of from 0.3 to 0.5 microns, a crystal size distribution such that ?40 wt.-% of the pigmentary particulate material has a crystal size of from 0.3 to 0.5 microns, and a ratio of a mean particle size to the mean crystal size of ?1.25.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: VENATOR MATERIALS UK LIMITED
    Inventors: JOHN LALANDE EDWARDS, JOHN ROBB, JOHN TEMPERLEY, RUSSELL MARK EVANS
  • Patent number: 10293700
    Abstract: A method includes: detecting a position of a moving, wireless charging-capable vehicle which travels over a primary coil of a wireless charging system operable to wirelessly charge the vehicle via a secondary coil installed in the vehicle; controlling the plurality of cross-coil junction units such that electric current flows through one or both of the top coil and the bottom coil in a manner which produces a first angle of magnetic flux for optimally wirelessly charging the vehicle given a position of the primary coil in relation to the detected position of the vehicle; and when a switching time occurs, controlling the plurality of cross-coil junction units to change the flow of electric current through one or both of the top coil and the bottom coil in a manner which produces a second angle of magnetic flux for optimally wirelessly charging the vehicle given the position of the primary coil in relation to an updated position of the vehicle as the vehicle traverses the primary coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc, Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Bilal Javaid, Allan Lewis, John Robb, Mohammad Naserian
  • Publication number: 20190076821
    Abstract: The present invention provides titania particles which are formed by providing a titania sol and spray drying the titania sol. A morphology of the dried titania particles is controlled by producing the titania sol from a TiO2 containing slurry and controlling the pH of the slurry to be 3 pH units or more from the iso-electric point of the titania by adding a peptizing agent to reduce an extent to which the titania sol is flocculated, or by producing the titania sol from a TiO2 containing slurry and adjusting the iso-electric point to be 3 pH units or more from the pH of the slurry by adding a dispersant to reduce an extent to which the titania sol is flocculated. The titania particles have a continuous exterior convex surface, a diameter of 30 ?m or less, a BET specific surface area of 50 m2/g or more, and are porous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: HUNTSMAN P&A UK Limited
    Inventors: KARL LOWRY, JOHN LALANDE EDWARDS, DARREN J. WATERS, JOHN ROBB
  • Patent number: 10173198
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the production of titania particles with a desired morphology. The process comprises providing a titania sol and then drying the sol to provide dried titania particles. The process is characterized in that the morphology of the dried titania particles is controlled by applying one or more of the following criteria: (a) the titania sol is produced from a TiO2 containing slurry obtained using a precipitation step in a sulphate process, wherein the size of micelles formed during the precipitation is controlled; (b) the titania sol is produced from a TiO2 containing slurry and the pH of the slurry is controlled in order to affect the extent to which the titania sol is flocculated; (c) the titania sol is produced from a TiO2 containing slurry and the iso-electric point of the titania is adjusted in order to affect the extent to which the titania sol is flocculated; (d) the titania sol is dried by application of heat and the temperature used during the drying step is controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: HUNTSMAN P&A UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Karl Lowry, John Lalande Edwards, Darren J Waters, John Robb
  • Patent number: 10086715
    Abstract: A method includes detecting that a wireless charging-capable vehicle is in a charging position proximate a primary coil of a wireless charging system that is operable to wirelessly charge the vehicle via a secondary coil installed in the vehicle. The primary coil includes a top coil and a bottom coil that are substantially parallel to one another, the top coil and the bottom coil coupled to one another via a plurality of cross-coil junction units each including a switching element that routes electric current through at least a portion of one or more of the top coil and the bottom coil. The method further includes setting the switching elements such that current flowing through the primary coil produces an optimal angle of magnetic flux for wirelessly charging the vehicle given a position of the primary coil with respect to a position of the secondary coil, and causing electric current to flow through the primary coil according to the set switching elements to wirelessly charge the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignees: Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc., Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Allan Lewis, Bilal Javaid, John Robb, Mohammad Naserian
  • Publication number: 20180178666
    Abstract: A method includes: detecting a position of a moving, wireless charging-capable vehicle which travels over a primary coil of a wireless charging system operable to wirelessly charge the vehicle via a secondary coil installed in the vehicle; controlling the plurality of cross-coil junction units such that electric current flows through one or both of the top coil and the bottom coil in a manner which produces a first angle of magnetic flux for optimally wirelessly charging the vehicle given a position of the primary coil in relation to the detected position of the vehicle; and when a switching time occurs, controlling the plurality of cross-coil junction units to change the flow of electric current through one or both of the top coil and the bottom coil in a manner which produces a second angle of magnetic flux for optimally wirelessly charging the vehicle given the position of the primary coil in relation to an updated position of the vehicle as the vehicle traverses the primary coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Bilal Javaid, Allan Lewis, John Robb, Mohammad Naserian
  • Publication number: 20180184558
    Abstract: A new and distinctive Rhaphiolepis indica plant, characterized by its attractive colored newly emerged immature leaf color corresponding to grayed orange (RHS 177B-C), combined with a well branched, bushy plant growth habit and white flowers produced late winter to spring. The new plant is a Rhaphiolepis, normally useful as a landscape plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventor: John Robb
  • Publication number: 20180110169
    Abstract: A new and distinct Lavandula cultivar named ‘LAMPU31-0’ is disclosed, characterized by long inflorescences composed of light purple infertile bracts and dark purple flowers. Plants begin flowering and are distinctively upright in habit and resist lodging. The new variety is a Lavandula, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventor: John Robb
  • Patent number: 9937860
    Abstract: A safety system for an automotive vehicle includes: a dedicated radio to receive and transmit state data between a host vehicle and a remote vehicle; a global positioning system (GPS) receiver; an on-board unit (OBE) to perform a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications so that the host vehicle receives state data of the remove vehicle in a basic safety message (BSM) format; and a safety control unit. In particular, the safety control unit receives the state data of the host and remote vehicles, calculates a separation distance, a prediction horizon time, and then compares the prediction horizon time with a driver reaction time to generate a warning to a driver. More specifically, the safety control unit performs a cost value procedure when a deducted prediction horizon time is greater than zero to determine variable coefficients for estimating a future position and speed of the host and remote vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignees: HYUNDAI AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER, INC., HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ehsan Moradi-Pari, Mohammad Naserian, Mohammad Horani, Allan Lewis, John Robb
  • Patent number: PP29568
    Abstract: A new and distinct Lavandula cultivar named ‘LAMPU31-0’ is disclosed, characterized by long inflorescences composed of light purple infertile bracts and dark purple flowers. Plants begin flowering and are distinctively upright in habit and resist lodging. The new variety is a Lavandula, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Paradise Seed Co. Pty, Ltd.
    Inventor: John Robb
  • Patent number: PP29682
    Abstract: A new and distinctive Rhaphiolepis indica plant, characterized by its attractive colored newly emerged immature leaf color corresponding to grayed orange (RHS 177B-C), combined with a well branched, bushy plant growth habit and white flowers produced late winter to spring. The new plant is a Rhaphiolepis, normally useful as a landscape plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: The Paradise Seed Company Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: John Robb
  • Patent number: PP31151
    Abstract: A new and distinct Gardenia cultivar named ‘PARWHI’ is disclosed, characterized by distinctive compact, semi-erect plant habit. Flowers produced by the new variety have numerous petals, forming a semi-double flower. The new cultivar is a Gardenia, suitable for ornamental garden purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Paradise Seed Company Pty Ltd
    Inventor: John Robb
  • Patent number: PP31207
    Abstract: A new and distinct Gardenia cultivar named ‘PARCUP’ is disclosed, characterized by single white flowers having a typical diameter of 5 to 7 cm. Plants are compact, with deep green obovate foliage. The new cultivar is a Gardenia, suitable for ornamental garden purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Paradise Seed Company Pty Ltd
    Inventor: John Robb
  • Patent number: D872518
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Inventor: John Robb