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).
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Patent number: 11130866Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 9, 2017Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: VENATOR MATERIALS UK LIMITEDInventors: John Lalande Edwards, John Robb, John Temperley, Russell Mark Evans
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Publication number: 20210015726Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: VENATOR GERMANY GMBHInventors: STEPHAN JOHN, ESA LATVA-NIRVA, JOHN ROBB
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Publication number: 20210008253Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Robert James McKean, Brendan John Robb, Teodor-Matei Cirstea
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Patent number: 10717066Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: HUNTSMAN P&A UK LIMITEDInventors: Karl Lowry, John Lalande Edwards, Darren J Waters, John Robb
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Patent number: 10703914Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: HUNTSMAN P&A UK LIMITEDInventors: John Temperley, John L. Edwards, John Robb
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Patent number: 10406505Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 17, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: VENATOR MATERIALS UK LIMITEDInventors: John Robb, Ann Sarah Wan, Karl Lowry, Darren J. Waters, John L. Edwards
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Publication number: 20190218398Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2017Publication date: July 18, 2019Applicant: VENATOR MATERIALS UK LIMITEDInventors: JOHN LALANDE EDWARDS, JOHN ROBB, JOHN TEMPERLEY, RUSSELL MARK EVANS
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Patent number: 10293700Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignees: Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc, Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Bilal Javaid, Allan Lewis, John Robb, Mohammad Naserian
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Publication number: 20190076821Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: HUNTSMAN P&A UK LimitedInventors: KARL LOWRY, JOHN LALANDE EDWARDS, DARREN J. WATERS, JOHN ROBB
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Patent number: 10173198Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 22, 2014Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: HUNTSMAN P&A UK LIMITEDInventors: Karl Lowry, John Lalande Edwards, Darren J Waters, John Robb
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Patent number: 10086715Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 5, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignees: Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc., Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Allan Lewis, Bilal Javaid, John Robb, Mohammad Naserian
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Publication number: 20180178666Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: Bilal Javaid, Allan Lewis, John Robb, Mohammad Naserian
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Publication number: 20180184558Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventor: John Robb
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Publication number: 20180110169Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2016Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventor: John Robb
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Patent number: 9937860Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignees: HYUNDAI AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER, INC., HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Ehsan Moradi-Pari, Mohammad Naserian, Mohammad Horani, Allan Lewis, John Robb
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Patent number: PP29568Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 18, 2016Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Paradise Seed Co. Pty, Ltd.Inventor: John Robb
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Patent number: PP29682Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 23, 2016Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: The Paradise Seed Company Pty. Ltd.Inventor: John Robb
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Patent number: PP31151Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Paradise Seed Company Pty LtdInventor: John Robb
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Patent number: PP31207Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Paradise Seed Company Pty LtdInventor: John Robb
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Patent number: D872518Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Inventor: John Robb