Patents by Inventor Joseph McLellan

Joseph McLellan 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: 11344760
    Abstract: A forest fire retardant composition contains a retardant compound that includes a halide salt, a non-halide salt, a metal oxide, a metal hydroxide, or combinations thereof. The forest fire retardant composition may include at least one anhydrous salt and at least one hydrate salt. The halide salt may be magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, or both. The magnesium chloride hydrate has a formula MgCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of x=1, 2, 4, 6, 8, or 12. The calcium chloride hydrate has a formula CaCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of 1, 2, 4, or 6. The composition may be in the form of a dry concentrate, a liquid concentrate, or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: FRS Group, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis Hulbert, Robert J. Burnham, Michael S. Schnarr, Gerald Geissler, David W. Wilkening, Joseph McLellan
  • Publication number: 20220080242
    Abstract: A forest fire retardant composition contains a retardant compound that includes a halide salt, a non-halide salt, a metal oxide, a metal hydroxide, or combinations thereof. The forest fire retardant composition may include at least one anhydrous salt and at least one hydrate salt. The halide salt may be magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, or both. The magnesium chloride hydrate has a formula MgCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of x=1, 2, 4, 6, 8, or 12. The calcium chloride hydrate has a formula CaCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of 1, 2, 4, or 6. The composition may be in the form of a dry concentrate, a liquid concentrate, or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Dennis Hulbert, Robert J. Burnham, Michael S. Schnarr, Gerald Geissler, David W. Wilkening, Joseph McLellan
  • Publication number: 20220072355
    Abstract: A forest fire retardant composition contains water and a retardant compound that includes a halide salt, a non-halide salt, a metal oxide, a metal hydroxide, or combinations thereof. The halide salt may be magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, or both. The magnesium chloride hydrate has a formula MgCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of x=1, 2, 4, 6, 8, or 12. The calcium chloride hydrate has a formula CaCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of 1, 2, 4, or 6. The composition may be in the form of a liquid concentrate or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Dennis Hulbert, Robert J. Burnham, Michael S. Schnarr, Gerald Geissler, David W. Wilkening, Joseph McLellan
  • Publication number: 20210374738
    Abstract: An authorization control network includes at least one computer server. The server(s) receives a cardholder credential and a profile modification request from a communications device, and determines an account attribute by querying a profile database with an account identifier. The server(s) rejects the modification request if the server determines from the account attribute that a limit profile associated with the account identifier is linked to a cardholder credential other than the received cardholder credential. The server(s) then receives from a POS device an authorization request that includes the account identifier and an authorization value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Rajeev Kumar GANDHI, Noemi COLMENAR-MIRANDA, Danielle PINNOCK, William Joseph McLELLAN, Richard Titus SZVATH, Liliya KAMINSKAYA, Jennifer AMARAL
  • Publication number: 20210309830
    Abstract: A forest fire retardant composition is substantially free of ammonium and includes an organophosphate derived from (i) a phosphorylation agent and (ii) an organic molecule comprising at least two hydroxyl groups. The organophosphate may contain at least one phosphate ester bonded to an organic molecule, wherein the organic molecule comprises at least one monomer unit of about 2 to 40 carbon atoms. Preferably, at least 90% of the functional groups of the organophosphate is a phosphate ester group. The composition may also include a salt, including magnesium salt and/or calcium salt. The anion in the salt may be hydroxide, carbonate or phosphate. The salt may be an anhydrous salt, a salt hydrate, or a combination of both. The composition is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Dennis Hulbert, Robert J. Burnham, Michael S. Schnarr, Gerald Geissler, David W. Wilkening, Joseph McLellan
  • Patent number: 11120447
    Abstract: An authorization control network includes an attribute control server and an authorization server. The attribute control server is configured to receive from a communications device a credential and a modification request that includes an account identifier, determine a cardholder attribute from the credential, determine an account attribute associated with the account identifier in a card profile database, determine that the cardholder attribute matches the account attribute, and transmit the modification request to the authorization server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: The Toronto-Dominion Bank
    Inventors: Rajeev Kumar Gandhi, Noemi Colmenar-Miranda, Danielle Marie Pinnock, William Joseph McLellan, Richard Titus Szvath, Liliya Kaminskaya, Jennifer Amaral
  • Publication number: 20210259300
    Abstract: There is provided an aerosolizable gel comprising (a) an active agent; (b) one or more gel forming materials, wherein the one or more gel forming materials is at least agarose, wherein the agarose is present in an amount of 1 to 12 wt. % based on the aerosolizable gel; (c) an aerosol forming material; and (d) water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventors: John YAO, Joseph MCLELLAN, Xinhua LI, Hootan FARHAT, Michael BATES
  • Publication number: 20210220687
    Abstract: A forest fire retardant composition contains a retardant compound that includes a halide salt, a non-halide salt, a metal oxide, a metal hydroxide, or combinations thereof. The forest fire retardant composition may include at least one anhydrous salt and at least one hydrate salt. The halide salt may be magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, or both. The magnesium chloride hydrate has a formula MgCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of x=1, 2, 4, 6, 8, or 12. The calcium chloride hydrate has a formula CaCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of 1, 2, 4, or 6. The composition may be in the form of a dry concentrate, a liquid concentrate, or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Dennis Hulbert, Robert J. Burnham, Michael S. Schnarr, Gerald Geissler, David W. Wilkening, Joseph McLellan
  • Publication number: 20210213319
    Abstract: A forest fire retardant composition contains water and a retardant compound that includes a halide salt, a non-halide salt, a metal oxide, a metal hydroxide, or combinations thereof. The halide salt may be magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, or both. The magnesium chloride hydrate has a formula MgCl2(HO)x, wherein x is at least one of x=1, 2, 4, 6, 8, or 12. The calcium chloride hydrate has a formula CaCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of 1, 2, 4, or 6. The composition may be in the form of a liquid concentrate or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Dennis Hulbert, Robert J. Burnham, Michael S. Schnarr, Gerald Geissler, David W. Wilkening, Joseph McLellan
  • Publication number: 20210213318
    Abstract: A forest fire retardant composition contains water and a retardant compound that includes a halide salt, a non-halide salt, a metal oxide, a metal hydroxide, or combinations thereof. The halide salt may be magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, or both. The magnesium chloride hydrate has a formula MgCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of x=1, 2, 4, 6, 8, or 12. The calcium chloride hydrate has a formula CaCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of 1, 2, 4, or 6. The composition may be in the form of a liquid concentrate or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Dennis Hulbert, Robert J. Burnham, Michael S. Schnarr, Gerald Geissler, David W. Wilkening, Joseph McLellan
  • Patent number: 11041063
    Abstract: A forest fire retardant composition is substantially free of ammonium and includes an organophosphate derived from (i) a phosphorylation agent and (ii) an organic molecule comprising at least two hydroxyl groups. The organophosphate may contain at least one phosphate ester bonded to an organic molecule, wherein the organic molecule comprises at least one monomer unit of about 2 to 40 carbon atoms. Preferably, at least 90% of the functional groups of the organophosphate is a phosphate ester group. The composition may also include a salt, including magnesium salt and/or calcium salt. The anion in the salt may be hydroxide, carbonate or phosphate. The salt may be an anhydrous salt, a salt hydrate, or a combination of both. The composition is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: FRS Group, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis Hulbert, Robert J. Burnham, Michael S. Schnarr, Gerald Geissler, David W. Wilkening, Joseph McLellan
  • Publication number: 20210177039
    Abstract: There is provided an aerosolizable gel comprising (a) an active agent; (b) one or more gel forming materials, wherein the one or more gel forming material is at least one phyllosilicate; (c) an aerosol forming material selected from glycerol, propylene glycol and mixtures thereof; and (d) water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventors: John YAO, Joseph MCLELLAN, Xinhua LI, Hootan FARHAT, Michael BATES
  • Publication number: 20210103931
    Abstract: An authorization control network includes an attribute control server and an authorization server. The attribute control server is configured to receive from a communications device a credential and a modification request that includes an account identifier, determine a cardholder attribute from the credential, determine an account attribute associated with the account identifier in a card profile database, determine that the cardholder attribute matches the account attribute, and transmit the modification request to the authorization server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK
    Inventors: Rajeev Kumar Gandhi, Noemi Colmenar-Miranda, Danielle Marie Pinnock, William Joseph McLellan, Richard Titus Szvath, Liliya Kaminskaya, Jennifer Amaral
  • Patent number: 10960251
    Abstract: A forest fire retardant composition contains water and a retardant compound that includes a halide salt, a non-halide salt, a metal oxide, a metal hydroxide, or combinations thereof. The halide salt may be magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, or both. The magnesium chloride hydrate has a formula MgCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of x=1, 2, 4, 6, 8, or 12. The calcium chloride hydrate has a formula CaCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of 1, 2, 4, or 6. The composition may be in the form of a liquid concentrate or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: FRS Group, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis Hulbert, Robert J. Burnham, Michael S. Schnarr, Gerald Geissler, David W. Wilkening, Joseph McLellan
  • Patent number: 10960250
    Abstract: A forest fire retardant composition includes a retardant compound that includes at least one anhydrous salt and at least one hydrate salt. The anhydrous salt is magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, or both. The hydrate salt is magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, or both. The magnesium chloride hydrate has a formula MgCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, or 12. The calcium chloride hydrate has a formula CaCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of 1, 2, 4, or 6. The composition may be in the form of a dry concentrate, a liquid concentrate, or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: FRS Group, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis Hulbert, Robert J. Burnham, Michael S. Schnarr, Gerald Geissler, David W. Wilkening, Joseph McLellan
  • Patent number: 10960249
    Abstract: A forest fire retardant composition contains water and a retardant compound that includes a halide salt, a non-halide salt, a metal oxide, a metal hydroxide, or combinations thereof. The halide salt may be magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, or both. The magnesium chloride hydrate has a formula MgCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of x=1, 2, 4, 6, 8, or 12. The calcium chloride hydrate has a formula CaCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of 1, 2, 4, or 6. The composition may be in the form of a liquid concentrate or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: FRS Group, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis Hulbert, Robert J. Burnham, Michael S. Schnarr, Gerald Geissler, David W. Wilkening, Joseph McLellan
  • Publication number: 20210077845
    Abstract: A forest fire retardant composition contains water and a retardant compound that includes a halide salt, a non-halide salt, a metal oxide, a metal hydroxide, or combinations thereof. The halide salt may be magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, or both. The magnesium chloride hydrate has a formula MgCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of x=1, 2, 4, 6, 8, or 12. The calcium chloride hydrate has a formula CaCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of 1, 2, 4, or 6. The composition may be in the form of a liquid concentrate or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: FRS Group, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis Hulbert, Robert J. Burnham, Michael S. Schnarr, Gerald Geissler, David W. Wilkening, Joseph McLellan
  • Publication number: 20210009787
    Abstract: A forest fire retardant composition is substantially free of ammonium and includes an organophosphate derived from (i) a phosphorylation agent and (ii) an organic molecule comprising at least two hydroxyl groups. The organophosphate may contain at least one phosphate ester bonded to an organic molecule, wherein the organic molecule comprises at least one monomer unit of about 2 to 40 carbon atoms. Preferably, at least 90% of the functional groups of the organophosphate is a phosphate ester group. The composition may also include a salt, including magnesium salt and/or calcium salt. The anion in the salt may be hydroxide, carbonate or phosphate. The salt may be an anhydrous salt, a salt hydrate, or a combination of both. The composition is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: FRS Group, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis Hulbert, Robert J. Burnham, Michael S. Schnarr, Gerald Geissler, David W. Wilkening, Joseph McLellan
  • Publication number: 20200406206
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods whereby raw materials are extracted, refined to a point where pure natural-product compounds are isolated and then packaged into formulation cartridges, which are then used in an extract formulator to produce reproducible natural-product extracts based on predetermined formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph McLellan, Brian E. Mayers, Myer Berlow
  • Publication number: 20200384298
    Abstract: A forest fire retardant composition includes a retardant compound that includes at least one anhydrous salt and at least one hydrate salt. The anhydrous salt is magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, or both. The hydrate salt is magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, or both. The magnesium chloride hydrate has a formula MgCl2(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, or 12. The calcium chloride hydrate has a formula CaCl2)(H2O)x, wherein x is at least one of 1, 2, 4, or 6. The composition may be in the form of a dry concentrate, a liquid concentrate, or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Dennis Hulbert, Robert J. Burnham, Michael S. Schnarr, Gerald Geissler, David W. Wilkening, Joseph McLellan