Patents by Inventor Kenneth George

Kenneth George 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).

  • Vessel locator
    Publication number: 20090149771
    Abstract: The present invention is a vessel detector comprising a sensor, a display and an access device for positioning the sensor in a detection area. According to the invention the sensor device is an impedance sensor. The invention comprises also a method for locating vessels comprising impedance measuring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: Laerdal Medical AS
    Inventors: Helge Myklebust, Lance Becker, Bob Neumar, Tore Laerdal, Kenneth George Morallee, Vinay Nadkarni, Joshua Lampe, Raina Merchant
  • Thin film transistor comprising novel conductor and dielectric compositions
    Patent number: 7528448
    Abstract: The invention relates to thin film transistors comprising novel dielectric layers and novel electrodes comprising metal compositions that can be provided by a dry thermal transfer process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Richard Kevin Bailey, Graciela Beatriz Blanchet, John W. Catron, Jr., Reid John Chesterfield, Howard David Glicksman, Marc B. Goldfinger, Gary Delmar Jaycox, Lynda Kaye Johnson, Roupen Leon Keusseyan, Irina Malajovich, Hong Meng, Jeffrey Scott Meth, Geoffrey Nunes, Gerard O'Neil, Kenneth George Sharp, Feng Gao
  • Drink pouring dispenser
    Patent number: 7527180
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pouring dispenser for pouring liquid from a bottle, the pouring dispenser incorporating a removable nozzle section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Howard Silvers & Sons Pty Limited
    Inventors: Scott Allen, Kenneth George Bonham, Michael Henry Silvers, Sam Tam
  • NEGATIVE IMAGING METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PATTERNED METAL LAYER HAVING HIGH CONDUCTIVITY
    Publication number: 20090104557
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method negative imaging method for making a metal pattern with high conductivity comprising providing a patterned substrate comprising a patterned catalyst layer on a base substrate by a thermal imaging method followed by plating to provide the metal pattern. The metal patterns provided are suitable for electrical devices including electromagnetic interference shielding devices and touchpad sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Feng Gao, Lynda Kaye Johnson, Roupen Leon Keusseyan, Irina Malajovich, Jeffrey Scott Meth, Kenneth George Sharp, Fredrick Claus Zumsteg, JR., Seema Agrawal
  • Ventilation device for reducing hyperventilation
    Publication number: 20080314386
    Abstract: A ventilation device is disclosed including a self-inflating bag which when compressed produces an outgoing flow, an inlet and an outlet and at least one valve connected to the inlet and/or outlet. The valve is disposed to control the flow out of the air outlet. One or more sensors positioned to sense air flow through the inlet or outlet produce outputs that are used by a controller to control opening and closing of the at least one valve to reduce hyperventilation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: Laerdal Medical AS
    Inventors: Helge Myklebust, Kenneth George Morallee
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Sensor
    Publication number: 20080312565
    Abstract: The present invention provides a CPR sensor that includes a thin and substantially flat flexible substrate having one or more sensor arrays, a power source, an output interface and a processor or analog circuit, all of which are disposed on the substantially flat flexible substrate. The substrate can be any shape (e.g., rectangular, circular, a polygon, an irregular shape that is decorative) and made from a polymer, metal film or other suitable material. Note that the substrate can be rigid or semi-flexible instead of flexible. A protective layer may cover the sensor array, the power source, and the processor or analog circuit. Alternatively, a protective covering can be used to encapsulate the device. The one or more sensor arrays measure one or more of the following compressions characteristics: compression depth, compression force, compression frequency and compression acceleration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicants: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, LAERDAL MEDICAL AS
    Inventors: Zeynep Celik-Butler, John W. Priest, Carolyn L. Cason, Mary E. Mancini, Kenneth George Morallee, Helge Fossan
  • System and method for determining thermal shutdown characteristics
    Patent number: 7408369
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to enable determining thermal protection characteristics of an integrated circuit. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit includes a proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) generator that provides a PTAT signal that varies as a function of temperature. Thermal protection control system provides an output signal indicative of a thermal protection condition based at least in part on the PTAT signal. A monitoring system that provides a path to enable selective measuring of at least one signal associated with operation of the thermal protection control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenneth George MacLean, David John Baldwin, David Alexander Grant
  • Adjustable link for use with elastomeric straps
    Publication number: 20080141506
    Abstract: An adjustable link assembly for use with a flat cross-section shock cord or other strap formed of elastomeric material. The adjustable link attaches the cord to a load-bearing member, such as a hook or other fitting, which may be formed integrally therewith. The link assembly includes a body member having an entrance/exit passage for the strap, and a sliding crossbar over which the free end of the strap is routed. When the main leg of the strap is tensioned, the crossbar is drawn against a stationary bridge piece of the body member, the crossbar and bridge piece having cooperating sloped surfaces that are angled in a reverse direction from a straight line path from the top of the crossbar to the opening of the entrance/exit passage. The cooperating faces thus force the strap into a reverse bend or kink, which locks the strap in position so long as the main leg of the strap is subjected to tension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Kenneth George Langtry, Michael Alan Langtry
  • Benzoate salt of 4-(5-methyl-oxazolo[4,5-b]-pyridin-2-yl)-1,4-diazabicyclo[3.2.2]nonane
    Publication number: 20080045512
    Abstract: The present invention provides a benzoate salt of Formula I: Formula I is also known as 4-(5-methyloxazolo[4,5-b]pyridine-2-yl)-1,4-diazabicyclo[3.2.2]nonane. The benzoate salt of the invention is useful in the treatment of schizophrenia and Alzheimer's Disease. It is particularly of use in the treatment of cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia, cognitive and attention deficit symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease, and neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer's Disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Allen J. Duplantier, Kenneth George Kraus, Bruce Nelsen Rogers
  • Thin film transistor comprising novel conductor and dielectric compositions
    Publication number: 20080012006
    Abstract: The invention relates to thin film transistors comprising novel dielectric layers and novel electrodes comprising metal compositions that can be provided by a dry thermal transfer process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Richard Kevin Bailey, Graciela Beatriz Blanchet, John W. Catron, Reid John Chesterfield, Feng Gao, Howard David Glicksman, Marc B. Goldfinger, Gary Delmar Jaycox, Lynda Kaye Johnson, Roupen Leon Keusseyan, Irina Malajovich, Hong Meng, Jeffrey Scott Meth, Gerard O'Neil, Kenneth George Sharp, Nancy G. Tassi, Geoffrey Nunes
  • Energy-efficient biological treatment system with filtration membrane
    Publication number: 20070138070
    Abstract: A membrane filtration system comprising one or more submerged ultrafiltration or microfiltration membrane assemblies at ambient pressure,with mixed liquor is discharged underneath each membrane assembly. In a sequenced batch reactor system, a coarse bubble air diffuser for scouring each membrane assembly is supplied with air only during the backwash cycle of the filtration system and not during the filtration cycle. In a membrane bioreactor system, the biological treatment section is physically separated from the filtration section and fine bubble air diffusion is used in the biological treatment section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Dimitriou, Joseph Krall, David Rice, Velupillal Yogendran, Roger Byrne, Kenneth George, John Koch
  • Power efficient ADSL central office downstream class G power switch
    Patent number: 7177418
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for switching between power supply rail voltages for a differential driver device of a class G amplifier device. The amplifier device employs power MOSFETs to switch between supplying high supply voltages and low supply voltages to the power rails of the differential driver. The class G amplifier can be employed in driving an ADSL signal over a telephone line. A control device ramps the power supply rail voltage between low power supply states and high power supply states to mitigate noise and spikes that can be coupled to the output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenneth George Maclean, Marco Corsi
  • Vacuum gauge
    Patent number: 7165458
    Abstract: A thermal conductivity type pressure gauge comprises a gauge head (2) being rotatably mountable in a vessel whose environmental pressure is to be measured and an elongate electrical filament (6) mounted in the gauge head, the gauge head (2) having an inlet where through the electrical filament is exposed to the environmental pressure within the vessel and the filament (6) having directional component lengths in two orthogonal axes, one of the orthogonal axes X—X being parallel to the axis of rotation of the gauge head (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: The BOC Group plc
    Inventors: Kenneth George Packer, Matthew Key
  • Energy-efficient biological treatment system with filtration membrane
    Publication number: 20060213831
    Abstract: A membrane filtration system comprising one or more submerged ultrafiltration or microfiltration membrane assemblies at ambient pressure, each membrane assembly positioned 100-240 mm from a nearest wall, baffle, or adjacent membrane assembly and no more than 1 meter above a floor and at least 150 mm below the liquid level. Mixed liquor is discharged underneath each membrane assembly to create a vertical flow velocity in a range of 1-8 mm/second along an entire length of the membrane assembly. In a sequenced batch reactor system, a coarse bubble air diffuser for scouring each membrane assembly is supplied with air only during the backwash cycle of the filtration system and not during the filtration cycle. In a membrane bioreactor system, the biological treatment section is physically separated from the filtration section and fine bubble air diffusion is used in the biological treatment section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Dimitriou, Joseph Krall, David Rice, Velupillai Yogendran, Roger Byrne, Kenneth George, John Koch
  • Bias system and method
    Patent number: 7064607
    Abstract: A bias device that modifies the bias of a device based on an input signal to the device. The device may have a fixed bias, and the bias device can be connected in parallel with the fixed bias. The device can be an amplifier, such as a linear amplifier or a class AB amplifier. The bias device can be configured to provide maximum bias during the device's crossover time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenneth George Maclean, Suribhotla Venkata Rajasekhar, David John Baldwin, Marco Corsi, Tobin Hagan
  • Process for making a catalyst
    Patent number: 7053024
    Abstract: Process for preparing a supported metal catalyst composition comprising impregnating support particles having a mean diameter of greater than 300 microns with a solution of least one catalytically active metal, or precursor thereof, such that the metal, or its precursor, is in a mobile state in the support particles; and drying the impregnated support particles. The mobile metal, or its precursor, in the support particles is then treated with a liquid comprising at least one reducing agent to deposit and immobilize the metal, or its precursor, in the support particles such that the metal, or its precursor, is distributed in the support particle in a layer below the surface of the support particle, the layer being between an inner and an outer region, each of the inner and outer regions having a lower concentration of the metal or precursor than the layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignees: BP Chemicals Limited, Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Michael James Baker, John William Couves, Kenneth George Griffin, Peter Johnston, James Colin McNicol, George Frederick Salem
  • ENERGY-EFFICIENT BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT WITH MEMBRANE FILTRATION
    Publication number: 20060081534
    Abstract: A membrane filtration system comprising one or more submerged ultrafiltration or microfiltration membrane assemblies at ambient pressure, each membrane assembly positioned 100-240 mm from a nearest wall, baffle, or adjacent membrane assembly and no more than 1 meter above a floor and at least 150 mm below the liquid level. Mixed liquor is discharged underneath each membrane assembly to create a vertical flow velocity in a range of 1-8 mm/second along an entire length of the membrane assembly. In a sequenced batch reactor system, a coarse bubble air diffuser for scouring each membrane assembly is supplied with air only during the backwash cycle of the filtration system and not during the filtration cycle. In a membrane bioreactor system, the biological treatment section is physically separated from the filtration section and fine bubble air diffusion is used in the biological treatment section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Dimitriou, Joseph Krall, David Rice, Velupillai Yogendran, Roger Byrne, Kenneth George, John Koch
  • Wedge fastener
    Patent number: D538150
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Blok-Lok Limited
    Inventors: William Scott Burns, Kenneth George Banks
  • Drink pouring dispenser
    Patent number: D587524
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Howard Silvers & Sons Pty Limited
    Inventors: Scott Allen, Kenneth George Bonham, Michael Henry Silvers, Sam Tam
  • Drink pouring dispenser
    Patent number: D592906
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Howard Silvers & Sons Pty Limited
    Inventors: Scott Allen, Kenneth George Bonham, Michael Henry Silvers, Sam Tam