Patents by Inventor Kenneth S. Brown

Kenneth S. Brown 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: 10085435
    Abstract: A pest control and detection system generally includes an electrically conductive bait matrix including at least one carrier material that is at least one of palatable, a phagostimulant, consumable, and displaceable by pests, and a plurality of electrically conductive particles. The electrically conductive particles are substantially randomly interspersed throughout the at least one carrier material. The at least one carrier material includes at least one of a thermoplastic material and a resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: James H. Cink, Greggory K. Storey, Kyle K. Jordan, James W. Austin, Charles E. Evanhoe, Bart Ivy, Daniel W. Engels, Daniel Freeman, Kenneth Lauffenburger, Thomas Dills, Kenneth S. Brown, Cheryl Leichter
  • Patent number: 10077190
    Abstract: A method for making a metal-hydride slurry includes adding metal to a liquid carrier to create a metal slurry and hydriding the metal in the metal slurry to create a metal-hydride slurry. In some embodiments, a metal hydride is added to the liquid carrier of the metal slurry prior to hydriding the metal. The metal can be magnesium and the metal hydride can be magnesium hydride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Safe Hydrogen, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Brown, Jr., David D. G. Bowen, Andrew W. McClaine
  • Publication number: 20180255760
    Abstract: In a method for treating soil at a work site, a first pressure application tool is connected to a base unit and moved relative thereto along a first area of the work site adjacent a structure and operated to inject soil treatment down into the soil along the first area of the work site. A second pressure application tool is interchanged with the first pressure application tool and moved relative to the base unit along a second area of the work site adjacent the structure and different from the first area of the work site. The second pressure application tool is operated to apply soil treatment to the soil along the second area of the work site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: James H. Cink, Kenneth S. Brown, Richard A. Warriner
  • Patent number: 9992991
    Abstract: In a method and apparatus (710) for treating soil at a work site, a high pressure application tool (712) is connected to a base unit (714) and moved relative thereto along a first area of the work site adjacent a structure (94) and operated to inject soil treatment down into the soil along the first area of the work site. A low pressure application tool (711) is interchanged with the high pressure application tool (712) and moved relative to the base unit along a second area of the work site adjacent the structure (94) and different from the first area of the work site. The low pressure application tool (711) is operated to apply soil treatment to the soil along the second area of the work site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: BASF Agro B.V.
    Inventors: James H. Cink, Kenneth S. Brown, Richard A. Warriner
  • Publication number: 20180132468
    Abstract: A pest control and detection system generally includes an electrically conductive bait matrix including at least one carrier material that is at least one of palatable, a phagostimulant, consumable, and displaceable by pests, and a plurality of electrically conductive particles. The electrically conductive particles are substantially randomly interspersed throughout the at least one carrier material. The at least one carrier material includes at least one of a thermoplastic material and a resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: James H. Cink, Greggory K. Storey, Kyle K. Jordan, James W. Austin, Charles E. Evanhoe, Bart Ivy, Daniel W. Engels, Daniel Freeman, Kenneth Lauffenburger, Thomas Dills, Kenneth S. Brown, Cheryl Leichter
  • Publication number: 20170267522
    Abstract: Among other things, hydrogen is released from water at a first location using energy from a first energy source; the released hydrogen is stored in a metal hydride slurry; and the metal hydride slurry is transported to a second location remote from the first location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew W. McClaine, Kenneth S. Brown, JR.
  • Patent number: 9580308
    Abstract: Among other things, hydrogen is released from water at a first location using energy from a first energy source; the released hydrogen is stored in a metal hydride slurry; and the metal hydride slurry is transported to a second location remote from the first location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Safe Hydrogen, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew W. McClaine, Kenneth S. Brown, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20160198625
    Abstract: In a system (10) for managing a soil treatment business, an injection apparatus (12) is operable to inject soil treatment under high pressure down into soil. A control system (92) is associated with the injection apparatus (12) and is configured to collect data during operation of the injection apparatus (12). A data management system (801) is configured to receive the data collected by the injection apparatus (12) control system (92). The data management system (801) generally comprises a database for storing the collected data, with the data management system being accessible by the business for reviewing the collected data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: James H. Cink, Kenneth S. Brown, Richard A. Warriner, Jeffrey Douglas Vannoy
  • Publication number: 20160198695
    Abstract: In a method and apparatus (710) for treating soil at a work site, a high pressure application tool (712) is connected to a base unit (714) and moved relative thereto along a first area of the work site adjacent a structure (94) and operated to inject soil treatment down into the soil along the first area of the work site. A low pressure application tool (711) is interchanged with the high pressure application tool (712) and moved relative to the base unit along a second area of the work site adjacent the structure (94) and different from the first area of the work site. The low pressure application tool (711) is operated to apply soil treatment to the soil along the second area of the work site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: James H. Cink, Kenneth S. Brown, Richard A. Warriner
  • Publication number: 20160192578
    Abstract: In an apparatus and system (710) for treating soil, an injection apparatus (712) is operable to inject soil treatment under high pressure down into the soil. A base unit (714) is operable to deliver pressurized fluid to the injection apparatus. The injection apparatus is connected to the base unit by a conduit (713) defining a fluid passageway therebetween, with the injection apparatus being positionable remote from the base unit. The base unit includes a base unit control system (792) for controlling operation of the base unit to deliver pressurized fluid to the injection apparatus, and the injection apparatus includes an injection apparatus control system (799) in communication with the base unit control system for controlling operation of the base unit from a position remote from the base unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: James H. Cink, Kenneth S. Brown, Richard A. Warriner, Jeffrey Douglas Vannoy
  • Publication number: 20160130141
    Abstract: A method for making a metal-hydride slurry includes adding metal to a liquid carrier to create a metal slurry and hydriding the metal in the metal slurry to create a metal-hydride slurry. In some embodiments, a metal hydride is added to the liquid carrier of the metal slurry prior to hydriding the metal. The metal can be magnesium and the metal hydride can be magnesium hydride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Brown, JR., David D. G. Bowen, Andrew W. McClaine
  • Patent number: 9233847
    Abstract: A method for making a metal-hydride slurry includes adding metal to a liquid carrier to create a metal slurry and hydriding the metal in the metal slurry to create a metal-hydride slurry. In some embodiments, a metal hydride is added to the liquid carrier of the metal slurry prior to hydriding the metal. The metal can be magnesium and the metal hydride can be magnesium hydride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Safe Hydrogen, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Brown, Jr., David D. G. Brown, Andrew W. McClaine
  • Publication number: 20150173344
    Abstract: Apparatus for injecting soil treatment into soil includes a manifold head having at least one high pressure nozzle for injecting the soil treatment into the soil and a handle having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis. The handle comprises an upper portion having two spaced-apart tubular shafts and a lower portion having two spaced-apart tubular shafts. The tubular shafts of the lower portion are connected to the tubular shafts of the upper portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: BASF Agro B.V. Arnhem (NL), Zurich Branch
    Inventors: James H. Cink, Richard A. Warriner, Kenneth S. Brown, John Paddock, Michael Chris Des Garennes
  • Publication number: 20140205535
    Abstract: Among other things, hydrogen is released from water at a first location using energy from a first energy source; the released hydrogen is stored in a metal hydride slurry; and the metal hydride slurry is transported to a second location remote from the first location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Safe Hydrogen, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew W. McClaine, Kenneth S. Brown, JR.