Patents by Inventor Kevin Moran
Kevin Moran 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: 8630779Abstract: An Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system for a vehicle is disclosed. An electronic control unit (ECU) is programmed to reduce vehicle lateral skidding by reducing differences between an intended vehicle direction and/or yaw rate and an actual vehicle direction and/or yaw rate by applying modifications to operation of the vehicle brakes and/or throttle. The ESC system receives inputs from wheel speed sensors, a steering wheel position sensor, a yaw rate sensor and a lateral acceleration sensor. The ESC system also receives input that indicates at least a property of the road upon which the vehicle is located, wherein the road upon which the vehicle is located is determined from a positioning system that uses a map database and the property is determined from the map database. The ESC system incorporates the road property information in determining when and/or how to modify operation of the vehicle to reduce vehicle skidding.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2010Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Navteq B.V.Inventors: Kevin Moran, Robert Denaro
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Publication number: 20130175156Abstract: An apparatus and a method for separating diluted tailings containing a hydrocarbon diluent into a recovered diluent component and a diluent recovered tailings component. The method includes introducing the diluted tailings into a diluent recovery vessel so that they form a tailings pool in the diluent recovery vessel, introducing an amount of stream directly into the tailings pool, mixing the diluted tailings which are contained in the tailings pool, and maintaining the diluted tailings in the diluent recovery vessel for a residence time. The apparatus includes a diluent recovery vessel having a tailings pool section, a steam distributor located in the tailings pool section, and a mixing device associated with the tailings pool section.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2011Publication date: July 11, 2013Applicant: TITANIUM CORPORATION, INC.Inventors: Kevin Moran, Andy H. Hill, Chakravarthy Sishtla
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Patent number: 8437936Abstract: An Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system for a vehicle is disclosed. An electronic control unit (ECU) is programmed to reduce vehicle lateral skidding by reducing differences between an intended vehicle yaw rate and an actual vehicle yaw rate by applying modifications to operation of the vehicle brakes and/or throttle. The ESC system receives inputs from wheel speed sensors, a steering wheel position sensor, a yaw rate sensor and a lateral acceleration sensor. The ECS system also receives input that indicates at least a property of the road upon which the vehicle is located, wherein the road upon which the vehicle is located is determined from a positioning system that uses a map database and the property is determined from the map database. The ESC system incorporates the road property information in determining when and/or how to modify operation of the vehicle to reduce vehicle skidding.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2010Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Navteq B.V.Inventors: Chris Schwarz, Kevin Moran, Robert Denaro
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Patent number: 8382976Abstract: A method for recovering a tailings bitumen from a froth treatment tailings, including providing a first feed material which is derived from the froth treatment tailings, conditioning the first feed material in order to produce a conditioned first feed material, providing a second feed material which is derived from the conditioned first feed material, and subjecting the second feed material to solvent extraction in order to produce an extract containing an amount of the tailings bitumen. The method may further include dewatering the conditioned first feed material in order to produce the second feed material and may further include clarifying the extract to produce a clarified extract containing an amount of the tailings bitumen.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2009Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Titanium Corporation Inc.Inventors: Kevin Moran, Jacques Doiron, Francis Chachula, Michael Yakimchuck
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Publication number: 20130017228Abstract: A method and system to induce bone growth by locally delivering bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) to the target location for a prolonged period without invasive procedures are disclosed. The new bone growth is induced by delivering cells producing BMPs from transduced viral vectors to the target cite. In various embodiments, the cells are encapsulated in hydrogel microspheres that are non-degradable or degradable by enzymes produced during the bone formation process. Various embodiments may be used to induce spinal fusion or repair critical bone defects.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2010Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: Baylor College of MedicineInventors: Alan R. Davis, Elizabeth A. Davis, Kevin Moran, Ronke Olabisi, Jennifer L. West, Christy Franco
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Publication number: 20120132514Abstract: An apparatus and a method for separating diluted tailings containing a hydrocarbon diluent into a recovered diluent component and a diluent recovered tailings component. The method includes introducing the diluted tailings into a diluent recovery vessel so that they form a tailings pool in the diluent recovery vessel, introducing an amount of stream directly into the tailings pool, mixing the diluted tailings which are contained in the tailings pool, and maintaining the diluted tailings in the diluent recovery vessel for a residence time. The apparatus includes a diluent recovery vessel having a tailings pool section, a steam distributor located in the tailings pool section, and a mixing device associated with the tailings pool section.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2011Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: TITANIUM CORPORATION, INC.Inventors: Kevin Moran, Andy H. Hill, Chakravarthy Sishtla
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Patent number: 8114274Abstract: A process for removing contaminants, namely water and particulate solids, from hydrocarbon diluent-diluted bitumen froth (“dilfroth”) is provided to produce hydrocarbon diluent-diluted bitumen (“dilbit”), comprising subjecting the dilfroth to gravity settling in a primary settler to produce an overflow stream of primary raw dilbit, comprising bitumen containing water and some fine solids, and an underflow stream of primary tails, comprising solids, water and residual bitumen; removing the overflow stream of primary raw dilbit and subjecting it to gravity settling in a clarifier vessel for sufficient time to produce an overflow first stream of cleaned dilbit and an underflow stream of clarifier sludge; diluting the primary tails with hydrocarbon diluent and subjecting the diluted primary tails to gravity settling in a secondary settler to produce an overflow second stream of cleaned dilbit and an underflow stream of secondary tails; and removing the clarifier sludge and diluting the clarifier sludge with a hydType: GrantFiled: July 21, 2008Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Syncrude Canada Ltd.Inventors: Kevin Moran, George Cymerman, Tom Tran
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Publication number: 20120000831Abstract: Separation methods for producing an extract and a raffinate from a solvent extraction feed material, wherein the feed material is derived from a process for recovering bitumen from oil sands. The methods may include producing an intra-stage recycle component from an overflow zone of a solvent extraction stage and recycling the intra-stage recycle component to the solvent extraction stage, and/or the methods may include providing an underflow component withdrawal rate for a solvent extraction stage other than a final solvent extraction stage which is greater than an underflow component withdrawal rate for the final solvent extraction stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2011Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: TITANIUM CORPORATION INC.Inventors: Kevin MORAN, Jacques DOIRON
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Publication number: 20110278202Abstract: An apparatus and a method for separating diluted tailings containing a hydrocarbon diluent into a recovered diluent component and a diluent recovered tailings component. The method includes introducing the diluted tailings into a diluent recovery vessel so that they form a tailings pool in the diluent recovery vessel, introducing an amount of steam directly into the tailings pool, mixing the diluted tailings which are contained in the tailings pool, and maintaining the diluted tailings in the diluent recovery vessel for a residence time. The apparatus includes a diluent recovery vessel having a tailings pool section, a steam distributor located in the tailings pool section, and a mixing device associated with the tailings pool section.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2010Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: TITANIUM CORPORATION, INC.Inventors: Kevin MORAN, Andy H. HILL, Chakravarthy SISHTLA
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Publication number: 20110251748Abstract: An Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system for a vehicle is disclosed. An electronic control unit (ECU) is programmed to reduce vehicle lateral skidding by reducing differences between an intended vehicle direction and/or yaw rate and an actual vehicle direction and/or yaw rate by applying modifications to operation of the vehicle brakes and/or throttle. The ESC system receives inputs from wheel speed sensors, a steering wheel position sensor, a yaw rate sensor and a lateral acceleration sensor. The ESC system also receives input that indicates at least a property of the road upon which the vehicle is located, wherein the road upon which the vehicle is located is determined from a positioning system that uses a map database and the property is determined from the map database. The ESC system incorporates the road property information in determining when and/or how to modify operation of the vehicle to reduce vehicle skidding.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2010Publication date: October 13, 2011Inventors: Kevin Moran, Robert Denaro
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Publication number: 20110251749Abstract: An Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system for a vehicle is disclosed. An electronic control unit (ECU) is programmed to reduce vehicle lateral skidding by reducing differences between an intended vehicle yaw rate and an actual vehicle yaw rate by applying modifications to operation of the vehicle brakes and/or throttle. The ESC system receives inputs from wheel speed sensors, a steering wheel position sensor, a yaw rate sensor and a lateral acceleration sensor. The ECS system also receives input that indicates at least a property of the road upon which the vehicle is located, wherein the road upon which the vehicle is located is determined from a positioning system that uses a map database and the property is determined from the map database. The ESC system incorporates the road property information in determining when and/or how to modify operation of the vehicle to reduce vehicle skidding.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2010Publication date: October 13, 2011Inventors: Chris Schwarz, Kevin Moran, Robert Denaro
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Publication number: 20110233115Abstract: A method for processing froth treatment tailings, including separating the froth treatment tailings in order to produce a coarse mineral material fraction and a fine mineral material fraction therefrom, subjecting the coarse mineral material fraction to froth flotation in order to produce a heavy mineral concentrate and a coarse mineral material tailings therefrom, and subjecting the heavy mineral concentrate to solvent extraction in order to produce a debitumenized heavy mineral concentrate and a bitumen extract therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2010Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: TITANIUM CORPORATION INC.Inventors: Kevin MORAN, Francis CHACHULA
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Publication number: 20100258478Abstract: A method for recovering a tailings bitumen from a froth treatment tailings, including providing a first feed material which is derived from the froth treatment tailings, conditioning the first feed material in order to produce a conditioned first feed material, providing a second feed material which is derived from the conditioned first feed material, and subjecting the second feed material to solvent extraction in order to produce an extract containing an amount of the tailings bitumen. The method may further include dewatering the conditioned first feed material in order to produce the second feed material and may further include clarifying the extract to produce a clarified extract containing an amount of the tailings bitumen.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2009Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: TITANIUM CORPORATION INC.Inventors: Kevin MORAN, Jacques DOIRON, Francis CHACHULA, Michael YAKIMCHUCK
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Publication number: 20100243534Abstract: A method for processing a bitumen froth comprising bitumen, water and solids including fine solids for reducing the solids concentration in diluted bitumen is provided comprising diluting the bitumen froth with a hydrocarbon diluent to form a dilfroth; adding a sufficient amount of a silicate to the dilfroth to cause a substantial amount of fine solids to associate with the water instead of the diluted bitumen; and allowing the diluted bitumen to separate from the water containing the substantial amount of fine solids to produce a dilbit having less than 3 percent by weight solids.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: YIN MING SAMSON NG, BRIAN ALLEN KNAPPER, KEVIN MORAN, GEORGE JIRO HIRASAKI, CLARENCE A. MILLER, TIANMIN JIANG
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Publication number: 20100012555Abstract: A process for removing contaminants, namely water and particulate solids, from hydrocarbon diluent-diluted bitumen froth (“dilfroth”) is provided to produce hydrocarbon diluent-diluted bitumen (“dilbit”), comprising subjecting the dilfroth to gravity settling in a primary settler to produce an overflow stream of primary raw dilbit, comprising bitumen containing water and some fine solids, and an underflow stream of primary tails, comprising solids, water and residual bitumen; removing the overflow stream of primary raw dilbit and subjecting it to gravity settling in a clarifier vessel for sufficient time to produce an overflow first stream of cleaned dilbit and an underflow stream of clarifier sludge; diluting the primary tails with hydrocarbon diluent and subjecting the diluted primary tails to gravity settling in a secondary settler to produce an overflow second stream of cleaned dilbit and an underflow stream of secondary tails; and removing the clarifier sludge and diluting the clarifier sludge with a hydType: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2008Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD. in trust for the owners of the syncrude projectInventors: KEVIN MORAN, GEORGE CYMERMAN, TOM TRAN
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Publication number: 20080105622Abstract: A coated gas bubble for recovering oil from oil-containing samples is provided, comprising a gas bubble and a coating mixture comprising a hydrophobic coating agent and a coating promoting additive, wherein the coating promoting additive is present in an amount sufficient to promote the substantially continuous coating of the gas bubble with the hydrophobic coating agent. A method for forming such coated gas bubbles and a method for recovering oil from oil-containing samples using coated gas bubbles is further provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD. in trust for the owners of the Syncrude ProjectInventors: KEVIN MORAN, JAN CZARNECKI
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Publication number: 20070193828Abstract: A stepladder having a front side, a rear side and a top. The stepladder can include a conduit holder attached to the front side for holding conduit. The stepladder can include a first wire spool holder attached to the front side and a second wire spool holder attached to the rear side though which a conduit having a wire spool extends. The stepladder can include a hacksaw hook attached to the front side. A method for cutting a conduit. A method for using a hacksaw. A method for obtaining wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2006Publication date: August 23, 2007Inventors: Kyle Astor, James Grebinoski, Craig Werner, Kevin Moran
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Publication number: 20060213489Abstract: A device to control the charging rate of an ignition coil for an internal combustion spark ignition engine. The device controls the turn-on rate of the primary coil by slew-rate limiting using switching devices and a Miller-effect capacitor in order to reduce secondary oscillation magnitudes originated by a sharp transition of the controlling switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2005Publication date: September 28, 2006Inventors: Kevin Moran, Guoming Zhu, Michael Nation
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Publication number: 20060042355Abstract: A robust multi-criteria minimum timing for the best torque (MBT) timing estimation method and apparatus utilizes different ionization signal waveforms that are generated under different engine operating conditions. The MBT timing criteria is calculated based upon both ionization and analog derivative ionization. Multiple MBT timing criteria are determined and combined to increase the reliability and robustness of MBT timing estimation based upon spark plug ionization signal waveforms. In a preferred embodiment, a combination of the MBT timing estimation criteria comprises a maximum flame acceleration location, a 50% burn location, and a second peak location.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2004Publication date: March 2, 2006Inventors: Guoming Zhu, Chao Daniels, Kevin Moran
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Publication number: 20050134281Abstract: The present invention is directed to a dual charge rate power supply circuit and method for ionization detection. The circuit includes a first diode, first and second capacitors, and first and second current paths. The first diode includes an anode operably connected to a first end of a primary winding. The first capacitor has a second end operably connected to ground and the second capacitor has a first end operably connected to the cathode of the first diode as well as a second end operably connected to ground. The first and second current paths are operably connected between the first and second capacitors and include a second diode, a parallel combination of a first resistor and a third diode, and a second resistor. The first diode is operably connected in parallel with the first capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2003Publication date: June 23, 2005Inventors: Guoming Zhu, Kevin Moran