Patents by Inventor Lee A. Archer

Lee A. Archer 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).

  • Publication number: 20180055965
    Abstract: An aromatherapy ring made of soft, flexible silicon or like material. The ring includes a split ring body with an open trough therearound for receiving aroma liquid. The split ring body is adapted for wrapping around a shower filter or a shower head. The ring body includes first and second ends with magnets or like attaching means for engaging each other and holding the ring in a horizontal position on the shower filter or shower head. When warm or hot water passes through the shower filter or shower head, the aroma liquid is heated, thus providing a fragrance for aromatherapy, when taking a shower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Sheri Ann Archer, Virgil Lee Archer
  • Patent number: 9901655
    Abstract: An aromatherapy ring made of soft, flexible silicon or like material. The ring includes a split ring body with an open trough therearound for receiving aroma liquid. The split ring body is adapted for wrapping around a shower filter or a shower head. The ring body includes first and second ends with magnets or like attaching means for engaging each other and holding the ring in a horizontal position on the shower filter or shower head. When warm or hot water passes through the shower filter or shower head, the aroma liquid is heated, thus providing a fragrance for aromatherapy, when taking a shower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Inventors: Sheri Ann Archer, Virgil Lee Archer
  • Patent number: 9851199
    Abstract: The invention embodies methods and apparatuses to monitor and control the characteristics of a creping process. The method involves measuring optical properties of various points along a creped paper sheet and converting those measurements into characteristic defining data. The invention allows for determining the magnitude and distribution of crepe structures and their frequency and distribution. This allows for the generation of information that is accurate and is much more reliable than the coarse guessing that is currently used in the industry. Feeding this information to papermaking process equipment can result in increases in both quality and efficiency in papermaking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: William A. Von Drasek, Sammy Lee Archer, Gary S. Furman, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9404895
    Abstract: The invention embodies the application of different combinations of the monitoring and data processing aspects as a means to develop an early warning chatter alarming system. Configuring an early warning chatter alarming system can be as simple as using n? alarm settings to develop an alarming strategy from different trend conditions such as overall RMS, selected vibration frequencies, slope analysis, and wavelet analysis. A higher level of alarming is provided by using a time integrated approach to account for both intensity of the alarm variable and duration. Combining these different aspects with a predictive model incorporates process-operating conditions to enhance the alarming sensitivity for earlier detection and reduce false positives. Finally, combining the different alarming aspects with a rule-based decision making approach such as fuzzy logic allows alarming based on qualitative analysis of different data streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Nalco Company
    Inventors: William A. Von Drasek, Gary S. Furman, Jr., Sammy Lee Archer
  • Publication number: 20150160001
    Abstract: The invention embodies methods and apparatuses to monitor and control the characteristics of a creping process. The method involves measuring optical properties of various points along a creped paper sheet and converting those measurements into characteristic defining data. The invention allows for determining the magnitude and distribution of crepe structures and their frequency and distribution. This allows for the generation of information that is accurate and is much more reliable than the coarse guessing that is currently used in the industry. Feeding this information to papermaking process equipment can result in increases in both quality and efficiency in papermaking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: NALCO COMPANY
    Inventors: William A. Von Drasek, Sammy Lee Archer, Gary S. Furman, JR.
  • Patent number: 8958898
    Abstract: The invention embodies methods and apparatuses to monitor and control the characteristics of a creping process. The method involves measuring optical properties of various points along a creped paper sheet and converting those measurements into characteristic defining data. The invention allows for determining the magnitude and distribution of crepe structures and their frequency and distribution. This allows for the generation of information that is accurate and is much more reliable than the coarse guessing that is currently used in the industry. Feeding this information to papermaking process equipment can result in increases in both quality and efficiency in papermaking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Nalco Company
    Inventors: William A. Von Drasek, Sammy Lee Archer, Gary S. Furman, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130116812
    Abstract: The invention embodies methods and apparatuses to monitor and control the characteristics of a creping process. The method involves measuring optical properties of various points along a creped paper sheet and converting those measurements into characteristic defining data. The invention allows for determining the magnitude and distribution of crepe structures and their frequency and distribution. This allows for the generation of information that is accurate and is much more reliable than the coarse guessing that is currently used in the industry. Feeding this information to papermaking process equipment can result in increases in both quality and efficiency in papermaking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: William A. Von Drasek, Sammy Lee Archer, Gary S. Furman, JR.
  • Publication number: 20130103326
    Abstract: The invention embodies the application of different combinations of the monitoring and data processing aspects as a means to develop an early warning chatter alarming system. Configuring an early warning chatter alarming system can be as simple as using n? alarm settings to develop an alarming strategy from different trend conditions such as overall RMS, selected vibration frequencies, slope analysis, and wavelet analysis. A higher level of alarming is provided by using a time integrated approach to account for both intensity of the alarm variable and duration. Combining these different aspects with a predictive model incorporates process-operating conditions to enhance the alarming sensitivity for earlier detection and reduce false positives. Finally, combining the different alarming aspects with a rule-based decision making approach such as fuzzy logic allows alarming based on qualitative analysis of different data streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: William A. Von Drasek, Gary S. Furman, JR., Sammy Lee Archer
  • Publication number: 20120284075
    Abstract: An intelligent solution for monitoring, assigning, and accounting fueling operations. An automated dispatch fueling system comprises a fuel management server populated with airport profile and dispatcher configurations. Utilizing information stored in the database and received from external systems, the automated dispatch fueling system can automatically assign and monitor fueling operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Derek Blagg, Timothy Lee Archer, Warren Sutcliffe, John Eric Simmons
  • Patent number: 8249907
    Abstract: An intelligent solution for monitoring, assigning, and accounting fueling operations. An automated dispatch fueling system comprises a fuel management server populated with airport profile and dispatcher configurations. Utilizing information stored in the database and received from external systems, the automated dispatch fueling system can automatically assign and monitor fueling operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Varec, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Blagg, Timothy Lee Archer, Warren Sutcliffe, John Eric Simmons
  • Publication number: 20120010918
    Abstract: An intelligent solution for monitoring, assigning, and accounting fueling operations. An automated dispatch fueling system comprises a fuel management server populated with airport profile and dispatcher configurations. Utilizing information stored in the database and received from external systems, the automated dispatch fueling system can automatically assign and monitor fueling operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Derek Blagg, Timothy Lee Archer, Warren Sutcliffe, John Eric Simmons
  • Patent number: 8066847
    Abstract: A composition comprising one or more polyaminoaminde epihalohydrin resins and one or more polyamides in a ratio of about 1:99 to about 99:1 based on polymer actives and use of the composition for creping paper webs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Nalco Corporation
    Inventors: Vladimir A. Grigoriev, Gary S. Furman, Sammy Lee Archer, Winston Su, Christopher D. Kaley, Mingli Wei
  • Patent number: 8055526
    Abstract: An intelligent solution for monitoring, assigning, and accounting fueling operations. An automated dispatch fueling system comprises a fuel management server populated with airport profile and dispatcher configurations. Utilizing information stored in the database and received from external systems, the automated dispatch fueling system can automatically assign and monitor fueling operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Varec, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Blagg, Timothy Lee Archer, Warren Sutcliffe, John Eric Simmons
  • Publication number: 20080195442
    Abstract: A fuel management server creates a primary transaction record for a primary fueling agent assigned to a fueling transaction and a secondary transaction record for each secondary fueling agent assigned to the fueling transaction. Each fueling agent interacts with a fueling agent client device to collect fueling transaction data to be stored in the transaction records. Certain transaction data collected by the secondary fueling agent is shared with the primary fueling agent. The primary transaction record stores final fuel load data indicating the amount of fuel dispensed from a primary fueling vehicle and an aggregate amount of fuel dispensed during the fueling transaction. The secondary transaction record stores final fuel load data indicating the amount of fuel dispensed from a secondary fueling vehicle during the fueling transaction. Selected portions of the primary transaction record and the secondary transaction record may be accessed for purposes of reporting and presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Derek Blagg, Joseph H. Masters, Timothy Lee Archer, John Eric Simmons
  • Patent number: 7376495
    Abstract: A fueling agent operates a fueling agent client device for collecting and generating transaction data relating to a fueling transaction. The fueling agent client device transmits the transaction data to a fuel management server, for example, via a wireless communications link. The fuel management server stores the transaction data in a transaction record. The transaction data includes final fuel load data indicating an amount of fuel dispensed during the fueling transaction. Selected transaction data is retrieved from the transaction record and is delivered to a data communications system for transmission to a receiver. The receiver may be in the cockpit of an aircraft. An aircraft data communication system may be a digital data link system for transmitting data to and from the aircraft via VHF radio, such as ACARS. The fuel management server may communicate with an aircraft data communication system directly, or indirectly via an airline computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Varec, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Coggins, Steven Jackson, Timothy Lee Archer, John Eric Simmons, Derek Blagg
  • Publication number: 20080065449
    Abstract: An intelligent solution for monitoring, assigning, and accounting fueling operations. An automated dispatch fueling system comprises a fuel management server populated with airport profile and dispatcher configurations. Utilizing information stored in the database and received from external systems, the automated dispatch fueling system can automatically assign and monitor fueling operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: Varec, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Blagg, Timothy Lee Archer, Warren Sutcliffe, John Eric Simmons
  • Patent number: 6077590
    Abstract: Rolled creped paper products, such as kitchen towels, can be provided with high roll bulk and a high degree of roll firmness by steaming the dry, creped paper sheet immediately prior to embossing the sheet between matched steel embossing rolls. The steaming preconditions the sheet such that the resulting sheet embossments maintain their shape and structural strength, thereby imparting greater bulk and firmness to the wound roll of product. In addition, the sheet experiences less cross-machine strength reduction as a consequence of the embossing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Sammy Lee Archer, Eric John Draheim, Thomas Garrett Neal, Jr., Jerome Steven Veith, Mary Martha Zielinski
  • Patent number: 5492484
    Abstract: There is provided a bifurcated contact for terminating a pair of insulated conductors. The contact includes a pair of furcations each having first and second interconnected and interdependent resilient elements. Each first element is in the form of a loop extending into a slot formed by the second elements. The first and second elements are on different planes. The first elements include juxtaposed termination surfaces wherein a second conductor may be terminated after the termination of the first conductor without disturbing the integrity of the termination of the first conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Superior Modular Products Incorporated
    Inventor: Lee A. Archer
  • Patent number: 5145401
    Abstract: There is provided a jack connector for intermating with a corresponding plug connector. The jack includes a housing which receives a plurality of elongated contacts. Each contact has an arcuate portion which is wider than its adjacent bearing portion. The housing includes a ledge and an adjacent space so that the contact may deflect within the space when force is applied to the bearing portion. Each contact includes a wire termination portion having a substantially zero clearance insulation displacement contact. Each insulation displacement contact is supported by shoulders so as to avoid damage to the contact when a wire is terminated thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: Superior Modular Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Lee A. Archer
  • Patent number: 5125852
    Abstract: There is provided an electrical connector jack which is adapted to readily be used with panels having various thicknesses. The jack has a pair of flexible stops in the form of ears extending therefrom which abut against one side of the panel. The flexibility of the ears permits the jack to move over a range of distance after having been inserted into an opening in the panel. The jack further includes additional stops in the form of beams which contact the other side of the panel to further secure the jack in the opening in the panel. The beams are also flexible thereby permitting the jack to snap into the panel. A cover is also provided to conceal the jack and to lock the jack into the opening in the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Assignee: Superior Modular Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Lee A. Archer