Patents by Inventor Mark Allan

Mark Allan 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).

  • Apparatus with forward and reverse-biased light emitting diodes coupled in parallel
    Patent number: 10161615
    Abstract: An exemplary printable composition of a liquid or gel suspension of diodes generally includes a plurality of diodes, a first solvent and/or a viscosity modifier. An exemplary apparatus may include: a plurality of diodes; at least a trace amount of a first solvent; and a polymeric or resin film at least partially surrounding each diode of the plurality of diodes. Various exemplary diodes have a lateral dimension between about 10 to 50 microns and about 5 to 25 microns in height. Other embodiments may also include a plurality of substantially chemically inert particles having a range of sizes between about 10 to about 50 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: NthDegree Technologies Worldwide Inc
    Inventors: Mark David Lowenthal, William Johnstone Ray, Neil O. Shotton, Richard A. Blanchard, Brad Oraw, Mark Allan Lewandowski, Jeffrey Baldridge, Eric Anthony Perozziello
  • PRINTABLE HEATERS TO HEAT WEARABLES AND OTHER ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20180368213
    Abstract: This invention provides improved printed heaters to heat a variety of articles. The improvement comprises replacing the single large area resistive material layer with columns of a number of small patches of resistive material or of continuous resistive material, i.e., replacing the single large area heater with a number of smaller individual heaters. Printing of the resistive material is facilitated since the area of each resistive material patch is greatly reduced. In addition, some embodiments enable the opportunity to provide a breathable heater for use in wearable garments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Mark Allan Lamontia, MEHRDAD MEHDIZADEH
  • Voltage sensor housing and assembly including the same
    Patent number: 10151778
    Abstract: A voltage sensor housing includes a top portion including a conductive top portion composed of conductive material and non-conductive top portions composed of non-conductive material, a bottom portion composed of non-conductive material, side portions composed of non-conductive material, wherein the top portion the bottom portion and the side portions define an interior area structured to hold a voltage sensor, and conductive side portions composed of conductive material and being disposed adjacent to the side portions. The conductive top portion is electrically floating and the conductive side portions are electrically grounded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Abhijeet Vikram Kshirsagar, Mark Allan Juds, Gayatri Shashikant Dharne
  • SEATBELT PAYOUT MEASURING DEVICE AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180326937
    Abstract: A seatbelt payout measuring device with a rewind spring having a first end connected to a center spool and a second end connected to a rewind spring housing. A dielectric material layered immediately adjacent to the rewind spring forming a first layer and an electrolytic coil with dielectric material layered on both sides forming a second layer, isolating the rewind spring from the electrolytic coil. A capacitive measuring device having a first lead connected to the first end of the rewind spring and a second lead connected to a first end of the electrolytic coil. The capacitive measuring device measuring capacitance with belt pullout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mangala A. Jayasuriya, Mark A. Cuddihy, Mark Allan Lippman, Manoharprasad K. Rao
  • Electrical Connections And their Use in Wearables and Other Applications
    Publication number: 20180323524
    Abstract: This invention is directed to electrical circuits containing electrical connections of an electrical conductor in the form of a wire and a printed electrical conductor, methods of forming such connections and wearable garments and other articles with electrical circuits containing such electrical connections. One or more stitches with non-conductive thread each encompass the portion of the two conductors that are in contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Mark Allan Lamontia, JOSEPH JAMES DUFFY
  • Switching power connector and electrical connection element with safety interlock
    Patent number: 10116087
    Abstract: An electrical connection element is for a power connector. The power connector includes an electrical component having a number of first electrical mating members. The electrical connection element comprises: a housing including a number of second electrical mating members structured to be electrically connected to the number of first electrical mating members; a contact assembly enclosed by the housing and being electrically connected to the number of second electrical mating members; and an operating mechanism for opening and closing the contact assembly. The contact assembly is structured to electrically connect and disconnect power while the number of first electrical mating members remain mechanically coupled to the number of second electrical mating members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark Allan Juds, Paul Jason Rollmann, Jerome Kenneth Hastings, Kurt von Eckroth, Jeffrey Troy Johnson, Roger James Briggs, Kaushik Naidu Kona, Karthik Satyanarayanan, Abhijeet Rathi
  • Ground loop reduction apparatus
    Patent number: 10114041
    Abstract: A voltage probe holster includes a support member disposed on a base. The support member defines a plurality of apertures sized to receive a plurality of single-ended probes having coaxial leads. Each of the apertures have a conductive periphery configured to conduct electricity from one of the coaxial leads such that a common ground loop through the support member and the base is formed and that differences in ground potential are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Xi Lu, Krishna Prasad Bhat, Chingchi Chen, Mark Allan Lippman, Zhuxian Xu, Guangyin Lei
  • Insulation packaging system
    Patent number: 10112757
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an insulation packaging system. The insulation packaging system includes a plurality of insulation packages with first ends and second ends. The plurality of insulation packages defining an axis. A first film wraps around the axis to compress and couple the plurality of insulation packages together, while a second film wraps around the first and second ends of the plurality of insulation packages. The first and second films are different films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Johns Manville
    Inventors: Mark Allan Granger, Bradley Ray Lockwood
  • PRINTABLE HEATERS FOR WEARABLES
    Publication number: 20180289082
    Abstract: This invention provides improved printed heaters for use in wearable garments. The improvement comprises replacing the single large area resistive material layer with a number of small patches of resistive material, i.e., replacing the single large area heater with a number of smaller individual heaters. Printing of the resistive material is facilitated since the area of each resistive material patch is greatly reduced. In addition, some embodiments enable the opportunity to provide a breathable heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: MICHAEL ZANONI BURROWS, JOHN C. CRUMPTON, JEFFREY J. G. DEE, DANIEL ANEURIN INNS, MARK ALLAN LAMONTIA, MEHRDAD MEHDIZADEH
  • Seatbelt payout measuring device and system
    Patent number: 10093262
    Abstract: A seatbelt payout measuring device with a rewind spring having a first end connected to a center spool and a second end connected to a rewind spring housing. A dielectric material layered immediately adjacent to the rewind spring forming a first layer and an electrolytic coil with dielectric material layered on both sides forming a second layer, isolating the rewind spring from the electrolytic coil. A capacitive measuring device having a first lead connected to the first end of the rewind spring and a second lead connected to a first end of the electrolytic coil. The capacitive measuring device measuring capacitance with belt pullout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mangala A. Jayasuriya, Mark A. Cuddihy, Mark Allan Lippman, Manoharprasad K. Rao
  • Ground Loop Reduction Apparatus
    Publication number: 20180284154
    Abstract: A voltage probe holster includes a support member disposed on a base. The support member defines a plurality of apertures sized to receive a plurality of single-ended probes having coaxial leads. Each of the apertures have a conductive periphery configured to conduct electricity from one of the coaxial leads such that a common ground loop through the support member and the base is formed and that differences in ground potential are reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Xi Lu, Krishna Prasad Bhat, Chingchi Chen, Mark Allan Lippman, Zhuxian Xu, Guangyin Lei
  • VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20180273168
    Abstract: An aircraft for use in fixed wing flight mode and rotor flight mode while maintaining a horizontal fuselage is provided. The aircraft can include a fuselage, wings, rotor, and a plurality of engines. The rotor can comprise a wing attachment assembly further comprising a rotating support. A rotating section can comprise a central support and the wings, with a plurality of engines attached to the rotating section. In a rotor flight mode, the rotating section can rotate around a longitudinal axis of the rotor providing lift for the aircraft similar to the rotor of a helicopter. In a fixed wing flight mode, the rotating section does not rotate around a longitudinal axis of the rotor, providing lift for the aircraft similar to a conventional airplane. The same engines that provide torque to power the rotor in rotor flight mode also power the aircraft in fixed-wing flight mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: DZYNE Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Allan Page, Matthew Robert McCue, Robert Anthony Godlasky
  • POLYESTER-BASED TAPE COMPOSITES FOR CONSTRUCTION PANEL REINFORCEMENT
    Publication number: 20180171631
    Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to prepreg composites, typically in the form of unidirectional tapes, which contain at least one reinforcing fiber and a thermoplastic polyester matrix. The prepreg composites can be thermally bonded to a mineral-containing substrate in order to improve the performance characteristics of the substrate without requiring adhesives and without significantly increasing the mass or thickness of the substrate. The prepreg composite of the present invention can be applied to a wide range of mineral-containing substrates, including structural panels, gypsum wallboards, plasterboard, drywall, cement boards, or ceiling tiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Jeremy Hager Klug, Mark Allan Treece, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Ailey, Kendrick Casey Halsey, John Thomas Hofmann
  • Electrically Latching Rocker Arm Assembly Having Built-In OBD Functionality
    Publication number: 20180163577
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a cam-actuated rocker arm assembly with a solenoid-actuated latch that provides for cylinder deactivation or variable valve actuation. The solenoid is in a position where its inductance varies significantly in relation to the position of a latch pin as it translates between latching and non-latching configurations. A sensor is positioned to monitor a current or a voltage in a circuit that includes the solenoid. The sensor data is analyzed to provide diagnostic information relating to the operation of the rocker arm assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: James Edward McCarthy, Jr., Mark Allan Juds, Douglas Anthony Hughes, Nicholas Peter Gillette, Matthew Richard Busdiecker
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FOR WEARABLES AND OTHER ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20180153227
    Abstract: This invention is related to electrical connections in wearable garments and other articles that enable the transfer of electrical signals or electrical power from one site in the garment or article to another site on the garment or article by the use of an electrical conductor printed along the length of a sewable substrate which bridges the two sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Mark Allan Lamontia, JOSEPH JAMES DUFFY
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FOR WEARABLES AND OTHER ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20180153228
    Abstract: This invention is related to electrical connections in wearable garments and other articles that enable the transfer of electrical signals or electrical power from one site in the garment or article to another site on the garment or article by the use of an electrical conductor printed along the length of a substrate which bridges the two sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: MARK ALLAN LAMONTIA, JOSEPH JAMES DUFFY
  • VOLTAGE SENSOR HOUSING AND ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180156846
    Abstract: A voltage sensor housing includes a top portion including a conductive top portion composed of conductive material and non-conductive top portions composed of non-conductive material, a bottom portion composed of non-conductive material, side portions composed of non-conductive material, wherein the top portion the bottom portion and the side portions define an interior area structured to hold a voltage sensor, and conductive side portions composed of conductive material and being disposed adjacent to the side portions. The conductive top portion is electrically floating and the conductive side portions are electrically grounded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: ABHIJEET VIKRAM KSHIRSAGAR, MARK ALLAN JUDS, GAYATRI SHASHIKANT DHARNE
  • RETRACTABLE ALERT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180147980
    Abstract: The present invention is a retractable alert system for emergency vehicles. The alert system is a bar connected by a mechanical hinge to the rear quarter panel of a motor vehicle. When the bar is in a stowed position, it is approximately flush with the rear panel of the motor vehicle. When it is deployed, the bar rotates outwardly via the hinge approximately 90 degrees. The hinge is wired to an electrical motor powered through the car battery. The bar is deployed through actuating an interior button, which is operatively connected to the motor. The bar is further wired to the horn of the motor vehicle, such that displacement of the bar, through contact with another vehicle, causes the horn to sound. The system increases safety of emergency personnel by providing a zone around the emergency vehicle safer from oncoming traffic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventor: Mark Allan Blask
  • Thread Importance Based Processor Core Parking And Frequency Selection
    Publication number: 20180120920
    Abstract: Each processor core in a computing device supports various different frequency ranges, also referred to as p-states, and can operate to run threads at any one of those different frequency ranges. Threads in the computing device are assigned one of multiple importance levels. A processor core is configured to run at a particular frequency range or in accordance with a particular energy performance preference based on the importance level of the thread it is running. A utilization factor of a processor core can also be determined over some time duration, the utilization factor being based on the amount of time during the time duration that the processor core was running a thread(s), and also based on the importance levels of the thread(s) run during the time duration. The utilization factor can then be used to determine whether to park the processor core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Mehmet IYIGUN, Kai-Lun HSU, Rahul NAIR, Mark Allan BELLON, Arun U. KISHAN, Tristan A. BROWN
  • System and Method for Reliably Persisting Storage Writes at High Speed
    Publication number: 20180121138
    Abstract: A method for operating a device adapted to store information with high reliability includes determining a storage address for a data payload portion of a write request in accordance with a configuration of a communications interface coupled to the device, where the data payload is to be stored in mirroring groups of cache storage partitions of a plurality of cache storage modules. The method also includes generating a payload read request in accordance with the storage address, and prompting the communications interface to initiate the storing of the data payload, in parallel, in the mirroring groups in accordance with the payload read request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Mark Allan Kampe, Cameron Bahar, Jinshui Liu, Wesley Shao, Huawei Liu