Patents by Inventor Mark Andrew Johnson

Mark Andrew Johnson 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: 12109853
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring the condition of a pneumatic tyre including a pressure sensor(s) to measure an internal pressure within the tyre. A speed sensor(s) measures a rotational speed of the tyre. A controller is configured to receive data from the pressure sensor and the speed sensor and output indications related to a condition of the tyre. The controller determines the output indications by tracking the internal pressure with respect to time during use of the tyre, identifying at least one change in internal tyre pressure in a time interval. The time interval is between a first reference time and a second reference time, the reference times corresponding to points at which the speed sensor indicates different rotational speeds of the tyre. The controller further monitors the pressure change as a function of rotational speed of the tyre to provide an indicator of tyre condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael Robertson, Mark Andrew Johnson
  • Patent number: 11858664
    Abstract: Methods and systems for implementing a Jupiter aerospace mission can enable delivery of a science payload to a Jupiter orbit on a direct Earth-to-Jupiter trajectory. Solar power and use of avionics also allow a fast assembly, integration, and test process compared to past outer Solar System missions. The spacecraft can include an aerodynamic forebody, a shell, and a thermal protection system. The spacecraft can manage the radiation environment, generate solar power, and return data to Earth with a robust radio-frequency (RF) amplification and antenna gain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Paul Shoer, Jeffrey Allen Lewis, Brian Michael Sutter, Emily Elaine Boster, Timothy Michael Linn, Mark Andrew Johnson, Jarvis T. Songer, Edward Boneau Bierhaus, Weyman Albert Weems
  • Patent number: 11549513
    Abstract: A compressor comprising: a stator assembly comprising a plurality of stator elements; a rotor assembly comprising a shaft to which is mounted at least one bearing, a permanent magnet and an impeller; a support body; and an outer can comprising an air inlet. The support body comprises a hollow elongate central part to which is mounted the at least one bearing, and inside which the magnet is positioned, the elongate central part comprising a plurality of openings, and the air inlet of the outer can is axially aligned at least partially with the plurality of openings in the elongate central part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Kasra Daneshkhah, Mark Andrew Johnson
  • Patent number: 11519427
    Abstract: A brushless motor comprising a rotor assembly comprising a shaft, an impeller, a bearing assembly and a rotor core; a stator assembly; a frame comprising an outer portion and a support portion radially inward of the outer portion, the support portion supporting at least one of the rotor assembly and the stator assembly; and at least one strut extending between the outer portion and the support portion, wherein the strut and the stator assembly are aligned such that at least part of the strut and at least part of the stator assembly are disposed along a line substantially parallel to a rotation axis of the rotor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventor: Mark Andrew Johnson
  • Patent number: 11473594
    Abstract: A compressor has a rotor assembly having an impeller for generating an airflow through the compressor, a stator core assembly for causing rotation of the impeller, and a diffuser assembly for acting on the airflow generated by the impeller. The diffuser assembly has a first diffuser stage and a second diffuser stage. The first and second diffuser stages are separate components connected to one another by a fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Mark Andrew Johnson, Simon Alexander Locke, Matthew John Childe, Cathal Clancy, Vadivel Kumaran Sivashanmugam, Nora Er-Rouhly, Lukasz Andrzej Kowalczyk, Alan Glynn Sanderson, Thomas Richard Stafford, Sarah Elizabeth Elson, Alexander Thomas Wells, Jim Ray Lluisma
  • Publication number: 20220185042
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring the condition of a pneumatic tyre including a pressure sensor(s) to measure an internal pressure within the tyre. A speed sensor(s) measures a rotational speed of the tyre. A controller is configured to receive data from the pressure sensor and the speed sensor and output indications related to a condition of the tyre. The controller determines the output indications by tracking the internal pressure with respect to time during use of the tyre, identifying at least one change in internal tyre pressure in a time interval. The time interval is between a first reference time and a second reference time, the reference times corresponding to points at which the speed sensor indicates different rotational speeds of the tyre. The controller further monitors the pressure change as a function of rotational speed of the tyre to provide an indicator of tyre condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Michael ROBERTSON, Mark Andrew JOHNSON
  • Patent number: 11340913
    Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing model-based application control frameworks are disclosed. In one embodiment, in an information processing apparatus comprising at least one computer processor, a method for implementing model-based application control frameworks may include: (1) breaking an application into a plurality of modules, wherein each module comprises a component of the application that is capable of running independently; (2) determining a plurality of attributes for each of the modules; (3) identifying a deployment platform for each module; (4) building an attribute model for the application based on the modules, the attributes, and the deployment platform; (5) identifying control requirements for the attribute model; (6) identifying actions to implement the control requirements; and (7) deploying the actions to implement the control requirements to the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
    Inventors: Martin Shepherd, Mark Andrew Johnson, Ian Royle
  • Publication number: 20210207617
    Abstract: A compressor has a rotor assembly having an impeller for generating an airflow through the compressor, a stator core assembly for causing rotation of the impeller, and a diffuser assembly for acting on the airflow generated by the impeller. The diffuser assembly has a first diffuser stage and a second diffuser stage. The first and second diffuser stages are separate components connected to one another by a fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Mark Andrew JOHNSON, Simon Alexander LOCKE, Matthew John CHILDE, Cathal CLANCY, Vadivel Kumaran SIVASHANMUGAM, Nora ER-ROUHLY, Lukasz Andrzej KOWALCZYK, Alan Glynn SANDERSON, Thomas Richard STAFFORD, Sarah Elizabeth ELSON, Alexander Thomas WELLS, Jim Ray LLUISMA
  • Publication number: 20200310829
    Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing model-based application control frameworks are disclosed. In one embodiment, in an information processing apparatus comprising at least one computer processor, a method for implementing model-based application control frameworks may include: (1) breaking an application into a plurality of modules, wherein each module comprises a component of the application that is capable of running independently; (2) determining a plurality of attributes for each of the modules; (3) identifying a deployment platform for each module; (4) building an attribute model for the application based on the modules, the attributes, and the deployment platform; (5) identifying control requirements for the attribute model; (6) identifying actions to implement the control requirements; and (7) deploying the actions to implement the control requirements to the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Martin Shepherd, Mark Andrew Johnson, Ian Royle
  • Publication number: 20190323356
    Abstract: A compressor blade having a leading edge and a trailing edge, and a surface pattern between the leading and trailing edges, the surface pattern comprising at least one set of herringbone riblets formed of a plurality of v-shaped riblets, wherein the v-shaped riblets are spaced apart by a distance of between 200-400 ?m, and have a height of between 50-120 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Qiang LIU, Shan ZHONG, Mark Andrew JOHNSON, Matthieu Michel Xavier DE MAILLARD
  • Patent number: 10244912
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner having a main body and a dirt separator that is removably attached to the main body. The dirt separator includes a first dirt-separation stage, a second dirt-separation stage, and a vacuum motor for moving air through the first dirt-separation stage and the second dirt-separation stage. The vacuum motor has an impeller driven by an electric motor. The first dirt-separation stage is then located upstream of the impeller, and the second dirt-separation stage is located downstream of the impeller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Charles Geoffrey Box, Mark Andrew Johnson
  • Publication number: 20180363679
    Abstract: A brushless motor comprising a rotor assembly comprising a shaft, an impeller, a bearing assembly and a rotor core; a stator assembly; a frame comprising an outer portion and a support portion radially inward of the outer portion, the support portion supporting at least one of the rotor assembly and the stator assembly; and at least one strut extending between the outer portion and the support portion, wherein the strut and the stator assembly are aligned such that at least part of the strut and at least part of the stator assembly are disposed along a line substantially parallel to a rotation axis of the rotor assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventor: Mark Andrew JOHNSON
  • Publication number: 20180363664
    Abstract: A compressor comprising: a stator assembly comprising a plurality of stator elements; a rotor assembly comprising a shaft to which is mounted at least one bearing, a permanent magnet and an impeller; a support body; and an outer can comprising an air inlet. The support body comprises a hollow elongate central part to which is mounted the at least one bearing, and inside which the magnet is positioned, the elongate central part comprising a plurality of openings, and the air inlet of the outer can is axially aligned at least partially with the plurality of openings in the elongate central part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Kasra DANESHKHAH, Mark Andrew JOHNSON
  • Patent number: 10016111
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner having a dirt-separation stage and a vacuum motor for moving air through the dirt-separation stage. The vacuum motor includes an impeller driven by an electric motor. The impeller is then located upstream of the dirt-separation stage, the electric motor is located downstream of the dirt-separation stage, and at least part of the air discharged from the dirt-separation stage is used to cool the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Charles Geoffrey Box, Mark Andrew Johnson
  • Patent number: 9532691
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner that includes a first dirt-separation stage, a second dirt-separation stage, and a vacuum motor for moving air through the first dirt-separation stage and the second dirt-separation stage. The vacuum motor has a centrifugal impeller driven by an electric motor. The first dirt-separation stage is then located upstream of the impeller, the second dirt-separation stage is located downstream of the impeller, and the second dirt-separation stage has a plurality of cyclonic separators that are arranged around the vacuum motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Dyson Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Charles Geoffrey Box, Mark Andrew Johnson
  • Publication number: 20160113466
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner that includes a first dirt-separation stage, a second dirt-separation stage, and a vacuum motor for moving air through the first dirt-separation stage and the second dirt-separation stage. The vacuum motor has a centrifugal impeller driven by an electric motor. The first dirt-separation stage is then located upstream of the impeller, the second dirt-separation stage is located downstream of the impeller, and the second dirt-separation stage has a plurality of cyclonic separators that are arranged around the vacuum motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Charles Geoffrey BOX, Mark Andrew JOHNSON
  • Publication number: 20160113467
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner having a dirt-separation stage and a vacuum motor for moving air through the dirt-separation stage. The vacuum motor includes an impeller driven by an electric motor. The impeller is then located upstream of the dirt-separation stage, the electric motor is located downstream of the dirt-separation stage, and at least part of the air discharged from the dirt-separation stage is used to cool the electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Charles Geoffrey BOX, Mark Andrew JOHNSON
  • Publication number: 20160113465
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner having a main body and a dirt separator that is removably attached to the main body. The dirt separator includes a first dirt-separation stage, a second dirt-separation stage, and a vacuum motor for moving air through the first dirt-separation stage and the second dirt-separation stage. The vacuum motor has an impeller driven by an electric motor. The first dirt-separation stage is then located upstream of the impeller, and the second dirt-separation stage is located downstream of the impeller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Charles Geoffrey BOX, Mark Andrew JOHNSON
  • Patent number: 9261077
    Abstract: A system and method for load control of a wind turbine is disclosed. The method includes: selecting a plurality of wind turbine components for load monitoring; defining a load envelope for each of the selected components and storing the load envelopes in a controller, the load envelopes defining a maximum acceptable load capacity for the respective component that may be at or near the component's design capability; directly or indirectly monitoring loads on the selected components and generating corresponding load signals that are communicated to the controller; with the controller, determining if the loads acting on each of the selected components are within the component's respective load envelope; and the controller initiating corrective action in the event that the load acting on any one of the selected components exceeds the component's load envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Suresh S. Tirumalai, Mark Andrew Johnson, Mohan Muthu Kumar Sivanantham, Giridhar Nagraj Ron
  • Publication number: 20140284926
    Abstract: A system and method for load control of a wind turbine is disclosed. The method includes: selecting a plurality of wind turbine components for load monitoring; defining a load envelope for each of the selected components and storing the load envelopes in a controller, the load envelopes defining a maximum acceptable load capacity for the respective component that may be at or near the component's design capability; directly or indirectly monitoring loads on the selected components and generating corresponding load signals that are communicated to the controller; with the controller, determining if the loads acting on each of the selected components are within the component's respective load envelope; and the controller initiating corrective action in the event that the load acting on any one of the selected components exceeds the component's load envelope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Suresh S. Tirumalai, Mark Andrew Johnson, Mohan Muthu Kumar Sivanantham, Giridhar Nagraj Ron