Patents by Inventor Mark DAVID

Mark DAVID 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: 8759470
    Abstract: Mixed polycycloaliphatic amines (MPCA) and alkylates thereof (MPCA alkylates), methods for making mixed polycycloaliphatic MPCA amines and MPCA alkylates thereof, as well as polymeric compositions, such as spray-applied polyurea coating compositions, comprising said mixed amines MPCA and MPCA alkylates thereof are described herein. In one embodiment, the polymeric composition comprises an isocyanate component, and a resin component comprising an organic compound having the following Formula I: where R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group comprising from 3 to 12 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group comprising from 3 to 12 carbon atoms and combinations thereof, provided that there is at least one alkyl group within Formula I, and X is a methylene bridged polycycloaliphatic amine (MPCA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark David Conner, Gamini Ananda Vedage, Peter Andrew Lucas, Courtney Thompson Thurau, Richard V. C. Carr
  • Patent number: 8760103
    Abstract: A system for controlling power to actuators. For example, a controller may output a signal having a variable duty cycle waveform for controlling current to an actuator via an interface circuit between the controller and the actuator. Changing the duty cycle may change the amount of current to the actuator. The controller may provide a control signal that optimizes power consumption by the actuator for efficiency purposes. However, if the controller fails, then no control signal may be available to allow current to the actuator, particularly in situations where the actuator may need to be operationally tested. To avoid such situations, fail-safe bypass switching may be incorporated into the interface circuit. Upon absence of a control signal from the controller, the circuit may provide a default signal in lieu of the control signal to maintain current to the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Mark David Bokusky, Robert Sibilski, Liliana Jasiczek
  • Publication number: 20140170409
    Abstract: A low-wear fluoropolymer composite body comprises at least one fluoropolymer and additive particles dispersed therein. Also provided is a process for the fabrication of such a fluoropolymer composite body. The composite body exhibits a low wear rate for sliding motion against a hard counterface, and may be formulated with either melt-processible or non-melt-processible fluoropolymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC, E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Gregory Scott Blackman, Christopher P. Junk, Wallace Gregory Sawyer, Brandon A. Krick, Mark David Wetzel
  • Publication number: 20140172618
    Abstract: Disclosed is an improved approach for implementing enterprise software systems that addresses the above-described problems with existing systems. The present approach provides an effective and efficient way for defining schemas for services, and to define how to map the schema to particular transactional contexts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Mark David LEWIS, Jianfeng TAI, David WANG, Ying WANG, Re LAI
  • Patent number: 8753946
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing an electronic apparatus, such as a lighting device having light emitting diodes (LEDs) or a power generating device having photovoltaic diodes. The exemplary method includes depositing a first conductive medium within a plurality of channels of a base to form a plurality of first conductors; depositing within the plurality of channels a plurality of semiconductor substrate particles suspended in a carrier medium; forming an ohmic contact between each semiconductor substrate particle and a first conductor; converting the semiconductor substrate particles into a plurality of semiconductor diodes; depositing a second conductive medium to form a plurality of second conductors coupled to the plurality of semiconductor diodes; and depositing or attaching a plurality of lenses suspended in a first polymer over the plurality of diodes. In various embodiments, the depositing, forming, coupling and converting steps are performed by or through a printing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignees: NthDegree Technologies Worldwide Inc, NASA, an agency of the United States
    Inventors: William Johnstone Ray, Mark David Lowenthal, Neil O. Shotton, Richard A. Blanchard, Mark Allan Lewandowski, Kirk A. Fuller, Donald Odell Frazier
  • Patent number: 8753947
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing an electronic apparatus, such as a lighting device having light emitting diodes (LEDs) or a power generating device having photovoltaic diodes. The exemplary method includes depositing a first conductive medium within a plurality of channels of a base to form a plurality of first conductors; depositing within the plurality of channels a plurality of semiconductor substrate particles suspended in a carrier medium; forming an ohmic contact between each semiconductor substrate particle and a first conductor; converting the semiconductor substrate particles into a plurality of semiconductor diodes; depositing a second conductive medium to form a plurality of second conductors coupled to the plurality of semiconductor diodes; and depositing or attaching a plurality of lenses suspended in a first polymer over the plurality of diodes. In various embodiments, the depositing, forming, coupling and converting steps are performed by or through a printing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignees: NthDegree Technologies Worldwide Inc, NASA
    Inventors: William Johnstone Ray, Mark David Lowenthal, Neil O. Shotton, Richard A. Blanchard, Mark Allan Lewandowski, Kirk A. Fuller, Donald Odell Frazier
  • Publication number: 20140162916
    Abstract: A fluoropolymer composite comprising at least one fluoropolymer and particulate filler material is formed using a slurry process, in which the particulate filler material is first dispersed in a polar organic liquid, which is then combined with a suitable particulate fluoropolymer. The combination is dried to form a composite powder material. The composite powder material, with optional addition of another fluoropolymer, is processed to form a fluoropolymer composite body. The process can be carried out with either melt-processible or non-melt-processible fluoropolymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher P. Junk, Paul Gregory Bekiarian, Mark David Wetzel
  • Publication number: 20140163766
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for improving system performance using cooling configuration information are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A set of components in a data processing system is indexed according to corresponding amounts of cooling available to the components in the set. Priorities are assigned to component users in a set of component users. Using a processor and a memory, a component whose index value represents a higher than threshold amount of cooling availability to the component is allocated to a component user whose priority is higher than a threshold priority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: MIKE CONRAD DURON, Randall Clay Itskin, Mark David McLaughlin
  • Publication number: 20140160659
    Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to a case having a base unit and a display unit. The base unit includes an emitting surface. The display unit includes a dissipating member. A hinge connects the base unit and the display unit, the hinge connected below at least part of the heat emitting surface or first vent and the heat dissipating member or second vent. The emitting surface and the dissipating member are to overlap or align when the display unit is in a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Kevin L. Massaro, Mark David Senatori, Ilchan Lee
  • Publication number: 20140162739
    Abstract: A spreader system for an agricultural harvester, including a hood assembly comprising a rotatable first hood and second hood, and wherein the first and second hoods cover a portion of a respective first and second discs and are configured to rotate between a first position and a second position, in the first position the first and second hoods block upward and rearward flow of a first agricultural material, a second agricultural material, an airflow, or a combination thereof, in the second position the first and second hoods are configured to facilitate upward and rearward flow of the first agricultural material, the second agricultural material, the airflow, or the combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: CNH AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Edward Isaac, Mark David Dilts
  • Publication number: 20140158349
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a plunger lift system in a well is provided. The methods can include: opening a control valve and allowing a plunger to rise to a top of the well; determining an actual rise time of the plunger based on a time it takes the plunger to rise to the top of the well; using actual rise time of the plunger and a target rise time calculating adjustments to the afterflow time or close time; and allowing the afterflow time to pass before closing the control valve and keeping the valve closed for the close time. The methods are repeated, each time calculating a new adjusted afterflow time or adjusted close time to incrementally alter these times to improve the operation of the plunger lift system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Mark David Scantlebury, Clint Edward Mason
  • Publication number: 20140157746
    Abstract: A header lift assembly for an agricultural harvester includes a lift cylinder and a lock assembly. The lift cylinder includes a sleeve and a piston, and the piston is configured to move in an axial direction relative to the sleeve. The lock assembly is coupled to the lift cylinder and is configured to automatically transition to a first locking position upon extension of the piston in the axial direction to a locking distance from the sleeve. The first locking position is configured to block retraction of the piston in the axial direction beyond a first distance from the sleeve. The lock assembly is also configured to automatically disengage from the first locking position to a unlocked position that facilitates retraction of the piston beyond the first distance upon extension of the piston to an unlocking distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: CNH AMERICA LLC
    Inventor: Mark David Dilts
  • Patent number: 8751340
    Abstract: A method for check destruction tracking and reconstruction relates to tracking the destruction of financial institution items, such as paper checks. The method includes transferring the financial institution items to a bin for transporting the items to be destroyed. The bin is associated with a bin identifier. The items which are in the bin are identified and the bin is transported for destruction. If the items are safely transported and safely destroyed, a notification of destruction of the items in the bin is sent. If the items are either not safely transported or not safely destroyed, a notification of an incident is sent. Appropriate action may be taken in response to receiving such notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Humberto Kenneth Piedra, Hamilton Tarry Boyd, Mark David Felse, Barry Thomas Vanlandingham
  • Patent number: 8751773
    Abstract: This invention relates to scheduling threads in a multicore processor. Executable transactions may be scheduled using at least one distribution queue, which lists executable transactions in order of eligibility for execution, and multilevel scheduler which comprises a plurality of linked individual executable transaction schedulers. Each of these includes a scheduling algorithm for determining the most eligible executable transaction for execution. The most eligible executable transaction is outputted from the multilevel scheduler to the at least one distribution queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignees: Synopsys, Inc., Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited
    Inventor: Mark David Lippett
  • Patent number: 8745808
    Abstract: A liquid applicator is configured to apply liquid to a contoured surface. The liquid applicator includes a frame with a laterally extending base and a plurality of elongated fingers spaced laterally along the base. The fingers flex to follow the contoured surface when a liquid application force is applied. The liquid applicator also includes a flexible applicator pad assembly supported on multiple ones of the fingers. The applicator pad assembly is operable to carry liquid and is flexible at least generally with the fingers so as to follow the contoured surface during liquid application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Specialty Products of Greenwood, Missouri, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Joseph Best, Marco Carroll Perry, Mark David Prommel, Kevin Min O'Leary, William Lauchlin Gulledge, Jr., William Daniel Richardson, Chad Edward Brott, B. Deré Newman, Melodie Lea Wendleton, Benjamin A. Shobert, Richard S. Dale, Todd Brunner
  • Publication number: 20140156607
    Abstract: Techniques for deduplication include an index, a receiver module, and an indexer module. The index can store information about data blocks. The receiver module can receive a data block. The indexer module can check whether information about the data block is in the index, and if information about the data block is not found in the index, then it can make a random decision about whether to store information about the data block in the index, and if the random decision is to store information about the data block in the index, then it can store information about the data block in the index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventor: Mark David Lillibridge
  • Publication number: 20140151607
    Abstract: Compositions, methods and manufactures are disclosed for an ultraviolet-curable conductive ink and for a binding medium which may be utilized for both a dielectric ink and for a conductive ink. A representative ultraviolet-curable binding medium composition comprises: a difunctional aliphatic polycarbonate urethane acrylate oligomer; a monofunctional monomer such as an isophoryl acrylate monomer or an acrylate ester monomer; a difunctional monomer such as a difunctional alkoxylated acrylate or methacrylate monomer; a first photoinitiator such as an ?-hydroxyketone class photoinitiator; and a second photoiniator such as an ?-aminoketone class photoinitiator. A plurality of conductive particles, such as silver particles and graphene particles, may be included in the binding medium to provide an ultraviolet-curable conductive ink and, when cured, a conductive layer or wire, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Mark David Lowenthal, Mark Lewandowski, Alexandra Elyse Hartman
  • Publication number: 20140150793
    Abstract: A method for controlling operation of a CPAP apparatus. The apparatus has a blower, a patient interface, an air delivery conduit for delivering air from the blower to the patient interface, a sensor for determining the pressure in the patient interface, and a control mechanism that causes air to be delivered at a desired pressure to the patient interface and that detects transitions between inhalation and exhalation of a respiratory cycle of a patient in order to synchronise the blower output with the patient's efforts. In one form the CPAP apparatus provides pressure in accordance with a bi-level waveform with at least one characterising parameter of the waveform being automatically adjusted in accordance with indications of sleep disordered breathing. The indications of sleep disordered breathing can be one or more of snoring, apnea, hypopnea, and flow limitation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: RESMED LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Douglas, Anthony John Ujhazy, Glenn Richards, Mark David Buckley, Klaus Henry Schindhelm
  • Publication number: 20140151606
    Abstract: Compositions, methods and manufactures are disclosed for an ultraviolet-curable conductive ink and for a binding medium which may be utilized for both a dielectric ink and for a conductive ink. A representative ultraviolet-curable binding medium composition comprises: a difunctional aliphatic polycarbonate urethane acrylate oligomer; a monofunctional monomer such as an isophoryl acrylate monomer or an acrylate ester monomer; a difunctional monomer such as a difunctional alkoxylated acrylate or methacrylate monomer; a first photoinitiator such as an ?-hydroxyketone class photoinitiator; and a second photoiniator such as an ?-aminoketone class photoinitiator. A plurality of conductive particles, such as silver particles and graphene particles, may be included in the binding medium to provide an ultraviolet-curable conductive ink and, when cured, a conductive layer or wire, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Mark David Lowenthal, Mark Lewandowski, Alexandra Elyse Hartman
  • Patent number: 8739440
    Abstract: An exemplary system comprises a power regulator and an emitting apparatus. The emitting apparatus is typically attached to or integrated with a display object, such as a merchandise package or container. A support structure, such as a point of purchase display, typically contains or supports one or more power regulators and display objects. The power regulator comprises a controller and a primary inductor, and the controller is adapted to provide a voltage or current to the primary inductor to generate a first primary inductor voltage. The emitting apparatus comprises an illumination source and a secondary inductor coupled to the illumination source. The illumination source is adapted to emit visible light when the power regulator is in an on state and when the secondary inductor is within a predetermined distance of the primary inductor. In exemplary embodiments, the first and second inductors are substantially planar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: NthDegree Technologies Worldwide Inc.
    Inventors: Mark David Lowenthal, William Johnstone Ray, Peter Michael Bray, David R. Bowden