Patents by Inventor Mark James

Mark James 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).

  • WIPE FOR KILLING SPORES
    Publication number: 20170215427
    Abstract: This invention relates to a wipe for killing spores comprising an absorbent sheet holding an aqueous composition and a sealed package containing the absorbent sheet, wherein the aqueous composition comprises water, an antimicrobial agent and a peroxide. The invention also relates to a process for killing spores using the above-indicated wipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Peter A. Burke, Mark James Leggett, Michael A. Centanni
  • Piperidinecarboxylic acid derivatives as fungicides
    Patent number: 9717243
    Abstract: Piperidinecarboxylic acidderivatives of the formula (I) in which the symbols A, L1, L2, G, p, Q, R1, R2, T and Y are each as defined in the description, and salts, metal complexes and N-oxides of the compounds of the formula (I), and the use thereof for controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi and processes for preparing compounds of the formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: BAYER CROPSCIENCE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Stefan Hillebrand, Matthias Riedrich, Sebastian Hoffmann, Mark James Ford, Joachim Telser, Mazen Es-Sayed, Guenter Hoemberger, Pierre Wasnaire, Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann, Tomoki Tsuchiya
  • Method for calibrating a multiple flow conduit flow meter
    Patent number: 9719838
    Abstract: A method for calibrating a multiple flow conduit flow meter (200) is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The multiple flow conduit flow meter (200) includes a first flow conduit (201) conducting a first flow stream and a pair of first pickoff sensors (215, 215?) affixed to the first flow conduit (201). The multiple flow conduit flow meter (200) further includes at least one additional flow conduit (202) conducting at least one additional flow stream and at least one pair of additional pickoff sensors (216, 216?) affixed to the at least one additional flow conduit (202).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Micro Motion, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Paul Stack, Andrew Timothy Patten, Gregory Treat Lanham, Mark James Bell
  • INTRAUTERINE DEVICE WITH RETRIEVAL THREAD
    Publication number: 20170202701
    Abstract: An intrauterine contraceptive system may include a contraceptive intrauterine device, a retrieval thread permanently attached to the intrauterine device and an insertion device for inserting the intrauterine device into a uterus. The system may also include a release thread releasably coupled with the intrauterine device. The intrauterine device may be deployable out of a distal end of the insertion device and may be configured to change from a delivery configuration when housed in the insertion device to a deployed configuration when deployed in a uterus. The retrieval thread and the optional release thread may be at least partially housed within the insertion device during insertion of the intrauterine device into the uterus. The release thread may extend from the intrauterine device through the insertion device to an attachment point at or near a proximal end of the insertion device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: CONTRAMED, LLC
    Inventors: Michael TAL, Bob H. KATZ, Mark James DeBISSCHOP
  • Environmental sampler and methods of use in soils and fields
    Patent number: 9709471
    Abstract: An environmental testing and monitoring system uses a sampler to hold resin or other adsorbent for contaminants, pollutants, nutrients, or other chemicals uptake from water or air, and preferably includes remote real-time sensors that detect and transmit physical and/or chemical data by wireless or wired telemetry and GPS systems. The sampler and/or sensors may be attached to a ground-insertion tool having at least one screw portion. The sampler and sensors may be attached to a fixed or floating buoy system that is capable of solar charging or may be affixed to other supports to allow precise placement in, and easy retrieval from, various structures and environments including fresh and saltwater, soil and sediment, water and sludge pipes and vessels, air, and gaseous streams and emissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: UNIBEST INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Mark James Riess, Lori Dawn Crass
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF SWALLOWING DISORDERS
    Publication number: 20170188934
    Abstract: A system is provided for monitoring patients with dysphagia, or swallowing impairments, that monitors muscle movement during intensive swallowing exercises to provide adjuvant visual feedback from surface electromyography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Jana Maureen RIEGER, Gabriela CONSTANTINESCU, Mark James REDMOND, Dylan Kyle SCOTT, Benjamin Ronald KING, Mark Vernon FEDORAK, Herman LUNDGREN
  • Fasteners Having Improved Comfort
    Publication number: 20170181904
    Abstract: A fastening member has inboard and outboard ends, a panel region, an end region, and a stiffening element. The panel region is disposed adjacent to the inboard end and has first and second layers. The first and second layers are joined in a face-to-face orientation. The end region is disposed adjacent to the outboard end and has a fastening element zone and an intermediate zone. The intermediate zone is disposed between the fastening element zone and the panel region adjacent an interface between the panel and end regions. The stiffening element is disposed in the end region and has a stiffness of greater than about 200 N/m. A portion of the stiffening element is disposed between the first layer and the second layer and is joined to the first layer and the second layer. The portion is disposed adjacent to the interface between the panel region and the end region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Mark James KLINE, Anna Elizabeth MACURA, Michael Irwin LAWSON, Ronald Joseph ZINK
  • Techniques for rapid deployment of service artifacts
    Patent number: 9690557
    Abstract: A framework (referred to herein as Application Integration Architecture, or AIA) that formalizes and orchestrates activities in an SOA development lifecycle. In one set of embodiments, AIA can capture development-related information in a shared data store and cause the information to flow in an automated or semi-automated manner from one lifecycle phase to the next as the lifecycle progresses. This information flow can, in turn, facilitate automations at each lifecycle phase for the responsible stakeholders (e.g., solution architects, developers, installation developers, etc.), thereby enforcing SOA best practices, enhancing development productivity, and ensuring the quality of the final SOA deliverables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Arvind Srinivasamoorthy, Purushotham Kola, Ravindran Sankaran, Annaji Garimella, Raghavateja Kalapatapu, Thirupathi Reddy Annadi, Mark James Glenn Craig, Nan Xie
  • Apparatus and method for treatment of lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
    Patent number: 9687407
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are provided for the treatment of lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) via the stretching of an affected user's restricted muscle(s), be it the extensor digitorum communis (EDC), extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB), supinator muscle, or any combination thereof. The apparatus can comprise various adjustable straps and rigid members configured to secure the apparatus to the user's arm and hold the user's interphalangeal joints, metacarpal phalangeal joints, and wrist in flexion, the user's forearm in pronation, and the user's elbow in extension. This combination of joint positions can constitute a desired position which, when held for prolonged periods, can cause the elongation of the restricted muscle tissue. This in turn can cause relief of the user's symptoms of lateral epicondylitis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Tennis Elbow R & D Ltd.
    Inventor: Mark James Laurensse
  • DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING A FRANGIBLE BONDING AGENT
    Publication number: 20170156948
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent article that includes a frangible bonding agent for maintaining the absorbent article in a predetermined configuration. The frangible bonding agent may be disposed on a fastening system in order to maintain one or more portions of the fastening system in a particular position during manufacturing but still provide an easy-to-open fastener when used by a consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Ebrahim REZAI, JAY TAO, Stephen Joseph LANGE, Mark James KLINE, James David LANDGREBE, Jeromy Thomas RAYCHECK
  • Conducting formulation
    Patent number: 9673394
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel formulations comprising an organic semiconductor (OSC) and a conductive additive, to their use as conducting inks for the preparation of organic electronic (OE) devices, especially organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells, to methods for preparing OE devices using the novel formulations, and to OE devices and OPV cells prepared from such methods and formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Mark James, Iain McCulloch, Warren Duffy, Philip Edward May, Dan Walker, David P. Waller, Richard Kendall Childers, Sheila E. Rodman
  • Detection of a change in the cross-sectional area of a fluid tube in a vibrating meter by determining a lateral mode stiffness
    Patent number: 9671268
    Abstract: A method for determining a lateral mode stiffness of one or more fluid tubes (103A, 103B) in a vibrating meter (5) is provided. The method comprises a step of vibrating at least one of the one or more fluid tubes (103A, 103B) in a drive mode vibration. Drive mode sensor signals (310) are received based on a vibrational response to the drive mode vibration. At least one of the one or more fluid tubes (103A, 103B) is vibrated in a lateral mode vibration, wherein the lateral mode is approximately perpendicular to the drive mode. Lateral mode sensor signals (317) are received based on a vibrational response to the lateral mode vibrations. The method further comprises determining a lateral mode stiffness (318) based on the lateral mode sensor signals (317).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Micro Motion, Inc.
    Inventors: Goldino Alves, Mark James Bell
  • Preparation of halogenated di-substituted benzylamines, particularly halogenated dialkylbenzylamines
    Patent number: 9670135
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process for preparing halogenated di-substituted benzylamines, particularly halogenated dialkylbenzylamines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: BAYER CROPSCIENCE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Johann Seeba, Günter Schlegel, Martin Littmann, Rafael Warsitz, Mark James Ford
  • ADAPTIVE TRAILER OSCILLATION DETECTION AND STABILITY CONTROL
    Publication number: 20170151935
    Abstract: A trailer oscillation and stability control device including an accelerometer and an angular rate sensor. An oscillation detection discriminator detects oscillatory lateral trailer motion in response to trailer displacement data derived from inputs from the angular rate sensor and acceleration signals received from the accelerometer, and then generates corresponding oscillatory event data. A brake controller generates a braking control signal in response to oscillatory event data received from the oscillation detection discriminator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Herman PROHASZKA, David James CATTERMOLE, John Peter MANFREDA, Matthew Allen COLLIN, Mark James WOLOSZYK, Paul Michael MCCOY
  • Difluoromethyl-nicotinic-indanyl carboxamides
    Publication number: 20170150717
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel difluoromethyl-nicotinic indanyl carboxamides, to processes for preparing these compounds, to compositions comprising these compounds, and to the use thereof as biologically active compounds, especially for control of harmful microorganisms in crop protection and in the protection of materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Christophe DUBOST, Philipp WINTER, Marco BRÜNJES, Mark James FORD, Ulrike WACHENDORFF-NEUMANN, Cyril MONTAGNE, Jean-Pierre VORS, Stephane BRUNET, Philippe RINOLFI
  • Systems and methods for using transport time to estimate engine aftertreatment system characteristics
    Patent number: 9657678
    Abstract: A system includes a controller that has a processor. The processor is configured to receive a first signal from a first sensor indicative of a first exhaust measurement, wherein the first sensor is disposed at a catalytic converter system inlet of a catalytic converter system. The processor is further configured to derive one or more of an estimated length, estimated volume, or estimated transport delay of an exhaust conduit based on the first signal, wherein a first end of the exhaust conduit is connected to an engine outlet of a engine, and a second end of the exhaust conduit is connected to the catalytic converter system inlet; and to apply the one or more of estimated length, estimated volume, or estimated transport delay of the exhaust conduit during control of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Pin Zeng, Prashant Srinivasan, Mark James Lemke
  • PREPARATION OF PIPERIDINE-4-CARBOTHIOAMIDE
    Publication number: 20170137381
    Abstract: The present invention describes a novel process for preparing piperidine-4-carbothioamide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Marco BRÜNJES, Mark James FORD
  • Gauge
    Patent number: 9651409
    Abstract: A pointer assembly includes a guide, a helical drive member supported in the guide, a motor for axially rotating the helical drive member, a follower carried by the helical drive member, and a pointer coupled to the follower and movable relative to the guide for indicating a measured value, wherein axial rotation of the helical drive member in a clockwise rotation causes the follower and the pointer to move in a first direction relative to the guide and axial rotation of the helical drive member in a counterclockwise rotation causes the follower and the pointer to move in a second direction relative to the guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Mark James Baker
  • Heat exchanger
    Patent number: 9631876
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a stack of heat exchanger plate pairs that each define an internal volume and include an inlet and an outlet such that a first medium flows from the inlet to the outlet along a flow axis. The inlets together form an inlet header through the heat exchanger plate pairs and the outlets together form an outlet header through the heat exchanger plate pairs. The heat exchanger also includes an array of fins disposed between and in thermal contact with adjacent heat exchanger plate pairs. The array of fins defines flow channels between the adjacent heat exchanger plate pairs such that a second medium flows through the flow channels along the flow axis. One end of the array of fins includes a cut-out area which causes a first portion of the array of fins to be positioned laterally from either the inlet header or the outlet header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Mark James Zima, Prasad Shripad Kadle, Veeraj Chopra, Debangshu Majumdar
  • Fasteners having improved comfort
    Patent number: 9622925
    Abstract: A fastening member has inboard and outboard ends, a panel region, an end region, and a stiffening element. The panel region is disposed adjacent to the inboard end and has first and second layers. The first and second layers are joined in a face-to-face orientation. The end region is disposed adjacent to the outboard end and has a fastening element zone and an intermediate zone. The intermediate zone is disposed between the fastening element zone and the panel region adjacent an interface between the panel and end regions. The stiffening element is disposed in the end region and has a stiffness of greater than about 200 N/m. A portion of the stiffening element is disposed between the first layer and the second layer and is joined to the first layer and the second layer. The portion is disposed adjacent to the interface between the panel region and the end region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark James Kline, Anna Elizabeth Macura, Michael Irwin Lawson, Ronald Joseph Zink