Patents by Inventor Mark Maynard
Mark Maynard 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).
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Patent number: 11498259Abstract: A method of determining a void volume during manufacture of a composite pipe formed of concentric layers of adjacently positioned, helical windings of composite tape has the steps of: (a) scanning the surface of a layer of adjacently positioned, helical windings to generate scanning information; (b) using the scanning information to locate gap(s) between adjacent windings and to determine the number of gaps and characteristic dimensions of each gap in the layer; and (c) generating a calculated void volume of the layer, using the number of gaps and the characteristic dimensions of each gap for the layer. The invention also relates to a corresponding apparatus for determining a void volume during manufacture of a composite pipe formed of concentric layers of helically wound composite tape.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2018Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Magma Global LimitedInventors: Edward William Vernon-Harcourt, Daniel Mark Maynard
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Patent number: 11178986Abstract: A device is provided which assists the positioning of wall mounted articles in their preferred orientation and stabilizing them to prevent them moving. The device comprises female and male components, each of which include mating features and magnetic elements that facilitate aligning, mating and attracting the female and male components together when the device is assembled. In a method of using the device to position and stabilize an article, such as a framed picture, on a generally vertically oriented structure, such as a wall, each of the female and male components is affixed to a respective one of the back of the article and the wall such that their mating features are exposed and align and mate with one another, and the magnetic elements attract one another, thereby holding the components together, as well as holding the article to the generally vertically oriented structure in a preferred orientation.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2018Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Inventor: Darren Mark Maynard
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Patent number: 11168513Abstract: A method of making a composite pipe has the steps of (a) providing one or more sources of composite tape, the composite tape being formed of reinforcing fibres embedded in a thermoplastic matrix; (b) helically winding the composite tape(s) around a cylinder under the application of heat to form a pipe comprising fused, concentric layers of adjacently positioned, helically-wound composite tape; (c) scanning a region where edges of wound composite tape are expected to be, to generate scanning information; (d) controlling the gap between further adjacent windings by (1) using the scanning information to determine wound composite tape edge position(s), and (2) using the determined wound composite tape edge position(s) to adjust the winding process during winding; (e) repeating steps (c) and (d). The invention also relates to a corresponding apparatus for making a composite pipe.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Magma Global LimitedInventors: Edward William Vernon-Harcourt, Daniel Mark Maynard
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Publication number: 20210162650Abstract: A method of determining a void volume during manufacture of a composite pipe formed of concentric layers of adjacently positioned, helical windings of composite tape has the steps of: (a) scanning the surface of a layer of adjacently positioned, helical windings to generate scanning information; (b) using the scanning information to locate gap(s) between adjacent windings and to determine the number of gaps and characteristic dimensions of each gap in the layer; and (c) generating a calculated void volume of the layer, using the number of gaps and the characteristic dimensions of each gap for the layer. The invention also relates to a corresponding apparatus for determining a void volume during manufacture of a composite pipe formed of concentric layers of helically wound composite tape.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2018Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Edward William Vernon-Harcourt, Daniel Mark Maynard
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Publication number: 20200315193Abstract: A method is provided for packaging live clams in a container. The method includes harvesting the live clams from sea water having a first temperature. The method further includes placing the live clams in a tank of sea water having a second temperature that is less than the first temperature. The method further includes drying, with a blowing device, an outside surface of the live clams after removing the live clams from the tank. The method further includes placing a number of the live clams in the container after the drying step. The method further includes applying a vacuum seal along a top of the container and over the live clams in the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2019Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventor: Mark MAYNARD, SR.
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Publication number: 20200207008Abstract: A method of making a composite pipe has the steps of (a) providing one or more sources of composite tape, the composite tape being formed of reinforcing fibres embedded in a thermoplastic matrix; (b) helically winding the composite tape(s) around a cylinder under the application of heat to form a pipe comprising fused, concentric layers of adjacently positioned, helically-wound composite tape; (c) scanning a region where edges of wound composite tape are expected to be, to generate scanning information; (d) controlling the gap between further adjacent windings by (1) using the scanning information to determine wound composite tape edge position(s), and (2) using the determined wound composite tape edge position(s) to adjust the winding process during winding; (e) repeating steps (c) and (d). The invention also relates to a corresponding apparatus for making a composite pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2018Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Edward William Vernon-Harcourt, Daniel Mark Maynard
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Publication number: 20200047983Abstract: A method is provided for packaging frozen oysters on a half shell in a container. Each frozen oyster on the half shell comprises oyster meat on a round shell. The method includes the step of positioning the frozen oysters within the container in an inverted orientation such that oyster meat of the frozen oysters faces a bottom of the container and the round shell of the frozen oysters faces an opening in a top of the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2018Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventor: Mark Maynard, SR.
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Publication number: 20190159610Abstract: A device is provided which assists the positioning of wall mounted articles in their preferred orientation and stabilizing them to prevent them moving. The device comprises female and male components, each of which include mating features and magnetic elements that facilitate aligning, mating and attracting the female and male components together when the device is assembled. In a method of using the device to position and stabilize an article, such as a framed picture, on a generally vertically oriented structure, such as a wall, each of the female and male components is affixed to a respective one of the back of the article and the wall such that their mating features are exposed and align and mate with one another, and the magnetic elements attract one another, thereby holding the components together, as well as holding the article to the generally vertically oriented structure in a preferred orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventor: Darren Mark Maynard
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Patent number: 10247721Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of diagnosis which identifies one or more individual cells and comprises determining at least one of a cell dimension and a cell area, and determining at least one of dark/light cell contrast characteristics, cell area characteristics, cell color characteristics, cell roughness characteristics, distances between cell nuclei and cell convexity. A computer readable medium, a computer apparatus and a diagnostic system is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Inventors: David Galloway, Daniel Mark Maynard
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Publication number: 20160224680Abstract: Users seek to obtain documents on their mobile computing device, such as a smart phone or tablet. Their device has a quick response (QR) code reader application and a camera for capturing QR codes. An imaging device scans the document and transfers its image to a remote computing device, such as a server, for storage. The remote device returns to the imaging device a uniform resource locator (URL) and unique identifier corresponding to the image. The imaging device displays to the user a QR code corresponding to the URL and unique identifier. The user captures the QR code with the camera of their mobile device and the QR code reader application launches a browser. The image is requested to be transferred to the mobile computing device. Upon return of the image from the remote computing device, the image of the document is displayed to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2015Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Charles Mark Maynard, II, Jeffrey Lee Richards
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Publication number: 20160146782Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of diagnosis which identifies one or more individual cells and comprises determining at least one of a cell dimension and a cell area, and determining at least one of dark/light cell contrast characteristics, cell area characteristics, cell colour characteristics, cell roughness characteristics, distances between cell nuclei and cell convexity. A computer readable medium, a computer apparatus and a diagnostic system is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: Cytosystems LimitedInventors: David GALLOWAY, Daniel Mark MAYNARD
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Patent number: 9033772Abstract: A method for producing frozen oysters on the half shell, which comprises the steps of freezing live oysters in their shells, so that the oysters hinges will break open; subjecting the frozen oysters to a water treatment to promote disengagement of the oysters' flesh from one thin shell; and percussing the water treated oysters, so that at least one shell will be knocked off.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2009Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Inventor: Mark Maynard
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Patent number: 8939548Abstract: A process where there is deposited on a supporting substrate at least one first polymer layer and optionally at least one second polymer layer followed by treating the resulting formed layers or laminate with a laser.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2013Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Tygh J Newton, Ruander Cardenas, John R Andrews, Tony R Rogers, Mark Maynard, James D Padgett, Chanthy Luy
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Publication number: 20140369587Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of diagnosis which identifies one or more individual cells and comprises determining at least one of a cell dimension and a cell area, and determining at least one of dark/light cell contrast characteristics, cell area characteristics, cell colour characteristics, cell roughness characteristics, distances between cell nuclei and cell convexity. A computer readable medium, a computer apparatus and a diagnostic system is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2013Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: Cytosystems LimitedInventors: David Galloway, Daniel Mark Maynard
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Publication number: 20140253637Abstract: A process where there is deposited on a supporting substrate at least one first polymer layer and optionally at least one second polymer layer followed by treating the resulting formed layers or laminate with a laser.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Tygh J. Newton, Ruander Cardenas, John R. Andrews, Tony R. Rogers, Mark Maynard, James D. Padgett, Chanthy Luy
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Patent number: 8591171Abstract: The generator (10) includes an essentially cylindrical stator assembly (12) defining a central turbine void (14) in which a wind turbine (16) rotates to power an electrical generator (18). The wind turbine (16) includes vanes (48) having a width (52) less than 25 percent of a diameter (58) of the turbine (16). The turbine (16) defines an open void (60) between the vanes (48) for unrestricted passage of air through the wind turbine (16). Non-planar stators (34A-34H) extend between a base and an upper truss (20, 26) to strengthen the stator assembly (12) and to direct air exiting directional ducts (36A-36H) to move in a first rotational direction (42) within the turbine void (14). A plurality of geodesic truss segments (96A-96H) form the base and upper trusses (20, 26) to produce a strong, light-weight wind generator (10) that is easily assembled on-site.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2010Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Inventor: Mark Maynard
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Publication number: 20100035531Abstract: A method for producing frozen oysters on the half shell, which comprises the steps of freezing live oysters in their shells, so that the oysters hinges will break open; subjecting the frozen oysters to a water treatment to promote disengagement of the oysters' flesh from one thin shell; and percussing the water treated oysters, so that at least one shell will be knocked off.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Inventor: Mark Maynard
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Patent number: D958800Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: The Rocket Science Group LLCInventors: Sarah Dunn, Matthew Pence, Mark Maynard, Kory Oliver
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Patent number: D973063Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: The Rocket Science Group LLCInventors: Sarah Dunn, Matthew Pence, Mark Maynard, Kory Oliver