Patents by Inventor Michael A. Gaul

Michael A. Gaul 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).

  • Publication number: 20160245165
    Abstract: A rotary engine including an insert in one of the walls of the outer body. The insert has a pilot subchamber defined therein communicating with the internal cavity and includes a subchamber wall surrounding the pilot subchamber. A main fuel injector is in communication with the internal cavity at a location spaced apart from the insert. A pilot fuel injector is in communication with the pilot subchamber. A heating element extends within the subchamber wall completely outside of the pilot subchamber, in heat transfer communication with the subchamber wall. An outer body for a rotary engine and a method of combusting fuel in a rotary engine are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Michael GAUL, Andre JULIEN, Bruno VILLENEUVE
  • Publication number: 20160245163
    Abstract: A compound engine assembly with an engine core including at least one internal combustion engine, a compressor, and a turbine section where the turbine shaft is configured to compound power with the engine shaft. The turbine section may include a first stage turbine and a second stage turbine. The turbine shaft is rotationally supported by a plurality of bearings all located on a same side of the compressor rotor(s) and all located on a same side of the turbine rotor(s), for example all located between the compressor rotor(s) and the turbine rotor(s), such that the compressor rotor(s) and the turbine rotor(s) are cantilevered. A method of driving a rotatable load of an aircraft is also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Sylvain LAMARRE, Mike FONTAINE, Andre JULIEN, Michael GAUL, Jean THOMASSIN, Lazar MITROVIC
  • Publication number: 20160245170
    Abstract: A compound engine assembly with an engine core including at least one internal combustion engine, a turbine section, and a compressor having an outlet in fluid communication with an inlet of the engine core. A casing is connected to the turbine section, the compressor and the engine core. A mount cage is connected to mounts attached to the casing between the compressor and a hot zone including the turbine section and the engine core. The mount cage includes a plurality of struts all extending from the mounts away from the turbine section and engine core. The casing may be a gearbox module casing through which the turbine shaft in engaged with the engine shaft. The mount cage may be completely contained within an axial space with the turbine section and engine core being located outside of the axial space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Sylvain LAMARRE, Mike FONTAINE, Andre JULIEN, Michael GAUL, Jean THOMASSIN, Lazar MITROVIC, Ilya B. MEDVEDEV, Sergey USIKOV, Andrey ZOLOTOV
  • Publication number: 20160245185
    Abstract: A compound engine assembly with an engine core including at least one internal combustion engine, a turbine section including a turbine shaft in driving engagement with the engine shaft, and a compressor, and a firewall. The compressor is located on one side of the firewall, and the turbine section and the engine core are located on the other side. The assembly may include a gearbox module with the turbine section and the engine core located on a same side of the gearbox module casing and the compressor located on the opposite side of the gearbox module casing, and with the firewall extending from the gearbox module casing. One or more rotatable accessory may be located on a same side of the firewall as the compressor. A method of reducing fire hazard in a compound engine assembly is also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Sylvain LAMARRE, Andre JULIEN, Michael GAUL, Jean THOMASSIN, Ilya B. MEDVEDEV, Sergey USIKOV, Andrey ZOLOTOV
  • Publication number: 20160245171
    Abstract: A compound engine assembly with an engine core including at least one internal combustion engine, a turbine section, and a compressor having an outlet in fluid communication with an inlet of the engine core. A casing is connected to the turbine section, compressor and engine core. A mount cage is connected to mounts attached to the casing between the compressor and a hot zone including the turbine section and exhaust pipe(s). The struts are separated from the hot zone by at least one firewall. The mount cage may include a plurality of struts all extending from the mounts away from the turbine section and engine core. The casing may be a gearbox module casing through which the turbine shaft in engaged with the engine shaft. The mount cage may be completely contained within an axial space with the turbine section and exhaust pipe(s) being located outside of the axial space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Sylvain LAMARRE, Mike FONTAINE, Andre JULIEN, Michael GAUL, Jean THOMASSIN, Lazar MITROVIC, Ilya B. MEDVEDEV, Sergey USIKOV, Andrey ZOLOTOV
  • Patent number: 9334794
    Abstract: A rotary engine including an insert in one of the walls of the outer body having a pilot subchamber defined therein communicating with the internal cavity of the engine. An ignition element extends in an element cavity defined through the insert adjacent the subchamber. A portion of the element is in communication with the subchamber through a communication opening defined in the insert between the element cavity and the subchamber. The communication opening has a cross-section smaller than a corresponding cross-section of the portion of the element. An outer body for a rotary engine and a method of combusting fuel in a rotary engine are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Michael Gaul, André Julien, Bruno Villeneuve
  • Patent number: 9034852
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), methods for preparing these compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and for treating a condition including but not limited to ankylosing spondylitis, artherosclerosis, arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis, infectious arthritis, childhood arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis), bone-related diseases (including those related to bone formation), breast cancer (including those unresponsive to anti-estrogen therapy), cardiovascular disorders, cartilage-related disease (such as cartilage injury/loss, cartilage degeneration, and those related to cartilage formation), chondrodysplasia, chondrosarcoma, chronic back injury, chronic bronchitis, chronic inflammatory airway disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, disorders of energy homeostasis, gout, pseudogout, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome, multiple myeloma, obesity, osteoarthritis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteolytic bone metastasis, osteomalac
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Michael Gaul, Lily Lee Searle, Dionisios Rentzeperis
  • Publication number: 20140360456
    Abstract: A rotary engine an insert in one of the walls of the outer body having a pilot subchamber defined therein communicating with the internal cavity of the engine. An ignition element extends in an element cavity defined through the insert adjacent the subchamber. A portion of the element is in communication with the subchamber through a communication opening defined in the insert between the element cavity and the subchamber. The communication opening has a cross-section smaller than a corresponding cross-section of the portion of the element. An outer body for a rotary engine and a method of combusting fuel in a rotary engine are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Michael GAUL, André JULIEN, Bruno VILLENEUVE
  • Patent number: 8580832
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), methods for preparing these compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and for treating a condition including but not limited to ankylosing spondylitis, artherosclerosis, arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis, infectious arthritis, childhood arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis), bone-related diseases (including those related to bone formation), breast cancer (including those unresponsive to anti-estrogen therapy), cardiovascular disorders, cartilage-related disease (such as cartilage injury/loss, cartilage degeneration, and those related to cartilage formation), chondrodysplasia, chondrosarcoma, chronic back injury, chronic bronchitis, chronic inflammatory airway disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, disorders of energy homeostasis, gout, pseudogout, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome, multiple myeloma, obesity, osteoarthritis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteolytic bone metastasis, osteomalac
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Michael Gaul, Alexander Kim, Lily Lee Searle, Dionisios Rentzeperis, Gilles C. Bignan
  • Patent number: 8549567
    Abstract: A master device interactively distributes a television signal to a remote device for remote display with low latency between a user input and a television signal change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Inventors: Samuel H. Russ, David B. Lett, Jonathan A. Robinson, Michael A. Gaul
  • Patent number: 8344009
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), methods for preparing these compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and for treating a condition including but not limited to ankylosing spondylitis, artherosclerosis, arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis, infectious arthritis, childhood arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis), bone-related diseases (including those related to bone formation), breast cancer (including those unresponsive to anti-estrogen therapy), cardiovascular disorders, cartilage-related disease (such as cartilage injury/loss, cartilage degeneration, and those related to cartilage formation), chondrodysplasia, chondrosarcoma, chronic back injury, chronic bronchitis, chronic inflammatory airway disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, disorders of energy homeostasis, gout, pseudogout, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome, multiple myeloma, obesity, osteoarthritis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteolytic bone metastasis, osteomalac
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica, NV
    Inventors: Michael Gaul, Alexander Kim, Lily Lee Searle, Raymond Patch, Dionisois Rentzeperis, Guozhang Xu, Xizhen Zhu
  • Publication number: 20120227072
    Abstract: A system that maps media content information to an interactive program guide displayed on a screen includes, among other things, a memory with logic, and a processor configured with the logic to display at least one personal video recording display channel in the interactive program guide. The processor is further preferably configured with the logic to display media content instance listings in the personal video recording display channel for corresponding media content instance recordings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: Scientific-Atlanta, LLC
    Inventors: Samuel H. Russ, Michael A. GAUL, Dariusz S. KAMINSKI
  • Patent number: 8181205
    Abstract: A system that maps media content information to an interactive program guide displayed on a screen includes, among other things, a memory with logic, and a processor configured with the logic to display at least one personal video recording display channel in the interactive program guide. The processor is further preferably configured with the logic to display media content instance listings in the personal video recording display channel for corresponding media content instance recordings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Inventors: Samuel H. Russ, Michael A. Gaul, Dariusz S. Kaminski
  • Publication number: 20120108571
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), methods for preparing these compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and for treating a condition including but not limited to ankylosing spondylitis, artherosclerosis, arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis, infectious arthritis, childhood arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis), bone-related diseases (including those related to bone formation), breast cancer (including those unresponsive to anti-estrogen therapy), cardiovascular disorders, cartilage-related disease (such as cartilage injury/loss, cartilage degeneration, and those related to cartilage formation), chondrodysplasia, chondrosarcoma, chronic back injury, chronic bronchitis, chronic inflammatory airway disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, disorders of energy homeostasis, gout, pseudogout, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome, multiple myeloma, obesity, osteoarthritis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteolytic bone metastasis, osteomalac
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Gaul, Lily Lee Searle, Dionisios Rentzeperis
  • Patent number: 8127009
    Abstract: Included are systems and methods for providing access. At least one embodiment of a system includes a host configured to receive at least one tool for providing conditional access and a secure processor configured to receive conditional access logic. Some embodiments of the conditional access logic are configured to send at least one configuration message for configuring the at least one tool at the host component for operation with the received access logic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Inventors: Howard G. Pinder, Henry Lilly, III, David A. Sedacca, Michael A. Gaul
  • Patent number: 8119669
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), methods for preparing these compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and for treating a condition including but not limited to ankylosing spondylitis, artherosclerosis, arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis, infectious arthritis, childhood arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis), bone-related diseases (including those related to bone formation), breast cancer (including those unresponsive to anti-estrogen therapy), cardiovascular disorders, cartilage-related disease (such as cartilage injury/loss, cartilage degeneration, and those related to cartilage formation), chondrodysplasia, chondrosarcoma, chronic back injury, chronic bronchitis, chronic inflammatory airway disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, disorders of energy homeostasis, gout, pseudogout, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome, multiple myeloma, obesity, osteoarthritis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteolytic bone metastasis, osteomalac
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Michael Gaul, Lily Lee Searle, Dionisios Rentzeperis
  • Publication number: 20110275882
    Abstract: A ventricular-assist-device valve includes two flaps hinged to a peripheral wall by means of a couple of flexible struts. As each flap opens and closes during each cycle of operation, the struts flex and open passages for flow around them, around the flaps, and between the struts and the flaps, so as to prevent the formation of dead zones that contribute to the accumulation and deterioration of blood cells that produce clotting. The struts are tensioned so as to exert a pressure against the flow of the blood stream when the flaps are open. This tension creates a pressure differential between the underside and the peripheral regions of the flaps that forces blood flow around the hinges and washes out stagnant cells. As a result, clotting is materially reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: SYNCARDIA SYSTEMS, INC
    Inventors: JENS HUTZENLAUB, Michael Gaul
  • Publication number: 20110237625
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), methods for preparing these compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and for treating a condition including but not limited to ankylosing spondylitis, artherosclerosis, arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis, infectious arthritis, childhood arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis), bone-related diseases (including those related to bone formation), breast cancer (including those unresponsive to anti-estrogen therapy), cardiovascular disorders, cartilage-related disease (such as cartilage injury/loss, cartilage degeneration, and those related to cartilage formation), chondrodysplasia, chondrosarcoma, chronic back injury, chronic bronchitis, chronic inflammatory airway disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, disorders of energy homeostasis, gout, pseudogout, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome, multiple myeloma, obesity, osteoarthritis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteolytic bone metastasis, osteomalac
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Janssen Pharamceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Michael Gaul, Alexander Kim, Lily Lee Searle, Raymond J. Patch, Dionisios Rentzeperis, Guozhang Xu, Xizhen Zhu
  • Patent number: 7908625
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing downstream signals to a plurality of receiver networks. A receiver network (i.e., a networked multimedia system) includes a splitter/isolation module (SIM), a primary set-top terminal (STT), and at least one remote device. The remote devices communicate with the primary STT via the SIM over coaxial cable. Accordingly, the remote devices utilize some or all of the features including hardware and software that are included in the primary STT via the networked multimedia system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Inventors: Neil C. Robertson, David B. Lett, Samuel H. Russ, Bohdan S. Prus, Michael A. Gaul, Ajith N. Nair
  • Patent number: 7870584
    Abstract: A method for providing an interactive program guide (IPG) includes receiving from a user a request for an IPG, and providing the user with an IPG that includes listings that were received by a digital home communication terminal (DHCT) via a subscriber television network, as well as other listings that were not received by the DHCT via the subscriber television network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Inventors: Samuel H. Russ, Michael A. Gaul