Patents by Inventor Michael Gian

Michael Gian 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: 9207021
    Abstract: An electrical equipment cabinet coupled to a closed loop in turn coupled to a groundwater source for exchanging heat energy with the closed loop for air-conditioning the interior of the electrical equipment cabinet. In the absence of a groundwater source a slinky loop is used as a substitute. The slinky loop is buried in the ground or located in a body of water located on or below ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Inventor: Michael Gian
  • Patent number: 9082301
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a predicted stopping performance of an aircraft moving on a runway. A predicted stopping force acting on the aircraft to stop the aircraft is determined by a processor unit as the aircraft is moving on the runway. A predicted deceleration of the aircraft moving on the runway is determined by the processor unit using the predicted stopping force acting on the aircraft to stop the aircraft. The predicted stopping performance of the aircraft on the runway is determined by the processor unit using the predicted deceleration of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael Gian Catalfamo, Jean Marie Crane, Marisa R. Jenkins, John David Anderson, Thomas Todd Griffith, Bechara J. Mallouk
  • Publication number: 20150120098
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a predicted stopping performance of an aircraft moving on a runway. A predicted stopping force acting on the aircraft to stop the aircraft is determined by a processor unit as the aircraft is moving on the runway. A predicted deceleration of the aircraft moving on the runway is determined by the processor unit using the predicted stopping force acting on the aircraft to stop the aircraft. The predicted stopping performance of the aircraft on the runway is determined by the processor unit using the predicted deceleration of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael Gian Catalfamo, Jean Marie Crane, Marisa R. Jenkins, John David Anderson, Thomas Todd Griffith, Bechara J. Mallouk
  • Publication number: 20100200210
    Abstract: An electrical equipment cabinet coupled to a closed loop in turn coupled to a groundwater source for exchanging heat energy with the closed loop for air-conditioning the interior of the electrical equipment cabinet. In the absence of a groundwater source a slinky loop is used as a substitute. The slinky loop is buried in the ground or located in a body of water located on or below ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventor: Michael Gian
  • Patent number: 6250793
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for applying accurately metered, minute quantities of concentrated additives from bulk sources of supply to successive masses of material presented for treatment. The methods of the invention comprise mixing an additive with a small amount of a liquid carrier to form a suspension, causing the suspension to foam, and applying the resulting foamed suspension to a material such as animal feed. The apparatuses of the invention provide for a pass-through chamber within which separate streams of a liquid carrier, an additive substance, and preferably a foaming agent are merged together. Each of the streams are directed into the chamber in a metered flow to incrementally combine the streams. A suction pump at the downstream end of the chamber draws the prepared product out of the chamber and advances it toward an ultimate delivery site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Inventor: Michael Gian
  • Patent number: 5899561
    Abstract: A system for applying accurately metered, minute quantities of concentrated additives from bulk sources of supply to successive masses of material presented for treatment includes a pass-through chamber within which separate streams of a liquid carrier and the additive substance are merged together. As the liquid carrier passes through the chamber, the additive, in either dry or liquid form, is likewise directed into the chamber in a metered flow to incrementally combine with the liquid stream and form the combined product. A suction pump at the downstream end of the chamber draws the prepared product out of the chamber and advances it toward an ultimate delivery site. The carrier liquid is prevented from accumulating into a pool within the chamber by the suction pump that cooperates with the upright orientation of the chamber to cause the carrier liquid to swirl smoothly through the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Inventor: Michael Gian
  • Patent number: 5718507
    Abstract: A system for applying accurately metered, minute quantities of concentrated additives from bulk sources of supply to successive masses of material presented for treatment includes a pass-through chamber within which separate streams of a liquid carrier and the additive substance are merged together. As the liquid carrier passes through the chamber, the additive, in either dry or liquid form, is likewise directed into the chamber in a metered flow to incrementally combine with the liquid stream and form the combined product. A suction pump at the downstream end of the chamber draws the prepared product out of the chamber and advances it toward an ultimate delivery site. The carrier liquid is prevented from accumulating into a pool within the chamber by the suction pump that cooperates with the upright orientation of the chamber to cause the carrier liquid to swirl smoothly through the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Inventor: Michael Gian
  • Patent number: 4801210
    Abstract: A continuous mixer is provided for combining bulk materials metered at a relatively slow rate into a liquid stream and is particularly useful for preparing an innoculant solution for treating feed pellets, seed or the like. The mixer has a vertical separation tube extending between a screw feeder and a mixing zone in a liquid conduit therebelow, and the tube is independently pressurized with air to substantially preclude ascent of liquids within the tube to ensure that all of the mixing occurs within the liquid line and to prevent the liquid from rising to a level sufficient for wetting the innoculants stored within a hopper adjacent the screw feeder. Air pressure within the tube is selectively adjustable in order to vary the spray produced by a nozzle at the end of the fluid conduit from a liquid stream essentially free of air to a finely dispersed fog which includes substantial quantities of air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1989
    Inventor: Michael Gian