Patents by Inventor Michael Harrington
Michael Harrington 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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Publication number: 20240076875Abstract: A shingle coating asphalt composition is provided that is produced from a paving grade asphalt. The asphalt composition comprises a paving-grade asphalt that has been modified with one or more polymer additives; and a secondary additive comprising one or more of a viscosity reducing agent, a wax, a salt of a fatty acid ester, and an amide of a fatty acid. The shingle coating asphalt coating composition is used to make a shingle. The shingle includes a substrate, the asphalt, and roofing granules.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Carmen Anthony LaTorre, Jacob Paul Honsvick, Christopher Patrick Kasprzak, Daniel James Buckwalter, Edward R. Harrington, Jonathan Ross Davis, Laurand Henry Lewandowski, David Michael Ploense, William Edwin Smith, Scott W. Schweiger, Ganesh Latta
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Publication number: 20240079124Abstract: A method for providing localized treatment at a target site in the brain of a patient is provided. The method comprises providing a system comprising a miniature device configured to carry one or more therapeutic components for performing the treatment, and an external system configured to direct the miniature device; inserting the miniature device to a starting location within the patient; operating the external system to direct the miniature device to travel along an access path from the starting location to the target site; and administering the therapeutic component at the target site. A system for performing the method is further provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: BIONAUT LABS LTD.Inventors: Alex KISELYOV, Michael SHPIGELMACHER, Michael KARDOSH, Florent CROS, Suehyun CHO, Darrell HARRINGTON, William G. LOUDON
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Patent number: 11904667Abstract: A vehicle door assembly a first reinforcing bracket, a fastener and a vibration absorbing member. The first reinforcing bracket extends from a forward portion of an inner door panel to a rearward portion of the inner door panel. The first reinforcing bracket has a first main surface. The fastener is attached to the first reinforcing member such that a head portion thereof is spaced apart from of the first main surface. The vibration absorbing member has a main body with a first end and a second end. The first end has a slot that extends from an edge of the first end inward. The slot is dimensioned and shaped for sliding installation on to the fastener such that the first end of the vibration absorbing member is located between the head portion of the fastener and the first surface of the first reinforcing bracket.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.Inventor: Michael Harrington
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Patent number: 11811102Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and a process for the preparation of porous bipolar plates with pore volume density and pore size that can result in high water uptake by the plates while providing the desired resistance against gas permeation. The combination of porogens (pore-forming agents) with specific types of graphite particles and polymer binders provides the desired characteristics. The porous bipolar plates have high electrical conductivity and flexural strength.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Clarkson UniversityInventors: Sitaraman Krishnan, Michael Harrington, Aswin Prathap Pitchiya, Zackary Putnam, Daniel Orlowski
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Publication number: 20230302880Abstract: A vehicle door assembly a first reinforcing bracket, a fastener and a vibration absorbing member. The first reinforcing bracket extends from a forward portion of an inner door panel to a rearward portion of the inner door panel. The first reinforcing bracket has a first main surface. The fastener is attached to the first reinforcing member such that a head portion thereof is spaced apart from of the first main surface. The vibration absorbing member has a main body with a first end and a second end. The first end has a slot that extends from an edge of the first end inward. The slot is dimensioned and shaped for sliding installation on to the fastener such that the first end of the vibration absorbing member is located between the head portion of the fastener and the first surface of the first reinforcing bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventor: Michael HARRINGTON
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Patent number: 11770149Abstract: A mobile device holder that includes a body having a plurality of cavities. The mobile device holder includes a first assembly, a second assembly, and a third assembly. The first assembly is coupled to the body. The first assembly is configurable to be coupled to different portions of the body. The first assembly includes a first arm configured to be coupled to the body, a first slider coupled to the first arm, where the first slider is configured to move along the first arm, a first cap coupled to the first arm, and a first screw coupled to the first cap, where the first screw is configured to move the first slider along the first arm and towards the body.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Raymond Alexander, Neil Burns, Derek Punch, Norman Himaka, James Beckwith, Dave Henry, Joshua Britton, Francis Pearce, Michael Harrington, Paul Sithideth
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Publication number: 20220038129Abstract: A mobile device holder that includes a body having a plurality of cavities. The mobile device holder includes a first assembly, a second assembly, and a third assembly. The first assembly is coupled to the body. The first assembly is configurable to be coupled to different portions of the body. The first assembly includes a first arm configured to be coupled to the body, a first slider coupled to the first arm, where the first slider is configured to move along the first arm, a first cap coupled to the first arm, and a first screw coupled to the first cap, where the first screw is configured to move the first slider along the first arm and towards the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Raymond ALEXANDER, Neil BURNS, Derek PUNCH, Norman HIMAKA, James BECKWITH, Dave HENRY, Joshua BRITTON, Francis PEARCE, Michael HARRINGTON, Paul SITHIDETH
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Publication number: 20210377064Abstract: Systems and methods for permitting DOCSIS 3.1 equipment to operate at higher frequencies than specified in the DOCSIS 3.1 standard. Exemplary systems may be capable of alternating between a first mode of operation that provides DOCSIS 3.1 compatible services and a second mode of operation providing a higher level of service than DOCSIS 3.1.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Francis J. O'Keeffe, Thomas J. Cloonan, Chris R. Zettinger, Michael Harrington, Patricia Tessier, Gerald Ryan, Darrick Wilson, Oleksandr Volkov, Dermot Lucey
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Publication number: 20200106111Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and a process for the preparation of porous bipolar plates with pore volume density and pore size that can result in high water uptake by the plates while providing the desired resistance against gas permeation. The combination of porogens (pore-forming agents) with specific types of graphite particles and polymer binders provides the desired characteristics. The porous bipolar plates have high electrical conductivity and flexural strength.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Applicant: Clarkson UniversityInventors: Sitaraman Krishnan, Michael Harrington, Aswin Prathap Pitchiya, Zackary Putnam, Daniel Orlowski
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Patent number: 9642814Abstract: Inside-out gelation process to generate hydrogel microcapsules (aka microbeads). Methods of encapsulating biological material in the microbead 3-dimensional hydrogel matrix are described herein. The process generally comprises formation of a mixture of a hydrogel precursor compound, an optional biological material, and a divalent cation. The mixture is then combined with alginate, to generate an alginate shell around droplets of the mixture, followed by gelation of the hydrogel precursor core, and removal of the temporary alginate shell to yield self-sustaining microbeads.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Likarda, LLCInventors: Karthik Ramachandran, Stephen Michael Harrington
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Patent number: 9225576Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses can provide a plurality of RF channels and outputs using digital modulation and combining. In various examples, generation of digital IQ packetized data in combination with digital switching can increase the number of RF modulated channels, optimize broadcast transmission and/or provide transmission resiliency.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2013Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Michael Harrington, Frank O'Keeffe
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Publication number: 20150352056Abstract: Inside-out gelation process to generate hydrogel microcapsules (aka microbeads). Methods of encapsulating biological material in the microbead 3-dimensional hydrogel matrix are described herein. The process generally comprises formation of a mixture of a hydrogel precursor compound, an optional biological material, and a divalent cation. The mixture is then combined with alginate, to generate an alginate shell around droplets of the mixture, followed by gelation of the hydrogel precursor core, and removal of the temporary alginate shell to yield self-sustaining microbeads.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2015Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Karthik Ramachandran, Stephen Michael Harrington
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Patent number: 9150382Abstract: One embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a stacking device including a conveyor belt configured to move one or more items towards a receiving storage hopper configured to receive the one or more items from the conveyor belt. The one or more items may form a stack of items in the receiving storage hopper. The stacking device may further include a sensing device configured to determine a level of the stack of items in the receiving storage hopper. The stacking device may be configured to adjust a height of the conveyor belt relative to the storage hopper based on the level of the stack of items in the receiving storage hopper.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: ALLIANCE MACHINE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, LLCInventors: Robert M. Allen, Aaron Cleveland, Marius Batrin, Richard W. Wilkinson, Michael Harrington
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Patent number: 8899407Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bundle orienting device in-line with a conveyor configured for transporting bundles in a conveying direction. The bundle orienting device can include a plurality of selectively actuatable orientation elements that, collectively, laterally and/or angularly displace a bundle as it travels in the conveying direction through the bundle orienting device. In addition, the present disclosure relates to a method for rotating bundles traveling in a conveying direction along a conveyor system. The method includes conveying a bundle along a conveyor to pass through a bundle orienting device, thus described.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2011Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: J&L Group International, LLCInventor: Michael Harrington
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Publication number: 20130259631Abstract: One embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a stacking device including a conveyor belt configured to move one or more items towards a receiving storage hopper configured to receive the one or more items from the conveyor belt. The one or more items may form a stack of items in the receiving storage hopper. The stacking device may further include a sensing device configured to determine a level of the stack of items in the receiving storage hopper. The stacking device may be configured to adjust a height of the conveyor belt relative to the storage hopper based on the level of the stack of items in the receiving storage hopper.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: J&L GROUP INTERNATIONAL, LLCInventors: Robert M. Allen, Aaron Cleveland, Marius Batrin, Richard W. Wilkinson, Michael Harrington
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Patent number: 8446247Abstract: A safety system for detecting the presence of an undesired object in a safety area may include a first pair of distance measuring sensors disposed on opposed sides of the conveying path, the pair of distance measuring sensors defining a sensor field between said pair of distance measuring sensors, and an electronic control device operatively coupled to the sensors. The electronic control device may be configured to initiate a machine-stopping sequence based at least in part on signals received from the distance measuring sensors.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2009Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: J&L Group International, LLCInventors: Robert M. Allen, Michael Harrington, Lynn E. Vershum
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Patent number: 8290857Abstract: A method for one of approving and denying a credit offering to a borrower is disclosed. The method includes calculating a probability of default rating of the borrower and calculating a loss given default rating for the borrower. The method also includes integrating the probability of default rating and the loss given default rating with other information relating to the credit offering to produce a credit memorandum and automatically outputting the credit memorandum to a user so that the user can recommend one of approval and denial of the credit offering.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2012Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.Inventors: Cynthia Barie, Douglas Wicker, Michael Harrington, Alan McCrum, Holly Kuhs, Bobbie Zielonka, Berenice Huffner
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Patent number: 8150765Abstract: A method for one of approving and denying a credit offering to a borrower is disclosed. The method includes calculating a probability of default rating of the borrower and calculating a loss given default rating for the borrower. The method also includes integrating the probability of default rating and the loss given default rating with other information relating to the credit offering to produce a credit memorandum and automatically outputting the credit memorandum to a user so that the user can recommend one of approval and denial of the credit offering.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2010Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.Inventors: Cynthia Barie, Douglas Wicker, Michael Harrington, Alan McCrum, Holly Kuhs, Bobbie Zielonka, Berenice Huffner
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Publication number: 20120031732Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bundle orienting device in-line with a conveyor configured for transporting bundles in a conveying direction. The bundle orienting device can include a plurality of selectively actuatable orientation elements that, collectively, laterally and/or angularly displace a bundle as it travels in the conveying direction through the bundle orienting device. In addition, the present disclosure relates to a method for rotating bundles traveling in a conveying direction along a conveyor system. The method includes conveying a bundle along a conveyor to pass through a bundle orienting device, thus described.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Inventor: Michael Harrington
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Publication number: 20110161215Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for tracking, monitoring, projecting and reporting billing information. One embodiment is related to a computer readable storage medium including a set of instructions that are executable by a processor, the set of instructions being operable to receive billing data from at least one billing process, analyze changes in the at least one billing process, monitor the at least one billing process for an occurrence of time-based events, reconcile unique identifiers within the billing data to verify data integrity, generate a billing report based on the changes, the time-based events and data integrity, and audit the billing report for format errors.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2009Publication date: June 30, 2011Inventors: Christina Reed, Alec Bell, Pamela Brumfield, Ling Chen, Eric Dickerman, George Harper, Michael Harrington, Kevin Horn, Charles Ragona, Jeffrey Heisroth