Patents by Inventor Michael Hobbs

Michael Hobbs 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: 11938382
    Abstract: A method of making a golf club head includes the steps of providing a face of a club head, the face having a ball striking surface and a perimeter defining a border of the ball striking surface, providing a golf club head body that includes a crown, a sole, a toe, and a heel, attaching the face to a front portion of the club head body, and milling the ball striking surface and an edge portion of the face to cut a machined surface into the ball striking surface and the edge portion. The milled surface includes a plurality of first grooves located along the ball striking surface and defining a first depth, and a plurality of second grooves located adjacent the perimeter along the edge portion and defining a second depth. The first depth is different than the second depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: COBRA GOLF INCORPORATED
    Inventors: D. Clayton Evans, Cameron J. Day, Michael T. McDonnell, Ryan L. Roach, Douglas E. Roberts, Bryce Hobbs, Yi-Ching Liao
  • Patent number: 11913446
    Abstract: A system can include one or more processors; memory; a data interface that receives data; a control interface that transmits control signals for control of pumps of a hydraulic fracturing operation; and one or more components that can include one or more of a modeling component that predicts pressure in a well fluidly coupled to at least one of the pumps, a pumping rate adjustment component that generates a pumping rate control signal for transmission via the control interface, a capacity component that estimates a real-time pumping capacity for each individual pump, and a control component that, for a target pumping rate for the pumps during the hydraulic fracturing operation, generates at least one of engine throttle and transmission gear settings for each of the individual pumps using an estimated real-time pumping capacity for each individual pump where the settings are transmissible via the control interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nan Mu, Xiaowei Weng, Timothy Michael Lesko, James Matthews, Marcos Suguru Kajita, Bao Mi, Amal Bagulayan, Francois Daube, Brandon Travis Hobbs, Yan P. Kuhn De Chizelle, Samir Menasria, Kevin Ho
  • Patent number: 10185304
    Abstract: A method includes: selecting a movement path for a moving component of a machine tool; either before or after the movement path, causing the moving component to make a first predefined movement; before the movement path, causing the moving component to make a second predefined movement; after the movement path, causing the moving component to make a third predefined movement; recording, using a computing device including one or more accelerometers, movement data resulting from the first, second and third predefined movements, and from the movement path; analyzing the movement data by finding waveforms to identify a start point, a finish point, and which one of the predefined movement paths in the set was selected; calculating timing information based on the identified start and end points, and the identified one of the predefined movement paths in the set; and determining performance limits of the machine tool based on the timing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Delcam Limited
    Inventors: Stephen William Mackman, Steven Michael Hobbs, William del Strother
  • Patent number: 9625897
    Abstract: A method to control a material remover can include generating a test path to be processed by the processing circuitry to cause the material remover of the machine tool to move along a predetermined path; causing the processing circuitry to execute the test path and move the material remover along the test path; timing at least one of the performance of the processing circuitry and the movement of the material remover along the test path to generate machine tool timings; and using the machine tool timings to set limits which are arranged to subsequently be used when cutting paths are generated for the machine tool for which the test path has been generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Delcam Limited
    Inventors: Stephen William Mackman, William del Strother, Steven Michael Hobbs
  • Publication number: 20160041547
    Abstract: A method includes: selecting a movement path along which a moving component of a machine tool, is to be moved; before moving the moving component: causing the moving component to make a first predefined movement; recording, using a computing device including accelerometers and external to the machine tool, first movement data identifying the first predefined movement; causing the moving component to make a second predefined movement; and recording, using the accelerometers, second movement data identifying the second predefined movement; causing the moving component to be moved along the movement path; after finishing moving the moving component along the movement path: causing the moving component to make a third predefined movement; and recording, using the accelerometers, third movement data identifying the third predefined movement; calculating, using the computing device, timing information for movement of the moving component along the movement path based on the first, second, and third movement data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen William Mackman, Steven Michael Hobbs, William del Strother
  • Patent number: 7631721
    Abstract: A tilting chassis vehicle has a differential gear driving opposed half shafts (16,18). Each half shaft is connected to a respective wheel hub. Pivoting tie rods (24,26) are provided between the chassis (12) and these wheel hubs, and a control arm (48) is provided between the chassis and the differential carrier to constrain movement thereof. The arrangement gives a novel tilting vehicle with shaft drive and low centre of gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Inventor: Michael Hobbs
  • Publication number: 20070193815
    Abstract: A tilting chassis vehicle has a differential gear driving opposed half shafts (16,18). Each half shaft is connected to a respective wheel hub. Pivoting tie rods (24,26) are provided between the chassis (12) and these wheel hubs, and a control arm (48) is provided between the chassis and the differential carrier to constrain movement thereof. The arrangement gives a novel tilting vehicle with shaft drive and low centre of gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventor: Michael Hobbs
  • Patent number: 6978259
    Abstract: An automated system adaptation technique for computer systems, networks and subsystems generally and, more particularly, for data storage systems. The invention programmatically designs, configures and manages a system, such as a data storage system. This is accomplished by performing a sequence of steps in an iterative loop, including analyzing the operation of the system under a workload, generating a new design based on the analysis and migrating the existing system to the new design. By systematically exploring a large design space and developing designs based on analyses of the workload, the invention generates designs that are improved in comparison to conventional design techniques. By programmatically repeating these tasks, the invention causes the system to converge to one that supports the workload without being over-provisioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Anderson, Michael Hobbs, Kimberly Keeton, Susan Spence, Mustafa Uysal, Alistair Craig Veitch, John Wilkes
  • Patent number: 6832876
    Abstract: A machine tool 10 to fashion objects from blocks of material having a material-remover 16 able to move in at least two degrees of freedom and having the material 18 controlled by processing circuitry. The processing circuitry 18 determines a path along which the material-remover 16 should move, allowing the depth of a cut made by the material remover to vary. The movement of the material-remover 16 is so controlled to improve bulk material removal when compared to prior art machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Delcam PLC
    Inventor: Steven Michael Hobbs
  • Publication number: 20020119020
    Abstract: A machine tool 10 to fashion objects from blocks of material having a material-remover 16 able to move in at least two degrees of freedom and having the material 18 controlled by processing circuitry. The processing circuitry 18 determines a path along which the material-remover 16 should move, allowing the depth of a cut made by the material remover to vary. The movement of the material-remover 16 is so controlled to improve bulk material removal when compared to prior art machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Applicant: Delcam PLC
    Inventor: Steven Michael Hobbs
  • Patent number: 5896855
    Abstract: An inhaler for inhalation of a medicament from a pierced capsule has a swirling or emptying chamber where the capsule is emptied by inhalation action of an operator. A rotary magazine for a multi-unit does inhaler which holds a number of capsules containing a medicament in a number of recesses arranged around the periphery of the magazine. The capsules are held in place by pins or plugs at both ends. Either the capsules are pierced before being loaded into the magazine or they are pierced by the pins when they are loaded into the magazine. In either case a seal may be provided around the ends of the capsules near the holes which are plugged to keep them fresh. When a recess is rotated to a particular position within the magazine then it releases its capsule. Contents of a capsule are drawn out during inhalation when the capsule is in the swirling chamber. A motor can be used to operate the magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Limited
    Inventors: Michael A. Hobbs, John R. Calvert, Robert S. Cook, Roy Trunley, Gordon T. Simpkin
  • Patent number: 5869673
    Abstract: The yield of monoaldehyde ##STR1## from 7-chloroquinaldine and isophthalaldehyde is increased to about 82% by using a 2 molar excess of isophthalaldehyde, conditions favoring precipitation of product during the reaction and recycling unreacted isophthalaldehyde. The recycling leads to a reduced net consumption of about 1.2 molar equivalents of isophthalaldehyde.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Hsien Hsin Tung, David Michael Hobbs
  • Patent number: 5522383
    Abstract: An inhaler for inhaling pulverulent medicament from within a capsule comprises a chamber (24) within which the capsule is free to rotate while having its longitudinal axis in the median plane of the chamber and thus generally parallel to the front and rear walls (30) and (31) of the chamber, by virtue of the fact that the spacing between said front and rear walls is less than the axial length of the capsule but just greater than the diameter of the capsule. The device includes pins (21) serving as opening means to pierce the ends of the capsule while it is seated in a recess (25), whereupon the retraction of the pins (21) allows the capsule to be entrained into swirling airflow in the chamber (24) during inhalation of air through air inlets (26) and out through a mouthpiece nozzle (27).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Ltd.
    Inventors: John R. Calvert, Robert S. Cook, Michael A. Hobbs, Ann-Marie Leighton, Gordon T. Simpkin, Roy Trunley, Anthony D. West
  • Patent number: 4813932
    Abstract: A single handed breast pump comprises a pump body (1) housing a piston (7) releasably connected to a hand lever (9) itself releasably pivoted to the pump body, the latter including a funnel (2) to be laid against the nipple and an outlet (4) at which a container may be connected. The funnel connects with a variable volume chamber in the pump body, said chamber having valves (11, 24) respectively for venting and for opening communication with the container outlet, whereby on operation of the hand lever an alternating pressure can be built up and relieved at the funnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1989
    Inventor: Michael A. Hobbs
  • Patent number: D305261
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1989
    Assignee: Avent Medical Limited
    Inventor: Michael A. Hobbs
  • Patent number: D327096
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1992
    Assignee: A C Edwards PLC
    Inventor: Michael A. Hobbs
  • Patent number: D350602
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1994
    Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Limited
    Inventor: Michael A. Hobbs
  • Patent number: D363775
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Limited
    Inventor: Michael A. Hobbs