Patents by Inventor Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson 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).

  • CONTEXTUAL APPLICATION INTERACTIONS WITH CONNECTED DEVICES
    Publication number: 20200076636
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing contextual interaction with connected devices are described. A mobile device having a display that presents a user interface enabling access to functionalities provided by connected devices. The user interface may be updated as various contextually-related data is received. For example, data representing a current position of the mobile device, such as Bluetooth low energy beacon signals, WiFi signals, and the like, may be monitored. In response to determining that the current position is within a threshold proximity of a first location, the user interface may be updated to emphasize a first location interface corresponding to the first location over interfaces corresponding to other locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Parag Kumar Garg, Nicholas Frank LaVassar, Joseph Reid Baird, Donald Smyth, Jonathan Kevin Gagliardoni, Darrin Michael Johnson
  • Top tooth ball seat
    Publication number: 20200056449
    Abstract: A production system and a frac sleeve assembly of a frac assembly of the production system. The frac sleeve assembly includes a funnel section that reduces in diameter in a direction of an outlet of the frac assembly, a throat section having a selected diameter, and a ball seat at an intersection of the funnel section and the throat section for receiving a ball. When seated in the ball seat, an entire portion of a ball extending into the funnel section is exposed to disintegrating fluid in the funnel section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew C. Stone, Colin Andrew, John Wakefield, Omar Balcazar, Partha Ganguly, Michael Johnson, Alexander Kendall, Daniel Sequera
  • METHOD OF PRODUCING A COMPONENT OF A DEVICE, AND THE RESULTING COMPONENTS AND DEVICES
    Publication number: 20200058493
    Abstract: The present method comprises providing a flexible web substrate (e.g., polymeric flexible web substrates) that forms at least part of a component of a device, coating so as to wet-out on and cover all or a substantial portion of a major surface on one side or both sides of the flexible web substrate with flowable polymeric material, while the flexible web substrate is moving in a down-web direction, and solidifying the polymeric material so as to form one cleaning layer on the major surface of one side or both sides of the flexible web substrate. The present invention can be utilized in a continuous in-line manufacturing process. In applications of the present invention where the flexible web substrate will not form a component of a device, the present invention broadly provides a method for cleaning particles from a flexible web of indefinite length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: William R. Dudley, William Blake Kolb, Michael A. Johnson, Stephen A. Johnson, Chris J. Tanley
  • OBJECT REMOVAL ENHANCEMENT ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200032605
    Abstract: An object removal enhancement arrangement including a second object comprising a material configured to enhance degradation of a first object. A resource recovery system including a tubular string disposed in a formation, a first seat disposed in the tubular string, a second seat disposed in the tubular string, an object receivable in the second seat upstream of the first seat, the object comprising a material to enhance degradation of an object receivable in the first seat. A method for enhancing response time for degrading degradable objects in a system including landing a first object on a first seat, pressuring against the first object, landing a second object on a second seat uphole of the first object, releasing a material of the second object to an environment between the first seat and the second seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: YingQing Xu, Michael Johnson, Matthew Stone, Colin Andrew, Zhiyue Xu
  • OBJECT SEAT AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200032600
    Abstract: An object seat including a seat host having a seal bore therein, a seat body dimensioned to be receivable in the seal bore, the seat body having an object receptor. A method for carrying out a pressure operation in a borehole including seating an object on an object receptor of a seat body, the seat body disposed in a seat host, the seat host disposed in the borehole, pressuring against the object, and moving the seat body along an interface between the seat body and the seat host to create a fluid flow pathway through the seat body and seat host interface. A borehole system including a borehole in a formation, an object seat as in any prior embodiment disposed in the borehole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: YingQing Xu, Michael Johnson, Matthew Stone, Colin Andrew, Zhiyue Xu
  • OBJECT REMOVAL ENHANCEMENT ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200032606
    Abstract: An object removal enhancement arrangement including a seat, a volume movable with the seat, the volume being protected in a first condition of the seat and unprotected in a second condition of the seat, and a material disposed within or as a part of the volume, the material degradative of an object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: YingQing Xu, Michael Johnson, Matthew Stone, Colin Andrew, Zhiyue Xu
  • Self-orienting wipes dispensing nozzles and wipes dispensers having the same
    Patent number: 10542854
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of wipes dispensers are disclosed herein. An exemplary wipes dispenser includes a container, a plurality of wipes contained within the container, a fluid for wetting the plurality of wipes and a self-orientating outlet nozzle. The self-orientating outlet nozzle includes a moveable outlet opening. The moveable outlet opening aligns with the direction of pull of the wipe when the wipe is pulled out of the dispenser at an angle that is not substantially vertical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: GOJO Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald R. Harris, Aaron D. Marshall, Nick E. Ciavarella, Jonathan Michael Johnson, Christopher James Mann, Kevin Michael Vail, Jenna Ann Matus
  • DUAL CURE PROTECTIVE DISPLAY FILM
    Publication number: 20200028117
    Abstract: A display film includes a transparent polymeric substrate layer and a transparent energy dissipation layer disposed on the transparent polymeric substrate layer. The transparent energy dissipation layer includes cross-linked polyurethane and a polyacrylate polymer. The transparent energy dissipation layer has a glass transition temperature of 27 degrees Celsius or less and a Tan Delta peak value of 0.5 or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Karissa L. ECKERT, David Scott THOMPSON, Ryan M. BRAUN, Catherine A. LEATHERDALE, Michael A. JOHNSON, Steven D. SOLOMONSON, Richard J. POKORNY, John J. STRADINGER, Kevin R. SCHAFFER, Joseph D. RULE, Peter D. CONDO, Derek W. PATZMAN
  • Handle of a printhead movable between a folded position and a non-folded position
    Patent number: 10538115
    Abstract: A printhead includes a printhead housing and a handle. The handle is movably coupled to the printhead housing. The handle rotatably moves with respect to the printhead housing between a folded position and the non-folded position. In the folded position, the handle extends along a respective housing surface of the printhead housing. In the non-folded position, the handle extends outward from the respective housing surface of the printhead housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Timothy Michael Johnson, Daniel Gonzalez Perello
  • Interception of identifier from client configurable hardware logic
    Patent number: 10540186
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques regarding aspects of implementing client configurable logic within a computer system. The computer system can be a cloud infrastructure. The techniques can include providing an identifier in response to configuring client configurable logic within the computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Michael Johnson, Islam Mohamed Hatem Abdulfattah Mohamed Atta, Asif Khan, Nafea Bshara, Anthony Nicholas Liguori
  • PROTECTIVE DISPLAY FILM WITH GLASS
    Publication number: 20200016868
    Abstract: A display film includes a transparent glass layer having a thickness of 250 micrometers or less, or in a range from 25 to 100 micrometers. A transparent energy dissipation layer is fixed to the transparent glass layer. The transparent energy dissipation layer has a glass transition temperature of 27 degrees Celsius or less, a Tan Delta peak value of 0.5 or greater, or from 1 to 2 and a Young's Modulus (E?) greater than 0.9 MPa over a temperature range of ?40 degrees Celsius to 70 degrees Celsius. In a preferred embodiment, the transparent energy dissipation layer comprises a cross-linked polyurethane layer or a cross-linked polyurethane acrylate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph W. WOODY, V, David Scott THOMPSON, Catherine A. LEATHERDALE, Ryan M. BRAUN, Michael A. JOHNSON, Steven D. SOLOMONSON, John J. STRADINGER, Lyudmila A. PEKUROVSKY, Joseph D. RULE, Peter D. CONDO
  • Ball drop two stage valve
    Patent number: 10533397
    Abstract: A ball drop two stage valve includes a tubular having a body defined by an outer surface and an inner surface that defines a fluid flow path. A stimulation port is formed in the body. The stimulation port extends through the body. At least one flow port is formed in the body longitudinally spaced from the stimulation port. The at least one flow port extends through the body. A first sleeve is slidingly positioned along the fluid flow path in the body. The first sleeve includes a first ball seat and is selectively positionable to selectively block flow through the stimulation port. A second sleeve is slidingly positioned along the fluid flow path in the body. The second sleeve includes a second ball seat and is selectively positionable to selectively block flow through the flow port and the stimulation port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Fuxa, Daniel J. Turick, Michael Johnson, Adriana Hightower, Joshua Raymond Snitkoff, Nicholas Carrejo, Tarik Abdelfattah
  • FILTRATION MEDIA FOR AN OPEN HOLE PRODUCTION SYSTEM HAVING AN EXPANDABLE OUTER SURFACE
    Publication number: 20200011162
    Abstract: A subsurface system includes a tubular having an opening. A filtration media is mounted about the tubular over the opening. The filtration media includes a selectively expandable outer surface positioned over the opening. The selectively expandable outer surface includes one or more selectively expandable openings. The one or more selectively expandable openings transition from a first dimension to a second dimension upon expansion of the selectively expandable outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Jason E. Fuxa, Christophe Malbrel, Michael Johnson, Elmer Peterson
  • SEGMENTED PROTECTIVE DISPLAY FILM
    Publication number: 20200001577
    Abstract: A display film comprises a transparent glass layer including two or more co-planar glass layer segments and a thickness defined by a first major surface and a second major surface opposing the first major surface being less than 500 micrometers; interstitial polymer material separating adjacent segments; and transparent energy dissipation layer having a glass transition temperature of 27 degrees Celsius or less and a Tan Delta peak value of 0.5 or greater and being disposed on the first major surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph W. WOODY, V, David S. THOMPSON, Steven D. SOLOMONSON, John J. STRADINGER, Ryan M. BRAUN, Joseph D. RULE, Peter D. CONDO, Catherine A. LEATHERDALE, Michael A. JOHNSON
  • Hunting knife with skinning appliance
    Patent number: 10517307
    Abstract: A tool, and a method using the tool, for skinning game animals. Specifically, the tool relates to a curved blade knife, sharpened on the curved, top edge, and possessing a spherical structure at the tip. The tool is used by forming a cut through the soft skin of a game animal, inserting the spherical structure through the cut, and pushing or pulling the blade such that the sharpened curved, top edge cuts through the skin and connective tissue. This tool and method takes advantage of the fact that because the spherical structure at the tip of the blade is retained inside the skin and connective tissue of the game animal, the blade is automatically properly positioned to cut the skin of the game animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Inventor: Michael Johnson
  • Ducted fan propulsion engine
    Patent number: 10513333
    Abstract: A propulsion engine for an aircraft comprises an enclosure having a longitudinal axis oriented in a direction of travel of an aircraft, the enclosure including a series of walls and a plurality of ducts arranged along the longitudinal axis. Each of the ducts including a number of walls that are either dynamic or static in movement. Each of the ducts includes a central axis that is angled at, or can be adjusted to, an angle toward the front wall of the enclosure such that a top end of each duct is toward the front wall of the enclosure. A fan is disposed in each of the ducts configured to generate airflow along the respective central axes from the top end to the bottom end to provide lift and thrust to the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Spydar Sensors, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Johnson
  • FURNITURE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190357676
    Abstract: A furniture system includes an elongated chase having a body extending from a first end to a second end. The body has an upper surface and a lower surface. A first leg is coupled to the lower surface of the body and a second leg is coupled to the lower surface of the body and spaced apart from the first leg. Power cables are positioned within a cavity of the body, the power cables configured to connect to a building's power supply. A modular power unit is coupled to the lower surface of the body. The modular power unit includes a power outlet electrically coupled to the power cables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: John Matthai, Joshua DeWys, Joel Ruiter, Michael Katje, Peter Keyzer, Michael A. Johnson, Taiyoh Afrik
  • Dual active bridge control circuit for use with unbalanced grid voltages
    Patent number: 10491132
    Abstract: A control circuit for converting an unbalanced grid voltage into a DC voltage is provided. The control circuit includes a controller having a voltage detection module, a first transformation module, a level shift module, and a second transformation module. The voltage detection module provides voltage component values indicating the voltage in each phase of a three-phase AC power supply. The first transformation module converts the voltage component values from a stationary reference frame into reference voltage signals in a rotating reference frame using a Clarke-Park transform. The level shift module compensates the reference voltage signals to simulate a balanced three-phase AC voltage. The second transformation module converts the compensated reference voltage signals from the rotating reference frame to the stationary reference frame using an inverse Clarke-Park transform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: HELLA GmbH & Co., KGaA
    Inventors: Philip Michael Johnson, Alan Wayne Brown
  • PLUG SEAT WITH ENHANCED FLUID DISTRIBUTION AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190338617
    Abstract: A plug seat including a body having a lead in and a tooth, a flow feature disposed at the body, the feature providing fluid access directly to an area immediately adjacent the tooth. A plug seat including a tooth positioned relative to a body to be at an upstream most end of the body, a cage extending from the body immediately downstream of the tooth to an area radially outward of the tooth and upstream thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Stone, Michael Johnson, Colin Andrew
  • Input/output adapter with offload pipeline for data copying
    Patent number: 10437492
    Abstract: A host device can offload certain copy operations to an I/O adapter device coupled to the host device. The I/O adapter device can perform a copy operation to copy data from a source storage volume to a destination storage volume. The source storage volume and the destination storage volume can be local or remote to the I/O adapter device. The copy operations can be performed for replica creation, online migration or for copy-on-write snapshots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Michael Johnson