Patents by Inventor Nathan John Coleman

Nathan John Coleman 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: 20230312321
    Abstract: A container filling valve may include a shuttle and a drive sleeve that are magnetically coupled. Movement of the drive sleeve may move the shuttle from a position in which the filling valve is closed to a position in which the filling valve is open. A container handling arm may include a distal end configured to hold a container and a proximal end that includes a load cell. A low flow setpoint system may be configured to arrest closing of a filling valve when that filling valve is partially closed. A pressure control system may be configured to maintain a desired pressure in a reservoir or in a flow path from that reservoir. A product recirculation system may be configured to adjust flow rate in the product recirculation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: John A. EATON, David William MARTIN, David Jay WARBURTON, Nathan John COLEMAN, Samuel Frank FELLER, Thomas John EVANS, Jason Karl SORGE, Randy A. STRAUB
  • Patent number: 11679971
    Abstract: A container filling valve may include a shuttle and a drive sleeve that are magnetically coupled. Movement of the drive sleeve may move the shuttle from a position in which the filling valve is closed to a position in which the filling valve is open. A container handling arm may include a distal end configured to hold a container and a proximal end that includes a load cell. A low flow setpoint system may be configured to arrest closing of a filling valve when that filling valve is partially closed. A pressure control system may be configured to maintain a desired pressure in a reservoir or in a flow path from that reservoir. A product recirculation system may be configured to adjust flow rate in the product recirculation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Eaton, David William Martin, David Jay Warburton, Nathan John Coleman, Samuel Frank Feller, Thomas John Evans, Jason Karl Sorge, Randy A. Straub
  • Patent number: 11383058
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing heat exchange in the lungs of the mammal during partial liquid ventilation are provided. The apparatus and method can control delivery and removal of partial liquid ventilation to the lungs of a mammal by responding to pressure change in the lungs to minimize danger of causing barotrauma to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: SUSPENDED ANIMATION, INC.
    Inventors: Nathan John Coleman, Philip P. Morello
  • Publication number: 20210024339
    Abstract: A container filling valve may include a shuttle and a drive sleeve that are magnetically coupled. Movement of the drive sleeve may move the shuttle from a position in which the filling valve is closed to a position in which the filling valve is open. A container handling arm may include a distal end configured to hold a container and a proximal end that includes a load cell. A low flow setpoint system may be configured to arrest closing of a filling valve when that filling valve is partially closed. A pressure control system may be configured to maintain a desired pressure in a reservoir or in a flow path from that reservoir. A product recirculation system may be configured to adjust flow rate in the product recirculation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: John A. EATON, David William MARTIN, David Jay WARBURTON, Nathan John COLEMAN, Samuel Frank FELLER, Thomas John EVANS, Jason Karl SORGE, Randy A. STRAUB
  • Patent number: 10836624
    Abstract: A container filling valve may include a shuttle and a drive sleeve that are magnetically coupled. Movement of the drive sleeve may move the shuttle from a position in which the filling valve is closed to a position in which the filling valve is open. A container handling arm may include a distal end configured to hold a container and a proximal end that includes a load cell. A low flow setpoint system may be configured to arrest closing of a filling valve when that filling valve is partially closed. A pressure control system may be configured to maintain a desired pressure in a reservoir or in a flow path from that reservoir. A product recirculation system may be configured to adjust flow rate in the product recirculation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Eaton, David William Martin, David Jay Warburton, Nathan John Coleman, Samuel Frank Feller, Thomas John Evans, Jason Karl Sorge, Randy A. Straub
  • Publication number: 20190225474
    Abstract: A container filling valve may include a shuttle and a drive sleeve that are magnetically coupled. Movement of the drive sleeve may move the shuttle from a position in which the filling valve is closed to a position in which the filling valve is open. A container handling arm may include a distal end configured to hold a container and a proximal end that includes a load cell. A low flow setpoint system may be configured to arrest closing of a filling valve when that filling valve is partially closed. A pressure control system may be configured to maintain a desired pressure in a reservoir or in a flow path from that reservoir. A product recirculation system may be configured to adjust flow rate in the product recirculation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: John A. EATON, David William MARTIN, David Jay WARBURTON, Nathan John COLEMAN, Samuel Frank FELLER, Thomas John EVANS, Jason Karl SORGE, Randy A. STRAUB
  • Patent number: 10294091
    Abstract: A container filling valve may include a shuttle and a drive sleeve that are magnetically coupled. Movement of the drive sleeve may move the shuttle from a position in which the filling valve is closed to a position in which the filling valve is open. A container handling arm may include a distal end configured to hold a container and a proximal end that includes a load cell. A low flow setpoint system may be configured to arrest closing of a filling valve when that filling valve is partially closed. A pressure control system may be configured to maintain a desired pressure in a reservoir or in a flow path from that reservoir. A product recirculation system may be configured to adjust flow rate in the product recirculation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Eaton, David William Martin, David Jay Warburton, Nathan John Coleman, Samuel Frank Feller, Thomas John Evans, Jason Karl Sorge, Randy A. Straub
  • Publication number: 20180318543
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing heat exchange in the lungs of the mammal during partial liquid ventilation are provided. The apparatus and method can control delivery and removal of partial liquid ventilation to the lungs of a mammal by responding to pressure change in the lungs to minimize danger of causing barotrauma to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: Suspended Animation, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan John Coleman, Philip P. Morello
  • Patent number: 10046126
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing heat exchange in the lungs of the mammal during partial liquid ventilation are provided. The apparatus and method can control delivery and removal of partial liquid ventilation to the lungs of a mammal by responding to pressure change in the lungs to minimize danger of causing barotrauma to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Suspended Animation, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan John Coleman, Philip P. Morello
  • Publication number: 20170312123
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing heat exchange in the lungs of the mammal during partial liquid ventilation are provided. The apparatus and method can control delivery and removal of partial liquid ventilation to the lungs of a mammal by responding to pressure change in the lungs to minimize danger of causing barotrauma to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Nathan John Coleman, Phillip P. Morello
  • Publication number: 20160052767
    Abstract: A container filling valve may include a shuttle and a drive sleeve that are magnetically coupled. Movement of the drive sleeve may move the shuttle from a position in which the filling valve is closed to a position in which the filling valve is open. A container handling arm may include a distal end configured to hold a container and a proximal end that includes a load cell. A low flow setpoint system may be configured to arrest closing of a filling valve when that filling valve is partially closed. A pressure control system may be configured to maintain a desired pressure in a reservoir or in a flow path from that reservoir. A product recirculation system may be configured to adjust flow rate in the product recirculation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: John A. EATON, David William MARTIN, David Jay WARBURTON, Nathan John COLEMAN, Samuel Frank FELLER, Thomas John EVANS, Jason Karl SORGE, Randy A. STRAUB
  • Patent number: 8022835
    Abstract: An improved optic system for measuring and/or controlling displacement, force, pressure, position, or chemistry is disclosed. This apparatus allows for more accurate, robust, and economical communication between the transducer (or control input element) and the reader device (or control output), allows the use of a single optic fiber and/or or a gap for the communication link, and produces substantial insensitivity to attenuation due to mechanical, chemical, thermal, and radiation effects acting on the optic fiber or open space in which the signal propagates. It is also significantly immune to interference from electromagnetic radiation, since the link can be easily produced as a non-conductor which will not propagate unwanted electrical energy or lightning, and is intrinsically safe from igniting fires or explosions. It also facilitates use on rotating machinery and remote location of the transducer by the ability to transmit the signal across a large gap or air space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Inventor: Nathan John Coleman