Patents by Inventor Neil James

Neil James 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: 20230148597
    Abstract: The invention relates to a varnished banknote comprising from 0.0015 to 2.5 wt. % of a lactam; and to the use of a lactam to either impart anti-biofilm properties to a banknote or to inhibit biofilm growth on a banknote substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Panagiotis KOTSAKIS, Neil James PARRY
  • Patent number: 11649858
    Abstract: An assembly having an outer component, an inner component, and a ring positioned between the outer component and the inner component, where the ring has at least one radially extending projection adapted to seat within at least one groove in the inner component or outer component, and where the projection is adapted to compress radially to allow rotational or axial movement between the inner component and the outer component upon application of rotational or axial force respectively to at least one of the inner component or the outer component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS PAMPUS GMBH
    Inventors: Lukas Plioska, Brandon Scott Murphy, Timothy J. Hagan, Neil James
  • Publication number: 20230094014
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising a blend of: a) a first component which is partially hydrolysed protein obtained from a potato protein source; and b) a second component which is partially hydrolysed protein obtained from a non-potato vegetable protein source; wherein the weight ratio of first component:second component in the blend is in the range 0.5:1 to 2:1. The invention also provides a personal care formulation comprising such a composition and a personal care ingredient, wherein the personal care formulation is for topical application to skin or hair. The invention further provides a method of treating hair using a composition and the use of a composition for the treatment of hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicants: Croda International Plc, Croda, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil James, Kimun Park
  • Patent number: 11608037
    Abstract: A low-profile trailer jack reduces the height of the jack above the trailer a-frame by over 50% eliminating pickup tailgate interference when lowered by a vehicle operator. This is accomplished using a two-stage concentric lead screw design rather than a single screw as described in prior art. The two-stage design also allows for increased lowering and raising speed of the jack foot by using the first stage, which is a larger outer screw with larger pitch, generating a faster speed when no load is present. The second stage inner screw is engaged when a load is present and a slower speed with greater mechanical advantage is required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Inventor: Neil James Swanson
  • Publication number: 20220297147
    Abstract: A controller for use in a wet environment is provided. The controller includes a manually operable input device coupled to a base housing. The manually operable input device includes a first manual input member and a second manual input member, where the second manual input member is movable relative to the first manual input member. The manually operable input device includes a sealed environment disposed at least partially within the base housing and having one or more electronic components that control at least one function of a fluid delivery device. The one or more electronic components actuate responsive to user-initiated movement of the first manual input member and user-initiated movement of the second manual input member. The first manual input member and the second manual input member are disposed at least partially outside the sealed environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Kohler Mira Limited
    Inventors: Adam May, Neil James Baxter, Richard J. Mead
  • Patent number: 11419617
    Abstract: A surgical apparatus includes a combination of a drill guide and a bone fixation device. The bone fixation device includes a plurality of screw receiving apertures extending therethrough. The drill guide includes a top face and a plurality of drill apertures extending from the top face through the drill guide. The drill apertures of the drill guide are arranged such that the drill apertures can be separated into two groups by an imaginary dividing line, and, if a separation between the two groups in the plane of the top face and normal to the dividing line were increased by a distance d, then the arrangement of the drill apertures would match, or otherwise be aligned with, that of the screw receiving apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Orthomed (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Mark Cunliffe, Neil James Burton
  • Publication number: 20220258827
    Abstract: A bicycle has a front fork, within which the front wheel is mounted, attached to the head tube. Extending downwardly from each end of a lateral member are downwardly projecting forks, each comprising a primary portion, the respective primary portions extending downwardly and substantially parallel to each other. The longitudinal axes of both the main portion and a rider's lower leg are aligned. By aligning the wakes created by the forks and the lower leg a reduction in overall system drag is provided. Additionally or alternatively, the rear wheel may be provided between downwardly projecting stays, each comprising a primary portion, the respective primary portions extending downwardly and substantially parallel to each other. By aligning the downwardly projecting stays with the lower leg beneficial drag reduction is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Anthony John Purnell, Christopher Charles Hebert, Neil James Ashton, Richard Matthews, Gregory Martin Stevens
  • Patent number: 11401240
    Abstract: A process for the synthesis of lactams suitable for use in antimicrobial, anti-biofilm and bacteriostatic compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: David Anthony Dawkins, Panagiotis Kotsakis, Neil James Parry, David William Thornthwaite
  • Publication number: 20220203784
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of analysing tire temperature data from a temperature sensor arranged to measure the temperature of a tire on a vehicle. The method comprises receiving tire temperature data from the temperature sensor; receiving further data indicative of at least one different parameter related to the vehicle. The method further comprises determining expected temperature data based at least on the further data; and comparing the tire temperature data to the expected temperature data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Paul Roeland Verheijen, Neil James Purves, Christian MeiBner, Martin Marenz
  • Publication number: 20220105658
    Abstract: Methods of manufacturing an extrusion die (100) having a plurality of pins (600a-c) and a plurality of slots (601) defined by the plurality of pins, each pin having a base, the method including applying a coating material (604) over side walls of the bases of the pins of the extrusion die and removing a portion of the coating material coated over the side walls of the bases of the plurality of pins with a cutting tool (650). In some embodiments, the cutting tool has a cutting width (652) equal to a target slot width (640) of the slots. In some embodiments, applying the coating material over the side walls of the bases of the pins includes overcoating a coating material to a thickness that is greater than a thickness needed to define a target slot width of the slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Timothy Eugene Antesberger, Dana Eugene Coots, Eric Jay Dacheux, Kevin Eugene Elliott, Gary Michael Huzinec, Neil James Sidebottom
  • Publication number: 20220048234
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an extrusion die (102, 152, 302). The method comprises providing the extrusion die (102, 152, 302), the extrusion die (102, 152, 302) having a plurality of die pins (154, 316) defining a plurality of slots (156, 320), the plurality of die pins (154, 316) having an initial die pin width and an initial die pin depth and the plurality of slots having an initial slot width (Ws) and an initial slot depth (Ds), providing a micro-milling machine (104) with a spindle (122), providing a micro-cutting tool (120) coupled to the spindle (122), mounting the extrusion die (102, 152, 302) proximate the micro-cutting tool (120), and removing material from one or more die pins (154, 316) using the micro-cutting tool (120), the micro-cutting tool (120) making one or more cutting passes against the one or more die pins (154, 316) to remove the material. Micro-milling apparatuses and further methods are provided, as are other aspects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Timothy Eugene Antesberger, Dana Eugene Coots, Neil James Sidebottom
  • Patent number: 11226007
    Abstract: A tolerance ring including a sidewall having a first and a second opposite major surfaces spaced apart by a thickness, wherein the first major surface defines an inner diameter of the tolerance ring at a first location of the sidewall and an outer diameter of the tolerance ring at a second location of the sidewall. A method of forming a tolerance ring including providing a strip of material comprising a first, a second, a third, and a fourth edge, shaping the first edge of the strip toward the third edge, and shaping the second edge of the strip toward the fourth edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS RENCOL LIMITED
    Inventor: Neil James
  • Publication number: 20210395199
    Abstract: A process for the synthesis of lactams suitable for use in antimicrobial, anti-biofilm and bacteriostatic compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: David Anthony DAWKINS, Pansgiotls KOTSAKlS, Neil James PARRY, David William THORNTHWAfTE
  • Publication number: 20210371674
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of treatment of a surface to improve the resistance of the surface to fouling from a photosynthetic species, the method comprising treatment of a surface prone to fouling from a photosynthetic organism with a composition comprising a lactam, wherein the composition comprises from 0.0001 to 5 wt. % of a lactam; and, wherein the surface to be treated is selected from metal, plastic or composites; and to the use of the lactam to inhibit growth of a photosynthetic organism on a surface, wherein the surface to be treated is selected from metal, plastic or composites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Jens Carlo BENNINGHOFF, Panagiotis KOTSAKIS, Neil James PARRY
  • Publication number: 20210371675
    Abstract: A method of treatment of a marine surface to improve the resistance of the surface to fouling from a marine organism, the method comprising treatment of a surface prone to fouling from a marine organism with a composition comprising a lactam, wherein the composition comprises from 0.0005 to 5 wt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Panagiotis KOTSAKIS, Neil James PARRY, Gordon RAMAGE, Tracy Lynn YOUNG
  • Patent number: 11160787
    Abstract: 4-(4-Chlorophenyl)-5-methylene-pyrrol-2-one and 5-methylene-4-(p-tolyl)pyrrol-2-one for use in the treatment of gram-negative bacterial infections, in particular infections in which Pseudomonas is implicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil James Parry, Paolo Pantalone, Paul Williams
  • Publication number: 20210332526
    Abstract: The invention relates to a modified textile comprising a) a textile substrate; and, b) a lactam coating; and to the use of a lactam to impart anti-biofilm properties to a textile; and to the use of a lactam to inhibit biofilm growth on a textile substrate; wherein the lactam is selected from: (I) 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-methylene-pyrrol-2-one; and (II) 5-methylene-4-(p-tolyl)pyrrol-2-one; (III) 4-(4-bromophenyl)-5-methylene-pyrrol-2-one; (IV) 4-(3-chlorophenyl)-5-methylene-pyrrol-2-one; (V) 4-(2-fluorophenyl)-5-methylene-pyrrol-2-one; and (VI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Panagiotis KOTSAKIS, Neil James PARRY
  • Publication number: 20210332310
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mousse composition comprising: a) a base composition comprising: (i) from 0.0001 to 5 wt. % of a lactam; (ii) from 0.1 to 10 wt. % of an alcohol; and, b) a propellant; and to the use of a combination of a lactam with an alcohol, in a mousse composition to collapse the resulting mousse foam quicker; and to the use of a combination of a lactam with an alcohol, in a mousse composition to make the resulting mousse foam easier to rinse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Panagiotis KOTSAKIS, Neil James PARRY, Keith Leslie RUTHERFORD
  • Publication number: 20210321611
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wipe suitable for application to a hard surface comprising from 0.0001 to 5 wt. % of a lactam; to the use of said wipe on a surface to reduce microorganism buildup on said surface; and, to the use of a lactam in a wipe product to enhance preservation of said wipe product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Panagiotis KOTSAKIS, Neil James PARRY, Simon John MOORE
  • Patent number: 11137294
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to detect a failed thermocouple. A temperature in a gas path of a gas turbine engine may be measured, where the temperature is based on a signal generated by a thermocouple during a startup of the gas turbine engine and/or during an idle period that immediately follows the startup, and the thermocouple protrudes into the gas path. A failure of the thermocouple may be detected if the temperature is determined to be less than a threshold temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian Thomas Spangler, John V. Watkin, Timothy C. Keeney, Neil James Dunaway