Patents by Inventor Phillip A. Johnson

Phillip A. 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).

  • Publication number: 20180192802
    Abstract: A container system with an enclosed utensil. The utensil can be stored in a slot in a side wall of the container for easy removal and handling. The enclosed utensil can be retractable, and can include a collar for cleaning the utensil implement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventor: PHILLIP A. JOHNSON
  • Publication number: 20180073779
    Abstract: A centrifugal compressor includes a casing, a first compression mechanism and a second compression mechanism. The casing has a first inlet portion, a first outlet portion, a second inlet portion and a second outlet portion. The first compression mechanism includes a first inlet guide vane disposed in the first inlet portion, a first impeller disposed downstream of the first inlet guide vane, a first diffuser disposed in the first outlet portion downstream from the first impeller, and a first motor. The second compression mechanism includes a second inlet guide vane disposed in the second inlet portion, a second impeller disposed downstream of the second inlet guide vane, a second diffuser disposed in the second outlet portion downstream from the second impeller, and a second motor. The first and second motors are arranged to rotate first and second shafts in order to rotate the first and second impellers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Phillip A. Johnson, Fumiaki Onodera, Tsuyoshi Ueda
  • Patent number: 7141197
    Abstract: A grip element having a soft, compressible and deformable outer layer supported by an underlying support structure sufficiently rigid to maintain a receiving channel of the grip element in an open configuration. The support structure facilitates manipulation of the grip element and assembly of the grip element onto a hand-held article without having the outer layer collapse on itself as would occur without the support structure as a result of the soft, deformable nature of the outer layer. The grip element may be formed separately from the hand-held article on which it is to be assembled, and then positioned thereon such that the hand-held article is sold with the grip element pre-assembled thereon. If desired, the grip element may be provided separate from the hand-held article, the outer layer providing a readily compressible and deformable soft cushioning surface and the support structure facilitating insertion of the outer layer over at least a portion of a hand-held article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: BIC Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Chadwick, Roger F. Lockshier, Arthur R. Hamilton, Jr., Phillip A. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20040036194
    Abstract: A grip element having a soft, compressible and deformable outer layer supported by an underlying support structure sufficiently rigid to maintain a receiving channel of the grip element in an open configuration. The support structure facilitates manipulation of the grip element and assembly of the grip element onto a hand-held article without having the outer layer collapse on itself as would occur without the support structure as a result of the soft, deformable nature of the outer layer. The grip element may be formed separately from the hand-held article on which it is to be assembled, and then positioned thereon such that the hand-held article is sold with the grip element pre-assembled thereon. If desired, the grip element may be provided separate from the hand-held article, the outer layer providing a readily compressible and deformable soft cushioning surface and the support structure facilitating insertion of the outer layer over at least a portion of a hand-held article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Barry Chadwick, Roger F. Lockshier, Arthur R. Hamilton, Phillip A. Johnson
  • Patent number: 6652941
    Abstract: A grip element having a soft, compressible and deformable outer layer supported by an underlying support structure sufficiently rigid to maintain a receiving channel of the grip element in an open configuration. The support structure facilitates manipulation of the grip element and assembly of the grip element onto a hand-held article without having the outer layer collapse on itself as would occur without the support structure as a result of the soft, deformable nature of the outer layer. The grip element may be formed separately from the hand-held article on which it is to be assembled, and then positioned thereon such that the hand-held article is sold with the grip element pre-assembled thereon. If desired, the grip element may be provided separate from the hand-held article, the outer layer providing a readily compressible and deformable soft cushioning surface and the support structure facilitating insertion of the outer layer over at least a portion of a hand-held article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: BIC Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Chadwick, Roger F. Lockshier, Arthur R. Hamilton, Jr., Phillip A. Johnson
  • Patent number: D618825
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Inventor: Phillip A. Johnson
  • Patent number: D620658
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Inventor: Phillip A. Johnson
  • Patent number: D635395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Inventor: Phillip A. Johnson
  • Patent number: D636131
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Inventor: Phillip A. Johnson
  • Patent number: D649868
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Inventor: Phillip A. Johnson
  • Patent number: D684812
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Inventor: Phillip A. Johnson