Patents by Inventor Randy A. Jones
Randy A. Jones 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).
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Patent number: 8415169Abstract: A tube and float system for use in separation and axial expansion of the buffy coat includes a transparent or semi-transparent, flexible sample tube and a rigid separator float having a specific gravity intermediate that of red blood cells and plasma. The float includes a main body portion of reduced diameter to provide a clearance gap between the inner wall of the sample tube and the float. One or more protrusions on the main body portion serve to support the flexible tube. During centrifugation, the centrifugal force causes the diameter of the flexible tube to expand and permit density-based axial movement of the float in the tube. The float further includes a pressure relief system to alleviate pressure build up in the trapped red blood cell blood fraction below the float, thereby preventing red blood cells from being forced into the annular gap containing the buffy coat layers.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2012Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Thomas Haubert, Vince Contini, Steve Grimes, Randy Jones, Stephen C. Wardlaw
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Publication number: 20120164683Abstract: A tube and float system for use in separation and axial expansion of the buffy coat includes a transparent or semi-transparent, flexible sample tube and a rigid separator float having a specific gravity intermediate that of red blood cells and plasma. The float includes a main body portion of reduced diameter to provide a clearance gap between the inner wall of the sample tube and the float. One or more protrusions on the main body portion serve to support the flexible tube. During centrifugation, the centrifugal force causes the diameter of the flexible tube to expand and permit density-based axial movement of the float in the tube. The float further includes a pressure relief system to alleviate pressure build up in the trapped red blood cell blood fraction below the float, thereby preventing red blood cells from being forced into the annular gap containing the buffy coat layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2012Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTEInventors: Thomas Haubert, Vince Contini, Steve Grimes, Randy Jones, Stephen C. Wardlaw
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Patent number: 8127856Abstract: A downhole tool for use in completing a well includes a plug body selectively securable to a wellbore at a desired elevation and having a flowbore. A non-dissolvable flow restrictor is operably disposed in the flowbore and operates to restrict fluid flow through the flowbore, and a time-dissolvable retainer or spacer is operably coupled to the flow restrictor to retain the flow restrictor in a first position within the flowbore. The retainer is dissolvable within a predetermined passage of time to release the flow restrictor to move between the first position and a second position within the flowbore to control the flow of fluid through the downhole tool.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2009Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Exelis Inc.Inventors: Randall W. Nish, Randy A. Jones, Jason Jon Vogel
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Patent number: 8114680Abstract: A tube and float system for use in separation and axial expansion of the buffy coat includes a transparent or semi-transparent, flexible sample tube and a rigid separator float having a specific gravity intermediate that of red blood cells and plasma. The float includes a main body portion of reduced diameter to provide a clearance gap between the inner wall of the sample tube and the float. One or more protrusions on the main body portion serve to support the flexible tube. During centrifugation, the centrifugal force causes the diameter of the flexible tube to expand and permit density-based axial movement of the float in the tube. The float further includes a pressure relief system to alleviate pressure build up in the trapped red blood cell blood fraction below the float, thereby preventing red blood cells from being forced into the annular gap containing the buffy coat layers.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2011Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Thomas Haubert, Vince Contini, Steve Grimes, Randy Jones, Stephen C. Wardlaw
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Publication number: 20110165672Abstract: A tube and float system for use in separation and axial expansion of the buffy coat includes a transparent or semi-transparent, flexible sample tube and a rigid separator float having a specific gravity intermediate that of red blood cells and plasma. The float includes a main body portion of reduced diameter to provide a clearance gap between the inner wall of the sample tube and the float. One or more protrusions on the main body portion serve to support the flexible tube. During centrifugation, the centrifugal force causes the diameter of the flexible tube to expand and permit density-based axial movement of the float in the tube. The float further includes a pressure relief system to alleviate pressure build up in the trapped red blood cell blood fraction below the float, thereby preventing red blood cells from being forced into the annular gap containing the buffy coat layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2011Publication date: July 7, 2011Inventors: Thomas Haubert, Vince Contini, Steve Grimes, Randy Jones, Stephen C. Wardlaw
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Patent number: 7966777Abstract: A telescoping mast apparatus has a plurality of nesting cylinders. The telescoping mast apparatus has a plurality of telescoping cylinders and a plurality of straps. The plurality of cylinders is extendable from a base. Each strap extends from near a bottom of an outer cylinder, around an upper roller near a top of the outer cylinder, and is attached near a bottom of an inner cylinder. The plurality of straps and the plurality of telescoping cylinders intercouples in series with alternating straps and cylinders. The plurality of cylinders is extended by retracting a first strap from the outer cylinder, which raises an intermediate cylinder, which retracts the intermediate strap from the intermediate cylinder, which raises the second intermediate cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2005Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Timothy A. Douglas, Daniel C. Kennedy, II, Randy A. Jones
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Patent number: 7919049Abstract: A tube and float system for use in separation and axial expansion of the buffy coat includes a transparent or semi-transparent, flexible sample tube and a rigid separator float having a specific gravity intermediate that of red blood cells and plasma. The float includes a main body portion of reduced diameter to provide a clearance gap between the inner wall of the sample tube and the float. One or more protrusions on the main body portion serve to support the flexible tube. During centrifugation, the centrifugal force causes the diameter of the flexible tube to expand and permit density-based axial movement of the float in the tube. The float further includes a pressure relief system to alleviate pressure build up in the trapped red blood cell blood fraction below the float, thereby preventing red blood cells from being forced into the annular gap containing the buffy coat layers.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2009Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Thomas Haubert, Vince Contini, Steve Grimes, Randy Jones, Stephen C. Wardlaw
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Patent number: 7900696Abstract: A down hole flow control tool for use in a well bore, such as a bridge or frac plug, includes back-flow vent holes in a central mandrel and initially covered by a member on the mandrel, such as a lower slip or a lower cone. In a subsequent, set configuration, the member moves away from the vent hole allowing back flow of well fluids.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2008Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Randall W. Nish, Randy A. Jones
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Patent number: 7735549Abstract: A down hole flow control device used in a well bore includes a central mandrel and a packer ring disposed thereon. The packer ring is compressible along a longitudinal axis of the central mandrel to form a seal between the central mandrel and the well bore. Upper and lower slip rings are disposed on the central mandrel and include a plurality of slip segments joined together by fracture regions to form the slip rings. The fracture regions are configured to facilitate longitudinal fractures to break the slip rings into the plurality of slip segments that secure the down hole flow control device in the well bore. The upper and lower slip rings have different fracture regions from one another to induce sequential fracturing with respect to the upper and lower slip rings when an axial load is applied to both the upper slip ring and the lower slip ring.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2007Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Randy W. Nish, Randy A. Jones, Robin Lawson
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Publication number: 20100074803Abstract: A tube and float system for use in separation and axial expansion of the buffy coat includes a transparent or semi-transparent, flexible sample tube and a rigid separator float having a specific gravity intermediate that of red blood cells and plasma. The float includes a main body portion of reduced diameter to provide a clearance gap between the inner wall of the sample tube and the float. One or more protrusions on the main body portion serve to support the flexible tube. During centrifugation, the centrifugal force causes the diameter of the flexible tube to expand and permit density-based axial movement of the float in the tube. The float further includes a pressure relief system to alleviate pressure build up in the trapped red blood cell blood fraction below the float, thereby preventing red blood cells from being forced into the annular gap containing the buffy coat layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2009Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventors: Thomas Haubert, Vince Contini, Steve Grimes, Randy Jones, Stephen C. Wardlaw
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Patent number: 7629176Abstract: A tube and float system for use in separation and axial expansion of the buffy coat includes a transparent or semi-transparent, flexible sample tube and a rigid separator float having a specific gravity intermediate that of red blood cells and plasma. The float includes a main body portion of reduced diameter to provide a clearance gap between the inner wall of the sample tube and the float. One or more protrusions on the main body portion serve to support the flexible tube. During centrifugation, the centrifugal force causes the diameter of the flexible tube to expand and permit density-based axial movement of the float in the tube. The float further includes a pressure relief system to alleviate pressure build up in the trapped red blood cell blood fraction below the float, thereby preventing red blood cells from being forced into the annular gap containing the buffy coat layers.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2008Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Thomas Haubert, Vince Contini, Steve Grimes, Randy Jones, Stephen C. Wardlaw
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Publication number: 20080213048Abstract: A buoyancy system includes a plurality of buoyancy joints distributed along a riser system. Each joint can include a riser pipe, an external frame disposed around a riser and a vessel, and a buoyant cladding disposed between the vessel and the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2007Publication date: September 4, 2008Inventors: Randy A. Jones, Daniel C. Kennedy
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Publication number: 20080131868Abstract: A tube and float system for use in separation and axial expansion of the buffy coat includes a transparent or semi-transparent, flexible sample tube and a rigid separator float having a specific gravity intermediate that of red blood cells and plasma. The float includes a main body portion of reduced diameter to provide a clearance gap between the inner wall of the sample tube and the float. One or more protrusions on the main body portion serve to support the flexible tube. During centrifugation, the centrifugal force causes the diameter of the flexible tube to expand and permit density-based axial movement of the float in the tube. The float further includes a pressure relief system to alleviate pressure build up in the trapped red blood cell blood fraction below the float, thereby preventing red blood cells from being forced into the annular gap containing the buffy coat layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2008Publication date: June 5, 2008Inventors: Thomas Haubert, Vince Contini, Steve Grimes, Randy Jones, Stephen C. Wardlaw
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Publication number: 20080109098Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer program for integrating people and asset tracking information into a process control system are provided. Location information associated with a person and/or an asset in a processing environment is received. The location information is converted into one or more process control data elements. The one or more process control data elements are provided to at least one process control solution. The at least one process control solution is operable to control at least part of the processing environment using the one or more process control data elements. The location information could include text strings, and the one or more process control data elements could include Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) for Process Control (OPC) parameters and/or System Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) data points.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2006Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Kenneth C. Moshier, Randy Jones
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Patent number: 7358095Abstract: A tube and float system for use in separation and axial expansion of the buffy coat includes a transparent or semi-transparent, flexible sample tube and a rigid separator float having a specific gravity intermediate that of red blood cells and plasma. The float includes a main body portion of reduced diameter to provide a clearance gap between the inner wall of the sample tube and the float. One or more protrusions on the main body portion serve to support the flexible tube. During centrifugation, the centrifugal force causes the diameter of the flexible tube to expand and permit density-based axial movement of the float in the tube. The float further includes a pressure relief system to alleviate pressure build up in the trapped red blood cell blood fraction below the float, thereby preventing red blood cells from being forced into the annular gap containing the buffy coat layers.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2006Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Thomas Haubert, Vince Contini, Steve Grimes, Randy Jones, Stephen C. Wardlaw
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Patent number: 7328747Abstract: A buoyancy system includes a plurality of buoyancy joints distributed along a riser system. Each joint can include a riser pipe, an external frame disposed around a riser and a vessel, and a buoyant cladding disposed between the vessel and the frame.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2004Date of Patent: February 12, 2008Assignee: EDO Corporation, Fiber Science DivisionInventors: Randy A. Jones, Daniel C. Kennedy, II
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Publication number: 20080001396Abstract: A pipe joining system used to join abutting fiberglass or composite pipe ends. The pipe joining system includes a gasket that is sized and shaped to fit around and seal an interface between the abutting pipe ends and at least one fibrous annulus that is sized and shaped to fit around the pipe ends and cover the gasket. The fibrous annulus includes dry fibrous reinforcement material capable of receiving resin. A sleeve can circumscribe the gasket and the at least one fibrous annulus.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2007Publication date: January 3, 2008Inventors: Randy Nish, Randy Jones, Carl Wells
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Publication number: 20070288925Abstract: An arrangement for resolving different types of events includes a central system communicatively coupled to each of a plurality of lower level systems. The central system is configured to receive information associated with a particular event from one of the plurality of lower level systems, to determine an event type associated with the particular event, and to determine whether the central system includes a particular policy associated with resolving the event type associated with the particular event. When the central system includes the particular policy, the central system is further configured to resolve the particular event in accordance with the particular policy.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2007Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicant: Computer Associates Think, Inc.Inventors: Brian Hughes, Randy Jones, Piers McMahon, Joseph Offenberg, Peter Skotny
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Patent number: 7220593Abstract: A tube and float system for use in separation and axial expansion of the buffy coat includes a transparent or semi-transparent, flexible sample tube and a rigid separator float having a specific gravity intermediate that of red blood cells and plasma. The float includes a main body portion of reduced diameter to provide a clearance gap between the inner wall of the sample tube and the float. One or more protrusions on the main body portion serve to support the flexible tube. During centrifugation, the centrifugal force causes the diameter of the flexible tube to expand and permit density-based axial movement of the float in the tube. The float further includes a pressure relief system to alleviate pressure build up in the trapped red blood cell blood fraction below the float, thereby preventing red blood cells from being forced into the annular gap containing the buffy coat layers.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2002Date of Patent: May 22, 2007Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Thomas Haubert, Vince Contini, Steve Grimes, Randy Jones, Stephan C. Wardlaw
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Publication number: 20070092971Abstract: A tube and float system for use in separation and axial expansion of the buffy coat includes a transparent or semi-transparent, flexible sample tube and a rigid separator float having a specific gravity intermediate that of red blood cells and plasma. The float includes a main body portion of reduced diameter to provide a clearance gap between the inner wall of the sample tube and the float. One or more protrusions on the main body portion serve to support the flexible tube. During centrifugation, the centrifugal force causes the diameter of the flexible tube to expand and permit density-based axial movement of the float in the tube. The float further includes a pressure relief system to alleviate pressure build up in the trapped red blood cell blood fraction below the float, thereby preventing red blood cells from being forced into the annular gap containing the buffy coat layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2006Publication date: April 26, 2007Inventors: Thomas Haubert, Vince Contini, Steve Grimes, Randy Jones, Stephen Wardlaw