Patents by Inventor Richard A. Martin

Richard A. Martin 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).

  • Cyclopropene complex compositions
    Patent number: 8580140
    Abstract: There is provided a composition comprising (a) one or more cyclopropene complex, and (b) 0-10% water by weight based on the weight of said composition, wherein the mole ratio of cyclopropene in said composition to molecular encapsulating agent in said composition is 0.92:1 or higher, or wherein the composition is in the form of a powder and, in a two-dimensional image of a representative sample of said powder, 20% or more of the area of the images of the particles of said cyclopropene complex, based on the area of all the images of all the particles of said cyclopropene complex in said image of said sample, is in the form of particles of said cyclopropene complex that have width dimension of 10 micrometers or larger. Also provided is a process for making a composition comprising cyclopropene complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Richard Martin Jacobson, Philip John Ranly
  • Seamless model and method of making a seamless model
    Patent number: 8580869
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a seamless model free of bond lines made by a method which includes the steps of providing a substructure having an exposed outer surface, applying a modeling paste to the outer surface of the substructure in the form of a continuous layer, curing the continuous layer of applied modeling paste, and machining said cured layer of modeling paste to the desired contour to form the seamless model. The modeling paste may be a mechanically frothed syntactic foam prepared by injecting inert gas with mechanical stirring into either a formed froth-forming polyurethane or epoxy composition containing microballoons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Huntsman Advanced Materials LLC
    Inventors: Mahesh Kotnis, Elizabeth Louise Otloski, Paul Terrence Wombwell, William Walter Charles Badcock, Richard Martin Broad
  • Imidazole based LXR modulators
    Patent number: 8569352
    Abstract: Compounds of the invention, such as compounds of Formulae IIa, IIb, IIc or IId, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, isomers, and prodrugs thereof, are useful as modulators of the activity of liver X receptors, where R1, R2, R21, R3 and G are defined herein. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and methods of using the compounds are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Exelixis Patent Company LLC
    Inventors: Brett B. Busch, Brenton T. Flatt, Xiao-Hui Gu, Shao-Po Lu, Richard Martin, Raju Mohan, Michael Charles Nyman, Edwin Schweiger, William C. Stevens, Jr., Tie-Lin Wang, Yinong Xie
  • Communication system and method for discovering end-points that utilize a link layer connection in a wired/wireless local area network
    Publication number: 20130282900
    Abstract: A communication system and method are provided for discovering wireless client devices within a local area network. A discovery message may be broadcast to a plurality of access points via a select access point to discover an access point. A response may be received from the discovered access point that may report a presence of a particular wireless client device located within a coverage area of the discovered access point. A status of the particular wireless client device may then be requested from the discovered access point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Jeyhan Karaoguz, Richard Martin
  • Apparatus and method for eliminating varying pressure fluctuations in a pressure transducer
    Patent number: 8561470
    Abstract: A single pressure sensing capsule has a reference pressure ported to the rear side of a silicon sensing die. The front side of the silicon sensing die receives a main pressure at another port. The difference between the main and reference pressure results in the sensor providing an differential pressure output. The reference pressure or main pressure may be derived from a pump pressure which is being monitored. The pump pressure output is subjected to a pump ripple or a sinusoidally varying pressure. In order to compensate for pump ripple, a coiled tube or an adjustable dampening chamber comprising a spiral inlet tube and a volume cavity can be used. The tube length is selected to suppress the pump ripple as applied to the sensor die. In this manner, the pump ripple cannot cause resonance which would result in pressure amplification and which pressure amplification would destroy the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Martin, Robert Gardner, Adam Kane, Nora Kurtz
  • Method, Systems, And Apparatuses For Transition Piece Contouring
    Publication number: 20130269820
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are apparatuses, methods, and systems for transition piece contouring. In an embodiment, a high thermal stress section of a transition piece and a low thermal stress section of a transition piece is a determined The low thermal stress section of the transition piece may be contoured to intercept hot gas flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: General Electricity Company
    Inventors: Richard Martin DiCintio, Patrick Benedict Melton, Lucas John Stoia
  • Systems And Apparatuses For Hot Gas Flow In A Transition Piece
    Publication number: 20130269821
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatuses for hot gas flow. In an embodiment, a transition piece comprises a surface that conforms to an approximately straight line path stretching approximately from the forward end of a transition piece to the aft end of the transition piece wherein the surface may help direct the flow of gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Richard Martin DiCintio, Patrick Benedict Melton, Daniel Jackson Dillard
  • Transition Piece Cross Sectional Area Convergence Reduction And Selection
    Publication number: 20130272863
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are apparatuses, methods, and systems for cross sectional area convergence reduction and selection. In an embodiment, an aft end cross sectional area is determined for a transition piece and a forward end cross sectional area is determined for the transition piece. The transition piece may be fabricated based on a constant slope of cross sectional area change between the aft end and the forward end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Richard Martin DiCintio, Patrick Benedict Melton
  • ACTIVE ENANTIOMER OF DODECYL 2-(N,N-DIMETHYLAMINO)-PROPIONATE
    Publication number: 20130267562
    Abstract: 2R-dodecyl 2-(N,N dimethylamino)-propionate (R-DDAIP) provides an unexpectedly improved activity in facilitating transport of a pharmaceutically active compound across biological membranes and tissues, compared to S-DDAIP of the same enantiomeric purity, or racemic DDAIP. Purified S-DDAIP is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: NEXMED HOLDINGS, INC
    Inventors: Bassam B. Damaj, Richard Martin
  • User interface for rechargeable batteries
    Patent number: 8552877
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes a housing having an external surface including a user interface region. A battery cell within the housing is characterized by a charging status, a state of charge, and a state of health. A processor disposed within the housing determines and/or stores the charging status as well as one or more of the state of charge and the state of health of the battery cell. The user interface region provides a plurality of visual components configured to provide a plurality of visual cues relating to the charging status, the state of charge, and the state of health of the battery cell. The plurality of visual components may include a persistent display, an on-demand display, and an input component. The input component may be used to select the manner in which the visual cues are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Martin, William Bang, Mark Palmer, Christopher Paul, Quintin Morris
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING SPATTER GENERATING EVENTS
    Publication number: 20130262000
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a spatter generating event during a welding application. The method includes capturing data that corresponds to a welding current of the welding application. The method also includes detecting parameters associated with a short circuit from the captured data. The method includes analyzing the detected parameters to monitor the spatter generating event during the welding application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Martin Hutchison, Todd Earl Holverson, James Lee Uecker
  • SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING A WORKING FLUID TO A COMBUSTOR
    Publication number: 20130239575
    Abstract: A system for supplying a working fluid to a combustor includes a combustion chamber and a flow sleeve that circumferentially surrounds at least a portion of the combustion chamber. A tube provides fluid communication for the working fluid to flow through the flow sleeve and into the combustion chamber, wherein the tube comprises an axial centerline. A first set of injectors are circumferentially arranged around the tube and angled radially with respect to the axial centerline of the tube, wherein the first set of injectors provide fluid communication for the working fluid to flow through a wall of the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Wei Chen, Patrick Benedict Melton, Russell DeForest, Lucas John Stoia, Richard Martin DiCintio
  • STAGED GRADUAL OXIDATION
    Publication number: 20130232947
    Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for oxidizing gases. In some embodiments, a reaction chamber is configured to receive a fuel gas and maintain the gas at a temperature within the reaction chamber that is above an autoignition temperature of the gas. The reaction chamber may also be configured to maintain a reaction temperature within the reaction chamber below a flameout temperature. In some embodiments, heat and product gases from the oxidation process can be used, for example, to drive a turbine, reciprocating engine, and injected back into the reaction chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: FLEXENERGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey ARMSTRONG, Richard MARTIN, Douglas HAMRIN
  • COMBUSTOR AND METHOD FOR REDUCING THERMAL STRESSES IN A COMBUSTOR
    Publication number: 20130232986
    Abstract: A combustor includes a combustion chamber and a casing that circumferentially surrounds the combustion chamber to at least partially define an annular passage between the casing and the combustion chamber. A fuel plenum extends radially through the casing to provide fluid communication through the casing to the annular passage, and a liner extends inside at least a portion of the fuel plenum to prevent fuel from directly impinging upon at least a portion of the fuel plenum. A method of reducing thermal stresses in a combustor includes flowing a fuel inside a fuel plenum that extends radially through a casing, shielding at least a portion of the fuel plenum from direct impingement by the fuel radially inward of the casing, and flowing the fuel from the fuel plenum into an annular passage between the casing and a combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Lucas John Stoia, Patrick Benedict Melton, Richard Martin DiCintio
  • GRADUAL OXIDATION WITH HEAT TRANSFER
    Publication number: 20130232985
    Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for oxidizing gases. In some embodiments, a reaction chamber is configured to receive a fuel gas and maintain the gas at a temperature within the reaction chamber that is above an autoignition temperature of the gas. The reaction chamber may also be configured to maintain a reaction temperature within the reaction chamber below a flameout temperature. In some embodiments, heat and product gases from the oxidation process can be used, for example, to drive a turbine, reciprocating engine, and injected back into the reaction chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: FLEXENERGY, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas HAMRIN, Richard MARTIN, Jeffrey ARMSTRONG
  • SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING A WORKING FLUID TO A COMBUSTOR
    Publication number: 20130232980
    Abstract: A system for supplying a working fluid to a combustor includes a combustion chamber, a liner that circumferentially surrounds at least a portion of the combustion chamber, and a flow sleeve that circumferentially surrounds at least a portion of the liner. A tube provides fluid communication for the working fluid to flow through the flow sleeve and the liner and into the combustion chamber, and the tube spirals between the flow sleeve and the liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Wei Chen, Lucas John Stoia, Richard Martin DiCintio
  • HYBRID GRADUAL OXIDATION
    Publication number: 20130233213
    Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for oxidizing gases. In some embodiments, a reaction chamber is configured to receive a fuel gas and maintain the gas at a temperature within the reaction chamber that is above an autoignition temperature of the gas. The reaction chamber may also be configured to maintain a reaction temperature within the reaction chamber below a flameout temperature. In some embodiments, heat and product gases from the oxidation process can be used, for example, to drive a turbine, reciprocating engine, and injected back into the reaction chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: FLEXENERGY, INC.
    Inventors: Richard MARTIN, Jeffrey ARMSTRONG, Douglas HAMRIN
  • GRADUAL OXIDATION WITH HEAT TRANSFER
    Publication number: 20130232945
    Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for oxidizing gases. In some embodiments, a reaction chamber is configured to receive a fuel gas and maintain the gas at a temperature within the reaction chamber that is above an autoignition temperature of the gas. The reaction chamber may also be configured to maintain a reaction temperature within the reaction chamber below a flameout temperature. In some embodiments, heat and product gases from the oxidation process can be used, for example, to drive a turbine, reciprocating engine, and injected back into the reaction chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: FlexEnergy, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey ARMSTRONG, Richard MARTIN, Douglas HAMRIN
  • GRADUAL OXIDATION WITH ADIABATIC TEMPERATURE ABOVE FLAMEOUT TEMPERATURE
    Publication number: 20130232939
    Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for oxidizing gases. In some embodiments, a reaction chamber is configured to receive a fuel gas and maintain the gas at a temperature within the reaction chamber that is above an autoignition temperature of the gas. The reaction chamber may also be configured to maintain a reaction temperature within the reaction chamber below a flameout temperature. In some embodiments, heat and product gases from the oxidation process can be used, for example, to drive a turbine, reciprocating engine, and injected back into the reaction chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: FlexEnergy, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey ARMSTRONG, Richard MARTIN, Douglas HAMRIN
  • STAGED GRADUAL OXIDATION
    Publication number: 20130236841
    Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for oxidizing gases. In some embodiments, a reaction chamber is configured to receive a fuel gas and maintain the gas at a temperature within the reaction chamber that is above an autoignition temperature of the gas. The reaction chamber may also be configured to maintain a reaction temperature within the reaction chamber below a flameout temperature. In some embodiments, heat and product gases from the oxidation process can be used, for example, to drive a turbine, reciprocating engine, and injected back into the reaction chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: FLEXENERGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey ARMSTRONG, Richard MARTIN, Douglas HAMRIN, Joe PERRY