Patents by Inventor Richard Johns

Richard Johns 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).

  • Piston with reduced top land height and tight top land piston profile
    Patent number: 9932930
    Abstract: An assembly includes a cylinder having a bore diameter, and a piston disposed within the cylinder. The piston is provided with a top land and a top ring groove. The top land and the cylinder are provided with a tight top land clearance. The ratio of the top land height to the bore diameter is less than or equal to 0.075.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: Richard John Donahue
  • IMMUNOMODULATORY PROTEINS
    Publication number: 20180086797
    Abstract: A method for treatment of a mammalian subject for an autoimmune or inflammatory disease, the method comprising: administering to the mammalian subject an effective amount of a polymeric protein comprising five, six or seven polypeptide monomer units; wherein each polypeptide monomer unit comprises an Fc receptor binding portion comprising two immunoglobulin G heavy chain constant regions; wherein each immunoglobulin G heavy chain constant region comprises a cysteine residue which is linked via a disulfide bond to a cysteine residue of an immunoglobulin G heavy chain constant region of an adjacent polypeptide monomer unit; wherein the polymeric protein does not comprise a further immunomodulatory portion; or an antigen portion that causes antigen-specific immunosuppression when administered to the mammalian subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventor: Richard John Pleass
  • Tracing data through a transformation process using tracer codes
    Patent number: 9928283
    Abstract: Systems and methods to provide tracing of data through a transformation process using tracers added to the data during the transformation. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving a plurality of data records; processing the data records using a plurality of transformation rules, wherein each of the transformation rules corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of tracers; and adding the tracers to the data records as needed to indicate those of the transformation rules used to process each data record. After processing the data records using the transformation rules, the data records are provided to a target system, and the transformation process is validated using the tracers added to the data records.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: VALIDUS SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Richard John Catalano, Sr., Daryl David Crockett-Grabus
  • Reverting tightly coupled threads in an over-scheduled system
    Patent number: 9928124
    Abstract: A computer implemented method of processing a first task and a second task, by processing, in a parallel processing mode, the first task using a producer thread and the second task using a consumer thread, the threads running concurrently and communicating using a message queue configured to store a number of messages produced by the producer thread to be processed by the consumer thread; successively processing, in a serial processing mode, both the first task and the second task using the producer thread, if at least one transition of an occupancy state of the message queue from substantially full to substantially empty is detected; and reverting to processing the tasks in the parallel processing mode if, while the tasks are being processed in the serial processing mode, the consumer thread is operating concurrently with the producer thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Richard John Vagg
  • Quick Dissolving Diphenhydramine Oral Dosage Form
    Publication number: 20180078514
    Abstract: An oral dosage form to deliver diphenhydramine through the sublingual or buccal mucosa. The oral dosage form can contain diphenhydramine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a permeability enhancer, and a buffering agent. The buffering agent can achieve a pH of about 7.0 to about 8.0. The diphenhydramine can completely dissolve within about 2 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Richard John Dansereau, Brian Laster, Erin Swigart, Ashraf Traboulsi
  • Laminated heat exchanger including a heat sink and a thermoelectric device
    Patent number: 9921007
    Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly (201) comprises: a hot fluid flow channel (210); a cold fluid flow channel (220); and a heat exchanger (230) disposed between the channels. The heat exchanger comprises a heat sink (240) and a thermoelectric device (250). In some embodiments the fluid flow channels (210, 220) may be arranged to provide a cross-flow of the hot and cold fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
    Inventors: Richard John Harper, Nicholas Chandler
  • SYMBOLIC RIGSTATE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180047117
    Abstract: A method can include receiving data associated with a drilling operation in a geologic environment; determining a state based at least in part on the data; representing the state using a symbolic representation scheme that includes letters; storing the represented state in a database; and, for a combination of letters that represents a combination of states, performing a search engine based search of the database to generate a search result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventor: Richard John Meehan
  • TRANSMISSION RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
    Publication number: 20180045570
    Abstract: A transmission Raman spectroscopy apparatus has a light source for generating a light profile on a sample, a photodetector having at least one photodetector element, collection optics arranged to collect Raman scattered light transmitted through the sample and direct the Raman light onto the at least one photodetector element and a support for supporting the sample. The support and light source are arranged such that the light profile can be moved relative to the sample in order that the at least one photodetector element receives Raman scattered light generated for different locations of the light profile on the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: RENISHAW PLC
    Inventors: Timothy SMITH, Richard John BLACKWELL-WHITEHEAD
  • Gas turbine bucket shanks with seal pins
    Patent number: 9890653
    Abstract: The present application and the resultant patent provide improved gas turbine component sealing. In one example embodiment, a shank assembly may include a component shank with a platform including a first slash face. The shank assembly may include a seal pin slot extending into the first slash face, the seal pin slot having a slot length and a depth, and a seal pin disposed in the seal pin slot, the seal pin having a rounded end positioned adjacent to an end of the seal pin slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Omprakash Samudrala, David Richard Johns, Andrew Paul Giametta, Anthony Christopher Marin
  • DISPLAY APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180040265
    Abstract: A display apparatus 10 and a support arrangement 16 and flexible display member 14. A support arrangement 16 includes an elongate support member 44 with an upper transverse member 54 at its upper end, and urge resiliently upwardly therefrom. A lower transverse member 48 is provided the lower end of the elongate support member 44. The upward resilient urging of the upper transverse members 54 applies tension to a display member extending between the lower and upper transverse members 48, 54.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Richard John Lawson
  • Multi-factor authentication using quantum communication
    Patent number: 9887976
    Abstract: Multi-factor authentication using quantum communication (“QC”) includes stages for enrollment and identification. For example, a user enrolls for multi-factor authentication that uses QC with a trusted authority. The trusted authority transmits device factor information associated with a user device (such as a hash function) and user factor information associated with the user (such as an encrypted version of a user password). The user device receives and stores the device factor information and user factor information. For multi-factor authentication that uses QC, the user device retrieves its stored device factor information and user factor information, then transmits the user factor information to the trusted authority, which also retrieves its stored device factor information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Richard John Hughes, Charles Glen Peterson, James T. Thrasher, Jane E. Nordholt, Jon T. Yard, Raymond Thorson Newell, Rolando D. Somma
  • SYSTEM FOR HUMIDIFICATION OF MEDICAL GASES
    Publication number: 20180028768
    Abstract: A humidification system has a tube configured to transport gases. The tube is configured to be soaked prior to use and has a bead to hold liquid. Heat applied to the bead causes the liquid to be released as vapour. Gases flowing through the tube are heated and humidified by the vapour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Richard John Boyes, Christian Francis Fischer, Joseph Patrick Waiter Strevens, Elmo Benson Stoks, Jayananda Mallinson
  • Methods and intermediates for preparing macrolactams
    Patent number: 9873707
    Abstract: The present invention includes compounds useful as intermediates in the preparation of macrolactams, methods for preparing the intermediates, and methods for preparing macrolactams. One use of the methods and intermediates described herein is in the production of macrolactam compounds able to inhibit HCV NS3 protease activity. HCV NS3 inhibitory compounds have therapeutic and research applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Feng Xu, Richard Desmond, Guy R. Humphrey, Hongming Li, Ji Qi, Rebecca T. Ruck, Zhiguo Jake Song, Tao Wang, Yong-Li Zhong, Jeonghan Park, Laura Marie Artino, Richard John Varsolona
  • Method and system for communicating and displaying data with a voice call
    Patent number: 9876904
    Abstract: A method of communicating information describing a voice call from a caller device to a recipient device. Call subject information describing the call is obtained from the caller device and sent to the recipient device to inform the recipient about the subject of the call. The call subject information is can be presented as a subject line displayed to on the recipient device to inform the recipient about the nature of the call and/or its urgency, thereby enabling the recipient to better determined whether to answer the call. The call subject information can be input by the caller or extracted automatically from an application from which the call was initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Nicholas Patrick Alfano, William David Castell, David Lloyd Heit, Douglas Michael Gisby, Jan Hendrik Lucas Bakker, Richard John George, Ian James McDonald
  • Method and System for Making Protein Loaf, and Protein Loaf
    Publication number: 20180014563
    Abstract: A method for making a protein loaf, which may take the form of whole-muscle poultry, beef, pork, or veal, may include coating at least a portion of at least one of two pieces of protein with a bonding enzyme preparation along a bonding surface of one of the pieces; nesting the two pieces of protein in a mold and orienting the pieces such the coated bonding surface contacts a bonding surface of the other of the two pieces of protein; evacuating and sealing the pieces in a package such that the pieces are urged together along the bonding surfaces thereof and conform to the mold to form a loaf shape; and holding the pieces in the sealed package a time interval sufficient to allow the bonding enzyme preparation to cause cross-linking to occur between the bonding surfaces to form a unitary protein loaf from the two pieces of protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Sugar Creek Packing Co.
    Inventors: Benjamin Todd Pasternak, Scott R. VanDevanter, Mark Edward Auernheimer, Richard John Matulis
  • Polarization tracking system for free-space optical communication, including quantum communication
    Patent number: 9866379
    Abstract: Quantum communication transmitters include beacon lasers that transmit a beacon optical signal in a predetermined state of polarization such as one of the states of polarization of a quantum communication basis. Changes in the beacon polarization are detected at a receiver, and a retarder is adjusted so that the states of polarization in a received quantum communication optical signal are matched to basis polarizations. The beacon and QC signals can be at different wavelengths so that the beacon does not interfere with detection and decoding of the QC optical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Jane Elizabeth Nordholt, Raymond Thorson Newell, Charles Glen Peterson, Richard John Hughes
  • Methods, systems, and software for identifying functional bio-molecules
    Patent number: 9864833
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to methods of rapidly and efficiently searching biologically-related data space. More specifically, the invention includes methods of identifying bio-molecules with desired properties, or which are most suitable for acquiring such properties, from complex bio-molecule libraries or sets of such libraries. The invention also provides methods of modeling sequence-activity relationships. As many of the methods are computer-implemented, the invention additionally provides digital systems and software for performing these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Codexis Mayflower Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Richard John Fox
  • KEY MANAGEMENT FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING ENGINE DATA
    Publication number: 20180007547
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recording and communicating engine data are provided. One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for key management. The method includes generating a pair of keys, wherein one of the pair of keys is a private key, and wherein one of the pair of keys is a public key. The method includes transmitting the public key to a first remote computing device, wherein the first remote computing device transmits the public key to a second remote computing device. The method includes receiving a host key from the first remote computing device, wherein the first remote computing device received the host key from the second remote computing device. The method includes accessing the second remote computing device using the private key. The method includes verifying a request from the second remote computing device using the host key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Clay Scholten, Daniel James Prince, Richard John Reiffer, JR., Robert Alan Meneghini, JR.
  • AVIATION PROTOCOL CONVERSION
    Publication number: 20180006708
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recording and communicating engine data are provided. One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for encapsulating data. The method includes receiving, by one or more computing devices, a message via an aviation messaging protocol. The method includes encapsulating, by the one or more computing devices, the message in a packet, wherein the packet comprises a User Datagram Protocol format. The method includes transmitting, by the one or more computing devices, the packet via an Ethernet connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Richard John Reiffer, JR., Michael Clay Scholten, Mitchell Alan Winter, Thomas Allan Isler
  • DATA LOAD CONNECTIVITY TEST FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNIT FOR COMMUNICATING ENGINE DATA
    Publication number: 20180002040
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recording and communicating engine data are provided. One example embodiment is directed to a method for testing communications. The method includes receiving a message via a data load protocol. The method includes initiating a connectivity test, in response to the received message. When the connectivity test fails, the method includes transmitting a failure signal associated with the data load protocol. When the connectivity test passes, the method includes transmitting a success signal associated with the data load protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Richard John Reiffer, JR., Michael Clay Scholten