Patents by Inventor Richard Martin

Richard 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).

  • Energy absorbing blends
    Patent number: 11111361
    Abstract: A composite material which is elastic, which exhibits a resistive load under deformation which increases with the rate of deformation, which is unfoamed or foamed, comminuted or uncomminuted and which comprises i) a first polymer-based elastic material and ii) a second polymer-based material, different from i), which exhibits dilatancy in the absence of i) wherein ii) is entrapped in a solid matrix of i), the composite material being unfoamed or, when foamed, preparable by incorporating ii) with i) prior to foaming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: DESIGN BLUE LIMITED
    Inventors: Philip Charles Green, Richard Martin Palmer
  • DENTAL TOOL HOLDER
    Publication number: 20210267736
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a dental tool holder for use with a cassette assembly for cleaning and preparing dental tools for use. The dental tool holder includes a body with a set of openings. A set of slits extend through the exterior of the body to the openings for the insertion of tools. Opposite of the openings, a valley can be formed in the body at each slit. Additionally, slots can be provided between each set of one slit and one opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Tom Stopka, Tim Irwin, Richard Martin
  • System and method for reducing weld root concavity
    Patent number: 11097367
    Abstract: A method of controlling a back weld root surface includes arranging a sealing portion along the back weld root surface of a workpiece to form a purge region adjacent to a section of a joint, supplying a shielding gas within the purge region at a first flow rate, and applying a weld deposit across a front surface of the section of the joint. The shielding gas displaces an ambient environment within the purge region, and the back weld root surface of the weld deposit includes a positive root penetration relative to the back weld root surface based at least in part on the shielding gas within the purge region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin Carter Wagner, Richard Martin Hutchison
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE A CONSISTENT ELECTRODE STATE FOR WELDING
    Publication number: 20210252626
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provide a consistent electrode state for welding. an example welding-type system includes: a first wire drive to feed an electrode wire through a welding torch; a bidirectional assisting wire drive to advance the electrode wire from a wire supply to the first wire drive; a tension-compression detector to detect a first tension-compression state of the electrode wire; and one or more motor controllers to control the first wire drive and the assisting wire drive to put the electrode wire in a predetermined position relative to the welding torch by: controlling the first wire drive to hold the electrode wire; and controlling the assisting wire drive to advance or retract the electrode wire based on the first tension-compression state to put the electrode wire in a second tension-compression state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Maxwell Brock, Richard Martin Hutchison, Todd Gerald Batzler, Peter Mehn
  • GENERATING RESPONSIVE CONTENT FROM AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT
    Publication number: 20210248304
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for disclosed for controlling the display of content in web-based documents based on a characteristic of a viewport used to render that content. For example, a method comprising storing a document as a data file comprising content data and storing control data as one or more control data files; applying tags to a portion of the content data according to user input; designating media query rules for each of the tags, each media query rule responsive to one or more viewport characteristics; and generating control data based, in part, on said designation, the control data comprising each of tags in association with the respectively designated media queries rules, wherein, when the output file is rendered, the at least a portion of the content data is displayed responsive to the media query rules corresponding thereto based on the tags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony Olivier, Vincent Denosta, Francis Novak, Richard Martin
  • ELECTRICAL SUB-ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210242755
    Abstract: An electrical sub-assembly comprises a stator having a plurality of coils and cooling means attached to the stator. The electrical sub-assembly further comprises a plurality of pairs of diodes attached to the cooling means, each pair of diodes being in antiparallel configuration and having three electrical terminals. One of the three electrical terminals is a common terminal shared by both diodes in each pair of diodes in each pair of diodes. A plurality of busbars electrically connect each of the diodes to at least one of the plurality of coils via one or more of the electrical terminals. In use, the cooling means is configured to simultaneously cool the stator and the plurality of diodes. The electrical sub-assembly may have particular application as a part of a switched reluctance machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: James Dumesnil Widmer, Richard Martin, Barrie Charles Mecrow
  • METHODS OF TREATING CROP PLANTS
    Publication number: 20210219546
    Abstract: A method of treating dicot seedlings comprises contacting dicot seedlings with a composition comprising at least one cyclopropene one or more times prior to transplanting the dicot seedlings. A method of treating crop plants comprises contacting crop plants one or more times with a composition comprising at least one cyclopropene while the crop plants are at a specific development stage, such as reproductive stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Martin BASEL, Jon Frederick FOBES, Edward Charles KOSTANSEK, Robert Lynn OAKES, Arden Nathan REED, Todd Bryan Edgington, Timothy MALEFYT, Alan GREEN
  • Systems and methods for anomalous cathode event control
    Patent number: 11045891
    Abstract: A method of operating a welding system includes supplying a weld current and a weld voltage to an electrode via a plurality of pulse periods, where each pulse period of the plurality of pulse periods includes a background phase and a peak phase. The method also includes detecting the occurrence of an anomalous cathode event during the background phase of a first pulse period of the plurality of pulse periods based at least in part on when a voltage value of the weld voltage is greater than a detect voltage. The method also includes controlling the weld current to a desired current during a portion of the anomalous cathode event. The portion includes an interval of the background phase of the first pulse period, and the weld current is controlled independent of the weld voltage during the portion of the anomalous cathode event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Richard Martin Hutchison, Caleb Haven, Bryan Dustin Marschke, Peter Donald Mehn
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW-POWER GAS MONITORING
    Publication number: 20210181134
    Abstract: Systems and methods of applying a prediction model to metal oxide sensors that change their electric resistances in response to surrounding gas concentrations for predicting equilibrium state resistance values of the sensors. The method includes heating a metal oxide sensor to for a predetermined period of time for the metal oxide sensor to interact with a surrounding gas; sampling transient resistance values of the metal oxide sensor to obtain sampled transient resistance values; determining an electrical resistance of the metal oxide sensor in a chemical equilibrium state of the interaction of the metal oxide sensor and the surrounding gas via applying a neural network; and determining a concentration level of the surrounding gas at the chemical equilibrium state by mapping the determined electrical resistance to a corresponding concentration level of the surrounding gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Martin, Richard Howard, Yanyong Zhang, Zhenhua Jia
  • COMBUSTOR IGNITION TIMING
    Publication number: 20210172376
    Abstract: Turbomachines and methods of operating turbomachines are provided. The turbomachine may include a compressor, a turbine, and a plurality of combustors downstream from the compressor and upstream from the turbine. The turbomachine may also include a plurality of igniters. Methods of operating a turbomachine may include rotating a shaft of the turbomachine at a first speed and rotating the shaft of the turbomachine at a second speed different from the first speed after rotating the shaft of the turbomachine at the first speed. The methods may also include firing at least one igniter of the plurality of igniters repeatedly throughout the period of time at a regular interval and/or when the rotational speed reaches at least one predetermined speed threshold during the period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Jason Dean Fuller, Richard Martin DiCintio, William David York
  • System for Arc Welding with Enhanced Metal Deposition
    Publication number: 20210146465
    Abstract: A welding system includes a power supply configured to output power to a welding device. The power supply is configured to alternate the power output between an arc phase and a hotwire phase. The power output in the arc phase produces an arc between a welding electrode and a workpiece, and the power output in the hotwire phase heats the welding electrode without producing an arc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Martin Hutchinson, Kevin Michael Scott
  • MK2 INHIBITORS, SYNTHESIS THEREOF, AND INTERMEDIATES THERETO
    Publication number: 20210139501
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of preparing a MK2 inhibitor, and intermediates related thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Gregg Brian Feigelson, Maryll E. Geherty, Richard Martin Heid, JR., Mohit Kothare, Hon-Wah Man, Alexander L. Ruchelman, John F. Traverse, Kelvin Hin-Yeong Yong, Chengmin Zhang
  • Cable support bracket
    Patent number: 11005245
    Abstract: A cable bracket includes a base, first and second plates extending from a first side of the base, and an arm extending diagonally from an upper end connected to the first plate at a position away from the base. The arm extends to a lower end positioned toward the base intermediate the first plate and the second plate, and the lower end of the arm is not secured to the base. The arm is of made of a semi-rigid material such that the arm can be deflected from a neutral position by a user in order to insert a cable between the arm and the second plate. A dual-sided bracket may be formed by including one or more plates and arms on both sides of the base. A dovetail connection may allow multiple cable brackets to be coupled in series. Two brackets may also be coupled utilizing an intermediate slider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Inventor: Richard Martin Brandvold
  • Electrical sub-assembly
    Patent number: 11005343
    Abstract: An electrical sub-assembly comprises a stator having a plurality of coils and a cooling means attached to the stator. The electrical sub-assembly further comprises a plurality of pairs of diodes attached to the cooling means, each pair of diodes being in antiparallel configuration and having three electrical terminals. One of the three electrical terminals is a common terminal shared by both diodes in each pair of diodes. A plurality of busbars electrically connect each of the diodes to at least one of the plurality of coils via one or more of the electrical terminals. In use, the cooling means is configured to simultaneously cool the stator and the plurality of diodes. The electrical sub-assembly may have particular application as a part of a switched reluctance machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
    Inventors: James Dumesnil Widmer, Richard Martin, Barrie Charles Mecrow
  • AMUSEMENT RIDE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210106921
    Abstract: A bogie configured to move along a track of an amusement ride includes two first lateral wheels, on each side of a vertical center plane of the bogie, for rolling along a run of the track. A second lateral wheel is mounted on each side of the vertical center plane and is movable perpendicular to the vertical center plane between a first position proximate the vertical plane and a second position spaced-away from the vertical plane. The bogie also includes a mechanism that provides a force to normally bias the second wheel toward the first position. The mechanism is configured such that the magnitude of the provided force increases with increasing separation between the second lateral wheel on one side of the vertical center plane and the second lateral wheel on the other side of the vertical center plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Dynamo Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Martin, Jeffrey Beaudin, Robert Lockhart, William Nathaniel McNair, Derek Coopman, Brian Richard Gill, David Anthony Barlow, David Roy
  • HOTWIRE DEPOSITION MATERIAL PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210086308
    Abstract: A material processing system includes a power supply and a wire feeder to feed a wire electrode for a material processing operation. The enthalpy and/or temperature of a region of the tip of the electrode is maintained substantially constant via closed loop control. The control may be based upon regulation of current applied to the electrode. The control of the current may be based upon an electrode extension error. Wire feed speed may also be controlled to assist in maintaining a substantially constant enthalpy and/or temperature near the electrode tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin Michael Scott, Richard Martin Hutchison
  • Sensor having thermal gradients
    Patent number: 10942076
    Abstract: The invention is an improved sensor assembly including a housing; a first header and a second header coupled to the housing; a first transducer coupled to the first header and a second transducer coupled to the second header. The first transducer is configured to measure a first pressure to generate a first pressure signal. The second transducer is configured to measure a second pressure to generate a second pressure signal. The first transducer and the second transducer are positioned in the housing such that a first temperature of the first transducer is about equivalent to a second temperature of the second transducer during operation of the sensor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis DeRosa, Robert Gardner, Richard Martin
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE WELDING-TYPE POWER AND PREHEATING POWER
    Publication number: 20210060685
    Abstract: An example welding power supply includes: power conversion circuitry configured to convert input power to wire preheating power, and to output the wire preheating power to a preheating system; and control circuitry configured to control the power conversion circuitry based on a temperature model to preheat an electrode wire to a target temperature via the preheating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Steven B. Massey, JR., Richard Martin Hutchison, James Lee Uecker
  • Portable Vehicle Sensor Calibration Apparatus Having a Suction Mechanism
    Publication number: 20210048510
    Abstract: A portable vehicle sensor calibration apparatus having an anchor mechanism such that the apparatus may be mounted upon a surface. The anchor mechanism may comprise a suction cup mechanism. The vehicle sensor calibration apparatus may comprise a second anchor mechanism. The vehicle sensor calibration apparatus may be operable to mount onto a body of a support vehicle other than the vehicle having sensors requiring calibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Meitzler, Michael Shevela, Richard Martin
  • System for arc welding with enhanced metal deposition
    Patent number: 10906114
    Abstract: A welding system includes a power supply configured to output power to a welding device. The power supply is configured to alternate the power output between an arc phase and a hotwire phase. The power output in the arc phase produces an arc between a welding electrode and a workpiece, and the power output in the hotwire phase heats the welding electrode without producing an arc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Martin Hutchison, Kevin Michael Scott