Patents by Inventor Robert A. Jones, Jr.

Robert A. Jones, Jr. 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).

  • Patent number: 11927001
    Abstract: A pop up stopper comprising multiple aperture and at least one non-aperture lever rod engagement locations to allow use of the stopper as a replacement with different pre-existing actuating and drain systems when the existing stopper is broken, worn or needs to be replaced for aesthetic reasons. An existing lever rod is selectively positionable to engage with one of the lever rod engagement locations that are disposed at varying heights on the stopper. Most preferably, there are six lever rod engagement locations, four aperture locations and two non-aperture locations. A seal disposed below a cap and around a body of the stopper comprises an enlarged annular ring near its outer edge to provide increased surface area for sealing a drain opening. The body of the stopper has a maximum width measured in cross section of 1.04 inches or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Danco, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Manoj, Robert Jones, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20220147717
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for natural language processing to extract and classify text, and automatically identify information about an entity or institution, are provided. One method may include monitoring, by a computing device, a public network, and automatically ingesting, from the network, content comprising text. The method may also include extracting the text from the content and passing the extracted text as input to a classification model, which processes the text to generate a semantic vector representation of the text and compares the generated semantic vector representation with previously labeled vectors. The method may then include determining a prediction on a meaning of the text based on the result of the comparing step or based on a similarity of the generated vector to other grouped labels of stored vectors, and outputting the prediction of the meaning of the text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Robert JONES, Jr., Gabrielle HADDAD, Niger LITTLE-POOLE, Ryan BEPPEL, Cole PAGE
  • Publication number: 20220098842
    Abstract: A pop up stopper comprising multiple aperture and at least one non-aperture lever rod engagement locations to allow use of the stopper as a replacement with different pre-existing actuating and drain systems when the existing stopper is broken, worn or needs to be replaced for aesthetic reasons. An existing lever rod is selectively positionable to engage with one of the lever rod engagement locations that are disposed at varying heights on the stopper. Most preferably, there are six lever rod engagement locations, four aperture locations and two non-aperture locations. A seal disposed below a cap and around a body of the stopper comprises an enlarged annular ring near its outer edge to provide increased surface area for sealing a drain opening. The body of the stopper has a maximum width measured in cross section of 1.04 inches or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Jon Manoj, Robert Jones, JR.
  • Publication number: 20210243822
    Abstract: Systems and methods for wireless speaker communication are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a method for wirelessly linking a speaker hub with at least one speaker includes: broadcasting by the speaker hub a set of discovery communications; receiving by the speaker hub at least one discovery response from the at least one speaker; determining by the speaker hub a speaker identity of the at least one speaker from the received discovery response; and establishing a wireless data link between the speaker hub and the at least one speaker for audio output for the at least one speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Robert JONES, JR., Stephen MASCENIK
  • Publication number: 20200173576
    Abstract: A faucet handle comprising two valve stem cavities. A first valve stem cavity is different from second valve stem cavity in at least one characteristic of size, shape, or orientation to allow a single faucet handle to be used with different valve stems for different types of applications. A first valve stem cavity may be configured to receive a valve stem in a substantially vertical orientation as may be commonly used with a lavatory faucet application and a second valve stem cavity may be configured to receive a valve stem in an angled orientation as may be commonly used with a tub or shower faucet application. Any combination of differing characteristics may be used for the first and second valve cavities to accommodate different valve stem characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Jones, JR., Jon Manoj
  • Publication number: 20150246632
    Abstract: This invention relates to a tarp covering system that is adapted to be moved from an opened position to a closed position along the top opening of a trailer through the use of a wheel system which slides along the interior floor of a track. The wheels are adapted to use sprockets and can slide back and forth along the tracks. A manual actuator can be used to facilitate the opening and closing of the tarp. In a motorized embodiment of the system, chains can be used to facilitate the movement of the wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2014
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventor: Robert A. Jones, JR.
  • Publication number: 20050010058
    Abstract: A metallocene compound of formula (I) wherein M is zirconium, hafnium or titanium; X is hydrogen, halogen, or a hydrocarbyl radical optionally containing heteroatoms; R2, R3, R4 and R5, are hydrogen or hydrocarbyl radicals; R6 is a hydrocarbyl radical; L is a divalent bridging group T is a radical of formula (II), (III), (IV) or (V), wherein R8 and R9 are a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbyl radical. with the proviso that at least one group among R1, R5, R6 and R8 is a group of formula C(R11)2R12 wherein R11, equal to or different from each other, is an hydrocarbyl radical; and R12 is hydrogen or an hydrocarbyl radical. These compounds are fit for the preparation of propylene copolymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2002
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Elder, Robert Jones Jr
  • Patent number: 5520723
    Abstract: A method and system for reducing emissions from glycol dehydrators which employ a vapor-liquid contactor operated under ambient conditions to treat the organic vapors and liquids exiting from a condenser attached to the vapor vent of the glycol reboiler. A stream of the organic liquids is passed to the top of the contactor and allowed to descend in counter-current relation to the upward moving gas introduced at the bottom portion of the contactor. Liquids containing a relatively high content of hydrocarbons may be recovered from the bottom of the contactor, and vapors having a reduced content of organic emissions can be emitted directly to the atmosphere from the top the contactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Inventor: Robert A. Jones, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4406867
    Abstract: Regenerative process for the purification of a non-reacting industrial gas stream by removal of trace amounts of carbon dioxide therefrom, comprising contacting said gas stream with non-aqueous liquid solution of at least one member selected from the group consisting of: (a) hydroxides and weak acid salts of sodium, potassium, and lithium and (b) specific liquid aliphatic polyhydric alcohol; separating the purified industrial gas from the reaction products of said contacting step including said solution; increasing said reaction products stream to an elevated temperature up to 200.degree. C.; reducing the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the vapor phase above said reaction product stream; separating carbon dioxide from said reaction product stream; and recycling the treated reaction product stream to said liquid body of said solution for contacting a further quantity of said industrial gas stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1983
    Assignee: Union Carbide Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur E. Marcinkowsky, George E. Keller, II, Robert A. Jones, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4313916
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for the purification of an inert or non-reacting gas such as lower mono-olefins by the removal of trace amounts of reacting impurities such as carbon dioxide therefrom, comprising passing said gas through an essentially non-aqueous liquid solution of alkali or alkaline earth metal hydroxides and/or weak acid salts and certain selected liquid polyhydric alcohols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1982
    Assignee: Union Carbide Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Jones, Jr., Arthur E. Marcinkowsky, George E. Keller, II