Patents by Inventor Robert D. Johnston
Robert D. Johnston 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: 12605661Abstract: Air cleaner assemblies, components, and features are described. The features can be used to provide that the air cleaner assembly cannot be fully closed, even if a cartridge is nested therein, and appears to be sealed, unless that cartridge is a proper one for the system of concern. The effect is to prevent an inappropriate cartridge, that does not properly seal, from being inadvertently installed in the assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2023Date of Patent: April 21, 2026Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: Daniel E. Adamek, Scott Brown, Robert D. Johnston, Matthew A. Kalis, Richard P. Manahan
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Publication number: 20250161853Abstract: An air cleaner assembly is disclosed. In one aspect, the air cleaner assembly includes a housing defining an inlet and an outlet, and including an access opening between the inlet and outlet. The air cleaner also includes a filter cartridge received within the housing and covering the access opening. The air cleaner also includes a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism is movable between an unlocked position in which the filter cartridge can be installed and removed from the housing and a locked position in which the filter cartridge is secured within the housing. The filter cartridge and lock mechanism include interacting features allowing the lock mechanism to be moved from the unlocked position to the locked position only when the filter cartridge is installed within the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2025Publication date: May 22, 2025Inventors: Steven K. Campbell, David J. Burton, Benny K. Nelson, Timothy J. Wessels, Daniel E. Adamek, Robert D. Johnston
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Publication number: 20250050260Abstract: Air cleaner assemblies, components, and features are described. The features can be used to provide that the air cleaner assembly cannot be fully closed, even if a cartridge is nested therein, and appears to be scaled, unless that cartridge is a proper one for the system of concern. The effect is to prevent an inappropriate cartridge, that does not properly seal, from being inadvertently installed in the assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Inventors: Daniel E. Adamek, Scott Brown, Robert D. Johnston, Matthew A. Kalis, Richard P. Manahan
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Patent number: 12214307Abstract: An air cleaner assembly is disclosed. In one aspect, the air cleaner assembly includes a housing defining an inlet and an outlet, and including an access opening between the inlet and outlet. The air cleaner also includes a filter cartridge received within the housing and covering the access opening. The air cleaner also includes a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism is movable between an unlocked position in which the filter cartridge can be installed and removed from the housing and a locked position in which the filter cartridge is secured within the housing. The filter cartridge and lock mechanism include interacting features allowing the lock mechanism to be moved from the unlocked position to the locked position only when the filter cartridge is installed within the housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Campbell, David J. Burton, Benny K. Nelson, Timothy J. Wessels, Daniel E. Adamek, Robert D. Johnston
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Patent number: 12070710Abstract: Air cleaner assemblies, components, and features are described. The features can be used to provide that the air cleaner assembly cannot be fully closed, even if a cartridge is nested therein, and appears to be sealed, unless that cartridge is a proper one for the system of concern. The effect is to prevent an inappropriate cartridge, that does not properly seal, from being inadvertently installed in the assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2023Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: Daniel E. Adamek, Scott Brown, Robert D. Johnston, Matthew A. Kalis, Richard P. Manahan
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Patent number: 11951433Abstract: Air cleaner assemblies, related methods, components therefor, and features thereof are described. In depicted examples, the air cleaner assemblies and components optionally use advantageous housing seal features. In some examples, a filter cartridge for an air cleaner includes a media pack extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite inlet and outlet flow ends and defining an outer perimeter with opposite straight sides and a first curved end. The filter cartridge can include a seal arrangement circumscribing the media pack outer perimeter, wherein a portion of the seal arrangement extends beyond a first plane defined by the media pack outlet flow end and a portion of the seal arrangement is disposed between the first plane and a second plane defined by the media pack inlet flow end, wherein the seal arrangement is aligned along a third plane disposed at an oblique angle to the first and second planes.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: Steven K Campbell, Robert D. Johnston, Daniel E. Adamek
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Publication number: 20230390682Abstract: An air cleaner assembly is disclosed. In one aspect, the air cleaner assembly includes a housing defining an inlet and an outlet, and including an access opening between the inlet and outlet. The air cleaner also includes a filter cartridge received within the housing and covering the access opening. The air cleaner also includes a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism is movable between an unlocked position in which the filter cartridge can be installed and removed from the housing and a locked position in which the filter cartridge is secured within the housing. The filter cartridge and lock mechanism include interacting features allowing the lock mechanism to be moved from the unlocked position to the locked position only when the filter cartridge is installed within the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Steven K. Campbell, David J. Burton, Benny K. Nelson, Timothy J. Wessels, Daniel E. Adamek, Robert D. Johnston
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Publication number: 20230338883Abstract: Air cleaner assemblies, components, and features are described. The features can be used to provide that the air cleaner assembly cannot be fully closed, even if a cartridge is nested therein, and appears to be sealed, unless that cartridge is a proper one for the system of concern. The effect is to prevent an inappropriate cartridge, that does not properly seal, from being inadvertently installed in the assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Daniel E. Adamek, Scott Brown, Robert D. Johnston, Matthew A. Kalis, Richard P. Manahan
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Patent number: 11684882Abstract: An air cleaner assembly is disclosed. In one aspect, the air cleaner assembly includes a housing defining an inlet and an outlet, and including an access opening between the inlet and outlet. The air cleaner also includes a filter cartridge received within the housing and covering the access opening. The air cleaner also includes a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism is movable between an unlocked position in which the filter cartridge can be installed and removed from the housing and a locked position in which the filter cartridge is secured within the housing. The filter cartridge and lock mechanism include interacting features allowing the lock mechanism to be moved from the unlocked position to the locked position only when the filter cartridge is installed within the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Campbell, David J. Burton, Benny K. Nelson, Timothy J. Wessels, Daniel E. Adamek, Robert D. Johnston
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Patent number: 11660558Abstract: Air cleaner assemblies, components, and features are described. The features can be used to provide that the air cleaner assembly cannot be fully closed, even if a cartridge is nested therein, and appears to be sealed, unless that cartridge is a proper one for the system of concern. The effect is to prevent an inappropriate cartridge, that does not properly seal, from being inadvertently installed in the assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: Daniel E. Adamek, Scott Brown, Robert D. Johnston, Matthew A. Kalis, Richard P. Manahan
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Publication number: 20220323895Abstract: Air cleaner assemblies, related methods, components therefor, and features thereof are described. In depicted examples, the air cleaner assemblies and components optionally use advantageous housing seal features. In some examples, a filter cartridge for an air cleaner includes a media pack extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite inlet and outlet flow ends and defining an outer perimeter with opposite straight sides and a first curved end. The filter cartridge can include a seal arrangement circumscribing the media pack outer perimeter, wherein a portion of the seal arrangement extends beyond a first plane defined by the media pack outlet flow end and a portion of the seal arrangement is disposed between the first plane and a second plane defined by the media pack inlet flow end, wherein the seal arrangement is aligned along a third plane disposed at an oblique angle to the first and second planes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Steven K. Campbell, Robert D. Johnston, Daniel E. Adamek
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Patent number: 11318405Abstract: Air cleaner assemblies, related methods, components therefor, and features thereof are described. In depicted examples, the air cleaner assemblies and components optionally use advantageous housing seal features. In some examples, a filter cartridge for an air cleaner includes a media pack extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite inlet and outlet flow ends and defining an outer perimeter with opposite straight sides and a first curved end. The filter cartridge can include a seal arrangement circumscribing the media pack outer perimeter, wherein a portion of the seal arrangement extends beyond a first plane defined by the media pack outlet flow end and a portion of the seal arrangement is disposed between the first plane and a second plane defined by the media pack inlet flow end, wherein the seal arrangement is aligned along a third plane disposed at an oblique angle to the first and second planes.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.Inventors: Steven K. Campbell, Robert D. Johnston, Daniel E. Adamek
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Publication number: 20220054963Abstract: Air cleaner assemblies, components, and features are described. The features can be used to provide that the air cleaner assembly cannot be fully closed, even if a cartridge is nested therein, and appears to be sealed, unless that cartridge is a proper one for the system of concern. The effect is to prevent an inappropriate cartridge, that does not properly seal, from being inadvertently installed in the assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Daniel E. Adamek, Scott Brown, Robert D. Johnston, Matthew A. Kalis, Richard P. Manahan
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Publication number: 20210086121Abstract: An air cleaner assembly is disclosed. In one aspect, the air cleaner assembly includes a housing defining an inlet and an outlet, and including an access opening between the inlet and outlet. The air cleaner also includes a filter cartridge received within the housing and covering the access opening. The air cleaner also includes a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism is movable between an unlocked position in which the filter cartridge can be installed and removed from the housing and a locked position in which the filter cartridge is secured within the housing. The filter cartridge and lock mechanism include interacting features allowing the lock mechanism to be moved from the unlocked position to the locked position only when the filter cartridge is installed within the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Steven K. Campbell, David J. Burton, Benny K. Nelson, Timothy J. Wessels, Daniel E. Adamek, Robert D. Johnston
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Publication number: 20170361260Abstract: Air cleaner assemblies, components therefor, and features thereof are described. Also described are methods of assembly and use. In depicted examples, the air cleaner assemblies and components optionally use advantageous housing seal features. Methods of assembly and use are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: Steven K. Campbell, Robert D. Johnston, Daniel E. Adamek
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Patent number: 4782459Abstract: An electronic adaptive recognizing device which includes an input store having a number of storage locations for receiving an input signal, and a number of addressable stores each having one or more address lines connected to a number of the input store locations in either a random way or one determined by the input signal. The contents of the input store specify addressable store locations at which words of at least one bit are stored. Structure is provided for deriving a common value based on the words stored at the specified addressable store locations and for calculating a corrected value based on a received value and the common value. An updated value is applied, dependent on the corrected value, to each of the specified addressable store locations so that the common value is adapted to changes in the dependence of the received value on the input signal and so that the device can output an appropriate corrected value for a given input signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 1985Date of Patent: November 1, 1988Assignee: British Telecommunications, plcInventor: Robert D. Johnston
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Patent number: 4747064Abstract: An approaching vehicle informing system and method for informing the driver of a vehicle of the presence of a relatively approaching emergency vehicle and providing the driver with information regarding the amount of time until vehicles meet. Included are a transmitting station for simultaneously emitting periodic electromagnetic and sound pulses of preselected frequencies located on the emergency vehicle, and a receiving station located on the driver's vehicle. The receiving station includes circuitry to receive the electromagnetic and sound pulses and discriminate signals of the preselected frequencies. A microcomputer is programmed to measure the time interval between simultaneously emitted electromagnetic and sound pulses, determines the Doppler frequency shift of the received sound pulse, and calculates the time until vehicles meet, which is displayed in numerical form to the driver in the event the Doppler frequency of received sound pulses exceeds the frequency of emitted sound pulses.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 1986Date of Patent: May 24, 1988Inventor: Robert D. Johnston
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Patent number: 4577071Abstract: Residual noise control is provided on telecommunications links which are at least partly 4-wire, by means of a variable threshold center clipper 30 applied to the output of an echo canceller 100. The threshold of the center clipper 30 is varied in accordance with the magnitude of an echo estimate 21 generated by the echo canceller 100.In order to prevent mutilation of near end speech the clipper is disabled when such speech is detected. However, the echo canceller 100 remains in circuit to allow control of echo even during doubletalk.The clippers threshold may be controlled in response to the instantaneous modulus of the echo estimate. Alternatively, the echo estimate may be fed to a modular 60 and filter 55 to provide a short term filtered version of the echo estimate which allows control of other components of residual noise.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 1983Date of Patent: March 18, 1986Assignee: British TelecommunicationsInventors: Robert D. Johnston, Nicholas J. A. Forse
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Patent number: RE34205Abstract: An electronic adaptive recognizing device which includes an input store having a number of storage locations for receiving an input signal, and a number of addressable stores each having one or more address lines connected to a number of the input store locations in either a random way or one determined by the input signal. The contents of the input store specify addressable store locations at which words of at least one bit are stored. Structure is provided for deriving a common value based on the words stored at the specified addressable store locations and for calculating a corrected value based on a received value and the common value. An updated value is applied, dependent on the corrected value, to each of the specified addressable store locations so that the common value is adapted to changes in the dependence of the received value on the input signal and so that the device can output an appropriate corrected value for a given input signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 1990Date of Patent: March 30, 1993Assignee: British Telecommunications public limited companyInventor: Robert D. Johnston