Patents by Inventor Robert Mason

Robert Mason 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).

  • Distribution of content
    Patent number: 9292866
    Abstract: Among other things, publishers of digital content are enabled each to define, for each of one or more digital content items, a style in which the digital content item is to be presented to a user and a condition under which the user may have the digital content item presented. The digital content items are stored in a content library, the styles and conditions associated with the digital content items are stored in a server. Each of the digital content items is enabled to be presented to users within presentation contexts that are accessible to the users and controlled by presentation context providers. The presentation of the digital content items includes obtaining the digital content items from the server and controlling the presentation to occur under the conditions and in the styles defined by the publishers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Brightcove Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Allaire, Robert Mason
  • MEDICAL ACCESSORY HOLDER
    Publication number: 20160058518
    Abstract: A medical accessory holder (10) is provided for use during processing of medical equipment. The holder (10) comprises a tray portion (11), retaining means (16, 17) associated with the tray portion (11), and securing means (13) provided on the tray portion (11). The retaining means (16, 17) are adapted to engage with a medical accessory (20) such that, once engaged, the medical accessory (20) cannot be disengaged without breaking the medical accessory holder (10), thereby rendering the holder (10) suitable only for single use. The securing means (13) enable the holder (10) to be secured to an article of medical equipment with which the medical accessory (20) is associated, during processing thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: MEDICART INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventor: David Robert Mason
  • METHOD OF MAINTAINING HEALTH OF A FLOW BATTERY
    Publication number: 20160056487
    Abstract: A method of maintaining health of a flow battery includes determining an average oxidation state of a common electrochemically active elemental specie in first and second fluid electrolytes on, respectively, a positive side and a negative side of an electrochemical cell of a flow battery, and adjusting the average oxidation state in response to the average oxidation state deviating from a predefined average oxidation state value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Mason Darling, Michael L. Perry
  • FLOW BATTERY FLOW FIELD HAVING VOLUME THAT IS FUNCTION OF POWER PARAMETER, TIME PARAMETER AND CONCENTRATION PARAMETER
    Publication number: 20160020477
    Abstract: A flow battery includes a cell that has first and second flow fields spaced apart from each other and an electrolyte separator layer. A supply/storage system is external of the cell and includes first and second vessels fluidly connected with the first and second flow fields, and first and second pumps configured to selectively move first and second fluid electrolytes between the vessels and the first and second flow fields. The flow fields each have an electrochemically active zone that is configured to receive flow of the fluid electrolytes. The electrochemically active zone has a total open volume that is a function of at least one of a power parameter of the flow battery, a time parameter of the pumps and a concentration parameter of the fluid electrolytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew Smeltz, Robert Mason Darling, Michael L. Perry, Zhongfen Ding
  • REACTIVATION OF FLOW BATTERY ELECTRODE BY EXPOSURE TO OXIDIZING SOLUTION
    Publication number: 20160013505
    Abstract: A flow battery includes at least a cell that has a first electrode, a second electrode and an electrolyte separator layer arranged between the electrodes. A supply/storage system is external of the cell and includes a first vessel fluidly connected in a first loop with the first electrode and a second vessel fluidly connected in a second loop with the second electrode. The first loop and the second loop are isolated from each other. The supply/storage system is configured to fluidly connect the first loop and the second loop to move a second liquid electrolyte from the second vessel into a first liquid electrolyte in the first vessel responsive to a half-cell potential at the first electrode being less than a defined threshold half-cell potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Mason Darling, Rachid Zaffou, Michael L. Perry, Craig R. Walker
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIME PRODUCT FORECASTING
    Publication number: 20150371242
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for forecasting future sales of a prime product. The system includes at least one processor configured with instructions to collect historical sales data of the prime product, collect historical telematics data from one or more machines that were sold as the prime product, and collect historical econometric data relevant to the prime product. The at least one processor also generates a group of candidate predictors from the historical telematics data and the historical econometric data, select predictors from the group of candidate predictors, and establish a forecasting model representing a relationship between the selected predictors and the historical sales data of the prime product. The at least one processor forecasts future sales of the prime product by using the established forecasting model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Sridhar RAMASWAMY, Mark Carl RICHARDSON, James Robert MASON, Kenneth Dale GRAY, Bhargvendra TRIPATHI, Sangjeong NAM
  • GRAPHITE-CONTAINING ELECTRODE AND METHOD RELATED THERETO
    Publication number: 20150340709
    Abstract: A graphite-containing electrode includes a porous body that has a plurality of first graphite-containing elements and a plurality of second graphite-containing elements intermingled with the first graphite-containing elements. The first graphite-containing elements have a first degree of graphitization and the second graphite-containing elements have a second, different degree of graphitization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventor: Robert Mason DARLING
  • Solid flow field plate with end turns
    Patent number: 9184452
    Abstract: A method of assembly of a fuel cell plate includes forming channels in a body to provide a flow field. A porous media is inserted into the flow field. The fuel cell plate is a non-porous body including a side having the flow field providing a fluid flow path. The porous media is provided in the fluid flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignees: Audi AG, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Robert Mason Darling
  • FUEL CELL CATALYST TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20150318559
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a method of preparing a catalyst for a fuel cell component includes soaking catalyst particles in citric acid. The catalyst particles are then rinsed after having been soaked in the citric acid. Catalyst particles are dried after they have been rinsed. When desired, the pre-treated catalyst particles may be incorporated into a catalyst ink used for making a fuel cell component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Jesse M. Marzullo, Elise Lorraine Izzo, Robert Mason Darling
  • FLOW BATTERY WITH VOLTAGE-LIMITING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150318567
    Abstract: A flow battery includes at least one cell that has a first electrode, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode and an electrolyte separator layer that is arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode. A storage portion is fluidly connected with the at least one cell. At least one liquid electrolyte includes an electrochemically active specie and is selectively deliverable to the at least one cell. An electric circuit is coupled with the first electrode and the second electrode. The circuit includes a voltage-limiting device that is configured to limit a voltage potential across the first electrode and the second electrode in response to a transition of the at least one cell from an inactive, shut-down mode with respect to an active, charge/discharge mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Mason DARLING, Michael L. PERRY
  • Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag-to-tag autoconnect discovery, and related methods, circuits, and systems
    Patent number: 9165232
    Abstract: Methods, circuits, and systems are disclosed for automatically detecting connections between RFID tags. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes periodically placing a charge on a node shared between a first RFID tag and a second RFID tag. The method also comprises sensing a voltage at the node at a time subsequent to the placing of the charge. The method also comprises automatically determining whether a connection exists between the first RFID tag and the second RFID tag based on the sensing of the voltage at the node. The first RFID tag and/or the second RFID tag may include circuitry configured to perform the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventor: Robert Mason Glidden, III
  • ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CORROSION
    Publication number: 20150288011
    Abstract: An electrochemical device includes a plurality of electrode assemblies that define a plurality of electrochemically active areas. A non-electrically-conductive manifold includes a common manifold passage and a plurality of branch passages that extend, respectively, between the electrochemically active areas and the common manifold passage. Each of the branch passages includes a first region and a second region that differ in surface area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Mason Darling, Michael L. Perry
  • REACTANT FLOW CHANNEL CONFIGURATION TO FACILITATE WATER REMOVAL
    Publication number: 20150244003
    Abstract: An exemplary fuel cell component comprises a reactant distribution plate including a plurality of channels configured for facilitating gas reactant flow such that the gas reactant may be used in an electrochemical reaction for generating electricity in a fuel cell. Each of the channels has a length that corresponds to a direction of reactant gas flow along the channel. A width of each channel is generally perpendicular to the length. A depth of each channel is generally perpendicular to the width and the length. At least one of the width or the depth has at least two different dimensions at a single lengthwise location of the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Ballard Power Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Mason Darling
  • Absorbent device for teeth cleaning and oral surgery
    Patent number: 9095402
    Abstract: Disclosed is an endotracheal tube having an absorbent device attached so that the absorbent device is able to absorb and block any procedure produced debris. The absorbent device has strings that are attached to a device around an endotracheal tube so that the absorbent device is properly dislodged at the end of the procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Turrou Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Mason Turrou
  • Modification to stampable flowfields to improve flow distribution in the channels of PEM fuel cells
    Patent number: 9065088
    Abstract: A fuel cell device includes a plurality of channels that have at least one unrestricted inlet, a conduit for directing a flow having a distribution pattern to the unrestricted inlet, and a gap region between the conduit and the plurality of channels for receiving the flow distribution pattern, the gap region having such dimensions in which the distribution pattern tends to normalize within the gap region so that flow to each of the unrestricted inlets tends to normalize across said gap region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignees: Audi AG, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Arun Pandy, Louis Chiappetta, Jr., Robert Mason Darling, Mallika Gummalla
  • MICROPOROUS LAYER WITH HYDROPHILIC ADDITIVES
    Publication number: 20150140470
    Abstract: A microporous layer for use in a fuel cell includes a first carbon black having carboxyl groups at a concentration less than 0.1 mmol per gram of carbon, a hydrophobic additive and a hydrophilic additive. A method for producing a membrane electrode assembly includes preparing a microporous layer ink, applying the microporous layer ink to a first side of a gas diffusion substrate, sintering the gas diffusion substrate to form a gas diffusion layer having a first side with a microporous layer, and thermally bonding the first side of the gas diffusion layer to an electrode layer. The microporous layer ink includes a suspension medium, a first carbon black having carboxyl groups at a concentration less than 0.1 mmol per gram of carbon, a hydrophobic additive and a hydrophilic additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Ballard Power Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Siddique Ali Khateeb Razack, Robert Mason Darling
  • Systems and methods for extending physical sensor range using virtual sensors
    Patent number: 8977373
    Abstract: A control system is disclosed. The control system may have a physical sensor that may output a physical output value, and a virtual sensor network that may output a virtual output value. The control system may also have an electronic control module that may be configured to receive the physical output value from the physical sensor and receive the virtual output value from the virtual sensor. The electronic control module may be further configured to determine a trust level of the physical sensor based on the physical output value, and determine that the trust level of the physical sensor is below a first threshold trust value. The electronic control module may control a machine based on the virtual output value responsive to determining that the trust level of the physical sensor is below the first threshold trust value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Joe Felty, James Robert Mason, Stuart Paul Smith, Anthony James Grichnik, Gavin Peter Williams
  • GESTURE IDENTIFICATION
    Publication number: 20150054748
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided to allow a user to perform finger gesture motions, such as making typing, swiping, tapping, or other types of finger motions to provide device input, such as typing, clicking, or selecting data into a webpage, application, operating system, or toolbar, that was normally performed by the user having to use a keyboard, mouse, stylus, microphone, touchscreen, or another input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventor: Robert A. Mason
  • Liquid Cooled Brake With Support Columns
    Publication number: 20140318904
    Abstract: A liquid cooled brake is provided having an improved housing that provides strong yet lightweight structural support. The brake includes end plates disposed about a driven shaft and axially spaced from one another. A plurality of axially extending pins connect the end plates. A friction plate is coupled to the driven shaft for rotation therewith and is axially movable relative to the driven shaft. Another friction plate defines a fluid jacket and is coupled to the pins. The friction plate is fixed against rotation, but axially movable, relative to the pins. A pressure plate is configured for selective movement towards the friction plates. Support columns are disposed radially outwardly of each pin and fixed to the end plates The support columns prevent undue strain on the pins. Ventilated guards may also be located between each pair of columns to limit access to internal working components of the brake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Ian Nigel Hakon, Guy Robert Mason, Ryan Shey Davis, Richard Wayne Mayberry
  • Loose wheel nut indicator
    Patent number: D733511
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Marchmont Pty Limited
    Inventor: Ronald Robert Mason