Patents by Inventor Robert Noah
Robert Noah 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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Publication number: 20190392510Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are disclosed for building a consolidated searchable database of vehicle images that were captured at a plurality of different sites. The database can be searched to track vehicle condition over time and over a plurality of transactions involving the vehicles. From this information, a determination can be made as to whether damage first arose on a vehicle during a particular transaction for the purpose of allocating responsibility for payment of repair costs.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: John Allan Altermatt, Kelli Jane Boruff, Matthew Lynn Crawford, Robert Noah Matroni
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Patent number: 10410278Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are disclosed for building a consolidated searchable database of vehicle images that were captured at a plurality of different sites. The database can be searched to track vehicle condition over time and over a plurality of transactions involving the vehicles. From this information, a determination can be made as to whether damage first arose on a vehicle during a particular transaction for the purpose of allocating responsibility for payment of repair costs.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2014Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: The Crawford Group, Inc.Inventors: John Allan Altermatt, Kelli Jane Boruff, Matthew Lynn Crawford, Robert Noah Matroni
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Publication number: 20170337780Abstract: Games requiring thinking and strategy are provided with concealable cards or game pieces, physical or virtual, which can be played on a game board which may be a square or rectangular grid or other shape. Together the cards or game pieces are a collection of sets and there may be more spaces on the game board than there are cards or game pieces in the collection. The cards may be a subset of a regular deck of cards, such as five sets of four cards of the same value, each of different suits, wherein these 20 cards are to be played on a 5×5 game board so that there are 5 extra spaces that will be empty after all cards are played. Cards may be played one at a time or grouped and some may be concealed before being played, with the order of concealed and revealed varying. A player aims to place the cards or game pieces to form combinations such as four of a kind in value in either rows or columns to score points. Other combinations may be played for such as three of a kind, flushes, full houses etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Michael Brockman, Robert Noah
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Publication number: 20150032580Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are disclosed for building a consolidated searchable database of vehicle images that were captured at a plurality of different sites. The database can be searched to track vehicle condition over time and over a plurality of transactions involving the vehicles. From this information, a determination can be made as to whether damage first arose on a vehicle during a particular transaction for the purpose of allocating responsibility for payment of repair costs.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: John Allan Altermatt, Kelli Jane Boruff, Matthew Lynn Crawford, Robert Noah Matroni
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Patent number: 8247522Abstract: A process for producing non-solid-stated polyester polymer particles having one or more properties similar to polyester polymer particles that have undergone solid-state processing.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2011Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Grupo Petrotemex, S.A. de C.V.Inventors: Bruce Roger DeBruin, Tommy Ray Maddox, II, John Alan Wabshall, Jr., Steven Lee Stafford, Stephen Weinhold, Robert Noah Estep, Mary Therese Jernigan, Steven Paul Bellner, Alan George Wonders, John Guy Franjione
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Patent number: 8057726Abstract: Disclosed is a process for a melt processing a polyethylene terephthalate resin characterized by one or more of the following. The polyester particles may have at least two melting peaks wherein one of the at least two melting peaks is a low peak melting point with a range from 140° C. to 220° C., or from 140° C. to 230° C., and having a melting endothermic area of at least the absolute value of 1 J/g. The polyester particles may have one or more melting peaks at least one of which when measured on a DSC first heating scan has a heating curve departing from a baseline in the endothermic direction at a temperature of less than or equal to 200° C. The polyester particles may have an It.V. at their surface which is less than 0.25 dL/g higher than the It.V. at their center. The polyester particles may have not been solid stated. The melt processing device comprises a screw with a total length, L, a feed zone length in the range from 0.16L and 0.45L, a taper angle, ?, in the range from 0.5 degrees and 5.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2009Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Grupo Petrotemex, S.A. de C.V.Inventors: Marcus David Shelby, Michael Eugene Donelson, Frederick Leslie Colhoun, Steven Lee Stafford, Mark Edward Stewart, Stephen Weinhold, Edward Lewis Boochard, Robert Noah Estep
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Patent number: 8039578Abstract: A process for producing non-solid-stated polyester polymer particles having one or more properties similar to polyester polymer particles that have undergone solid-state processing. In one embodiment, the process comprises (a) forming polyester polymer particles from a polyester polymer melt; (b) quenching at least a portion of the particles, (c) drying at least a portion of the particles, (d) crystallizing at least a portion of the particles, (e) annealing at least a portion of the particles. At all points during and between steps (b) through (e), the average bulk temperature of the particles is maintained above 165° C.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2010Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Bruce Roger DeBruin, Tommy Ray Maddox, II, John Alan Wabshall, Jr., Steven Lee Stafford, Stephen Weinhold, Robert Noah Estep, Mary Therese Jernigan, Steven Paul Bellner, Alan George Wonders
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Publication number: 20110251340Abstract: A process for producing non-solid-stated polyester polymer particles having one or more properties similar to polyester polymer particles that have undergone solid-state processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: GRUPO PETROTEMEX, S.A. DE C.V.Inventors: Bruce Roger DEBRUIN, Tommy Ray Maddox, II, John Alan Wabshall, JR., Steven Lee Stafford, Stephen Weinhold, Robert Noah Estep, Mary Therese Jernigan, Steven Paul Bellner, Alan George Wonders, John Guy Franjione
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Patent number: 7989577Abstract: A process for producing non-solid-stated polyester polymer particles having one or more properties similar to polyester polymer particles that have undergone solid-state processing.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2010Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Grupo Petromex, S.A. De C.V.Inventors: Bruce Roger DeBruin, Tommy Ray Maddox, II, John Alan Wabshall, Jr., Steven Lee Stafford, Stephen Weinhold, Robert Noah Estep, Mary Therese Jernigan, Steven Paul Bellner, Alan George Wonders, John Guy Franjione
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Publication number: 20110070445Abstract: A process for producing non-solid-stated polyester polymer particles having one or more properties similar to polyester polymer particles that have undergone solid-state processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2010Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANYInventors: Bruce Roger DeBruin, Tommy Ray Maddox, II, John Alan Wabshall, JR., Steven Lee Stafford, Stephen Weinhold, Robert Noah Estep, Mary Therese Jernigan, Steven Paul Bellner, Alan George Wonders, John Guy Franjione
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Publication number: 20110034664Abstract: A process for producing non-solid-stated polyester polymer particles having one or more properties similar to polyester polymer particles that have undergone solid-state processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANYInventors: Bruce Roger DeBruin, Tommy Ray Maddox, II, John Alan Wabshall, JR., Steven Lee Stafford, Stephen Weinhold, Robert Noah Estep, Mary Therese Jernigan, Steven Paul Bellner, Alan George Wonders
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Patent number: 7868125Abstract: A process for producing non-solid-stated polyester polymer particles having one or more properties similar to polyester polymer particles that have undergone solid-state processing. In one embodiment, the process comprises (a) forming polyester polymer particles from a polyester polymer melt; (b) quenching at least a portion of the particles, (c) drying at least a portion of the particles, (d) crystallizing at least a portion of the particles, (e) annealing at least a portion of the particles. At all points during and between steps (b) through (e), the average bulk temperature of the particles is maintained above 165° C.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2009Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Bruce Roger DeBruin, Tommy Ray Maddox, II, John Alan Wabshall, Jr., Steven Lee Stafford, Stephen Weinhold, Robert Noah Estep, Mary Therese Jernigan, Steven Paul Bellner, Alan George Wonders, John Guy Franjione
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Publication number: 20090315219Abstract: Disclosed is a process for a melt processing a polyethylene terephthalate resin characterized by one or more of the following. The polyester particles may have at least two melting peaks wherein one of the at least two melting peaks is a low peak melting point with a range from 140° C. to 220° C., or from 140° C. to 230° C., and having a melting endothermic area of at least the absolute value of 1 J/g. The polyester particles may have one or more melting peaks at least one of which when measured on a DSC first heating scan has a heating curve departing from a baseline in the endothermic direction at a temperature of less than or equal to 200° C. The polyester particles may have an It.V. at their surface which is less than 0.25 dL/g higher than the It.V. at their center. The polyester particles may have not been solid stated. The melt processing device comprises a screw with a total length, L, a feed zone length in the range from 0.16L and 0.45L, a taper angle, ?, in the range from 0.5 degrees and 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2009Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Marcus David Shelby, Michael Eugene Donelson, Frederick Leslie Colhoun, Steven Lee Stafford, Mark Edward Steward, Stephen Weinhold, Edward Lewis Boochard, Robert Noah Estep
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Publication number: 20090221785Abstract: A process for producing non-solid-stated polyester polymer particles having one or more properties similar to polyester polymer particles that have undergone solid-state processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2009Publication date: September 3, 2009Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANYInventors: Bruce Roger DeBruin, Tommy Ray Maddox, II, John Alan Wabshall, JR., Steven Lee Stafford, Stephen Weinhold, Robert Noah Estep, Mary Therese Jernigan, Steven Paul Bellner, Alan George Wonders
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Patent number: 7288586Abstract: A solid concentrate is provided having a combination of a transition metal present in an amount ranging from 1000 to 40,000 ppm (weight by metal) and a polyester polymer present in an amount of at least 40 wt. % based on the weight of the concentrate. Concentrates made with highly modified polyester polymers are easy to compound with transition metals forming less brittle polymer upon melt extrusion. Bottle preforms and oxygen scavenging bottles can be made from these concentrates by combining solid polyester particles, solid polyamide particles, and solid these concentrate particles c into an melt processing zone, forming a melt, and forming an article directly from the melt. The b* color and the L* color and the haze levels of the preforms are improved over the preforms made with liquid carriers instead of solid concentrates.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2005Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Mark Edward Stewart, Emerson Eston Sharpe, Jr., Benjamin Bradford Gamble, Steven Lee Stafford, Robert Noah Estep, James Carl Williams, Thomas Roger Clark
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Publication number: 20040228993Abstract: Disclosed is a polyester composition comprising:Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2004Publication date: November 18, 2004Inventors: Stephen Weinhold, Lavonna Suzanne Buehrig, Robert Noah Estep, David Paul Fischer
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Publication number: 20040030029Abstract: Disclosed is a polyester composition comprising:Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2001Publication date: February 12, 2004Inventors: Stephen Weinhold, Lavonna Suzanne Buehrig, Robert Noah Estep, David Paul Fischer
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Publication number: 20020033943Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for detecting defects in colored articles. Specifically, the present invention comprises exposing a plastic colored article to radiation in the near infrared range; measuring radiation returned from or passed through said article and analyzing said returned or passed radiation to provide defect data for said article or contents within said article.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2001Publication date: March 21, 2002Inventors: Horst Clauberg, David Paul Fischer, Robert Noah Estep, Michael Eugene Donelson
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Patent number: D459657Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2000Date of Patent: July 2, 2002Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventor: Robert Noah Estep