Patents by Inventor Robert Quinn
Robert Quinn 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: 20130125756Abstract: Hydrogen sulfide is removed from a hydrogen rich gas stream using adsorbents having a low loss of carbon dioxide adsorption capacity upon sulfur loading including high purity silica gels, titania or highly cross-linked, non-chemically reactive resins. The adsorbents may be used to adsorb both carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, or may be used as a guard bed upstream of a separate carbon dioxide adsorbent.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2012Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Raymond Hufton, Timothy Christopher Golden, Robin Joyce Maliszewskyj, Edward Landis Weist, JR., Robert Quinn, Erin Marie Sorensen
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Publication number: 20130042064Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system for dynamically adaptive caching. The system includes a storage device having a physical capacity for storing data received from a host. The system may also include a control module for receiving data from the host and compressing the data to a compressed data size. Alternatively, the data may also be compressed by the storage device. The control module may be configured for determining an amount of available space on the storage device and also determining a reclaimed space, the reclaimed space being according to a difference between the size of the data received from the host and the compressed data size. The system may also include an interface module for presenting a logical capacity to the host. The logical capacity has a variable size and may include at least a portion of the reclaimed space.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2012Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: LSI CorporationInventors: Horia Simionescu, Mark Ish, Luca Bert, Robert Quinn, Earl T. Cohen, Timothy Canepa
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Patent number: 8197580Abstract: Hydrogen sulfide is removed from a hydrogen rich gas stream using adsorbents having a low loss of carbon dioxide adsorption capacity upon sulfur loading including high purity silica gels, titania or highly cross-linked, non-chemically reactive resins. The adsorbents may be used to adsorb both carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, or may be used as a guard bed upstream of a separate carbon dioxide adsorbent.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2011Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Raymond Hufton, Timothy Christopher Golden, Robin Joyce Maliszewskyj, Edward Landis Weist, Jr., Robert Quinn, Erin Marie Sorensen
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Patent number: 8038981Abstract: Complex metal oxide-containing pellets and their use for producing hydrogen. The complex metal oxide-containing pellets are suitable for use in a fixed bed reactor due to sufficient crush strength. The complex metal oxide-containing pellets comprise one or more complex metal oxides and at least one of in-situ formed calcium titanate and calcium aluminate. calcium titanate and calcium aluminate are formed by reaction of suitable precursors in a mixture with one or more complex metal carbonates. The complex metal oxide-containing pellets optionally comprise at least one precious metal.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2009Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Diwakar Garg, Robert Quinn, Frederick Carl Wilhelm, Gokhan Alptekin, Margarita Dubovik, Matthew Schaefer
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Publication number: 20110154989Abstract: Hydrogen sulfide is removed from a hydrogen rich gas stream using adsorbents having a low loss of carbon dioxide adsorption capacity upon sulfur loading including high purity silica gels, titania or highly cross-linked, non-chemically reactive resins. The adsorbents may be used to adsorb both carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, or may be used as a guard bed upstream of a separate carbon dioxide adsorbent.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2011Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Raymond Hufton, Timothy Christopher Golden, Robin Joyce Maliszewskyj, Edward Landis Weist, JR., Robert Quinn, Erin Marie Sorensen
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Patent number: 7909913Abstract: Hydrogen sulfide is removed from a hydrogen rich gas stream using adsorbents having a low loss of carbon dioxide adsorption capacity upon sulfur loading including high purity silica gels, titania or highly cross-linked, non-chemically reactive resins. The adsorbents may be used to adsorb both carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, or may be used as a guard bed upstream of a separate carbon dioxide adsorbent.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2008Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Raymond Hufton, Timothy Christopher Golden, Robin Joyce Maliszewskyj, Edward Landis Weist, Jr., Robert Quinn, Erin Marie Sorensen
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Patent number: 7897128Abstract: The present invention provides a process for making a complex metal oxide comprising the formula AxByOz. The process comprises the steps of: (a) reacting in solution at a temperature of between about 75° C. to about 100° C. at least one water-soluble salt of A, at least one water-soluble salt of B and a stoichiometric amount of a carbonate salt or a bicarbonate salt required to form a mole of a carbonate precipitate represented by the formula AxBy(CO3)n, wherein the reacting is conducted in a substantial absence of carbon dioxide to form the carbonate precipitate and wherein the molar amount of carbonate salt or bicarbonate salt is at least three times the stoichiometric amount of carbonate or bicarbonate salt required to form a mole of the carbonate precipitate; and (b) reacting the carbonate precipitate with an oxygen containing fluid under conditions to form the complex metal oxide.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2007Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Robert Quinn, Diwakar Garg, Frederick Carl Wilhelm, Terry Lee Slager
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Patent number: 7783788Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to virtualized access to input/output (I/O) subsystems. In one implementation, the present invention allows multiple stand-alone application servers or virtual servers to share one or more I/O subsystems, such as host-bus adapters and network interface cards. In one implementation, I/O access is managed by one or more virtual I/O servers. A virtual I/O server includes a multiplexer, and associated modules, that connect application servers over an I/O switch fabric with one or more HBA and/or NIC drivers. Implementations of the present invention can be configured to consolidate I/O access, allowing multiple servers to share one or more HBAs and NICs; dynamic control over network and storage I/O bandwidth; and provisioning of network and storage I/O access across multiple application servers.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2007Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Robert Quinn, Ushasri Sunkara, Isam Akkawi, Scott Arthur Lurndal
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Publication number: 20100198618Abstract: A server device, and related systems and methods for managing dialysis patient information. The patient information includes information relating to stages of data collection including baseline characteristics, eligibility for treatment modalities, and outcomes. A remote terminal is configured for displaying in the remote terminal a first user interface for receiving the patient information for the subject patient. The server is configured to receive from the remote terminal the patient information for the subject patient and store said patient information in a patient record in the memory, and determine, based on medical logic rules, whether the patient information is consistent with the patient record in order to proceed to a next stage of data collection, and if so permitting displaying in the remote terminal a second user interface for receiving patient information relating to the next stage of data collection.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2009Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicants: OLIVER MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC., SUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CENTREInventors: Matthew Oliver, Robert Quinn
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Publication number: 20100040520Abstract: A method and bed for separating a reactive gas from a feed gas mixture is disclosed. The method includes reacting the reactive gas with a bed of reactive solid in an exothermic reaction to create a second solid and a product gas from which the reactive gas is depleted. The product gas is removed and the heat from the reaction is used to liberate the reactive gas from the second solid in an endothermic reaction which yields the reactive solid. The reactive gas is removed and sequestered. Heat reservoir material is included in the bed to retain the heat in support of the endothermic reaction. A device for executing the method having an insulated chamber holding the bed, as well as process units formed of multiple beds are also disclosed. The process units allow the method to be operated cyclically, providing a continuous flow of feed gas, reactive gas and product gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2009Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Raymond Hufton, Robert Quinn, Vincent White, Rodney John Allam
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Publication number: 20100011955Abstract: Hydrogen sulfide is removed from a hydrogen rich gas stream using adsorbents having a low loss of carbon dioxide adsorption capacity upon sulfur loading including high purity silica gels, titania or highly cross-linked, non-chemically reactive resins. The adsorbents may be used to adsorb both carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, or may be used as a guard bed upstream of a separate carbon dioxide adsorbent.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2008Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Raymond Hufton, Timothy Christopher Golden, Robin Joyce Maliszewskyj, Edward Landis Weist, JR., Robert Quinn, Erin Marie Sorensen
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Publication number: 20090196822Abstract: Complex metal oxide-containing pellets and their use for producing hydrogen. The complex metal oxide-containing pellets are suitable for use in a fixed bed reactor due to sufficient crush strength. The complex metal oxide-containing pellets comprise one or more complex metal oxides and at least one of in-situ formed calcium titanate and calcium aluminate. calcium titanate and calcium aluminate are formed by reaction of suitable precursors in a mixture with one or more complex metal carbonates. The complex metal oxide-containing pellets optionally comprise at least one precious metal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2009Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Diwakar Garg, Robert Quinn, Frederick Carl Wilhelm, Gokhan Alptekin, Margarita Dubovik, Matthew Schaefer
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Publication number: 20090162268Abstract: A method for separating a reactive gas from a feed gas mixture is disclosed. The method includes reacting the reactive gas with a bed of reactive solid in an exothermic reaction to create a second solid and a product gas from which the reactive gas is depleted. The product gas is removed and the heat from the reaction is used to liberate the reactive gas from the second solid in an endothermic reaction which yields the reactive solid. The reactive gas is removed and sequestered. Heat reservoir material is included in the bed to retain the heat in support of the endothermic reaction. A device for executing the method having an insulated chamber holding the bed, as well as process units formed of multiple beds are also disclosed. The process units allow the method to be operated cyclically, providing a continuous flow of feed gas, reactive gas and product gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2007Publication date: June 25, 2009Applicant: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Raymond Hufton, Robert Quinn, Vincent White, Rodney John Allam
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Publication number: 20080260621Abstract: The present invention provides a process for making a complex metal oxide comprising the formula AxByOz. The process comprises the steps of: (a) reacting in solution at a temperature of between about 75° C. to about 100° C. at least one water-soluble salt of A, at least one water-soluble salt of B and a stoichiometric amount of a carbonate salt or a bicarbonate salt required to form a mole of a carbonate precipitate represented by the formula AxBy(CO3)n, wherein the reacting is conducted in a substantial absence of carbon dioxide to form the carbonate precipitate and wherein the molar amount of carbonate salt or bicarbonate salt is at least three times the stoichiometric amount of carbonate or bicarbonate salt required to form a mole of the carbonate precipitate; and (b) reacting the carbonate precipitate with an oxygen containing fluid under conditions to form the complex metal oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2007Publication date: October 23, 2008Applicant: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Robert Quinn, Diwakar Garg, Frederick Carl Wilhelm, Terry Lee Slager
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Patent number: 7429373Abstract: Process for producing hydrogen comprising reacting at least one hydrocarbon and steam in the presence of a complex metal oxide and a steam-hydrocarbon reforming catalyst in a production step under reaction conditions sufficient to form hydrogen gas and a spent complex metal oxide, wherein the complex metal oxide is represented by the formula AxByOn wherein A represents at least one metallic element having an oxidation state ranging from +1 to +3, inclusive, wherein the metallic element is capable of forming a metal carbonate; x is a number from 1 to 10, inclusive; B represents at least one metallic element having an oxidation state ranging from +1 to +7, inclusive; y is a number from 1 to 10, inclusive; and n represents a value such that the complex metal oxide is rendered electrically neutral.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2005Date of Patent: September 30, 2008Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Guido Peter Pez, Robert Quinn, Shankar Nataraj
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Patent number: D554028Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2006Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignee: DonacorpInventor: Robert A. Quinn
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Patent number: D556097Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2006Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: DonacorpInventor: Robert A. Quinn
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Patent number: D562190Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2006Date of Patent: February 19, 2008Assignee: DonacorpInventor: Robert A. Quinn
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Patent number: D571691Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2007Date of Patent: June 24, 2008Assignee: DonaCorpInventor: Robert A. Quinn
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Patent number: D600168Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2008Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: DonaCorpInventor: Robert A. Quinn