Patents by Inventor Ronald A. Blair

Ronald A. Blair 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: 11276511
    Abstract: A fire-resistive cable system comprises an electrical cable housed in a fiberglass-reinforced thermosetting resin conduit. The electrical cable comprises a conductor and has only one couple of mica tapes surrounding the conductor. The couple of mica tapes are formed of a first mica tape and a second mica tape wound around the first mica tape. The mica layer of the first mica tape faces and contacts the mica layer of the second mica tape. The fiberglass-reinforced thermosetting resin conduit is made of a material comprising fibers of a glass selected from E-glass and E-CR-glass, and a resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: PRYSMIAN S.p.A.
    Inventors: Ronald Blair, Walter Constantine, Kendall Waterman
  • Publication number: 20210365883
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides computer systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer readable media for generating and displaying real-time delivery estimates. An example method includes initializing a customer session, receiving customer session data associated with the customer session comprising customer data, store network data, delivery network data, and shopping cart data, identifying one or more products to be displayed via a user interface, receiving product inventory data about the one or more products, the product inventory data including a product data structure providing information about each product in the one or more products, generating a first real-time delivery estimate for each of the one or more products based on the customer session data and the product inventory data, and displaying, by a user interface, the one or more products and the first real-time delivery estimate for each of the one or more products relative to the corresponding product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Earl Whitfield Marbut, JR., Ronald Blair Griffin, Lindsey Elizabeth Luther, Manoj Swaroopam Koratty
  • Patent number: 10453588
    Abstract: An electrical cable includes a conductor and a couple of mica tapes surrounding the conductor. The couple of mica tapes are formed of a first mica tape and a second mica tape wound around the first mica tape. Each of the first and the second mica tape includes a mica layer attached to a backing layer. The mica layer of the first mica tape faces and contacts the mica layer of the second mica tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: PRYSMIAN S.p.A.
    Inventors: Ronald Blair, Walter Constantine, Kendall Waterman
  • Publication number: 20190035515
    Abstract: A fire-resistive cable system comprises an electrical cable housed in a fiberglass-reinforced thermosetting resin conduit. The electrical cable comprises a conductor and has only one couple of mica tapes surrounding the conductor. The couple of mica tapes are formed of a first mica tape and a second mica tape wound around the first mica tape. The mica layer of the first mica tape faces and contacts the mica layer of the second mica tape. The fiberglass-reinforced thermosetting resin conduit is made of a material comprising fibers of a glass selected from E-glass and E-CR-glass, and a resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: PRYSMIAN S.p.A.
    Inventors: Ronald BLAIR, Walter CONSTANTINE, Kendall WATERMAN
  • Publication number: 20180125842
    Abstract: A drug developed to treat dementia which has been abandoned by its manufacturer, Novartis, is repurposed to enhance the treatment of cancer. The drug, Ergoloid, contains four gamma secretase inhibitors that produce the same benefit as single gamma secretase inhibitors that are in clinical trials to enhance the treatment of cancer. The method of this invention is to administer Ergoluid 1 mg three times a day by mouth. This enhancement results in better outcomes with lower cost and better quality of life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Ronald Blair Hartman, Renee Marie Hartman
  • Publication number: 20180033522
    Abstract: An electrical cable includes a conductor and a couple of mica tapes surrounding the conductor. The couple of mica tapes are formed of a first mica tape and a second mica tape wound around the first mica tape. Each of the first and the second mica tape includes a mica layer attached to a backing layer. The mica layer of the first mica tape faces and contacts the mica layer of the second mica tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Prysmian S.p.A.
    Inventors: Ronald BLAIR, Walter CONSTANTINE, Kendall WATERMAN
  • Publication number: 20060218575
    Abstract: A system and method for obtaining information about a media object being rendered on a remote device is returned in response to a parental monitoring query. Specifically, a query is issued via a monitoring device through a network connection. In response to such a query, information is returned back to the monitoring device indicating a multicast address and port number to which the remote device is currently joined. The monitoring device then joins the multicast address and port number to receive the media object transmitted over such a multicast address. Optionally, the monitoring device kills the receipt of the media object by the remote device in response to a kill command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventor: Ronald BLAIR
  • Patent number: 5817703
    Abstract: A rebond foam comprising a plurality of isocyanate-based polymeric foam pieces bonded to one another with an isocyanate-based binder is disclosed. A superabsorbent material is comprised in one or both of the isocyanate-based polymeric foam pieces and the isocyanate-based binder. The rebond foam is capable of: (i) absorbing at least about 5 times its weight of a 0.9 wt./wt. % aqueous NaCl solution maintained at a temperature of from about 20.degree. to about 25.degree. C., and (ii) retaining at least about 5 times its weight of absorbed aqueous NaCl solution which is bound to the superabsorbent material. A process for producing a rebond foam is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Woodbridge Foam Corporation
    Inventors: G. Ronald Blair, Harold R. Attfield, Robert N. Wilson
  • Patent number: 5744509
    Abstract: A foamed isocyanate-based polymer having a cellular structure and comprising a superabsorbent material, the polymer being capable of: (i) absorbing at least about 10 times its weight of a 0.9 wt./wt. % aqueous NaCl solution maintained at a temperature of from about 20.degree. to about 25.degree. C., and (ii) retaining at least about 10 times its weight of absorbed aqueous NaCl solution which is bound to the superabsorbent material, the cellular structure having a cell size of at least about 30 cells/inch when measured pursuant to ASTM D3576-77. A process for producing the foamed isocyanate-based polymer is also described. The process comprises the steps of: contacting an isocyanate, an active hydrogen-containing compound, an aqueous blowing agent, a catalyst and a superabsorbent material, the superabsorbent material being capable of absorbing at least about 10 times its weight of a 0.9 wt./wt. % aqueous NaCl solution maintained at a temperature in the range of from about 20.degree. to about 25.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: Woodbridge Foam Corporation
    Inventors: Robert N. Wilson, G. Ronald Blair
  • Patent number: 5292778
    Abstract: A polymer-modified polyol dispersion comprises a polyaddition product dispersed in a polyol. The polyaddition product is present in an amount of from about 25 to about 70 percent by weight based on the total weight of the polyaddition product and the polyol. The dispersion has a viscosity in the range of from about 4,000 to about 50,000 mPa.s, the viscosity remaining substantially the same after production of the dispersion. A process for producing the polymer-modified polyol dispersion is also disclosed together with a process for using the dispersion to produce a polyurethane foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignee: Woodbridge Foam Corporation
    Inventors: Kasper J. Van Veen, G. Ronald Blair
  • Patent number: 4111069
    Abstract: A mounting base for supporting a standard footed motor in driving relationship on a C-faced reducer of a gear motor to enable it to be driven by the footed motor without requiring the use of a different interface adapter. The motor mounting base is characterized by having two orthogonally disposed walls one of which has a planar surface adapted for engagement with the C-faced reducer, while the other wall has a planar surface for supporting a footed motor. The planar surfaces are machined to be essentially perpendicular and are further characterized by having sets of apertures through their associated walls for receiving mounting bolts to secure, respectively, the mounting base in operating position on the C-faced reducer and the base to a footed motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1978
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ronald A. Blair, Gerhard A. Nickstadt, Gaetano O. Imbrogno