Patents by Inventor Scott A. Ferguson

Scott A. Ferguson 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).

  • Publication number: 20210063087
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of a burner panel for a metallurgical furnace is described herein. The burner panel has a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a left surface, a right surface, and a front surface surrounding an interior burner area. A spray-cool system disposed in the interior area. A burner tube at least partially disposed in the interior burner area and extends into the front surface. The burner tube is configured to accept a burner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Scott A. FERGUSON, Troy D. WARD
  • Publication number: 20210016312
    Abstract: Disclosed is a height and rotational adjustment system for a spray gun used in a line striper comprising: (a) a control device to set a dimension of a line to be sprayed and set an angle at which the line is to be sprayed; (b) a spray gun mount bar having a gun holder assembly to retain a spray gun; (c) a height adjustment mechanism coupled to the spray gun mount bar; (d) an angular adjustment mechanism coupled to the spray gun mount bar; and wherein the control device transmits signals (e.g., wirelessly) to: (1) the height adjustment mechanism to raise or lower the spray gun mount bar to spray the line with the dimension in (a), and (2) the angular adjustment mechanism to rotate, in a clockwise or counter-clockwise manner, the spray gun mount bar to spray the line at the angle in (a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: SCOTT FERGUSON, RAMRAJ SOUNDARARAJAN
  • Publication number: 20210016311
    Abstract: Disclosed within are various methods for adjusting height and rotation of a spray gun used in a line striper via a graphical user interface (GUI) in a control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: SCOTT FERGUSON, RAMRAJ SOUNDARARAJAN
  • Patent number: 10828656
    Abstract: A system and method have been shown for the effective implementation of a height and rotational adjustment system for one or more spray guns for use in a line striper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: AVANT-GARDE IP LLC
    Inventors: Scott Ferguson, Ramraj Soundararajan
  • Publication number: 20200318905
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for a split spray-cooled roof for a tilting metallurgical furnace. The split spray-cooled roof has a center, a first hollow metal roof section and a second hollow metal roof section. The first and second hollow roof sections are attached together along a prescription split line. The prescription split line having a first split line and a second split line, wherein the first split line is not aligned with the second split line and wherein the first and second split line are not aligned with the center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Scott A. FERGUSON, Marina K. TEMKINA, Troy D. WARD, Logan A. WILSON
  • Patent number: 10767931
    Abstract: A sidewall for a metallurgical furnace and a metallurgical furnace having the same are described herein. In one example, a sidewall of a metallurgical furnace is provided that includes an outer wall, a hot plate and a buckstay. The hot plate is coupled in a spaced apart relation to the outer wall. The buckstay is mechanically coupled to the outer wall and the hot plate. The buckstay includes a buckstay web extending from a buckstay flange. The buckstay web includes a first end coupled to the buckstay flange, and a second end mechanically and movably coupled to the hot plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Systems Spray-Cooled, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Ferguson, Marina K. Temkina, Troy D. Ward
  • Patent number: 10690415
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for a split spray-cooled roof for a tilting metallurgical furnace. The split spray-cooled roof has a center, a first hollow metal roof section and a second hollow metal roof section. The first and second hollow roof sections are attached together along a prescription split line. The prescription split line having a first split line and a second split line, wherein the first split line is not aligned with the second split line and wherein the first and second split line are not aligned with the center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Systems Spray-Cooled, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Ferguson, Marina K. Temkina, Troy D. Ward, Logan Wilson
  • Publication number: 20200179970
    Abstract: A system and method have been shown for the effective implementation of a height and rotational adjustment system for a plurality of spray guns for use in a line striper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: SCOTT FERGUSON, RAMRAJ SOUNDARARAJAN
  • Publication number: 20200153006
    Abstract: A fuel cell purge system includes a primary fuel cell in fluid communication with a purge cell. Fuel and oxidant purged with inert gas impurities from the primary fuel cell react in the purge cell, thereby decreasing the volume of purged gases and facilitating storage while maintaining fuel cell electrochemical performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Robert K. Wynne, Patrick Scott Ferguson, Robert Christopher Utz
  • Publication number: 20200132373
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for a spray-cooled roof of a tilting metallurgical furnace having a drain pump. The spray-cooled roof has a hollow metal roof section. The hollow metal roof section has an outer metal covering member, an inner metal base member spaced from and opposite the outer metal covering member, an enclosed space disposed between the outer metal covering member and the inner metal base member, and a spray-cooled system disposed in the enclosed space. An evacuation drain is fluidly coupled to the enclosed space and a pump is integrated into the spray-cooled roof and coupled to the evacuation drain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Scott A. FERGUSON, Troy D. WARD
  • Publication number: 20200108131
    Abstract: The present invention includes the complete genome sequence for the methanogen, Methanobrevibacter ruminan-tium, including polynucleotides which encode M. ruminantium polypeptides or peptides, as well as polynucleotides from non-coding regions. Also included are the encoded M. ruminantium polypeptides and peptides, and antibodies directed to these peptides or polypeptides, in addition to expression vectors and host cells for producing these peptides, polypeptides, polynucleotides, and antibodies. The invention further includes methods and compositions for detecting, targeting, and inhibiting microbial cells, especially methanogen cells such as M. ruminantium cells, using one or more of the disclosed peptides, polypeptides, polynu-cleotides, antibodies, expression vectors, and host cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Heinz ALTERMANN, Graeme Trevor ATTWOOD, Gregory COOK, Debjit DEY, Scott A. FERGUSON, Petrus Hendricus JANSSEN, William John KELLY, Zhanhao KONG, Suzanne LAMBIE, Sinead Christine LEAHY, Dong LI, Duncan McMILLAN, Sharla McTAVISH, Diana PACHECO, Robert Starr RONIMUS, Carrie SANG, Carl YEOMAN
  • Publication number: 20200109898
    Abstract: One embodiment is a cooling system for regulating temperature of a surface of a metallurgical furnace. The cooling system includes a plurality of spray conduits. Each spray conduit has one or more control valves and has a plurality of nozzles. A plurality of temperature sensors are disposed proximate the surface of the metallurgical furnace. A control system adjusts the control valves of the plurality of spray conduits in response to temperature information derived from the plurality of temperature sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Scott A. FERGUSON, Troy D. WARD, Logan A. WILSON
  • Patent number: 10598436
    Abstract: A cooling system to cool a surface of a tilting metallurgical furnace including an inner plate of the surface, a plurality of nozzles, and a drain manifold is disclosed. The inner plate has an external surface and an internal surface. The plurality of nozzles is configured to be fluidly connected to a coolant supply pipe. At least a first nozzle of the plurality of spray conduits is configured to spray coolant against the external surface of the inner plate. The drain manifold positioned to receive coolant from the external surface of the inner plate. At least a second nozzle of the plurality of nozzles is configured to spray coolant directly into the drain manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Systems Spray-Cooled, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Ferguson, Marina K. Temkina, Troy D. Ward
  • Publication number: 20200080092
    Abstract: Presented are RNA nucleotide sequences referred to as EXO-Codes, and longer RNA polynucleotides that contain the EXO-Codes. EXO-Codes provide RNA with the ability to a) be selectively sorted to extracellular vesicles such as exosomes, and b) deliver a variety of cargo types to program or reprogram the extracellular vesicles, and cells that receive the exosomes. Also presented are methods of making the EXO-Codes, modifying cells using the EXO-Codes, expression vectors encoding the EXO-Codes, and exosomes and other secreted vessices that include RNA polynucleotides that contain the EXO-Codes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Juliane NGUYEN, Scott FERGUSON
  • Publication number: 20200030837
    Abstract: An effective implementation is shown for a height adjustment system for one or more spray guns used in a line striper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: SCOTT FERGUSON, RAMRAJ SOUNDARARAJAN
  • Publication number: 20200030835
    Abstract: A system and method have been shown for the effective implementation of a height and rotational adjustment system for one or more spray guns for use in a line striper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: SCOTT FERGUSON, RAMRAJ SOUNDARARAJAN
  • Publication number: 20200025448
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for a metallurgical furnace having a roof with an integrated off-gas hood. The roof has a hollow metal roof section. The hollow metal roof section has a top and a bottom surface. The hollow metal roof section has a center opening configured for one or more electrodes to pass therethrough. An enclosed space is disposed between the top and the bottom surface. A spray-cooled system is disposed in the enclosed space and configured to spray-coolant on the bottom surface of the roof. The integrated off-gas hood has an inlet open to the center opening. The spray-cooled system is also configured to cool the integrated off-gas hood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Scott A. FERGUSON, Troy D. WARD
  • Patent number: 10516177
    Abstract: A fuel cell purge system includes a primary fuel cell in fluid communication with a purge cell. Fuel and oxidant purged with inert gas impurities from the primary fuel cell react in the purge cell, thereby decreasing the volume of purged gases and facilitating storage while maintaining fuel cell electrochemical performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: TELEDYNE ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert K. Wynne, Patrick Scott Ferguson, Robert Christopher Utz
  • Publication number: 20190383484
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of a burner panel for a metallurgical furnace is described herein. One or more embodiments of a burner panel for a metallurgical furnace are described herein. The sidewall burner pockets have a burner panel therein. The burner panel has a body having an interior face with burner tube disposed therethrough. The burner tube has a first portion and a second portion coupled to the first portion. The burner panel additionally has an internal mounting flange extending along the periphery of the body and overlapping the sidewall, the sidewall and internal mounting flange compressed together by a coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Scott A. FERGUSON, Troy D. WARD, Eric CHODL, Ron COURSEY
  • Patent number: D909947
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Inventors: Robbie Doyle, Scott Ferguson