Patents by Inventor Timothy A. Neal

Timothy A. Neal 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: 20240065232
    Abstract: A device installation structure for detachable pet products, a pet leash, and a pet tethering rope may be provided. The structure may include a detachable device installation structure; an elastic hook, including an elastic extension portion mounted on the detachable device and extending outward; a first bending portion located at the end of the elastic extension portion and bent towards the direction close to the detachable device; a second bending portion located at the end of the first bending portion and bent towards the direction away from the detachable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: TUG PET PRODUCTS, LLC.
    Inventors: Timothy NEAL, Zhichao YE
  • Publication number: 20240016125
    Abstract: An adjustable pet collar, including: a flexible collar strap, one end of the flexible collar strap is a buckle end, and the other end is movable; a first fastener, a second fastener, and a second buckle. The flexible collar is provided with a buckle structure that matches the buckle end; the movable end of the flexible collar belt passes through the first buckle and the second buckle one after another and then is fixed to the first buckle. The flexible collar belt includes: one end as a buckle The buckle end and the other end are movably connected to the first movable section of the first fastener, movably connected to the second movable section between the first fastener, and the second fastener, and one end is the movable end fixed to the first fastener and the other end is movably connected to the third movable section of the second fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: TUG PET PRODUCTS, LLC.
    Inventors: Timothy NEAL, Zhichao YE
  • Publication number: 20230225291
    Abstract: An integrated pet harness with a pet leash, including: a flexible back pad and a flexible chest pad, a pair of first connecting straps and a second connecting strap, oppositely arranged;: connecting to the flexible back pad and the telescopic traction rope on the pad, and the telescopic traction rope can be accommodated in the flexible back pad. The front end of the flexible back pad is provided with a pair of first extension parts extending to both sides; the rear end of the flexible back pad is provided with a pair of second extension parts extending to both sides. There are a pair of third extension parts extending to both sides respectively; a pair of first connecting strips are fixed to the front end of the flexible back pad, and two ends of the pair of first connecting strips are respectively passed through the pair of first extending parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: TUG PET PRODUCTS, LLC.
    Inventors: Timothy NEAL, Zhichao YE
  • Patent number: 11606932
    Abstract: A dog rope leash with a storage function, including: a rope body, a handle on one end of the rope body, a clasp on the other end of the rope body, and a connection box mounted on the handle and/or rope body. The inside of the connection box has a storage cavity, and the surface of the connection box has an access port connected to the storage cavity. Garbage bags or other items in the storage cavity of the connecting box by designing the connection box on the dog rope leash, which is simple in structure and convenient in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: TUG PET PRODUCTS, LLC.
    Inventors: Timothy Neal, Zhichao Ye
  • Patent number: 11603204
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can deliver a package to a delivery destination. Packages delivered by a UAV may be lowered towards the ground while the UAV continues to fly rather than the UAV landing on the ground and releasing the package. Packages may sway during lowering as a result of wind or movement of the UAV. By modulating a rate of descent of a package, a package sway may mitigated. The lowering mechanism includes wrapping a tether in various directions around the package such that the package rotates in a first and second direction as the package descends. Additionally, a rip-strip lowering mechanism that separates under tension to lower the package and a rappel mechanism that slides the package down a tether may be used. Accordingly, the tether can control a descent of the package assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Buchmueller, Louis LeRoi LeGrand, III, Lowell Timothy Neal, Scott Michael Wilcox
  • Patent number: 11407511
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can deliver a package to a delivery destination. Packages delivered by a UAV may be lowered towards the ground while the UAV continues to fly rather than the UAV landing on the ground and releasing the package. Packages may sway during lowering as a result of wind or movement of the UAV. A package sway may be monitored and mitigated by rapidly paying out a tether, when using a winch mechanism, to dissipate the energy of the sway as downward energy. Further, the UAV may navigate in the direction of the sway or reduce the altitude of the UAV to dissipate the energy of the sway. Open-loop and/or closed loop drop techniques may be utilized to lower a package from the UAV, and the package may be released in the air or on the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Buchmueller, Louis LeRoi LeGrand, III, Lowell Timothy Neal, Yves Christian Albers Schoenberg, Scott Michael Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20220095588
    Abstract: A dog rope leash with a storage function, including: a rope body, a handle on one end of the rope body, a clasp on the other end of the rope body, and a connection box mounted on the handle and/or rope body. The inside of the connection box has a storage cavity, and the surface of the connection box has an access port connected to the storage cavity. Garbage bags or other items in the storage cavity of the connecting box by designing the connection box on the dog rope leash, which is simple in structure and convenient in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: TUG PET PRODUCTS, LLC.
    Inventors: Timothy NEAL, Zhichao YE
  • Publication number: 20210129044
    Abstract: Systems and methods for separation of oleaginous fluids, aqueous fluids, and solids from drilling or other oilfield emulsions by solvent extraction. A method for separation of oilfield emulsions comprising: providing an oilfield emulsion prepared for use in a wellbore and/or recovered from a wellbore; mixing the oilfield emulsion with at least a solvent to form at least a mixture; and separating the mixture to at least partially recover an oleaginous phase of the oilfield emulsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Neal Harvey, Cato Russell McDaniel, Katerina V. Newman
  • Patent number: 10905972
    Abstract: Systems and methods for separation of oleaginous fluids, aqueous fluids, and solids from drilling or other oilfield emulsions by solvent extraction. A method for separation of oilfield emulsions comprising: providing an oilfield emulsion prepared for use in a wellbore and/or recovered from a wellbore; mixing the oilfield emulsion with at least a solvent to form at least a mixture; and separating the mixture to at least partially recover an oleaginous phase of the oilfield emulsion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Neal Harvey, Cato Russell McDaniel, Katerina V. Newman
  • Patent number: 10858103
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can deliver a package to a delivery destination. Packages delivered by a UAV may be lowered towards the ground while the UAV continues to fly rather than the UAV landing on the ground and releasing the package. Packages may sway during lowering as a result of wind or movement of the UAV. By modulating a rate of descent of a package, a package sway may mitigated. The lowering mechanism includes wrapping a tether in various directions around the package such that the package rotates in a first and second direction as the package descends. Additionally, a rip-strip lowering mechanism that separates under tension to lower the package and a rappel mechanism that slides the package down a tether may be used. Accordingly, the tether can control a descent of the package assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Buchmueller, Louis LeRoi LeGrand, III, Lowell Timothy Neal, Scott Michael Wilcox
  • Patent number: 10675686
    Abstract: A hybrid preform component including a plurality of elongated metallic cores and a coating paste is provided. The coating paste envelops the plurality of elongated metallic cores. The coating paste includes a first material having a first melting point, a second material having a second melting point, and a binder. A method for treating a component is also provided. The method includes the step of mixing a second material, a first material, and a binder to make coating paste. The method further includes the step of coating the plurality of cores using the coating paste to form a coated rod assembly. The method further includes the step of compressing the coated rod assembly to envelop the coating paste to the plurality of cores and form a preform component having a near net shape. The method further includes the step of sintering the preform component to form a pre-sintered preform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Yan Cui, Srikanth Chandrudu Kottilingam, Brian Lee Tollison, Timothy Neal Pletcher
  • Patent number: 10265792
    Abstract: A hybrid article is disclosed including a coating disposed on and circumscribing the lateral surface of a core having a core material. The coating includes about 35% to about 95% of a first metallic material having a first melting point, and about 5% to about 65% of a second metallic material having a second melting point lower than the first melting point. The coating is sinter-bonded to the core. A method for forming the hybrid article is disclosed including disposing the core in a die, introducing a slurry having the metallic materials into a gap between the lateral surface and the die, and sintering the slurry, forming the coating. A method for closing an aperture of an article is disclosed including inserting the hybrid article into the aperture, and brazing the hybrid article to the article, welding the aperture with the hybrid article serving as weld filler, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Yan Cui, Srikanth Chandrudu Kottilingam, Brian Lee Tollison, Timothy Neal Pletcher, Richard Ryan Pilson
  • Patent number: 10161707
    Abstract: A shooting-stability platform with three rotational degrees of freedom is disclosed. The platform improves shooting accuracy and safety by lessening recoil effects. And because of the rotational degrees of freedom, the operator still has substantial freedom to position the firearm as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: II GUYS-N-GUNS LLC
    Inventor: Timothy Neal Scott
  • Publication number: 20180281070
    Abstract: A hybrid preform component including a plurality of elongated metallic cores and a coating paste is provided. The coating paste envelops the plurality of elongated metallic cores. The coating paste includes a first material having a first melting point, a second material having a second melting point, and a binder. A method for treating a component is also provided. The method includes the step of mixing a second material, a first material, and a binder to make coating paste. The method further includes the step of coating the plurality of cores using the coating paste to form a coated rod assembly. The method further includes the step of compressing the coated rod assembly to envelop the coating paste to the plurality of cores and form a preform component having a near net shape. The method further includes the step of sintering the preform component to form a pre-sintered preform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Yan CUI, Srikanth Chandrudu KOTTILINGAM, Brian Lee TOLLISON, Timothy Neal PLETCHER
  • Patent number: 10071804
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can deliver a package to a delivery destination. Packages delivered by a UAV may be lowered towards the ground while the UAV continues to fly rather than the UAV landing on the ground and releasing the package. Packages may sway during lowering as a result of wind or movement of the UAV. By modulating a rate of descent of a package, a package sway may mitigated. The lowering mechanism includes wrapping a tether in various directions around the package such that the package rotates in a first and second direction as the package descends. Additionally, a rip-strip lowering mechanism that separates under tension to lower the package and a rappel mechanism that slides the package down a tether may be used. Accordingly, the tether can control a descent of the package assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Buchmueller, Louis LeRoi LeGrand, III, Lowell Timothy Neal, Scott Micheal Wilcox
  • Patent number: 10035329
    Abstract: A hybrid article is disclosed including a coating circumscribing the lateral surface of a hollow core having a core material and a channel disposed within the lateral surface. The coating includes about 35% to about 95% of a first metallic material, and about 5% to about 65% of a second metallic material with a lower melting point than the first metallic material. A method for forming the hybrid article is disclosed including disposing the hollow core in a die, forming a gap between the lateral surface and the die, introducing a slurry having the metallic materials into the gap, and sintering the slurry, forming the coating. A method for closing an aperture of an article is disclosed including inserting the hybrid article into the aperture, and brazing the hybrid article to the article, welding the aperture with the hybrid article serving as weld filler, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Yan Cui, Srikanth Chandrudu Kottilingam, Brian Lee Tollison, Timothy Neal Pletcher, Richard Ryan Pilson
  • Publication number: 20180161943
    Abstract: A method for treating a component and a heterogeneous composition are provided. The method includes the steps of brazing the component with a heterogeneous composition. The heterogeneous composition includes a braze material and a ceramic additive. The braze material and the ceramic additive are intermixed with one another as distinct phases. The heterogeneous composition may include, but not be limited to, a braze material and a silicon carbide. The braze material includes a braze filler. The silicon carbide has a configuration including, but not limited to, fibers, powders, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Yan CUI, Srikanth Chandrudu KOTTILINGAM, Timothy Neal PLETCHER, Brian Lee TOLLISON
  • Patent number: 9969494
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can deliver a package to a delivery destination. Packages delivered by a UAV may be lowered towards the ground while the UAV continues to fly rather than the UAV landing on the ground and releasing the package. Packages may sway during lowering as a result of wind or movement of the UAV. A package sway may be monitored and mitigated by rapidly paying out a tether, when using a winch mechanism, to dissipate the energy of the sway as downward energy. Further, the UAV may navigate in the direction of the sway or reduce the altitude of the UAV to dissipate the energy of the sway. Open-loop and/or closed loop drop techniques may be utilized to lower a package from the UAV, and the package may be released in the air or on the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Buchmueller, Louis LeRoi LeGrand, III, Lowell Timothy Neal, Yves Christian Albers Schoenberg, Scott Michael Wilcox
  • Patent number: D957755
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: TUG PET PRODUCTS, LLC.
    Inventors: Timothy Neal, Zhichao Ye
  • Patent number: D961172
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: TUG PET PRODUCTS, LLC.
    Inventors: Timothy Neal, Zhichao Ye