Patents by Inventor Wayne Morrison

Wayne Morrison 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: 20240132954
    Abstract: An example of a resin composition includes a free radical curable resin matrix including an acrylate and a siloxane, and a free radical photoinitiator. When cured, the resin composition has low or no autofluorescence when exposed to blue excitation wavelengths ranging from about 380 nm to about 480 nm or green excitation wavelengths ranging from about 510 nm to about 560 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Timothy J. Merkel, Wayne N. George, Andrew A. Brown, Audrey Zak, Gianluca Andrea Artioli, Julia Morrison, Nikolai Romanov, Lorenzo Berti, Graham Boud
  • Patent number: 11207628
    Abstract: Sulphuric acid plants, separators for separating entrainment for process gas, and gas treatment processes for generating sulphuric acid are provided. The sulphuric acid plant comprises a source of process gas, an entrainment eliminator, a gas rotator located downstream of the gas-liquid contactor, and a separator located downstream of the entrainment eliminator and upstream of the gas rotator. The separator comprises a plurality of passages. Each passage comprises a vane extending longitudinally along the passage, wherein each vane rotates a process gas flowing through the separator. The process comprises transferring process gas from an entrainment eliminator to a separator located downstream of the entrainment eliminator, rotating the process gas through the separator to separate entrainment, and transferring the separated process gas from the separator to rotating equipment located downstream of the separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: NORAM Engineering and Constructors Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Lane, Hongtao Lu, Brian Robert Ferris, Andrés Mahecha-Botero, Bradley Wayne Morrison, Jatinderpal Singh Sandhu, Inez Karina Tanu, Charles Guy Cooper
  • Patent number: 10933368
    Abstract: Gas treatment systems and processes for reducing tail gas emissions such as SO2, SO3, H2SO4, NOx, HC, CO, and other pollutants are provided. The processes include transferring tail gas from at least one source of tail gas to at least one destination sulphuric acid plant via a tail gas transfer system, wherein the tail gas replaces or supplements one or more of the combustion gas, air feed, dilution gas, and quench gas used by the destination sulphuric acid plant. The systems include at least one destination sulphuric acid plant and a tail gas transfer system for transferring tail gas from at least one source of tail gas to the at least one destination sulphuric acid plant. The systems and processes described herein may be used to eliminate start-up emissions and/or convert sulphur-containing species present in tail gas emissions into commercial H2SO4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: NORAM Engineering and Constructors Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrés Mahecha-Botero, Kim Martin Nikolaisen, Bradley Wayne Morrison, C. Guy Cooper, Brian Ferris
  • Patent number: 10915149
    Abstract: A device includes a housing. The housing can define a duct having a central axis. A first loading surface can extend into the duct toward the central axis, while a second loading surface can extend into the duct toward the central axis. A first driver and a second driver can be situated within the duct along the central axis. The first driver can abut the second driver. A first spring biases the first driver away from the first loading surface, thereby causing the first driver to apply a first loading force to the second driver. A second spring applies a second loading force to the second driver, along a common direction with the first loading force, to bias the second driver away from the second loading surface, with the first spring and second spring operating in parallel on the second driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Roger Harmon, Alberto Cavallaro, Wayne Morrison, Jee-Woong Lee
  • Publication number: 20200101407
    Abstract: Sulphuric acid plants, separators for separating entrainment for process gas, and gas treatment processes for generating sulphuric acid are provided. The sulphuric acid plant comprises a source of process gas, an entrainment eliminator, a gas rotator located downstream of the gas-liquid contactor, and a separator located downstream of the entrainment eliminator and upstream of the gas rotator. The separator comprises a plurality of passages. Each passage comprises a vane extending longitudinally along the passage, wherein each vane rotates a process gas flowing through the separator. The process comprises transferring process gas from an entrainment eliminator to a separator located downstream of the entrainment eliminator, rotating the process gas through the separator to separate entrainment, and transferring the separated process gas from the separator to rotating equipment located downstream of the separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher LANE, Hongtao LU, Brian Robert FERRIS, Andrés MAHECHA-BOTERO, Bradley Wayne MORRISON, Jatinderpal Singh SANDHU, Inez Karina TANU, Charles Guy COOPER
  • Publication number: 20200081499
    Abstract: A device includes a housing. The housing can define a duct having a central axis. A first loading surface can extend into the duct toward the central axis, while a second loading surface can extend into the duct toward the central axis. A first driver and a second driver can be situated within the duct along the central axis. The first driver can abut the second driver. A first spring biases the first driver away from the first loading surface, thereby causing the first driver to apply a first loading force to the second driver. A second spring applies a second loading force to the second driver, along a common direction with the first loading force, to bias the second driver away from the second loading surface, with the first spring and second spring operating in parallel on the second driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Roger Harmon, Alberto Cavallaro, Wayne Morrison, Jee-Woong Lee
  • Patent number: 10487616
    Abstract: Packoff seals and processes for using same. In some examples, the packoff seal can include a first end cap and a second end cap, a first insert and a second insert, a first deformable element disposed between the first end cap and the first insert, a second deformable element disposed between the second insert and the second end cap, and a third deformable element disposed between the first insert and the second insert. The first end cap, the first deformable element, the first insert, the third deformable element, the second insert, the second deformable element, and the second end cap together can form a body having a bore extending therethrough. The first deformable element, the second deformable element, and the third deformable element can have a compressive strength that is less than a compressive strength of the first and second inserts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph Varkey, Jared Mangum, Ramadan Mansour, Montie Wayne Morrison, Sheng Chang, Qingdi Huang, Gregory Au, Daniel Hogan
  • Patent number: 10354777
    Abstract: Electrical conductors and processes for making and using same. In some examples, the electrical conductors can include an inner electrically conductive element, which can define a central longitudinal axis. A first polymer layer can be disposed circumferentially about the inner electrically conductive element. A plurality of electrical conductor segments can be disposed about the first polymer layer and spaced around the central longitudinal axis. A second polymer layer can be disposed between the electrical conductor segments. The second polymer layer and the electrical conductor segments together can define a substantially annular cross-sectional area and an outer perimeter surface. An electrical insulator can be disposed about the outer perimeter surface defined by the second polymer layer and the electrical conductor segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph Varkey, Willem Albert Wijnberg, Maria Auxiliadora Grisanti, Burcu Unal Altintas, Montie Wayne Morrison, Qingdi Huang
  • Patent number: 10309565
    Abstract: An anchor of an anchoring arrangement for a protective sleeve which locates, in use, over a conduit assembly, the conduit assembly including a conduit end connector configured to engage and fasten an end of a conduit to a conduit connection assembly. The anchor comprises a mounting element which is configured, in use, to be removably mountable on and around at least a portion of the conduit end connector, the mounting element having an outer side; and at least one fastening groove formed in and extending around the outer side of the mounting element. Each fastening groove is configured to receive, in use, a portion of a co-located protective sleeve and at least one securing element such that the securing element captures a portion of a co-located protective sleeve between the securing element and the mounting element within a cooperating fastening groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Australasian Steel Products Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Ashok Radhakrishnan, Ernest Byrnes, Leigh Wayne Morrison
  • Publication number: 20190109450
    Abstract: Cable termination assemblies and processes for making and using same. In some examples, the cable termination assembly can include a lower housing and a rope socket housing can be disposed at least partially within a lower housing bore defined by a lower housing inner surface. At least one rope socket retainer can be disposed at least partially within a rope socket bore defined by an inner surface of the rope socket housing. The rope socket housing and rope socket retainer can be configured to secure the rope socket housing to a first set of armor wires of a cable, extending at least partially through the rope socket bore, while leaving interstitial gaps between individual armor wires of the first set of armor wires. A filler can be disposed between the individual armor wires of the first set of armor wires that at least partially fills the interstitial gaps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Jared Mangum, Montie Wayne Morrison, Daniel Hogan, Joseph Varkey
  • Publication number: 20190088386
    Abstract: Electrical conductors and processes for making and using same. In some examples, the electrical conductors can include an inner electrically conductive element, which can define a central longitudinal axis. A first polymer layer can be disposed circumferentially about the inner electrically conductive element. A plurality of electrical conductor segments can be disposed about the first polymer layer and spaced around the central longitudinal axis. A second polymer layer can be disposed between the electrical conductor segments. The second polymer layer and the electrical conductor segments together can define a substantially annular cross-sectional area and an outer perimeter surface. An electrical insulator can be disposed about the outer perimeter surface defined by the second polymer layer and the electrical conductor segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph Varkey, Willem Albert Wijnberg, Maria Auxiliadora Grisanti, Burcu Unal Altintas, Montie Wayne Morrison, Qingdi Huang
  • Publication number: 20190076776
    Abstract: Gas treatment systems and processes for reducing tail gas emissions such as SO2, SO3, H2SO4, NOx, HC, CO, and other pollutants are provided. The processes include transferring tail gas from at least one source of tail gas to at least one destination sulphuric acid plant via a tail gas transfer system, wherein the tail gas replaces or supplements one or more of the combustion gas, air feed, dilution gas, and quench gas used by the destination sulphuric acid plant. The systems include at least one destination sulphuric acid plant and a tail gas transfer system for transferring tail gas from at least one source of tail gas to the at least one destination sulphuric acid plant. The systems and processes described herein may be used to eliminate start-up emissions and/or convert sulphur-containing species present in tail gas emissions into commercial H2SO4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Andrés MAHECHA-BOTERO, Kim Martin NIKOLAISEN, Bradley Wayne MORRISON, C. Guy COOPER, Brian FERRIS
  • Publication number: 20190003278
    Abstract: Packoff seals and processes for using same. In some examples, the packoff seal can include a first end cap and a second end cap, a first insert and a second insert, a first deformable element disposed between the first end cap and the first insert, a second deformable element disposed between the second insert and the second end cap, and a third deformable element disposed between the first insert and the second insert. The first end cap, the first deformable element, the first insert, the third deformable element, the second insert, the second deformable element, and the second end cap together can form a body having a bore extending therethrough. The first deformable element, the second deformable element, and the third deformable element can have a compressive strength that is less than a compressive strength of the first and second inserts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph Varkey, Jared Mangum, Ramadan Mansour, Montie Wayne Morrison, Sheng Chang, Qingdi Huang, Gregory Au, Daniel Hogan
  • Publication number: 20170241580
    Abstract: An anchor of an anchoring arrangement for a protective sleeve which locates, in use, over a conduit assembly, the conduit assembly including a conduit end connector configured to engage and fasten an end of a conduit to a conduit connection assembly. The anchor comprises a mounting element which is configured, in use, to be removably mountable on and around at least a portion of the conduit end connector, the mounting element having an outer side; and at least one fastening groove formed in and extending around the outer side of the mounting element. Each fastening groove is configured to receive, in use, a portion of a co-located protective sleeve and at least one securing element such that the securing element captures a portion of a co-located protective sleeve between the securing element and the mounting element within a cooperating fastening groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Ashok Radhakrishnan, Ernest Byrnes, Leigh Wayne Morrison
  • Patent number: 9086793
    Abstract: A user interface facilitates assessing security risks for linear corridors. The interface includes a navigation window presenting geospatial data for an area associated with a corridor. The interface also includes a navigation tool having a corridor indicator that provides a diagrammatic linear representation of the linear corridor, indicia along the corridor indicator that represent critical assets, and a corridor window superimposed on the corridor indicator that slides linearly along the corridor indicator. The portion of the corridor displayed in the interface corresponds to a location of the corridor window on the corridor indicator. The interface also includes an attributes area presenting information associated with the area presented in the navigation window. At least one of the navigation window and the attributes area is configured to present risk assessment information associated with the linear corridor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: HNTB Holdings, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Siegel, Charles H. Quandel, W. Robert Moore, Douglas Wayne Morrison, Glen Arthur Herman, Robert J. Marros, Michael Richard Ostrom
  • Publication number: 20130207381
    Abstract: A female coupling member releasably interconnectable with a male coupling member to form a fluid coupling is disclosed. The male coupling member has an inlet end, and an outlet end connectable to a fluid flow line. The female coupling member includes a tubular coupling body having an inlet end for axially receiving the inlet end of the male coupling member, and an outlet end connectable to a fluid flow line. The female coupling member also includes a locking element operable between a release position where the locking element is remote from the male coupling member when received within the female coupling member. A release member moves the locking element between the release position and the locking position. The female coupling member has a fastening element which is releasably securable to the release member preventing the release member unintentionally moving to the displacement position when secured to the release member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: Australasian Steel Products PTY Ltd
    Inventors: Leigh Wayne Morrison, Kon Lai, Matthew Paul King
  • Publication number: 20130069366
    Abstract: A shear element (10, 30, 50, 70, 70A, 90, 90A) for a coupling (110, 112, 114, 150) that couples the ends of high-pressure pipes or high-pressure hoses. The shear element (10, 30, 50, 70, 70A, 90, 90A) includes a plurality of interconnected shear bodies (12, 32, 52, 72, 72A, 92, 92A), each shear body (12, 32, 52, 72, 72A, 92, 92A) including a discrete connector section (14, 34, 54, 74, 74A, 94, 94A) which forms a connection with an adjacent shear body (12, 32, 52, 72, 72A, 92, 92A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: AUSTRALASIAN STEEL PRODUCTS PTY LTD
    Inventors: Leigh Wayne Morrison, Kon Lai, Matthew Paul King
  • Publication number: 20120260210
    Abstract: A user interface facilitates assessing security risks for linear corridors. The interface includes a navigation window presenting geospatial data for an area associated with a corridor. The interface also includes a navigation tool having a corridor indicator that provides a diagrammatic linear representation of the linear corridor, indicia along the corridor indicator that represent critical assets, and a corridor window superimposed on the corridor indicator that slides linearly along the corridor indicator. The portion of the corridor displayed in the interface corresponds to a location of the corridor window on the corridor indicator. The interface also includes an attributes area presenting information associated with the area presented in the navigation window. At least one of the navigation window and the attributes area is configured to present risk assessment information associated with the linear corridor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: HNTB HOLDINGS LTD
    Inventors: JEFFREY L. SIEGEL, CHARLES H. QUANDEL, W. ROBERT MOORE, DOUGLAS WAYNE MORRISON, GLEN ARTHUR HERMAN, ROBERT J. MARROS, MICHAEL RICHARD OSTROM
  • Patent number: 8255262
    Abstract: The assessment of security risks associated with linear corridors, such as transportation corridors and utilities corridors, is provided. Initially, a site is selected for evaluation. Survey data and context sensitive information, such as demographic information, environmental information, corridor asset information, and the like, is collected for the site. Linear corridors are identified within the data, and critical assets within each linear corridor are also identified. Security risks associated with linear corridors may then be assessed using the survey data and context sensitive information. In addition, mitigation strategies, response strategies, and recovery strategies may be developed for the security risks assessed for the linear corridors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: HNTB Holdings Ltd
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Siegel, Charles H. Quandel, W. Robert Moore, Douglas Wayne Morrison, Glen Arthur Herman, Robert J. Marros, Michael Richard Ostrom
  • Publication number: 20120209403
    Abstract: The present invention relates to improved methods for tissue engineering including tissue transplantation, augmentation and regeneration, and more particularly, a method for the generation of donor vascularized tissue suitable for use in tissue transplantation, augmentation and/or repair. The present invention enables the use of a support matrix in the generation of an anatomical construct comprising the donor vascular tissue. The support matrix may be devised such that it has dimensions of a size and shape adapted to simulate those of tissue to be transplanted, augmented and/or repaired. The methods and support matrix of the present invention may also find application as a means for delivering a desirable gene product to a subject. The method and support matrix of the present invention is conveniently made available in the form of a kit, for use in the field of tissue engineering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: VICTORIAN TISSUE ENGINEERING CENTRE PTY LTD
    Inventors: Wayne A. Morrison, Aurora Messina, Kenneth R. Knight, Anthony J. Pennington