Engine Oil Formulations For Low Timing Chain Stretch
Patent No. 11608477
A lubricating oil composition and method for controlling timing chain stretch, wherein the composition contains greater than 50 wt. % of base oil, zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate(s) to provide 350-2200 ppm zinc, molybdenum-containing compound(s) to provide >1-3000 ppm molybdenum, and magnesium-containing detergent(s) to provide <2050 ppm magnesium, all based on the total weight of the composition. The composition has a total TBN of less than 7.5 mg KOH/g, measured by ASTM D-2896 and a weight ratio of ppm of zinc from zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate(s) to ppm of molybdenum from molybdenum-containing compound(s) of <10. The method employs the lubricating oil composition to control timing chain stretch to a level of 0.1% or less.
Inventors: Ken Garelick (Mechanicsville, Va.); Leslie Schmid (Richmond); Kristi Engelman (Richmond)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
March 21, 2023
Presentation And Control Of User Interaction With A Ring-shaped User Interface Element
Patent No. 11609685
In some implementations, a system may receive interaction data indicating an interaction time and amount. The system may categorize the interaction in a category of a plurality of categories. For each category, the system may compare a total category amount with an average category amount. The system may determine, for each category, a proportion of the total category amount relative to a total account amount. The system may transmit, to a user device, user interface data associated with a ring-shaped user interface element that includes a plurality of segments corresponding to the plurality of categories. The user interface data indicates a width of a particular segment that is based on the comparison of the total category amount for a corresponding category with the average category amount, and an arc length that is based on the proportion of the total category amount for the corresponding category to the total account amount.
Inventors: Erik Jay Salazar De Leon (Richmond); Thomas Dohan II (Elmhurst, Ill.); Xiang Lan (South Orange, N.J.); Min Jung Kim (Fairfax, Va.); Vivian Wang (McLean, Va.); Jennifer L. Ellison (New Kent, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 21, 2023
Carton And Blank Therefor
Patent No. 11608219
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a package, a carton, and a blank for forming the carton. An aspect of the invention provides a carton comprising a plurality of primary panels defining an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises a top panel, a first side panel hinged to one of opposed side edges of the top panel, a second side panel hinged to the other of the side edges of the top panel, an upper end closure flap hinged to the top panel, a first side end closure flap hinged to the first side panel, a second side end closure flap hinged to the second side panel, and a foldable gusset folded into the interior of the carton. The gusset is hinged to the upper end closure flap.
Inventors: Nathaniel B. Ball (Richmond)
Assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems (Atlanta, Ga.)
March 21, 2023
Electronic Dispersion Device
Patent No. 11607506
A dispersion device includes a first dispersion generating system, a second dispersion generating system and an outlet end element including a first outlet corresponding to the first dispersion generating system and a second outlet corresponding to the second dispersion generating system.
Inventors: Buket Shahin (Richmond); Gerd Kobal (Sandy Hook, Va.); Qiang Wang (Glen Allen, Va.); Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 21, 2023
Blank For Forming An Article Carrier
Patent No. 11608218
Aspects of the disclosure relate to an article carrier (90) for packaging a plurality of articles and to a blank (10) for forming the article carrier. The article carrier comprises a plurality of primary panels (12,14,16,18) for forming a tubular structure and defining an interior thereof. The plurality of primary panels includes a first panel (12) and a second panel (14) opposing the first panel. The article carrier further comprises a partition structure for dividing the interior into two or more article-receiving cells. The carrier is formed form a blank comprising a partition-forming section (PS) which comprises a primary partition panel (22,24) and a secondary partition panel (40,44,36,46) formed from the primary partition panel and hingedly connected at one of the opposing ends thereof to the primary partition panel. The upper edge (E1) of the secondary partition panel is defined at least in part by a cutaway (R1) extending from a free end edge (E3) of the blank.
Inventors: Gregory P. Hayter (Atlanta, Ga.); Matthew E. Zacherle (Chesterfield, Va.); Andrew T. Peeler (Richmond); Calvin L. Peterson (Valley, Ala.); Brian D. Souza (Auburn, Ala.)
Assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems (Atlanta, Ga.)
March 21, 2023
Sensor Arrangement
Patent No. 11610463
Disclosures relate to a sensor system and arrangements having different sized removable spacers. The spacers may be mixed and matched as needed or desired to compensate for misalignment conditions. Further, different spacer combinations and adjustments may be guided by a security management computing device. Variations in configurations of mounting surfaces, such as door and window assemblies, may be accommodated. Alignment of a transmitter or a receiving device, e.g., a magnetic device, with respect to a transmitter or receiving device despite misalignment of the components due to, for example, uneven surfaces of a door or a window, or a respective frame may be achieved.
Inventors: Devlyn Kornegay (Richmond); Michael Jou (Philadelphia, Penn.); Zhe Zhang (Wood Ridge, N.J.); Henry Homza (Philadelphia, Penn.); Nicholas Stefano (Haddon Heights, N.J.)
Assignee: Comcast Cable (Philadelphia, Penn.)
March 21, 2023
Aerosol-generating System With Pump
Patent No. 11608818
An aerosol-generating system may include a liquid storage portion configured to hold liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a vaporizer including a heating element with an internal passage at least partially defined by a surface of the heating element, and a micro pump configured to deliver liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion to the internal passage of the heating element, such that the vaporizer is configured to heat the delivered liquid aerosol-forming substrate at the internal passage to a temperature sufficient to volatilize at least a part of the delivered liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The micro pump may be configured to deliver a particular amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the internal passage based on the micro pump performing an individual pump cycle.
Inventors: Shaun Phillips (Peterboro, Great Britain); Bruce Renfrew (Hilltop, Great Britain); Ben Mazur (Bristol, Great Britain); Ben Bright (Gloucestershire, Great Britain); Rui Nuno Batista (Morges, Switzerland)
Assgnee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 21, 2023
Undercounter Appliance Drain Pan
Patent No. 11609306
An appliance drain pan comprises a floor and an upturned rim around an outer edge of the floor. The floor has a first side portion, a second side portion opposite and spaced apart from the first side portion, and a central portion therebetween. A first plurality of raised projections protrudes upward from the first side portion of the floor. A second plurality of raised projections protrudes upward from the second side portion of the floor. Each projection of the first and second plurality of raised projections has a top surface that is substantially parallel to the floor.
Inventors: Matthew M. Gunn (Richmond)
Assignee: Armory Products (Richmond)
March 21, 2023
Unmanned Aerial System And Method For Contact Inspection And Otherwise Performing Work On Power Line Components
Patent No. 11608169
A system for performing work on electrical power lines and/or splices on electrical power lines comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a power line tool adapted to perch on an electrical power line and/or a splice on an electrical power line, a support frame selectively releasably attached to the UAV, and a plurality of flexible dielectric support lines attaching the power line tool to the support frame. Each of the support lines are attached to a corresponding attachment point on the support frame and a corresponding attachment point on the power line tool.
Inventors: Michael Kenneth Beiro (Prince George, Va.); Alvin Leroy Corbin III (Dillwyn, Va.); Chase Hamilton Coble (Chesterfield, Va.); David Carson Schul (Richmond)
Assignee: Beirobotics (Prince George, Va.)
March 21, 2023
Television Cable Management Apparatus
Patent No. 11612070
A television cable management apparatus including a housing assembly and an internal compartments assembly. The housing assembly includes 3 equally spaced apart holes, a bottom and four lateral walls defining a container with opening atop. The 3 equally spaced holes are in one of the four lateral walls of the housing. The internal compartments assembly includes cutouts, cylindrical members and at least one transversal wall. The at least one transversal wall is placed in the housing defining a left compartment and a right compartment. The left compartment is used to store remote controls and the right compartment is used to organize cables. The cables go through the 3 equally spaced apart holes and rest in the cutouts. The cylindrical members are placed in an interior face of one of the four lateral walls. The cylindrical members are used to wind cables therein.
Inventors: Virginia Patterson (Chesterfield, Va.)
Assignee: N/A
March 21, 2023
Engine Oil Formulations For Low Timing Chain Stretch
Patent No. 11608477
A lubricating oil composition and method for controlling timing chain stretch, wherein the composition contains greater than 50 wt. % of base oil, zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate(s) to provide 350-2200 ppm zinc, molybdenum-containing compound(s) to provide >1-3000 ppm molybdenum, and magnesium-containing detergent(s) to provide <2050 ppm magnesium, all based on the total weight of the composition. The composition has a total TBN of less than 7.5 mg KOH/g, measured by ASTM D-2896 and a weight ratio of ppm of zinc from zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate(s) to ppm of molybdenum from molybdenum-containing compound(s) of <10. The method employs the lubricating oil composition to control timing chain stretch to a level of 0.1% or less.
Inventors: Ken Garelick (Mechanicsville, Va.); Leslie Schmid (Richmond); Kristi Engelman (Richmond)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
March 21, 2023
Presentation And Control Of User Interaction With A Ring-shaped User Interface Element
Patent No. 11609685
In some implementations, a system may receive interaction data indicating an interaction time and amount. The system may categorize the interaction in a category of a plurality of categories. For each category, the system may compare a total category amount with an average category amount. The system may determine, for each category, a proportion of the total category amount relative to a total account amount. The system may transmit, to a user device, user interface data associated with a ring-shaped user interface element that includes a plurality of segments corresponding to the plurality of categories. The user interface data indicates a width of a particular segment that is based on the comparison of the total category amount for a corresponding category with the average category amount, and an arc length that is based on the proportion of the total category amount for the corresponding category to the total account amount.
Inventors: Erik Jay Salazar De Leon (Richmond); Thomas Dohan II (Elmhurst, Ill.); Xiang Lan (South Orange, N.J.); Min Jung Kim (Fairfax, Va.); Vivian Wang (McLean, Va.); Jennifer L. Ellison (New Kent, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 21, 2023
Carton And Blank Therefor
Patent No. 11608219
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a package, a carton, and a blank for forming the carton. An aspect of the invention provides a carton comprising a plurality of primary panels defining an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises a top panel, a first side panel hinged to one of opposed side edges of the top panel, a second side panel hinged to the other of the side edges of the top panel, an upper end closure flap hinged to the top panel, a first side end closure flap hinged to the first side panel, a second side end closure flap hinged to the second side panel, and a foldable gusset folded into the interior of the carton. The gusset is hinged to the upper end closure flap.
Inventors: Nathaniel B. Ball (Richmond)
Assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems (Atlanta, Ga.)
March 21, 2023
Electronic Dispersion Device
Patent No. 11607506
A dispersion device includes a first dispersion generating system, a second dispersion generating system and an outlet end element including a first outlet corresponding to the first dispersion generating system and a second outlet corresponding to the second dispersion generating system.
Inventors: Buket Shahin (Richmond); Gerd Kobal (Sandy Hook, Va.); Qiang Wang (Glen Allen, Va.); Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 21, 2023
Blank For Forming An Article Carrier
Patent No. 11608218
Aspects of the disclosure relate to an article carrier (90) for packaging a plurality of articles and to a blank (10) for forming the article carrier. The article carrier comprises a plurality of primary panels (12,14,16,18) for forming a tubular structure and defining an interior thereof. The plurality of primary panels includes a first panel (12) and a second panel (14) opposing the first panel. The article carrier further comprises a partition structure for dividing the interior into two or more article-receiving cells. The carrier is formed form a blank comprising a partition-forming section (PS) which comprises a primary partition panel (22,24) and a secondary partition panel (40,44,36,46) formed from the primary partition panel and hingedly connected at one of the opposing ends thereof to the primary partition panel. The upper edge (E1) of the secondary partition panel is defined at least in part by a cutaway (R1) extending from a free end edge (E3) of the blank.
Inventors: Gregory P. Hayter (Atlanta, Ga.); Matthew E. Zacherle (Chesterfield, Va.); Andrew T. Peeler (Richmond); Calvin L. Peterson (Valley, Ala.); Brian D. Souza (Auburn, Ala.)
Assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems (Atlanta, Ga.)
March 21, 2023
Sensor Arrangement
Patent No. 11610463
Disclosures relate to a sensor system and arrangements having different sized removable spacers. The spacers may be mixed and matched as needed or desired to compensate for misalignment conditions. Further, different spacer combinations and adjustments may be guided by a security management computing device. Variations in configurations of mounting surfaces, such as door and window assemblies, may be accommodated. Alignment of a transmitter or a receiving device, e.g., a magnetic device, with respect to a transmitter or receiving device despite misalignment of the components due to, for example, uneven surfaces of a door or a window, or a respective frame may be achieved.
Inventors: Devlyn Kornegay (Richmond); Michael Jou (Philadelphia, Penn.); Zhe Zhang (Wood Ridge, N.J.); Henry Homza (Philadelphia, Penn.); Nicholas Stefano (Haddon Heights, N.J.)
Assignee: Comcast Cable (Philadelphia, Penn.)
March 21, 2023
Aerosol-generating System With Pump
Patent No. 11608818
An aerosol-generating system may include a liquid storage portion configured to hold liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a vaporizer including a heating element with an internal passage at least partially defined by a surface of the heating element, and a micro pump configured to deliver liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion to the internal passage of the heating element, such that the vaporizer is configured to heat the delivered liquid aerosol-forming substrate at the internal passage to a temperature sufficient to volatilize at least a part of the delivered liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The micro pump may be configured to deliver a particular amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the internal passage based on the micro pump performing an individual pump cycle.
Inventors: Shaun Phillips (Peterboro, Great Britain); Bruce Renfrew (Hilltop, Great Britain); Ben Mazur (Bristol, Great Britain); Ben Bright (Gloucestershire, Great Britain); Rui Nuno Batista (Morges, Switzerland)
Assgnee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 21, 2023
Undercounter Appliance Drain Pan
Patent No. 11609306
An appliance drain pan comprises a floor and an upturned rim around an outer edge of the floor. The floor has a first side portion, a second side portion opposite and spaced apart from the first side portion, and a central portion therebetween. A first plurality of raised projections protrudes upward from the first side portion of the floor. A second plurality of raised projections protrudes upward from the second side portion of the floor. Each projection of the first and second plurality of raised projections has a top surface that is substantially parallel to the floor.
Inventors: Matthew M. Gunn (Richmond)
Assignee: Armory Products (Richmond)
March 21, 2023
Unmanned Aerial System And Method For Contact Inspection And Otherwise Performing Work On Power Line Components
Patent No. 11608169
A system for performing work on electrical power lines and/or splices on electrical power lines comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a power line tool adapted to perch on an electrical power line and/or a splice on an electrical power line, a support frame selectively releasably attached to the UAV, and a plurality of flexible dielectric support lines attaching the power line tool to the support frame. Each of the support lines are attached to a corresponding attachment point on the support frame and a corresponding attachment point on the power line tool.
Inventors: Michael Kenneth Beiro (Prince George, Va.); Alvin Leroy Corbin III (Dillwyn, Va.); Chase Hamilton Coble (Chesterfield, Va.); David Carson Schul (Richmond)
Assignee: Beirobotics (Prince George, Va.)
March 21, 2023
Television Cable Management Apparatus
Patent No. 11612070
A television cable management apparatus including a housing assembly and an internal compartments assembly. The housing assembly includes 3 equally spaced apart holes, a bottom and four lateral walls defining a container with opening atop. The 3 equally spaced holes are in one of the four lateral walls of the housing. The internal compartments assembly includes cutouts, cylindrical members and at least one transversal wall. The at least one transversal wall is placed in the housing defining a left compartment and a right compartment. The left compartment is used to store remote controls and the right compartment is used to organize cables. The cables go through the 3 equally spaced apart holes and rest in the cutouts. The cylindrical members are placed in an interior face of one of the four lateral walls. The cylindrical members are used to wind cables therein.
Inventors: Virginia Patterson (Chesterfield, Va.)
Assignee: N/A
March 21, 2023