Daniel R O'Connor

US Patent:

6913167, Jul 5, 2005

Filed:

Jun 16, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/462415

Inventors:

Johne Phelps - Ft. Myers FL, US
Daniel N. O'Connor - Reno NV, US
Robert R. Deller - Reno NV, US
Justin R. Lydon - Queen Creek AZ, US
Timothy C. McGuire - Reno NV, US

Assignee:

Vin Valet, Inc. - Reno NV

International Classification:

B67D001/00

US Classification:

222152, 222190, 222399

Abstract:

An apparatus for preserving and dispensing wine or champagne. The apparatus provides a housing having a container support for holding wine or champagne bottles, a plurality of removable stoppers for insertion in the bottles, a nitrogen generator for generating a nitrogen rich gas from air, a nitrogen storage tank for storing the generated nitrogen rich gas, a cooling system for cooling certain bottles and dispensers for providing wine or champagne from the bottles to a user. The nitrogen generator draws in ambient air, adsorbs the oxygen from the air and stores nitrogen rich gas in the nitrogen storage tank. The nitrogen storage tank supplies the nitrogen rich gas to the bottles for preserving the wine or champagne. The stoppers include a nitrogen line and a supply line. The nitrogen line communicates nitrogen rich gas into the bottles and the supply line communicates wine or champagne from the bottles to the dispensers.

US Patent:

7022283, Apr 4, 2006

Filed:

Mar 18, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/390843

Inventors:

Timothy C. McGuire - Reno NV, US
Daniel N. O'Connor - Reno NV, US

Assignee:

Vin Valet, Inc. - Reno NV

International Classification:

A47B 77/08

US Classification:

422 40, 422305, 422292, 312 31, 312236, 993231

Abstract:

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for preserving one or more collectible items. The apparatus includes a housing and a nitrogen generator. A nitrogen generator generates a nitrogen rich gas and supplies the nitrogen gas to the housing, which displaces the oxygen inside the housing to preserve the collectible item or items enclosed by the housing. The nitrogen rich gas significantly reduces the degradation of the collectible item due to the exposure of the item to oxygen in the air. In another embodiment, the apparatus further includes a temperature control system and a humidity control system to control the temperature and humidity inside the housing. This further aids in preserving a collectible item for relatively long periods of time by reducing the effects of the environment on the item.

US Patent:

20030098314, May 29, 2003

Filed:

Nov 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/996332

Inventors:

Johne Phelps - Ft. Myers FL, US
Daniel O'Connor - Reno NV, US
Robert Deller - Reno NV, US
Justin Lydon - Queen Creek AZ, US
Timothy McGuire - Reno NV, US

International Classification:

G01F011/00

US Classification:

222/001000, 222/146600

Abstract:

The present invention relates to an apparatus for preserving and dispensing wine or champagne. The apparatus provides a housing having a container support for holding wine or champagne bottles, a plurality of removable stoppers for insertion in the bottles, a nitrogen generator for generating a nitrogen rich gas from air, a nitrogen storage tank for storing the generated nitrogen rich gas, a cooling system for cooling certain bottles and dispensers for providing wine or champagne from the bottles to a user. The nitrogen generator draws in ambient air, adsorbs the oxygen from the air and stores nitrogen rich gas in the nitrogen storage tank. The nitrogen storage tank supplies the nitrogen rich gas to the bottles for preserving the wine or champagne. The stoppers include a nitrogen line and a supply line. The nitrogen line communicates nitrogen rich gas into the bottles and the supply line communicates wine or champagne from the bottles to the dispensers.

US Patent:

20030098320, May 29, 2003

Filed:

Nov 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/995309

Inventors:

Johne Phelps - Ft. Myers FL, US
Daniel O'Connor - Reno NV, US
Justin Lydon - Queen Creek AZ, US

International Classification:

F04F001/06

US Classification:

222/400700

Abstract:

The present invention relates to an apparatus for preserving and dispensing wine or champagne. The apparatus provides a housing having a container support for holding wine or champagne bottles, a plurality of removable stoppers for insertion in the bottles, a nitrogen generator for generating a nitrogen rich gas from air, a nitrogen storage tank for storing the generated nitrogen rich gas, a cooling system for cooling certain bottles and dispensers for providing wine or champagne from the bottles to a user. The nitrogen generator draws in ambient air, adsorbs the oxygen from the air and stores nitrogen rich gas in the nitrogen storage tank. The nitrogen storage tank supplies the nitrogen rich gas to the bottles for preserving the wine or champagne. The stoppers include a nitrogen line and a supply line. The nitrogen line communicates nitrogen rich gas into the bottles and the supply line communicates wine or champagne from the bottles to the dispensers.

US Patent:

20030145606, Aug 7, 2003

Filed:

Mar 7, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/383452

Inventors:

Johne Phelps - Ft. Myers FL, US
Daniel O'Connor - Reno NV, US
Robert Deller - Reno NV, US
Justin Lydon - Queen Creek AZ, US
Timothy McGuire - Reno NV, US

International Classification:

F25B021/02
F24F003/16

US Classification:

062/003600, 062/078000

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a cooling system for cooling at least one wine or champagne container in a wine or champagne preservation and dispensing apparatus. The cooling system includes a housing; a container support mounted in the housing; a cool air generating unit mounted in the housing; and a circulator mounted in the housing. In one embodiment, the cool air generating unit generates cooled air. The cooled air is circulated in the housing by the circulator to cool the wine or champagne container on the container support. In another embodiment, the container support includes a removable divider which separates the container support into two areas where at least one wine or champagne container is included in each of the areas and at least one of the areas is adjacent to the circulator. The divider includes at least one air baffle to control the amount of generated cooled air circulated in each of the areas by the circulator.

US Patent:

20210080360, Mar 18, 2021

Filed:

Aug 21, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/000213

Inventors:

- Tucson AZ, US
Henning Groll - Tucson AZ, US
Brian Howard Kram - Tucson AZ, US
Matthew Mette - Marana AZ, US
Ali Mousavi - Oro Valley AZ, US
Christine Tse - San Diego CA, US
Glen Ward - Tucson AZ, US
Daniel O'Connor - Tucson AZ, US
Troy Paluszcyk - Tucson AZ, US
Benjamin David Randall - Tucson AZ, US
Ken Stumpe - Tucson AZ, US

International Classification:

G01N 1/31
G01N 35/00
G01N 35/10

Abstract:

Automated system configured to perform and methods for performing one or more slide processing operations on slides bearing biological samples. The system and methods enable high sample throughput while also minimizing or limiting the potential for cross-contamination of slides. The automated systems can include features that facilitate consistency, controllability of processing time, and/or processing temperature.

US Patent:

20200294008, Sep 17, 2020

Filed:

May 29, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/888260

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Savio A. Menezes - Fremont CA, US
Sandeep Kumar - Fremont CA, US
Jacqueline Koesters - Chicago IL, US
Benjamin Matthew Ronick - San Jose CA, US
Daniel O'Connor - Chicago IL, US
Tiffany Wood - Chicago IL, US
Aravindan Ranganathan - San Jose CA, US
Norihiro Edwin Aoiki - Woodside CA, US
Jeffrey David Meyer - Los Gatos CA, US
Justin Matthew White - La Selva CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 20/10
G06Q 20/02
G06Q 20/40

Abstract:

A method for facilitating transactions by tenants in a multi-tenant architecture system is discussed. The method includes generating, with a multi-tenant computer system, a first representation of an entity in a first hierarchical data structure associated with an entity interface tenant of the multi-tenant computer system. The method includes receiving, with the multi-tenant computer system, a set of entity-specific policies useable to generate requests to individual ones of a plurality of transaction processing computer systems. The method includes generating, with the multi-tenant computer system, a second representation of the entity in a second hierarchical data structure associated with a particular transaction processing service tenant of a plurality of transaction processing service tenants of the multi-tenant computer system. The method includes linking, with the multi-tenant computer system, the first representation and the second representation in a unified hierarchical data structure useable to provide a unified identity for the entity for requests.

US Patent:

20190234843, Aug 1, 2019

Filed:

Apr 5, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/377117

Inventors:

- Tucson AZ, US
Henning Groll - Tucson AZ, US
Brian Howard Kram - Tucson AZ, US
Matthew Mette - Marana AZ, US
Ali Mousavi - Oro Valley AZ, US
Christine Tse - San Diego CA, US
Glen Ward - Tucson AZ, US
Daniel O'Connor - Tucson AZ, US
Troy Paluszcyk - Tucson AZ, US
Benjamin David Randall - Tucson AZ, US
Ken Stumpe - Tucson AZ, US

International Classification:

G01N 1/31
G01N 35/10
G01N 35/00

Abstract:

Automated system configured to perform and methods for performing one or more slide processing operations on slides bearing biological samples. The system and methods enable high sample throughput while also minimizing or limiting the potential for cross-contamination of slides. The automated systems can include features that facilitate consistency, controllability of processing time, and/or processing temperature.