James Richard Graves

US Patent:

20130006393, Jan 3, 2013

Filed:

Jun 29, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/537943

Inventors:

Bryan Henry FLETCHER - Portland OR, US
James Andrew GRAVES - Portland OR, US
Quay Isaac Gene WILLIAMS - Sandy OR, US
David Peter ALLEN - Portland OR, US

Assignee:

MEGA FLUID SYSTEMS, INC. - Tualatin OR

International Classification:

G05B 11/01

US Classification:

700 12

Abstract:

Continuous equipment operation is facilitated despite disablement of an automation controller for controlling the equipment. A safe state in which equipment is to be maintained upon disablement of the automation controller is determined. Safe state data is provided for configuring an I/O module, through which the automation controller controls the equipment, with the safe state data to facilitate maintaining the equipment in the safe state during disablement of the automation controller. In one embodiment, upon subsequent enablement of the automation controller, a current state of the I/O module is evaluated and an automatic control state into which the equipment is to be transitioned is determined. The equipment is then transitioned to the determined automatic control state.

US Patent:

45553394, Nov 26, 1985

Filed:

Dec 2, 1983

Appl. No.:

6/557617

Inventors:

James E. Graves - Imperial Beach CA
Joan M. K. Graves - Imperial Beach CA

International Classification:

B01D 3500
B01D 3528

US Classification:

210244

Abstract:

A cooking grease collection pot includes inner and outer cylindrical containers. The inner container is made of a heat resistant plastic material and it includes an overlapping portion on which the lid is screwed so that the outer periphery of the lid can be grasped by hand in order to lift and remove the inner container. The inner container includes a screw-on lid and it is provided with a notch in its base for receiving a wedge that projects upwardly from the base of the outer container. The engagement between the notch and wedge prevents relative rotation of the containers to permit the lid for the inner container to be screwed on and off. The inner container may be removed for disposal and includes a strainer.