John Moncrief Layman

US Patent:

6549126, Apr 15, 2003

Filed:

Jan 25, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/769644

Inventors:

John B. Hageman - Vandalia OH
Paul Rymoff, Jr. - Bellbrook OH
Ernst S. Baumgartner - Dayton OH
John C. Layman - Trotwood OH

Assignee:

Delphi Technologies, Inc. - Troy MI

International Classification:

B60Q 100

US Classification:

340454, 340452, 3404501

Abstract:

The present invention provides a sensor system for detecting lining wear and fluid level in a dry interface corner actuator for a single wheel brake including a reservoir assembly. The reservoir assembly includes a reservoir for containing fluid for the actuator and a sensor assembly positioned in the reservoir having a single set point to indicate both low reservoir fluid level and a need for brake lining replacement.

US Patent:

6619039, Sep 16, 2003

Filed:

Apr 25, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/842478

Inventors:

Alan H. Green - Germantown OH
John C. Layman - Trotwood OH
Elaine A. Ruble - Bellbrook OH
Schuyler S. Shaw - Dayton OH

Assignee:

Delphi Technologies, Inc. - Troy MI

International Classification:

B60T 1722

US Classification:

60534, 60545, 92 5 R

Abstract:

A brake master cylinder-sensor system and method are provided. The system includes a master cylinder, a piston slidably positioned in the master cylinder, a magnet positioned on the piston, and a sensor disposed on the master cylinder. A change of piston linear position causes a linear change in a magnetic field position sensed by the sensor, and a brake control signal proportional to the change of piston linear position is generated. A method of operating a brake master cylinder-sensor system includes applying a brake pedal force, changing a piston linear position within a master cylinder, determining a change in a linear magnetic field position proportional to the change of the piston linear position, and generating a brake control signal based on the change in the linear magnetic field position.

US Patent:

6766644, Jul 27, 2004

Filed:

Sep 4, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/234773

Inventors:

Michel J. Vermoesen - Miamisburg OH
John C. Layman - Trotwood OH

Assignee:

Delphi Technologies, Inc. - Troy MI

International Classification:

B60T 1120

US Classification:

60562

Abstract:

A master cylinder comprises a primary piston, a secondary piston, and a proportioner valve. The secondary piston is engaged with the primary piston, and the proportioner valve is disposed within the secondary piston.

US Patent:

6871496, Mar 29, 2005

Filed:

Apr 25, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/423629

Inventors:

Michel J. Vermoesen - Miamisburg OH, US
John C. Layman - Trotwood OH, US

Assignee:

Delphi Technologies, Inc. - Troy MI

International Classification:

B60T011/28

US Classification:

60589, 60562

Abstract:

A vehicle braking system master cylinder that can handle pressure pulses within the brake fluid of a vehicle braking system without the destruction of components internal to a master cylinder. A vehicle braking system master cylinder that allows for component subassembly external to the master cylinder and is self-aligning when assembled. Finally, a vehicle braking system master cylinder that allows for variable travel of the primary piston and the secondary piston within the master cylinder and greater fluid flow in the vehicle braking system.

US Patent:

7578298, Aug 25, 2009

Filed:

Feb 4, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/049859

Inventors:

Georgios Karles - Richmond VA, US
Martin Garthaffner - Chesterfield VA, US
Richard Jupe - Richmond VA, US
Diane Kellogg - Ashland VA, US
Ila Skinner - Colonial Heights VA, US
Jose Nepomuceno - Beaverdam VA, US
John Layman - Blacksburg VA, US
Constance Morgan - Richmond VA, US
Jay A Fournier - Richmond VA, US

Assignee:

Philip Morris USA Inc. - Richmond VA

International Classification:

A24D 3/06

US Classification:

131337

Abstract:

Improved delivery of additive materials to cigarettes is provided through the use of one or more capsules containing additive materials, such as flavor components, in the filter section of a cigarette. The sealed capsule or capsules are subjected to an external force, such as squeezing, by a smoker prior to or during smoking of the cigarette in order to release at least a portion of the additive material from the one or more capsules and expose the additive material to mainstream smoke passing through the filter. The sealed capsules provide a barrier between the additive materials and other cigarettes components, such as sorbents or filter materials, in order to reduce additive material migration into the other cigarette components prior to desired use.

US Patent:

7856989, Dec 28, 2010

Filed:

Dec 21, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/312656

Inventors:

Georgios D. Karles - Richmond VA, US
Diane Gee - Richmond VA, US
John Layman - Chester VA, US

Assignee:

Philip Morris USA Inc. - Richmond VA

International Classification:

A24D 3/06

US Classification:

131337, 131332, 131335, 131345

Abstract:

Fibrous structures composed of electrostatically prepared polysaccharide micro- and nanofibers are described which contain active agents such as drugs and/or flavorants encapsulated within the structures. When exposed to moisture, the structures are disrupted and the active agent rapidly released. The fibrous structures containing active agents such as flavorants can be incorporated into smoking articles which, when smoked, release the flavorants.

US Patent:

8012399, Sep 6, 2011

Filed:

Mar 8, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/548203

Inventors:

Diane Gee - Richmond VA, US
Gary Wnek - Cleveland OH, US
John Layman - Chester VA, US
Georgios D. Karles - Richmond VA, US
Mark Zhuang - Richmond VA, US

Assignee:

Philip Morris USA Inc. - Richmond VA

International Classification:

D01F 9/14
D06M 10/00
H05B 7/00

US Classification:

264465, 264 292

Abstract:

Electroprocessed phenolic nanofibers, microfibers, beads, and films and materials including these electroprocessed materials are prepared using a delivery means (), a grounded collecting means () and a power supply () for generating an electric field.

US Patent:

8083064, Dec 27, 2011

Filed:

Jan 25, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/013302

Inventors:

Emily Charlotte Boswell - Cincinnati OH, US
Dimitris Ioannis Collias - Mason OH, US
Robert Earl Magness - Lebanon OH, US
Dean Arthur Zimmerman - West Chester OH, US
John Moncrief Layman - Liberty Township OH, US
John Andrew McDaniel - Middletown OH, US
Holly Balasubramanian Rauckhorst - Fort Thomas KY, US
Andrew Benjamin Watson - West Chester OH, US
Anthony James Burns - Liberty Township OH, US
Brandon Matthew Dunphy - Cincinnati OH, US
Andrew Eric Neltner - Loveland OH, US

Assignee:

The Procter & Gamble Company - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

B65D 85/84

US Classification:

2065241, 428 357

Abstract:

Disclosed herein is a sustainable article substantially free of virgin petroleum-based compounds that includes a container, a cap, and a label, each made from renewable and/or recycled materials. The article has a shelf life of at least two years, and is itself entirely recyclable. The container can include polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, or polypropylene. The cap can include polypropylene or polyethylene. The label can include polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene, or paper.