Patents by Inventor Daniel E. Power
Daniel E. Power 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).
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Patent number: 11981254Abstract: A system prevents activation of strobe lights on a vehicle in response to events calculated to indicate a nuisance activation. Directional strobing may be activated based on input from vehicles systems.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: ESS-Help, Inc.Inventors: John Zachariah Cobb, Daniel Anthony Tucker, David M. Tucker, Stephen T. Powers, Austin Reece Tucker, Kenneth E. Wagner, Mike Incorvaia
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Patent number: 11971599Abstract: A sealed terminal has a housing, a cover, a splice tray, an adapter plate, and a splice chip. The cover is connected to the housing to close an interior compartment and has input ports for receiving one or more cables and an output adapter module having a plurality of distribution ports. The splice tray is positioned in the interior compartment and has one or more cable retainers configured to route the one or more cables within the interior compartment. The adapter plate is connected to the splice tray and has a plurality of adapters for connecting the one or more cables to the distribution ports. The splice chip is connected to the splice tray and has a plurality of slots for receiving and routing the one or more cables. The housing includes a radiused wall for routing the cables within the interior compartment without bending the cables.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2023Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Clearfield, Inc.Inventors: John P. Hill, Daniel J. Johnson, Randy T. VanHorn, Walter E. Power, II
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Patent number: 11938862Abstract: A hazard beacon has an interface to a vehicle wiring harness configured to detect that vehicle emergency indicators have been deployed, a plurality of separately strobe capable light segments forming a hazard symbol, and a microcontroller controlling operation of the plurality of separately strobe capable light segments.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: ESS-Help, Inc.Inventors: John Zachariah Cobb, Daniel Anthony Tucker, David M. Tucker, Stephen T. Powers, Austin Reece Tucker, Kenneth E. Wagner, Mike Incorvaia
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Publication number: 20230383723Abstract: A hydroelectric energy system includes a turbine including a stator and a rotor. The rotor is disposed radially outward of the stator and is rotatable around the stator about an axis of rotation. The system also includes a mechanical power conversion assembly including a gear operably coupled to a generator. The system further includes a mechanical power transmission assembly operably coupling the rotor to the gear. The rotor includes a plurality of blades configured to rotate in response to fluid flow interacting with the plurality of blades. The mechanical power conversion assembly is at a location spaced from the axis of rotation by a distance larger than a radial sweep of the blades. The mechanical power transmission assembly is configured to transmit the rotation of the rotor to the gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2021Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: OCEANA ENERGY COMPANYInventor: Daniel E. POWER, III
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Patent number: 11516306Abstract: An event processing system is provided for providing resilient message processing using asynchronous communications. The event processing device includes a processor and a memory. The event processing device is in communication with a publisher microservice and subscriber microservices. The processor is configured to receive an event including a collection of data from the publisher microservice. The processor is also configured to process the event to identify a recipient microservice. The processor is configured to update a queue with a queue entry for each of the at least one recipient microservices for the event. Each queue entry is associated with a priority. The processor is also configured to attempt to transmit the event to each of the at least one recipient microservices until a transmission confirmation message is received. The processor is further configured to update the queue by removing the queue entry for which the transmission confirmation message is received.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2022Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventors: Johnu Celestine, Surya Teja Reddy Kotha, Dmitry Milman, Robert W. Scanlon, Daniel E. Powers, David Erickson
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Publication number: 20220242532Abstract: A method for deploying a payload at a subaquatic deployment location includes submersing a submersible aquatic vehicle in a body of water. The submersible aquatic vehicle carries a payload. The method also includes driving the submersible aquatic vehicle to a deployment location under the body of water while the submersible aquatic vehicle carries the payload in a first position. The method additionally includes at the deployment location, moving the payload from the first position to a second position. The method further includes deploying the payload from the second position to a deployment position at the deployment location.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: OCEANA ENERGY COMPANYInventor: Daniel E. POWER, III
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Patent number: 11384726Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure, a hydroelectric turbine includes a stator and a rotor disposed radially outward of the stator. The rotor is rotatable around the stator about an axis of rotation. The turbine also includes a generator disposed along the axis of rotation. The generator is stationary and coupled to the stator. The turbine additionally includes a gear disposed along the axis of rotation. The gear is operably coupled to the generator. The turbine further includes a plurality of blades operably coupled to and extending radially outwardly from the gear. The plurality of blades is fixed to the rotor to rotate the rotor in response to fluid flow interacting with the blades.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: OCEANA ENERGY COMPANYInventors: Daniel E. Power, III, Kent Davey
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Publication number: 20220141302Abstract: An event processing system is provided for providing resilient message processing using asynchronous communications. The event processing device includes a processor and a memory. The event processing device is in communication with a publisher microservice and subscriber microservices. The processor is configured to receive an event including a collection of data from the publisher microservice. The processor is also configured to process the event to identify a recipient microservice. The processor is configured to update a queue with a queue entry for each of the at least one recipient microservices for the event. Each queue entry is associated with a priority. The processor is also configured to attempt to transmit the event to each of the at least one recipient microservices until a transmission confirmation message is received. The processor is further configured to update the queue by removing the queue entry for which the transmission confirmation message is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Johnu Celestine, Surya Teja Reddy Kotha, Dmitry Milman, Robert W. Scanlon, Daniel E. Powers, David Erickson
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Patent number: 11228656Abstract: An event processing system is provided for providing resilient message processing using asynchronous communications. The event processing device includes a processor and a memory. The event processing device is in communication with a publisher microservice and subscriber microservices. The processor is configured to receive an event including a collection of data from the publisher microservice. The processor is also configured to process the event to identify a recipient microservice. The processor is configured to update a queue with a queue entry for each of the at least one recipient microservices for the event. Each queue entry is associated with a priority. The processor is also configured to attempt to transmit the event to each of the at least one recipient microservices until a transmission confirmation message is received. The processor is further configured to update the queue by removing the queue entry for which the transmission confirmation message is received.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventors: Johnu Celestine, Surya Teja Reddy Kotha, Dmitry Milman, Robert W. Scanlon, Daniel E. Powers, David Erickson
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Publication number: 20210190032Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure, a hydroelectric turbine includes a stator and a rotor disposed radially outward of the stator. The rotor is rotatable around the stator about an axis of rotation. The turbine also includes a generator disposed along the axis of rotation. The generator is stationary and coupled to the stator. The turbine additionally includes a gear disposed along the axis of rotation. The gear is operably coupled to the generator. The turbine further includes a plurality of blades operably coupled to and extending radially outwardly from the gear. The plurality of blades is fixed to the rotor to rotate the rotor in response to fluid flow interacting with the blades.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2019Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: OCEANA ENERGY COMPANYInventors: Daniel E. POWER, III, Kent DAVEY
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Patent number: 10544775Abstract: A hydroelectric energy system includes a stator including a first plurality of electricity-generating elements. The system also includes a rotor including a second plurality of electricity-generating elements. The rotor is disposed radially outward of an outer circumferential surface of the stator and is configured to rotate around the stator about an axis of rotation. The rotor is a flexible belt structure having a variable thickness and extending along a portion of an axial length of the stator. The system further includes at least one hydrodynamic bearing mechanism configured to support the rotor relative to the stator during rotation of the rotor around the stator. The at least one hydrodynamic bearing mechanism includes a bearing surface made of wood or a composite material.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2016Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Oceana Energy CompanyInventor: Daniel E. Power, III
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Publication number: 20190326794Abstract: A hydroelectric turbine system includes a bridge assembly including a central supporting ring having an axially elongated body and a tongue extending axially from the body. An axial length of the body is greater than a radial thickness of the body. The radial thickness of the body is greater than a radial thickness of the tongue. The system includes a stator having a radially inner circumferential surface and a radially outer circumferential surface. The inner circumferential surface is disposed on a radially outer surface of the tongue. The system includes a bearing mechanism extending axially along the outer circumferential surface of the stator. The mechanism includes one or more bearings. Each bearing includes a surface that extends parallel to the outer circumferential surface of the stator. The system includes a rotor supported radially outward of the stator and configured to rotate relative to the stator about an axis of rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: OCEANA ENERGY COMPANYInventors: Daniel E. POWER, III, Ned HANSEN
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Patent number: 10389209Abstract: A hydroelectric turbine may include a stator comprising a first plurality of electricity-generating elements and a rotor comprising a second plurality of electricity-generating elements. The rotor may be disposed radially outward of an outer circumferential surface of the stator and configured to rotate around the stator about an axis of rotation. The rotor may be a flexible belt structure. The turbine may further include at least one bearing mechanism configured to support the rotor relative to the stator during rotation of the rotor around the stator.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2015Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: OCEANA ENERGY COMPANYInventors: Daniel E. Power, Ned Hansen
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Publication number: 20180298876Abstract: A hydroelectric energy system includes a stator comprising a first plurality of electricity-generating elements. The system also includes a rotor comprising a second plurality of electricity-generating elements. The rotor is disposed radially outward of an outer circumferential surface of the stator and is configured to rotate around the stator about an axis of rotation. The rotor is a flexible belt structure having a variable thickness and extending along a portion of an axial length of the stator. The system further includes at least one hydrodynamic bearing mechanism configured to support the rotor relative to the stator during rotation of the rotor around the stator. The at least one hydrodynamic bearing mechanism includes a bearing surface made of wood or a composite material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2016Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: OCEANA ENERGY COMPANYInventor: Daniel E. POWER, III
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Patent number: 10060473Abstract: An energy conversion system includes a stationary structure and a rotatable structure configured to rotate relative to the stationary structure. The system includes at least one blade member mounted to and extending radially outward from the rotatable structure. The blade member is configured to interact with fluid currents to cause the rotatable structure to rotate about an axis of rotation. The system includes a first magnetic bearing component disposed on the rotatable structure and a second magnetic bearing component disposed on the stationary structure. The magnetic bearing components have an aligned position in which the components are axially aligned along the axis of rotation with respect to each other. Axial displacement of the magnetic bearing components from the aligned position generates a magnetic field between the components that provides an axially-directed restoring force between the rotatable structure and the stationary structure to reposition the components to the aligned position.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: OCEANA ENERGY COMPANYInventors: Kent Davey, Ned R. Hansen, Daniel E. Power, III
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Publication number: 20170207680Abstract: A hydroelectric turbine may include a stator comprising a first plurality of electricity-generating elements and a rotor comprising a second plurality of electricity-generating elements. The rotor may be disposed radially outward of an outer circumferential surface of the stator and configured to rotate around the stator about an axis of rotation. The rotor may be a flexible belt structure. The turbine may further include at least one bearing mechanism configured to support the rotor relative to the stator during rotation of the rotor around the stator.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2015Publication date: July 20, 2017Applicant: OCEANA ENERGY COMPANYInventors: Daniel E. POWER, Ned HANSEN
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Publication number: 20170009807Abstract: An energy conversion system includes a stationary structure and a rotatable structure configured to rotate relative to the stationary structure. The system includes at least one blade member mounted to and extending radially outward from the rotatable structure. The blade member is configured to interact with fluid currents to cause the rotatable structure to rotate about an axis of rotation. The system includes a first magnetic bearing component disposed on the rotatable structure and a second magnetic bearing component disposed on the stationary structure. The magnetic bearing components have an aligned position in which the components are axially aligned along the axis of rotation with respect to each other. Axial displacement of the magnetic bearing components from the aligned position generates a magnetic field between the components that provides an axially-directed restoring force between the rotatable structure and the stationary structure to reposition the components to the aligned position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Applicant: OCEANA ENERGY COMPANYInventors: Kent DAVEY, Ned R. HANSEN, Daniel E. POWER, III
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Patent number: 9359991Abstract: An energy conversion system may include a stationary structure, a rotatable structure configured to rotate relative to the stationary structure, wherein the rotatable structure defines an axis of rotation. The system may further include at least one blade member mounted to and extending radially outward from the rotatable structure, the at least one blade member being configured to interact with fluid currents flowing in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of rotation to cause the rotatable structure to rotate about the axis of rotation, and at least one bearing mechanism disposed to provide at least one of a radial and axial bearing between the rotatable structure and the stationary structure as the rotatable structure rotates about the stationary structure. The system may be configured to convert rotation of the rotatable structure to at least one of electricity and hydrogen production.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2010Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Oceana Energy CompanyInventors: Kent Davey, Ned R. Hansen, Daniel E. Power, III
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Publication number: 20120211990Abstract: An energy conversion system may include a stationary structure, a rotatable structure configured to rotate relative to the stationary structure, wherein the rotatable structure defines an axis of rotation. The system may further include at least one blade member mounted to and extending radially outward from the rotatable structure, the at least one blade member being configured to interact with fluid currents flowing in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of rotation to cause the rotatable structure to rotate about the axis of rotation, and at least one bearing mechanism disposed to provide at least one of a radial and axial bearing between the rotatable structure and the stationary structure as the rotatable structure rotates about the stationary structure. The system may be configured to convert rotation of the rotatable structure to at least one of electricity and hydrogen production.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2010Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: OCEANA ENERGY COMPANYInventors: Kent Davey, Ned R. Hansen, Daniel E. Power, III
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Publication number: 20110101697Abstract: A system for energy conversion may comprise at least one floating support structure configured to float on a body of water, at least one anchoring device configured to anchor the at least one floating support structure in a substantially stationary position on the body of water, and at least one energy conversion device mounted to the at least one floating support structure so as to be submergible in the water body in a substantially stationary position. In a submerged position, water currents in the water body may interact with the at least one energy conversion device to generate electricity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2009Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: OCEANA ENERGY COMPANYInventors: Daniel E. Power, III, Ned R. Hansen