Patents by Inventor David Tracy
David Tracy 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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Publication number: 20240162456Abstract: There is described a system for producing electrical energy and utilizing associated heat. The system includes a source of fuel, a source of oxygen and a solid oxide fuel cell configured to oxidize the fuel to create electrical energy and heat. The system also includes at least one unit configured to utilize heat generated by the solid oxide fuel cell. This at least one unit is selected from the group consisting of: a solid waste pyrolysis unit; a hydrothermal carbonization unit; a water distillation unit; a water pasteurization unit; a water heating unit; a room heating and cooling unit; and a biomass drying unit. In a second aspect, the invention is a system for providing utilities used in a multi-residence complex.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: Hall Labs LLCInventors: David R. Hall, Scott Woolston, Huntington Tracy Hall, Michael Hall, Miguel Lazaro, Tyler Thomas, Jeff Duncan, Cole Cecil
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Publication number: 20240145099Abstract: A respiratory disease analytics system provides respiratory disease risk reports to a patient, provider, or third-party entity describing a patient's risk of experiencing a medication usage event given data in a geographic region. Regional data, including air pollutant conditions, weather conditions, demographic information, built environment factors, and regional health conditions for a geographic region are accessed from other sources and assigned based on event data recorded during a medicament usage event, as collected by sensors associated with the patient's medicament device/s. The regional data is assigned to medicament usage events occurring within a period of time. The assigned regional data is analyzed to determine an expected number of medication usage events for the geographic region occurring over the period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Meredith A. Barrett, Michael J. Tuffli, Michael Lohmeier, Robert Austin Lee, Christopher Hogg, John David Van Sickle, Gregory F. Tracy, Nicholas John Hirons
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Patent number: 11972864Abstract: A system and method for providing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation risk notifications in real time or near-real time is described. Rescue and controller medication events are detected by sensors associated with the patient's medicament device/s, and provide a basis to determine to rescue and controller medication use trends for the patient. This data is analyzed to determine the patient's risk for COPD exacerbation after each event, and is used to send notifications to one or both of the patient and their health care provider.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Reciprocal Labs CorporationInventors: Christopher Hogg, Gregory F. Tracy, John David Van Sickle, Jason Grosz, Jeffrey J. Alexander, Chase Acton, Mike Lohmeier, John Kalmi, Dmitry Stupakov
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Publication number: 20240093624Abstract: An exhaust gas aftertreatment system includes an exhaust gas conduit a mixer, and a plurality of flow disrupters. The exhaust gas conduit is centered on a conduit center axis and includes an inner surface. The mixer includes a mixer body and an upstream vane plate. The upstream vane plate has a plurality of upstream vanes. At least one of the upstream vanes is coupled to the mixer body. The flow disrupters are disposed downstream of the mixer and circumferentially around the conduit center axis. Each of the flow disrupters is coupled to the exhaust gas conduit or integrally formed with the exhaust gas conduit. Each of the flow disrupters extends inwardly from the inner surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.Inventors: Mihai Chiruta, David Dunnuck, Matthew Henry, Akshat Gattani, Reeed Tracy Gardner
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Publication number: 20240081038Abstract: According to one implementation of the present disclosure, a circuit structure is configured to store charge in a charge-based storage element, where the charge-based storage element is disposed at least partially in a shallow-trench-isolation (STI) region of the circuit. According to one implementation of the present disclosure, a method includes: providing a circuit structure disposed on a substrate and a shallow-trench-isolation (STI) region of a circuit; forming an opening of the substrate and the STI region by removing a portion of the substrate and STI region; placing a first liner material in the opening and on remaining portions of the substrate and the STI region; and depositing a first metal layer in the opening on the first liner material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Divya Madapusi Srinivas Prasad, David Victor Pietromonaco, Brian Tracy Cline, Mudit Bhargave
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Publication number: 20240080267Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a first node of a node cluster in a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN), traffic from a wide area network (WAN), assigning, by the first node of the node cluster, flow ownership of the traffic to the first node, and communicating, by the first node of the node cluster, the traffic to a local area network (LAN). The method also includes receiving, by the first node of the node cluster, return traffic from a second node of the node cluster and detecting, by the first node of the node cluster, a diversion of the return traffic. The method further includes relinquishing, by the first node of the node cluster, the flow ownership and assigning, by the first node of the node cluster, the flow ownership to the second node of the node cluster.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Laxmikantha Reddy Ponnuru, Arul Murugan Manickam, Michael David Tracy, Kannan Kumar, Hamzah Kardame
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Patent number: 11824770Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a first node of a node cluster in a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN), traffic from a wide area network (WAN), assigning, by the first node of the node cluster, flow ownership of the traffic to the first node, and communicating, by the first node of the node cluster, the traffic to a local area network (LAN). The method also includes receiving, by the first node of the node cluster, return traffic from a second node of the node cluster and detecting, by the first node of the node cluster, a diversion of the return traffic. The method further includes relinquishing, by the first node of the node cluster, the flow ownership and assigning, by the first node of the node cluster, the flow ownership to the second node of the node cluster.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Laxmikantha Reddy Ponnuru, Arul Murugan Manickam, Michael David Tracy, Kannan Kumar, Hamzah Kardame
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Publication number: 20230188461Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a first node of a node cluster in a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN), traffic from a wide area network (WAN), assigning, by the first node of the node cluster, flow ownership of the traffic to the first node, and communicating, by the first node of the node cluster, the traffic to a local area network (LAN). The method also includes receiving, by the first node of the node cluster, return traffic from a second node of the node cluster and detecting, by the first node of the node cluster, a diversion of the return traffic. The method further includes relinquishing, by the first node of the node cluster, the flow ownership and assigning, by the first node of the node cluster, the flow ownership to the second node of the node cluster.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Laxmikantha Reddy Ponnuru, Arul Murugan Manickam, Michael David Tracy, Kannan Kumar, Hamzah Kardame
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Patent number: 11405351Abstract: A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes detecting by a first network element at a first data center site a local connection of an endpoint identifier (“EID”), in which the EID was previously locally connected to a second network element at a second data center site and notifying a mapping server of the local connection of the EID to the first network element. The method further includes receiving from the mapping server identifying information for the second network element and communicating with the second network element using the identifying information to obtain service information for traffic associated with the EID. The method may also include applying a service identified by the service information to outgoing traffic from the EID as well as applying a service identified by the service information to incoming traffic for the EID.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Zhang Xiaopu, Li Yan, Marco Pessi, Wei Ling, Michael David Tracy, Chen Zhang, Darrel Jay Lewis
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Publication number: 20210377208Abstract: A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes detecting by a first network element at a first data center site a local connection of an endpoint identifier (“EID”), in which the EID was previously locally connected to a second network element at a second data center site and notifying a mapping server of the local connection of the EID to the first network element. The method further includes receiving from the mapping server identifying information for the second network element and communicating with the second network element using the identifying information to obtain service information for traffic associated with the EID. The method may also include applying a service identified by the service information to outgoing traffic from the EID as well as applying a service identified by the service information to incoming traffic for the EID.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Zhang Xiaopu, Li Yan, Marco Pessi, Wei Ling, Michael David Tracy, Chen Zhang, Darrel Jay Lewis
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Patent number: 11115374Abstract: A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes detecting by a first network element at a first data center site a local connection of an endpoint identifier (“EID”), in which the EID was previously locally connected to a second network element at a second data center site and notifying a mapping server of the local connection of the EID to the first network element. The method further includes receiving from the mapping server identifying information for the second network element and communicating with the second network element using the identifying information to obtain service information for traffic associated with the EID. The method may also include applying a service identified by the service information to outgoing traffic from the EID as well as applying a service identified by the service information to incoming traffic for the EID.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2018Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Zhang Xiaopu, Li Yan, Marco Pessi, Wei Ling, Michael David Tracy, Chen Zhang, Darrel Jay Lewis
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Patent number: 10855024Abstract: An electrical connector having electrical terminals and a housing. The housing has a terminal-receiving portion with terminal-receiving cavities for receiving the electrical terminals therein. At least one latch-receiving slot is positioned between adjacent terminal-receiving cavities. A cover portion is provided for covering the terminal-receiving cavities and the terminals. The cover portion has latches which cooperate with the at least one latch-receiving slot when the cover portion is moved to a closed position. A hinge portion connects the terminal-receiving portion to the cover portion. The hinge is deformable to allow the cover portion to move between an open position in which the terminals can be inserted and removed from the terminal-receiving cavities of the terminal-receiving portion and the closed position in which the terminals are secured in the terminal-receiving cavities of the terminal-receiving portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATIONInventors: David Tracy Humphrey, Tom Morris
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Publication number: 20200136308Abstract: An electrical connector having electrical terminals and a housing. The housing has a terminal-receiving portion with terminal-receiving cavities for receiving the electrical terminals therein. At least one latch-receiving slot is positioned between adjacent terminal-receiving cavities. A cover portion is provided for covering the terminal-receiving cavities and the terminals. The cover portion has latches which cooperate with the at least one latch-receiving slot when the cover portion is moved to a closed position. A hinge portion connects the terminal-receiving portion to the cover portion. The hinge is deformable to allow the cover portion to move between an open position in which the terminals can be inserted and removed from the terminal-receiving cavities of the terminal-receiving portion and the closed position in which the terminals are secured in the terminal-receiving cavities of the terminal-receiving portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2018Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: David Tracy HUMPHREY, Tom MORRIS
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Publication number: 20200062634Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: conveying a glass web from a source toward a destination in a transport direction; scoring the glass web in a width direction thereof to product a score line having a plurality of separated score segments, thereby defining a section of the glass web between the score line and leading edge of the glass web; supporting the glass web such that an increasing portion of the section of the glass web becomes cantilevered as the glass web is conveyed such that the portion of the section of the glass web is sufficiently large to generate stress in the respective score segments and drive respective cracks through the thickness of the glass web; and permitting the section of the glass web to separate from the glass web along the score line.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Robertson Dewhurst BOOTH, Douglas Edward BRACKLEY, Michael Vincent FICARRA, Andrew Peter KITTLESON, Gautam Narendra KUDVA, Eric Lee MILLER, Ian David Tracy
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Patent number: 10570047Abstract: A method of continuously processing glass ribbon having a thickness ?0.3 mm. The method includes providing a glass processing apparatus having a first processing zone, a second processing zone and a third processing zone. The glass ribbon is continuously fed from the first processing zone, through the second processing zone to the third processing zone. The feed rate of the glass ribbon is controlled through each processing zone using a global control device. A first buffer zone is provided between the first processing zone and the second processing zone in which the glass substrate is supported in a first catenary between two, spaced-apart, payoff positions. A second buffer zone is provided between the second processing zone and the third processing zone in which the glass substrate is supported in a second catenary between two, spaced-apart, payoff positions.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2015Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Tomohiro Aburada, Jeffrey Robert Amadon, Douglas Edward Brackley, Gautam Narendra Kudva, Gary Edward Merz, Eric Lee Miller, Michael Yoshiya Nishimoto, Ian David Tracy, Matthew Daniel Trosa, Rui Zhang
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Publication number: 20190389759Abstract: A method of continuously processing glass ribbon having a thickness?0.3 mm. The method includes providing a glass processing apparatus having a first processing zone, a second processing zone and a third processing zone. The glass ribbon is continuously fed from the first processing zone, through the second processing zone to the third processing zone. The feed rate of the glass ribbon is controlled through each processing zone using a global control device. A first buffer zone is provided between the first processing zone and the second processing zone in which the glass substrate is supported in a first catenary between two, spaced-apart, payoff positions. A second buffer zone is provided between the second processing zone and the third processing zone in which the glass substrate is supported in a second catenary between two, spaced-apart, payoff positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Tomohiro Aburada, Jeffrey Robert Amadon, Douglas Edward Brackley, Gautam Narendra Kudva, Gary Edward Merz, Eric Lee Miller, Michael Yoshiya Nishimoto, Ian David Tracy, Matthew Daniel Trosa, Rui Zhang
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Patent number: 10494289Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: conveying a glass web from a source toward a destination in a transport direction; scoring the glass web in a width direction thereof to produce a score line having a plurality of separated score segments, thereby defining a section of the glass web between the score line and a leading edge of the glass web; supporting the glass web such that an increasing portion of the section of the glass web becomes cantilevered as the glass web is conveyed such that the portion of the section of the glass web is sufficiently large to generate stress in the respective score segments and drive respective cracks through the thickness of the glass web; and permitting the section of the glass web to separate from the glass web along the score line.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2016Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Robertson Dewhurst Booth, Douglas Edward Brackley, Michael Vincent Ficarra, Andrew Peter Kittleson, Gautam Narendra Kudva, Eric Lee Miller, Ian David Tracy
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Publication number: 20190363465Abstract: A terminal block having an electrically insulative housing with terminal-receiving slots with dividers provided between the terminal-receiving slots. Fastener-receiving openings extend through upper surfaces of the terminal-receiving slots toward a lower surface of the housing. The electrical terminal includes a wire barrel configured for crimped connection with an end of a conductive core of an insulated wire and an insulation barrel configured for crimped connection with an end of the insulation coating or jacket of the wire. A contact portion extends from the wire barrel and is positioned in a terminal-receiving slot of the terminal block housing. The contact portion has an opening proximate the center of the contact portion. Corners of the contact portion form securing members. An eyelet tube extends from the opening in the contact portion. The eyelet tube is deep drawn to form a screw-receiving member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2018Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: David Tracy HUMPHREY, G. GUNASEKHAR
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Patent number: 10468791Abstract: A terminal block having an electrically insulative housing with terminal-receiving slots with dividers provided between the terminal-receiving slots. Fastener-receiving openings extend through upper surfaces of the terminal-receiving slots toward a lower surface of the housing. The electrical terminal includes a wire barrel configured for crimped connection with an end of a conductive core of an insulated wire and an insulation barrel configured for crimped connection with an end of the insulation coating or jacket of the wire. A contact portion extends from the wire barrel and is positioned in a terminal-receiving slot of the terminal block housing. The contact portion has an opening proximate the center of the contact portion. Corners of the contact portion form securing members. An eyelet tube extends from the opening in the contact portion. The eyelet tube is deep drawn to form a screw-receiving member.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignees: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION, TE CONNECTIVITY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITEDInventors: David Tracy Humphrey, G. Gunasekhar
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Patent number: 10256561Abstract: A terminal with ribbed contact springs for receipt of a mating terminal therein. The receptacle terminal has a contact portion which includes a bottom wall with contact sections extending from opposed sides of the bottom wall. Each of the contact sections have at least two resilient arms which extend from the bottom wall to a mating terminal engagement member. The at least two resilient arms have arcuate portions which extend from the bottom wall to the mating terminal engaging members. Each of the at least two resilient arms has a reduced contact spring rate, thereby allowing the contact normal force to be more accurately controlled with the same manufacturing tolerances. More controlled normal force allows for a minimum contact normal force to be reliably maintained while reducing the insertion force required during mating.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATIONInventor: David Tracy Humphrey