Patents by Inventor Dean Walker
Dean Walker 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: 11911192Abstract: A metal cabinet for housing medical waste disposal containers includes a locking mechanism for controlled access into the metal cabinet and a cut-out or window integrated into the metal cabinet for visualization of a portion of the medical waste disposal container(s) housed therein.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Post Medical, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Christopher Lair, Matthew Dean Walker
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Patent number: 11726914Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for bias control for a memory device are described. A memory system may store indication of whether data is coherent. In some examples, the indication may be stored as metadata, where a first value indicates that the data is not coherent and a second value or a third value indicate that the data is coherent. When a processing unit or other component of the memory system processes a command to access data, the memory system may operate according to a device bias mode when the indication is the first value, and according to a host bias mode when the indication is the second value or the third value.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Dean Walker, Bryan D. Hornung, Tony M. Brewer, David M. Patrick, Christopher A. Baronne
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Publication number: 20230135363Abstract: One embodiment provides an electronic circuit device, including: a first electronic circuit board; a second electronic circuit board separated from the first electronic circuit board; at least one capacitor including two electrodes, wherein one of the two electrodes is mounted to the first electronic circuit board and wherein the other of the two electrodes is mounted to the second electronic circuit board; and at least one connector electrically coupled to at least one of the first electronic circuit board and the second electronic circuit board. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Franklin Dean Walker, Scott William Thompson, Mark Anthony Parral
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Publication number: 20230043177Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for bias control for a memory device are described. A memory system may store indication of whether data is coherent. In some examples, the indication may be stored as metadata, where a first value indicates that the data is not coherent and a second value or a third value indicate that the data is coherent. When a processing unit or other component of the memory system processes a command to access data, the memory system may operate according to a device bias mode when the indication is the first value, and according to a host bias mode when the indication is the second value or the third value.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Dean Walker, Bryan D. Hornung, Tony M. Brewer, David M. Patrick, Christopher A. Baronne
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Publication number: 20230026566Abstract: A metal cabinet for housing medical waste disposal containers includes a locking mechanism for controlled access into the metal cabinet and a cut-out or window integrated into the metal cabinet for visualization of a portion of the medical waste disposal container(s) housed therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Anthony Christopher Lair, Matthew Dean Walker
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Publication number: 20220292018Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for bias control for a memory device are described. A memory system may store indication of whether data is coherent. In some examples, the indication may be stored as metadata, where a first value indicates that the data is not coherent and a second value or a third value indicate that the data is coherent. When a processing unit or other component of the memory system processes a command to access data, the memory system may operate according to a device bias mode when the indication is the first value, and according to a host bias mode when the indication is the second value or the third value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2021Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Dean Walker, Bryan D. Hornung, Tony M. Brewer, David M. Patrick, Christopher A. Baronne
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Patent number: 11442858Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for bias control for a memory device are described. A memory system may store indication of whether data is coherent. In some examples, the indication may be stored as metadata, where a first value indicates that the data is not coherent and a second value or a third value indicate that the data is coherent. When a processing unit or other component of the memory system processes a command to access data, the memory system may operate according to a device bias mode when the indication is the first value, and according to a host bias mode when the indication is the second value or the third value.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Dean Walker, Bryan D. Hornung, Tony M. Brewer, David M. Patrick, Christopher A. Baronne
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Patent number: 10598801Abstract: One embodiment provides an imaging device, including: an enclosure comprising a casing and a radiation lining arranged within the casing to provide a radiation shield, wherein the enclosure comprises a removable portion; a plurality of modular components; each of the plurality of modular components comprising a plurality of gamma detectors including semiconductor crystals and being removable from the imaging device; the plurality of modular components being arranged such that the plurality of gamma detectors are configured in an array configuration with each of the plurality of gamma detectors having a predetermined spacing from each other gamma detector; a plurality of electronic communication components, wherein the plurality of electronic communication components facilitate communication from each of the gamma detectors to a processor using a hierarchical communication technique; and a cooling system. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: KROMEK GROUP, PLCInventors: James William Hugg, Brian William Harris, Franklin Dean Walker, Sarah Melissa Thomson, Brian Patrick McVay, Rolf Martin Clajus
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Patent number: 10481284Abstract: One embodiment provides an imaging device, including: an enclosure comprising a casing and a radiation lining arranged within the casing to provide a radiation shield, wherein the enclosure comprises a removable portion; a plurality of modular components being in communication with calibration code, wherein the calibration code calibrates the imaging device based upon information of the plurality of modular components; each of the plurality of modular components comprising a plurality of gamma detectors including semiconductor crystals and being removable from the imaging device; the plurality of modular components being arranged such that the plurality of gamma detectors are configured in an array configuration with each of the plurality of gamma detectors having a predetermined spacing from each other gamma detector; a plurality of electronic communication components, wherein the plurality of electronic communication components facilitate communication from each of the gamma detectors using a hierarchical cType: GrantFiled: June 13, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: KROMEK GROUP, PLCInventors: James William Hugg, Brian William Harris, Franklin Dean Walker, Sarah Melissa Thomson, Brian Patrick McVay, Rolf Martin Clajus
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Patent number: 10397505Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving a plurality of communication events associated with a pixel of an imaging device; identifying a frequency associated with the communication events, wherein the identifying a frequency comprises determining a number of communication events occurring within a predetermined time interval or determining a mean time interval between the communication events; determining, from a plurality of pixels neighboring the pixel, a frequency range comprising an upper frequency limit and a lower frequency limit; resolving, from the identified frequency and the determined frequency range, whether the pixel comprises a non-conforming pixel; and masking, if the pixel comprises a non-conforming pixel, subsequent communication events from the non-conforming pixel. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2019Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: KROMEK GROUP, PLCInventors: Rolf Martin Clajus, Franklin Dean Walker, James William Hugg, Brian William Harris
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Publication number: 20190208148Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving a plurality of communication events associated with a pixel of an imaging device; identifying a frequency associated with the communication events, wherein the identifying a frequency comprises determining a number of communication events occurring within a predetermined time interval or determining a mean time interval between the communication events; determining, from a plurality of pixels neighboring the pixel, a frequency range comprising an upper frequency limit and a lower frequency limit; resolving, from the identified frequency and the determined frequency range, whether the pixel comprises a non-conforming pixel; and masking, if the pixel comprises a non-conforming pixel, subsequent communication events from the non-conforming pixel. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Rolf Martin Clajus, Franklin Dean Walker, James William Hugg, Brian William Harris
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Publication number: 20190120978Abstract: One embodiment provides an imaging device, including: an enclosure comprising a casing and a radiation lining arranged within the casing to provide a radiation shield, wherein the enclosure comprises a removable portion; a plurality of modular components; each of the plurality of modular components comprising a plurality of gamma detectors including semiconductor crystals and being removable from the imaging device; the plurality of modular components being arranged such that the plurality of gamma detectors are configured in an array configuration with each of the plurality of gamma detectors having a predetermined spacing from each other gamma detector; a plurality of electronic communication components, wherein the plurality of electronic communication components facilitate communication from each of the gamma detectors to a processor using a hierarchical communication technique; and a cooling system. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2017Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: James William Hugg, Brian William Harris, Franklin Dean Walker, Sarah Melissa Thomson, Brian Patrick McVay, Rolf Martin Clajus
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Publication number: 20190120979Abstract: One embodiment provides an imaging device, including: an enclosure comprising a casing and a radiation lining arranged within the casing to provide a radiation shield, wherein the enclosure comprises a removable portion; a plurality of modular components being in communication with calibration code, wherein the calibration code calibrates the imaging device based upon information of the plurality of modular components; each of the plurality of modular components comprising a plurality of gamma detectors including semiconductor crystals and being removable from the imaging device; the plurality of modular components being arranged such that the plurality of gamma detectors are configured in an array configuration with each of the plurality of gamma detectors having a predetermined spacing from each other gamma detector; a plurality of electronic communication components, wherein the plurality of electronic communication components facilitate communication from each of the gamma detectors using a hierarchical cType: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: James William Hugg, Brian William Harris, Franklin Dean Walker, Sarah Melissa Thomson, Brian Patrick McVay, Rolf Martin Clajus
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Publication number: 20190124283Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving a plurality of communication events associated with a pixel of an imaging device; identifying a frequency associated with the communication events, wherein the identifying a frequency comprises determining a number of communication events occurring within a predetermined time interval or determining a time interval between the communication events; determining, from the identified frequency, whether the pixel comprises a non-conforming pixel; and masking, if the pixel comprises a non-conforming pixel, subsequent communication events from the non-conforming pixel. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2017Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Rolf Martin Clajus, Franklin Dean Walker, James William Hugg, Brian William Harris
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Patent number: 10270995Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving a plurality of communication events associated with a pixel of an imaging device; identifying a frequency associated with the communication events, wherein the identifying a frequency comprises determining a number of communication events occurring within a predetermined time interval or determining a time interval between the communication events; determining, from the identified frequency, whether the pixel comprises a non-conforming pixel; and masking, if the pixel comprises a non-conforming pixel, subsequent communication events from the non-conforming pixel. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: KROMEK GROUP, PLCInventors: Rolf Martin Clajus, Franklin Dean Walker, James William Hugg, Brian William Harris
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Patent number: 9254611Abstract: A combination adhesive tape dispenser/applicator for one-handed dispensing of pressure sensitive adhesive tape from a roll and simultaneously applying the tape to a substrate. The combination tape dispenser/applicator allows all operations to be performed single-handedly, and without the user ever having to directly touch the tape. In addition, there is no need to pre-measure or estimate the length of tape needed as the desired length of tape is dispensed as it is being applied to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2014Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Inventor: Cory Lee Dean Walker
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Publication number: 20150053342Abstract: A combination adhesive tape dispenser/applicator for one-handed dispensing of pressure sensitive adhesive tape from a roll and simultaneously applying the tape to a substrate. The combination tape dispenser/applicator allows all operations to be performed single-handedly, and without the user ever having to directly touch the tape. In addition, there is no need to pre-measure or estimate the length of tape needed as the desired length of tape is dispensed as it is being applied to the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventor: Cory Lee Dean Walker
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Patent number: 8875769Abstract: An apparatus for an adhesive tape dispenser/applicator is disclosed. The adhesive tape dispenser/applicator includes an ergonomically shaped housing and tape applicator/cutter assembly that permits one-handed dispensing of pressure sensitive adhesive tape from a roll while simultaneously applying the tape to a substrate. The adhesive tape dispenser/applicator allows all operations to be performed single-handedly, and without the user ever having to directly touch the tape. In addition, there is no need to pre-measure or estimate the length of tape needed as the desired length of tape is dispensed as it is being applied to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2012Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Inventor: Cory Lee Dean Walker
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Patent number: 8776049Abstract: Method and apparatus for aligning addresses of resource sets in a memory space used by a software system. The resource sets are accessed by multiple layers of a software system and are each provided with a respective alignment requirement preferably comprising a power of two. A table preferably includes entries for each of the resource sets, and the table is sorted to provide a decreasing sequence beginning with the resource set having the greatest alignment requirement and ending with the resource set having the smallest alignment requirement. The resource sets are thereafter placed in the memory space in accordance with the decreasing sequence at localized addresses that align with the respective alignment requirements of the resource sets. Each resource within each resource set uses a localized, base address. The actual address within the memory space is preferably stored at a specified offset within a global structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2004Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventor: Michael Dean Walker
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Publication number: 20140008014Abstract: A combination adhesive tape dispenser/applicator for one-handed dispensing of pressure sensitive adhesive tape from a roll and simultaneously applying the tape to a substrate. The combination tape dispenser/applicator allows all operations to be performed single-handedly, and without the user ever having to directly touch the tape. In addition, there is no need to pre-measure or estimate the length of tape needed as the desired length of tape is dispensed as it is being applied to the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2012Publication date: January 9, 2014Inventor: Cory Lee Dean Walker