Patents by Inventor Gregory B. Gillooly

Gregory B. Gillooly 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).

  • Patent number: 9513872
    Abstract: A system is described for generating random numbers. The system may include a plurality of information sources and one or more sampling devices coupled to each of the information sources. Each information source may have a characteristic which may differ from the characteristic of any other information source. The sampling devices may sample the information sources at some sampling interval. A sample value may be captured from each of the information sources by the sampling devices coupled thereto at the sampling interval. An output representative of a substantially random number may be derived from the sample values captured at the sampling interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: ACLARA TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Glenn A. Emelko, Gregory B. Gillooly
  • Publication number: 20130013657
    Abstract: A system is described for generating random numbers. The system may include a plurality of information sources and one or more sampling devices coupled to each of the information sources. Each information source may have a characteristic which may differ from the characteristic of any other information source. The sampling devices may sample the information sources at some sampling interval. A sample value may be captured from each of the information sources by the sampling devices coupled thereto at the sampling interval. An output representative of a substantially random number may be derived from the sample values captured at the sampling interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Glenn A. Emelko, Gregory B. Gillooly