Patents by Inventor Ian Edward Oakenfull

Ian Edward Oakenfull 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: 9154362
    Abstract: A governance apparatus and a communication method for communicating within the governance apparatus. The governance apparatus includes a Government and micro grid apparatuses. The Government includes Councils such that a macro grid including an artificial intelligence and the Government is configured to respond to an alert pertaining to an event through use of the artificial intelligence and the Government. Each governmental component of the Government is either an Executive or a Parliament. Each micro grid apparatus is either a simple micro grid apparatus or a complex micro grid apparatus. Each Executive is a unique processor disposed in a unique simple micro grid apparatus. Each Parliament is a unique processor disposed in a unique complex micro grid apparatus. Each unique processor is a Council.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Ian Edward Oakenfull
  • Patent number: 8738832
    Abstract: A micro grid apparatus and a method for forming the micro grid apparatus. A selected complex shape is placed on a circuit board. At least two irregular shaped modules are selected. Each selected irregular shaped module is inserted into a respective docking bay of the complex shape to form the micro grid apparatus on the circuit board. The micro grid apparatus includes a central area and at least three radial arms connected to the central area. The radial arms are external to and integral with the central area. Each radial arm extends radially outward from the central area. Each pair of adjacent radial arms defines a docking bay. The central area includes at least two processors that are linked together wirelessly or by direct electrical connection. The at least two processors are linked wirelessly or by direct electrical connection to each inserted irregular shaped module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Ian Edward Oakenfull
  • Patent number: 8664911
    Abstract: A micro grid bridge structure and an associated method of formation. The micro grid bridge structure includes micro grid apparatuses and at least one bridge module including two bridge units connected by a bridge hinge. Each micro grid apparatus includes a central area and radial arms defining docking bays. Each bridge unit in each bridge module is latched into a docking bay of a respective micro grid apparatus of two micro grid apparatuses to bridge the two grid apparatuses together such that each micro grid apparatus is bridged to at least one other micro grid apparatus. Each micro grid apparatus is either a power hub apparatus whose central area includes rechargeable batteries or a processor apparatus whose central area includes processors that includes a unique processor having a unique operating system differing from an operating system in each other processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Ian Edward Oakenfull
  • Patent number: 8429381
    Abstract: A micro grid apparatus and associated method of formation. Multiple tiers are formed. The tiers are distributed and sequenced in a vertical direction such that each tier is at a different vertical level in the vertical direction. Each tier includes a multiplicity of complex shapes interconnected by bridge modules. Each complex shape is a physical structure having an exterior boundary. Each complex shape includes multiple docking bays such that each docking bay is configured to have a module latched therein. Each complex shape is either a power hub including rechargeable batteries or a processor hub including processors. A sensor module is latched in a sensor docking bay and an actuator module is latched in an actuator docking bay of each complex shape in one or more tiers of the multiple tiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Ian Edward Oakenfull
  • Patent number: 8180999
    Abstract: A micro grid apparatus and associated method of formation. At least one tier in a printed circuit board is formed. Each tier includes complex shapes interconnected by bridge modules. Each complex shape includes a central area and at least three radial arms external to and integral with the central area. Each radial arm extends radially outward from the central area. Each pair of adjacent radial arms defines a docking bay. Each complex shape is either a power hub whose central area includes rechargeable batteries or a processor hub whose central area includes processors. A bridge unit of a bridge module is latched in at least one docking bay of each complex shape. Each docking bay not latching a bridge unit of any bridge module latches an irregular shaped module. An irregular shaped module is latched in at least one docking bay in at least two complex shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Ian Edward Oakenfull
  • Patent number: 8035337
    Abstract: A power hub apparatus and an associated method of formation, and a system. The power hub apparatus includes a central power hub that encompasses M+1 tiers sequenced in a vertical direction (M>1). The central power hub includes a central area to which N radial arms are connected. Each pair of adjacent radial arms defines a docking bay in each tier such that N docking bays are defined in each tier (N>3). Each docking bay in each tier is vertically aligned directly above a corresponding docking bay in a directly lower tier. Irregular shaped modules are latched in each docking bay in each tier. Each module provides a functionality for responding to an alert pertaining to an event. The central area includes rechargeable batteries that provide electrical power for the latched modules in each tier. The system comprises a micro grid apparatus covered by a solar power skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Ian Edward Oakenfull
  • Patent number: 7962425
    Abstract: A method and system for responding to an alert pertaining to an event. A unique processor of a first micro grid apparatus of at least one micro grid apparatus detects an alert data packet that includes the alert. Each micro grid apparatus includes at least two processors that contain a unique processor. Each processor of each micro grid apparatus has its own operating system. The unique processor of each micro grid apparatus has a unique operating system. Each unique processor selects at least one processor from each micro grid apparatus. Each selected processor is designated as a macro grid processor of a respective macro grid by altering the operating system of each selected processor. An artificial intelligence is generated for each macro grid. The event is responded to and quenched by implementing the artificial intelligence of each macro grid, after which each macro grid is extinguished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Ian Edward Oakenfull