Patents by Inventor James Hollis

James Hollis 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: 11965062
    Abstract: The method of preparing the polycarbonate ether polyol or high molecular weight polyether carbonate using controlled addition of materials during polymerisation includes the steps of: mixing catalyst of formula(I), double metal cyanide (DMC) catalyst and optionally carbon dioxide and/or solvent with epoxide and optionally starter compound and/or carbon dioxide; or mixing DMC catalyst and optionally starter compound, carbon dioxide and/or solvent with epoxide and optionally carbon dioxide and/or solvent; or mixing epoxide, catalyst of formula(I), starter compound and carbon dioxide and optionally solvent; or mixing catalyst of formula (I), DMC catalyst and optionally starter compound, epoxide, carbon dioxide and/or solvent to form in each case a mixture (?); and adding one or more of starter compound, epoxide, carbon dioxide, catalyst of formula(I), DMC catalyst and/or solvent to mixture (?) to form mixture (?) comprising starter compound, epoxide, carbon dioxide, catalyst of formula(I), DMC catalyst and optio
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Econic Technologies LTD.
    Inventors: Michael Kember, James Leeland, Rakibul Kabir, Emmalina Hollis
  • Patent number: 11922306
    Abstract: A machine-learning accelerator system, comprising: a plurality of controllers each configured to traverse a feature map with n-dimensions according to instructions that specify, for each of the n-dimensions, a respective traversal size, wherein each controller comprises: a counter stack comprising counters each associated with a respective dimension of the n-dimensions of the feature map, wherein each counter is configured to increment a respective count from a respective initial value to the respective traversal size associated with the respective dimension associated with that counter; a plurality of address generators each configured to use the respective counts of the counters to generate at least one memory address at which a portion of the feature map is stored; and a dependency controller computing module configured to (1) track conditional statuses for incrementing the counters and (2) allow or disallow each of the counters to increment based on the conditional statuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Harshit Khaitan, Ganesh Venkatesh, Simon James Hollis
  • Publication number: 20240003594
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for using a hot sedimentary aquifer (HSA) in geothermal energy generation applications. An example embodiment operates by pumping, via multiple extraction wells, heated water from one or more extraction depths of an HSA. The HSA is identified based on a permeability satisfying a threshold permeability range. The example embodiment further operates by extracting, via a power generation unit, heat from the heated water to generate power and transform the heated water into cooled water. Subsequently, the example embodiment operates by injecting, via multiple injection wells, the cooled water at one or more injection depths of the HSA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Bruce D. MARSH, Saman KARIMI, James HOLLIS, J. Gary MCDANIEL
  • Publication number: 20230228461
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for stimulating convective thermal recharge in a hot sedimentary aquifer (HSA) used in geothermal energy generation applications. An example system pumps, via an extraction well, heated water from an extraction depth of a hot sedimentary aquifer (HSA) identified based on a convective heat transfer coefficient of the HSA satisfying a threshold convective heat transfer coefficient. The system then extracts, via a power generation unit, heat from the heated water to generate power and transform the heated water into cooled water. Subsequently, the system injects, via an injection well, the cooled water at an injection depth of the HSA. As a result of these operations, the system stimulates a convective flow field within the HSA having a convective heat transfer rate sufficient to provide a convective thermal recharge of the extracted heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Geothermal Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce D. MARSH, Saman KARIMI, James HOLLIS, J. Gary MCDANIEL
  • Patent number: 11704562
    Abstract: A system including a machine learning accelerator (MLA) hardware configured to perform machine-learning operations according to native instructions; an interpreter computing module configured to: generate, based on virtual instructions, machine language instructions configured to be processed by a processing hardware implementing the interpreter computing module; and cause the processing hardware to perform machine-learning operations according to the machine language instructions; and a compiler computing module associated with the MLA hardware, the compiler computing module configured to: receive instructions for performing an inference using a machine-learning model; based on the received instructions: generate the native instructions configured to be processed by the MLA hardware, the native instructions specifying first machine-learning operations associated with performing the inference; and generate the virtual instructions configured to be processed by the interpreter computing module, the virtual ins
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Harshit Khaitan, Miguel Angel Guerrero, Liangzhen Lai, Simon James Hollis
  • Patent number: 11644220
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for using a hot sedimentary aquifer (HSA) in geothermal energy generation applications. An example embodiment operates by pumping, via multiple extraction wells, heated water from one or more extraction depths of an HSA. The HSA is identified based on a permeability satisfying a threshold permeability range. The example embodiment further operates by extracting, via a power generation unit, heat from the heated water to generate power and transform the heated water into cooled water. Subsequently, the example embodiment operates by injecting, via multiple injection wells, the cooled water at one or more injection depths of the HSA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Geothermal Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce D. Marsh, Saman Karimi, James Hollis, J. Gary McDaniel
  • Publication number: 20220207345
    Abstract: A machine-learning accelerator system, comprising: a plurality of controllers each configured to traverse a feature map with n-dimensions according to instructions that specify, for each of the n-dimensions, a respective traversal size, wherein each controller comprises: a counter stack comprising counters each associated with a respective dimension of the n-dimensions of the feature map, wherein each counter is configured to increment a respective count from a respective initial value to the respective traversal size associated with the respective dimension associated with that counter; a plurality of address generators each configured to use the respective counts of the counters to generate at least one memory address at which a portion of the feature map is stored; and a dependency controller computing module configured to (1) track conditional statuses for incrementing the counters and (2) allow or disallow each of the counters to increment based on the conditional statuses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Harshit Khaitan, Ganesh Venkatesh, Simon James Hollis
  • Patent number: 9928481
    Abstract: In some examples, a reader system is provided for managing inventory items in an inventory system. The reader system may be configured to read tags associated with items stowed in an inventory holder. The inventory holder may be detachably coupled to a mobile drive unit. The mobile drive unit may move the inventory holder to a first position near an antenna of the reader system and the tags may begin to be read. While reading or at other times in the reading process, the mobile drive unit may move the inventory holder relative to the antenna. The identified tags may be compared to a manifest list of items expected to be stowed in the inventory holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Scott Russell, Thomas Matthew Ryle, Wesley Scott Lauka, Jonathan David Phillips, James Hollis Wood
  • Patent number: 9613338
    Abstract: In some examples, a reader system is provided for managing inventory items in an inventory system. The reader system may be configured to read tags associated with items stowed in an inventory holder. The inventory holder may be detachably coupled to a mobile drive unit. The mobile drive unit may move the inventory holder to a first position near an antenna of the reader system and the tags may begin to be read. While reading or at other times in the reading process, the mobile drive unit may move the inventory holder relative to the antenna. The identified tags may be compared to a manifest list of items expected to be stowed in the inventory holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Scott Russell, Thomas Matthew Ryle, Wesley Scott Lauka, Jonathan David Phillips, James Hollis Wood
  • Patent number: 9508477
    Abstract: A superconducting magnet system includes a coil support structure, superconducting coils, and electrically and thermally conductive windings. The superconducting coils and the conductive windings are supported by the coil support structure. Each conductive winding is electromagnetically coupled with a corresponding superconducting coil. Each conductive winding is electrically shorted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Anbo Wu, Minfeng Xu, Timothy James Hollis, Ye Bai, Weijun Shen, Evangelos Trifon Laskaris, Jian-She Wang, Yan Zhao
  • Patent number: 9400971
    Abstract: In some examples, a reader system is provided for managing inventory items in an inventory system. The reader system may be configured to read tags associated with items stowed in an inventory holder. The inventory holder may be detachably coupled to a mobile drive unit. The mobile drive unit may move the inventory holder to a first position near an antenna of the reader system and the tags may begin to be read. While reading or at other times in the reading process, the mobile drive unit may move the inventory holder relative to the antenna. The identified tags may be compared to a manifest list of items expected to be stowed in the inventory holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Scott Russell, Thomas Matthew Ryle, Wesley Scott Lauka, Jonathan David Phillips, James Hollis Wood
  • Patent number: 9378484
    Abstract: In some examples, a reader system is provided for managing inventory items in an inventory system. The reader system may be configured to read tags associated with items stowed in an inventory holder. The inventory holder may be detachably coupled to a mobile drive unit. The mobile drive unit may move the inventory holder to a first position near an antenna of the reader system and the tags may begin to be read. While reading or at other times in the reading process, the mobile drive unit may move the inventory holder relative to the antenna. The identified tags may be compared to a manifest list of items expected to be stowed in the inventory holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Scott Russell, Thomas Matthew Ryle, Wesley Scott Lauka, Jonathan David Phillips, James Hollis Wood
  • Patent number: 9041399
    Abstract: A gradient coil is provided. The gradient coil comprises: a first layer comprised of a first plurality of turns of wires; and a second layer of coil comprised of a second plurality of turns of wires. Each turn of wire in the first and second plurality of turns of wires circles along the side walls of a cylindrical substrate and each turn of wire in the first and second plurality of turns of wires include a first portion wound along the inner side wall of the substrate and a second portion wound along the outer side wall of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
    Inventors: Timothy James Hollis, Fengshun Tan
  • Publication number: 20150072864
    Abstract: A superconducting magnet system includes a coil support structure, superconducting coils, and electrically and thermally conductive windings. The superconducting coils and the conductive windings are supported by the coil support structure. Each conductive winding is electromagnetically coupled with a corresponding superconducting coil. Each conductive winding is electrically shorted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Anbo Wu, Minfeng Xu, Timothy James Hollis, Ye Bai, Weijun Shen, Evangelos Trifon Laskaris, Jian-She Wang, Yan Zhao
  • Patent number: 8914086
    Abstract: A superconducting magnet system includes a coil support structure, superconducting coils, and electrically and thermally conductive windings. The superconducting coils and the conductive windings are supported by the coil support structure. Each conductive winding is electromagnetically coupled with a corresponding superconducting coil. Each conductive winding is electrically shorted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Anbo Wu, Minfeng Xu, Timothy James Hollis, Ye Bai, Weijun Shen, Evangelos Trifon Laskaris, Jian-She Wang, Yan Zhao
  • Patent number: 8729894
    Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during ramping are provided. One method includes reducing pressure in a cryogen vessel of an MRI system during magnet ramping. The method also includes returning pressure in the cryogen vessel to a normal operating pressure level after magnet ramping is complete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Timothy James Hollis, Yuri Lvovsky
  • Patent number: 8698497
    Abstract: A coil assembly for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system includes a primary gradient coil, and a corrector coil, at least a portion of the corrector coil being interwoven with a portion of the primary gradient coil such that the portion of the primary gradient coil is concentric with the portion of the corrector coil. An MRI imaging system and a method of fabricating the coil assembly are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Timothy James Hollis, Chris Cirel
  • Publication number: 20130049755
    Abstract: A gradient coil is provided. The gradient coil comprises: a first layer comprised of a first plurality of turns of wires; and a second layer of coil comprised of a second plurality of turns of wires. Each turn of wire in the first and second plurality of turns of wires circles along the side walls of a cylindrical substrate and each turn of wire in the first and second plurality of turns of wires include a first portion wound along the inner side wall of the substrate and a second portion wound along the outer side wall of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Timothy James HOLLIS, Fengshun Tan
  • Publication number: 20130029849
    Abstract: A superconducting magnet system includes a coil support structure, superconducting coils, and electrically and thermally conductive windings. The superconducting coils and the conductive windings are supported by the coil support structure. Each conductive winding is electromagnetically coupled with a corresponding superconducting coil. Each conductive winding is electrically shorted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Anbo Wu, Minfeng Xu, Timothy James Hollis, Ye Bai, Weijun Shen, Evangelos Trifon Laskaris, Jian-She Wang, Yan Zhao
  • Patent number: D961753
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel Byron Neal, James Hollis Neal