Patents by Inventor John McManus
John McManus 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: 11988096Abstract: A seal assembly for a rotary machine, such as a turbine engine, may include a seal rotor comprising a rotor face, a seal slider comprising a slider face, a seal stator, wherein the seal slider is slidably coupled to the seal stator, and wherein the slider face and the rotor face define a primary seal. The seal slider may be configured to slidably engage and retract the slider face with respect to the rotor face. The seal assembly may further include a secondary seal disposed between the seal slider and the seal stator. The secondary seal may be configured to compress and rebound and/or to expand and rebound, over at least a portion of a range of motion of the seal slider.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignees: General Electric Company, General Electric Deutschland Holding GmbHInventors: Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Neelesh Nandkumar Sarawate, Rahul Anil Bidkar, Narendra Anand Hardikar, Kevin Randall McManus, Steven Douglas Johnson, Prateek Jalan, Antonio Guijarro Valencia, Julius John Montgomery, Rodrigo Rodriguez Erdmenger, Jose Maria Rey Villazon
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Patent number: 11212159Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing interconnection gateway and/or hub functionalities between two or more network functions virtualization (“NFV”) entities that are located in different networks. In some embodiments, a NFV interconnection gateway (“NFVIG”) might receive a set of network interconnection information from each of two or more sets of NFV entities, each set of NFV entities being located within a network separate from the networks in which the other sets of NFV entities are located. The NFVIG might be located in one of these networks. The NFVIG might abstract each set of network interconnection information, and might establish one or more links between the two or more sets of NFV entities, based at least in part on the abstracted sets of network interconnection information. The NFVIG might provide access to one or more virtualized network functions (“VNFs”) via the one or more links.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLCInventors: Michael J. Fargano, Charles I. Cook, Kevin M. McBride, William O'Brien, Jr., John McManus
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Patent number: 11203876Abstract: A cladding system that is used to form a building envelope is disclosed. The system includes pre-fabricated modular cladding panels, each including a composite layer mounted onto metal or alloy sub-frame. The composite layer provides an outer insulation to the system, and a generally flat outer surface to which a veneer may be mounted. The composite layer further acts as an air and vapour barrier for the building envelope. The sub-frames may connect to one another by a tongue and groove interconnect.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: FLYNN CANADA LTD.Inventors: Don Delaney, John McManus, Tyler Koshurba
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Publication number: 20200378125Abstract: A roller shade for adjustably covering a structural opening comprising a roller tube assembly having a roller tube, a shade material attached to the roller tube, and a pair of cables adapted to be wound about opposite ends of the roller tube. The roller shade further comprises a pair of longitudinal side panel assemblies adapted to be attached at opposite sides of the structural opening and retain the roller tube assembly therebetween, wherein each side panel assembly comprises a tensioning assembly adapted to tension the shade material. Each tensioning assembly comprises a fixed pulley bracket comprising a first and second pulleys, floating pulley bracket comprising a third pulley, a tension assist bracket removably attached to and between the fixed pulley bracket and the floating pulley bracket, and a spring attached at one end to the floating pulley bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Michael Campagna, John McManus, Dana Arose
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Publication number: 20200378134Abstract: A cladding system that is used to form a building envelope is disclosed. The system includes pre-fabricated modular cladding panels, each including a composite layer mounted onto metal or alloy sub-frame. The composite layer provides an outer insulation to the system, and a generally flat outer surface to which a veneer may be mounted. The composite layer further acts as an air and vapour barrier for the building envelope. The sub-frames may connect to one another by a tongue and groove interconnect.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2019Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: DON DELANEY, John McManus, Tyler Koshurba
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Patent number: 10673777Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing intent-based network services orchestration. In some embodiments, a computing system might receive, over a network, a request for network services from a customer. The request for network services might include desired performance parameters for the requested network services, without information regarding any of specific hardware, specific hardware type, specific location, or specific network for providing the requested network services. The computing system might allocate network resources from one or more networks, based at least in part on the desired performance parameters. Based on a determination that at least one network can no longer provide at least one network resource having the desired performance parameters, the computing system might allocate at least one other network resource from at least one second network, based at least in part on network performance metrics, and based at least in part on the desired performance parameters.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLCInventors: Kevin M. McBride, Aaron Jones, John McManus, William O'Brien, Jr., Carl Matthew Olson
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Publication number: 20190230047Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing intent-based network services orchestration. In some embodiments, a computing system might receive, over a network, a request for network services from a customer. The request for network services might include desired performance parameters for the requested network services, without information regarding any of specific hardware, specific hardware type, specific location, or specific network for providing the requested network services. The computing system might allocate network resources from one or more networks, based at least in part on the desired performance parameters. Based on a determination that at least one network can no longer provide at least one network resource having the desired performance parameters, the computing system might allocate at least one other network resource from at least one second network, based at least in part on network performance metrics, and based at least in part on the desired performance parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Kevin M. McBride, Aaron Jones, John McManus, William O'Brien, JR., Carl Matthew Olson
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Patent number: 10250525Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing intent-based network services orchestration. In some embodiments, a computing system might receive, over a network, a request for network services from a customer. The request for network services might include desired performance parameters for the requested network services, without information regarding any of specific hardware, specific hardware type, specific location, or specific network for providing the requested network services. The computing system might allocate network resources from one or more networks, based at least in part on the desired performance parameters. Based on a determination that at least one network can no longer provide at least one network resource having the desired performance parameters, the computing system might allocate at least one other network resource from at least one second network, based at least in part on network performance metrics, and based at least in part on the desired performance parameters.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLCInventors: Kevin M. McBride, Aaron Jones, John McManus, William O'Brien, Jr., Carl Matthew Olson
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Publication number: 20180251483Abstract: Described herein, inter alia, are thiocyanate salt compositions and methods for treating or preventing inflammation using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2017Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: Brian J. Day, John McManus
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Publication number: 20180198669Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing interconnection gateway and/or hub functionalities between two or more network functions virtualization (“NFV”) entities that are located in different networks. In some embodiments, a NFV interconnection gateway (“NFVIG”) might receive a set of network interconnection information from each of two or more sets of NFV entities, each set of NFV entities being located within a network separate from the networks in which the other sets of NFV entities are located. The NFVIG might be located in one of these networks. The NFVIG might abstract each set of network interconnection information, and might establish one or more links between the two or more sets of NFV entities, based at least in part on the abstracted sets of network interconnection information. The NFVIG might provide access to one or more virtualized network functions (“VNFs”) via the one or more links.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Michael J. Fargano, Charles I. Cook, Kevin M. McBride, William O'Brien, JR., John McManus
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Patent number: 9998320Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing interconnection gateway and/or hub functionalities. In some embodiments, a network functions virtualization (“NFV”) interconnection gateway or hub (“NFVIG” or “NFVIH”) might receive a set of network interconnection information from each of one or more sets of NFV entities and/or one or more sets of NFV-based customer devices, each set being located within a network separate from the networks in which the other sets are located. The NFVIG or NFVIH might be located within one of these networks or within a separate external network. The NFVIG or NFVIH might abstract each set of network interconnection information, and might establish one or more links among the sets of NFV entities and/or the sets of NFV-based customer devices based on such abstraction. The NFVIG or NFVIH might provide access to one or more virtualized network functions (“VNFs”) via the one or more links.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2015Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLCInventors: Michael J. Fargano, Charles I. Cook, Kevin M. McBride, William O'Brien, Jr., John McManus
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Publication number: 20180123974Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing intent-based network services orchestration. In some embodiments, a computing system might receive, over a network, a request for network services from a customer. The request for network services might include desired performance parameters for the requested network services, without information regarding any of specific hardware, specific hardware type, specific location, or specific network for providing the requested network services. The computing system might allocate network resources from one or more networks, based at least in part on the desired performance parameters. Based on a determination that at least one network can no longer provide at least one network resource having the desired performance parameters, the computing system might allocate at least one other network resource from at least one second network, based at least in part on network performance metrics, and based at least in part on the desired performance parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Kevin M. McBride, Aaron Jones, John McManus, William O'Brien, JR., Carl Matthew Olson
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Patent number: 9948493Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing interconnection gateway and/or hub functionalities between two or more network functions virtualization (“NFV”) entities that are located in different networks. In some embodiments, a NFV interconnection gateway (“NFVIG”) might receive a set of network interconnection information from each of two or more sets of NFV entities, each set of NFV entities being located within a network separate from the networks in which the other sets of NFV entities are located. The NFVIG might be located in one of these networks. The NFVIG might abstract each set of network interconnection information, and might establish one or more links between the two or more sets of NFV entities, based at least in part on the abstracted sets of network interconnection information. The NFVIG might provide access to one or more virtualized network functions (“VNFs”) via the one or more links.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLCInventors: Michael J. Fargano, Charles I. Cook, Kevin M. McBride, William O'Brien, Jr., John McManus
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Patent number: 9882833Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing intent-based network services orchestration. In some embodiments, a computing system might receive, over a network, a request for network services from a customer. The request for network services might include desired performance parameters for the requested network services, without information regarding any of specific hardware, specific hardware type, specific location, or specific network for providing the requested network services. The computing system might allocate network resources from one or more networks, based at least in part on the desired performance parameters. Based on a determination that at least one network can no longer provide at least one network resource having the desired performance parameters, the computing system might allocate at least one other network resource from at least one second network, based at least in part on network performance metrics, and based at least in part on the desired performance parameters.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLCInventors: Kevin M. McBride, Aaron Jones, John McManus, William O'Brien, Jr., Carl Matthew Olson
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Publication number: 20170093750Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing intent-based network services orchestration. In some embodiments, a computing system might receive, over a network, a request for network services from a customer. The request for network services might include desired performance parameters for the requested network services, without information regarding any of specific hardware, specific hardware type, specific location, or specific network for providing the requested network services. The computing system might allocate network resources from one or more networks, based at least in part on the desired performance parameters. Based on a determination that at least one network can no longer provide at least one network resource having the desired performance parameters, the computing system might allocate at least one other network resource from at least one second network, based at least in part on network performance metrics, and based at least in part on the desired performance parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Kevin M. McBride, Aaron Jones, John McManus, William O'Brien, JR., Carl Matthew Olson
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Publication number: 20150288767Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing interconnection gateway and/or hub functionalities between or among two or more network functions virtualization (“NFV”) entities that are located in different networks. In some embodiments, a NFV interconnection hub (“NFVIH”) might receive a set of network interconnection information from each of three or more sets of NFV entities, each set of NFV entities being located within a network separate from the networks in which the other sets of NFV entities are located. The NFVIH might be located within a separate external network. The NFVIH might abstract each set of network interconnection information, and might establish one or more links among the three or more sets of NFV entities, based at least in part on the abstracted sets of network interconnection information. The NFVIH might provide access to one or more virtualized network functions (“VNFs”) via the one or more links.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2015Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Michael J. Fargano, Charles I. Cook, Kevin M. McBride, William O'Brien, JR., John McManus
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Publication number: 20150288622Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing interconnection gateway and/or hub functionalities. In some embodiments, a network functions virtualization (“NFV”) interconnection gateway or hub (“NFVIG” or “NFVIH”) might receive a set of network interconnection information from each of one or more sets of NFV entities and/or one or more sets of NFV-based customer devices, each set being located within a network separate from the networks in which the other sets are located. The NFVIG or NFVIH might be located within one of these networks or within a separate external network. The NFVIG or NFVIH might abstract each set of network interconnection information, and might establish one or more links among the sets of NFV entities and/or the sets of NFV-based customer devices based on such abstraction. The NFVIG or NFVIH might provide access to one or more virtualized network functions (“VNFs”) via the one or more links.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2015Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Michael J. Fargano, Charles I. Cook, Kevin M. McBride, William O'Brien, JR., John McManus
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Publication number: 20150288541Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing interconnection gateway and/or hub functionalities between two or more network functions virtualization (“NFV”) entities that are located in different networks. In some embodiments, a NFV interconnection gateway (“NFVIG”) might receive a set of network interconnection information from each of two or more sets of NFV entities, each set of NFV entities being located within a network separate from the networks in which the other sets of NFV entities are located. The NFVIG might be located in one of these networks. The NFVIG might abstract each set of network interconnection information, and might establish one or more links between the two or more sets of NFV entities, based at least in part on the abstracted sets of network interconnection information. The NFVIG might provide access to one or more virtualized network functions (“VNFs”) via the one or more links.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2015Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Michael J. Fargano, Charles I. Cook, Kevin M. McBride, William O'Brien, JR., John McManus
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Patent number: 7340431Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for analyzing a set of assets. Generally, a distribution is computed for a characteristic of assets, setting a range in a tail of the distribution and partitioning the range into at least one partition. Subsequently, a multiplier is assigned to each partition, wherein the multiplier represents how the characteristics affect the risk associated with an asset. These multipliers can be used in a risk analysis.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2002Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)Inventors: Douglas Alexander John McManus, Asim Husain, Pamela Williams Sims, Robert LaVerne Parson, Limin Fu
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Publication number: 20060096394Abstract: A non-contact, extractive sampling system and method is provided for measuring the exhaust gas and fine particle composition of various types of vehicles under actual operating conditions. A portion (or sample) of an exhaust plume of a vehicle is pulled or extracted through an extraction sampling tube, via a vacuum pump, to a remote trace gas detection system where the concentration of one or more constituents present in the sample of exhaust plume may be measured. In this regard, the invention enables vehicle emissions measurements to be made at a location remote from roadway, rather than using known, “cross-path” remote emissions sensing systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2005Publication date: May 11, 2006Inventors: David Nelson, Scott Herndon, John McManus, Mark Zahniser, Charles Kolb