Patents by Inventor Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown 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).

  • Publication number: 20170344281
    Abstract: A method, device, and non-transitory computer readable medium for minoring data, comprising, selecting, based on a plurality of data attributes, a portion of local data in a local storage device for minoring to a remote storage device and copying the selected portion of the local data to at least one cache memory of the remote storage device. Next a determination of when a failover event has occurred in the local storage device is made, wherein the failover event comprises an event in which the local data in the local storage device is inaccessible to a client computing device when the client computing device attempts to access the local data from the local storage device. A copy of the local data from the cache memory in the remote storage device is retrieved when the failover event is determined to have occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Brian Naylor, Manish Bhuwania, Snehal Kamble, Joseph Brown, Satish Cherbrolu, Michael Noeth, Sally Wahba
  • Publication number: 20170346895
    Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and source storage server computing device that mirrors dirty data to a destination storage server. The dirty data corresponds to storage operations not yet committed to one or more data storage devices of an aggregate to be transitioned. Ownership of the data storage devices is released. Teardown processing for the aggregate is performed subsequent to releasing ownership of the data storage devices. With this technology, the flushing or committing of dirty data to data storage devices is performed by a destination storage server after a data container is transitioned to the destination storage server. Additionally, non-critical teardown processing is also performed after a data container or aggregate is transitioned to the destination storage server. Accordingly, the duration of planned data container transitions can advantageously be reduced and aggregates can be brought online by a destination storage server for data access by applications more quickly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: James Robert Morefield, Joseph Brown
  • Publication number: 20170344282
    Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and storage server computing device that determines when a generated storage operation corresponds with one of a set of predefined storage operations. The storage operation is executed and a result of the execution of the storage operation is withheld from a file system, when the determining indicates that the storage operation corresponds with one of the set of predefined storage operations. A determination is made when a consistency point operation has completed. The result of the execution of the storage operation is presented to the file system, when the determining indicates that a consistency point operation has completed. This technology reduces the number of storage operations that are required to be journaled to maintain consistency of a file system, thereby reducing the runtime resources required to facilitate the journaling and replay resource required to replay the storage operations in a journal following a recovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Ram Kesavan, Ananthan Subramanian, Hiroshi Ishii, Abdul Basit, Joseph Brown, JR., Rohit Singh
  • Patent number: 9814822
    Abstract: Embodiments for a blood plasma and red blood cell generation device are disclosed. The device may operate as an alternative modality of the dialysis machine, as part of the dialysis machine and/or as an add-on module. The fluid handling components of the plasma generation system may be integrated with a microprocessor unit for controlling and executing generation of plasma, or a control unit of the dialysis machine may be adapted to control the plasma generation aspects of the treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Doyle, Alexander Joseph Brown
  • Publication number: 20170322851
    Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and storage server computing device that allocates monotonically increasing sequence numbers to storage operations based on an order of the storage operations corresponding entries in a log. The storage operations are sequenced including by identifying a subset of the storage operations that are parallelizable. A file system data structure is allocated and populated with data associated with one of the storage operations. A determination is made when a rollback is detected based on whether a replay ledger index field of the file system data structure comprises one of the sequence numbers that is greater than another one of the sequence number corresponding to the one of the storage operations. The another one of the sequence numbers is inserted into the replay ledger index field, when the determining indicates that a rollback is not detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Joseph Brown
  • Publication number: 20170141601
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a method of charging a medical device includes receiving radiofrequency signals from a remote machine remote from the medical device via a receiver of the medical device. The method includes converting the radiofrequency signals into electrical energy via a generator of the medical device. The method includes storing the electrical energy in an energy cell of the medical device. The method also includes powering a power consumption component of the medical device by transmitting the energy from the energy cell to the power consumption component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Donovan Halliburton, Alexander Joseph Brown, Kelly Yik
  • Patent number: 9612287
    Abstract: Non-sequential monitoring of battery cells in battery monitoring systems, and related components, systems, and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a battery monitoring system control unit is provided. The battery monitoring system control unit is configured to control battery monitoring devices. Each battery monitoring device is configured to be coupled to a subset of battery cells electrically connected in series in a sequential order to form a battery. The battery monitoring system control unit is further configured to instruct the battery monitoring devices to test an ohmic value of each battery cell of the battery cells of the battery in a non-sequential order. In this manner, heat generated in the battery monitoring devices from the testing may be more effectively dissipated, which can also allow for the battery monitoring devices to be employed in higher operating temperature environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: NDSL, Inc.
    Inventors: David Brown, Christopher James Belcher, Duncan Joseph Brown, Dat Tan Chau
  • Publication number: 20170056576
    Abstract: Embodiments for a blood plasma and red blood cell generation device are disclosed. The device may operate as an alternative modality of the dialysis machine, as part of the dialysis machine and/or as an add-on module. The fluid handling components of the plasma generation system may be integrated with a microprocessor unit for controlling and executing generation of plasma, or a control unit of the dialysis machine may be adapted to control the plasma generation aspects of the treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew Doyle, Alexander Joseph Brown
  • Publication number: 20170010813
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for improving performance during playback of logged data storage operations. The technology can monitor a log to which data storage operations are written before data is committed to a volume; determine counts of various types of data storage operations; and when the counts exceed a specified threshold, cause the data storage operations to be committed to the volume. Some data storage operations can be coalesced during playback to further improve performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Dennis Dalessandro, Ellard Roush, Joseph Brown
  • Patent number: 9459970
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for improving performance during playback of logged data storage operations. The technology can monitor a log to which data storage operations are written before data is committed to a data storage device or a volume; determine counts of various types of data storage operations; and when the counts exceed a specified threshold, cause the data storage operations to be committed to the data storage device or the volume. Some data storage operations can be coalesced during playback to further improve performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Dalessandro, Ellard Roush, Joseph A. Brown
  • Publication number: 20160168410
    Abstract: In a first aspect, a film includes a fluoropolymer. The fluoropolymer includes a blend of polyvinyl fluoride and a fluoroadditive. The fluoroadditive includes a fluoropolymer having pendant trifluoromethyl groups. In a second aspect, a fluoropolymer coated film includes a polymeric substrate film and a fluoropolymer coating on the polymeric substrate film. The fluoropolymer coating includes a blend of polyvinyl fluoride and a fluoroadditive. The fluoroadditive includes a fluoropolymer having pendant trifluoromethyl groups. In a third aspect, a highly cleanable article includes a fluoropolymer. The fluoropolymer includes a blend of polyvinyl fluoride and a fluoroadditive. The fluoroadditive includes a fluoropolymer having pendant trifluoromethyl groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: MICHAEL JOSEPH BROWN, EDWIN JAMES LIGHTFOOT, DONALD DOUGLAS MAY, MOOKKAN PERIYASAMY, RONALD EARL USCHOLD
  • Patent number: 9367413
    Abstract: Techniques for detecting data loss during site switchover are disclosed. An example method includes storing at NVRAM of a first node a plurality of operations of a second node, the first and second nodes being disaster recovery partners. The method also includes during a switchover from the second node to the first node, receiving an indication of a first number of operations yet to be completed. The method further includes comparing the first number to a second number of operations in the plurality of operations stored at the NVRAM of the first node. The method also includes in response to the comparing, determining whether at least one operation is missing from the plurality of operations stored in the NVRAM of the first node. The method further includes in response to determining that at least one operation is missing, failing at least one volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Parag Sarfare, Joanne Mikkelson, Joseph Brown
  • Publication number: 20160091984
    Abstract: A medical treatment system comprising a housing; a recess defined by the housing; and a keyboard connected to the housing by a mechanism configured to permit the keyboard to move between: a deployed position in which the keyboard is disposed outside of the recess at an angle of 10° to 80° relative to a front surface of the housing; and a stored position in which the keyboard is at least partially disposed in the recess and keys of the keyboard are exposed for use by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Lee Daniel Tanenbaum, Aleo Nobel Mok, Matin Vareth, Alexander Joseph Brown
  • Patent number: 9276298
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed include automatically determining alarm threshold settings for monitored battery cells in battery systems. Battery monitoring control units are provided that are configured to initiate battery performance tests (e.g., ohmic tests) on battery cells in a battery system. Failing battery cells are identified as those battery cells having battery performance characteristics outside defined battery performance threshold settings. An initial performance alarm threshold setting is established for each battery cell because of unique performance characteristics that can substantially change during initial charging cycles before the battery cells have settled. A settled performance alarm threshold setting specific to each battery cell is then established based on battery cell performance during the defined settling time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: NDSL, Inc.
    Inventors: David Brown, David Robert Battle, Christopher James Belcher, Duncan Joseph Brown, George Feller
  • Publication number: 20150331760
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for improving performance during playback of logged data storage operations. The technology can monitor a log to which data storage operations are written before data is committed to a data storage device or a volume; determine counts of various types of data storage operations; and when the counts exceed a specified threshold, cause the data storage operations to be committed to the data storage device or the volume. Some data storage operations can be coalesced during playback to further improve performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Dennis Dalessandro, Ellard Roush, Joseph Brown
  • Publication number: 20150332805
    Abstract: In a first aspect, an electrode composition includes an electroactive material and an interpolymer including polymer units derived from about 64 to about 75 mole percent vinyl fluoride and from about 25 to about 36 mole percent of at least two highly fluorinated monomers. A first highly fluorinated monomer provides the interpolymer a side chain of at least one carbon atom. In a second aspect, an energy storage device includes an anode, a cathode, a porous separator between the anode and the cathode and an electrolyte. The anode, the cathode or both the anode and the cathode include a binder material including an interpolymer including polymer units derived from about 64 to about 75 mole percent vinyl fluoride and from about 25 to about 36 mole percent of at least two highly fluorinated monomers. A first highly fluorinated monomer provides the interpolymer a side chain of at least one carbon atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: MICHAEL JOSEPH BROWN, Biswajit Choudhury, Mookkan Periyasamy, Ronald Earl Uschold
  • Publication number: 20150329659
    Abstract: In a first aspect, an interpolymer includes polymer units derived from about 64 to about 75 mole percent vinyl fluoride and from about 25 to about 36 mole percent of at least two highly fluorinated monomers. A first highly fluorinated monomer provides the interpolymer a side chain of at least one carbon atom and the interpolymer is soluble in a solvent selected from the group consisting of dimethyl acetamide, N-methyl pyrrolidone, dimethyl sulfoxide, dimethyl formamide and mixtures thereof. In a second aspect, a polymer binder solution includes a solvent selected from the group consisting of dimethyl acetamide, N-methyl pyrrolidone, dimethyl sulfoxide, dimethyl formamide and mixtures thereof and an interpolymer including polymer units derived from about 64 to about 75 mole percent vinyl fluoride and from about 25 to about 36 mole percent of at least two highly fluorinated monomers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: MICHAEL JOSEPH BROWN, Biswajit Choudhury, Mookkan Periyasamy, Ronald Earl Uschold
  • Publication number: 20150317226
    Abstract: Techniques for detecting data loss during site switchover are disclosed. An example method includes storing at NVRAM of a first node a plurality of operations of a second node, the first and second nodes being disaster recovery partners. The method also includes during a switchover from the second node to the first node, receiving an indication of a first number of operations yet to be completed. The method further includes comparing the first number to a second number of operations in the plurality of operations stored at the NVRAM of the first node. The method also includes in response to the comparing, determining whether at least one operation is missing from the plurality of operations stored in the NVRAM of the first node. The method further includes in response to determining that at least one operation is missing, failing at least one volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: PARAG SARFARE, JOANNE MIKKELSON, JOSEPH BROWN
  • Patent number: 9132908
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a nose cone. In one illustrative example, an apparatus comprises a plurality of segments and a movement system associated with the plurality of segments. The plurality of segments forms the nose cone. Each of the plurality of segments comprises a segment outer surface that forms a portion of an outer surface of the nose cone. The movement system is used to move at least one of the plurality of segments to move the nose cone between a retracted state and an expanded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert Erik Grip, John Joseph Brown
  • Patent number: D789341
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Global Cellular, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Brown, Nagaraja Rao Vyasateja Jyothigowdanapura