Patents by Inventor Kevin R. Drake

Kevin R. Drake 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).

  • Location-based content delivery
    Patent number: 7196639
    Abstract: The present invention provides for delivering content, such as information, advertisements, directions, and news, to a mobile terminal based on location. The mobile terminal is configured to determine its location and whether content is available based on internal records. If content is available, the mobile terminal may initiate correspondence with an application server to obtain the content. The mobile terminal may keep a table identifying the availability of content for defined locations. Preferably, the locations relate to cells within a wireless network wherein the mobile terminal will check for the availability of content for a given cell and request the content. The mobile terminal may check for the availability of content periodically or when the servicing cell changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Dennis P. Joyce, Michael J. Sutter, Kevin R. Drake
  • Methods for operating gas turbine engines
    Patent number: 6981361
    Abstract: A method facilitates generating thrust from a gas turbine engine using a pulse detonation system. The method includes introducing fuel and air to the engine, mixing fuel and air in a pulse detonation system deflagration chamber positioned radially outward from an engine exhaust centerbody, and detonating the fuel and air mixture within the pulse detonation system to facilitate increasing the temperature and pressure within the engine and to generate engine thrust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Michael Koshoffer, Kevin R. Drake, Lawrence Butler
  • Methods and apparatus for operating gas turbine engines
    Patent number: 6868665
    Abstract: A method facilitates generating thrust from a gas turbine engine using a pulse detonation system. The method includes introducing fuel and air to the engine, mixing fuel and air in a pulse detonation system deflagration chamber positioned radially outward from an engine exhaust centerbody, and detonating the fuel and air mixture within the pulse detonation system to facilitate increasing the temperature and pressure within the engine and to generate engine thrust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Michael Koshoffer, Kevin R. Drake, Lawrence Butler
  • Methods for operating gas turbine engines
    Publication number: 20040244359
    Abstract: A method facilitates generating thrust from a gas turbine engine using a pulse detonation system. The method includes introducing fuel and air to the engine, mixing fuel and air in a pulse detonation system deflagration chamber positioned radially outward from an engine exhaust centerbody, and detonating the fuel and air mixture within the pulse detonation system to facilitate increasing the temperature and pressure within the engine and to generate engine thrust.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: John Michael Koshoffer, Kevin R. Drake, Lawrence Butler
  • Location-based content delivery
    Publication number: 20040209602
    Abstract: The present invention provides for delivering content, such as information, advertisements, directions, and news, to a mobile terminal based on location. The mobile terminal is configured to determine its location and whether content is available based on internal records. If content is available, the mobile terminal may initiate correspondence with an application server to obtain the content. The mobile terminal may keep a table identifying the availability of content for defined locations. Preferably, the locations relate to cells within a wireless network wherein the mobile terminal will check for the availability of content for a given cell and request the content. The mobile terminal may check for the availability of content periodically or when the servicing cell changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Dennis P. Joyce, Michael J. Sutter, Kevin R. Drake
  • Location-based content delivery
    Patent number: 6798358
    Abstract: The present invention provides for delivering content, such as information, advertisements, directions, and news, to a mobile terminal based on location. The mobile terminal is configured to determine its location and whether content is available based on internal records. If content is available, the mobile terminal may initiate correspondence with an application server to obtain the content. The mobile terminal may keep a table identifying the availability of content for defined locations. Preferably, the locations relate to cells within a wireless network wherein the mobile terminal will check for the availability of content for a given cell and request the content. The mobile terminal may check for the availability of content periodically or when the servicing cell changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Dennis P. Joyce, Michael J. Sutter, Kevin R. Drake
  • Methods and apparatus for operating gas turbine engines
    Publication number: 20030126853
    Abstract: A method facilitates generating thrust from a gas turbine engine using a pulse detonation system. The method includes introducing fuel and air to the engine, mixing fuel and air in a pulse detonation system deflagration chamber positioned radially outward from an engine exhaust centerbody, and detonating the fuel and air mixture within the pulse detonation system to facilitate increasing the temperature and pressure within the engine and to generate engine thrust.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: John Michael Koshoffer, Kevin R. Drake, Lawrence Butler
  • Location-based content delivery
    Publication number: 20030006913
    Abstract: The present invention provides for delivering content, such as information, advertisements, directions, and news, to a mobile terminal based on location. The mobile terminal is configured to determine its location and whether content is available based on internal records. If content is available, the mobile terminal may initiate correspondence with an application server to obtain the content. The mobile terminal may keep a table identifying the availability of content for defined locations. Preferably, the locations relate to cells within a wireless network wherein the mobile terminal will check for the availability of content for a given cell and request the content. The mobile terminal may check for the availability of content periodically or when the servicing cell changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Dennis P. Joyce, Michael J. Sutter, Kevin R. Drake