Patents by Inventor Richard Marks
Richard Marks 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: 11648789Abstract: A laser printhead assembly for a laser printhead is disclosed herein. The laser printhead assembly may include a laser containment door; and a laser containment housing that is configured to form a sealed enclosure with a label support of a rewriteable label. The sealed enclosure may be configured to include the rewriteable label and the laser printhead. The laser containment door, in a laser-enabled position, may be configured to permit the laser printhead, via a light beam, to modify the rewriteable label and the laser containment door, in a laser-disabled position, may be configured to prevent a light beam from escaping the laser containment housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Richard Mark Clayton, Patrick Martin Brown, Chinmay Nanda
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Publication number: 20230146339Abstract: A downhole tool includes a bore isolation valve, a sensor configured to receive to a downlink signal, an annular pressure sensor, a valve actuation mechanism coupled to the bore isolation valve and responsive to the downlink signal, a pressure relief mechanism configured to provide a negative pressure pulse signal indicative of the annular pressure by venting fluid from a bore of the tool body, and a battery. A method includes drilling a well with a drill bit coupled to an on demand annular pressure tool initially in a deactivated mode, and activating the tool by a downlink signal when fluid flow out of the annulus drops below the fluid flow into the well to close a bore of the tool, pressurizing the drill string, holding pressure in the drill string, measuring annular pressure with the tool, and sending a negative pressure pulse signal indicative of the annular pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2021Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: Aramco Overseas Company UK LtdInventor: Richard Mark Pye
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Publication number: 20230130591Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heating system comprising: a heating arrangement for heating a process medium; an inverter configured to receive an input direct-current voltage from a power supply and to produce an intermediate alternating-current voltage; a transformer configured to receive the intermediate alternating-current voltage produced by the inverter and to supply an output alternating-current voltage to the heating arrangement; a sensor arrangement configured to generate a first sensor output signal indicative of a thermodynamic parameter of the process medium or the heating arrangement; and a controller configured to control the inverter based on the first sensor output signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2021Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: Richard Mark Trussler, Walter Thomas Robinson, Jie Chen
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Patent number: 11633510Abstract: An apparatus and method for irradiating a fluid containing a material to be irradiated, comprising at least one irradiation chamber having at least one inlet port and outlet port, at least one fluid cooling chamber having at least one inlet port and outlet port, one or more UV radiation sources coupled to the irradiation chamber(s); and at least one heat exchange mechanism thermally coupled to the radiation source(s) and the cooling chamber(s). At least a portion of the interior surface of the cooling chamber(s) may comprise at least a portion of the exterior surface of the irradiation chamber(s) so the cooling chamber(s) is in fluid communication with the irradiation chamber(s).Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: AQUISENSE TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Jennifer Godwin Pagan, Steven Franklin Pugh, John Krause, Oliver Lawal, Richard Mark Simons
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Publication number: 20230098718Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heating system comprising: a heating element for heating a process medium; a DC power converter configured to receive an input direct-current voltage from a power supply and to deliver an output direct-current voltage to the heating element; a sensor arrangement configured to generate a first sensor output signal indicative of a thermodynamic parameter of the process medium or the heating element; and a controller configured to control the DC power converter based on the first sensor output signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Richard Mark Trussler, Walter Thomas Robinson, Jie Chen
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Publication number: 20230071898Abstract: An apparatus and method for irradiating a fluid containing a material to be irradiated, comprising at least one irradiation chamber having at least one inlet port, one or more UV radiation sources inside the irradiation chamber(s) optically coupled to the fluid in the irradiation chamber(s) via at least one UV-transparent window in contact with the fluid; one or more seals or gaskets disposed adjacent to the radiation sources to protect them from the fluid; and at least one heat exchange mechanism inside the irradiation chamber(s) thermally coupled to the radiation sources and to the fluid. The UV radiation sources and the at least one heat exchange mechanism are at least partially submerged in the fluid in the irradiation chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Jennifer Godwin Pagan, Steven Franklin Pugh, Richard Mark Simons
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Publication number: 20230075644Abstract: Methods and systems for filtering content include identifying content for presenting in a rendering space defined by one or more mechanisms of a head mounted display (HMD), wherein the content is interactive, streaming content. A rating score for the content is identified. The content is dynamically adjusted to selectively filter a portion of the content based on a user profile of the user, rating score of the content, and ongoing interactions detected at the content. The adjusted content is formatted for rendering on the HMD. The formatted content is automatically transmitted to the HMD for rendering, in response to the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Jeffrey Roger Stafford, Frederick Umminger, Richard Marks
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Publication number: 20230072994Abstract: In an example, a circuit includes a first comparator, a second comparator, a pulse counter, a processor, a first ADC, and a second ADC. The first comparator has a first input coupled to a first node, a second input, and an output. The second comparator has a first input coupled to a second node, a second input, and an output. A first DAC is coupled to the second input of the first comparator. A second DAC is coupled to the second input of the second comparator. The pulse counter has a first input coupled to the output of the first comparator and a second input coupled to the output of the second comparator. The first ADC has an input coupled to the first node and an output coupled to the processor. The second ADC has an input coupled to the second node and an output coupled to the processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Richard Mark POLEY, Srinivasa CHAKRAVARTHY
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Patent number: 11591635Abstract: A method for screening substances for their ability to reduce malodours from emanations from an animal, said method comprising determining the effect of said substances on the C-S lyase activity of bacteria that emit volatile sulphuric compounds (VSCs), by contacting a test substance with a sample comprising said bacteria or a supernatant obtainable from a culture of said bacteria in the presence of a substrate for a C-S lyase, detecting the levels of thiol production from said bacteria, and comparing the results with those obtained from similar bacteria in the absence of said substance.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Mars, IncorporatedInventors: Taichi Inui, Richard Mark Haydock
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Patent number: 11585163Abstract: A self-retaining shear pin tool and methods for connecting downhole tubulars in a wellbore are disclosed. The self-retaining shear pin tool includes a cap having an inner side and an outer side opposite the inner side, the cap defining a first recess formed in the inner side of the cap, the first recess of the cap having a cylindrical portion and a frustoconical portion extending from the cylindrical portion towards the outer side of the cap, and a shear pin disposed partially in the first recess of the cap and extending out of the first recess of the cap. The shear pin includes a body, a first recess extending inward from a first end of the body, a second recess extending inward from a second end of the body, a first swage, and a second swage die.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Richard Mark Pye, Rae Andrew Younger, Rafael Adolfo Lastra Melo
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Patent number: 11572752Abstract: A method of deploying a flexible cable in a wellbore includes carrying, by a tubular assembly, a cable spool cartridge into the wellbore. The cable spool cartridge is attached to an exterior of the tubular assembly and contains the flexible cable. A first end of the flexible cable is attached to a buoyancy device, and the buoyancy device is releasably attached to the cable spool cartridge. A fluid is flowed by the tubular assembly in a downhole direction through an interior of the tubular assembly and in an uphole direction within an annulus at least partially defined by the exterior of the tubular assembly. The fluid has a greater density than the buoyancy device. The buoyancy device is released by the cable spool cartridge, and the buoyancy device is configured to travel after release in the uphole direction with the fluid and thereby pull the flexible cable from the cable spool cartridge and into the annulus.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2021Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Timothy E. Moellendick, Amjad Alshaarawi, Chinthaka Pasan Gooneratne, Bodong Li, Richard Mark Pye
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Publication number: 20230036409Abstract: A retrievable whipstock assembly for a wellbore includes a whipstock including a longitudinal body and an anchor connection, a deflection surface provided on the longitudinal body with a first engagement element, and a drilling assembly including a drill housing and a second engagement element. The second engagement element is selectively extendible between a recessed position and an extended position. In the extended position the second engagement element is engageable with the first engagement element.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: Aramco Overseas Company UK LtdInventor: Richard Mark Pye
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Publication number: 20230014808Abstract: A remote patient monitoring system having a main patient monitor and a remote patient monitor. The main patient monitor is configured to receive and collect one or more patient physiological parameters and to provide an alarm in response to an alarm trigger. The alarm trigger includes a determination that at least one of the collected patient physiological parameters has reached a predetermined value. The remote patient monitor has an alarm reset and is configured to be carried by a caregiver. It is also configured to receive a signal from the main patient monitor in response to the alarm and to transmit an indication about the alarm trigger. The indication includes one or more of a notification that the patient is being attended to, a request by the caregiver for additional help, or a message about resolution of the alarm trigger.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Richard Mark Lyon, Robert G. Walker, Jeffery S. Edwards, Niklas Andersson, Bethany Joyce Johnson
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Patent number: 11546137Abstract: Aspects of the invention include receiving a request from an initiator channel on an initiator node to initiate a secure communication with a responder channel on a responder node. The receiving is at a local key manager (LKM) executing on the initiator node. A security association is created at the LKM between the initiator node and the responder node. An identifier of a shared key assigned for communication between the initiator node and the responder node is obtained, and a message requesting initialization of the secure communication between the initiator channel and the responder channel is built. The message includes the identifier of the shared key. The message is sent to the initiator channel.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Richard Mark Sczepczenski, Mooheng Zee, John R. Flanagan, Christopher J. Colonna
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Publication number: 20220412172Abstract: A system includes an upper connection having a ring shape with an external surface, where upper splines are formed on the external surface and the upper connection is fixed to the upper section. The system also includes a lower connection having a ring shape with an internal surface, where lower splines are formed on the internal surface and the lower splines are configured to mate with the upper splines of the upper connection. Further, the system includes a fishing sub having a first lateral end and a second lateral end, where the first lateral end is fixed to the lower connection by shear pins configured to shear when a pre-determined tension is applied to the system, and the second lateral end is fixed to the lower section. The upper connection is inserted into the lower connection to form an engagement between the upper section and the lower section.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2021Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicants: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Aramco Overseas Company UK LtdInventors: Rae Andrew Younger, Richard Mark Pye, Graham Richard Hitchcock, Rafael Adolfo Lastra, Faris Hasan Tulbah
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Publication number: 20220389773Abstract: A self-retaining shear pin tool and methods for connecting downhole tubulars in a wellbore are disclosed. The self-retaining shear pin tool includes a cap having an inner side and an outer side opposite the inner side, the cap defining a first recess formed in the inner side of the cap, the first recess of the cap having a cylindrical portion and a frustoconical portion extending from the cylindrical portion towards the outer side of the cap, and a shear pin disposed partially in the first recess of the cap and extending out of the first recess of the cap. The shear pin includes a body, a first recess extending inward from a first end of the body, a second recess extending inward from a second end of the body, a first swage, and a second swage die.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2021Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Richard Mark Pye, Rae Andrew Younger, Rafael Adolfo Lastra Melo
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Patent number: 11510755Abstract: A method of producing a custom dental anchor application appliance may be provided. The appliance may be for mounting one or more anchors to teeth of a patient. The appliance may be for use in orthodontic aligner treatment. The method may include forming a dental appliance. The forming may be done using a three-dimensional printing approach. The appliance may include a body. The body may include at least one anchor-locating area. The anchor-locating area may be shaped to conform to a mounting area on a surface of a tooth. The appliance may include a receiving structure. The receiving structure may be configured to removably support a dental anchor. The dental anchor may be of a predefined configuration in a fixed position and orientation relative to the body.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Ormco CorporationInventor: Richard Mark Matty
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Patent number: 11502834Abstract: Aspects of the invention include detecting that a rekey timer has expired. The rekey timer is one of a shared key rekey timer for a current shared key between the first node and a second node, and a session key rekey timer for a session key used in a secure communication between a channel on the first node and a channel on the second node. The session key was created based on the current shared key and is used for encrypting data in the secure communication. Based on the rekey timer being the shared key rekey timer, a new shared key is obtained and stored as the current shared key. Based on the rekey timer being the session key rekey timer, a new session key that is based at least in part on the current shared key is obtained and used in the secure communication.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Mooheng Zee, Richard Mark Sczepczenski, Christopher J. Colonna, Evan Rivera
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Patent number: 11499847Abstract: In an example, a circuit includes a first comparator, a second comparator, a pulse counter, a processor, a first ADC, and a second ADC. The first comparator has a first input coupled to a first node, a second input, and an output. The second comparator has a first input coupled to a second node, a second input, and an output. A first DAC is coupled to the second input of the first comparator. A second DAC is coupled to the second input of the second comparator. The pulse counter has a first input coupled to the output of the first comparator and a second input coupled to the output of the second comparator. The first ADC has an input coupled to the first node and an output coupled to the processor. The second ADC has an input coupled to the second node and an output coupled to the processor.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Richard Mark Poley, Srinivasa Chakravarthy
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Patent number: 11489821Abstract: Aspects of the invention include receiving a request from a responder channel on a responder node to initiate a secure communication with an initiator channel on an initiator node. The request includes an identifier of a shared key, and a nonce and security parameter index generated by the initiator node for the secure communication. The receiving is at a local key manager (LKM) executing on the responder node. A security association is created at the LKM between the initiator node and the responder node. The shared key is obtained based at least in part on the identifier of the shared key. Based on obtaining the shared key, a message requesting initialization of the secure communication between the responder channel and the initiator channel is built. The message includes an initiator nonce and an initiator security parameter index generated by the LKM for the secure communication.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Mooheng Zee, Richard Mark Sczepczenski