Patents by Inventor Ronald Stephens

Ronald Stephens 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: 11963927
    Abstract: A glass container for storing pharmaceutical formulations may include a glass body formed from a Type IA or Type IB glass composition according to ASTM Standard E438-92(2011). The glass body may include a wall portion with an inner surface and an outer surface, a heel portion and a floor portion, wherein the inner surface of the glass container is formed by the inner surface of the glass body. The glass body may include at least a class A2 base resistance or better according to ISO 695, at least a type HGB2 hydrolytic resistance or better according to ISO 719 and Type 1 chemical durability according to USP <660>. The glass container does not comprise a boron-rich layer on the inner surface of the glass body in as formed condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Theresa Chang, Paul Stephen Danielson, Steven Edward DeMartino, Andrei Gennadyevich Fadeev, Robert Michael Morena, Santona Pal, John Stephen Peanasky, Robert Anthony Schaut, Christopher Lee Timmons, Natesan Venkataraman, Ronald Luce Verkleeren, Dana Craig Bookbinder
  • Patent number: 11951072
    Abstract: A coated glass pharmaceutical package includes a glass body having a Type 1 chemical durability according to USP 660, at least a class A2 base resistance or better according to ISO 695, and at least a type HGB2 hydrolytic resistance or better according to ISO 719, the glass body having an interior surface and an exterior surface and a wall extending therebetween. A lubricous coating having a thickness of less than or equal to 90 nm may be positioned on at least a portion of the exterior surface of the glass body but not on any portion of the interior surface. The portion of the coated glass package with the lubricous coating comprises a coefficient of friction that is at least 20% less than an uncoated glass package and the coefficient of friction does not increase by more than 30% after undergoing a depyrogenation cycle including exposure to a temperature of 250° C. for a time period of 30 minutes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Dana Craig Bookbinder, Theresa Chang, Paul Stephen Danielson, Steven Edward DeMartino, Andrei Gennadyevich Fadeev, Robert Michael Morena, Santona Pal, John Stephen Peanasky, Robert Anthony Schaut, Christopher Lee Timmons, Natesan Venkataraman, Ronald Luce Verkleeren
  • Publication number: 20230171312
    Abstract: A storage area network architecture and a method for storing data in the storage area network architecture are disclosed. For example, the storage area network architecture comprises a first layer of servers, the first layer of servers comprising a plurality of file receiving servers, a second layer of servers, the second layer of servers comprising a plurality of file sharing servers in communication with the first layer of servers and a third layer of servers, the third layer of servers comprising a plurality of storage servers in communication with the second layer of servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: John Hawkins, Charles Baiamonte, David Barr, David Daniel, John Kile, Ronald Stephens, Robert Stoker
  • Patent number: 11570248
    Abstract: A storage area network architecture and a method for storing data in the storage area network architecture are disclosed. For example, the storage area network architecture comprises a first layer of servers, the first layer of servers comprising a plurality of file receiving servers, a second layer of servers, the second layer of servers comprising a plurality of file sharing servers in communication with the first layer of servers and a third layer of servers, the third layer of servers comprising a plurality of storage servers in communication with the second layer of servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: John Hawkins, Charles Baiamonte, David Barr, David Daniel, John Kile, Ronald Stephens, Robert Stoker
  • Patent number: 11487708
    Abstract: Techniques for visual data preparation are described. An interactive visual data preparation service provides a user with a graphical user interface that presents values from a sample taken of a dataset along with statistical information associated with those values. A user uses the graphical user interface to test out various transformations to the sample dataset by applying transformations and viewing near-immediate results of those transformations as applied to the sample. The desired set of transformations is represented as a recipe object, which can be used to perform data preparation against the overall dataset or other datasets on behalf of the user or other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Surbhi Dangi, Gopinath Duddi, Amit Gul Phagwani, Romi Boimer, Ronald Stephen Kyker
  • Publication number: 20210194963
    Abstract: A storage area network architecture and a method for storing data in the storage area network architecture are disclosed. For example, the storage area network architecture comprises a first layer of servers, the first layer of servers comprising a plurality of file receiving servers, a second layer of servers, the second layer of servers comprising a plurality of file sharing servers in communication with the first layer of servers and a third layer of servers, the third layer of servers comprising a plurality of storage servers in communication with the second layer of servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: John Hawkins, Charles Baiamonte, David Barr, David Daniel, John Kile, Ronald Stephens, Robert Stoker
  • Patent number: 10944823
    Abstract: A storage area network architecture and a method for storing data in the storage area network architecture are disclosed. For example, the storage area network architecture comprises a first layer of servers, the first layer of servers comprising a plurality of file receiving servers, a second layer of servers, the second layer of servers comprising a plurality of file sharing servers in communication with the first layer of servers and a third layer of servers, the third layer of servers comprising a plurality of storage servers in communication with the second layer of servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: John Hawkins, Charles Baiamonte, David Barr, David Daniel, John Kile, Ronald Stephens, Robert Stoker
  • Publication number: 20170374149
    Abstract: A storage area network architecture and a method for storing data in the storage area network architecture are disclosed. For example, the storage area network architecture comprises a first layer of servers, the first layer of servers comprising a plurality of file receiving servers, a second layer of servers, the second layer of servers comprising a plurality of file sharing servers in communication with the first layer of servers and a third layer of servers, the third layer of servers comprising a plurality of storage servers in communication with the second layer of servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: John Hawkins, Charles Baiamonte, David Barr, David Daniel, John Kile, Ronald Stephens, Robert Stoker
  • Patent number: 8745121
    Abstract: An approach is provided for construction and aggregation of distributed computations. A distributed computation construction infrastructure identifies an execution context bound to a user context at a device, the execution context corresponding to one or more processes executing at the device. The distributed computation construction infrastructure further causes, at least in part, decomposition of the execution context into one or more closure primitives and respective process states, wherein the one or more closure primitives represent computation closures of the one or more processes. The distributed computation construction infrastructure also causes, at least in part, serialization of the one or more closure primitives, the process states, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Sergey Boldyrev, Jukka Honkola, Sampo Juhani Sovio, Hannu Laine, Ian Justin Oliver, Ronald Stephen Brown, Mika Juhani Mannermaa, Vesa-Veikko Luukkala, Samuli Silanto
  • Publication number: 20140039931
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for organizing a clinical observation in the form of clinical information entered by a user into memory. The apparatus includes a mechanism to receive the clinical information, which is associated with the clinical observation and has a plurality of clinical attributes. There is a mechanism for parsing the clinical information, and which identifies a clinical information data structure representative of the clinical information and which has one or more granule information data structures. Each of the granule information data structures has a collection of generic attributes. There is a mechanism to assign the clinical attributes to respective ones of the generic attributes of the one or more granule information data structures. The clinical information data structure associates the clinical attributes with respective ones of the generic attributes of each of the granule information data structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Ronald Stephen Joe, Antoni Grzegorz Otto
  • Patent number: 8554577
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for organizing a clinical observation in the form of clinical information entered by a user into memory. The apparatus includes a mechanism to receive the clinical information, which is associated with the clinical observation and has a plurality of clinical attributes. There is a mechanism for parsing the clinical information, and which identifies a clinical information data structure representative of the clinical information and which has one or more granule information data structures. Each of the granule information data structures has a collection of generic attributes. There is a mechanism to assign the clinical attributes to respective ones of the generic attributes of the one or more granule information data structures. The clinical information data structure associates the clinical attributes with respective ones of the generic attributes of each of the granule information data structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Inventors: Ronald Stephen Joe, Antoni Grzegorz Otto
  • Publication number: 20110320516
    Abstract: An approach is provided for construction and aggregation of distributed computations. A distributed computation construction infrastructure identifies an execution context bound to a user context at a device, the execution context corresponding to one or more processes executing at the device. The distributed computation construction infrastructure further causes, at least in part, decomposition of the execution context into one or more closure primitives and respective process states, wherein the one or more closure primitives represent computation closures of the one or more processes. The distributed computation construction infrastructure also causes, at least in part, serialization of the one or more closure primitives, the process states, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Sergey Boldyrev, Jukka Honkola, Sampo Juhani Sovio, Hannu Laine, Ian Justin Oliver, Ronald Stephen Brown, Mika Juhani Mannermaa, Vesa-Veikko Luukkala, Samuli Silanto
  • Publication number: 20110072396
    Abstract: A computing system for providing a user interface control to modify properties of items within a main application window. The computing system has a main application window, a gallery control window, a control object selection processing module, and a control object focus processing module. The main application window contains one or more application items, each application item having one or more control properties affecting a behavior of the application item. The gallery control window contains a list of one or more control objects for modifying control properties of the application items located within the main application window. Each of the control objects in the list of control objects includes a graphical icon having a selection portion and a properties portion and one or more control properties that affect one or more items within the main application window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald Stephen Giesen, Kenneth Coleman, Aaron Weiss, Zeke Koch, Marc Keller, Howard Cooperstein
  • Patent number: 7853877
    Abstract: A computing system for providing a user interface control to modify properties of items within a main application window. The computing system has a main application window, a gallery control window, a control object selection processing module, and a control object focus processing module. The main application window contains one or more application items, each application item having one or more control properties affecting a behavior of the application item. The gallery control window contains a list of one or more control objects for modifying control properties of the application items located within the main application window. Each of the control objects in the list of control objects includes a graphical icon having a selection portion and a properties portion and one or more control properties that affect one or more items within the main application window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald Stephen Giesen, Kenneth Coleman, Aaron Weiss, Zeke Koch, Mark Keller, Howard Cooperstein
  • Publication number: 20090166416
    Abstract: An inventory system for determining receipt of components of an article, the components having identification labels (400) of a set of labels (300) attached thereto, the system being adapted to generate inventory data identifying receipt of said components on the basis of the remaining identification labels (602) of said set (300).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventor: Ronald Stephen Fleming
  • Patent number: 7554880
    Abstract: A method generates at least one route traversing a plurality of predetermined survey paths in a marine survey. The method includes generating a plurality of routes traversing a subset of the predetermined survey paths. The routes satisfy survey constraints such as run in and run out distances and minimum turn radius. Penalties are generated for the routes, including line change penalties, hazard penalties, streamer feather penalties, and penalties based on survey line priorities, total survey distance and duration, maintenance requirements, and the final location of the ship performing the survey. At least one of the routes is selected on the basis of the penalties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Inventor: Ronald Stephen Fleming
  • Publication number: 20090150289
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for organizing a clinical observation in the form of clinical information entered by a user into memory. The apparatus includes a mechanism to receive the clinical information, which is associated with the clinical observation and has a plurality of clinical attributes. There is a mechanism for parsing the clinical information, and which identifies a clinical information data structure representative of the clinical information and which has one or more granule information data structures. Each of the granule information data structures has a collection of generic attributes. There is a mechanism to assign the clinical attributes to respective ones of the generic attributes of the one or more granule information data structures. The clinical information data structure associates the clinical attributes with respective ones of the generic attributes of each of the granule information data structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Ronald Stephen Joe, Antoni Grzegorz Otto
  • Publication number: 20090132202
    Abstract: A turbine and method for determining turbine maintenance. The method for determining hot gas path turbine maintenance comprises recording a number of part load starts (79), base load starts (89), fast starts (141), full speed no load trips (231), and load trips (237); forming a weighted equivalent starts as a weighted summation of part load starts, base load starts, fast starts, full speed no load trips, and load trips; comparing the weighted equivalent starts to a predetermined threshold; and initiating the maintenance procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Ronald Stephen Walker, Philip S. Foster
  • Publication number: 20080198988
    Abstract: Systems and methods for billing for a query to a network element are disclosed. Generally, data in a database is accessed in response to a query received from a first network element, wherein the data is associated with a data owner. Information is then transmitted to a second network element, wherein the information identifies the first network element and the data owner associated with the accessed data. In some implementations, the first network element includes a service switching point and the second network element includes a billing center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Nancy Ann Book, James Daniel Kovarik, Martha Lynda Marek, Thomas Joseph McBlain, Ronald Stephen Urban
  • Patent number: 7406160
    Abstract: The preferred embodiments described herein include a method and system for billing for the use of a service control point (“SCP”). In one presently preferred embodiment, an SCP receives a query from a service switching point (“SSP”) and accesses data in a database in response to the query. The accessed data is associated with a data owner. The SCP tracks that the SSP sent the query and that the data owner's data was accessed in response to the query. After a plurality of queries have been received and tracked, the SCP creates a billing record and sends it to a billing center. Using the billing record, the billing center can charge the SSP for the use of the SCP. These preferred embodiments provide an efficient way for charging for the usage of an SCP, especially when the SSP querying the SCP is owned by a different telecommunications company.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Knowledge Ventures, LP
    Inventors: Nancy Ann Book, James Daniel Kovarik, Martha Lynda Marek, Thomas Joseph McBlain, Ronald Stephen Urban