Patents by Inventor Scott A. Johnston
Scott A. Johnston 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: 11944089Abstract: A portable temperature-controlled container for receiving and housing one or more handheld carriers, each handheld carrier configured to transfer samples to and from a temperature-controlled storage environment, the handheld carrier including a handle and a tray portion, the tray portion configured to be slid into a port of a rack or tower provided in the temperature-controlled storage environment in order to withdraw a sample located in the port, the portable temperature-controlled container including a housing having an opening forming an internal cavity configured to receive one or more handheld carriers, and a lid configured to substantially close the opening, where the housing includes a recess configured to receive the handle of the handheld carrier such that closing of the lid substantially seals the internal cavity when the one or more handheld carriers are placed in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2023Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: BLUECHIIP LIMITEDInventors: Ian Johnston, Andrew McLellan, Scott Turner
-
Patent number: 11878772Abstract: A vapor taker system, a vessel-based solution to accommodate vapor destruction during hydrocarbon loading and/or lightering, is disclosed. The vapor taker has vapor destruction equipment, support fuel, and accommodation for loading hose connections as necessary to comply with air emissions requirements for the destruction of volatile organic compounds. The vapor taker system can be modular or fully integrated into a marine vessel such as a ship, barge, tanker, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: G Squared V LLCInventors: Gregory Scott Johnston, Gary Brian Vogt
-
Publication number: 20230300053Abstract: A network verification system uses general-purpose programming language to create network verification tests. A test orchestrator builds a model of the network only using data from the network verification test. An optimization testing manager creates symbolic packets for verification tests using assertions based on a packet library embedded into the testing manager and the general-purpose programming language.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Ryan Andrew BECKETT, Karthick JAYARAMAN, Neha Milind RAJE, Jitendra PADHYE, Christopher Scott JOHNSTON, Steven Jeffrey BENALOH, Nikolaj BJORNER, Andrey Aleksandrovic RYBALCHENKO, Nuno CERQUEIRA AFONSO, Nuno CLAUDINO PEREIRA LOPES, Sharad AGARWAL, Hang Kwong LEE, Aniruddha PARKHI, Maik RIECHERT
-
Publication number: 20230231806Abstract: Ghost routing is a network verification technique that uses a portion of a production network itself to verify the impact of potential network changes. Ghost routing logically partitions the production network into a main network and a ghost network. The main network handles live traffic while the ghost network handles traffic generated for diagnostic purposes. The ghost network may have a network topology identical to the production network and may use the same hardware and software as the production network. An operator may implement a network configuration change on the ghost network and then use verification tools to verify that the network configuration change on the ghost network does not result in bugs. Verifying on the ghost network may not affect the main network. If the network operator verifies the network configuration change on the ghost network, the network operator may implement the network configuration change on the main network.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Jitendra PADHYE, Karthick JAYARAMAN, Wei BAI, Rachee SINGH, Ryan Andrew BECKETT, Sarah Elisabeth MCCLURE, Neha Milind RAJE, Steven Jeffrey BENALOH, Christopher Scott JOHNSTON
-
Publication number: 20230220532Abstract: A carburized steel component, comprising a steel base including, by weight percent, from 0.08% to 0.35% carbon, 0.5% to 1.3% manganese, 0% to 0.35% silicon, 0.2% to 2.0% chromium, 0% to 4% nickel, 0% to 0.50% molybdenum, 0% to 0.06% niobium, and a remaining weight percent of iron, and a carburized layer of above 0.35% by weight carbon from a surface of the carburized layer to a carburized layer depth, wherein the carburized layer depth is from 0.5 mm to 3.0 mm, wherein the carburized layer comprises a microstructure including martensite, retained austenite, carbide, and less than 2% by volume non-martensitic transformation products (NMTP), and wherein the carburized layer includes a prior austenite average grain size of 3.0-8.0 microns from the surface to a depth of at least 0.2 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Michael A. PERSHING, Curtis A. HENNING, Robert J. PICKERILL, Scott A. JOHNSTON
-
Patent number: 11652742Abstract: Ghost routing is a network verification technique that uses a portion of a production network itself to verify the impact of potential network changes. Ghost routing logically partitions the production network into a main network and a ghost network. The main network handles live traffic while the ghost network handles traffic generated for diagnostic purposes. The ghost network may have a network topology identical to the production network and may use the same hardware and software as the production network. An operator may implement a network configuration change on the ghost network and then use verification tools to verify that the network configuration change on the ghost network does not result in bugs. Verifying on the ghost network may not affect the main network. If the network operator verifies the network configuration change on the ghost network, the network operator may implement the network configuration change on the main network.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Jitendra Padhye, Karthick Jayaraman, Wei Bai, Rachee Singh, Ryan Andrew Beckett, Sarah Elisabeth McClure, Neha Milind Raje, Steven Jeffrey Benaloh, Christopher Scott Johnston
-
Patent number: 11624106Abstract: A carburized steel component, comprising a steel base including, by weight percent, from 0.08% to 0.35% carbon, 0.5% to 1.3% manganese, 0% to 0.35% silicon, 0.2% to 2.0% chromium, 0% to 4% nickel, 0% to 0.50% molybdenum, 0% to 0.06% niobium, and a remaining weight percent of iron, and a carburized layer of above 0.35% by weight carbon from a surface of the carburized layer to a carburized layer depth, wherein the carburized layer depth is from 0.5 mm to 3.0 mm, wherein the carburized layer comprises a microstructure including martensite, retained austenite, carbide, and less than 2% by volume non-martensitic transformation products (NMTP), and wherein the carburized layer includes a prior austenite average grain size of 3.0-8.0 microns from the surface to a depth of at least 0.2 mm.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Pershing, Curtis A. Henning, Robert J. Pickerill, Scott A. Johnston
-
Publication number: 20220124031Abstract: Ghost routing is a network verification technique that uses a portion of a production network itself to verify the impact of potential network changes. Ghost routing logically partitions the production network into a main network and a ghost network. The main network handles live traffic while the ghost network handles traffic generated for diagnostic purposes. The ghost network may have a network topology identical to the production network and may use the same hardware and software as the production network. An operator may implement a network configuration change on the ghost network and then use verification tools to verify that the network configuration change on the ghost network does not result in bugs. Verifying on the ghost network may not affect the main network. If the network operator verifies the network configuration change on the ghost network, the network operator may implement the network configuration change on the main network.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Jitendra PADHYE, Karthick JAYARAMAN, Wei BAI, Rachee SINGH, Ryan Andrew BECKETT, Sarah Elisabeth MCCLURE, Neha Milind RAJE, Steven Jeffrey BENALOH, Christopher Scott JOHNSTON
-
Patent number: 11207866Abstract: A composite member that includes plies of composite material and an integral antenna. The integral antenna includes one or more plies of conductive material. A pin is connected to and extends outward from one of the conductive plies. The pin extends through openings in one or more of the composite plies that are positioned between and/or around the one or more plies of conductive material.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Scott Johnston, Manny Urcia
-
Publication number: 20210292880Abstract: A carburized steel component, comprising a steel base including, by weight percent, from 0.08% to 0.35% carbon, 0.5% to 1.3% manganese, 0% to 0.35% silicon, 0.2% to 2.0% chromium, 0% to 4% nickel, 0% to 0.50% molybdenum, 0% to 0.06% niobium, and a remaining weight percent of iron, and a carburized layer of above 0.35% by weight carbon from a surface of the carburized layer to a carburized layer depth, wherein the carburized layer depth is from 0.5 mm to 3.0 mm, wherein the carburized layer comprises a microstructure including martensite, retained austenite, carbide, and less than 2% by volume non-martensitic transformation products (NMTP), and wherein the carburized layer includes a prior austenite average grain size of 3.0-8.0 microns from the surface to a depth of at least 0.2 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2020Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Michael A. PERSHING, Curtis A. HENNING, Robert J. PICKERILL, Scott A. JOHNSTON
-
Patent number: 11121934Abstract: A network verification system uses general-purpose programming language to create network verification tests. A test orchestrator builds a model of the network only using data from the network verification test. An optimization testing manager creates symbolic packets for verification tests using assertions based on a packet library embedded into the testing manager and the general-purpose programming language.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ryan Andrew Beckett, Karthick Jayaraman, Neha Milind Raje, Jitendra Padhye, Christopher Scott Johnston, Steven Jeffrey Benaloh, Nikolaj Bjorner, Andrey Aleksandrovic Rybalchenko, Nuno Cerqueira Afonso, Nuno Claudino Pereira Lopes, Sharad Agarwal, Hang Kwong Lee, Aniruddha Parkhi, Maik Riechert
-
Publication number: 20210253200Abstract: A vapor taker system, a vessel-based solution to accommodate vapor destruction during hydrocarbon loading and/or lightering, is disclosed. The vapor taker has vapor destruction equipment, support fuel, and accommodation for loading hose connections as necessary to comply with air emissions requirements for the destruction of volatile organic compounds. The vapor taker system can be modular or fully integrated into a marine vessel such as a ship, barge, tanker, and so forth.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Gregory Scott Johnston, Gary Brian Vogt
-
Publication number: 20210206139Abstract: A composite member that includes plies of composite material and an integral antenna. The integral antenna includes one or more plies of conductive material. A pin is connected to and extends outward from one of the conductive plies. The pin extends through openings in one or more of the composite plies that are positioned between and/or around the one or more plies of conductive material.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Scott Johnston, Manny Urcia
-
Patent number: 10988214Abstract: A vapor taker system, a vessel-based solution to accommodate vapor destruction during hydrocarbon loading and/or lightering, is disclosed. The vapor taker has vapor destruction equipment, support fuel, and accommodation for loading hose connections as necessary to comply with air emissions requirements for the destruction of volatile organic compounds. The vapor taker system can be modular or fully integrated into a marine vessel such as a ship, barge, tanker, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2020Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: G Squared V LLCInventors: Gregory Scott Johnston, Gary Brian Vogt
-
Patent number: 10366454Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for processing derivative product orders at an exchange. Traders provide derivative product order risk data to the exchange. The order risk data may include maximum delta, gamma and/or vega utilization values for derivative product contracts based on the same underlying product. Before executing a trade, a match system analyzes the trader's current utilization state and the utilization that would result after the trade. The match system may then execute all or a portion of the trade.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.Inventors: David Salvadori, John Falck, Charlie Troxel, Jr., James Farrell, Agnes Shanthi Thiruthuvadoss, Arjuna Ariathurai, Scott Johnston
-
Patent number: 10217165Abstract: Methods and systems for an exchange to handle variable derivative product order prices are disclosed. The price of a derivative product order (bid or offer) is updated based on changes in the price of a related underlying product. Price determination variable(s), such as delta and gamma, are used to determine the price of the order. The exchange may periodically recalculate the price without requiring the trader to transmit additional information to the exchange.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2018Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.Inventors: Scott Johnston, John Falck, Charlie Troxel, Jr., James W. Farrell, Agnes Shanthi Thiruthuvadoss, Arjuna Ariathurai, David Salvadori
-
Publication number: 20190057446Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for processing derivative product orders at an exchange. Traders provide derivative product order risk data to the exchange. The order risk data may include maximum delta, gamma and/or vega utilization values for derivative product contracts based on the same underlying product. Before executing a trade, a match system analyzes the trader's current utilization state and the utilization that would result after the trade. The match system may then execute all or a portion of the trade.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2018Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventors: David Salvadori, John Falck, Charlie Troxel, JR., James Farrell, Agnes Shanthi Thiruthuvadoss, Arjuna Ariathurai, Scott Johnston
-
Patent number: 10147139Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for processing derivative product orders at an exchange. Traders provide derivative product order risk data to the exchange. The order risk data may include maximum delta, gamma and/or vega utilization values for derivative product contracts based on the same underlying product. Before executing a trade, a match system analyzes the trader's current utilization state and the utilization that would result after the trade. The match system may then execute all or a portion of the trade.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.Inventors: David Salvadori, John Falck, Charlie Troxel, James Farrell, Agnes Shanthi Thiruthuvadoss, Arjuna Ariathurai, Scott Johnston
-
Publication number: 20180144405Abstract: Methods and systems for an exchange to handle variable derivative product order prices are disclosed. The price of a derivative product order (bid or offer) is updated based on changes in the price of a related underlying product. Price determination variable(s), such as delta and gamma, are used to determine the price of the order. The exchange may periodically recalculate the price without requiring the trader to transmit additional information to the exchange.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2018Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Scott Johnston, John Falck, Charlie Troxel, JR., James W. Farrell, Agnes Shanthi Thiruthuvadoss, Arjuna Ariathurai, David Salvadori
-
Patent number: 9911157Abstract: Methods and systems for an exchange to handle variable derivative product order prices are disclosed. The price of a derivative product order (bid or offer) is updated based on changes in the price of a related underlying product. Price determination variable(s), such as delta and gamma, are used to determine the price of the order. The exchange may periodically recalculate the price without requiring the trader to transmit additional information to the exchange.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2009Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.Inventors: Scott Johnston, John Falck, Charlie Troxel, Jr., James W. Farrell, Shanthi Thiruthuvadoss, Arjuna Ariathurai, David Salvadori