Patents by Inventor Timothy P. Edwards
Timothy P. Edwards 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: 9229832Abstract: A method and system for measuring latency is provided. A monitor node is used to measure latency in a computer network or in a computing device by time stamping signal messages sent from nodes in the computer network and/or tasks in a particular node or device. The time stamps are generated using a system clock of the monitor node to reduce any discrepancies in timing. In addition, the monitor node may compensate for latencies between the monitor node and each of the one or more nodes or devices across which latency is to be measured. Signal messages may include a data message ID and/or a node ID identifying the message that is being tracked and for which latency is being measured. Latency may further be measured across multiple tasks being performed in the same or different nodes or devices by transmitting signal messages for each of the multiple tasks.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2015Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Reuters America Inc.Inventors: Timothy P. Edwards, Rajasekhar R. Gunturu, Brian D. Sandri, John Patrick Merrick
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Patent number: 9053106Abstract: A method and system for measuring latency is provided. A monitor node is used to measure latency in a computer network or in a computing device by time stamping signal messages sent from nodes in the computer network and/or tasks in a particular node or device. The time stamps are generated using a system clock of the monitor node to reduce any discrepancies in timing. In addition, the monitor node may compensate for latencies between the monitor node and each of the one or more nodes or devices across which latency is to be measured. Signal messages may include a data message ID and/or a node ID identifying the message that is being tracked and for which latency is being measured. Latency may further be measured across multiple tasks being performed in the same or different nodes or devices by transmitting signal messages for each of the multiple tasks.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Reuters America Inc.Inventors: Timothy P. Edwards, Rajasekhar R. Gunturu, Brian D. Sandri, John Patrick Merrick
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Publication number: 20150156097Abstract: A method and system for measuring latency is provided. A monitor node is used to measure latency in a computer network or in a computing device by time stamping signal messages sent from nodes in the computer network and/or tasks in a particular node or device. The time stamps are generated using a system clock of the monitor node to reduce any discrepancies in timing. In addition, the monitor node may compensate for latencies between the monitor node and each of the one or more nodes or devices across which latency is to be measured. Signal messages may include a data message ID and/or a node ID identifying the message that is being tracked and for which latency is being measured. Latency may further be measured across multiple tasks being performed in the same or different nodes or devices by transmitting signal messages for each of the multiple tasks.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2015Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventors: Timothy P. Edwards, Rajasekhar R. Gunturu, Brian D. Sandri, John Patrick Merrick
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Patent number: 8345561Abstract: A method and system for measuring latency is provided. A monitor node is used to measure latency in a computer network or in a computing device by time stamping signal messages sent from nodes in the computer network and/or tasks in a particular node or device. The time stamps are generated using a system clock of the monitor node to reduce any discrepancies in timing. In addition, the monitor node may compensate for latencies between the monitor node and each of the one or more nodes or devices across which latency is to be measured. Signal messages may include a data message ID and/or a node ID identifying the message that is being tracked and for which latency is being measured. Latency may further be measured across multiple tasks being performed in the same or different nodes or devices by transmitting signal messages for each of the multiple tasks.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2006Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Rueters America Inc.Inventors: Timothy P. Edwards, Rajasekhar R. Gunturu, Brian D. Sandri, John Patrick Merrick
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Publication number: 20080049633Abstract: A method and system for measuring latency is provided. A monitor node is used to measure latency in a computer network or in a computing device by time stamping signal messages sent from nodes in the computer network and/or tasks in a particular node or device. The time stamps are generated using a system clock of the monitor node to reduce any discrepancies in timing. In addition, the monitor node may compensate for latencies between the monitor node and each of the one or more nodes or devices across which latency is to be measured. Signal messages may include a data message ID and/or a node ID identifying the message that is being tracked and for which latency is being measured. Latency may further be measured across multiple tasks being performed in the same or different nodes or devices by transmitting signal messages for each of the multiple tasks.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2006Publication date: February 28, 2008Applicant: REUTERS AMERICA INC.Inventors: Timothy P. Edwards, Rajasekhar R. Gunturu, Brian D. Sandri, John Patrick Merrick
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Patent number: 5582422Abstract: A vehicle occupant restraint apparatus (10) includes an inflator (20), a reaction canister (22), and first and second brackets (150,152) for mounting the inflator (20) in the reaction canister (22). The inflator has an axis (82) and first and second axially opposite end portions (96,92). The reaction canister (22) has first and second canister walls (68,70) spaced from each other along the axis (82). The first and second brackets (150,152) are contained in the reaction canister (22) between the canister walls (68,70). The first bracket (150) is fixed to the first end portion (96) of the inflator (20) and to the first canister wall (68). The second bracket (152) is fixed to the second end portion (92) of the inflator (20) and to the second canister wall (70).Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 1995Date of Patent: December 10, 1996Assignee: TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.Inventors: Scott A. Kelley, Andrew J. Smydra, John P. Wallner, Ahmad K. Al-Amin, Timothy P. Edwards, Craig M. Fischer, James R. Hocking
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Patent number: 4621835Abstract: A safety belt restraint system for restraining a passenger in his automotive vehicle seat has a pair of emergency locking safety belt retractors mounted in relatively close proximity to each other on the vehicle door near a lower portion thereof with a single safety belt strap running therebetween and through associated upper and lower belt guides on the door, there being a single connector fitting mounted in fixed relation to a mid-portion of the strap and being releasably anchored in a conventional safety belt buckle anchor located inboard of the vehicle seat, the retractors having large diameter spools sufficient to wind all of the webbing up adjacent to the vehicle door when the connector is released from the buckle.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 1985Date of Patent: November 11, 1986Assignee: American Safety Equipment CorporationInventor: Timothy P. Edwards