Patents Assigned to Florida Institute of Technology
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Publication number: 20230092602Abstract: A rotating grooming brush comprising a brush hub having grooming elements and shroud elements, and method for grooming a surface having an unwanted material thereon. The elements extend from the brush hub and may be positioned near its outer periphery. The elements may be grooming elements forming an array and shroud elements forming a shroud array. A rigid or elastomeric shroud extending from the brush hub surface may optionally be included about the edge of the brush hub, to the outside of the grooming elements. Rotation of the grooming attachment brush causes a low pressure region to build in the central area of the brush. This low pressure region creates a resulting force that forcefully attracts the grooming attachment brush to the surface to be groomed. The resulting force is controlled by the diameter of the brush hub, arrangement, of the elements and the speed of rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Florida Institute of Technology, Inc.Inventors: Geoffrey Swain, Michael Harper, Melissa Tribou, Harrison Arthur Gardner, Caglar Erdogan
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Patent number: 11445809Abstract: A rotating grooming brush comprising a brush hub having grooming elements and shroud elements, and method for grooming a surface having an unwanted material thereon. The elements extend from the brush hub and may be positioned near its outer periphery. The elements may be grooming elements forming an array and shroud elements forming a shroud array. A rigid or elastomeric shroud extending from the brush hub surface may optionally be included about the edge of the brush hub, to the outside of the grooming elements. Rotation of the grooming attachment brush causes a low pressure region to build in the central area of the brush. This low pressure region creates a resulting force that forcefully attracts the grooming attachment brush to the surface to be groomed. The resulting force is controlled by the diameter of the brush hub, arrangement, of the elements and the speed of rotation.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Florida Institute of technology, Inc.Inventors: Geoffrey Swain, Michael Harper, Melissa Tribou, Harrison Arthur Gardner, Caglar Erdogan
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Patent number: 11438385Abstract: A decision engine includes: a genetic algorithm framework including a knowledge base of standard configurations, a candidate selector generator and a selector to select a candidate configuration from a plurality of preferred standard configurations in response to the candidate selector generator; a parallelized reasoning framework including an attack surface reasoning algorithm module to compute the security and cost tradeoffs of an attack surface associated with each candidate configuration; and a user interface framework including a web service engine where users can interact and provide feedback on direction of an evolution used in a genetic algorithm search for evolving defenses.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignees: Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp., Florida Institute of Technology, Inc.Inventors: Thomas C. Eskridge, Marco M. Carvalho, Brett Benyo, Michael Atighetchi, Fusun Yaman
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Publication number: 20220021710Abstract: A decision engine includes: a genetic algorithm framework including a knowledge base of standard configurations, a candidate selector generator and a selector to select a candidate configuration from a plurality of preferred standard configurations in response to the candidate selector generator; a parallelized reasoning framework including an attack surface reasoning algorithm module to compute the security and cost tradeoffs of an attack surface associated with each candidate configuration; and a user interface framework including a web service engine where users can interact and provide feedback on direction of an evolution used in a genetic algorithm search for evolving defenses.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicants: Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp., Florida Institute of Technology, Inc.Inventors: Thomas C. Eskridge, Marco M. Carvalho, Brett Benyo, Michael Atighetchi, Fusun Yaman
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Patent number: 11186304Abstract: Method for detecting rail switches degradation and failures, the method having the steps of applying a Discrete Wavelet Transform to stored measurement data relative to a switch move to be analysed and obtaining a feature vector associated with said switch move and including Discrete Wavelet Transform coefficients delivered by the applied Discrete Wavelet Transform; comparing the obtained feature vector with feature vectors associated with rail switch moves previously obtained and associating each to a respective health class among several given health classes; and determining a health class for the said switch move to be analyzed by selecting one of the health classes associated with the previously obtained feature vectors based upon the comparison step.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2018Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignees: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES, FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Nenad Mijatovic, Adrian Manoj Peter, Kaylen Jamal Bryan, Charlie Jinshaw Tian, Christina Mariah Coley
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Patent number: 11082450Abstract: A decision engine includes: a genetic algorithm framework including a knowledge base of standard configurations, a candidate selector generator and a selector to select a candidate configuration from a plurality of preferred standard configurations in response to the candidate selector generator; a parallelized reasoning framework including an attack surface reasoning algorithm module to compute the security and cost tradeoffs of an attack surface associated with each candidate configuration; and a user interface framework including a web service engine where users can interact and provide feedback on direction of an evolution used in a genetic algorithm search for evolving defenses.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2018Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignees: Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp., Florida Institute of Technology, Inc.Inventors: Thomas C. Eskridge, Marco M. Carvalho, Brett Benyo, Michael Atighetchi, Fusun Yaman
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Publication number: 20210152252Abstract: A modified optical PAM communication system using multiple laser sources to generate each amplitude level. The systems can be applied separately or in conjunction with another modulation system such as SDM, MDM, WDM, TDM, or other communication systems. In an embodiment, a PAM-4 system will increase data rate by a factor of two, but more complicated schemes using more lasers can be utilized to generate higher efficiency schemes. For example, a 25 Gbps NRZ signal will give 50 Gbps PAM-4 signal and higher laser systems can generate PAM-8 or PAM-16 for 75 and 100 Gbps systems respectively. These can be further applied to SDM systems to generate higher data rates equivalent to the number of SDM channels multiplied by the PAM efficiency. In embodiments, the invention may combing PAM with WDM and SDM to achieve multiple bits per symbol.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: Florida Institute of Technology, Inc.Inventors: Syed H. Murshid, Greg Lovell, Bilas Chowdhury, Ce Su, Han Wang, Rayan Enaya, Engin Eyceyurt
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Patent number: 10998980Abstract: A modified optical PAM communication system using multiple laser sources to generate each amplitude level. The systems can be applied separately or in conjunction with another modulation system such as SDM, MDM, WDM, TDM, or other communication systems. In an embodiment, a PAM-4 system will increase data rate by a factor of two, but more complicated schemes using more lasers can be utilized to generate higher efficiency schemes. For example, a 25 Gbps NRZ signal will give 50 Gbps PAM-4 signal and higher laser systems can generate PAM-8 or PAM-16 for 75 and 100 Gbps systems respectively. These can be further applied to SDM systems to generate higher data rates equivalent to the number of SDM channels multiplied by the PAM efficiency. In embodiments, the invention may combing PAM with WDM and SDM to achieve multiple bits per symbol.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Florida Institute of Technology, Inc.Inventors: Syed H. Murshid, Greg Lovell, Bilas Chowdhury, Ce Su, Han Wang, Rayan Enaya, Engin Eyceyurt
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Patent number: 10862918Abstract: A decision engine includes: a genetic algorithm framework including a knowledge base of standard configurations, a candidate selector generator and a selector to select a candidate configuration from a plurality of preferred standard configurations in response to the candidate selector generator; a parallelized reasoning framework including an attack surface reasoning algorithm module to compute the security and cost tradeoffs of an attack surface associated with each candidate configuration; and a user interface framework including a web service engine where users can interact and provide feedback on direction of an evolution used in a genetic algorithm search for evolving defenses.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignees: Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp., Florida Institute of Technology, Inc.Inventors: Brett Benyo, Michael Atighetchi, Fusun Yaman, Marco M. Carvalho, Thomas C. Eskridge
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Publication number: 20200011015Abstract: Method for detecting rail switches degradation and failures, the method having the steps of applying a Discrete Wavelet Transform to stored measurement data relative to a switch move to be analysed and obtaining a feature vector associated with said switch move and including Discrete Wavelet Transform coefficients delivered by the applied Discrete Wavelet Transform; comparing the obtained feature vector with feature vectors associated with rail switch moves previously obtained and associating each to a respective health class among several given health classes; and determining a health class for the said switch move to be analyzed by selecting one of the health classes associated with the previously obtained feature vectors based upon the comparison step.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2018Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicants: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES, FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Nenad MIJATOVIC, Adrian Manoj PETER, Kaylen Jamal BRYAN, Charlie Jinshaw TIAN, Christina Mariah COLEY
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Publication number: 20200012944Abstract: Method for detecting switch degradation and failures having steps of collecting and labelling, into predefined categories, switch machine data relative to a predetermined controlled switch placed in supervised environment and conditions; storing the labeled data of each movement switch in a database and pre-processing the labelled data. A learning LSTM weights and cell parameters by performing a training phase on a LSTM network using the pre-processed data, thus obtaining a final LSTM model inclusive of architecture and parameters of the LSTM network suitable for analyzing switch data relative to movements of switches actually located on a railway track; collecting data relative to the movements of a switch located on a railway track; and classifying the switch movements into said categories by applying the collected data to the final LSTM, thus detecting switch degradations and failures.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2018Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicants: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES, FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Nenad MIJATOVIC, Adrian Manoj PETER, Mitchell SOLOMON, Kailas V. RAJAN, Emily JENSEN
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Patent number: 10501414Abstract: This invention relates to novel pharmaceutically-useful compounds, to methods for their preparation, and to pharmaceutical compositions and therapeutic methods for treating certain conditions.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignees: THE ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING/MCGILL UNIVERSITY, FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: William S. Powell, Joshua Rokach
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Publication number: 20190356391Abstract: A modified optical PAM communication system using multiple laser sources to generate each amplitude level. The systems can be applied separately or in conjunction with another modulation system such as SDM, MDM, WDM, TDM, or other communication systems. In an embodiment, a PAM-4 system will increase data rate by a factor of two, but more complicated schemes using more lasers can be utilized to generate higher efficiency schemes. For example, a 25 Gbps NRZ signal will give 50 Gbps PAM-4 signal and higher laser systems can generate PAM-8 or PAM-16 for 75 and 100 Gbps systems respectively. These can be further applied to SDM systems to generate higher data rates equivalent to the number of SDM channels multiplied by the PAM efficiency. In embodiments, the invention may combing PAM with WDM and SDM to achieve multiple bits per symbol.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: Florida Institute of Technology, Inc.Inventors: Syed H. Murshid, Greg Lovell, Bilas Chowdhury, Ce Su, Han Wang, Rayan Enaya, Engin Eyceyurt
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Publication number: 20190216211Abstract: A rotating grooming brush comprising a brush hub having grooming elements and shroud elements, and method for grooming a surface having an unwanted material thereon. The elements extend from the brush hub and may be positioned near its outer periphery. The elements may be grooming elements forming an array and shroud elements forming a shroud array. A rigid or elastomeric shroud extending from the brush hub surface may optionally be included about the edge of the brush hub, to the outside of the grooming elements. Rotation of the grooming attachment brush causes a low pressure region to build in the central area of the brush. This low pressure region creates a resulting force that forcefully attracts the grooming attachment brush to the surface to be groomed. The resulting force is controlled by the diameter of the brush hub, arrangement, of the elements and the speed of rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Applicant: Florida Institute of Technology, Inc.Inventors: Geoffrey Swain, Michael Harper, Melissa Tribou, Harrison Arthur Gardner, Caglar Erdogan
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Publication number: 20180309779Abstract: A decision engine includes: a genetic algorithm framework including a knowledge base of standard configurations, a candidate selector generator and a selector to select a candidate configuration from a plurality of preferred standard configurations in response to the candidate selector generator; a parallelized reasoning framework including an attack surface reasoning algorithm module to compute the security and cost tradeoffs of an attack surface associated with each candidate configuration; and a user interface framework including a web service engine where users can interact and provide feedback on direction of an evolution used in a genetic algorithm search for evolving defenses.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicants: Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp., Florida Institute of TechnologyInventors: Brett Benyo, Michael Atighetchi, Fusun Yaman, Marco M. Carvalho, Thomas C. Eskridge
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Publication number: 20180309794Abstract: A decision engine includes: a genetic algorithm framework including a knowledge base of standard configurations, a candidate selector generator and a selector to select a candidate configuration from a plurality of preferred standard configurations in response to the candidate selector generator; a parallelized reasoning framework including an attack surface reasoning algorithm module to compute the security and cost tradeoffs of an attack surface associated with each candidate configuration; and a user interface framework including a web service engine where users can interact and provide feedback on direction of an evolution used in a genetic algorithm search for evolving defenses.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicants: Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp., Florida Institute of TechnologyInventors: Thomas C. Eskridge, Marco M. Carvalho, Brett Benyo, Michael Atighetchi, Fusun Yaman
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Publication number: 20180086702Abstract: This invention relates to novel pharmaceutically-useful compounds, to methods for their preparation, and to pharmaceutical compositions and therapeutic methods for treating certain conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2016Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicants: THE ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING/MCGILL UNIVERSITY, FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: William S. POWELL, Joshua ROKACH
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Patent number: 9712239Abstract: A multiplexed optical communication system comprising a carrier optical fiber, a plurality of launching light sources, and a matching plurality of multiplexer/demultiplexers and photodetectors is described and claimed. Optical communication channel separation by Spatial Domain Multiplexing (SDM), Optical Angular Momentum (OAM) multiplexing, and Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) is used in combination to achieve significant increase in optical communication channel bandwidth over the prior art. The launching light sources may be positioned such that the light beams are incident on the receiving end of the carrier optical fiber at desired angles including complementary angles. Crosstalk between optical communication channels is minimal. The communication bandwidth of a TDM system may be increased by an order of magnitude due the layered WDM/SDM/OAM data multiplexing of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Florida Institute of Technology, Inc.Inventors: Syed H. Murshid, Saud Alanzi, Bilas Chowdhury
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Publication number: 20160378910Abstract: A novel computational QSAR approach that provides sub-molecular correlations that are specific to individual lobes of the pertinent molecular orbitals.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicant: Florida Institute of Technology, Inc.Inventors: Joel Olson, Mark Novak, Clayton Baum, Raymond Terryn, Krishnan Sriraman
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Patent number: 9529147Abstract: An optical-to-optical inline spatial domain multiplexing (SDM) de-multiplexer for SDM communication comprising a plurality of concentric core layers each having a beveled output end and a cladding layer concentrically surrounding each core layer. The cladding layer has an index that is lower than the index of the core layer it surrounds. Also included is a system for SDM communication comprising at least one optical source to transmit optical energy, an SDM optical carrier fiber to receive optical energy from the source and output a plurality of SDM signals, a SDM de-multiplexer as described above wherein the SDM signals output from the carrier fiber are each incident upon one of the core layers, optical output fibers positioned to couple SDM signals from each cladding layer, and a photodetector communicatively coupled to the outputs of the optical output fibers to couple the SDM signals output from the optical output fibers.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2015Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Florida Institute of Technology, Inc.Inventors: Syed H. Murshid, Gregory L. Lovell