Patents Examined by Minh Le
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Patent number: 9846440Abstract: A fuel valve for regulating a flow of fuel to a combustion appliance includes a control module configured to determine fuel consumption based on a measure related to fuel flow through the fuel valve. The measure related to fuel flow through the valve may be determined using a known relationship between firing rate and the flow rate of fuel through the valve. Measurement accuracy may be enhanced by correcting for the excess air ration (also referred to as lamda).Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2014Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Petr Endel, Donald Kasprzyk, David Kucera, Gregory Young
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Patent number: 9842017Abstract: Device health metrics may be collected and aggregated on a device before sending to a server for further aggregation. The method may include determining a crash has occurred on a device, and recording the crash and information corresponding to the crash in buffer storage on the device. The method may also include recording a crash type, a crash time, an identification of a component that caused the crash and a state of the device when the crash occurred. The method may also include grouping two or more crash events based on the crash type, generating device health metrics data including metadata corresponding to the two or more crash events, storing the device health metrics data in the buffer storage on the device, and sending the device health metrics data along with device identification information to a server for further aggregation.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yuzhi Zhang, Rafael Camargo, David Junwei Tse, Tianhe Wang, Biju Balakrishna Pillai, Maulik Jayesh Pandey, Melissa Sue Erickson, Tianwei Liu, Cyrille Habis
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Patent number: 9842029Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a receiver and a processing circuit. The receiver is configured to receive first data related to operating statuses of storage from external devices connected through a network. The processing circuit is configured to control the external devices to save data stored in a first area in the storage of a first external device on the storage of each of two or more second external devices based on the first data received by the receiver.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2015Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kaoru Nishiyama, Fumitoshi Mizutani
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Patent number: 9841112Abstract: A three-position booster valve mechanism includes an operating member for moving a supply and exhaust valve. A piston-cylinder control system is provided for moving the operating member between a first position in which the supply and exhaust valve are closed, a second position in which the supply valve is open and the exhaust valve is closed, and a third position in which the supply valve is closed and the exhaust valve is open. A pilot port is provided for moving the operating member in between the first, second and third positions in dependence of a pilot pressure. The piston-cylinder control system connects to the operating member at a central point of application in between the supply and exhaust valve. The operating member extends in opposing directions from the central point of application towards the supply and exhaust valve.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2015Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Asco Controls B.V.Inventor: Henk Bakker
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Patent number: 9842036Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlled recovery of error information between two (or more) independently operable processors. The present disclosure provides solutions that preserve error information in the event of a fatal error, coordinate reset conditions between independently operable processors, and implement consistent frameworks for error information recovery across a range of potential fatal errors. In one exemplary embodiment, an applications processor (AP) and baseband processor (BB) implement an abort handler and power down handler sequence which enables error recovery over a wide range of crash scenarios. In one variant, assertion of signals between the AP and the BB enables the AP to reset the BB only after error recovery procedures have successfully completed.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Karan Sanghi, Saurabh Garg, Vladislav Petkov, Haining Zhang
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Patent number: 9834911Abstract: A leak detection system for detecting leaks in a fluid plumbing system having a fluid supply line maintained within a predetermined elevated pressure range, at least one normally open supply valve having an actuator integral therewith for closing the valve in response to a supply of electrical power, a normally open circuit having at least one relay to connect the actuator with a source of electrical power, at least one programmable timer positioned opposite the at least one relay, wherein the timer contains a program formulated to initiate an electrical signal to close the relay and complete the circuit to supply electrical power to the actuator to close the supply valve, and at least one normally open pressure switch connected to the circuit and arranged to close when system pressure drops below a set point to complete the circuit and supply electrical power to close the supply valve.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Inventor: William Duke Everhart
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Patent number: 9822890Abstract: A major challenge for the general use of “lab-on-a-chip” (LOAC) systems and point-of-care (POC) devices has been the generally complex and need for sophisticated peripheral equipment, such that it is more difficult than anticipated to implement low cost, robust and portable LOAC/POC solutions. It would be beneficial for chemical, medical, healthcare, and environmental applications to provide designs for inexpensive LOAC/POC solutions compatible with miniaturization and mass production, and are potentially portable, using compact possibly hand-held instruments, using reusable or disposable detectors. Embodiments of the invention address improved circuit elements for self-powered self-regulating microfluidic circuits including programmable retention valves, programmable trigger valves, enhanced capillary pumps, and flow resonators.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2012Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: THE ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING/MCGILL UNIVERSITYInventors: David Juncker, Hosseinali Safavieh
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Patent number: 9816633Abstract: A depressurization system for an electrical transformer includes a pressure release assembly configured to be in fluid communication with a chamber of the electrical transformer. The pressure release assembly includes a rupture pin valve. The system may include an evacuation assembly having a blast chamber. The rupture pin valve includes a pin configured to buckle in response to a predetermined pressure applied to a surface of the rupture pin valve.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2012Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Sentry Depressurization Systems, Inc.Inventor: William R. Kendrick
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Patent number: 9817717Abstract: A stripe reconstituting method in a storage system, a garbage collection method employing the stripe reconstituting method, and the storage system performing the stripe reconstituting method are provided. The stripe reconstituting method includes the operations of selecting a target stripe in which an imbalance between valid page ratios of memory blocks included in the target stripe exceeds an initially-set threshold value, from among stripes produced in a log-structured storage system; and reconstituting a stripe by regrouping the memory blocks included in the target stripe such that the imbalance between the valid page ratios of the memory blocks included in the target stripe is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ju-Pyung Lee
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Patent number: 9810280Abstract: A damping valve includes a valve seat member that includes a port and a first valve seat, a shaft member disposed on the valve seat member, an annular main valve element that is mounted on the shaft member, seats on and separates from the first valve seat, and includes a second valve seat on an opposite side of the valve seat member, a sub valve element that is mounted on the shaft member, and seats on and separates from the second valve seat, a valve-element-between chamber that is disposed between the main valve element and the sub valve element, and on an inner peripheral side of the second valve seat, a restrictive passage that causes the port to be communicated with the valve-element-between chamber to provide a resistance to a flow of a passing fluid, a main valve element biasing part biasing the main valve element to the valve seat member side, and a sub valve element biasing part biasing the sub valve element to the main valve element side.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: KYB CorporationInventor: Shinichi Hagidaira
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Patent number: 9804910Abstract: A method of detecting loss of data connection in a plurality of links between an exchange and one or more of a plurality of network terminals arising during presence of a user at an intervention point node on the links between the exchange and the network terminals, comprising: receiving connection information about a loss of data connection on any one of the links; receiving duration information about a duration of the user presence at the intervention point node; determining if the loss of data connection occurred within the user presence duration; causing line tests to be conducted on each of the links for which loss of data connection is determined to have occurred within the user presence duration; receiving results of the line tests including a number of links being determined, by the line test, to exhibit a fault; and determining if the number of links determined to exhibit a fault exceeds a predetermined threshold number.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2013Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited companyInventors: Martin Wanyonyi Koyabe, Zhan Cui
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Patent number: 9804939Abstract: A technique for repairing a RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) group in a data storage system following a failure of a disk drive in the RAID group includes identifying regions of the failed disk drive that supported unallocated storage extents and writing predetermined data to corresponding regions of the spare disk drive. Any reading of other disk drives in the RAID group may thus be limited only to those regions of the failed disk drive that supported allocated storage extents.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Jean-Pierre Bono, Philippe Armangau
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Patent number: 9803763Abstract: A pipe is provided for transporting a viscous fluid, including a pressure relief valve provided with a sealing element which separates the inside of the pipe from a discharge line and is designed to release the discharge line in the event of predetermined excess pressure. A surface of the sealing element, facing a Miler chamber of the pipe, is associated with the pipe in such a manner that the surface is flown around by a flow of the viscous fluid circulating through the pipe when in operation, and the sealing element is fixed in the closed position by a rod, the rod being displaced by the predetermined excess pressure such that the thus connected sealing element releases the discharge pipe.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2012Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: AUROTEC GMBHInventors: Stefan Zikeli, Friedrich Ecker
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Patent number: 9804913Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and/or methods may manage a fault condition in a computer system. An apparatus may dynamically publish a message over a publisher-subscriber system and dynamically subscribe to a message over the publisher-subscriber system, wherein at least one message may be used to address a fault condition in the computing system. The apparatus may predict a fault condition in a high performance computing (HPC) system, communicate fault information to a user, monitor health of the HPC system, respond to the fault condition in the HPC system, recover from the fault condition in the HPC system, maintain a rule for a fault management component, and/or communicate the fault information over the publisher-subscriber system in real-time. Messages may also be aggregated to minimize fault information traffic. The publisher-subscriber system may facilitate dynamic and/or real-time coordinated, integrated (e.g., system-wide), and/or scalable fault management.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventor: Annapurna Dasari
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Patent number: 9798604Abstract: A method of firmware dump collection from a primary dump adapter is provided. The method includes identifying a primary system dump device and a secondary system dump device. An operating system (OS) dump coordinator writes non-disruptive state data to the primary system dump device, and writes disruptive state data to the secondary system dump device. Non-disruptive state data is requested from a hardware device adapter that is connected to the non-primary system dump device. Disruptive state data is requested from the hardware device adapter that is connected to the primary system dump device. The non-disruptive state data is written to the primary system dump device. Disruptive state data is written to the secondary system dump device.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Marcus B. Grande, Brian W. Hart
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Patent number: 9792191Abstract: A method of operating an emulated electrically erasable (EEE) memory system includes entering a quick write mode for a predetermined amount of time, upon detection of imminent power loss of the EEE memory system. A first write request is received immediately subsequent to entering the quick write mode, where the first write request includes a first address of an emulated memory of the EEE memory system and associated first data to be written at the first address. A first new record is created in non-volatile memory of the EEE memory system during the quick write mode, where the first new record includes the first address, the associated first data, and a blank record status identifier. The first new record is updated to have a quick record status ID, in response to a determination that record data of the first new record passes verification.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.Inventors: Ross S. Scouller, Melody B. Caron, Jeffrey C. Cunningham
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Patent number: 9787134Abstract: A micro power outages compensation module for at least one server includes one or more capacitive storage element for storing electrical energy which is releasable for compensating the outages, the module further including a controller for the charging and/or the discharge of the capacitive storage element(s), limiting the charging and/or discharge current of the capacitive storage element(s) sufficiently to enable hot plugging and/or unplugging of the module even during operation of the server.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: BULL SASInventor: Georges Lecourtier
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Patent number: 9785497Abstract: Systems and methods for performing self-healing tasks using information technology management data are disclosed. In aspects, a computer-implemented method of the invention comprises: storing alert data indicating that an alert condition has been detected at a client data center, the alert data including a monitoring situation; performing a matching function to determine whether the monitoring situation matches an assigned monitoring situation or is an unassigned monitoring situation; determining that the monitoring situation is unassigned; sending a ticket including a list of virtual engineers to the client data center; detecting a ticket update in a ticket database, the ticket update including an assignment of one of the virtual engineers to the monitoring situation; updating a monitoring situation database to include the assignment of the one of the virtual engineers; and initiating the one of the virtual engineers to resolve the monitoring situation.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Cynthia R. Cook, Victoria L. Guerra, Victor R. Herrero, Zachary J. Conway Peterson
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Patent number: 9784374Abstract: A fluid control device includes: a valve body accommodating chamber having an inner space divided into a first chamber and a second chamber by a first valve body; a receiving port, which opens to the first chamber and through which a fluid from an accumulator is received in the first chamber, and a discharge port, which opens to the first chamber and through which the fluid is discharged from the first chamber; a guide path guiding the fluid from the accumulator to the second chamber such that the first valve body moves to a valve-closed position to close the discharge port; a second valve body switchable between a state of maintaining pressure of the fluid guided to the second chamber and a state of releasing the pressure; and a bias member biasing the first valve body to the valve-closed position.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Mitsuru Ikeda
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Patent number: 9777858Abstract: The seal made between two surfaces is enhanced by forming a coating, such as a self-assembled monolayer of a functionalized fluorinated macromolecule, on one or both of the surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2013Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Swagelok CompanyInventor: William H. Glime, III