Patents by Inventor Alan Cole
Alan Cole 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: 11377791Abstract: A method for preparing an aqueous suspension may include providing a fibrous substrate comprising cellulose having a Canadian Standard freeness equal to or less than 450 cm3, and microfibrillating the fibrous substrate in an aqueous environment by grinding in the presence of a grinding medium consisting essentially of mullite. The grinding may be carried out in the absence of grindable inorganic particulate material. The grinding medium may be present in an amount of at least about 10% by volume of the aqueous environment. The microfibrillated cellulose may have a fibre steepness of from about 20 to about 50.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: FiberLean Technologies LimitedInventors: John Claude Husband, Per Svending, David Robert Skuse, Tafadzwa Motsi, Mikko Likitalo, Alan Coles
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Patent number: 11354277Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods as disclosed may provide a platform agnostic way to edit content within an enterprise. For example, a platform independent thin client editor may be provided such that this editor can be accessed by users at a variety of computing platforms across the distributed computer network of an enterprise, regardless of the platform from which the thin client editor is being accessed. Moreover, certain embodiments may provide a role based mechanism for controlling the editing of content. Embodiments of such a role based mechanism may allow one editor of a content item to designate a role associated with the content item so that only users associated with that role may be allowed to edit the content item or portion of the content item.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: OPEN TEXT CORPORATIONInventors: Jeffrey Alan Cole, James Matthew Downs, Steven Mark Cheal, Jack Dwane Gilvin, Jeffrey Michael Doyle
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Patent number: 11349956Abstract: A method, a computing device, and a computer program product are provided. An interceptor hub application receives, via a network, a request for multiple services from a first service-consuming application. The request is in a format for an interceptor interface. The interceptor hub application converts at least some information in the received request to a format of a corresponding interface of at least one of the requested services. The interceptor hub application sends a respective request to each of the requested services. The each respective request includes a corresponding portion of the information in the format of the corresponding service-oriented interface. A respective service response from the each of the respective services is received by the interceptor hub application, which provides each of the respective responses in a combined service response to the first service-consuming application in a format expected by the first service-consuming application.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2021Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICEInventor: Craig Alan Cole
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Patent number: 11248981Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect leaks based on temperature data are disclosed. A disclosed apparatus includes a storage device to store spectral recording data associated with spectral recordings measured by an acoustic sensor of a node of a utility distribution system, and temperature data associated with the utility distribution system. The disclosed apparatus also includes a processor to select a portion of the spectral recording data based on the temperature data, where the processor is to generate a data packet based on the portion, and a transceiver to transmit the data packet.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2017Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Itron, Inc.Inventor: Philip Alan Cole
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Publication number: 20210377190Abstract: One embodiment comprises a non-transitory, computer-readable medium embodying thereon computer-executable instructions for receiving a document design, generating a conversation-enabled document from the document design, exposing the conversation-enabled document on a conversation channel, receiving a participant response, updating the conversation-enabled document based the participant response, and rendering a communication page on a second channel using the updated conversation-enabled document. The document design comprises a page template and a conversation template. The page template specifies content of the communication page and a variable to be populated with a first variable value. The conversation template defines a state machine for an automated conversation, the conversation template specifying a variable to which the participant response is to be written.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: James Matthew Downs, Byron Steven Pruitt, Jeffrey Alan Cole, Anthony Wiley
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Publication number: 20210328947Abstract: One embodiment comprises a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions executable to access a conversation-enabled document and expose the conversation-enabled document on a conversation channel as a conversation into the conversation-enabled document. The conversation-enabled document can comprise a conversation component for controlling a conversation interface into the conversation-enabled document, the conversation component specifying conversation steps, routing between conversation steps and a document variable to accept a conversation participant response. The computer-executable instructions can be executable to set a document variable value in the conversation-enabled document based on the participant response received via the conversation interface; and render the conversation-enabled document to a response channel using the document variable and the page template.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: James Matthew Downs, Byron Steven Pruitt, Jeffrey Alan Cole, Anthony Wiley
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Patent number: 11095577Abstract: One embodiment comprises a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions executable to access a conversation-enabled document and expose the conversation-enabled document on a first conversation channel as a conversation into the conversation-enabled document. The conversation-enabled document can comprise a conversation component for controlling a conversation interface into the conversation-enabled document, the conversation component specifying conversation steps, routing between conversation steps and a document variable to accept a conversation participant response. The computer-executable instructions can be executable to set a document variable value in the conversation-enabled document based on the participant response received via the conversation interface; and render the conversation-enabled document to a second channel using the document variable and the page template.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: OPEN TEXT CORPORATIONInventors: James Matthew Downs, Byron Steven Pruitt, Jeffrey Alan Cole, Anthony Wiley
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Publication number: 20210076638Abstract: A portable submersible livestock water quality dispensing device and design for a livestock drinking station is provided. The portable submersible livestock water quality dispensing device has a heating element and a variable pressure pump with internal compartments or inserts for accommodating biocides, minerals, vitamins and medicaments and preferably a rotatable circulation device and method for their controlled release and dosing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Matthew Chamberlain, Christopher Alan Cole, Zachary Louis Beatty
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Publication number: 20210006515Abstract: One embodiment comprises a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions executable to access a conversation-enabled document and expose the conversation-enabled document on a first conversation channel as a conversation into the conversation-enabled document. The conversation-enabled document can comprise a conversation component for controlling a conversation interface into the conversation-enabled document, the conversation component specifying conversation steps, routing between conversation steps and a document variable to accept a conversation participant response. The computer-executable instructions can be executable to set a document variable value in the conversation-enabled document based on the participant response received via the conversation interface; and render the conversation-enabled document to a second channel using the document variable and the page template.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: James Matthew Downs, Byron Steven Pruitt, Jeffrey Alan Cole, Anthony Wiley
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Patent number: 10839964Abstract: An example method includes monitoring healthcare information employed by a local information system of a first healthcare entity via an edge device located at a facility of the first healthcare entity and in communication with a local information system. The edge device is to implement a local cloud system. The local cloud system is to be accessible by only the first healthcare entity and healthcare entities affiliated with the first healthcare entity. The example method also includes determining if the healthcare information has a first characteristic via the edge device, determining if the healthcare information has a second characteristic via the edge device, and automatically uploading the healthcare information onto the local cloud system if the healthcare information has the first characteristic. The example method also includes automatically uploading the healthcare information onto a remote cloud system if the healthcare information has the second characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Nimrod Ohad, Mark Alan Cole, Mike Lowell Sharland, Ronen Gans, Patrick Leo Hughes, Todd McNitt
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Publication number: 20200242141Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking and searching the usage, flow or communication of assets are disclosed. Embodiments as disclosed herein may create and update a graph representing the assets in an enterprise, where the objects and relationships in the graph represent the assets, communications, users or relationship. The graph may be queried to discover a wide variety of information regarding these assets, communications, users or relationships.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Byron Steven Pruitt, Jeffrey Alan Cole, James Matthew Downs
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Patent number: 10704982Abstract: Methods and apparatus to analyze sensor recordings are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a sensor to record a plurality of recordings and a memory. The example apparatus also includes a processor to convert one or more of the plurality of recordings to corresponding spectral representations where the at least two recordings are separated by a time gap, calculate a spectral average based, at least in part, on the spectral representations, store the spectral average to the memory, and generate a data packet based, at least in part, on the spectral average. The example apparatus also includes a transceiver to transmit the data packet to another device to compare the spectral average to a baseline spectral average to determine a system condition.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: ITRON, INC.Inventor: Philip Alan Cole
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Patent number: 10657163Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking and searching the usage, flow or communication of assets are disclosed. Embodiments as disclosed herein may create and update a graph representing the assets in an enterprise, where the objects and relationships in the graph represent the assets, communications, users or relationship. The graph may be queried to discover a wide variety of information regarding these assets, communications, users or relationships.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Open Text SA ULCInventors: Byron Steven Pruitt, Jeffrey Alan Cole, James Matthew Downs
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Patent number: 10551274Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect leaks are disclosed. A disclosed leak probability analysis apparatus associated with a utility distribution system having sensors includes a receiver to receive spectral recording data associated with spectral recordings measured at the sensors, and a storage device to store the spectral recording data. The leak probability analysis apparatus also includes a processor to calculate spectral energies associated with the spectral recording data, calculate deviations of the spectral energies, normalize the spectral energies based on the respective deviations, and generate a leak probability distribution of the utility distribution system based on the normalized spectral energies.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: ITRON, INC.Inventor: Philip Alan Cole
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Publication number: 20200012623Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods as disclosed may provide a platform agnostic way to edit content within an enterprise. For example, a platform independent thin client editor may be provided such that this editor can be accessed by users at a variety of computing platforms across the distributed computer network of an enterprise, regardless of the platform from which the thin client editor is being accessed. Moreover, certain embodiments may provide a role based mechanism for controlling the editing of content. Embodiments of such a role based mechanism may allow one editor of a content item to designate a role associated with the content item so that only users associated with that role may be allowed to edit the content item or portion of the content item.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2018Publication date: January 9, 2020Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Cole, James Matthew Downs, Steven Mark Cheal, Jack Dwane Gilvin, Jeffrey Michael Doyle
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Publication number: 20190277722Abstract: Methods and apparatus to analyze sensor recordings are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a sensor to record a plurality of recordings and a memory. The example apparatus also includes a processor to convert one or more of the plurality of recordings to corresponding spectral representations where the at least two recordings are separated by a time gap, calculate a spectral average based, at least in part, on the spectral representations, store the spectral average to the memory, and generate a data packet based, at least in part, on the spectral average. The example apparatus also includes a transceiver to transmit the data packet to another device to compare the spectral average to a baseline spectral average to determine a system condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: ITRON, INC.Inventor: PHILIP ALAN COLE
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Patent number: 10375954Abstract: This invention is based on surprising results that certain concentrations of certain sugars stabilize cyclopropene and at least one sugar. Also provided are methods of using such compositions for inhibiting an ethylene response in a plant.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: AGROFRESH INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Coles, Yueqian Zhen
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Patent number: 10359335Abstract: Methods and apparatus to analyze recordings in leak detection are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a leak detection sensor to record a plurality of recordings and a memory. The example apparatus also includes a processor to convert one ore of the plurality of recordings to a corresponding one or more spectral representations, calculate a spectral average based, at least in part, on the one or more spectral representations, store the spectral average to the memory, and generate a data packet based, at least in part, on the spectral average. The example apparatus also includes a transceiver to transmit the data packet to another device.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2017Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: ITRON, INC.Inventor: Philip Alan Cole
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Publication number: 20190154535Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect leaks based on temperature data are disclosed. A disclosed apparatus includes a storage device to store spectral recording data associated with spectral recordings measured by an acoustic sensor of a node of a utility distribution system, and temperature data associated with the utility distribution system. The disclosed apparatus also includes a processor to select a portion of the spectral recording data based on the temperature data, where the processor is to generate a data packet based on the portion, and a transceiver to transmit the data packet.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2017Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventor: Philip Alan Cole
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Publication number: 20190137353Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect leaks are disclosed. A disclosed leak probability analysis apparatus associated with a utility distribution system having sensors includes a receiver to receive spectral recording data associated with spectral recordings measured at the sensors, and a storage device to store the spectral recording data. The leak probability analysis apparatus also includes a processor to calculate spectral energies associated with the spectral recording data, calculate deviations of the spectral energies, normalize the spectral energies based on the respective deviations, and generate a leak probability distribution of the utility distribution system based on the normalized spectral energies.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventor: Philip Alan Cole