Patents by Inventor Alan Coles
Alan Coles 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: 11970817Abstract: 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: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: FIBERLEAN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: John Claude Husband, Per Svending, David Robert Skuse, Tafadzwa Motsi, Mikko Likitalo, Alan Coles
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Publication number: 20240116070Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to an applicator for an adhesive primer. The applicator includes a tank configured to hold the adhesive primer. The applicator also includes a peristaltic pump, having an inlet and an outlet, and a spray nozzle. A first conduit extends from an interior of the tank to the inlet of the peristaltic pump, and a second conduit extends from an outlet of the peristaltic pump to the spray nozzle. Embodiments of the present disclosure also relate to a method of applying adhesive primer to a road surface using the applicator. In the method, the adhesive primer is pumped from the tank containing the adhesive primer through the peristaltic pump to the spray nozzle. Further, the adhesive primer is sprayed from the spray nozzle onto the road surface while the applicator moves across the road surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Brian Matthew Cole, David Montalion Dupuis, Cary Alan Kipke, Donald Kent Larson
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Publication number: 20240106768Abstract: 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: November 28, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: James Matthew Downs, Byron Steven Pruitt, Jeffrey Alan Cole, Anthony Wiley
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Patent number: 11943322Abstract: A method, a computing device, and a computer program product are provided. An interceptor hub application executing on a first computing device receives, via a network, a request for multiple services from a first service-consuming application executing on a second computing device. The multiple services execute on at least one other computing device and are accessible via the first computing device via the network. The interceptor hub application sends a respective request to each of the requested services executing on a corresponding one of the at least one other computing device. 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.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICEInventor: Craig Alan Cole
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Patent number: 11924394Abstract: Methods and apparatus for using selective resolution reduction on images to be transmitted and/or used by a playback device are described. Prior to transmission one or more images of an environment are captured. Based on image content, motion detection and/or user input a resolution reduction operation is selected and performed. The reduced resolution image is communicated to a playback device along with information indicating a UV map corresponding to the selected resolution allocation that should be used by the playback device for rendering the communicated image. By changing the resolution allocation used and which UV map is used by the playback device different resolution allocations can be made with respect to different portions of the environment while allowing the number of pixels in transmitted images to remain constant. The playback device renders the individual images with the UV map corresponding to the resolution allocation used to generate the individual images.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Nevermind Capital LLCInventors: David Cole, Alan McKay Moss, Hector M. Medina
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Patent number: 11870738Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 16, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Open Text CorporationInventors: James Matthew Downs, Byron Steven Pruitt, Jeffrey Alan Cole, Anthony Wiley
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Publication number: 20230421666Abstract: A method, a system, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided. An interceptor hub application (IHA) receives a request for services in a first format and converts at least some information in the request to a second format. Respective requests are sent to the requested services, at least some which include a corresponding portion of the information in the second format. The IHA receives respective service responses from the respective services and provides the respective service responses in an expected combined service response format. A first request for permission to access an application program interface/endpoint is received from a user of a client via an IHA user interface and is provided to a first manager of the application program interface/endpoint. Approval of the first request from the first manager is received, and in response, the interceptor hub application provides the client with access to the application program interface/endpoint.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Tyler J. WOOLSEY, Tyler M. O’GARA, Craig Alan COLE
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Publication number: 20230418851Abstract: 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: September 8, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Byron Steven Pruitt, Jeffrey Alan Cole, James Matthew Downs
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Patent number: 11816072Abstract: 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: March 29, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Open Text CorporationInventors: Jeffrey Alan Cole, James Matthew Downs, Steven Mark Cheal, Jack Dwane Gilvin, Jeffrey Michael Doyle
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Patent number: 11809470Abstract: 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: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Open Text SA ULCInventors: Byron Steven Pruitt, Jeffrey Alan Cole, James Matthew Downs
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Patent number: 11788919Abstract: A leak detection sensor may be capable of dynamically adjusting a sampling time for acoustic data based on monitored fluid flow. The leak detection sensor monitors leak detection information associated with a fluid in a fluid transporting medium over a predetermined time interval, where the leak detection information comprises flow and pressure of the fluid in the fluid transporting medium, and processing the leak detection data monitored at the sampling time in the predetermined time interval, where the sampling time is determined based at least in part on the monitored flow of the fluid.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Itron, Inc.Inventors: James Lee Kann, Philip Alan Cole
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Publication number: 20230198920Abstract: 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: February 13, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: James Matthew Downs, Byron Steven Pruitt, Jeffrey Alan Cole, Anthony Wiley
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Publication number: 20230111271Abstract: A leak detection sensor may be capable of dynamically adjusting a sampling time for acoustic data based on monitored fluid flow. The leak detection sensor monitors leak detection information associated with a fluid in a fluid transporting medium over a predetermined time interval, where the leak detection information comprises flow and pressure of the fluid in the fluid transporting medium, and processing the leak detection data monitored at the sampling time in the predetermined time interval, where the sampling time is determined based at least in part on the monitored flow of the fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2021Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: James Lee Kann, Philip Alan Cole
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Patent number: 11582170Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: OPEN TEXT CORPORATIONInventors: James Matthew Downs, Byron Steven Pruitt, Jeffrey Alan Cole, Anthony Wiley
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Publication number: 20230015785Abstract: A method, a computing device, and a computer program product are provided. An interceptor hub application executing on a first computing device receives, via a network, a request for multiple services from a first service-consuming application executing on a second computing device. The multiple services execute on at least one other computing device and are accessible via the first computing device via the network. The interceptor hub application sends a respective request to each of the requested services executing on a corresponding one of the at least one other computing device. 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventor: Craig Alan COLE
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Patent number: 11538593Abstract: An example method includes storing healthcare information related to a patient on the cloud-based clinical information system and determining if a first local information system of a first healthcare entity includes a first existing patient record associated with the patient. The example method also includes communicating a first command from the cloud-based clinical information system to an edge device located at a facility associated with the first healthcare entity and in communication with the first local information system. The edge device is to automatically attach a first portion of the healthcare information to the first existing patient record if the first local information system includes the first existing patient record or automatically generate a first new patient record to be populated by the first portion of the healthcare information if the first local information system does not include the first existing patient record based on the first command.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Nimrod Ohad, Mark Alan Cole, Mike Lowell Sharland, Ronen Gans, Patrick Leo Hughes, Todd McNitt
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Publication number: 20220364305Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: FiberLean Technologies LimitedInventors: John Claude Husband, Per Svending, David Robert Skuse, Tafadzwa Motsi, Mikko Likitalo, Alan Coles
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Publication number: 20220284048Abstract: 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: May 27, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Byron Steven Pruitt, Jeffrey Alan Cole, James Matthew Downs
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Publication number: 20220222218Abstract: 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: March 29, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Cole, James Matthew Downs, Steven Mark Cheal, Jack Dwane Gilvin, Jeffrey Michael Doyle
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Patent number: 11379505Abstract: 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: April 13, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: OPEN TEXT SA ULCInventors: Byron Steven Pruitt, Jeffrey Alan Cole, James Matthew Downs