Patents by Inventor Allen Andrews
Allen Andrews 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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Publication number: 20240061900Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a set of candidate values for a field in a page. The set of candidate values can be evaluated for accuracy based at least in part on a machine learning model, wherein the machine learning model outputs a respective score for each candidate value that measures an accuracy of the candidate value for the field in the page. A best scoring candidate value can be determined from the set of candidate values. The field in the page can be associated with the best scoring candidate value.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Clayton Allen Andrews, Ankur Gupta, Aliasgar Mumtaz Husain, Rakesh Ravuru, Shubham Bansal
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Publication number: 20240021332Abstract: A method of manufacturing a fuel pellet includes obtaining a first material containing a nuclear fuel in a first region with a longitudinal axis and overmolding a second material in a second region around at least a radially outermost surface of the first material relative to the longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2022Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Patrick John MOO, Allen Andrew BEASLEY, John Darrell BESS
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Patent number: 11354380Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a set of candidate values for a field in a page. The set of candidate values can be evaluated for accuracy based at least in part on a machine learning model, wherein the machine learning model outputs a respective score for each candidate value that measures an accuracy of the candidate value for the field in the page. A best scoring candidate value can be determined from the set of candidate values. The field in the page can be associated with the best scoring candidate value.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.Inventors: Clayton Allen Andrews, Ankur Gupta, Aliasgar Mumtaz Husain, Rakesh Ravuru, Shubham Bansal
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Patent number: 11319085Abstract: A fuel oxygen conversion unit includes a contactor; a fuel gas separator, the fuel oxygen conversion unit defining a circulation gas flowpath from the fuel gas separator to the contactor; and an isolation valve in airflow communication with the circulation gas flowpath for modulating a gas flow through the circulation gas flowpath to the contactor.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2018Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Ethan Patrick O'Connor, Daniel Alan Niergarth, Brandon Wayne Miller, Richard Alan Wesling, Christian Xavier Stevenson, Peter Allen Andrews, Jr.
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Patent number: 11186382Abstract: An engine includes a stripping gas source, a combustion section, and a fuel oxygen conversion unit positioned upstream of the combustion section, the fuel oxygen conversion unit defining a stripping gas flowpath in airflow communication with the stripping gas source. The fuel oxygen conversion unit includes a contactor defining a fuel inlet, a gas inlet in airflow communication with the stripping gas flowpath, and a fuel gas mixture outlet; and a fuel gas separator defining a fuel gas mixture inlet for receiving a fuel gas mixture from the contactor, a liquid fuel outlet, and a stripping gas outlet; wherein the stripping gas flowpath receives substantially all of a stripping gas flow therethrough from the stripping gas source and provides the stripping gas flow to the contactor.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2018Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Peter Allen Andrews, Jr., Ethan Patrick O'Connor, Daniel Alan Niergarth, Brandon Wayne Miller, Christian Xavier Stevenson, David Vickery Parker
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Publication number: 20210340913Abstract: A fuel delivery system for a gas turbine engine including a fuel oxygen reduction unit is provided. The fuel oxygen reduction unit defines a liquid fuel flowpath and a stripping gas flowpath and is configured to transfer an oxygen content of a fuel flow through the liquid fuel flowpath to a stripping gas flow through the stripping gas flowpath. The fuel oxygen reduction unit includes an impeller in airflow communication with the stripping gas flowpath for circulating the stripping gas flow through the stripping gas flowpath; and a turbine coupled to the impeller.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2020Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Peter Allen Andrews, JR., Ethan Patrick O'Connor, David Vickery Parker, Brandon Wayne Miller, Richard Alan Wesling, Christian Xavier Stevenson
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Patent number: 11161622Abstract: An engine includes a combustion section and a fuel delivery system in fluid communication with the combustion section for providing fuel to the combustion section. The fuel delivery system includes a fuel oxygen reduction unit defining a circulation gas flowpath. The fuel oxygen reduction unit includes a gas oxygen reduction unit positioned in the circulation gas flowpath for reducing an oxygen content of a flow of stripping gas through the circulation gas flowpath and a pre-heater positioned in thermal communication with the circulation gas flowpath upstream of the gas oxygen reduction unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Peter Allen Andrews, Jr., Ethan Patrick O'Connor, Daniel Alan Niergarth, Brandon Wayne Miller, Christian Xavier Stevenson
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Patent number: 11085636Abstract: A fuel oxygen conversion unit includes a stripping gas flowpath for a vehicle or an engine of the vehicle. The fuel oxygen conversion unit includes a stripping gas boost pump positioned in airflow communication with the stripping gas flowpath for increasing a pressure of a flow of stripping gas through the stripping gas flowpath; a contactor defining a stripping gas inlet in airflow communication with the stripping gas flowpath, a liquid fuel inlet, and a fuel/gas mixture outlet; a fuel gas separator defining a fuel/gas mixture inlet in fluid communication with the fuel/gas mixture outlet of the contactor, a stripping gas outlet, and a liquid fuel outlet; and a connection assembly mechanically coupling the stripping gas boost pump to the fuel gas separator, the connection assembly having a speed change mechanism such that the stripping gas boost pump rotates at a different rotational speed than the fuel gas separator.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Ethan Patrick O'Connor, Daniel Alan Niergarth, Brandon Wayne Miller, Richard Alan Wesling, Peter Allen Andrews, Jr.
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Patent number: 10795583Abstract: A system for performing auto-tiering is disclosed. The system may include a plurality of storage devices offering a plurality of resources and organized into storage tiers. The storage devices may store data for virtual machines. A receiver may receive I/O commands and performance data for the virtual machines. A transmitter may transmit responses to the I/O commands. An auto-tiering controller may select storage tiers to store the data for the virtual machines and may migrate data between storage tiers responsive to the performance data. The selection of the storage tiers may optimize the performance of all virtual machines across all storage tiers, factoring the change in performance of the virtual machines and a migration cost to migrate data between storage tiers.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhengyu Yang, T. David Evans, Allen Andrews, Clay Mayers, Thomas Rory Bolt
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Publication number: 20200140109Abstract: A fuel oxygen conversion unit includes a contactor; a fuel gas separator, the fuel oxygen conversion unit defining a circulation gas flowpath from the fuel gas separator to the contactor; and an isolation valve in airflow communication with the circulation gas flowpath for modulating a gas flow through the circulation gas flowpath to the contactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2018Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Ethan Patrick O'Connor, Daniel Alan Niergarth, Brandon Wayne Miller, Richard Alan Wesling, Christian Xavier Stevenson, Peter Allen Andrews, JR.
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Publication number: 20200140115Abstract: An engine includes a stripping gas source, a combustion section, and a fuel oxygen conversion unit positioned upstream of the combustion section, the fuel oxygen conversion unit defining a stripping gas flowpath in airflow communication with the stripping gas source. The fuel oxygen conversion unit includes a contactor defining a fuel inlet, a gas inlet in airflow communication with the stripping gas flowpath, and a fuel gas mixture outlet; and a fuel gas separator defining a fuel gas mixture inlet for receiving a fuel gas mixture from the contactor, a liquid fuel outlet, and a stripping gas outlet; wherein the stripping gas flowpath receives substantially all of a stripping gas flow therethrough from the stripping gas source and provides the stripping gas flow to the contactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2018Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Peter Allen Andrews, JR., Ethan Patrick O'Connor, Daniel Alan Niergarth, Brandon Wayne Miller, Christian Xavier Stevenson, David Vickery Parker
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Publication number: 20200141574Abstract: A fuel oxygen conversion unit includes a stripping gas flowpath for a vehicle or an engine of the vehicle. The fuel oxygen conversion unit includes a stripping gas boost pump positioned in airflow communication with the stripping gas flowpath for increasing a pressure of a flow of stripping gas through the stripping gas flowpath; a contactor defining a stripping gas inlet in airflow communication with the stripping gas flowpath, a liquid fuel inlet, and a fuel/gas mixture outlet; a fuel gas separator defining a fuel/gas mixture inlet in fluid communication with the fuel/gas mixture outlet of the contactor, a stripping gas outlet, and a liquid fuel outlet; and a connection assembly mechanically coupling the stripping gas boost pump to the fuel gas separator, the connection assembly having a speed change mechanism such that the stripping gas boost pump rotates at a different rotational speed than the fuel gas separator.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2018Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Ethan Patrick O'Connor, Daniel Alan Niergarth, Brandon Wayne Miller, Richard Alan Wesling, Peter Allen Andrews, JR.
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Publication number: 20200140114Abstract: An engine includes a combustion section and a fuel delivery system in fluid communication with the combustion section for providing fuel to the combustion section. The fuel delivery system includes a fuel oxygen reduction unit defining a circulation gas flowpath. The fuel oxygen reduction unit includes a gas oxygen reduction unit positioned in the circulation gas flowpath for reducing an oxygen content of a flow of stripping gas through the circulation gas flowpath and a pre-heater positioned in thermal communication with the circulation gas flowpath upstream of the gas oxygen reduction unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2018Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Peter Allen Andrews, JR., Ethan Patrick O'Connor, Daniel Alan Niergarth, Brandon Wayne Miller, Christian Xavier Stevenson
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Publication number: 20190026030Abstract: A system for performing auto-tiering is disclosed. The system may include a plurality of storage devices offering a plurality of resources and organized into storage tiers. The storage devices may store data for virtual machines. A receiver may receive I/O commands and performance data for the virtual machines. A transmitter may transmit responses to the I/O commands. An auto-tiering controller may select storage tiers to store the data for the virtual machines and may migrate data between storage tiers responsive to the performance data. The selection of the storage tiers may optimize the performance of all virtual machines across all storage tiers, factoring the change in performance of the virtual machines and a migration cost to migrate data between storage tiers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Zhengyu YANG, T. David EVANS, Allen ANDREWS, Clay MAYERS, Thomas Rory BOLT
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Patent number: 10061797Abstract: A social networking system allows its users to provide metadata for association with objects maintained by the social networking system. Some of the metadata may be presented to other users along with the object. To prevent association of inaccurate metadata with an object, the social networking system determines a confidence value associated with a user who provided metadata for association with an object. The confidence value indicates of the accuracy of metadata provided by the user relative to information associated with the object. If the user has previously provided less than a threshold amount of metadata to associate with objects, the confidence score is determined using characteristics associated with the user by the social networking system. The metadata provided by the user is stored but not associated with the object if the user's confidence value is less than a threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Venkataramanan Iyer Nandagopal, Clayton Allen Andrews, Omid Rouhani-Kalleh, Julian Martin Eisenschlos
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Publication number: 20160371320Abstract: A social networking system allows its users to provide metadata for association with objects maintained by the social networking system. Some of the metadata may be presented to other users along with the object. To prevent association of inaccurate metadata with an object, the social networking system determines a confidence value associated with a user who provided metadata for association with an object. The confidence value indicates of the accuracy of metadata provided by the user relative to information associated with the object. If the user has previously provided less than a threshold amount of metadata to associate with objects, the confidence score is determined using characteristics associated with the user by the social networking system. The metadata provided by the user is stored but not associated with the object if the user's confidence value is less than a threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2015Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Venkataramanan Iyer Nandagopal, Clayton Allen Andrews, Omid Rouhani-Kalleh, Julian Martin Eisenschlos
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Publication number: 20150191560Abstract: Novel, crosslinked polymers using biomass derived materials, such as aldaric acids and derivatives, are provided. The polymers can be used as hydrogels and in antimicrobial compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: MARK ALLEN ANDREWS, GARRET D. FIGULY, HENRY KEITH CHENAULT
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Publication number: 20140212372Abstract: Novel, crosslinked polymers using biomass derived materials, such as aldaric acids and derivatives, are provided. The polymers can be used as hydrogels and in antimicrobial compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: E I DU PONT DE DEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: MARK ALLEN ANDREWS, Garret D. Figuly, Henry Keith Chenault
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Publication number: 20140200314Abstract: Novel, crosslinked polymers using biomass derived materials, such as aldaric acids and derivatives, are provided. The polymers can be used as hydrogels and in antimicrobial compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2014Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: MARK ALLEN ANDREWS, Garret D. Figuly, Henry Keith Chenault
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Publication number: 20140141633Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting to ground and first and second signal lines includes a ground contact, a first signal contact, a second signal contact, and a switch connected to the first signal contact and the ground contact. The switch is biased “on” until after the first signal contact is connected to the first signal line, the ground contact is connected to the ground, and the second signal contact is connected to the second signal line. The switch, during connection of the connector to ground and first and second signal lines, is thereby automatically triggered to “off” during connection of the connector. If the first and second signal lines are differential signals, the switch, instead, electrically connects and disconnects the first signal contact to the second signal contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Inventors: Howard H. Roberts, JR., James Allen Andrews, Chris D. Eckhoff, Randal A. Lee