Patents by Inventor Allen Edward Dixon

Allen Edward Dixon 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).

  • Publication number: 20240019852
    Abstract: A method for cloud edge network process automation control includes receiving, at a multi-access edge computing device, a factory application defining an automated process; and identifying process modules associated with the factory application. The method further includes determining resources required by the process modules associated with the factory application; and assigning, based on the determining of the resources, the process modules to devices for execution within the automated process. The method further includes providing distributed orchestration information to the devices, where the distributed orchestration information includes a status of the process modules; and controlling networked plant devices for middle latency conditions based upon the distributed orchestration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Allen Edward Dixon, James Beacom Terhorst, Seth Howard, Rachel Jaret, Dmitry Galushko
  • Patent number: D757053
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Yunas Nadiadi, Paul Farnsworth, Jeff Storey, Ajit Kumar Rao, Eric David Gundersen, Allen Edward Dixon, Sanjiv Kumar, Rene Grippo, Luke Patrick Philips, Rajiv Kumar Singh, Christopher John Cuttitta
  • Patent number: D771078
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Yunas Nadiadi, Paul Farnsworth, Jeff Storey, Ajit Kumar Rao, Eric David Gundersen, Allen Edward Dixon, Sanjiv Kumar, Rene Grippo, Omprakash Mishra
  • Patent number: D771079
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Yunas Nadiadi, Paul Farnsworth, Jeff Storey, Ajit Kumar Rao, Eric David Gundersen, Allen Edward Dixon, Sanjiv Kumar, Christopher John Cuttitta