Patents by Inventor Alun Jones

Alun Jones 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).

  • Patent number: 11929638
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind turbine comprising an internal power supply grid for distributing power to a number of power consuming units of the wind turbine, the wind turbine further comprising a power backup system connected to the internal power supply grid for supplying power to said internal power supply grid during a grid fault, wherein the power backup system comprises a power storage module providing a total backup voltage that falls within a nominal voltage range of the internal power supply grid of the wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventors: Morten Bagger Søgaard, Niels Erik Danielsen, Alun Jones, Carsten Lindgaard Jensen
  • Patent number: 11847593
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for determining long-range staff planning. Embodiments include determining a baseline measurement of labor needs over a time period of one or more employees at one or more entities and modifying the baseline measurement of the labor needs over the time period based on one or more constraints that allow the one or more employees to work additional types of labor needs at the one or more entities. Embodiments further include determining working times and job assignments of the one or more employees based on one or more simulated employees that represent potential employees to the modified baseline measurement of the labor needs over the time period and storing the determined working times and job assignments in the database for the one or more employees at the one or more entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Edward Sager, Dan Morris, Alun Jones
  • Publication number: 20230206148
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for determining long-range staff planning. Embodiments include determining a baseline measurement of labor needs over a time period of one or more employees at one or more entities and modifying the baseline measurement of the labor needs over the time period based on one or more constraints that allow the one or more employees to work additional types of labor needs at the one or more entities. Embodiments further include determining working times and job assignments of the one or more employees based on one or more simulated employees that represent potential employees to the modified baseline measurement of the labor needs over the time period and storing the determined working times and job assignments in the database for the one or more employees at the one or more entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Jon Edward Sager, Dan Morris, Alun Jones
  • Patent number: 11663341
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for tracking developer behavior with respect to software analysis tools. In one embodiment, a security analysis is performed upon a first revision of a program, where the security analysis is based at least in part on a plurality of rules. A first security issue found in the security analysis upon the first revision of the program is identified. The security analysis is performed upon a second revision of the program. A second security issue found in the security analysis upon the second revision of the program is identified. The rules are updated based at least in part on whether the first security issue is corrected in the second revision as determined based at least in part on a comparison of the first security issue to the second security issue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jon Arron McClintock, Alun Jones, Narasimha Rao Lakkakula
  • Patent number: 11610163
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for determining long-range staff planning. Embodiments include determining a baseline measurement of labor needs over a time period of one or more employees at one or more entities and modifying the baseline measurement of the labor needs over the time period based on one or more constraints that allow the one or more employees to work additional types of labor needs at the one or more entities. Embodiments further include determining working times and job assignments of the one or more employees based on one or more simulated employees that represent potential employees to the modified baseline measurement of the labor needs over the time period and storing the determined working times and job assignments in the database for the one or more employees at the one or more entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Edward Sager, Dan Morris, Alun Jones
  • Patent number: 11573949
    Abstract: Resolving conflicting changes to structured data files. A method includes for a structured data file which has both a generic structure and dialects built on top of the generic structure, for which conflicting changes have been made, and where an original version of the structured data, a first version of the structured data and a second version of the structured data exist, determining a dialect of the structured data. The method further includes, based on the determined dialect performing at least one of merge or diff operations on the original version of the structured data, the first version of the structured data and the second version of the structured data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: David Charles Kilian, Louisa Rose Millott, Gareth Alun Jones, Andrew Craig Bragdon, Yu Xiao, Arun Mathew Abraham, Kevin J. Blasko, Christopher Lovett, Mark Groves
  • Publication number: 20220292433
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for determining long-range staff planning. Embodiments include determining a baseline measurement of labor needs over a time period of one or more employees at one or more entities and modifying the baseline measurement of the labor needs over the time period based on one or more constraints that allow the one or more employees to work additional types of labor needs at the one or more entities. Embodiments further include determining working times and job assignments of the one or more employees based on one or more simulated employees that represent potential employees to the modified baseline measurement of the labor needs over the time period and storing the determined working times and job assignments in the database for the one or more employees at the one or more entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Jon Edward Sager, Dan Morris, Alun Jones
  • Patent number: 11430194
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of creating a three-dimensional image comprising: establishing a mapping between a two-dimensional template and the three-dimensional image; applying a graphic to the two-dimensional template; receiving the two-dimensional template with the graphic applied; and creating the three-dimensional image based on the mapping and the applied graphic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Unmade Limited
    Inventors: Benjamin Alun-Jones, Hal Watts, Kirsty Emery, Greg Bakker
  • Publication number: 20220224146
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind turbine comprising an internal power supply grid for distributing power to a number of power consuming units of the wind turbine, the wind turbine further comprising a power backup system connected to the internal power supply grid for supplying power to said internal power supply grid during a grid fault, wherein the power backup system comprises a controllable power storage module providing a total backup voltage that falls within a nominal voltage range of the internal power supply grid of the wind turbine. The present invention also relates to a power backup system and an associated method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Morten Bagger SØGAARD, Niels Erik DANIELSEN, Alun JONES, Carsten Lindgaard JENSEN
  • Publication number: 20220224145
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind turbine comprising an internal power supply grid for distributing power to a number of power consuming units of the wind turbine, the wind turbine further comprising a power backup system connected to the internal power supply grid for supplying power to said internal power supply grid during a grid fault, wherein the power backup system comprises a power storage module providing a total backup voltage that falls within a nominal voltage range of the internal power supply grid of the wind turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Morten Bagger SØGAARD, Niels Erik DANIELSEN, Alun JONES, Carsten Lindgaard JENSEN
  • Patent number: 11366453
    Abstract: There is disclosed a system architecture for automated modification of computer program code for a manufacturing machine, comprising: an interface for receiving an identification of an item and at least one modification to be made to the item; a memory for storing templates of computer program code, the memory associating each template with an item; and a processor for adjusting at least one template associated with the item by modifying the at least one template with a value associated with the at least one modification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin Alun-Jones, Hal Watts, Kirsty Emery
  • Patent number: 11348046
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for determining long-range staff planning. Embodiments include determining a baseline measurement of labor needs over a time period of one or more employees at one or more entities and modifying the baseline measurement of the labor needs over the time period based on one or more constraints that allow the one or more employees to work additional types of labor needs at the one or more entities. Embodiments further include determining working times and job assignments of the one or more employees based on one or more simulated employees that represent potential employees to the modified baseline measurement of the labor needs over the time period and storing the determined working times and job assignments in the database for the one or more employees at the one or more entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Edward Sager, Dan Morris, Alun Jones
  • Patent number: 11261548
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for knitting a fabric using a knitting machine. The knitting machine is arranged to knit with a plurality of yarns using a corresponding plurality of knitting needles, each knitting needle being arranged during knitting of a stitch to connect with and knit with one of the plurality of yarns. The method controllably varies the stitch length for each stitch in dependence on the pattern to be knitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin Alun-Jones, Benjamin Vosper, Kirsty Emery, Hal Watts
  • Publication number: 20210200944
    Abstract: Resolving conflicting changes to structured data files. A method includes for a structured data file which has both a generic structure and dialects built on top of the generic structure, for which conflicting changes have been made, and where an original version of the structured data, a first version of the structured data and a second version of the structured data exist, determining a dialect of the structured data. The method further includes, based on the determined dialect performing at least one of merge or diff operations on the original version of the structured data, the first version of the structured data and the second version of the structured data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: David Charles KILIAN, Louisa Rose MILLOTT, Gareth Alun JONES, Andrew Craig BRAGDON, Yu XIAO, Arun Mathew ABRAHAM, Kevin J. BLASKO, Christopher LOVETT, Mark GROVES
  • Patent number: 11030807
    Abstract: There is disclosed a technique for displaying a digital image on a representation of an object, comprising: defining reference point positions on digital image template of a reference item; fitting the reference item to an object; capturing an image of the reference item fitted to the object; mapping positions on a digital image template of a non-reference item to the location positions of the reference points of the captured image to generate a manipulated non-reference digital image; and displaying the manipulated digital image on the reference item fitted to the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Inventors: Hal Watts, Benjamin Alun-Jones, Kirsty Emery, Greg Bakker
  • Patent number: 10949612
    Abstract: Resolving conflicting changes to structured data files. A method includes for a structured data file which has both a generic structure and dialects built on top of the generic structure, for which conflicting changes have been made, and where an original version of the structured data, a first version of the structured data and a second version of the structured data exist, determining a dialect of the structured data. The method further includes, based on the determined dialect performing at least one of merge or diff operations on the original version of the structured data, the first version of the structured data and the second version of the structured data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: David Charles Kilian, Louisa Rose Millott, Gareth Alun Jones, Andrew Craig Bragdon, Yu Xiao, Arun Mathew Abraham, Kevin J. Blasko, Christopher Lovett, Mark Groves
  • Publication number: 20200394596
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for determining long-range staff planning. Embodiments include determining a baseline measurement of labor needs over a time period of one or more employees at one or more entities and modifying the baseline measurement of the labor needs over the time period based on one or more constraints that allow the one or more employees to work additional types of labor needs at the one or more entities. Embodiments further include determining working times and job assignments of the one or more employees based on one or more simulated employees that represent potential employees to the modified baseline measurement of the labor needs over the time period and storing the determined working times and job assignments in the database for the one or more employees at the one or more entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Jon Edward Sager, Dan Morris, Alun Jones
  • Patent number: 10762455
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for determining long-range staff planning. Embodiments include determining a baseline measurement of labor needs over a time period of one or more employees at one or more entities and modifying the baseline measurement of the labor needs over the time period based on one or more constraints that allow the one or more employees to work additional types of labor needs at the one or more entities. Embodiments further include determining working times and job assignments of the one or more employees based on one or more simulated employees that represent potential employees to the modified baseline measurement of the labor needs over the time period and storing the determined working times and job assignments in the database for the one or more employees at the one or more entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Edward Sager, Dan Morris, Alun Jones
  • Patent number: 10706124
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed for enabling structured data to be associated with visual content in a manner that preserves the ability to edit the visual content using a content application such as a notebook application. Techniques and systems enable semantic notation to be introduced into selected regions of the visual content that indicate the visual content's structured data, allowing the content to be searched and accessed more easily by common search technologies and search engines. The semantic notation is assigned to the visual content so that the introduction of the semantic notation does not hinder the user's viewing or editing of the visual content with a content application. The inclusion of the semantic notation does not cause existing visual editing tools that do not understand the semantic notation to cease to function properly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Bernard Akselrod, Daniel Robert Amirault, Eun Ju Nam, Gareth Alun Jones, Nicholas Jordan Barnwell, Allison Gallant, Ignacio Omar Venado Estrada, William Joseph Bishop, Bharathwaj Raam Sampathkumar, Koushik Bhattacharjee, Scott Kurtzeborn
  • Patent number: 10635746
    Abstract: Freeform input is not native to several application or document types, but is desired by users as an input mode, especially for collaboration. Systems and methods are therefore provided to enable the insertion of an electronic collaboration workspace that accepts and stores freeform input for use as an object embeddable in various documents. An external host application provides the functionalities needed for freeform input, and the inputs may be committed to the document or stored as a separate document which may be referenced and accessed by multiple users for purposes of collaboration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Fanguang Kong, Yanir Shahak, Wei Wang, Jorge Eugenio Aguirre Gonzalez, Jay Ongg, Darren Glenn Austin, Gareth Alun Jones, Rahee Ghosh, Ankit Srivastava, Guy Daher, Kiky Wibowo Tangerine, Mun Ying Leong