Patents by Inventor Alvin Brown

Alvin Brown 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: 10900922
    Abstract: A system includes a primary combustible gas sensor and a trigger combustible gas sensor including a first trigger element of low-thermal-mass which includes a first trigger heating element in operative connection with electronic circuitry. The trigger combustible gas sensor also includes a second trigger element of low thermal mass including a second trigger heating element. The second trigger element is also in operative connection with the electronic circuitry. The electronic circuitry further has a first trigger mode of operating in which the first trigger element is heated to a temperature at or above a temperature at which the first trigger element causes combustion of the at least one combustible gas analyte and wherein the second trigger element is operated as a trigger compensating element. The electronic circuitry is configured to operate the trigger combustible gas sensor to detect a value of a response at or above a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: MSA Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Alvin Brown, Meghan E. Swanson, Mark Flori Zanella, Sr.
  • Patent number: 10877813
    Abstract: A multi-layer resource control stack based system may generate an availability indication for multiple domains supported by the resource control stack and send the indication to a client node. The client node may respond with a selection of a domain. The client node may also indicate a compute resource to be managed by the resource control stack. In response to the selection from the client node, the resource control stack may initiate a virtual representation of the domain. The client node may interact with the virtual representation to receive recommendations, utilization data, and control information relevant to the compute resource and within a subject area associated with the domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Catherine Ruth Gulsvig Wood, Roberto Javier Torres Sovero, Alvin Brown, Billie John Criddle
  • Publication number: 20200393394
    Abstract: A sensor system for detecting mass deposition from a gaseous environment includes a first sensor element including a first electrically conductive heating component and a first interface structure on the first electrically conductive heating component. The sensor system further includes electronic circuitry in connection with the first electrically conductive heating component. The electronic circuitry is configured to provide energy to the first electrically conductive heating component to heat the first sensor element and to measure a thermodynamic response of the first sensor element, which varies with mass deposition of one or more compositions on the first interface structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Meghan E. Swanson, Daniel D. Santoro, JR., Michael Alvin Brown, Mark Flori Zanella, SR.
  • Publication number: 20200393432
    Abstract: A system for detecting an analyte gas in an environment includes a first gas sensor, a first contaminant sensor separate and spaced from the first gas sensor, and electronic circuitry in electrical connection with the first gas sensor to determine if the analyte gas is present based on a response of the first gas sensor. The electronic circuitry is further in electrical connection with the first contaminant sensor to measure a response of the first contaminant sensor over time. The measured response of the first contaminant sensor varies with an amount of one or more contaminants to which the system has been exposed in the environment over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Meghan E. Swanson, Daniel D. Santoro, JR., Michael Alvin Brown, Mark Flori Zanella, SR., Christopher S. Detka
  • Publication number: 20200233720
    Abstract: A multi-layer resource control stack based system may generate an availability indication for multiple domains supported by the resource control stack and send the indication to a client node. The client node may respond with a selection of a domain. The client node may also indicate a compute resource to be managed by the resource control stack. In response to the selection from the client node, the resource control stack may initiate a virtual representation of the domain. The client node may interact with the virtual representation to receive recommendations, utilization data, and control information relevant to the compute resource and within a subject area associated with the domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Accenture Global Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Catherine Ruth Gulsvig Wood, Roberto Javier Torres Sovero, Alvin Brown, Billie John Criddle
  • Patent number: 10705041
    Abstract: A combustible gas sensor including a first sensing element having a catalyst and a heating element and electronic circuitry in operative connection with the heating element of the first sensing element to change a temperature thereof between a temperature above a temperature to catalyze oxidative combustion and a temperature at which the catalyst is substantially inactive to catalyze oxidative combustion of a plurality of gas analytes of interest. The electronic circuitry being configured to determine a species of at least one of the plurality of gas analytes of interest from a first, dynamic output of the combustible gas sensor while the temperature of the first sensing element is changing. The electronic circuitry further being configured to determine a concentration of the species from a second output of the combustible gas sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: MSA Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Meghan E. Swanson, Michael Alvin Brown
  • Publication number: 20200149363
    Abstract: Provided herein is an intervention tool and a method for fracturing multiple lateral wellbores in a well system. The intervention tool, in one aspect, includes a radial outer housing, the radial outer housing forming an interior bore configured to flow fluid, and an expansion member coupled proximate an outer surface of the radial outer housing. The intervention tool according to this aspect further includes a sliding sleeve positioned along an interior surface of the radial outer housing and engageable with the expansion member, the sleeve including a collection of slots or catches configured to move the expansion member between a radially retracted position when the sliding sleeve is in a first linear position and a radially expanded position when the sliding sleeve is in a second linear position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Brian Williams Cho, Matthew James Kelsey, Casey James Alvin Brown
  • Publication number: 20200124630
    Abstract: A method of operating a sensor system including at least one sensor for detecting an analyte gas and a control system includes electronically interrogating the sensor to determine the operational status thereof and upon determining that the operational status is non-conforming based upon one or more predetermined thresholds, the control system initiating an automated calibration of the sensor with the analyte gas or a simulant gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Towner Bennett Scheffler, Michael Alvin Brown, Andrew E. Nalepa, Brian Keith Davis
  • Patent number: 10621004
    Abstract: A multi-layer resource control stack based system may generate an availability indication for multiple domains supported by the resource control stack and send the indication to a client node. The client node may respond with a selection of a domain. The client node may also indicate a compute resource to be managed by the resource control stack. In response to the selection from the client node, the resource control stack may initiate a virtual representation of the domain. The client node may interact with the virtual representation to receive recommendations, utilization data, and control information relevant to the compute resource and within a subject area associated with the domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Catherine Ruth Gulsvig Wood, Roberto Javier Torres Sovero, Alvin Brown, Billie John Criddle
  • Publication number: 20200103387
    Abstract: A method of operating a gas sensor for a gas analyte including a sensing component includes, in a first mode, interrogating the sensor by periodically applying an electrical signal to the sensing component of the sensor, measuring sensor response to the electrical signal which is indicative of a sensitivity of the sensor each time the electrical signal is applied to the sensing component, determining whether one or more thresholds have been exceeded based upon the sensor response determined each time the electrical signal is applied to the sensing component, and entering a second mode, different from the first mode in analysis of the sensor response to the periodically applied electrical signals, if one or more thresholds are exceeded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Alvin Brown, Brian Keith Davis
  • Patent number: 10551396
    Abstract: A method of operating a sensor system including at least one sensor for detecting an analyte gas and a control system includes electronically interrogating the sensor to determine the operational status thereof and upon determining that the operational status is non-conforming based upon one or more predetermined thresholds, the control system initiating an automated calibration of the sensor with the analyte gas or a simulant gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: MSA TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Towner Bennett Scheffler, Michael Alvin Brown, Andrew E. Nalepa, Brian Keith Davis
  • Publication number: 20200025701
    Abstract: A system includes a primary combustible gas sensor and a trigger combustible gas sensor including a first trigger element of low-thermal-mass which includes a first trigger heating element in operative connection with electronic circuitry. The trigger combustible gas sensor also includes a second trigger element of low thermal mass including a second trigger heating element. The second trigger element is also in operative connection with the electronic circuitry. The electronic circuitry further has a first trigger mode of operating in which the first trigger element is heated to a temperature at or above a temperature at which the first trigger element causes combustion of the at least one combustible gas analyte and wherein the second trigger element is operated as a trigger compensating element. The electronic circuitry is configured to operate the trigger combustible gas sensor to detect a value of a response at or above a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Alvin Brown, Meghan E. Swanson, Mark Flori Zanella, SR.
  • Patent number: 10451581
    Abstract: A system for detecting an analyte gas including a system housing having an inlet system, an electrochemical gas sensor within the housing and in fluid connection with the inlet system, the electrochemical sensor including a working electrode responsive to the analyte gas, and a control system in electrical connection with the working electrode. The control system is operative to bias the working electrode at a first potential at which the electrochemical gas sensor is responsive to the analyte gas and operative to bias the working electrode at a second potential, different from the first potential, at which the electrochemical gas sensor is sensitive to a driving force created in the vicinity of the inlet system to test at least one transport path of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: MSA TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Towner Bennett Scheffler, Michael Alvin Brown
  • Publication number: 20190286492
    Abstract: A multi-layer resource control stack based system may generate an availability indication for multiple domains supported by the resource control stack and send the indication to a client node. The client node may respond with a selection of a domain. The client node may also indicate a compute resource to be managed by the resource control stack. In response to the selection from the client node, the resource control stack may initiate a virtual representation of the domain. The client node may interact with the virtual representation to receive recommendations, utilization data, and control information relevant to the compute resource and within a subject area associated with the domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Accenture Global Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Catherine Ruth Gulsvig Wood, Roberto Javier Torres Sovero, Alvin Brown, Billie John Criddle
  • Publication number: 20190212288
    Abstract: A combustible gas sensor including a first sensing element having a catalyst and a heating element and electronic circuitry in operative connection with the heating element of the first sensing element to change a temperature thereof between a temperature above a temperature to catalyze oxidative combustion and a temperature at which the catalyst is substantially inactive to catalyze oxidative combustion of a plurality of gas analytes of interest. The electronic circuitry being configured to determine a species of at least one of the plurality of gas analytes of interest from a first, dynamic output of the combustible gas sensor while the temperature of the first sensing element is changing. The electronic circuitry further being configured to determine a concentration of the species from a second output of the combustible gas sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Meghan E. Swanson, Michael Alvin Brown
  • Patent number: 10302627
    Abstract: A method of testing a system, which has at least one electrochemical sensor for detecting an analyte gas within a housing of the system, and the housing has an inlet, includes exhaling in the vicinity of the inlet of the housing of the system and measuring a response to exhaled breath to test one or more transport paths of the system. Measuring the response to exhaled breath may, for example, include measuring the response of a sensor within the housing of the system that is responsive to the presence of exhaled breath. The sensor responsive to the presence of exhaled breath may, for example, include an electrochemically active electrode responsive to a gas within exhaled breath. The electrochemically active electrode may, for example, be responsive to carbon dioxide or to oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: MSA TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Towner Bennett Scheffler, Gregory L. Martin, Michael Alvin Brown
  • Patent number: 10234417
    Abstract: A method of operating a sensor to detect an analyte in an environment, wherein the sensor includes a working electrode and circuitry in operative connection with the working electrode, includes performing a sensor interrogation cycle including applying electrical energy to the working electrode to generate a non-faradaic current, measuring a response to the generation of the non-faradaic current to determine a state of the sensor, and actively controlling the circuitry to dissipate the non-faradaic current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: MSA Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Keith Davis, Michael Alvin Brown, Jerin Miller, Ryan Alan Sherry
  • Patent number: 10234412
    Abstract: A combustible gas sensor includes a first sensing element, which includes a catalyst and a heating element in operative connection with the catalyst to heat the catalyst above a temperature to combust gas analytes of interest, and electronic circuitry in operative connection with the heating element of the first sensing element to periodically cycle the first sensing element between a temperature above the temperature to combust the analytes of interest and a temperature at which the catalyst is substantially inactive to catalyze oxidative combustion of the analytes of interest. The electronic circuitry is adapted to determine a species of at least one of the gas analytes of interest from a first output of the combustible gas sensor during an ON time within a cycle duration. The electronic circuitry is further adapted to determine a concentration of the species of gas from a second output of the combustible gas sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: MSA TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Meghan E. Swanson, Michael Alvin Brown
  • Publication number: 20180335411
    Abstract: A combustible gas sensor for detecting an analyte gas includes a first element including a first electric heating element, a first support structure on the first electric heating element and a first catalyst supported on the first support structure and electronic circuitry in electrical connection with the first element. The electronic circuitry is configured to provide energy to the first element to heat the first element to at least a first temperature at which the first catalyst catalyzes combustion of the analyte gas and to determine if the analyte gas is present based on a response of the first element to being heated to at least the first temperature. The electronic circuitry is further configured to apply an interrogation pulse to the first element in which energy to the first element is increased or decreased to induce an associated response from the first element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Mark Flori Zanella, SR., Michael Alvin Brown, Meghan E. Swanson, Daniel Santoro, Jeff Audia, Ryan Alan Sherry
  • Publication number: 20180128763
    Abstract: A combustible gas sensor includes a first sensing element, which includes a catalyst and a heating element in operative connection with the catalyst to heat the catalyst above a temperature to combust gas analytes of interest, and electronic circuitry in operative connection with the heating element of the first sensing element to periodically cycle the first sensing element between a temperature above the temperature to combust the analytes of interest and a temperature at which the catalyst is substantially inactive to catalyze oxidative combustion of the analytes of interest. The electronic circuitry is adapted to determine a species of at least one of the gas analytes of interest from a first output of the combustible gas sensor during an ON time within a cycle duration. The electronic circuitry is further adapted to determine a concentration of the species of gas from a second output of the combustible gas sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Meghan E. Swanson, Michael Alvin Brown