Patents by Inventor Andrew Douglas Nelson

Andrew Douglas Nelson 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: 11455598
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of setting, by a first node, a cut-off time for a resolution of an update to a service contract received from at least one node of a plurality of second nodes over a blockchain, acquiring, by the first node, resolution parameters from a blockchain ledger, and executing a smart contract to resolve the service contract based on the update to the service contract and the resolution parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yedendra Shrinivasan, Rak-Joon Choi, Andrew Douglas Nelson, Parameswaran Selvam
  • Publication number: 20210150477
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of setting, by a first node, a cut-off time for a resolution of an update to a service contract received from at least one node of a plurality of second nodes over a blockchain, acquiring, by the first node, resolution parameters from a blockchain ledger, and executing a smart contract to resolve the service contract based on the update to the service contract and the resolution parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Yedendra Shrinivasan, Rak-Joon Choi, Andrew Douglas Nelson, PARAMESWARAN SELVAM
  • Patent number: 5915602
    Abstract: A portable bar capable of having its customer counter either slid backward and the overhanging portion pivoted downward or, alternately, completely removed from a base cabinet in order to allow the portable bar to reduce in width in order to allow it to be rolled through a standard size door frame. The base of the portable bar has a lighted work surface, top opening ice storage bin, and a slanted tower for dispensing cold beer or other beverages on tap. The base of the portable bar also has concealed storage for a CO.sub.2 gas bottle, one or more kegs of beer or other beverages, a weight measuring system for indicating the amount of beer or other beverages remaining within each keg, electrical and water supply connections, a refrigeration unit and a liquid waste storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Inventor: Andrew Douglas Nelson