Patents by Inventor Andrew Ferris
Andrew Ferris 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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Patent number: 11177764Abstract: There is proposed an apparatus used for holding solar panels and a roof structure, including an elongate rail member, an elongate capping member movably connected to the elongate rail member, a plurality of interconnected adjustment devices, and a drive mechanism. The adjustment devices are spaced apart along a length of the elongate rail member and are configured to move the elongate capping member relative to the elongate rail member. The drive mechanism is configured to control the movement of the adjustment devices to affect the clamping of the solar array panels between the elongate capping member and the elongate rail member. The drive mechanism is adjustable from a single location along the elongate rail member, such as from an end.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Inventors: Andrew Ferris, Howard Kohler, Myles Kohler
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Publication number: 20200266754Abstract: There is proposed an apparatus used for holding solar panels and a roof structure, including an elongate rail member, an elongate capping member movably connected to the elongate rail member, a plurality of interconnected adjustment devices, and a drive mechanism. The adjustment devices are spaced apart along a length of the elongate rail member and are configured to move the elongate capping member relative to the elongate rail member. The drive mechanism is configured to control the movement of the adjustment devices to affect the clamping of the solar array panels between the elongate capping member and the elongate rail member. The drive mechanism is adjustable from a single location along the elongate rail member, such as from an end.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2018Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: Shadepower Group Pty LtdInventors: Andrew FERRIS, Howard KOHLER, Myles KOHLER
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Patent number: 10102079Abstract: A single system merges primary data storage, data protection, and intelligence. Intelligence is provided through in-line data analytics, and data intelligence and analytics are gathered on protected data and prior analytics, and stored in discovery points, all without impacting performance of primary storage. As data is written it is automatically mirrored for data protection as part of a High Availability (HA) process. Real-time analysis is done in-line with the HA processing, enabling a variety of data analytics. Data content can be mined from within files or blocks. The gathered intelligence is used to tag objects with extended metadata, enabling both valuable search options and rapid restore options. Data recovery begins with metadata restoration, followed by near-instantaneous access to “hot” regions of data being restored, allowing site operation to continue or resume while a restore is ongoing.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: HYTRUST, INC.Inventors: Paula Long, Damon Hsu-Hung, Eric Sondhi, Misha Zelikov, Bryan Keith Panner, Dmitry Bochkov, Andrew Ferris, Eric K. McCall
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Patent number: 10061658Abstract: A single system merges primary data storage, data protection, and intelligence. Intelligence is provided through in-line data analytics, and data intelligence and analytics are gathered on protected data and prior analytics, and stored in discovery points, all without impacting performance of primary storage. As data is written it is automatically mirrored for data protection as part of a High Availability (HA) process. Real-time analysis is done in-line with the HA processing, enabling a variety of data analytics. Data content can be mined from within files or blocks. The gathered intelligence is used to tag objects with extended metadata, enabling both valuable search options and rapid restore options. Data recovery begins with metadata restoration, followed by near-instantaneous access to “hot” regions of data being restored, allowing site operation to continue or resume while a restore is ongoing.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2014Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: HyTrust, Inc.Inventors: Paula Long, Misha Zelikov, Bryan Keith Panner, Dmitry Bochkov, Andrew Ferris, Eric K. McCall
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Publication number: 20160224430Abstract: A single system merges primary data storage, data protection, and intelligence. Intelligence is provided through in-line data analytics, and data intelligence and analytics are gathered on protected data and prior analytics, and stored in discovery points, all without impacting performance of primary storage. As data is written it is automatically mirrored for data protection as part of a High Availability (HA) process. Real-time analysis is done in-line with the HA processing, enabling a variety of data analytics. Data content can mined from within files or blocks. The gathered intelligence is used to tag objects with extended metadata, enabling both valuable search options and rapid restore options. Data recovery begins with metadata restoration, followed by near-instantaneous access to “hot” regions of data being restored, allowing site operation to continue or resume while a restore is ongoing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2015Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Paula Long, Damon Hsu-Hung, Eric Sondhi, Misha Zelikov, Bryan Keith Panner, Dmitry Bochkov, Andrew Ferris, Eric K. McCall
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Publication number: 20150081640Abstract: A single system merges primary data storage, data protection, and intelligence. Intelligence is provided through in-line data analytics, and data intelligence and analytics are gathered on protected data and prior analytics, and stored in discovery points, all without impacting performance of primary storage. As data is written it is automatically mirrored for data protection as part of a High Availability (HA) process. Real-time analysis is done in-line with the HA processing, enabling a variety of data analytics. Data content can mined from within files or blocks. The gathered intelligence is used to tag objects with extended metadata, enabling both valuable search options and rapid restore options. Data recovery begins with metadata restoration, followed by near-instantaneous access to “hot” regions of data being restored, allowing site operation to continue or resume while a restore is ongoing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Paula Long, Misha Zelikov, Bryan Keith Panner, Dmitry Bochkov, Andrew Ferris, Eric K. McCall
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Patent number: 8873668Abstract: A circuit includes a first n-bit communications block and a second m-bit communications block. A controller is configured to control mode of operation for the first and second communications blocks. In a first mode, the first and second communications blocks function as a single communications block for n+m bit communications. In a second mode, the first and second communications blocks operate as substantially independent communications block for n bit communications and m bit communications.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2012Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignees: STMicroelectronics SA, STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SASInventors: Andrew Ferris, Ignazio Antonino Urzi, Pascal Teissier
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Patent number: 8849764Abstract: A single system merges primary data storage, data protection, and intelligence. Intelligence is provided through in-line data analytics, and data intelligence and analytics are gathered on protected data and prior analytics, and stored in discovery points, all without impacting performance of primary storage. As data is written it is automatically mirrored for data protection as part of a High Availability (HA) process. Real-time analysis is done in-line with the HA processing, enabling a variety of data analytics. Data content can mined from within files or blocks. The gathered intelligence is used to tag objects with extended metadata, enabling both valuable search options and rapid restore options. Data recovery begins with metadata restoration, followed by near-instantaneous access to “hot” regions of data being restored, allowing site operation to continue or resume while a restore is ongoing.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2013Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: DataGravity, Inc.Inventors: Paula Long, Misha Zelikov, Bryan Keith Panner, Dmitry Bochkov, Andrew Ferris, Eric K. McCall
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Patent number: 8831160Abstract: An apparatus includes a first clock source, a second clock source and circuitry configured to supply a clock signal to a circuit. The circuitry operates to change the clock signal from one frequency to another different frequency. This change is made in a manner whereby no clock signal is supplied during a period of time when the change from the one frequency to the another different clock frequency is being made.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2013Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SASInventors: Andrew Ferris, Ignazio Antonino Urzi
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Publication number: 20060034286Abstract: A method for processing data packets in a network communication environment. In response to receiving an acknowledgment (ACK) of a previously sent burst of data packets, the amount of data acknowledged is compared to the amount of data in the burst that was originally sent. If the ACK covers at least a predetermined amount (or more) of the data in the original burst, then a burst size parameter is increased for future communications; however, if the ACK covers less than the predetermined amount of the original burst, then the burst size parameter remains the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2005Publication date: February 16, 2006Inventors: G. Koning, Kirtley Gillum, Ronald Menner, Andrew Ferris
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Patent number: 6662664Abstract: An electronic pressure sensing device includes a pressure sensing/transmitter module including at least one pressure sensor having a pair of opposed sensing elements, and a pair of inlet port on the module to supply fluid under pressure to the sensing elements. A plurality of adapters, each having a pair of outlet ports for connection to the inlet ports on the module, whereby each adapter can be selectively coupled to the module. Each adapter is capable of being connected to a different configuration of pressurized fluid supply to feed the associated supply to at least one of the inlet ports on the module. The module further includes an electronic device for interpreting and transmitting the values of pressure sensed by the sensing elements.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2002Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Assignee: Walker Research LLCInventor: Ralph Andrew Ferris
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Publication number: 20020095993Abstract: An electronic pressure sensing device comprises a pressure sensing/transmitter module including at least one pressure sensor having a pair of opposed sensing elements, and a pair of inlet ports on the module to supply fluid under pressure to the sensing elements, and a plurality of adaptors each having a pair of outlet ports for connection to the inlet ports on the module whereby each adaptor can be selectively coupled to the module, each adaptor being capable of being connected to a different configuration of pressurized fluid supply to feed the associated supply to at least one of the inlet ports on the module, the module further including electronic means for interpreting and transmitting the values of pressure sensed by the sensing elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2002Publication date: July 25, 2002Inventor: Ralph Andrew Ferris
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Patent number: 5734608Abstract: A circuit and method is provided for addressing memory cells in a memory device, including two series connected select gates having a node between them. A switching element is connected between the node and a ground voltage. A control signal is applied to a control input of the switching element to render it conductive while both of the select gates are non-conductive, so as to eliminate charge stored at a node between the two select gates. A particular application to an addressing circuit for use in a flash EPROM memory device is described.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 1995Date of Patent: March 31, 1998Assignee: SGS-Thomson Microelectronics LimitedInventor: Andrew Ferris
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Patent number: 5642313Abstract: A voltage boost circuit is provided which supplies a gate voltage to an insulated gate transistor. The voltage boost circuit has a voltage supply circuit, a supply line for connection to the gate of the insulated gate transistor and connected to the voltage supply circuit for precharge, a boost precharge circuit connected to the supply line and a capacitive element for boosting the voltage on the supply line. The circuit also has a facility for resetting the voltage on the supply line to its initial value after operation of the boost circuit.A memory array including such a voltage boost circuit is also provided, together with a method of boosting a gate voltage for insulating gate transistors in a memory array.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 1995Date of Patent: June 24, 1997Assignee: SGS-Thomson Microelectronics LimitedInventor: Andrew Ferris
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Patent number: 5587960Abstract: An integrated circuit memory device is provided with a voltage boost facility. The voltage boost facility is used with a so-called divided wordline architecture, in which a wordline is divided into independently addressable sub-wordlines.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 1995Date of Patent: December 24, 1996Assignee: SGS-Thomson Microelectronics LimitedInventor: Andrew Ferris