Patents by Inventor Andrew Lucas

Andrew Lucas 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: 20250084814
    Abstract: At least some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to pump assemblies. In some embodiments, the pump is a high-pressure pump for an engine. The pump includes: an inlet valve configured to receive fuel; an armature coupled to the inlet valve and configured to actuate the inlet valve; and a pump barrel comprising a barrel guide, the barrel guide comprising a protrusion and configured to guide a motion of the armature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Eric A. Benham, Karthik Sethuraman, Donald J. Benson, Michael Andrew Lucas, Richard E. Duncan
  • Patent number: 12173675
    Abstract: At least some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to pump assemblies. In some embodiments, the pump is a high-pressure pump for an engine. The pump includes: an inlet valve configured to receive fuel; an armature coupled to the inlet valve and configured to actuate the inlet valve; and a pump barrel comprising a barrel guide, the barrel guide comprising a protrusion and configured to guide a motion of the armature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Eric A. Benham, Karthik Sethuraman, Donald J. Benson, Michael Andrew Lucas, Richard E. Duncan
  • Patent number: 12056690
    Abstract: Systems and methods for distributed ledger-based collateral movement are disclosed. According to an embodiment, a method for distributed ledger-based collateral movement may include: (1) receiving, at a first collateral custodian computer system for a collateral custodian and from a client of the first collateral custodian, a collateral asset for a target asset held by a client of a second collateral custodian; and (2) tokenizing the collateral asset and writing a collateral token to a distributed ledger platform. The second collateral custodian receives, from the distributed ledger platform, the collateral token and releases the target asset to the first collateral custodian in response to receiving the collateral token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK , N.A.
    Inventors: Tyrone D Lobban, Karthik Subramanian, George Kassis, Scott Andrew Lucas, Christine Moy
  • Patent number: 12056902
    Abstract: A device includes a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory. The at least one processor is configured to obtain an image and determine a parent cluster of pixels of an image having a centroid. The at least one processor is also configured to split the parent cluster into at least a first child cluster and a second child cluster and assign a pixel of the image to the first child cluster. Additionally, the at least one processor is configured to update a centroid of the first child cluster based at least in part on the pixel, replace the pixel in the image with the centroid of the first child cluster to produce a compressed image, and store the compressed image in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jeffrey Kempf, Jonathan Andrew Lucas
  • Publication number: 20240060464
    Abstract: At least some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to pump assemblies. In some embodiments, the pump is a high-pressure pump for an engine. The pump includes: an inlet valve configured to receive fuel; an armature coupled to the inlet valve and configured to actuate the inlet valve; and a pump barrel comprising a barrel guide, the barrel guide comprising a protrusion and configured to guide a motion of the armature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Eric A. Benham, Karthik Sethuraman, Donald J. Benson, Michael Andrew Lucas, Richard E. Duncan
  • Patent number: 11908014
    Abstract: Systems and methods for distributed ledger-based intraday trading are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method may include: receiving a digital representation of an amount of collateral for a cash borrower; receiving a digital representation of an amount of cash for a cash provider; receiving agreement from the cash borrower and the cash provider to terms of an intraday trade comprising a duration of the intraday trade, a collateral trade amount of the collateral, and a cash trade amount of cash; a smart contract executing the intraday trade by providing the trade amount of the digital collateral to the cash provider and the cash trade amount of the digital cash to the cash borrower; and the smart contract returning the trade amount of the digital collateral to the cash borrower and the cash trade amount of the digital cash to the cash provider at the completion of the intraday trade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Lucas, Christine Moy
  • Publication number: 20230245347
    Abstract: A device includes a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory. The at least one processor is configured to obtain an image and determine a parent cluster of pixels of an image having a centroid. The at least one processor is also configured to split the parent cluster into at least a first child cluster and a second child cluster and assign a pixel of the image to the first child cluster. Additionally, the at least one processor is configured to update a centroid of the first child cluster based at least in part on the pixel, replace the pixel in the image with the centroid of the first child cluster to produce a compressed image, and store the compressed image in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeffrey Kempf, Jonathan Andrew Lucas
  • Patent number: 11657541
    Abstract: A method to compress an image includes assigning each pixel of the image to a cluster based on a red-green-blue (RGB) location of the pixel. The method also includes updating a centroid of the cluster after each pixel is assigned, based at least in part on the RGB location of the pixel, where the centroid is an RGB location. The method includes replacing each pixel in the image with an RGB value of the centroid of the cluster to which the pixel is assigned. The method also includes instructing a display to display a compressed image where, in the compressed image, each pixel in the image is replaced with the RGB value of the centroid of the cluster to which the pixel is assigned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jeffrey Matthew Kempf, Jonathan Andrew Lucas
  • Patent number: 11436675
    Abstract: Systems and methods for distributed ledger-based intraday trading are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method may include: receiving a digital representation of an amount of collateral for a cash borrower; receiving a digital representation of an amount of cash for a cash provider; receiving agreement from the cash borrower and the cash provider to terms of an intraday trade comprising a duration of the intraday trade, a collateral trade amount of the collateral, and a cash trade amount of cash; a smart contract executing the intraday trade by providing the trade amount of the digital collateral to the cash provider and the cash trade amount of the digital cash to the cash borrower; and the smart contract returning the trade amount of the digital collateral to the cash borrower and the cash trade amount of the digital cash to the cash provider at the completion of the intraday trade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Lucas, Christine Moy
  • Patent number: 11060451
    Abstract: A fuel injector cleaning system includes an injector cleaning housing that defines a cavity structured to receive a fuel injector. A heater is operatively coupled to the housing. A three-way valve includes a first inlet fluidly coupled to a calibration fluid reservoir, and a second inlet fluidly coupled to a cleaning fluid reservoir. An intake line includes a first end fluidly coupled to an outlet of the valve, and a second end structured to be fluidly coupled to a fuel inlet of the fuel injector. A controller is operatively coupled to each of the heater and the valve. The controller is structured to actuate the valve so as to cause flow of a cleaning fluid to the fuel injector. The heater is operated so as to heat the cleaning fluid. The valve is actuated so as to cause flow of a calibration fluid to the fuel injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Yogesh Gajanan Datar, Aswin Kumar Muthukumar, Michael Andrew Lucas
  • Patent number: 11044505
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling transmission of digital content stored at a server are disclosed. According to at least one embodiment, a method includes: receiving, at the server, session information from a device, the session information including information for authorizing the server to decrypt the digital content for transmission to a playback device; determining, at the server, to decrypt the digital content for the transmission to the playback device, based on the session information; decrypting, at the server, the digital content for the transmission to the playback device, in response to determining to decrypt the digital content; and transmitting, at the server, the decrypted digital content to the playback device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Glenn Deen, Michael S. Wilkinson, Anthony C. Anderson, Andrew Lucas
  • Patent number: 10727608
    Abstract: A method for upgrading a dual-band antenna assembly to a tri-band antenna assembly is provided. The dual-band antenna assembly includes a main reflector, and first and second antenna feeds arranged in a coaxial relationship and directed toward the main reflector. The first and second antenna feeds are for first and second frequency bands, respectively. The method includes positioning a third antenna feed through a medial opening in a center of the main reflector, with the third antenna feed directed towards the first and second antenna feeds. The third antenna feed is for a third frequency band. A subreflector is positioned between the main reflector and the first and second antenna feeds. The subreflector includes a frequency selective surface (FSS) material that is reflective for the third frequency band and transmissive for both the first and second frequency bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: INTELLIAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Roy J. Paleta, Jr., Duncan McCoig, Mitchell L. Ahrendt, Griffin Keith Gothard, Robert Francis Meehan, Francisco Torres, Anthony James Vergamini, Colin Strachan, Andrew Lucas
  • Patent number: 10683799
    Abstract: A fuel injector cleaning system includes an injector cleaning housing that defines a cavity structured to receive a fuel injector. A heater is operatively coupled to the housing. A three-way valve includes a first inlet fluidly coupled to a calibration fluid reservoir, and a second inlet fluidly coupled to a cleaning fluid reservoir. An intake line includes a first end fluidly coupled to an outlet of the valve, and a second end structured to be fluidly coupled to a fuel inlet of the fuel injector. A controller is operatively coupled to each of the heater and the valve. The controller is structured to actuate the valve so as to cause flow of a cleaning fluid to the fuel injector. The heater is operated so as to heat the cleaning fluid. The valve is actuated so as to cause flow of a calibration fluid to the fuel injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Yogesh Gajanan Datar, Aswin Kumar Muthukumar, Michael Andrew Lucas
  • Publication number: 20200182147
    Abstract: A fuel injector cleaning system includes an injector cleaning housing that defines a cavity structured to receive a fuel injector. A heater is operatively coupled to the housing. A three-way valve includes a first inlet fluidly coupled to a calibration fluid reservoir, and a second inlet fluidly coupled to a cleaning fluid reservoir. An intake line includes a first end fluidly coupled to an outlet of the valve, and a second end structured to be fluidly coupled to a fuel inlet of the fuel injector. A controller is operatively coupled to each of the heater and the valve. The controller is structured to actuate the valve so as to cause flow of a cleaning fluid to the fuel injector. The heater is operated so as to heat the cleaning fluid. The valve is actuated so as to cause flow of a calibration fluid to the fuel injector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: Yogesh Gajanan Datar, Aswin Kumar Muthukumar, Michael Andrew Lucas
  • Patent number: 10530063
    Abstract: A method for upgrading a dual-band antenna assembly to a tri-band antenna assembly is provided. The dual-band antenna assembly includes a main reflector, and first and second antenna feeds arranged in a coaxial relationship and directed toward the main reflector. The first and second antenna feeds are for first and second frequency bands, respectively. The method includes positioning a third antenna feed through a medial opening in a center of the main reflector, with the third antenna feed directed towards the first and second antenna feeds. The third antenna feed is for a third frequency band. A subreflector is positioned between the main reflector and the first and second antenna feeds. The subreflector includes a frequency selective surface (FSS) material that is reflective for the third frequency band and transmissive for both the first and second frequency bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: SPEEDCAST INTERNATIONAL LTD
    Inventors: Roy J. Paleta, Jr., Duncan McCoig, Mitchell L. Ahrendt, Griffin Keith Gothard, Robert Francis Meehan, Francisco Torres, Anthony James Vergamini, Colin Strachan, Andrew Lucas
  • Patent number: 10193234
    Abstract: A method for upgrading a dual-band antenna assembly to a tri-band antenna assembly is provided. The dual-band antenna assembly includes a main reflector, and first and second antenna feeds arranged in a coaxial relationship and directed toward the main reflector. The first and second antenna feeds are for first and second frequency bands, respectively. The method includes positioning a third antenna feed through a medial opening in a center of the main reflector, with the third antenna feed directed towards the first and second antenna feeds. The third antenna feed is for a third frequency band. A subreflector is positioned between the main reflector and the first and second antenna feeds. The subreflector includes a frequency selective surface (FSS) material that is reflective for the third frequency band and transmissive for both the first and second frequency bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: SPEEDCAST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Roy J. Paleta, Jr., Duncan McCoig, Mitchell L. Ahrendt, Griffin Keith Gothard, Robert Francis Meehan, Francisco Torres, Anthony James Vergamini, Colin Strachan, Andrew Lucas
  • Publication number: 20180313265
    Abstract: A fuel injector cleaning system includes an injector cleaning housing that defines a cavity structured to receive a fuel injector. A heater is operatively coupled to the housing. A three-way valve includes a first inlet fluidly coupled to a calibration fluid reservoir, and a second inlet fluidly coupled to a cleaning fluid reservoir. An intake line includes a first end fluidly coupled to an outlet of the valve, and a second end structured to be fluidly coupled to a fuel inlet of the fuel injector. A controller is operatively coupled to each of the heater and the valve. The controller is structured to actuate the valve so as to cause flow of a cleaning fluid to the fuel injector. The heater is operated so as to heat the cleaning fluid. The valve is actuated so as to cause flow of a calibration fluid to the fuel injector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: Yogesh Gajanan Datar, Aswin Kumar Muthukumar, Michael Andrew Lucas
  • Patent number: 10014589
    Abstract: A method for upgrading a dual-band antenna assembly to a tri-band antenna assembly is provided. The dual-band antenna system includes a main reflector, a strut assembly coupled to the main reflector defining an antenna feed receiving area spaced from the main reflector, and a subreflector carried by the strut assembly and also spaced from the main reflector. The subreflector includes a frequency selective surface (FSS) material that is reflective for both a first frequency band and a second frequency band and transmissive for a third frequency band. First and second antenna feeds are arranged in a coaxial relationship adjacent the main reflector and directed toward the subreflector. The first and second antenna feeds are for first and second frequency bands, respectively. The method includes positioning a third antenna feed at the antenna feed receiving area and directed towards the subreflector and the main reflector. The third antenna feed is for the third frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: SPEEDCAST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Roy J Paleta, Jr., Duncan McCoig, Mitchell L Ahrendt, Griffin Keith Gothard, Robert Francis Meehan, Francisco Torres, Anthony James Vergamini, Colin Strachan, Andrew Lucas
  • Patent number: 9893417
    Abstract: A satellite communications terminal for a ship may include an antenna with three antenna feeds operable at respective different frequencies, and communications circuitry coupled to the three antenna feeds and being configurable for a selected antenna feed. The terminal also includes a positioner to mount the antenna to the ship and point the antenna. A controller may select an antenna feed, configure the communications circuitry, and operate the positioner to point the antenna to a selected satellite all based upon the location of the ship and at least one selection rule. The selection rule may be a communications circuitry configuration rule and/or a service level agreement rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SPEEDCAST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Roy J. Paleta, Jr., Duncan McCoig, Colin Strachan, Andrew Lucas, Stuart Alexander Cossar, William Robertson Dunbar
  • Patent number: 9859621
    Abstract: An antenna assembly includes a main reflector, and a subreflector spaced from the main reflector. The subreflector includes a frequency selective surface (FSS) material that is reflective for a first frequency band and transmissive for both a second frequency band and a third frequency band. A first antenna feed is adjacent the main reflector and is directed toward the subreflector. The first antenna feed is for the first frequency band. The second and third antenna feeds are arranged in a coaxial relationship and are directed toward the main reflector with the subreflector therebetween. The second and third antenna feeds are for the second and third frequencies, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: SPEEDCAST INTERNATIONAL LTD
    Inventors: Roy J. Paleta, Jr., Duncan McCoig, Mitchell L. Ahrendt, Griffin Keith Gothard, Robert Francis Meehan, Francisco Torres, Anthony James Vergamini, Colin Strachan, Andrew Lucas