Patents by Inventor Andrew Ray

Andrew Ray 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: 8919582
    Abstract: Changeover parts are mountable on a modular changeover parts cart characterized by a cart frame having a plurality of rigidly interconnected beams supportable on wheels, and a suspension frame having a plurality of rigidly interconnected vertical struts and beams supportable on the cart frame. A first one of a plurality of mounting components is removably coupleable with the cart frame or the suspension frame for supporting one of a star wheel, a guide, or a timing screw. The first one of the plurality of mounting components is simultaneously orthogonally coupleable with the plurality of beams. The first one of the plurality of mounting components is replaceable by or combinable with a second one of the plurality of mounting components for supporting another of a star wheel, a guide, or a timing screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Change Parts, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Ray Kmetz, III, Kristian Michael Hanson
  • Publication number: 20140325555
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for controlling the distribution of supplementary content by generating a first control signal when known content is initially detected in a broadcast stream, and after generating the first control signal, generating a second control signal when the detected content is no longer detected in the broadcast stream. The first and second control signals may be used to control the distribution of supplementary content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Ensequence, Inc
    Inventors: Aslam Khader, Larry Alan Westerman, Mark-Andrew Ray Tait
  • Publication number: 20140279711
    Abstract: A utility consumption information system establishes a virtual billing cycle to enable a user to calculate a bill-to-date cost of utility service related to a certain site without waiting for a utility bill sent from an associated utility service provider. The utility consumption information system provides utility consumption information to a user in an informative user interface and enables the user to monitor utility consumption associated with the site. Moreover, the utility consumption information system allows the user to compare the utility consumption of the site with one or more references, and thus assists the user to determine whether a change in the utility consumption is due to an external factor or an internal factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: ITRON, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce Christopher Angelis, Andrew Ray Walker
  • Patent number: 8629262
    Abstract: A method and a kit for the identification of chromosomal inversions are described. Single-stranded sister chromatids are generated, for example by CO-FISH. A plurality of non-repetitive, labeled probes of relatively small size are hybridized to portions of only one of a pair of single-stranded sister chromatids. If no inversion exists, all of the probes will hybridize to a first chromatid. If an inversion has occurred, these marker probes will be detected on the sister chromatid at the same location as the inversion on the first chromatid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignees: Colorado State University Research Foundation, Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Susan M. Bailey, F. Andrew Ray, Edwin H. Goodwin, Joel S. Bedford, Michael N. Cornforth
  • Patent number: 8566688
    Abstract: A first check code is computed by applying an algorithm to a proper subset of a first body of data. A second check code is computed by applying the algorithm to an equivalent proper subset of a second equivalent body of data. The two check codes are compared. The extent of the proper subset of the first body of data is determined by a semantic analysis of the first body of data. Multiple versions of an application, when the semantic changes between the applications are inconsequential, may then be certified by ignoring the non-significant modifications and ensuring the integrity of the remainder of the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Ensequence, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark-Andrew Ray Tait, Larry Alan Westerman
  • Publication number: 20130236243
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides one or more connectors of adjoining panels allowing for tool free assembly of furniture or other objects and a method using a connector with a panel to construct furniture and other objects. Each connector has a minimum of one U-shaped prong, where the depth of the opening on the prong is configured to receive a portion of a panel. The use of an intermediary element can be implemented to increase the friction coefficient between a panel member and connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: EcoSystems Brand, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Ray Personette, Matthew Aron Tyson, Kallie Rae Weinkle, Wuthichai Leelavoravong
  • Patent number: 8307259
    Abstract: This application relates to hardware based memory scrubbing. One disclosed embodiment may comprise a system that includes an engine, implemented in hardware, configured to initiate a request for data residing in associated memory. An error system is configured to detect errors in data that has been read from associated memory in response to the request for the data, the error system maintaining a log of entries corresponding to errors detected by the error system. An identifier is associated with each of the entries in the log that result from the request initiated by the engine to differentiate from other entries in the log.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew Ray Wheeler, James R. Peterson
  • Patent number: 8278050
    Abstract: A method for the identification of chromosomal inversions is described. Single-stranded sister chromatids are generated, for example by CO-FISH. A plurality of non-repetitive, labeled probes of relatively small size are hybridized to portions of only one of a pair of single-stranded sister chromatids. If no inversion exists, all of the probes will hybridize to a first chromatid. If an inversion has occurred, these marker probes will be detected on the sister chromatid at the same location as the inversion on the first chromatid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignees: Colorado State University Research Foundation, Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Susan M. Bailey, F. Andrew Ray, Edwin H. Goodwin, Joel S. Bedford, Michael N. Cornforth
  • Patent number: 8210801
    Abstract: A method operates a gas turbine that includes a compressor section, a turbine section and an extraction cooling system. The method includes monitoring an operation of the gas turbine, directing a cooling air flow through the extraction cooling system from the compressor section to the turbine section in response to normal operation of the gas turbine, and directing a warming air flow through the extraction cooling system to the compressor section and the turbine section in response to shutdown of the gas turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Henry G. Ballard, Jr., Ian David Wilson, Stephen Christopher Chieco, Andrew Ray Kneeland, Bradley James Miller, Kenneth David Black, Raymond Goetze
  • Publication number: 20120088239
    Abstract: A method and a kit for the identification of chromosomal inversions are described. Chromosomal inversions are difficult to detect unless they are quite large. The improved ability to detect chromosomal inversions is important to a number of medical applications, such as cancer and birth defects, as examples. Reporter species are attached to oligonucleotide strands designed such that they may hybridize to portions of only one of a pair of single-stranded sister chromatids prepared by the CO-FISH procedure, as an example. If an inversion has occurred, these marker probes will be detected on the sister chromatid at the same location as the inversion on the first chromatid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicants: COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, KROMATID, INC.
    Inventor: F. Andrew Ray
  • Patent number: 8137067
    Abstract: A blade attachment apparatus for a turbine is provided and includes a member, which rotates about an axis of the turbine, including fore and aft disk posts that retain corresponding fore and aft turbine blades, respectively, fore and aft of a turbine nozzle and a central portion proximate the turbine nozzle and an attachment retained between the fore and aft disk posts and the fore and aft turbine blades and coupled to the central portion, such that a portion of the attachment interrupts a purge flow through the turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Andrew Ray Kneeland, Kahwai Gachago Muriithi
  • Publication number: 20120058475
    Abstract: A method and a kit for the identification of chromosomal inversions is described. Chromosomal inversions are difficult to detect unless they are quite large. The improved ability to detect chromosomal inversions is important to a number of medical applications, such as cancer and birth defects, as examples. Reporter species are attached to oligonucleotide strands designed such that they may hybridize to portions of only one of a pair of single-stranded sister chromatids prepared by the CO-FISH procedure, as an example. If an inversion has occurred, these marker probes will be detected on the sister chromatid at the same location as the inversion on the first chromatid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicants: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Susan M. Bailey, F. Andrew Ray, Edwin H. Goodwin, Joel S. Bedford, Michael N. Cornforth
  • Patent number: 8100405
    Abstract: A system for providing compliant rotating seals including a rotating portion that has one or more teeth extending radially from it, and a stationary portion that has a plurality of bristles extending radially from it. The one or more teeth rotatively engage the plurality of bristles creating a tortuous path between them that resists a leakage of gas or fluid through them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Andrew Ray Kneeland, Eric David Roush
  • Publication number: 20110287425
    Abstract: Methods, compositions, and assays are described which are useful in identifying point mutations, identifying cancer cells, and diagnosing cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicants: KROMATID, INC., COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: F. Andrew Ray, Edwin H. Goodwin
  • Patent number: 8029607
    Abstract: A system for cleaning at least one filter in a baghouse and an associated method for providing the system. The at least one filter separate a dirty gas chamber from a clean gas chamber, and filters at least one substance from a gas. The system includes a supply of compressed air and a blowpipe to direct the air at the at least one filter to dislodge a collected amount of the at least one substance from the at least one filter. The blowpipe has a cross-sectional flow area through which the compressed air flows. A valve controls provision of the compressed air. The valve has a cross-sectional flow area though which the compressed gas flows. The cross-sectional area of the valve is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the blowpipe to provide for air pressure at the valve to be greater than air pressure at the blowpipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: BHA Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Ray
  • Publication number: 20110052387
    Abstract: Turbine blade assemblies of a turbine include airfoils that are mounted on bases. The leading and/or trailing edges of the bases are provided with curved portions. Likewise, curved portions may be provided on leading and/or trailing edges of the angle wings of a turbine blade assembly. Also, curved portions may be provided on the leading and/or trailing edges of nozzle assemblies of a turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Andrew Ray Kneeland, Andres Jose Garcia-Crespo, Bradley T. Boyer, Thomas William Vandeputte, Sylvain Pierre
  • Publication number: 20110055672
    Abstract: A first check code is computed by applying an algorithm to a proper subset of a first body of data. A second check code is computed by applying the algorithm to an equivalent proper subset of a second equivalent body of data. The two check codes are compared. The extent of the proper subset of the first body of data is determined by a semantic analysis of the first body of data. Multiple versions of an application, when the semantic changes between the applications are inconsequential, may then be certified by ignoring the non-significant modifications and ensuring the integrity of the remainder of the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: ENSEQUENCE, INC.
    Inventors: Mark-Andrew Ray Tait, Larry Alan Westerman
  • Publication number: 20110023022
    Abstract: A computer system is used to create an application. Application source code or an executable application is converted into an in-memory representation. The in-memory representation is stored in a database. Attributes of the database representation are selected for modification, and constraints are assigned to the modifications. Modifications and constraints are stored in the database to create an application template. A copy of the application template is made in the database, and modifications are performed on the copy in the database. The modified copy of the application template is retrieved from the database and used to create an executable application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: Ensequence, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Todd Harper, Aslam Khader, Fumiko Salvat Kutch, Alice VonWald Sufka, Mark-Andrew Ray Tait, Halstead Winship York
  • Publication number: 20100275776
    Abstract: A system for cleaning at least one filter in a baghouse and an associated method for providing the system. The at least one filter separate a dirty gas chamber from a clean gas chamber, and filters at least one substance from a gas. The system includes a supply of compressed air and a blowpipe to direct the air at the at least one filter to dislodge a collected amount of the at least one substance from the at least one filter. The blowpipe has a cross-sectional flow area through which the compressed air flows. A valve controls provision of the compressed air. The valve has a cross-sectional flow area though which the compressed gas flows. The cross-sectional area of the valve is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the blowpipe to provide for air pressure at the valve to be greater than air pressure at the blowpipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: BHA Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Ray
  • Publication number: 20100189551
    Abstract: A method operates a gas turbine that includes a compressor section, a turbine section and an extraction cooling system. The method includes monitoring an operation of the gas turbine, directing a cooling air flow through the extraction cooling system from the compressor section to the turbine section in response to normal operation of the gas turbine, and directing a warming air flow through the extraction cooling system to the compressor section and the turbine section in response to shutdown of the gas turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Henry G. Ballard, JR., Ian David Wilson, Stephen Christopher Chieco, Andrew Ray Kneeland, Bradley James Miller, Kenneth Damon Black, Raymond Goetze