Patents by Inventor Anne Porter
Anne Porter 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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Publication number: 20240108517Abstract: A patterned apertured web is disclosed. The patterned apertured web includes a plurality of land areas in the patterned apertured web and a plurality of apertures defined in the patterned apertured web. At least some land areas of the plurality of land areas surround at least some apertures of the plurality of apertures. The patterned apertured web has an Effective Open Area in the range of about 3% to about 30%, according to the Aperture Test herein. The patterned apertured web has a plurality of Interaperture Distances, according to the Aperture Test herein. The Interaperture Distances have a distribution having a median and a mean.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Timothy Ian MULLANE, Kelyn Anne ARORA, Jill Marlene ORR, Donald Carroll ROE, Jennifer SCHUTTE, John Brian STRUBE, Ann Cecilia TAPP, Rachael Eden WALTHER, Amanda Margaret BICKING, Jennifer Lynn DUSOLD, Margaret Elizabeth PORTER
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Publication number: 20240099909Abstract: A patterned apertured web is disclosed. The patterned apertured web includes a plurality of land areas in the patterned apertured web and a plurality of apertures defined in the patterned apertured web. At least some land areas of the plurality of land areas surround at least some apertures of the plurality of apertures. The patterned apertured web has an Effective Open Area in the range of about 3% to about 30%, according to the Aperture Test herein. The patterned apertured web has a plurality of Interaperture Distances, according to the Aperture Test herein. The Interaperture Distances have a distribution having a median and a mean.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Timothy Ian MULLANE, Kelyn Anne ARORA, Jill Marlene ORR, Donald Carroll ROE, Jennifer SCHUTTE, John Brian STRUBE, Ann Cecilia TAPP, Rachael Eden WALTHER, Amanda Margaret BICKING, Jennifer Lynn DUSOLD, Margaret Elizabeth PORTER
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Publication number: 20240099908Abstract: A patterned apertured web is disclosed. The patterned apertured web includes a plurality of land areas in the patterned apertured web and a plurality of apertures defined in the patterned apertured web. At least some land areas of the plurality of land areas surround at least some apertures of the plurality of apertures. The patterned apertured web has an Effective Open Area in the range of about 3% to about 30%, according to the Aperture Test herein. The patterned apertured web has a plurality of Interaperture Distances, according to the Aperture Test herein. The Interaperture Distances have a distribution having a median and a mean.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Timothy Ian MULLANE, Kelyn Anne ARORA, Jill Marlene ORR, Donald Carroll ROE, Jennifer SCHUTTE, John Brian STRUBE, Ann Cecilia TAPP, Rachael Eden WALTHER, Amanda Margaret BICKING, Jennifer Lynn DUSOLD, Margaret Elizabeth PORTER
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Publication number: 20240082075Abstract: A patterned apertured web is disclosed. The patterned apertured web includes a plurality of land areas in the patterned apertured web and a plurality of apertures defined in the patterned apertured web. At least some land areas of the plurality of land areas surround at least some apertures of the plurality of apertures. The patterned apertured web has an Effective Open Area in the range of about 3% to about 30%, according to the Aperture Test herein. The patterned apertured web has a plurality of Interaperture Distances, according to the Aperture Test herein. The Interaperture Distances have a distribution having a median and a mean. The plurality of apertures include a first set of apertures defining a first shape and a second set of apertures defining a second shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Timothy Ian MULLANE, Kelyn Anne ARORA, Jill Marlene ORR, Donald Carroll ROE, Jennifer SCHUTTE, John Brian STRUBE, Ann Cecilia TAPP, Rachael Eden WALTHER, Amanda Margaret BICKING, Jennifer Lynn DUSOLD, Margaret Elizabeth PORTER
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Publication number: 20240074922Abstract: A patterned apertured web is disclosed. The patterned apertured web includes a plurality of land areas in the patterned apertured web and a plurality of apertures defined in the patterned apertured web. At least some land areas of the plurality of land areas surround at least some apertures of the plurality of apertures. The patterned apertured web has an Effective Open Area in the range of about 3% to about 30%, according to the Aperture Test herein. The patterned apertured web has a plurality of Interaperture Distances, according to the Aperture Test herein. The Interaperture Distances have a distribution having a median and a mean. The plurality of apertures include a first set of apertures defining a first shape and a second set of apertures defining a second shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Timothy Ian MULLANE, Kelyn Anne ARORA, Jill Marlene ORR, Donald Carroll ROE, Jennifer SCHUTTE, John Brian STRUBE, Ann Cecilia TAPP, Rachael Eden WALTHER, Amanda Margaret BICKING, Jennifer Lynn DUSOLD, Margaret Elizabeth PORTER
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Publication number: 20230177451Abstract: When a user accesses a seller webpage for an item for which expedited shipping is available, data regarding this access is provided to a separate fulfilment service that is able to deliver the item. A control on the webpage, that may be provided to the seller by the fulfilment service, presents an initial estimated delivery time based on the network address of the user’s device and a known location of the item. The user may provide input to the control to access a user account, and a location for the user account may be used to update the estimated delivery time. If the item is purchased, the fulfilment service may determine payment information for the user account and process payment and delivery of the item. If an additional item not fulfilled by the fulfilment service is also purchased, data for this purchase is provided to the seller website for processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2021Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: RYAN JOHN LOHAN, BETH ANNE PORTER, KRISTIANA HELMICK EBERT, FELIPE GUSTAVO DE ALMEIDA, ANDREW JOHN VAN ZEELAND, PETER LARSEN, KIMBERLY ANNE BUTIN, TRUSHNA DILIP KHIVASARA, NICOLE NETLAND, KADIR RATHNAVELU, BILAL NASIR SHAIKH
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Publication number: 20230177592Abstract: A seller provides customers with the ability to order items using shipping benefits associated with a separate fulfillment entity, such as an online store, by providing inventory to a designated fulfilment location. When a customer accesses the webpage, identifiers for the customer device and item are used to determine an estimated delivery time the separate fulfillment entity may provide, which may be presented in a widget or other type of element within the webpage. In response to input to the element, the customer may be presented with a prompt for authentication data, and after a successful authentication, the estimated delivery time may be updated based on a location of the authenticated customer. In response to input confirming the transaction, an order for the item is generated by the separate fulfillment entity and the customer may continue navigating the seller website.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: BETH ANNE PORTER, RYAN JOHN LOHAN, KIMBERLY ANNE BUTIN, FELIPE GUSTAVO DE ALMEIDA, VENKATRAMAN PRABHU, THOMAS EDWARD TAYLOR, ANDREW JOHN VAN ZEELAND, TRUSHNA DILIP KHIVASARA, KADIR RATHNAVELU, JARED SAUL BRETT, PETER LARSEN, KRISTIANA HELMICK EBERT, NICOLE NETLAND
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Patent number: 11349964Abstract: A method, system, and program product are provided. A plurality of recovery groups is defined on each transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) stack in a cluster of servers. The recovery group includes a service, one or more IP addresses associated with the service, a trigger condition, and a recovery action. Each of the recovery groups is monitored for an occurrence of the trigger condition associated with the service. In response to detecting the trigger condition, a backup TCP/IP stack is notified to automatically perform the recovery action defined for a failing recovery group on an owning TCP/IP stack. Only the failing recovery group is recovered and the remaining recovery groups execute uninterrupted.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: David Anthony Herr, Joyce Anne Porter, Christopher Meyer
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Publication number: 20220030093Abstract: A method, system, and program product are provided. A plurality of recovery groups is defined on each transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) stack in a cluster of servers. The recovery group includes a service, one or more IP addresses associated with the service, a trigger condition, and a recovery action. Each of the recovery groups is monitored for an occurrence of the trigger condition associated with the service. In response to detecting the trigger condition, a backup TCP/IP stack is notified to automatically perform the recovery action defined for a failing recovery group on an owning TCP/IP stack. Only the failing recovery group is recovered and the remaining recovery groups execute uninterrupted.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2020Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: David Anthony Herr, Joyce Anne Porter, Christopher Meyer
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Publication number: 20170275155Abstract: A chemical, biochemical or biological analysis system and method including: a surface acoustic wave (SAW) actuator (6) including a piezoelectric substrate (9) and at least one interdigital electrode (17) located on a working surface (11) of the piezoelectric substrate (9), the SAW actuator generating travelling SAWs in the working surface when an electrical signal is applied to the interdigital electrode; at least one reaction chamber (19) located on the working surface of the piezoelectric substrate; a light detector (16) for detecting luminescent, fluorescent or phosphorescent emissions within the reaction chamber; a reagent flow line (29) for providing a flow of reagent through the reaction chamber; a test sample supply line (29) for supplying a test sample to the reaction chamber; wherein the SAW actuator can generate travelling SAWs within the working surface to thereby induce chaotic micromixing, convective transport, concentration or combinations thereof of the test sample and the reagent contained witType: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2015Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Ana Maria GRACIOSO MARTINS, Sally HARRISON, Amgad R. REZK, Nichola Anne PORTER, Peter David CARPENTER, Johan DU PLESSIS, James R. FRIEND, Leslie Y. YEO
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Patent number: 9361615Abstract: A system and method provide for secure activation of physical credit cards from a display provided at a store. Temporary spending cards (TSP) for use as credit cards are provided in tamper evident packages found in the display. The TSPs are initially inactivated. Upon removal of the TSP from the package, a user may scan the QR code on the TSP to direct the user's mobile device to a secure location that prompts the user for credit related information. A credit card system evaluates the information using business rules to determine whether or not to approve the user for activation. If approved, then the user is prompted to enter a serial number found on the card to allow immediate spending. The serial number is different from an account number for the card. The TSP expires within a predetermined relatively short time period.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2015Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Valero Services, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Max Clemence, Craig Sperry, Teresa Jo Prock, RaLynda Elaine Christie, Loretta Jeanne Chandler, Marvin Elton Burns, Loyd Dane Williams, Anne Porter
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Patent number: 9253146Abstract: Preventing duplicate sources in a network that uses network address port translation on an established connection. In response to receiving an inbound packet at a destination host, input values are obtained therefrom and used to consult a mapping. If no match is found, a translation is performed, whereby a determination is made as to whether or not a port number is available within a range of port numbers that comply with a security association governing the connection. If so, an available port number is assigned to the connection, thereby avoiding a possibility of a duplicate source. If a port number is not available, the packet is rejected.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2014Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Patricia A. Jakubik, Linwood Hugh Overby, Jr., Joyce Anne Porter, David John Wierbowski
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Publication number: 20140244862Abstract: Preventing duplicate sources on a protocol connection that uses network addresses, protocols and port numbers to identify connections that include port number translation. In response to an inbound IPsec packet from a remote source client, a determination is made as to whether or not a port number is available within a range of port numbers that comply with a security association governing the connection. If so, an available port number is assigned to the connection, thereby avoiding a possibility of a duplicate source. If a port number is not available, the packet is rejected.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Patricia A. Jakubik, Linwood Hugh Overby, JR., Joyce Anne Porter, David John Wierbowski
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Patent number: 8787393Abstract: Preventing duplicate sources on a protocol connection that uses network addresses, protocols and port numbers to identify connections that include port number translation. In response to an inbound IPsec packet from a remote source client, a determination is made as to whether or not a port number is available within a range of port numbers that comply with a security association governing the connection. If so, an available port number is assigned to the connection, thereby avoiding a possibility of a duplicate source. If a port number is not available, the packet is rejected.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2005Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Patricia A. Jakubik, Linwood Hugh Overby, Jr., Joyce Anne Porter, David John Wierbowski
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Patent number: 7962652Abstract: The invention determines if a security association (SA) extends end-to-end between a source node originating a connection and a destination node. In such a case, there will be no ambiguities in routing due to network address translation, and the SA is allowed. In the preferred embodiment, both end nodes of a security connection test themselves and the remote node for gateway status to determine if any ambiguities might exist in network routing due to the presence of a network address translator.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2006Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Wuchieh James Jong, Linwood Hugh Overby, Jr., Joyce Anne Porter, David John Wierbowski
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Patent number: 7656795Abstract: Preventing duplicate sources on a protocol connection that uses network addresses, protocols and port numbers to identify source applications that are served by a NAPT. If an arriving packet encapsulates an encrypted packet and has passed through an NAPT en route to the destination host, the encapsulated packet is decrypted to obtain an original source port number and original packet protocol from the decrypted packet. A source port mapping table (SPMT) is searched for an association between the NAPT source address, the original source port, and the original packet protocol associated with the NAPT source address and port number. If an incorrect association is found, the packet is rejected as representing an illegal duplicate source; that is, a second packet from a different host served by a NAPT that is USING the same SOURCE port and protocol.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2005Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Patricia A. Jakubik, Linwood Hugh Overby, Jr., Joyce Anne Porter, David John Wierbowski