Patents by Inventor Brad Davis

Brad Davis 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: 20240072461
    Abstract: A system comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) substrate and a housing. The PCB substrate has a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), a first plurality of electrical conductor portions and a second plurality of electrical conductor portions. The housing has a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The housing has on the first side a first wire terminal and a second wire terminal. The housing has on the second side a first conductor contact and a second conductor contact. The housing is configured to be attachable to the PCB substrate so that first conductor contact is electrically coupled to an electrical conductor portion from the first plurality of electrical conductor portions and the second conductor contact is electrically coupled to an electrical conductor portion from the second plurality of electrical conductor portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Brad KOERNER, Graham MERRIFIELD, Kyle DAVIS, Scott SOMA, Cooper HURLEY
  • Publication number: 20230287938
    Abstract: A sealed clutch and a clutch plate, the sealed clutch including a spline connector for connecting the sealed clutch by splined connection to a transmission shaft of an automotive transmission. The spline connector comprising a connector housing and a spline ring. The spline ring including an opening having a spline configuration for cooperating with a splined portion of a transmission shaft. The connector housing being secured within the sealed clutch and the spline ring being removably connectable to the connector housing to enable the spline ring to be removed and replaced with a different spline ring for cooperating with a splined portion of a different transmission shaft. The clutch plate has a pair of drive plates having a coaxially aligned openings and a spline connector mounted between them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventor: Brad Davis
  • Patent number: 11686352
    Abstract: A clutch assembly comprising a sealed clutch and an adapter. The clutch being connected to the adapter and the adapter being connectable to a flywheel. The adapter including openings positioned for registration with the connection pattern of a flywheel for connecting the adapter to the flywheel. The openings of the adapter comprising at least two groups of openings for registration with the connection patterns of at least two different flywheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Clutch Industries Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Brad Davis
  • Patent number: 11655860
    Abstract: A sealed clutch and a clutch plate, the sealed clutch including a spline connector for connecting the sealed clutch by splined connection to a transmission shaft of an automotive transmission. The spline connector comprising a connector housing and a spline ring. The spline ring including an opening having a spline configuration for cooperating with a splined portion of a transmission shaft. The connector housing being secured within the sealed clutch and the spline ring being removably connectable to the connector housing to enable the spline ring to be removed and replaced with a different spline ring for cooperating with a splined portion of a different transmission shaft. The clutch plate has a pair of drive plates having a coaxially aligned openings and a spline connector mounted between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Clutch Industries Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Brad Davis
  • Patent number: 11585391
    Abstract: A clutch assembly including a sealed clutch and a spacer. The clutch is connected to the spacer and the spacer is connectable to a flywheel along a common axis and the spacer facilitates connection of the clutch to the flywheel in at least two different axially spaced positions. A connection ring can connect the spacer connection to flywheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Clutch Industries Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Brad Davis
  • Publication number: 20220025934
    Abstract: A clutch assembly comprising a sealed clutch and an adapter. The clutch being connected to the adapter and the adapter being connectable to a flywheel. The adapter including openings positioned for registration with the connection pattern of a flywheel for connecting the adapter to the flywheel. The openings of the adapter comprising at least two groups of openings for registration with the connection patterns of at least two different flywheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventor: Brad Davis
  • Publication number: 20220025936
    Abstract: A clutch assembly comprising a sealed clutch and a spacer. The clutch is connected to the spacer and the spacer is connectable to a flywheel along a common axis and the spacer facilitates connection of the clutch to the flywheel in at least two different axially spaced positions. A connection ring can connect the spacer connection to flywheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventor: Brad Davis
  • Publication number: 20220025935
    Abstract: A sealed clutch and a clutch plate, the sealed clutch including a spline connector for connecting the sealed clutch by splined connection to a transmission shaft of an automotive transmission. The spline connector comprising a connector housing and a spline ring. The spline ring including an opening having a spline configuration for cooperating with a splined portion of a transmission shaft. The connector housing being secured within the sealed clutch and the spline ring being removably connectable to the connector housing to enable the spline ring to be removed and replaced with a different spline ring for cooperating with a splined portion of a different transmission shaft. The clutch plate has a pair of drive plates having a coaxially aligned openings and a spline connector mounted between them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventor: Brad Davis
  • Patent number: 9632012
    Abstract: A drive module and a system for performing NVH testing on the drive module are provided. The system includes two pins extending from a platform and at least one qualified surface. A differential housing includes two surfaces, each having an opening formed therein. The differential housing further includes a clamping surface. The drive module is mounted to the platform by inserting the pins into the openings to align the drive module in a plane. A clamping pressure clamps the differential housing to the qualified surface to align the drive module in a second direction that is perpendicular to the plane such that the drive module pinion and axles are aligned with the energy sources of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Glenn Meinhardt, Eric L. Hartzell, Brad A. Davis, Anthony W. Jablonski
  • Publication number: 20170003197
    Abstract: A drive module and a system for performing NVH testing on the drive module are provided. The system includes two pins extending from a platform and at least one qualified surface. A differential housing includes two surfaces, each having an opening formed therein. The differential housing further includes a clamping surface. The drive module is mounted to the platform by inserting the pins into the openings to align the drive module in a plane. A clamping pressure clamps the differential housing to the qualified surface to align the drive module in a second direction that is perpendicular to the plane such that the drive module pinion and axles are aligned with the energy sources of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Glenn Meinhardt, Eric L. Hartzell, Brad A. Davis, Anthony W. Jablonski
  • Patent number: 8259222
    Abstract: Disclosed is a portable magnifier camera that can be selectively positioned into a variety of configurations. At least four distinct viewing configurations are provided: a reading mode wherein the camera rests flatly upon the viewed object; a writing mode wherein the camera rests at an angle upon the viewed object; a hand-held mode wherein the user holds the camera relative to a distant object; and an inspection mode wherein the user holds the viewed object relative to the camera. These configurations enable a user to effectively view objects of differing size and at varying distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Freedom Scientific, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos M. Rodriguez, Patrick Murphy, Waldemar Tunkis, Brad Davis, Todd Conard, Lee Hamilton, Michael Goldenberg, Jeffrey McDaniel
  • Patent number: 8082440
    Abstract: Some aspects include reception of a command from one of a chassis management module and a BIOS specifying a data region to be updated and a locking policy, determination of whether the data region is locked, implementation of the locking policy and returning of a session lock handle if it is determined that the data region is not locked, reception, from the one of the chassis management module and the BIOS, of data for updating the data region, the session lock handle, and an offset, determination that the session lock handle is associated with the data region, writing of the data to the data region at the offset, reception of a request for data of the updated data region from the other one of the chassis management module and the BIOS, determination of whether the updated data region is locked, and if it is determined that the updated data region is not locked, providing of the data of the updated data region to the other one of the chassis management module and the BIOS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Merizan, Neil Bradley, Patrick Mason, Brad Davis
  • Patent number: 7996433
    Abstract: A method and article for efficiently accessing resources in a multiprocessor computer system. Multiple resources are grouped into nodes and system resource descriptors are maintained as data structures. The method incorporates traversing one or more of the data structure to efficiently allocate resources within a grouping of nodes. Each node in the system is assigned a node identifying number. This number identifies a node location within a multiprocessor and is used to determine latency between nodes. Accordingly, storing the system architecture information in a data structure format provides for an efficient method of accessing system resources and determining latency for specific processes and access patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brad A. Davis, L. Christian McDermott, Douglas Miller
  • Publication number: 20110016297
    Abstract: Some aspects include reception of a command from one of a chassis management module and a BIOS specifying a data region to be updated and a locking policy, determination of whether the data region is locked, implementation of the locking policy and returning of a session lock handle if it is determined that the data region is not locked, reception, from the one of the chassis management module and the BIOS, of data for updating the data region, the session lock handle, and an offset, determination that the session lock handle is associated with the data region, writing of the data to the data region at the offset, reception of a request for data of the updated data region from the other one of the chassis management module and the BIOS, determination of whether the updated data region is locked, and if it is determined that the updated data region is not locked, providing of the data of the updated data region to the other one of the chassis management module and the BIOS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Mark Merizan, Neil Bradley, Patrick Mason, Brad Davis
  • Patent number: 7783696
    Abstract: Service processors within a system are self-clustered. The system can also include an operating system or other software code, a management console, or both. The operating system communicates with the cluster of service processors, where the service processors are self-clustered or otherwise, such as through a memory shared by at least all the service processors. The operating system therefore need not be aware which of the service processors performs a given function. The console communicates with the cluster of service processors, where the service processors are self-clustered or otherwise, through any service processor of the cluster. The console therefore also need not be aware that the service processors have been clustered to perform functionality for the console.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brad A. Davis, Henry J. DiVincenzo, Richard A. Lary, Thomas E. Malone, Patrick D. Mason, Lee G. Rosenbaum, Manoj R. Sastry, Pat White
  • Patent number: 7761630
    Abstract: A data-processing system and method are disclosed, which generally includes a plurality of components connected to a bus within a data-processing apparatus utilizing one or more input/output interfaces (e.g., IOCTL) in communication with the bus. A dynamic interface is implemented, which includes a plurality of interface modules that permits varying data-processing applications to scan, identify and interface with the plurality of components utilizing the input/output interface, thereby increasing data-processing application development efficiency relative to one or more components within the data-processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: LSI Corporation
    Inventors: Brett Henning, Brad Davis, Scott Dominguez
  • Publication number: 20100026854
    Abstract: Disclosed is a portable magnifier camera that can be selectively positioned into a variety of configurations. At least four distinct viewing configurations are provided: a reading mode wherein the camera rests flatly upon the viewed object; a writing mode wherein the camera rests at an angle upon the viewed object; a hand-held mode wherein the user holds the camera relative to a distant object; and an inspection mode wherein the user holds the viewed object relative to the camera. These configurations enable a user to effectively view objects of differing size and at varying distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Carlos M. Rodriguez, Patrick Murphy, Waldemar Tunkis, Brad Davis, Todd Conard, Lee Hamilton, Michael Goldenberg, Jeffrey McDaniel
  • Publication number: 20100026855
    Abstract: Disclosed is a portable magnifier camera that can be selectively positioned into a variety of configurations. At least four distinct viewing configurations are provided: a reading mode wherein the camera rests flatly upon the viewed object; a writing mode wherein the camera rests at an angle upon the viewed object; a hand-held mode wherein the user holds the camera relative to a distant object; and an inspection mode wherein the user holds the viewed object relative to the camera. These configurations enable a user to effectively view objects of differing size and at varying distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Todd Conard, Brad Davis
  • Publication number: 20090154215
    Abstract: Devices and/or methods that facilitate reducing cross-talk noise and/or complementary bit disturb between adjacent storage elements in a memory device are presented. A memory device includes a memory array with wordlines formed in a zig-zag pattern such that each wordline can have segments that are parallel to the x-axis and other segments that are angled from a direction parallel to the x-axis based in part on a predetermined angle. Adjacent storage elements can be positioned at respective ends of an angled segment of a wordline to facilitate increasing the distance between such storage elements, as compared to the distance between storage elements associated with an orthogonal memory array, where the increase in distance can be based in part on the predetermined angle. The size of the memory array can be the same or substantially the same size, as compared to an orthogonal memory array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: SPANSION LLC
    Inventors: Suketu Parikh, Vidyut Gopal, Brad Davis
  • Patent number: 7539782
    Abstract: A method of virtualizing hardware resources in a multiprocessor computing environment is provided. Each resource is provided a resource address. A hardware resource map is provided to store virtual resource addresses and physical resource addresses. Remapping hardware is utilized to redirect virtual addresses to physical addresses. The method of virtualizing hardware resources may be applied to any resource mapped across the bus, including memory address space, and I/O address space. Accordingly, the method of virtualizing hardware resources through platform firmware enables dynamic routing of resource accesses during run-time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brad A. Davis, Thomas E. Malone