Patents by Inventor Bradley S. Smith

Bradley S. Smith 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: 20240079816
    Abstract: Apparatus for opposed terminals of an electrical device includes magnetic material carried by a cover formed of an electrically insulative material and concurrently covering the terminals, and a magnetic attraction between the magnetic material and the terminals magnetically coupling the cover to the terminals. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes covers formed of an electrically insulative material and connected by hinges to the electrical device for movement between open positions away from the terminals and closed positions covering the respective terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Richard A. Murray, III, Bradley S. Smith
  • Patent number: 11837817
    Abstract: Apparatus for opposed terminals of an electrical device includes magnetic material carried by a cover formed of an electrically insulative material and concurrently covering the terminals, and a magnetic attraction between the magnetic material and the terminals magnetically coupling the cover to the terminals. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes covers formed of an electrically insulative material and connected by hinges to the electrical device for movement between open positions away from the terminals and closed positions covering the respective terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventors: Richard A. Murray, III, Bradley S. Smith
  • Publication number: 20220360014
    Abstract: Apparatus for opposed terminals of an electrical device includes magnetic material carried by a cover formed of an electrically insulative material and concurrently covering the terminals, and a magnetic attraction between the magnetic material and the terminals magnetically coupling the cover to the terminals. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes covers formed of an electrically insulative material and connected by hinges to the electrical device for movement between open positions away from the terminals and closed positions covering the respective terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Richard A. Murray, III, Bradley S. Smith
  • Patent number: 11463509
    Abstract: A computing system comprises a controller configured to detect a reassignment input to reassign all computing resources from a source server farm to a target server farm, a resource capacity reassignment component configured to incrementally reassign all of the computing resources from the source server farm to the target server farm, in a plurality of fixed increments, and a database move component configured to, after reassigning each fixed increment of the computing resources to the target server farm, move a set of databases, corresponding to a previously reassigned fixed increment of computing resources, from the source server farm to the target server farm, for servicing at the target server farm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Bradley S. Smith, Kalyan K. Kona, Sundaravadivelan Paranthaman, Ankur Jauhari
  • Patent number: 10728316
    Abstract: A request input indicative of a request to deploy computing resources in a target server farm is received, and a fixed increment of the computing resources to be removed from a source server farm and deployed in the target server farm is identified. The fixed increment of computing resources is removed from the source server farm, and deployed to the target server farm. Based on deploying the fixed increment of computing resources to the target server farm, it is determined whether the target server farm has deployed adequate resource capacity to service a fixed increment of databases. If so, the fixed increment of databases is moved from the source server farm to the target server farm, and, if not, additional computing resources is reassigned from the source server farm to the target server farm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Bradley S. Smith, Kalyan K. Kona, Sundaravadivelan Paranthaman, Ankur Jauhari
  • Publication number: 20190268404
    Abstract: A computing system comprises a controller configured to detect a reassignment input to reassign all computing resources from a source server farm to a target server farm, a resource capacity reassignment component configured to incrementally reassign all of the computing resources from the source server farm to the target server farm, in a plurality of fixed increments, and a database move component configured to, after reassigning each fixed increment of the computing resources to the target server farm, move a set of databases, corresponding to a previously reassigned fixed increment of computing resources, from the source server farm to the target server farm, for servicing at the target server farm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Bradley S. SMITH, Kalyan K. KONA, Sundaravadivelan PARANTHAMAN, Ankur JAUHARI
  • Publication number: 20190253487
    Abstract: A request input indicative of a request to deploy computing resources in a target server farm is received, and a fixed increment of the computing resources to be removed from a source server farm and deployed in the target server farm is identified. The fixed increment of computing resources is removed from the source server farm, and deployed to the target server farm. Based on deploying the fixed increment of computing resources to the target server farm, it is determined whether the target server farm has deployed adequate resource capacity to service a fixed increment of databases. If so, the fixed increment of databases is moved from the source server farm to the target server farm, and, if not, additional computing resources is reassigned from the source server farm to the target server farm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Bradley S. SMITH, Kalyan K. KONA, Sundaravadivelan PARANTHAMAN, Ankur JAUHARI
  • Patent number: 10320892
    Abstract: In order to upgrade a source farm to a target farm, the target farm is created with an initial increment of resource capacity that is a fraction of a final resource capacity of the target farm. A corresponding increment of the databases attached to the source farm are then switched from the source farm to the target farm. The resource capacity at the source farm, that was used to service the moved databases, is then removed from the source farm and added to the target farm, and another increment of the databases are switched from the source farm to the target farm. This continues until a full capacity of resources is deployed at the target farm, and the databases are fully moved from the source farm to the target farm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Bradley S. Smith, Kalyan K. Kona, Sundaravadivelan Paranthaman, Ankur Jauhari
  • Publication number: 20160197844
    Abstract: In order to upgrade a source farm to a target farm, the target farm is created with an initial increment of resource capacity that is a fraction of a final resource capacity of the target farm. A corresponding increment of the databases attached to the source farm are then switched from the source farm to the target farm. The resource capacity at the source farm, that was used to service the moved databases, is then removed from the source farm and added to the target farm, and another increment of the databases are switched from the source farm to the target farm. This continues until a full capacity of resources is deployed at the target farm, and the databases are fully moved from the source farm to the target farm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Bradley S. Smith, Kalyan K. Kona, Sundaravadivelan Paranthaman, Ankur Jauhari
  • Patent number: 7282040
    Abstract: A gravitational pressure regulating mechanism for use with a valve is provided for control of pressure and diversion of bodily fluids. The mechanism includes a reservoir having first and second ends, the first end being open and the second end having a floor and an entry port, and a free floating weight adapted to freely slide in the reservoir from a closed position wherein the weight is adjacent the floor to an opened position wherein the weight is positioned away from the floor. The weight has a closure member having a surface to engage the entry port when the weight is in the closed position. The mechanism further includes a cap having an exit port to seal the open first end of the reservoir. The mass of the weight is proportional to the amount of resistance to flow of the bodily fluids through the regulating mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Vygon US, LLC
    Inventors: Charles P. Hokanson, Bradley S. Smith
  • Publication number: 20040122348
    Abstract: A gravitational pressure regulating mechanism for use with a valve is provided for control of pressure and diversion of bodily fluids. The mechanism includes a reservoir having first and second ends, the first end being open and the second end having a floor and an entry port, and a free floating weight adapted to freely slide in the reservoir from a closed position wherein the weight is adjacent the floor to an opened position wherein the weight is positioned away from the floor. The weight has a closure member having a surface to engage the entry port when the weight is in the closed position. The mechanism further includes a cap having an exit port to seal the open first end of the reservoir. The mass of the weight is proportional to the amount of resistance to flow of the bodily fluids through the regulating mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Charles P. Hokanson, Bradley S. Smith
  • Patent number: 6592082
    Abstract: A cable support is provided having a support member and a plurality of rungs. The support member has a center portion and two downward portions that generally define an interior area of the channel. The rungs have a lower retaining section and an upper cable retaining section and are made from a resilient nonconductive material for being detachably secured to the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Harold L. Fear, Bradley S. Smith