Patents by Inventor Brandon Davis

Brandon 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).

  • METHOD OF ELIMINATION OF POLY- AND PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) IN A WASTEWATER BIOSOLIDS GASIFICATION PROCESS USING A THERMAL OXIDIZER AND HYDRATED LIME INJECTION
    Publication number: 20230059322
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods to eliminate PFAS from wastewater biosolids through fluidized bed gasification. The gasifier decomposes the PFAS in the biosolids at temperatures of 900-1800° F. Synthesis gas (syngas) exits the gasifier which is coupled to a thermal oxidizer and is combusted at temperatures of 1600-2600° F. This decomposes PFAS in the syngas and creates flue gas. Heat can be recovered from the flue gas by cooling the flue gas to temperatures of 400-1200° F. in a heat exchanger that is coupled with the thermal oxidizer. Cooled flue gas is mixed with hydrated lime, enhancing PFAS decomposition, with the spent lime filtered from the cooled flue gas using a filter system that may incorporate catalyst impregnated filter elements. The apparatus and methods thereby eliminate PFAS from wastewater biosolids and control emissions in the resulting flue gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: ARIES CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Newman, Joel Thornton, Brandon Davis, Renus Kelfkens, Ron Hudson, Mark Robertson
  • INTELLIGENT UPDATING AND DATA PROCESSING FOR DEPLOYED MACHINE LEARNING MODELS
    Publication number: 20220405619
    Abstract: Particular embodiments can update a deployed machine learning model with actual entity data depending on anomalies detected in stream data, which can be stored to a computer object, such as a journal. Various embodiments map particular subsets of a larger pool of raw input data to the particular models that need the input data and store the raw input data to computer objects so that the corresponding machine learning models can make predictions according to any suitable policy or triggering event on any of the data located in the computer objects. Such mapping allows each machine learning model to continuously make predictions based on the data it needs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Uttam B. Ramamurthy, David Dellsperger, Christopher S. Finn, Brandon Davis, James Gritter, Stephen Patel, Maulik Gandhi, Adam Sabaliauskas
  • WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20220384956
    Abstract: Millimeter wave (mmWave) technology, apparatuses, and methods that relate to transceivers, receivers, and antenna structures for wireless communications are described. The various aspects include co-located millimeter wave (mmWave) and near-field communication (NFC) antennas, scalable phased array radio transceiver architecture (SPARTA), phased array distributed communication system with MIMO support and phase noise synchronization over a single coax cable, communicating RF signals over cable (RFoC) in a distributed phased array communication system, clock noise leakage reduction, IF-to-RF companion chip for backwards and forwards compatibility and modularity, on-package matching networks, 5G scalable receiver (Rx) architecture, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Erkan Alpman, Arnaud Lucres Amadjikpe, Omer Asaf, Kameran Azadet, Rotem Banin, Miroslav Baryakh, Anat Bazov, Stefano Brenna, Bryan K. Casper, Anandaroop Chakrabarti, Gregory Chance, Debabani Choudhury, Emanuel Cohen, Claudio Da Silva, Sidharth Dalmia, Saeid Daneshgar Asi, Kaushik Dasgupta, Kunal Datta, Brandon Davis, Ofir Degani, Amr M. Fahim, Amit Freiman, Michael Genossar, Eran Gerson, Eyal Goldberger, Eshel Gordon, Meir Gordon, Josef Hagn, Shinwon Kang, Te Yu Kao, Noam Kogan, Mikko S. Komulainen, Igal Yehuda Kushnir, Saku Lahti, Mikko M. Lampinen, Naftali Landsberg, Wook Bong Lee, Run Levinger, Albert Molina, Resti Montoya Moreno, Tawfiq Musah, Nathan G. Narevsky, Hosein Nikopour, Oner Orhan, Georgios Palaskas, Stefano Pellerano, Ron Pongratz, Ashoke Ravi, Shmuel Ravid, Peter Andrew Sagazio, Eren Sasoglu, Lior Shakedd, Gadi Shor, Baljit Singh, Menashe Soffer, Ra'anan Sover, Shilpa Talwar, Nebil Tanzi, Moshe Teplitsky, Chintan S. Thakkar, Jayprakash Thakur, Avi Tsarfati, Yossi Tsfati, Marian Verhelst, Nir Weisman, Shuhei Yamada, Ana M. Yepes, Duncan Kitchin
  • POWER LOSS PROTECTION BASED ON WRITE REQUIREMENTS
    Publication number: 20220365678
    Abstract: A storage system and related method are for operating solid-state storage memory in a storage system. Zones of solid-state storage memory are provided. Each zone includes a portion of the solid-state storage memory. The zone has a data write requirement for the zone for reliability of data reads. The storage system adjusts power loss protection for at least one zone. The adjusting is based on the data write requirement for the zone and responsive to detecting a power loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew R. Bernat, Brandon Davis, Mark L. McAuliffe, Benjamin Scholbrock, Zoltan DeWitt, Phillip Hord, Ronald Karr
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING AN ENHANCED SURFACE AREA BIOCHAR PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20220340428
    Abstract: Herein disclosed are apparatus and associated methods related to producing an enhanced surface area biochar product with a desired activation level based on receiving biochar into a processing vessel configured with multiple independently temperature-controlled chambers and counter-flow steam injection, controlling activation levels of the biochar by moving the biochar through the processing vessel and adjusting the temperature of the biochar by injecting steam into at least one temperature-controlled chamber of the processing vessel, recovering volatiles driven off through dehydration using a thermal oxidizer, cooling the biochar to a desired discharge temperature using steam and retention time, and discharging the activated biochar product. The processing vessel may be a calciner, a rotary calciner, or a kiln. Biochar may be heated or cooled to a desired thermochemical processing temperature depending on the temperature of the received biochar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: ARIES CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Regnery, Joel Thornton, Matt Newman, Brandon Davis
  • Method and apparatus for substantially isolating plant tissues
    Patent number: 11477954
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and devices for the rapid isolation of monocot plant embryos suitable for transformation or tissue culture. The invention includes mechanical devices for substantially isolating plant embryos for use as transformable explants. Media suitable for isolating plant embryos and methods for their preparation are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Whitney R. Adams, Jr., Brandon Davis, Lubomyr Kucher, Brian J. Martinell, Jyoti R. Rout, Brenda A. Lowe
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING AN ENHANCED SURFACE AREA BIOCHAR PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20220267158
    Abstract: Herein disclosed are apparatus and associated methods related to producing an enhanced surface area biochar product with a desired activation level based on receiving biochar into a processing vessel configured with multiple independently temperature-controlled chambers and counter-flow steam injection, controlling activation levels of the biochar by moving the biochar through the processing vessel and adjusting the temperature of the biochar by injecting steam into at least one temperature-controlled chamber of the processing vessel, recovering volatiles driven off through dehydration using a thermal oxidizer, cooling the biochar to a desired discharge temperature using steam and retention time, and discharging the activated biochar product. The processing vessel may be a calciner, a rotary calciner, or a kiln. Biochar may be heated or cooled to a desired thermochemical processing temperature depending on the temperature of the received biochar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: ARIES CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Regnery, Joel Thornton, Matt Newman, Brandon Davis
  • Wireless communication technology, apparatuses, and methods
    Patent number: 11424539
    Abstract: Millimeter wave (mmWave) technology, apparatuses, and methods that relate to transceivers, receivers, and antenna structures for wireless communications are described. The various aspects include co-located millimeter wave (mmWave) and near-field communication (NFC) antennas, scalable phased array radio transceiver architecture (SPARTA), phased array distributed communication system with MIMO support and phase noise synchronization over a single coax cable, communicating RF signals over cable (RFoC) in a distributed phased array communication system, clock noise leakage reduction, IF-to-RF companion chip for backwards and forwards compatibility and modularity, on-package matching networks, 5G scalable receiver (Rx) architecture, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Erkan Alpman, Arnaud Lucres Amadjikpe, Omer Asaf, Kameran Azadet, Rotem Banin, Miroslav Baryakh, Anat Bazov, Stefano Brenna, Bryan K. Casper, Anandaroop Chakrabarti, Gregory Chance, Debabani Choudhury, Emanuel Cohen, Claudio Da Silva, Sidharth Dalmia, Saeid Daneshgar Asl, Kaushik Dasgupta, Kunal Datta, Brandon Davis, Ofir Degani, Amr M. Fahim, Amit Freiman, Michael Genossar, Eran Gerson, Eyal Goldberger, Eshel Gordon, Meir Gordon, Josef Hagn, Shinwon Kang, Te Yu Kao, Noam Kogan, Mikko S. Komulainen, Igal Yehuda Kushnir, Saku Lahti, Mikko M. Lampinen, Naftali Landsberg, Wook Bong Lee, Run Levinger, Albert Molina, Resti Montoya Moreno, Tawfiq Musah, Nathan G. Narevsky, Hosein Nikopour, Oner Orhan, Georgios Palaskas, Stefano Pellerano, Ron Pongratz, Ashoke Ravi, Shmuel Ravid, Peter Andrew Sagazio, Eren Sasoglu, Lior Shakedd, Gadi Shor, Baljit Singh, Menashe Soffer, Ra'anan Sover, Shilpa Talwar, Nebil Tanzi, Moshe Teplitsky, Chintan S. Thakkar, Jayprakash Thakur, Avi Tsarfati, Yossi Tsfati, Marian Verhelst, Nir Weisman, Shuhei Yamada, Ana M. Yepes, Duncan Kitchin
  • Methods and systems for producing an enhanced surface area biochar product
    Patent number: 11414322
    Abstract: Herein disclosed are apparatus and associated methods related to producing an enhanced surface area biochar product with a desired activation level based on receiving biochar into a processing vessel configured with multiple independently temperature-controlled chambers and counter-flow steam injection, controlling activation levels of the biochar by moving the biochar through the processing vessel and adjusting the temperature of the biochar by injecting steam into at least one temperature-controlled chamber of the processing vessel, recovering volatiles driven off through dehydration using a thermal oxidizer, cooling the biochar to a desired discharge temperature using steam and retention time, and discharging the activated biochar product. The processing vessel may be a calciner, a rotary calciner, or a kiln. Biochar may be heated or cooled to a desired thermochemical processing temperature depending on the temperature of the received biochar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: ARIES CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Regnery, Joel Thornton, Matt Newman, Brandon Davis
  • Dynamic use of segment or zone power loss protection in a flash device
    Patent number: 11416144
    Abstract: A storage system and related method are for operating solid-state storage memory in a storage system. Zones of solid-state storage memory are provided. Each zone includes a portion of the solid-state storage memory. The zone has a data write requirement for the zone for reliability of data reads. The storage system adjusts power loss protection for at least one zone. The adjusting is based on the data write requirement for the zone and responsive to detecting a power loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Pure Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew R. Bernat, Brandon Davis, Mark L. McAuliffe, Zoltan DeWitt, Benjamin Scholbrock, Phillip Hord, Ronald Karr
  • Optimizing garbage collection across heterogeneous flash devices
    Patent number: 11397674
    Abstract: A storage system with garbage collection prioritizes data segments for garbage collection in the storage memory. Priority of each data segment relates to amount of processing device work for garbage collection of the data segment versus benefit relating to amount of dead data to be reclaimed by garbage collection of the data segment. Garbage collection is performed according to the priority of each data segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Pure Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: Yanwei Jiang, Naveen Neelakantam, Benjamin Scholbrock, Scott Chao, Matthew Paul Fay, Brandon Davis
  • UNIVERSAL FEEDER WITH CLAMSHELL TRANSFER SCREW
    Publication number: 20220169932
    Abstract: Exemplary apparatus or method implementations for a universal feeder system configured with a transfer screw feeder within a multi-section clamshell pipe permitting access to the feed screw and pipe interior for inspection, maintenance and/or cleaning during production, without disassembly or screw removal. The clamshell screw feeder pipe provides access to the screw by opening or removing the multi-section top portion of the clamshell pipe. The top pipe section is bolted and or hinges to the bottom portion of the clamshell pipe. The number of segmented multiple clamshell top sections depends on the length of the screw. One or more clamshell top sections may be configured with an inspection port. The universal feeder system configured with a transfer screw feeder within a multi-section clamshell pipe transfers feedstock feed from one or more feed vessels to one or more reactor vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: ARIES CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Renus Kelfkens, Brandon Davis, Joseph Mikhail, Matthew Newman
  • Elimination of poly- and perfluoro alkyl substances (PFAS) in a wastewater biosolids gasification process using a thermal oxidizer and hydrated lime injection
    Patent number: 11339337
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods to eliminate PFAS from wastewater biosolids through fluidized bed gasification. The gasifier decomposes the PFAS in the biosolids at temperatures of 900-1800° F. Synthesis gas (syngas) exits the gasifier which is coupled to a thermal oxidizer and is combusted at temperatures of 1600-2600° F. This decomposes PFAS in the syngas and creates flue gas. Heat can be recovered from the flue gas by cooling the flue gas to temperatures of 400-1200° F. in a heat exchanger that is coupled with the thermal oxidizer. Cooled flue gas is mixed with hydrated lime, enhancing PFAS decomposition, with the spent lime filtered from the cooled flue gas using a filter system that may incorporate catalyst impregnated filter elements. The apparatus and methods thereby eliminate PFAS from wastewater biosolids and control emissions in the resulting flue gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: ARIES CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Newman, Joel Thornton, Brandon Davis, Renus Kelfkens, Ron Hudson, Mark Robertson
  • Universal feeder for gasification reactors
    Patent number: 11279894
    Abstract: A universal feeder system that combines with a fluidized bed gasification reactor for the treatment of multiple diverse feedstocks including sewage sludge, municipal solid waste, wood waste, refuse derived fuels, automotive shredder residue and non-recyclable plastics. The invention thereby also illustrates a method of gasification for multiple and diverse feedstocks using a universal feeder system. The feeder system comprises one or more feed vessels and at least one live bottom dual screw feeder. The feed vessel is rectangular shaped having three vertical sides and an angled side of no less than 60 degrees from the horizontal to facilitate proper flow of feedstock material that have different and/or variable flow properties. The feedstocks are transferred through an open bottom chute to a live bottom dual screw feeder and through another open bottom chute to a transfer screw feeder that conveys feedstock to the fuel feed inlets of a gasifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: ARIES GASIFICATION, LLC
    Inventors: Renus Kelfkens, Brandon Davis
  • Direct biochar cooling methods and systems
    Patent number: 11268030
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to cooling hot biochar based on applying cool gas directly to the hot biochar. The gas may be steam comprising water vapor. Biochar may be cooled in a cooling chamber by cool steam injected into a steam loop configured to cool the steam. The biochar cooled with steam may be dried in a drying chamber by dry gas injected from a gas loop. The gas may be hydrocarbon gas. Biochar may be heated in a processing chamber. Heated biochar may be cooled in a cooling chamber by cool hydrocarbon gas injected to the cooling chamber. Biochar in the processing chamber may be heated with heat recovered from cooling. Filtered byproducts and tail gas may be recovered from the cooling chamber. Tail gas may be recycled. Various direct biochar cooling implementations may produce biochar having enhanced carbon content, increased surface area, and a hydrogen stream byproduct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: ARIES CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Regnery, Joel Thornton, Matt Newman, Brandon Davis
  • Direct biochar cooling methods and systems
    Patent number: 11268031
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to cooling hot biochar based on applying cool gas directly to the hot biochar. The gas may be steam comprising water vapor. Biochar may be cooled in a cooling chamber by cool steam injected into a steam loop configured to cool the steam. The biochar cooled with steam may be dried in a drying chamber by dry gas injected from a gas loop. The gas may be hydrocarbon gas. Biochar may be heated in a processing chamber. Heated biochar may be cooled in a cooling chamber by cool hydrocarbon gas injected to the cooling chamber. Biochar in the processing chamber may be heated with heat recovered from cooling. Filtered byproducts and tail gas may be recovered from the cooling chamber. Tail gas may be recycled. Various direct biochar cooling implementations may produce biochar having enhanced carbon content, increased surface area, and a hydrogen stream byproduct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: ARIES CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Regnery, Joel Thornton, Matt Newman, Brandon Davis
  • Direct biochar cooling methods and systems
    Patent number: 11268039
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to cooling hot biochar based on applying cool gas directly to the hot biochar. The gas may be steam comprising water vapor. Biochar may be cooled in a cooling chamber by cool steam injected into a steam loop configured to cool the steam. The biochar cooled with steam may be dried in a drying chamber by dry gas injected from a gas loop. The gas may be hydrocarbon gas. Biochar may be heated in a processing chamber. Heated biochar may be cooled in a cooling chamber by cool hydrocarbon gas injected to the cooling chamber. Biochar in the processing chamber may be heated with heat recovered from cooling. Filtered byproducts and tail gas may be recovered from the cooling chamber. Tail gas may be recycled. Various direct biochar cooling implementations may produce biochar having enhanced carbon content, increased surface area, and a hydrogen stream byproduct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: ARIES CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Regnery, Joel Thornton, Matt Newman, Brandon Davis
  • Direct biochar cooling methods and systems
    Patent number: 11268029
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to cooling hot biochar based on applying cool gas directly to the hot biochar. The gas may be steam comprising water vapor. Biochar may be cooled in a cooling chamber by cool steam injected into a steam loop configured to cool the steam. The biochar cooled with steam may be dried in a drying chamber by dry gas injected from a gas loop. The gas may be hydrocarbon gas. Biochar may be heated in a processing chamber. Heated biochar may be cooled in a cooling chamber by cool hydrocarbon gas injected to the cooling chamber. Biochar in the processing chamber may be heated with heat recovered from cooling. Filtered byproducts and tail gas may be recovered from the cooling chamber. Tail gas may be recycled. Various direct biochar cooling implementations may produce biochar having enhanced carbon content, increased surface area, and a hydrogen stream byproduct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: ARIES CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Regnery, Joel Thornton, Matt Newman, Brandon Davis
  • Method and apparatus for substantially isolating plant tissues
    Patent number: 11212972
    Abstract: The present invention discloses and claims methods and devices for the rapid mechanical isolation of monocot plant tissues suitable for transformation or tissue culture. The invention includes mechanical devices for substantially isolating target plant tissues for use as transformable explants, and propagation of transgenic plants and plant tissues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Whitney R. Adams, Jr., Brandon Davis, Lubomyr Kucher, Brenda A. Lowe, Michael Spencer, Michael T. Mann
  • Optimizing garbage collection using check pointed data sets
    Patent number: 11216369
    Abstract: A determination as to whether a section of a storage device of a plurality of storage devices of the storage system corresponds to one or more check-pointed data sets of a plurality of check-pointed data sets that identifies one or more regions of the section having overwritten data is made. A garbage collection process is performed on the one or more regions of the section having overwritten data upon determining that the section corresponds to the one or more check-pointed data sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Pure Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Davis, Wentian Cui, Matthew Paul Fay