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).

  • GENERATING TAGS FOR DATA ALLOCATION
    Publication number: 20210011623
    Abstract: A storage system includes solid-state storage devices and a storage controller operatively coupled to the solid-state storage devices, the storage controller including a processing device, to store sets of data at one or more solid-state storage devices of the plurality of solid-state storage devices. The processing device may also generate tags for each of the sets of data based on one or more metadata items associated with each set of data. The processing device may also determine an expected lifespan for each set of data based on the one or more tags generated for the respective set of data. The processing device may also group each of the one or more sets of data into respective ones of a plurality of memory blocks based on the expected lifespan for each set of data, wherein each memory block corresponds to sets of data of a particular expected lifespan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Paul Fay, Brandon Davis, Nathan David Parrish, Yanwei Jiang, Constantine P. Sapuntzakis, Ronald Karr
  • OPTIMIZING GARBAGE COLLECTION USING CHECK POINTED DATA SETS
    Publication number: 20200379904
    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: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Brandon Davis, Wentian Cui, Matthew Paul Fay
  • Scalable garbage collection
    Patent number: 10846216
    Abstract: A method of scalable garbage collection includes receiving an indication to perform a garbage collection process on a section of a database of a storage array comprising a plurality of storage devices. The method further includes determining, by a processing device of a storage array controller of the storage array, whether the section corresponds to any check-pointed data set. The method further includes, if the section does not correspond to any check-pointed data set: performing the garbage collection process on the section. The method further includes, if the section does correspond to a check-pointed data set: performing, by the processing device, a scalable garbage collection process on the section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: PURE STORAGE, INC.
    Inventors: Brandon Davis, Wentian Cui, Matthew Paul Fay
  • UNIVERSAL FEEDER FOR GASIFICATION REACTORS
    Publication number: 20200332205
    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: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: ARIES GASIFICATION, LLC
    Inventors: Renus KELFKENS, Brandon DAVIS
  • Universal feeder for gasification reactors
    Patent number: 10738249
    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: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Aries Gasification, LLC
    Inventors: Renus Kelfkens, Brandon Davis
  • Capacitor compensated dual of polyphase filter
    Patent number: 10734967
    Abstract: A polyphase filter operates to provide capacitive compensation to drive a multiphase network for generating quadrature signals. The polyphase filter can include a capacitive compensation mechanism at internal nodes. The capacitive compensation mechanism includes a first phase lag circuit between a first internal node and a second internal node and a second phase lag circuit coupled between a third internal node and a fourth internal node. The first internal node is coupled to the second internal node via a first inductor coupled to a first resistor, the second internal node is coupled to the third internal node via a second inductor coupled to a second resistor, the third internal node is coupled to the fourth internal node via a third inductor coupled to a third resistor, and the fourth internal node is coupled to the first internal node via a fourth inductor coupled to a fourth resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Davis, Aishwarya Balakrishnan
  • Gasification reactor with pipe distributor
    Patent number: 10696913
    Abstract: A large-scale fluidized bed biogasifier provided for gasifying biosolids. The biogasifier includes a reactor vessel with a pipe distributor and at least two fuel feed inlets for feeding biosolids into the reactor vessel at a desired fuel feed rate of more than 40 tons per day with an average of about 100 tons per day during steady-state operation of the biogasifier. A fluidized bed in the base of the reactor vessel has a cross-sectional area that is proportional to at least the targeted fuel feed rate such that the superficial velocity of gas is in the range of 0.1 m/s (0.33 ft/s) to 3 m/s (9.84 ft/s). In operation, biosolids are heated inside the fluidized bed reactor to a temperature range between 900° F. (482.2° C.) and 1600° F. (871.1° C.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Aries Gasification, LLC
    Inventors: Renus Kelfkens, Brandon Davis, Paul Cairney, Gerald M. Cox, William P. Jepson, Douglas R. Bull, Ross Patten
  • UNIVERSAL FEEDER FOR GASIFICATION REACTORS
    Publication number: 20200190416
    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: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Aries Gasification, LLC
    Inventors: Renus Kelfkens, Brandon Davis
  • Method for gasifying feedstock with high yield production of biochar
    Patent number: 10662386
    Abstract: A downdraft gasifier and method of gasification with high yield biochar that utilizes a plurality of high throughput, vertically positioned tubes to create a pyrolysis zone, an oxidation zone beneath the pyrolysis zone and a reduction zone beneath the oxidation zone. A rotating and vertically adjustable rotating grate is located beneath the reduction zone of the gasifier. In addition, a drying zone is located above the pyrolysis zone so the heat of the gasifier can be used to dry feedstock before it enters the gasifier. By optimizing the grate height and rpm, feedstock retention time in the drying zone, the drying zone temperature and feedstock moisture content, the result is gasification of biomass with a high yield and continuous biochar production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Aries Gasification, LLC
    Inventors: Renus Kelfkens, Brandon Davis, Matthew Newman, Deon John Potgieter, Billy Freeman Hopper, Jeffrey Scott Brown, Mark Oliver Loftin
  • Gasification Reactor and Method of Gasification
    Publication number: 20200140768
    Abstract: A large-scale fluidized bed biogasifier provided for gasifying biosolids. The biogasifier includes a reactor vessel with a pipe distributor and at least two fuel feed inlets for feeding biosolids into the reactor vessel at a desired fuel feed rate of more than 40 tons per day with an average of about 100 tons per day during steady-state operation of the biogasifier. A fluidized bed in the base of the reactor vessel has a cross-sectional area that is proportional to at least the targeted fuel feed rate such that the superficial velocity of gas is in the range of 0.1 m/s (0.33 ft/s) to 3 m/s (9.84 ft/s). In operation, biosolids are heated inside the fluidized bed reactor to a temperature range between 900° F. (482.2° C.) and 1600° F. (871.1° C.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Aries Gasification, LLC
    Inventors: Renus Kelfkens, Brandon Davis, Paul Cairney, Gerald M. Cox, William P. Jepson, Douglas R. Bull, Ross Patten
  • SCALABLE GARBAGE COLLECTION
    Publication number: 20200133841
    Abstract: A method of scalable garbage collection includes receiving an indication to perform a garbage collection process on a section of a database of a storage array comprising a plurality of storage devices. The method further includes determining, by a processing device of a storage array controller of the storage array, whether the section corresponds to any check-pointed data set. The method further includes, if the section does not correspond to any check-pointed data set: performing the garbage collection process on the section. The method further includes, if the section does correspond to a check-pointed data set: performing, by the processing device, a scalable garbage collection process on the section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Brandon Davis, Wentian Cui, Matthew Paul Fay
  • Method for Gasifying Feedstock with High Yield Production of Biochar
    Publication number: 20200109342
    Abstract: A downdraft gasifier and method of gasification with high yield biochar that utilizes a plurality of high throughput, vertically positioned tubes to create a pyrolysis zone, an oxidation zone beneath the pyrolysis zone and a reduction zone beneath the oxidation zone. A rotating and vertically adjustable rotating grate is located beneath the reduction zone of the gasifier. In addition, a drying zone is located above the pyrolysis zone so the heat of the gasifier can be used to dry feedstock before it enters the gasifier. By optimizing the grate height and rpm, feedstock retention time in the drying zone, the drying zone temperature and feedstock moisture content, the result is gasification of biomass with a high yield and continuous biochar production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: Aries Gasification, LLC
    Inventors: Renus Kelfkens, Brandon Davis, Matthew Newman, Deon John Potgieter, Billy Freeman Hopper, Jeffrey Scott Brown, Mark Oliver Loftin
  • CAPACITOR COMPENSATED DUAL OF POLYPHASE FILTER
    Publication number: 20200106413
    Abstract: A polyphase filter operates to provide capacitive compensation to drive a multiphase network for generating quadrature signals. The polyphase filter can include a capacitive compensation mechanism at internal nodes. The capacitive compensation mechanism includes a first phase lag circuit between a first internal node and a second internal node and a second phase lag circuit coupled between a third internal node and a fourth internal node. The first internal node is coupled to the second internal node via a first inductor coupled to a first resistor, the second internal node is coupled to the third internal node via a second inductor coupled to a second resistor, the third internal node is coupled to the fourth internal node via a third inductor coupled to a third resistor, and the fourth internal node is coupled to the first internal node via a fourth inductor coupled to a fourth resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Brandon Davis, Aishwarya Balakrishnan
  • WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20200091608
    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: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    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
  • Method and Apparatus for Substantially Isolating Plant Tissues
    Publication number: 20200053970
    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: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Whitney R. Adams, JR., Brandon Davis, Lubomyr Kucher, Brenda A. Lowe, Michael Spencer, Michael T. Mann
  • E-WE THROMBIN ANALOG AND FIBRINOLYTIC COMBINATION
    Publication number: 20200054719
    Abstract: According to the invention, a novel combination composition and method of treatment for thrombotic disorders, e.g., STEMI in ACS patients, is disclosed. The present invention relates to thrombin analogs, e.g., WE and E-WE thrombin analogs, in combination with fibrinolytics, e.g., tPA. In particular, E-WE thrombin analog and fibrinolytic combination therapy for inhibition of thrombin mediated TAFi activation and acceleration of tPA induced thrombolysis with E-WE thrombin. The present invention also relates to methods of treating a subject having a thrombotic or thromboembolic disorder by delivering the novel composition comprised of at least one antithrombotic thrombin analog and at least one fibrinolytic agent to the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Erik Ian Tucker, Brandon Davis Markway, Michael Nikolaus Wallisch, Nora Green Verbout
  • Girders, joists and roof system
    Patent number: 10557266
    Abstract: A roof system including roof support and roof, preferably a flat roof. The roof support includes (a) a plurality of first joists and (b) a plurality of second joists. Each first joist acts as a roof girder. Each second joist extends between a pair of adjacent first joists. Each first joist and each second joist includes a top chord, a bottom chord and web members connecting the chords. Each top chord is hollow, rectangular cross section and sealed; each bottom chord and web member is preferably a hollow sealed pipe. As a result the roof support can be made of joists with a minimum of flat surfaces and nooks and crannies where dust and particles can collect, so that the roof support is easier to wash and regularly sanitize.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: AUSTIN BUILDING AND DESIGN INC.
    Inventors: Gregory James Carr, Barry Allen Rogers, James Brandon Davis, Alex Sestak, Jeffrey J. Morris, Herman J. Miller, Jr.
  • Method for Gasifying Feedstock with High Yield Production of Biochar
    Publication number: 20200040268
    Abstract: A downdraft gasifier and method of gasification with high yield biochar that utilizes a plurality of high throughput, vertically positioned tubes to create a pyrolysis zone, an oxidation zone beneath the pyrolysis zone and a reduction zone beneath the oxidation zone. A rotating and vertically adjustable rotating grate is located beneath the reduction zone of the gasifier. In addition, a drying zone is located above the pyrolysis zone so the heat of the gasifier can be used to dry feedstock before it enters the gasifier. By optimizing the grate height and rpm, feedstock retention time in the drying zone, the drying zone temperature and feedstock moisture content, the result is gasification of biomass with a high yield and continuous biochar production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Aries Gasification, LLC
    Inventors: Renus Kelfkens, Brandon Davis, Matt Newman, Deon John Potgieter, Billy Freeman Hopper, Jeffrey Scott Brown, Mark Oliver Loftin
  • Method and apparatus for substantially isolating plant tissues
    Patent number: 10433503
    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: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Whitney R. Adams, Jr., Brandon Davis, Lubomyr Kucher, Brenda A. Lowe, Michael Spencer, Michael T. Mann
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBSTANTIALLY ISOLATING PLANT TISSUES
    Publication number: 20190082630
    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: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Whitney R. Adams, JR., Brandon Davis, Lubomyr Kucher, Brian J. Martinell, Jyoti R. Rout, Brenda A. Lowe