Patents by Inventor Brian Allen
Brian Allen 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: 20260125812Abstract: A power plant is configured to output power to a grid power system and comprises a hydrogen generation system configured to produce hydrogen, a gas turbine combined cycle power plant comprising a gas turbine engine configured to combust hydrogen from the hydrogen generation system to generate a gas stream that can be used to rotate a turbine shaft and a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) configured to generate steam with the gas stream of the gas turbine engine to rotate a steam turbine, a storage system configured to store hydrogen produced by the hydrogen generation system, and a controller configured to operate the hydrogen generation system with electricity from the grid power system when the grid power system has excess energy and balance active and reactive loads on the grid power system using at least one of the hydrogen generation system and the gas turbine combined cycle power plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2025Publication date: May 7, 2026Inventors: David Hunt, David McDeed, Mark Peak, Peter Luessen, Brian Allen, Jeanfils Saint-Cyr
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Patent number: 12522933Abstract: A power plant is configured to output power to a grid power system and comprises a hydrogen generation system configured to produce hydrogen, a gas turbine combined cycle power plant comprising a gas turbine engine configured to combust hydrogen from the hydrogen generation system to generate a gas stream that can be used to rotate a turbine shaft and a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) configured to generate steam with the gas stream of the gas turbine engine to rotate a steam turbine, a storage system configured to store hydrogen produced by the hydrogen generation system, and a controller configured to operate the hydrogen generation system with electricity from the grid power system when the grid power system has excess energy and balance active and reactive loads on the grid power system using at least one of the hydrogen generation system and the gas turbine combined cycle power plant.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2024Date of Patent: January 13, 2026Assignee: Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc.Inventors: David Hunt, David McDeed, Mark Peak, Peter Luessen, Brian Allen, Jeanfils Saint-Cyr
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Patent number: 12410478Abstract: The invention generally relates to a molecular classification of disease predisposition and particularly to molecular markers for cancer predisposition and methods of use thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 9, 2025Assignee: Myriad Genetics, Inc.Inventors: Kirsten Timms, Brian Allen, Anne-Renee Hartman
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Publication number: 20250202278Abstract: A power plant is configured to output power to a grid power system and comprises a hydrogen generation system configured to produce hydrogen, a gas turbine combined cycle power plant comprising a gas turbine engine configured to combust hydrogen from the hydrogen generation system to generate a gas stream that can be used to rotate a turbine shaft and a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) configured to generate steam with the gas stream of the gas turbine engine to rotate a steam turbine, a storage system configured to store hydrogen produced by the hydrogen generation system, and a controller configured to operate the hydrogen generation system with electricity from the grid power system when the grid power system has excess energy and balance active and reactive loads on the grid power system using at least one of the hydrogen generation system and the gas turbine combined cycle power plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2025Publication date: June 19, 2025Inventors: David Hunt, David McDeed, Mark Peak, Peter Luessen, Brian Allen, Jeanfils Saint-Cyr
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Publication number: 20240388132Abstract: A power plant is configured to output power to a grid power system and comprises a hydrogen generation system configured to produce hydrogen, a gas turbine combined cycle power plant comprising a gas turbine engine configured to combust hydrogen from the hydrogen generation system to generate a gas stream that can be used to rotate a turbine shaft and a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) configured to generate steam with the gas stream of the gas turbine engine to rotate a steam turbine, a storage system configured to store hydrogen produced by the hydrogen generation system, and a controller configured to operate the hydrogen generation system with electricity from the grid power system when the grid power system has excess energy and balance active and reactive loads on the grid power system using at least one of the hydrogen generation system and the gas turbine combined cycle power plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventors: David Hunt, David McDeed, Mark Peak, Peter Luessen, Brian Allen, Jeanfils Saint-Cyr
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Publication number: 20240388131Abstract: A power plant is configured to output power to a grid power system and comprises a hydrogen generation system configured to produce hydrogen, a gas turbine combined cycle power plant comprising a gas turbine engine configured to combust hydrogen from the hydrogen generation system to generate a gas stream that can be used to rotate a turbine shaft and a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) configured to generate steam with the gas stream of the gas turbine engine to rotate a steam turbine, a storage system configured to store hydrogen produced by the hydrogen generation system, and a controller configured to operate the hydrogen generation system with electricity from the grid power system when the grid power system has excess energy and balance active and reactive loads on the grid power system using at least one of the hydrogen generation system and the gas turbine combined cycle power plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventors: David Hunt, David McDeed, Mark Peak, Peter Luessen, Brian Allen, Jeanfils Saint-Cyr
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Patent number: 12095264Abstract: A power plant is configured to output power to a grid power system and comprises a hydrogen generation system configured to produce hydrogen, a gas turbine combined cycle power plant comprising a gas turbine engine configured to combust hydrogen from the hydrogen generation system to generate a gas stream that can be used to rotate a turbine shaft and a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) configured to generate steam with the gas stream of the gas turbine engine to rotate a steam turbine, a storage system configured to store hydrogen produced by the hydrogen generation system, and a controller configured to operate the hydrogen generation system with electricity from the grid power system when the grid power system has excess energy and balance active and reactive loads on the grid power system using at least one of the hydrogen generation system and the gas turbine combined cycle power plant.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2023Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc.Inventors: David Hunt, David McDeed, Mark Peak, Peter Luessen, Brian Allen, Jeanfils Saint-Cyr
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Patent number: 12088096Abstract: A power plant is configured to output power to a grid power system and comprises a hydrogen generation system configured to produce hydrogen, a gas turbine combined cycle power plant comprising a gas turbine engine configured to combust hydrogen from the hydrogen generation system to generate a gas stream that can be used to rotate a turbine shaft and a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) configured to generate steam with the gas stream of the gas turbine engine to rotate a steam turbine, a storage system configured to store hydrogen produced by the hydrogen generation system, and a controller configured to operate the hydrogen generation system with electricity from the grid power system when the grid power system has excess energy and balance active and reactive loads on the grid power system using at least one of the hydrogen generation system and the gas turbine combined cycle power plant.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2023Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc.Inventors: David Hunt, David McDeed, Mark Peak, Peter Luessen, Brian Allen, Jeanfils Saint-Cyr
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Publication number: 20230291232Abstract: A power plant is configured to output power to a grid power system and comprises a hydrogen generation system configured to produce hydrogen, a gas turbine combined cycle power plant comprising a gas turbine engine configured to combust hydrogen from the hydrogen generation system to generate a gas stream that can be used to rotate a turbine shaft and a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) configured to generate steam with the gas stream of the gas turbine engine to rotate a steam turbine, a storage system configured to store hydrogen produced by the hydrogen generation system, and a controller configured to operate the hydrogen generation system with electricity from the grid power system when the grid power system has excess energy and balance active and reactive loads on the grid power system using at least one of the hydrogen generation system and the gas turbine combined cycle power plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: David Hunt, David McDeed, Mark Peak, Peter Luessen, Brian Allen, Jeanfils Saint-Cyr
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Publication number: 20230291231Abstract: A power plant is configured to output power to a grid power system and comprises a hydrogen generation system configured to produce hydrogen, a gas turbine combined cycle power plant comprising a gas turbine engine configured to combust hydrogen from the hydrogen generation system to generate a gas stream that can be used to rotate a turbine shaft and a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) configured to generate steam with the gas stream of the gas turbine engine to rotate a steam turbine, a storage system configured to store hydrogen produced by the hydrogen generation system, and a controller configured to operate the hydrogen generation system with electricity from the grid power system when the grid power system has excess energy and balance active and reactive loads on the grid power system using at least one of the hydrogen generation system and the gas turbine combined cycle power plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: David Hunt, David McDeed, Mark Peak, Peter Luessen, Brian Allen, Jeanfils Saint-Cyr
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Patent number: 11670960Abstract: A power plant is configured to output power to a grid power system and comprises a hydrogen generation system configured to produce hydrogen, a gas turbine combined cycle power plant comprising a gas turbine engine configured to combust hydrogen from the hydrogen generation system to generate a gas stream that can be used to rotate a turbine shaft and a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) configured to generate steam with the gas stream of the gas turbine engine to rotate a steam turbine, a storage system configured to store hydrogen produced by the hydrogen generation system, and a controller configured to operate the hydrogen generation system with electricity from the grid power system when the grid power system has excess energy and balance active and reactive loads on the grid power system using at least one of the hydrogen generation system and the gas turbine combined cycle power plant.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc.Inventors: David Hunt, David McDeed, Mark Peak, Peter Luessen, Brian Allen, Jeanfils Saint-Cyr
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Patent number: 11457144Abstract: A camera module for imaging in harsh environments, the camera module comprising: a casing defining a fluid tight sealed interior space, the casing being arranged to be mounted on a platform; a camera arranged to face outwardly from the casing to capture images; a data processor; an internal data link coupled between the camera and the data processor to transfer image data from the camera to the data processor; and an external data link coupled to the camera or the data processor and being arranged to communicatively couple the camera module to an external computing device distinct from the camera.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Rovco LimitedInventors: Iain Wallace, Lyndon Hill, Brian Allen, Pep Lluis Negre Carrasco
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Publication number: 20220065162Abstract: A power plant is configured to output power to a grid power system and comprises a hydrogen generation system configured to produce hydrogen, a gas turbine combined cycle power plant comprising a gas turbine engine configured to combust hydrogen from the hydrogen generation system to generate a gas stream that can be used to rotate a turbine shaft and a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) configured to generate steam with the gas stream of the gas turbine engine to rotate a steam turbine, a storage system configured to store hydrogen produced by the hydrogen generation system, and a controller configured to operate the hydrogen generation system with electricity from the grid power system when the grid power system has excess energy and balance active and reactive loads on the grid power system using at least one of the hydrogen generation system and the gas turbine combined cycle power plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: David Hunt, David McDeed, Mark Peak, Peter Luessen, Brian Allen, Jeantfils Saint-Cyr
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Publication number: 20210348240Abstract: The invention generally relates to a molecular classification of disease predisposition and particularly to molecular markers for cancer predisposition and methods of use thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: Myriad Genetics, Inc.Inventors: Kirsten Timms, Brian Allen, Anne-Renee Hartman
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Patent number: 11104956Abstract: The invention generally relates to a molecular classification of disease predisposition and particularly to molecular markers for cancer predisposition and methods of use thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2014Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Myriad Genetics, Inc.Inventors: Kirsten Timms, Brian Allen, Anne-Renee Hartman
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Publication number: 20210235010Abstract: A camera module for imaging in harsh environments, the camera module comprising: a casing defining a fluid tight sealed interior space, the casing being arranged to be mounted on a platform; a camera arranged to face outwardly from the casing to capture images; a data processor; an internal data link coupled between the camera and the data processor to transfer image data from the camera to the data processor; and an external data link coupled to the camera or the data processor and being arranged to communicatively couple the camera module to an external computing device distinct from the camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: Rovco LimitedInventors: Iain Wallace, Lyndon Hill, Brian Allen, Pep Lluis Negre Carrasco
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Patent number: 10624996Abstract: A method includes forming a mixture including a therapeutic agent and a solid delivery medium, injecting the mixture into a reservoir within an orthopedic implant body, and storing the injected mixture in the reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Duke UniversityInventors: Kenneth A. Gall, Thorsten M. Seyler, Brian Allen, Sarah Dicker, Catherine Oliver
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Publication number: 20190167433Abstract: An orthopedic implant device includes an implant body with a reservoir configured store a therapeutic agent. A wall of the implant body has opposite side surfaces, including a side surface facing into the reservoir. Elution channels reach from the reservoir through the body wall. The elution channels include an elongated channel traversing a thickness of the body wall between the opposite side surfaces. The elongated channel may have a length greater than twice the thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Brian Allen, Kenneth A. Gall, Thorsten M. Seyler, Catherine Oliver
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Publication number: 20190167851Abstract: A method includes forming a mixture including a therapeutic agent and a solid delivery medium, injecting the mixture into a reservoir within an orthopedic implant body, and storing the injected mixture in the reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: DUKE UNIVERSITYInventors: Kenneth A. Gall, Thorsten M. Seyler, Brian Allen, Sarah Dicker, Catherine Oliver
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Publication number: 20190130192Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods that generate a summary storyboard from a plurality of image frames. An example computer-implemented method can include inputting a plurality of image frames into a machine-learned model and receiving as an output of the machine-learned model, object data that describes the respective locations of a plurality of objects recognized in the plurality of image frames. The method can include generating a plurality of image crops that respectively include the plurality of objects and arranging two or more of the plurality of image crops to generate a storyboard.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: Alejandro Kauffmann, Andrew Dahley, Phuong Le, Mark Bowers, Ignacio Garcia Dorado, Robin Debreuil, William Lindmeier, Brian Allen, Ashley Ma, Pascal Getreuer