Patents by Inventor Brian Howard

Brian Howard 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).

  • Patent number: 11978931
    Abstract: Molten carbonate fuel cell configurations are provided that allow for introduction of an anode input gas flow on a side of the fuel cell that is adjacent to the entry side for the cathode input gas flow while allowing the anode and cathode to operate under co-current flow and/or counter-current flow conditions. It has been discovered that improved flow properties can be achieved within the anode or cathode during co-current flow or counter-current flow operation by diverting the input flow for the anode or cathode into an extended edge seal region (in an extended edge seal chamber) adjacent to the active area of the anode or cathode, and then using a baffle to provide sufficient pressure drop for even flow distribution of the anode input flow across the anode or cathode input flow across the cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Christopher Howard, Brandon J. O'Neill, Paul J. Rubas, Frank Hershkowitz, Lu Han, Lawrence J. Novacco, Frank J. Dobek, Jr., Keith E. Davis, Brian Bullecks
  • Publication number: 20240146775
    Abstract: Templated document stream integration of checklist data includes loading different checklist templates for a generic endpoint in a computing infrastructure, each containing partially filed data and each corresponding to a different security policy hardening the generic endpoint from a cyberthreat. Specific endpoints are then selected in the computing infrastructure and, for each corresponding specific endpoint, a set of checklists generated, each checklist in the set deriving from a different checklist template and including the partially filled data of one of the different checklist templates. Further, remediation data stored in a data store of an enterprise application is merged into each one of the generated checklists in the set. Finally, the enterprise application is updated with respect to the corresponding one of the selected specific endpoints with the different checklists merging the partially filled data and the remediation data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SteelCloud LLC
    Inventors: Brian Howard Hajost, Matthew Richard Heimlich, Jamie Lynne McCoard, Andrew Craig Rowe
  • Patent number: 11965479
    Abstract: A rotor lock assembly for locking a rotor of a wind turbine. The rotor lock assembly has at least one relocatable rotor lock. The relocatable rotor lock has a housing, a bushing element, a pin shaft position within the bushing element, and a locking mechanism. The housing includes a mounting portion adapted for mounting to a bearing housing adjacent to a rotor lock plate of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: GE Infrastructure Technology LLC
    Inventors: Brian William Manikas, Paul Howard Davidson, Michael Frederick Sander, Jacob Thomas Hoyt, Jason James Welsh, Kevin L Holmes
  • Publication number: 20240119175
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for anonymizing unstructured data. In some implementations, a server can receive unstructured data. The server can automatically detect attributes in the unstructured data using a trained machine-learning model and can determine an amount of undetected attributes and detected attributes in the unstructured data. The server can simulate additional attributes for the unstructured data according to the amount of undetected attributes. The server can analyze a risk of disclosure in the unstructured data using the detected attributes and the simulated additional attributes. The server can modify the detected attributes according to the analyzed risk of disclosure and replace the detected attributes with the modified detected attributes in the unstructured data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Grant Howard George Middleton, Brian Joseph Rasquinha
  • Publication number: 20240083900
    Abstract: Provided are compounds of Formula (I?): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the variables in the formula are as defined herein; and methods for their use and production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: BIOGEN MA INC.
    Inventors: Brian T. Hopkins, Bin Ma, Isaac Marx, Jürgen Schulz, George Vandeveer, Robin Prince, Marta Nevalainen, TeYu Chen, Zain Yousaf, Martin Himmelbauer, Vatee Pattaropong, John Howard Jones, Edward Yin-Shiang Lin, Felix Gonzalez Lopez de Turiso, Thomas Purgett, Andrew George Capacci, Simone Sciabola
  • Publication number: 20230194397
    Abstract: Automated system configured to perform and methods for performing one or more slide processing operations on slides bearing biological samples. The system and methods enable high sample throughput while also minimizing or limiting the potential for cross-contamination of slides. The automated systems can include features that facilitate consistency, controllability of processing time, and/or processing temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Kayla Capps, Henning Groll, Brian Howard Kram, Matthew Mette, Ali Mousavi, Christine Tse, Glen Ward, Daniel O'Connor, Troy Paluszcyk, Benjamin David Randall, Ken Stumpe
  • Patent number: 11614387
    Abstract: Automated system configured to perform and methods for performing one or more slide processing operations on slides bearing biological samples. The system and methods enable high sample throughput while also minimizing or limiting the potential for cross-contamination of slides. The automated systems can include features that facilitate consistency, controllability of processing time, and/or processing temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kayla Capps, Henning Groll, Brian Howard Kram, Matthew Mette, Ali Mousavi, Christine Tse, Glen Ward, Daniel O'Connor, Troy Paluszcyk, Benjamin David Randall, Ken Stumpe
  • Publication number: 20230051452
    Abstract: A motor assembly includes a housing having a motor cavity. A stator is disposed within the housing. A rotor rotates within the stator and within the motor cavity about a rotational axis. A controller is coupled with the stator having a filter circuit board and a main circuit board that are interconnected at a terminal header to define a multilayer circuit board assembly. The circuit board assembly has an electrical interface and a data interface attached to at least one of the filter circuit board and the main circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: David Michael Mitteer, Ryan David Rosinski, Nathaniel Joseph McMackin, Brian Howard Mulder, Joseph Daniel Suchecki
  • Patent number: 11507337
    Abstract: A workout music playback device for playing workout music during a workout with given workout parameters by arranging and assembling song segments of original musical recordings in accordance with workout parameters. The device has a media output manager configured to receive the workout parameters and prepare audio output information by arranging a sequence of song segments into an edited song recording. It has an instruction relay module configured to receive the audio output information, and transmit the workout audio output instructions. The device has a media output generator configured to receive the audio output instructions from the instruction relay module, retrieve and assemble the song recording data of the original musical recording from the memory in accordance with the audio output instructions, and transmit a data stream of workout music corresponding to the workout parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventor: Brian Howard Guralnick
  • Patent number: 11288287
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to partition a database are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a dimension identifier to identify at least two dimensioning values associated with a received query, the query including unstructured data to be written to a database. A partition manager is to select a partition into which data is to be written based on the at least two dimensioning values. At least one of the at least two dimensioning values being a variant of unstructured data associated with the query. A partition creator is to, in response to the selected partition not existing in the database, create the selected partition. A data writer is to write the data to the selected partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: McAfee, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Howard Stewart, Brian Roland Rhees, Seth D. Grover
  • Publication number: 20210349918
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to partition a database are disclosed. An example apparatus includes memory, instructions in the apparatus, and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to identify a first variant associated with a request query received from a source, select a first partition based on the first variant, the first partition storing first data associated with the request query, identify a second variant associated with the request query, select a second partition based on the second variant, the second partition storing second data associated with the request query different from the first data, cause execution of a first query on the first partition, cause execution of a second query on the second partition, aggregate data associated with the request query based on a first result of the first query and a second result of the second query, and return the aggregated data to the source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Brian Howard Stewart, Brian Roland Rhees, Seth D. Grover
  • Publication number: 20210300494
    Abstract: Systems and methods for illuminating an electric scooter are described. The systems and methods generate randomized patterns of lights based on movement of the electric scooter, such as in response to vibrations or other forces applied to the electric scooter as it travels through an environment. For example, the systems and methods can receive movement data from one or more vibration sensors of the electric scooter, generate a continuous wave pattern based on the movement data, and cause lighting devices (e.g., addressable LEDs (light emitting diodes)) to emit light in response to the continuous wave pattern. The resulting light, in some cases, is an ever-changing pattern of light and intensity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Brian Howard NULL, Forrest Jean NORTH
  • Patent number: 11080299
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to partition a database are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a variant identifier to identify a variant of unstructured data included in a query. The variant identifier is to identify a size of the identified variant, the query including unstructured data to be written to a database. A partition manager is to select a partition into which data is to be written based on the size of the identified variant. A partition creator is to, in response to the selected partition not existing in the database, create the selected partition. A data writer to write the data to the selected partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: McAfee, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Howard Stewart, Brian Roland Rhees, Seth D. Grover
  • Patent number: 11048753
    Abstract: Techniques related to flexible record definitions for semi-structured data in a relational database system are disclosed. The techniques include a machine readable medium, on which are stored instructions for accessing flexible record definitions for efficient database storage, comprising instructions that when executed cause a device to: receive a first request to create a first row in a database table, the first request indicating a first set of columns associated with the first row, determine that columns of the first set of columns are included in a second set of columns associated with the database table, select a first variant, from a set of variants, the first variant associated with a third set of columns, the third set of columns including at least the first set of columns, and write the first row to the database table based on the first variant and the third set of columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: McAfee, LLC
    Inventors: Seth Grover, Brian Howard Stewart, Brian Roland Rhees, Edmund William Leemhuis
  • Publication number: 20210080360
    Abstract: Automated system configured to perform and methods for performing one or more slide processing operations on slides bearing biological samples. The system and methods enable high sample throughput while also minimizing or limiting the potential for cross-contamination of slides. The automated systems can include features that facilitate consistency, controllability of processing time, and/or processing temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Kayla Capps, Henning Groll, Brian Howard Kram, Matthew Mette, Ali Mousavi, Christine Tse, Glen Ward, Daniel O'Connor, Troy Paluszcyk, Benjamin David Randall, Ken Stumpe
  • Patent number: D927303
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Brian Howard, Jacob Reid, David O'Connor
  • Patent number: D1018974
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Edward Sebert Maurice Shelton, Ng Eric Purnama Utama, Graeme McPherson, Ivym Uriarte Susana, Jonathan James Harvey Heffer, Laura Anne Howard, Simon Brian McNamee
  • Patent number: D1025472
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Simon Brian McNamee, Edward Sebert Maurice Shelton, Clément Bernard Christmann, Wee Guan Tan, Bun Tiong Chua, Min Yu Nicole Chian, Paul Thomas Brittell, Be Seng Lok, Gerald Eng, Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Peter David Gammack, Leanne Joyce Garner, Laura Anne Howard
  • Patent number: D1025473
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Simon Brian McNamee, Edward Sebert Maurice Shelton, Clément Bernard Christmann, Wee Guan Tan, Bun Tiong Chua, Min Yu Nicole Chian, Paul Thomas Brittell, Be Seng Lok, Gerald Eng, Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Peter David Gammack, Leanne Joyce Garner, Laura Anne Howard
  • Patent number: D1026311
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Wei Phang Lim, Callum Wright, Nathan Andrew Thomas, James Robert Alexander Fisher, Gerald Eng, Graeme McPherson, Simon Brian McNamee, Edward Sebert Maurice Shelton, Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Peter David Gammack, Leanne Joyce Garner, Laura Anne Howard