Patents by Inventor Christopher A. Byrd

Christopher A. Byrd 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: 20240142698
    Abstract: An optical coupler in a photonic chip is configured to couple an optical port to an array of optical phase shifters in the chip. An optical amplifier module is optically coupled to a portion of the chip to receive phase shifted optical waves, and is configured to: provide, after propagation of the phase shifted optical waves through different respective gain regions, amplified optical waves that optically interfere with each other starting at an emission plane to form an optical phased array output beam, and provide an arrangement of the gain regions such that (1) at least two phase shifted optical waves propagating through adjacent gain regions have optical path lengths between the optical port and the emission plane that are substantially equal to each other, and (2) a pitch of the gain regions is substantially equal to a pitch of the amplified optical waves at the emission plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Analog Photonics LLC
    Inventors: Michael Robert Watts, Matthew Byrd, Christopher Vincent Poulton
  • Patent number: 11550688
    Abstract: Back end calls triggered by a user interaction with a client user interface may be identified. The user interaction may be correlated with a logic flow, and the logic flow may be associated with the back end calls. A supervised learning model may be trained using a labeled data set comprising the back end calls and their associated logic flow. Rules may be derived from the supervised learning model for classifying other back end calls. The rules may be outputted to a classifier that utilizes the rules to associate the other back end calls with the logic flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: MICRO FOCUS LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Byrd
  • Patent number: 11423053
    Abstract: A log event cluster analytics management method may involve storing a first portion of an entire cluster dictionary in a transient memory, storing at least a second portion of the entire cluster dictionary in a persistent database and comparing a new log event message to the first portion of the overall cluster dictionary. In response to not assigning the new log event message to any cluster in the first portion of the entire cluster dictionary in the transient memory, selecting a subset of clusters of the at least second portion of the cluster dictionary in the persistent database, comparing the new log event message to a cluster of the selected subset of clusters and assigning the new log event message to the cluster of the selected subset of clusters based upon the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: MICRO FOCUS LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Byrd
  • Patent number: 10979410
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of encrypting information on a virtual ledger, the method including receiving the information from a first party and a second party, encrypting a portion of the information received from at least one of the first party and the second party, publishing the encrypted portion on the virtual ledger, and providing a decryption key based upon the published encrypted portion to the first party and the second party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventor: Christopher Byrd
  • Patent number: 10866804
    Abstract: According to an example, an application code graph of an application may be received and the programming structures of the application may be ranked based on a ranking model. When the information regarding code changes associated with the application are received, the ranking model may be applied to the programming structures associated with the code changes. The impact of the code changes on the application performance may be determined and corresponding recommendations may be produced based on the determined impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: MICRO FOCUS LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Byrd
  • Publication number: 20190034517
    Abstract: A log event cluster analytics management method may involve storing a first portion of an entire cluster dictionary in a transient memory, storing at least a second portion of the entire cluster dictionary in a persistent database and comparing a new log event message to the first portion of the overall cluster dictionary. In response to not assigning the new log event message to any cluster in the first portion of the entire cluster dictionary in the transient memory, selecting a subset of clusters of the at least second portion of the cluster dictionary in the persistent database, comparing the new log event message to a cluster of the selected subset of clusters and assigning the new log event message to the cluster of the selected subset of clusters based upon the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Entit Software LLC
    Inventor: Christopher BYRD
  • Publication number: 20190026108
    Abstract: According to an example, an application code graph of an application may be received and the programming structures of the application may be ranked based on a ranking model. When the information regarding code changes associated with the application are received, the ranking model may be applied to the programming structures associated with the code changes. The impact of the code changes on the application performance may be determined and corresponding recommendations may be produced based on the determined impact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: ENTIT SOFTWARE LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Byrd
  • Publication number: 20180329795
    Abstract: Back end calls triggered by a user interaction with a client user interface may be identified. The user interaction may be correlated with a logic flow, and the logic flow may be associated with the back end calls. A supervised learning model may be trained using a labeled data set comprising the back end calls and their associated logic flow. Rules may be derived from the supervised learning model for classifying other back end calls. The rules may be outputted to a classifier that utilizes the rules to associate the other back end calls with the logic flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventor: Christopher Byrd
  • Patent number: 9665909
    Abstract: A method, executed by a processor, for generating a transaction classification rule that can be applied to unclassified transactions. The method includes receiving an identification of an existing unclassified transaction upon which the classification rule will be based; generating identification rules to identify subsequent unclassified transactions as similar to the existing unclassified transaction; generating the classification rule using the identified transaction; and storing the classification rule for application to the subsequent unclassified transactions. Application of the generated classification rule to the subsequent unclassified transactions produces transactions classified according to the classification rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventor: Christopher Byrd
  • Patent number: 9571455
    Abstract: A system and method of initializing a virtual machine within a secure hybrid cloud is disclosed. One method includes transmitting service mode credentials to a cloud broker from a cloud-based virtual machine, receiving a service mode community of interest key from a credentialing service based on the service mode credentials, and establishing a secure service mode connection based on the service mode community of interest key. The method also includes receiving role VPN credentials at the cloud-based virtual machine and establishing a secure role connection to the cloud broker using the role VPN credentials, thereby providing, in response to the role VPN credentials, a role VPN community of interest key to a virtual data relay dedicated to the cloud-based virtual machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Unisys Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A Johnson, Mark S Brandt, Christopher A Byrd, Kathy Y Jaing
  • Patent number: 9294443
    Abstract: A system and method of managing secure integration of a cloud-based computing resource with a private domain are disclosed. One system includes a hybrid cloud arrangement including a plurality of virtual machines, the plurality of virtual machines including at least a first virtual machine within the private domain and a second virtual machine within a public cloud. The system also includes a virtual data relay within the private domain and associated with the second virtual machine. The virtual data relay includes a private domain interface used to establish a secure communication link according to a first security protocol with each virtual machine within the private domain that is a member of a community of interest, the virtual data relay assigned a community of interest key used by the private domain interface and defining the community of interest of which the second virtual machine is a member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Unisys Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A Johnson, Mark S Brandt, Christopher A Byrd, Kathy Y Jaing
  • Publication number: 20150381596
    Abstract: A system and method of initializing a virtual machine within a secure hybrid cloud is disclosed. One method includes transmitting service mode credentials to a cloud broker from a cloud-based virtual machine, receiving a service mode community of interest key from a credentialing service based on the service mode credentials, and establishing a secure service mode connection based on the service mode community of interest key. The method also includes receiving role VPN credentials at the cloud-based virtual machine and establishing a secure role connection to the cloud broker using the role VPN credentials, thereby providing, in response to the role VPN credentials, a role VPN community of interest key to a virtual data relay dedicated to the cloud-based virtual machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: UNISYS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert A. Johnson, Mark S. Brandt, Christopher A. Byrd, Kathy Y. Jaing
  • Publication number: 20150381568
    Abstract: A system and method of managing secure integration of a cloud-based computing resource with a private domain are disclosed. One system includes a hybrid cloud arrangement including a plurality of virtual machines, the plurality of virtual machines including at least a first virtual machine within the private domain and a second virtual machine within a public cloud. The system also includes a virtual data relay within the private domain and associated with the second virtual machine. The virtual data relay includes a private domain interface used to establish a secure communication link according to a first security protocol with each virtual machine within the private domain that is a member of a community of interest, the virtual data relay assigned a community of interest key used by the private domain interface and defining the community of interest of which the second virtual machine is a member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: UNISYS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert A Johnson, MARK S BRANDT, CHRISTOPHER A BYRD, KATHY Y JAING
  • Patent number: 8987168
    Abstract: Certain novel formulations of plant growth media additives that act in such a manner as to permit proper amounts of moisture to contact root systems in order to reduce hydrophobicity within said media. The inventive formulation comprising multi-branched surfactant compounds with both hydrophobic and hydrophilic constituents within each branch attached to a polyfunctional base compound permit effective moisture penetration through plant growth media for sustained seedling and plant growth therein. Such multi-branched wetting agents provide sustained moisture penetration over a sustained period of time, since the individual branches of such compounds may become dissociated from its base polyfunctional compound. Since such branches include both hydrophobic and hydrophilic constituents themselves, and thus act as wetting agents, even after degradation of the initial surfactant compound, repeated wetting and moisture penetration, at least, are permitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Randy D. Petrea, Shirley A. Whiteside, Christopher A. Byrd
  • Patent number: 8928269
    Abstract: A power system that supplies electrical power to at least one load is disclosed. The power system may include an electrical power generator, current sensors configured to provide current signals representative of currents output from the electrical power generator to the load, and voltage sensors configured to provide voltage signals representative of voltages output from the electrical power generator to the load. The power system may also include a controller configured to receive the current signals and the voltage signals, compare the current signals and the voltage signals to a predetermined map, determine whether a short circuit exists inside the electrical power generator based on the comparison, and send a command to turn off the electrical power generator when the short circuit exists inside the electrical power generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Curtis Pawelski, Ryan Christopher Byrd
  • Publication number: 20140177108
    Abstract: A power system that supplies electrical power to at least one load is disclosed. The power system may include an electrical power generator, current sensors configured to provide current signals representative of currents output from the electrical power generator to the load, and voltage sensors configured to provide voltage signals representative of voltages output from the electrical power generator to the load. The power system may also include a controller configured to receive the current signals and the voltage signals, compare the current signals and the voltage signals to a predetermined map, determine whether a short circuit exists inside the electrical power generator based on the comparison, and send a command to turn off the electrical power generator when the short circuit exists inside the electrical power generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Curtis PAWELSKI, Ryan Christopher BYRD
  • Publication number: 20120096004
    Abstract: A method, executed by a processor, for generating a transaction classification rule that can be applied to unclassified transactions. The method includes receiving an identification of an existing unclassified transaction upon which the classification rule will be based; generating identification rules to identify subsequent unclassified transactions as similar to the existing unclassified transaction; generating the classification rule using the identified transaction; and storing the classification rule for application to the subsequent unclassified transactions. Application of the generated classification rule to the subsequent unclassified transactions produces transactions classified according to the classification rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventor: Christopher Byrd
  • Publication number: 20100153261
    Abstract: A method and system provide transaction classification. The method and system provide an extensible markup language (XML) representation of real transaction instance data collected from a data collection agent, provide an XML based rule engine that enables a user to define a classification rule for classifying the real transaction instance data, and provide a user interface to enable the user to navigate among the real transaction instance data to define the classification rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Benny Tseng, Christopher Byrd, Dirk Flachbart, Richard Wells
  • Publication number: 20090272162
    Abstract: Certain novel formulations of plant growth media additives that act in such a manner as to permit proper amounts of moisture to contact root systems in order to reduce hydrophobicity within said media. The inventive formulation comprising multi-branched surfactant compounds with both hydrophobic and hydrophilic constituents within each branch attached to a polyfunctional base compound permit effective moisture penetration through plant growth media for sustained seedling and plant growth therein. Such multi-branched wetting agents provide sustained moisture penetration over a sustained period of time, since the individual branches of such compounds may become dissociated from its base polyfunctional compound. Since such branches include both hydrophobic and hydrophilic constituents themselves, and thus act as wetting agents, even after degradation of the initial surfactant compound, repeated wetting and moisture penetration, at least, are permitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Randy D. Petrea, Shirley A. Whiteside, Christopher A. Byrd
  • Patent number: 7587857
    Abstract: Certain novel formulations of plant growth media additives that act in such a manner as to permit proper amounts of moisture to contact root systems in order to reduce hydrophobicity within said media. The inventive formulation comprising multi-branched surfactant compounds with both hydrophobic and hydrophilic constituents within each branch attached to a polyfunctional base compound permit effective moisture penetration through plant growth media for sustained seedling and plant growth therein. Such multi-branched wetting agents provide sustained moisture penetration over a sustained period of time, since the individual branches of such compounds may become dissociated from its base polyfunctional compound. Since such branches include both hydrophobic and hydrophilic constituents themselves, and thus act as wetting agents, even after degradation of the initial surfactant compound, repeated wetting and moisture penetration, at least, are permitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Randy D. Petrea, Shirley A. Whiteside, Christopher A. Byrd