Patents by Inventor Christopher Daniel

Christopher Daniel 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).

  • TOUCH-GESTURE CONTROL FOR SIDE-LOOKING SONAR SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20180095170
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide touch screen side-scan sonar adjustment for mobile structures. A side-scan sonar adjustment system includes a user interface with a touch screen display and a logic device configured to communicate with the user interface and a side-scan sonar system. The user interface is configured to receive and/or display side-scan sonar data provided by the side-scan sonar system. The logic, device is configured to determine a horizontal swipe gesture rate component performed on the touch screen display, stretch the displayed image in accordance with the swipe gesture, and snap to a new field of view in accordance with current field of view and swipe length information. The user interface and logic device may be integrated together to form a multifunction display used to power and/or supply side-scan sonar transmission signals to the side-scan sonar system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventor: Christopher Daniel Gatland
  • PRE-CURED ROTOR BLADE COMPONENTS HAVING AREAS OF VARIABLE STIFFNESS
    Publication number: 20180058422
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a rotor blade component for a wind turbine. The rotor blade component includes a plurality of pre-cured members arranged in one or more layers. Each of the pre-cured members is constructed of a plurality of fiber materials cured together via a resin material having a first stiffness and at least additional material having a second stiffness. Further, the second stiffness is lower than the first stiffness. As such, the additional low-stiffness material is cured within the resin material so as to increase flexibility of the pre-cured members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Aaron A. Yarbrough, Christopher Daniel Caruso
  • MATRIX PROCESSING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180060276
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including a system for transforming sparse elements to a dense matrix. The system is configured to receive a request for an output matrix based on sparse elements including sparse elements associated with a first dense matrix and sparse elements associated with a second dense matrix; obtain the sparse elements associated with the first dense matrix fetched by a first group of sparse element access units; obtain the sparse elements associated with the second dense matrix fetched by a second group of sparse element access units; and transform the sparse elements associated with the first dense matrix and the sparse elements associated with the second dense matrix to generate the output dense matrix that includes the sparse elements associated with the first dense matrix and the sparse elements associated with the second dense matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Ravi Narayanaswami, Rahul Nagarajan, Dong Hyuk Woo, Christopher Daniel Leary
  • Matrix processing apparatus
    Patent number: 9898441
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including a system for transforming sparse elements into a dense matrix. The system includes a data fetch unit that includes a plurality of processors, the data fetch unit configured to determine, based on identifications of the subset of the particular sparse elements, a processor designation for fetching the subset of the particular sparse elements. The system includes a concatenation unit configured to generate an output dense matrix based on a transformation that is applied to the sparse elements fetched by the data fetch unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Ravi Narayanaswami, Rahul Nagarajan, Dong Hyuk Woo, Christopher Daniel Leary
  • Modular wind turbine rotor blades and methods of assembling same
    Patent number: 9897065
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method for assembling a modular rotor blade of a wind turbine. The method includes providing a pre-formed blade root section and a pre-formed blade tip section of the rotor blade. Further, the blade root section includes one or more spar caps extending in a generally span-wise direction. Another step includes providing at least one pre-formed blade segment of the rotor blade. The method also includes mounting the at least one blade segment around the one or more spar caps of the blade root section, wherein the at least one blade segment includes a chord-wise cross-section having multiple joints, wherein at least one joint is located on at least one of a pressure side surface or a suction side surface. In addition, the method also includes joining the blade tip section to at least one of the one or more spar caps or the at least one blade segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Christopher Daniel Caruso, Aaron A. Yarbrough, Daniel Alan Hynum, James Robert Tobin
  • METHOD FOR BALANCING SEGMENTED WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADES
    Publication number: 20180045174
    Abstract: A method for balancing segmented rotor blades for a wind turbine may include determining a weight for each of a plurality of blade segments, wherein each blade segment extends between a first end and a second and is configured to form a common spanwise section of a segmented rotor blade between the first and second ends. The method may also include determining an initial static moment for each blade segment based on the weight of the blade segment, wherein the initial static moment of at least one of the blade segments differing from the initial static moments of the remainder of the blade segments. Additionally, the method may include adding mass to each of the blade segments to increase the initial static moment for each blade segment to a predetermined static moment, wherein the predetermined static moment is greater than each of the initial static moments of the blade segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Aaron A. Yarbrough, Donald Joseph Kasperski, Daniel Alan Hynum, Christopher Daniel Caruso
  • Matrix processing apparatus
    Patent number: 9880976
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including a system for transforming sparse elements into a dense matrix. The system includes a data fetch unit that includes a plurality of processors, the data fetch unit configured to determine, based on identifications of the subset of the particular sparse elements, a processor designation for fetching the subset of the particular sparse elements. The system includes a concatenation unit configured to generate an output dense matrix based on a transformation that is applied to the sparse elements fetched by the data fetch unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Ravi Narayanaswami, Rahul Nagarajan, Dong Hyuk Woo, Christopher Daniel Leary
  • System and method for operating a wind turbine based on rotor blade margin
    Patent number: 9863402
    Abstract: The present subject matter is directed to a method for operating a wind turbine. The method includes calculating one or more blade root loads, e.g. a blade root resultant moment, of at least one rotor blade of the wind turbine. Another step includes estimating a span-wise loading of the rotor blade based at least partially on the one or more blade root loads. The method also includes determining a deformation margin of the rotor blade based at least partially on the span-wise loading and one or more estimated deformations occurring on the rotor blade. Another step includes controlling the wind turbine based on the deformation margin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas Franklin Perley, Christopher Daniel Caruso, Aaron Yarbrough
  • SEALING MEMBERS FOR JOINTED ROTOR BLADE ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20170363063
    Abstract: A jointed rotor blade assembly may include a first blade segment having a first outer shell terminating at a first joint end and a second blade segment coupled to the first blade segment at a blade joint. The second blade segment may include a second outer shell terminating at a second joint end. The outer shells may overlap one another at the blade joint such that an overlapping region is defined between the first and second joint ends. In addition, the first outer shell may be spaced apart from the second outer shell along at least a portion of the overlapping region such that a gap is defined between the outer shells within the overlapping region. Moreover, the rotor blade assembly may include a sealing member positioned between the outer shells within the overlapping region that is configured to allow relative movement between the outer shells at the blade joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Aaron A. Yarbrough, Christopher Daniel Caruso, Donald Joseph Kasperski, Daniel Alan Hynum
  • CONTROLLING AIRCRAFT USING THRUST DIFFERENTIAL TRIM
    Publication number: 20170361941
    Abstract: Systems and methods for stabilizing an aircraft in response to a yaw movement are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting a yaw movement of the aircraft. The yaw movement can cause a front portion of the aircraft to move towards a first side of the aircraft. The method can further include, in response to the yaw movement, initiating a trim process resulting in a thrust differential. The trim process can include increasing thrust in one or more engines on the first side of the aircraft and decreasing thrust in one or more engines on a second side of the aircraft. The method can include controlling the trim process based at least in part on a detected yaw movement of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Steven Louis Kiebles, David Michael Lax, Otto Y. Darias, Mark Lawrence Darnell, Sean Sanghyun Hwang, Christopher Daniel Holbert, Harry Kirk Mathews, JR., Sridhar Adibhatla, Jeffrey Russell Bult, Thomas Charles Swager
  • Spar cap for a wind turbine rotor blade
    Patent number: 9845786
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to spar caps for wind turbine rotor blades and methods of manufacturing same. The spar cap includes a plurality of plies having varying lengths that are arranged in a tapered configuration. Further, the tapered configuration includes at least an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion is configured for attachment to at least one of a pressure side or a suction side of the rotor blade. Further, one or more plies of the upper and lower portions tapers towards an intermediate ply configured between the upper and lower portions of the spar cap. In addition, the intermediate ply has a length that is shorter than the plies in the upper and lower portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Aaron A. Yarbrough, Christopher Daniel Caruso
  • PERSONA AGGREGATION AND INTERACTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170345059
    Abstract: A persona aggregation and interaction system comprising a consolidation engine, a persona engine, an interface engine, an interaction engine, and a reward engine. The consolidation engine is configured for acquiring external information regarding various entities from various platforms. The persona engine is configured for aggregating said external information to create a personas associated with multiple platforms. The interface engine is configured to display to a user a first persona icon associated said first persona. The interface engine invites the user to select the first persona icon to view said first persona. The interaction engine is configured to present the user with an option to interact with the first persona and receive an indication of interactions by the user. The reward engine is configured for providing the user with an incentive based upon said indication of interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey Christopher Daniel, Manzilla Queen, Tariq Adawi
  • Spar cap for a wind turbine rotor blade
    Patent number: 9816482
    Abstract: A spar cap for a rotor blade of a wind turbine is disclosed. The rotor blade includes a blade root and a blade tip, leading and trailing edges, pressure and suction sides, and at least one spar cap configured on an internal surface of either or both the pressure or suction sides. The spar cap includes one or more layers of a first material and a second conductive material contacting at least one of the layers of the first material. Further, the conductive material is different than the first material. Thus, the conductive material is configured with the first material so as to create an equipotential spar cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Christopher Daniel Caruso, Aaron A. Yarbrough, Richard Allen Hardison
  • Hand held appliance
    Patent number: 9808066
    Abstract: A hair care appliance including, a body, a heater, a PCB and a primary fluid flow path extending from a primary fluid inlet into the appliance to a primary fluid outlet out of the body wherein the PCB and heater are in fluid communication with the primary fluid flow path and the PCB is upstream of the heater. A fan unit may be provided and the fan unit is upstream of the heater and may be upstream or downstream of the PCB. A thermal barrier may be provided between the PCB and the heater. The thermal barrier may be in thermal communication with the PCB and functions as a heat sink for the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph William Moloney, Anthony Thomas Gosnay, Nicholas Stuart Harrod, Robert Lawrence Tweedie, Christopher Daniel Wilkinson, Stephen Benjamin Courtney
  • Matrix processing apparatus
    Patent number: 9805001
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including a system for transforming sparse elements to a dense matrix. The system is configured to receive a request for an output matrix based on sparse elements including sparse elements associated with a first dense matrix and sparse elements associated with a second dense matrix; obtain the sparse elements associated with the first dense matrix fetched by a first group of sparse element access units; obtain the sparse elements associated with the second dense matrix fetched by a second group of sparse element access units; and transform the sparse elements associated with the first dense matrix and the sparse elements associated with the second dense matrix to generate the output dense matrix that includes the sparse elements associated with the first dense matrix and the sparse elements associated with the second dense matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Ravi Narayanaswami, Rahul Nagarajan, Dong Hyuk Woo, Christopher Daniel Leary
  • Matrix processing apparatus
    Patent number: 9798701
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including a system for transforming sparse elements to a dense matrix. The system is configured to receive a request for an output matrix based on sparse elements including sparse elements associated with a first dense matrix and sparse elements associated with a second dense matrix; obtain the sparse elements associated with the first dense matrix fetched by a first group of sparse element access units; obtain the sparse elements associated with the second dense matrix fetched by a second group of sparse element access units; and transform the sparse elements associated with the first dense matrix and the sparse elements associated with the second dense matrix to generate the output dense matrix that includes the sparse elements associated with the first dense matrix and the sparse elements associated with the second dense matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Ravi Narayanaswami, Rahul Nagarajan, Dong Hyuk Woo, Christopher Daniel Leary
  • Surgical trajectory alignment device
    Patent number: 9782223
    Abstract: A surgical trajectory alignment device is disclosed, including an alignment trajectory guide holding portion shaped to receive and secure an alignment trajectory guide along a longitudinal patient entry axis, the longitudinal patient entry axis falling within a plane. The surgical trajectory alignment device further includes a first alignment trajectory guide holding portion activator operable to rotate an alignment trajectory guide secured by an alignment arm holding portion within the plane; and a second alignment trajectory guide holding portion activator operable to translate an alignment trajectory guide secured by the alignment arm holding portion in a direction away from the plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Inventor: Christopher Daniel Ross
  • Room with retail arrangement
    Patent number: D812771
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Rebecca M. Cully, Jennifer Ross Wynn, Christopher M. Green, Christopher Daniel Peak, David Kahl Peschel, Stefan Behling, James Sherman, Vasileios Bakas
  • Room with retail arrangement
    Patent number: D813411
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Rebecca M. Cully, Jennifer Ross Wynn, Christopher M. Green, Christopher Daniel Peak, David Kahl Peschel, Stefan Behling, James Sherman, Vasileios Bakas
  • Planter
    Patent number: D814345
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Siegel, Christopher M. Green, Stefan Behling, David Summerfield, James McGrath, Christopher Daniel Peak, Patrick O'Brien, Jennifer Ross Wynn, Andrea Fender Badgley, Richard P. Howarth, Rafe Bertram, John De Maio, Susana Varela De Sagarra, Raoul Skrein Bumballa, Neil Bancroft, Charlotte Hofstetter, Afroditi Kavallieraki