Patents by Inventor Christopher Walton

Christopher Walton 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: 11942719
    Abstract: An ROV, diver, or stab, wet mateable connector plug front end housing includes a housing front section; a locator mount section; and a seal section axially in series with one another. The housing front section includes a plug coarse alignment feature on an outer surface of the housing front section, adjacent to a front surface of the housing front section and radially outward of a central axis of the housing. There is a circumferential groove on the outer surface of the housing front section, axially displaced from and rearward of the coarse alignment feature, the groove being adapted to receive a latch of a wet-mateable connector receptacle front end housing. The plug coarse alignment feature includes a bullnose feature. A plug fine alignment feature is formed in the outer surface of the housing front section, aligned with and located radially outward of the central axis of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christopher Burrow, Kelly Turner, Daniel Walton
  • Patent number: 11942720
    Abstract: A dry mate cable connection includes a data cable. The data cable includes a plurality of electrical conductors and at least one electrically insulating outer layer surrounding each data conductor, whereby the data conductors are electrically insulated from one another. The cable includes a termination end. The outer layer of each conductor is physically in contact with an outer layer of an adjacent conductor, except at the termination end. The plurality of electrical conductors at the termination end are physically separated from one another by a single electrically insulating overmoulded cable termination housing. The housing is in contact with at least part of the electrically insulating layers of each of the electrical conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jordan Buchanan, Christopher Burrow, Daniel Walton
  • Publication number: 20240071187
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and computer-readable medium for alerting emergency personnel. Using a mobile device, a signal is transmitted to a control hub, the control hub in wireless communication with a server. In response, the signal then transmits from the control hub to a designated switch of a light fixture in the user's home, for example, wherein the light fixture is activated into a flashing mode such that a visible, flashing display of light is presentable external to the home of the user to the emergency personnel. Concurrently, the signal from the mobile device then transmits from the control hub to a 911 call center; and, optionally, the signal can be transmitted over the server to a third-party emergency contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher WALTON, Robert M. STONE, David CASTEEL
  • Publication number: 20230297454
    Abstract: The disclosed technology provides techniques, systems, and apparatus for proactively detecting, containing, and recovering from uncorrectable memory errors in distributed computing environment. An aspect of the disclosed technology includes scanning, by a scanner of a host machine, memory of the host machine for errors. After the scanner detects an error, the scanner may generate an error notification. The scanner may transmit the error notification to one or more processors of the host machine to implement mitigation techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jue Wang, Gregory Thelen, Andrew Christopher Walton, Yi Cao, James Houghton
  • Publication number: 20230095912
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to engineered polypeptides comprising degradation domains, compounds, compositions, and methods for their preparation and use as for degrading engineered proteins in cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Celgene Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Walton Carroll, Laura Akullian D'Agostino, Haibo Liu, Veerabahu Shanmugasundaram, Brook Barajas
  • Patent number: 11373491
    Abstract: An emergency lighting security system has a system control panel, a plurality of predetermined light fixtures, each light fixture in communication with a smart switch in data communication with the system control panel. A building distribution panel for distributing power to the light fixtures; Wi-Fi repeaters for boosting signal strength within an installation, and a key-fob operable by a homeowner to initiate an emergency signal to the control panel to set the smart switches into a strobe or flash mode controlling the light fixtures. Also a method of controlling an emergency lighting security system via a wireless control panel with Wi-Fi switches to set predetermined exterior and interior light fixtures into a strobe or flashing mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Inventors: Robert M. Stone, Christopher Walton
  • Publication number: 20220120106
    Abstract: A fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) plate is disclosed and used in a zero edge pool embodiment according to this invention to permit grass to grow above the FRC plate while providing sufficient load-bearing strength to support the soil there-above to allow the growth of grass up to the water's edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventor: CHRISTOPHER WALTON
  • Publication number: 20210327229
    Abstract: An emergency lighting security system has a system control panel, a plurality of predetermined light fixtures, each light fixture in communication with a smart switch in data communication with the system control panel. A building distribution panel for distributing power to the light fixtures; Wi-Fi repeaters for boosting signal strength within an installation, and a key-fob operable by a homeowner to initiate an emergency signal to the control panel to set the smart switches into a strobe or flash mode controlling the light fixtures. Also a method of controlling an emergency lighting security system via a wireless control panel with Wi-Fi switches to set predetermined exterior and interior light fixtures into a strobe or flashing mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Robert M. Stone, Christopher WALTON
  • Patent number: 11109547
    Abstract: Disclosed is a growing system that includes a hollow grow tower with planting units configured to hold plants disposed on the tower exterior where the planting units have a passage that extends into the tower interior. The tower also includes a drain port at one end and a water-dispensing nozzle at the other end. The nozzle includes outlet apertures in fluid communication with the interior of the tower where one or more of the nozzle outlet apertures may be square. An enclosure surrounds the tower, and one or more light sources are mounted on the enclosure to direct light towards the tower. The tower and enclosure can be connected to a suspension frame that suspends the entire system off the ground. The system may include a closed-loop irrigation system and a multi-tank cleaning system. System variables, such as water flow, temperature, lighting, and water nutrient level can be computer controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: HYPERPONIC, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Fyvolent, Richard Carroll, Steven Allen Craig, Christopher Walton
  • Publication number: 20210189751
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and system for water shaping, including for zero edge pools and related systems, comprising either: (a) a unique dam intended and designed to dimensionally occupy the front of a ledge formed in a shell, where it can serve as a mounting location for waterline finish material as well as serving as the foundation and support for a distinctive mounting plate and related parts that serve, in conjunction with the dam element, as a means of support for coping surface materials and otherwise help to define the enclosed trough of the invention; or (b) a spout-shaped water scupper, such as that shown in FIG. 12 is combined with a planar water-baffle, such as is shown in e.g U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,249,744, 4,881,280, and 6,382,520, to produce a spout-shaped scupper with a pleasing sheetfall appearance analogous to that produced by the linear scupper shown in FIG. 11 when combined with such a baffle; or (c) both (a) and (b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventor: CHRISTOPHER WALTON
  • Patent number: 11037181
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for dynamically determining relative product performance using quantitative values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Walton, Graham Ritchie, Paul Anthony Kotas, Sean Donahoe, Oliver Masting, David Neil Turner, Ramesh Ravipati, José Lucas Lemos Mendonça, Sebastian Koch
  • Patent number: 10757877
    Abstract: Disclosed is a growing system that includes a hollow grow tower with planting units configured to hold plants disposed on the tower exterior where the planting units have a passage that extends into the tower interior. The tower also includes a drain port at one end and a water-dispensing nozzle at the other end. The nozzle includes outlet apertures in fluid communication with the interior of the tower where one or more of the nozzle outlet apertures may be square. An enclosure surrounds the tower, and one or more light sources are mounted on the enclosure to direct light towards the tower. The tower and enclosure can be connected to a suspension frame that suspends the entire system off the ground. The system may include a closed-loop irrigation system and a multi-tank cleaning system. System variables, such as water flow, temperature, lighting, and water nutrient level can be computer controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: HYPERPONIC, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Fyvolent, Christopher Walton
  • Publication number: 20190246585
    Abstract: Disclosed is a growing system that includes a hollow grow tower with planting units configured to hold plants disposed on the tower exterior where the planting units have a passage that extends into the tower interior. The tower also includes a drain port at one end and a water-dispensing nozzle at the other end. The nozzle includes outlet apertures in fluid communication with the interior of the tower where one or more of the nozzle outlet apertures may be square. An enclosure surrounds the tower, and one or more light sources are mounted on the enclosure to direct light towards the tower. The tower and enclosure can be connected to a suspension frame that suspends the entire system off the ground. The system may include a closed-loop irrigation system and a multi-tank cleaning system. System variables, such as water flow, temperature, lighting, and water nutrient level can be computer controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Douglas Fyvolent, Christopher Walton
  • Patent number: 9804917
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for recovering from non-correctable memory errors. A memory location may be accessed. It may be determined that the memory location contains a non-correctable error. A range of addresses associated with the memory location may be determined. Corrective action may be taken on the entire range of addresses to identify other addresses within the range of addresses that contain non-correctable memory errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventor: Andrew Christopher Walton
  • Publication number: 20160098087
    Abstract: According to various aspects, a gesture recognition system is provided. The gesture recognition system includes a memory storing finger identification information identifying a plurality of fingers of a user and command information associating a command with a finger and action pair, at least one processor coupled to the memory, and a gesture recognition component executable by the at least one processor. The gesture recognition component is configured to receive gesture information from a touch screen including a fingerprint and action information, identify a finger of the plurality of fingers of the user based on the fingerprint and the finger identification information, identify an action performed based on the action information, match the action and the finger with the finger and action pair stored in the memory, and perform the command associated with the finger and action pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Morley, Ramona Eason Hatch, Daniel Christopher Walton, Adam Meran
  • Patent number: 9132882
    Abstract: A steering and suspension mechanism for a motorbike, scooter, bicycle, skateboard or other two wheeled, in-line, vehicle, incorporating a steering axis rake that is inclined to the vertical, in a direction that is upwards and forwards from the ground in the normal direction of travel, together with a trailing radial arm suspension, in combination. Steering may be effected via a push rod attached to the handlebars, which in turn pivot on the main chassis. A brake calliper may be pivoted on the wheel axle, with a link to the steering head assembly to prevent rotation of the calliper with the brake disc under braking. This link may be parallel or nearly parallel to the radial arm. The exact angle can be chosen to control ‘dive’ due to weight shift under braking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Inventor: Robert Christopher Walton
  • Publication number: 20150234702
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for recovering from non-correctable memory errors. A memory location may be accessed. It may be determined that the memory location contains a non-correctable error. A range of addresses associated with the memory location may be determined. Corrective action may be taken on the entire range of addresses to identify other addresses within the range of addresses that contain non-correctable memory errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventor: Andrew Christopher Walton
  • Publication number: 20140361506
    Abstract: A steering and suspension mechanism for a motorbike, scooter, bicycle, skateboard or other two wheeled, in-line, vehicle, incorporating a steering axis rake that is inclined to the vertical, in a direction that is upwards and forwards from the ground in the normal direction of travel, together with a trailing radial arm suspension, in combination. Steering may be effected via a push rod attached to the handlebars, which in turn pivot on the main chassis. A brake calliper may be pivoted on the wheel axle, with a link to the steering head assembly to prevent rotation of the calliper with the brake disc under braking. This link may be parallel or nearly parallel to the radial arm. The exact angle can be chosen to control ‘dive’ due to weight shift under braking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventor: Robert Christopher WALTON
  • Patent number: 8836717
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an image formatting utility is embodied in code, stored and executed apart from any device that it retrieves images from, that, in response to receiving an image request from a device management tool: 1) retrieves an image from a device that is a target of the image request, the image illustrating at least a portion of the device; 2) retrieves component presence and status information for the device; 3) formats the image in response to the component presence and status information; and 4) returns the formatted image to the device management tool. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew Christopher Walton, Bryan J. Jacquot
  • Patent number: D666794
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Boxfresh International Limited
    Inventor: Christopher Walton