Patents by Inventor Clifton N. B. Triplett

Clifton N. B. Triplett 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).

  • Apparatus and method for decommissioning/recommissioning a component/program of a computer system
    Patent number: 8997051
    Abstract: A program stored on a computer-readable medium for self-decommissioning at least a part of a program product is disclosed. The program may include a program code that defines a plurality of functions, a program code that includes a metric for each of the plurality of functions, wherein the metric includes at least a usage pattern and transactions relating to the metric, a program code configured to measure at least one metric, a program code defining a logic relating to the self-decommissioning of a component and/or program, a program code configured to determine decommissioning of the at least a part of the program product based on the logic, and a program code configured to self-decommission the at least a part of the program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Stuart N. Robertson, Clifton N. B. Triplett
  • Apparatus and Method for Decommissioning/Recommissioning a Component/Program of a Computer System
    Publication number: 20140165050
    Abstract: A program stored on a computer-readable medium for self-decommissioning at least a part of a program product is disclosed. The program may include a program code that defines a plurality of functions, a program code that includes a metric for each of the plurality of functions, wherein the metric includes at least a usage pattern and transactions relating to the metric, a program code configured to measure at least one metric, a program code defining a logic relating to the self-decommissioning of a component and/or program, a program code configured to determine decommissioning of the at least a part of the program product based on the logic, and a program code configured to self-decommission the at least a part of the program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Stuart N. Robertson, Clifton N. B. Triplett
  • Drill bit with electrical power generation devices
    Patent number: 8528661
    Abstract: A drill bit made according to one embodiment includes a first member including one of a magnet and a coil, and a second member that moves relative to the first member, the second member including the other of the magnet and the coil, wherein the relative motion causes the generation of an electrical charge in the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Suresh G. Patel, Clifton N. B. Triplett
  • System and method for providing videoconferencing among a plurality of locations
    Patent number: 8384757
    Abstract: A method of displaying images among a plurality of spaced apart locations is provided, which method, in one exemplary embodiment, includes displaying an image associated with a first location on a first surface at a central location, displaying an image associated with a second location on a second surface at the central location, and displaying an image associated with the central location and the image associated with the first location at a common surface at the second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Clifton N. B. Triplett, Bryce M. Findley
  • System and Method for Providing Videoconferencing Among a Plurality of Locations
    Publication number: 20120176465
    Abstract: A method of displaying images among a plurality of spaced apart locations is provided, which method, in one exemplary embodiment, includes displaying an image associated with a first location on a first surface at a central location, displaying an image associated with a second location on a second surface at the central location, and displaying an image associated with the central location and the image associated with the first location at a common surface at the second location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Clifton N. B. Triplett, Bryce M. Findley
  • Drill Bit with Electrical Power Generation Devices
    Publication number: 20120103690
    Abstract: A drill bit made according to one embodiment includes a first member including one of a magnet and a coil, and a second member that moves relative to the first member, the second member including the other of the magnet and the coil, wherein the relative motion causes the generation of an electrical charge in the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Suresh G. Patel, Clifton N. B. Triplett