Patents by Inventor D. Wright

D. Wright 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: 9583822
    Abstract: A radome for an antenna is provided as a composite of an isotropic outer layer and a structural layer of foamed polymer material. The composite is dimensioned to enclose an open end of the antenna. The radome may be retained upon the antenna by a retaining element and fasteners. The outer layer may be a polymer material with a water resistant characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: John S. Curran, Ian Renilson, Alastair D Wright, Matthew Robert Lewry, Sharon Mackay
  • Patent number: 9507537
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for receiving a write request that includes data and a client address at which to store the data. The data is segmented into the one or more storage units. A storage unit identifier for each of the one or more storage units is computed that uniquely identifies content of a storage unit. A mapping between each storage unit identifier to a block server is determined. For each of the one or more storage units, the storage unit and the corresponding storage unit identifier is sent to a block server. The block server stores the storage unit and information on where the storage unit is stored on the block server for the storage unit identifier. Multiple client addresses associated with a storage unit with the same storage unit identifier are mapped to a single storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventor: David D. Wright
  • Publication number: 20160306189
    Abstract: Contact lenses that comprise a multi-layer design may be utilized to enhance and/or highlight the appearance of the eyes upon which the contact lenses are positioned while maintaining a natural look. These exemplary designs each comprise three layers; namely, a unique limbal design graphic, a unique inner effect graphic and a unique outer effect graphic. The layers may be formed utilizing any number of design elements and design principles. The limbal design graphic is the portion of the overall pattern that surrounds the outer diameter of the iris and is closest to the sclera and is meant to highlight, enhance and/or define the limbal region of the eye; however, it also comprises elements that extend into the iris. The inner effect graphic layer is the portion of the overall pattern that is meant to enhance the iris; however, it may comprise a portion that also contributes to highlighting, enhancing and/or defining the limbal region of the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Angie L. Bowers, Dawn D. Wright
  • Patent number: 9471591
    Abstract: Updating a remote storage data set. A method includes, from a local service providing a hint of a remote storage data set that may exist at a remote service. An indication is received from the remote service that the remote storage data set exists at the remote service. The method includes requesting that the remote storage data set be copied at the remote service to a copy of the remote storage data set. A change to be applied to the copy of the remote storage data set is sent to the remote service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Eron D. Wright, Ismet Erensoy Kahraman
  • Publication number: 20160290391
    Abstract: An offset bushing for a structural member may include a tubular body having a cylindrical inner surface and a cylindrical outer surface. The cylindrical inner surface may have an inner diameter defining an inner axis. The cylindrical outer surface may have an outer diameter defining an outer axis. The inner axis may be spaced apart from the outer axis to define a linear offset. The offset bushing may include a bushing indexing feature configured to align with a member indexing feature of a member when the offset bushing is installed in a member bore. Alignment of the bushing indexing feature with the member indexing feature may cause the linear offset to be oriented substantially parallel to a loading axis of a load on the member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Robert G. Hill, James R. Schnelz, Monte D. Wright
  • Patent number: 9436492
    Abstract: The provisioning of a virtual machine when booted from virtual storage. During virtual machine boot from an image, the virtual machine detects storage media. The virtual machine acquires a provisioning agent and provisioning data from the detected storage media. The virtual machine uses the provisioning data to provision itself, and executes the provisioning agent. The provisioning agent may monitor the progress of the provisioning and/or report a status of the provisioning. The virtual machine may operate in a cloud computing environment, the status of the provisioning agent being returned to the user through the cloud environment. The user need not generate the provisioning data in a format readable by the virtual machine. Instead, perhaps some naturally entered user input is used to automatically generate the properly formatted provisioning data using perhaps a service in the cloud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Eron D. Wright, Muhammad Umer Azad, Sushant P. Rewaskar, Corey M. Sanders, Saad Syed
  • Publication number: 20160252440
    Abstract: A density meter for measuring the density of a fluid, having a base plate, wherein a spring element is clamped to the base plate; a torpedo, wherein the torpedo comprises a known weight, and wherein the torpedo is attached or coupled to the spring element; and a sensor, wherein the sensor measures a deflection of the spring element, as the torpedo displaces a volume of fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: Parasitx, LLC
    Inventors: David D. Wright, James H. Vogeley, Taylor D. McClenny, Peter R. Merrick, Paul A. Robinson
  • Patent number: 9423964
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, computer-readable mediums, and methods for transforming data in a file system. As part of a recycling process, a determination is made that transformations should be attempted. A data block is determined to be in use by at least one user of the storage system. If a transformation should be attempted on the data block is determined. Parameters associated with the performance of the file system can be used in this determination. A type of transformation to be done is determined. The data block is transformed based upon the selected transformation. The transformed data block is written to the storage system. As part of the recycling process, the transformation requires no additional input/output requests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Randall, David D. Wright, Michael Xu
  • Patent number: 9400609
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, computer-readable mediums, and methods for transforming data in a file system. As part of a recycling process, a determination is made that transformations should be attempted. A data block is determined to be in use by at least one user of the storage system. If a transformation should be attempted on the data block is determined. Parameters associated with the performance of the file system can be used in this determination. A type of transformation to be done is determined. The data block is transformed based upon the selected transformation. The transformed data block is written to the storage system. As part of the recycling process, the transformation requires no additional input/output requests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Randall, David D. Wright, Michael Xu
  • Publication number: 20160201269
    Abstract: A cellulose reactive glyoxalated copolymer composition and methods of producing and using the glyoxalated copolymer composition to, for instance, strengthen paper or board are discussed. A glyoxalated copolymer composition includes an aqueous medium containing a glyoxalated copolymer, wherein the glyoxalated copolymer is obtained by reaction in an aqueous reaction medium of a dry weight ratio of glyoxalxationic copolymer. The cationic copolymer can have a weight average molecular weight of about 120,000 to about 1 million Daltons, the cationic copolymer can include diallyldimethylammonium halide monomer and acrylamide monomer, and a ratio a ratio of the weight average molecular weight of the cationic copolymer before glyoxalation to weight % of diallyldimethylammonium halide monomer making up the cationic copolymer before glyoxalation can be equal to or greater than 4,000 or range from 4,000 to 40,000 Daltons/weight %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: Matthew D. WRIGHT
  • Patent number: 9388669
    Abstract: Methods of actuating a well tool can include releasing chemical energy from at least one portion of a reactive material, thermally expanding a substance in response to the released chemical energy, and applying pressure to a piston as a result of thermally expanding the substance, thereby actuating the well tool, with these steps being repeated for each of multiple actuations of the well tool. A well tool actuator can include a substance contained in a chamber, one or more portions of a reactive material from which chemical energy is released, and a piston to which pressure is applied due to thermal expansion of the substance in response to each release of chemical energy. A well tool actuator which can be actuated multiple times may include multiple portions of a gas generating reactive material, and a piston to which pressure is applied due to generation of the gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam D. Wright, Michael L. Fripp, Donald G. Kyle, Cyrus A. Irani
  • Patent number: 9383933
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for receiving a write request that includes data and a client address at which to store the data. The data is segmented into the one or more storage units. A storage unit identifier for each of the one or more storage units is computed that uniquely identifies content of a storage unit. A mapping between each storage unit identifier to a block server is determined. For each of the one or more storage units, the storage unit and the corresponding storage unit identifier is sent to a block server. The block server stores the storage unit and information on where the storage unit is stored on the block server for the storage unit identifier. Multiple client addresses associated with a storage unit with the same storage unit identifier are mapped to a single storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: NETTAPP, INC.
    Inventor: David D. Wright
  • Patent number: 9372019
    Abstract: A dual circuit condenser for a cooling system is configured to cool refrigerant passing through the condenser. Operation of a first circuit of the system establishes a first temperature at a first area of the condenser, and operation of a second circuit of the system establishes a second temperature at a second area of the condenser. The condenser includes a manifold. The manifold is configured to receive a plurality of tubes. The manifold is further configured to define a first volume that is part of the first circuit and a second volume that is part of the second circuit. The manifold includes three or more separators interposed between the first volume and the second volume to segregate refrigerant in the first circuit from refrigerant in the second circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Lisa A. Allan, Nicholas J. Alonge, Jr., Mark R. Hammer, Timothy J. Filonczuk, William D. Wright, Judd W. Glenn, Shrikant M Joshi, Joel T. Hambruch, Rogelio Salais
  • Patent number: 9372789
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, computer-readable mediums, and methods for reading a sequence number from regions of a solid state storage device. A latest region is determined based upon the sequence numbers and a checkpoint file is read within the latest region. A request for a block of data of a first branch is received. A first block of pointers associated with the first branch from the checkpoint file is read. A first pointer from the first block of pointers and a second block of pointers pointed to by the first pointer are read. A second pointer from the second block of pointers and a third block of pointers pointed to by the second pointer are read. A third pointer from the third block of pointers and data pointed to by the third pointer are read. The block of data of the first branch is determined based upon the read data. The block of data is returned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: Bill Minckler, David D. Wright
  • Patent number: 9352676
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle includes a seat base, a seat back, a pair seat anchors extending from lateral sides of the seat back, a pair of upper and lower side covers, and a pair of flexible wrap members. The upper covers and the lower covers are positioned about the lateral sides above and below the anchors, thereby providing an access space above and below each anchor. Each flexible wrap member is non-removably attached at a first end to the seat proximate a rear side of the seat back and is configured to extend around the respective upper and lower side covers from the rear side to a front side of the seat back so as to cover the access space and extend about the respective seat anchor while substantially conforming to an outer perimeter shape of the respective upper and lower side covers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Soctt D Wright, Richard E Power
  • Patent number: 9342444
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, computer-readable mediums, and methods for reading a sequence number from regions of a solid state storage device. A latest region is determined based upon the sequence numbers and a checkpoint file is read within the latest region. A request for a block of data of a first branch is received. A first block of pointers associated with the first branch from the checkpoint file is read. A first pointer from the first block of pointers and a second block of pointers pointed to by the first pointer are read. A second pointer from the second block of pointers and a third block of pointers pointed to by the second pointer are read. A third pointer from the third block of pointers and data pointed to by the third pointer are read. The block of data of the first branch is determined based upon the read data. The block of data is returned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: William Minckler, David D. Wright
  • Patent number: D755869
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Dawn D. Wright, Jeffrey H. Roffman, Angie Bowers
  • Patent number: D755870
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Dawn D. Wright, Jeffrey H. Roffman, Angie Bowers
  • Patent number: D755871
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Dawn D. Wright, Jeffrey H. Roffman, Angie Bowers
  • Patent number: D756432
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Dawn D. Wright, Jeffrey H. Roffman, Angie Bowers