Patents by Inventor Daniel Rapp

Daniel Rapp 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: 20230256519
    Abstract: Systems for circumferentially microtoming a pipe having a longitudinal axis. The systems include a frame, a lathe, a carriage, a cutting tool, and an actuator. The lathe is mounted to the frame and configured to support and rotate the pipe about the longitudinal axis of the pipe. The carriage is operatively supported on the frame proximate the pipe. The cutting tool selectively engages the pipe. The actuator is operatively supported on the frame and configured to move the carriage to different radial positions perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the pipe. In some examples, the system includes a position sensor, a computer display, and/or a controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventor: Daniel Rapp
  • Publication number: 20170331428
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to solar module covers. A device may include a first surface and a second, opposite surface configured to be positioned proximate at least one solar module and contact at least one of a frame of the at least one solar module and a roof. The device may be sufficiently rigid to distribute at least some of an external force applied to the first surface away from a laminate of the at least one solar module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Willard S. MacDonald, Daniel Rapp, Paul Hernday
  • Publication number: 20160366602
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a methods, devices, and systems communicatively coupling a solar system to a network. A system may include a local router and a solar gateway. The solar gateway may include an interface for coupling to a network via the local router and a long-range module for coupling to the network via at least one other solar gateway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel Rapp, Willard S. MacDonald, Roger L. Jungerman
  • Publication number: 20160189319
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to community virtual net metering of photovoltaic systems. A method may include identifying at least two photovoltaic (PV) system customers in a single geographical area. The method may also include crediting power overproduction of a first PV system customer of the at least two PV system customers to a second, different PV system customer of the at least two PV system customers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Roger L. Jungerman, Randall King, Daniel Rapp, Dwain Kinghorn, Thomas Plagemann, Ron Binz, Gregory N. Nielson
  • Publication number: 20070226753
    Abstract: An application integration driver infrastructure for facilitating the use of a distributed directory running in a computer network is provided. The infrastructure can transform specific directory events into a vendor-neutral data identification system and then use vendor-neutral transformation technologies to transform the neutral data identification into a specific application's data format, and vice-versa. The infrastructure receives an event from the distributed directory into a markup language generation system, such as an extensible markup language (“XML”) generator. The XML generator converts the event into XML data and provides the XML data to a transformation processing system, such as an extensible transformation language (“XSLT”) processor. The XSLT processor transforms the XML data to a predetermined format. The format can be dictated by a stylesheet provided to the XSLT processor, the stylesheet being responsive to requirements of a computer application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: NOVELL, INC.
    Inventors: Nick Nikols, Daniel Rapp