Patents by Inventor Daniel Ward

Daniel Ward 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: 12632508
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods calculation of an estimation solution for a constraint polytope. The apparatus may include a database, a communication interface, and a polytope controller. The database stores data indicative of a constraint polytope. The communication interface is configured to receive a first point batch from an external computer system, and the first point batch includes a plurality of data points representing transactions. The polytope controller analyzes the plurality of data points and performs a projection of the plurality of data points to the constraint polytope and generates a dynamic adjustment for a second point batch for the constraint polytope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Wallström, Ariyan Abdulla, Carl Erik Thornberg, Daniel Ward
  • Publication number: 20260015503
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are plumber's putty compositions that avoid staining the surfaces plumbing parts to which they are applied in order to provide a watertight seal, including plastics, such as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic, while providing the pliability and softness of traditional putties. Also provided are methods of providing a seal about a plumbing part comprising contacting the plumber's putty composition according to the present disclosure with the plumbing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2024
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Inventors: Daniel Ward, Amrit Parhar
  • Patent number: 12491705
    Abstract: In some embodiments a Stand Up Pouch (SUP) is prepared using a polyethylene structure having a first web and a second web. The webs are laminated together to form the polyethylene structure that is used to prepare the SUP. One web contains a layer of recycled polyethylene (r.PE). In some instances, the use of r.PE has been observed to reduce the effectiveness of the sealant layer of the overall structure. In some embodiments, the SUP disclosed herein has a two layer sealant system to mitigate this problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
    Inventors: Robert Clare, Ian Gibbons, Daniel Ward, Allister Davey
  • Publication number: 20250019147
    Abstract: The present invention relates to improved contact lens packages and methods of use. A contact lens package (100) may include a base (110) and a lid (140) connected to the base. The base may include a base cavity (124) that houses a contact lens (150) and packaging solution, and a slot (130) extending through the base from an internal surface (132) to an external surface (134) of the base and in communication with the base cavity. The lid may extend over the external surface of the base and cover the slot when the package is in an unopened state, and the lid may not cover the slot when the package is in an opened state, such that the contact lens is accessible to a user through the slot when the package is in the opened state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Sam Jonathan POPWELL, Daniel WARD, Stephen SAMS, William Stephen HONEY
  • Publication number: 20230347629
    Abstract: In some embodiments a Stand Up Pouch (SUP) is prepared using a polyethylene structure having a first web and a second web. The webs are laminated together to form the polyethylene structure that is used to prepare the SUP. One web contains a layer of recycled polyethylene (r.PE). In some instances, the use of r.PE has been observed to reduce the effectiveness of the sealant layer of the overall structure. In some embodiments, the SUP disclosed herein has a two layer sealant system to mitigate this problem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: NOVA CHEMICALS (INTERNATIONAL) S.A.
    Inventors: Robert Clare, Ian Gibbons, Daniel Ward, Allister Davey
  • Publication number: 20230202086
    Abstract: An injection molding apparatus, comprising: an injection molding machine; a distribution manifold having a distribution channel, a clamp device arranged to clamp together, under a selected clamp force, a mold system having a plurality of mold cavities one or more first downstream channels fluidly coupled to the distribution channel; one or more first gates arranged to deliver injection fluid to a first cavity; one or more second downstream channels fluidly coupled to the distribution channel; one or more second gates arranged to deliver injection fluid to a second cavity; a control system adapted to: instruct the first upstream valve and a second upstream valve; and at least one downstream valve having a valve pin having a control surface for controlling flow of injection fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventor: Daniel Ward
  • Patent number: 11669549
    Abstract: Representative embodiments disclose mechanisms for data and identity migration, such as from an on-premises environment to a cloud environment. The system comprises multiple data collectors, each tailored to collect data from a data source. In a representative example, data collectors for a source application, a source identity repository and a target identity repository are utilized. Once the data is collected, it is stored in a database and methods are used to identify correlations (i.e., matches) between the source application data, the source identity repository data and the target identity repository data. The correlations are memorialized and presented to a user for rationalization. The process is stateful so that prior decisions are remembered. Once the user is satisfied with the rationalization, the system exports files that are consumed by a migration process to perform the actual data migration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jerry Kane Orman, Seth Scruggs, Balakrishnan Shanmugam, Shopen Patel, Joel Tipke, Ulric Tyson Dihle, Nicholas Claunch, Ralph Foster, Chrystal Danielle Comley, Daniel Ward, Peter Theeuwen, Jacob Orchard
  • Patent number: 11618196
    Abstract: An Injection molding apparatus injection molding apparatus (10a) comprising: one or more first downstream channels (166, 166a, 166b) and associated first gates (34, 34a, 34b) that deliver injection fluid (18) to a first cavity (300a) of a mold system (302, 303) and to one or more second downstream channels (168, 168a, 168b) and associated second gates (32, 32a, 32b) that deliver injection fluid to a second cavity (300b) of the mold system (302, 303), the mold system being clamped together under a selected force, the apparatus including a first upstream valve (118) that enables and disables flow of the injection fluid to the first gates (34, 34a, 34b) and a second upstream valve (108) that enables and disables flow of the injection fluid to the one or more second gates (32, 32a, 32b), the apparatus including a control system (20) adapted to open or enable flow of the injection fluid (18) to the one or more first gates (34, 34a, 34b) at a first selected time and to further instruct the second upstream valve
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Ward
  • Publication number: 20230003018
    Abstract: This invention relates to a modular walling system. The system includes a plurality of primary structural members. Each primary structural member has a generally channel-shaped cross-sectional profile with an outer wall defining surface and two flanges extending away from the outer wall defining surface. The system further includes a securing means which is configured to apply a securing force to retain pairs of primary structural members in a side-by-side relationship. The securing means is configured to secure adjacent flanges of respective pairs of the primary structural members such that the adjacent flanges are held together in secure face-to-face abutment by the securing force. A primary corner member having a solid construction is connectable between a first primary structural member with its outer wall defining surface extending in a first direction, and a second primary structural member with its outer wall defining surface extending in a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: Daniel Ward
  • Publication number: 20210279257
    Abstract: Representative embodiments disclose mechanisms for data and identity migration, such as from an on-premises environment to a cloud environment. The system comprises multiple data collectors, each tailored to collect data from a data source. In a representative example, data collectors for a source application, a source identity repository and a target identity repository are utilized. Once the data is collected, it is stored in a database and methods are used to identify correlations (i.e., matches) between the source application data, the source identity repository data and the target identity repository data. The correlations are memorialized and presented to a user for rationalization. The process is stateful so that prior decisions are remembered. Once the user is satisfied with the rationalization, the system exports files that are consumed by a migration process to perform the actual data migration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Jerry Kane Orman, Seth Scruggs, Balakrishnan Shanmugam, Shopen Patel, Joel Tipke, Ulric Tyson Dihle, Nicholas Claunch, Ralph Foster, Chrystal Danielle Comley, Daniel Ward, Peter Theeuwen, Jacob Orchard
  • Publication number: 20210268707
    Abstract: An Injection molding apparatus injection molding apparatus (10a) comprising: one or more first downstream channels (166, 166a, 166b) and associated first gates (34, 34a, 34b) that deliver injection fluid (18) to a first cavity (300a) of a mold system (302, 303) and to one or more second downstream channels (168, 168a, 168b) and associated second gates (32, 32a, 32b) that deliver injection fluid to a second cavity (300b) of the mold system (302, 303), the mold system being clamped together under a selected force, the apparatus including a first upstream valve (118) that enables and disables flow of the injection fluid to the first gates (34, 34a, 34b) and a second upstream valve (108) that enables and disables flow of the injection fluid to the one or more second gates (32, 32a, 32b), the apparatus including a control system (20) adapted to open or enable flow of the injection fluid (18) to the one or more first gates (34, 34a, 34b) at a first selected time and to further instruct the second upstream valve (
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventor: Daniel Ward
  • Patent number: 11100134
    Abstract: Representative embodiments disclose mechanisms for data and identity migration, such as from an on-premises environment to a cloud environment. The system comprises multiple data collectors, each tailored to collect data from a data source. In a representative example, data collectors for a source application, a source identity repository and a target identity repository are utilized. Once the data is collected, it is stored in a database and methods are used to identify correlations (i.e., matches) between the source application data, the source identity repository data and the target identity repository data. The correlations are memorialized and presented to a user for rationalization. The process is stateful so that prior decisions are remembered. Once the user is satisfied with the rationalization, the system exports files that are consumed by a migration process to perform the actual data migration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jerry Kane Orman, Seth Scruggs, Balakrishnan Shanmugam, Shopen Patel, Joel Tipke, Ulric Tyson Dihle, Nicholas Claunch, Ralph Foster, Chrystal Danielle Comley, Daniel Ward, Peter Theeuwen, Jacob Orchard
  • Publication number: 20180268045
    Abstract: Representative embodiments disclose mechanisms for data and identity migration, such as from an on-premises environment to a cloud environment. The system comprises multiple data collectors, each tailored to collect data from a data source. In a representative example, data collectors for a source application, a source identity repository and a target identity repository are utilized. Once the data is collected, it is stored in a database and methods are used to identify correlations (i.e., matches) between the source application data, the source identity repository data and the target identity repository data. The correlations are memorialized and presented to a user for rationalization. The process is stateful so that prior decisions are remembered. Once the user is satisfied with the rationalization, the system exports files that are consumed by a migration process to perform the actual data migration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Jerry Kane Orman, Seth Scruggs, Balakrishnan Shanmugam, Shopen Patel, Joel Tipke, Ulric Tyson Dihle, Nicholas Claunch, Ralph Foster, Chrystal Danielle Comley, Daniel Ward, Peter Theeuwen, Jacob Orchard
  • Patent number: 10053565
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to multilayer films having improved caulkability. These multilayer films have at least one layer containing an ethylene interpolymer product, or a blend containing an ethylene interpolymer product, where the ethylene interpolymer product has: a Dilution Index (Yd) greater than 0; total catalytic metal ?3.0 ppm; ?0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms, and; optionally a Dimensionless Modulus (Xd) greater than 0. The ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.4 to about 100 dg/minute, a density from about 0.950 to about 0.970 g/cm3, a polydispersity (Mw/Mn) from about 2 to about 25 and a CDBI50 from about 55% to about 97%. Further, the ethylene interpolymer products are a blend of at least two ethylene interpolymers; where one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a single-site catalyst formulation and at least one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a heterogeneous catalyst formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
    Inventors: Daniel Ward, Michael Li, Xiaochuan Wang, Tieqi Li, Christopher John Brooke Dobbin, Fazle Sibtain, Kenneth Edward Taylor, Hamidreza Khakdaman
  • Patent number: 9982557
    Abstract: A turbocharger unit (10) incorporating variable turbine geometry. The unit (10) has a turbine housing (12) for receiving exhaust gases from an engine, a turbine wheel (14) located inside a turbine housing (12), and a bearing housing (24) connected to the turbine housing (12), having a recessed portion (28). A spring member is located in the recessed portion (28), and a heat shield (32) receives apply force from the spring member. There is also a cartridge for providing variable turbine geometry located in the turbine housing (12); the cartridge is held in contact with the turbine housing (12) by the spring member in the form of a contoured sleeve (26). The apply force received by the heat shield (32) from the spring member transfers through the cartridge, and holds the cartridge in place in the turbine housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Ward
  • Publication number: 20170073482
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to multilayer films having improved caulkability. These multilayer films have at least one layer containing an ethylene interpolymer product, or a blend containing an ethylene interpolymer product, where the ethylene interpolymer product has: a Dilution Index (Yd) greater than 0; total catalytic metal ?3.0 ppm; ?0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms, and; optionally a Dimensionless Modulus (Xd) greater than 0. The ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.4 to about 100 dg/minute, a density from about 0.950 to about 0.970 g/cm3, a polydispersity (Mw/Mn) from about 2 to about 25 and a CDBI50 from about 55% to about 97%. Further, the ethylene interpolymer products are a blend of at least two ethylene interpolymers; where one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a single-site catalyst formulation and at least one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a heterogeneous catalyst formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
    Inventors: Daniel Ward, Michael Li, Xiaochuan Wang, Tieqi Li, Christopher John Brooke Dobbin, Fazle Sibtain, Kenneth Edward Taylor, Hamidreza Khakdaman
  • Patent number: 9518159
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to multilayer films having improved caulkability. These multilayer films have at least one layer containing an ethylene interpolymer product, or a blend containing an ethylene interpolymer product, where the ethylene interpolymer product has: a Dilution Index (Yd) greater than 0; total catalytic metal ?3.0 ppm; ?0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms, and; optionally a Dimensionless Modulus (Xd) greater than 0. The ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.4 to about 100 dg/minute, a density from about 0.950 to about 0.970 g/cm3, a polydispersity (Mw/Mn) from about 2 to about 25 and a CDBI50 from about 55% to about 97%. Further, the ethylene interpolymer products are a blend of at least two ethylene interpolymers; where one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a single-site catalyst formulation and at least one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a heterogeneous catalyst formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
    Inventors: Daniel Ward, Michael Li, Xiaochuan Wang, Tieqi Li, Christopher John Brooke Dobbin, Fazle Sibtain, Kenneth Edward Taylor, Hamidreza Khakdaman
  • Publication number: 20160108196
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to multilayer films having improved caulkability. These multilayer films have at least one layer containing an ethylene interpolymer product, or a blend containing an ethylene interpolymer product, where the ethylene interpolymer product has: a Dilution Index (Yd) greater than 0; total catalytic metal ?3.0 ppm; ?0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms, and; optionally a Dimensionless Modulus (Xd) greater than 0. The ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.4 to about 100 dg/minute, a density from about 0.950 to about 0.970 g/cm3, a polydispersity (Mw/Mn) from about 2 to about 25 and a CDBI50 from about 55% to about 97%. Further, the ethylene interpolymer products are a blend of at least two ethylene interpolymers; where one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a single-site catalyst formulation and at least one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a heterogeneous catalyst formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: NOVA CHEMICALS (INTERNATIONAL) S.A.
    Inventors: Daniel Ward, Michael Li, Xiaochaun Wang, Tieqi Li, Christopher John Brooke Dobbin, Fazle Sibtain, Kenneth Edward Taylor, Hamidreza Khakdaman
  • Publication number: 20150132593
    Abstract: Multilayer “barrier” films which have excellent Water Vapor Transmission Rate (WVTR) performance are prepared using a core layer which comprises a blend of from 92 to 60 weight % of nucleated HDPE and from 8 to 40 weight % LDPE. The films are suitable for the preparation of packages for dry foods such as crackers and breakfast cereals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
    Inventors: Nitin Borse, Norman Dorien Joseph Aubee, Daniel Ward
  • Patent number: 8364945
    Abstract: A method of provisioning an unknown computer system is disclosed. The method includes detecting a computer system to be provisioned, determining that the computer system is unknown to a configuration management system, and identifying a global identifier and a digital certificate to be used to provision the computer system. The method further includes communicating the global identifier and the digital certificate from a network based boot strap server or from boot strap media to the computer system prior to loading an operating system onto the computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Ward, Shantanu Sardesai, Kerwin Medina, Ravikiran Chintalapudi