Patents by Inventor David A. Hammond
David A. Hammond 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).
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Publication number: 20240115078Abstract: A food processor assembly is disclosed. An example food processor assembly includes an assembly base, a bowl base, a bow, a lid, and a blade storage container. The assembly base includes a rotary input shaft that selectively couples to a coupler of a blender base. The bowl base selectively couples to the assembly base with the rotary input shaft extending through the bowl based. The bowl includes a body and a central column integrally formed with the body though which the rotary input shaft extends. The lid selectively couples to the bowl. The lid includes a feed tube to receive food items. The lid having a first vertical orientation to selectively couple to the bowl and a second vertical orientation to selectively couple to the bowl. The blade storage container selectively couples to the lid when the lid in coupled to the bowl in the second vertical orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Vita-Mix Management CorporationInventors: Rebecca Hammond, David Kolar
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Publication number: 20240121240Abstract: Computing platforms, methods, and storage media for providing multi-channel authentication are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: receive, from a plurality of system access channels, authentication data related to a plurality of data transfers and to a plurality of users; consolidate the authentication data from the plurality of access channels to generate a set of consolidated authentication data; and generate a user interface, based on the set of consolidated authentication data, to enable execution of a centrally-provided authentication function at a selected system access channel for a selected user initiating a data transfer. An authentication hub according to an implementation may provide a common authentication experience and improved authentication for the plurality of access channels, which may include a telephone contact center, an in-person or branch location, and online services such as web-based or app-based.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Jacquelyn LIDDY, Robert Dean ALLEN, Joel David HAMMOND, Vamshidhar PONNAMANENI, Ryan James TEVLIN, Sara Sabrina Albuen SANTOS, Richard JONES, Bijoy NAICK, Blerina HOXHA, Merad KESTAY, Catharine Eugenie BOUCHARD, Aniruddha Prakash KUNDLEY, Meredith Katharine Carter GREENFIELD
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Patent number: 11732790Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine, an electric machine, a torque converter, a weldment, an engine disconnect clutch, and a torque converter lockup clutch. The engine has a crankshaft. The electric machine has a rotor. The torque converter has an impeller and a turbine. The weldment is configured to rotate about an axis and to transfer power from the crankshaft and the rotor to the impeller. The weldment has a first hub, a second hub, a torque converter cover, an impeller housing, and a third hub. The engine disconnect clutch is configured to rotatably connect and disconnect the crankshaft to and from the weldment. The torque converter lockup clutch is configured to rotatably connect and disconnect the turbine to and from the weldment.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Matthew David Hammond, Gregory Daniel Goleski, Bryant L. Poynter, David Gon Oh, Bhaskar Marathe
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Publication number: 20230257895Abstract: Described herein are methods of applying metals to substrates, where the methods include contacting the substrate with an aqueous metal plating composition comprising polyammonium bisulfate (“PABS”) and a dissolved metal or salt thereof. The methods allow application of metals to the substrate without need for electrical energy input or for an added chemical catalyst, chelating agent, complexing agent, reducing agent, stabilizer, or pH-modifying (or controlling) chemical compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2022Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: Earth Science Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Nam Tran, John A. Hatten, JR., Reid Henry Bowman, David Hammond, David Nicholas, Freddie L. Singleton
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Publication number: 20230251963Abstract: Illustrative embodiments are directed to methods, apparatus and computer program products for caching at least a fraction of data stored in a non-volatile memory in a mirror region of a dynamic random access memory. A memory controller hub of a processor chip coupled to both the non-volatile memory and the dynamic random access memory is configured to, when an update to the dynamic random access memory is cached in the mirror region of the dynamic random access memory, use the memory controller hub to write the update directly to the mirror region of the dynamic random access memory and concurrently mirror the update to the non-volatile memory to provide coherent persistent durability of the update. When a read from the dynamic random access memory is cached in the mirror region of the dynamic random access memory, embodiments can use the memory controller hub to serve the read directly from the mirror region of the dynamic random access memory to optimize read operations of persistent objects.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2022Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Mazen Alwadi, Vamsee Reddy Kommareddy, Clayton Hughes, Simon David Hammond, Amro Awad
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Patent number: 11364786Abstract: A transmission including an electric machine, a torque converter and a planetary gearset in a transmission housing that is connected to an engine. A turbine shaft is configured to transfer torque from the engine and the electric machine to the planetary gear set. A disconnect clutch selectively couples the input shaft from the engine to the torque converter housing of the torque converter. The disconnect clutch includes a disconnect clutch piston and a first balance dam. A torque converter clutch selectively connects the torque converter housing to the turbine and the turbine shaft. The torque converter clutch includes a torque converter clutch piston and a second balance dam. Ports in the housing permit automatic transmission fluid to flow between the turbine shaft and the torque converter clutch piston; the turbine shaft and the torque converter clutch piston; and the turbine shaft, the first balance dam, and the second balance dam.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Matthew David Hammond, Gregory Daniel Goleski, Bryant L. Poynter, David Gon Oh
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Publication number: 20220144071Abstract: A transmission including an electric machine, a torque converter and a planetary gearset in a transmission housing that is connected to an engine. A turbine shaft is configured to transfer torque from the engine and the electric machine to the planetary gear set. A disconnect clutch selectively couples the input shaft from the engine to the torque converter housing of the torque converter. The disconnect clutch includes a disconnect clutch piston and a first balance dam. A torque converter clutch selectively connects the torque converter housing to the turbine and the turbine shaft. The torque converter clutch includes a torque converter clutch piston and a second balance dam. Ports in the housing permit automatic transmission fluid to flow between the turbine shaft and the torque converter clutch piston; the turbine shaft and the torque converter clutch piston; and the turbine shaft, the first balance dam, and the second balance dam.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Matthew David HAMMOND, Gregory Daniel GOLESKI, Bryant L. POYNTER, David Gon OH
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Publication number: 20220145971Abstract: A propulsion system for an electric vehicle including an internal combustion engine and an electric machine disposed in a transmission housing that is attached to the engine. An engine vibration damper is disposed between the engine and the electric machine. A torque converter connects the engine to the turbine shaft and is disposed in the housing radially inboard of the windings of the electric machine. A turbine shaft connected to the electric machine is configured to transfer torque from the engine and the electric machine through the turbine shaft to a planetary gear set connected to the turbine shaft. A disconnect clutch is operatively connected between the engine and the electric machine and is disposed in the housing radially inboard the windings of the electric machine and is connected to the turbine shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Matthew David HAMMOND, Gregory Daniel GOLESKI, Bryant L. POYNTER, David Gon OH, Bhaskar MARATHE
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Publication number: 20220074477Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine, an electric machine, a torque converter, a weldment, an engine disconnect clutch, and a torque converter lockup clutch. The engine has a crankshaft. The electric machine has a rotor. The torque converter has an impeller and a turbine. The weldment is configured to rotate about an axis and to transfer power from the crankshaft and the rotor to the impeller. The weldment has a first hub, a second hub, a torque converter cover, an impeller housing, and a third hub. The engine disconnect clutch is configured to rotatably connect and disconnect the crankshaft to and from the weldment. The torque converter lockup clutch is configured to rotatably connect and disconnect the turbine to and from the weldment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2020Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Matthew David Hammond, Gregory Daniel Goleski, Bryant L. Poynter, David Gon Oh, Bhaskar Marathe
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Publication number: 20210250071Abstract: A method for 5G digital beamforming testing includes receiving emulated UE spatial positions. The method includes computing phase vectors for the emulated UEs based on the emulated UE spatial positions and communicating the phase vectors to a DUT. The method includes receiving beam weight sets from the DUT and storing the beam weight sets. The method includes computing scores for the emulated UE spatial positions from the beam weight sets and the phase vectors, and receiving, from the DUT, spatial streams and identifiers of beam weight sets to be used to transmit the spatial streams to the emulated UEs. The method includes identifying, using scores corresponding to the beam weight sets to be used to transmit the spatial streams to the emulated UEs, associations between the spatial streams and the emulated UE spatial positions. The method includes processing data in the spatial streams using the emulated UEs.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2020Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: David Hammond, Steffen Beyme
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Patent number: 11088744Abstract: A method for 5G digital beamforming testing includes receiving emulated UE spatial positions. The method includes computing phase vectors for the emulated UEs based on the emulated UE spatial positions and communicating the phase vectors to a DUT. The method includes receiving beam weight sets from the DUT and storing the beam weight sets. The method includes computing scores for the emulated UE spatial positions from the beam weight sets and the phase vectors, and receiving, from the DUT, spatial streams and identifiers of beam weight sets to be used to transmit the spatial streams to the emulated UEs. The method includes identifying, using scores corresponding to the beam weight sets to be used to transmit the spatial streams to the emulated UEs, associations between the spatial streams and the emulated UE spatial positions. The method includes processing data in the spatial streams using the emulated UEs.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: David Hammond, Steffen Beyme
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Patent number: 10841025Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for testing a central unit using a distributed unit emulation are disclosed. One exemplary method includes receiving, by a distributed unit emulation component of a mobile network device, an ingress signal from a central unit device over an evolved common public radio interface (eCPRI) link and communicating, by the distributed unit emulation component, a time domain based ingress signal containing data originally included in the received ingress signal to a plurality of user equipment (UE) emulations. The method also includes utilizing, by at least one of the plurality of UE emulations, the time domain based ingress signal to generate test traffic data for stress testing the central unit device. The method further includes communicating a time domain based egress signal including the test traffic data to the central unit device via the distributed unit emulation component.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Keysight Technologies, Inc.Inventor: David Hammond
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Publication number: 20200076521Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for testing a central unit using a distributed unit emulation are disclosed. One exemplary method includes receiving, by a distributed unit emulation component of a mobile network device, an ingress signal from a central unit device over an evolved common public radio interface (eCPRI) link and communicating, by the distributed unit emulation component, a time domain based ingress signal containing data originally included in the received ingress signal to a plurality of user equipment (UE) emulations. The method also includes utilizing, by at least one of the plurality of UE emulations, the time domain based ingress signal to generate test traffic data for stress testing the central unit device. The method further includes communicating a time domain based egress signal including the test traffic data to the central unit device via the distributed unit emulation component.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventor: David Hammond
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Patent number: 10543740Abstract: A powertrain includes an engine and an electric machine. The powertrain further includes a planetary gearset including a a first rotatable element fixedly coupled to an engine crankshaft, a second rotatable element fixedly coupled to the electric machine, and a third rotatable element driveably connected to an intermediate shaft. The powertrain further includes a lockup clutch configured to selectively couple two of the first rotatable element, the second rotatable element, and the third rotatable element.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2017Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: David Gon Oh, David Allen Janson, Gregory Daniel Goleski, Matthew David Hammond
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Patent number: 10245951Abstract: In a pump system for a hybrid electric transmission, the pump is alternately driven by the input shaft and the output shaft, whichever is rotating faster. The input shaft and output shaft are co-axial. Sprockets and a chain transmit power from axis of the input and output shafts to the axis of the pump. The driven sprocket is selectively coupled to the input shaft by a first one-way-clutch and selectively coupled to the output shaft by a second one-way-clutch. Two alternative one-way-clutch and bearing arrangement are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Gregory Daniel Goleski, David Allen Janson, Jeffrey Edward Maurer, Matthew David Hammond
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Publication number: 20190039449Abstract: A powertrain includes an engine and an electric machine. The powertrain further includes a planetary gearset including a a first rotatable element fixedly coupled to an engine crankshaft, a second rotatable element fixedly coupled to the electric machine, and a third rotatable element driveably connected to an intermediate shaft. The powertrain further includes a lockup clutch configured to selectively couple two of the first rotatable element, the second rotatable element, and the third rotatable element.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: David Gon OH, David Allen JANSON, Gregory Daniel GOLESKI, Matthew David HAMMOND
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Publication number: 20190031026Abstract: In a pump system for a hybrid electric transmission, the pump is alternately driven by the input shaft and the output shaft, whichever is rotating faster. The input shaft and output shaft are co-axial. Sprockets and a chain transmit power from axis of the input and output shafts to the axis of the pump. The driven sprocket is selectively coupled to the input shaft by a first one-way-clutch and selectively coupled to the output shaft by a second one-way-clutch. Two alternative one-way-clutch and bearing arrangement are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2017Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Gregory Daniel GOLESKI, David Allen JANSON, Jeffrey Edward MAURER, Matthew David HAMMOND
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Patent number: 10150368Abstract: A transaxle is designed to accommodate a power take-off unit (PTU). The transaxle utilizes a chain to transmit power from the engine axis to the differential axis and utilizes planetary final drive gearing on the differential axis. The transaxle includes layshaft gearing to transfer power from the driven sprocket to a PTU axis, bypassing the planetary final drive gearing. The PTU may be fixedly driveably connected to the driven sprocket or selectively driveably connected via a dog clutch.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2016Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: David Allen Janson, Matthew David Hammond, Gregory Daniel Goleski
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Patent number: 10099947Abstract: A water treatment solution may include a metal salt and a base product fluid. The base product fluid may include a molecular compound that is a chelating compound. The molecular compound may have the formula: ((NH4)2SO4)a.(H2SO4)b.(H2O)c.(NH4HSO4)x. In the formula, a may be between 1 and 5, b may be between 1 and 5, c may be between 1 and 5, and x may be between 1 and 10. The water treatment solution may be formed by adding the metal salt to the base product fluid and water. The water treatment solution may be added to water in need of treatment. The water in need of treatment may be a static body of water.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Earth Science LaboratoriesInventors: David Nicholas, Reid Henry Bowman, David Hammond, Freddie L. Singleton
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Patent number: 9927040Abstract: A rotary valve comprising a rotor shaft support assembly for maintaining a rotor shaft 5 in a level orientation when the rotor shaft is supported at a single end only. The rotor shaft support assembly (101) comprises a removable casing end plate (102) and a bearing assembly (106) for supporting an end portion of the rotor shaft (104) inserted into the rotor shaft support assembly (101) and through a rotor shaft aperture (105) of the removable casing end plate (102), and is adjustable to correct any deviation of 10 the pitch of the rotor shaft (104) from a level orientation relative to the removable casing end plate (102) when the rotor shaft (104) is supported at a single end only by the rotor shaft support assembly (101) with the inserted end portion of the rotor shaft (104) supported within the removable casing end plate (102) and the bearing assembly (106).Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2015Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Rota Val LtdInventors: David Hammond, Derek Smith