Patents by Inventor David A. McDonald

David A. McDonald 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: 20240137267
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for asset utilization and trigger-based automation. A network management system may receive a receive a network management configuration that identifies a configuration of a set of assets to be allocated to a service. The network management system may generate an asset utilization dataset including a set of utilization values associated with the set of assets generated over a time. The asset utilization data set may be used to train a machine-learning model configured to generated predictions corresponding to a future utilization associated with the set of assets. The network management system may then execute the machine-learning model predict utilization of a first asset. Upon determining that the predicted utilization is greater than a threshold, the network management system may execute an action associated with the set of assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: James Michael Brinksma, Alexander Kenneth Godwin, Nathan Oliver Grey, Marcelo Alejandro McAndrew, Stuart David McDonald, Michael John Vitale
  • Publication number: 20240125554
    Abstract: A flame analytics system that may incorporate a burner, one or more sensors at the burner, a historical database connected to the one or more sensors, a model training module connected to the historical database, and a runtime algorithm module connected to the one or more sensors and the model training module. The runtime algorithm may compare realtime data from the one or more sensors and historical data from the model training module in accordance with a machine learning algorithm. The system may further incorporate a fault detection module connected to the runtime algorithm module, a fault diagnostics module connected to the fault detection module, and an enunciator connected to the fault detection module. The one or more sensors may also include having video or acoustic sensitivity of combustion in the burner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: David Kucera, Curtis Taylor, Jonathan McDonald, Gregory Stewart, Wyatt Culler
  • Publication number: 20240075312
    Abstract: Illumination devices for impinging light on tissue, for example within a body cavity of a patient, to induce various biological effects are disclosed. Biological effects may include at least one of inactivating and/or inhibiting growth of one or more pathogens, upregulating a local immune response, increasing endogenous stores of nitric oxide, releasing nitric oxide from endogenous stores, and inducing an anti-inflammatory effect. Biological effects may include upregulating and downregulating inflammatory immune response molecules within a target tissue. Wavelengths of light are selected based on intended biological effects for one or more of targeted tissue types and targeted pathogens. Light treatments may provide multiple pathogenic biological effects, either with light of a single wavelength or with light having multiple wavelengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Adam Cockrell, Jacob Kocher, David T. Emerson, Michael John Bergmann, Thomas Matthew Womble, Antony Paul van de Ven, Nathan Stasko, F. Neal Hunter, Rebecca McDonald
  • Publication number: 20240004621
    Abstract: Disclosed implementations provide executable models, such as artificial intelligence models that can be owned, traded, and used in various execution environments. By coupling a model with a strictly defined interface definition, the model can be executed in various execution environments that support the interface. Coupling the model with a non-fungible cryptographic token allows the model and other components to be owned and traded as a unit. The tradeable composite units have utility across multiple supported execution environments, such as video game environments, chat bot environments and financial trading environments. Additionally, the interface allows for the creation of pipelines and systems from multiple complementary composite units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventor: David McDonald
  • Publication number: 20230410107
    Abstract: Disclosed implementations provide executable data, such as artificial intelligence models that can be owned, traded, and used in various execution environments. By coupling a model with a strictly defined interface definition, the model can be executed in various execution environments that support the interface. Coupling the model with a non-fungible cryptographic token allows the model and other components to be owned and traded as a unit. The tradeable composite units have utility across multiple supported execution environments, such as video game environments, chat bot environments and financial trading environments. Additionally, the interface allows for the creation of pipelines and systems from multiple complementary composite units that can be used to train other models and composite units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Nicolas Fourrier, Erin Zink, David McDonald, Aaron McDonald
  • Patent number: 11815286
    Abstract: A dedicated outdoor air system and method that is capable of operating over a broader spectrum of conditions. The HVAC system of the present invention utilizes a heating means positioned within the return air passageway in order to optimize the regeneration of the desiccant wheel and energy recovery device. By positioning a heating means upstream of the regeneration side of the desiccant wheel, the system is capable of providing supply air having low dew points to the enclosed space while still providing improved energy efficiency over conventional HVAC systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: NOVELAIRE TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Terry Parker, David McDonald, Nicholas Ysidron, Robert Mills, David Wintemute
  • Patent number: 11797274
    Abstract: Disclosed implementations provide executable models, such as artificial intelligence models that can be owned, traded, and used in various execution environments. By coupling a model with a strictly defined interface definition, the model can be executed in various execution environments that support the interface. Coupling the model with a non-fungible cryptographic token allows the model and other components to be owned and traded as a unit. The tradeable composite units have utility across multiple supported execution environments, such as video game environments, chat bot environments and financial trading environments. Additionally, the interface allows for the creation of pipelines and systems from multiple complementary composite units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Altered State Machine Limited
    Inventor: David McDonald
  • Publication number: 20230267128
    Abstract: Disclosed implementations provide executable data, such as artificial intelligence models that can be owned, traded, and used in various execution environments. By coupling a model with a strictly defined interface definition, the model can be executed in various execution environments that support the interface. Coupling the model with a non-fungible cryptographic token allows the model and other components to be owned and traded as a unit. The tradeable composite units have utility across multiple supported execution environments, such as video game environments, chat bot environments and financial trading environments. Additionally, the interface allows for the creation of pipelines and systems from multiple complementary composite units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Nicolas Fourrier, Erin Zink, David McDonald, Aaron McDonald
  • Publication number: 20230196206
    Abstract: A computation model package including a plurality of composite data structures, each of the composite data structures including, a pointer specifying execution data associated with a computation model, and an interface definition module. A package input interface is coupled to each of the input interfaces, wherein the package input interface is compatible with the input interface of each of the composite data units, the package input interface being configured for receiving package input data and transmitting the input data to each of the input interfaces. A blending unit includes a blending input interface coupled to each of the output interfaces, whereby output data of each of the composite data structures is input into the blending input interface. The blending computation model is configured to process data received by the blending input interface to thereby provide a combination of the computation models at the blending output interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: David McDonald, Nicolas Fourrier, Erin Zink, Aaron McDonald
  • Patent number: 11608997
    Abstract: A dedicated outdoor air system and method that is capable of operating over a broader spectrum of conditions. The HVAC system of the present invention utilizes a heating means positioned within the return air passageway in order to optimize the regeneration of the desiccant wheel and energy recovery device. By positioning a heating means upstream of the regeneration side of the desiccant wheel, the system is capable of providing supply air having low dew points to the enclosed space while still providing improved energy efficiency over conventional HVAC systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: NovelAire Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Terry Parker, David McDonald, Nicholas Ysidron, Robert Mills, David Wintemute
  • Patent number: 11601550
    Abstract: Methods and systems described in this disclosure allow customers to personalize their phone experience when calling into an organization. In some embodiments, customers who may benefit from this service are identified based on the content of the customer's previous or current phone calls to the organization. The identified customers may be invited to enroll and to provide preferences for a customized Interactive Voice Response experience. In some embodiments, the customer can elect to hear the balances of one or more of his accounts without going through a phone menu or asking a representative to look up the relevant amounts. Once enrolled, when the customer dials into the organization and upon successful authentication, the organization proactively states the customer's account balances with no further customer request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Patricio H. Garcia, Amanda Jean Segovia, Hector J. Castillo, Janeen Rubio, Robert Craig Korom, Roy David McDonald
  • Publication number: 20220405066
    Abstract: Disclosed implementations provide executable models, such as artificial intelligence models that can be owned, traded, and used in various execution environments. By coupling a model with a strictly defined interface definition, the model can be executed in various execution environments that support the interface. Coupling the model with a non-fungible cryptographic token allows the model and other components to be owned and traded as a unit. The tradeable composite units have utility across multiple supported execution environments, such as video game environments, chat bot environments and financial trading environments. Additionally, the interface allows for the creation of pipelines and systems from multiple complementary composite units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventor: David McDonald
  • Publication number: 20220294692
    Abstract: Systems and methods for editing configuration data may include, according to one implementation, receiving a request to edit existing configuration data associated with a Network Element (NE) operating in a network. The existing configuration data includes a plurality of data access groups, each data access group including one or more attributes that characterize functional aspects of the NE. The systems/methods also include defining a selected set of data access groups from the plurality of data access groups and receiving new configuration data for editing a portion of the existing configuration data, which includes a subset of data access groups from the selected set of data access groups. The systems/methods then replace the subset of data access groups with the new configuration data while preventing change to the existing configuration data associated with one or more data access groups excluded from the selected set of data access groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: David Miedema, David McDonald, Rodd Lamarche
  • Publication number: 20220225696
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments describe approaches for warming a portion of a human body. The warming is based on heated apparel (e.g., a heated glove) coupled to an electrical power supply through a heater controller. The heated apparel (e.g., a glove) can be fabricated using a narrow knit electronic textile. A heater can be constructed from the narrow knit electronic textile. The heater is coupled to the heated apparel (e.g., a glove) for warming a portion (e.g., a hand) of a human body, wherein heating by the heater is accomplished using electrical power from the electrical power supply. The heater is controlled by a heater controller which is interposed between the heater and the electrical power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Brian Farrell, Richard Streeter, Allan Neville, David McDonald, Sean Farrell, John Phillips
  • Patent number: 11370691
    Abstract: A deposition system for depositing a chemical vapor onto a workpiece is disclosed, including a deposition chamber having a plurality of components for performing chemical vapor deposition on the workpiece. The workpiece is held by a lathe that rotates the workpiece relative to chemical burners that deposit silica soot on the workpiece. The deposition system has a gas panel for regulating the flow of gases and vapors into the deposition chamber, and a computer for controlling operation of the gas panel and the components in the deposition chamber. Multiple sets of chemical burners are disposed longitudinally along the length of the workpiece. Each set of burners is separated from other sets, such that each set of burners deposit silica particles onto generally different portions of a workpiece. The respective portions include an overlap segment in which one or more burners from one burner set will deposit silica particles on the same portion of the workpiece as one or more burners from another set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: ASI/SILICA MACHINERY, LLC
    Inventor: David McDonald Stirling
  • Patent number: 11333371
    Abstract: A dedicated outdoor air system and method that is capable of operating over a broader spectrum of conditions. The HVAC system of the present invention utilizes a heating means positioned within the return air passageway in order to optimize the regeneration of the desiccant wheel and energy recovery device. By positioning a heating means upstream of the regeneration side of the desiccant wheel, the system is capable of providing supply air having low dew points to the enclosed space while still providing improved energy efficiency over conventional HVAC systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: NovelAire Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Terry Parker, David McDonald, Nicholas Ysidron, Robert Mills
  • Publication number: 20220009040
    Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a solder joint part, at least one of a first metal base material and a second metal base material is an alloy containing Ni in an amount of more than 0 wt % and less than 44 wt % and Cu in an amount of more than 56 wt %, and solder is a solder alloy containing Ga and inevitable impurities or a solder alloy containing Ga as a main component and having a melting point of 30° C. or lower. The method includes applying the solder to a surface of the first metal base material and placing the second metal base material on the applied solder, and heating the first and second metal base materials to a temperature of 90° C. or lower in a specified atmosphere or in a liquid to generate CuGa2 or (Cu, Ni)Ga2 between the first and second metal base materials, thereby joining the first and second metal material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuhiro NOGITA, Stuart David MCDONALD, Shiqian LIU, Tetsuro NISHIMURA, Takatoshi NISHIMURA, Tetsuya AKAIWA
  • Patent number: 11223721
    Abstract: Methods and systems described in this disclosure allow customers to personalize their phone experience when calling into an organization. In some embodiments, customers who may benefit from this service are identified based on the content of the customer's previous or current phone calls to the organization. The identified customers may be invited to enroll and to provide preferences for a customized Interactive Voice Response experience. In some embodiments, the customer can elect to hear the balances of one or more of his accounts without going through a phone menu or asking a representative to look up the relevant amounts. Once enrolled, when the customer dials into the organization and upon successful authentication, the organization proactively states the customer's account balances with no further customer request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)
    Inventors: Patricio H. Garcia, Amanda Jean Segovia, Hector J. Castillo, Janeen Rubio, Robert Craig Korom, Roy David McDonald
  • Patent number: 10807011
    Abstract: In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided and includes a housing and an inner object inside the housing. The inner object includes a breakout mechanism that is operable to break the housing to expose the inner object. The breakout mechanism drives a portion of the inner object outwards towards an extended position relative to a remainder of the inner object. The breakout mechanism urges the portion of the inner object towards the extended position through a biasing member, thereby limiting a force applied by the portion of the inner object based on the biasing member, so as to reduce a risk of a poking injury to a user of the toy assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SPIN MASTER LTD.
    Inventors: David McDonald, Anne N. Charbonneau, Hamid R. Hashemi, Victor Lai
  • Patent number: D1022047
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventors: Eric Deshan McDonald, James Andrey McDonald, Luke David McDonald, Sophia Viktoria McDonald