Patents by Inventor David A. Nelson

David A. Nelson 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: 12206550
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure include a scalable distributed computing and network system that is configured to update multitude of passive devices in many isolated networks. The system may include a centralized update service (CUS) computing device that receives a firmware file, generates a firmware profile, identifies passive devices that include outdated firmware, select one of the identified passive devices as a test device, and send the firmware file to the test device through intermediates and proxy agents. The CUS computing device receives feedback from the test device, generates a trust score for the firmware file based on the received feedback, and determine whether to send the firmware file to the other identified passive devices based on the generated trust score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Viakoo, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Nelson-Gal, Alex B. Sternberg, Eric L. Green, Maxwell A. Nelson-Gal, Shibani P. Thakkar
  • Patent number: 12088577
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure include a scalable distributed computing and network system that is configured to install, update or revoke certificates in a multitude of passive devices in many isolated networks. Various embodiments may include a processor in a computing device associating a certificate profile with one or more passive devices in a plurality of passive devices in one or more isolated networks, generating a certificate signing request (CSR) message for each of the associated passive devices, sending the generated CSR messages to a certificate authority, receiving digital certificates from the certificate authority, and sending the received digital certificates to their respective associated passive devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Viakoo, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Nelson-Gal, Alex B. Sternberg, Eric L. Green, Maxwell A. Nelson-Gal, Shibani P. Thakkar
  • Publication number: 20240033178
    Abstract: Apparatuses and systems are provided which include a drug waste depository apparatus with a housing having a waste input port and a chamber, wherein the chamber comprises a waste inlet coupled to the waste input port and a waste outlet. The housing includes an interior space for receiving a removable module that is configured to analyze, sequester, and/or adulterate one or more drugs. The system is configured such that the waste outlet of the chamber may be coupled to an inlet of a received module and is further configured such that the waste outlet of the chamber may be closed when the interior space is void of a module. In addition, a drug waste depository apparatus is provided which is programmed to selectively route a drug from a first chamber to a second chamber of the apparatus based on information received at an electronic user interface of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: David A. Nelson, Alfred R. Baddour
  • Patent number: 11313481
    Abstract: A system for rupturing a vacuum in a medical imaging device. The system includes a vacuum plug attached to the medical imaging device and configured to retain a vacuum in the medical imaging device. A puncture tool is configured to puncture the vacuum plug to rupture the vacuum in the medical imaging machine. A puncture tool retainer removably couples the puncture tool to the medical imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventor: David A. Nelson
  • Patent number: 11097141
    Abstract: Apparatuses and systems are provided which include one or more receptacles for receiving drugs and further include one or more stored supplies of one or more absorbent materials comprising crosslinkers, wherein the apparatus and systems are adapted to release the absorbent materials comprising crosslinkers into the one or more receptacles. A method is provided which includes depositing a drug into a predetermined amount of fluid and adding to the drug containing fluid a absorbent material comprising crosslinkers which is capable of encapsulating the drug containing fluid and possibly killing infectious materials within the fluid and/or denaturing the drug within the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Vigilant Waste Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Nelson, Alfred Rafi Baddour
  • Publication number: 20210062925
    Abstract: A system for rupturing a vacuum in a medical imaging device. The system includes a vacuum plug attached to the medical imaging device and configured to retain a vacuum in the medical imaging device. A puncture tool is configured to puncture the vacuum plug to rupture the vacuum in the medical imaging machine. A puncture tool retainer removably couples the puncture tool to the medical imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventor: David A. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20210044579
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure include a scalable distributed computing and network system that is configured to install, update or revoke certificates in multitude of passive devices in many isolated networks. Various embodiments may include a processor in a computing device associating a certificate profile with one or more passive devices in a plurality of passive devices in one or more isolated networks, generating a certificate signing request (CSR) message for each of the associated passive devices, sending the generated CSR messages to a certificate authority, receiving digital certificates from the certificate authority, and sending the received digital certificates to their respective associated passive devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: David A. NELSON-GAL, Alex B. STERNBERG, Eric L. GREEN, Maxwell A. NELSON-GAL, Shibani P. THAKKAR
  • Publication number: 20200177444
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure include a scalable distributed computing and network system that is configured to update multitude of passive devices in many isolated networks. The system may include a centralized update service (CUS) computing device that receives a firmware file, generates a firmware profile, identifies passive devices that include outdated firmware, select one of the identified passive devices as a test device, and send the firmware file to the test device through intermediates and proxy agents. The CUS computing device receives feedback from the test device, generates a trust score for the firmware file based on the received feedback, and determine whether to send the firmware file to the other identified passive devices based on the generated trust score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: David A. Nelson-Gal, Alex B. Sternberg, Eric L. Green, Maxwell A. Nelson-Gal, Shibani P. Thakkar
  • Patent number: 10249153
    Abstract: Embodiments of waste containment apparatuses and methods are provided herein for receiving, analyzing, verifying and disposing of a controlled substance (CS) waste dose. One embodiment of a waste containment apparatus includes a plurality of single-dose containers, each having an inlet port for receiving a CS waste dose deposited within the single-dose container, an analysis chamber for reserving a fixed amount of the received CS waste dose for analysis, and a storage chamber for storing a remaining portion of the received CS waste dose. The waste containment apparatus includes further components for measuring a volume and determining a composition and concentration of the CS waste dose deposited within the single-dose container, and verifying the CS waste dose deposited within the single-dose container if the volume, composition and concentration of the CS waste matches information about the CS waste dose received from a depositor of the CS waste dose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Vigilant Waste Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Nelson, Alfred Rafi Baddour, Wayne J. Wehrer
  • Publication number: 20190091504
    Abstract: Apparatuses and systems are provided which include one or more receptacles for receiving drugs and further include one or more stored supplies of one or more absorbent materials comprising crosslinkers, wherein the apparatus and systems are adapted to release the absorbent materials comprising crosslinkers into the one or more receptacles. A method is provided which includes depositing a drug into a predetermined amount of fluid and adding to the drug containing fluid a absorbent material comprising crosslinkers which is capable of encapsulating the drug containing fluid and possibly killing infectious materials within the fluid and/or denaturing the drug within the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: David A. Nelson, Alfred Rafi Baddour
  • Patent number: 10155127
    Abstract: Apparatuses and systems are provided which include one or more receptacles for receiving drugs and further include one or more stored supplies of one or more absorbent materials comprising crosslinkers, wherein the apparatus and systems are adapted to release the absorbent materials comprising crosslinkers into the one or more receptacles. A method is provided which includes depositing a drug into a predetermined amount of fluid and adding to the drug containing fluid a absorbent material comprising crosslinkers which is capable of encapsulating the drug containing fluid and possibly killing infectious materials within the fluid and/or denaturing the drug within the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Vigilant Waste Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Nelson, Alfred Rafi Baddour
  • Publication number: 20180300994
    Abstract: Embodiments of waste containment apparatuses and methods are provided herein for receiving, analyzing, verifying and disposing of a controlled substance (CS) waste dose. One embodiment of a waste containment apparatus includes a plurality of single-dose containers, each having an inlet port for receiving a CS waste dose deposited within the single-dose container, an analysis chamber for reserving a fixed amount of the received CS waste dose for analysis, and a storage chamber for storing a remaining portion of the received CS waste dose. The waste containment apparatus includes further components for measuring a volume and determining a composition and concentration of the CS waste dose deposited within the single-dose container, and verifying the CS waste dose deposited within the single-dose container if the volume, composition and concentration of the CS waste matches information about the CS waste dose received from a depositor of the CS waste dose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: David A. Nelson, Alfred Rafi Baddour, Wayne J. Wehrer
  • Patent number: 10032344
    Abstract: Embodiments of systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for disposing and documenting the disposal of controlled substances. According to one embodiment, a waste containment apparatus is provided with a housing comprising a waste input port configured for receiving controlled substance waste doses deposited into the waste containment apparatus, and a collector securely disposed within the housing and coupled to the waste input port. The collector may generally include a plurality of single-dose containers, where each container is configured for receiving one of the controlled substance waste doses deposited into the waste containment apparatus via the waste input port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Vigilant Waste Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Nelson, Alfred Rafi Baddour, Wayne J. Wehrer
  • Publication number: 20170287290
    Abstract: Embodiments of systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for disposing and documenting the disposal of controlled substances. According to one embodiment, a waste containment apparatus is provided with a housing comprising a waste input port configured for receiving controlled substance waste doses deposited into the waste containment apparatus, and a collector securely disposed within the housing and coupled to the waste input port. The collector may generally include a plurality of single-dose containers, where each container is configured for receiving one of the controlled substance waste doses deposited into the waste containment apparatus via the waste input port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: David A. Nelson, Alfred Rafi Baddour, Wayne J. Wehrer
  • Patent number: 9302134
    Abstract: Apparatuses and systems are provided which include one or more receptacles for receiving drugs and further include one or more stored supplies of one or more absorbent materials comprising crosslinkers, wherein the apparatus and systems are adapted to release the absorbent materials comprising crosslinkers into the one or more receptacles. A method is provided which includes depositing a drug into a predetermined amount of fluid and adding to the drug containing fluid a absorbent material comprising crosslinkers which is capable of encapsulating the drug containing fluid and possibly killing infectious materials within the fluid and/or denaturing the drug within the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Vigilant Devices, LLC.
    Inventors: David A. Nelson, Alfred Rafi Baddour
  • Publication number: 20160063637
    Abstract: A method for gathering employee data for insurance quote including submission and/or enrollment is provided. The method comprising steps for a user providing a website for a specific group in a group insurance comprising a plurality of employees or group of individual employees, the user specifying selected information to be gathered from a group of employees, the user sending a hyperlink information of the website to at least one of the plurality of employees, at least one employee using the hyperlink information to access the website, at least one employee entering the specified information, and a server storing and polling the information, and an administrator of the specific group notifying the user of the completion of information entered by the employees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: David A. Nelson, John J. Nelson
  • Patent number: 9069071
    Abstract: A GNSS based steering control system for a mechanized irrigation corner arm utilizing waypoint navigation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: T-L IRRIGATION CO.
    Inventors: Neal J. Schlautman, Brent A. Pohlmann, David A. Nelson, Kent E. Schueler, Phill J. Tiemeyer
  • Publication number: 20140032636
    Abstract: Computer-based methods and systems for streaming, and presenting, digital media data are presented. In some embodiments, a media server is configured to intelligently stream, or resume the streaming, of digital media data, representing a media item, based in part on device attributes of the media player device on which the media item is to be presented, as well as historical information about a user's prior viewing sessions, and location information indicating the current location of one or more media player devices of the user. Additionally, in some embodiments, the media server is configured to leverage multiple devices, when the devices are in proximity of one another, for example, by providing a control interface on a first device, that enables control of play back functions for media data being streamed to and presented on a second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventor: David A. Nelson
  • Patent number: 8009709
    Abstract: A DC coupled driver is described for modulating a vertical cavity surface emitting laser at high speeds with active termination. High speed and low total power dissipation is achieved by improving the driver immunity to pulse reflections, which can arise due to impedance mismatch between the driver output impedance and the VCSEL impedance. The rise and fall times of the driver may be adjusted for particular applications. The driver may be fabricated using a choice of bipolar, NMOS and PMOS technologies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: JDS Uniphase Corporation
    Inventor: David A. Nelson
  • Patent number: 7997179
    Abstract: A hybrid water cannon that can be configured in either a recoil mode or recoilless mode. A first barrel is attached to a breech block. Either a second barrel or breech plug is also attached to the breech block on a side opposite the first barrel. With the breech plug attached, the water cannon is in a recoil mode. With the second barrel attached, the water cannon is in a recoilless mode. A chamber containing a propellant charge is in communication with both the first and second barrels. Upon ignition, the propellant charge pushes a charge of water from both barrels simultaneously and in opposite directions. The discharge from the first barrel is used to disable the target ordnance. The discharge from the second barrel counters the recoil. The propellant charge is ignited using an ignition charge in a port intersecting the chamber at an angle other than 90 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: David A. Nelson, David Smith, Scott Strohman, Ken Poe