Patents by Inventor David J. Long

David J. Long 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: 20240121890
    Abstract: A structure of a circuitry substrate for securing an area from tampering is disclosed. The structure includes a circuitry substrate with at least one of a top tamper enclosure and a bottom tamper enclosure covering a component in a protected area of the circuitry substrate. The top and bottom tamper enclosures are adhesively bonded to a surface of the circuitry substrate, and a tear initiation site is added to a side of the perimeter of circuitry substrate bordering the protected area that includes at least one tamper enclosure, such that the tear initiation site is located and configured to enable propagation of a delamination of at least one internal layer of the circuitry substrate and a severing of a security circuit when a removal force is applied to the at least one of the top tamper enclosure and the bottom tamper enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Arthur J. Higby, DAVID CLIFFORD LONG, James Busby, William Santiago-Fernandez, John R. Dangler, Russell A. Budd, Philipp K Buchling Rego, Hannah Wendling, Lauren Boston
  • Publication number: 20240098882
    Abstract: An electronic component includes a first trace configured to transmit a first signal and a second trace configured to transmit a second signal. The electronic component further includes a layer of conductive material separated from the first and second traces by a layer of insulative material. The electronic component further includes a first vertical wall formed in direct contact with the layer of conductive material. The electronic component further includes a second vertical wall formed in direct contact with the layer of conductive material. The second vertical wall is separated from the first vertical wall by a void, and the void extends between the first trace and the second trace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew Doyle, DAVID CLIFFORD LONG, Matteo Cocchini, Russell A. Budd, James Busby, Roger S. Krabbenhoft, Arthur J. Higby
  • Patent number: 11933453
    Abstract: A system includes at least one article of personal protective equipment, one or more industrial devices, an industrial controller device configured to output industrial controller data indicative of one or more attributes of the one or more industrial devices, and a computing device. The computing devices is configured to determine a set of one or more safety rules corresponding to a work environment at the first time and determine a change in an attribute of the one or more attributes of the one or more industrial devices. The computing device is further configured to identify an updated set of one or more worker safety rules corresponding to the work environment at the second time and determine whether the status of at least one article of personal protective equipment satisfies the updated set of one or more worker safety rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Brian J. Swift, Andrew W. Long, David R. Stein
  • Patent number: 11693035
    Abstract: A current sense system may include a relay, a load conductor, and an integrator sub-circuit. Current may be provided to an electrical load via the load conductor and a latch of the relay. The current carried via the load conductor may induce a sense voltage in a coil of the relay. Based on the sense voltage induced in the relay coil, the integrator sub-circuit may determine a load sense voltage that indicates a level of the current carried via the load conductor. In some implementations, a current indication module may provide an indicator signal based on the load sense voltage. In addition, the indicator signal may be provided to additional components or devices, such as a relay controller configured to activate the latch. In some implementations, the relay controller may be configured to open the latch based on the current level described by the indicator signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: David J. Long, Miroslaw Grotkowski, Richard Lee Westrick, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20220043037
    Abstract: A current sense system may include a relay, a load conductor, and an integrator sub-circuit. Current may be provided to an electrical load via the load conductor and a latch of the relay. The current carried via the load conductor may induce a sense voltage in a coil of the relay. Based on the sense voltage induced in the relay coil, the integrator sub-circuit may determine a load sense voltage that indicates a level of the current carried via the load conductor. In some implementations, a current indication module may provide an indicator signal based on the load sense voltage. In addition, the indicator signal may be provided to additional components or devices, such as a relay controller configured to activate the latch. In some implementations, the relay controller may be configured to open the latch based on the current level described by the indicator signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: David J. Long, Miroslaw Grotkowski, Richard Lee Westrick, JR.
  • Patent number: 8745017
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for performing transaction-aware caching of metadata in an electronic file system. A mechanism is described for providing transaction-aware caching that uses a cache hierarchy, where the cache hierarchy includes uncommitted caches associated with sessions in an application and a committed cache that is shared among the sessions in that application. Techniques are described for caching document metadata, access control metadata and folder path metadata. Also described is a technique for using negative cache entries to avoid unnecessary communications with a server when applications repeatedly request non-existent data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Long, David B. Pitfield
  • Patent number: 8529319
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention resolve the safety and product management issues associated with conventional abrasive wheel bushings by, for example, reducing the opportunity for improperly mounting an abrasive wheel without the appropriate reducing bushing, simplifying the purchasing process, and/or reserving valuable SKU space for primary products. The abrasive wheel itself can be tailored to any number of purposes, such as grinding, cutting, and polishing. The bushing described herein can be used with any such abrasive wheels. The techniques could readily be extended to any arbor-based products that use reduction bushings or similar schemes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignees: Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc., Saint-Gobain Abrasifs
    Inventors: Deborah Anne Gaspich, David J. Long
  • Patent number: 7987217
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for performing transaction-aware caching of metadata in an electronic file system. A mechanism is described for providing transaction-aware caching that uses a cache hierarchy, where the cache hierarchy includes uncommitted caches associated with sessions in an application and a committed cache that is shared among the sessions in that application. Techniques are described for caching document metadata, access control metadata and folder path metadata. Also described is a technique for using negative cache entries to avoid unnecessary communications with a server when applications repeatedly request non-existent data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Long, David B. Pitfield
  • Patent number: 7725878
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for associating methods or attributes on a per-instance basis is provided. One technique for providing “per-instance attributes” involves properties and property bundles. A second technique for providing “per-instance attributes” involves categories wherein the instance can be thought of as being “placed” into one or more categories. A technique for providing “per-instance methods” involves policies. In any of these techniques, providing per-instance properties may be used in any of the following ways: (1) different instances of the same class are associated with different properties where the properties are not in the class; and (2) two instances of two different classes are associated with the same property where the property is not in either of the two classes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Long, David B. Pitfield
  • Patent number: 7421541
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for performing transaction-aware caching of metadata in an electronic file system. A mechanism is described for providing transaction-aware caching that uses a cache hierarchy, where the cache hierarchy includes uncommitted caches associated with sessions in an application and a committed cache that is shared among the sessions in that application. Techniques are described for caching document metadata, access control metadata and folder path metadata. Also described is a technique for using negative cache entries to avoid unnecessary communications with a server when applications repeatedly request non-existent data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Long, David B. Pitfield
  • Publication number: 20080194190
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention resolve the safety and product management issues associated with conventional abrasive wheel bushings by, for example, reducing the opportunity for improperly mounting an abrasive wheel without the appropriate reducing bushing, simplifying the purchasing process, and/or reserving valuable SKU space for primary products. The abrasive wheel itself can be tailored to any number of purposes, such as grinding, cutting, and polishing. The bushing described herein can be used with any such abrasive wheels. The techniques could readily be extended to any arbor-based products that use reduction bushings or similar schemes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicants: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC., SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS TECHNOLOGIE ET SERVICES, S.A.S.
    Inventors: Deborah Anne Gaspich, David J. Long
  • Publication number: 20080162485
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for performing transaction-aware caching of metadata in an electronic file system. A mechanism is described for providing transaction-aware caching that uses a cache hierarchy, where the cache hierarchy includes uncommitted caches associated with sessions in an application and a committed cache that is shared among the sessions in that application. Techniques are described for caching document metadata, access control metadata and folder path metadata. Also described is a technique for using negative cache entries to avoid unnecessary communications with a server when applications repeatedly request non-existent data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: David J. Long, David B. Pitfield
  • Patent number: 7389493
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for associating methods or attributes on a per-instance basis is provided. One technique for providing “per-instance attributes” involves properties and property bundles. A second technique for providing “per-instance attributes” involves categories wherein the instance can be thought of as being “placed” into one or more categories. A technique for providing “per-instance methods” involves policies. In any of these techniques, providing per-instance properties may be used in any of the following ways: (1) different instances of the same class are associated with different properties where the properties are not in the class; and (2) two instances of two different classes are associated with the same property where the property is not in either of the two classes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Long, David B. Pitfield
  • Patent number: 7240329
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for associating methods or attributes on a per-instance basis is provided. One technique for providing “per-instance attributes” involves properties and property bundles. A second technique for providing “per-instance attributes” involves categories wherein the instance can be thought of as being “placed” into one or more categories. A technique for providing “per-instance methods” involves policies. In any of these techniques, providing per-instance properties may be used in any of the following ways: (1) different instances of the same class are associated with different properties where the properties are not in the class; and (2) two instances of two different classes are associated with the same property where the property is not in either of the two classes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Long, David B. Pitfield
  • Patent number: 7203709
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for performing transaction-aware caching of metadata in an electronic file system. A mechanism is described for providing transaction-aware caching that uses a cache hierarchy, where the cache hierarchy includes uncommitted caches associated with sessions in an application and a committed cache that is shared among the sessions in that application. Techniques are described for caching document metadata, access control metadata and folder path metadata. Also described is a technique for using negative cache entries to avoid unnecessary communications with a server when applications repeatedly request non-existent data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Long, David B. Pitfield
  • Publication number: 20030200197
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for performing transaction-aware caching of metadata in an electronic file system. A mechanism is described for providing transaction-aware caching that uses a cache hierarchy, where the cache hierarchy includes uncommitted caches associated with sessions in an application and a committed cache that is shared among the sessions in that application. Techniques are described for caching document metadata, access control metadata and folder path metadata. Also described is a technique for using negative cache entries to avoid unnecessary communications with a server when applications repeatedly request non-existent data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Applicant: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: David J. Long, David B. Pitfield
  • Publication number: 20030195866
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for performing transaction-aware caching of metadata in an electronic file system. A mechanism is described for providing transaction-aware caching that uses a cache hierarchy, where the cache hierarchy includes uncommitted caches associated with sessions in an application and a committed cache that is shared among the sessions in that application. Techniques are described for caching document metadata, access control metadata and folder path metadata. Also described is a technique for using negative cache entries to avoid unnecessary communications with a server when applications repeatedly request non-existent data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: David J. Long, David B. Pitfield
  • Publication number: 20030195865
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for performing transaction-aware caching of metadata in an electronic file system. A mechanism is described for providing transaction-aware caching that uses a cache hierarchy, where the cache hierarchy includes uncommitted caches associated with sessions in an application and a committed cache that is shared among the sessions in that application. Techniques are described for caching document metadata, access control metadata and folder path metadata. Also described is a technique for using negative cache entries to avoid unnecessary communications with a server when applications repeatedly request non-existent data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: David J. Long, David B. Pitfield
  • Patent number: 6439988
    Abstract: Sanding tools made from a block of a foamed polymer sponge having two contiguous sides meeting at a right angle that are provided with an abrasive coating and which have in addition a means for grasping the tool formed in the body of the sponge so that the user can simultaneously sand two walls meeting to form a corner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Abrasives Technology Company
    Inventors: David J. Long, Paul A. Krupa, David J. Mansfield
  • Patent number: 5989112
    Abstract: Abrasive discs for use with orbital sanders having dust extractor systems are provided in which the discs are adapted for use with orbital sanders having different patterns and numbers of dust extractor holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Norton Company
    Inventors: David J. Long, Paul A. Krupa, Richard J. Goupil