Patents by Inventor David LeBlanc
David LeBlanc 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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Patent number: 10056160Abstract: The present relates to the integration of the primary functional elements of graphite moderator and reactor vessel and/or primary heat exchangers and/or control rods into an integral molten salt nuclear reactor (IMSR). Once the design life of the IMSR is reached, for example, in the range of 3 to 10 years, it is disconnected, removed and replaced as a unit. The spent IMSR functions as the medium or long term storage of the radioactive graphite and/or heat exchangers and/or control rods and/or fuel salt contained in the vessel of the IMSR. The present also relates to a nuclear reactor that has a buffer salt surrounding the nuclear vessel. During normal operation of the nuclear reactor, the nuclear reactor operates at a temperature that is lower than the melting point of the buffer salt and the buffer salt acts as a thermal insulator.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2014Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Terrestrial Energy Inc.Inventor: David LeBlanc
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Patent number: 9881700Abstract: A Single Fluid Reactor with an inner zone that includes a solid neutron moderator, which can have through holes defined therein. This solid neutron moderator can have a relatively small diameter, which can range, in some embodiments, from less than one meter to about 1.5 meter. The solid neutron moderator effectively creates an inner zone with a neutron profile that is far more thermalized than if the solid neutron moderator were absent. The surrounding layer of salt surrounding this inner zone has a much harder neutron spectrum.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2012Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Ottawa Valley Research Associates Ltd.Inventor: David Leblanc
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Patent number: 9857960Abstract: Techniques related to data collaboration between different entities are disclosed. In an embodiment, a graph may be displayed in a computer graphical user interface. The graph may include nodes and edges. Each node may represent a distinct data object. Each edge may represent one or more relationships between the two distinct data objects. Based on one or more redaction criteria, a portion of the graph may be identified to be redacted before the graph is exported. Display of the graph in the computer graphical user interface may be updated to remove display of the portion of the graph. After the updating, a request to export the graph may be received. Responsive to receiving the request, a machine-readable representation of a redacted graph may be exported.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Palantir Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Graham Dennis, Timothy Taylor, Kimberley Lear, Jesse Rickard, Dyon Balding, Hunter Pitelka, David Leblanc, Vaughan Shanks, Joel Davies, Steffen Merten, Christopher Cook, Christopher Male, Marc Barker
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Publication number: 20170242922Abstract: A system with methodology for providing multi-language support for dynamic ontology. In one embodiment, for example, a method comprises: storing an ontology for a data store, wherein the ontology comprises a plurality of data types; for each data type of the plurality of data types: storing, in the ontology, one or more display values, wherein each display value is associated with a locale; determining a locale identifier corresponding to a particular locale; selecting a particular display value corresponding to the particular locale; displaying the particular display value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2016Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventors: DAVID LEBLANC, JOHN BUTTERS, CHRIS COOK
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Patent number: 9405365Abstract: A system is provided for identifying reference locations within the environment of a device wearer. The system includes a scene camera mounted on eyewear or headwear coupled to a processing unit. The system may recognize objects with known geometries that occur naturally within the wearer's environment or objects that have been intentionally placed at known locations within the wearer's environment. One or more light sources may be mounted on the headwear that illuminate reflective surfaces at selected times and wavelengths to help identify scene reference locations and glints projected from known locations onto the surface of the eye. The processing unit may control light sources to adjust illumination levels in order to help identify reference locations within the environment and corresponding glints on the surface of the eye. Objects may be identified substantially continuously within video images from scene cameras to provide a continuous data stream of reference locations.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2014Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: EYEFLUENCE, INC.Inventors: Nelson G. Publicover, William C. Torch, Gholamreza Amayeh, David Leblanc
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Publication number: 20150169050Abstract: A system is provided for identifying reference locations within the environment of a device wearer. The system includes a scene camera mounted on eyewear or headwear coupled to a processing unit. The system may recognize objects with known geometries that occur naturally within the wearer's environment or objects that have been intentionally placed at known locations within the wearer's environment. One or more light sources may be mounted on the headwear that illuminate reflective surfaces at selected times and wavelengths to help identify scene reference locations and glints projected from known locations onto the surface of the eye. The processing unit may control light sources to adjust illumination levels in order to help identify reference locations within the environment and corresponding glints on the surface of the eye. Objects may be identified substantially continuously within video images from scene cameras to provide a continuous data stream of reference locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2014Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Nelson G. Publicover, William C. Torch, Gholamreza Amayeh, David Leblanc
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Publication number: 20150036779Abstract: The present relates to the integration of the primary functional elements of graphite moderator and reactor vessel and/or primary heat exchangers and/or control rods into an integral molten salt nuclear reactor (IMSR). Once the design life of the IMSR is reached, for example, in the range of 3 to 10 years, it is disconnected, removed and replaced as a unit. The spent IMSR functions as the medium or long term storage of the radioactive graphite and/or heat exchangers and/or control rods and/or fuel salt contained in the vessel of the IMSR. The present also relates to a nuclear reactor that has a buffer salt surrounding the nuclear vessel. During normal operation of the nuclear reactor, the nuclear reactor operates at a temperature that is lower than the melting point of the buffer salt and the buffer salt acts as a thermal insulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventor: David LEBLANC
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Patent number: 8885877Abstract: A system is provided for identifying reference locations within the environment of a device wearer. The system includes a scene camera mounted on eyewear or headwear coupled to a processing unit. The system may recognize objects with known geometries that occur naturally within the wearer's environment or objects that have been intentionally placed at known locations within the wearer's environment. One or more light sources may be mounted on the headwear that illuminate reflective surfaces at selected times and wavelengths to help identify scene reference locations and glints projected from known locations onto the surface of the eye. The processing unit may control light sources to adjust illumination levels in order to help identify reference locations within the environment and corresponding glints on the surface of the eye. Objects may be identified substantially continuously within video images from scene cameras to provide a continuous data stream of reference locations.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Eyefluence, Inc.Inventors: Nelson G. Publicover, William C. Torch, Gholamreza Amayeh, David Leblanc
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Publication number: 20140023172Abstract: A Single Fluid Reactor with an inner zone that includes a solid neutron moderator, which can have through holes defined therein. This solid neutron moderator can have a relatively small diameter, which can range, in some embodiments, from less than one meter to about 1.5 meter. The solid neutron moderator effectively creates an inner zone with a neutron profile that is far more thermalized than if the solid neutron moderator were absent. The surrounding layer of salt surrounding this inner zone has a much harder neutron spectrum.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2012Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: OTTAWA VALLEY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES LTD.Inventor: David Leblanc
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Patent number: 8533447Abstract: A device includes a data interface and a memory. The memory includes a first memory area and a second memory area. The first memory area stores a base module including an operating system and boot logic operative to load a further module. The second memory area stores a module comprising a software application. The first memory area and the second memory area do not reside within a file system.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Wind River Systems, Inc.Inventor: David Leblanc
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Publication number: 20130144755Abstract: Methods and systems for application licensing authentication are disclosed herein. The method includes processing a request for a license for an application from a purchaser at a marketplace service. The method also includes sending a token from the marketplace service to a client platform, wherein the client platform is configured to allow the purchaser to assign a seat to a user and to send the token to a third party service when the user attempts to access the application. The method further includes accepting the token from the third party service at the marketplace service, verifying the validity of the token within the marketplace service, and returning a message verifying the validity of the token to the third party service. Moreover, the third party service may be configured to allow the user to access specific levels of service within the application through the client platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2011Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Mowatt, David Ahs, Humberto Lezama Guadarrama, Terry Farrell, David LeBlanc, Onur Cobanoglu, Pieter Kasselman, Goksel Gene
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Publication number: 20130144633Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that assign and/or enforce usage rights for a software application. Further, the systems and methods assign and/or enforce usage rights for a software application with one or more users by decoupling the identity of the person who purchases the application from the actual users of the application. Additionally, the systems and methods provide for centralized built-in user assignment with support for multiple applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2011Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Humberto Lezama Guadarrama, Onur Cobanoglu, David Mowatt, Goksel Genc, David Åhs, Viswanathan Rathinavelu, Eray Chou, David LeBlanc, Terry Farrell
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Publication number: 20120294478Abstract: A system is provided for identifying reference locations within the environment of a device wearer. The system includes a scene camera mounted on eyewear or headwear coupled to a processing unit. The system may recognize objects with known geometries that occur naturally within the wearer's environment or objects that have been intentionally placed at known locations within the wearer's environment. One or more light sources may be mounted on the headwear that illuminate reflective surfaces at selected times and wavelengths to help identify scene reference locations and glints projected from known locations onto the surface of the eye. The processing unit may control light sources to adjust illumination levels in order to help identify reference locations within the environment and corresponding glints on the surface of the eye. Objects may be identified substantially continuously within video images from scene cameras to provide a continuous data stream of reference locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2011Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: Eye-Com CorporationInventors: Nelson G. Publicover, William C. Torch, Gholamreza Amayeh, David Leblanc
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Publication number: 20120183112Abstract: A molten salt breeder reactor that has fuel conduit surrounded by a fertile blanket. The fuel salt conduit has an elongated core section that allows for the generation of electrical power on a scale comparable to commercially available nuclear reactors. The geometry of the fuel conduit is such that sub-critical conditions exist near the input and output of the fuel salt conduit and the fertile blanket surrounds the input and output of the fuel salt conduit, thereby minimizing neutron losses.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2011Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: OTTAWA VALLEY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES LTD.Inventor: David LEBLANC
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Publication number: 20120060021Abstract: A device includes a data interface and a memory. The memory includes a first memory area and a second memory area. The first memory area stores a base module including an operating system and boot logic operative to load a further module. The second memory area stores a module comprising a software application. The first memory area and the second memory area do not reside within a file system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2010Publication date: March 8, 2012Inventor: David LEBLANC
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Patent number: 7912940Abstract: The role of a system in a network may be categorized as a networking system, a security system, a systems management system, a mail system, a database system, a web system, a file/print system, a communication and collaboration system, and/or any other system in the network. The role of a target system may be determined by sending test probes to one or more systems in a target network. The test probes may be data packets crafted to produce a particular response from a target system. The received responses may be compared to signature responses of a basis system with known operating system, services, and/or roles. By matching the received responses with signature responses, a role resolver may associate a role with the target system.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2004Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David LeBlanc, Pierre-Yves Santerre, Ramsey Dow
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Patent number: 7797743Abstract: Embodiments are described for removing malicious code from a file in a first file format by converting the file into a converted file of a second file format. In embodiments, converting the file eliminates malicious code embedded within the file from being stored in the converted file. The conversion is performed within a restricted computer process that has restricted privileges limiting its access to an operating system and an underlying computer system. As a result, even if malicious code embedded within the file executes while the file is being converted into the converted file, the damage to a computer system is mitigated because of the limited privileges provided to the restricted process.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2007Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Ambrose T. Treacy, Maithili V. Dandige, Eric Fox, Robert A. Little, Christopher C. White, David LeBlanc, Benjamin J. Bunker, Aaron E. Erlandson
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Patent number: 7618214Abstract: A containment boom guide system for guiding and containing a floating containment boom to a fixed structure such as a pier, ship, column, dock, sea wall, or other like structure. The guide system is made up of one or more boom guide(s) and allows lateral and vertical movement of the floating containment boom while keeping the boom secure to the fixed structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2007Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: Maritime International, Inc.Inventors: David LeBlanc, Nassar Donald, Jr.
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Publication number: 20090279658Abstract: A molten salt breeder reactor that has fuel conduit surrounded by a fertile blanket. The fuel salt conduit has an elongated core section that allows for the generation of electrical power on a scale comparable to commercially available nuclear reactors. The geometry of the fuel conduit is such that sub-critical conditions exist near the input and output of the fuel salt conduit and the fertile blanket surrounds the input and output of the fuel salt conduit, thereby minimizing neutron losses.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2008Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: OTTAWA VALLEY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES LTD.Inventor: David Leblanc
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Patent number: 7559082Abstract: A method for a firewall-aware application to communicate its expectations to a firewall without requiring the firewall to change its policy or compromise network security. An application API is provided for applications to inform a firewall or firewalls of the application's needs, and a firewall API is provided that informs the firewall or firewalls of the application's needs. An interception module watches for connect and listen attempts by applications and services to the network stack on the local computer. The interception module traps these attempts and determines what user is making the attempt, what application or service is making the attempt, and conducts a firewall policy look-up to determine whether the user and/or application or service are allowed to connect to the network. If so, the interception module may instruct the host and/or edge firewall to configure itself for the connection being requested.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2003Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Dennis Morgan, Alexandru Gavrilescu, Jonathan L. Burstein, Art Shelest, David LeBlanc