Patents by Inventor Douglas Alan

Douglas Alan 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: 12349994
    Abstract: A surgical system and method of operating the same. A manipulator supports and facilitates movement of a surgical tool along a tool path relative to a surgical site. A navigation system includes a localizer to monitor states of the manipulator and the surgical site. Controller(s) determine a commanded state of the surgical tool and an actual state of the surgical tool relative to the tool path for a given time step. The controller(s) detect a deviation between the commanded state and the actual state of the surgical tool for the given time step. The controller(s) respond to the deviation by modification of one or both of: a feed rate of the surgical tool; and the tool path. In some implementations, the controller(s) predict, based on the deviation, a future deviation between a future commanded state and a future actual state of the surgical tool for a given future time step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Douglas Alan Staunton, Paul Hoekstra, Michael Dale Dozeman
  • Patent number: 12316500
    Abstract: A method and system for enforcing network topology. The method includes receiving, at a first port on a first switch, a second role associated with a second switch, where the second switch is connected to the first switch using the first port, and where the first switch is associated with a first role. The method further includes making a first determination, using the first role, the second role, and a network topology policy, that the first switch should not be connected to the second switch. Sending, in response to the first determination, a first alert to an alert recipient, where the first alert specifies that the first switch is improperly connected to the second switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Alan Gourlay, Andre Henri Joseph Pech, Benoit Sigoure
  • Publication number: 20250168066
    Abstract: A method and system for maintaining persistent network policies for a virtual machine (VM) that includes determining a name of the VM executing on a first host connected to a first network device; binding the name of the VM to a network policy for the VM on the first network device; acquiring from VM management software, using the name of the VM, a universally unique identifier (UUID) of the VM; associating the UUID to the network policy on the first network device; applying the network policy for the VM on the first network device; subscribing to receive notifications from the VM management software of changes to the configuration of the VM corresponding to the UUID; receiving notification from the VM management software of a configuration change made to the VM corresponding to the UUID; and updating the network policy of the VM to reflect the configuration change of the VM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Douglas Alan Gourlay, Kenneth James Duda
  • Patent number: 12278842
    Abstract: A method and system for maintaining persistent network policies for a virtual machine (VM) that includes determining a name of the VM executing on a first host connected to a first network device; binding the name of the VM to a network policy for the VM on the first network device; acquiring from VM management software, using the name of the VM, a universally unique identifier (UUID) of the VM; associating the UUID to the network policy on the first network device; applying the network policy for the VM on the first network device; subscribing to receive notifications from the VM management software of changes to the configuration of the VM corresponding to the UUID; receiving notification from the VM management software of a configuration change made to the VM corresponding to the UUID; and updating the network policy of the VM to reflect the configuration change of the VM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Arista Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Alan Gourlay, Kenneth James Duda
  • Patent number: 12273182
    Abstract: The antenna hub of a satellite gateway has limited space. Existing frequency conversion utilize bulky components that consume significant space and are costly to maintain in terms of complexity, time, and expense. Accordingly, a compact and flexible frequency conversion system is disclosed. This frequency conversion system consumes less space, provides built-in automated software-controlled configurability and redundancy, and provides easy replaceability at both a channel level and a device level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: KRATOS ANTENNA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Frederick Carmen Vinezeano, Gary Daniel Vorderbrueggen, Douglas Alan Gribben
  • Publication number: 20250090465
    Abstract: This disclosure provides formulations of enzalutamide and their use for treating hyperproliferative disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Douglas Alan Lorenz, Sanjay Konagurthu, Randy J. Wald, Jason A. Everett, Sheila Matz, Yuuki Takaishi, Toshiro Sakai, Ryousuke Irie, Shinsuke Oba, Hiroyasu Toyota, Koji Nishimura, Atsushi Kanbayashi
  • Patent number: 12246106
    Abstract: A portable sanitizing method includes moving a cover of a case assembly between an open position that exposes a storage chamber and a closed position; storing a wand assembly including a sanitizing head having an ultraviolet (UV) lamp in the storage chamber when not in use; and removing the wand assembly from the storage chamber to disinfect one or more components with UV light emitted by the UV lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Arthur Edward Brockschmidt, Jr., Kevin S. Callahan, Jamie J. Childress, Michael Kipling Klein, Douglas Alan Brown, Christopher Edward Plass, Teresa A. King
  • Publication number: 20250080210
    Abstract: The antenna hub of a satellite gateway has limited space. Existing frequency conversion utilize bulky components that consume significant space and are costly to maintain in terms of complexity, time, and expense. Accordingly, a compact and flexible frequency conversion system is disclosed. This frequency conversion system consumes less space, provides built-in automated software-controlled configurability and redundancy, and provides easy replaceability at both a channel level and a device level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Frederick Carmen VINEZEANO, Gary Daniel VORDERBRUEGGEN, Douglas Alan GRIBBEN
  • Publication number: 20250064653
    Abstract: A container to contain a mobility device during transport on a vehicle. The container has a first side, a second side, and a wheel side. Wheels are connected to the wheel side. The container is selectively positionable between an upright orientation and a side orientation. The upright orientation positions the first side downward to contact a support surface and with the wheels spaced away from support surface. The side orientation comprises the first wheel side positioned downward towards the support surface and with the first side and the second side spaced away from the support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Mitchell Loren Ray Mellor, Douglas Alan Brown
  • Publication number: 20250049721
    Abstract: This disclosure provides formulations of enzalutamide and their use for treating hyperproliferative disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Douglas Alan Lorenz, Sanjay Konagurthu, Randy J. Wald, Jason A. Everett, Sheila Matz, Yuuki Takaishi, Toshiro Sakai, Ryousuke Irie, Shinsuke Oba, Hiroyasu Toyota, Koji Nishimura, Atsushi Kanbayashi
  • Publication number: 20250052453
    Abstract: A cryogenic freezer and a method of controlling temperature within the cryogenic freezer. The cryogenic freezer includes an inner vessel. The inner vessel defines a storage chamber. The cryogenic freezer includes an outer vessel surrounding the inner vessel. The outer vessel may define a vacuum-insulated space in between the outer vessel and the inner vessel. The cryogenic freezer includes a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature within the storage chamber. The cryogenic freezer includes a controller coupled to the temperature sensor. The controller is configured to pulse an amount of cryogen into the storage container to control the temperature within the storage container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: MVE Biological Solutions US, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Brooks, Douglas Alan Wilcox, II, Daniel McCall, Chris Payne
  • Patent number: 12202543
    Abstract: A vehicle frame structure including a pair of elongated mid bay rails with a cross beam extending between rear ends of the pair of mid bay rails. A pair of elongated rear bay rails define an overlapping joint with the pair of elongated mid bay rails, wherein a first pair of reinforcement members connect forward ends of the pair of rear bay rails to the pair of elongated mid bay rails and a second pair of reinforcement members connect rearward ends of the pair of mid bay rails to the pair of elongated rear bay rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignees: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: David C. Cochrane, Joseph M. Madafferi, Steven Blokker, Sunny Kharbanda, Mark Chrz, Abelardo Estrada, Jason Kelley, Douglas Alan Roy, Raymond Scrimgeour
  • Patent number: 12195197
    Abstract: A cargo handling system is configured to load and unload a cargo container with respect to a cargo holding area of a vehicle. The cargo handling system includes parallel roller tracks extending from a floor. The roller tracks are separated by a clearance space. The roller tracks include rollers that are configured to rotatably support the cargo container. A mobile cargo mover is configured to move within the clearance space. The cargo mover is configured to engage the cargo container to move the cargo container on the roller tracks. The cargo mover is configured to disengage the cargo container to move away from the cargo container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Douglas Alan Brown, William Robert Clos, Karen L. Hills, Avery Riddle, Cynthia A. Vandewall
  • Publication number: 20250009954
    Abstract: Fluid collection systems having a canister, a lid, and a liner assembly are described. The liner assembly may include a liner and a fitment assembly. The fitment assembly may be connected to the liner by a gland. The fitment assembly may be held in place by at least one of any number of features, including a bracket or other fitment support connected to the canister and/or the lid, supports integrated into the fitment itself, a snapping mechanism, or a notch in one or more of the canister and the lid that supports the fitment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Stephany CHANG, Douglas Alan CUNDIEFF, Kok Hern LAW, Wei Chen LIE, Sara Karle WEGENER, Robert John WEINBERG, Yi Lin ANG, Varsha KALYANKAR
  • Patent number: 12166763
    Abstract: A method for managing a network includes obtaining network flow data corresponding to a network device in the network, determining, based on the network flow data, configuration coverage associated with forwarding control configuration of the network device, identifying, using the configuration coverage and the forwarding control configuration, non-coverage, generating a plurality of synthetic packets based on the non-coverage, transmitting the plurality of synthetic packets to the network device, obtaining a set of results associated with the plurality of synthetic packets, making a determination, based on the set of results, that the network device is not implementing at least a portion of the non-coverage correctly, and based on the determination, performing a remediation action on the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Alan Gourlay, Kenneth James Duda, Fred Lo-Tze Hsu
  • Patent number: 12158295
    Abstract: A cryogenic freezer and a method of controlling temperature within the cryogenic freezer. The cryogenic freezer includes an inner vessel. The inner vessel defines a storage chamber. The cryogenic freezer includes an outer vessel surrounding the inner vessel. The outer vessel may define a vacuum-insulated space in between the outer vessel and the inner vessel. The cryogenic freezer includes a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature within the storage chamber. The cryogenic freezer includes a controller coupled to the temperature sensor. The controller is configured to pulse an amount of cryogen into the storage container to control the temperature within the storage container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: MVE Biological Solutions US, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Brooks, Douglas Alan Wilcox, II, Daniel McCall, Chris Payne
  • Publication number: 20240391637
    Abstract: A plastic, hot-fillable container is provided. The container comprises a blow molded body defining a longitudinal axis. The body including a base and a neck having at least one rib disposed about at least a portion of a circumference of the neck and transverse to the axis, and at least one angled thread. The at least one rib defining a cross section having a first portion and a second angled portion. Container systems and methods of manufacturing containers are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: RING CONTAINER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Miles Dygert, Douglas Alan Woodring
  • Publication number: 20240343390
    Abstract: An emergency oxygen system for an internal cabin of a vehicle includes a housing including one or more compartments. One or more oxygen assemblies include a mask and a fluid conduit. The mask is configured to be stowed within and deployed from the one or more compartments. A door is moveably secured to the housing. The door is configured to pivot in an outboard direction from a closed position to an open position during a deployment event. One or more pouches can be secured to an interior surface of the door. Coiled tubing of the fluid conduit is retained by the one or more pouches when the mask is stowed within the one or more compartments. An alert device can be operatively coupled to the one or more oxygen assemblies. The alert device is configured to emit a response indicating that oxygen is flowing to the mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Andrew Leo Fabry, Franco Marino Cagnina, Katia Marguerite Benson, Douglas Alan Brown
  • Publication number: 20240342513
    Abstract: An emergency oxygen system for an internal cabin of a vehicle includes a housing including one or more compartments, and one or more oxygen assemblies. The one or more oxygen assemblies include a mask and a fluid conduit. The mask is configured to be stowed within and deployed from the one or more compartments. A door is moveably secured to the housing. The door is moveable between a closed position underneath the one or more compartments to secure the mask within the one or more compartments, and an open position during a deployment event in which the mask drops down and laterally out of the one or more compartments. The mask is configured to hang down from a portion of the door when the door is in the open position. The emergency oxygen assemblies can be separate and distinct from passenger service units (PSUs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Andrew Leo Fabry, Adam Patrick Boroughs, Katia Marguerite Benson, Douglas Alan Brown, Franco Marino Cagnina
  • Patent number: 12082051
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a quality of experience (QoE) requirement for an application accessing a CSP network is described. When the application is executed on a mobile device, a message is communicated from the mobile application to a QoE network appliance. The message is associated with a QoE requirement for latency, bandwidth, and packet loss rate. A radio access network (RAN) data set and a core network (CN) data set that includes a network data analytics function (NWDAF) data set is identified and communicated to the QoE network appliance which associates the RAN data set, the CN data set, and the NWDAF data with the requirements for said latency, bandwidth, and packet loss rate, and generates a measured QoE Score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: GUAVUS, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Alan Junkins, Chris Stuart Neisinger, Andrew Howard Colby