Patents by Inventor Edward A. Cummings
Edward A. Cummings 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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Publication number: 20240143806Abstract: Methods and systems for managing and/or processing a blockchain to maintain data security for confidential and/or personal data are provided. According to certain aspects, the disclosed data security techniques may enable access sharing functionality utilizing the blockchain. For example, access sharing may be utilized to file documents, share policy information, and/or comply with an audit. The data security techniques disclosed herein also enable the use of smart contracts to transfer funds associated with payment obligations and/or other forms of blockchain based payments, comply with anti-money laundering requirements, report industry data, validate interest payments and/or maintain agent sales data. Data security may be achieved through the use of public key/private key encryption techniques.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Melinda Teresa Magerkurth, Eric Bellas, Jaime Skaggs, Shawn M. Call, Eric R. Moore, Vicki King, Burton J. Floyd, David Turrentine, Steven T Olson, Timothy Caleb Wells, Corin Rebekah Chapman, Edward W. Breitweiser, Robert Gomez, Shelia Cummings Smith
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Patent number: 11954214Abstract: Methods and systems for managing and/or processing a blockchain to maintain data security for confidential and/or personal data are provided. According to certain aspects, the disclosed data security techniques may enable access sharing functionality utilizing the blockchain. For example, access sharing may be utilized to share policy information. The policy information may be associated with a smart contract. Accordingly, the policy information may be encrypted using a public key for the smart contract and compiled into a block of the blockchain. In response to a request to provide access to the information to a particular node, the private key for the smart contract may be encrypted using the public key for the particular node and compiled into a block of the blockchain.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: Melinda Teresa Magerkurth, Eric Bellas, Jaime Skaggs, Shawn M. Call, Eric R. Moore, Vicki King, Burton J. Floyd, David Turrentine, Steven T. Olson, Timothy Caleb Wells, Corin Rebekah Chapman, Edward W. Breitweiser, Robert Gomez, Shelia Cummings Smith
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Publication number: 20240111881Abstract: Methods and systems for processing a blockchain comprising a plurality of immutable sales records corresponding to sales made by agents of an entity are provided. According to certain aspects, a transaction request indicating a sale made by an agent of the entity may be received at a first node. A block including a sales record indicating the sale made by the agent may be added to a blockchain and transmitted to another node for validation. The first node may add the block to a copy of the blockchain, where the block may be identified by a hash value that references a previous block in the blockchain that includes at least one additional sales record.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Melinda Teresa Magerkurth, Eric Bellas, Jaime Skaggs, Shawn M. Call, Eric R. Moore, Vicki King, Burton J. Floyd, David Turentine, Steven T. Olson, Timothy Caleb Wells, Corin Rebekah Chapman, Edward W. Breitweiser, Robert Gomez, Shelia Cummings Smith
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Publication number: 20240093986Abstract: An apparatus and method for aligning two coaxially coupled rotatable shafts. A servo operated multi axis positioning device is movable along a longitudinal axis parallel to the axis of the shafts, and movable vertically to position a laser range (LRF) adjacent to the two shafts, which measures the distance between the LRF and a spot on the shafts. A controller having a processor and memory communicates with the positioning device and the LRF to collect data at two axial positions on each shaft. At each position the LRF measures the distance to the shaft and stores the measurement and location data. The LRF is vertically repositioned and the measurement and storing steps are repeated over a scan distance sufficient to provide enough data to determine the location of the shaft center. The processor then calculates and compares the shafts centerlines and determines the necessary adjustments needed to move the shafts into coaxial alignment.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: REDALIGN LLCInventors: Fred L. STRUNK, Thomas Edward WOYCIK, Marshall Bruce CUMMINGS
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Patent number: 11914728Abstract: Methods and systems for managing and/or processing a blockchain to maintain data security for confidential and/or personal data are provided. According to certain aspects, the disclosed data security techniques may enable access sharing functionality utilizing the blockchain. For example, access sharing may be utilized to file documents, share policy information, and/or comply with an audit. The data security techniques disclosed herein also enable the use of smart contracts to transfer funds associated with payment obligations and/or other forms of blockchain based payments, comply with anti-money laundering requirements, report industry data, validate interest payments and/or maintain agent sales data. Data security may be achieved through the use of public key/private key encryption techniques.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: Melinda Teresa Magerkurth, Eric Bellas, Jaime Skaggs, Shawn M. Call, Eric R. Moore, Vicki King, Burton J. Floyd, David Turrentine, Steven T. Olson, Timothy Caleb Wells, Corin Rebekah Chapman, Edward W. Breitweiser, Robert Gomez, Shelia Cummings Smith
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Publication number: 20220409759Abstract: A method of facilitating sanitizing interior spaces of an aircraft using a pre-conditioned air (PCA) system. The method comprises cutting an opening in a duct wall of a pre-conditioned air (PCA) supply duct of the PCA system. Further, the method comprises installing a device in the PCA supply duct around the opening, coupling an inlet opening of the device with a device outlet port of a sanitizing device after the installing, wherein a sanitizing agent generator of the sanitizing device generates a sanitizing agent for transferring the sanitizing agent to the inlet opening through the device outlet port. Further, the method comprises injecting the sanitizing agent into the PCA supply duct from an outlet opening of the device based on the transferring. Further, the sanitizing agent mixes with the PCA based on the injecting. Further, the sanitizing agent is supplied to the interior space along with the PCA.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventor: Michael Edward Cummings
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Publication number: 20190005534Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating media assets. A method includes sending a first media asset to a plurality of subscribers of a first channel of a plurality of channels. The first media asset includes a first set of media elements. The method also includes analyzing aggregated performance data associated with the first set of media elements and with the plurality of subscribers. The method further includes generating, by a computer processing device, a second media asset comprising a second set of media elements based on the aggregated performance data. The first set of media elements differs from the second set of media elements. The method further includes sending the second media asset to the plurality of subscribers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: James Edward Cummings, Nicholas Dennis, Christopher James Farina
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Publication number: 20140060073Abstract: The disclosed overboard extractor provides overboard extraction of compressor fluid at multiple extraction points. The overboard extractor includes multiple extraction manifolds and a delivery manifold for extracting the compressor fluid from the multiple extraction points. The overboard extractor also includes extraction valves and a delivery valve to control the extraction flow through each extraction manifold. The overboard extractor can operate in a delivery mode, a closed loop mode, or a mixed mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Ilya Aleksandrovich SLOBODYANSKIY, Gilbert Kraemer, David Williamson, Leonid Ginessin, Edward Cummings
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Publication number: 20090032114Abstract: The present subject matter relates to controlling water sources external to a structure and more particularly to an external water shutoff. One embodiment of the present subject matter includes an apparatus having an electrically operable valve placed on a water supply line internal to a structure between a location where the water supply line enters the structure and a location where the water supply line exits the structure, an auto-drain valve, and means for controlling the electrically operable valve, wherein the means for controlling is external to the structure, further wherein the means for controlling the electrically operable valve is communicatively connected to the electrically operable valve external to the structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2008Publication date: February 5, 2009Inventors: Allen J. Nagle, Paul Michael Holmes, Jonathan Salvatore Kalleatad, Duane Edward Cummings, Raphael John Marzean, Paul Walbridge Thorne
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Publication number: 20060287024Abstract: The cricket conditions simulator is an educational development system for cricketers and coaches, with means of simulating a plurality of outdoor cricket competition conditions relative to cricket pitch scenarios during practice sessions, by utilizing specially designed building structures equipped with capabilities to simultaneously create a plurality of outdoor temperatures and relative humidity, illumination, visual and spectator cultural sounds as distractions, wind speeds, means to record cricketers' performances, cricket pitch deterioration and cricket ball aerodynamics; and a heat exchanger equipped with pressure, moisture content and thermal sensors located within the cricket pitch to modify cricket pitch conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2005Publication date: December 21, 2006Inventors: Charles Griffith, Edward Cummings
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Publication number: 20060058599Abstract: An assembly for storing and dispensing an electrode device, of the kind that includes a sensor connected by a wire to a connector, includes a container for receiving the electrode device. The container defines a cavity having a dispensing aperture closed by a flexible cover. The cover is peelably attached to the container, and the sensor is releasably attached to an interior surface of the cover. The container advantageously includes a flange that extends outwardly from the cavity and that includes a groove that receives the wire. The cavity of the container advantageously contains a holder that receives the connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2005Publication date: March 16, 2006Applicant: Unomedical LimitedInventors: Edward Cummings, Bryan Overbury, Andrew Ledgeway, Alun Wilcox
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Publication number: 20010015203Abstract: A breathing apparatus is described, having a breathing circuit comprising a mouthpiece and one or more gas carrying conduits, a compressed gas source and a counterlung. The compressed gas source is in communication with the counterlung via the breathing circuit. The counterlung has an expansion assisting means and a contraction assisting means, and a control allows selective activation of the expansion assisting means and the contraction assisting means. The counterlung has primary and secondary chambers, and inflation of the secondary chamber causes inflation of the primary chamber. The expansion assisting means is a flow of compressed gas to inflate the secondary chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2000Publication date: August 23, 2001Inventor: Edward Cumming
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Patent number: D507588Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2004Date of Patent: July 19, 2005Assignee: MarCum TechnologiesInventors: Duane Edward Cummings, Paul Walbridge Thorne, III, Raphael John Marzean
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Patent number: D555788Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2005Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: Unomedical LimitedInventors: James E. Southwell, Edward A. Cummings
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Patent number: D586464Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2007Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Assignee: Unomedical LimitedInventors: Edward A. Cummings, James E. Southwell
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Patent number: D616994Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2006Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: Unomedical LimitedInventors: Edward A. Cummings, James E. Southwell, Alun Wilcox, Michael James, Morton Watkins