Patents by Inventor Eric McDonald

Eric McDonald 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: 11709091
    Abstract: A method for remote monitoring of operating characteristics of a load cell is provided. The method includes receiving from a plurality of sensors, at a main unit, sensed data indicative of a plurality of operating characteristics of a load cell. The method continues by analyzing at a main unit the sensed data for statistical control and sending alerts to a remote computing device when sensed data of an operating characteristic is outside of a preset threshold. A system for carrying out the method is also provided. The system includes a main unit installed near a load cell, a first sub-unit coupled to a scale of the load cell in wired communication with the main unit, and at least one remote computing device in network communication with the main unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Truthio, LLC
    Inventors: Eric McDonald, Benjamin Neeb, Saadman Bin Abdullah
  • Publication number: 20210333146
    Abstract: A method for remote monitoring of operating characteristics of a load cell is provided. The method includes receiving from a plurality of sensors, at a main unit, sensed data indicative of a plurality of operating characteristics of a load cell. The method continues by analyzing at a main unit the sensed data for statistical control and sending alerts to a remote computing device when sensed data of an operating characteristic is outside of a preset threshold. A system for carrying out the method is also provided. The system includes a main unit installed near a load cell, a first sub-unit coupled to a scale of the load cell in wired communication with the main unit, and at least one remote computing device in network communication with the main unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: Scale Truth, LLC
    Inventors: Eric McDonald, Benjamin Neeb
  • Patent number: 9348539
    Abstract: A hybrid memory system. This system can include a processor coupled to a hybrid memory buffer (HMB) that is coupled to a plurality of DRAM and a plurality of Flash memory modules. The HMB module can include a Memory Storage Controller (MSC) module and a Near-Memory-Processing (NMP) module coupled by a SerDes (Serializer/Deserializer) interface. This system can utilize a hybrid (mixed-memory type) memory system architecture suitable for supporting low-latency DRAM devices and low-cost NAND flash devices within the same memory sub-system for an industry-standard computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: INPHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nirmal Raj Saxena, David Wang, Christopher Haywood, Eric McDonald, Chao Xu
  • Publication number: 20120170962
    Abstract: A Writing Instrument or Stylus Appendage for Attachment with a Finger includes a finger retainer, a member retainer, and a stem. The finger retainer and the member retainer are connected to each other by a stem. The second distal end of the stem is rounded to form a ball-socket joint which enables the articulation of the apparatus in a variety of angles and positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Augustine Nwapa-Jourdan, Eric McDonald, Jimmy Garrey
  • Patent number: 7861404
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for compressing the endplate of an electric generator to relieve the restraining force on a plurality of key blocks that restrain the endplate in compression. The method includes simultaneously applying independent compressive loads at each of the key block locations to the endplate to relieve pressures on the key blocks and removing the key blocks so the endplate can be removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan J. Fayewicz, George F. Dailey, Eric McDonald
  • Publication number: 20080092374
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for compressing the endplate of an electric generator to relieve the restraining force on a plurality of key blocks that restrain the endplate in compression. The method includes simultaneously applying independent compressive loads at each of the key block locations to the endplate to relieve pressures on the key blocks and removing the key blocks so the endplate can be removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Ryan J. Fayewicz, George F. Dailey, Eric McDonald
  • Publication number: 20030192165
    Abstract: A method of increasing capacity of an air-cooled power generator 30 includes retrofitting a water evaporative cooler 48 to the generator. The water evaporative cooler 48 includes a water absorbent media 50, a controllable water inlet 52,53 for controllably delivering water from a water supply to the water absorbent media, at least one sensor 54, and a controller 56 responsive to the at least one sensor. The retrofitting includes mounting the water evaporative cooler 48 so that the water absorbent media 50 is in fluid communication a flow of cooling air, connecting the controllable water inlet 52,53 to the water supply, mounting the at least one sensor 54 for sensing at least one parameter relating to the flow of cooling air, and connecting the controller 56 to the at least one sensor to thereby operate the controllable water inlet based upon the at least one sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicant: Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Nelson, Kim McCreight, Eric McDonald, Mark D. Gregory, Alex Christodoulou
  • Patent number: 6189848
    Abstract: A fastener for removably mounting a housing to a shelf includes a base having an upper surface and a lower surface adapted for connection to a bottom panel of the housing at an edge portion of the housing. The base includes a front edge and a portion extending from the front edge which is turned under the base and is disposed spaced apart from the base and adjacent to a lower surface of the base to form a spring clip. The clip engages an edge portion of the shelf between the lower surface of the base and the portion extending from the base front edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Barnett, Steve Vargo, Eric McDonald, Hongyu Jia, An Nguyen
  • Patent number: D449776
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Barnett, Steve Vargo, Eric McDonald, Hongyu Jia, An Nguyen