Patents by Inventor Eric O'Brien

Eric O'Brien 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: 11322771
    Abstract: A fuel cell includes a fuel cell stack. A pressure plate is arranged on one side of the fuel cell stack. The pressure plate includes a hole, and a tie rod assembly has a tie rod received in the hole. A nut with a conical surface is secured to the tie rod. An isolator is arranged in the hole between the tie rod assembly and the pressure plate. The isolator has a conical portion, and the conical surface engages the conical portion to provide a conical interface. The tie rod assembly applies a clamp load on the fuel cell stack via the conical interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: HyAxiom, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Roy, Eric O'Brien
  • Patent number: 11297458
    Abstract: Systems and method are provided for adaptive dashboards, wayfinding, and other services at an event venue. The systems and methods involve transmitting beacon messages using short-range wireless communications from a plurality of beacon devices provided at the event venue, wherein each beacon message comprises location identification information. The systems and method further involve processing using a module on a mobile electronic device beacon messages received by the mobile electronic device by comparing beacon identification information included as part of the beacon messages to beacon information stored on the mobile electronic device. The system and methods further involve displaying an adaptive dashboard, wayfinding information, or other event venue information to a user of the mobile electronic device based on the processing of beacon messages received by the mobile electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: MLB ADVANCED MEDIA, L.P.
    Inventors: Marc Abramson, Chad Evans, Eric O'Brien, Adam Ritter, Joe Inzerillo, Bob Bowman
  • Publication number: 20210202974
    Abstract: A fuel cell includes a fuel cell stack. A pressure plate is arranged on one side of the fuel cell stack. The pressure plate includes a hole, and a tie rod assembly has a tie rod received in the hole. A nut with a conical surface is secured to the tie rod. An isolator is arranged in the hole between the tie rod assembly and the pressure plate. The isolator has a conical portion, and the conical surface engages the conical portion to provide a conical interface. The tie rod assembly applies a clamp load on the fuel cell stack via the conical interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Donald Roy, Eric O'Brien
  • Patent number: 10684997
    Abstract: Non-limiting examples of the present disclosure describe processing operations that achieve file consistency in the presence of a large-scale collaboration service. A mismatch may be determined between hash values associated with two or more versions of a file that is associated with a tenant of a productivity service. Version vector data for different versions of the file may be evaluated. Version vector data may comprise: a session value indicating a session of the productivity service and a version value that indicates a number of changes made by the tenant during the session. A synchronization determination is generated based on an evaluation of the version vector data for the different versions of the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Tai The Do, Vijayalakshmi Ramkumar, Eric O'Brien, Apeksha Godiyal, Alexandre Grigorovitch, Yisheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20190121876
    Abstract: Non-limiting examples of the present disclosure describe processing operations that achieve file consistency in the presence of a large-scale collaboration service. A mismatch may be determined between hash values associated with two or more versions of a file that is associated with a tenant of a productivity service. Version vector data for different versions of the file may be evaluated. Version vector data may comprise: a session value indicating a session of the productivity service and a version value that indicates a number of changes made by the tenant during the session. A synchronization determination is generated based on an evaluation of the version vector data for the different versions of the file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Tai The Do, Vijayalakshmi Ramkumar, Eric O'Brien, Apeksha Godiyal, Alexandre Grigorovitch, Yisheng Chen
  • Patent number: 9923218
    Abstract: An illustrative example fuel cell electrolyte management device includes a first component having a first density and a second component having a second density that is less than the first density. The first component has a first side including a pocket and a second side facing opposite the first side. The second side of the first component includes a first plurality of fluid flow channels. The second component has a porosity configured for storing electrolyte in the second component. The second component fits within the pocket. The second component has a first side received directly against the first side of the first component. The second component has a second side including a second plurality of fluid flow channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: DOOSAN FUEL CELL AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin A. Arpin, William Bajorek, Andrew Johnson, Sridhar Kanuri, Eric Livaich, Eric O'Brien, Timothy Patterson
  • Publication number: 20170170497
    Abstract: An illustrative example fuel cell electrolyte management device includes a first component having a first density and a second component having a second density that is less than the first density. The first component has a first side including a pocket and a second side facing opposite the first side. The second side of the first component includes a first plurality of fluid flow channels. The second component has a porosity configured for storing electrolyte in the second component. The second component fits within the pocket. The second component has a first side received directly against the first side of the first component. The second component has a second side including a second plurality of fluid flow channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin A. Arpin, William Bajorek, Andrew Johnson, Sridhar Kanuri, Eric Livaich, Eric O'Brien, Timothy Patterson
  • Publication number: 20060021053
    Abstract: A machine-actionable memory comprises one or more machine-actionable records arranged according to a data structure. Such a data structure may include links that respectively map between a remediation, at least one action, and at least two vulnerabilities. A method of selecting a remediation, that is appropriate to a vulnerability which is present on a machine to be remediated, may include: providing a machine-actionable memory as mentioned above; and indexing into the memory using: a given vulnerability identifier to determine (A) at least one of a remediation mapped thereto and (B) at least one action mapped to the given vulnerability identifier; and/or a given remediation to determine at least two vulnerabilities mapped thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Kurt D'Mello, David Tyree, Eric O'Brien, Sudhir Gandhe
  • Publication number: 20060021051
    Abstract: A machine-actionable memory comprises one or more machine-actionable records arranged according to a data structure. Such a data structure may include links that respectively map between: a RID field, the contents of which denote an identification (ID) of a remediation (RID); at least one TID field, the contents of which denotes an ID of at least two technologies (TIDs), respectively; and at least one ACTID field, the contents of which denotes an ID of an action (ACTID). A method, of selecting a remediation that is appropriate to a technology present on a machine to be remediated, may include: providing such a machine-actionable memory; and indexing into the memory using a given RID value and a given TID value to determine values of the at-least-one ACTID corresponding to the given RID value and appropriate to the given TID value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Kurt D'Mello, David Tyree, Eric O'Brien, Sudhir Gandhe
  • Publication number: 20050069633
    Abstract: A method is presented for controlling process delay times between a) thin film deposition and lubricant application, and b) lubricant application and abrasive polishing. Applicants have discovered that for certain lubricants, a minimum delay time after the overcoat has been deposited before the lubricant is applied increases the number of disks passing the glide test after abrasive polishing. In addition, applicants have discovered that for certain lubricants, the abrasive polishing should take place within a maximum time window following the application of the lubricant. A computerized work-in-progress tracking system is preferably used to implement the method of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Alan Giorgi, Paul Green, Garth Helf, Eric O'Brien, Qin Pan, Anthony Smith, Robert Waltman