Patents by Inventor Gregory Kiernan
Gregory Kiernan 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: 20240175523Abstract: A fluid fitting includes a nut, a sleeve, and a union. The union and the nut may include corresponding stops and corresponding markings. Corresponding stops and corresponding marking may engage with each other when the nut is sufficiently connected with the union. A method of connecting a fitting includes connecting a sleeve of the fitting with a nut of the fitting, connecting the nut with a union, rotating at least one of the nut and the union until a stop of the nut engages a stop of the union, restricting over torque via the stop of the nut and the stop of the union, and verifying a sufficient connection if first markings of the nut align with second markings of the union.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2023Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Christopher T. Cantrell, Gregory Kiernan, Ravi Soni, Eric R. Marx
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Patent number: 11821547Abstract: A fluid fitting includes a nut, a sleeve, and a union. The union and the nut may include corresponding stops and corresponding markings. Corresponding stops and corresponding marking may engage with each other when the nut is sufficiently connected with the union. A method of connecting a fitting includes connecting a sleeve of the fitting with a nut of the fitting, connecting the nut with a union, rotating at least one of the nut and the union until a stop of the nut engages a stop of the union, restricting over torque via the stop of the nut and the stop of the union, and verifying a sufficient connection if first markings of the nut align with second markings of the union.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Christopher T. Cantrell, Gregory Kiernan, Ravi Soni, Eric R. Marx
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Publication number: 20220381381Abstract: A fluid fitting includes a nut, a sleeve, and a union. The union and the nut may include corresponding stops and corresponding markings. Corresponding stops and corresponding marking may engage with each other when the nut is sufficiently connected with the union. A method of connecting a fitting includes connecting a sleeve of the fitting with a nut of the fitting, connecting the nut with a union, rotating at least one of the nut and the union until a stop of the nut engages a stop of the union, restricting over torque via the stop of the nut and the stop of the union, and verifying a sufficient connection if first markings of the nut align with second markings of the union.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Christopher T. Cantrell, Gregory Kiernan, Ravi Soni, Eric R. Marx
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Patent number: 11358210Abstract: A method of manufacturing a swaging tool includes forming a body of the swaging tool via additive manufacturing, forming a jaw of the swaging tool, and connecting the jaw with the body. Forming the body may include providing a portion of the body with a lattice structure. The portion may be internal and may not be externally accessible. Forming the body may include adding material to form at least one recess in an outer surface of the body. The method may include conducting a stress analysis. The at least one recess may be formed based on or according to the stress analysis.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Tanul Singh, Christopher T. Cantrell, Emmanuel Matthews, Srinivasan A. Tekalur, Lucas Stahl, David St. John, Gregory Kiernan
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Patent number: 11306852Abstract: A fluid fitting includes a nut, a sleeve, and a union. The union and the nut may include corresponding stops. Corresponding stops may engage with each other when the nut is sufficiently connected with the union. A method of designing a fluid fitting including a union may include determining a gauge diameter of the union, determining a plane perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the union that includes a center point of the gauge diameter, determining a point of intersection of threads of the union with the perpendicular plane, and/or determining a position of a stop according to an angle from the point of intersection.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Christopher T. Cantrell, Gregory Kiernan, Ravi Soni
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Patent number: 11300234Abstract: A fluid fitting includes a nut, a sleeve, and a union. The union and the nut may include corresponding stops and corresponding markings. Corresponding stops and corresponding marking may engage with each other when the nut is sufficiently connected with the union. A method of connecting a fitting includes connecting a sleeve of the fitting with a nut of the fitting, connecting the nut with a union, rotating at least one of the nut and the union until a stop of the nut engages a stop of the union, restricting over torque via the stop of the nut and the stop of the union, and verifying a sufficient connection if first markings of the nut align with second markings of the union.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Christopher T. Cantrell, Gregory Kiernan, Ravi Soni, Eric R. Marx
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Patent number: 11149883Abstract: A coupling includes a male adapter and a female adapter, and may include a nut and a sleeve. In embodiments, the male adapter includes a male adapter inner diameter, and may include threads. A method of operating a fluid coupling may include providing a first member, a second member, a nut, and a sleeve, connecting the sleeve with the nut such that rotation of the sleeve causes rotation of the nut, rotating the sleeve to connect the first member with the second member, engaging an inner ratchet profile of the sleeve with a ratchet profile of a shoulder of the first member, and covering the shoulder of the first member, including the ratchet profile, with the sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2017Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Jason C. Gauss, Gregory Kiernan, Christopher T. Cantrell, Devashish Murkya
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Publication number: 20210288840Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating circuit switched voice data with a first cellular radio access network (RAN) and communicating voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) packets using session initiation protocol (SIP) with a second cellular RAN. The second cellular RAN does not support circuit switched voice communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: Pantech Wireless LLCInventors: Prabhakar R. Chitrapu, Narayan Parappil Menon, Fatih M. Ozluturk, Brian Gregory Kiernan
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Patent number: 11005686Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating circuit switched voice data with a first cellular radio access network (RAN) and communicating voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) packets using session initiation protocol (SIP) with a second cellular RAN. The second cellular RAN does not support circuit switched voice communication.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: RnB Wireless LLCInventors: Prabhakar R. Chitrapu, Narayan Parappil Menon, Fatih M. Ozluturk, Brian Gregory Kiernan
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Patent number: 10883640Abstract: A coupling includes a male adapter and a female adapter, and may include a nut and a sleeve. In embodiments, the male adapter includes a male adapter inner diameter, and may include threads. The female adapter includes a female adapter outer diameter. The nut or other formation may be configured to engage at least a portion of the male adapter. In embodiments, one or more contact points may be provided between the female diameter outer diameter and the male adapter inner diameter, and the female adapter outer diameter or the male adapter inner diameter may be configured to be out-of-round. The male adapter may include a shoulder and the sleeve may cover the shoulder in connected configuration. Methods for forming a coupling are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Gregory Kiernan, Devashish Murkya, Jason C. Gauss, Christopher T. Cantrell
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Publication number: 20190327110Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating circuit switched voice data with a first cellular radio access network (RAN) and communicating voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) packets using session initiation protocol (SIP) with a second cellular RAN. The second cellular RAN does not support circuit switched voice communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Prabhakar R. Chitrapu, Narayan Parappil Menon, Fatih M. Ozluturk, Brian Gregory Kiernan
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Patent number: 10361883Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating with the Internet via a gateway are disclosed. The gateway may be a Radio Access Network (RAN) gateway. The gateway may communicate data with at least one user equipment (UE). The gateway may route the data via one or more interfaces. The data may be routed by bypassing a core network.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Prabhakar R. Chitrapu, Narayan Parappil Menon, Fatih M. Ozluturk, Brian Gregory Kiernan
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Publication number: 20190107231Abstract: A fluid fitting includes a nut, a sleeve, and a union. The union and the nut may include corresponding stops and corresponding markings. Corresponding stops and corresponding marking may engage with each other when the nut is sufficiently connected with the union. A method of connecting a fitting includes connecting a sleeve of the fitting with a nut of the fitting, connecting the nut with a union, rotating at least one of the nut and the union until a stop of the nut engages a stop of the union, restricting over torque via the stop of the nut and the stop of the union, and verifying a sufficient connection if first markings of the nut align with second markings of the union.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: Christopher T. Cantrell, Gregory Kiernan, Ravi Soni, Eric R. Marx
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Publication number: 20190040982Abstract: A fluid fitting includes a nut, a sleeve, and a union. The union and the nut may include corresponding stops. Corresponding stops may engage with each other when the nut is sufficiently connected with the union. A method of designing a fluid fitting including a union may include determining a gauge diameter of the union, determining a plane perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the union that includes a center point of the gauge diameter, determining a point of intersection of threads of the union with the perpendicular plane, and/or determining a position of a stop according to an angle from the point of intersection.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Christopher T. Cantrell, Gregory Kiernan, Ravi Soni
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Patent number: 10165478Abstract: A method and system for switching a radio access technology (RAT) between wireless communication systems connected to each other while implementing different RATs with a multi-mode WTRU are disclosed. A plurality of wireless communication systems are deployed with overlapping coverage areas wherein each system implements different RATs and are connected to each other such that a service that is provided by one system may be provided through the other system. Each wireless communication system transmits an indication of the existence of an inter-working wireless communication system in a coverage area of each system. The WTRU receives the indication and information regarding the inter-working wireless communication system.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: InterDigital Technology CorporationInventors: Kamel M. Shaheen, Stephen E. Terry, Brian Gregory Kiernan
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Publication number: 20180339333Abstract: A method of manufacturing a swaging tool includes forming a body of the swaging tool via additive manufacturing, forming a jaw of the swaging tool, and connecting the jaw with the body. Forming the body may include providing a portion of the body with a lattice structure. The portion may be internal and may not be externally accessible. Forming the body may include adding material to form at least one recess in an outer surface of the body. The method may include conducting a stress analysis. The at least one recess may be formed based on or according to the stress analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: November 29, 2018Inventors: Tanul Singh, Christopher T. Cantrell, Emmanuel Matthews, Srinivasan A. Tekalur, Lucas Stahl, David St. John, Gregory Kiernan
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Publication number: 20180080587Abstract: A coupling includes a male adapter and a female adapter, and may include a nut and a sleeve. In embodiments, the male adapter includes a male adapter inner diameter, and may include threads. A method of operating a fluid coupling may include providing a first member, a second member, a nut, and a sleeve, connecting the sleeve with the nut such that rotation of the sleeve causes rotation of the nut, rotating the sleeve to connect the first member with the second member, engaging an inner ratchet profile of the sleeve with a ratchet profile of a shoulder of the first member, and covering the shoulder of the first member, including the ratchet profile, with the sleeve.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventors: Jason C. Gauss, Gregory Kiernan, Christopher T. Cantrell, Devashish Murkya
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Publication number: 20170370511Abstract: A coupling includes a male adapter and a female adapter, and may include a nut and a sleeve. In embodiments, the male adapter includes a male adapter inner diameter, and may include threads. The female adapter includes a female adapter outer diameter. The nut or other formation may be configured to engage at least a portion of the male adapter. In embodiments, one or more contact points may be provided between the female diameter outer diameter and the male adapter inner diameter, and the female adapter outer diameter or the male adapter inner diameter may be configured to be out-of-round. The male adapter may include a shoulder and the sleeve may cover the shoulder in connected configuration. Methods for forming a coupling are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Gregory Kiernan, Devashish Murkya, Jason C. Gauss, Christopher T. Cantrell
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Publication number: 20170264462Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating with the Internet via a gateway are disclosed. The gateway may be a Radio Access Network (RAN) gateway. The gateway may communicate data with at least one user equipment (UE). The gateway may route the data via one or more interfaces. The data may be routed by bypassing a core network.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Prabhakar R. Chitrapu, Narayan Parappil Menon, Fatih M. Ozluturk, Brian Gregory Kiernan
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Patent number: 9667438Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating with the Internet via a gateway are disclosed. The gateway may be a Radio Access Network (RAN) gateway. The gateway may communicate data with at least one user equipment (UE). The gateway may route the data via one or more interfaces. The data may be routed by bypassing a core network.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless InnovationInventors: Prabhakar R. Chitrapu, Narayan Parappil Memon, Fatih M. Ozluturk, Brian Gregory Kiernan