Patents by Inventor Gregory Pearson

Gregory Pearson 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: 10542007
    Abstract: A method for controlling an operation of an industrial machine that includes authenticating control commands remotely issued by command issuers through a network. The control commands each describe a modifying action to the operation of the industrial machine. The method includes: providing a jump host as a communication buffer between a unit controller of the industrial machine and the network; maintaining within a memory of the jump host whitelisted commands, the whitelisted commands including a list of the approved control commands; receiving, at the jump host, a first control command via the network; determining, at the jump host, whether the first control command is contained within the whitelisted commands; in response to an affirmative determination that the first control command is contained within the whitelisted commands, deeming the first control command as being authenticated; and transmitting the first control command to the unit controller of the industrial machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Paul Oliver Caffrey, Robert Scott Garry, Peter Frank Andrews, Clemens Karl Woeste, Robert Hugh Putman, Gregory Pearson Fry
  • Publication number: 20190207944
    Abstract: A method for controlling an operation of an industrial machine that includes authenticating control commands remotely issued by command issuers through a network. The control commands each describe a modifying action to the operation of the industrial machine. The method includes: providing a jump host as a communication buffer between a unit controller of the industrial machine and the network; maintaining within a memory of the jump host whitelisted commands, the whitelisted commands including a list of the approved control commands; receiving, at the jump host, a first control command via the network; determining, at the jump host, whether the first control command is contained within the whitelisted commands; in response to an affirmative determination that the first control command is contained within the whitelisted commands, deeming the first control command as being authenticated; and transmitting the first control command to the unit controller of the industrial machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Paul Oliver Caffrey, Robert Scott Garry, Peter Frank Andrews, Clemens Karl Woeste, Robert Hugh Putman, Gregory Pearson Fry
  • Patent number: 7208446
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a quasi-crystalline boehmite containing additive in a homogeneously dispersed state. Suitable additives are compounds containing elements selected from the group of alkaline earth metals, alkaline metals, rare earth metals, transition metals, actinides, silicon, gallium, boron, titanium, and phosphorus. Said QCBs according to the invention may be prepared in several ways. In general, a quasi-crystalline boehmite precursor and an additive are converted to a quasi-crystalline boehmite containing the additive in a homogeneously dispersed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Albemarle Netherlands B. V.
    Inventors: Dennis Stamires, Paul O'Connor, Gregory Pearson, William Jones
  • Publication number: 20060096891
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a quasi-crystalline boehmite containing additive in a homogeneously dispersed state. Suitable additives are compounds containing elements selected from the group of alkaline earth metals, alkaline metals, rare earth metals, transition metals, actinides, silicon, gallium, boron, titanium, and phosphorus. Said QCBs according to the invention may be prepared in several ways. In general, a quasi-crystalline boehmite precursor and an additive are converted to a quasi-crystalline boehmite containing the additive in a homogeneously dispersed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Dennis Stamires, Paul O'Connor, Gregory Pearson, William Jones
  • Patent number: 6689333
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to cheaper process for the preparation of quasi-crystalline boehmite containing additive in a homogeneously dispersed state. In this cheaper process an inexpensive quasi-crystalline boehmite precursor is and additive are combined and aged to form a quasi-crystalline boehmite containing additive in a homogeneously dispersed state. Suitable inexpensive quasi-crystalline boehmite precursors are aluminum trihydrate and thermally treated forms thereof and inorganic aluminum salts. Suitable additives are compounds containing elements selected from the group of rare earth metals alkaline earth metals, transition metals, actinides, silicon, gallium, boron, and phosphorus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Akzo Nobel N.V.
    Inventors: Dennis Stamires, Paul O'Connor, Gregory Pearson, William Jones
  • Publication number: 20030180214
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to an improved process for the preparation of quasi-crystalline boehmite. In this improved process a quasi-crystalline boehmite precursor is aged at a pH below 7, prefereably under hydrothermal conditions. It was found that when conducting the preparation processes for quasi-crystalline aluminas described in the prior art at a pH below 7 and under hydrothermal conditions instead of the high pH and thermal aging used in the prior art, QCBs with higher crystallinity are obtained. In the process according to the invention additives may be added to the quasi-crystalline boehmite precursor. This results in a high quality QCB with additives in a homogeneously dispersed state. Suitable additives are compounds containing elements selected from the group of rare earth metals alkaline earth metals, transition metals, actinides, silicon, gallium, boron, and phosphorus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Dennis Stamires, Paul O'Connor, Gregory Pearson, William Jones
  • Patent number: 6555496
    Abstract: A microcrystalline boehmite containing additive in a homogeneously dispersed state. Suitable additives are compounds containing elements selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth metals, alkaline metals, rare earth metals, transition metals, actinides, silicon, gallium, boron, titanium, and phosphorus. The microcrystalline boehmite according to the invention may be prepared in several ways. In general, a microcrystalline boehmite precursor and an additive are converted to a microcrystalline boehmite containing the additive in a homogeneously dispersed state. The additive does not contain zirconia or magnesia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Akzo Nobel N.V.
    Inventors: Dennis Stamires, Paul O'Connor, Gregory Pearson, William Jones
  • Patent number: 6506358
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to an improved process for the preparation of quasi-crystalline boehmite. In this improved process a quasi-crystalline boehmite precursor is aged at a pH below 7, prefereably under hydrothermal conditions. It was found that when conducting the preparation processes for quasi-crystalline aluminas described in the prior art at a pH below 7 and under hydrothermal conditions instead of the high pH and thermal aging used in the prior art, QCBs with higher crystallinity are obtained. In the process according to the invention additives may be added to the quasi-crystalline boehmite precursor. This results in a high quality QCB with additives in a homogeneously dispersed state. Suitable additives are compounds containing elements selected from the group of rare earth metals alkaline earth metals, transition metals, actinides, silicon, gallium, boron, and phosphorus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Akzo Nobel B.V.
    Inventors: Dennis Stamires, Paul O'Connor, Gregory Pearson, William Jones
  • Patent number: 6503867
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a quasi-crystalline boehmite containing additive in a homogeneously dispersed state. Suitable additives are compounds containing elements selected from the group of alkaline earth metals, alkaline metals, transition metals, actinides, silicon, gallium, boron, titanium, and phosphorus. Said QCBs according to the invention may be prepared in several ways. In general, a quasi-crystalline boehmite precursor and an additive are converted to a quasi-crystalline boehmite containing the additive in a homogeneously dispersed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Akzo Nobel N.V.
    Inventors: Dennis Stamires, Paul O'Connor, Gregory Pearson, William Jones
  • Patent number: 5803094
    Abstract: Acrylic and fiberglass fingernails are applied using an aid having a flexible fingernail support shield wrappable around the end of a human finger defining an aperture suitable to receive a fingernail. A substantially conical resilient pinching member defining an expandable slit is placed over the flexible support shield and the fingernail augmentation is applied over the shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bruce Becker, Gregory Pearson Becker
  • Patent number: 5481562
    Abstract: A multi-mode modem and a method of transmitting data utilizing the multi-mode modem are disclosed in which different modes of operation may be automatically selected by sending multiple link requests to a receiving modem in order to provide either optimized or non-optimized data transmission according to line conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: Microcom Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Pearson, Nathan R. Melhorn, Michael F. Onarato, Craig A. Richards
  • Patent number: 5191583
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for a data communications system in which data packets are transmitted between two data terminal units wherein idle packets are transmitted whenever there is no data packet to send and such idle packets are utilized for detecting transmission errors in order to optimize data transmission efficiency by continually increasing, decreasing or leaving unchanged the size of data packets as a function of transmission errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1993
    Assignee: Microcom Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Pearson, Nathan R. Melhorn, Michael F. Onarato, Craig A. Richards