Patents by Inventor Howard Hall
Howard Hall 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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Patent number: 11140084Abstract: A method for accelerating TCP/UDP packet switching. The method involves determining whether exception processing is necessary; if not, the packet is forwarded to a special stack for expedited processing. Packets requiring exception processing are forwarded to the conventional stack.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2017Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: ORACLE AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Howard Hall, Ilia Sokolinski, Milan Merhar
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Publication number: 20200109710Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a gear pump for low speed transfers of viscous liquid slurries promotes growth of suspended particles, such as sugar crystals, by avoiding crushing of the particles. The pump includes a rotor gear in mesh with an eccentrically mounted idler gear supported on a boss of a pump head that includes a crescent seal extending into an opening resulting from the eccentricity of the idler gear relative to the rotor gear. The idler gear contains a radially extending land on each tooth profile, symmetrically oriented on adjacently spaced pairs of teeth. The lands, configured to minimize crushing of crystals passing through the pump, engage mating rotor teeth for sealing between inlet and outlet ports of the pump. To promote crystal growth, the lands cover only 10% to 30% of profile surface area of each tooth. To minimize gear tooth wear, the lands are axially staggered between successive adjacent pairs of teeth.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Applicant: Viking Pump, Inc.Inventors: Victor Christian Iehl, Michael Robert Crawford, John Howard Hall
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Patent number: 10514034Abstract: A gear pump for low speed transfers of viscous liquid slurries promotes growth of suspended particles, such as sugar crystals, by avoiding crushing of the particles. The pump includes a rotor gear in mesh with an eccentrically mounted idler gear supported on a boss of a pump head that includes a crescent seal extending into an opening resulting from the eccentricity of the idler gear relative to the rotor gear. The idler gear contains a radially extending land on each tooth profile, symmetrically oriented on adjacently spaced pairs of teeth. The lands, configured to minimize crushing of crystals passing through the pump, engage mating rotor teeth for sealing between inlet and outlet ports of the pump. To promote crystal growth, the lands cover only 10% to 30% of profile surface area of each tooth. To minimize gear tooth wear, the lands are axially staggered between successive adjacent pairs of teeth.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2017Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Viking Pump, Inc.Inventors: Victor Christian Iehl, Michael Robert Crawford, John Howard Hall
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Publication number: 20180328360Abstract: A gear pump for low speed transfers of viscous liquid slurries promotes growth of suspended particles, such as sugar crystals, by avoiding crushing of the particles. The pump includes a rotor gear in mesh with an eccentrically mounted idler gear supported on a boss of a pump head that includes a crescent seal extending into an opening resulting from the eccentricity of the idler gear relative to the rotor gear. The idler gear contains a radially extending land on each tooth profile, symmetrically oriented on adjacently spaced pairs of teeth. The lands, configured to minimize crushing of crystals passing through the pump, engage mating rotor teeth for sealing between inlet and outlet ports of the pump. To promote crystal growth, the lands cover only 10% to 30% of profile surface area of each tooth. To minimize gear tooth wear, the lands are axially staggered between successive adjacent pairs of teeth.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2017Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: Viking Pump, Inc.Inventors: Victor Christian Iehl, Michael Robert Crawford, John Howard Hall
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Publication number: 20170237668Abstract: A method for accelerating TCP/UDP packet switching. The method involves determining whether exception processing is necessary; if not, the packet is forwarded to a special stack for expedited processing. Packets requiring exception processing are forwarded to the conventional stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Howard Hall, Ilia Sokolinski, Milan Merhar
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Patent number: 9639553Abstract: A method for accelerating TCP/UDP packet switching. The method involves determining whether exception processing is necessary; if not, the packet is forwarded to a special stack for expedited processing. Packets requiring exception processing are forwarded to the conventional stack.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Oracle International CorporationInventors: Howard Hall, Ilia Sokolinski, Milan Merhar
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Publication number: 20150139792Abstract: An internal gear pump with a field replaceable idler is disclosed that may be used for sanitary applications. Access to the idler mainly requires removal of the head. Access to the seal assembly disposed at the inboard end of the pump chamber is also fast and easy as removal of the head exposes a fastener that secures the rotor to the drive shaft. Removal of this fastener enables the rotor to be removed with a standard rotor pulling tool thereby exposing the pump chamber seal assembly which may be cleaned, serviced or replaced as needed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: VIKING PUMP, INC.Inventors: Mike Ramsey, John Howard Hall, Jeffrey Scott Meessmann, Joseph P. Thompson, John A. Dutcher, III, Kelly J. Bohlen
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Patent number: 8949471Abstract: A method for accelerating TCP/UDP packet switching. The method involves determining whether exception processing is necessary; if not, the packet is forwarded to a special stack for expedited processing. Packets requiring exception processing are forwarded to the conventional stack.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2001Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.Inventors: Howard Hall, Ilia Sokolinski, Milan Merhar
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Publication number: 20150032691Abstract: A method for accelerating TCP/UDP packet switching. The method involves determining whether exception processing is necessary; if not, the packet is forwarded to a special stack for expedited processing. Packets requiring exception processing are forwarded to the conventional stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: Howard Hall, Ilia Sokolinski, Milan Merhar
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Publication number: 20140199162Abstract: A positive displacement pump is disclosed which includes a case that defines a pump cavity. A shaft and rotor, which are detachably connected together, are also included wherein the rotor is disposed within the pump cavity and the shaft passes through an opening in the proximal end of the case. The distal end of the shaft, in addition to being connected to the rotor, is also coupled to a fastener that couples a cover plate over the distal end of the shaft and over at least part of the base portion of the rotor. The opening in the proximal side of the case through which the shaft passes also accommodates a seal assembly. Access to the seal assembly is easily made by removing the head from the case and removing the rotor from the shaft. The seal assembly can be changed or serviced without removal of the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: VIKING PUMP, INC.Inventors: Mike Ramsey, John Howard Hall, Jeffrey Scott Meessmann, Joseph P. Thompson, John A. Dutcher, III, Kelly J. Bohlen
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Patent number: 7958199Abstract: Disclosed are improved methods, devices and systems for storage management in digital networks.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2001Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.Inventors: Stephen Ferrari, William Stronge, Christopher Cochrane, Howard Hall, Milan Merhar
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Patent number: 7865596Abstract: Disclosed are improved methods, devices and systems for storage management in digital networks.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2001Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.Inventors: George Grosner, Howard Hall, Erick Crowell, Glenn Virball, Mark Parenti, Douglas Wood
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Patent number: 7430568Abstract: Methods and systems consistent with the present invention provide distributed storage systems that are scalable, secure, available, and manageable. These storage systems may utilize a single storage switch and allow resource sharing while securely separating customer data. A snapshot capability may be provided to capture a point-in-time image of the stored data and to track changes made to the stored data relative to a point-in-time image.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2004Date of Patent: September 30, 2008Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.Inventors: Rod A. DeKoning, Howard Hall, David Kopper, Kevin Broas, Kevin Faulkner, Wai Yim
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Patent number: 7313614Abstract: A system and method for provided a switch system (100) having a first configurable set of processor elements (102) to process storage resource connection requests (104), a second configurable set of processor elements capable of communications with the first configurable set of processor elements (102) to receive, from the first configurable set of processor elements, storage connection requests representative of client requests, and to route the requests to at least one of the storage elements (104), and a configurable switching fabric (106) interconnected between the first and second sets of processor elements (102), for receiving at least a first storage connection request (104) from one of the first set of processor elements (102), determining an appropriate one of the second set of processors for processing the storage connection request (104), automatically configuring the storage connection request in accordance with a protocol utilized by the selected one of the second set of processors, and forwardinType: GrantFiled: November 2, 2001Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.Inventors: John Considine, Howard Hall, Christopher Cochrane
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Patent number: 6985956Abstract: Methods and systems consistent with certain aspects related to the present invention provide a digital network having a plurality of data storage elements, at least one client, and a switch element. The switch element may be operable to receive access requests from the client and provide access to data on the storage elements in response to one or more access requests.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2001Date of Patent: January 10, 2006Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.Inventors: Stanley Luke, Howard Hall, Christopher Cochrane, Stephen Ferrari, Mitchell Condylis, Milan Merhar
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Publication number: 20050029804Abstract: A gas service riser assembly and ductile pipe to plastic pipe transition connection is provided. The gas service riser assembly comprises an outer ductile pipe, a plastic pipe having open ends disposed within the outer ductile pipe and extending through one end thereof, a hollow rigid stiffener disposed within the interior of a portion of the plastic pipe within the outer ductile pipe, a gasket positioned around the exterior of the plastic pipe adjacent to the stiffener, and a crimp formed in the outer ductile pipe adjacent to the stiffener and the gasket whereby the outer ductile pipe is compressed against the gasket, plastic pipe and the stiffener to form a seal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2003Publication date: February 10, 2005Inventor: Howard Hall
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Publication number: 20040133634Abstract: A digital network comprises a plurality of data storage elements (104), at least one client (102) and a switch element (106) operable to receive access requests from the client (102) and provide access to data on the storage elements (104) in response to access requests.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Inventors: Stanley Luke, Howard Hall, Christopher Cochrane, Stephen Ferrari, Mitchell Condylis, Milan Merhar
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Publication number: 20040117438Abstract: A system and method for provided a switch system (100) having a first configurable set of processor elements (102) to process storage resource connection requests (104), a second configurable set of processor elements capable of communications with the first configurable set of processor elements (102) to receive, from the first configurable set of processor elements, storage connection requests representative of client requests, and to route the requests to at least one of the storage elements (104), and a configurable switching fabric (106) interconnected between the first and second sets of processor elements (102), for receiving at least a first storage connection request (104) from one of the first set of processor elements (102), determining an appropriate one of the second set of processors for processing the storage connection request (104), automatically configuring the storage connection request in accordance with a protocol utilized by the selected one of the second set of processors, and forwardinType: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2003Publication date: June 17, 2004Inventors: John Considine, Howard Hall, Christopher Cochrane
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Publication number: 20040111523Abstract: A method for accelerating TCP/UDP packet switching. The method involves determining whether exception processing is necessary; if not, the packet is forwarded to a special stack for expedited processing. Packets requiring exception processing are forwarded to the conventional stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2003Publication date: June 10, 2004Inventors: Howard Hall, Ilia Sokolinski, Milan Merhar
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Publication number: 20040078467Abstract: Disclosed are improved methods, devices and systems for storage management in digital networks.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2003Publication date: April 22, 2004Inventors: George Grosner, Howard Hall, Erick Crowell, Glenn Virball, Mark Parenti, Douglas Wood