Patents by Inventor J. Brown
J. Brown 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: 20240142980Abstract: Annotations for a map of a worksite are generated by a controller. The controller receives georeferenced crop state data and georeferenced agricultural characteristic data, collectively referred to as agronomy data. The georeferenced crop state data and georeferenced agricultural characteristic data are analyzed by the controller to determine relationships therebetween. The controller generates the annotations based on the determined relationships. The controller generates explanations, which are type of annotation, based on determined relationships between current agronomy data and historical agronomy data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Nicholas C. Baltz, Adam J. Royal, Duane M. Bomleny, Kent S. Brown, Noel W. Anderson
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Publication number: 20240141649Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing photocatalytic coated ceramic granules. The method involves providing a coatable composition containing an inorganic binder and a variety of photocatalytic particles, such as TiO2, ZnO, Ti(OH)4, doped derivatives, or combinations thereof. These photocatalytic particles have a surface area per weight of no more than 15 m2/g. The coatable composition is then applied to uncoated base ceramic granules, resulting in intermediate coated granules. Finally, the intermediate coated granules are heated at a temperature of at least 700° C., leading to the formation of photocatalytic coated ceramic granules. These granules exhibit a Total Solar Reflectance (TSR) value of at least 0.7. This method offers an efficient and effective way to produce ceramic granules with enhanced photocatalytic properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Taisiya Skorina, Rebecca L. A. Everman, Jean A. Tangeman, Eric J. VanBruggen, Kenton D. Budd, Rachael A. T. Gould, Robert P. Brown, Lara K. N. Ughetta, Jonathan A. Hubin, Zachary M. Schaeffer
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Publication number: 20240141765Abstract: Methods and systems for producing hydrocarbons. An example method includes producing a non-hydrocarbon liquid from a first horizontal wellbore, the first horizontal wellbore extending from a vertical wellbore and through a hydrocarbon producing formation. The method further includes pumping the non-hydrocarbon liquid with a first pump into a second horizontal wellbore, the second horizontal wellbore extending from the vertical wellbore and disposed downhole and underneath the first horizontal wellbore. The method additionally includes pumping a hydrocarbon liquid uphole to a surface with a second pump disposed downhole of the first horizontal wellbore.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Donn J. BROWN, Trevor A. KOPECKY
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Publication number: 20240141919Abstract: A submersible pump assembly. The submersible pump assembly comprises a motor comprising a first drive shaft; a seal section comprising a second drive shaft that is coupled to the first drive shaft of the motor; and a centrifugal pump assembly comprising a third drive shaft that is coupled to the second drive shaft of the seal section and a plurality of pump stages, wherein each pump stage comprises an impeller coupled to the third drive shaft and a diffuser retained by a housing of the centrifugal pump assembly, wherein the diffuser of each pump stage comprises a first plurality of vanes each having a first axial length and a second plurality of vanes each disposed between a pair of vanes of the first plurality of vanes and each having a second axial length, wherein the second axial length is less than the first axial length.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Ketankumar K. SHETH, Donn J. BROWN, Gerald Glen GOSHORN
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Publication number: 20240139905Abstract: A chemical mechanical polishing apparatus has a platen to support a polishing pad, the platen having a recess, a carrier head to hold a surface of a substrate against the polishing pad and comprising a retaining ring to retain the substrate below the carrier head, a motor to generate relative motion between the platen and the carrier head so as to polish the substrate, an in-situ acoustic monitoring system comprising an acoustic sensor arranged in the recess that receives acoustic energy from friction between the substrate and the polishing pad and from friction between the retaining ring and the polishing pad, and a controller configured to generate a value for a carrier head status parameter based on received acoustic signals from the in-situ acoustic monitoring system, and change or polishing parameter or generate an alert based on the carrier head status parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Benjamin Cherian, Thomas H. Osterheld, Brian J. Brown, Haoquan Fang, Jeonghoon Oh, Jun Qian, Nicholas A. Wiswell, Sohrab Pourmand
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Publication number: 20240141903Abstract: An electric submersible pump (ESP) assembly comprising an electric motor, a seal section disposed uphole of the electric motor, a gas separator disposed uphole of the seal section, a downhole transmission assembly disposed uphole of the gas separator, comprising a flow passage fluidically coupled to a liquid phase discharge port of the gas separator, a first drive shaft coupled to a drive shaft of the gas separator, a second drive shaft, and a transmission that mechanically couples the first drive shaft to the second drive shaft, wherein the transmission is configured to turn the second drive shaft at a slower angular speed than the angular speed of the first drive shaft, and a centrifugal pump assembly disposed uphole of the downhole transmission assembly, having a fluid inlet coupled to a fluid outlet of the downhole transmission assembly, and having a drive shaft coupled to the second drive shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Donn J. BROWN, Trevor Alan KOPECKY, Ketankumar Kantilal SHETH
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Publication number: 20240139900Abstract: A chemical mechanical polishing apparatus has a platen to support a polishing pad, a carrier head comprising a rigid housing and configured to hold a surface of a substrate against the polishing pad, a motor to generate relative motion between the platen and the carrier head so as to polish the substrate, an in-situ carrier head monitoring system including a sensor positioned to interact with the housing and to detect vibrational motion of the housing and generate signals based on the detected vibrational motion, and a controller. The controller is configured to generate a value for a carrier head status parameter based on received signals from the in-situ carrier head monitoring system, and change a polishing parameter or generate an alert based on the carrier head status parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Jeonghoon Oh, Jianshe Tang, Steven M. Zuniga, Brian J. Brown, Andrew J. Nagengast, Derek R. Witty, Rushabhkumar Desai, Shih-Haur Shen, Haosheng Wu, Yufei Hu
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Patent number: 11972680Abstract: Table top sanitizer dispenser bottle bases are disclosed herein. An exemplary table top sanitizer dispenser bottle base includes a movable upper housing, the upper moveable housing has a floor with an aperture located therein and a peripheral wall. The top sanitizer dispenser bottle includes a lower stationary housing. The upper movable housing is connected to the lower stationary housing and is configured to move linearly upward and downward with respect to lower stationary. One or more biasing members bias the upper movable housing upward. A switch is included and the upper movable housing has an engagement member or surface for actuating the switch upon downward movement of the upper movable housing. At least one of a visual indicator and an audible indicator are also included. Control circuitry is provided for activating the one or more of a visual indicator and audible indicator when the engagement member actuates the switch.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: GOJO Industries, Inc.Inventors: Aaron D. Marshall, Mark T. Smith, Paul J. Brown, Aaron R. Reynolds, Joseph S. Kanfer, Shelby Jay Buell, Eugene W. Ray
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Patent number: 11973538Abstract: A diverged beam optical transmitter is provided that includes a laser source configured to emit a light beam, and one or more lenses. The diverged beam optical transmitter also includes a diffuser placed between the laser source and the one or more lenses, and configured to increase an intrinsic divergence of the light beam and to fill some portion of the one or more lenses such that the light beam is eye safe after the one or more lenses.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: 8 RIVERS CAPITAL, LLCInventors: William J. Brown, Hannah Clark
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Patent number: 11965401Abstract: A downhole gas separator fluid mover assembly comprising a fluid mover having an inlet and an outlet, a separation device, a separation chamber, and a flow path separator located downstream of the fluid mover. The fluid mover comprising a centrifugal pump stage with an impeller and a diffuser moves production fluid comprising a high viscosity fluid portion and a gas portion to the separation device. The separation device produces a fluid motion that separates the gas phase from the liquid phase in response to the flow rate of production fluid from the fluid mover. A portion of the high viscosity fluid passes through the gas phase discharge port in response to the over-supply of high viscosity fluid to the liquid discharge port in response to the flow rate of the production fluid through the fluid mover.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Donn J. Brown, Ketankumar Kantilal Sheth, Casey Laine Newport
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Patent number: 11965402Abstract: An electric submersible pump (ESP) assembly. The ESP assembly comprises an electric motor; a seal section coupled to the electric motor; a fluid intake coupled to an uphole end of the seal section, wherein the fluid intake defines a plurality of inlet ports; a gas separator comprising a plurality of gas phase discharge ports, and at least one liquid phase discharge port, wherein the gas separator is located uphole of the fluid intake; a centrifugal pump comprising a fluid inlet at a downhole end, wherein the at least one liquid phase discharge port of the gas separator is fluidically coupled to the fluid inlet of the centrifugal pump; and an inverted shroud assembly, wherein a downhole end of the inverted shroud assembly is coupled to an outside of the gas separator downhole of the gas phase discharge ports of the gas separator and uphole of the fluid intake.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Donn J. Brown, Ketankumar Kantilal Sheth, Andre Joseph Bernier
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Patent number: 11968595Abstract: A method of determining a physical location for an address. The method includes receiving from a first global positioning system on a vehicle a first set of global positioning data indicative of a vehicle location. The method may also receive from a second global positioning system on a portable electronic device a second set of global positioning data indicative of a portable electronic device location. The method may also receive a set of location metadata associated with a picture. The method determines a residence location from the first set of global positioning data, the second set of global positioning data, or the set of location metadata. The method then associates the physical location to the address.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Emily Margaret Gray, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, Jr., Qunying Kou, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Manfred Amann, Donnette Moncrief Brown, Eric David Schroeder, Meredith Beveridge, Michael J. Maciolek, Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Brian F. Shipley, Justin Dax Haslam, Ashley Raine Philbrick
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Publication number: 20240122276Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to an apparel item that promotes thermo-regulation through the use of engineered openings, venting, and/or stand-off structures. In exemplary aspects, 20-45% of the apparel item may comprise the engineered openings. Vents may be positioned on the apparel item in areas that experience high amounts of air flow to help channel air into the apparel item. The stand-off structures may be positioned on an inner-facing surface of the apparel item where they help to create a space between the apparel item and the wearer's body surface in which air can flow and help cool the wearer by promoting evaporative cooling.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Collin Bailey, Kim D. Baschak, Olivia A. Echols, Stacey L. Hansen, Lucas Hartman, Rebecca P. Hurd, Adam Parkinson, Shannon K. Redell, David Sagan, Susan L. Sokolowski, Stuart B. Brown, Matthew J. Hancock
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Publication number: 20240124366Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for a system in which liquid carbon dioxide, or a mixture of liquid and gaseous carbon dioxide, is converted to solid carbon dioxide by exiting an orifice at a sufficient pressure drop, e.g., for delivery of carbon dioxide to a concrete mixture in a mixer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Dean Paul FORGERON, Joshua Jeremy BROWN, George Sean MONKMAN, Paul J. SANDBERG
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Patent number: 11960469Abstract: Techniques to leveraging distributed ledgers for integrating heterogeneous database systems independent of underlying legacy systems are described herein. Heterogeneous database systems may be integrated to generate a desired analytics report. In one embodiment, DApps (i.e., smart contracts) and database drivers may be deployed to implement just-in-time data mapping in smart contracts to save substantial time in integrating these heterogeneous database systems. With the smart contract approach, the database drivers may be configured to port only the key data that are needed to be processed based upon, for example, on business considerations. As a result, only data fields that are needed may be mapped and converted into smart contracts. Because the data needed may be dynamically mapped to the inputs specified for the smart contract, which in turn handles posting to the distributed ledgers, changes to the inputs are isolated to the smart contract, rather than forcing a schema redesign.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: DEIXIS, PBCInventors: Allen L. Brown, Jr., Patrick J. D. Santos
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Patent number: 11959368Abstract: A system for protecting an Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) string from gas slugs in a downhole well environment. The system comprises an intake tube having a first and second end and one of a packer having a bypass channel and an inverted shroud coupled to the intake tube and the ESP string. The intake tube is independent of a pump and a motor of the ESP string. The system can comprise a bypass tube for channeling the gas slug downstream of the pump. The bypass tube is integrated with the packer. The inverted shroud is coupled with the first end of the intake tube and a section of production tubing downstream from the pump and the motor. The inverted shroud forms a bypass path channel within a casing annulus.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INCInventors: Donn J. Brown, David C. Beck, Trevor A. Kopecky
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Patent number: 11959271Abstract: A building structure comprising a first film and a second film. The first film and the second film are each impregnated with L-Dopa. The building structure further includes regolith bulk material between the first film and the second film.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: RAYTHEON BBN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.Inventors: Michael D. Brown, Helen G. Scott, Miles T. Rogers, Benjamin J. Rosenthal, Michael J. Nicoletti, James J. Stusse
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Patent number: 11957941Abstract: A fire suppressing insulation. This insulation will create a barrier that blocks a fire to protect a structure from damage and will assist in suppressing the fire. Also, a fire suppression system including two walls, such as an interior wall and an exterior wall or two interior walls. The walls are spaced apart from each other by a divider to define an interior volume. At least a portion of the interior volume includes fire suppressing insulation that will form a fire suppressing intumescent barrier between the walls when exposed to the heat of a fire.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Emily Margaret Gray, Brian Francisco Shipley, Justin Dax Haslam, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Donnette Moncrief Brown, Eric David Schroeder, Michael J. Maciolek, Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Manfred Amann, Rochelle Ann Tijerina, Meredith Beveridge
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Publication number: 20240116813Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods directed to carbonation of a cement mix during mixing. The carbonation may be in a stationary mixer or a transportable mixer, such as a drum of a ready-mix truck.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: George Sean MONKMAN, Kevin CAIL, Paul J. SANDBERG, Mark MACDONALD, Joshua Jeremy BROWN, Dean Paul FORGERON
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Publication number: 20240115304Abstract: Disclosed herein are surgical tool systems and methods of using such to install a fixator in a biological tissue. The systems are capable of accurately measuring torque and rotational velocity and providing real time feedback to a user during surgery.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Philip J. Brown, Andrea Morgan Rich, Aaron Ross Van Gorkom