Patents by Inventor James McKinion

James McKinion 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).

  • Publication number: 20220373229
    Abstract: A load support system includes an elongate support member having a first diameter and a first end and a second end. The elongate support member includes, toward the first end, a first portion for direct earth burial and further includes, toward the second end, a second portion to which the load can be coupled. The first portion has a first length. The system additionally includes a lateral support having a second diameter greater than the first diameter and a second length less than the first length. The lateral support is mounted about the first portion of the elongate support member. The lateral support includes a first opening formed therein at a first location relative to a long axis of the elongate support member and a second opening formed therein at a different second location relative to the long axis in order to support a range of embedment depths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Helical Solar Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: JAMES MCKINION, KEITH BECKER
  • Patent number: 10119291
    Abstract: A load support system includes an elongate support member that includes, toward a first end, a first portion for direct earth burial and further includes, toward a second end, a second portion to which the load can be coupled. A lateral support, mounted about the first portion has a diameter greater than the elongate support member and a length less than the first portion. At least one first helix is formed about the first portion. The load support system may have a load positioning system including a housing that supports attachment of the load. The housing is sized to receive therein a second helix formed about the second portion and includes a follower assembly configured to contact the second helix to impart rotation as the housing is raised and lowered. The load positioning system further includes an actuator configured to telescopically raise and lower the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Inventor: James McKinion
  • Publication number: 20180238072
    Abstract: A load support system includes an elongate support member that includes, toward a first end, a first portion for direct earth burial and further includes, toward a second end, a second portion to which the load can be coupled. A lateral support, mounted about the first portion has a diameter greater than the elongate support member and a length less than the first portion. At least one first helix is formed about the first portion. The load support system may have a load positioning system including a housing that supports attachment of the load. The housing is sized to receive therein a second helix formed about the second portion and includes a follower assembly configured to contact the second helix to impart rotation as the housing is raised and lowered. The load positioning system further includes an actuator configured to telescopically raise and lower the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventor: JAMES MCKINION
  • Patent number: 9547652
    Abstract: Examples described herein provide for determining when individual file system operations are quiesced at a destination before validating a state of the file system object after migration. In one implementation, a metadata parameter is modified for individual file system objects after a set of mutable operations for each file system object is completed. The metadata parameter is recorded and subsequently used to determine when each of the individual file system objects are quiesced at the destination filer. The file system objects that are quiesced can be validated for migration and for implementation of any mutable file system operations that were completed at the source during the migration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventor: James McKinion
  • Publication number: 20160124990
    Abstract: A client system is provided for a test environment in which resources of a network file system are under test. A resource under test can correspond to an appliance (such as a cache or data migration appliance), or alternatively, to a file system. The client system can replicate operations specified for the file system on a control data set. The control data set can represent a copy of the file system that is handling the client specified file system operations during a test session. A comparison of the control data set to data stores which hold data for the resource under test can identify when temporary or permanent corruption issues occur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Darrell Suggs, James McKinion
  • Publication number: 20150347425
    Abstract: Examples described herein provide for determining when individual file system operations are quiesced at a destination before validating a state of the file system object after migration. In one implementation, a metadata parameter is modified for individual file system objects after a set of mutable operations for each file system object is completed. The metadata parameter is recorded and subsequently used to determine when each of the individual file system objects are quiesced at the destination filer. The file system objects that are quiesced can be validated for migration and for implementation of any mutable file system operations that were completed at the source during the migration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventor: James McKinion
  • Publication number: 20150347402
    Abstract: A file system data set is scanned to (i) identify the file system objects of the file system data set, and (ii) obtain contextual data and metadata for file system objects of the file system data set. A virtual namespace for the file system data set is then constructed using the contextual data and the metadata. From a computer system, one or more atomic file system operations are issued to exercise the file system data set using the virtual namespace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventor: James McKinion