Patents by Inventor Jeffrey J. Brown
Jeffrey 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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Patent number: 11953429Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure include at least one building component detection sensor device configured to be deployed within (or proximate to) a building comprised of a plurality of building components. The at least one building component detection sensor device is configured to detect data relating to at least one building component of the plurality of building components. In addition, a building component property determination system includes a processor configured to execute instructions stored in memory to determine one or more properties of the at least one building component based at least in part on the data detected by the at least one building component detection sensor device.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 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, Yevgeniy Viatcheslavovich Khmelev, Oscar Guerra, Jeffrey Neal Pollack, Janelle Denice Dziuk, Ryan Thomas Russell, David Patrick Dixon
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Publication number: 20240107797Abstract: A first product may be provided that comprises a substrate having a first surface, a first side, and a first edge where the first surface meets the first side; and a device disposed over the substrate, the device having a second side, where at least a first portion of the second side is disposed within 3 mm from the first edge of the substrate. The first product may further comprise a first barrier film that covers at least a portion of the first edge of the substrate, at least a portion of the first side of the substrate, and at least the first portion of the second side of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Prashant MANDLIK, Ruiqing MA, Jeffrey SILVERNAIL, Julia J. BROWN, Lin HAN, Sigurd WAGNER, Luke WALSKI
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Patent number: 11053777Abstract: A platform apparatus positionable close to a surface element to allow an operator to access production tubing being withdrawn from the surface element. The platform apparatus can be positioned in close proximity to a surface element of a well to permit an operator access to production tubing and cable secured to the production tubing. The cable can be separated from the production tubing and directed beneath a primary oil rig platform. The production tubing can be scanned with an electronic scanning device after the cable has been separated from the production tubing as the production tubing is being removed from the well. The platform apparatus can be positioned in close proximity to a surface element of a well being serviced by a pole unit to permit an operator access to production tubing. The production tubing can be scanned with an electronic scanning device as the production tubing is being removed from the well.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Inventors: Jeffrey J. Brown, Trevor D. Willey, Justin C. Weaver
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Publication number: 20190345794Abstract: A platform apparatus positionable close to a surface element to allow an operator to access production tubing being withdrawn from the surface element. The platform apparatus can be positioned in close proximity to a surface element of a well to permit an operator access to production tubing and cable secured to the production tubing. The cable can be separated from the production tubing. The production tubing can be scanned with an electronic scanning device after the cable has been separated from the production tubing as the production tubing is being removed from the well. The platform apparatus can be positioned in close proximity to a surface element of a well being serviced by a pole unit to permit an operator access to production tubing. The production tubing can be scanned with an electronic scanning device as the production tubing is being removed from the well.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: Jeffrey J. Brown, Trevor D. Willey, Justin C. Weaver
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Publication number: 20190345795Abstract: A platform apparatus positionable close to a surface element to allow an operator to access production tubing being withdrawn from the surface element. The platform apparatus can be positioned in close proximity to a surface element of a well to permit an operator access to production tubing and cable secured to the production tubing. The cable can be separated from the production tubing and directed beneath a primary oil rig platform. The production tubing can be scanned with an electronic scanning device after the cable has been separated from the production tubing as the production tubing is being removed from the well. The platform apparatus can be positioned in close proximity to a surface element of a well being serviced by a pole unit to permit an operator access to production tubing. The production tubing can be scanned with an electronic scanning device as the production tubing is being removed from the well.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: Jeffrey J. Brown, Trevor D. Willey, Justin C. Weaver
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Patent number: 10337291Abstract: A platform apparatus positionable close to a surface element to allow an operator to access production tubing being withdrawn from the surface element. The platform apparatus can be positioned in close proximity to a surface element of a well to permit an operator access to production tubing and cable secured to the production tubing. The cable can be separated from the production tubing. The production tubing can be scanned with an electronic scanning device after the cable has been separated from the production tubing as the production tubing is being removed from the well. The platform apparatus can be positioned in close proximity to a surface element of a well being serviced by a pole unit to permit an operator access to production tubing. The production tubing can be scanned with an electronic scanning device as the production tubing is being removed from the well.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Inventors: Jeffrey J. Brown, Trevor D. Willey, Justin C. Weaver
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Patent number: 10145197Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward a downhole tool used to free stuck tools in a wellbore and the method of using the downhole tool. The downhole tool includes at least one packer element for engaging a casing in a wellbore. The packer works to isolate one area of the casing from another. The downhole tool also includes at least one slip element for engaging the casing to maintain the position of the downhole tool in the casing or wellbore. Further, the downhole tool includes a mandrel slidably disposed within the at least one packer element and the at least one slip. The mandrel includes at least one port disposed therein above the at least one packer element when the mandrel is in a first position.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Inventors: Jeffrey J. Brown, Henry F. Brown
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Patent number: 9945199Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward a downhole tool used to free stuck tools in a wellbore and the method of using the downhole tool. The downhole tool includes at least one packer element for engaging a casing in a wellbore. The packer works to isolate one area of the casing from another. The downhole tool also includes at least one slip element for engaging the casing to maintain the position of the downhole tool in the casing or wellbore. Further, the downhole tool includes a mandrel slidably disposed within the at least one packer element and the at least one slip. The mandrel includes at least one port disposed therein above the at least one packer element when the mandrel is in a first position.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Inventors: Jeffrey J. Brown, Henry F. Brown
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Publication number: 20170002618Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward a downhole tool used to free stuck tools in a wellbore and the method of using the downhole tool. The downhole tool includes at least one packer element for engaging a casing in a wellbore. The packer works to isolate one area of the casing from another. The downhole tool also includes at least one slip element for engaging the casing to maintain the position of the downhole tool in the casing or wellbore. Further, the downhole tool includes a mandrel slidably disposed within the at least one packer element and the at least one slip. The mandrel includes at least one port disposed therein above the at least one packer element when the mandrel is in a first position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2015Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Jeffrey J. Brown, Henry F. Brown
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Patent number: 9528339Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward a downhole tool used to free stuck tools in a wellbore and the method of using the downhole tool. The downhole tool includes at least one packer element for engaging a casing in a wellbore. The packer works to isolate one area of the casing from another. The downhole tool also includes at least one slip element for engaging the casing to maintain the position of the downhole tool in the casing or wellbore. Further, the downhole tool includes a mandrel slidably disposed within the at least one packer element and the at least one slip. The mandrel includes at least one port disposed therein above the at least one packer element when the mandrel is in a first position.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Inventors: Jeffrey J. Brown, Henry F. Brown
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Patent number: 9103187Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward a downhole tool used to free stuck tools in a wellbore and the method of using the downhole tool. The downhole tool includes at least one packer element for engaging a casing in a wellbore. The packer works to isolate one area of the casing from another. The downhole tool also includes at least one slip element for engaging the casing to maintain the position of the downhole tool in the casing or wellbore. Further, the downhole tool includes a mandrel slidably disposed within the at least one packer element and the at least one slip. The mandrel includes at least one port disposed therein above the at least one packer element when the mandrel is in a first position.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2014Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Inventors: Jeffrey J. Brown, Henry F. Brown
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Publication number: 20150159453Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward a downhole tool used to free stuck tools in a wellbore and the method of using the downhole tool. The downhole tool includes at least one packer element for engaging a casing in a wellbore. The packer works to isolate one area of the casing from another. The downhole tool also includes at least one slip element for engaging the casing to maintain the position of the downhole tool in the casing or wellbore. Further, the downhole tool includes a mandrel slidably disposed within the at least one packer element and the at least one slip. The mandrel includes at least one port disposed therein above the at least one packer element when the mandrel is in a first position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Jeffrey J. Brown, Henry F. Brown
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Publication number: 20150159454Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward a downhole tool used to free stuck tools in a wellbore and the method of using the downhole tool. The downhole tool includes at least one packer element for engaging a casing in a wellbore. The packer works to isolate one area of the casing from another. The downhole tool also includes at least one slip element for engaging the casing to maintain the position of the downhole tool in the casing or wellbore. Further, the downhole tool includes a mandrel slidably disposed within the at least one packer element and the at least one slip. The mandrel includes at least one port disposed therein above the at least one packer element when the mandrel is in a first position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Jeffrey J. Brown, Henry F. Brown
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Publication number: 20100031655Abstract: A power generation system for generating electricity using a steam turbine engine that yields high-pressure steam has been developed using a preferably non-toxic coolant circulating in a closed loop that passes through a rock and earth aquifer, for directly and/or indirectly condensing the low-pressure steam from the low-pressure side of the steam turbine into a liquid phase for re-circulation to the steam turbine, whereby the coolant acts to dissipate the heat from the low-pressure steam through the aquifer to the rock and earth encasing the aquifer. In one embodiment a containment shroud is employed to recycle condensing water utilized to condense the condensing vapor emitted from a steam condenser. In a second embodiment a sealed steam condenser is utilized through which the low-pressure steam passes, and water (or other suitable fluid) from an enclosed condensing water reservoir, through which the coolant is circulated, is employed to condense the low-pressure steam in the steam condenser.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Applicant: HORIZON ENERGY ASSOCIATES, LLCInventor: Jeffrey J. BROWN
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Patent number: 7519909Abstract: Aspects of the invention are directed to monitoring a plurality of UPS devices coupled to a network. According to one aspect of the invention, a computer is coupled to the plurality of UPS devices through the network and monitors the states of the UPS devices by using a UPS devices monitoring icon. The UPS monitoring icon takes on various shapes depending on the status or state of one or more UPS devices being monitored and generally acts as an annunciator to the status or state. For example, the UPS monitoring icon 500 can take on one of four symbols depending on whether the UPS devices are operating normally or one or more UPS devices have been diagnosed as being in a “critical” state, a “warning” state or an “unknown” state.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2001Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: American Power Conversion CorporationInventors: Christian L. Kuiawa, David A. Cardimino, Jr., Todd J. Giaquinto, Jeffrey J. Brown, David J. Smith, Elizabeth Schultz
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Patent number: 6864041Abstract: A method of fabricating an electronic chip on a wafer in which a first mask at a predetermined lower resolution is developed on the wafer and then etched under a first set of conditions for a predetermined period to achieve a mask that is below the resolution limit of current lithography. The etched mask is then used as a hard mask for etching material on a lower layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2001Date of Patent: March 8, 2005Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jeffrey J. Brown, Sadanand Vinayak Deshpande, David V. Horak, Maheswaran Surendra, Len Y. Tsou, Qingyun Yang, Chienfan Yu, Ying Zhang
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Patent number: 6835614Abstract: A technique for forming a sub-0.05 &mgr;m channel length double-gated/double channel MOSFET structure having excellent short-channel characteristics as well as the double-gated/double channel MOSFET structure itself is provided herein. The inventive technique utilizes a damascene process for the fabrication of a MOSFET device with double-gate/double channel structure. The gates are present on opposite sides of a silicon film having a vertical thickness of about 80 nm or less which is present in the gate region. The silicon film serves as the vertical channel regions of the structure and connects diffusion regions that are abutting the gate region to each other. In the inventive device, the current is double that of a conventional planar MOSFET with the same physical width due to its dual channel feature.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2003Date of Patent: December 28, 2004Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Hussein I. Hanafi, Jeffrey J. Brown, Wesley C. Natzle
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Publication number: 20040092067Abstract: A technique for forming a sub-0.05 &mgr;m channel length double-gated/double channel MOSFET structure having excellent short-channel characteristics as well as the double-gated/double channel MOSFET structure itself is provided herein. The inventive technique utilizes a damascene process for the fabrication of a MOSFET device with double-gate/double channel structure. The gates are present on opposite sides of a silicon film having a vertical thickness of about 80 nm or less which is present in the gate region. The silicon film serves as the vertical channel regions of the structure and connects diffusion regions that are abutting the gate region to each other. In the inventive device, the current is double that of a conventional planar MOSFET with the same physical width due to its dual channel feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Hussein I. Hanafi, Jeffrey J. Brown, Wesley C. Natzle
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Patent number: 6703269Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor chip which has transistors is disclosed. The transistors include first type transistors which have a first type of doping and second type transistors which have a second type of doping different than the first type of doping. The method includes forming a conductive layer on a substrate. The conductive layer includes first regions that have the first type of doping and second regions have the second type of doping. The invention patterns a mask over the conductive layer, and the mask protects portions of the conductive layer where gate conductors will be located. Next, the invention partially etches unprotected portions of the conductive layer. The partially etching process allows a layer of the unprotected portions to remain, such that the substrate is not exposed by the partially etching process.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2002Date of Patent: March 9, 2004Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jeffrey J. Brown, Len Y. Tsou, Qingyun Yang
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Patent number: 6635923Abstract: A technique for forming a sub-0.05 &mgr;m channel length double-gated/double channel MOSFET structure having excellent short-channel characteristics as well as the double-gated/double channel MOSFET structure itself is provided herein. The inventive technique utilizes a damascene process for the fabrication of a MOSFET device with double-gate/double channel structure. The gates are present on opposite sides of a silicon film having a vertical thickness of about 80 nm or less which is present in the gate region. The silicon film serves as the vertical channel regions of the structure and connects diffusion regions that are abutting the gate region to each other. In the inventive device, the current is double that of a conventional planar MOSFET with the same physical width due to its dual channel feature.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2001Date of Patent: October 21, 2003Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Hussein I. Hanafi, Jeffrey J. Brown, Wesley C. Natzle