Patents by Inventor John D. Owen

John D. Owen 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: 20140138047
    Abstract: An airflow vectoring access floor panel for raised floor data centers has an access panel and a plurality of airflow deflectors. Each of the plurality of airflow deflectors can be independently rotated to affect the directionality of the emanating airstreams. The airstreams can be diverged, converged or impinged in any direction to intersect with the intakes of IT racks within a data center. A fan assembly can be placed underneath the unit to increase the volume of airflow and thus the number and heat load of the IT racks that can be supplied by a single access panel. The airflow deflectors may be rotated manually or by electromechanical drives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Degree Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter E. Phelps, John D. Owen, Venkata Naga Poornima Mynampati
  • Patent number: 8047038
    Abstract: A flashing bender system for bending flashing at a selectable range of angles. The flashing bender system includes a first bending tool and a second bending tool. The first bending tool is arranged to bend flashing to an angle of about 90° and the second bending tool is arranged to bend flashing at a selectable range of pitches. The flashing bender system may include either or both of the first bending tool and the second bending tool. The flashing bender system allows a user to bend flashing of a range of sizes at a range of angles over an unlimited length. Each of the bending tools includes a plurality of starter slots and angling channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Inventor: John D. Owens, IV
  • Patent number: 7818539
    Abstract: A processor implements conditional vector operations in which, for example, an input vector containing multiple operands to be used in conditional operations is divided into two or more output vectors based on a condition vector. Each output vector can then be processed at full processor efficiency without cycles wasted due to branch latency. Data to be processed are divided into two groups based on whether or not they satisfy a given condition by e.g., steering each to one of the two index vectors. Once the data have been segregated in this way, subsequent processing can be performed without conditional operations, processor cycles wasted due to branch latency, incorrect speculation or execution of unnecessary instructions due to predication. Other examples of conditional operations include combining one or more input vectors into a single output vector based on a condition vector, conditional vector switching, conditional vector combining, and conditional vector load balancing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Scott Rixner, John D. Owens, Ujval J. Kapasi, William J. Dally
  • Publication number: 20100126247
    Abstract: A flashing bender system for bending flashing at a selectable range of angles. The flashing bender system includes a first bending tool and a second bending tool. The first bending tool is arranged to bend flashing to an angle of about 90° and the second bending tool is arranged to bend flashing at a selectable range of pitches. The flashing bender system may include either or both of the first bending tool and the second bending tool. The flashing bender system allows a user to bend flashing of a range of sizes at a range of angles over an unlimited length. Each of the bending tools includes a plurality of starter slots and angling channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventor: John D. Owens, IV
  • Patent number: 7100026
    Abstract: A processor implements conditional vector operations in which, for example, an input vector containing multiple operands to be used in conditional operations is divided into two or more output vectors based on a condition vector. Each output vector can then be processed at full processor efficiency without cycles wasted due to branch latency. Data to be processed are divided into two groups based on whether or not they satisfy a given condition by, e.g., steering each to one of two index vectors. Once the data have been segregated in this way, subsequent processing can be performed without conditional operations, processor cycles wasted due to branch latency, incorrect speculation or execution of unnecessary instructions due to predication. Other examples of conditional operations include combining one or more input vectors into a single output vector based on a condition vector, conditional vector switching, conditional vector combining, and conditional vector load balancing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignees: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: William J. Dally, Scott Rixner, John D. Owens, Ujval J. Kapasi
  • Patent number: 5103615
    Abstract: A plug for sealing holes in a building structure to prevent seepage of water and vapor after chemical treatment of the building structure comprising an outer flexible sealing cap movable between a sealed and unsealed position deformable from a substantially concave configuration when in the unsealed position to a substantially flat configuration when in the sealed position such that the lower surface of the outer flexible sealing cap engages the surface of the building structure adjacent the periphery of the hole when in the sealed position to seal the hole and a pair of flexible anchoring members to be disposed in the hole to engage the inner wall for the hole to anchor the plug therein to retain the outer flexible sealing cap in the sealed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Inventor: John D. Owens