Patents by Inventor John Davis

John Davis 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: 20190065391
    Abstract: A method of applying an address space to data storage in a non-volatile solid-state storage is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of portions of user data for storage in the non-volatile solid-state storage and assigning to each successive one of the plurality of portions of user data one of a plurality of sequential, nonrepeating addresses of an address space. The address range of the address space exceeds a maximum number of addresses expected to be applied during a lifespan of the non-volatile solid-state storage. The method includes writing each of the plurality of portions of user data to the non-volatile solid-state storage such that each of the plurality of portions of user data is identified and locatable for reading via the one of the plurality of sequential, nonrepeating addresses of the address space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Pure Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: John Davis, John Hayes, Brian Gold, Shantanu Gupta, Zhangxi Tan
  • Publication number: 20190060081
    Abstract: Intervertebral devices and systems, and methods of their use, are disclosed having configurations suitable for placement between two adjacent vertebrae, replacing the functionality of the disc therebetween. Intervertebral devices and systems contemplated herein are implantable devices intended for replacement of a vertebral disc, which may have deteriorated due to disease for example. The intervertebral devices and systems are configured to allow for ample placement of therapeutic agents therein, including bone growth enhancement material, which may lead to better fusion between adjacent vertebral bones. The intervertebral devices and systems are configured for use in minimally invasive procedures, if desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Expanding Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: John Davis, Al Mirel, Mark Dias
  • Patent number: 10202729
    Abstract: A mobile bridge module includes a reinforcement applied in a non-destructive manner. This might alternatively and/or additionally be defined as a non-destructively reinforced mobile bridge module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: Ian Edward Tothill, Timothy John Davis
  • Patent number: 10198380
    Abstract: A method of applying a data format in a direct memory access transfer is provided. The method includes distributing user data throughout a plurality of storage nodes through erasure coding, wherein the plurality of storage nodes are housed within a single chassis that couples the storage nodes as a cluster, each of the plurality of storage nodes having nonvolatile solid-state memory for user data storage. The method includes reading a self-describing data portion from a first memory of the nonvolatile solid-state memory and extracting a destination from the self-describing data portion. The method includes writing data, from the self-describing data portion, to a second memory of the nonvolatile solid-state memory according to the destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Pure Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: John Hayes, Shantanu Gupta, John Davis, Brian Gold, Zhangxi Tan
  • Patent number: 10190936
    Abstract: A mobile bridge apparatus includes one or more mobile bridge modules and a plurality of sensors for sensing a deformation of the one or more mobile bridge modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventors: Ian Edward Tothill, Timothy John Davis
  • Patent number: 10185506
    Abstract: A method of applying scheduling policies is provided. The method includes distributing user data throughout a plurality of storage nodes through erasure coding, wherein the plurality of storage nodes are housed within a single chassis coupling the storage nodes as a cluster. The method includes receiving operations relating to a non-volatile memory of one of the plurality of storage nodes into a plurality of operation queues. The method includes evaluating each of the operations in the plurality of operation queues as to benefit to the non-volatile solid-state storage according to a plurality of policies. For each channel of a plurality of channels coupling the operation queues to the non-volatile memory, the method includes iterating a selection and an execution of a next operation from the plurality of operation queues, with each next operation having a greater benefit than at least a subset of operations remaining in the operation queues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Pure Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: John Hayes, Shantanu Gupta, John Davis, Brian Gold, Zhangxi Tan
  • Publication number: 20180368987
    Abstract: Intervertebral devices and systems, and methods of their use, are disclosed having configurations suitable for placement between two adjacent vertebrae, replacing the functionality of the disc therebetween. Intervertebral devices and systems contemplated herein are implantable devices intended for replacement of a vertebral disc, which may have deteriorated due to disease for example. The intervertebral devices and systems are configured to allow for ample placement of therapeutic agents therein, including bone growth enhancement material, which may lead to better fusion between adjacent vertebral bones. The intervertebral devices and systems are configured for use in minimally invasive procedures, if desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: John Davis, Al Mirel
  • Publication number: 20180373811
    Abstract: Client and cloud synchronization may be provided. First, a request may be received. Then the request may be labeled with a package metadata tag yielding a labeled request. The package metadata tag may identify a package assigned to a client device corresponding to the request. Next, the labeled request may be routed to a version of a first cloud service component based on the package metadata tag. The labeled request may then be routed from the version of the first cloud service component to a version of a second cloud service component based on the package metadata tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David William Fink, Miles Colin John Davis, Lalit Kataria, Fabien Locquet, Meidad Zaharia, Omer Yanai, Reuven Nimrod
  • Patent number: 10160760
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and solid forms of the compounds of this invention. The compounds of this invention have formula I-A or I-B: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, Christopher John Davis, Damien Fraysse, Gorka Etxebarria I Jardi, Simon Pegg, Francoise Pierard, Joanne Pinder, John Studley, Carl Zwicker, Tapan Sanghvi, Michael Waldo, Ales Medek, David Matthew Shaw, Maninder Panesar, Yuegang Zhang, Naziha Alem
  • Publication number: 20180346665
    Abstract: A process is provided for the preparation of lacing resistant, titanium dioxide particles for use in photodurable thin film production. Said process involves dewatering titanium dioxide particles that have been encapsulated with a layer of amorphous alumina in continuous fashion at temperatures in excess of 100° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: PETER JERNAKOFF, JOHN DAVIS BOLT
  • Patent number: 10114757
    Abstract: A method of applying an address space to data storage in a non-volatile solid-state storage is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of portions of user data for storage in the non-volatile solid-state storage and assigning to each successive one of the plurality of portions of user data one of a plurality of sequential, nonrepeating addresses of an address space. The address range of the address space exceeds a maximum number of addresses expected to be applied during a lifespan of the non-volatile solid-state storage. The method includes writing each of the plurality of portions of user data to the non-volatile solid-state storage such that each of the plurality of portions of user data is identified and locatable for reading via the one of the plurality of sequential, nonrepeating addresses of the address space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Pure Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: John Hayes, Shantanu Gupta, John Davis, Brian Gold, Zhangxi Tan
  • Patent number: 10106657
    Abstract: A process is provided for the preparation of lacing resistant, titanium dioxide particles for use in photodurable thin film production. Said process involves dewatering titanium dioxide particles that have been encapsulated with a layer of amorphous alumina in continuous fashion at temperatures in excess of 100° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Jernakoff, John Davis Bolt
  • Patent number: 10108983
    Abstract: An online system selects content items for a user to increase probabilities of the user remembering the content items after presentation. The online system generates one or more models based on information describing amounts of time users have viewed previously presented content items. Hence, a model associated with a user predicts an amount of time the user will view a content item. When selecting content items for the user, the online system selects one or more content items that the user is predicted to view for an amount of time within a specific range, which may be based on amounts of times other users have viewed the content item or content items similar to the content item. For example, the online system increases a probability of selecting a content item the user is predicted to view for an amount of time within the specific range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan John Davis, Chinmay Deepak Karande, David Rael Abelman, Robert Oliver Burns Zeldin
  • Patent number: 10092416
    Abstract: Intervertebral devices and systems, and methods of their use, are disclosed having configurations suitable for placement between two adjacent vertebrae, replacing the functionality of the disc therebetween. Intervertebral devices and systems contemplated herein are implantable devices intended for replacement of a vertebral disc, which may have deteriorated due to disease for example. The intervertebral devices and systems are configured to allow for ample placement of therapeutic agents therein, including bone growth enhancement material, which may lead to better fusion between adjacent vertebral bones. The intervertebral devices and systems are configured for use in minimally invasive procedures, if desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Expanding Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: John Davis, Al Mirel, Mark Dias
  • Publication number: 20180239734
    Abstract: A data storage array has a backplane at the base of an enclosure. A plurality of data storage drives are coupled to connectors of the backplane. A hot-swappable protocol expander module is coupled between the drives and the backplane through a top of the enclosure or to the backplane through a side of the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Odie Banks Killen, JR., David Dick Anderson, JR., John Davis Schnabel
  • Publication number: 20180229515
    Abstract: Systems and methods for evenly heating a drum dryer of a print system. In one embodiment, the dryer is configured to rotate about an axis oriented in a lateral direction, to receive a radiant energy source disposed inside the drum that extends between each lateral end of the drum in the lateral direction, and to receive a reflective assembly inside the drum that includes an inner portion and an outer portion. The inner portion surrounds the radiant energy source and removably attaches the reflective assembly to a lateral end of the drum. The outer portion extends from the inner portion in a radial direction of the drum that is perpendicular to the lateral direction. The outer portion includes a reflective surface that reflects radiant energy from the lateral end to the central portion of the drum in contact with the web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: John Davis Allison, Stuart James Boland, Scott R. Johnson, Lucas Michael Stahler, Casey Ethan Walker
  • Patent number: 10029167
    Abstract: A line marking apparatus, for use in a system that includes a source of a narrow beam of radiation which extends substantially horizontally along or parallel to a line to be marked, includes a wheeled chassis and a line marking head for dispensing line marking material. The marking head is supported on the chassis for lateral movement relative thereto, which movement is controlled by a controller that includes a detector which is movable with the marking head and is positioned and directed to detect such a beam of radiation, the marking head being movable together with the detector in response to a detected beam. Lateral movement of the marking head is thereby controlled such that the head and the detector substantially follow the line to be marked irrespective of whether the chassis deviates from the line direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: FLEET (LINE MARKERS) LTD
    Inventors: Iain Peter McGuffie, Jeremy Nicholls, Liam Darren Philpotts, James Phillip Ballard, Richard John Davis, Stewart Nathan Ridgley Swatton, Kevin James Palmer, Antony Willem Walker
  • Publication number: 20180155346
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, wherein the variables are as devined herein. Moreover, The compounds of this invention have formula I-A: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Nadia Ahmad, Dean Boyall, Jean-Damien Charrier, Christopher John Davis, Rebecca Davis, Steven John Durrant, Gorka Etxebarria I Jardi, Damien Fraysse, Juan-Miguel Jimenez, David Kay, Ronald Marcellus Alphonsus Knegtel, Donald Middleton, Michael Edward O'Donnell, Maninder Panesar, Francoise Yvonne Theodora Marie Pierard, Joanne Pinder, David Matthew Shaw, Pierre-Henri Storck, John R. Studley, Heather Twin
  • Publication number: 20180147280
    Abstract: A method of averting opioid addiction in a patient is disclosed. The method can be applied to a patient suffering from moderate to severe low back pain (LBP). The method comprises: diagnosing the patient as suffering from low back; administering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that binds specifically to nerve growth factor (NGF) or an antigen binding fragment thereof; and avoiding administration of an opioid to the patient, and thereby relieving pain, and averting opioid addiction in a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Catherine STEHMAN-BREEN, John DAVIS
  • Publication number: 20180110676
    Abstract: A pressure-applying device is generally used in workout (exercise) environments for applying pressure to release tension developed in muscles during heavy physical activity, such as power lifting. The device can be used for both roller applications, typically along the human back and point applications, which may be on the back or other points that accrue muscle tension during exercise. The device includes a cylindrical roller portion and end extensions extending from the roller portion at each end and aligned with the central axis of the roller portion. The extensions are sized to accept standard barbell weights. The result is a relatively light shipping weight and low cost roller device that can apply pressure far in excess of its own weight, reducing shipping/fabrication costs and increasing portability while the barbell weights are not mounted on the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventor: Corey Michael John Davis