Patents by Inventor John Hyland

John Hyland 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).

  • Patent number: 10977593
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer-readable storage devices, for predictive models for electric power grid maintenance. In some implementations, one or more computers receive data indicating a maintenance action to be performed for a utility system. The one or more computers generate outcome scores for the maintenance action using a model generated from records for maintenance performed by multiple utilities. The one or more computers select one or more maintenance plan elements based on the outcome scores, provide an indication of the selected one or more maintenance plan elements for display, and store a record corresponding to the maintenance action. In some examples, the selected one or more maintenance plan elements can include recommended plan elements to improve the safety and efficiency of the maintenance action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: American Public Power Association Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Hofmann, Michael John Hyland
  • Patent number: 10445673
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer-readable storage devices, for predictive models for electric power grid maintenance. In some implementations, one or more computers receive data indicating a maintenance action to be performed for a utility system (e.g., an electric power delivery system, a water system, a gas distribution system), a location for the maintenance action, and environmental conditions at the location. In some examples, the one or more computers also receive data indicating a training level, incident history, or health status of a worker assigned to perform the maintenance action. The one or more computers generate outcome scores for the maintenance action using a model generated from records for maintenance performed by multiple utilities. The one or more computers access mapping data indicating a mapping of the multiple types of potential outcomes with a plurality of maintenance plan elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: American Public Power Assocation Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Hofmann, Michael John Hyland
  • Patent number: 9297723
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer-readable storage devices, for tracking and analyzing service outages. Weather data and outage data are accessed. Based on the weather data and the outage data, weather conditions corresponding to service outages are identified. A machine learning system is trained to estimate training a machine learning system to estimate effects of weather conditions on utility systems. Data for a particular utility system is provided to the trained machine learning system, and in response, output indicating estimated effects of future weather conditions on the particular utility system is received. The information that indicates the estimated effects of future weather conditions on the particular utility system is provided for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: American Public Power Association Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Hofmann, Michael John Hyland
  • Publication number: 20130041697
    Abstract: A reservation display system, comprising a server, a terminal configured to receive reservation data and a plurality of display devices, said server being configured to receive reservation data from the terminal, the reservation data comprising information about the reservation of an object or area in the vicinity of at least one of the display devices, the server being configured to host at least one predetermined web page, said at least one predetermined web page being configured to display said reservation data and wherein each display device is configured to wirelessly access a predetermined web page, such that each display device has its own predetermined webpage, each display device being configured to automatically access and display its predetermined webpage such that each display device displays reservation concerning the reservation of an object or area in the vicinity of each display device, the system being further configured to support a reboot operation, such that said display devices automatica
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Kevin Bergot, John Hyland, Senan Sexton
  • Patent number: 6806090
    Abstract: A process for establishing a standard specification for a medicinal plant material comprises: (i) preparing a test solution or test extract of a sample of the medicinal plant material which is known to possess the or each property required for the standard; (ii) submitting the said solution or extract to two or more analytical methods including (a) a combination of NMR spectroscopy and a computer-based pattern recognition technique, and (b) one or more biological profiling techniques; (iii) obtaining results from the analytical methods used in step (ii); and (iv) establishing a standard specification for the said plant material on the basis of the results obtained in step (iii). Candidate samples of the medicinal plant material may subsequently be tested for compliance with the standard. They can be accepted or rejected depending on whether they give analytical results which fall within or outside either part or all of the specification established in step (iv).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Oxford Natural Products PLC
    Inventors: Peter John Hylands, Jeremy Kirk Nicholson, Elaine Holmes, Michael John Dunn