Patents by Inventor John MacNamara
John MacNamara 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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Publication number: 20240089206Abstract: A computing device includes an appliance status table to store at least one of reliability and performance data for one or more network functions virtualization (NFV) appliances and one or more legacy network appliances. The computing device includes a load controller to configure an Internet Protocol (IP) filter rule to select a packet for which processing of the packet is to be migrated from a selected one of the one or more legacy network appliances to a selected one of the one or more NFV appliances, and to update the appliance status table with received at least one of reliability and performance data for the one or more legacy network appliances and the one or more NFV appliances. The computing device includes a packet distributor to receive the packet, to select one of the one or more NFV appliances based at least in part on the appliance status table, and to send the packet to the selected NFV appliance. Other embodiments are described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Patrick CONNOR, Andrey CHILIKIN, Brendan RYAN, Chris MACNAMARA, John J. BROWNE, Krishnamurthy JAMBUR SATHYANARAYANA, Stephen DOYLE, Tomasz KANTECKI, Anthony KELLY, Ciara LOFTUS, Fiona TRAHE
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Publication number: 20240073796Abstract: A circuit arrangement includes a preprocessing circuit configured to obtain context information related to a user location, a learning circuit configured to determine a predicted user movement based on context information related to a user location to obtain a predicted route and to determine predicted radio conditions along the predicted route, and a decision circuit configured to, based on the predicted radio conditions, identify one or more first areas expected to have a first type of radio conditions and one or more second areas expected to have a second type of radio conditions different from the first type of radio conditions and to control radio activity while traveling on the predicted route according to the one or more first areas and the one or more second areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Shahrnaz AZIZI, Biljana BADIC, John BROWNE, Dave CAVALCANTI, Hyung-Nam CHOI, Thorsten CLEVORN, Ajay GUPTA, Maruti GUPTA HYDE, Ralph HASHOLZNER, Nageen HIMAYAT, Simon HUNT, Ingolf KARLS, Thomas KENNEY, Yiting LIAO, Christopher MACNAMARA, Marta MARTINEZ TARRADELL, Markus Dominik MUECK, Venkatesan NALLAMPATTI EKAMBARAM, Niall POWER, Bernhard RAAF, Reinhold SCHNEIDER, Ashish SINGH, Sarabjot SINGH, Srikathyayani SRIKANTESWARA, Shilpa TALWAR, Feng XUE, Zhibin YU, Robert ZAUS, Stefan FRANZ, Uwe KLIEMANN, Christian DREWES, Juergen KREUCHAUF
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Patent number: 8831619Abstract: In one embodiment, the method includes establishing, at a first base station, at least one interface with a second base station. The first and second base stations are associated with different network technologies, and at least one of the first and second base stations is a small cell base station. A small cell base station has a coverage area smaller than and at least partially overlapped by a coverage area of a macro base station. The method further includes one of (i) sending information from the first base station to the second base station over the interface, and (ii) receiving information at the first base station from the second base station over the interface.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Zhibi Wang, Ruth Gayde, Mark Skeates, John MacNamara, Philip Sapiano
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Publication number: 20140004864Abstract: A call request is processed by first determining at a shared transport Call Admission Control (CAC) mechanism an occupancy of each of a plurality of technology-specific CAC mechanisms. If one of the plurality of technology-specific CAC mechanisms is not being utilized, transport bandwidth associated with the one of the plurality of technology-specific CAC mechanisms that is not being utilized is assigned to a second of the plurality of technology-specific CAC mechanisms.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Inventors: Zhibi Wang, Ruth S. Gayde, Joe Huang, John MacNamara
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Publication number: 20130023301Abstract: In one embodiment, the method includes establishing, at a first base station, at least one interface with a second base station. The first and second base stations are associated with different network technologies, and at least one of the first and second base stations is a small cell base station. A small cell base station has a coverage area smaller than and at least partially overlapped by a coverage area of a macro base station. The method further includes one of (i) sending information from the first base station to the second base station over the interface, and (ii) receiving information at the first base station from the second base station over the interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2011Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicants: ALCATEL-LUCENT TELECOM LTD., ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.Inventors: Zhibi Wang, Ruth Gayde, Mark Skeates, John MacNamara, Philip Sapiano
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Publication number: 20110251676Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for controlling deployment of a self-expanding support structure of a prosthetic valve that flares in a proximal direction upon implantation in vivo. A tubular delivery sheath having a side opening that proximally extends within a side wall thereof is used to deploy the prosthetic valve with the self-expanding support structure in a controlled manner. The prosthetic valve is distally advanced within a lumen of the delivery sheath with the self-expanding support structure held in a compressed delivery configuration within the delivery sheath lumen. The self-expanding support structure of the prosthetic valve is aligned with the side opening of the delivery sheath and the prosthetic valve is rotated relative to the delivery sheath whereby the self-expanding support structure is laterally released from the delivery sheath lumen through the side opening to gradually transition from the compressed delivery configuration to a flared deployed configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2010Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Fiachra Sweeney, Paula McDonnell, Brian Kelly, Patrick Duane, John MacNamara, Frank Harewood
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Publication number: 20050170844Abstract: A network component of an apparatus in one example employs one or more call characteristics to make a determination to initiate a request for one or more positions of one or more mobile stations.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2004Publication date: August 4, 2005Inventors: Deborah Barclay, Christopher Fernandez, Michael Garner, John MacNamara, Stinson Mathai, Christopher Mosby
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Patent number: 6893417Abstract: A catheter and guide wire exchange system including a catheter that has a guide wire lumen with a guide way extending along a length of the proximal shaft. A guide member is slidably disposed about the proximal shaft for directing a guide wire into or out of the guide way and the guide wire lumen. A transition section joins the trilumen proximal shaft to a coaxial distal shaft.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2003Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Richard Gribbons, John MacNamara, Niall Duffy, Ash Varma, Gerry Clarke, Mark Casley, Noel Coyle, David Quinn, Rodney Bell, Kevin Boyle, Kevin Treacy, Patrick Duane, Paula McDonnell, Declan Costello
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Patent number: 6841848Abstract: A composite SOI semiconductor wafer (1) comprises a device layer (2) and a handle layer (3) with a buried oxide layer (4) located between the device and handle layers (2,3). The device and handle layers (2,3) are formed from device and handle wafers (9,10), respectively. A peripheral ridge (14) extending around a first major surface (12) of the device wafer (9) adjacent the peripheral edge (16) thereof is removed by etching a peripheral recess (25) to a depth (d) into the device wafer (9) prior to bonding the device and handle wafers (9,10), in order to avoid an unbonded peripheral pardon extending around the composite wafer (1). The depth to which the peripheral recess (25) is etched is greater then the final finished thickness t of the device layer (2). An oxide layer (22) is grown on the device water (9) and a photoresist layer (23) on the oxide layer (22) is patterned to define the peripheral recess (25).Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2003Date of Patent: January 11, 2005Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.Inventors: Cormac John MacNamara, William Andrew Nevin, Graeme Peters
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Publication number: 20040260329Abstract: A catheter and guide wire exchange system including a catheter having a guide wire lumen with a guide way extending along the length of a stiffened proximal shaft portion, and a guide member slidably disposed about the proximal shaft for directing a guide wire into or out of the guide way and the guide wire lumen. The proximal shaft may be slid through the guide member so that the guide wire is contained within the guide wire lumen distal to the guide member and with the guide wire and catheter being separated proximal of the guide member. The guide member has a decoupled body, that allows it to be rotated without affecting the guidewire direction through the guidemember.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2003Publication date: December 23, 2004Inventors: Richard Gribbons, John MacNamara, Niall Duffy, Ashish Varma, Gerry Clarke, Mark Casley, Noel Coyle, David Quinn, Kevin Boyle, Kevin Treacy, Patrick Duane, Rodney Bell
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Publication number: 20040245605Abstract: A composite SOI semiconductor wafer (1) comprises a device layer (2) and a handle layer (3) with a buried oxide layer (4) located between the device and handle layers (2,3). The device and handle layers (2,3) are formed from device and handle wafers (9,10), respectively. A peripheral ridge (14) extending around a first major surface (12) of the device wafer (9) adjacent the peripheral edge (16) thereof is removed by etching a peripheral recess (25) to a depth (d) into the device wafer (9) prior to bonding the device and handle wafers (9,10), in order to avoid an unbonded peripheral portion extending around the composite wafer (1). The depth d to which the peripheral recess (25) is etched is greater than the final finished thickness t of the device layer (2). An oxide layer (22) is grown on the device wafer (9) and a photoresist layer (23) on the oxide layer (22) is patterned to define the peripheral recess (25).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2003Publication date: December 9, 2004Inventors: Cormac John MacNamara, William Andrew Nevin, Graeme Peters
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Patent number: 6800065Abstract: A catheter and guide wire exchange system including a catheter having a guide wire lumen with a guide way extending along the length of a stiffened proximal shaft portion, and a guide member slidably disposed about the proximal shaft for directing a guide wire into or out of the guide way and the guide wire lumen. The guide member may be slid along the proximal shaft portion and the guide wire in zipper-like fashion so that the guide wire is contained within the guide wire lumen distal to the guide member and with the guide wire and catheter being separated proximal of the guide member.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2002Date of Patent: October 5, 2004Assignee: Medtronic AVE, Inc.Inventors: Patrick J. Duane, Gerry Clarke, Niall Duffy, Noel Coyle, John MacNamara, David Quinn, Declan Costello, Robert Murray, Ashish Varma, Patrick J. Carmody
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Publication number: 20040122363Abstract: A catheter and guide wire exchange system including a catheter that has a guide wire lumen with a guide way extending along a length of the proximal shaft. A guide member is slidably disposed about the proximal shaft for directing a guide wire into or out of the guide way and the guide wire lumen. A transition section joins the trilumen proximal shaft to a coaxial distal shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Richard Gribbons, John MacNamara, Niall Duffy, Ash Varma, Gerry Clarke, Mark Casley, Noel Coyle, David Quinn, Rodney Bell, Kevin Boyle, Kevin Treacy, Patrick Duane, Paula McDowell, Declan Costello
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Publication number: 20040059369Abstract: A catheter and guide wire exchange system including a catheter having a guide wire lumen with a guide way extending along the length of a stiffened proximal shaft portion, and a guide member slidably disposed about the proximal shaft for directing a guide wire into or out of the guide way and the guide wire lumen. The proximal shaft may be slid through the guide member so that the guide wire is contained within the guide wire lumen distal to the guide member and with the guide wire and catheter being separated proximal of the guide member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2002Publication date: March 25, 2004Inventors: Niall Duffy, Gerry Clarke, Noel Coyle, Patrick J. Duane, John MacNamara, Ashish Varma, P.J. Carmody, David Quinn
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Publication number: 20030191491Abstract: A catheter and guide wire exchange system including a catheter having a guide wire lumen with a guide way extending along the length of a stiffened proximal shaft portion, and a guide member slidably disposed about the proximal shaft for directing a guide wire into or out of the guide way and the guide wire lumen. The guide member may be slid along the proximal shaft portion and the guide wire in zipper-like fashion so that the guide wire is contained within the guide wire lumen distal to the guide member and with the guide wire and catheter being separated proximal of the guide member.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2002Publication date: October 9, 2003Inventors: Patrick J. Duane, Gerry Clarke, Niall Duffy, Noel Coyle, John MacNamara, David Quinn, Declan Costello, Robert Murray
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Patent number: 6539223Abstract: A mobile telecommunications system includes within a serving system database entries that associate the identifier of a mobile unit, which could be a cellular telephone or a personal communications service (PCS) device, with a plurality of directory numbers. The mobile unit identifier may be a mobile identification number (MIN) or international mobile service identifier (IMSI), for example. The system may store this association within a home location register (HLR), within a mobile switching center (MSC), or in both. In the process of terminating a telephone call the system employs supplemental information to determine which of the plurality of directory numbers associated with the mobile unit's mobile identifier is to be employed for the purposes of the telephone call being terminated. The supplemental information may be the current location of the mobile unit, for example.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 1999Date of Patent: March 25, 2003Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Ramakrishna Bijanki, Perminder Dhawan, Bijan Farhang, Patrick Li, John MacNamara, Sandip Mukerjee, Pradeep Sharma, Kenneth Shelhamer
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Patent number: 3955967Abstract: The treatment, preferably sulphide modification of molten steel in the ladle, which treatment is effected by the addition of an agent which is normally highly reactive to oxygen, such as rare earth metal compounds, particularly rare earth metal silicides, thereto after a desired amount of deoxidation of the molten steel has taken place, preferably after substantially complete deoxidation of said molten steel in which addition agent is enclosed in at least one metal, preferably steel container suspended in the molten steel in the ladle such that at least that portion of the container containing the addition agent is disposed below the surface of the molten steel in the ladle whereby the addition agent is distributed into the molten steel on melting of the walls of the container, the thickness of the walls of the container being selected to provide the required delay in the introduction of the addition agent in said steel for the desired amount of deoxidation of the steel to have taken place in the ladle.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 1974Date of Patent: May 11, 1976Assignee: The Algoma Steel Corporation, LimitedInventor: John MacNamara