Patents by Inventor John Walter

John Walter 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: 20230309037
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods for a second node configured to serve a second cell in a wireless network. Such methods include receiving, from a first node, a mobility-related message including information associated with a plurality of first reference time information messages transmitted by the first node to a user equipment (UE). Such methods include, based on the received information, determining whether the second node can support reference time information delivery to the UE in the second cell. Such methods include, based on determining that the second node can support reference time information delivery to the UE, transmitting one or more second reference time information messages to the UE, each second reference time information message including an absolute reference time and a corresponding reference event within downlink transmissions by the second node. Other embodiments include complementary methods for the first node and network nodes configured to perform such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Zhenhua Zou, Nianshan Shi, Torsten Dudda, John Walter Diachina
  • Publication number: 20230299865
    Abstract: Systems and methods to enable 5G system support for conveying time synchronization are provided. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for conveying external time domain information is provided. The method includes receiving a message in a first time domain used by the wireless device, the message comprising external time domain information; determining information about a second time domain based on the external time domain information; and conveying information about the second time domain to another node. In some embodiments, timing information is included into a GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP) payload, and the wireless device can get timing information directly from the data payload. This minimizes the RAN and/or gNB impact and adds the potential for multiple time domain support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Kun Wang, John Walter Diachina, Anders Höglund, Dinand Roeland, Stefano Ruffini, Magnus Sandgren, Mårten Wahlström
  • Patent number: 11759828
    Abstract: A method of cleaning a surface includes steps of: urging brushes of a cleaning device against the surface; providing solvent to the surface via a solvent supply that passes through a housing of the cleaning device; rotating a drive gear about a drive-gear rotational axis to drive driven gears about corresponding driven-gear rotational axes inside the housing to rotate the brushes; and evacuating material from the surface via a vacuum tube, passing through the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: John Walter Pringle, IV, Nicholas Ryan Farrell, Raul Tomuta
  • Publication number: 20230292271
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods for a user equipment (UE) to synchronize timing with a wireless network. Such methods include receiving, from a first node serving a first cell in the wireless network, a first message that includes an absolute reference time and a corresponding reference event within downlink, DL, transmissions by the first node; and determining whether the UE received, from the first node, a timing adjustment value from which the UE can estimate a propagation delay of the DL transmissions. Such methods include, based on determining that the UE did not receive the timing adjustment value, performing one of the following: transmitting, to the first node, an indication that the UE did not receive the timing adjustment value; or declaring radio link failure with respect to the first cell and establishing a connection with a second cell capable of providing the information included in the first message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Zhenhua Zou, Nianshan Shi, Torsten Dudda, John Walter Diachina
  • Patent number: 11726580
    Abstract: An electronic communications method includes receiving, by a device, electronic information. The electronic communications method further includes receiving, by the device, additional electronic information. A time period between receiving the electronic information and the additional electronic information is less than another time period between receiving the electronic information and the additional electronic information by using a standard keyboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Inventor: John Walter Downey
  • Patent number: 11713589
    Abstract: A metal fencing system is provided. The metal fencing system can include a plurality of metal fence posts and a plurality of retaining clips, each metal fence post comprising a plurality of discrete apertures arranged to receive a coupling portion of a retaining clip; wherein each retaining clip comprises a central fencing wire securing portion and two opposing coupling portions arranged in use to cooperate with the discrete apertures and to secure the retaining clip to the metal fence post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: HAMPTON STEEL LIMITED
    Inventor: Christopher John Walter Durham
  • Patent number: 11714923
    Abstract: Disclosed implementations may include receiving a first communication comprising first content generated by a first user; identifying authentication metadata embedded within the first communication; receiving a second communication generated by a second user, wherein the second communication comprises second content and the authentication metadata; decoding the authentication metadata from the second communication; parsing the first content of the first communication and the second content of the second communication; determining that the first content is different than the second content based at least in part on the parsing; and generating an alteration notification based at least in part on the determining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventor: John Walter Taschek
  • Publication number: 20230236673
    Abstract: An electronic communications method includes receiving, by a device, electronic information. The electronic communications method further includes receiving, by the device, additional electronic information. A time period between receiving the electronic information and the additional electronic information is less than another time period between receiving the electronic information and the additional electronic information by using a standard keyboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventor: John Walter Downey
  • Publication number: 20230239065
    Abstract: A technique of transporting a time protocol message for time-sensitive networking, TSN, from a first station (910) to a second station (920) through a wireless network (900) including at least one radio device wirelessly connected to at least one base station (400) of the wireless network (900) is provided. As to a method aspect, a method performed by at least one or each of the at least one radio device comprises a step of transmitting to the wireless network (900) a radio device request message requesting establishment of a packet data unit, PDU, session between the radio device and the wireless network (900), the radio device request message being indicative of a time protocol of the time protocol message. The method further comprises at least one of the steps of receiving from and transmitting to the at least one base station (400) of the wireless network (900) the time protocol message according to a Quality of Service, QoS, flow for transporting the time protocol message in the wireless network (900).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: John Walter Diachina, Kun Wang, Paul Schliwa-Bertling, Dhruvin Patel
  • Patent number: 11701784
    Abstract: A robot end effector for dispensing an extrudable substance comprises a chassis, cartridge bays, attached to the chassis and each shaped to receive a corresponding one of two-part cartridges, and a manifold, comprising a manifold outlet, manifold inlets, and a valve inlet. When the two-part cartridges are received by the cartridge bays, the manifold inlets are in fluidic communication with corresponding ones of the two-part cartridges via static mixers, attached to cartridge outlets of the two-part cartridges. The robot end effector additionally comprises a head assembly, comprising pairs of fittings, configured to selectively supply compressed air from a pressure source to the two-part cartridges when the two-part cartridges are received by the cartridge bays, so that contents of the two-part cartridges are concurrently extruded through the cartridge outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John Walter Pringle, IV, Angelica Davancens, Derek Adam Nelson
  • Patent number: 11695491
    Abstract: Systems and methods to enable 5G system support for conveying time synchronization are provided. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for conveying external time domain information is provided. The method includes receiving a message in a first time domain used by the wireless device, the message comprising external time domain information; determining information about a second time domain based on the external time domain information; and conveying information about the second time domain to another node. In some embodiments, timing information is included into a GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP) payload, and the wireless device can get timing information directly from the data payload. This minimizes the RAN and/or gNB impact and adds the potential for multiple time domain support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Kun Wang, John Walter Diachina, Anders Höglund, Dinand Roeland, Stefano Ruffini, Magnus Sandgren, Mårten Wahlström
  • Patent number: 11683836
    Abstract: A method by a communication device for supporting a random access procedure in a wireless communication network. The communication device provides an indicator for indicating a presence of an initial access request by the communication device. The initial access request is part of the random access procedure. The indicator comprises a pre-defined synchronization sequence, wherein one of: the indicator comprises a first access burst extending over one time slot, wherein the first access burst comprises the pre-defined synchronization sequence, which is longer than 41 bits, and the indicator comprises a second access burst extending over two time slots, the second access burst comprising the pre-defined synchronization sequence, which is longer than 88 bits. The communication device transmits the indicator on a random access channel in uplink to a network node. The indicator indicates the presence to the network node of the initial access request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Mårten Sundberg, Stefan Eriksson Löwenmark, Nicklas Johansson, Gustav Almquist, John Walter Diachina
  • Publication number: 20230171014
    Abstract: A technique for determining a radio device residence time, RDRT (620), and scheduling the radio device (100) accordingly is described. More specifically, and without limitations, according to a first method aspect, a method for determining the RDRT (620) for a radio device (100) in radio communication with a network node (200) of a telecommunications network is provided, comprising a step of setting, at the radio device (100), a first time stamp (602) of a packet of the radio communication, wherein the first time stamp (602) is indicative of a time (602) of handling (720) the packet at a first layer (506) of a protocol stack at the radio device (100). The method further comprises a step of transmitting the packet to the network node (200) through a second layer (508) of the protocol stack, the second layer (508) being below the first layer (506) in the protocol stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Dhruvin PATEL, Torsten DUDDA, John Walter DIACHINA, Zhenhua ZOU
  • Publication number: 20230171725
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods for a network node in a RAN to support timestamping of time-sensitive network (TSN) messages received by a UE. Such methods include sending one of the following information to the UE for use in timestamping of TSN messages: a second indication of one of multiple available downlink propogation delay (DL PD) compensation methods that is selected by the network node the UE; or a DL PD compensation value, determined by the network node based on one of the available DL PD compensation methods selected by the UE on a different one of the available DL PD compensation methods selected by the network node for the UE. Such methods also include sending, to the UE proximately after sending the information, an indication of a system clock time, associated with the RAN, to be compensated by the UE based on the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Bikramjit Singh, John Walter Diachina, Magnus Sandgren, Magnus Larsson
  • Patent number: 11665180
    Abstract: Methods and systems for artificially intelligent security incident and event management using an attention-based deep neural network and transfer learning are disclosed. A method includes: collecting, by a computing device, system and network activity events in bulk; forming, by the computing device, a corpus using the collected system and network activity events; correlating, by the computing device, discrete events of the system and network activity events into offenses; adding, by the computing device, additional features to the corpus representing the offenses and disposition decisions regarding the offenses; training, by the computing device, a deep neural network using the corpus; and tuning, by the computing device, the deep neural network for a monitored computing environment using transfer learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeb R. Linton, Darrel Haswell, Satya Sreenivas, Naeem Altaf, Sanjay Nadhavajhala, Ron Williams, Bradley Evan Harris, John Walter Morris
  • Publication number: 20230150051
    Abstract: In a method of applying a weld to a target surface, a guide rail arrangement is attached to the target, the guide rail arrangement including at least one guide rail. A weld head carriage having a carriage housing, a rail follower assembly, and a sonotrode is movably mounted to the guide rail arrangement so that the follower assembly engages each guide rail for movement there-along. The weld head carriage is positioned adjacent the target surface, feedstock material is deposited onto the target surface, and the sonotrode is extended to engage the deposited feedstock material and apply a welding force to the feedstock material and the target. Relative movement between the carriage and the guide rail arrangement is initiated and ultrasonic vibrations are conducted into the feedstock material and the target, thereby welding the feedstock material to the target surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: John Walter Ralls, Daniel John Hebert, Kyle A. Wade
  • Patent number: 11642694
    Abstract: A robot end effector for dispensing an extrudable substance comprises a chassis and cartridge bays, attached to the chassis and each shaped to receive a corresponding one of two-part cartridges. Robot end effector also comprises a dispensing valve, attached to the chassis and comprising a valve inlet and a valve outlet, in selective fluidic communication with the valve inlet. Robot end effector further comprises a manifold, comprising a manifold outlet and manifold inlets. The manifold outlet is in fluidic communication with the valve inlet. Robot end effector additionally comprises a plunger assembly, comprising pairs of plungers. Plunger assembly is arranged to concurrently extrude contents of the two-part cartridges through the cartridge outlets when the two-part cartridges are received by the cartridge bays. Robot end effector also comprises a non-rotating linear pneumatic actuator, configured to selectively move the plunger assembly relative to the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John Walter Pringle, IV, Angelica Davancens, Ryan Vutha Touch, Dehwei Oliver Hsu
  • Publication number: 20230134036
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device capable of operating in a time sensitive network (TSN) comprises obtaining a time synchronization capability of the wireless device and transmitting an indication of the time synchronization capability to a network node. In particular embodiments, the time synchronization capability comprises one or more of a downlink receive tracking accuracy supported by the wireless device, a receive to transmit relative timing accuracy supported by the wireless device, an internal timing accuracy supported by the wireless device, and a propagation delay (PD) compensation method selection capability supported by the wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Magnus LARSSON, Bikramjit SINGH, John Walter DIACHINA, Magnus SANDGREN
  • Patent number: 11624596
    Abstract: A supercavitating cargo round comprises an energetic payload and an electronic payload. The electronic payload includes programmable circuitry suitable for implementing a digital delay of arbitrary length. The supercavitating cargo round is programmable while in a barrel or loader of a weapon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Advanced Acoustic Concepts, LLC
    Inventors: Antonio Paulic, John Granier, John Walter Rapp
  • Publication number: 20230104424
    Abstract: A method, network node and core network node are provided. According to one aspect, a network node configured to communicate with a wireless device via an access network is provided. The network node includes processing circuitry configured to receive at least one parameter from a core network node where the at least one parameter indicates a level of synchronization accuracy that is required for a time sensitive network, TSN, clock in a TSN, and implement one of a plurality of methods in the access network for distributing access network clock information to the wireless device and for determining downlink propagation delay information based on the level of synchronization accuracy for the TSN clock where each method is associated with a different level of synchronization accuracy for the access network clock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: John Walter DIACHINA, Magnus SANDGREN, Bikramjit SINGH