Patents by Inventor Kevin Mark

Kevin Mark 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).

  • Method for Registering a Physical Space to Image Space
    Publication number: 20120179026
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for registering physical space to image space is disclosed. The system allows for determining fiducial markers as pixels or voxels in image data. The system can correlate and register the determined fiducial points with fiducial markers in physical space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: David Simon, Amir Ghanei, Kevin Mark, Andrew Lajoie, Geoffrey M. Ruckel
  • System and method for safe information handling system boot
    Patent number: 8219792
    Abstract: Information handling system security is maintained by locking the information handling system from boot of an operating system with a service processor of the information handling system. The service processor obtains authorization for boot from a third party authentication service by providing authentication information to the authentication service and requiring a successful authentication for boot. For example, the service processor releases a token upon successful authentication to authorize boot. In one embodiment, the authentication service sends a token to the service processor for the service processor to use to authorize boot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Muhammed K. Jaber, Jianwen Yin, Jon R. Hass, Kevin Marks, Khachatur Papanyan, Marshal F. Savage
  • WIND TURBINE INSTALLATION WITH A SELF-CONTAINED POWER PRODUCTION COMPONENT ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20120139256
    Abstract: A wind turbine installation includes a foundation and a wind turbine tower erected on the foundation. A self-contained external enclosure is located proximate to a base of the tower. The enclosure is pre-assembled and includes a plurality of power production components contained therein. The enclosure is pre-assemble and pre-wired with the power production components independent of the tower and can be subsequently mated to the tower via disconnectable cables at the wind turbine site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard A. Gajewski, Stefan Voss, Oscar Fernando Hoyt, Kevin Mark Bloomstran
  • Apparatus for registering a physical space to image space
    Patent number: 8150494
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for registering physical space to image space is disclosed. The system allows for determining fiducial markers as pixels or voxels in image data. The system can correlate and register the determined fiducial points with fiducial markers in physical space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: David Simon, Amir Ghanei, Kevin Mark, Andrew Lajoie, Geoffrey M. Ruckel
  • Standalone data storage device electromagnetic interference test setup and procedure
    Patent number: 8122305
    Abstract: A system for operating a data storage device having a plurality of sectors and at least one port, each port having a transmitter and a receiver, is disclosed. In one embodiment the system includes coupling at least one of the transmitters to at least one of the receivers, providing power to the data storage device, detecting that the transmitter is coupled to the receiver, and executing code for exercising the data storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Charles Jarboe, Robert Clausen, Jeffrey C. Hailey, Mark Lindholm, Raymond McCormick, Kevin Marks
  • System and method for reducing latency on remotely-booted information handling systems
    Patent number: 8051300
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing latency on a remotely-booted information handling system are disclosed. A method may include remotely booting an information handling system having a local storage resource. The method may also include establishing, at the start of a session, an encryption key for the local storage resource for use during the session. Additionally, the method may include using the encryption key to encrypt data written to the local storage resource during the session. The method may further include permanently disabling access to the encrypted data written to the local storage resource at the end of the session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Jacob Cherian, Kevin Marks
  • System and Method for Appending Metadata to Objects
    Publication number: 20110252070
    Abstract: Systems and methods for appending metadata to objects are disclosed. A method may include in response to an indication to add new metadata to an existing immutable data object stored at a first location on a storage resource: (a) writing a new data object to a second location on the storage resource, the new data object including the new metadata; (b) aliasing a first unique identifier associated with the existing immutable data object to a second unique identifier associated with the new data object; and (c) associating the second unique identifier to the second location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Farzad Khosrowpour, Kevin Marks, Seth Feder, Stephen Gouze Luning
  • System and Method for Redundant Object Storage
    Publication number: 20110246639
    Abstract: Systems and methods for redundant object storage are disclosed. A method may include storing at least two copies of each of a plurality of objects among a plurality of nodes communicatively coupled to one another in order to provide redundancy of each of the plurality of objects in the event of a fault of one of the plurality of nodes. The method may also include monitoring access to each object to determine a frequency of access for each object. The method may additionally include redistributing one or more of the copies of the objects such that at least one particular node of the plurality of nodes includes copies of only objects accessed at a frequency below a predetermined frequency threshold based on the determined frequency of access for each object. The method may further include placing the at least one particular node in a reduced-power mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Seth Feder, Farzad Khosrowpour, Kevin Marks
  • Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program and program recording medium
    Patent number: 8024363
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus adapted to be connected for use to a media drive apparatus for recording data on or reproduced data from a recording medium having a file system includes a real file system acquiring section that acquires the file system of the recording medium from the media drive apparatus and a virtual file system providing section that converts the file system acquired by the file system acquiring section into a virtual file system having a directory/file structure different from the directory/file structure on the recording medium and provides it to an application program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony United Kingdom Limited
    Inventors: Takahiro Araki, Kevin Mark Whiting, Hideki Ando
  • Method and apparatus for sensing
    Patent number: 7986153
    Abstract: An apparatus for sensing a change in capacitance of a sensing electrode to a system ground, such as that which may be used to form a touch sensor, with the sensing electrode forming touch sensitive surface is arranged to include a sleep mode of operation. The apparatus includes a sample capacitor having a first terminal coupled to the sensing electrode, and a second terminal coupled to a voltage measurement circuit. The voltage measurement circuit is arranged in operation to determine a voltage at the second terminal of the sample capacitor. A voltage biasing arrangement is arranged under the control of a controller to apply a biasing voltage or the system ground to the first terminal or the second terminal of the sample capacitor in accordance with a measurement cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin Mark Easter
  • Fuse box system and method
    Publication number: 20110175699
    Abstract: A fuse box system and method providing for visual and/or remote sensing of interrupted fusing elements is disclosed. The system incorporates LEDs and/or remote sensing apparatus to permit indication of a “blown” fuse and/or circuit protection breaker. This system may be configured for both polarized and/or non-polarized applications and generally provides for indicator illumination when a fuse/breaker is blown. Some preferred embodiments may incorporate current sourcing technologies to permit operation of the system over wide range of system voltages, as well as provisions for wired and/or RF/wireless interrogation of the fuse/breaker status. Alternate embodiments including systems/methods to permit remote sensing of fuse status and/or circuit current monitoring, and may be retrofit within existing fuse/breaker panel systems in some configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Roy Allen Huss, Jerry Anthony Dufour, Kevin Mark Klughart
  • System and Method for Management of Remotely Shared Data
    Publication number: 20110173325
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing latency on a remotely-booted information handling system are disclosed. A method for access and management of remote data may include receiving from a host a standard input-output instruction including a persistent image update (PIU) parameter indicating a request by the host to access a shared computer-readable medium storing an image shared by the host and one or more other hosts. The method may further include determining a value of the PIU parameter and determining whether to allow the host to access the shared computer readable medium based at least on the value of the PIU parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Jacob Cherian, Kevin Marks
  • Fuse box system and method
    Publication number: 20110140902
    Abstract: A fuse box system and method providing for visual and/or remote sensing of interrupted fusing elements is disclosed. The system incorporates LEDs and/or remote sensing apparatus to permit indication of a “blown” fuse and/or circuit protection breaker. This system may be configured for both polarized and/or non-polarized applications and generally provides for indicator illumination when a fuse/breaker is blown. Some preferred embodiments may incorporate current sourcing technologies to permit operation of the system over wide range of system voltages, as well as provisions for wired and/or RF/wireless interrogation of the fuse/breaker status. Alternate embodiments including systems/methods to permit remote sensing of fuse status and/or circuit current monitoring, and may be retrofit within existing fuse/breaker panel systems in some configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Roy Allen Huss, Jerry Anthony Dufour, Kevin Mark Klughart
  • System and method for management of remotely shared data
    Patent number: 7930361
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing latency on a remotely-booted information handling system are disclosed. A method for access and management of remote data may include receiving from a host a standard input-output instruction including a persistent image update (PIU) parameter indicating a request by the host to access a shared computer-readable medium storing an image shared by the host and one or more other hosts. The method may further include determining a value of the PIU parameter and determining whether to allow the host to access the shared computer readable medium based at least on the value of the PIU parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Jacob Cherian, Kevin Marks
  • System And Method For Safe Information Handling System Boot
    Publication number: 20110083003
    Abstract: Information handling system security is maintained by locking the information handling system from boot of an operating system with a service processor of the information handling system. The service processor obtains authorization for boot from a third party authentication service by providing authentication information to the authentication service and requiring a successful authentication for boot. For example, the service processor releases a token upon successful authentication to authorize boot. In one embodiment, the authentication service sends a token to the service processor for the service processor to use to authorize boot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Muhammed K. Jaber, Jianwen Yin, Jon R. Hass, Kevin Marks, Khachatur Papanyan, Marshal F. Savage
  • Systems and methods for managing power for data storage devices
    Patent number: 7890780
    Abstract: An information handling system may include a processor, a tape drive coupled to the processor, and a cache control module. The cache control module may be configured to receive a request from the processor for the tape drive; determine whether the tape drive is powered off; determine whether the tape drive needs to be powered on to process the request; and respond to the request on behalf of the tape drive if it is determined that (a) the tape drive is powered off and (b) the tape drive does not need to be powered on to process the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Richard Golasky, Kevin Marks
  • SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF ANALYSING THE CONSUMPTION OF TRANSMITTED AUDIO VISUAL CONTENT
    Publication number: 20110029996
    Abstract: Systems and methods for analyzing the consumption of transmitted audio visual content are disclosed. The methods may comprise analyzing content viewed by consumers and updating the profiles of that content and/or the consumers accordingly, such as a method for analyzing the consumption of AV content by consumers comprising: assigning to each AV asset a tag comprising a unique asset ID and a multiple-entry asset qualification tag; assigning to each consumer a multiple-entry consumer qualification tag; and assigning to a consumer a new consumer qualification tag that is derived from a weighted combination of an existing consumer qualification tag associated with the consumer and an asset qualification tag of a selected AV asset, the consumer having requested the selected AV asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: Amino Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Dominique Le Foll, Kevin Mark Lingley
  • Air bearing pallet
    Patent number: 7861335
    Abstract: The present invention provides an air bearing pallet comprising a network of tethers oriented and connected between the upper and bottom sheets of a plenum chamber, which cause a system of indentations to become formed in the bottom sheet when the plenum chamber is inflated. Perforations in the bottom sheet enable air to escape thereby generating an air film below the chamber within the predefined system of indentations. The size, shape, depth, bottom surface tension/stiffness, airflow through, quantity and location of the indentations can be varied in order to optimize lifting performance and efficiency and reduce system level losses over irregularities and gaps in the support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Thomas DeLuca, Kevin Mark Patmore
  • Cylinder Cart
    Publication number: 20100327544
    Abstract: A cylinder cart system that incorporates a stabilizing platform for safely loading and offloading of gas/fluid cylinders from trucks and the like is disclosed. The cylinder cart system incorporates a stabilizing platform to which a tank retention mechanism is attached that permits a gas/fluid cylinder to be retrained and raised/lowered via the use of an integrated elevator mechanism that may be manually or power operated. In the raised position, the cylinder cart provides sufficient stability to permit safe offloading of a gas/fluid cylinder onto a pickup truck or the like by a single person. In the lowered position, the cylinder cart incorporates hand truck functionality to permit transport of the gas/fluid cylinder across rugged terrain. An optional integrated safety braking system may in some embodiments provide additional stabilization of the system when the cylinder cart is in the raised position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Richard Allen Pebworth, Kevin Mark Klughart
  • Applicator brush
    Patent number: D627567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Inventors: Kenneth Alexander Fomby, Kennetth Russell Fomby, Kevin Mark Klughart