Patents by Inventor Kevin Morris
Kevin Morris 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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Patent number: 11254423Abstract: A damping landing gear assembly for a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft includes a spring housing forming a spring chamber, a spring disposed in the spring chamber and a plunger slidably coupled to the spring housing and movable between a compressed position and an extended position. The spring biases the plunger into the extended position during flight. The vertical takeoff and landing aircraft experiences a landing force during landing. The landing force compresses the plunger into the compressed position against the bias of the spring, thereby absorbing at least a portion of the landing force.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Kevin Morris, Nicholas Brodeur, Pascal Flynn-Robitaille
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Publication number: 20220048618Abstract: An autonomous thrust vectoring ring wing pod is disclosed. A plurality of distributed propulsion element (thruster) layout within a self-articulating ring wing pod allows the pod to selectively control its thrust vector by controlling each propulsion element in the pod. This arrangement allows autonomous and independent control of the tilting of the ring wing relative to the aircraft. The ring wing pod acts as both a nacelle to house the propulsion elements as well as a lifting surface when in wing-borne flight. The autonomous thrust vectoring ring wing pod also provides superior aircraft attitude control in wing-borne flight, thus negating the need for conventional surface controls.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Kevin Morris, Nicholas Brodeur, Carlos Fenny
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Publication number: 20210339849Abstract: A damping landing gear assembly for a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft includes a spring housing forming a spring chamber, a spring disposed in the spring chamber and a plunger slidably coupled to the spring housing and movable between a compressed position and an extended position. The spring biases the plunger into the extended position during flight. The vertical takeoff and landing aircraft experiences a landing force during landing. The landing force compresses the plunger into the compressed position against the bias of the spring, thereby absorbing at least a portion of the landing force.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2020Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: Textron Innovations IncInventors: Kevin Morris, Nicholas Brodeur, Pascal Flynn-Robitaille
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Publication number: 20210314386Abstract: Embodiments of a service based data transfer system are disclosed herein. Embodiments may of such a data transfer system may include a data transfer server providing a common data transfer interface such as a services interface that may be called by a client device to transfer data files to, or retrieve data files from a content management system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Dan-Horia Trufasiu, George Frederick Kevin Morris, Tao Zhou
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Patent number: 11130568Abstract: An autonomous thrust vectoring ring wing pod is disclosed. A plurality of distributed propulsion element (thruster) layout within a self-articulating ring wing pod allows the pod to selectively control its thrust vector by controlling each propulsion element in the pod. This arrangement allows autonomous and independent control of the tilting of the ring wing relative to the aircraft. The ring wing pod acts as both a nacelle to house the propulsion elements as well as a lifting surface when in wing-borne flight. The autonomous thrust vectoring ring wing pod also provides superior aircraft attitude control in wing-borne flight, thus negating the need for conventional surface controls.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2018Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Kevin Morris, Nicholas Brodeur, Carlos Fenny
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Patent number: 11070610Abstract: Embodiments of a service based data transfer system are disclosed herein. Embodiments may of such a data transfer system may include a data transfer server providing a common data transfer interface such as a services interface that may be called by a client device to transfer data files to, or retrieve data files from a content management system.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Open Text CorporationInventors: Dan-Horia Trufasiu, George Frederick Kevin Morris, Tao Zhou
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Publication number: 20210122468Abstract: An autonomous cargo delivery aircraft operable to transition between thrust-borne lift in a VTOL orientation and wing-borne lift in a biplane orientation. The aircraft includes a fuselage having an aerodynamic shape with a leading edge, a trailing edge and first and second sides. First and second wings are coupled to the fuselage proximate the first and second sides, respectively. A distributed thrust array includes a first pair of propulsion assemblies coupled to the first wing and a second pair of propulsion assemblies coupled to the second wing. A flight control system is operably associated with the distributed thrust array and configured to independently control each of the propulsion assemblies. The first side of the fuselage includes a door configured to provide access to a cargo bay disposed within the fuselage from an exterior of the aircraft with a predetermined clearance relative to the first pair of propulsion assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.Inventors: Kevin Morris, Nicholas Brodeur, Pascal Flynn-Robitaille, Mathieu Beland
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Patent number: 10933167Abstract: A composition comprising polymer particles and a carrier, wherein the polymer particles are a mixture of at least a first polymer and a second polymer, wherein the first polymer is at least partially soluble or dispersible in the carrier, and wherein the polymer particles are arranged such that they can join together to form a scaffold of polymer particles, and wherein the composition is administrable to a human or non-human animal.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: LOCATE THERAPEUTICS LIMITEDInventors: Patrick Ginty, Robin Andrew Quirk, Kevin Morris Shakesheff
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Publication number: 20210058447Abstract: Embodiments of a service based data transfer system are disclosed herein. Embodiments may of such a data transfer system may include a data transfer server providing a common data transfer interface such as a services interface that may be called by a client device to transfer data files to, or retrieve data files from a content management system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Dan-Horia Trufasiu, George Frederick Kevin Morris, Tao Zhou
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Publication number: 20210029139Abstract: Systems and methods for analyzing network traffic are provided. An exemplary system may include a plurality of network nodes distributed in multiple geographical regions. The plurality of network nodes may be configured to collect mass scanning network traffic data. The system may also include at least one processor. The processor may be configured to receive, from a first network node, a first network scanning request from a source scanner. In response to the reception of the first network scanning request, the processor may also be configured to transmit, via a second network node, a second network scanning request to the source scanner. The processor may further be configured to determine, based on feedback from the source scanner, whether the source scanner is compromised.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: GreyNoise Intelligence Inc.Inventor: Andrew Kevin Morris
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Publication number: 20200398977Abstract: An aircraft that is convertible between a helicopter mode and an airplane mode. The aircraft includes a fuselage with a longitudinal axis and a vertical axis and distributed propulsion array that surrounds the vertical axis when the aircraft is operating the helicopter mode and surrounds the longitudinal axis when the aircraft is operating in the airplane mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2019Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.Inventors: Carlos Alexander Fenny, Nicholas Brodeur, Rohn Lee Olson, Kevin Morris
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Publication number: 20200391847Abstract: A method of pitching rotor blades by interrupting torque applied to the hub.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2019Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.Inventors: Carlos Alexander Fenny, Nicholas Brodeur, Louis Charron, Kevin Morris
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Publication number: 20200368387Abstract: The invention relates to a scaffold material composition for forming a solid tissue scaffold, the composition comprising a plurality of hollow polymer pellets, each pellet comprising an open hollow extending through the pellet, and wherein the plurality of hollow polymer pellets are capable of interlinking and setting into a solid scaffold. The invention further relates to associated compositions, uses, method of treatment and kits associated with such material.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2018Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: Locate Therapeutics LimitedInventors: Antonio LEONARDI, Helen Celia COX, Robin Andrew Quirk, Kevin Morris Shakesheff
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Publication number: 20200351282Abstract: Systems and methods for analyzing network traffic are provided. An exemplary system may include a plurality of network nodes distributed in multiple geographical regions. The plurality of network nodes may be configured to collect mass scanning network traffic data. The system may also include at least one processor. The processor may be configured to receive, from a first network node, a first network scanning request from a source scanner. In response to the reception of the first network scanning request, the processor may also be configured to transmit, via a second network node, a second network scanning request to the source scanner. The processor may further be configured to determine, based on feedback from the source scanner, whether the source scanner is compromised.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: GreyNoise Intelligence Inc.Inventor: Andrew Kevin Morris
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Patent number: 10819716Abstract: Systems and methods for analyzing network traffic are provided. An exemplary system may include a plurality of network nodes distributed in multiple geographical regions. The plurality of network nodes may be configured to collect mass scanning network traffic data. The system may also include at least one processor. The processor may be configured to receive, from a first network node, a first network scanning request from a source scanner. In response to the reception of the first network scanning request, the processor may also be configured to transmit, via a second network node, a second network scanning request to the source scanner. The processor may further be configured to determine, based on feedback from the source scanner, whether the source scanner is compromised.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: GREYNOISE INTELLIGENCE INC.Inventor: Andrew Kevin Morris
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Patent number: 10757117Abstract: Systems and methods for analyzing network traffic are provided. An exemplary system may include a plurality of network nodes distributed in multiple geographical regions. The plurality of network nodes may be configured to collect mass scanning network traffic data. The system may also include at least one processor configured to receive, from the plurality of network nodes, the collected mass scanning network traffic data. The processor may also be configured to generate an omnidirectional network traffic database based on the received mass scanning network traffic data. The processor may further be configured to receive a query against the omnidirectional network traffic database. The query may include information of a source of a network scanning activity. Moreover, the processor may be configured to determine whether the source matches any record in the omnidirectional network traffic database and generate an indication based on the determination.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: GREYNOISE INTELLIGENCE INC.Inventors: Andrew Kevin Morris, Matthew Lehman
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Patent number: 10659335Abstract: Systems and methods for analyzing network traffic are provided. An exemplary system may include a plurality of network nodes distributed in multiple geographical regions. The plurality of network nodes may be configured to collect mass scanning network traffic data. The system may also include at least one processor configured to receive, from the plurality of network nodes, the collected mass scanning network traffic data. The processor may also be configured to generate an omnidirectional network traffic database based on the received mass scanning network traffic data. The processor may further be configured to receive a query against the omnidirectional network traffic database. The query may include information of a source of a network scanning activity. Moreover, the processor may be configured to determine whether the source matches any record in the omnidirectional network traffic database and generate an indication based on the determination.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: GREYNOISE INTELLIGENCE INC.Inventor: Andrew Kevin Morris
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Publication number: 20200148354Abstract: An autonomous thrust vectoring ring wing pod is disclosed. A plurality of distributed propulsion element (thruster) layout within a self-articulating ring wing pod allows the pod to selectively control its thrust vector by controlling each propulsion element in the pod. This arrangement allows autonomous and independent control of the tilting of the ring wing relative to the aircraft. The ring wing pod acts as both a nacelle to house the propulsion elements as well as a lifting surface when in wing-borne flight. The autonomous thrust vectoring ring wing pod also provides superior aircraft attitude control in wing-borne flight, thus negating the need for conventional surface controls.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2018Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Kevin Morris, Nicholas Brodeur, Carlos Fenny
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Patent number: 10376801Abstract: A magnetic tracked toy assembly for entertainment includes a panel, which is annular, and plurality of shells. A plurality of rails is coupled to an upper surface of the panel so that the rails extend annularly and in parallel around the panel. A respective groove, which is complementary to the rails, is positioned in a bottom of a respective shell so that the groove is positioned to selectively insert a respective rail. Each shell is coupled to a respective blower module, which in turn is coupled to a respective controller. The panel, the rails and the shells are magnetized so that each shell is repelled by the panel and the respective rail to levitate the shell above the panel. The controller is positioned to command the blower module to selectively expel air to propel the respective shell along the panel with the respective rail positioned to guide the respective shell.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Inventor: Kevin Morris
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Publication number: 20190109568Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method and system for power amplifier characterization and digital predistortion. The method includes receiving a test signal including K samples with a sampling rate fS, generating a synthetic test signal including the test signal and a sequence of (N?1) delayed versions of the test signal, generating an undersampled signal including M samples by sampling, at a sampling rate fS/N, an output signal of a device-under-test (DUT) with the synthetic test signal as an input of the DUT, the M samples of the under-sampled signal including N segments each including K/N samples, and generating a reconstructed signal including the M samples of the under-sampled signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Applicants: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS, The University of BristolInventors: Souheil Ben Smida, Oualid Hammi, Kevin Morris