Patents by Inventor Kevin O'Connor

Kevin O'Connor 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECORDING AND MONITORING COMMUNICATIONS USING A MEDIA SERVER
    Publication number: 20160330263
    Abstract: A communication system including a media server through which communication packets are exchanged for recording and monitoring purposes is disclosed. A tap is associated with each communication endpoint allowing for cradle to grave recording of communications despite their subsequent routing or branching. An incoming communication is routed to a first tap and upon selection of a receiving party; the first tap is routed to a second tap which forwards communication packets on to the receiving party. The taps may be used to forward communication packets to any number of other taps or destinations, such as a recording device, monitoring user, or other user in the form of a conference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Felix Immanuel Wyss, Michael D. Snyder, Kevin O'Connor
  • Formulations for non-invasive delivery of active proteins to an animal or human
    Patent number: 9486516
    Abstract: This invention relates to formulations which contain at least one active peptide intended to be used for prevention or treatment of a condition in an animal or human. Said active peptide has been expressed in a system that improves the conservation of those properties essential to the prophylactic or therapeutic effect of said peptide before and after delivery to an animal or human and until the peptide delivers its activity at the effector site within said animal or human. The invention is particularly relevant to formulations of oral or mucosal vaccines or biopharmaceuticals. The active peptide of the formulation is recombinantly expressed in cells or whole animals. In a preferred embodiment of this invention the active polypeptide of the formulation has been recombinantly expressed in insect cells or whole insect larvae.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: BIOORGANIC RESEARCH AND SERVICES SA
    Inventors: Victor Infante, Juan Jose Infante, Kevin O'Connor, David Cotan
  • Figure eight closed loop cooling system for electronic display
    Patent number: 9470924
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments herein provide a figure eight closed loop of circulating gas pathways wrapping around an electronic display. One or more open loop ambient air pathways may pass through the figure eight but do not allow the circulating gas and the ambient air to mix. In some embodiments, the open loop ambient air pathway travels along a rear surface of the electronic display. In some embodiments, the circulating gas pathways contain a front channel placed in front of the electronic display, a rear channel placed behind the electronic display, and a center channel placed between the front and rear channels. Pass-through apertures may be placed within the path of the circulating gas and/or the ambient air to allow the paths of the two gaseous matters to cross without allowing them to mix with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventors: William Dunn, Kevin O'Connor
  • System and method for recording and monitoring communications using a media server
    Patent number: 9432388
    Abstract: A communication system including a media server through which communication packets are exchanged for recording and monitoring purposes is disclosed. A tap is associated with each communication endpoint allowing for cradle to grave recording of communications despite their subsequent routing or branching. An incoming communication is routed to a first tap and upon selection of a receiving party; the first tap is routed to a second tap which forwards communication packets on to the receiving party. The taps may be used to forward communication packets to any number of other taps or destinations, such as a recording device, monitoring user, or other user in the form of a conference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Inventors: Felix Immanuel Wyss, Michael D Snyder, Kevin O'Connor
  • COATED ARTICLE WITH LOW-E COATING HAVING ABSORBING LAYER OVER FUNCTIONAL LAYER DESIGNED TO INCREASE OUTSIDE REFLECTANCE
    Publication number: 20160238760
    Abstract: A coated article includes a low-E coating having an absorbing layer located over a functional layer (IR reflecting layer) and designed to cause the coating to have an increased outside reflectance (e.g., in an IG window unit) and good selectivity. In certain embodiments, the absorbing layer is metallic, or substantially metallic, and is provided directly over and contacting a lower of two IR reflecting layers. In certain example embodiments, a nitride based layer (e.g., silicon nitride or the like) may be located directly over and contacting the absorbing layer in order to reduce or prevent oxidation thereof during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, heat bending, and/or heat strengthening) thereby permitting predictable coloration, high outside reflectance values, and/or good selectivity to be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin O'CONNOR, Jingyu LAO, John WOLFF
  • Coated article with low-E coating having absorbing layer over functional layer designed to increase outside reflectance
    Patent number: 9340452
    Abstract: A coated article includes a low-E coating having an absorbing layer located over a functional layer (IR reflecting layer) and designed to cause the coating to have an increased outside reflectance (e.g., in an IG window unit) and good selectivity. In certain embodiments, the absorbing layer is metallic, or substantially metallic, and is provided directly over and contacting a lower of two IR reflecting layers. In certain example embodiments, a nitride based layer (e.g., silicon nitride or the like) may be located directly over and contacting the absorbing layer in order to reduce or prevent oxidation thereof during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, heat bending, and/or heat strengthening) thereby permitting predictable coloration, high outside reflectance values, and/or good selectivity to be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Kevin O'Connor, Jingyu Lao, John Wolff
  • Secure system for energy consuming device
    Patent number: 9220178
    Abstract: A support structure includes a groove and a channel. The grove can be defined by a wall and a lip. An energy consumption device includes a housing that supports a magnet and a first and second terminal and the magnet helps couple the energy consumption device to the support structure. The housing is positioned in the groove and the groove helps retain the housing in the support structure while the channel allows the energy consumption device to be visible. To help secure the energy consuming device, a header can be provided on both ends of the support structure so that the housing can be translated along the groove but cannot be removed from the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin O'Connor, Megan E. Serwacki, Victor V. Zaderej, Stephen L. Sheldon
  • COATED ARTICLE WITH LOW-E COATING HAVING ABSORBING LAYER OVER FUNCTIONAL LAYER DESIGNED TO INCREASE OUTSIDE REFLECTANCE
    Publication number: 20150360998
    Abstract: A coated article includes a low-E coating having an absorbing layer located over a functional layer (IR reflecting layer) and designed to cause the coating to have an increased outside reflectance (e.g., in an IG window unit) and good selectivity. In certain embodiments, the absorbing layer is metallic, or substantially metallic, and is provided directly over and contacting a lower of two IR reflecting layers. In certain example embodiments, a nitride based layer (e.g., silicon nitride or the like) may be located directly over and contacting the absorbing layer in order to reduce or prevent oxidation thereof during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, heat bending, and/or heat strengthening) thereby permitting predictable coloration, high outside reflectance values, and/or good selectivity to be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Kevin O'CONNOR, Jingyu LAO, John WOLFF
  • Wire Pass Through Device
    Publication number: 20150288163
    Abstract: The embodiments herein provide a device for sealing an interface having an opening for a wire to pass through the interface. A pair of sealing blocks may be used where one block contains a protrusion and the opposing block contains a recess. The protrusion and recess preferably have an apex with a round having approximately the same dimension as the radius of the wire. A pair of posts may be positioned on opposing sides of the opening. One sealing block may contain an aperture for accepting one of the posts while the second sealing block may contain an aperture for accepting the opposing post. The posts may be threaded so that they can accept a threaded fastener. Exemplary embodiments may utilize mounting plates which may contain a flange such that squeezing the opposing flanges together can cause inward forces on the sealing blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Kevin O'Connor, Mike Brown
  • Formulations for Non-invasive Delivery of Active Proteins to an Animal or Human
    Publication number: 20150273050
    Abstract: This invention relates to formulations which contain at least one active peptide intended to be used for prevention or treatment of a condition in an animal or human. Said active peptide has been expressed in a system that improves the conservation of those properties essential to the prophylactic or therapeutic effect of said peptide before and after delivery to an animal or human and until the peptide delivers its activity at the effector site within said animal or human. The invention is particularly relevant to formulations of oral or mucosal vaccines or biopharmaceuticals. The active peptide of the formulation is recombinantly expressed in cells or whole animals. In a preferred embodiment of this invention the active polypeptide of the formulation has been recombinantly expressed in insect cells or whole insect larvae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Bioorganic Research and Services SA
    Inventors: Victor Infante, Juan Jose Infante, Kevin O'Connor, David Cotan
  • Coated article with low-E coating having absorbing layer over functional layer designed to increase outside reflectance
    Patent number: 9079795
    Abstract: A coated article includes a low-E coating having an absorbing layer located over a functional layer (IR reflecting layer) and designed to cause the coating to have an increased outside reflectance (e.g., in an IG window unit) and good selectivity. In certain embodiments, the absorbing layer is metallic, or substantially metallic, and is provided directly over and contacting a lower of two IR reflecting layers. In certain example embodiments, a nitride based layer (e.g., silicon nitride or the like) may be located directly over and contacting the absorbing layer in order to reduce or prevent oxidation thereof during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, heat bending, and/or heat strengthening) thereby permitting predictable coloration, high outside reflectance values, and/or good selectivity to be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Kevin O'Connor, Jingyu Lao, John Wolff
  • Wire pass through device
    Patent number: 9065259
    Abstract: The embodiments herein provide a device for sealing an interface having an opening for a wire to pass through the interface. A pair of sealing blocks may be used where one block contains a protrusion and the opposing block contains a recess. The protrusion and recess preferably have an apex with a round having approximately the same dimension as the radius of the wire. A pair of posts may be positioned on opposing sides of the opening. One sealing block may contain an aperture for accepting one of the posts while the second sealing block may contain an aperture for accepting the opposing post. The posts may be threaded so that they can accept a threaded fastener. Exemplary embodiments may utilize mounting plates which may contain a flange such that squeezing the opposing flanges together can cause inward forces on the sealing blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin O'Connor, Mike Brown
  • COATED ARTICLE WITH LOW-E COATING HAVING ABSORBING LAYER OVER FUNCTIONAL LAYER DESIGNED TO INCREASE OUTSIDE REFLECTANCE
    Publication number: 20150125635
    Abstract: A coated article includes a low-E coating having an absorbing layer located over a functional layer (IR reflecting layer) and designed to cause the coating to have an increased outside reflectance (e.g., in an IG window unit) and good selectivity. In certain embodiments, the absorbing layer is metallic, or substantially metallic, and is provided directly over and contacting a lower of two IR reflecting layers. In certain example embodiments, a nitride based layer (e.g., silicon nitride or the like) may be located directly over and contacting the absorbing layer in order to reduce or prevent oxidation thereof during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, heat bending, and/or heat strengthening) thereby permitting predictable coloration, high outside reflectance values, and/or good selectivity to be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Kevin O'CONNOR, Jingyu LAO, John WOLFF
  • ELECTRONIC TRADING SYSTEM AND METHOD THAT PROVIDE REAL-TIME TRADE ANALYTICS
    Publication number: 20150120524
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to electronic trading systems. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for providing, within an electronic trading process, real-time or near real-time pre- and post-trade analytics to assist traders make the decision of how to trade electronically a particular tradeable asset. Pre- and post-trade analytics can be displayed to a trader without affecting their workflow. Moreover, pre- and post-trade analytics can be used to make trading recommendations, to select or modify a trading strategy, to select and or modify trading destinations, brokers, algorithms or venues, and/or to automatically generate and transmit electronic trade orders or to effect trades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: ITG Software Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian DOMOWITZ, Sabitha ARPUTHAM, Brian KIERNAN, Kevin O'CONNOR
  • METHOD FOR CONVERTING POLYETHYLENE TO BIODEGRADABLE POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE
    Publication number: 20150087802
    Abstract: A method for producing polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) comprises the steps of culturing in a culture medium comprising pyrolysis wax obtained from the pyrolysis of polyethylene and optionally a surfactant one or more bacterial strains which are capable of accumulating PHA from pyrolysis wax, and recovering the PHA from the culture medium. Typically, the bacterial strains are selected from the group consisting of: A. calcoaceticus BD413; A. calcoaceticus RR8; B. sepacia RR10; P. aeruginosa 3924; P. aeruginosa GL-1; P. aeruginosa PAO1; P. aeruginosa RR1; and P. olevorans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Kevin O'Connor, Maciej GUZIK, Ramesh PADAMATI, Shane KENNY
  • HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANT COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20150047190
    Abstract: The present invention relates to composite materials with a high dielectric constant and high dielectric strength and to methods of producing the composite materials. The composite materials have high dielectric constants at a range of high frequencies and possess robust mechanical properties and strengths, such that they may be machined to a variety of configurations. The composite materials also have high dielectric strengths for operation in high power and high energy density systems. In one embodiment, the composite material is composed of a trimodal distribution of ceramic particles, including barium titanate, barium strontium titanate (BST), or combinations thereof and a polymer binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Randy D. Curry, Kevin O'Connor
  • Method and Apparatus for the Encoding of Participants in a Conference Setting
    Publication number: 20150036552
    Abstract: A system and method are presented for the encoding of participants in a conference setting. In an embodiment, audio from conference participants in a voice-over-IP setting may be received and processed by the system. In an embodiment, audio may be received in a compressed form and de-compressed for processing. For each participant, return audio is generated, compressed (if applicable) and transmitted to the participant. The system may recognize when participants are using the same audio encoding format and are thus receiving audio that may be similar or identical. The audio may only be encoded once instead of for each participant. Thus, redundant encodings are recognized and eliminated resulting in less CPU usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: INTERACTIVE INTELLIGENCE, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin O'Connor, Felix Immanuel Wyss
  • FIGURE EIGHT CLOSED LOOP COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20150009627
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments herein provide a figure eight closed loop of circulating gas pathways wrapping around an electronic display. One or more open loop ambient air pathways may pass through the figure eight but do not allow the circulating gas and the ambient air to mix. In some embodiments, the open loop ambient air pathway travels along a rear surface of the electronic display. In some embodiments, the circulating gas pathways contain a front channel placed in front of the electronic display, a rear channel placed behind the electronic display, and a center channel placed between the front and rear channels. Pass-through apertures may be placed within the path of the circulating gas and/or the ambient air to allow the paths of the two gaseous matters to cross without allowing them to mix with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: William Dunn, Kevin O'Connor
  • High dielectric constant composite materials and methods of manufacture
    Patent number: 8889776
    Abstract: The present invention relates to composite materials with a high dielectric constant and high dielectric strength and to methods of producing the composite materials. The composite materials have high dielectric constants at a range of high frequencies and possess robust mechanical properties and strengths, such that they may be machined to a variety of configurations. The composite materials also have high dielectric strengths for operation in high power and high energy density systems. In one embodiment, the composite material is composed of a trimodal distribution of ceramic particles, including barium titanate, barium strontium titanate (BST), or combinations thereof and a polymer binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: The Curators of the University of Missouri
    Inventors: Randy D. Curry, Kevin O'Connor
  • Heat Exchanger Assembly for an Electronic Display
    Publication number: 20140314395
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments disclosed herein provide a heat exchanger assembly for cooling power module bricks, having a plurality of heat exchanger layers where a top layer is in conductive thermal communication with the power module brick. A series of metallic plates are preferably positioned within each heat exchanger layer and are preferably aligned with the power module brick. A circulating fan may be positioned to force circulating gas across the power module brick and through the heat exchanger. An external air fan may be positioned to force external air through the heat exchanger. Pass through junctions may be positioned near edges of the heat exchanger to permit the circulating gas to cross paths with the external air without allowing the two gas flows to mix with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventors: William Dunn, Tim Hubbard, Kevin O'Connor