Patents by Inventor Leo Richards
Leo Richards 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: 11913562Abstract: In an implementation, a hydraulic valve includes a valve body, a cylindrical chamber within the valve body, and a cylindrical spool within the chamber. The spool is rotatable between at least a first position and a second position about a longitudinal axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the chamber. The spool includes a landing and an eccentric channel that extends around a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the landing. In the first position, an inlet and an outlet of the hydraulic valve are fluidly coupled by the eccentric channel to allow a flow of a hydraulic fluid circumferentially around the landing from the inlet to the outlet. In the second position, the inlet and/or the outlet are obstructed by another portion of the outer circumferential surface of the landing to prevent the flow of the hydraulic fluid from the inlet to the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Sanctuary Cognitive Systems CorporationInventors: George E. G. Sterling, Connor Richard Shannon, Douglas Bruce Jelstad, Leo James Stocco
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Patent number: 11893641Abstract: A data analytics platform is provided for forecasting future states of commodities and other assets, based on processing of both textual and numerical data sources. The platform includes a multi-layer machine learning-based model that extracts sentiment from textual data in a natural language processing engine, evaluates numerical data in a time-series analysis, and generates an initial forecast for the commodity or asset being analyzed. The platform includes multiple applications of neural networks to develop augmented forecasts from further analysis of relevant information as it is collected. These include commodity-specific neural networks designed to continually develop taxonomies used to process commodity sentiment, and applications of reinforcement learning, symbolic networks, and unsupervised meta learning to improve overall performance and accuracy of the forecasts generated.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: AGBLOX, INC.Inventors: Thomas N. Blair, Alex A. Kurzhanskiy, Spyros J. Lazaris, Leo Richard Jolicoeur, Michael G. Mcerlean, Tony Chiyung Lei, Craig I. Forman
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Patent number: 11434716Abstract: Apparatus, in the form of a eutectic alloy plug (1) and a deployment heater (10) are provided. The plug (1) and the deployment heated (10) are provided with means (5, 13) for releasably retaining the deployment heater (10) within a cavity (4) in the plug (1). The nature of the retaining means is such that once the plug (1) is secured in a well the heater (10) can be recovered without the plug (1). An extraction heater (20), which is also receivable within the cavity (4) of the plug (1), is provided to re-melt the eutectic alloy and thus enable the extraction of the plug from a well. Various method of plugging abandoned wells are made possible by the control that the provided apparatus gives.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: BiSN Tec Ltd.Inventors: Paul Carragher, Leo Richards
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Publication number: 20220036461Abstract: A data analytics platform is provided for forecasting future states of commodities and other assets, based on processing of both textual and numerical data sources. The platform includes a multi-layer machine learning-based model that extracts sentiment from textual data in a natural language processing engine, evaluates numerical data in a time-series analysis, and generates an initial forecast for the commodity or asset being analyzed. The platform includes multiple applications of neural networks to develop augmented forecasts from further analysis of relevant information as it is collected. These include commodity-specific neural networks designed to continually develop taxonomies used to process commodity sentiment, and applications of reinforcement learning, symbolic networks, and unsupervised meta learning to improve overall performance and accuracy of the forecasts generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: THOMAS N. BLAIR, ALEX A. KURZHANSKIY, SPYROS J. LAZARIS, LEO RICHARD JOLICOEUR, MICHAEL G. MCERLEAN, TONY CHIYUNG LEI, CRAIG I. FORMAN
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Publication number: 20210246758Abstract: Apparatus, in the form of a eutectic alloy plug (1) and a deployment heater (10) are provided. The plug (1) and the deployment heated (10) are provided with means (5, 13) for releasably retaining the deployment heater (10) within a cavity (4) in the plug (1). The nature of the retaining means is such that once the plug (1) is secured in a well the heater (10) can be recovered without the plug (1). An extraction heater (20), which is also receivable within the cavity (4) of the plug (1), is provided to re-melt the eutectic alloy and thus enable the extraction of the plug from a well. Various method of plugging abandoned wells are made possible by the control that the provided apparatus gives.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2020Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: BiSN Tec LtdInventors: Paul Carragher, Leo Richards
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Patent number: 10991048Abstract: A data analytics platform is provided for forecasting future states of commodities and other assets, based on processing of both textual and numerical data sources. The platform includes a multi-layer machine learning-based model that extracts sentiment from textual data in a natural language processing engine, evaluates numerical data in a time-series analysis, and generates an initial forecast for the commodity or asset being analyzed. The platform includes multiple applications of neural networks to develop augmented forecasts from further analysis of relevant information as it is collected. These include commodity-specific neural networks designed to continually develop taxonomies used to process commodity sentiment, and applications of reinforcement learning, symbolic networks, and unsupervised meta learning to improve overall performance and accuracy of the forecasts generated.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: AGBLOX, INC.Inventors: Thomas N. Blair, Alex A. Kurzhanskiy, Spyros J. Lazaris, Leo Richard Jolicoeur, Michael G. McErlean, Tony Chiyung Lei, Craig I. Forman
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Patent number: 10878505Abstract: A data analytics platform is provided for forecasting future states of commodities and other assets, based on processing of both textual and numerical data sources. The platform includes a multi-layer machine learning-based model that extracts sentiment from textual data in a natural language processing engine, evaluates numerical data in a time-series analysis, and generates an initial forecast for the commodity or asset being analyzed. The platform includes multiple applications of neural networks to develop augmented forecasts from further analysis of relevant information as it is collected. These include commodity-specific neural networks designed to continually develop taxonomies used to process commodity sentiment, and applications of reinforcement learning, symbolic networks, and unsupervised meta learning to improve overall performance and accuracy of the forecasts generated.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: AGBLOX, INC.Inventors: Thomas N. Blair, Alex A. Kurzhanskiy, Spyros J. Lazaris, Leo Richard Jolicoeur, Michael G. McErlean, Tony Chiyung Lei, Craig I. Forman
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Patent number: 10801301Abstract: Apparatus, in the form of a eutectic alloy plug (1) and a deployment heater (10) are provided. The plug (1) and the deployment heated (10) are provided with means (5, 13) for releasably retaining the deployment heater (10) within a cavity (4) in the plug (1). The nature of the retaining means is such that once the plug (1) is secured in a well the heater (10) can be recovered without the plug (1). An extraction heater (20), which is also receivable within the cavity (4) of the plug (1), is provided to re-melt the eutectic alloy and thus enable the extraction of the plug from a well. Various method of plugging abandoned wells are made possible by the control that the provided apparatus gives.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: BiSN Tec LtdInventors: Paul Carragher, Leo Richards
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Publication number: 20200011150Abstract: Apparatus, in the form of a eutectic alloy plug (1) and a deployment heater (10) are provided. The plug (1) and the deployment heated (10) are provided with means (5, 13) for releasably retaining the deployment heater (10) within a cavity (4) in the plug (1). The nature of the retaining means is such that once the plug (1) is secured in a well the heater (10) can be recovered without the plug (1). An extraction heater (20), which is also receivable within the cavity (4) of the plug (1), is provided to re-melt the eutectic alloy and thus enable the extraction of the plug from a well. Various method of plugging abandoned wells are made possible by the control that the provided apparatus gives.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicant: BiSN Tec Ltd.Inventors: Paul Carragher, Leo Richards
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Patent number: 10329872Abstract: Apparatus, in the form of a eutectic alloy plug (1) and a deployment heater (10) are provided. The plug (1) and the deployment heated (10) are provided with means (5, 13) for releasably retaining the deployment heater (10) within a cavity (4) in the plug (1). The nature of the retaining means is such that once the plug (1) is secured in a well the heater (10) can be recovered without the plug (1). An extraction heater (20), which is also receivable within the cavity (4) of the plug (1), is provided to re-melt the eutectic alloy and thus enable the extraction of the plug from a well. Various method of plugging abandoned wells are made possible by the control that the provided apparatus gives.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2018Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: BiSN Tec LtdInventors: Paul Carragher, Leo Richards
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Publication number: 20190071950Abstract: Apparatus, in the form of a eutectic alloy plug (1) and a deployment heater (10) are provided. The plug (1) and the deployment heated (10) are provided with means (5, 13) for releasably retaining the deployment heater (10) within a cavity (4) in the plug (1). The nature of the retaining means is such that once the plug (1) is secured in a well the heater (10) can be recovered without the plug (1). An extraction heater (20), which is also receivable within the cavity (4) of the plug (1), is provided to re-melt the eutectic alloy and thus enable the extraction of the plug from a well. Various method of plugging abandoned wells are made possible by the control that the provided apparatus gives.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicant: BiSN Tec LtdInventors: Paul Carragher, Leo Richards
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Patent number: 10053951Abstract: Apparatus, in the form of a eutectic alloy plug (1) and a deployment heater (10) are provided. The plug (1) and the deployment heated (10) are provided with means (5, 13) for releasably retaining the deployment heater (10) within a cavity (4) in the plug (1). The nature of the retaining means is such that once the plug (1) is secured in a well the heater (10) can be recovered without the plug (1). An extraction heater (20), which is also receivable within the cavity (4) of the plug (1), is provided to re-melt the eutectic alloy and thus enable the extraction of the plug from a well. Various method of plugging abandoned wells are made possible by the control that the provided apparatus gives.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: BiSN Tec LtdInventors: Paul Carragher, Leo Richards
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Publication number: 20170306717Abstract: Apparatus, in the form of a eutectic alloy plug (1) and a deployment heater (10) are provided. The plug (1) and the deployment heated (10) are provided with means (5, 13) for releasably retaining the deployment heater (10) within a cavity (4) in the plug (1). The nature of the retaining means is such that once the plug (1) is secured in a well the heater (10) can be recovered without the plug (1). An extraction heater (20), which is also receivable within the cavity (4) of the plug (1), is provided to re-melt the eutectic alloy and thus enable the extraction of the plug from a well. Various method of plugging abandoned wells are made possible by the control that the provided apparatus gives.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: BISN TEC LTDInventors: Paul Carragher, Leo Richard
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Patent number: 9708882Abstract: Apparatus, in the form of a eutectic alloy plug (1) and a deployment heater (10) are provided. The plug (1) and the deployment heated (10) are provided with means (5, 13) for releasably retaining the deployment heater (10) within a cavity (4) in the plug (1). The nature of the retaining means is such that once the plug (1) is secured in a well the heater (10) can be recovered without the plug (1). An extraction heater (20), which is also receivable within the cavity (4) of the plug (1), is provided to re-melt the eutectic alloy and thus enable the extraction of the plug from a well. Various method of plugging abandoned wells are made possible by the control that the provided apparatus gives.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2011Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: BISN OIL TOOLSInventors: Paul Carragher, Leo Richards
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Publication number: 20130087335Abstract: Apparatus, in the form of a eutectic alloy plug (1) and a deployment heater (10) are provided. The plug (1) and the deployment heated (10) are provided with means (5, 13) for releasably retaining the deployment heater (10) within a cavity (4) in the plug (1). The nature of the retaining means is such that once the plug (1) is secured in a well the heater (10) can be recovered without the plug (1). An extraction heater (20), which is also receivable within the cavity (4) of the plug (1), is provided to re-melt the eutectic alloy and thus enable the extraction of the plug from a well. Various method of plugging abandoned wells are made possible by the control that the provided apparatus gives.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Inventors: Paul Carragher, Leo Richard
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Patent number: 6993515Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for collecting and analyzing intelligence data regarding events, organizations and other entities, relevant to a specific individual or organizational goal or function. To facilitate analysis of intelligence data by a user, flags that describe a condition are defined, where a condition can be a state or event, or a predictor of a future state or future event. Data items of various types are stored in one or more databases, and can be associated with flags. Data items and flags can be subsequently searched together by users. In one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of generating flags where the flags include early warning signals used to predict the occurrence of a specified scenario. In another aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of generating flags where the flags include value indicators used to identify value in context objects such as an asset in an industry of interest.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2001Date of Patent: January 31, 2006Assignee: Coemergence Inc.Inventors: Michael Chender, Walter Fordham, Leo Richard Marrs, Jr.
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Publication number: 20030183368Abstract: A heat sink made of a natural or polycrystalline diamond substrate with fins formed thereon. Diamond is grown to form a substrate and a laser is used to cut channels in the substrate to form the fins.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2002Publication date: October 2, 2003Inventors: Leo Richard Paradis, Matthew Michael DeBenedictis, Stephen Paul LeBlanc, Richard Paul Miller
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Publication number: 20030055815Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for collecting and analyzing intelligence data regarding events, organizations and other entities, relevant to a specific individual or organizational goal or function. To facilitate analysis of intelligence data by a user, flags that describe a condition are defined, where a condition can be a state or event, or a predictor of a future state or future event. Data items of various types are stored in one or more databases, and can be associated with flags. Data items and flags can be subsequently searched together by users. In one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of generating flags where the flags include early warning signals used to predict the occurrence of a specified scenario. In another aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of generating flags where the flags include value indicators used to identify value in context objects such as an asset in an industry of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2001Publication date: March 20, 2003Inventors: Michael Chender, Walter Fordham, Leo Richard Marrs
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Patent number: 5983707Abstract: A rotor for a shapemeter is shown in the figure and comprises an inner annulus (6) connected to and spaced from a coaxial outer annulus (7) by means of rubber o-rings (10). The air gap formed between the annuli (6, 7) and the rubber o-rings (10) provide a thermal barrier which greatly alleviates heat transfer between the inner and outer annuli (6, 7) and allows the annuli to be made of materials with different coefficients of thermal expansion. In consequence the inertia of the rotor can be minimised and the thermal stability of the rotor enhanced so that shapemeters using the rotor have improved sensitivity.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 1998Date of Patent: November 16, 1999Assignee: Kvaerner Technology & Research Ltd.Inventor: Leo Richard Gillbe