Patents by Inventor Marc Henri Coq
Marc Henri Coq 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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Publication number: 20250149888Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer system and a computer program product verify electrical power distribution system suitability. The method includes obtaining power consumption characteristics from a computer server. The method also includes generating a test power load based on the power consumption characteristics. The method further includes identifying a power source and applying the test power load to the power source. In addition, the method includes determining a connection suitability for the power source based on a response of the power source to the test power load. Lastly, the method includes displaying the connection suitability for the power source on a device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2023Publication date: May 8, 2025Inventors: Marc Henri Coq, Brian Charles Tucker, Enver Candan
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Publication number: 20250116693Abstract: Described are techniques for electrical grid origination determination using Power Line Disturbance (PLD) characteristics. The techniques include detecting a first PLD in a first voltage feed of a first power unit at a first time. The techniques further include comparing the first PLD to other PLDs aggregated from multiple power units. The techniques further include determining that the first voltage feed of the first power unit originates from a same source as a second power unit based on a similarity between the first PLD and a second PLD of the second power unit satisfying a similarity threshold and occurring within a same timeframe proximate to the first time. The techniques further include recording that the first power unit and the second power unit receive power from a same source.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2023Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Brian Charles Tucker, Marc Henri Coq, Enver Candan, Steven G. Shevach
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Patent number: 12270848Abstract: A signal-analysis-based process for detecting and correcting power feeds is provided. The process includes obtaining voltage waveform data for power feeds connected to a system, and determining for the power feeds, using the obtained voltage waveform data, at least one respective signal characteristic. Further, the process includes comparing the respective signal characteristics of the power feeds to ascertain at least one signal characteristic difference between the power feeds. Based on the at least one signal characteristic difference not exceeding at least one respective difference limit, the process determines that the power feeds are not separately-sourced redundant power feeds connected to the system, and based on determining that the power feeds are not separately-sourced redundant power feeds, the process initiates a corrective action to ensure that the system is connected to separately-sourced redundant power feeds.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2023Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Brian Charles Tucker, Enver Candan, Marc Henri Coq
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Publication number: 20250088031Abstract: A technique for determining an electrical grid power source using a power line signal which includes electronic communication using a power line between a host device and power supply units (PSUs) on an electrical power grid. The host device can designate a PSU as a signal generator and designate remaining PSUs as signal receivers. The host device generates a signal onto the power line used by the PSUs. The signal is detected at each of the receivers on the power line. A response by one of the receivers to the host device, is in response to the detection of the signal at the receiver. An electronic communication device receives communication from the host device that the signal is detected by the receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2023Publication date: March 13, 2025Inventors: Brian Charles Tucker, Marc Henri Coq, Enver Candan
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Patent number: 12244172Abstract: A method can include obtaining device data for a set of electronic devices. The device data can indicate power utilized by the set of electronic devices. The method can include obtaining a capacity of a backup power source. The method can include obtaining priority data regarding an allocation of power to the set of electronic devices. The method can include obtaining a set of environmental conditions. The method can include calculating, based at least in part on the set of environmental conditions and the device data, a projected electrical load on the backup power source. The method can include determining that one or more thresholds are exceeded. The determining can comprise identifying that the projected electrical load exceeds the capacity. The method can include modifying, in response to the determining and according to the priority data, power supplied to the set of electronic devices from the backup power source.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Marc Henri Coq, Richard John Fishbune, Mark E. Maresh, Eric B. Swenson
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Publication number: 20250024262Abstract: A method for detecting information breach in a computer system. The method comprises: detecting a radio frequency signal in an area of the computer system. A set of samples of the radio frequency signal may be input to a machine learning model. An output of the machine learning model may be received. The output indicates whether the detected radio frequency signal is anomalous. An alarm signal may be generated in case the detected radio frequency signal is predicted as an anomalous signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2023Publication date: January 16, 2025Inventors: Marc Henri Coq, Samuel R. Connor, Katharina Scharff, Martin Rehm, Christine Axnix, Hubert Harrer
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Patent number: 12170502Abstract: Described is a method for managing a trackable solar panel assembly and a variable reflective surface. The method can receive solar farm characteristics and location characteristics for the solar farm. The method can also receive solar panel assembly characteristics for a solar panel assembly and variable reflective surface characteristics for a variable reflective surface. The method can optimize control parameters for the solar panel assembly and the variable reflective surface, based on the solar farm characteristics, the location characteristics, the solar panel assembly characteristics, and the variable reflective surface characteristics. The method can adjust the variable reflective surface based on the control parameters.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2023Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Manikandan Padmanaban, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Jagabondhu Hazra, Marc Henri Coq
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Publication number: 20240402921Abstract: Provided are techniques for model generation for determining optimal components of a storage subsystem based on measurements and models. Data for a storage subsystem having a plurality of components is collected, where the data comprises data for application resources, data for workload measurements, metadata, tags, and policies, and wherein the data comprises volume specific characteristics and storage functions. A plurality of models are generated based on the collected data, where each of the models includes a subset of the plurality of components of the storage subsystem. Characteristics for a new storage subsystem are received. The characteristics are matched to a model of the plurality of models. A recommendation of components of the matching model is created to create the new storage subsystem.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2023Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Georg Basil Richard Moshous, Adriana Pellegrini Furnielis, Marc Henri Coq, Sarvesh S. Patel, Ebenezer Kofi
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Publication number: 20240385233Abstract: A signal-analysis-based process for detecting and correcting power feeds is provided. The process includes obtaining voltage waveform data for power feeds connected to a system, and determining for the power feeds, using the obtained voltage waveform data, at least one respective signal characteristic. Further, the process includes comparing the respective signal characteristics of the power feeds to ascertain at least one signal characteristic difference between the power feeds. Based on the at least one signal characteristic difference not exceeding at least one respective difference limit, the process determines that the power feeds are not separately-sourced redundant power feeds connected to the system, and based on determining that the power feeds are not separately-sourced redundant power feeds, the process initiates a corrective action to ensure that the system is connected to separately-sourced redundant power feeds.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2023Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventors: Brian Charles TUCKER, Enver CANDAN, Marc Henri COQ
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Publication number: 20240380355Abstract: A data-analysis-based process of controlling a floating solar array location is provided. The process includes providing data analysis-based control of location of the floating solar array on water within a geographical area. The floating solar array has a propulsion system coupled to the floating solar array to facilitate relocating of the floating solar array. The control is configured to identify, using one or more machine learning prediction models, a region of a plurality of regions of the geographical area which meets, for a forecasted time period, a predefined criteria for harvesting energy from the floating solar array. Further, the control is configured to initiate, using the propulsion system, dynamic relocating of the floating solar array to the identified region of the geographical area to facilitate solar energy harvesting from the floating solar array for the forecasted time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2023Publication date: November 14, 2024Inventors: Jagabondhu HAZRA, Manikandan PADMANABAN, Sarbajit K. RAKSHIT, Marc Henri COQ
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Publication number: 20240345556Abstract: Management of thermal energy from a computer data center to generate an electrical power output using a thermoelectric generator can include a computer managing thermal output of heat at a location at a computer data center, where the location corresponds to a heat generating computer component. Heat flow is managed from the thermal output using a heating thermal conduit thermally communicating with a heat source of a thermoelectric generator. An electrical output generated by the thermoelectric generator is controlled using the management of the heat flow from the thermal output.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2023Publication date: October 17, 2024Inventors: Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Jagabondhu Hazra, Manikandan Padmanaban, Marc Henri Coq
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Patent number: 12112354Abstract: Techniques are disclosed, using one or more computers. for bidding on digital advertising space associated with media content on a digital platform. Popularity is determined of a plurality of electronic communication and associated clips on a digital platform. A clip is detected which meets a threshold for approaching an activity level of user activity indicating the popularity of the clip. The clip meeting the threshold is labeled as a non-fungible token (NFT) indicating available digital advertising space associated with the clip. In response to the labeling of the clip, monetary bidding is received, based on the NFT by entities buying digital advertising space for digital advertising content associated with the NFT.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2023Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Luis Angel Bathen, Marc Henri Coq, Eric Kevin Butler, Akil Khamisi Sutton, Sandra C. Thompson
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Publication number: 20240333606Abstract: Optimizing non-functional requirements across components of a high availability cluster may include receiving metadata from each of a plurality of components of a high availability network cluster. The metadata is indicative of a value, measured by each of the plurality of components, of one or more non-functional requirements of a service level agreement (SLA) associated with an application. A predicted non-functional requirement is calculated using the metadata based on a model. The model is trained to determine the predicted non-functional requirement based on relationships between the metadata of each of the plurality of components. A potential violation of the SLA is determined based on a comparison of the predicted non-functional requirement and the metadata.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2023Publication date: October 3, 2024Inventors: GEORG BASIL RICHARD MOSHOUS, ADRIANA PELLEGRINI FURNIELIS, SARVESH S. PATEL, MARC HENRI COQ, EBENEZER KOFI
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Patent number: 12095411Abstract: A variable solar panel assembly includes a conventional solar panel, a mirror panel, and a transparent solar panel. The variable solar panel assembly is configured to reflect, by the mirror panel, light passing through the transparent solar panel towards the conventional solar panel. A method for managing an angle between the mirror panel and the conventional solar panel includes determining a position of a light source relative to a position of the variable solar panel assembly and adjusting the mirror panel to reflect light from the light source towards the conventional solar panel of the variable solar panel assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Jagabondhu Hazra, Manikandan Padmanaban, Marc Henri Coq
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Patent number: 12096693Abstract: Described are systems for electronic heatsink safety including a system comprising a thermoelectric generator integrated into a heatsink, where the thermoelectric generator includes a first portion exposed to ambient temperature and a second portion contacting the heatsink, and where the thermoelectric generator is configured to produce a current based on a temperature difference between the first portion and the second portion. The system further comprises a first Light Emitting Diode (LED) electrically connected to the thermoelectric generator, where the current is configured to activate the first LED.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Noah Singer, Marc Henri Coq, Dustin Demetriou
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Patent number: 12047507Abstract: A node in a blockchain network may send an operation for geometrically fractionalizing an non-fungible token (NFT) into geometric shards to a blockchain network. The geometric fractionalization associates each geometric shard with a specific part of the NFT. The node may also record, on distributed ledger of the blockchain network, the fractionalization of the NFT and the association between each geometric shard with the specific part of the NFT.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Luis Angel Bathen, Akil Khamisi Sutton, Marc Henri Coq, Cedric D. Cook
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Patent number: 12044739Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention manage a state of charge of a rechargeable battery for extended storage by determining a manual override for a storage protocol is not activate for a rechargeable battery associated with a battery charger and an electronic device. Receiving battery data, environment data, and historical data for the rechargeable battery associated with a battery charger. Embodiments of the present invention determine to activate the storage protocol for the rechargeable battery based on the battery data, the environment data, and the historical data and discharge the rechargeable battery to a preset state of charge level based on the storage protocol.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mark E. Maresh, Richard John Fishbune, Marc Henri Coq, Eric B. Swenson
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Publication number: 20240195349Abstract: An approach for adjusting an inclination angle and a raindrop impact angle of a solar panel to maximize power output. The approach predicts an impact angle of a plurality of raindrops on an inclined solar panel. The approach predicts solar irradiance striking the inclined solar panel. The approach calculates an optimal solar panel inclination angle and an optimal solar panel radial angle based on maximizing power output. The approach adjusts the solar panel inclination angle and solar panel radial angle based on the optimal solar panel inclination angle and an optimal solar panel radial angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2022Publication date: June 13, 2024Inventors: Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Jagabondhu Hazra, Manikandan Padmanaban, Marc Henri Coq
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Publication number: 20240171393Abstract: A computer-implemented method for validating ownership of a digital asset is disclosed. The computer-implemented method includes transmitting a public key for encrypting a digital asset to an owner of the digital asset responsive to receiving a request for the public key. The computer-implemented method further includes receiving from the owner of the digital asset, an encrypted digital asset and a first liveness hash, wherein the digital asset is encrypted using the public key, and the first liveness hash is generated based, at least in part, on the digital asset in an unencrypted form and a first nonce. The computer-implemented method further includes determining whether the first liveness hash is valid. The computer-implemented method further includes generating in response to determining that the first liveness hash is valid, a digital asset record, wherein the digital asset record includes the encrypted digital asset and the first liveness hash.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2022Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Luis Angel Bathen, Eric Kevin Butler, Marc Henri Coq, Cedric D. Cook, Akil Khamisi Sutton, Sandra C Thompson
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Publication number: 20240171119Abstract: A variable solar panel assembly includes a conventional solar panel, a mirror panel, and a transparent solar panel. The variable solar panel assembly is configured to reflect, by the mirror panel, light passing through the transparent solar panel towards the conventional solar panel. A method for managing an angle between the mirror panel and the conventional solar panel includes determining a position of a light source relative to a position of the variable solar panel assembly and adjusting the mirror panel to reflect light from the light source towards the conventional solar panel of the variable solar panel assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2022Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Jagabondhu Hazra, Manikandan Padmanaban, Marc Henri Coq