Patents by Inventor Mark Aherne

Mark Aherne 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).

  • Patent number: 11720579
    Abstract: Systems and methods include determination, for each of a plurality of discrete features, of statistics based on a number of occurrences of each discrete value of the discrete feature in the data, determination of first summary statistics based on the determined statistics, determine of a dissimilarity for each discrete feature based on the first summary statistics and on the statistics determined for the discrete feature, determination of candidate discrete features based on the determined dissimilarities, determination, for each of the candidate discrete features, of second summary statistics based on values of a continuous feature associated with each discrete value of the candidate discrete feature, determination of a deviation score for each of the candidate discrete features based on the second summary statistics, and transmission of the candidate discrete features for display in association with the continuous feature based on the determined deviation scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: BUSINESS OBJECTS SOFTWARE LTD
    Inventors: Paul O'Hara, Malte Christian Kaufmann, Alan McShane, Anirban Banerjee, Mark Ahern
  • Patent number: 11638967
    Abstract: The present invention relates micro resistance welding apparatus and to a method of welding. In particular, the present invention relates to small scale or micro welding apparatus and to a method of micro resistance welding using a controlled sequence of current, voltage and/or power signal profile for an electric arc. The invention provides a welding apparatus comprising: a controller supplying a controlled drive current to a weld head circuit in which the controller supplies said controlled drive current in dependence upon electrical feedback from the weld head circuit and in which the controlled drive current is defined by a sequence of segments and for each segment the welding apparatus operates in a mode defined by setting one of a predetermined current target, a predetermined voltage target or a predetermined power target; and at least two of the segments are operated in a different mode from one another. The invention also provide a method of operating such an apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Amada Weld Tech UK Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Aherne, Ian Cornelius Brown
  • Publication number: 20230010992
    Abstract: Systems and methods include determination, for each of a plurality of discrete features, of statistics based on a number of occurrences of each discrete value of the discrete feature in the data, determination of first summary statistics based on the determined statistics, determine of a dissimilarity for each discrete feature based on the first summary statistics and on the statistics determined for the discrete feature, determination of candidate discrete features based on the determined dissimilarities, determination, for each of the candidate discrete features, of second summary statistics based on values of a continuous feature associated with each discrete value of the candidate discrete feature, determination of a deviation score for each of the candidate discrete features based on the second summary statistics, and transmission of the candidate discrete features for display in association with the continuous feature based on the determined deviation scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Paul O'HARA, Malte Christian KAUFMANN, Alan McSHANE, Anirban BANERJEE, Mark AHERN
  • Publication number: 20080304817
    Abstract: A photographic flash power control unit has two controls for adjusting the light output in F stops. One control increments the output in whole F stops and the other increments the output in tenths of F stops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: Bowens International Limited
    Inventor: Mark Aherne