Patents by Inventor Mark Allan

Mark Allan 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).

  • Messaging and Presence Protocol as a Configuration and Management Bus for Embedded Devices
    Publication number: 20140115080
    Abstract: Techniques are provided herein for establishing at a network management server a presence on a network. A presence associated with one or more managed devices on the network is detected. An instant messaging (IM) session is established with the one or more managed devices. The IM session forms a virtual chat room for performing a management function on the one or more managed devices, and IM messages are sent that are configured to perform the management function on the one or more managed devices. Techniques are also provided herein for establishing on a network an enriched presence by a network management server that is configured to perform a management function via a presence function of a messaging and presence protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos Maria Pignataro, Joseph Michael Clarke, Rajesh Kumar, Mohammed Baseer Khan, Mohamed Saad Mostafa, Sanjeev S. Ukhalkar, Michel Khouderchah, Mark Allan Son-Bell
  • FUEL NOZZLE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140097276
    Abstract: A fuel nozzle is provided. The fuel nozzle includes a nozzle body, a plurality of swirler vanes, and at least one outlet. The nozzle body includes a back plate, a front plate, and a mixing zone defined therebetween. The back plate includes at least one inlet defined therein and the front plate includes at least one discharge defined therein. The plurality of swirler vanes are positioned between the back plate and the front plate and spaced circumferentially about the mixing zone. Each of the plurality of swirler vanes direct air obliquely into the mixing zone. The at least one outlet is defined within at least one of the nozzle body and the plurality of swirler vanes, the at least one outlet configured to inject fuel into said mixing zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Gregory Allen Boardman, Mark Allan Hadley, Johnie Franklin McConnaughhay
  • Solvent-free mechanochemical purification of compounds
    Patent number: 8691975
    Abstract: Methods for purifying and extracting compounds from a mixture are provided using a solvent-free mechanochemical method. Methods for purifying and/or extracting sugars, amino acids, and, the like, from a mixture are also provided, using a solvent-free mechanochemical method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC
    Inventor: Mark Allan Tapsak
  • Systems and Methods For Suppressing Combustion Driven Pressure Fluctuations With a Premix Combustor Having Multiple Premix Times
    Publication number: 20140060063
    Abstract: A combustor having a combustion chamber is provided with an external flow sleeve and a combustor liner surrounding the combustion chamber. A plurality of flow channels are provided on the combustor liner and a plurality of nozzles are disposed at predetermined locations on the flow channels. The locations of the nozzles are selected to provide different mixing times for fuel injected through the nozzles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Gregory Allen Boardman, Ronald James Chila, Mark Allan Hadley, Johnie Franklin McConnaughhay, Sarah Lori Crothers
  • Amphibious submersible vehicle
    Patent number: 8662944
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided that is amphibious to include submersible operations. The vehicle has wings configured to generate a sufficient dive force to oppose buoyancy of the vehicle, when desired, which are disposed on opposing sides of a central hull. The vehicle is configured to enable easy transition from land operations to water operations, to include water surface travel as well as submerged travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: DZYNE Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Allan Page, Christopher John Page, Matthew Robert McCue, Michael Karl Kohl, Patrick Quincey Stout, Neil Wayne Roberts
  • Reallocation of tape drive resources associated with a secure data erase process
    Patent number: 8661195
    Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes determining whether to reallocate one or more of a plurality of tape drives that are presently allocated for a secure data erase process in response to an evaluation of a quantity of physical volumes to be secure data erased and a minimum queued threshold; and in response to said determination that one or more of said plurality of tape drives is to be reallocated, reallocating the one or more of said plurality of tape drives from the secure data erase process to another function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Tad Kishi, Mark Allan Norman, Laura Jean Ostasiewski, Christopher Michael Sansone
  • SECURE SMART CARD SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140052630
    Abstract: A smart card usable in magnetic stripe swipe transactions with a transaction terminal configured to read transaction information encoded on a magnetic stripe of a standard transaction card includes a card body, which includes a magnetic stripe emulator for use with the transaction terminal, a smart card chip programmed with at least one transaction application for providing secured data for use in a transaction and dynamic card verification data, a power supply, and a card controller in communication with the magnetic stripe emulator. The card controller is configured to receive the dynamic card verification data and control the magnetic stripe emulator to emit a magnetic field encoded with at least a portion of the secured data and the dynamic card verification data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: X-CARD HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: John Kenneth Bona, Mark Allan Cox
  • System and Method for Controlling Adaptive Cruise Control Based on Driver Status
    Publication number: 20140043152
    Abstract: A device for controlling an adaptive cruise control system based on driver status is provided. The device comprises a controller configured to receive at least one driver status signal indicative of the driver being either a primary driver or a secondary driver and to determine whether the driver of the vehicle is the one of the primary driver and the secondary driver based on the at least one driver status signal. The controller is further configured to allow control by a primary driver over operating parameters of an ACC system and to allow the primary driver to establish a restricted mode in which a secondary driver is prevented from making certain dis-allowed changes in the operating parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Allan Lippman, Jerry H. Engelman
  • EXTRUSION BLOW MOLDING SYSTEM HAVING ENHANCED PINCH GEOMETRY
    Publication number: 20140034658
    Abstract: Extrusion blow mold assemblies, extrusion blow molded articles exhibiting increased strength and enhanced processability, and processes for making said articles. In some aspects, the articles produced herein can include relatively rigid bottles and other containers that exhibit high drop impact performance, while still being relatively easy to deflash. Such containers can be efficiently produced on a commercial scale and are widely usable in a variety of applications, including those in the food, beverage, cosmetic, and medical industries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Mark Allan Treece, William Joseph Burgess, Harold Eugene Dobbs, Michael Wandell Cradic
  • Messaging and presence protocol as a configuration and management bus for embedded devices
    Patent number: 8640036
    Abstract: Techniques are provided herein for establishing at a network management server a presence on a network. A presence associated with one or more managed devices on the network is detected. An instant messaging (IM) session is established with the one or more managed devices. The IM session forms a virtual chat room for performing a management function on the one or more managed devices, and IM messages are sent that are configured to perform the management function on the one or more managed devices. Techniques are also provided herein for establishing on a network an enriched presence by a network management server that is configured to perform a management function via a presence function of a messaging and presence protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Techology, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos Maria Pignataro, Joseph Michael Clarke, Rajesh Kumar, Mohammed Baseer Khan, Mohamed Saad Mostafa, Sanjeev S. Ukhalkar, Michel Khouderchah, Mark Allan Son-Bell
  • Airblown syngas fuel nozzle with diluent openings
    Patent number: 8607570
    Abstract: A fuel nozzle tip for use with a combustor and a method of assembling the fuel nozzle tip are provided. The fuel nozzle tip includes a fuel tube and an air collar coupled to the fuel tube. The fuel tube includes a first plurality of circumferentially-spaced fuel openings and a second plurality of circumferentially-spaced fuel openings. The fuel tube is configured to channel fuel into a mixing zone defined within the combustor. The air collar includes a plurality of circumferentially-spaced air openings configured to discharge air into the mixing zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark Allan Hadley, John Lipinski, Jesse Ellis Barton
  • Extrusion profile articles
    Patent number: 8604139
    Abstract: Extrusion profile articles comprising a polyester having a dicarboxylic acid component and a glycol component. The dicarboxlyic acid component comprises at least 90 mole % terephthalic acid residues. The glycol component comprises at least 75 mole % ethylene glycol residues and 15 to 25 mole % residues of a difunctional glycol such as, for example, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol. Such extrusion profile articles can exhibit reduced haze, reduced sharkskin, and/or increased compatibility in PET recycling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Pecorini, Spencer Allen Gilliam, Ignacio Garcia, Alan Keith Phillips, Robert Ellis McCrary, Mark Allan Treece, Daniel Christopher Cobb, Harold Eugene Dobbs
  • Extrusion blow molded articles
    Patent number: 8604138
    Abstract: Extrusion blow molded (EBM) articles comprising a polyester having a dicarboxylic acid component and a glycol component. The dicarboxylic acid component comprises at least 90 mole % terephthalic acid residues. The glycol component comprises at least 75 mole % ethylene glycol residues and 15 to 25 mole % residues of a difunctional glycol such as, for example, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol. Such EBM articles can exhibit reduced haze, reduced sharkskin, and/or increased compatibility in PET recycling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Pecorini, Spencer Allen Gilliam, Ignacio Garcia, Alan Keith Phillips, Robert Ellis McCrary, Mark Allan Treece, Daniel Christopher Cobb, Harold Eugene Dobbs
  • SOLVENT-FREE MECHANOCHEMICAL PURIFICATION OF COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20130324712
    Abstract: Methods for purifying and extracting compounds from a mixture are provided using a solvent-free mechanochemical method. Methods for purifying and/or extracting sugars, amino acids, and, the like, from a mixture are also provided, using a solvent-free mechanochemical method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Mark Allan Tapsak
  • Combustor With Multiple Combustion Zones With Injector Placement for Component Durability
    Publication number: 20130318991
    Abstract: A combustion system including a combustor; a combustor liner disposed within the combustor is provided. At least one primary fuel nozzle is provided to provide fuel to a primary combustion zone disposed proximate to the upstream end of the combustor liner. A transition duct is coupled to the downstream end of the combustor liner. A secondary nozzle assembly is disposed proximate to the downstream end of the combustor to provide fuel to a secondary combustion zone at locations predetermined to reduce peak thermal loads on the surface area of the transition duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard Martin DiCintio, Wei Chen, Patrick Benedict Melton, Lucas John Stoia, Mark Allan Hadley
  • Secure smart card system
    Patent number: 8594730
    Abstract: A smart card usable in magnetic stripe swipe transactions with a transaction terminal configured to read transaction information encoded on a magnetic stripe of a standard transaction card includes a card body, which includes a magnetic stripe emulator for use with the transaction terminal, a smart card chip programmed with at least one transaction application for providing secured data for use in a transaction and dynamic card verification data, a power supply, and a card controller in communication with the magnetic stripe emulator. The card controller is configured to receive the dynamic card verification data and control the magnetic stripe emulator to emit a magnetic field encoded with at least a portion of the secured data and the dynamic card verification data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: X-Card Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: John Kenneth Bona, Mark Allan Cox
  • Polyester compositions for molding clear parts
    Patent number: 8586652
    Abstract: This invention relates to certain poly(1,4-cyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate) copolyesters which are useful for the preparation of clear and tough thick wall molded parts, produced at good cycle times. The copolyesters can be molded into desired shapes such as cosmetic jars, fragrance caps, tool handles, and toothbrushes. These molded articles can have thick or thin walls and may be molded in a two shot molding process. The copolyesters also have good flow and reduced cycle times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Alisa Annette Williams, Mark Allan Treece, Ludovic Claude Robert Gardet, Gary Michael Stack
  • Fuel Injector With Mixing Circuit
    Publication number: 20130298562
    Abstract: A fuel injector having an injector body, a mixing circuit, and at least one injector is provided. The injector body has a plurality of manifolds, an inlet, and an outlet. The manifolds are configured for receiving fuel, and the inlet is configured for receiving air. The mixing circuit is positioned within the injector body. The mixing circuit is configured for receiving fuel from at least one of the manifolds, and air from the inlet to create an air-fuel mixture that exits the outlet. The least one fuel injector is positioned radially outwardly from the mixing circuit. The at least one injector receives fuel from at least one of the plurality of manifolds and injects fuel to the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Jun Cai, Mark Allan Hadley, Jayaprakash Natarajan, Lucas John Stoia
  • Method and apparatus of introducing diluent flow into a combustor
    Patent number: 8567199
    Abstract: Disclosed is a combustor including a baffle plate having at least one through baffle hole and at least one fuel nozzle extending through the at least one baffle hole. A plurality of injection holes extend through the at least one fuel nozzle and are configured to meter a flow of diluent into the combustor. Further disclosed is a method for providing diluent to a combustor including providing a plurality of openings located at at least one fuel nozzle extending through a through hole in a baffle plate. The diluent is flowed through the plurality of openings toward at least one airflow opening in the at least one fuel nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jesse Ellis Barton, Jonathan Dwight Berry, Mark Allan Hadley, Patrick Benedict Melton
  • Structural integrity welded assembly
    Patent number: 8561877
    Abstract: A welded assembly characterized by improved structural integrity includes a first component disposed along a first plane. The first component includes first and second substantially parallel surfaces, and also includes a channel arranged on the first surface. The welded assembly also includes a second component disposed along a second plane, wherein the second component includes a leading edge. The leading edge of the second component is inserted into the channel of the first component such that an interface is formed between the first and second components. A weld generated on the second surface joins the first component with the second component at the interface such that the assembly is formed. The subject weld may be a friction-stir type of a weld. The subject welded assembly may be a vehicle bumper support. A method of forming such a welded assembly is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Blair E. Carlson, Mark Allan Cunningham, Robert T. Szymanski