Patents by Inventor Mark Bailey

Mark Bailey 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).

  • Publication number: 20100064690
    Abstract: A system, in one embodiment, includes a fuel nozzle tip retainer that includes a structural member having a geometry that blocks a tip insert from moving axially downstream of a fuel nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Donald Mark Bailey, Scott R. Simmons
  • Publication number: 20100028143
    Abstract: A vane doublet for a turbine nozzle includes a radially inner band; a radially outer band; and a pair of airfoils extending between the inner band and the outer band. One of the inner and outer bands is split in a generally axial direction along a split line passing between the pair of airfoils, and a seal is secured between or adjacent to facing edges of the split line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark Bailey, Christopher E. Thompson
  • Patent number: 7638106
    Abstract: A method is described of treating a gas stream exhausted from an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process chamber to which two or more gaseous precursors are alternately supplied. Between the process chamber and a vacuum pump used to draw the gas stream from the chamber, the gas stream is conveyed to a gas mixing chamber, to which a reactant is supplied for reacting with one of the gaseous precursors to form solid material. The gas stream is then conveyed to a cyclone separator to separate solid material from the gas stream. By deliberately reacting a non-reacted precursor to form solid material upstream from the pump, reaction within the pump of the non-reacted precursor and a second non-reacted precursor subsequently drawn from the chamber by the pump can be inhibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Edwards Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Mark Bailey, Michael Andrew Galtry, David Engerran, Andrew James Seeley, Geoffrey Young, Michael Alan Eric Wilders, Kenneth Allen Aitchison, Richard A. Hogle
  • Publication number: 20090301740
    Abstract: Apparatus and a method are provided for inhibiting the propagation of a flame front that is ignited by a pumping mechanism which draws a waste stream from a process chamber. The apparatus comprises a foreline for conveying the waste stream which is drawn from the process chamber to the pumping mechanism. The foreline comprises an isolation valve for selectively isolating the pumping mechanism from the process chamber and a bypass positioned around the isolation valve. The apparatus further comprises a controller for actuating the isolation valve. The controller is configured to cause the isolation valve to be closed when the waste stream is initially drawn from the process chamber. During which time the waste stream is conveyed to the pumping mechanism via the bypass, the bypass comprises means for inhibiting propagation of a flame front therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventor: Christopher Mark Bailey
  • Publication number: 20090264654
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of a compound of Formula (1) and intermediates useful therein are provided. The process comprises reacting a compound of formula R1—CO—CH2-E with a compound of formula R2—CHX1X2 in the presence of a compound of formula R3R4N—C(?NH)NH2 and a catalyst, thereby to form a dihydropyrimidine; and oxidising the dihydropyrimidine to form the compound of Formula (I). R1 is H or an alkyl group; R2 is H, an alkyl or aryl group; R3 and R4 are each independently H, alkyl or aryl, or R3 and R4 are linked to form, together with the nitrogen to which they are attached to form a 5 to 7 membered heterocyclic ring; E is H, an unsubstituted alkyl group, an aryl group or an electron withdrawing group; and X1 and X2 are each independently leaving groups, or X1 and X2 together represent ?O.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: AstraZeneca UK Limited
    Inventors: Lee NEWTON, Mark Bailey
  • Publication number: 20090262662
    Abstract: A portable telecommunications system (PTS), and discovery and update protocol provides an ad-hoc system in which PTS systems can detect one another over a wide area network (WAN). The system may be compact in a way that allows mobility and rapid deployment with minimal on-site configuration. PTS systems exchange multicast packets and peer-to-peer data exchanges. A protocol manager sets up these communications channels, manages exchanges between PTS systems, and passes the data to or from internal system nodes. The protocol manager also performs key oversight functions such as signaling to other systems that a PTS is joining or leaving the community, keeping track of which other PTS systems are in the community and active, and determining when data needs to be updated and exchanged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Sethuraman Ramachandran, Amy Derbyshire, Janardan Sethi, Douglas A. Sharp, Joseph Meagher, Mark Bailey, Mark Leifer, Mark Gibbard, Ramesh Ramiah, Raghavan Srinivasan, Mitch Cooper
  • Publication number: 20090264162
    Abstract: A portable telecommunications system (PTS) allows mobility and rapid deployment with minimal on-site configuration. PTS systems exchange multicast packets including location and identification information. A protocol manager sets up these communications channels, manages exchanges between PTS systems, and passes the data to or from internal system nodes. The PTS system detects when another PTS system is operating in close physical proximity and automatically perform actions, such as adjustment of transmission power level, to maintain service to the user base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Sethuraman Ramachandran, Amy Derbyshire, Janardan Sethi, Douglas A. Sharp, Joseph Meagher, Mark Bailey, Mark Leifer, Mark Gibbard, Ramesh Ramiah, Raghavan Srinivasan, Mitch Cooper
  • Publication number: 20090208649
    Abstract: A vacuum pumping system comprises a primary foreline for receiving a gas stream from an outlet of a chamber, a first vacuum pump for evacuating the chamber, a second vacuum pump for evacuating the chamber, a first secondary foreline for conveying gas from the primary foreline to the first vacuum pump, a second secondary foreline for conveying gas from the primary foreline to the second vacuum pump, and valve means for selectively connecting a chosen one of the first and second secondary forelines to the primary foreline. The condition of the vacuum pumps is monitored during use. When both vacuum pumps are operating normally, the valve means is controlled to divert a first reactant-rich gas from the primary foreline into the first secondary foreline, and to divert a second reactant-rich gas from the primary foreline to the second secondary foreline, thereby inhibiting mixing of the first and second reactants within the vacuum pumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventor: Christopher Mark Bailey
  • Patent number: 7524955
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of a compound of Formula (I) and intermediates useful therein are provided. The process comprises reacting a compound of formula R1—CO—CH2-E with a compound of formula R2—CHX1X2 in the presence of a compound of formula R3R4N—C(?NH)NH2 and a catalyst, thereby to form a dihydropyrimidine; and oxidising the dihydropyrimidine to form the compound of Formula (1). R1 is H or an alkyl group; R2 is H, an alkyl or aryl group; R3 and R4 are each independently H, alkyl or aryl, or R3 and R4 are linked to form, together with the nitrogen to which they are attached to form a 5 to 7 membered heterocyclic ring; E is H, an unsubstituted alkyl group, and aryl group or an electron withdrawing group; and X1 and X2 are each independently leaving groups, or X1 and X2 together represent ?O.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: AstraZeneca UK Limited
    Inventors: Lee Newton, Mark Bailey
  • Publication number: 20090104353
    Abstract: In a method of inhibiting the deposition of aluminium within a vacuum pump during the pumping from a process chamber of a gas stream containing an organoaluminium precursor, chlorine is supplied to the gas stream upstream of the vacuum pump to react with the precursor to form aluminium chloride, which can pass harmlessly through the pump in its vapour phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Christopher John Shaw, Christopher Mark Bailey
  • Publication number: 20080273995
    Abstract: Apparatus is described for inhibiting the propagation of a flame front ignited by a pumping mechanism drawing a waste stream from a process chamber. A combustion chamber comprises an inlet for receiving the waste stream exhaust from the pumping mechanism and means for generating a flame for burning a flammable component of the waste stream. A pressure detector detects a pressure at a location through which the waste stream is drawn by the pumping mechanism, and a flame detector detects the presence of a flame in th combustion chamber. A controller regulates the delivery of at least one process fluid to the process chamber if the detected pressure is greater than a pressure above which the flame front can be sustained by the waste stream, or if there is no flame present in the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Christopher Mark Bailey, Clive Marcus Lloyd Tunna
  • Publication number: 20070258227
    Abstract: A board coupling apparatus includes a base including a board coupling side and defining a rod passageway. A rod is moveably coupled to the base and located in the rod passageway, whereby the rod is resiliently biased such that the rod extends from the board coupling side of the base. A board retaining member extends from the base and is located adjacent the board coupling side of the base, whereby the board retaining member is located in a spaced apart orientation from the rod passageway and the rod. The board coupling apparatus may be part of a chassis and used to couple a board to the chassis and restrict the boards movement in a first, second, and third axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Vibora Sim, Mark Bailey
  • Publication number: 20070202269
    Abstract: Processes locally repairing a thermal barrier coating system on a turbine component that has suffered localized spallation includes locally cleaning a spalled region with water to remove spallation from the spalled region and form a tapered profile in the existing thermal barrier coating; and locally thermally spraying a powder mixture into the cleaned localized spalled region to form a repaired thermal barrier coating. Also disclosed herein are repair processes for platforms of bucket turbine engine components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Kenneth Potter, John Wang, Mark Bailey, David Bucci
  • Publication number: 20060230763
    Abstract: The cap assembly of a turbine combustor includes a plurality of burner tubes sealed against fuel nozzles extending in the tubes. These piston seals are coated with a high velocity oxygen fuel coating to extend their service life. The outer cap body assembly includes concentric seal rings each with cantilevered convex fingers circumferentially offset from one another to seal between the cap assembly casing and the inner liner. The cap assembly casing is provided with a plurality of holes at predetermined locations about the casing to minimize or eliminate response to combustion dynamics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jere Johnson, Mark Bailey, Robert Berry, Stewart Beitz, James Monaghan
  • Publication number: 20060080678
    Abstract: Method for securing tasks and servers in a distributed system from outside attack. Tasks are protected from modification and faulty execution using a combination of redundancy and distribution of data. A stripe virtual machine process control the execution of remote tasks at each server. Stripes are executed redundantly on multiple servers and concurrently on each server. A poller determines the majority machine state among the servers. Attacks are annulled by voting down the attacked server's state and restoring it to the majority state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Mark Bailey, Kevin Kwiat
  • Publication number: 20060070237
    Abstract: A fuel nozzle assembly for a gas turbine includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced vanes with holes for flowing fuel from plenums within the vanes through holes in the vane walls for premixing with air. To tune the nozzle assembly, the holes are resized by reforming the existing holes to a predetermined hole size, securing plugs into the holes, and forming holes through at least certain of the plugs to diameters less than the diameter of the existing holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jere Johnson, Mark Bailey, Mark Pezzutti, James Monaghan, Ron Souther, Robert Berry
  • Publication number: 20060052604
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of a compound of Formula (I) and intermediates useful therein are provided. The process comprises reacting a compound of formula R1—CO—CH2-E with a compound of formula R2—CHX1X2 in the presence of a compound of formula R3R4N—C(?NH)NH2 and a catalyst, thereby to form a dihydropyrimidine; and oxidising the dihydropyrimidine to form the compound of Formula (1). R1 is H or an alkyl group; R2 is H, an alkyl or aryl group; R3 and R4 are each independently H, alkyl or aryl, or R3 and R4 are linked to form, together with the nitrogen to which they are attached to form a 5 to 7 membered heterocyclic ring; E is H, an unsubstituted alkyl group, and aryl group or an electron withdrawing group; and X1 and X2 are each independently leaving groups, or X1 and X2 together represent ?O.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: AstraZeneca UK Limited
    Inventors: Lee Newton, Mark Bailey
  • Publication number: 20060012953
    Abstract: A chassis assembly for an information handling system or computer system is provided in which an outlet assembly coupled to the chassis includes a shelf that is positioned beyond the boundaries of the base of the chassis. The shelf includes an opening for allowing forced air to exit the interior of the information handling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Mills, Mark Bailey
  • Publication number: 20060006158
    Abstract: A continuous motion laser shock peening apparatus and method for laser shock peening a workpiece. A laser controller modulates and fires a laser beam from a laser unit. A motion controller is controllably connected to a manipulator and to the laser controller to fire the laser beam based on axis position feedback from a speed control of the motion controller. The laser controller has a standby mode for flashing a laser flash lamp at a flash rate without triggering the laser beam and a firing mode that triggers and fires the laser beam in laser beam pulses. The laser controller includes a synchronizing means for synchronizing a triggering signal provided to the laser interface controller by the computerized motion controller to fire the laser beam pulses and the flash rate substantially at a time when the laser beam pulses are to be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Wayne Lawrence, Paul Perozek, Mark Bailey
  • Publication number: 20050196277
    Abstract: A tip cap for a turbine blade. The tip cap may include a HS-188 sheet material with a thickness of less than about 0.079 inches (about 2 millimeters) and a number of holes positioned in the sheet material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: John Wang, Mark Bailey, Robert Berry, Emilio Fernandez