Patents by Inventor MARK BRIAN

MARK BRIAN 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: 20140315256
    Abstract: A cover member for a substrate supporting a biological sample comprises first and second opposing ends, first and second opposing surfaces, a void in the second surface which, when juxtaposed with a substrate, forms a chamber, and a fluid inlet toward the first end and in fluid communication with the void. The void is bounded by void walls having one or more contoured regions for enhancing fluid movement within the chamber. A treatment module for a biological sample comprises the cover member, a support surface for a substrate bearing the biological sample and clamp means operable to releasably retain the cover member in juxtaposition with the substrate for an incubation period. A method for incubating the biological sample with one or more reagents uses the cover member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: LEICA BIOSYSTEMS MELBOURNE PTY LTD
    Inventors: Mark Brian Dockrill, Anthony Favaloro, Kenneth Heng-Chong Ng, Martin Limon, Peter Toogood, Stephen John Bagnato
  • Publication number: 20140313470
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a liquid crystal (LC) device and large area LC devices is provided. The method includes forming a LC layer and forming a coated silicon wafer on at least one surface of the LC layer. The coated silicon wafer includes a sacrificial layer for providing structural strength during fabrication of the LC device and a thin coating layer serving as an external light transmissive layer, and the coated silicon wafer is formed such that the thin coating layer is formed on the LC layer and the sacrificial layer is formed on the thin coating layer. The method also includes fabricating the LC device and selectively removing at least a portion of the sacrificial layer of the coated silicon wafer to expose at least a portion of the thin coating layer to serve as an external layer of the LC device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: National University of Singapore
    Inventor: Mark Brian Howell Breese
  • Patent number: 8867908
    Abstract: A hot water heater includes a tank for storing water, one or more heating elements for selectively applying heat to the water in the tank, and a controller for controlling the heating elements, operative to automatically self-program control of the hot water heater to reduce energy consumption of the hot water heater based on usage data. The controller is operative to execute a learning algorithm that tracks usage data of the hot water heater based on one or more parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Joseph Mark Brian, Michael Thomas Beyerle, Jay Andrew Broniak, David C. Bingham
  • Patent number: 8813986
    Abstract: A closure for a waste receptacle is provided. The closure comprises a moveable component mounted to the closure for movement between a closed position, wherein the moveable component prohibits waste from entering the waste receptacle and an open position wherein the moveable component facilitates the entry of waste into the waste receptacle. A motor is coupled to the moveable component and configured to move the moveable component between the open position and the closed position. A sensor is adapted to transmit a signal when waste is proximal or contacting the closure, wherein the sensor communicates with the motor to move the moveable component between the open position and the closed position to deposit the waste into the waste receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Michael Liscio, Donna Moats, Mark Brian Finnestad, Anthony Trupiano, Charyn Miller, Derek Ottaviano
  • Patent number: 8818535
    Abstract: Provided is a method and system for updating of schedules to a device controlled by an energy management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jeff Donald Drake, Robert Marten Bultman, Timothy Dale Worthington, Michael Francis Finch, Jay Andrew Broniak, Christopher Recio, Joseph Mark Brian
  • Publication number: 20140203092
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates methods and systems for operation of an HVAC system including a heat pump and a secondary energy source (electric or gas) where a utility's demand response server may issue demand response event instructions. Upon receipt of a demand response event instruction as set point for controlling the HVAC system may be changed and, upon expiration of the demand response event, the HVAC system is controlled so that operation of its secondary energy source is inhibited until recovery of the system to its user established set point is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Jay Andrew Broniak, Joseph Mark Brian, Jeffrey Jacoby
  • Patent number: 8769426
    Abstract: A resource consumption user interface is disclosed comprising one or more user input features for selecting a start time and an end time for monitoring at least one resource consumption task from a plurality of resource consumption tasks that contribute to a total resource consumption in a given environment, wherein the plurality of resource consumption tasks are associated with one or more appliances that operate in the given environment. The resource consumption user interface also comprises one or more user output features for presenting information about the selected resource consumption task, beginning at the selected start time, and updating the presented information until the selected end time is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Joseph Mark Brian, David C. Bingham, Rich Merwarth
  • Patent number: 8745835
    Abstract: A door lock striker alignment check fixture includes a check fixture body having a tapered region engageable with a striker receiving slot of a door latch mechanism. The check fixture body defines an elongated slot for receiving a door striker. The door lock striker alignment check fixture further includes a flange fixedly attached to the check fixture body, and which is engageable with an exterior surface of a vehicle door coupled to the door latch mechanism. The flange includes a contact surface that contacts the exterior surface of the vehicle door and which faces an insertion direction of the tapered region with respect to the striker receiving slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Cutting, Mark Brian
  • Publication number: 20140156093
    Abstract: A control device is connected to a smart meter. The control device includes a communication engine configured to retrieve an energy consumption value from a measuring unit coupled to the smart meter based on a polling interval. The control device includes a discovery engine operatively coupled to the communication engine and configured to discover an update interval of the smart meter by increasing the polling interval iteratively from an initial value until a difference is detected between successively retrieved energy consumption values. Furthermore, the device includes a user interface engine, operatively coupled to the discovery engine and the communication engine, configured to estimate a utility consumption at a present time based on the difference value and the polling interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph Mark Brian, Robert Marten Bultman, Jeff Drake
  • Patent number: 8727166
    Abstract: A lid for covering an interior of a medical waste receptacle base. The lid includes a cover having a generally circular opening. The opening including an upper rim surrounding an upper central axis and a lower rim surrounding a lower central axis that is non-co-linear with the upper central axis. The lid includes a generally circular closure sized for blocking the opening. The lid includes a guide extending along the cover. In the open position, the closure is at least partially out of alignment with the opening. In the closed position, a center axis of the closure is aligned with the upper central axis to block the opening. The closure is moveable from the closed position to a locked position in which the center axis of the closure is coincident with the lower central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventor: Mark Brian Finnestad
  • Publication number: 20140080108
    Abstract: Disclosed is a web based portal system and method to construct one or more customizable workouts, each including at least one fitness exercises, sports specific skill drills, and a combination of correlated fitness exercise, and a sport specific skill drill, to enhance the performance level of a registered user in a chosen sport, while also increasing a physical body fitness. The system presented on a web based portal system is designed to present textual and visual content in preformatted modules like a fitness exercise library module, sports specific skill drills library module, a user profile management module, a sports training module, an exercise and drill selection module, a nutritional module, and a community module, each including one or more submodules associated thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventor: Mark Brian Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 8671224
    Abstract: Training defense of a computer network. The system includes an enterprise asset subsystem to be defended. The enterprise asset subsystem runs operating system, support services, and application programs. The system also includes a neutral subsystem that is in communication with the enterprise asset subsystem and is used to set up and run at least one exercise scenario, and score performance of enterprise asset defenders in defending the system against exploits. Exploits are launched by an exploitation subsystem communication with the enterprise asset subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Leidos, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Brian Bell, Scott Cruickshanks Kennedy, Carleton Royse Ayers, II, Brian Whyte, Kay Myers
  • Publication number: 20140022935
    Abstract: A system for enabling a viewable personal area network (PAN) identification (ID) over an wireless network. The system includes a coordinator configured to assign a PAN ID to an available PAN, a device configured to transmit and/or receive data using 802.15.4 protocol or equivalent, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is programmed to receive a request from the device to scan for an available wireless network, receive the assigned PAN ID based on the request, determine whether the PAN ID is a viewable PAN ID, and provide the PAN ID based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Jeff Donald DRAKE, Joseph Mark Brian
  • Publication number: 20140008364
    Abstract: A lid for covering an interior of a medical waste receptacle base. The lid includes a cover having a generally circular opening. The opening including an upper rim surrounding an upper central axis and a lower rim surrounding a lower central axis that is non-co-linear with the upper central axis. The lid includes a generally circular closure sized for blocking the opening. The lid includes a guide extending along the cover. In the open position, the closure is at least partially out of alignment with the opening. In the closed position, a center axis of the closure is aligned with the upper central axis to block the opening. The closure is moveable from the closed position to a locked position in which the center axis of the closure is coincident with the lower central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventor: Mark Brian Finnestad
  • Publication number: 20130345891
    Abstract: A household energy management system for managing multiple appliances is provided. In an embodiment the system comprises a controller for managing power consumption of multiple appliances within a household; a utility meter for measuring an amount of energy usage to a household, the utility meter communicating to the controller a demand limit; and a user interface through which a user can enter a parameter of energy usage. The controller establishes a demand limit, A communication network connects the controller to the utility meter and/or to a demand server. The controller controls or operates the multiple appliances based cm communications from at least one of the utility meter, the user interface, and a demand server, such that the energy usage does not exceed the established demand limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael Thomas Beyerle, Jay Andrew Broniak, Joseph Mark Brian, David C. Bingham
  • Publication number: 20130331327
    Abstract: This invention relates to the specific Asp76Asn (D76N) variant ?2-microglobulin (?2M) protein, nucleic acids encoding the same, their characterization and applications in studying amyloid fibrillogenesis, including diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Vittorio Bellotti, Sophie Valleix, Mark Brian Pepys, Madeleine M. Riès-Kautt
  • Patent number: 8606423
    Abstract: A method and system is disclosed that includes a central controller that communicates data available from an Energy Services Interface (ESI) to devices over multiple secondary networks of a home in different communication protocols. The controller is a home energy gateway that includes multiple communication modules for binding to a meter on a primary network and to form multiple secondary networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Joseph Mark Brian, Michael Francis Finch, Natarajan Venkatakrishnan
  • Patent number: 8584885
    Abstract: A closure (26) for a medical waste receptacle through which medical waste is deposited is provided. The closure comprises a door (20) forming at least a portion of the passage, wherein the door is formed from a molded thermoplastic material comprising a polyolefin resin, a nucleating agent and a siloxane processing aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Mark Brian Finnestad, Piyush J. Reshamwala, Robert A. Brown
  • Patent number: 8588354
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that allows egress pointer smoothing data by evaluating the average fill of an elastic store. For one embodiment of the invention, by measuring the average fill, the 3 bytes of SOH and 87 bytes of data are taken together in each sample, and the relative phase of ingress and egress frames does not impact the fill depth calculation. For one such embodiment, the calculation is performed by summing the elastic store fill over a full row and increment/decrement decisions based on that average figure provide smooth rate of pointers coming out even as a section overhead moves through the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventor: Mark Brian Carson
  • Publication number: 20130278439
    Abstract: A method for improving a performance of a metal detector, including: generating a transmit signal; generating a transmit magnetic field based on the transmit signal for transmission using a magnetic field transmitter; sending a receive signal based on a receive magnetic field received by a magnetic field receiver to a processing unit of the metal detector; sending a communication signal, including information from a sensor, to the processing unit; and processing the receive signal with the communication signal to produce an indicator output signal indicating a presence of a target under an influence of the transmit magnetic field; wherein one or more characteristics of the communication signal are selected based on the transmit signal to reduce or avoid an interference of the communication signal to the receive signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Laurentiu STAMATESCU, Dorin Lucian BORDEAN, Philip David BECK, Mark Brian LAURIE