Patents by Inventor Mark Daniel

Mark Daniel 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: 20250060095
    Abstract: The invention relates to particular burners, particularly to non-premixed or partially-premixed fuel burners with flexibility to oxygen enrich the burner. Accordingly, said burners may be used in applications that needs operation of a burner in both air-fuel, and/or oxy-fuel and/or air-oxy-fuel mode depending on furnace operation needs. The invention further relates to furnaces including the burners and methods of operating the burners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Anandkumar Makwana, Mark Daniel D'Agostini
  • Publication number: 20250060096
    Abstract: The invention relates to particular burners, particularly to non-premixed or partially-premixed dual-fue burners with flexibility to change the heat input from the two fuels. Accordingly, said burners may be used in applications that needs operation of a burner in both single-fuel, and/or duel-fuel mode depending on furnace operation needs. The invention further relates to furnaces including the burners and methods of operating the burners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Daniel D'Agostini, Anandkumar Makwana, Joshua E. Middaugh
  • Publication number: 20250060097
    Abstract: The invention relates to particular burners, particularly to non-premixed or partially-premixed dual-fuel burners with flexibility to change the heat input from the two fuels. Accordingly, said burners may be used in applications that needs operation of a bummer in both single-fuel, and/or duel-fuel mode depending on furnace operation needs. The invention further relates to methods of operating the burners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Daniel D'Agostini, Anandkumar Makwana
  • Publication number: 20250060098
    Abstract: The invention relates to particular burners, and e.g. to a burner comprising a central main fuel lance, a pilot fuel conduit, a main oxidant conduit, an auxiliary oxidant conduit, and optionally a secondary fuel conduit, which are arranged in a particular and advantageous way to surround each other at least in their downstream sections. The invention further relates to furnaces including the burners and methods of operating the burners. Among others, the burners of the present invention allow a particularly advantageous way of including a pilot burner as an integral part of the main burner to ignite liquid fuel flame in a cold furnace. If required, the pilot flame can assist in extending the flammability limit or operating range of the liquid fuel burner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Anandkumar Makwana, Mark Daniel D'Agostini, Joshua E. Middaugh
  • Patent number: 12228105
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting green energy sources on a flat roof, includes multiple roof trusses for mounting atop the roof. The roof trusses support beams on which wind turbines are mounted. The roof trusses are secured to the roof with weighted bases. In addition to supporting wind turbines, the roof trusses may also support solar panels angled relative to a pitch of the roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Flower Turbines, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Daniel Farb
  • Publication number: 20250038520
    Abstract: A controllable main breaker includes a main breaker sized to fit within an existing panel slot of an electrical panel. The main breaker comprises a trigger to open the main breaker in response to a thermal fault or overcurrent event. The controllable main breaker further includes an auxiliary shell sized to fit within at least one adjacent breaker slot. The auxiliary shell includes a controllable actuator that mechanically opens the main breaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Mark Holveck, Randol Aikin, Mark Daniel Goldman, Kyle Breuning Evans
  • Patent number: 12209571
    Abstract: System, methods, and computer readable medium are disclosed for altering orientation of fluid turbines within a cluster. Altering orientation of fluid turbines within a cluster includes a first turbine assuming a first orientation relative to a direction of fluid flow; a second turbine in proximity to the first turbine, and assuming a second orientation relative to the first orientation, wherein the first and/or second orientations are adjustable to mitigate interference with downstream turbine operation; a processor for receiving an indication that the first turbine imposes interference on the second turbine; based on the indication, determine a third orientation enabling the first and second turbines to produce greater aggregate electrical energy than would be produced with the first turbine in the first orientation and the second turbine in the second orientation; and transmit a signal for changing one of the first and second orientations to the third orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: FLOWER TURBINES, INC.
    Inventor: Mark Daniel Farb
  • Publication number: 20250027479
    Abstract: A support system may secure a wind turbine above an angled roof. The angled roof may have a first angled surface, an opposite second angled surface, and a peak between the first angled surface and the second angled surface. The support surface may have a first weighted ballast located along a portion of the first angled surface and a second weighted ballast located along a portion of the second angled surface. The support system may have a connector extending between and connecting a portion of the first weighted ballast and a portion of the second weighted ballast. The connector may extend over the peak. The support system may have a mounting portion on the connector for securing a wind turbine to the connector. The first weighted ballast and the second weighted ballast may be sized and weighted to maintain the wind turbine above the peak during wind conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: FLOWER TURBINES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Daniel FARB, Irakli BAITISH
  • Publication number: 20250019070
    Abstract: An emergency module may determine the occurrence of an autorotation condition for a rotary wing air vehicle controlled by a user. The emergency module may, responsive to determining the occurrence of the autorotation condition, control the air vehicle to enter into an autorotation. The emergency module may perform one or more non-user actions during the autorotation to assist the user with the autorotation. The emergency module may, while performing the one or more non-user actions during the autorotation, allow the user to maneuver the air vehicle by interacting one or more control interfaces of the air vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Mark Daniel Groden, Will Fulton, Rushabh Chandrakant Patel, Justin Mark Ryan
  • Publication number: 20250019089
    Abstract: An emergency module may determine occurrence of emergency events of a vehicle traversing through an environment. The emergency module may rank the emergency events according to importance level associated with each emergency event. The emergency module may select an emergency event based on the ranking. The emergency module may notify a user of the vehicle of the selected emergency event. The emergency module may identify corrective actions associated with the selected emergency event, the identified corrective actions including a user action and a non-user action. The emergency module may perform the non-user action of the identified corrective actions. The emergency module may notify the user of the vehicle of the user action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Mark Daniel Groden, Will Fulton, Rushabh Chandrakant Patel, Justin Mark Ryan
  • Publication number: 20250019090
    Abstract: A vehicle control and interface system configured to provide dynamic flight envelope protection of an aerial vehicle is described. In particular, the system dynamically calculates allowable trajectory limits for each axis of control through all phases of flight of an aerial vehicle and provides a visualization of the calculated limits on a graphical user interface. During normal operation, the system does not allow the operator to exceed the calculated limits. Responsive to receiving specified user input to modify vehicle navigation, however, the system causes the aircraft to enter an extended envelope by degrading vehicle parameters according to a hierarchy. Moreover, the system is configured to allow the vehicle to operate in a degraded flight state during a prolonged loss of a sensor signal by setting an adjustable hover trim position of each inceptor device and allowing an operator to control horizontal acceleration of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Mark Daniel Groden, Will Fulton, Justin Mark Ryan, Rushabh Chandrakant Patel, Chad Louis Bickel, Michael Yuan
  • Publication number: 20250022379
    Abstract: A vehicle control and interface system described herein assists an operator of an aerial vehicle with the operation of an aerial vehicle, including automated control of the aerial vehicle during flight. The system can generate a graphical user interface (GUI) on which lateral guidance and vertical guidance initiation elements are displayed. The system can conditionally disable the vertical guidance initiation element from operator interaction until at least the operator interacts with the lateral guidance initiation element (e.g., to prevent an undesirable roll maneuver during descent). If the operator interacts with the vertical guidance initiation element before engaging lateral guidance, the aerial vehicle may maintain a current altitude rather than climb or descend according to a target vertical guidance route. In this way, the GUI reformats elements based on the operational state of the aerial vehicle and reduces a risk of operational error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Mark Daniel Groden, Chaitanyakumar Vipulbhai Shah, Christina Marie Hicks, Christopher Camilo Cole, Gonzalo Javier Rey
  • Patent number: 12199437
    Abstract: This disclosure describes many innovations including but not limited to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for controlling an energy generator. A system for controlling an energy generator includes a detector for sensing an indicator of electrical energy generated by the generator; an energy storage component configured, in a first mode of operation, to store energy generated during operation at a sub-threshold level insufficient for real-time supply to an electrical energy sink; an energy converter configured, in a second mode of operation, to provide energy generated during operation above the threshold level for real-time supply of energy to the electrical energy sink; and a controllable switch, electrically associated with the detector, and configured to alternately toggle between the first mode of operation and the second mode of operation based on the indicator to thereby permit energy generated at the sub-threshold level to be collected and intermittently used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: FLOWER TURBINES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Daniel Farb, Jonathan Forbes
  • Patent number: 12196148
    Abstract: A method for controlling a plurality of fuel injectors for a vehicle may include determining a total fuel mass for a combustion stage in a cylinder. The method further may include determining a first injection mass for a first fuel injector and a second injection mass for a second fuel injector. A sum of the first injection mass and the second injection mass is equal to the total fuel mass. The first fuel injector and the second fuel injector are configured to provide fuel to the cylinder. A first minimum mass per pulse of the first fuel injector is greater than a second minimum mass per pulse of the second fuel injector. The method further may include controlling the first fuel injector and the second fuel injector based at least in part on the first injection mass and the second injection mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jesse Michael Gwidt, Mark Daniel Carr, Jeffrey M. Hutmacher
  • Publication number: 20250011214
    Abstract: Processes and systems for glass making can utilize heat recovery to improve operational efficiency and flexibility of operation to provide improved yield, higher quality, or more consistent quality glass, and/or other efficiencies. Some embodiments can utilize adjustments in burner operation to account for different manufacturing conditions to provide improved quality of fabricated glass to provide improved yields of glass with a more efficient utilization of heat, which can improve the environmental impact associated with the manufacturing process in addition to improving the operational efficiency and flexibility of the glass manufacturing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Daniel D'Agostini, Kevin Michael Duffy, Michael J. Gallagher, Ashwin Vinod
  • Patent number: 12180934
    Abstract: A flat-packable wind turbine assembly kit, includes a flat-packed bendable airfoil having an upper edge and a lower edge. The flat-packed bendable airfoil is capable of assuming a predefined curvature upon assembly. The flat-packed bendable airfoil includes upper connecting elements distributed along the upper edge and lower connecting elements distributed along the lower edge of the flat-packed bendable airfoil. The flat-packed bendable airfoil also includes a flat-packed upper plate including an upper mating orifices distributed in a contour corresponding to the predefined curvature. Further, the flat-packed bendable airfoil includes a flat-packed lower plate including lower mating orifices distributed in the contour corresponding to the predefined curvature. Thus, upon assembly when the upper connecting elements are connected to the upper mating orifices and when the lower connecting elements are connected to the lower mating orifices, the flat-packed bendable airfoil assumes the predefined curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: FLOWER TURBINES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Daniel Farb, Irakli Baitish
  • Publication number: 20240421381
    Abstract: A system that includes a wettable thermal insulator, a phase change material, and a flexible pouch. In the event a thermal event occurs, the phase change material changes from a liquid state to a gaseous state. The flexible pouch is configured to envelope the wettable thermal insulator and the phase change material in the liquid state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Nigel Adrien Myers, Jason Jaspreet Singh Haer, Mark Daniel Goldman, Erica Viola Lewis
  • Patent number: 12166355
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for determining a power curve for a fluid turbine. Determining a power curve for a fluid turbine includes receiving an indication of a fluid speed condition; if a predetermined load compliant with an MPPT protocol for the fluid turbine operating under the fluid speed condition is available, obtaining the predetermined load; and applying the predetermined load to the fluid turbine, thereby adjusting a rotational velocity in accordance with the MPPT protocol and the fluid speed condition; if the predetermined load is unavailable, applying a plurality of candidate loads in an iterative manner in accordance with the MPPT protocol and the fluid speed condition; determining an MPPT-compliant load that generates greater power; applying the MPPT-compliant load to the fluid turbine; and storing the MPPT-compliant load in association with the fluid speed condition for subsequent application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Flower Turbines, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Daniel Farb, Jonathan Forbes
  • Patent number: 12151588
    Abstract: A power control system for a battery system of a vehicle includes one or more supplemental protection devices that are connected to at least one of a first contactor, a second contactor, one of N fuses, and one of N vehicle loads. A battery management module is configured to measure and store a plurality of state of health parameters for the battery system and to selectively operate the one or more supplemental protection devices in a coverage gap between first and second coverage areas handled by the first contactor and the second contactor and the N fuses based on a calibration function and/or calibration parameters. A telematics system selectively sends the plurality of state of health parameters for the battery system to a remote server and to receive at least one of a new calibration function and new calibration parameters for the vehicle from the remote server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Mark Daniel Gottlieb, Venkata Prasad Atluri, Madhusudan Raghavan, Chandra S. Namuduri, Suresh Gopalakrishnan
  • Publication number: 20240377060
    Abstract: A method for heating reactor using a multi-function burner comprising feeding primary fuel through an annular channel, feeding oxygen through a central channel within the annular channel, and feeding an auxiliary fuel through a central lance within the central channel to produce a flame extending into a furnace having a temperature and a pressure; wherein the flow rate of the auxiliary fuel and oxygen are increased while maintaining an equivalence ratio below 1 to increase the temperature of the furnace; wherein after the furnace temperature exceeds the auto-ignition temperature of the primary fuel, increasing the flow rate of the primary fuel to increase the equivalence ratio to be greater than 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Daniel D'Agostini, Henry Choisun Chan, Shihong Yan, Zhong Zhou