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: 20240199224
    Abstract: A vehicle control and interface system described herein assists an operator of an aerial vehicle with the operation of an aerial vehicle, including tailoring the positioning of aerial vehicle interfaces for a given pilot. A movable control interface of the system adapts aerial vehicle operation to varying physical features of operators by enabling the operator to choose a position of a touch screen interface (e.g., a height of the screen, distance in front of the pilot's seat, etc.) that is adjustable using a mechanical arm. The movable control interface can move a touch screen interface from a stowed position (e.g., away from a pilot seat and proximal to a dashboard towards the front of the cockpit) to an in-flight position (e.g., towards the pilot seat in a position that encourages an ergonomic position of the operator to reach the touch screen interface without straining their shoulder).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Camilo Cole, Gonzalo Javier Rey, Mark Daniel Groden, Chaitanyakumar Vipulbhai Shah, Christina Marie Hicks
  • Publication number: 20240199223
    Abstract: A vehicle control and interface system described herein assists an operator of an aerial vehicle with the operation of an aerial vehicle, including preparing for flight. A vehicle control and interface system partially or fully automates a procedure for preparing an aerial vehicle for flight, which is referred to herein as engine startup. The engine startup can include safety and accuracy verifications before and after starting an aerial vehicle's engine. The system can check engine parameters (e.g., turbine rotational speeds, engine torque, engine oil pressure), cabin parameters (e.g., a status of seat belts or a current weight of passengers and cargo within the cabin), fuel load, an area around the aerial vehicle (e.g., using cameras to determine that the area is clear of objects before takeoff), any suitable measurement that impacts safe aerial vehicle operations, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Camilo Cole, Gonzalo Javier Rey, Mark Daniel Groden, Chaitanyakumar Vipulbhai Shah, Christina Marie Hicks
  • Patent number: 11995133
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for automatically identifying and displaying unmet technical needs and/or technical problems, such as identifying and displaying serious technical issues in specific areas of technology. In some exemplary embodiments, the text of technical documents is automatically analyzed to determine whether the text of any document identifies or potentially identifies a technical problem. In exemplary embodiments, portions of a documents called “problem kernels” and their associated features are automatically identified, automatically scored, and automatically ranked, and a subset of the problem kernels and/or features of problem kernels are displayed to a user on a computer display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Artemis Intelligence LLC
    Inventors: Mark Daniel McClusky, David Scott Wylie, Matthew Donald McClusky, Emily Elizabeth McClusky, Jonathan Nathaniel Fegely
  • Publication number: 20240159217
    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: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Flower Turbines, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Daniel FARB, Jonathan FORBES
  • Publication number: 20240154403
    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: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Holveck, Randol Aikin, Mark Daniel Goldman, Kyle Breuning Evans
  • Patent number: 11978987
    Abstract: 1. An inverter device is disclosed, including; an enclosure comprising a plurality of sides; an antenna port in a first side of the plurality of sides; and an antenna pass through module comprising: an exterior connector assembly comprising a plurality of pins and a base, wherein the plurality of pins are operable to be connected to respective ones of a plurality of antennas, wherein the plurality of pins passes through the antenna port to an exterior of the enclosure, wherein the base of the exterior connector assembly is sealed against the first side on an interior of the enclosure to provide ingress protection; and an interior antenna circuit configured to: terminate connections from a plurality of transceivers within the interior of the enclosure; and select antenna signals from at least the plurality of pins on the exterior connector assembly to route the plurality of transceivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Lunar Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Nicholas Grolle, Peter H. J. How, Charles Ingalz, Stephen Robert Bannick, Andrew Diao, Mark Daniel Goldman
  • Patent number: 11978918
    Abstract: In various embodiments, an energy storage mounting system includes an inverter wall bracket mounted to a wall, wherein an inverter is coupled to the inverter wall bracket. The system includes a battery wall bracket to which a battery block is coupled. The battery wall bracket interfaces with an auxiliary bracket that is mounted to the wall, is vertically translatable relative to the auxiliary bracket, and is at least in part ground-supported. The battery block is electrically connected to the inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Lunar Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher McCarthy, Tahina Christine Felisca, Peter H. J. How, Scott A. Whitman, Eamon Briggs, Sanchita Sheth, Tanner Bruce DeVoe, Mark Daniel Goldman, Kevin Richard Fine
  • Publication number: 20240144833
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to generating and using a customized preflight checklist graphical user interface (GUI) specific to a specified aircraft. A client device may receive a selection of an aircraft to be piloted by a user and retrieves sensor data generated by a sensor of the aircraft. The client device may update a preflight checklist GUI based in part on the sensor data and the aircraft such that the preflight checklist GUI is a customized preflight checklist GUI specific to the aircraft. After determining that a set of preflight checks of the customized preflight checklist GUI are completed, the client device may transmit an authorization to the specified aircraft that authorizes the specified aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel James Stillion, Christopher Camilo Cole, Gonzalo Javier Rey, Mark Daniel Groden
  • Patent number: 11972193
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, a system, and a computer-readable storage-medium embodiments of automatic elastic CPU for a physical verification job. An embodiment includes generating multiple commands for a physical verification job of a design. The multiple commands are related by a dependency graph. The embodiment further includes allocating an initial amount of computing resources to execute the multiple commands, queuing a subset of the multiple commands for execution based on the dependency graph, adding an estimated amount of computing resources to the initial amount based on the number of the queued subset of commands and an estimated time to complete the queued subset of commands, and releasing a portion of the estimated amount of computing resources in response to the portion of the estimated amount of computing resources being idle for an amount of time greater than a target time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SYNOPSYS, INC.
    Inventors: Chris Allen Grossmann, Sumit Bhagwanani, Mark Daniel Pogers
  • Patent number: 11973205
    Abstract: An energy storage system includes an energy storage component. It further includes heat generating electronics. It further includes a fluid circulator that transfers fluid between the energy storage component and the heat generating electronics. The circulator is controlled to alternatively transfer fluid from the battery to the heat generating electronics or from the heat generating electronics to the energy storage component based at least in part on a thermal state of the energy storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Lunar Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Bozhi Yang, Tanner Bruce DeVoe, Tahina Christine Felisca, Kevin Richard Fine, Mark Daniel Goldman, Mark Holveck, Erica Viola Lewis, Conrad Xavier Murphy, Ian Gregory Spearing
  • Patent number: 11968793
    Abstract: An insulating enclosure is disclosed, including: an opening in a side of the insulating enclosure, wherein the opening provides a conductor within a conduit passage into an interior of the insulating enclosure, wherein the conductor is to carry current from the inverter module, wherein a conductive sheath of the conduit is mechanically connected to the insulating enclosure via the opening; and a conductive liner, wherein the conductive liner provides a ground plane for components within the insulating enclosure, wherein the conductive liner covers at least a portion of the side of the insulating enclosure, and wherein the conductive liner is electrically connected to the conductive sheath of the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Lunar Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Robert Bannick, Peter H. J. How, Charles Ingalz, Christopher Breckenridge Todd, Mark Daniel Goldman
  • Publication number: 20240128594
    Abstract: A wiring harness for a battery and inverter system includes a main cable. It further includes an inverter connector configured to plug the main cable into an inverter module. It further includes a first spur of the main cable terminating in a first-type battery device connector. It further includes a second spur of the main cable terminating in a second type battery device connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Peter H.J. How, Tanner Bruce DeVoe, Mark Holveck, Anthony Sagneri, Christopher Breckenridge Todd, Randol Aikin, Mark Daniel Goldman, Conrad Xavier Murphy, Kevin Richard Fine, Brian M. Neil
  • Publication number: 20240125239
    Abstract: A fluid turbine may include a vertically-orientable shaft having at least one opening extending transversely therethrough, a first blade portion configured for vertical orientation on first side of the shaft, a second blade portion configured for vertical orientation on a second opposite side of the shaft, at least one rod extending through the shaft opening and connectable at a first end to the first blade portion and at a second end to the second blade portion. A reinforcing sleeve may extend through the shaft opening and may be interposed between the rod and the shaft opening for reinforcing at least one of the shaft, the at least one shaft opening, or the rod against forces exerted by the first and second blade portions when fluid impacts the first and second blade portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Flower Turbines, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Daniel FARB, Jonathan FORBES, Irakli BAITISH, James BOYLE
  • Publication number: 20240121908
    Abstract: An insulating enclosure is disclosed, including: an opening in a side of the insulating enclosure, wherein the opening provides a conductor within a conduit passage into an interior of the insulating enclosure, wherein the conductor is to carry current from the inverter module, wherein a conductive sheath of the conduit is mechanically connected to the insulating enclosure via the opening; and a conductive liner, wherein the conductive liner provides a ground plane for components within the insulating enclosure, wherein the conductive liner covers at least a portion of the side of the insulating enclosure, and wherein the conductive liner is electrically connected to the conductive sheath of the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen Robert Bannick, Peter H.J. How, Charles Ingalz, Christopher Breckenridge Todd, Mark Daniel Goldman
  • Publication number: 20240120694
    Abstract: 1. An inverter device is disclosed, including; an enclosure comprising a plurality of sides; an antenna port in a first side of the plurality of sides; and an antenna pass through module comprising: an exterior connector assembly comprising a plurality of pins and a base, wherein the plurality of pins are operable to be connected to respective ones of a plurality of antennas, wherein the plurality of pins passes through the antenna port to an exterior of the enclosure, wherein the base of the exterior connector assembly is sealed against the first side on an interior of the enclosure to provide ingress protection; and an interior antenna circuit configured to: terminate connections from a plurality of transceivers within the interior of the enclosure; and select antenna signals from at least the plurality of pins on the exterior connector assembly to route the plurality of transceivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Steven Nicholas Grolle, Peter H.J. How, Charles Ingalz, Stephen Robert Bannick, Andrew Diao, Mark Daniel Goldman
  • Publication number: 20240120143
    Abstract: In various embodiments, an inductor thermal management system includes an inductor, and a heat sink. The heat sink includes a cavity and a spacer adapted to situate the inductor within the cavity and separate the inductor from at least one wall of the cavity such that heat is transferred from the inductor into the heat sink multi-directionally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Charles Ingalz, Gargi Kailkhura, Mark Daniel Goldman, Bozhi Yang, Christopher McCarthy, Peter H.J. How, Xu She
  • Publication number: 20240120578
    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: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Nigel Adrien Myers, Jason Jaspreet Singh Haer, Mark Daniel Goldman, Erica Viola Lewis
  • Publication number: 20240106050
    Abstract: In various embodiments, an energy storage mounting system includes an inverter wall bracket mounted to a wall, wherein an inverter is coupled to the inverter wall bracket. The system includes a battery wall bracket to which a battery block is coupled. The battery wall bracket interfaces with an auxiliary bracket that is mounted to the wall, is vertically translatable relative to the auxiliary bracket, and is at least in part ground-supported. The battery block is electrically connected to the inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher McCarthy, Tahina Christine Felisca, Peter H. J. How, Scott A. Whitman, Eamon Briggs, Sanchita Sheth, Tanner Bruce DeVoe, Mark Daniel Goldman, Kevin Richard Fine
  • Publication number: 20240106242
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for controlling a voltage output of a turbine. Controlling a voltage output of a turbine includes a rectifier for converting an AC output of a turbine to a DC voltage; a sensor for measuring the DC voltage; a charge controller for receiving the DC voltage from the rectifier and produce a DC output, including: a first circuit meeting a first performance criterion for a first DC range, a second circuit meeting a second performance criterion for a second DC operating range, a switch channeling the DC voltage between the first and second circuits; and a processor for receiving the DC voltage measurement from the sensor, and use the switch to channel the DC voltage between the first and second circuits, thereby meeting the first and second performance criteria when the DC voltage is in the first and second DC ranges, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Flower Turbines, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Daniel FARB, Jonathan FORBES
  • Patent number: RE49883
    Abstract: A water heater includes a heat exchanger. A controllable three-way proportional valve provides a proportionally controllable flow to the hot water inlet of the heat exchanger and a boiler return water outlet. A mixing tank mixes a cold water and a hot water. The mixing tank provides a time delayed mixed water. A temperature sensor is disposed in or on the mixing tank to measure a temperature of the time delayed mixed water to provide a time delayed mixed water temperature. A feedforward control process running on a processor adjusts a proportional operating position of the controllable three-way proportional valve to regulate a temperature of hot water at the hx domestic hot water outlet based on the temperature of the time delayed mixed water temperature. A method for controlling a hot water temperature of a water heater a water heater using a flowmeter based feedforward control are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Watts Regulator Co.
    Inventors: Mark Daniels, Adrian Voicu