Patents by Inventor Mark O'Daniel

Mark O'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).

  • Patent number: 11692901
    Abstract: A nozzle cap includes a cap body defining a cap axis, the cap body defining a circumferential wall extending circumferentially around the cap axis; and a vibration sensor including a shaft, the shaft defining a first end and a second end, the first end attached to the circumferential wall, the cap axis positioned closer to the second end than to the first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Bruce Robertson, Valentin Mirea Burtea, Kevin Adam Laven, Sebastien Perrier
  • Publication number: 20230190529
    Abstract: The present invention concerns extensible absorbent wound dressings. The wound dressing has a wound contact layer having a proximal surface facing toward the wound and a distal surface facing away from the wound, and a backing layer having a proximal surface facing toward the wound and a distal surface facing away from the wound, the backing layer having an absorbent region located on a proximal surface thereof, the absorbent region comprising a plurality of discrete absorbent members, wherein the backing layer is configured to be positioned over the wound contact layer, such that the absorbent region is located adjacent to the distal surface of the wound contact layer, and wherein the absorbent region and the wound contact layer are configured to be detached at least in an area inside a perimeter of the absorbent region. The absorbent wound dressings of the present invention can be used to dress so-called truly three-dimensional anatomical areas, such as for example a knee or an elbow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Mark O'BRIEN, Jennifer HAYNES, Neil JOHNSON, Thomas LANE, Nicola DEELEY
  • Publication number: 20230184617
    Abstract: A nozzle cap for a fire hydrant includes a cap cover comprising a metal material; and a cap body defining a cap axis, the cap body comprising: an inner housing comprising a metal material; and an outer housing comprising a non-metal material, the outer housing disposed axially between the inner housing and the cap cover, the outer housing comprising a substantially circumferential wall, the substantially circumferential wall defining a cavity between the inner housing and the cap cover, wherein a first end of the substantially circumferential wall engages the inner housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Sebastien Perrier, Paul S. Gifford
  • Patent number: 11655835
    Abstract: An example fastener includes a body and a clamp. The body includes a first resilient arm. The clamp is pivotably engaged with the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Mark O. Lepper
  • Patent number: 11644052
    Abstract: A fastener assembly includes a fastener body, a locator cap, and a seal. The fastener body can include a first wing and a second wing that extend from a stem. The first wing can define a first wing tip and the second wing can define a second wing tip. The locator cap can include a top flange and a base. The top flange can define an opening to an interior of the base. A first slot can be formed in the base and can be dimensioned to receive the first wing. A second slot can be formed in the base opposite the first slot and can be dimensioned to receive the second wing. The seal can be in contact with the top flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Mark O. Lepper
  • Patent number: 11638974
    Abstract: An alignment device for aligning a tube panel with a plurality of pipes system and a method of performing the alignment is provided. The alignment device is used in a panel comprising a plurality of tubes having an inner diameter and an outer diameter. The alignment device includes a cylindrical first portion sized to fit within the tube inner diameter. A tapered second portion is provided opposite the cylindrical first portion, the tapered second end having a first end diameter that is substantially the same size as the outer diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC.
    Inventor: Mark O'Brien
  • Patent number: 11630031
    Abstract: An instrumentation assembly configured to measure properties of an engine exhaust stream is disclosed in this paper. The instrumentation assembly may include an outer support ring that extends around a central axis, an inner support ring arranged radially inward of the outer support ring around the central axis, and a plurality of instrumentation rake assemblies. The plurality of instrumentation rake assemblies extends from the outer support ring to the inner support ring across an annular passageway defined between the outer support ring and the inner support ring configured to carry the engine exhaust stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Mark O'Leary
  • Patent number: 11624674
    Abstract: Example aspects of a nozzle cap for a fire hydrant and a method of detecting a leak in a fluid system are disclosed. The nozzle cap for a fire hydrant can include an outer housing defining a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a substantially circumferential wall extending from the first end to the second end; an antenna coupled to the substantially circumferential wall of the outer housing; a cap cover coupled to the outer housing at the first end; and an inner housing coupled to the outer housing at the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Sebastien Perrier, Paul S. Gifford
  • Patent number: 11620298
    Abstract: Scalable mining method, computer system and computer program product for temporally correlated events that works with input data that is non-transactional in nature and detects high correlation relationships between events with low support thresholds. The scalable mining method manages a large scale of input data by executing the mining process in a distributed manner in a clustered cloud environment via nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vinh Tuan Thai, Luke Taher, Mark O'Riordan
  • Publication number: 20230074719
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for coupling a first panel to a second panel via a fastening system. The fastening system comprises fastener, a doghouse structure, and a seal assembly. The fastener includes a head assembly coupled to a collar. The head assembly is configured to engage a doghouse structure positioned on the first panel and the collar is configured to pass through and to retain the second panel via an opening formed in the second panel. The seal assembly includes a seal and a seal carrier. The seal carrier is coupled to the fastener via a frangible connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventor: Mark O. Lepper
  • Publication number: 20230064588
    Abstract: A replaceable fluid container for an engine comprising: a reservoir for holding a fluid; a fluid coupling adapted to provide fluidic communication between the reservoir and a fluid circulation system of an engine; and a data provider arranged such that positioning the container to permit fluidic communication between the reservoir and the fluid circulation system of the engine arranges the data provider for data communication with an engine control device of the engine. There is also provided a method of facilitating control of an engine and an engine control system, apparatus and a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew Phillip Barnes, Peter Stuart Brett, Steven Paul Goodier, Mark O'Malley
  • Patent number: 11592052
    Abstract: An example pivot nut assembly includes a pivot body and a nut. The nut is pivotably engaged in the pivot body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Mark O. Lepper
  • Publication number: 20230059724
    Abstract: A fastening assembly includes: a panel defining an aperture; a fastener having a cap and a shaft extending from the cap, the shaft being disposed through the aperture, the fastener having a first corrosion rate, and the fastener including: a recess formed in the cap and extending at least partially around the shaft; face surfaces that are planar and that are to directly contact the panel; and recessed channels that are disposed between the face surfaces, respectively, that are recessed relative to the face surfaces, and that extend from a radially outer edge of the cap to the recess; and an anode insert disposed in the recess and having a second corrosion rate that is faster than the first corrosion rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Pei-chung WANG, Michael A. Kardasz, Mark O. Vann, Steven Cipriano, Bradley J. Blaski, Anthony Bastuk, Christopher Fenech, John Fragnoli
  • Publication number: 20230027112
    Abstract: A method of cleaning residual resin from an additively manufactured object, includes: (a) enclosing an additively manufactured object in an inner chamber of a centrifugal separator, the additively manufactured object including a light polymerized resin with a surface coating of viscous, unpolymerized, residual resin; (b) flooding the chamber with a volatile organic solvent vapor without contacting liquid organic solvent to the object, the vapor present in an amount sufficient to reduce the viscosity of the residual resin; and (c) spinning the additively manufactured object in the chamber to centrifugally separate at least a first portion of the residual resin from the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Bob E. Feller, W. Ryan Powell, Mark O. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 11564114
    Abstract: A premises communication hub includes a primary communications module, a secondary communications module, a power supply, and a charging module. The primary communications module is configured to receive a premises signal from a premises device and transmit an external signal to a remote server. The secondary communications module is configured to receive the premises signal from the premises device and transmit the external signal to the remote server. The power supply includes a primary power input configured to receive power from a primary power source and a secondary power input configured to receive power from a secondary power source. The power supply is electrically connected to the primary communications module and the secondary communications module. And, the charging module is electrically connected to the secondary power source and configured to recharge the secondary power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: ADEMCO INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth Eskildsen, Mark O'Keefe
  • Patent number: 11561153
    Abstract: An instrumentation assembly configured to measure properties of an engine exhaust stream is disclosed in this paper. The instrumentation assembly may include an outer support ring that extends around a central axis, an inner support ring arranged radially inward of the outer support ring around the central axis, and a plurality of instrumentation rake assemblies. The plurality of instrumentation rake assemblies extends from the outer support ring to the inner support ring across an annular passageway defined between the outer support ring and the inner support ring configured to carry the engine exhaust stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Mark O'Leary, Nathan Ottow
  • Patent number: 11550016
    Abstract: A communications system, including at least one tag and a plurality of beacons. The tags are configured to detect beacon advertisement messages, initiate a connection with at least one of the plurality of and transmit a Constant Tone (CT) to the at least one of the plurality of beacons. The tag is further configured to determine a location thereof based on the sampled CT from both the beacon and the tag and then report the location via the one of the beacons and/or an access point. Phase ranging mitigation techniques which include hop duplication, hop interpolation and ADC DC offset correction are employed so as to provide more accurate ranging values even in the case where there are many other devices in local proximity and which are competing for use of the same RF channels as those used by the tags and beacons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Link Labs, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark O. Bloechl
  • Patent number: 11542975
    Abstract: Disclosed are Systems and methods for coupling a first panel to a second panel using a fastening system. The fastening system includes a fastener, a doghouse structure, and a seal assembly. The fastener includes a head assembly coupled to a collar using the doghouse structure. The head assembly engages the doghouse structure positioned on the first panel and the collar passes through an opening in the second panel to retain the second panel relative to the first panel. The seal assembly includes a seal and a seal carrier that is coupled to the fastener via a frangible connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Mark O. Lepper
  • Publication number: 20220412841
    Abstract: An instrumentation assembly configured to measure properties of an engine exhaust stream is disclosed in this paper. The instrumentation assembly may include an outer support ring that extends around a central axis, an inner support ring arranged radially inward of the outer support ring around the central axis, and a plurality of instrumentation rake assemblies. The plurality of instrumentation rake assemblies extends from the outer support ring to the inner support ring across an annular passageway defined between the outer support ring and the inner support ring configured to carry the engine exhaust stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventor: Mark O'Leary
  • Publication number: 20220412842
    Abstract: An instrumentation assembly configured to measure properties of an engine exhaust stream is disclosed in this paper. The instrumentation assembly may include an outer support ring that extends around a central axis, an inner support ring arranged radially inward of the outer support ring around the central axis, and a plurality of instrumentation rake assemblies. The plurality of instrumentation rake assemblies extends from the outer support ring to the inner support ring across an annular passageway defined between the outer support ring and the inner support ring configured to carry the engine exhaust stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Mark O'Leary, Nathan Ottow