Patents by Inventor Mark Peters

Mark Peters 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: 20260135837
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for limiting unauthorized access to sensitive information in a cloud workload are described herein. A method comprises reading a provisioning request from a host server by a secret manager of a cloud workload; storing sensitive information from the provisioning request in memory accessible to a secret manager of the cloud workload; provisioning resources on the workload server for an application instance based on the provisioning request; receiving an information request; and transmitting the sensitive information to the application instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Inventors: Cheng-Ta Lee, David O'Connor, Mark Peters
  • Patent number: 12627640
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for limiting unauthorized access to sensitive information in a cloud workload are described herein. A method comprises reading a provisioning request from a host server by a secret manager of a cloud workload; storing sensitive information from the provisioning request in memory accessible to a secret manager of the cloud workload; provisioning resources on the workload server for an application instance based on the provisioning request; receiving an information request; and transmitting the sensitive information to the application instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Ta Lee, David O'Connor, Mark Peters
  • Publication number: 20250111414
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes supplying a large language model with company data. The large language model is supplied with sales guidelines. A trained model is derived from the large language model. The trained model is utilized for automated user interactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Ricardo AMPER, Mark PETERS, Jovan JOVANOVIC, William De La CRUZ, Natasa PRCETIC, Miguel Angel VILLA
  • Publication number: 20240322438
    Abstract: A new and improved Folded Collinear Dipole (FCD) Antenna eliminates a coaxial feed and provides a folded ½ wave top element that is basically two ½ wave elements in parallel above a ?th wave coil isolator another ¼ wave element that is on top of another ¼ wave element that is shielded by a brass feed tube and the bottom element is insulated with a PTFE tube. This is all stacked on top of an RF 50-ohm fitting (Typically an “N” female). A cover/protection tube “G” is made from “cross-linked polyethylene” tubing to increase performance of this antenna as it is nearly invisible to the RF signal and does not attenuate the signal which would reduce overall performance found today in most sleeved monopole antennas. The Vinyl cap protectors are used for mainly two functions, on the main larger sleeve it keeps out any atmospheric conditions including intruders such as insects. The feed tube cap insulates and keeps the element centered into the feed tube assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventor: Mark Peters
  • Patent number: 11187192
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for conducting diagnostics to indicate whether a fuel system and/or an evaporative emissions system of a vehicle has a source of undesired evaporative emissions, or not. A method comprises conducting such a diagnostic via evacuating the fuel system to a target vacuum, then sealing the fuel system from atmosphere and monitoring a pressure bleed-up in the fuel system, and dynamically adjusting a pressure bleed-up threshold responsive to one or more conditions that impact the pressure bleed-up during the diagnostic, and indicating undesired evaporative emissions responsive to the pressure bleed-up reaching the adjusted pressure bleed-up threshold. In this way, interpretation of the results of such a diagnostic may be more robust, completion rates may improve, and engine operation may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Aed M. Dudar, Mark Peters, Dennis Yang
  • Patent number: 11085382
    Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle with an internal combustion engine is provided that includes regulating a pressure in a fuel tank by scheduling an engine start-up event based on a rate of change of the fuel tank pressure to reduce fuel tank venting emissions, where the rate of change of the fuel tank pressure is determined based on an ambient temperature and an in-tank pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Pifher, Dennis Yang, Mark Peters
  • Patent number: 10782936
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for migrating a monolithic legacy software system to a well-defined modular target software architecture includes selecting a method, based on predefined patterns, for transforming the software legacy software system; creating an abstract syntax tree from the legacy software system's source code; from the abstract syntax tree, determining a flow of the source code and any coding violations and coding smells in the legacy software system's source code; using the flow and the coding violations, identifying architecture issues in the legacy software system; scheduling tasks for transforming the legacy software system into the target software architecture; automatically generating new source code according to the target software architecture; and automatically and autonomously refactoring the new source code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: ARCHITECTURE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Davis, Doug Sweet, Mark Peters
  • Publication number: 20200259061
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-temperature thermocouple with a thermocouple wire including two dissimilar wires twisted together and covered with a polyimide-based leak-proof insulation coating. The thermocouple wire may include a welded hot junction attaching the two dissimilar wires together on one end and may be connected to a thermocouple connector located at an opposite end. A method for making the high-temperature thermocouple may include coating a pair of dissimilar wires with a leak-proof polyimide-based insulation coating by dipping of dissimilar wires in a liquid polyimide-based solution and curing the dissimilar wires with heat. The method may also include twisting the dissimilar wires around themselves, welding together the dissimilar wires to each other creating a welded hot junction, and attaching the opposite end of the dissimilar wires to a thermocouple connector. The leak-proof insulation coating and thermocouple connector may be rated for 800 degrees F. and 150 PSI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Volodymyr Fedorchak, Mark Peters, Robert M. Canny
  • Patent number: 10518843
    Abstract: A boat hull includes a pair of demi-hulls. Each demi-hull has a running surface configured to contact water when the hull is planing. The running surface extends longitudinally along a keel between an outer chine and an inner chine and aft to a running surface trailing edge. The running surface has most of its surface area outboard the keel. A first step extends laterally across the running surface and between the outer chine and inner chine. A first planing surface is aft the first step along the running surface. The first planing surface has an outboard convex curved surface on an outboard side of the keel extending from the keel to the outer chine and an inboard convex curved surface on an inboard side of the keel extending from the keel to the inner chine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Morrelli & Melvin Design & Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Pete Melvin, Andrew Bloxom, Mark Peters
  • Publication number: 20190392723
    Abstract: External media elements are created. Then a metadata document is created referencing external media elements. A module assembler then generates an Adaptive Learning Module (“ALM”) from the metadata document and external media elements referenced in the metadata document, wherein the ALM comprises assets and assembly rules. A media player software (“MPS”) generates from the ALM assets and assembly rules, presentation materials usable in a training system, such as LMS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Alchemy Systems, L.P.
    Inventors: Terence Patrick McGuire, Ian Kennedy, Mark Peters, Salvatore Scozzari, Scott Martin
  • Patent number: 10508618
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing a vehicle fuel system for a presence or absence of undesired evaporative emissions. In one example, a method comprises conducting a test for undesired evaporative emissions stemming from a fuel system of a vehicle via in a first operating mode, evacuating the fuel system to a variable vacuum level through an entirety of a fuel vapor canister configured to capture and store fuel vapors, and in a second operating mode, evacuating the fuel system to the variable vacuum level through a portion of the fuel vapor canister. In this way, the diagnostic may be conducted in an environmentally friendly fashion, where analysis of a bleed-up portion of the test is not impacted by fuel volatility at the time of the diagnostic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Aed Dudar, Mark Peters, Dennis Yang
  • Publication number: 20190368444
    Abstract: A method for diagnosing an evaporative emission control system that includes during a first state of a vapor blocking valve, determining a first rate of change of a fuel tank vacuum, during a second state of the vapor blocking valve different from the first state, determining a second rate of change of the fuel tank vacuum, and diagnosing an operational condition of the vapor blocking valve based on the first and second rates of change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Aed M. Dudar, Mark Peters, Donald Ignasiak, Deborah Dukatz, John Hefferon
  • Patent number: 10495030
    Abstract: A method for diagnosing an evaporative emission control system that includes during a first state of a vapor blocking valve, determining a first rate of change of a fuel tank vacuum, during a second state of the vapor blocking valve different from the first state, determining a second rate of change of the fuel tank vacuum, and diagnosing an operational condition of the vapor blocking valve based on the first and second rates of change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Aed M. Dudar, Mark Peters, Donald Ignasiak, Deborah Dukatz, John Hefferon
  • Publication number: 20190271275
    Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle with an internal combustion engine is provided that includes regulating a pressure in a fuel tank by scheduling an engine start-up event based on a rate of change of the fuel tank pressure to reduce fuel tank venting emissions, where the rate of change of the fuel tank pressure is determined based on an ambient temperature and an in-tank pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Kenneth Pifher, Dennis Yang, Mark Peters
  • Publication number: 20190249622
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for conducting diagnostics to indicate whether a fuel system and/or an evaporative emissions system of a vehicle has a source of undesired evaporative emissions, or not. In one example, a method comprises conducting such a diagnostic via evacuating the fuel system to a target vacuum, then sealing the fuel system from atmosphere and monitoring a pressure bleed-up in the fuel system, and dynamically adjusting a pressure bleed-up threshold responsive to one or more conditions that impact the pressure bleed-up during the diagnostic, and indicating undesired evaporative emissions responsive to the pressure bleed-up reaching the adjusted pressure bleed-up threshold. In this way, interpretation of the results of such a diagnostic may be more robust, completion rates may improve, and engine operation may be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Aed M. Dudar, Mark Peters, Dennis Yang
  • Patent number: 10354780
    Abstract: A gas blocking cable includes cabled wires, where each wire includes cabled conductors having interstitial areas there between. An insulation material circumferentially surrounds the cabled conductors and a conductor filling material is positioned within the interstitial areas between conductors. A first shield circumferentially surrounds the twisted wires and a high-temperature filler, thereby separating a drain wire. A second shield circumferentially surrounds the cabled wires and the drain wire so that a cable is formed with areas between the first shield and the second shield. A wire filling material is positioned within the areas between the wires and the shields. Each of the conductor filling material and wire filling material is inert, non-flammable and able to withstand a temperature of at least approximately 200° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: TE Wire & Cable LLC
    Inventors: Gregory J. Smith, Robert M. Canny, Jacek Dutka, Safi Khan, Jose Mosquera, Mark Peters
  • Publication number: 20190186422
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing a vehicle fuel system for a presence or absence of undesired evaporative emissions. In one example, a method comprises conducting a test for undesired evaporative emissions stemming from a fuel system of a vehicle via in a first operating mode, evacuating the fuel system to a variable vacuum level through an entirety of a fuel vapor canister configured to capture and store fuel vapors, and in a second operating mode, evacuating the fuel system to the variable vacuum level through a portion of the fuel vapor canister. In this way, the diagnostic may be conducted in an environmentally friendly fashion, where analysis of a bleed-up portion of the test is not impacted by fuel volatility at the time of the diagnostic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Aed Dudar, Mark Peters, Dennis Yang
  • Publication number: 20190064003
    Abstract: A sensing system that will accurately monitor cold and hot spots and verify the appropriate area temperature for composite structure repair and where IR LED is being activated. Various embodiments of this invention may include: miniaturized thermocouples that can be embedded into the sensing system, distributed temperature sensing (DTS) system and software for heat modeling, and/or printed thermocouple circuits on thermo pads. The sensing system may be a grid of sensors that is either a standalone layer, such as a sheet or blanket, or integrated with any of the layers already common in composite repair, i.e. printed circuitry or over-molded circuitry. Additionally, the sensing system generates the temperature profile of a heated area during a fuselage repair and pin-points and identifies hot and cold problem areas on a complex fuselage section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Volodymyr Fedorchak, Robert M. Canny, Gregory J. Smith, Mark Peters
  • Publication number: 20180182512
    Abstract: A gas blocking cable includes cabled wires, where each wire includes cabled conductors having interstitial areas there between. An insulation material circumferentially surrounds the cabled conductors and a conductor filling material is positioned within the interstitial areas between conductors. A first shield circumferentially surrounds the twisted wires and a high-temperature filler, thereby separating a drain wire. A second shield circumferentially surrounds the cabled wires and the drain wire so that a cable is formed with areas between the first shield and the second shield. A wire filling material is positioned within the areas between the wires and the shields. Each of the conductor filling material and wire filling material is inert, non-flammable and able to withstand a temperature of at least approximately 200° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Gregory J. Smith, Robert M. Canny, Jacek Dutka, Safi Khan, Jose Mosquera, Mark Peters
  • Publication number: 20160012244
    Abstract: A method for enhancing the management of vehicle repossession requests can include, in response to receiving a request for repossessing a vehicle from a title holder, generating a notification to a repossession agent. The notification can include a link permitting access to vehicle information. In response to receiving a request to access the vehicle information through the link, the vehicle information can be provided to the requester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: MARK PETERS, KEVIN ST. HILLAIRE