Patents by Inventor Mark Powell

Mark Powell 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: 20240115417
    Abstract: A method for providing thermal contrast therapy to a vehicle occupant. The method comprises first operating a heating device to apply a first temperature for a first period of time and second operating the heating device and a cooling device in an alternating manner for a plurality of time intervals. The thermal contrast therapy achieves about a 10° C. to 20° C. change in a temperature of a surface of a seat and/or about a 3° C. to 6° C. change in a skin temperature of the vehicle occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Nicola Gerrett, Emily Washington, Nathaniel Gur-Arie, Matthew Mallette, Mark Powell, Chad Pacilli
  • Publication number: 20240108495
    Abstract: A method for providing localized thermal therapy to a vehicle occupant. The method comprises first operating a heating device to apply a first temperature for a first period of time and second operating the heating device to maintain a skin temperature of about 36° C. to 37° C. and/or a seat surface temperature of about 43° C. to 46° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Nicola Gerrett, Emily Washington, Nathaniel Gur-Arie, Matthew Mallette, Mark Powell, Chad Pacilli
  • Publication number: 20240108496
    Abstract: A method for providing pulsing contrast therapy to a vehicle occupant. The method comprises first operating a heating device to apply a first temperature for a first period of time and second operating the heating device and a cooling device in an alternating manner for a plurality of time intervals. The thermal pulsing therapy achieves about a 0.5° C. to 2° C. change in a temperature of a surface of a seat and/or about a 0.2° C. to 1.5° C. change in a skin temperature of the vehicle occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Nicola Gerrett, Emily Washington, Nathaniel Gur-Arie, Matthew Mallette, Mark Powell, Chad Pacilli
  • Patent number: 9779386
    Abstract: The present invention relates to software and a method of use for implementing workflows and managing engagements and staff. More particularly, the present invention relates to a software module tracking data of staff, engagements and workflows and a method of using such data in the management of staff and assignment of tasks. Information concerning employees is input into a database by the manager and the employees, and is tracked therein. The information concerning an employee includes an employee's availability, ability and experience. Workflow/Task information is input into the database when either a client makes a request for service of the business, or a workflow/task internal to the business is needed to be performed. Task information includes the nature of the work and deadlines. Task information is compared to the employee information. A list is automatically generated naming the employees best suited to the mandate of the task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Thomson Reuters Global Resources
    Inventors: N. Frank Swierz, III, Jon Baron, Brian Vroom, Mark Powell, Randall Loughridge, Stephen Perreault, Stephanie Black, Todd Denlinger, Kenneth Koskay, Greg Poirier
  • Patent number: 9265073
    Abstract: Wi-Fi setup application and path switching applications are provided to allow commands received from native applications of the UE to be redirected to a Wi-Fi engine. The Wi-Fi engine supports circuit switched and packet switched services over a Wi-Fi connection, thus allowing commands received from native applications on a UE to connect the user to either a wireless unlicensed communication system or a wireless licensed communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Kineto Wireless, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Powell, Rajiv H. Patel, Puneet Goel, Jeffrey Brown
  • Patent number: 8748624
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to picolanmido-propanoic acid derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment and/or prevention of disorders and conditions ameliorated by antagonizing one or more glucagon receptors, including for example metabolic diseases such as Type II diabetes mellitus and obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Devraj Chakravarty, Kevin Kreutter, Mark Powell, Brian Shook, Fengbin Song, Guozhang Xu, Shyh-Ming Yang, Rui Zhang, Bao-Ping Zhao
  • Publication number: 20120302610
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to picolanmido-propanoic acid derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment and/or prevention of disorders and conditions ameliorated by antagonizing one or more glucagon receptors, including for example metabolic diseases such as Type II diabetes mellitus and obesity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Devraj Chakravarty, Kevin Kreutter, Mark Powell, Brian Shook, Fengbin Song, Guozhang Xu, Shyh-Ming Yang, Rui Zhang, Bao-Ping Zhao
  • Publication number: 20120215578
    Abstract: The present invention relates to software and a method of use for implementing workflows and managing engagements and staff. More particularly, the present invention relates to a software module tracking data of staff, engagements and workflows and a method of using such data in the management of staff and assignment of tasks. Information concerning employees is input into a database by the manager and the employees, and is tracked therein. The information concerning an employee includes an employee's availability, ability and experience. Workflow/Task information is input into the database when either a client makes a request for service of the business, or a workflow/task internal to the business is needed to be performed. Task information includes the nature of the work and deadlines. Task information is compared to the employee information. A list is automatically generated naming the employees best suited to the mandate of the task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: N. Frank Swierz, III, Jon Baron, Brian Vroom, Mark Powell, Randall Loughridge, Stephen Perreault, Stephanie Black, Todd Denlinger, Kenneth Koskay, Greg Poirier
  • Publication number: 20120091873
    Abstract: A furniture system which is readily reconfigurable into a variety of work surface configurations and shelving configurations as well as additional component configurations associated therewith so as to readily adapt the furniture system to the specific needs of an office area. The system includes a system of brackets which readily accommodates mounting of work surfaces at a variety of elevations, and a shelving system which maintains shelves of different materials and thicknesses so that the top surfaces thereof align in a common plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Compton, Brent Kunzi, Kristen Glick, Randall W. Borgman, Steve King, Shane Kuipers, Alex Lamfers, Mark Powell, Robert C. Wayner, Steffen Lipsky, Bret Wyngarden, Brian Gingrich
  • Patent number: 8090371
    Abstract: An unlicensed wireless service is adapted to generate the interface protocols of a licensed wireless service to provide transparent transition of communication sessions between a licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. In one embodiment, a mobile station includes level 1, level 2, and level 3 protocols for licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. An indoor base station and indoor network controller provide protocol conversion for the unlicensed wireless service into a standard base station controller interface of the licensed wireless service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Kineto Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Gallagher, Jahangir Mohammed, Joseph G. Baranowski, Jianxiong Shi, Milan Markovic, Thomas G. Elam, Kenneth M. Kolderup, Madhu C. Shekhar, Mark Powell
  • Patent number: 8079655
    Abstract: A furniture system which is readily reconfigurable into a variety of work surface configurations and shelving configurations as well as additional component configurations associated therewith so as to readily adapt the furniture system to the specific needs of an office area. The system includes a system of brackets which readily accommodates mounting of work surfaces at a variety of elevations, and a shelving system which maintains shelves of different materials and thicknesses so that the top surfaces thereof align in a common plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Compton, Brent Kunzi, Kristen Glick, Randall W. Borgman, Steve King, Shane Kuipers, Alex Lamfers, Mark Powell, Robert C. Wayner, Steffen Lipsky, Bret Wyngarden, Brian Gingrich
  • Publication number: 20110286343
    Abstract: Wi-Fi setup application and path switching applications are provided to allow commands received from native applications of the UE to be redirected to a Wi-Fi engine. The Wi-Fi engine supports circuit switched and packet switched services over a Wi-Fi connection, thus allowing commands received from native applications on a UE to connect the user to either a wireless unlicensed communication system or a wireless licensed communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Mark Powell, Rajiv H. Patel, Puneet Goel, Jeffrey Brown
  • Patent number: 8054165
    Abstract: A method is presented that establishes, at a telecommunication device that is at a particular service region of a first communication network, a Transmission Control Protocol over Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) connection between the telecommunication device and a network controller that communicatively couples several service regions of the first communication network to a licensed wireless second communication network. The method receives a channel activation message from the network controller over the TCP/IP connection. The channel activation message initiates the telecommunication device to activate a channel for a communication session. The method sends communication session data through an activated channel to the network controller for routing to the licensed wireless second communication network. The method receives a release message from the network controller over the TCP/IP connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Kineto Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Gallagher, Jahangir Mohammed, Joseph G. Baranowski, Jianxiong Shi, Milan Markovic, Thomas G. Elam, Kenneth M. Kolderup, Madhu C. Shekhar, Mark Powell
  • Publication number: 20110255525
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method that sends information about a wireless communication system access point to a server. The method receives the access point information at the mobile station from the server. The method enables the mobile station to access the wireless communication system through the access point by using the access point information. In some embodiments, the access point information is sent from the server to the mobile station using a short message service (SMS) message. In some embodiments, the access point information includes the SSID and the MAC ID of the access point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Mark Powell, Michael A. Raffel, Dave M. Singhai
  • Patent number: 7939795
    Abstract: An encoder device includes: a housing; a hub arranged in the housing, the hub arranged to carry an encoder disk, the hub rotatable in the housing; a cover that is axially movable between a first position and a second position; and a gapping and centering device arranged to urge the hub into a predetermined axial and radial position relative to a portion of the housing when the cover is in the first position, the gapping and centering device arranged to permit axial and radial movement of the hub when the cover is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Heidenhain Corporation
    Inventor: Mark Powell
  • Publication number: 20110038337
    Abstract: An unlicensed wireless service is adapted to generate the interface protocols of a licensed wireless service to provide transparent transition of communication sessions between a licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. In one embodiment, a mobile station includes level 1, level 2, and level 3 protocols for licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. An indoor base station and indoor network controller provide protocol conversion for the unlicensed wireless service into a standard base station controller interface of the licensed wireless service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Michael D. Gallagher, Jahangir Mohammed, Joseph G. Baranowski, Jianxiong Shi, Milan Markovic, Thomas G. Elam, Kenneth M. Kolderup, Madhu C. Shekhar, Mark Powell
  • Patent number: 7818007
    Abstract: An unlicensed wireless service is adapted to generate the interface protocols of a licensed wireless service to provide transparent transition of communication sessions between a licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. In one embodiment, a mobile station includes level 1, level 2, and level 3 protocols for licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. An indoor base station and indoor network controller provide protocol conversion for the unlicensed wireless service into a standard base station controller interface of the licensed wireless service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Kineto Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Gallagher, Jahangir Mohammed, Joseph G. Baranowski, Jianxiong Shi, Milan Markovic, Thomas G. Elam, Kenneth M. Kolderup, Madhu C. Shekhar, Mark Powell
  • Patent number: 7773993
    Abstract: An unlicensed wireless service is adapted to generate the interface protocols of a licensed wireless service to provide transparent transition of communication sessions between a licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. In one embodiment, a mobile station includes level 1, level 2, and level 3 protocols for licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. An indoor base station and indoor network controller provide protocol conversion for the unlicensed wireless service into a standard base station controller interface of the licensed wireless service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Kineto Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Gallagher, Jahangir Mohammed, Joseph G. Baranowski, Jianxiong Shi, Milan Markovic, Thomas G. Elam, Kenneth M. Kolderup, Madhu C. Shekhar, Mark Powell
  • Patent number: 7769385
    Abstract: An unlicensed wireless service is adapted to generate the interface protocols of a licensed wireless service to provide transparent transition of communication sessions between a licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. In one embodiment, a mobile station includes level 1, level 2, and level 3 protocols for licensed wireless service and an unlicensed wireless service. An indoor base station and indoor network controller provide protocol conversion for the unlicensed wireless service into a standard base station controller interface of the licensed wireless service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Kineto Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Gallagher, Jahangir Mohammed, Joseph G. Baranowski, Jianxiong Shi, Milan Markovic, Thomas G. Elam, Kenneth M. Kolderup, Madhu C. Shekhar, Mark Powell
  • Patent number: D786152
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Wotton, Mark Powell