Patents by Inventor Mark Wayne
Mark Wayne 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).
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Patent number: 11039503Abstract: A broadband access system, comprising a broadband access hub device (hub device) and broadband access premise devices (premise devices) wirelessly coupled the hub device to provide broadband services to multiple user equipment (UEs), is described. The hub device may access broadband services on a fiber optic broadband network and wirelessly provide access to the broadband services to the premise devices. The premise device may wirelessly communicate with the hub device and communicate with user equipment (UEs) for providing access to the broadband services through the hub device. The premise device may be attached to an electric utility meter, and a power interface module of the premise device may supply electrical power to the premise device from the electric utility meter. Additionally, the first communication module of the premise device may be external to the premise device and be mounted remotely from the premise device.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Avista Edge, Inc.Inventors: David Gregory Schafer, Mark Wayne Gustafson, Stephen Edward Schulte, Curtis Allen Kirkeby
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Patent number: 11032096Abstract: A broadband access system, comprising a broadband access hub device (hub device) and broadband access premise devices (premise devices) wirelessly coupled the hub device to provide broadband services to multiple user equipment (UEs), is described. The hub device may access broadband services on a fiber optic broadband network and wirelessly provide access to the broadband services to the premise devices. The premise device may wirelessly communicate with the hub device and communicate with user equipment (UEs) for providing access to the broadband services through the hub device. The premise device may be attached to an electric utility meter, and a power interface module of the premise device may supply electrical power to the premise device from the electric utility meter.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Avista Edge, Inc.Inventors: Mark Wayne Gustafson, Curtis Allen Kirkeby, Stephen Edward Schulte
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Patent number: 10995672Abstract: The present disclosure relates to gas turbine engine operation in which an igniter assembly is provided with an electrical energy input (e.g., an electrical waveform) that is configured to increase a likelihood of igniting a fuel-air mixture surrounding the igniter assembly. In certain embodiments, the igniter assembly is supplied with an augmented electrical waveform that may reduce a quantity of sparks generated by the igniter assembly before successful light-off (e.g., ignition) of the fuel-air mixture is achieved (e.g., as compared to a quantity of sparks generated to achieve ignition by an igniter assembly that receives an electrical energy input in the form of a conventional electrical waveform). Accordingly, the augmented electrical waveform may reduce wear (e.g., via oxidation) on electrodes of the igniter assembly, such as a primary electrode (e.g., a center electrode) and a secondary electrode (e.g., an outer shell electrode) disposed about the primary electrode.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Badri Narayan Ramamurthi, Karim Younsi, Andrey Meshkov, Jason Fredrick Trotter, Timothy John Sommerer, Ramanujam Ramabhadran, Alvaro Alexander Briceno, Charles Cook, Mark Wayne McWaters
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Patent number: 10980966Abstract: A system is configured to prevent damage from liquid spills in a humidified pressure support therapy device. The system includes a decoupler configured to decouple a humidification chamber in a humidifier from a pressure generator of the pressure support therapy device in response to a cover of the humidifier being opened. This eliminates and/or reduces the possibility of liquid in an overfilled humidification chamber unintentionally and/or otherwise entering the pressure generator and damaging sensitive mechanical and/or electrical components. In some embodiments, the system includes one or more of a pressure generator, a humidifier, a subject interface, a sensor, the decoupler, a processor, electronic storage, a user interface, and/or other components.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Mark William DiMatteo, Mark Wayne Barclay, Michael Eugene Mort
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Patent number: 10967145Abstract: An airway pressure support system (2) includes a housing (4) having an air inlet opening (54), and a filter assembly (50) coupled to a plurality of receiving portions of the housing. The filter assembly is in fluid communication with the air inlet opening. The filter assembly includes a housing portion (62), a first filter media portion (64) attached to the housing portion, and first and second spring members (84, 86) attached to the housing portion, wherein the first and second spring members each have a floating portion and engage the plurality of receiving portions and cause a sealing force to be exerted against the filter assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2016Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Mark William DiMatteo, Mark Wayne Barclay, Joseph Kromka
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Patent number: 10964117Abstract: A method for execution by a mobile communications device includes generating display data, where a display device of eyewear, worn by a user performing a fitness activity, displays a virtual fitness partner in accordance with the display data to virtually superimpose the virtual fitness partner upon physical surroundings viewed by the user through at least one translucent lens of the eyewear to simulate performance of the fitness activity by the virtual fitness partner along a virtual transit within a physical vicinity of the user throughout the transit of the user. The virtual fitness partner is displayed in accordance with perspective data generated based on the user's transit velocity and head orientation, determined based on sensor data collected by at least one motion sensor. The virtual fitness partner is further depicted to perform one of a plurality of fitness partner actions in accordance with event trigger monitoring data.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2020Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Inventors: Mark Wayne Hogue, Bruce Edward Stuckman
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Patent number: 10925341Abstract: A decorative headgear simulating the appearance of a racing helmet is disclosed. It is in the form of a sheet of thin flexible material. The sheet is shaped and configured with a back panel (BP), a right panel (RP), a left panel (LP), a top panel (TP), a front panel (FP), and a chin cover (CC), all of which are adapted for inter-connection to form the helmet. The sheet has several pre-made lines in the sheet forming in whole or in part the headgear removable from the sheet, and wherein the sheet of thin flexible material has several pre-made fold lines in the sheet, said fold lines oriented to form said sheet into a container to hold other articles.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2017Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Pop Up Tops Ltd.Inventors: Adrian Edward Sussman, Mark Wayne Plowman
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Publication number: 20210040890Abstract: A combustor for a gas turbine system includes a combustor casing having an interior-establishing wall, and a chamber extending to the interior-establishing wall. In addition, the combustor includes an igniter assembly disposed within the chamber such that a tip of the igniter assembly is positioned radially outwardly from the interior-establishing wall. The igniter assembly includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an insulator. In addition, the first electrode, the second electrode, and the insulator form a cavity, the second electrode forms an outlet passage extending from the cavity, a maximum cross-sectional area of the cavity is greater than a minimum cross-sectional area of the outlet passage, and the first electrode and the second electrode are configured to ionize gas within the cavity in response to an electrical current applied to the first electrode or to the second electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Badri Narayan Ramamurthi, Svetlana Selezneva, Mohamed Rahmane, Andrey Meshkov, Karim Younsi, Mark Wayne McWaters, Philip Nose Alberti
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Publication number: 20210037606Abstract: A broadband access system, comprising a broadband access hub device (hub device) and broadband access premise devices (premise devices) wirelessly coupled the hub device to provide broadband services to multiple user equipment (UEs), is described. The hub device may access broadband services on a fiber optic broadband network and wirelessly provide access to the broadband services to the premise devices. The premise device may wirelessly communicate with the hub device and communicate with user equipment (UEs) for providing access to the broadband services through the hub device. The premise device may be attached to an electric utility meter, and a power interface module of the premise device may supply electrical power to the premise device from the electric utility meter. Additionally, the first communication module of the premise device may be external to the premise device and be mounted remotely from the premise device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: David Gregory Schafer, Mark Wayne Gustafson, Stephen Edward Schulte, Curtis Allen Kirkeby
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Patent number: 10837369Abstract: An igniter assembly for a gas turbine combustor includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an insulator. The first electrode, the second electrode, and the insulator form a cavity, the second electrode forms an outlet passage extending from the cavity, a maximum cross-sectional area of the cavity is greater than a cross-sectional area of the outlet passage, and the cross-sectional area of the outlet passage is substantially constant along a longitudinal extent of the outlet passage. In addition, the first electrode and the second electrode are configured to ionize gas within the cavity in response to an electrical current applied to the first electrode or to the second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2017Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Badri Narayan Ramamurthi, Svetlana Selezneva, Mohamed Rahmane, Andrey Meshkov, Karim Younsi, Mark Wayne McWaters, Philip Nose Alberti
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Publication number: 20200347694Abstract: A bridge plug includes a mandrel, a setting cone disposed at least partially about the mandrel, and a slip ring and a sealing element disposed at least partially about the setting cone. A guide shoe is operatively coupled to a downhole end of the mandrel and the bridge plug is actuatable from a run-in state to a deployed state. When the bridge plug is in the deployed state, the mandrel is axially movable relative to the setting cone to seal or open a flow path through the bridge plug.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: NexGen Oil Tools Inc.Inventors: Travis Jack Power, Mark Wayne McLelland, Tuan A. Nguyen
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Patent number: 10801318Abstract: Techniques for mitigating magnetic sensor errors are contemplated. In some aspects, the disclosed technology provides a method for reducing measurement errors in a directional module of a drilling system that includes steps for: receiving a current measurement from a current sensor, wherein the current measurement is associated with electrical current received at the current sensor via a first conductive branch and a second conductive branch, receiving a field measurement from a magnetic sensor, and associating the current measurement from the current sensor with the field measurement from the magnetic sensor. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Robert Alan Estes, Randolph Depoo, Mark Wayne Hayenga
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Patent number: 10765402Abstract: An automated system for selecting patient breast laterality is provided. A position sensor system using force or image sensors is coupled to a scanning bed or seated-type apparatus. Regardless of the size and weight of the patient, the position of patient at the time of scan will not be centered with respect to the center of the scanner. This relative difference in the position will be sensed as a difference in the transducer signal of an image sensor when comparing the right- and left-hand sides of the field of view or will be sensed as a difference in voltage when comparing the right and left-hand side outputs of a circuit using force or pressure sensor.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2016Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: QT ULTRASOUND LLCInventors: Bilal Hameed Malik, Mark Wayne Lenox, Nasser Charles Pirshafiey, James W. Wiskin
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Publication number: 20200267012Abstract: A broadband access system, comprising a broadband access hub device (hub device) and broadband access premise devices (premise devices) wirelessly coupled the hub device to provide broadband services to multiple user equipment (UEs), is described. The hub device may access broadband services on a fiber optic broadband network and wirelessly provide access to the broadband services to the premise devices. The premise device may wirelessly communicate with the hub device and communicate with user equipment (UEs) for providing access to the broadband services through the hub device. The premise device may be attached to an electric utility meter, and a power interface module of the premise device may supply electrical power to the premise device from the electric utility meter.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Mark Wayne Gustafson, Curtis Allen Kirkeby, Stephen Edward Schulte
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Publication number: 20200258308Abstract: A method for execution by a mobile communications device includes generating display data, where a display device of eyewear, worn by a user performing a fitness activity, displays a virtual fitness partner in accordance with the display data to virtually superimpose the virtual fitness partner upon physical surroundings viewed by the user through at least one translucent lens of the eyewear to simulate performance of the fitness activity by the virtual fitness partner along a virtual transit within a physical vicinity of the user throughout the transit of the user. The virtual fitness partner is displayed in accordance with perspective data generated based on the user's transit velocity and head orientation, determined based on sensor data collected by at least one motion sensor. The virtual fitness partner is further depicted to perform one of a plurality of fitness partner actions in accordance with event trigger monitoring data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Mark Wayne Hogue, Bruce Edward Stuckman
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Patent number: 10686619Abstract: A broadband access system, comprising a broadband access hub device (hub device) and broadband access premise devices (premise devices) wirelessly coupled the hub device to provide broadband services to multiple user equipment (UEs), is described. The hub device may access broadband services on a fiber optic broadband network and wirelessly provide access to the broadband services to the premise devices. The premise device may wirelessly communicate with the hub device and communicate with user equipment (UEs) for providing access to the broadband services through the hub device. The premise device may be attached to an electric utility meter, and a power interface module of the premise device may supply electrical power to the premise device from the electric utility meter.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Avista CorporationInventors: Mark Wayne Gustafson, Curtis Allen Kirkeby, Stephen Edward Schulte
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Patent number: 10677948Abstract: A method of identifying bounded hydrocarbon formations of interest in a seismic data set includes obtaining a seismic data set, pre-processing the seismic data set, inputting the plurality of graphical model inputs and one or more rules to a graphical model, wherein the rules define a relationship between a plurality of attributes of a bounded hydrocarbon formation, running a graphical model on the graphical model inputs, post-processing the graphical model outputs, and displaying the ranked clusters in order of rank.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2016Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignees: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANYInventors: Ali Can, Erhan Bas, Weina Ge, Shubao Liu, Xiaojie Huang, Mary Katherine Johns, Mark Wayne Dobin
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Publication number: 20200170618Abstract: Systems and methods for the retention and stabilization of anatomy for ultrasound imaging are described. A system can include a vessel with a flexible membrane covering an opening, a fluid pressure sensor, a pump, and a pump controller for adding and removing fluid from the vessel until an optimum fluid pressure value or range of values is achieved. A method can include identifying an optimum fluid pressure range or value for retaining a specified body part in a stable position against a flexible membrane, monitoring the pressure of fluid in a vessel having the flexible membrane covering an opening, and directing a pump to add or remove fluid until the optimum fluid pressure value or range of values is achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Mark Wayne LENOX, Nasser Charles PIRSHAFIEY, Bilal Hameed MALIK, John Charles KLOCK
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Patent number: 10650607Abstract: A method for execution by a mobile communications device includes generating display data, where a display device of eyewear, worn by a user performing a fitness activity, displays a virtual fitness partner in accordance with the display data to virtually superimpose the virtual fitness partner upon physical surroundings viewed by the user through at least one translucent lens of the eyewear to simulate performance of the fitness activity by the virtual fitness partner along a virtual transit within a physical vicinity of the user throughout the transit of the user. The virtual fitness partner is displayed in accordance with perspective data generated based on the user's transit velocity and head orientation, determined based on sensor data collected by at least one motion sensor. The virtual fitness partner is further depicted to perform one of a plurality of fitness partner actions in accordance with event trigger monitoring data.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Inventor: Mark Wayne Hogue
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Patent number: D914388Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: CHURCH STEWARDSHIP INC.Inventors: Gideon Mark Wayne Clement, Jesse Peter Hofer, Gilbert Hilaire Thomson, Samuel George Durgin