Patents by Inventor Mark Willard

Mark Willard 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: 12326972
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product are provided for enabling a user to obtain additional information about a content. In one embodiment, the process starts by collecting, from at least one sensor, eye gazing data relating to eye movement of the user looking at a content. User's saccade rate is calculated based collected eye gazing data. It is determined when the saccade rate falls below a first value of the viewing content of a first area and the location is flagged as a first subset. It determined when the saccade rate shifts backwards over a second subset of the content one or more times and this area is flagged as a second area. The portion of the content located between the first and second flagged areas are emphasized. Explanatory tools are provided relating to content of emphasized portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler Waite, Jason Andrew Telner, Jon Gerard Temple, Peter Guzewich, Donna Thelander, Mark Willard Malatesta
  • Publication number: 20250163816
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided, including: a turbomachine comprising a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in serial flow order, the turbine section comprising a turbine case and a turbine stage, the turbine stage comprising a plurality of turbine stator vanes, the stage being a stage count number, N, downstream from the combustion section, the turbine stator vanes comprising a first vane assembly comprising a nozzle formed of a first material defining a first coefficient of thermal expansion; and a hanger positioned outward of the nozzle along a radial direction and coupling the nozzle to the turbine case, the hanger formed of a second material defining a second coefficient of thermal expansion, the gas turbine engine defining a nozzle efficiency offset, NEO, greater than 1 and less than or equal to 5, wherein NEO is expressed as: NEO = CTER × ( 1 - W N W 2 ? 5 ) / N 0 . 1 ? 5 .
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2025
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffrey Donald Clements, Mark Willard Marusko
  • Patent number: 12270544
    Abstract: A combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine including an outer casing, the gas turbine engine defining an axial direction, the combustor assembly includes a liner at least partially defining a combustion chamber extending between an aft end and a forward end generally along the axial direction within the outer casing, the liner including an inner surface facing the combustion chamber and an outer surface facing away from the combustion chamber, and a damper assembly extending between the outer casing and the outer surface of the liner, the damper assembly including a selectively separable support and a damper spring, the damper spring being disposed between the support and the liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark Willard Marusko, Michael Alan Stieg, Brian Christopher Towle
  • Publication number: 20250032977
    Abstract: Embodiments include an atmospheric water harvesting system and method for using the same. Aspects include receiving atmospheric data corresponding to a harvest area of the atmospheric water harvesting system and determining, based at least in part on the atmospheric data, that atmospheric conditions in the harvest area are conducive for atmospheric water harvesting. Aspects also include deploying an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including a fog harvesting fabric into the harvest area and receiving, by a water reservoir tethered to the UAV by a tubing configured to transfer water from the fog harvesting fabric to the water reservoir, harvested water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Tyler Waite, Jason Andrew Telner, Peter Guzewich, Jon Gerard Temple, Donna Thelander, Mark Willard Malatesta
  • Publication number: 20250003346
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided, including: a turbomachine comprising a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in serial flow order, the turbine section comprising a turbine case and a turbine stage, the turbine stage comprising a plurality of turbine stator vanes, the stage being a stage count number, N, downstream from the combustion section, the turbine stator vanes comprising a first vane assembly comprising a nozzle formed of a first material defining a first coefficient of thermal expansion; and a hanger positioned outward of the nozzle along a radial direction and coupling the nozzle to the turbine case, the hanger formed of a second material defining a second coefficient of thermal expansion, the gas turbine engine defining a nozzle efficiency offset, NEO, greater than 1 and less than or equal to 5, wherein NEO is expressed as: NEO = CTER × ( 1 - W N W 25 ) / N 0.15 .
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffrey Donald Clements, Mark Willard Marusko
  • Publication number: 20240419448
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an array processor to process array data. The array data are arranged in a memory. The array data are specified with programmable per-dimension size and stride values. A method for processing array data includes executing at least one loop by at least one corresponding loop controller of a plurality of loop controllers in an array processor. Each loop of the at least one loop is executed according to a corresponding begin flag and a corresponding end flag. The method may include generating an instruction stream by decoding a loop control field of a corresponding macro-instruction. The method may include configuring the corresponding begin flag and the corresponding end flag according to a corresponding begin flag field in the instruction stream and a corresponding end flag field in the instruction stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew Brandon Gately, Eric Jonathan Deal, Mark Willard Johnson, Sebastian Ahmed
  • Patent number: 12153921
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an array processor to process array data in response to a set of macro-instructions. A macro-instruction in the set of macro-instructions performs loop operations, array iteration operations, and/or arithmetic logic unit (ALU) operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Brandon Gately, Eric Jonathan Deal, Mark Willard Johnson, Daniel Thomas Riedler
  • Publication number: 20240302895
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product are provided for enabling a user to obtain additional information about a content. In one embodiment, the process starts by collecting, from at least one sensor, eye gazing data relating to eye movement of the user looking at a content. User's saccade rate is calculated based collected eye gazing data. It is determined when the saccade rate falls below a first value of the viewing content of a first area and the location is flagged as a first subset. It determined when the saccade rate shifts backwards over a second subset of the content one or more times and this area is flagged as a second area. The portion of the content located between the first and second flagged areas are emphasized. Explanatory tools are provided relating to content of emphasized portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Tyler Waite, Jason Andrew Telner, Jon Gerard Temple, Peter Guzewich, Donna Thelander, Mark Willard Malatesta
  • Patent number: 12086597
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an array processor to process at least one array. The apparatus further includes a memory coupled to the array processor. The at least one array is stored in memory with programmable per-dimension size and stride values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Brandon Gately, Eric Jonathan Deal, Mark Willard Johnson
  • Patent number: 12079630
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an array processor to process array data. The array data are arranged in a memory. The array data are specified with programmable per-dimension size and stride values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Brandon Gately, Eric Jonathan Deal, Mark Willard Johnson, Sebastian Ahmed
  • Publication number: 20240219026
    Abstract: A combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine including an outer casing, the gas turbine engine defining an axial direction, the combustor assembly includes a liner at least partially defining a combustion chamber extending between an aft end and a forward end generally along the axial direction within the outer casing, the liner including an inner surface facing the combustion chamber and an outer surface facing away from the combustion chamber, and a damper assembly extending between the outer casing and the outer surface of the liner, the damper assembly including a selectively separable support and a damper spring, the damper spring being disposed between the support and the liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Willard Marusko, Michael Alan Stieg, Brian Christopher Towle
  • Patent number: 11920789
    Abstract: A combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine includes an outer liner that at least partially defines a combustion chamber. The outer liner extends between an aft end and a forward end generally along an axial direction within an outer casing of the gas turbine engine. The outer liner includes an inner surface facing the combustion chamber and an outer surface facing away from the combustion chamber. The combustor assembly includes a radial damper assembly disposed against the outer liner at a plurality of circumferential points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark Willard Marusko, Michael Alan Stieg, Brian Christopher Towle
  • Publication number: 20240066590
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to partial integrated core-shell investment casting molds that can be assembled into complete molds. Each section of the partial mold may contain both a portion of a core and portion of a shell. Each section can then be assembled into a mold for casting of a metal part. The partial integrated core-shell investment casting molds and the complete molds may be provided with filament structures corresponding to cooling hole patterns on the surface of the turbine blade or the stator vane, which provides a leaching pathway for the core portion after metal casting. The invention also relates to core filaments that can be used to supplement the leaching pathway, for example in a core tip portion of the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: James Herbert Deines, Brian David Przeslawski, Michael John McCarren, Gregory Terrence Garay, Douglas Gerard Konitzer, Mark Willard Marusko, Xi Yang, Brian Patrick Peterson
  • Patent number: 11813669
    Abstract: Partial integrated core-shell investment casting molds that can be assembled into complete molds are provided herein. Each section of the partial mold may contain both a portion of a core and portion of a shell. Each section can then be assembled into a mold for casting of a metal part. The partial integrated core-shell investment casting molds and the complete molds may be provided with filament structures corresponding to cooling hole patterns on the surface of the turbine blade or the stator vane, which provides a leaching pathway for the core portion after metal casting. Core filaments that can be used to supplement the leaching pathway, for example in a core tip portion of the mold are also provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James Herbert Deines, Brian David Przeslawski, Michael John McCarren, Gregory Terrence Garay, Douglas Gerard Konitzer, Mark Willard Marusko, Xi Yang, Brian Patrick Peterson
  • Publication number: 20230177077
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer system and a computer program product enhance user input to a conversational agent. The method includes identifying a word using a natural language processing algorithm. The word is in a query from a user to the conversational agent. The method also includes determining a set of keywords related to each of a plurality of intents associated with the conversational agent within a database. In addition, the method includes calculating a semantic similarity score between each determined set of keywords and the identified word. Lastly, the method includes displaying the identified word on a screen to the user when the identified word is not found in each determined set of keywords and when the semantic similarity score is above a threshold. The display includes a distinct indication of the identified word.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Jason Andrew Telner, Jon Gerard Temple, Tyler Waite, Donna Thelander, Mark Willard Malatesta, William G. Dusch
  • Publication number: 20220413850
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an array processor to process array data in response to a set of macro-instructions. A macro-instruction in the set of macro-instructions performs loop operations, array iteration operations, and/or arithmetic logic unit (ALU) operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Brandon Gately, Eric Jonathan Deal, Mark Willard Johnson, Daniel Thomas Riedler
  • Publication number: 20220414050
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an array processor to process at least one array. The apparatus further includes a memory coupled to the array processor. The at least one array is stored in memory with programmable per-dimension size and stride values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Brandon Gately, Eric Jonathan Deal, Mark Willard Johnson
  • Publication number: 20220414049
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an array processor to process array data. The array data are arranged in a memory. The array data are specified with programmable per-dimension size and stride values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Brandon Gately, Eric Jonathan Deal, Mark Willard Johnson, Sebastian Ahmed
  • Publication number: 20220288673
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to partial integrated core-shell investment casting molds that can be assembled into complete molds. Each section of the partial mold may contain both a portion of a core and portion of a shell. Each section can then be assembled into a mold for casting of a metal part. The partial integrated core-shell investment casting molds and the complete molds may be provided with filament structures corresponding to cooling hole patterns on the surface of the turbine blade or the stator vane, which provides a leaching pathway for the core portion after metal casting. The invention also relates to core filaments that can be used to supplement the leaching pathway, for example in a core tip portion of the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: James Herbert Deines, Brian David Przeslawski, Michael John McCarren, Gregory Terrence Garay, Douglas Gerard Konitzer, Mark Willard Marusko, Xi Yang, Brian Patrick Peterson
  • Patent number: 11351599
    Abstract: Partial integrated core-shell investment casting molds that can be assembled into complete molds are provided herein. Each section of the partial mold may contain both a portion of a core and portion of a shell. Each section can then be assembled into a mold for casting of a metal part. The partial integrated core-shell investment casting molds and the complete molds may be provided with filament structures corresponding to cooling hole patterns on the surface of the turbine blade or the stator vane, which provides a leaching pathway for the core portion after metal casting. Core filaments that can be used to supplement the leaching pathway, for example in a core tip portion of the mold are also provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James Herbert Deines, Michael John McCarren, Brian Patrick Peterson, Brian David Przeslawski, Xi Yang, Douglas Gerard Konitzer, Mark Willard Marusko, Gregory Terrence Garay