Patents by Inventor Michael A. Timmerman

Michael A. Timmerman 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: 11755311
    Abstract: A versioned schema of a data platform. A process of maintaining a call stack of executing objects of an application package having a versioned schema includes calling, by a first procedure executed by one or more processors, a second procedure of a versioned application instance, and determining, by the first procedure, a version of the second procedure based on a call context. In response to determining that the version of the second procedure is not in the call context, the first procedure determines a current version of the versioned application package adds the current version to the call context as the version of the second procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Snowflake Inc.
    Inventors: Damien Carru, Benoit Dageville, Unmesh Jagtap, Subramanian Muralidhar, Jan Michael Timmerman
  • Patent number: 10713376
    Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to assigning field level security to fields extracted from primary sources on a batch basis and compiled into analytical, read-only databases, for ultra-fast, ad-hoc data exploration and faceted navigation on integrated, heterogeneous data sets. The method includes assigning field level security to the extracted fields by combining user selectable inheritance of field level security from source fields that yield the extracted fields, with pinning of inheritance of field level security for the extracted fields to reference fields in the database sources wherein the reference fields are distinct from the extracted fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Jan Michael Timmerman, Donovan Schneider, Alex Gitelman
  • Patent number: 10443327
    Abstract: A separator having a pressure differential generating system is disclosed. The pressure differential generating system generates a pressure differential with respect to a screen of the separator. Fluid is supplied to the pressure differential generating device to generate the pressure differential across a screen of the separator. The separator can be utilized to separate drill cuttings from drilling fluid to increase an amount of drilling fluid recovered as a result of the pressure differential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: M-I L.L.C.
    Inventors: Evan T. Frazier, Eric Cady, Michael A. Timmerman
  • Patent number: 10065214
    Abstract: An apparatus, a system and a method for reinforcing a screen has a screen rod assembly extending from a first end to a second end. The screen rod assembly encloses an interior. A spring-loaded plunger is located in the interior and adjusts the length of the screen rod assembly. A ball joint is on the screen rod and defines sections of the screen rod assembly that bend around the ball joint to reduce the length of the screen rod. A sleeve extends from a screen with segments separated by a fold line extending along a width of the screen. The sleeve receives the screen rod assembly to reinforce the screen. In an embodiment, a screen pinch assembly is defined where the sleeve engages a retention clasp of a screen tensioning system that receives the screen. The screen pinch assembly holds the screen in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: M-I L.L.C.
    Inventors: Michael A. Timmerman, Robert A. Lunnemann, Mark Heitfeld
  • Patent number: 9957762
    Abstract: A fluid distribution apparatus including a housing configured to receive a drilling material and direct the drilling material onto a separatory surface; and a damper coupled to the housing and configured to distribute a flow of the drilling material onto the separatory surface is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: M-I L.L.C.
    Inventors: James A. Marshall, Brian S. Carr, Michael A. Timmerman
  • Publication number: 20170320096
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method provides for the installation of a filtration screen assembly in a vibratory separator. The apparatus has a screen rail extending across a vibratory separator. A ball box is inserted in the screen rail and encloses vibratory elements. A screen assembly is placed on the ball box parallel to the screen rail and extends across the vibratory separator. An inflatable seal is inserted into the screen rail and receives fluid to inflate and compress the screen assembly against the screen rail. A clamping element is attached to the screen assembly. The inflatable seal compresses the clamping element against the screen rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: M-I LLC
    Inventor: Michael A. Timmerman
  • Publication number: 20170300712
    Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to assigning field level security to fields extracted from primary sources on a batch basis and compiled into analytical, read-only databases, for ultra-fast, ad-hoc data exploration and faceted navigation on integrated, heterogeneous data sets. The method includes assigning field level security to the extracted fields by combining user selectable inheritance of field level security from source fields that yield the extracted fields, with pinning of inheritance of field level security for the extracted fields to reference fields in the database sources wherein the reference fields are distinct from the extracted fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Jan Michael Timmerman, Donovan Schneider, Alex Gitelman
  • Publication number: 20170282216
    Abstract: An apparatus, a system and a method for reinforcing a screen has a screen rod assembly extending from a first end to a second end. The screen rod assembly encloses an interior. A spring-loaded plunger is located in the interior and adjusts the length of the screen rod assembly. A ball joint is on the screen rod and defines sections of the screen rod assembly that bend around the ball joint to reduce the length of the screen rod. A sleeve extends from a screen with segments separated by a fold line extending along a width of the screen. The sleeve receives the screen rod assembly to reinforce the screen. In an embodiment, a screen pinch assembly is defined where the sleeve engages a retention clasp of a screen tensioning system that receives the screen. The screen pinch assembly holds the screen in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Michael A. Timmerman, Robert A. Lunnemann, Mark Heitfeld
  • Patent number: 9752399
    Abstract: A wellbore strengthening material collection system including a vibratory separator having a top deck, a middle deck, and a bottom deck, and also including a collection trough coupled to at least one of the decks and configured to receive wellbore strengthening materials from the at least one of the decks. Additionally, a collection trough including a body having an inlet and an outlet, an angled surface disposed within the body and at least on extension surface extending form the body and configured to secure the collection trough to a vibratory separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: M-I L.L.C.
    Inventors: Michael A. Timmerman, Brian S. Carr, James A. Marshall
  • Patent number: 9387517
    Abstract: A shaker for separating solids from a drilling fluid includes a top screening deck (130), a flow-back pan (160) positioned beneath the top screening deck (130) for receiving an initially separated drilling fluid from the top screening deck. The flow-back pan (160) is divided into a plurality of channels (A, B, C, D). The shaker further includes a fluid distribution box (210), which includes a plurality of conduits (A, B, C, D). Each channel (A, B, C, D) of the flow-back pan (160) corresponds to one of the plurality of conduits (A, B, C, D) in the fluid distribution box (210) and each channel communicates a stream of the initially separated drilling fluid to the corresponding conduit. The shaker further includes a middle screening deck (140) and a bottom screening deck (150). Each conduit (A, B, C, D) routes the stream of initially separated drilling fluid to a corresponding one of the middle screening deck (140) and the bottom screening deck (150).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: M-I L.L.C.
    Inventors: Brian S. Carr, Benjamin L. Holton, Michael A. Timmerman
  • Publication number: 20150142727
    Abstract: Embodiments regard analytic operations for data services. An embodiment of a method includes: receiving a request at a database system from a user to embed a representation of analytics data on a first page generating by a processing unit of the database system an embed area in the page in which to display the analytics data on the page; storing in a memory of the database system metadata associated with the page describing the embed area; and upon the database system detecting an access to the first page, generating by the database system the first page with the analytics data located in the embed area based upon the metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Patrick Yu Pang Louie, Arunkumaran Varadharajan, Daniel Scott Perry, Aditya Kochhar, Jan Michael Timmerman, Paul James McArthur, Santanu Sinha, Smita S. Kulkarni, Sushanth Ramakrishna, Twisha Mehta
  • Publication number: 20150048037
    Abstract: A separator having a pressure differential generating system is disclosed. The pressure differential generating system generates a pressure differential with respect to a screen of the separator. Fluid is supplied to the pressure differential generating device to generate the pressure differential across a screen of the separator. The separator can be utilized to separate drill cuttings from drilling fluid to increase an amount of drilling fluid recovered as a result of the pressure differential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: EVAN T. FRAZIER, ERIC CADY, MICHAEL A. TIMMERMAN
  • Patent number: 8231009
    Abstract: A magnetic clamping system for a shale shaker including at least one screen having at least two side ends extending between a first side and a second side and at least one attachment surface. The system further includes at least one mating surface of the shale shaker configured to receive the at least one screen, and at least one magnet disposed between the at least one screen and the shale shaker, wherein the at least one magnet is configured to magnetically couple the at least one screen directly to the shale shaker. Additionally, the system includes at least one decoupling apparatus, the decoupling apparatus having a handle disposed proximate a perimeter of a shale shaker, and at least one shaft that extends horizontally between the handle and one of the at least one magnet, wherein the handle is rotatable to reverse the polarity of the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: M-I L.L.C.
    Inventors: Michael A. Timmerman, Benjamin L. Holton, James A. Marshall, Jr., Brian S. Carr
  • Patent number: 8151994
    Abstract: A vibratory separator including a frame, a screen configured to connect to the frame, a first actuator coupled to the frame, and a second actuator coupled to the frame, wherein the first actuator imparts a high frequency motion to the frame, and wherein the second actuator imparts a low frequency acceleratory motion to the frame is disclosed. Also, a method for processing drilling waste including imparting a low frequency acceleratory motion to a frame of a vibratory separator and imparting a high frequency motion over the low frequency acceleratory motion is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: M-I L.L.C.
    Inventors: Brian S. Carr, Michael A. Timmerman
  • Publication number: 20110297373
    Abstract: A wellbore strengthening material collection system including a vibratory separator having a top deck, a middle deck, and a bottom deck, and also including a collection trough coupled to at least one of the decks and configured to receive wellbore strengthening materials from the at least one of the decks. Additionally, a collection trough including a body having an inlet and an outlet, an angled surface disposed within the body and at least on extension surface extending form the body and configured to secure the collection trough to a vibratory separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: M-I L.L.C.
    Inventors: Michael A. Timmerman, Brian S. Carr, James A. Marshall
  • Publication number: 20110240531
    Abstract: A magnetic clamping system for a shale shaker including at least one screen having at least two side ends extending between a first side and a second side and at least one attachment surface. The system further includes at least one mating surface of the shale shaker configured to receive the at least one screen, and at least one magnet disposed between the at least one screen and the shale shaker, wherein the at least one magnet is configured to magnetically couple the at least one screen directly to the shale shaker. Additionally, the system includes at least one decoupling apparatus, the decoupling apparatus having a handle disposed proximate a perimeter of a shale shaker, and at least one shaft that extends horizontally between the handle and one of the at least one magnet, wherein the handle is rotatable to reverse the polarity of the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: M-I L.L.C.
    Inventors: Michael A. Timmerman, Benjamin L. Holton, James A. Marshall, JR., Brian S. Carr
  • Patent number: 8005818
    Abstract: A computer readable storage medium comprises executable instructions to receive a query referencing a set of members of an OLAP hierarchy. The query is parsed into a syntax tree. Changes to the OLAP hierarchy metadata are received. The syntax tree is refined in response to the changes. The query is evaluated to return results that are independent of the changes to the OLAP hierarchy metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Business Objects, S.A.
    Inventors: Daniel Perry, Jan Michael Timmerman, Reuben Michael Arthur Cox
  • Publication number: 20110114542
    Abstract: A vibratory separator (100) including a first actuator (107A) coupled to a basket (105) and a second actuator (107B) coupled to the basket. Additionally, the vibratory separator (100) includes a motion control switch operatively connected to at least one of the first and second actuators (107A, 107B) and configured to modulate motion generated by the first and second actuators between a first elliptical motion and a second elliptical motion. Also, a method of processing drilling waste, the method including flowing drilling waste over a screen of a vibratory separator and imparting a first elliptical motion to the screen. The method further includes monitoring the flow of drilling waste over the screen, determining an overload condition exists, and adjusting the motion to a second elliptical motion based on the determined load condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: M-I L.L.C.
    Inventors: Brian S. Carr, Michael A. Timmerman, Benjamin L. Holton
  • Patent number: 7922003
    Abstract: A magnetic claiming system for a shale shaker including at least one screen having at least two side ends extending between a first side and a second side and at least one attachment surface, at least one mating surface of a shale shaker configured to receive at least one screen, wherein the shale shaker has a first end and a second end, and at least on magnet disposed between the at least one screen and the shale shaker, wherein the at least one magnet is configured to magnetically couple the at least one screen to the shale shaker is disclosed. A method for replacing a screen in a shale shaker including activating at least one decoupling apparatus, wherein a magnetic clamping system includes the at least one decoupling apparatus, removing at least one screen from the shale shaker, deactivating the at least one coupling apparatus, and installing at least one screen into the shale shaker is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: M-I L.L.C.
    Inventors: Michael A. Timmerman, Benjamin L. Holton, James A. Marshall, Jr., Brian S. Carr
  • Patent number: 7913853
    Abstract: A gasket for a shaker screen in a vibratory separator includes an outer peripheral section including an end section from which a upper lip segment and a lower lip segment project inward to generally define a U-shaped channel, wherein the outer peripheral section is formed from an electrically conductive elastomeric material, a partial upper lip projecting inward from the upper lip segment, wherein the partial upper lip is formed from a white elastomeric material, and a partial lower lip projecting inward from the lower lip segment, wherein the partial lower lip is formed from a white elastomeric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: M-I L.L.C.
    Inventors: Anthony J. DeCenso, Michael Timmerman