Patents by Inventor Michael Allan

Michael Allan 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: 20240122777
    Abstract: Systems are provided for an imaging system isolation enclosure for use with a medical imaging system includes a pathogen impermeable enclosure for use with one or more of radiation imaging systems and magnetic resonance imaging systems, the pathogen impermeable enclosure is configured to provide a barrier between the imaging system and at least one of a patient user and an imaging room, and an air filtration system including an inlet to supply a cooling air flow to an interior of the imaging system isolation enclosure and an outlet to output exhaust air from an interior of the imaging system isolation enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Paul Francis FitzGerald, Uwe Wiedmann, Ross Christopher Stalter, Stephen Lorenco Araujo, Michael James Rishel, Chad Allan Smith
  • Publication number: 20240119156
    Abstract: A system for verifying software development compliance includes a processor and memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to determine that a user has submitted a change to source code stored in a source code repository and, before merging the change with the source code, to perform a compliance analysis of the source code repository by comparing parameters of the source code repository against a set of compliance rules and block the change from being merged with the source code if it is determined that the source code repository is non-compliant. A report is then generated that includes details of the compliance analysis, wherein the report indicates at least whether the source code repository passed or failed for each rule of the set of compliance rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Gary Allan Stewart, Sang Ngoc Huynh, Michael Hoak, Dennis Day, Chris Compton
  • Publication number: 20240108846
    Abstract: A humidification system for delivering humidified gases to a user can include a heater base, humidification chamber having an inlet, outlet, and associated fluid conduit, and breathing circuit including a supply conduit, inspiratory conduit, and optional expiratory conduit. The humidification system can include various features to help make set-up less difficult and time-consuming. For example, the supply conduit, inspiratory conduit, and optional expiratory conduit can be coupled into a one-piece circuit to aid set-up. Various components can be color-coded and can have corresponding structures to indicate which components should be connected to one another during set-up. Such features can also help make the set-up process more intuitive for an operator, which can reduce the need for specialized training and reduce the number of potential errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Jason Allan Klenner, Andrew Paul Maxwell Salmon, Mark Samuel Hamilton, James William Stanton, Michael John Andresen, Jonathan Andrew George Lambert
  • Patent number: 11949845
    Abstract: During operation of a machine, an understanding of terrain features is critical. Accordingly, disclosed embodiments augment a video stream, captured by a camera mounted on the machine, with terrain information. In particular, an overlay is generated on at least one image frame. The overlay, which may comprise one or more semi-transparent bands, may cyclically recede from a foreground to a background of the image frame(s), cyclically advance from a background to a foreground of the image frame(s), or cyclically move horizontally across the image frame(s). The overlay may be colorized to illustrate the height of the terrain underneath the overlay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Allan Lehocky, Michael William Bridenbaugh, Brad Robert Van de Veer, Jeffrey K. Berry, Jeffrey J. Baker
  • Patent number: 11946332
    Abstract: A swellable packer assembly that includes a mandrel, a sealing element disposed about a least a portion of the mandrel, and a degradable metal coating disposed about at least a portion of an outer surface of the sealing element. The degradable metal coating fluidly isolates the portion of an outer surface of the sealing element from an exterior of the coating and the sealing element is formed of a material responsive to exposure to a fluid in a wellbore to radially expand from the mandrel. The degradable metal coating is selectively removable from the mandrel downhole so as to expose the sealing element to the fluid in the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Linley Fripp, Xiaoguang Allan Zhong, Benjamin Jon Wellhoefer
  • Publication number: 20240101533
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and intermediates useful for preparing a compound of formula I: or a co-crystal, solvate, salt or combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin McCormack Allan, Amanda Lynn Vandehey, Gediminas Brizgys, Sachin Dhar, Ian James Doxsee, Alex Goldberg, Lars V. Heumann, Zilin Huang, Nathaniel Thomas Kadunce, Shahrokh Kazerani, Willard Lew, Vinh Xuan Ngo, Brian Michael O`Keefe, Trevor James Rainey, Benjamin James Roberts, Bing Shi, Dietrich P. Steinhuebel, Winston C. Tse, Anna Michelle Wagner, Xianghong Wang, Scott Alan Wolckenhauer, Chloe Yuyi Wong, Jennifer R. Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240093098
    Abstract: A method for thermal processing and catalytic cracking of a biomass to effect distillate oil recovery can include, particle size reduction. slurrying the biomass with a carrier fluid to create a reaction mixture, slurrying a catalyst with a carrier fluid to create a catalyst slurry, heating the reaction mixture and/or the catalyst slurry, and depolymerizing the reaction mixture with the catalyst. The reaction mixture can undergo distillation and fractionation to produce distillate fractions that include naphtha, kerosene, and diesel. In some embodiments, thermal processing and catalytic cracking includes vaporization of the biomass followed by distillation and fractionation. In some embodiments, a resulting distillate can be used as a carrier fluid. In some embodiments, the method can include desulfurization, dehydration, and/or decontamination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Roderick Michael Facey, Clayton Donald Allan
  • Patent number: 11919212
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to hollow profiles and methods of preparing the same for joining operations. A method herein can include placing a dam within a channel defined by the hollow profile, fitting a die block over an end of the channel, and injecting a flowable composition through an injection port into the channel. Another method can include defining a volume within a first member using at least one flow control device, filling the defined volume with a flowable polymeric composition, allowing the flowable polymeric composition to solidify to form a solid portion in the first member, and mechanically modifying the solid portion to define a joining surface suitable for joining to the second member. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Andersen Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Michael Johnson, Jared Asa Shanholtzer, Justin Michael Depew, Paul Michael Allan Morris, William Peter Gengler, Jeffrey Lee Skeels, Justin John Reinke
  • Publication number: 20240073393
    Abstract: During operation of a machine, an understanding of terrain features is critical. Accordingly, disclosed embodiments augment a video stream, captured by a camera mounted on the machine, with terrain information. In particular, an overlay is generated on at least one image frame. The overlay, which may comprise one or more semi-transparent bands, may cyclically recede from a foreground to a background of the image frame(s), cyclically advance from a background to a foreground of the image frame(s), or cyclically move horizontally across the image frame(s). The overlay may be colorized to illustrate the height of the terrain underneath the overlay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Allan LEHOCKY, Michael William BRIDENBAUGH, Brad Robert VAN DE VEER, Jeffrey K. BERRY, Jeffrey J. BAKER
  • Publication number: 20240070461
    Abstract: A method and system for activity classification. A pressure sensor receives input data resulting from physical activity of a subject performing an activity. The input data includes pressure data from at least one pressure sensor, and may include other data acquired through other types of sensors. A deep learning neural network is applied to the input data for identifying the activity. The neural network is trained with reference to training data from a training database. The training data may include empirical data from a database of previous data of corresponding activities, synthesized data prepared from the empirical data or simulated data. The training data may include data from physical activity of the subject being monitored by the system. Different aspects of the neural network may be trained with reference to the training data, and some aspects may be locked or opened depending on the application and the circumstances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: CHUN HING CHENG, JULIA BREANNE EVERETT, MICHAEL TODD PURDY, TRAVIS MICHAEL STEVENS, DAVID ALLAN VIBERG, DALE BARRY YEE
  • Publication number: 20240050617
    Abstract: Fragrance delivery devices are disclosed. The fragrance delivery devices are designed to couple with an existing air supply of a room, such as a patient care room, and utilize air flow from the existing air supply to disperse a fragrance-carrying fluid from the fragrance delivery device into a surrounding environment. Methods of making and using fragrance delivery devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Michael T. Foley, Randall Marc Bachtel, James Richard Cargile, Taylor Kopacka Leigh, Jason Lye, Stephen Lawrence Phelps, Peter Wyndham Shipp, Michael Allan Sloan, Noah Dawson Underwood
  • Publication number: 20240004898
    Abstract: Updating a staged dataset from a delta-based data repository is provided, including receiving an instruction to update the staged dataset based on a checkpoint and requesting a versioned subset of data from the repository based on the checkpoint and the received instruction. The versioned subset of the data includes a data differential between a staged version of the data stored in the repository and a checkpoint-based version of the data stored in the repository. The versioned subset of the data is received from the repository. The versioned subset of the data is incompatibly formatted for ingestion by a data analytics engine. The received versioned subset of the data is transformed into a staged subset of the data. The staged subset of the data is formatted for ingestion by a data analytics engine and stored in association with another staged subset of the data for ingestion by the data analytics engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Vineet BINDAL, Manohar SREENIVASACHAR, Michael Allan JOHNSTON, Lengning LIU
  • Publication number: 20230405173
    Abstract: An air removal light device comprising a movable task light with an air suction channel having an inlet for evacuating air from the area below the task light that is between a practitioner and a patient/client. The device includes a body with an outer edge and bottom surface having at least one lamp. An air suction channel is created around the body by positioning an outer wall around the body, with at least one air inlet located adjacent the bottom surface of the body. The air suction channel has an air outlet which is connected to a vacuum hose and vacuum system to remove air from the area below the light. The removed air is transported through a filter to remove pathogens and particulate matter before being returned to the room or exhausted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Allan Dolynchuk
  • Patent number: 11786844
    Abstract: A clarifier can comprise a floor, inner and outer walls that each extends upwardly from the floor such that a tank is at least partially defined by the inner wall and a launder channel is at least partially defined between the inner and outer walls and is disposed along at least a majority of a periphery of the tank. A launder cover comprising one or more flexible sheets can be disposed over at least a majority of the launder channel. Each of the sheet(s) can have opposing inner and outer edges, the inner edge coupled to the inner wall and the outer edge coupled to the outer wall, and can be configured such that, when a single one of the inner and outer edges is decoupled from the inner and outer walls, the sheet is deformable to at least partially uncover the launder channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CONCEPTS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Allan Morgan, Michael Sean Gallant, David Michael Anderson, Brian Gene Cain, Andrew James Anderson
  • Patent number: 11775520
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for updating a denormalized database object after updating, deleting, or inserting a record in a source database object are described. A first operation on a source database object that involves a record of the source database object being updated, deleted, or inserted is performed. A first part of a corresponding second operation involving a respective record of the denormalized database object being updated, deleted, or inserted is performed. A query result that references an aggregate field of a set of records in the denormalized database object is altered. The altering includes an aggregation operation using values in the query result being performed and altering that part of the query result that includes the aggregate field of the set of records. A second part is optionally performed to complete the corresponding second operation and update the denormalized database object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Marla Hay, Yvonne Zhou, Yu Chen, Michael Allan Friedman, Shivan Kaul Sahib
  • Publication number: 20230305908
    Abstract: In some examples, a computing device can include a memory resource storing instructions to cause a processing resource to detect a hardware event associated with the computing device, generate an alert standard format (ASF) message associated with the hardware event, and transmit the ASF message to a microcontroller to cause the microcontroller to transmit the ASF message to an external computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Byron A. Alcorn, Patrick S. Anderson, Peter Seiler, Joseph-Jonathan Salzano, Vinh Nguyen, Jeffrey Edward Leaming, Michael Allan Miller
  • Publication number: 20230296365
    Abstract: A device can include a bar; a dynamic clamp assembled to the bar and configured to move with respect to the bar during use to capture dimensions of each of a plurality of physical objects to be measured; an orientation sensor; and a distance sensor configured to sense movement of the dynamic clamp with respect to the bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Karan Paresh Patel, Hamilton Ross Hughes, James Brian McGlade, William Douglas Johnson, Anthony Wentzel, Noah Dawson Underwood, Randall Marc Bachtel, Michael Allan Sloan, Jason Lye, Peter Wyndham Shipp, JR., Taylor Kopacka Leigh
  • Publication number: 20230296120
    Abstract: An oriented distance measuring system can include a rail; an odometer including a wheel; a first controller; and a first sensor in communication with the first controller, the first sensor configured to sense rotation of the wheel, the first controller configured to collect data from the first sensor, the data being associated with the rotation of the wheel; and a second sensor configured to sense roll, pitch, and yaw of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Karan Paresh Patel, Hamilton Ross Hughes, James Brian McGlade, William Douglas Johnson, Anthony Wentzel, Noah Dawson Underwood, Randall Marc Bachtel, Michael Allan Sloan, Jason Lye, Peter Wyndham Shipp, JR., Taylor Kopacka Leigh
  • Publication number: 20230277775
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods of detecting an impulse of energy given off by an injection device and determining a dosage of medicine based on the impulse. In one example, a module detects the vibrations given off by dialing a click-wheel on an autoinjector and determining the selected dosage of medicine based on the dialed dosage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Mircea Stefan Despa, Harry Bullivant, Andrew Richards, Michael Allan, Mark Hsieh, Sundeep Kankanala, Dylan Wilson
  • Patent number: D989989
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Allan Welsh