Patents by Inventor Michael Ball

Michael Ball 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: 20240407175
    Abstract: An apparatus includes: groups of ferroelectric memory bit cells; and memory interface circuitry having processing outputs and memory access terminals. The memory access terminals are coupled to the groups of ferroelectric memory bit cells. The memory interface circuitry is configured to: provide control signals via the memory access terminals to perform read operations on the groups of ferroelectric memory bit cells; receive first signals from the groups of ferroelectric memory bit cells via the memory access terminals from the read operations; and for each group of the groups of ferroelectric memory bit cells, provide second signals representing relationships between the first signals received from the group of ferroelectric memory bit cells and a respective reference voltage of the reference voltages at the processing outputs, the reference voltages representing different temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Scott R. SUMMERFELT, Michael BALL, John RODRIGUEZ, Nagesh SURENDRANATH, Antoine Lourdes Praveen AROUL, Eduardo BARTOLOME
  • Patent number: 12150298
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC), comprising a fuse structure (eFuse) formed in a resistive layer over a semiconductor substrate, the eFuse subject to a change in resistance through the controlled application of a programming current from a programming voltage source connected to a first terminal of the eFuse; a blow transistor formed on or over the substrate and having a control terminal configured to cause the programming current to flow through the eFuse in response to a programming signal; an intermediate transistor formed on or over the substrate and electrically coupled in series between a second terminal of the eFuse and the blow transistor; and, control circuitry formed on or over the substrate and electrically coupled to a node between the second terminal of the eFuse and the intermediate transistor, the control circuitry configured to reduce the flow of programming current through the eFuse in the event that a voltage detected at the node reaches a threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Anand Seshadri, Kemal Tamer San, Sunil Kumar Dusa, Michael Ball, Akram A. Salman
  • Publication number: 20230412658
    Abstract: A curation system may be used by a number of collaborative users in order to capture and manage audio and video content. Content is captured by a capture device and streamed in near real-time to a storage and management server. The management server is configured to provide interfaces to remote collaborative users via computers and other devices to allow content to be viewed as it is captured, or after it is captured. Collaborative users may also modify content by submitting metadata to be associated with content in order to add comments, keywords, clips, notes, and other organizational and classifying information to sections of the content. The server is also configured to transcribe audio and video content, and associate transcription metadata with the content to allow it to be further captioned, searched, and organized. Shared interfaces allow users to collaboratively edit and publish content while minimizing wasted effort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Mark Schrantz, Michael Ball, Gus Valen
  • Publication number: 20230339795
    Abstract: There is described a method of treating potable mains feed water to provide a purified water stream of conductivity <20 ?S/cm, comprising at least the steps of: (a) providing the potable mains feed water into a first storage tank; (b) circulating the feed water in the first storage tank one or more times through a first purification re-circulation loop including a first capacitive deionisation module in a charging mode to provide a first purified water stream having a conductivity less than the feed water; (c) circulating the first purified water stream one or more times through a second purification re-circulation loop including a second capacitive deionisation module in a charging mode to provide a second purified water stream having a conductivity less than the first purified water stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: VWS (UK) LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael BALL, Nigel EMERY
  • Patent number: 11778003
    Abstract: A curation system may be used by a number of collaborative users in order to capture and manage audio and video content. Content is captured by a capture device and streamed in near real-time to a storage and management server. The management server is configured to provide interfaces to remote collaborative users via computers and other devices to allow content to be viewed as it is captured, or after it is captured. Collaborative users may also modify content by submitting metadata to be associated with content in order to add comments, keywords, clips, notes, and other organizational and classifying information to sections of the content. The server is also configured to transcribe audio and video content, and associate transcription metadata with the content to allow it to be further captioned, searched, and organized. Shared interfaces allow users to collaboratively edit and publish content while minimizing wasted effort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Curator Video, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Schrantz, Michael Ball, Gus Valen
  • Publication number: 20230138308
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC), comprising a fuse structure (eFuse) formed in a resistive layer over a semiconductor substrate, the eFuse subject to a change in resistance through the controlled application of a programming current from a programming voltage source connected to a first terminal of the eFuse; a blow transistor formed on or over the substrate and having a control terminal configured to cause the programming current to flow through the eFuse in response to a programming signal; an intermediate transistor formed on or over the substrate and electrically coupled in series between a second terminal of the eFuse and the blow transistor; and, control circuitry formed on or over the substrate and electrically coupled to a node between the second terminal of the eFuse and the intermediate transistor, the control circuitry configured to reduce the flow of programming current through the eFuse in the event that a voltage detected at the node reaches a threshold level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Anand Seshadri, Kemal Tamer San, Sunil Kumar Dusa, Michael Ball, Akram A. Salman
  • Publication number: 20220021717
    Abstract: A curation system may be used by a number of collaborative users in order to capture and manage audio and video content. Content is captured by a capture device and streamed in near real-time to a storage and management server. The management server is configured to provide interfaces to remote collaborative users via computers and other devices to allow content to be viewed as it is captured, or after it is captured. Collaborative users may also modify content by submitting metadata to be associated with content in order to add comments, keywords, clips, notes, and other organizational and classifying information to sections of the content. The server is also configured to transcribe audio and video content, and associate transcription metadata with the content to allow it to be further captioned, searched, and organized. Shared interfaces allow users to collaboratively edit and publish content while minimizing wasted effort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Schrantz, Michael Ball, Gus Valen
  • Patent number: 11165838
    Abstract: A curation system may be used by a number of collaborative users in order to capture and manage audio and video content. Content is captured by a capture device and streamed in near real-time to a storage and management server. The management server is configured to provide interfaces to remote collaborative users via computers and other devices to allow content to be viewed as it is captured, or after it is captured. Collaborative users may also modify content by submitting metadata to be associated with content in order to add comments, keywords, clips, notes, and other organizational and classifying information to sections of the content. The server is also configured to transcribe audio and video content, and associate transcription metadata with the content to allow it to be further captioned, searched, and organized. Shared interfaces allow users to collaboratively edit and publish content while minimizing wasted effort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Curator Video, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Schrantz, Michael Ball, Gus Valen
  • Patent number: 10961144
    Abstract: A method of providing ultrapure water from feed water containing hardness forming ions, comprising at least the steps of passing the feed water successively through: (i) providing a feed water stream containing hardness forming ions: (ii) passing the feed water stream through a reverse osmosis (RO) unit to remove at least some ionic contamination to provide a RO permeate water stream: (iii) passing the RO permeate water stream though a capacitive de-ionisation (CDI) unit to remove at least some of the ions to provide a post-CDI stream: and (iv) passing the post-CDI stream through an electrodeionisation (EDI) unit to remove at least some of the ions and carbon dioxide and to provide an ultrapure water stream for dispense or storage. In this way, the capacitive deionisation provides a wholly or substantially continuous process for removing a proportion of unwanted ions, especially the hardness forming ions, from the feed water prior to the use of electrodeionisation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: VWS (UK) LTD.
    Inventors: Ignazio Dentici, Michael Ball, Nigel Emery
  • Publication number: 20200111046
    Abstract: One or more identifiers associated with one or more topics that are scheduled to be addressed within an event are identified. A first time duration allocated for addressing a first topic of the one or more topics is identified. The event is monitored to determine whether the first topic has been addressed outside of a threshold of the first time duration. A second time associated with the event is modified based at least in part on the determining that the first topic has been addressed outside of the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Ball-Marian, Richard Michael Lansky
  • Publication number: 20200001255
    Abstract: A conical mixer with two conical bodies that are sloped downward toward a discharge opening on a bottom, middle portion of the conical mixer. The conical mixer has a horizontally placed agitator axle with a plurality of agitator arms extending from the agitator axle. At least one paddle is attached to each agitator arms. As the agitator arms get closer to the middle, the length of the arms is increased. The conical mixer ensures proper mixing of the contents as well as using the slope of the conical bodies to assist in pushing the contents toward the discharge opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Matt BANOWETZ, Michael BALL
  • Publication number: 20190233314
    Abstract: A method of providing ultrapure water from feed water containing hardness forming ions, comprising at least the steps of passing the feed water successively through: (i) providing a feed water stream containing hardness forming ions: (ii) passing the feed water stream through a reverse osmosis (RO) unit to remove at least some ionic contamination to provide a RO permeate water stream: (iii) passing the RO permeate water stream though a capacitive de-ionisation (CDI) unit to remove at least some of the ions to provide a post-CDI stream: and (iv) passing the post-CDI stream through an electrodeionisation (EDI) unit to remove at least some of the ions and carbon dioxide and to provide an ultrapure water stream for dispense or storage. In this way, the capacitive deionisation provides a wholly or substantially continuous process for removing a proportion of unwanted ions, especially the hardness forming ions, from the feed water prior to the use of electrodeionisation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: VWS (UK) LTD.
    Inventors: Ignazio DENTICI, Michael BALL, Nigel EMERY
  • Patent number: 9349130
    Abstract: Both a relative positioned resource and an absolute positioned resource may be generated using a single editor having a single syntax for both the relative and absolute positioned elements. A layout module generates an intermediate data structure based on element information. The element information includes content of at least one element, Cartesian coordinates of the at least one element, and dimensional information of the at least one element. A unified processing module generates a first resource having absolute positioned elements by processing the intermediate data structure, and generates a second resource having relative positioned elements by processing the same intermediate data structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: ELOQUA, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Ball, Evin Grano
  • Publication number: 20150358289
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a first network interface unit, a second network interface unit, and a preconfigured firewall unit. The first network interface unit is configured for communicating with a local network of a user. The second network interface unit is configured for communicating with a designated embedded device of the user. The preconfigured firewall unit is configured for transparently filtering packets of network traffic from the first network device to the second network device. The filtering at least in part is accomplished in a stateful manner without configuration by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventor: Christopher Michael Ball
  • Patent number: 8256297
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems and methods for measuring turbine blade vibratory responses. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for measuring a vibratory response of a plurality of turbine blades. The method can include mounting an optical probe comprising at least one probe tip optical surface, wherein the at least one probe tip optical surface is substantially parallel to within about +15 or about ?15 degrees with respect to a trailing edge surface of at least one of the plurality of turbine blades, directing light towards a trailing edge surface of at least one of the plurality of turbine blades, receiving reflected light from the at least one of the plurality of turbine blades, and determining relative position of the at least one of the plurality of blades based at least in part on the reflected light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Peter Ping-Liang Sue, Holly Davis, Michael Ball
  • Publication number: 20120185764
    Abstract: Both a relative positioned resource and an absolute positioned resource may be generated using a single editor having a single syntax for both the relative and absolute positioned elements. A layout module generates an intermediate data structure based on element information. The element information includes content of at least one element, Cartesian coordinates of the at least one element, and dimensional information of the at least one element. A unified processing module generates a first resource having absolute positioned elements by processing the intermediate data structure, and generates a second resource having relative positioned elements by processing the same intermediate data structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Ball, Evin Grano
  • Publication number: 20110162457
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems and methods for measuring turbine blade vibratory responses. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for measuring a vibratory response of a plurality of turbine blades. The method can include mounting an optical probe comprising at least one probe tip optical surface, wherein the at least one probe tip optical surface is substantially parallel to within about +15 or about ?15 degrees with respect to a trailing edge surface of at least one of the plurality of turbine blades, directing light towards a trailing edge surface of at least one of the plurality of turbine blades, receiving reflected light from the at least one of the plurality of turbine blades, and determining relative position of the at least one of the plurality of blades based at least in part on the reflected light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Peter Ping-Liang Sue, Holly Davis, Michael Ball
  • Publication number: 20080301855
    Abstract: A pair of pants with an adjustable waist including an elastic band extending lengthwise around the interior of the waistband. The elastic band includes notches positioned along its length, and an engaging means (for example, a button), which is attached to the waistband near each end of the elastic band. The engaging means affixes to the elastic band through different notches to adjust the size of the waist in the pants. The pants also have a unique cut, including a shortened transverse distance from the button to the crotch in the front of the pants, and an elongated transverse distance from the crotch to the waistband in the back of the pants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventor: Michael Ball
  • Publication number: 20070117266
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for increasing integrated circuit density comprising an upper die and a lower die, the latter preferably a flip chip, which are connected to a conductor-carrying substrate or a leadframe. The upper die is attached back-to-back to the lower die with a layer of adhesive applied over the back side of the lower die. Bond wires or TAB leads are attached between bond pads on the upper die and corresponding conductive trace or lead ends on the substrate. The upper die may be smaller than the lower die such that a small discrete component such as a resistor, capacitor, or the like can be attached to the adhesive not covered by the upper die. Bond wires can be attached between the upper die and the component, as well as between the component and the substrate. One or more additional die may be stacked on the upper die and electrically connected to the substrate. Furthermore, multiple lower dice can be arranged on the substrate to support upper dice bridged between the lower dice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventor: Michael Ball
  • Patent number: 7175194
    Abstract: An anti-jackknifing device adapted for engagement between a tractor having a fifth wheel engaged with a trailer. The device features a pair of catch arms rotationally engaged to a mount with the tractor. The distal ends of the catch arms move between an engaged position in a horizontal path between two trailer mounted engaging components adapted to engage the distal end and a disengaged position out of the path. The distal ends of the catch arms may be pivotally mounted. The distal ends of the catch arms and the engaging components may also be shaped to cooperatively engage on contact. A control causes the catch arms to rotate thereby engaging the distal ends of the arms between the engaging components either automatically above a threshold speed or manually. This engagement limits the angle of the trailer to the tractor to a predetermined angle when trailer rotates on the fifth wheel causing the engaging components to contact the distal ends of the catch arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Impact Engineering Technologies, Inc
    Inventor: Michael Ball