Patents by Inventor Michael C. Ryan

Michael C. Ryan 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: 20240094887
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generation and use of intellectual-property (IP) landscaping platform architectures are disclosed. A landscaping component may be utilized to produce refined clusters of IP assets using user seeded searches in varying areas of interest, such as, for example, target technical fields, targeted publications, targeted products, and/or competitor entity portfolios. The landscaping component may be further utilized to produce an interactive graphical element including a spatial representation of the clusters of IP assets. The interactive graphical element may include various functionalities and/or information associated with the clusters of IP assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Michael John Tobias, Samuel Cameron Fleming, Jared Dirk Sol, Louise Janice, Luvina Bowman, Jeffrey Brendan Ryan, Scott Randolph Brewer, Lewis C. Lee
  • Patent number: 11836599
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for improving operational efficiency within a data center by modeling data center performance and predicting power usage efficiency. An example method receives a state input characterizing a current state of a data center. For each data center setting slate, the state input and the data center setting slate are processed through an ensemble of machine learning models. Each machine learning model is configured to receive and process the state input and the data center setting slate to generate an efficiency score that characterizes a predicted resource efficiency of the data center if the data center settings defined by the data center setting slate are adopted t. The method selects, based on the efficiency scores for the data center setting slates, new values for the data center settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: DeepMind Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Richard Andrew Evans, Jim Gao, Michael C. Ryan, Gabriel Dulac-Arnold, Jonathan Karl Scholz, Todd Andrew Hester
  • Patent number: 11312564
    Abstract: A reservoir-based storage and delivery system has a reservoir body equipped with a top assembly, a bottom assembly and a piston assembly. The contents of the reservoir are allowed to expand and contract during the thermal cycle due to the ability of the piston assembly to float within the reservoir, which eliminates the need for dead head space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Inventor: Michael C. Ryan
  • Publication number: 20210287072
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for improving operational efficiency within a data center by modeling data center performance and predicting power usage efficiency. An example method receives a state input characterizing a current state of a data center. For each data center setting slate, the state input and the data center setting slate are processed through an ensemble of machine learning models. Each machine learning model is configured to receive and process the state input and the data center setting slate to generate an efficiency score that characterizes a predicted resource efficiency of the data center if the data center settings defined by the data center setting slate are adopted t. The method selects, based on the efficiency scores for the data center setting slates, new values for the data center settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Andrew Evans, Jim Gao, Michael C. Ryan, Gabriel Dulac-Arnold, Jonathan Karl Scholz, Todd Andrew Hester
  • Publication number: 20200272889
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for improving operational efficiency within a data center by modeling data center performance and predicting power usage efficiency. An example method receives a state input characterizing a current state of a data center. For each data center setting slate, the state input and the data center setting slate are processed through an ensemble of machine learning models. Each machine learning model is configured to receive and process the state input and the data center setting slate to generate an efficiency score that characterizes a predicted resource efficiency of the data center if the data center settings defined by the data center setting slate are adopted t. The method selects, based on the efficiency scores for the data center setting slates, new values for the data center settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Andrew Evans, Jim Gao, Michael C. Ryan, Gabriel Dulac-Arnold, Jonathan Karl Scholz, Todd Andrew Hester
  • Patent number: 10643121
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for improving operational efficiency within a data center by modeling data center performance and predicting power usage efficiency. An example method receives a state input characterizing a current state of a data center. For each data center setting slate, the state input and the data center setting slate are processed through an ensemble of machine learning models. Each machine learning model is configured to receive and process the state input and the data center setting slate to generate an efficiency score that characterizes a predicted resource efficiency of the data center if the data center settings defined by the data center setting slate are adopted t. The method selects, based on the efficiency scores for the data center setting slates, new values for the data center settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: DeepMind Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Richard Andrew Evans, Jim Gao, Michael C. Ryan, Gabriel Dulac-Arnold, Jonathan Karl Scholz, Todd Andrew Hester
  • Publication number: 20200071059
    Abstract: A reservoir-based storage and delivery system has a reservoir body equipped with a top assembly, a bottom assembly and a piston assembly. The contents of the reservoir are allowed to expand and contract during the thermal cycle due to the ability of the piston assembly to float within the reservoir, which eliminates the need for dead head space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventor: Michael C. Ryan
  • Patent number: 10300620
    Abstract: A tool for advancing and tensioning a strap of an erosion control system through an aperture of a retaining washer to provide hold down pressure to an erosion control mat is described. The tool has a foot member that is positioned atop the retaining washer and serves to hold it in place during the installation operation. An upright support bar extends above the foot member and a slide tensioning subassembly is mounted for sliding movement on the support bar. A clamp is carried on the slide tensioning subassembly for releasably grasping the strap. A handle is mounted on the upright support bar for up and down sliding movement and interconnected to the slide tensioning subassembly and the clamp so that downward movement of the handle closes the clamp to grasp the strap and pull the slide member upwardly to advance the strap through the washer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Inventor: Michael C. Ryan
  • Publication number: 20180204116
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for improving operational efficiency within a data center by modeling data center performance and predicting power usage efficiency. An example method receives a state input characterizing a current state of a data center. For each data center setting slate, the state input and the data center setting slate are processed through an ensemble of machine learning models. Each machine learning model is configured to receive and process the state input and the data center setting slate to generate an efficiency score that characterizes a predicted resource efficiency of the data center if the data center settings defined by the data center setting slate are adopted t. The method selects, based on the efficiency scores for the data center setting slates, new values for the data center settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Richard Andrew Evans, Jim Gao, Michael C. Ryan, Gabriel Dulac-Arnold, Jonathan Karl Scholz, Todd Andrew Hester
  • Publication number: 20170297595
    Abstract: System and method for a virtual crossing alert system that provides a notification, an alert, or a command to an alert receiving system depending on the spatial relationships of actors within a specified area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Michael C. Ryan
  • Patent number: 9688297
    Abstract: System and method for a virtual crossing alert system that provides a notification, an alert, or a command to an alert receiving system depending on the spatial relationships of actors within a specified area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Inventor: Michael C. Ryan
  • Patent number: 9581293
    Abstract: A refillable reusable grease gun reservoir has grease inlet and outlet ports coupled with dry break fittings enabling the reservoir to be used and refilled. The reservoir may be filled through the top and/or bottom of the reservoir body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Inventor: Michael C. Ryan
  • Patent number: 9563216
    Abstract: Techniques for managing power loads of a data center include electrically coupling a data center infrastructure power load and a data center IT power load in a power distribution system having a specified power capacity, the infrastructure power load including a plurality of infrastructure power loads associated with at least one of a data center cooling system, a data center lighting system, or a data center building management system, and the IT power load including a plurality of IT power loads associated with a plurality of rack-mounted computing devices; determining that a predicted amount of the IT power load is about equal to or greater than a threshold power value; throttling the infrastructure power load to reduce a portion of the power capacity used by the infrastructure power load; and based on throttling the infrastructure power load, increasing another portion of the power capacity available to the IT power load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Luiz Andre Barroso, Christopher G. Malone, Taliver Brooks Heath, Nathaniel Edward Pettis, Stephanie Hua Taylor, Michael C. Ryan
  • Patent number: 9479910
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reassigning active mobile telephone calls from one device to another device are provided. The systems and methods include receiving and answering a phone call, displaying a list of devices within a short range network, reassigning the telephone call to one of the devices, and disconnecting the call from the transferring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Inventor: Michael C. Ryan
  • Patent number: 9454825
    Abstract: Systems and methods for acquiring and targeting an object placed in motion, tracking the object's movement, and while tracking, measuring the object's characteristics and marking the object with an external indicator until the object comes to rest is provided. The systems and methods include an acquisition and tracking system, a data capture system, and a marking control system. Through the components of the system, an object moving through two or three dimensional space can be externally marked to assist with improving the performance of striking the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Inventor: Michael C. Ryan
  • Publication number: 20160229435
    Abstract: System and method for a virtual crossing alert system that provides a notification, an alert, or a command to an alert receiving system depending on the spatial relationships of actors within a specified area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventor: Michael C. Ryan
  • Patent number: 9301432
    Abstract: A method for cooling electronic equipment. The method including propagating air through a first electronic component of the electronic equipment into a first enclosed area, where propagating the air through the first electronic component cools the first electronic component, circulating a refrigerant in a cooling loop, where the cooling loop comprises a heat exchanger, and propagating the air out of the first enclosed area by passing through the heat exchanger into a second enclosed area, where the air is cooled by passing through the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventors: Dean H. Nelson, Andreas V. Bechtolsheim, Michael C. Ryan
  • Publication number: 20150285436
    Abstract: A refillable reusable grease gun reservoir has grease inlet and outlet ports coupled with dry break fittings enabling the reservoir to be used and refilled. The reservoir may be filled through the top and/or bottom of the reservoir body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventor: Michael C. Ryan
  • Patent number: 9062826
    Abstract: A refillable reusable grease gun reservoir has grease inlet and outlet ports coupled with dry break fittings enabling the reservoir to be used and refilled. The reservoir may be filled through the top and/or bottom of the reservoir body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Inventor: Michael C. Ryan
  • Patent number: 9062825
    Abstract: A grease gun head has a rotating cylindrical lobed channel situated within the head so that the grease gun may utilize its own grease pump to refill its grease reservoir. The channel and configuration of ports may also be modified to remove the need for rotation of the grease channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Inventor: Michael C. Ryan