Patents by Inventor Michael Davies

Michael Davies 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).

  • SOLUTION DISPENSING SYSTEM INTO A CONCRETE MIXING TRUCK AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20220193949
    Abstract: A solution dispensing system for injecting a fluid into a concrete mixing container, comprising of a sled including a housing; at least one spray head; a solution line coupled to the housing and to the spray head adapted to spray fluid into the concrete mixing container; a support structure adapted to attach to an external rigid frame and aligned with a hopper of the concrete mixing container; a guiding mechanism facilitating a raising and a lowering of the sled into the hopper of the concrete mixing container; and a supply source including a container and a pump adapted to regulate a flow of the fluid in the solution line where the sled is lowered into the hopper of the concrete mixing container and the fluid is delivered to a drum of the concrete mixing container through the spray head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Davies
  • SERVER CONNECTION RESETS BASED ON DOMAIN NAME SERVER (DNS) INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20220182353
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software described herein manage server connection resets based on domain name server (DNS) information. In one implementation, a firewall may receive a reverse DNS request from a computing system and communicate a request to a DNS security service to determine whether a destination associated with the reverse DNS request is malicious. The firewall further receives a response from the DNS security service that indicates that the destination is malicious and, when the response indicates that the destination is malicious, communicates a reset command to the destination to reset a connection between the destination and the computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Davis, Steven Mark Heyns, Paul Cornelius van Gool
  • DETECTION OF DOMAIN HIJACKING DURING DNS LOOKUP
    Publication number: 20220174031
    Abstract: The technology disclosed herein enables detection of domain hijacking when a DNS resolver is performing a DNS lookup. In a particular embodiment, a method provides, in response to a request to resolve a network address corresponding to a domain name, determining that a nameserver for the domain name is suspect based on satisfaction of nameserver criteria associated with the domain name. The method further includes preventing the nameserver from being used to resolve the request in response to determining that the nameserver is suspect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Davis, Steven Mark Heyns, Paul Cornelius van Gool
  • ARTICLE OF CLOTHING WITH VIDEO RECORDING DEVICE SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20220166951
    Abstract: A video recording device, holster and article of clothing are disclosed to reliably and covertly provide for the capture of video, audio, and metadata, and perform other commands. The holster may be provided with a carrier that is, in turn, inserted into the holster. In one embodiment, the holster may be confirmed as being associated with the video recording device to authenticate a user, and establishes a docked position. Moreover, the video recording device may enter a mode of operation associated with using the video recording apparatus automatically when inserted into a holster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Ted Michael Davis, Joseph Patrick Shanahan, Simon Araya, Robert Stewart McKeeman, Eric Bedell, Jon McChristian
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE VIRTUAL PLATFORMS
    Publication number: 20220164243
    Abstract: A computer system configured to enable communication between two or more virtual platforms is disclosed. The computer system comprises a physical processor configured to run the two or more virtual platforms. The computer system further comprises a memory. The memory comprises one or more separate memory portions allocated to each of the two or more virtual platforms, wherein within at least one memory portion allocated to one of the virtual platform a predefined range of addresses is configured as a shared device memory, the shared device memory being accessible by all the virtual platforms. Firmware running on a first virtual platform is configured to transfer a data packet from the first virtual platform to one or more further virtual platforms via the shared device memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Nordic Semiconductor ASA
    Inventors: Ziang Zhang, Michael Davis, Christopher Smith
  • System and Method for Achieving a One Component Growable Resin System
    Publication number: 20220111566
    Abstract: A system and method for achieving a one component growable resin system includes a quantity of growable resin and a quantity of growth initiator. The quantity of growable resin is in a final solid state, and the quantity of growth initiator is in an inactive form. A usable initiator portion, that includes a plurality of resin molecules and is from the quantity of growth initiator, contacts a usable resin portion, from the quantity of growable resin. Being in an inactive form, the usable initiator portion is unable to cause resin growth by being physically inactive or by being physically separate from the usable resin portion. The usable initiator portion is activated to initiate a chemical reaction amongst the plurality of molecules. The chemical reaction results with growth in the usable resin portion by increasing the molecular weight of the usable resin portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Michael Davies, Williamson Sy
  • Aerosol precursor composition mixing system for an aerosol delivery device
    Patent number: 11291782
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery device filling system. The system includes multiple source containers each respectively including a differing aerosol precursor composition. The system further includes a mixing container configured to engage the source containers to receive and mix the aerosol precursor compositions to form a mixed aerosol precursor composition. An aerosol delivery device may engage the mixing container to receive at least a portion of the mixed aerosol precursor composition. A related method for customizing an aerosol precursor composition is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Andries Sebastian, Percy Phillips, James Rogers, Michael Davis
  • PIEZOELECTRIC AND TRIBOELECTRIC ACTIVATED FOAM SENSORS AND APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20220099504
    Abstract: A footwear component is disclosed. In various embodiments, the footwear component includes a foam substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface extending in a lateral direction; and a sensing circuit between the upper surface and the lower surface, the sensing circuit including a piezoelectric foam sensor including a piezoelectric foam between a plurality of electrodes, a printed circuit board having a processor electrically connected to the plurality of electrodes by one or more electrical leads, and an antenna electrically connected to the printed circuit board, the antenna being spaced apart from the printed circuit board and the plurality of electrodes in the lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Wei Yuan, Dave Jabson, Jeff Slosar, Sean Clottu, Peter Curley, Joel White, Michael Davis, Anthony Carl Dean
  • Spine for protecting and supporting a cable harness
    Patent number: 11283248
    Abstract: A spine is configured to support and protect a cable harness. The spine includes a plurality of segments arranged along an axis. Each segment includes a first and second housing parts which can be closed to form a passageway or can be opened to expose cavities within each housing part. The housing parts are mated together at adjacent ends by couplings. The housing parts form at least one opening which accepts a cable of the cable harness. A lock is engaged to lock the housing parts in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Tommy Lawrence, Robert Dillman, Dan Cantrell, Michael Davis
  • Systems and methods for detecting a gunshot
    Patent number: 11282536
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting a gunshot event are disclosed. More particularly, systems and methods for detecting a gunshot event using the ultrasonic frequency distribution across a broad range of frequencies resulting from a gun's muzzle blast to determine whether an actual gunshot event has occurred and to minimize false positives and false negatives are disclosed. Yet further, systems and methods for determining the location of an actual gunshot event by utilizing the decay of the frequency distribution across a broad range of frequencies resulting from a gun's muzzle blast are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: UTILITY ASSOCIATES, INC.
    Inventors: Ted Michael Davis, Eric H Bedell, Robert S McKeeman
  • ANOMALOUS ACCESS POINT DETECTION
    Publication number: 20220070684
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, devices, and machine-readable mediums that detect evil twin and other anomalous access points in an IT infrastructure by detecting access points that are not in their expected locations based upon an analysis of access point reports from one or more computing devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Amer Aref Hassan, Roy D. Kuntz, Michael Davis
  • System for and method of surveying a surface
    Patent number: 11263775
    Abstract: A system for surveying a surface (2) to measure a physical or chemical property associated with the surface. The system includes a handheld probe (4) measuring a physical or chemical property at locations over a surface (2). The video camera (12) captures video data of a user (6) using the handheld probe (4) to survey the surface. The depth sensing device (14) measures the distance to the handheld probe (4). Processing circuitry identifies the handheld probe from the video data and determines the position of the handheld probe (4) relative to the surface (2). A data recorder and/or a data transmitter records and/or transmits data representative of the physical or chemical property measured by the handheld probe (4) and data representative of the associated position of the handheld probe, when the handheld probe (4) is determined to be less than a threshold distance from the surface (2) being surveyed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SOLETANCHE FREYSSINET S.A.S.
    Inventors: Michael Davies, Gary Bethel, Robert Clark, Dominique Rothan
  • Class path based database operations
    Patent number: 11238038
    Abstract: The present approach assigns a code to each node class of a data tree modeling a database. The node class codes may be used to generate a node class path for each node class. This class path may be used as a discriminator to reference a given node class or portion of the tree including the class path and may be stored in a field of the database and/or cached. Use of the class path in query operations reduces the complexity of certain queries, thereby speeding up query performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Davis, Joey Mart
  • Digital spray control system
    Patent number: 11203848
    Abstract: A system for controlling water distribution from a water distribution vehicle includes spray heads for spraying water from the vehicle and an actuator system for turning the spray heads on and off. A computer processor is programmed to control the actuator system in response to a sensor input. The system can include means for measuring the ground speed of the vehicle, such as a GPS, and the sensor input signal can be associated with the ground speed of the vehicle. Using a pulse width modulated signal, the processor can adjust water flow from the spray heads based on the vehicle ground speed. The processor also can be programmed to prevent water flow from one or more spray heads when the vehicle speed is below a minimum speed or as the vehicle speed is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: MEGA CORP, INC.
    Inventors: James F Kunz, Jeffery Linn, Christopher Barry, Norman J Redenshek, Randall Raymond Harris, Robert Gaetz, Scott R Wilson, Timothy M Hoover, Richard J Bando, Joseph Michael Davis
  • Reactivation control apparatus and method
    Patent number: 11193408
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a control unit (8) for controlling reactivation of a lean NOx trap (LNT) disposed in an exhaust system (3) connected to an internal combustion engine (2), the control unit (8). The control unit (8) has at least one processor (11) configured to generate a reactivate flag (RF) for the LNT (6). A memory device (12) having instructions stored therein is coupled to the at least one processor (11). The at least one processor (11) is configured to generate the reactivate flag (RF) when the exhaust gas supplied to the LNT (6) is lean and an LNT temperature (TLNT) is greater than or equal to a predefined LNT temperature threshold (T1). The present disclosure also relates to a method of controlling reactivation of the LNT (6). The present disclosure also relates to a vehicle comprising reactivation control apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Bending, Michael Davies
  • Antifungal topical composition and methods of treatment
    Patent number: 11185511
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a topical composition (and methods of producing the such compositions) for the treatment of a fungal infection comprising a polymer capable of forming nanoparticles and an antifungal agent. The invention also relates to novel uses of polyhexamethylene biguanide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: BLUEBERRY THERAPEUTICS LIMITED
    Inventors: John Ridden, Michael Davies, Liam Good
  • Systems and methods for tracking and tagging objects within a broadcast
    Patent number: 11159854
    Abstract: The present disclosure presents an improved system and method for tracking and tagging objects of interest in a broadcast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: FOX SPORTS PRODUCTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Davies, Zachary Fields, David Eric Shanks
  • Identifying data inconsistencies and data contention based on historic debugging traces
    Patent number: 11138093
    Abstract: Identifying and reporting potential data inconsistencies and/or potential data contentions based on historic debugging traces. Based on replay of a thread, some implementations observe an influx of a value to a memory cell, and determine whether the value of the memory cell observed from the influx is inconsistent with a prior value of the memory cell as known by the thread. If so, these implementations can initiate an indication of a data inconsistency. Based on replay of a plurality of threads, other implementations identify a memory cell that was accessed by a first thread while a thread synchronization mechanism was active on the first thread. Then, if there was another access to the memory cell by a second thread without use of the thread synchronization mechanism, these implementations might initiate an indication of a potential data contention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Del Myers, Jackson Michael Davis, Thomas Lai, Andrew R Sterland, Deborah Chen, Patrick Lothian Nelson, Jordi Mola, Juan Carlos Arevalo Baeza, James M Pinkerton, Leslie Yvette Richardson, Kenneth Walter Sykes
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AN IMAGE FOR A VEHICLE MOUNTED CAMERA
    Publication number: 20210306598
    Abstract: A system and method provides an image that adjusts in response to at least one vehicle mounted sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Davies, Colby Bourgeois
  • Automatically identifying and highlighting differences between historic traces
    Patent number: 11132280
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to identifying and presenting differences between a plurality of recorded executions of an executable entity. One or more models are created over the plurality of recorded prior executions of at least a portion of an executable entity. These models include at least one of (i) a control flow model, or (ii) a data model. An anomalous model data point is identified within these models, and a first location in at least one of the plurality of recorded executions that corresponds to the anomalous model data point is identified. A second location in the at least one of the plurality of recorded executions is also identified. This second location is causal to the anomalous model data point at the first location. The identity of the first and/or second locations in the least one of the plurality of recorded executions is presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jackson Michael Davis, Del Myers, Patrick Lothian Nelson, Andrew R. Sterland, Leslie Yvette Richardson, Jordi Mola, James M. Pinkerton, Mark Marron