Patents by Inventor Michael Faulkner
Michael Faulkner 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).
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Patent number: 11932878Abstract: Provided herein are genetically engineered cells containing one or more modulated metabolic genes, where the expression of the modulated metabolic gene(s) can be greater than that of an unmodified control. Also provided herein are methods of making the genetically engineered cells using synergistic activation mediator CRISPR-Cas9. Further provided herein are high throughput assays that can employ the genetically engineered cells provided herein.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignees: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., The Research Foundation for the State University of New YorkInventors: Christopher Dillon Vulpe, Amin Sobh, David Michael Faulkner, Abderrahmane Tagmount, Michael Fasullo
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Patent number: 11918906Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards providing video game gameplay incorporating falling puzzle mechanics influenced by character movements within a puzzle space. In a preferred embodiment, a computer implemented method renders a game world that includes a puzzle space wherein a sequence of falling items aggregate in a puzzle formation. Players move characters within the puzzle space to remove items by colliding with them in an attempt to resolve the puzzle by clearing all items from the puzzle space. In one possible arrangement, the sequence of falling items is released according to character movements within the puzzle space. The relationship between character movements and falling puzzle items makes the game play more engaging by providing additional strategic and competitive elements to traditional falling puzzle games.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: YACHT CLUB GAMES, LLCInventors: David D'angelo, Alec Faulkner, Nickolas Wozniak, Sean Velasco, Ian Flood, Morgan Guyer, Michael Herbster, Russell Rafferty
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Publication number: 20190300861Abstract: Provided herein are genetically engineered cells containing one or more modulated metabolic genes, where the expression of the modulated metabolic gene(s) can be greater than that of an unmodified control. Also provided herein are methods of making the genetically engineered cells using synergistic activation mediator CRISPR-Cas9. Further provided herein are high throughput assays that can employ the genetically engineered cells provided herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2017Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: CHRISTOPHER DILLON VULPE, AMIN SOBH, DAVID MICHAEL FAULKNER, ABDERRAHMANE TAGMOUNT, MICHAEL FASULLO
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Patent number: 9548627Abstract: A system for detecting latent defects within a redundant power architecture includes a plurality of redundant power supplies, each having one or more output power rails, connected in a redundant fashion to a system load; each power supply output having fault-isolating OR'ing circuitry that prevents reverse current flow when free of defects; each power supply having means for adjusting its output voltage; each power supply having means for monitoring an internal voltage therein, and, based on characteristics of the monitored internal voltage, determining the presence of latent defect/s in the fault-isolating “OR'ing” circuitry. Further, the system operates to shift the load demanded from power supplies in redundant power architectures to allow the power supplies to run at their optimum electrical efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2012Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Joseph P. King, Jr., Phillip J. Roux, Michael A. Faulkner, Robert M. Beauchamp, Robert A. Guenther
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Patent number: 9323305Abstract: A power supply unit includes two or more power converters. Each power converter provides power at a corresponding output terminal of the power supply unit. The power supply unit also includes a controller to determine an operating mode of the power supply unit. When the power supply unit is operating in one mode, the controller disables transmission of power at one output terminal in response to detecting a fault associated with another output terminal.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2012Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Michael A. Faulkner, Jason D. Adrian, Kevin W. Mundt
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Publication number: 20140189379Abstract: A power supply unit includes two or more power converters. Each power converter provides power at a corresponding output terminal of the power supply unit. The power supply unit also includes a controller to determine an operating mode of the power supply unit. When the power supply unit is operating in one mode, the controller disables transmission of power at one output teiniinal in response to detecting a fault associated with another output terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2012Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, LPInventors: Michael A. Faulkner, Jason D. Adrian, Kevin W. Mundt
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Patent number: 8340933Abstract: A system for detecting latent defects within a redundant power architecture includes a plurality of redundant power supplies, each having one or more output power rails, connected in a redundant fashion to a system load; each power supply output having fault-isolating OR'ing circuitry that prevents reverse current flow when free of defects; each power supply having means for adjusting its output voltage; each power supply having means for monitoring an internal voltage therein, and, based on characteristics of the monitored internal voltage, determining the presence of latent defect/s in the fault-isolating “OR'ing” circuitry. Further, the system operates to shift the load demanded from power supplies in redundant power architectures to allow the power supplies to run at their optimum electrical efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2009Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: EMC CorporationInventors: Joseph P. King, Jr., Phillip J. Roux, Michael A. Faulkner, Robert M. Beauchamp, Robert A. Guenther
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Patent number: 8257667Abstract: A support device for a cytocentrifuge sample container includes a support body including spaced edge fingers and a clip hinged to the support body. The clip has a latch for each spaced edge finger of the support body and edge members each including lugs engaging slotted ledges in the sample container.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2009Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Biomedical Polymers, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Stamas, Michael Faulkner
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Publication number: 20110064629Abstract: A support device for a cytocentrifuge sample container includes a support body including spaced edge fingers and a clip hinged to the support body. The clip has a latch for each spaced edge finger of the support body and edge members each including lugs engaging slotted ledges in the sample container.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Inventors: Christopher Stamas, Michael Faulkner
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Publication number: 20100263661Abstract: A novel V crimp roof panel design allowing for the frameless installation of solar panels.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2009Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventor: Michael Faulkner
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Patent number: 7706428Abstract: Inter-carrier interference (ICI) in a kth sub-carrier of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signal received at time t is reduced, wherein the received OFDM signal comprises a plurality of sub-carriers. This is achieved by generating a self-interference term, ICIk?L,k?L, for a signal received on sub-carrier k?L, wherein L ? [ . . . , ?3,?2,?1,1,2,3, . . . ], and wherein the self-interference term is an estimate of the data received at time t on the sub-carrier k?L, weighted by a rate of change of the channel through which sub-carrier k?L passes at time t. An ICI cancellation coefficient, GL is obtained, and an estimated ICI term is generated by adjusting the self-interference term, ICIk?L,k?L, by an amount based on the ICI cancellation coefficient, GL. The estimated ICI term is then subtracted from a term representing a signal received on the kth sub-carrier at time t.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2006Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Leif Wilhelmsson, Michael Faulkner
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Publication number: 20090065466Abstract: A container top having an integral cover, for example, an integral dust cover, is provided. The container top includes a cap having a cylindrical skirt with a top, a bottom, a first outside diameter at the top of the skirt, a second outside diameter at the bottom of the skirt, and an inside surface adapted to engage a container; and a ring mounted to the top of the cylindrical skirt, the ring having an opening; and a cover removably mounted to the cap and occluding the opening in the ring. The container top may include a septum positioned in the opening, for example, a septum that can be pierced with a syringe. The container cap may be used in a wide range of industries, for example, the medical, pharmaceutical, the general scientific community, or in any industry where liquid or gaseous samples are handled.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2007Publication date: March 12, 2009Applicant: INTEGRATED LINER TECHNOLOGIES, INCInventors: PAUL M. PETROSINO, JAMES CROUCH, KEVIN FRAKE, MICHAEL FAULKNER
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Patent number: 7502954Abstract: A data storage system includes a disk drive array including a plurality of disk drives; a first storage processor for controlling the operation of the data storage system; a second storage processor for controlling the operation of the data storage system; a first arbiter for controlling communication of data from the first storage processor and the second storage processor to a first group of disk drives of the disk drive array; and a second arbiter for controlling communication of data from the first storage processor and the second storage processor to a second group of disk drives of the disk drive array. Selected data is redundantly stored on disk drives in the first group of disk drives and the second group of disk drives, such that, upon failure of the first arbiter, the selected data is available to the first storage processor and the second storage processor through the second arbiter.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2004Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Assignee: EMC CorporationInventors: Stephen E. Strickland, Timothy Dorr, John V. Burroughs, Michael A. Faulkner, Steven D. Sardella
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Patent number: 7477502Abstract: A power supply system includes a power supply; a load coupled to the power supply via a power supply line to receive a voltage therefrom; and a circuit protection device. The circuit protection device includes at least one switch device coupled between the power supply and the load on the power supply line; a first controller coupled to the at least one switch for: A. monitoring current flow through the at least one switch; B. maintaining the at least one switch in an ON state while current flows through the at least one switch in a first direction; and C.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2004Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignee: EMC CorporationInventors: Michael A. Faulkner, Phillip J. Roux, Paul H. Maier, Jr.
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Patent number: 7376197Abstract: Circuits for reducing the signal peaks in telecommunications signals are described. The circuits and methods are preferably adapted for reducing the peak to average power ratio of non-constant envelope modulation signals. In one example the circuit includes a band-limiting filter for limiting the bandwidth of a data bearing signal and a predictive filter for predicting peaks in the data bearing signal at the output of the pulse-shaping filter. The circuit also includes a clipping processor for generating a compensation signal in response to one or more signal peaks predicted by the predictive filter and a signal combining device for applying the compensation signal to the data bearing signal prior to amplification of the data bearing signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2001Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignee: Prescient Networks Pty Ltd.Inventors: Reza Berangi, Michael Faulkner
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Patent number: 7243248Abstract: A data storage system includes a disk drive assembly having a plurality of disk drives, a first processor for controlling access to the disk drive assembly, a second processor for controlling access to the disk drive assembly, a first power supply for supplying power to the first processor and to the disk drive assembly and a second power supply for supplying power to the second processor and to the disk drive assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2004Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: EMC CorporationInventors: Phillip J. Roux, Michael A. Faulkner, Paul H. Maier, Jr.
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Publication number: 20070110172Abstract: A method for performing channel estimation in an orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing system, the method including the steps of: receiving (80) transmitting pilot symbols from a plurality of transmit antennas; forming (82) a least-squares estimation matrix from the transmitted pilot symbols; forming (8488) a sparse smoothing matrix approximating a fixed weighting matrix, wherein each row vector in the sparse smoothing matrix contains one or more of the strongest weights in each row of the fixed weighting matrix; and (90) deriving a channel estimation matrix from the sparse smoothing matrix and the least-squares estimation matrix.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2004Publication date: May 17, 2007Applicant: AUSTRALIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE RESEARCHInventors: Michael Faulkner, Igor Tolochko
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Publication number: 20060239367Abstract: Inter-carrier interference (ICI) in a kth sub-carrier of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signal received at time t is reduced, wherein the received OFDM signal comprises a plurality of sub-carriers. This is achieved by generating a self-interference term, ICIk?L,k?L, for a signal received on sub-carrier k?L, wherein L ? [ . . . , ?3,?2,?1,1,2,3, . . . ], and wherein the self-interference term is an estimate of the data received at time t on the sub-carrier k?L, weighted by a rate of change of the channel through which sub-carrier k?L passes at time t. An ICI cancellation coefficient, GL is obtained, and an estimated ICI term is generated by adjusting the self-interference term, ICIk?L,k?L, by an amount based on the ICI cancellation coefficient, GL. The estimated ICI term is then subtracted from a term representing a signal received on the kth sub-carrier at time t.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2006Publication date: October 26, 2006Inventors: Leif Wilhelmsson, Michael Faulkner
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Patent number: D571199Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2007Date of Patent: June 17, 2008Assignee: Integrated Liner TechnologiesInventors: Paul M. Petrosino, James Crouch, Kevin Frake, Michael Faulkner
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Patent number: D571201Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2007Date of Patent: June 17, 2008Assignee: Integrated Liner TechnologiesInventors: Paul M. Petrosino, James Crouch, Kevin Frake, Michael Faulkner