Patents by Inventor Michael J. Vance

Michael J. Vance 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).

  • Patent number: 11817616
    Abstract: An antenna mast structure for a haul truck may include a buttressed frame having a support column and a raised frontal support point. The antenna mast structure may also include a propping element extending from the raised frontal support point and a top frame pivotally secured to the support column and supported at a front side by the propping element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC
    Inventors: Justin R Mamer, Quintin W McDaniel, Baba Sharat Chandra Lingozi, Michael J Vance
  • Publication number: 20220328950
    Abstract: An antenna mast structure for a haul truck may include a buttressed frame having a support column and a raised frontal support point. The antenna mast structure may also include a propping element extending from the raised frontal support point and a top frame pivotally secured to the support column and supported at a front side by the propping element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC
    Inventors: Justin R Mamer, Quintin W McDaniel, Baba Sharat Chandra Lingozi, Michael J Vance
  • Patent number: 10678722
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products to perform an operation comprising processing a first logical partition on a shared processor for the duration of a dispatch cycle, issuing, by a hypervisor, at a predefined time prior to completion of the dispatch cycle, a lightweight hypervisor decrementer (HDEC) interrupt, and responsive to the lightweight HDEC interrupt, initiating an asynchronous hardware operation on the shared processor prior to completion of the dispatch cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stuart Z. Jacobs, David A. Larson, Michael J. Vance
  • Publication number: 20170083462
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products to perform an operation comprising processing a first logical partition on a shared processor for the duration of a dispatch cycle, issuing, by a hypervisor, at a predefined time prior to completion of the dispatch cycle, a lightweight hypervisor decrementer (HDEC) interrupt, and responsive to the lightweight HDEC interrupt, initiating an asynchronous hardware operation on the shared processor prior to completion of the dispatch cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Stuart Z. JACOBS, David A. LARSON, Michael J. VANCE
  • Patent number: 9535846
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products to perform an operation, the operation comprising processing a first logical partition on a shared processor for the duration of a dispatch cycle, issuing, by a hypervisor, at a predefined time prior to completion of the dispatch cycle, a lightweight hypervisor decrementer (HDEC) interrupt specifying a cache line address buffer location in a virtual processor, and responsive to the lightweight HDEC, writing, by the shared processor, a set of cache line addresses used by the first logical partition to the cache line address buffer location in the virtual processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stuart Z. Jacobs, David A. Larson, Michael J. Vance
  • Patent number: 9448945
    Abstract: Method to perform an operation, the operation comprising processing a first logical partition on a shared processor for the duration of a dispatch cycle, issuing, by a hypervisor, at a predefined time prior to completion of the dispatch cycle, a lightweight hypervisor decrementer (HDEC) interrupt specifying a cache line address buffer location in a virtual processor, and responsive to the lightweight HDEC, writing, by the shared processor, a set of cache line addresses used by the first logical partition to the cache line address buffer location in the virtual processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stuart Z. Jacobs, David A. Larson, Michael J. Vance
  • Publication number: 20160026573
    Abstract: Method to perform an operation, the operation comprising processing a first logical partition on a shared processor for the duration of a dispatch cycle, issuing, by a hypervisor, at a predefined time prior to completion of the dispatch cycle, a lightweight hypervisor decrementer (HDEC) interrupt specifying a cache line address buffer location in a virtual processor, and responsive to the lightweight HDEC, writing, by the shared processor, a set of cache line addresses used by the first logical partition to the cache line address buffer location in the virtual processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Stuart Z. JACOBS, David A. LARSON, Michael J. VANCE
  • Publication number: 20160026586
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products to perform an operation, the operation comprising processing a first logical partition on a shared processor for the duration of a dispatch cycle, issuing, by a hypervisor, at a predefined time prior to completion of the dispatch cycle, a lightweight hypervisor decrementer (HDEC) interrupt specifying a cache line address buffer location in a virtual processor, and responsive to the lightweight HDEC, writing, by the shared processor, a set of cache line addresses used by the first logical partition to the cache line address buffer location in the virtual processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Stuart Z. JACOBS, David A. LARSON, Michael J. VANCE
  • Patent number: D560553
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Vance, Thomas Fennell, Brian S. Underwood
  • Patent number: D578434
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Vance, Thomas Fennell, Brian S. Underwood
  • Patent number: D588956
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Craig B. Kelley, Gary C. Bryant, John J. Maas, Michael J. Vance, Colton T. Anderson, Kevin F. Stremlau, Brian R. Janes, Thomas Fennell, Brian S. Underwood
  • Patent number: D596076
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Craig B. Kelley, Gary C. Bryant, John J. Maas, Michael J. Vance, Andrew M. Rummer, Larry T. Ryterski, Kolin J. Kirschenmann, Robert W. Briggs, Don J. Robinson, Clifford E. Miller, Terry A. Coins, Matthew P. Jacobs
  • Patent number: D596077
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Gary C. Bryant, Michael J. Vance, Brian S. Underwood, Ryan D. Looper, Clifford E. Miller, Jared L. Becker, Timothy J. Bromenshenkel, Stephen Bushong, Brian R. Janes, Kevin F. Stremlau, Colton T. Anderson, John J. Maas, Craig B. Kelley