Patents by Inventor Michael James Smith

Michael James Smith 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: 20250028377
    Abstract: Aspects relate to monitoring timing margin of logic paths and its degradation through an integrated circuit. In one example an integrated circuit has a logic path formed in the integrated circuit. A monitor circuit is formed in the integrated circuit near the logic path and configured to monitor a condition of the logic path and to generate a diagnostic code sequence to indicate the condition of the logic path over time. A monitor controller is configured to receive diagnostic codes of the diagnostic code sequence, to determine a condition of the integrated circuit based on the diagnostic code sequence, and to initiate a remedial action in response to the condition of the integrated circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Anatoly GELMAN, Michael James SMITH, James Cheng-Huan WU, Olivier ALAVOINE, Amit ANEJA
  • Publication number: 20250028890
    Abstract: Aspects relate to monitoring timing. In one example an apparatus includes a first sensor array formed in an integrated circuit, sensors of the first sensor array having paths through the integrated circuit and sensors of the first sensor array configured to generate one or more first level indications of a condition of the integrated circuit. A second sensor array is formed in the integrated circuit. Sensors of the second sensor array have paths through the integrated circuit and sensors of the second sensor array are configured to generate one or more second level indications of the condition of the integrated circuit. A monitor controller is coupled to the first sensor array and to the second sensor array and configured to receive the one or more first level indications and to actuate the second sensor array in response to the one or more first level indications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Anatoly GELMAN, Michael James SMITH, James Cheng-Huan WU, Olivier ALAVOINE, Amit ANEJA
  • Publication number: 20250027996
    Abstract: Aspects relate to monitoring timing margin of logic paths and its degradation through an integrated circuit. In one example an apparatus includes an integrated circuit having a logic path formed in the integrated circuit and a monitor circuit formed in the integrated circuit. The monitor circuit is configured to monitor a condition of the logic path and to generate a diagnostic code sequence to indicate the condition of the logic path over time. A monitor controller is configured to receive diagnostic codes of the diagnostic code sequence, to store the diagnostic codes in a log with a corresponding time stamp and to determine a condition of the integrated circuit based on the diagnostic code sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Anatoly GELMAN, Michael James SMITH, James Cheng-Huan WU, Olivier ALAVOINE, Amit ANEJA
  • Patent number: 12098893
    Abstract: A heat sink for a heat-generating component of an electronic device has a backbone panel with opposing upper and lower surfaces. Cooling elements extend away from the upper surface of the heat sink and terminate in upper ends that define a topological surface. Thermally conducting structures extend away from the lower surface of the heat sink and terminate in tips that define a surface that is complementary to the surface of the heat-generating component of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems Limited
    Inventor: Michael James Smith
  • Publication number: 20240283226
    Abstract: A modular power distribution apparatus and method includes a frame defined by a first set of parallel supports and a second set of parallel supports, the second set of parallel supports connecting the first set of parallel supports, the frame defining a generally planar assembly, as well as a set of components extending from a side of the frame. The set of components includes a set of power modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander James Rainbow, Michael James Smith
  • Patent number: 12051240
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus that can predict the visible-infrared band images of a region of the Earth's surface that would be observed by an Earth Observation (EO) satellite or other high-altitude imaging platform, using data from radar reflectance/backscatter of the same region. The method and apparatus can be used to predict images of the Earth's surface in the visible-infrared bands when the view between an imaging instrument and the ground is obscured by cloud or some other medium that is opaque to electromagnetic (EM) radiation in the visible-infrared spectral range, approximately spanning 400-2300 nanometres (nm), but transparent to EM radiation in the radio-/microwave part of the spectrum. Regular, uninterrupted monitoring of the Earth's surface is important for a wide range of applications, from agriculture to defence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION
    Inventors: James Edward Geach, Michael James Smith
  • Patent number: 11973325
    Abstract: A modular power distribution apparatus and method includes a frame defined by a first set of parallel supports and a second set of parallel supports, the second set of parallel supports connecting the first set of parallel supports, the frame defining a generally planar assembly, as well as a set of components extending from a side of the frame. The set of components includes a set of power modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems Limited
    Inventors: Alexander James Rainbow, Michael James Smith
  • Patent number: 11621113
    Abstract: An electromagnetic device and method for cooling the electromagnetic device comprising a permeable magnetic core having a plurality of legs, a former located adjacent the permeable magnetic core wherein the former is thermally conductive, and at least one winding configured to conduct an electrical current there through wound on the former, the at least one winding including a coil having a plurality of turns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems Limited
    Inventors: Peter James Handy, Michael James Smith
  • Patent number: 11608174
    Abstract: A power distribution panel with a backplane, an insulating panel covering the backplane, and at least one electronic component mounted to the insulating panel. A set of feet can be mounted to the insulating panel and configured to absorb stress applied to the insulating panel where the set of feet are located in the same plane as the backplane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems Limited
    Inventors: Michael James Smith, Alexander James Rainbow
  • Publication number: 20230061471
    Abstract: A reel support apparatus (100) for supporting a pipeline storage reel (102) on a vessel (104) is disclosed. A method for supporting a pipeline storage reel (102) on a vessel (104) using the reel support apparatus (100) is also disclosed. The reel support apparatus (100) comprises a hub body (112) for locating within a hollow central bore (140) of a pipeline storage reel (102) and a plurality of discrete roller elements (114), spaced apart at locations on an outer surface of the hub body (112). In use, a pipeline storage reel (102) is supported by the plurality of discrete and spaced apart roller elements (114).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: ROYAL IHC LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael John WATCHORN, Michael James SMITH
  • Patent number: 11588320
    Abstract: A power distribution assembly comprising a chassis having at least one wall, a deformable material layer positioned on the at least one wall of the chassis and configured to deform in response to a triggering even. The power distribution assembly further comprising a conductive sense layer positioned on the deformable material layer opposite the at least one wall of the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems Limited
    Inventor: Michael James Smith
  • Patent number: 11573256
    Abstract: A method and circuit for detecting a fault in a power transformer having an conductive shield layer sandwiched between electrical insulating layers separating the conductive shield layer from a first conductor and a second conductor, the second conductor opposite the conductive shield layer from the first conductor, and including, sensing a voltage energizing the shield layer, comparing the sensed voltage to a threshold voltage value corresponding to a fault, and upon satisfaction of the comparison, providing a fault indication when the comparison indicates the presence of a fault.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems Limited
    Inventors: Peter James Handy, Benjamin Robert Daffurn, Frank Graham Osborne, Michael James Smith
  • Patent number: 11488419
    Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure include receiving a color image and an IR image, the IR image taken contemporaneously with the color image, providing a set of facial landmarks depicted in the color image, determining a depth value for each facial landmark in the set of color landmarks, depth values being provided from the IR image, determining an average depth difference based on at least a sub-set of facial landmarks in the set of facial landmarks, comparing the average depth difference to a difference threshold to provide a comparison, and selectively authenticating the person based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Jeffrey James Wolf, Michael James Smith, Christopher J. McClellan, Matthew Francis Keller, Evan Robert Thompson, Johnathan David MacGregor
  • Publication number: 20220335715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus that can predict the visible-infrared band images of a region of the Earth's surface that would be observed by an Earth Observation (EO) satellite or other high-altitude imaging platform, using data from radar reflectance/backscatter of the same region. The method and apparatus can be used to predict images of the Earth's surface in the visible-infrared bands when the view between an imaging instrument and the ground is obscured by cloud or some other medium that is opaque to electromagnetic (EM) radiation in the visible-infrared spectral range, approximately spanning 400-2300 nanometres (nm), but transparent to EM radiation in the radio-/microwave part of the spectrum. Regular, uninterrupted monitoring of the Earth's surface is important for a wide range of applications, from agriculture to defence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: James Edward GEACH, Michael James SMITH
  • Patent number: 11368026
    Abstract: A power distribution assembly that includes a planar substrate, a set of switchable elements arranged on the planar substrate, a conductive bus bar underlying the planar substrate and interconnected with the set of switchable elements, and a set of power connections. The power distribution assembly distributes power from a power source to one or more loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems Limited
    Inventors: Michael James Smith, Alexander James Rainbow, Christopher Andrew Leivers
  • Patent number: 11321962
    Abstract: Implementations include actions of receiving consumer-specific data and ID-specific data from an identification presented by a consumer to a vending machine, processing at least a portion of the ID-specific data to determine one or more of whether the identification is unexpired and whether the identification is authentic, and serving the consumer from the vending machine at least partially in response to determining that the identification is unexpired and that the identification is authentic and determining that the consumer is authentic relative to the identification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Christopher J. McClellan, Jon C. Carder, Kevin D. McCann, Benjamin Scott Rogers, Christopher Bryan Paul Barr, Josef Salyer, Michael James Smith, David W. Nippa
  • Publication number: 20220048624
    Abstract: A power distribution panel with a backplane, an insulating panel covering the backplane, and at least one electronic component mounted to the insulating panel. A set of feet can be mounted to the insulating panel and configured to absorb stress applied to the insulating panel where the set of feet are located in the same plane as the backplane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Michael James Smith, Alexander James Rainbow
  • Publication number: 20220042751
    Abstract: A heat sink for a heat-generating component of an electronic device has a backbone panel with opposing upper and lower surfaces. Cooling elements extend away from the upper surface of the heat sink and terminate in upper ends that define a topological surface. Thermally conducting structures extend away from the lower surface of the heat sink and terminate in tips that define a surface that is complementary to the surface of the heat-generating component of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventor: Michael James Smith
  • Publication number: 20220014011
    Abstract: A power distribution assembly comprising a chassis having at least one wall, a deformable material layer positioned on the at least one wall of the chassis and configured to deform in response to a triggering even. The power distribution assembly further comprising a conductive sense layer positioned on the deformable material layer opposite the at least one wall of the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventor: Michael James Smith
  • Publication number: 20220013995
    Abstract: A modular power distribution apparatus and method includes a frame defined by a first set of parallel supports and a second set of parallel supports, the second set of parallel supports connecting the first set of parallel supports, the frame defining a generally planar assembly, as well as a set of components extending from a side of the frame. The set of components includes a set of power modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander James Rainbow, Michael James Smith