Patents by Inventor Michael Morris

Michael Morris 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).

  • Sleeves for sign posts
    Patent number: 9574312
    Abstract: A sleeve for a post that is generally rectangular in horizontal cross-section, may have two or three panels, may have perforation which allow portions of one or more panels to be removed, may incorporate retroreflective materials, may have holes, bushings, and/or adhesive layers to facilitate attaching the sleeve to a post, may have top-bottom and side-to-side connectors to facilitate connecting the top of one sleeve to the bottom of another or the edge of one sleeve to an edge of another, may be accompanied by spacers to allow the sleeve to be connected to posts of different size and geometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: EML PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Scott Eaves, Willis Michael Morris-Lent
  • System and method for administering marketing programs
    Patent number: 9569789
    Abstract: A system and method provide rewards or loyalty incentives to transaction account customers. The system includes a computing platform comprising application programming interfaces that enable users to define marketing programs. The system thus enables an efficient, automated and extensible platform for creating, managing and executing rewards and other marketing related programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Sastry Durvasula, Luke Gebb, Priyadarshini Koul, Michael Morris, Sherree Newhouse, Manjushri Puranik, Scott Roen, Jennifer Russo, Sripriya Tiku, Robert Wilmes, David Wolf, Sathish Muthukrishnan
  • HIGH-BANDWIDTH UNDERWATER DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160352436
    Abstract: An apparatus is described which uses directly modulated InGaN Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) or InGaN lasers as the transmitters for an underwater data-communication device. The receiver uses automatic gain control to facilitate performance of the apparatus over a wide-range of distances and water turbidities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: William Hopewell, Philip Lacovara, Michael Morris
  • High-bandwidth underwater data communication system
    Patent number: 9490911
    Abstract: An apparatus is described which uses directly modulated InGaN Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) or InGaN lasers as the transmitters for an underwater data-communication device. The receiver uses automatic gain control to facilitate performance of the apparatus over a wide-range of distances and water turbidities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: FAIRFIELD INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: William Hopewell, Philip Lacovara, Michael Morris
  • Circuits and methods for generating a threshold signal used in a motion detector in accordance with a least common multiple of a set of possible quantities of features upon a target
    Patent number: 9476899
    Abstract: A circuit to detect a movement of an object provides a threshold selection module or a peak identifier module that uses one or more threshold signals identified prior to a present cycle of magnetic field signal in order to establish a threshold signal used for a present cycle of the magnetic field signal. A method associated with the circuit is also described. The circuit and method can be tailored to store values associated with a least common multiple of a set of possible quantities of detectable features on target objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
    Inventors: Devon Fernandez, Michael Morris, William P. Taylor, P. Karl Scheller
  • PREBIOTIC COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20160278422
    Abstract: A composition comprising branched fructan molecules, wherein said branched fructan molecules have; a molecular weight of between about 0.3 to about 3 kDa;and/ora fructan chain length of about 2 to about 15 fructose units and/or an elution time of 7 to 22 minutes when on a Dionex HPAEC-PAD column. The invention also embraces a feed or food supplement comprising such compositions, a method of producing a composition comprising branched fructan molecules, and a method of making a feed or foodstuff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew John LEE, Joseph GALLAGHER, Steven Anthony FISH, Stephen Michael MORRIS
  • DBFS WITH FLASHBACK ARCHIVE
    Publication number: 20160224550
    Abstract: A method for generating a query for version information on a file stored a database file system that is managed by a database server. When a client on a remote client machine sends a file operation request, the database management system, receives the file operation request and creates a database query for the requested file operation and an additional query for a set of version identifiers that identify the previous versions of the requested file of the requested file operation. The database management system executes the queries and generates a set of version identifiers, where each identifier from the set of version identifiers represents a specific version of the requested file at a particular point in time in the past.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventor: Michael Morris
  • HIGH-BANDWIDTH UNDERWATER DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160211923
    Abstract: An apparatus is described which uses directly modulated InGaN Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) or InGaN lasers as the transmitters for an underwater data-communication device. The receiver uses automatic gain control to facilitate performance of the apparatus over a wide-range of distances and water turbidities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: Fairfield Industries Incorporated
    Inventors: William Hopewell, Philip Lacovara, Michael Morris
  • Distributed event system for relational models
    Patent number: 9384361
    Abstract: A distributed event system for a relational database is disclosed. An event data model operatively describes a target database. For a subject entity in the target database, the event data model declares and defines triggering events and respective corresponding operations. An event engine monitors database queries and events involving the subject entity and determines from the event data model corresponding operations. Execution of the determined corresponding operations is distributed to network-based agents. Agents may be filtered based on skills and/or credentials injected at runtime. Code binaries of the operations are downloaded to the agents for execution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Leslie Muller, Michael Morris Wasser, Alberto Arias Maestro
  • Monitoring System, Components, Methods, and Applications
    Publication number: 20160170060
    Abstract: A real-time, marine acoustic monitoring system and method for detecting, tracking, recording, analyzing, communicating and otherwise obtaining and manipulating data indicative of marine presence and/or activity, and using such data to avoid or mitigate detrimental impact on the marine environment. The system includes sub-sea instrumentation packages (SPs) including sensors recording acoustic signals and other sensor data that allow elapsed and/or real-time, in-situ data communications and control of the individual instrumentation packages and system configuration. Each SP may have wireless, acoustic, and/or optical modules or components to enable the communication between SPs and/or other collection points such as surface vessels, ROVs, sub-sea transceivers, or AUVs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: FAIRFIELD INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED d/b/a FAIRFIELDNODAL
    Inventors: William HOPEWELL, James N. THOMPSON, Matthew BASNIGHT, Michael MORRIS
  • DBFS PERMISSIONS USING USER, ROLE, AND PERMISSIONS FLAGS
    Publication number: 20160140354
    Abstract: A method for authenticating file operations on files and folders stored in a database file system where the database file system can authenticate a client-user request based upon the client-user's database credentials. The database file system has the capability of storing file permissions based on database credentials. Once a client requests a certain file operation, the client's operating system first determines whether the client has sufficient privileges to perform the requested file operation. If the client has privileges, the client operating system forwards the file operation request to the database file system. The database file system then authenticates the client, based on his database credentials, to determine whether or not to perform the requested file operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventor: Michael Morris
  • FLAPPER EXHAUST DIVERTER VALVE
    Publication number: 20160123482
    Abstract: A flapper exhaust diverter valve (110) is provided. The flapper exhaust diverter valve (110) includes a valve body (210) comprising an exhaust inlet (212), an evaporator outlet (214), and a bypass outlet (216). The flapper exhaust diverter valve (110) also includes a flapper assembly (310) that is rotatably coupled to the valve body (210) at a first distal end (310a) of the flapper assembly (310).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: Norgren Limited
    Inventors: John Michael Morris, Mark Edward Byers Sealy, Christopher Edward Narborough, William Benjamin Boult
  • VEHICLE WASTE HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160123191
    Abstract: A waste heat recovery system (100) for an engine (101) comprises a fluid supply (104); one or more evaporators (120, 121) adapted to transfer waste heat from the engine (101) to fluid from the fluid supply (104) to heat the fluid to a superheated vapor; a condenser (134) having a condenser inlet (134?) in fluid communication with the one or more evaporators; and a pressure regulator (200) configured to limit the vapor pressure at the condenser inlet (134?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: Norgen Limited
    Inventors: John Michael Morris, Mark Edwards Byers Sealy
  • Crimp tooling for a terminal crimping machine
    Patent number: 9331446
    Abstract: Crimp tooling for crimping a crimp barrel of an electrical terminal to a wire includes an insulation crimper having an insulation crimp profile for crimping an insulation barrel segment of the crimp barrel to insulation of the wire, a wire crimper having a wire crimp profile for crimping a wire barrel segment of the crimp barrel to a conductor of the wire, and a transition crimper between the wire crimper and the insulation crimper. The transition crimper has a blended profile segueing from the wire crimp profile to the insulation crimp profile. The blended profile is used for crimping a transition segment of the crimp barrel between the insulation barrel segment and the wire barrel segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignees: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Uwe Bluemmel, Michael Morris, David Alan College
  • Gear tooth sensor with peak and threshold detectors
    Patent number: 9329057
    Abstract: Presented herein is a magnetic field sensor architecture that uses outputs of a peak detector and threshold detector operating in parallel to detect magnetic anomalies that may be associated with the target being sensed, e.g., a rotational ferromagnetic object such as a toothed gear, and use such detection to prevent sensor malfunction. The sensor includes an edge detection circuit and an error detection circuit. In one embodiment, the edge detection circuit includes circuits to detect edges (or transitions) of the threshold and peak detector output signals and the error detection circuit includes circuits, responsive to the edge detection circuit, to indicate an error when a “missed transition” occurs or a peak-to-peak value of an input signal as detected by the peak detector for a current cycle differs from an expected peak-to-peak value by a predetermined amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Allegro Microsystems, LLC
    Inventors: Andrea Foletto, Michael Morris, Mathew Drouin, Devon Fernandez, Andreas P. Friedrich, P. Karl Scheller
  • TERMINAL CRIMPING MACHINE HAVING A WIRE CLAMP
    Publication number: 20150372437
    Abstract: A terminal crimping machine includes a termination tool having crimp tooling defining a crimping zone that receives the terminal and the wire. The crimp tooling is actuated during a crimp stroke to crimp the terminal to the wire. The terminal crimping machine includes a wire clamp holding the wire near the crimping zone. The wire clamp releases the wire prior to completion of the crimp to allow extrusion of the wire during the crimping process. Optionally, the wire clamp may release the wire prior to bottom dead center of the crimp stroke. The wire clamp may release the wire after the terminal partially retains the wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Morris, Neil Edward Deming, Christopher John Karrasch
  • Kinetic energy system utilizing multi-size multi-use high speed rotating flywheel
    Publication number: 20150372581
    Abstract: Processes used in the past were hazardous due to the material with which they were constructed, the design, and the location of the flywheel used on the device. In addition, the energy was inefficiently drawn from the flywheel which caused them to be replaced by fuel driven engines which emitted CO/2 and other greenhouse gases. My invention will create kinetic energy with zero greenhouse gases and all safety issues are remedied by high grade materials and new safety specifications. My invention is to turn a flywheel containing more kinetic energy than required by an electrical generator to produce power. The flywheel will be driven by an external energy source and, by overcoming the required kinetic energy of the electrical generator with the kinetic energy of the flywheel spinning at a high R.P.M., it will create kinetic energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventor: Christopher Michael Morris
  • SLEEVES FOR SIGN POSTS
    Publication number: 20150361684
    Abstract: A sleeve for a post that is generally rectangular in horizontal cross-section, may have two or three panels, may have perforation which allow portions of one or more panels to be removed, may incorporate retroreflective materials, may have holes, bushings, and/or adhesive layers to facilitate attaching the sleeve to a post, may have top-bottom and side-to-side connectors to facilitate connecting the top of one sleeve to the bottom of another or the edge of one sleeve to an edge of another, may be accompanied by spacers to allow the sleeve to be connected to posts of different size and geometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Scott EAVES, Willis Michael MORRIS-LENT
  • Feed mechanism for a terminal crimping machine
    Patent number: 9209586
    Abstract: A feed mechanism for a terminal crimping machine includes a feed track and a strip locator. The feed track has a top plate and a side wall. The top plate extends from a front of the feed track to a rear of the feed track. The top plate is configured to receive thereon a terminal strip having a plurality of terminals arranged along a carrier strip. The terminal strip is configured to be moved from the rear to the front towards a crimping zone of the terminal crimping machine. The side wall has a fixed edge above the top plate. The strip locator is coupled to the feed track. The strip locator has a rail movably coupled to a support wall. The support wall is fixed relative to the feed track. The rail is biased against the terminal strip to force the terminal strip against the fixed edge of the side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Morris, Neil Edward Deming, Aaron Scott Will
  • THREADED REBAR MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150336156
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention comprise forming a billet from molten steel and hot rolling the billet to reduce the cross sectional area of the billet. Thereafter, the billet is hot rolled into a lead pass bar having a cross-sectional area comprising a reduced width dimension located adjacent to the center longitudinal axis of the bar. In one embodiment of the invention, the billet can be formed into a lead pass bar having a cross-sectional area in the shape of an hourglass or peanut by feeding the billet through a first set of rolls. After the lead pass bar is formed, it is passed through a second set of rolls in order to form the substantially continuous threaded rebar without longitudinal ribs. The cross-sectional area of the lead pass bar helps to produce a substantially continuous threaded rebar product without longitudinal ribs using standard rebar manufacturing tooling and equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Francis W. Griggs, Jerry Thomas Brown, Brent Michael Morris, James R. Dollar