Patents by Inventor Michael Peter

Michael Peter 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: 20150092872
    Abstract: A method for spreading a plurality of data symbols onto subcarriers of a carrier signal for a transmission in a transmission system provides a data vector, including the plurality of data symbols. The provided data vector is transformed, and based on the transformed data vector and a spreading matrix subsequent to the transform, a spread data vector is being created, having a length which corresponds to the number of the subcarriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Wilhelm KEUSGEN, Michael PETER, Andreas KORTKE
  • Patent number: 8995941
    Abstract: Techniques are described for use in scanning by a mobile device which is configured to communicate in compliance with regulatory requirements of a regulatory domain based on country information communicated in one or more beacon frames. The mobile device scans a radio frequency (RF) band using passive scan operations on RF channels having passive scan status, where each passive scan operation involves monitoring an RF channel in attempt to decode a beacon frame. When the mobile device successfully decodes, on an RF channel for a passive scan operation, an information frame of a type that is different from a beacon frame, it changes the passive scan status of the RF channel to an active scan status and performs an active scan operation on the RF channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Leonardo Jose Silva Salomone, Michael Peter Montemurro
  • Patent number: 8993833
    Abstract: A modified non-human warm-blooded vertebrate animal in which a biologically active human APP polypeptide is expressed, and in which function of its inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase (iNOS) protein is reduced as compared to a non-modified animal, methods of making the animal, and methods of testing a candidate composition for activity in the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease using the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Carol Anne Colton, Michael Peter Vitek, Judianne Davis, William E. VanNostrand
  • Patent number: 8990912
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for authenticating communications between a user computer and a server via a data communications network. A security device has memory containing security data, and security logic to use the security data to generate an authentication response to an authentication message received from the server in use. An interface device communicates with the security device. The interface device has a receiver for receiving from the user computer an authentication output containing the authentication message sent by the server to the user computer in use, and interface logic adapted to extract the authentication message from the authentication output and to send the authentication message to the security device. Includes a communications interface for connecting to the server via a communications channel bypassing the user computer. Either the security device or interface device sends the authentication response to the server via the communications channel bypassing the user computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Baentsch, Peter Buhler, Thomas Eirich, Thorsten Kramp, Michael Peter Kuyper-Hammond, Michael Charles Osborne, Tamas Visegrady
  • Publication number: 20150076298
    Abstract: A mounting unit and a method are provided for mounting a mounting rail to a mounting plate for a switch cabinet. The mounting unit acts for mounting a mounting rail for electrical devices on a mounting plate for a switch cabinet and comprises a coupling element for coupling the mounting unit by a form closure with the mounting rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Krones AG
    Inventor: Michael Peter
  • Patent number: 8982762
    Abstract: Techniques for use in a wireless device which is configured to operate as a group owner (GO) in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network are described. The group owner sends a first multicast message to one or more first P2P devices in the P2P network. The first multicast message includes first notice of absence (NoA) data. The group owner also sends a second multicast message to one or more second P2P devices in the P2P network. The second multicast message includes second NoA data. Partitioning in the P2P network in this fashion may be set based on the different types of communications established with the P2P devices (e.g. different traffic classes or Quality of Service (QoS) types).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Mohammed Nawaf Smadi, Michael Peter Montemurro
  • Publication number: 20150071268
    Abstract: A wireless device may be subject to regulations based on the location (e.g. country). Accordingly, the wireless device may need to identify regulations for its current location. A lookup table or database that includes regulations for different locations may be used for identifying the regulations for the current location of the wireless device. The lookup table may be stored locally on the wireless device or retrieved over a network. The identified regulations may be used to modify certain operating parameters of the wireless device to comply with the local regulations and determine whether or not to associate with an incorrectly configured Access Point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Richard Howard Kennedy, James Randolph Winter Lepp, Stephen McCann, Michael Peter Montemurro
  • Publication number: 20150063131
    Abstract: An apparatus has a wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver and one or more sensors. The sensors are monitored. From time to time, a mitigation level applicable to the apparatus is determined as a function of output from the one or more sensors. The mitigation level is one of multiple mitigation levels, each mitigation level corresponding to a set of configuration changes for a Media Access Control (MAC) layer of the WLAN transceiver. Responsive to determining that the applicable mitigation level has increased from a most recent previously determined mitigation level, the MAC layer is configured to effect a decrease in a transmit duty cycle of the WLAN transceiver. Responsive to determining that the applicable mitigation level has decreased from a most recent previously determined mitigation level, the MAC layer is configured to effect an increase in the transmit duty cycle of the WLAN transceiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Michael Peter Montemurro, Richard Howard Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20150057815
    Abstract: A method of delivery of fluid through a computer controlled fluid network, the network including: regulators to control the flow of fluid to deliver a predetermined amount thereof to at least one customer; a first control system for opening and closing the regulators, which collects data based on timed measurements of fluid levels upstream and downstream of respective regulators and the opening positions of respective regulators, using data analysis to provide models for prediction of fluid levels between regulators; a second control system that is a supervisory layer interacting with the first control system to provide adjustments to the controlling of the regulators based on constraint and future flow load; and a third control system interacting with the first and second control systems, which processes fluid delivery requests from the at least one customer to provide a flow load delivery schedule based on the hydraulic capacity of the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicants: The University of Melbourne, Rubicon Research Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Sumith Choy, Michael William Cantoni, Peter Maxwell Dower, Michael Peter Kearney
  • Publication number: 20150049659
    Abstract: A system, device and method are described for operating a communication device communicating with a wireless network. The method comprises in a power save mode wherein a communication subsystem of the communication device has been deactivated: for a first period beginning at a first instance, re-activating the subsystem, executing an action relating to a link layer connection condition, and then de-activating the subsystem; and for a second period beginning at a second instance, re-activating the subsystem, executing an action relating to a network layer connection condition, and then de-activating the subsystem. For the method, the first period is repeated on a cycle based on a first frequency timed to allow the communication device to process a beacon signal from the wireless network; and the second period is repeated on a cycle based on a second frequency of occurrence of an Address Resolution Protocol request in the wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Leonardo Jose SALOMONE, Michael Peter MONTEMURRO
  • Patent number: 8953490
    Abstract: A wireless communication device is configured to store a plurality of profiles associated with applications. Each profile includes at least a discovery mode property and a device type property. In response to an application being activated, the wireless device enables a discovery mode for performing discovery in accordance with the discovery mode property retrieved from a selected profile associated with the application. When one or more devices are available for discovery, the wireless device receives information from each device, filters the received information to provide filtered information associated with one or more devices having a device type that matches the device type property, and provides the filtered information to the application. The wireless device may then establish, in accordance with one or more properties retrieved from the selected profile, a Wi-Fi P2P wireless network connection with at least one of the devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Michael Peter Montemurro, Constantin Adrian Sandu
  • Patent number: 8951953
    Abstract: A cleaning fluid comprising glycerin and a culture of micro-organisms, said culture comprising lactic acid bacteria, actinomycetes, photosynthetic bacteria, yeast and fungi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: My Safe Spray (Holding) Ltd.
    Inventors: Gillian Susan Avery, Michael Peter Vernon, William Michael Crockett, Laura Dawn McLean
  • Publication number: 20150036514
    Abstract: A system, method and device for adjusting communication parameters for networks communicating with a communication device are provided. The method comprises: when the communication device is linked to a first communication network and a second communication network, comparing a strength of received signals from the second network against a threshold; and when the strength of the received signals is less than the threshold, adjusting a network parameter of signals received from the second communication network by the communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Lizhong Zhu, Fei He, Yan Wu, Qingmai Zhou, Jun Xu, Michael Peter Montemurro, Zongyou Zhang
  • Patent number: 8944367
    Abstract: A rotary wing aircraft propulsion system includes an engine, a heat exchanger cooling a fluid from the engine and a thermoelectric generator in thermal communication with the fluid to generate electrical power. The thermoelectric generator provides electrical power to at least one aircraft component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Denton Bystry, Jr., Joseph Simonetti, Matthew J. Tarascio, Michael Peter Strauss, Adam Kasprzyk, Timothy Fred Lauder
  • Patent number: 8948420
    Abstract: A MEMS microphone. The MEMS microphone includes a substrate, a transducer support that includes or supports a transducer, a housing, and an acoustic channel. The transducer support resides on the substrate. The housing surrounds the transducer support and includes an acoustic aperture. The acoustic channel couples the acoustic aperture to the transducer, and isolates the transducer from an interior area of the MEMS microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andrew J. Doller, Michael Peter Knauss, Philip Sean Stetson
  • Patent number: 8942221
    Abstract: Network information may be discoverable without requiring a connection to that network. For example, Access Network Query Protocol (“ANQP”) may allow a device to discover information about a network prior to the device associating with that network. The network discovery information may be stored in a cache memory for future associations with the same network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Stephen McCann, Michael Peter Montemurro
  • Patent number: 8929346
    Abstract: An Access Point (AP) advertises the availability of notifications, and this advertisement may be received and interpreted by stations (STAs), both by associated STAs and by non-associated STAs. Upon being informed of the availability of the notification message, a STA may take action in order to receive the notification message from the AP. Alternatively, the STA may be able to identify the notification message by analyzing the advertisement. If the contents of the notification message comprise a control message, the STA may act on the control message in a way that influences the STA's behavior. If the contents of the notification message indicate restrictions imposed by the AP, the STA may determine, in view of the restrictions, not to attempt association with the AP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Michael Peter Montemurro, Stephen McCann
  • Patent number: 8925524
    Abstract: A fuel injector includes a nozzle body with a nozzle bore, a first valve needle received within the nozzle bore and being engageable with a first seat region to control fuel delivery through a first set of nozzle outlets, and a second valve needle received within a valve bore provided in the first valve needle and being engageable with a second seat region arranged to control fuel delivery through a second set of nozzle outlets. A control chamber for fuel is provided between the first valve needle and the second valve needle, wherein movement of the first valve needle is responsive to fuel pressure in the control chamber, and wherein movement of the second valve needle is mechanically coupled to an armature of the first actuator arrangement. A second actuator arrangement controls movement of the first valve needle by controlling fuel flow into the control chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Delphi International Operations Luxembourg S.A.R.L.
    Inventor: Michael Peter Cooke
  • Publication number: 20140366786
    Abstract: The present invention provides a seed blend comprising pesticidal seed and refuge seed, wherein plants grown from said pesticidal seed type do not pollinate plants grown from said refuge seed type when the seed blend is planted. In some embodiments, the refuge crop reproductively matures at a different time relative to the time at which the pesticidal crop reproductively matures. Methods for deploying the seed blend and for reducing cross-pollination between plants grown from the pesticidal seed and refuge seed are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Matthew Wyatt Carroll, Paula Ann Price, Christopher L. Schuster, William John Moar, Graham Philip Head, Scott Corey Johnson, Chad Michael Peters
  • Patent number: 8910410
    Abstract: A firearms carrying device includes a receiver assembly including a base plate and a cover plate connected to the base plate; and a link arm linkable with the receiver assembly, the link arm mountable on a firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Tactical Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: Shane Michael Peters