Patents by Inventor Michael R. Kane
Michael R. Kane 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: 10883886Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a fracture ring sensor and a method of using the same to detect out of tolerance forces. Aspects of the invention include a product having a defined an out of tolerance force, a fracture ring sensor, and a mounting assembly coupling the fracture ring sensor to the product. The fracture ring sensor is patterned with a conductive trace and is manufactured to break when subjected to a predetermined amount of force. The predetermined amount of force is substantially equal to a percentage of the out of tolerance force of the product.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Jonathan D. Bradbury, Jonathan R. Fry, Michael R. Kane
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Patent number: 10859453Abstract: Mechanical integrity sensors are provided to detect occurrence of an out-of-tolerance force on a component, such as a circuit board. The mechanical integrity sensor includes a light-blocking container and a light collector disposed within the light-blocking container. The light-blocking container includes a breakable panel. The breakable panel fractures with a force on the breakable panel indicative of the out-of-tolerance force on the component. Fracturing of the breakable panel allows light into the light-blocking container, and the light is collected by the light collector as indicative of the occurrence of the out-of-tolerance force on the component.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Jonathan R. Fry, Jonathan D. Bradbury, Michael R. Kane
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Patent number: 10713111Abstract: A method includes initiating a power on sequence of a computer equipment including a plurality of sensors at a serviceable location within a component of the computer equipment, the plurality of sensors communicating with a sensor monitor coupled with an interlock mechanism, and a service console capable of communicating with the sensor monitor, receiving feedback data from the plurality of sensors during the power on sequence, each of the plurality of sensors is detecting a physical condition at the serviceable location, determining whether the feedback data exceeds a predefined threshold value, the feedback data exceeding the predefined threshold value is associated with a fault at a serviceable location, in response to the feedback data exceeding the predefined threshold value, logging the fault at the serviceable location, aborting the power on sequence of the equipment, and prompting an equipment servicer of the fault at the serviceable location.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jonathan D. Bradbury, Jonathan R. Fry, Michael R. Kane, Jeffrey Nettey
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Patent number: 10697851Abstract: An electro-mechanical fuse is provided and includes a chassis component, an extrusion disposed on a monitored component which is disposable proximate to the chassis component and a sensor. The sensor is mounted to the chassis component. The sensor is mechanically breakable in power-on and power-off conditions by the extrusion as a result of a predefined action of or relative to the monitored component. The sensor electrically signals an occurrence of the mechanical breakage during power-on conditions following mechanical breakage.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Jonathan D. Bradbury, Jonathan R. Fry, Michael R. Kane
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Patent number: 10698394Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and system for guided service procedure. The embodiment may include receiving feedback data from one or more of a plurality of sensors. Each of the plurality of sensors may detect a physical condition at a serviceable location within an item of equipment. The item of equipment may be undergoing a service procedure by an equipment servicer. The embodiment may include determining whether the received feedback data from one or more of the plurality of sensors exceeds a threshold value. Based on determining that the threshold value is exceeded, the embodiment may include alerting the equipment servicer during the service procedure.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jonathan D. Bradbury, Jonathan R. Fry, Michael R. Kane, Jeffrey Nettey
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Publication number: 20200166420Abstract: Mechanical integrity sensors are provided to detect occurrence of an out-of-tolerance force on a component, such as a circuit board. The mechanical integrity sensor includes a light-blocking container and a light collector disposed within the light-blocking container. The light-blocking container includes a breakable panel. The breakable panel fractures with a force on the breakable panel indicative of the out-of-tolerance force on the component. Fracturing of the breakable panel allows light into the light-blocking container, and the light is collected by the light collector as indicative of the occurrence of the out-of-tolerance force on the component.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2018Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Jonathan R. FRY, Jonathan D. BRADBURY, Michael R. KANE
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Patent number: 10648871Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a fracture ring sensor and a method of using the same to detect out of tolerance forces. Aspects of the invention include a product having a defined an out of tolerance force, a fracture ring sensor, and a mounting assembly coupling the fracture ring sensor to the product. The fracture ring sensor is patterned with a conductive trace and is manufactured to break when subjected to a predetermined amount of force. The predetermined amount of force is substantially equal to a percentage of the out of tolerance force of the product.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Jonathan D. Bradbury, Jonathan R. Fry, Michael R. Kane
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Patent number: 10545493Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and system for guided service procedure. The embodiment may include receiving feedback data from one or more of a plurality of sensors. Each of the plurality of sensors may detect a physical condition at a serviceable location within an item of equipment. The item of equipment may be undergoing a service procedure by an equipment servicer. The embodiment may include determining whether the received feedback data from one or more of the plurality of sensors exceeds a threshold value. Based on determining that the threshold value is exceeded, the embodiment may include alerting the equipment servicer during the service procedure.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2017Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jonathan D. Bradbury, Jonathan R. Fry, Michael R. Kane, Jeffrey Nettey
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Patent number: 10533919Abstract: An electro-mechanical fuse is provided and includes a chassis component, an extrusion disposed on a monitored component which is disposable proximate to the chassis component and a sensor. The sensor is mounted to the chassis component. The sensor is mechanically breakable in power-on and power-off conditions by the extrusion as a result of a predefined action of or relative to the monitored component. The sensor electrically signals an occurrence of the mechanical breakage during power-on conditions following mechanical breakage.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Jonathan D. Bradbury, Jonathan R. Fry, Michael R. Kane
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Publication number: 20190316976Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a fracture ring sensor and a method of using the same to detect out of tolerance forces. Aspects of the invention include a product having a defined an out of tolerance force, a fracture ring sensor, and a mounting assembly coupling the fracture ring sensor to the product. The fracture ring sensor is patterned with a conductive trace and is manufactured to break when subjected to a predetermined amount of force. The predetermined amount of force is substantially equal to a percentage of the out of tolerance force of the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Jonathan D. Bradbury, Jonathan R. Fry, Michael R. Kane
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Patent number: 10408691Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a fracture ring sensor and a method of using the same to detect out of tolerance forces. Aspects of the invention include a product having a defined an out of tolerance force, a fracture ring sensor, and a mounting assembly coupling the fracture ring sensor to the product. The fracture ring sensor is patterned with a conductive trace and is manufactured to break when subjected to a predetermined amount of force. The predetermined amount of force is substantially equal to a percentage of the out of tolerance force of the product.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Jonathan D. Bradbury, Jonathan R. Fry, Michael R. Kane
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Publication number: 20190163561Abstract: A method includes initiating a power on sequence of a computer equipment including a plurality of sensors at a serviceable location within a component of the computer equipment, the plurality of sensors communicating with a sensor monitor coupled with an interlock mechanism, and a service console capable of communicating with the sensor monitor, receiving feedback data from the plurality of sensors during the power on sequence, each of the plurality of sensors is detecting a physical condition at the serviceable location, determining whether the feedback data exceeds a predefined threshold value, the feedback data exceeding the predefined threshold value is associated with a fault at a serviceable location, in response to the feedback data exceeding the predefined threshold value, logging the fault at the serviceable location, aborting the power on sequence of the equipment, and prompting an equipment servicer of the fault at the serviceable location.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Jonathan D. Bradbury, Jonathan R. Fry, Michael R. Kane, Jeffrey Nettey
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Publication number: 20190139053Abstract: A method for execution of an engineering change announcement is provided. The method is implemented by an application stored on a memory of a device. The application includes program instructions executable by a processor of the device, which is in communication with a backend system. The method includes receiving an engineering change announcement query. The method includes retrieving a query result from the backend system in response to the engineering change announcement query. The method includes determining whether the query result identifies that the engineering change announcement exists with respect to the engineering change announcement query. The method includes providing the query result when the query result identifies that the engineering change announcement exists with respect to the engineering change announcement query. The method includes receiving a selection input with respect to the query result.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Thomas P. Catanzaro, Michael R. Kane
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Publication number: 20190107445Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a fracture ring sensor and a method of using the same to detect out of tolerance forces. Aspects of the invention include a product having a defined an out of tolerance force, a fracture ring sensor, and a mounting assembly coupling the fracture ring sensor to the product. The fracture ring sensor is patterned with a conductive trace and is manufactured to break when subjected to a predetermined amount of force. The predetermined amount of force is substantially equal to a percentage of the out of tolerance force of the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2017Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: Jonathan D. Bradbury, Jonathan R. Fry, Michael R. Kane
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Publication number: 20190107446Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a fracture ring sensor and a method of using the same to detect out of tolerance forces. Aspects of the invention include a product having a defined an out of tolerance force, a fracture ring sensor, and a mounting assembly coupling the fracture ring sensor to the product. The fracture ring sensor is patterned with a conductive trace and is manufactured to break when subjected to a predetermined amount of force. The predetermined amount of force is substantially equal to a percentage of the out of tolerance force of the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2017Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: Jonathan D. Bradbury, Jonathan R. Fry, Michael R. Kane
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Publication number: 20190101470Abstract: An electro-mechanical fuse is provided and includes a chassis component, an extrusion disposed on a monitored component which is disposable proximate to the chassis component and a sensor. The sensor is mounted to the chassis component. The sensor is mechanically breakable in power-on and power-off conditions by the extrusion as a result of a predefined action of or relative to the monitored component. The sensor electrically signals an occurrence of the mechanical breakage during power-on conditions following mechanical breakage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2017Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Jonathan D. Bradbury, Jonathan R. FRY, Michael R. Kane
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Publication number: 20190101469Abstract: An electro-mechanical fuse is provided and includes a chassis component, an extrusion disposed on a monitored component which is disposable proximate to the chassis component and a sensor. The sensor is mounted to the chassis component. The sensor is mechanically breakable in power-on and power-off conditions by the extrusion as a result of a predefined action of or relative to the monitored component. The sensor electrically signals an occurrence of the mechanical breakage during power-on conditions following mechanical breakage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Jonathan D. Bradbury, Jonathan R. Fry, Michael R. Kane
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Publication number: 20180364690Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and system for guided service procedure. The embodiment may include receiving feedback data from one or more of a plurality of sensors. Each of the plurality of sensors may detect a physical condition at a serviceable location within an item of equipment. The item of equipment may be undergoing a service procedure by an equipment servicer. The embodiment may include determining whether the received feedback data from one or more of the plurality of sensors exceeds a threshold value. Based on determining that the threshold value is exceeded, the embodiment may include alerting the equipment servicer during the service procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2017Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Jonathan D. Bradbury, Jonathan R. Fry, Michael R. Kane, Jeffrey Nettey
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Publication number: 20180364691Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and system for guided service procedure. The embodiment may include receiving feedback data from one or more of a plurality of sensors. Each of the plurality of sensors may detect a physical condition at a serviceable location within an item of equipment. The item of equipment may be undergoing a service procedure by an equipment servicer. The embodiment may include determining whether the received feedback data from one or more of the plurality of sensors exceeds a threshold value. Based on determining that the threshold value is exceeded, the embodiment may include alerting the equipment servicer during the service procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2017Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Jonathan D. Bradbury, Jonathan R. Fry, Michael R. Kane, Jeffrey Nettey
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Publication number: 20180364692Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and system for guided service procedure. The embodiment may include receiving feedback data from one or more of a plurality of sensors. Each of the plurality of sensors may detect a physical condition at a serviceable location within an item of equipment. The item of equipment may be undergoing a service procedure by an equipment servicer. The embodiment may include determining whether the received feedback data from one or more of the plurality of sensors exceeds a threshold value. Based on determining that the threshold value is exceeded, the embodiment may include alerting the equipment servicer during the service procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2017Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Jonathan D. Bradbury, Jonathan R. Fry, Michael R. Kane, Jeffrey Nettey