Patents by Inventor Michael Tom
Michael Tom 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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Publication number: 20240106693Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing global Internet Protocol management system (“GIMS”) for monitoring network devices for fault management. In various embodiments, a computing system may receive a first alert associated with a first device among layer 2 and/or layer 3 devices disposed in a plurality of networks; may collect first alert data and/or first device data; may store the first alert together with the collected first alert data and/or first device data as first consolidated alert data in a first database; may perform, using an enrichment system, enrichment of the first alert, by retrieving first enrichment data from one or more second databases and adding the first enrichment data to the first consolidated alert data in the first database; and may send the first consolidated alert data to a fault management system for display to a user to facilitate addressing of the first alert by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Steve Toms, David Sutton, William E. Curd, II, Wayne L. Williams, Binu Baby, Michael Ogden, David Ho, Nashat Saqqa, Amer Khan, Ranjith Kumar Nooka, Keith Sebesta, Tim W. Kimpton, Shelley Goldner, Shelli L. Hurd
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Publication number: 20240070005Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing real-time fault management or real-time fault management system (“RFM”). In various embodiments, RFM may receive alerts from or associated with network devices (e.g., layer 2, 3, and/or 4 devices, or the like) that are disposed in a plurality of disparate networks that may utilize different alert management protocols and/or different fault management protocols. RFM may collect, enrich, normalize, aggregate, and display the alerts in a user interface to facilitate addressing of the alerts by a user. To enable continuous and real-time functionality, RFM may be implemented in a plurality of siloed platforms in a primary data center, with processing of alerts being load balanced across the siloed platforms, with mirrored group of siloed platforms in a secondary data center located geographically distant from the primary data center and configured to be on “hot standby” and to completely take over RFM processing operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Steve Toms, Michael McClintock, David Sutton, Steven Burrell, Shelley Goldner, Shelli L. Hurd
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Publication number: 20220082660Abstract: Example embodiments relate to light detection and ranging (lidar) devices having a light-guide manifold. An example lidar device includes a transmit subsystem. The transmit subsystem includes a light emitter. The transmit subsystem also includes a light-guide manifold optically coupled to the light emitter. Further, the transmit subsystem includes a telecentric lens assembly optically coupled to the light-guide manifold. The lidar device also includes a receive subsystem. The receive subsystem includes the telecentric lens assembly. The receive subsystem also includes an aperture plate having an aperture defined therein. The aperture plate is positioned at a focal plane of the telecentric lens assembly. Further, the receive subsystem includes a silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) positioned to receive light traveling through the aperture.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2020Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Pierre-Yves Droz, Ralph H. Shepard, Augusto Tazzoli, David Hutchison, David Schleuning, Nathaniel Golshan, Nathaniel Quillin, Andrew Abo, Caner Onal, Michael Tom, Robert Lockwood, Kelvin Kwong, Daiwei Li, Drew Ulrich, Simon Ellgas, Chandra Kakani, Erin Eppard, Samuel Lenius, Justin Andrade, James Dunphy
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Publication number: 20210315494Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for monitoring a concentration of an analyte in a foetus. The device comprises a biosensor for electrochemically measuring a concentration of an analyte in the foetus, a protrusion configured to be at least partially inserted into foetal tissue, and a device body supporting the biosensor and the protrusion. The device is configured such that when the device body contacts the surface area of the foetal tissue, the device body can be anchored to the foetal tissue and the protrusion can be inserted into the tissue so that the reactive substance of the biosensor electrochemically reacts with the analyte in the foetal tissue and in response to the electrochemical reaction the electrode of the biosensor detects an electronic signal, a strength of the electronic signal being indicative of the concentration of the analyte.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2019Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Michael Tom CHALLENOR, Arjun Siddharth KAUSHIK, Sanandan SUDHIR, Akshay AKSHAY, Sheldon Salvio Napoleon PINTO
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Patent number: 11117095Abstract: Conversion methods and equipment for converting a calcium-based flue gas desulfurization (FGD) system to an ammonia-based FGD systems, including modifying a reagent system and absorber system of the calcium-based FGD system to be capable of, respectively, delivering an ammonia-based reagent to the absorber system rather than the calcium-based reagent, and modifying the absorber system to increase capacity of a reaction tank thereof.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Marsulex Environmental Technologies CorporationInventors: Barry Wayne Stolzman, Michael Lyn Mengel, Michael Tom Hammer
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Publication number: 20210129077Abstract: Conversion methods and equipment for converting a calcium-based flue gas desulfurization (FGD) system to an ammonia-based FGD systems, including modifying a reagent system and absorber system of the calcium-based FGD system to be capable of, respectively, delivering an ammonia-based reagent to the absorber system rather than the calcium-based reagent, and modifying the absorber system to increase capacity of a reaction tank thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2021Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Barry Wayne Stolzman, Michael Lyn Mengel, Michael Tom Hammer
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Publication number: 20210107813Abstract: Systems and processes for producing potassium sulfate that include providing an industrial waste material that includes at least sodium sulfate, reacting the sodium sulfate with potassium chloride to produce a byproduct comprising potassium sulfate and a chloride-containing brine, and reacting the chloride-containing brine with barium chloride to produce barium sulfate and sodium chloride.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Michael Lyn Mengel, Michael Tom Hammer, Barry Wayne Stolzman, Bronwyn Graeffe
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Patent number: 10882006Abstract: Conversion methods and equipment for converting a calcium-based flue gas desulfurization (FGD) system to an ammonia-based FGD systems, including modifying a reagent system and absorber system of the calcium-based FGD system to be capable of, respectively, delivering an ammonia-based reagent to the absorber system rather than the calcium-based reagent, and modifying the absorber system to increase capacity of a reaction tank thereof.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Marsulex Environmental Technologies CorporationInventors: Barry Wayne Stolzman, Michael Lyn Mengel, Michael Tom Hammer
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Patent number: 10571743Abstract: A display may have a backlight unit that provides backlight illumination. The backlight unit may include a light guide that distributes light through the display. Light-emitting diodes may emit light into the light guide. A reflector that is overlapped by the light guide may help reflect light upwards through an array of pixels. The backlight unit may have a chassis that receives the reflector, light guide, light-emitting diodes, and optical films such as diffusers and prism films. Optical and mechanical features in the backlight unit may enhance color and intensity uniformity for the backlight illumination and may help enhance durability.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Byungsoo Ko, Daming Xu, Heesang Suh, Michael Tom, Shin-Ying Lu, Thomas Mueller, Wenyong Zhu, Victor H. Yin, Mookyung Son
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Publication number: 20190105605Abstract: Conversion methods and equipment for converting a calcium-based flue gas desulfurization (FGD) system to an ammonia-based FGD systems, including modifying a reagent system and absorber system of the calcium-based FGD system to be capable of, respectively, delivering an ammonia-based reagent to the absorber system rather than the calcium-based reagent, and modifying the absorber system to increase capacity of a reaction tank thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: Barry Wayne Stolzman, Michael Lyn Mengel, Michael Tom Hammer
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Publication number: 20180307102Abstract: A display may have a backlight unit that provides backlight illumination. The backlight unit may include a light guide that distributes light through the display. Light-emitting diodes may emit light into the light guide. A reflector that is overlapped by the light guide may help reflect light upwards through an array of pixels. The backlight unit may have a chassis that receives the reflector, light guide, light-emitting diodes, and optical films such as diffusers and prism films. Optical and mechanical features in the backlight unit may enhance color and intensity uniformity for the backlight illumination and may help enhance durability.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2017Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Byungsoo Ko, Daming Xu, Heesang Suh, Michael Tom, Shin-Ying Lu, Thomas Mueller, Wenyong Zhu, Victor H. Yin, Mookyung Son
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Patent number: 9310022Abstract: Some embodiments include a method of providing substantially uninterrupted gas service by coupling at least one gas cylinder to a portable tanking assembly. The tanking assembly can include a cart including a rear frame and a coupled carrier frame supported on an axle with wheels. In some embodiments, the carrier frame can include a caged regulation assembly housing at least a portion of a regulation apparatus with an upstream supply end coupled to a downstream delivery end. In some embodiments, the regulation apparatus includes a primary regulator coupled a one relief valve. The relief valve can be coupled to a downstream regulator, coupled to a water column gauge. In some embodiments, the regulation apparatus further includes a delivery valve. In some embodiments, the delivery valve comprises a distribution manifold assembly including a manifold and a plurality of distribution couplers coupled to the manifold.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyInventors: Michael Tom Sakaguchi, Jon Wilson Armstrong, Leonard Todd Caldwell, Richard D. White
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Publication number: 20140261707Abstract: Some embodiments include a method of providing substantially uninterrupted gas service by coupling at least one gas cylinder to a portable tanking assembly. The tanking assembly can include a cart including a rear frame and a coupled carrier frame supported on an axle with wheels. In some embodiments, the carrier frame can include a caged regulation assembly housing at least a portion of a regulation apparatus with an upstream supply end coupled to a downstream delivery end. In some embodiments, the regulation apparatus includes a primary regulator coupled a one relief valve. The relief valve can be coupled to a downstream regulator, coupled to a water column gauge. In some embodiments, the regulation apparatus further includes a delivery valve. In some embodiments, the delivery valve comprises a distribution manifold assembly including a manifold and a plurality of distribution couplers coupled to the manifold.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Michael Tom Sakaguchi, Jon Wilson Armstrong, Leonard Todd Caldwell, Richard D. White
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Publication number: 20040258807Abstract: A raw material is stored in a storage container. The stored raw material is physically processed in the storage container to obtain a processed material based on the raw material. Link data is recorded for associating the raw material with the processed material across any transformation between the raw material and the processed material. A graphical user interface is provided to facilitate at least one of entry, storage, retrieval, and data processing of the recorded link data for management of the storage containers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2004Publication date: December 23, 2004Applicant: Deere & Company, a Delaware corporationInventors: William Robert Pape, John Carl Powell, Michelle Lee Meyer, Michael Tom Sweat, John O'Leary Nolan, Richard C. Niswonger
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Publication number: 20040088832Abstract: A button fastener of plastic material, which can be quickly, attach onto clothing and material. The button fastener has a pointed, ribbed and/or toothed, free-end strap leading downward from the underside of the fastener. The point of the strap is inserted into and drawn through pants, clothing or material and the strap is then inserted through an opening in bottom of the fastener leading to a passageway through the fastener. Situated above the opening in the fastener is a flap, which is folded in onto the body of the fastener. The flap has full detail art icons and emblems molded into the outward side of the flap. An angled lip on the inside of the flap is bent out of position and is inserted into an underside indent in the fastener, locking the flap onto the fastener body and securing the position of the strap within the passageway. An alternative embodiment of a button fastener is designed with a pointed, ribbed strap that is inserted through a passageway within the shank of a button fastener.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2002Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventor: Michael Tom Groves
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Patent number: 4179696Abstract: A radar tracking system having a Kalman estimator is disclosed. The estimator is provided with angle and range track error measurements in a coordinate system that is aligned with and normal to the antenna line of sight, commonly referred to as the LOS coordinate system. This estimator implementation uses less computing resources in converting the measurements provided relative to the antenna LOS coordinate system, to predict target position referenced to a stable coordinate system such as geographic, wander azimuth, or inertial.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 1977Date of Patent: December 18, 1979Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.Inventors: Elmen C. Quesinberry, Michael Tom, James L. Farrell
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Patent number: 3963635Abstract: A dishwashing composition which can be used in the conventional manner to obtain good foaming and detergency and can also be used in dilutions of about 5:1 or less to obtain a non-stick effect on aluminium pans contains from 10-50% of a detergent of which from 5-40% is a calcium/magnesium sensitive anionic synthetic detergent, from 0.01-2% of a selected alkyl phosphate monoester, and from 1 to 40% of a solubilizer.An example of such a composition has the following formulaton:% ______________________________________ Sodium dodecyl benzene 30.0 sulphonate Ammonium C.sub.12 -C.sub.15 primary 8.0 alcohol 3EO sulphate Lauryl phosphate (12%) 0.5 Succinic acid 1.5 Glutaric acid 1.0 Ethanol 6.0 Urea 6.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 1973Date of Patent: June 15, 1976Assignee: Lever Brothers CompanyInventors: Peter Leonard Dawson, Michael Tom Rothwell
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Patent number: 3956199Abstract: A detergent composition suitable for hand dishwashing and in particular for aluminium pan cleaning which has a pH of from 4 to 8.5 and consists of the following essential components: from 10 to 50% by weight of a detergent, from 5-40% of which is a calcium/magnesium sensitive anionic synthetic detergent; at least 1% of a solubiliser and 0.015-0.45% of an organic phosphonate. When used at dilutions of about 5x, the compositions can provide anti-resoiling effects on aluminium.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 1973Date of Patent: May 11, 1976Assignee: Lever Brothers CompanyInventors: Peter Leonard Dawson, Michael Tom Rothwell
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Patent number: 3941713Abstract: A machine dishwasher rinse aid having the property of imparting an anti-resoiling or non-stick finish to aluminium articles such as pans. The rinse aid contains an anti-resoiling agent which is preferably a monoalkylphosphate ester to achieve this effect. It also contains a nonionic surface active agent and a pH controller in the form of citric, lactic or glutaric acid.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 1973Date of Patent: March 2, 1976Assignee: Lever Brothers CompanyInventors: Peter Leonard Dawson, Michael David Rickard, Michael Tom Rothwell