Patents by Inventor Michael Wright

Michael Wright 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).

  • Apparatus and method for synchronizing sample stage motion with a time delay integration charge-couple device in a semiconductor inspection tool
    Patent number: 8772731
    Abstract: A method for synchronizing sample stage motion with a time delay integration (TDI) charge-couple device (CCD) in a semiconductor inspection tool, including: measuring a lateral position of a stage holding a sample being inspected; measuring a vertical position of the stage; determining a corrected lateral position of an imaged pixel of the sample based on the measured lateral and vertical positions; and synchronizing charge transfer of the TDI CCD with the corrected lateral position of the imaged pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: KLA-Tencor Corporation
    Inventors: Pradeep Subrahmanyan, Daniel Wack, Michael Wright, David Alles
  • Network protocol header alignment
    Patent number: 8599855
    Abstract: Techniques for routing a payload of a first network protocol, which includes header information for a second network protocol, include communicating a packet. In a circuit block, a first type for the first network protocol and a second type for the second network protocol are determined. The circuit block stores a classification that indicates a unique combination of the first type and the second type. A general purpose processor routes the packet based on the classification. Processor clock cycles are saved that would be consumed in determining the types. Furthermore, based on the classification, the processor can store an offset value for aligning the header relative to a cache line. The circuit block can store the packet shifted by the offset value. The processor can then retrieve from memory a single cache line to receive the header, thereby saving excess loading and ejecting of cache.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: William Lee, Michael Wright, Joydeep Chowdhury, Sriram Haridas, Martin Hughes
  • Vehicle crash hazard notice system
    Patent number: 8581716
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for deploying vivid notice to a first responder, wherein the deploying event is triggered by the vehicle crash motion or by signal from the vehicle's own crash detection system, and the vivid notice is coded to the particular hazard present at the vehicle crash site and includes at least one visual notice, auditory notice, or olfactory notice, and may include a combination of any of the three notices, or all three at once.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Wright, Debra Wright, Wayne Wright
  • CURABLE AQUEOUS COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20130289171
    Abstract: A curable aqueous composition that includes a first polymer that includes carboxyl groups, and a second component that includes a second water insoluble polymer and a stabilizer. The second component includes functional groups that react with the carboxyl groups of the first polymer during cure, is free from carboxylic acid groups, or a combination thereof. The composition, when dry, exhibits a first Tg of at least 10° C. and a second Tg of at least 50° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: H.B. Fuller Company
    Inventors: Wayne P. Miller, Patrick D. Gleason, Michael Wright
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING SAMPLE STAGE MOTION WITH A TIME DELAY INTEGRATION CHARGE-COUPLE DEVICE IN A SEMICONDUCTOR INSPECTION TOOL
    Publication number: 20130270444
    Abstract: A method for synchronizing sample stage motion with a time delay integration (TDI) charge-couple device (CCD) in a semiconductor inspection tool, including: measuring a lateral position of a stage holding a sample being inspected; measuring a vertical position of the stage; determining a corrected lateral position of an imaged pixel of the sample based on the measured lateral and vertical positions; and synchronizing charge transfer of the TDI CCD with the corrected lateral position of the imaged pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: KLA-Tencor Corporation
    Inventors: Pradeep Subrahmanyan, Daniel Wack, Michael Wright, David Alles
  • Mesh network management system
    Patent number: 8553536
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention provide for a mesh network management system. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed having: at least one computing device adapted to manage a wireless mesh network by performing the actions comprising: sending data including a plurality of fragments over a network to a plurality of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) nodes, wherein the data is sent a predetermined number of times; receiving, from the plurality of AMI nodes, a message regarding the plurality of fragments of the data; and sending, in response to receiving the message, fragments of the data that were not received by the plurality of AMI nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas Clayton Mayo, Aaron Michael Wright
  • Method for operating a reactor of a nuclear plant
    Patent number: 8477899
    Abstract: A method of operating a nuclear reactor is disclosed. The reactor (1) encloses a core having a plurality of fuel rods (9). Each fuel rod (9) includes a cladding and fuel pellets of a nuclear fuel. The fuel pellets are arranged in an inner space of the cladding leaving a free volume comprising an upper plenum, a lower plenum and a pellet-cladding gap. The reactor is operated at a normal power and a normal inlet sub-cooling during a normal state. The reactor is monitored for detecting a defect on the cladding of any of the fuel rods. The operation of the reactor is changed to a particular state after detecting such a defect. The particular state permits an increase of the free volume in the defect fuel rod. The reactor is operated at the particular state during a limited time period, after which the reactor is operated at the normal state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Sweden AB
    Inventors: Sture Lennart Helmersson, Nils Magnus Limback, Jonathan Michael Wright
  • Web-Hosted Self-Managed Virtual Systems With Complex Rule-Based Content Access
    Publication number: 20130145426
    Abstract: A computer-based service provides methods and apparatus for a user to manage a collection of information that the user wishes to share with, or distribute to, one or more designated recipients, typically at a future time, where the user controls the contents of the collection, and the times and rules under which the collection, or portions of the collection, may be accessed by, or delivered to, the one or more designated recipients; and where the resources for storing, retrieving, processing and communicating the collection of information is logically centralized and remote from the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Wright, Peter Beacom
  • System and method for providing deterministic routing in a network environment
    Patent number: 8457129
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving at a network element having a binding table a packet that is part of a flow, the binding table having an entry corresponding to the flow, the entry mapping the flow to a first one of a plurality of endpoints and recognizing that a state of the first one of the plurality of endpoints at the first network element is not active. The method further includes, determining that the state of the first one of the plurality of endpoints at a second network element mated with the first network element and having a binding table similar to the binding table of the first network element is active. The method still further includes, directing the flow to the first one of the plurality of endpoints via the second network element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent L. Deters, Michael Wright
  • System for tracking and dispensing medical items from environmentally controlled storage area
    Patent number: 8423180
    Abstract: The system for monitoring and dispensing medical items which are dispensed for administration to patients includes a data terminal (76, 338) which is connected through a network (82, 328) to at least one remote computer (84, 324) having a processor and a data store. The system also includes a reading device (348) which is connected to the network. A user of the data terminal or the reading device is enabled to select a patient for whom medical items will be used, and responsive to a request to dispense items the requested items are dispensed from dispensing devices (96, 100, 344, 346, 450, 527) connected to the data terminal. A report generating device (384) generates reports (388) which include machine readable indicia corresponding to patients and/or medical items. Users may select patients and dispense medications by reading the indicia from the reports using the reading device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: AutoMed Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David T. Frederick, W. Michael Wright, Richard T. Vangenewitt, William D. Yost, R. Michael McGrady, R. Barrie Slaymaker, Jr., Eser Sukan, Greg Kroah-Hartman
  • MESH NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130016654
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention provide for a mesh network management system. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed having: at least one computing device adapted to manage a wireless mesh network by performing the actions comprising: sending data including a plurality of fragments over a network to a plurality of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) nodes, wherein the data is sent a predetermined number of times; receiving, from the plurality of AMI nodes, a message regarding the plurality of fragments of the data; and sending, in response to receiving the message, fragments of the data that were not received by the plurality of AMI nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas Clayton Mayo, Aaron Michael Wright
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DETERMINISTIC ROUTING IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20120275458
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving at a network element having a binding table a packet that is part of a flow, the binding table having an entry corresponding to the flow, the entry mapping the flow to a first one of a plurality of endpoints and recognizing that a state of the first one of the plurality of endpoints at the first network element is not active. The method further includes, determining that the state of the first one of the plurality of endpoints at a second network element mated with the first network element and having a binding table similar to the binding table of the first network element is active. The method still further includes, directing the flow to the first one of the plurality of endpoints via the second network element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Vincent L. Deters, Michael Wright
  • System and method for providing deterministic routing in a network environment
    Patent number: 8243734
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving a packet that is part of a flow, and identifying parameters within the packet for mapping the packet to a selected endpoint amongst a plurality of endpoints. The method further includes generating a first binding table that reflects the packet being associated with the selected endpoint, and identifying that the selected endpoint has changed state. An update message is communicated to a peer network element, the update message directing the peer network element to rebuild a peer binding table to reflect the changed state. In more specific embodiments, the binding tables include matching entries for the selected endpoint and the flow. One of the parameters can be a Signaling System Number 7 (SS7) parameter within the packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent L. Deters, Michael Wright
  • Branch vessel graft method and delivery system
    Patent number: 8216298
    Abstract: A primary and branch graft deployment delivery system (70) comprises a primary graft (72) having a branch port opening or member (75), a retractable primary sheath containing the primary graft, an outer tube (60) within the retractable primary sheath and within the primary graft, an inner tube (61) within the outer tube, a cap (54 or 71) coupled to the inner tube and configured to retain at least a portion of a proximal area (73) of the primary graft in a radially compressed configuration. The system further comprises a branch graft (89) advanceable through the branch graft port member and further comprising a snap connector member (90) associated with the branch graft, the snap connector member being configured to frictionally engage the port member, the engagement of the snap connector to the port member forms a connection between the proximal end of the branch graft and the primary graft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Wright, Samuel Arbefeuille, Lalith Wijeratne, Trevor Greenan
  • Locking system for mortise lock base
    Patent number: 8201858
    Abstract: A locking system for a stop button employed in a mortise lock having a spindle for operating a latch utilizing a first spindle base and a second spindle base which are nested relative to one another. Each base includes an opening for the mortise lock spindle such that the spindle may enter the combined first and second bases from the left side or the right side. A locking hub overrides either the first or second base and is capable of selectively lying over either the first or second base. An abutment linked to the stop button interacts with the locking hub such that either the first or second base may not be turned by the spindle when this occurs. Locking hub selectively locks either the first or second base through its position relative to the same and allows the mortise lock to easily transform from a left-hand version to a right-hand version.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Townsteel Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Moon, Michael Wright
  • Vehicle crash hazard notice system
    Publication number: 20120062373
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for deploying vivid notice to a first responder, wherein the deploying event is triggered by the vehicle crash motion or by signal from the vehicle's own crash detection system, and the vivid notice is coded to the particular hazard present at the vehicle crash site and includes at least one visual notice, auditory notice, or olfactory notice, and may include a combination of any of the three notices, or all three at once.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Wright, Debra Wright, Wayne Wright
  • VEHICULAR FLUID HEATER
    Publication number: 20120055913
    Abstract: The invention refers to a vehicular fluid heater (3), in particular to an automotive water heater. The vehicular fluid heater (3) comprises at least one heat exchanger (8) and at least one electrically operated heating unit (9), the heat exchanger (8) comprising at least one thermally conductive body defining at least one fluid channel for the fluid to be heated and sealing covers (16a, 16b) sealing the front and rear ends of the thermally conductive body, at least one cover (16a) having an inlet and/or outlet for establishing fluid flow, the heating unit (9) being joint to a heat-conductive surface of the thermally conductive body. The sealing covers (16a, 16b) are made from a pressure deformable material and are held in position by a housing and closing the fluid heater (FIG. 3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicants: KAITEN TECHNOLOGY ELECTRONIC (GUANGZHOU) LTD., KAUTEX TEXTRON CVS LIMITED
    Inventors: Hsuan Yao Huang, Michael Wright
  • Method and Apparatus for Removing Liquid from a Gas Producing Well
    Publication number: 20120048543
    Abstract: A method for pumping fluid at a wellhead is provided. The invented method will improve liquid removal by eliminating the need to transport liquid produced from a well to containment facilities using trucks or large diameter pipelines capable of accommodating periodic surges of a high volume of fluid. The danger that the liquid will freeze in cold weather is also addressed. The invention removes liquid from the well site through a small diameter pipeline as a continuous flow at a constant flow rate. An apparatus for removing liquid from the well site is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Joseph Fink, Richard Michael Wright
  • VEHICULAR FLUID HEATER
    Publication number: 20120037606
    Abstract: The invention refers to a vehicular fluid heater. The invention particularly refers to an automotive water heater comprising at least one heat exchanger (8), at least one electrically operated heating unit (9) and at least one control unit for controlling power supply to the heating unit (9), the heat exchanger (8) comprising at least one thermally conductive body defining at least one fluid channel (15) for the fluid to be heated, the heating unit (9) being attached to a heat conductive surface of the heat exchanger (8). The vehicular fluid heater according to the invention has a control unit which is thermally connected to the heat exchanger (8) by a thermally conducting metal strip (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicants: KAITEN TECHNOLOGY ELECTRONIC (GUANGZHOU) LTD., KAUTEX TEXTRON CVS LIMITED
    Inventors: Hsuan Yao Huang, Michael Wright
  • GEOPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20110271876
    Abstract: The present invention relates to geopolymer compositions, methods of producing the compositions, and uses thereof. The geopolymer compositions broadly are comprised of a geopolymer binder and an aggregate and, once cured, can exhibit compressive strengths in excess of that of Portland cement-based concrete formulations. The geopolymer composition of the present invention adheres to most surfaces and can b used in the formation of a mortarless building block, floor screed, bench, building block brick, support column or pre-molded column, beam, paving stone, tiles, stone accouterment for a garden, countertop, bathtub, sink, a geopolymer slab, a structural geopolymer composition, a reinforced geopolymer composition, a steel reinforced geopolymer composition, or as a substitute for structural concrete in foundations, beams, columns, or slab with the addition as necessary of steel reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Stephen Alter, Michael Wright