Patents by Inventor Mike Ball

Mike Ball 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: 20250075791
    Abstract: A system, apparatus and method providing a predictive maintenance system for a vehicle comprising a hydrostatic transmission. Sensors are installed on a vehicle to monitor various operating characteristics of a hydrostatic transmission. The sensors generate raw sensor data that is received by an onboard edge processing unit that applies the signals to a neural network model to derive predictions of potential future mechanical failures of the hydrostatic transmission. The inferences and raw sensor data may be sent to a remote data center via a personal communication device associated with the vehicle, to further train the neural network model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventor: Mike Ball
  • Patent number: 12244744
    Abstract: A distributed ledger-based system, method and apparatus for managing tasks. An authorization record proposal is validated by a localized blockchain authorization network against a validated schema published by, in some cases, a core blockchain network. Once validated, it is published on a localized channel for use by other nodes to validate actions of the task as the task is being performed. Data relating to completed tasks may be shared in accordance with sharing information in the validated authorization record and the data may be deleted upon the occurrence of a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Beyond Aerospace Ltd.
    Inventors: Oliver Michaelis, Mike Ball, Charles Andrew Hugh Baker, Peter Alexander Carides
  • Publication number: 20240354296
    Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for processing observational data for training a neural network model for use by a neural network. Observational data is parsed into raw data and metadata components and then stored separately. To train the model, a DETL query is used to identify any raw data that may be relevant to training the model. The DETL query is processed by a metadata storage system to match any relevant metadata which, in turn, identifies raw data stored in a raw data storage system. The identified raw data is used to train the neural network model, and a updated neural network model is produced. Each time the neural network model is trained, the relevant raw data and metadata used for each training run is stored in association with the model version so that a lineage of the training may be memorialized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Oliver Michaelis, Mike Ball, Charles Andrew Hugh Baker, Peter Alexander Carides
  • Patent number: 12032556
    Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for processing observational data for training a neural network model for use by a neural network. Observational data is parsed into raw data and metadata components and then stored separately on a raw data storage system and a metadata storage system, respectively. A digital fingerprint may be generated and assigned to the raw data and the metadata, used to verify the integrity of the data. When it is desired to train a neural network model, a DETL query is generated and used to identify any raw data that may be relevant to training the neural network model. The DETL query is processed by the metadata storage system to match any metadata to search terms in the DETL which, in turn, identifies raw data stored in the raw data storage system. The identified raw data is used to train the neural network model, and a updated neural network model is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Beyond Aerospace Ltd.
    Inventors: Oliver Michaelis, Mike Ball, Charles Andrew Hugh Baker, Peter Alexander Carides
  • Publication number: 20240113902
    Abstract: A distributed ledger-based system, method and apparatus for managing tasks. An authorization record proposal is validated by a localized blockchain authorization network against a validated schema published by, in some cases, a core blockchain network. Once validated, it is published on a localized channel for use by other nodes to validate actions of the task as the task is being performed. Data relating to completed tasks may be shared in accordance with sharing information in the validated authorization record and the data may be deleted upon the occurrence of a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Oliver Michaelis, Mike Ball, Charles Andrew Hugh Baker, Peter Alexander Carides
  • Publication number: 20230214370
    Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for processing observational data for training a neural network model for use by a neural network. Observational data is parsed into raw data and metadata components and then stored separately on a raw data storage system and a metadata storage system, respectively. A digital fingerprint may be generated and assigned to the raw data and the metadata, used to verify the integrity of the data. When it is desired to train a neural network model, a DETL query is generated and used to identify any raw data that may be relevant to training the neural network model. The DETL query is processed by the metadata storage system to match any metadata to search terms in the DETL which, in turn, identifies raw data stored in the raw data storage system. The identified raw data is used to train the neural network model, and a updated neural network model is produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Oliver Michaelis, Mike Ball, Charles Andrew Hugh Baker, Peter Alexander Carides
  • Publication number: 20220417254
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for routing traffic in ad-hoc networks. A routing blockchain network processes routing node information proposals received from manager nodes of network clusters. Performance metrics, including content integrity metrics, of one or more nodes in the system are validated using distributed ledger techniques and provided to the manager nodes as updates to each manager node's routing information. The manager nodes further determine routing paths for ad-hoc communication requests based on an authentication record that defines conditions necessary to route traffic streams in association with a particular resource or destination, one of the conditions comprising a minimum content integrity metric. Data may be transmitted in data segments, each data segment associated with a particular original fingerprint. The data segments and associated fingerprints are provided to routing nodes and, ultimately, to a destination node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Oliver Michaelis, Mike Ball, Charles Andrew Hugh Baker, Peter Alexander Carides
  • Patent number: 11539715
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for routing traffic in ad-hoc networks. A routing blockchain network processes routing node information proposals received from manager nodes of network clusters. Performance metrics, including content integrity metrics, of one or more nodes in the system are validated using distributed ledger techniques and provided to the manager nodes as updates to each manager node's routing information. The manager nodes further determine routing paths for ad-hoc communication requests based on an authentication record that defines conditions necessary to route traffic streams in association with a particular resource or destination, one of the conditions comprising a minimum content integrity metric. Data may be transmitted in data segments, each data segment associated with a particular original fingerprint. The data segments and associated fingerprints are provided to routing nodes and, ultimately, to a destination node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Beyond Aerospace Ltd.
    Inventors: Oliver Michaelis, Mike Ball, Charles Andrew Hugh Baker, Peter Alexander Carides
  • Patent number: 11431508
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for routing traffic in ad-hoc networks. A routing blockchain network processes routing node information proposals received from manager nodes of network clusters. Performance metrics of one or more nodes in the system are verified using distributed ledger techniques and provided to the manager nodes as updates to each manager node's routing information. The manager nodes further determine routing paths for ad-hoc communication requests based on an authentication event that defines conditions necessary to route traffic streams in association with a particular resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Inventors: Oliver Michaelis, Mike Ball, Charles Andrew Hugh Baker, Peter Alexander Carides
  • Patent number: 11429958
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for resource access control. An authorization record is created when a requestor has been authorized to access a resource, the authorization record created from an authorization event template stored on an authorization blockchain network. The authorization resource comprises one or more conditions that must generally be true in order for the user to access the resource. The authorization record may additionally comprise one or more permissions for the user to manage the resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Beyond Aerospace LTD.
    Inventors: Oliver Michaelis, Mike Ball, Charles Andrew Hugh Baker, Peter Alexander Carides
  • Patent number: 11316700
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for routing traffic in ad-hoc networks. A routing blockchain network processes routing node information proposals received from manager nodes of network clusters. Performance metrics of one or more nodes in the system are verified using distributed ledger techniques and provided to the manager nodes as updates to each manager node's routing information. The manager nodes further determine routing paths for ad-hoc communication requests based on an authentication event that defines conditions necessary to route traffic streams in association with a particular resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: BEYOND AEROSPACE LTD.
    Inventors: Oliver Michaelis, Mike Ball, Charles Andrew Hugh Baker, Peter Alexander Carides
  • Publication number: 20070181275
    Abstract: A process for the production of paper by introducing a suspension of ultrafine calcium carbonate particles to a fiber-containing suspension. A method for improving the dewatering of a fiber-containing suspension. Use of a calcium carbonate suspension comprising ultrafine particles of calcium carbonate as a substitute for colloidal silica as a dewatering agent in the formation of paper from a fiber-containing suspension. At least one ionic polymer is introduced in the fiber-containing suspension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2005
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: SOLVAY (SOCETE ANONYME)
    Inventor: Mike Ball
  • Patent number: 5322207
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for wire bonding bond pads formed on semiconductor dice to the lead fingers of a semiconductor leadframe are provided. Using an automated wire bonding apparatus two (or more) adjacent dice attached to the leadframe are wire bonded using a single indexing step for the leadframe. The wire bonding apparatus includes a heat block for heating the two adjacent dice, and a clamp for clamping the two adjacent dice to the heat block for wire bonding. A bonding tool of the wire bonding apparatus is moved to successively wire bond the two adjacent dice. The method of the invention is suitable for DIP, ZIP, SOJ, TSOP, PLCC, SOIC, PQFP, or IDF semiconductor packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1994
    Assignee: Micron Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Rich Fogal, Chender Huang, Mike Ball