Patents by Inventor Nicholas Andrews

Nicholas Andrews 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).

  • Patent number: 11006655
    Abstract: The invention relates to utilising red marine macroalgae to provide improvements in growth performance of livestock, particularly ruminant animals for red meat production, especially cattle, in pasture and feedlot farming systems. There is provided a method for improving the growth performance of a livestock animal in a farming system including: providing a red marine macroalgae to a farming system to enable consumption of the red marine macroalgae by a livestock animal in the farming system; thereby improving the growth performance of the livestock animal in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignees: JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY, COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION, MEAT & LIVESTOCK AUSTRALIA LIMITED
    Inventors: Nigel William Tomkins, Rocky De Nys, Robert Douglas Kinley, Marie Elisabeth Magnusson, Lorenna Machado, Nicholas Andrew Paul
  • Publication number: 20210140455
    Abstract: An apparatus for anchoring fasteners includes a shaft, a guide disk and a flange. The shaft extends in an axial direction between a proximal end and a distal end. The shaft has an internally threaded axial bore, and at least one outer surface thread. The guide disk is disposed at the distal end of, and coaxially with, the shaft. The first disk has a first diameter that is less than a major diameter of the at least one outer surface thread, and greater than a minor diameter of the at least one outer surface thread. The flange is disposed at the proximal end of the shaft, and has a width exceeding the first diameter. The flange includes a drive feature configured to engage a drive tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas Andrew Zacpal, Lynda Lee Zacpal, George William Hugues
  • Publication number: 20210142641
    Abstract: A body-worn tracking device (BWTD) includes a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) device, at least one motion sensor, at least one processor, and at least one memory device. The at least one memory device includes instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to determine, based on data generated by the at least one motion sensor, a net distance between the last known location of the BWTD and a current location of the BWTD. The instructions further cause the at least one processor to determine, based on the net distance, whether the BWTD is within a bounded area that includes the last known location; and responsive to determining that BWTD is not within the bounded area, output an indication that the BWTD is not within the bounded area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan Dale GANDRUD, Guruprasad SOMASUNDARAM, Arash SANGARI, Robert W. SHANNON, David Solomon SEGAL, James William HOWARD, Nicholas Andrew ASENDORF, Deepti PACHAURI, Saber TAGHVAEEYAN, Tyler William OLSON
  • Patent number: 10998483
    Abstract: A method of controlling energy in a datacenter includes receiving a fuel cell operating percentage of an operating capacity of the fuel cell, receiving a fuel cell exhaust temperature, receiving a hot aisle air temperature from a hot aisle of a server computer, determining a temperature delta between the hot aisle air temperature and the fuel cell exhaust temperature, and then allocating virtual machine placements to change a server user percentage relative to a server user capacity percentage target value to optimize the fuel cell operating percentage relative to the fuel cell efficiency target value, the temperature delta relative to the thermoelectric generator efficiency target value, and the server user percentage relative to the server user capacity percentage target value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ioannis Manousakis, Nicholas Andrew Keehn, Husam Atallah Alissa
  • Publication number: 20210126179
    Abstract: A method of controlling energy in a datacenter includes receiving a fuel cell operating percentage of an operating capacity of the fuel cell, receiving a fuel cell exhaust temperature, receiving a hot aisle air temperature from a hot aisle of a server computer, determining a temperature delta between the hot aisle air temperature and the fuel cell exhaust temperature, and then allocating virtual machine placements to change a server user percentage relative to a server user capacity percentage target value to optimize the fuel cell operating percentage relative to the fuel cell efficiency target value, the temperature delta relative to the thermoelectric generator efficiency target value, and the server user percentage relative to the server user capacity percentage target value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Ioannis MANOUSAKIS, Nicholas Andrew KEEHN, Husam Atallah ALISSA
  • Publication number: 20210108640
    Abstract: A cuff for an air delivery conduit includes a first end portion provided to a tube and a second end portion adapted to engage a tubular connector. The second end portion includes an annular bead for sealing and retention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Nathan John ROW, Alexander VIRR, Nicholas Andrew Earl
  • Publication number: 20210104143
    Abstract: In an example, a system comprises at least one body-worn tracking device (BWTD) configured to transmit location data that indicates a location of the BWTD and a computing system configured to communicate with the at least one BWTD. The computing system is configured to receive the location data from the at least one BWTD, determine, based on a set of weighted filters associated with at least one monitoring attribute, at least one gradient value corresponding to the location data, where the at least one gradient value represents a level of the at least one monitoring attribute, and perform at least one operation based on the at least one gradient value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan Dale GANDRUD, Nicholas Andrew ASENDGRF, Deepti PACHAURI, Qsutam SINGH, Guru prasad SOM AS U N DA RAM, Jennifer Frances SCHUMACHER, Nitsan BEN-GAL NGUYEN, Robert W. SHANNON, Saber TAGHVAE EVAN, Arash SANGARI, Himanshu NAYAR, Mojtaba Kad khodaie ELYADERANI, James Sevan SNYDER, James William HOWARD, David SEGAL
  • Publication number: 20210104142
    Abstract: Example techniques of this disclosure are directed determining one or more values that represent a monitoring attribute for one or more body-worn tracking devices (BWTDs). In some instances, the techniques include determining a compliance metric that represents a level of compliance for at least one offender. That is, the compliance metric may be a quantitative value that represents whether a user wearing BWTD is complying with established rules or desired behaviors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan Dale GANDRUD, Nicholas Andrew ASENDORF, Deepti PACHAURI, Gautam SINGH, Guruprasad SOMASUNDARAM, Jennifer Frances SCHUMACHER, Nitsan BEN-GAL NGUYEN, Robert W. SHANNON, Saber TAGHVAE EVAN, Arash SANGARI, Himanshu NAYAR, Mojtaba Kadkhodaie ELYADERANI, James Bevan SNYDER, James William HOWARD, David Solomon SEGAL
  • Patent number: 10970070
    Abstract: An apparatus has processing circuitry to perform, in response to decoding of an iterative-operation instruction by the instruction decoder, an iterative operation comprising at least two iterations of processing where one iteration depends on an operand generated in a previous iteration. Preliminary information generating circuitry performs a preliminary portion of processing for a given iteration to generate preliminary information. Result generating circuitry performs a remaining portion of processing for the given iteration, to generate a result value using the preliminary information. Forwarding circuitry forwards the result value as an operand for a next iteration of the iterative operation, for iterations other than the final iteration. The preliminary information generating circuitry starts performing the preliminary portion for the next iteration in parallel with the result generating circuitry completing the remaining portion for the current iteration, to improve performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Arm Limited
    Inventors: Nicholas Andrew Pfister, Srinivas Vemuri, David Raymond Lutz
  • Publication number: 20210077555
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of reducing total gas production and/or methane production in a ruminant animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicants: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Meat & Livestock Australia Limited, James Cook University
    Inventors: Lorenna MACHADO, Marie Elisabeth MAGNUSSON, Nigel William TOMKINS, Robert Douglas KINLEY, Peter Canisius DENYS, Nicholas Andrew PAUL
  • Publication number: 20210055962
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for operating an issue queue. The issue queue has a first section and a second section, where each of those sections comprises a number of entries, and where each entry is employed to store operation information identifying an operation to be performed by a processing unit. Allocation circuitry determines, for each item of received operation information, whether to allocate that operation information to an entry in the first section or to an entry in the second section. The operation information identifies not only the associated operation, but also each source operand required by the associated operation and availability of each source operand. Selection circuitry selects from the issue queue, during a given selection iteration, an operation to be issued to the processing unit, and selects that operation from amongst the operations whose required source operands are available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Michael David ACHENBACH, Robert Greg MCDONALD, Nicholas Andrew PFISTER, Kelvin Domnic GOVEAS, Michael FILIPPO, . ABHISHEK RAJA, Zachary Allen KINGSBURY
  • Publication number: 20210059079
    Abstract: Techniques for mitigating loss of vaporized working fluid in a two-phase immersion cooling system may be implemented using one or more supplemental condensers that facilitate condensation of vaporized working fluid when the immersion tank is open, and one or more vapor collection points that are in fluid communication with at least one supplemental condenser. One or more fluid displacement devices may be configured to create suction pressure at the one or more vapor collection points. One or more vents may be positioned in the door. The one or more vents may be configured to permit movement of air from outside the immersion tank into an interior portion of the immersion tank without permitting loss of vaporized working fluid. A directional blowing device may be configured to blow a gaseous substance against a computing device in a downward direction as the computing device is being pulled upward out of the immersion tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas Andrew KEEHN, Ioannis MANOUSAKIS, Winston Allen SAUNDERS, Husam Atallah ALISSA, Eric Clarence PETERSON
  • Patent number: 10907637
    Abstract: A cuff for an air delivery conduit includes a first end portion provided to a tube and a second end portion adapted to engage a tubular connector. The second end portion includes an annular bead for sealing and retention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Nathan John Row, Alexander Virr, Nicholas Andrew Earl
  • Patent number: 10881697
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of reducing total gas production and/or methane production in a ruminant animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignees: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Meat & Livestock Australia Limited, James Cook University
    Inventors: Lorenna Machado, Marie Elisabeth Magnusson, Nigel William Tomkins, Robert Douglas Kinley, Peter Canisius Denys, Nicholas Andrew Paul
  • Patent number: 10879732
    Abstract: A system includes operation of a trained neural network to output a first signal indicative of one or more characteristics of a power signal based on an input plurality of power-related conditions data, determination of a first power supply mode based on the first signal, and control of a power supply to operate in the first power supply mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Mehdi Zeighami, Michael Rees Helsel, Husam Atallah Alissa, Nicholas Andrew Keehn
  • Patent number: 10873518
    Abstract: Technology is described for sending subscription-based messages to devices. A message associated with a defined topic may be received. A first subset of devices may be identified that subscribe to the defined topic. A first subset of messages may be provided to a message queue for transmission to devices indicated in the first subset of devices. A second subset of devices may be identified that subscribe to the defined topic. A second subset of messages may be provided to the message queue for transmission to devices indicated in the second subset of devices. The second subset of messages may include an increased subset size as compared to the first subset of messages. The subset size may be increased at a rate to enable sending the message to the plurality of device subscribed to the defined topic within a defined time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Himanshu Jindal, Paritosh Mohan, Nicholas Andrew Gochenaur
  • Patent number: 10859726
    Abstract: A downhole acoustic tool and method of use are provided. The acoustic tool includes an acoustic tool body. In addition, a transmitter section located along the acoustic tool body, including four or more transmitters to be driven so as to excite multi-mode waveforms. The acoustic tool further includes an array receiver section located along the acoustic tool body, containing a receiver sub-section comprising four or more receivers axially aligned with the four or more transmitters and spaced axially apart from the transmitter section. The acoustic tool also includes a processor configured to drive the transmitter section to excite multi-mode waveforms and to extract the multi-mode waveforms detected by the receiver section for interpretation of formation properties. A method for measuring a formation using the described acoustic tool is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Oshima, Nicholas Andrew Robinson, Naoki Sakiyama, Hiroshi Nakajima, Hiroaki Yamamoto, Takeshi Endo, Henri-Pierre Valero
  • Publication number: 20200381753
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is generally directed to fuel cells. In one example of the technology, a fuel cell stack that includes an anode and a cathode causes a load to be driven. A control subsystem is measures at least one characteristic associated with the load, and to provide at least one control signal based, at least in part, on the at least one characteristic. An oxidizing agent input subsystem provides an oxidizing agent to the cathode of the fuel cell stack. A fuel input subsystem provides gaseous fuel to the anode of the fuel cell stack. The fuel input subsystem includes a fuel pump that is arranged to pump the gaseous fuel into the fuel input subsystem. A fuel-side high-speed valve adjusts mass flow of the gaseous fuel to the cathode of the fuel cell stack based on at least a first control signal of the at least one control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Clarence PETERSON, Sean Michael JAMES, Nicholas Andrew KEEHN
  • Publication number: 20200369670
    Abstract: A method of regio-selectively synthesizing an imidazo-pyrimidine compound of formulae (XXa) or (XXb) comprising a step of coupling a first compound of formula XX-P1a or XX-P1b with a second compound of formula XX-P2 This annulation reaction between ?-ethoxy acrylamides and phosphorylated aminoimidazoles to furnish imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidin-amines relies on steering effects from endocyclic and exocyclic phosphorylated aminoimidazoles. The reaction furnishes either 2-amino or 4-amino constitutional isomers of imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines with good yields and ranges of 90:10-99:1 regio-selectivity. The reaction is useful in the synthesis of various tracer molecules used in the study of neurological conditions such as where R3 and R4 together with the imidazole ring atoms to which they are bonded form a phenyl ring and the products are substituted benzimidazopyrimidines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Bradley Pascual Clagg, Nicholas Andrew White, Haiming Zhang, Francis Gosselin, William Nack, Paul D. O'Shea
  • Patent number: D907472
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Inventor: Nicholas Andrew Schutz