Patents by Inventor Nicholas Stephens

Nicholas Stephens 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: 8920227
    Abstract: A counter knife bank assembly of a chopper assembly for an agricultural combine is provided that can pass obstructions without damaging the knife blades of the knife blade assembly. The counter knife bank assembly includes a knife bank and a lever assembly connected to the knife bank. The knife bank is moveable between a first position and a second position relative to a stationary frame of the chopper assembly. The lever assembly includes an extension member having a first end connected to the knife bank, a biasing member connected to the extension member, and an abutment member. The abutment member is engaged with the biasing member and is biased against a stationary support member of the counter knife bank assembly for articulation therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Craig Elwyn Murray, Nicholas Stephen Shane
  • Publication number: 20140187298
    Abstract: A counter knife bank assembly of a chopper assembly for an agricultural combine is provided that can pass obstructions without damaging the knife blades of the knife blade assembly. The counter knife bank assembly includes a knife bank and a lever assembly connected to the knife bank. The knife bank is moveable between a first position and a second position relative to a stationary frame of the chopper assembly. The lever assembly includes an extension member having a first end connected to the knife bank, a biasing member connected to the extension member, and an abutment member. The abutment member is engaged with the biasing member and is biased against a stationary support member of the counter knife bank assembly for articulation therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: CNH AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Craig Elwyn Murray, Nicholas Stephen Shane
  • Publication number: 20140164751
    Abstract: Resume of a computing device from hibernation may be performed in multiple phases. Each phase may partially restore a state of the computing device to an operational state and may establish an environment in which another phase of the resume is performed. The hibernation information may be partitioned to store separately data to be used at each resume phase. The information may be stored in a compressed form. In a first phase, a boot-level resume loader may restore a portion of the operating system based on a portion of the hibernation information. The restored portion may be used in a second phase to retrieve hibernation information from another portion through the operating system (OS). Multiple processors supported by the OS may read and decompress the hibernation information that is then moved back to operational memory. The operating system may support asynchronous disk input/output or other functions that accelerate the resume process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Yevgeniy M. Bak, Kirsten V. Stark, Mehmet Iyigun, Emily N. Wilson, Andrew D. Rogers, James A. Schwartz, JR., Nicholas Stephen Judge
  • Patent number: 8694764
    Abstract: Resume of a computing device from hibernation may be performed in multiple phases. Each phase may partially restore a state of the computing device to an operational state and may establish an environment in which another phase of the resume is performed. The hibernation information may be partitioned to store separately data to be used at each resume phase. The information may be stored in a compressed form. In a first phase, a boot-level resume loader may restore a portion of the operating system based on a portion of the hibernation information. The restored portion may be used in a second phase to retrieve hibernation information from another portion through the operating system (OS). Multiple processors supported by the OS may read and decompress the hibernation information that is then moved back to operational memory. The operating system may support asynchronous disk input/output or other functions that accelerate the resume process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Yevgeniy M. Bak, Kirsten V. Stark, Mehmet Iyigun, Emily N. Wilson, Andrew D. Rogers, James A. Schwartz, Jr., Nicholas Stephen Judge
  • Publication number: 20130284879
    Abstract: An assembly, a support and a method for carrying a peripheral device. The assembly is configurable for carrying a peripheral device in one of a stand configuration and a grip configuration. When in the stand configuration, the assembly is capable of supporting the peripheral device in a manner so as to elevate the peripheral device from a substantially horizontal surface. When in the grip configuration, the assembly is capable of supporting the peripheral device in a manner so as flexibly attach the peripheral device to an elevated surface. The assembly includes a support configurable for carrying the peripheral device. The support includes a base portion and a body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Long Chye Low, Wei Fuh Teo, Chee Leng Ng, Nicholas Stephen Marchland
  • Patent number: 8534610
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing a flight control surface system. A leading edge device is moved on a leading edge from an undeployed position to a deployed position. The leading edge device has an outer surface, an inner surface, and a deformable fairing attached to the leading edge device such that the deformable fairing covers at least a portion of the inner surface. The deformable fairing changes from a deformed shape to an original shape when the leading edge device is moved to the deployed position. The leading edge device is then moved from the deployed position to the undeployed position, wherein the deformable fairing changes from the original shape to the deformed shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Dale M. Pitt, Nicholas Stephen Eckstein
  • Patent number: 8534611
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing a flight control surface system. A leading edge section on a wing of an aircraft is extended into a deployed position. A deformable section connects the leading edge section to a trailing section. The deformable section changes from a deformed shape to an original shape when the leading edge section is moved into the deployed position. The leading edge section on the wing is moved from the deployed position to an undeployed position. The deformable section changes to the deformed shape inside of the wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Dale M. Pitt, Nicholas Stephen Eckstein
  • Patent number: 8533449
    Abstract: Resume of a computing device from hibernation may be performed in multiple phases. Each phase may partially restore a state of the computing device to an operational state and may establish an environment in which another phase of the resume is performed. The hibernation information may be partitioned to store separately data to be used at each resume phase. The information may be stored in a compressed form. In a first phase, a boot-level resume loader may restore a portion of the operating system based on a portion of the hibernation information. The restored portion may be used in a second phase to retrieve hibernation information from another portion through the operating system (OS). Multiple processors supported by the OS may read and decompress the hibernation information that is then moved back to operational memory. The operating system may support asynchronous disk input/output or other functions that accelerate the resume process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Yevgeniy M. Bak, Kirsten V. Stark, Mehmet Iyigun, Emily N. Wilson, Andrew D. Rogers, James A. Schwartz, Jr., Nicholas Stephen Judge
  • Publication number: 20120221875
    Abstract: Resume of a computing device from hibernation may be performed in multiple phases. Each phase may partially restore a state of the computing device to an operational state and may establish an environment in which another phase of the resume is performed. The hibernation information may be partitioned to store separately data to be used at each resume phase. The information may be stored in a compressed form. In a first phase, a boot-level resume loader may restore a portion of the operating system based on a portion of the hibernation information. The restored portion may be used in a second phase to retrieve hibernation information from another portion through the operating system (OS). Multiple processors supported by the OS may read and decompress the hibernation information that is then moved back to operational memory. The operating system may support asynchronous disk input/output or other functions that accelerate the resume process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Yevgeniy M. Bak, Kirsten V. Stark, Mehmet Iyigun, Emily N. Wilson, Andrew D. Rogers, James A. Schwartz, JR., Nicholas Stephen Judge
  • Publication number: 20120221843
    Abstract: Resume of a computing device from hibernation may be performed in multiple phases. Each phase may partially restore a state of the computing device to an operational state and may establish an environment in which another phase of the resume is performed. The hibernation information may be partitioned to store separately data to be used at each resume phase. The information may be stored in a compressed form. In a first phase, a boot-level resume loader may restore a portion of the operating system based on a portion of the hibernation information. The restored portion may be used in a second phase to retrieve hibernation information from another portion through the operating system (OS). Multiple processors supported by the OS may read and decompress the hibernation information that is then moved back to operational memory. The operating system may support asynchronous disk input/output or other functions that accelerate the resume process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Yevgeniy M. Bak, Kirsten V. Stark, Mehmet Iyigun, Emily N. Wilson, Andrew D. Rogers, James A. Schwartz, JR., Nicholas Stephen Judge
  • Patent number: 8128020
    Abstract: A system and method for enabling controlled twisting of a tip of a wing in response to the aerodynamic forces experienced by the wing. The structural stiffness of the wing is modulated to modulate the twist of the wing in the presence of aerodynamic forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Dale M. Pitt, Nicholas Stephen Eckstein
  • Publication number: 20100218183
    Abstract: Principles for enabling power management techniques for virtual machines. In a virtual machine environment, a physical computer system may maintain management facilities to direct and control one or more virtual machines executing thereon. In some techniques described herein, the management facilities may be adapted to place a virtual processor in an idle state in response to commands from a guest operating system. One or more signaling mechanisms may be supported such that the guest operating system will command the management facilities to place virtual processors in the idle state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Haiyong Wang, Brandon S. Baker, Shuvabrata Ganguly, Nicholas Stephen Judge
  • Patent number: 7761493
    Abstract: A module possessing a class descriptor declares for the module the supported classes. The installation of the module triggers the examination class information model hierarchies possessed by the container on which the module is installed. Finding the established class information model hierarchies to be lacking with respect to the newly installed supported classes, a query is made to ascertain child-parent information for the newly installed supported classes. Using this information, an ancestry of each class is achieved so as to sparsely populate an information model hierarchy for each newly installed supported class.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Oracle America, inc.
    Inventors: Arieh Markel, Jordan Boucher, Nicholas Stephen, Peter H. Schow
  • Publication number: 20100114463
    Abstract: A system for cold starting a machine is disclosed. The system may have an engine and a reductant tank. The system may also have a temperature sensor, which may be configured to generate a signal indicative of a temperature within the reductant tank. Additionally, the system may have a controller, which may be in communication with the engine and the temperature sensor. The controller may be configured to increase an operating temperature of the engine, based on the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Matthew Edward Leustek, Nicholas Stephen Tegtmeyer, Michael Steven Bond
  • Publication number: 20100086361
    Abstract: Apparatus and corresponding methods for pipe pushing and/or handling in which the auxiliary supply lines of an excavator are used to power a hydraulic clamp for gripping the pipe, and the articulated arm of the excavator is used for manoeuvring the pipe. Such apparatus includes: a pair of jaws having cooperating pipe-gripping surfaces; a hydraulic ram coupled to the jaws and capable of actuating the jaws to grip a pipe between the pipe-gripping surfaces; a connection portion arranged to connect the apparatus to an articulated arm of the excavator; and a hydraulic fluid distributor arranged to distribute pressurised hydraulic fluid from auxiliary hydraulic supply lines of the excavator to the hydraulic ram. Thus, when the apparatus is connected to an excavator the jaws can be actuated by control of the supply of pressurised hydraulic fluid from the auxiliary supply lines of the excavator, and the apparatus (and pipe) can be moved by control of the position and orientation of the excavator arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Andrew HARRISON, Nicholas Stephen Robinson
  • Patent number: D616865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Creative Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Nicholas Stephen Marchand, Rudy Kurniawan Tedja
  • Patent number: D618680
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Creative Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Nicholas Stephen Marchand, Kar Choon Ng, Choy Hon Fred Ng
  • Patent number: D628554
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Creative Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Rudy Kurniawan Tedja, Nicholas Stephen Marchand, Zheng Guang Han
  • Patent number: D631497
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Creative Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Zheng Guang Han, Nicholas Stephen Marchand, Rudy Kurniawan Tedja
  • Patent number: D635606
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Creative Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Zheng Guang Han, Nicholas Stephen Marchand, Rudy Kurniawan Tedja