Patents by Inventor Patricia A. Nichols
Patricia A. Nichols 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: 20200362563Abstract: A strip of material for covering a ridge of a roof. The strip includes a color pattern applied to a surface of the strip to simulate multiple individual ridge shingles overlapping one another. The strip may be folded to simulate a layered effect created by the multiple individual ridge shingles. Adhesive may be applied to a surface of the strip to secure the strip to the ridge of the roof. The strip may also be attached over installed shingles with nails or staples.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventor: Patricia Nichols
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Patent number: 10392500Abstract: Compositions include an aqueous solution of an organic dye of molecular weight in the range of about 300 to about 1,000 and a density-enhancing material. An amount of the density-enhancing material in the aqueous solution is sufficient to achieve a density of about 1.0 to about 1.3 g/mL. The composition has a viscosity of about 3.5 to about 5.0 centipoise. The compositions are useful in assessing the adequacy of a liquid handling mixing device to mix a reaction mixture.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.Inventors: Jason Snyder, Richard H. Carter, Jr., Patricia Nichols, William D. Dunfee
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Publication number: 20180334552Abstract: Compositions include an aqueous solution of an organic dye of molecular weight in the range of about 300 to about 1,000 and a density-enhancing material. An amount of the density-enhancing material in the aqueous solution is sufficient to achieve a density of about 1.0 to about 1.3 g/mL. The composition has a viscosity of about 3.5 to about 5.0 centipoise. The compositions are useful in assessing the adequacy of a liquid handling mixing device to mix a reaction mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Applicant: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.Inventors: Jason Snyder, Richard H. Carter, JR., Patricia Nichols, William D. Dunfee
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Patent number: 9465591Abstract: Systems and methods for validating operation of a compiler are disclosed. One method includes receiving a definition of language syntax at an automated source code generator, and generating program code at the automated source code generator, the program code represented in source code including constructed self-validating code and syntactically-correct automatically generated code. The method also includes providing the source code to the compiler to be compiled into object code. Based on execution of the self-validating code as object code in a computing system, a computing system executing the object code outputs an indication of the correctness of compilation of the program code.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2012Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Unisys CorporationInventors: Andrew Ward Beale, Steven Hurlock, Patricia Nichols
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Publication number: 20150140679Abstract: Compositions include an aqueous solution of an organic dye of molecular weight in the range of about 300 to about 1,000 and a density-enhancing material. An amount of the density-enhancing material in the aqueous solution is sufficient to achieve a density of about 1.0 to about 1.3 g/mL. The composition has a viscosity of about 3.5 to about 5.0 centipoise. The compositions are useful in assessing the adequacy of a liquid handling mixing device to mix a reaction mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.Inventors: Jason Snyder, Richard H. Carter, JR., Patricia Nichols, William D. Dunfee
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Patent number: 8825839Abstract: A server hosting system provides managed servers for tenants of the server hosting system. Managed servers for different tenants can have the same IP addresses and fully-qualified domain names (FQDNs). Furthermore, the server hosting system provides routers for the tenants. The router for a tenant can receive a Domain Name System (DNS) update message. The DNS update message is a request for a DNS server to associate a tenant-side FQDN with a tenant-side IP address. This tenant-side IP address can concurrently be an IP address of a managed server of another tenant. In response to receiving the DNS update request, the router sends a DNS data message to a management system for the server hosting system. The DNS data message indicates the IP address, the tenant-side FQDN, and an IP address only associated with the given tenant.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2010Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Unisys CorporationInventors: Mark S. Brandt, Sandy Hickoff, Linh Ly, Kathryn A. McDonald, Patricia A. Nichols, James E. Trevdte
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Publication number: 20140173552Abstract: Systems and methods for validating operation of a compiler are disclosed. One method includes receiving a definition of language syntax at an automated source code generator, and generating program code at the automated source code generator, the program code represented in source code including constructed self-validating code and syntactically-correct automatically generated code. The method also includes providing the source code to the compiler to be compiled into object code. Based on execution of the self-validating code as object code in a computing system, a computing system executing the object code outputs an indication of the correctness of compilation of the program code.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2012Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Unisys CorporationInventors: Andrew Ward Beale, Steven Hurlock, Patricia Nichols
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Publication number: 20120131162Abstract: A server hosting system provides managed servers for tenants. Managed servers for different tenants can have the same IP addresses and fully-qualified domain names. A server manager for the server hosting system detects a deletion event for one of the managed servers. In response to detecting the deletion event, the server manager sends a web services request to a Domain Name Service (DNS) web service having a web API. The web services request requests invocation of a deregister method in the web API. The deregister method removes DNS records that associate a management-side fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for the managed server with a management-side IP address for the managed server. No other managed server in the server hosting system has the management-side IP address. No other managed server in the server hosting system has the management-side FQDN.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Inventors: Mark S. Brandt, Sandy Hickoff, Linh Ly, Kathryn A. McDonald, Patricia A. Nichols, James E. Trevdte
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Publication number: 20120131156Abstract: A server hosting system provides managed servers for tenants. Managed servers for different tenants can have the same IP addresses and fully-qualified domain names (FQDNs). A management system of the server hosting system receives a DNS data message from a tenant router in the server hosting system. The DNS data message specifies an IP address of one of the managed servers, a tenant-side FQDN for the managed server, and an IP address of the tenant router. The managed server and the tenant router are associated with a given tenant. The IP address is also an IP address of another one of the managed servers. In response, the management system obtains a management-side IP address and a management-side FQDN for the managed server. The management system then updates a Domain Name System (DNS) record to associate the management-side FQDN with the management-side IP address.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Inventors: Mark S. Brandt, Sandy Hickoff, Linh Ly, Kathryn A. McDonald, Patricia A. Nichols, James E. Treydte
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Publication number: 20120131177Abstract: A server hosting system provides managed servers for tenants of the server hosting system. Managed servers for different tenants can have the same IP addresses and fully-qualified domain names (FQDNs). Furthermore, the server hosting system provides routers for the tenants. The router for a tenant can receive a Domain Name System (DNS) update message. The DNS update message is a request for a DNS server to associate a tenant-side FQDN with a tenant-side IP address. This tenant-side IP address can concurrently be an IP address of a managed server of another tenant. In response to receiving the DNS update request, the router sends a DNS data message to a management system for the server hosting system. The DNS data message indicates the IP address, the tenant-side FQDN, and an IP address only associated with the given tenant.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Inventors: Mark S. Brandt, Sandy Hickoff, Linh Ly, Kathryn A. McDonald, Patricia A. Nichols, James E. Trevdte
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Patent number: 7420471Abstract: A safety system for mining equipment is provided having a proximity-based system with a marker field generator in an explosion-proof housing. The generator has a resonant circuit with an inductive reactance that is provided by a ferrite rod wound with an electrical conductor. Also provided is an RF receiver to receive information about the strength of the generated marker field from a sensing device used by a worker. The system provides for a personal alert device, carried by personnel to be kept at a safe distance from the mining machine, the personal alert device being capable of detecting the marker field. Also disclosed is a geosteering system that stops the cutting of a continuous miner when the cutter reaches an interface between a mineral being mined and an adjacent formation that is not to be mined.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2005Date of Patent: September 2, 2008Assignee: Geosteering Mining Services LLCInventors: Larry D. Frederick, Patricia Nichols, Dwight Medley, Connie Allen
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Publication number: 20060087443Abstract: A safety system for mining equipment is provided having a proximity-based system with a marker field generator in an explosion-proof housing. The generator has a resonant circuit with an inductive reactance that is provided by a ferrite rod wound with an electrical conductor. Also provided is an RF receiver to receive information about the strength of the generated marker field from a sensing device used by a worker. The system provides for a personal alert device, carried by personnel to be kept at a safe distance from the mining machine, the personal alert device being capable of detecting the marker field. Also disclosed is a geosteering system that stops the cutting of a continuous miner when the cutter reaches an interface between a mineral being mined and an adjacent formation that is not to be mined.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2005Publication date: April 27, 2006Inventors: Larry Frederick, Patricia Nichols, Dwight Medley, Connie Allen
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Patent number: D341693Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 1991Date of Patent: November 30, 1993Inventors: George Nichols, Patricia Nichols