Patents by Inventor Patrick M. Brown
Patrick M. Brown 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: 20240114318Abstract: Techniques for adjusting the strengths of signals received from a transmitter based on the transmitter's likely location are disclosed herein. An example method includes receiving, by one or more processors, location information corresponding to one or more respective areas expected to be visited by an individual; receiving, by the one or more processors, measurements indicative of signal strengths of one or more signals transmitted by a transmitter associated with the individual and received by one or more receivers configured to receive one or more signals transmitted by the transmitter, the one or more receivers being positioned at respective receiver locations corresponding to one or more respective areas; and adjusting, by the one or more processors, the received measurements indicative of the signal strengths of the one or more signals transmitted by the transmitter based on the one or more respective areas expected to be visited by the individual.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Richard Mark Clayton, Patrick Martin Brown, John M. Seimer, Andrew Ehlers, Seth David Silk
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Patent number: 11942217Abstract: A system including a range of motion, quality of sleep, overall, and control modules. The range of motion module, prior to a procedure being performed on a patient, determines a first range of motion score of the patient based on a first signal generated by a sensor. The quality of sleep module, prior to the procedure being performed on the patient, determines a first quality of sleep score or a first pain score based on the first signal. The overall module determines a combined score based on the first range of motion score and the first quality of sleep score or the first pain score. The control module compares the combined score to a predetermined threshold and predicts an outcome of the procedure based on the comparison. The control module, based on the combined score, determines whether to perform the procedure, adjust the procedure or refrain from performing the procedure.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.Inventors: Randal Schulhauser, Richard L. Brown, Matthew M. Morrison, Patrick W. Kinzie, Jeffrey R. VanRaaphorst, Emily C. Byrne
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Patent number: 9390130Abstract: A workload management service component of a parallel database-management system monitors usage of computational resources in the parallel database-management system. The component provides a query-processing-task-management interface and a query-execution engine. The engine receives query-processing requests associated with one of a number of services from host computers, and accesses the workload-management-services component to determine whether to immediately launch execution of query-processing tasks corresponding to the received query-processing requests. Alternatively, the engine accesses the component to place the query-processing requests on wait queues for subsequent execution. The determination is based on the current usage of computational resources within the parallel database-management system.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2008Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Subbarao Kakarlamudi, Zbigniew Omanski, Patrick M. Brown, Tharaknath Capirala, Anan Mahasintunan, Arvind Narain
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Patent number: 9006427Abstract: Various photochromic materials are provided that are essentially free of polymerizable unsaturated groups, and comprise: a) an indeno[2?,3?:3,4]naphtho[1,2-b]pyran; and b) an electron-withdrawing, non-conjugating group bonded at the 11-position of the indeno[2?,3?:3,4]naphtho[1,2-b]pyran. Alternative embodiments include various substituents at other positions of the indeno[2?,3?:3,4]naphtho[1,2-b]pyran.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2014Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Anu Chopra, Patrick M. Brown
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Patent number: 8930344Abstract: A database management system that can comprise a memory for storing computer executable instructions and a processing unit for accessing the memory and executing the computer executable instructions. The computer executable instruction scan comprise a compiler to hold a query received at a query input, thereby preventing the query from executing based on a cost comparison between an estimated resource execution cost of a query plan for the query and cost rules.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2011Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Subbarao Kakarlamudi, Anan Mahasintunan, Zbigniew Omanski, Patrick M. Brown, Capirala Tharaknath, Arvind Narain
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Patent number: 8748634Abstract: Various photochromic materials are provided that are essentially free of polymerizable unsaturated groups, and comprise: a) an indeno[2?,3?:3,4]naphtho[1,2-b]pyran; and b) an electron-withdrawing, non-conjugating group bonded at the 11-position of the indeno[2?,3?:3,4]naphtho[1,2-b]pyran. Alternative embodiments include various substituents at other positions of the indeno[2?,3?:3,4]naphtho[1,2-b]pyran. Also provided are photochromic articles including a substrate and one of the above photochromic materials, in contact with at least a portion of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2007Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Anu Chopra, Patrick M. Brown
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Publication number: 20140155598Abstract: Various photochromic materials are provided that are essentially free of polymerizable unsaturated groups, and comprise: a) an indeno[2?,3?:3,4]naphtho[1,2-b]pyran; and b) an electron-withdrawing, non-conjugating group bonded at the 11-position of the indeno[2?,3?:3,4]naphtho[1,2-b]pyran. Alternative embodiments include various substituents at other positions of the indeno[2?,3?:3,4]naphtho[1,2-b]pyran.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2014Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: TRANSITIONS OPTICAL, INC.Inventors: Anu Chopra, Patrick M. Brown
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Publication number: 20120203762Abstract: One example discloses a database management system that can comprise a memory for storing computer executable instructions and a processing unit for accessing the memory and executing the computer executable instructions. The computer executable instructions can comprise a compiler to hold a query received at a query input, thereby preventing the query from executing based on a cost comparison between an estimated resource execution cost of a query plan for the query and cost rules.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2011Publication date: August 9, 2012Inventors: SUBBARAO KAKARLAMUDI, Anan Mahasintunan, Zbigniew Omanski, Patrick M. Brown, Capirala Tharaknath, Arvind Narain
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Publication number: 20100153963Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a workload management service component of a parallel database-management system that monitors usage of computational resources in the parallel database-management system and that provides a query-processing-task-management interface and a query-execution engine that receives query-processing requests associated with one of a number of services from host computers and accesses the workload-management-services component to determine whether to immediately launch execution of query-processing tasks corresponding to the received query-processing requests or to place the query-processing requests on wait queues for subsequent execution based on the current usage of computational resources within the parallel database-management system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Inventors: Subbarao Kakarlamudi, Zbigniew Omanski, Patrick M. Brown, Capirala Tharaknath, Anan Mahasintunan, Arvind Narain
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Publication number: 20100054218Abstract: A method and a device for detecting the presence of broadcast receivers, such as mobile communication devices, within a communication network and transitioning to selective communications to one or more of the receivers. The method including sending a broadcast query to a plurality of mobile units (“MUs”), receiving at least one response from each at least one of the MUs, each of the responses specifying whether each of the at least one MU that can receive a broadcast transmission, and indicating to a user whether any of the MUs responded to the broadcast query. Described is a further method including receiving a broadcast transmission from an MU, sending a request to the MU to conduct a private communication session, and conducting the private communication session with the MU. Described is a device including means for determining whether further devices can receive a broadcast transmission from the device, and means for transitioning from a broadcast communication session to a private communication session.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Inventors: Richard Mark Clayton, Thomas Bianculli, Patrick M. Brown, Leo Greeley, Amrit Natt, Naveen Raj Venugopal
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Publication number: 20090034862Abstract: Described are a system and a method for image profiling. Image data is generated from an image engine of an electronic device. An image file is created from the image data. A profile that is unique to the image file is generated. The profile includes data relating to the electronic device and the image file. The profile is attached to the image file.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2007Publication date: February 5, 2009Inventors: Patrick M. Brown, William J. Sakoda, David S. Koch
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Patent number: 7465415Abstract: Various non-limiting embodiments disclosed herein related to photochromic materials comprising the reaction product of (a) at least one ring-opening cyclic monomer, and (b) a photochromic initiator. Other non-limiting embodiments related to photochromic materials represented by: wherein S? comprises the at least one ring-opened cyclic monomer as set forth herein. Other non-limiting embodiments related to photochromic compositions, optical elements, and methods of inhibiting migration of a photochromic material in a polymeric material using the photochromic materials disclosed herein. Methods of making such photochromic materials, compositions, and optical elements are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2004Date of Patent: December 16, 2008Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Feng Wang, Barry Van Gemert, Kevin J. Stewart, Carol L. Knox, Anu Chopra, Patrick M. Brown
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Publication number: 20070278461Abstract: Various non-limiting embodiments of the present invention relate to photochromic materials which include a haloalkyl group. More particularly, various non-limiting embodiments disclosed herein provide photochromic materials including an indeno-fused naphthopyran, such as, an indeno[2?,3?:3,4]naphtho[1,2-b] pyran, and a haloalkyl group bonded at the 13-position thereof, wherein the haloalkyl group is a perhalogenated group or a group represented by —O(CH2)a(CX2)bCT3, wherein T is a halogen, each X is independently hydrogen or halogen, a is an integer ranging from 1 to 10, and b is an integer ranging from 1 to 10. Other non-limiting embodiments disclosed herein provide photochromic composition and photochromic articles, such as, but not limited to ophthalmic lens, which include the disclosed photochromic materials and methods of making the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2007Publication date: December 6, 2007Applicant: TRANSITIONS OPTICAL, INC.Inventors: Olga G. Petrovskaia, Anu Chopra, Patrick M. Brown
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Patent number: 7282187Abstract: A process for selectively extracting metal values, including, uranium, thorium, scandium and zirconium, from starting materials which include the metal values. The process is particularly well suited to extracting metal and recovering metal values from tantalum/niobium production process ore residues.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 1996Date of Patent: October 16, 2007Assignee: Caboi CorporationInventors: Patrick M. Brown, Robert A Hard, Donna D. Harbuck, G. Kyle Green
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Patent number: 7276225Abstract: A process for producing valve metal oxides, such as tantalum pentoxide or niobium pentoxide with a narrow particle size distribution within a desired particle size range, is provided. According to the process of the present invention, the valve metal fraction from digestion of valve metal material containing ore is processed under controlled temperature, pH, and residence time conditions to produce the valve metal pentoxide and pentoxide hydrates. Also, disclosed are new tantalum pentoxide and niobium pentoxide products and new tantalum pentoxide precursors and niobium pentoxide precursors.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2005Date of Patent: October 2, 2007Assignee: Cabot CorporationInventors: Patrick M. Brown, Rong-Chein R. Wu, Raymond C. Pedicone, Michael G. Madara
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Patent number: 7272414Abstract: A method for configuring a connection comprises receiving a request to connect a mobile device having a mobile device type to a communications network including a private branch exchange (PBX) system having a PBX type. Identification information including at least one of the mobile device type and the PBX type is provided. A PBX binding layer is selected based on the identification information. The selected PBX binding layer is provided to the mobile device for interfacing with the PBX system.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2003Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Luis F. Llamas, Jovan D. Milosavljevic, Charles P. Ubriaco, Patrick M. Brown
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Patent number: 6984370Abstract: A process for producing valve metal oxides, such as tantalum pentoxide or niobium pentoxide with a narrow particle size distribution within a desired particle size range, is provided. According to the process of the present invention, the valve metal fraction from digestion of valve metal material containing ore is processed under controlled temperature, pH, and residence time conditions to produce the valve metal pentoxide and pentoxide hydrates. Also, disclosed are new tantalum pentoxide and niobium pentoxide products and new tantalum pentoxide precursors and niobium pentoxide precursors.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2002Date of Patent: January 10, 2006Assignee: Cabot CorporationInventors: Patrick M. Brown, Rong-Chein R. Wu, Raymond C. Pedicone, Michael G. Madara
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Patent number: 6979429Abstract: The processes of the present invention include mineral acid leaching of a metal containing material, such as an ore residue, containing fluoridated metal values in the presence of a complexing agent which will complex fluoride ions. The processes of the present invention provide for the separation of valuable metal, fluoride and radionuclide values from a feed material of high mineral content wherein the metals and radionuclides are present as substantially water insoluble fluorides or are trapped within a metal fluorine matrix which is substantially insoluble in typical chemical reactant systems.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2002Date of Patent: December 27, 2005Assignee: Cabot CorporationInventors: Robert A Hard, Patrick M. Brown, James E. Reynolds
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Publication number: 20030170158Abstract: The processes of the present invention include mineral acid leaching of a metal containing material, such as an ore residue, containing fluoridated metal values in the presence of a complexing agent which will complex fluoride ions. The processes of the present invention provide for the separation of valuable metal, fluoride and radionuclide values from a feed material of high mineral content wherein the metals and radionuclides are present as substantially water insoluble fluorides or are trapped within a metal fluorine matrix which is substantially insoluble in typical chemical reactant systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2002Publication date: September 11, 2003Inventors: Robert A. Hard, Patrick M. Brown, James E. Reynolds
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Publication number: 20030082097Abstract: A process for producing valve metal oxides, such as tantalum pentoxide or niobium pentoxide with a narrow particle size distribution within a desired particle size range, is provided. According to the process of the present invention, the valve metal fraction from digestion of valve metal material containing ore is processed under controlled temperature, pH, and residence time conditions to produce the valve metal pentoxide and pentoxide hydrates. Also, disclosed are new tantalum pentoxide and niobium pentoxide products and new tantalum pentoxide precursors and niobium pentoxide precursors.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2002Publication date: May 1, 2003Inventors: Patrick M. Brown, Rong-Chein R. Wu, Raymond C. Pedicone, Michael G. Madara