Patents by Inventor Paul A. Shelley
Paul A. Shelley 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: 20240137460Abstract: There is provided a broadband signal tap (10) comprising a housing (12) and a cover (14) adapted to be removable from and attachable to the housing (12), the housing (12) comprising a power continuity connector (24) and the cover (14) comprising at least one external subscriber port (16), wherein at least one electrically conductive pad (32, 34) is disposed within the housing (12) to physically and electrically contact the housing (12) and the power continuity connector (24) and so remove resonant effects. The at least one electrically conductive pad (32, 34) comprises a first portion (56, 62) for engaging with the housing and a second portion (58, 60) for engaging with the power continuity connector (24). A cover (14) incorporating at least one electrically conductive pad (32, 34) is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Paul CHAPMAN, Gareth SHELLEY
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Publication number: 20240130054Abstract: There is provided a face plate (36) for a cable tap (10) comprising a printed circuit board (PCB) (40) and first and second electrically conductive interface elements (32, 32?) in contact with the PCB (40), wherein the first interface element (32) has a first impedance and is configured to engage with an input connector (24) within a back box (12) and the second interface element (32?) has a second impedance and is configured to engage with an output connector (24?) within the back box (12). The interface elements are elongate pins, typically with a length in the range 2 to 25 mm. A support structure (42) disposed around each interface element. Part of the support structure (42) forms a boss (64, 64?) mountable on electrical switches associated with a power bar (70) within a back box.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Paul CHAPMAN, Gareth SHELLEY
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Publication number: 20210237094Abstract: A freely moving grinding media adapted to measure one or more physical characteristics of a comminution apparatus during operation or a charge therein is disclosed. The grinding media comprises a freely moving grinding body with a bore disposed in an outer body portion of the body. A sensor body is configured to be received in the bore. The sensor body comprises a rigid sleeve, a resilient core and a sensor array embedded in the core of resilient material. A system of optimising performance of a comminution circuit is also disclosed. The system comprises a comminution apparatus in response to one or more physical characteristics of the comminution apparatus or the charge contained therein, measured during operation of the comminution apparatus. The system comprises a plurality of the freely moving grinding media. A method of optimising performance of a comminution circuit is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2019Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Paul Shelley, John Mullhol-Land, Ian Hamilton
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Patent number: 10769021Abstract: A cache coherency protection system provides for data redundancy by sharing a cache coherence memory pool for protection purposes. The system works consistently across all communication protocols, yields improved data availability with potentially less memory waster and makes data availability faster in node/director failure scenarios. According to various embodiments, the cache coherency protection system may include a writer/requester director that receives a write request from host, a protection target director that is a partner of the writer/request director and a directory.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2010Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Victor Salamon, Paul A. Shelley, Ronald C. Unrau, Steven R. Bromling
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Patent number: 10474545Abstract: An apparatus in one embodiment comprises a storage system including a plurality of storage nodes each associated with one or more storage devices. The storage system is configured to provide at least one virtual volume distributed over the storage nodes for utilization by a plurality of host devices. The storage nodes comprise respective input-output sequencers for handling input-output operations directed to the distributed virtual volume by the host devices. The input-output sequencers of the respective storage nodes are configured to interact with one another to collectively form a distributed input-output sequencer that ensures consistency across the storage nodes for the distributed virtual volume when accessed by different ones of the host devices. The storage system may comprise a multi-site storage system, with the plurality of storage nodes comprising at least a first storage node cluster at a first site and a second storage node cluster at a second site.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Steven Bromling, Joshua Baergen, Paul A. Shelley
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Patent number: 10366567Abstract: In overview, the technology is primarily directed to the implementation of linked gaming in respect of a plurality of gaming machines. In particular, a controller device is disclosed, this controller device being adapted to enable the management of a plurality of linked games via a single piece of hardware. This is achieved in part by virtualization of jackpot controllers within the controller device. More specifically, a user is enabled to configure a plurality of virtual jackpot controllers by way of interaction with a graphical user interface, and select compatible electronic gaming machines to participate in a linked game provided by a given one of the virtual jackpot controllers.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Ainsworth Game Technology LimitedInventors: Vincent Carmelo Bruzzese, Scott Paul Shelley, Baheerathan Gnanasundram, Patrick Tan, Bronislav Paykin, Lee Howard Weekes, Peter Scott Cameron
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Patent number: 10365980Abstract: An apparatus in one embodiment comprises a storage system including a plurality of storage nodes each associated with one or more storage devices. The storage system is configured to provide at least one virtual volume distributed over the storage nodes for utilization by a plurality of host devices. The storage nodes are configured to support selection between multiple operating modes for handling input-output operations directed to the distributed virtual volume by the host devices. The multiple operating modes comprise at least a cached mode of operation in which consistency across the storage nodes for the distributed virtual volume when accessed by different ones of the host devices is ensured utilizing a distributed cache coherence protocol implemented by cooperative interaction of cache controllers of respective ones of the storage nodes, and a cacheless mode of operation in which consistency is ensured without utilizing the distributed cache coherence protocol and its associated cache controllers.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Steven Bromling, Joshua Baergen, Paul A. Shelley
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Publication number: 20160300448Abstract: In overview, the technology is primarily directed to the implementation of linked gaming in respect of a plurality of gaming machines. In particular, a controller device is disclosed, this controller device being adapted to enable the management of a plurality of linked games via a single piece of hardware. This is achieved in part by virtualization of jackpot controllers within the controller device. More specifically, a user is enabled to configure a plurality of virtual jackpot controllers by way of interaction with a graphical user interface, and select compatible electronic gaming machines to participate in a linked game provided by a given one of the virtual jackpot controllers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Vincent Carmelo Bruzzese, Scott Paul Shelley, Baheerathan Gnanasundram, Patrick Tan, Bronislav Paykin, Lee Howard Weekes, Peter Scott Cameron
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Patent number: 9373222Abstract: In overview, the technology is primarily directed to the implementation of linked gaming in respect of a plurality of gaming machines. In particular, a controller device is disclosed, this controller device being adapted to enable the management of a plurality of linked games via a single piece of hardware. This is achieved in part by virtualization of jackpot controllers within the controller device. More specifically, a user is enabled to configure a plurality of virtual jackpot controllers by way of interaction with a graphical user interface, and select compatible electronic gaming machines to participate in a linked game provided by a given one of the virtual jackpot controllers.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2013Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Ainsworth Game Technology LimitedInventors: Vincent Carmelo Bruzzese, Scott Paul Shelley, Baheerathan Gnanasundram, Patrick Tan, Bronislav Paykin, Lee Howard Weekes, Peter Scott Cameron
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Publication number: 20160110951Abstract: The present invention provides a system for synchronising a plurality of electronic gaming machines in electronic communication with each other. Each electronic gaming machine has a lighting device for displaying a light presentation on the electronic gaming machine and a lighting controller in electronic communication with the lighting device for controlling the display of the light presentation by the lighting device. The lighting controllers of the electronic gaming machines are in electronic communication with each other. A master lighting controller for controlling the lighting controllers transmits one or more signals to the lighting controllers so that the lighting devices of the electronic gaming machines (1) are synchronised to display the same light presentation simultaneously. A method is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: Saar Caspi, Scott Paul Shelley
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Publication number: 20150248812Abstract: A gaming machine includes a cabinet having an upper portion and a lower portion. A primary display is disposed in the upper portion and a user interface is disposed in the lower portion. The maximum frontal width of the lower portion is substantially less than the maximum frontal width of the upper portion such that a clearance is defined under the upper portion on each side of the lower portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2015Publication date: September 3, 2015Inventors: Vincent Carmelo Bruzzese, Scott Paul Shelley, Peter Scott Clarebrough
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Patent number: 9033806Abstract: Described herein is a gaming machine (12) including a cabinet (12) having an upper portion (14) and a lower portion (16). A primary display (18) is disposed in the upper portion and a user interface (20) is disposed in the lower portion. The maximum frontal width of the lower portion is substantially less than the maximum frontal width of the upper portion such that a clearance is defined under the upper portion on each side of the lower portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2011Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Ainsworth Game Technology LimitedInventors: Vincent Carmelo Bruzzese, Scott Paul Shelley, Peter Scott Clarebrough
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Publication number: 20140256416Abstract: In overview, the technology is primarily directed to the implementation of linked gaming in respect of a plurality of gaming machines. In particular, a controller device is disclosed, this controller device being adapted to enable the management of a plurality of linked games via a single piece of hardware. This is achieved in part by virtualization of jackpot controllers within the controller device. More specifically, a user is enabled to configure a plurality of virtual jackpot controllers by way of interaction with a graphical user interface, and select compatible electronic gaming machines to participate in a linked game provided by a given one of the virtual jackpot controllers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Inventors: Vincent Carmelo Bruzzese, Scott Paul Shelley, Baheerathan Gnanasundram, Patrick Tan, Bronislav Paykin, Lee Howard Weeks, Peter Scott Cameron
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Patent number: 8519337Abstract: A method of determining a physical property of a composite material includes providing a series of composite materials surfacing films, which are subjected to increasing thermal experience to create a set of thermal effect standards, collecting near-IR spectra on those standards, performing data pre-processing and then multivariate calibration on the spectra of the composite materials surfacing films, and using that calibration to predict the thermal effect for samples in question.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2008Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Paul Shelley, Greg Werner, Paul Vahey
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Patent number: D684638Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Ainsworth Game Technology LimitedInventors: Scott Paul Shelley, Vince Carmelo Bruzzese, Peter Scott Clarebrough
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Patent number: D684639Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Ainsworth Game Technology LimitedInventors: Scott Paul Shelley, Vince Carmelo Bruzzese, Peter Scott Clarebrough
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Patent number: D926889Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Ainsworth Game Technology LimitedInventors: Vincent Carmelo Bruzzese, Scott Paul Shelley, Daniel John Shaw, Ivan Antonio Valdes, Stephen Endre Hadanich, Matthew Whitbread
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Patent number: D939025Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Ainsworth Game Technology LimitedInventors: Vincent Carmelo Bruzzese, Scott Paul Shelley, Daniel John Shaw, Ivan Antonio Valdes, Stephen Endre Hadanich, Matthew Whitbread
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Patent number: D939026Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Ainsworth Game Technology LimitedInventors: Vincent Carmelo Bruzzese, Scott Paul Shelley, Daniel John Shaw, Ivan Antonio Valdes, Stephen Endre Hadanich, Matthew Whitbread
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Patent number: D939027Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Ainsworth Game Technology LimitedInventors: Vincent Carmelo Bruzzese, Scott Paul Shelley, Daniel John Shaw, Ivan Antonio Valdes, Stephen Endre Hadanich, Matthew Whitbread