Patents by Inventor Paul Brown
Paul 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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Patent number: 12037291Abstract: Method of processing a polycrystalline diamond element may include laser ablating at least a portion of a polycrystalline diamond element to form a laser-shaped surface and exposing at least a portion of the laser-shaped surface to a leaching solution to define a leached polycrystalline diamond volume and an unleached polycrystalline diamond volume.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2023Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: US Synthetic CorporationInventors: Joshua Adam Hawks, Ryan LeRoy Woodland, Jason Keith Wiggins, David Paul Miess, Mark Pehrson Chapman, Trevor Allen Olsen, Trent Neil Butcher, Michael James Gleason, Matthew Sinclair Brown, Julie Ann Kidd
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Patent number: 12037464Abstract: A non-aqueous dispersant (“NAD”) prising may include a condensate formed by the grafting of an adduct of a hydrophobic stabilising entity (“HSE”), which may include polyhydroxystearic acid (“PHSA”), polyisobutylene succinic anhydride (PIBSA), and polycaprolactone, with a linker substrate selected from the group consisting of a glycol, an alkanolamine, an ether amine, and an ethylene amine onto a co-polymer in an effective reaction stoichiometry, wherein where the co-polymer comprises an anchoring moiety having an aromatic functionality is a styrene-maleic anhydride (SMA) co-polymer.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2019Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Indorama Ventures Oxides Australia Pty LimitedInventors: Rowan Brown, Paul Dumanski
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Patent number: 12040511Abstract: Provided are interconnects for interconnecting a set of battery cells, assemblies comprising these interconnects, methods of forming such interconnects, and methods of forming such assemblies. An interconnect includes a conductor comprising two portions electrically isolated from each other. At least one portion may include two contacts for connecting to battery cells and a fuse forming an electrical connection between these two contacts. The interconnect may also include an insulator adhered to the conductor and mechanically supporting the two portions of the conductor. The insulator may include an opening such that the fuse overlaps with this opening, and the opening does not interfere with the operation of the fuse. In some embodiments, the fuse may not directly interface with any other structures. Furthermore, the interconnect may include a temporary substrate adhered to the insulator such that the insulator is disposed between the temporary substrate and the conductor.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2024Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: CelLink CorporationInventors: Kevin Michael Coakley, Malcolm Brown, Paul Tsao
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Patent number: 12024960Abstract: A system for adapting drilling of a borehole in a subterranean formation based on comparing a received cuttings weight to an expected cuttings weight. The system comprises a processor; a non-transitory memory; at least one display; and an application stored in the non-transitory memory that, when executed by the processor, determines the received cuttings weight based on data received from a cuttings storage unit (CSU); determines the expected cuttings weight based on a current borehole depth, on a drill bit geometry, and on a cuttings density value; and presents a representation of the received cuttings weight and a representation of the expected cuttings weight on the at least one display, whereby at least one parameter of drilling of the borehole is adapted based on comparing the representation of the received cuttings to the representation of the expected cuttings weight.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2022Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Millward, Paul Brown, Thomas Berg
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Patent number: 12017509Abstract: A heat pump includes a refrigerant loop. The refrigerant loop includes an accumulator having an inlet and an outlet, a compressor, a first heat exchanger, and a first coupling point. The compressor includes a low-pressure inlet and an outlet. The low-pressure inlet is downstream of the outlet of the accumulator. The first heat exchanger includes an inlet and an outlet. The first coupling point is positioned immediately downstream of the outlet of the accumulator and immediately upstream of the low-pressure inlet of the compressor. The first coupling point is immediately downstream of the outlet of the first heat exchanger such that a first heat exchange fluid circulating through the refrigerant loop is directed to the low-pressure inlet of the compressor upon exiting the outlet of the first heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Rachael Shey, Jeffrey Paul Brown, Loren John Lohmeyer, Manfred Koberstein
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Patent number: 12000639Abstract: A heat pump includes a refrigerant loop. The refrigerant loop includes a compressor, a first vapor generator, a second vapor generator, and a third vapor generator. The compressor includes a low-pressure inlet, a mid-pressure inlet, and an outlet. The first vapor generator, the second vapor generator, and the third vapor generator are each positioned downstream of the outlet of the compressor. The first vapor generator, the second vapor generator, and the third vapor generator are each positioned upstream of the mid-pressure inlet of the compressor.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Rachael Shey, Jeffrey Paul Brown
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Patent number: 12001430Abstract: A data engine request is received on a local data system. The data engine request includes a portion of the request that is to be processed on an external data engine system. The portion is forwarded to the external data engine system and statistics for accessing external objects of the external data engine system is acquired. The statistics are evaluated for compliance with a Service Level Goal (SLG) associated with the request. Rules-based processing permits optimization and planning of the request on the local data engine system to be modified in view of the statistics received from the external data engine system to comply with the SLG. In an embodiment, actual resource utilization metrics noted during execution of the portion on the external data engine system is provided as feedback to the local data engine system for re-planning and re-optimizing the request with a modified execution plan.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2019Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Teradata US, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Paul Brown, Michael Sean McIntire, Prama Agarwal
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Patent number: 11993625Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel calicheamicin derivatives useful as payloads in antibody-drug-conjugates (ADC's), and to payload-linker compounds and ADC compounds comprising the same; to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and to methods for using the same to treat pathological conditions such as cancer.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Pfizer, Inc.Inventors: Omar Khaled Ahmad, Stephen Paul Brown, Kenneth John Dirico, Russell Dushin, Gary Frederick Filzen, Sujiet Puthenveetil, Pavel Strop, Chakrapani Subramanyam, Lawrence N. Tumey
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Patent number: 11987098Abstract: A heat pump includes a refrigerant loop. The refrigerant loop includes a first heat exchanger, a first region of a second heat exchanger, a third heat exchanger, a fourth heat exchanger, a compressor, a vapor generator, an accumulator, a first expansion valve, and a first three-way valve. The compressor includes a low-pressure inlet, a mid-pressure inlet, and an outlet. The vapor generator is positioned downstream of the outlet of the compressor and upstream of both the low-pressure inlet and the mid-pressure inlet. The accumulator is positioned immediately upstream of the compressor. The accumulator includes an inlet and an outlet. The first expansion valve is positioned upstream of the accumulator. The first expansion valve includes an inlet and an outlet. The first three-way valve is positioned immediately downstream of the first expansion valve and immediately upstream of the accumulator.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Rachael Shey, Jeffrey Paul Brown
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Patent number: 11985459Abstract: A mounting system for mounting a loudspeaker to a substrate includes a mounting assembly having an elongated screw, a support member received on and movable along the screw, and a mounting arm rotatably connected to the support member and having a resting position and a working position. A guide housing receives the mounting assembly with the screw extending longitudinally therethrough and includes a wall structure with an open front side and a cap at a top portion of the wall structure. In the resting position, the support member is positioned along the screw at least partially received within the cap and the mounting arm is substantially contained within the wall structure. In the working position, the support member is positioned along the screw to be outside of the cap and the mounting arm is spring-biased away from the screw and extends outwardly through the front side of the wall structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2020Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: An Duc Nguyen, Christian Manuel Garcia, Larry Paul Brown, Chris N. Hagen
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Publication number: 20240152515Abstract: In some examples, a system receives an input graph representation of one or more query plans for one or more database queries, and generates, by an embedding machine learning model based on the input graph representation, a feature vector that provides a distributed representation of the one or more query plans. The system determines, using the feature vector, one or more user behaviors and/or workload characteristics of one or more workloads in one or more database systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Christopher James Antoun, Matthew Edward Antoun, Artur Borycki, Douglas Paul Brown
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Publication number: 20240149641Abstract: A heat pump includes a refrigerant loop. The refrigerant loop includes a first heat exchanger, a first region of a second heat exchanger, a third heat exchanger, a fourth heat exchanger, a compressor, a vapor generator, and a four-way valve. The compressor includes a low-pressure inlet, a mid-pressure inlet, and an outlet. The vapor generator is positioned downstream of the outlet of the compressor and upstream of both the low-pressure inlet and the mid-pressure inlet. The four-way valve is positioned immediately upstream of the first heat exchanger. At least one component chosen from the first heat exchanger, the second heat exchanger, and the vapor generator is free from compressor-driven flow of the first heat exchange fluid during a first predetermined set of heating modes of operation of the heat pump and a first predetermined set of cooling modes of operation of the heat pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Rachael Shey, Jeffrey Paul Brown
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Publication number: 20240090710Abstract: An innovative multi-position bucket-style bathtub that has multiple unique positions such that, when rotated between positions, a recline angle of the bathtub is changed, thereby making the bathtub suitable for infants in earlier stages of development and facilitates using the bucket bathtub during various stages of a child's development.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Kids2 Inc.Inventors: Dana Chicca, Paul Brown, Art Gehr
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Patent number: 11927372Abstract: A heat pump includes a refrigerant loop. The refrigerant loop includes a compressor, a first region of a first heat exchanger. The first heat exchanger is positioned immediately downstream of an outlet of the compressor. A second heat exchanger is positioned downstream of the first heat exchanger. A vapor generator is positioned downstream of the first heat exchanger. The vapor generator is positioned upstream of the second heat exchanger in a first mode of operation. The vapor generator is positioned downstream of the second heat exchanger in a second mode of operation. A first branching point is positioned immediately downstream of the first region of the first heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Rachael Shey, Jeffrey Paul Brown
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Patent number: 11919368Abstract: A heat pump includes a refrigerant loop. The refrigerant loop includes a first heat exchanger, a first region of a second heat exchanger, a third heat exchanger, a fourth heat exchanger, a first heat exchange fluid, a compressor, a vapor generator, and a four-way valve. The compressor includes a low-pressure inlet, a mid-pressure inlet, and an outlet. The vapor generator is positioned downstream of the outlet of the compressor and upstream of both the low-pressure inlet and the mid-pressure inlet. The four-way valve is positioned immediately upstream of the first heat exchanger. At least one component chosen from the group including the first heat exchanger, the second heat exchanger, and the vapor generator is free from compressor-driven flow of the first heat exchange fluid during a predetermined set of heating modes of operation of the heat pump and a predetermined set of cooling modes of operation of the heat pump.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Rachael Shey, Jeffrey Paul Brown
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Patent number: 11920834Abstract: A heat pump includes a refrigerant loop. The refrigerant loop includes a compressor, a first region of a first heat exchanger, a first branching point, a first shutoff valve, a second shutoff valve, and a second heat exchanger. The compressor includes a low-pressure inlet, a mid-pressure inlet, and an outlet. The first heat exchanger is positioned immediately downstream of the outlet of the compressor. The first branching point is positioned immediately downstream of the first region of the first heat exchanger. The refrigerant loop splits into a first path and a second path at the first branching point. The first shutoff valve is positioned along the first path and immediately downstream of the first branching point. The second shutoff valve is positioned along the second path and immediately downstream of the first branching point. The second heat exchanger is downstream of the first heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Rachael E. Shey, Jeffrey Paul Brown, Leyuan Yu, James C. Rollinson
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Patent number: 11912105Abstract: A heat pump includes a refrigerant loop. The refrigerant loop includes a first heat exchanger, a first region of a second heat exchanger, a third heat exchanger, a fourth heat exchanger, a compressor, a vapor generator, a first check valve, and a second check valve. The compressor includes a low-pressure inlet, a mid-pressure inlet, and an outlet. The vapor generator is positioned downstream of the outlet of the compressor and upstream of both the low-pressure inlet and the mid-pressure inlet. The first check valve is positioned immediately downstream of the third heat exchanger. The second check valve is positioned immediately downstream of the fourth heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Rachael Shey, Jeffrey Paul Brown
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Patent number: 11906213Abstract: A heat pump includes a refrigerant loop. The refrigerant loop includes a compressor, a first condenser, a vapor generator having a first region and a second region, a first expansion valve, a second expansion valve, and a first evaporator. A branching point is positioned between the first condenser and the vapor generator. The branching point diverts a portion of a first heat exchange fluid circulating through the refrigerant loop to the vapor generator. The first expansion valve is positioned between the branching point and the vapor generator. An outlet vapor generator is coupled to a mid-pressure inlet port of the compressor.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Paul Brown, Manfred Koberstein, Loren John Lohmeyer, Rachael Shey
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Publication number: 20240034885Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid solution comprising (a) at least one compound according to formula (I), and (b) at least one compound according to formula (II), or at least one compound according to formula (III), or a mixture of at least one compound according to formula (II) and at least one compound according to formula (III), wherein R1 and R2 may, independently of one another, stand for —(CH2)n—X, wherein X stands for hydrogen, methyl, a C1-C5 alkoxyl, hydroxy, phenyl, C1-C5 alkylphenyl, C1-C5 alkoxyphenyl, hydroxyphenyl, halogenated phenyl, pyridyl, C1-C5 alkylpyridyl, C1-C5 alkoxypyridyl, halogenated pyridyl, pyridylvinyl or naphthyl; wherein n stands for 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; R3 and R4 may, independently of one another, stand for phenylene, C1-C5 alkylphenylene, C1-C5 alkoxyphenylene, hydroxyphenylene, halogenated phenylene, pyridinediyl, C1-C5 alkylpyridinediyl, C1-C5 alkoxy-pyridinediyl, halogenated pyridinediyl, anthraquinonediyl or naphthalenediyl, wherein the 2 nitrogen atoms bound to R3 aType: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: SUN CHEMICAL B.V.Inventors: Nikolay VINOKUROV, Paul Pascal ROQUETTE, Paul BROWN, Till VOGEL, Andres Carlos GARCIA ESPINO
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Publication number: 20240026171Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid solution comprising (a) at least one compound according to formula (I) and (b) at least one compound according to formula (II), or at least one compound according to formula (III), or a mixture of at least one compound according to formula (II) and at least one compound according to formula (III) wherein R1 and R2 may, independently of one another, stand for —(CH2)n—X, wherein X stands for hydrogen, methyl, a C1-C5 alkoxyl, hydroxy, phenyl, C1-C5 alkylphenyl, C1-C5 alkoxyphenyl, hydroxyphenyl, halogenated phenyl, pyridyl, C1-C5 alkylpyridyl, C1-C5 alkoxypyridyl, halogenated pyridyl, pyridylvinyl or naphthyl; wherein n stands for 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; R3 and R4 may, independently of one another, stand for phenylene, C1-C5 alkylphenylene, C1-C5 alkoxyphenylene, hydroxyphenylene, halogenated phenylene, pyridinediyl, C1-C5 alkylpyridinediyl, C1-C5 alkoxy-pyridinediyl, halogenated pyridinediyl, anthraquinonediyl or naphthalenediyl, wherein the 2 nitrogen atoms bound to R4 accType: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: SUN CHEMICAL B.V.Inventors: Nikolay VINOKUROV, Paul Pascal ROQUETTE, Paul BROWN, Till VOGEL, Andres Carlos GARCIA ESPINO