Patents by Inventor Paul Howard

Paul Howard 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).

  • Publication number: 20200099519
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software technology for managing keys used to encrypt data at-rest and decrypt the data when serving requests for the data. In an implementation, a data service receives a request for data that has been encrypted at rest using a data key, wherein the data key has been encrypted using a policy key, and wherein the policy key has been encrypted using a root key. When the root key is unavailable, the data service requests a key service to decrypt the policy key using an alternative root key. When the data service receives the policy key in an unencrypted state from the key service, it decrypts the data key using the policy key and decrypts the data using the data key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Ayla Kol, Kameshwar Jayaraman, Yoganand Rajasekaran, Jaclynn Hiranaka, Girish Nagaraja, Nikhil Aggarwal, Paul Howard Rich
  • Patent number: 10598158
    Abstract: A method for detaching or installing a rotor blade from or to a hub of a wind turbine includes positioning the rotor blade toward a ground location between a three o'clock position and a nine o'clock position. The method also includes mounting a mechanical arm to an uptower location of the wind turbine. Further, the mechanical arm includes a torqueing tool at a distal end thereof. Thus, the method also includes removing or installing, via the torqueing tool, each of the plurality of hub fasteners so as to detach or attach the rotor blade from or to the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Paul Howard Davidson, Stephanie Lohberg Willman, Santiago Murcia, Joshua Adam Klinghagen, Gregory Clarence Thomas, Michael Royce Johnson, Don Conrad Johnson, Ulrich Werner Neumann, Adam Sean Davis, Dean Thomas Roney, Kathleen Lynne Bentzel
  • Publication number: 20200083952
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may, in a time interval that it is not sending information over a physical uplink shared channel, send an uplink physical signal based on received resource allocation information. The uplink physical signal may be used to determine channel conditions by a base station. The UE may receive, on a downlink control channel, control information. The control information may be based on the determined channel conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventor: Paul Howard
  • Patent number: 10585454
    Abstract: In some examples, a wearable system includes an outer case defining an inner chamber and comprising a portion including a liquid resistant and breathable layer. The wearable system further includes a computing device in the inner chamber, and an airflow generator to produce an airflow to cool the computing device and to direct a resulting heated airflow to flow through pores of the liquid resistant and breathable layer to an environment outside the outer case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hang Yan Yuen, Paul Howard Mazurkiewicz, Hui He
  • Patent number: 10549451
    Abstract: In construction of pallets, stringers are conveyed on a conveyor in a conveying direction to a pneumatic stop assembly including a pawl. The pawl is moveably mounted relative to the conveyor by a parallelogram linkage and moveable by a pneumatic actuator between first and second heights relative to the conveyor. While the pawl is at its first height, a lower board in a hopper is pushed from a shelf by a pusher onto the stringers on the conveyor. While pushed, the ends of the board slide along and between first and second slide rails on opposite sides of the conveyor. The board on the stringers is sandwiched between the pusher and the pawl at the first height while fastened together by a nail gun. After being fastened together, the pawl is moved to its second height which does not interfere with the fastened board and stringers conveyed by the conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Palletec, LLC
    Inventor: Paul Howard Wagner
  • Publication number: 20200023301
    Abstract: In an example, an air filter system includes an air filter and a thermally conductive particulate sensor (TCPS). The TCPS includes a temperature sensor to measure a first temperature of the TCPS at a first time, measure a second temperature of the TCPS at a second time, and provide the measured first temperature and the measured second temperature to a controller. The controller to determine an actual rate of temperature change based on the measured first temperature and the measured second temperature, compare the actual rate of temperature change to a target rate of temperature change, and provide a notification when a difference between the actual rate of temperature change and the target rate of temperature change is greater than an accumulation threshold indicative of a threshold amount of particulate accumulation on the TCPS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Ning Ge, Paul Howard Mazurkiewicz, Helen A. Holder, Peter A. Seiler, Raphael Gay, Tom J. Searby
  • Publication number: 20200001306
    Abstract: In an example, an air filter assembly includes an air filter to remove particulates from air flowing through the air filter, sense electrodes coupled to the air filter, the sense electrodes spaced apart in a direction that is transverse to a direction of a flow of the air, a sense interconnects to couple the sense electrodes to a first power source to drive a sense electrode of the sense electrodes to a sense power, charge electrodes coupled to the air filter, where the charge electrodes are spaced apart from and adjacent to the sense electrodes, and charge interconnects to couple the charge electrodes to a second power source to drive a charge electrode of the charge electrodes to a charge power different from the sense power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Ning Ge, Paul Howard Mazurkiewicz, Helen A. Holder, Peter A. Seiler, Raphael Gay, Tom J. Searby
  • Patent number: 10521711
    Abstract: In some examples, a controllable read blocking based radio-frequency identification (RFID) device may include a substrate layer, and a trace formed of a conductive material and disposed on, partially within, or fully within the substrate layer. The controllable read blocking based RFID device may further include a controllable read blocking layer disposed on the substrate layer and the trace and including a fluid disposed in the controllable read blocking layer to selectively block or allow passage of electromagnetic waves to the trace to respectively inhibit or allow communication of a RFID reading device with the controllable read blocking based RFID device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ning Ge, Jarrid Wittkopf, Robert Ionescu, Helen A. Holder, Paul Howard Mazurkiewicz
  • Publication number: 20190377994
    Abstract: In some examples, a controllable read blocking based radio-frequency identification (RFID) device may include a substrate layer, and a trace formed of a conductive material and disposed on, partially within, or fully within the substrate layer. The controllable read blocking based RFID device may further include a controllable read blocking layer disposed on the substrate layer and the trace and including a fluid disposed in the controllable read blocking layer to selectively block or allow passage of electromagnetic waves to the trace to respectively inhibit or allow communication of a RFID reading device with the controllable read blocking based RFID device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ning Ge, Jarrid Wittkopf, Robert Ionescu, Helen A. Holder, Paul Howard Mazurkiewicz
  • Publication number: 20190362205
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a marker with a pattern of marks encoding product information of the electronic device. The pattern includes first marks having a first material with a first isotopic ratio of an element, and second marks having a second material with a second isotopic ratio of the element different than the first isotopic ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Paul Howard MAZURKIEWICZ, Ning GE, Helen A HOLDER
  • Patent number: 10486328
    Abstract: A fastening system includes a carriage moveably mounted to a frame between first and second positions extensive with and beyond a fixture. The fixture is horizontally movably mounted in the frame to receive components to be fastened of differing sizes, with slide bars vertically moveably mounted relative to the fixture and simultaneously horizontally movable with the fixture. Adjustable spacers, in the form of a body having different extents or telescopic pillars, are positioned in the frame to abut with the components received in the fixture. Wheels rotatably mounted to first and second platforms of the carriage are received in U-shaped channels of the frame, with the first and second platforms being moved by endless belts clamped thereto. Nail guns are movably mounted between vertical posts of the platforms and include a plunger which is biased against a drum carrying a belt of fasteners and include a flat board tangential to a roller having a V-shaped circumferential groove receiving the heads of nails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Palletec, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Howard Wagner, James Thomas Kirk, Jon Denney, Marcus Keith Drayton
  • Patent number: 10477497
    Abstract: In a wireless network, a primary synchronization signal and a secondary synchronization signal are sent at a predetermined bandwidth in a transmission. The predetermined bandwidth is a lowest operating bandwidth of the wireless network. Data is also sent in the transmission using an operating bandwidth greater than the lowest operating bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES II LLC
    Inventor: Paul Howard
  • Publication number: 20190262750
    Abstract: In some examples, a filter assembly includes a filter to remove particulates from a fluid flowing through the filter, electrodes attached to the filter, the electrodes spaced apart in a direction that is cross-wise to a direction of a flow of the fluid; and a sensor to measure an electrical characteristic of a space between the electrodes, wherein the measured electrical characteristic varies depending upon an amount of particulates in the space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Cameron Key, Peter Andrew Seiler, Paul Howard Mazurkiewicz, Thomas Aaron Bondurant
  • Publication number: 20190264839
    Abstract: A hose assembly includes an inner hose component, a first braid of reinforcement fiber material that extends around the inner hose component, and a second braid of reinforcement fiber material that extends around the first braid. The first braid and the second braid each has a 3 over 3 braid design, and the first braid has a first modulus and the second braid has a second modulus different from the first modulus. The first braid may be a high strength braid having a strength greater than a strength of the second braid, and the second braid may be a high modulus braid having a modulus greater than a modulus of the first braid. The hose assembly optionally may have a third braid with a high angle configuration of the braid segments. The hose assembly may be combined with an enhanced fitting for securing the hose assembly to fluid system equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Steven Morgan Powell, Ty Anthony Henry, Paul Howard Webster, Gerald Kuzmiak
  • Patent number: 10380792
    Abstract: Examples associated with three-dimensional model generation are disclosed. One example includes analyzing a structure of a first component of an object. The composition of the first component of the object is also analyzed. A three-dimensional model of the object is then generated. The three-dimensional model includes data based on the structure of the first component of the object and data based on the composition of the first component of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jack Hui He, Paul Howard Mazurkiewicz, Hang-Yan Yuen
  • Publication number: 20190243311
    Abstract: An example device includes an isotope portion including a material having at least one isotope, a reaction control portion to cause a chemical reaction including the at least one isotope, and an electrical parameter portion to measure a change in an electrical parameter to determine a change in an amount of the material having the at least one isotope, the electrical parameter to change based on the chemical reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: PAUL HOWARD MAZURKIEWICZ, NING GE, HELEN A. HOLDER
  • Publication number: 20190243432
    Abstract: In example implementations, a computing system is provided. The computing system includes at least one electronic component, a fan and a filter. The electronic component generates heat that is cooled by an air flow within the computing system that is generated by the fan. The filter is located in a path of the air flow. The filter includes a filter mesh with a strain gauge that is encapsulated and incorporated into the filter mesh to measure an amount that the filter mesh is clogged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LP.
    Inventors: Cameron Key, Peter Andrew Seiler, Thomas Aaron Bondurant, Paul Howard Mazurkiewicz, Raphael Gay
  • Publication number: 20190219526
    Abstract: A method of extracting information encoded in a product includes: determining a concentration of a non-functional amount of a chemical in a product, where the concentration corresponds to one of a plurality of possible concentration ranges, where each of the plurality of possible concentration ranges indicates different non-composition manufacturing information about the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: PAUL HOWARD MAZURKIEWICZ, PAUL HUBBARD FORD, TROY A. FARRAR, JON R HALL
  • Publication number: 20190136626
    Abstract: An external ladder assembly for a nacelle of a wind turbine includes at least one ladder having parallel side legs and a plurality of rungs arranged between the parallel side legs. The ladder assembly also includes a ladder platform arranged with the ladder and configured for placement atop the nacelle. Further, the ladder assembly includes a mounting assembly for affixing the ladder platform atop the nacelle. More specifically, the mounting assembly is adjustable between multiple positions so as to level the ladder platform atop the nacelle. Thus, the ladder assembly provides access to one or more uptower, external features of the wind turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Brian William Manikas, Gregory Clarence Thomas, Paul Howard Davidson
  • Publication number: 20190129468
    Abstract: In some examples, a wearable system includes an outer case defining an inner chamber and comprising a portion including a liquid resistant and breathable layer. The wearable system further includes a computing device in the inner chamber, and an airflow generator to produce an airflow to cool the computing device and to direct a resulting heated airflow to flow through pores of the liquid resistant and breathable layer to an environment outside the outer case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: HANG YAN YUEN, PAUL HOWARD MAZURKIEWICZ, HUI HE