Patents by Inventor Paul Lloyd

Paul Lloyd 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: 20230370028
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a RF amplifier circuit arrangement for amplifying at least one RF input signal to an output signal for delivery to a load. The RF amplifier circuit arrangement uses a simple and low-cost RF clipping circuit within a load modulated balanced amplifier arrangement which passes RF input signals to output linearly up to the signal input reaches a predefined amplitude. Beyond that predefined amplitude the clipping circuit clips excess amplitudes. The present invention further relates to an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventor: Paul Lloyd
  • Patent number: 11706173
    Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer program product for querying a group-based communication platform are described herein. For example, the apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including program code. The at least one non-transitory memory and the program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least store a plurality of electronic messages to a message corpus; receive a search query associated with the message corpus, wherein the search query comprises reaction metadata criteria; and apply the search query to the message corpus to generate a reaction search results set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Wills, Paul Lloyd, Serguei Mourachov, Neil Walker
  • Patent number: 11266525
    Abstract: A single-use patient positioning and warming pad configured to be placed between a patient and an operating table during a surgical procedure is provided. The pad includes a viscoelastic foam body having a top portion and a bottom portion; a heating element at least partially disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion of the foam body; and an electrical connector having a proximal end portion enclosed within the foam body connected to the heating element and a distal end portion extending from the foam body, configured to directly or indirectly connect to a power source and/or control unit for the heating element. Optionally, the foam body is formed from a foam material having sufficient viscosity and resiliency to maintain positioning of the patient relative to the operating table during surgical procedures in which the operating table is moved to an inclined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Xodus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Kaforey, Mark Kaforey, Paul Lloyd
  • Patent number: 11010207
    Abstract: Usage metering software for metering usage of a single application, where portions of the application run on at least two different platforms. The usage metric values are aggregated for the purposes of planning, billing the client or the like. In some embodiments, at least one platform of the multiple platforms is a cloud platform and at least one platform of the multiple platforms is a non-cloud platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Lloyd Hawes Carroll, Shikha Srivastava, Charles A. Quincy
  • Patent number: 10968842
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an engine. A condition of the engine may be diagnosed based on information provided by signals from a generator operationally connected to the engine and/or other signals associated with the engine. Different types of degradation may be distinguished based on discerning characteristics within the information. Thus, a degraded engine component may be identified in a manner that reduces service induced delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Arijit Banerjee, Ajith Kuttainnair Kumar, Arvind Kumar Tiwari, Rupam Mukherjee, Somakumar Ramachandrapanicker, Paul Lloyd Flynn, Boyanapally Srilatha
  • Patent number: 10920694
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for an engine capable of receiving liquid and gaseous fuel. In one example, cylinder misfire may be identified based on a misfire monitor. The misfire monitor may detect misfire based on signals from a crankshaft sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Lloyd Flynn, Aninda Bhattacharya, Ganesasubramanian Murugesan, Milan Palinda Karunaratne, Daniel Cullen
  • Publication number: 20200409769
    Abstract: Usage metering software for metering usage of a single application, where portions of the application run on at least two different platforms. The usage metric values are aggregated for the purposes of planning, billing the client or the like. In some embodiments, at least one platform of the multiple platforms is a cloud platform and at least one platform of the multiple platforms is a non-cloud platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Paul Lloyd Hawes Carroll, Shikha Srivastava, Charles A. Quincy
  • Patent number: 10842206
    Abstract: A patient protection system and method for using the same includes a face mask structure configured to protect the head of a patient during surgical procedures. The face mask structure includes a foam body having an exterior surface and an interior surface configured to be oriented towards the patient's face to cover the patient's face during the surgical procedure; and at least one foam pad positioned on the interior surface of the face mask structure and configured to contact the patient's face during the surgical procedure. The face mask structure and the at least one foam pad are manufactured from different types of foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Xodus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Kaforey, Mark Kaforey, Paul Lloyd
  • Publication number: 20200267106
    Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer program product for querying a group-based communication platform are described herein. For example, the apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including program code. The at least one non-transitory memory and the program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least store a plurality of electronic messages to a message corpus; receive a search query associated with the message corpus, wherein the search query comprises reaction metadata criteria; and apply the search query to the message corpus to generate a reaction search results set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua WILLS, Paul Lloyd, Serguei Mourachov, Neil Walker
  • Patent number: 10697407
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for an exhaust gas cooler. In one example, a method includes controlling a flow of coolant to at least a first stage of a plurality of stages of an exhaust gas cooler relative to a second stage of the plurality of stages to maintain at least one of: a controlled amount of heat removal from the first stage relative to the second stage, an about equal coolant temperature increase across the first stage relative to the second stage; an about equal gas temperature decrease across the first stage relative to the second stage; and an about equal gas heat removal across the first stage relative to the second stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Hafiz Hassan Eisa, Pradheepram Ottikkutti, Paul Lloyd Flynn
  • Patent number: 10630627
    Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer program product for querying a group-based communication platform are described herein. For example, the apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including program code. The at least one non-transitory memory and the program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least store a plurality of electronic messages to a message corpus; receive a search query associated with the message corpus, wherein the search query comprises reaction metadata criteria; and apply the search query to the message corpus to generate a reaction search results set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: SLACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua Wills, Paul Lloyd, Serguei Mourachov, Neil Walker
  • Patent number: 10570867
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for a pressure relief valve of a fuel system. In one example, a valve includes a first chamber in fluid communication with a first fuel line, a second chamber in fluid communication with a second fuel line and in fluid communication with a fuel storage tank, a piston separating the first chamber from the second chamber, and a needle coupled to the piston and controlling a flow passage between the second fuel line and the second chamber, where the piston and needle are sized such that a force applied on the piston by the first chamber parallel to an axis of movement of the piston maintains the needle in a closed position when the first fuel line flows fuel at a first pressure and the second fuel line flows fuel at a second pressure, the second pressure greater than the first pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Muthu Mailvaganan Anandhan, Pradheepram Ottikkutti, Shawn Michael Gallagher, Paul Lloyd Flynn
  • Publication number: 20190386945
    Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer program product for querying a group-based communication platform are described herein. For example, the apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including program code. The at least one non-transitory memory and the program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least store a plurality of electronic messages to a message corpus; receive a search query associated with the message corpus, wherein the search query comprises reaction metadata criteria; and apply the search query to the message corpus to generate a reaction search results set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Joshua Wills, Paul Lloyd, Serguei Mourachov, Neil Walker
  • Patent number: 10506032
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for automatically distributing loads among computing devices involved in message delivery within a group-based communication platform. Embodiments utilize a status checker to monitor the relative health and/or utilization of various channel servers each servicing a group-based communication channel for communication among a particular group of client devices. Upon detecting that one or more of the channel servers exhibit failing health characteristics, the status checker may automatically reallocate the messaging load performed by the failing channel server to other servers, thereby redefining the group-based communication channel associated with a particular group to encompass the newly assigned channel server and minimizing the impact of the failed channel server on message distribution within the group-based communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: SLACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Raissa Largman, Ananya Yadav, Serguei Mourachov, Neil Walker, Denis Sodol, Paul Lloyd
  • Publication number: 20190334983
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for automatically distributing loads among computing devices involved in message delivery within a group-based communication platform. Embodiments utilize a status checker to monitor the relative health and/or utilization of various channel servers each servicing a group-based communication channel for communication among a particular group of client devices. Upon detecting that one or more of the channel servers exhibit failing health characteristics, the status checker may automatically reallocate the messaging load performed by the failing channel server to other servers, thereby redefining the group-based communication channel associated with a particular group to encompass the newly assigned channel server and minimizing the impact of the failed channel server on message distribution within the group-based communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Raissa Largman, Ananya Yadav, Serguei Mourachov, Neil Walker, Denis Sodol, Paul Lloyd
  • Publication number: 20190211792
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for a pressure relief valve of a fuel system. In one example, a valve includes a first chamber in fluid communication with a first fuel line, a second chamber in fluid communication with a second fuel line and in fluid communication with a fuel storage tank, a piston separating the first chamber from the second chamber, and a needle coupled to the piston and controlling a flow passage between the second fuel line and the second chamber, where the piston and needle are sized such that a force applied on the piston by the first chamber parallel to an axis of movement of the piston maintains the needle in a closed position when the first fuel line flows fuel at a first pressure and the second fuel line flows fuel at a second pressure, the second pressure greater than the first pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Muthu Mailvaganan Anandhan, Pradheepram Ottikkutti, Shawn Michael Gallagher, Paul Lloyd Flynn
  • Publication number: 20190195151
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for an engine capable of receiving liquid and gaseous fuel. In one example, cylinder misfire may be identified based on a misfire monitor. The misfire monitor may detect misfire based on signals from a crankshaft sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Paul Lloyd Flynn, Aninda Bhattacharya, Ganesasubramanian Murugesan, Milan Palinda Karunaratne, Daniel Cullen
  • Patent number: 10316772
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for an engine capable of receiving liquid and gaseous fuel. In one example, cylinder misfire may be identified based on a misfire monitor. The misfire monitor may detect misfire based on signals from a crankshaft sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: GE Global Sourcing LLC
    Inventors: Paul Lloyd Flynn, Aninda Bhattacharya, Ganesasubramanian Murugesan, Milan Palinda Karunaratne, Daniel Cullen
  • Patent number: 10267249
    Abstract: Systems are provided for detecting a change in performance of an engine component. In one example, a system includes a first pressure sensor of a first exhaust manifold coupled to a first subset of cylinders of an engine, a second pressure sensor of a second exhaust manifold coupled to a second subset of cylinders of the engine, a passage coupling the first exhaust manifold to an intake manifold, and a controller configured to detect a change in performance of any cylinder of the engine based on frequency content from the first pressure sensor and from the second pressure sensor during both a first mode where no exhaust gas from the first exhaust manifold is provided to the intake manifold, and during a second mode where all exhaust gas from the first exhaust manifold is provided to the intake manifold, and adjust an operating parameter responsive to the change in performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: GE Global Sourcing LLC
    Inventors: Milan Palinda Karunaratne, Paul Lloyd Flynn, James Robert Schreiner
  • Patent number: 10267282
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for a pressure relief valve of a fuel system. In one example, a valve includes a first chamber in fluid communication with a first fuel line, a second chamber in fluid communication with a second fuel line and in fluid communication with a fuel storage tank, a piston separating the first chamber from the second chamber, and a needle coupled to the piston and controlling a flow passage between the second fuel line and the second chamber, where the piston and needle are sized such that a force applied on the piston by the first chamber parallel to an axis of movement of the piston maintains the needle in a closed position when the first fuel line flows fuel at a first pressure and the second fuel line flows fuel at a second pressure, the second pressure greater than the first pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: GE Global Sourcing LLC
    Inventors: Muthu Mailvaganan Anandhan, Pradheepram Ottikkutti, Shawn Michael Gallagher, Paul Lloyd Flynn