Patents by Inventor Paul Stephens

Paul Stephens 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: 20250016112
    Abstract: Direct conflict mitigation in near real-time radio access network intelligent controllers is provided. A method for direct conflict mitigation in near real-time radio access network intelligent controllers may include determining a potential conflict between subsets of services that are requested for two or more applications among an available set of services of an intelligent controller. The apparatus may transmit conflict negotiation requests to each of the two or more applications requesting that the two or more applications perform conflict negotiation between each other to allocate the subsets of services among the available set of services, and process responses from each of the two or more applications indicating results of the conflict negotiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Alistair URIE, Paul STEPHENS
  • Patent number: 12192114
    Abstract: Direct conflict mitigation in near real-time radio access network intelligent controllers is provided. A method for direct conflict mitigation in near real-time radio access network intelligent controllers may include determining a potential conflict between subsets of services that are requested for two or more applications among an available set of services of an intelligent controller. The apparatus may transmit conflict negotiation requests to each of the two or more applications requesting that the two or more applications perform conflict negotiation between each other to allocate the subsets of services among the available set of services, and process responses from each of the two or more applications indicating results of the conflict negotiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Alistair Urie, Paul Stephens
  • Publication number: 20240306261
    Abstract: An electric heating mat may include an outer sleeve having an interior, and an end with an opening to the interior. The end may be folded upon itself into a closed condition, and unfolded into an opened condition. When the end is closed, the interior of the outer sleeve may provide a sealed enclosure. The sealed enclosure may accommodate and protect internal components, such as heating elements, a power source, and associated controls. The heating elements, associated wiring, and an insulation layer may be provided in an inner sleeve, which may be insertable into the outer sleeve as a unit. When the end is opened, the opening provides access to the internal components. Such access allows the power source to be turned on to supply power to the heating elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: John Paul STEPHENS, Jeremy GROSS
  • Patent number: 11991792
    Abstract: An electric heating mat may include an outer sleeve having an interior, and an access end with an opening to the interior. The access end may be folded upon itself into a closed condition, and unfolded into an opened condition. When the access end is closed, the interior of the outer sleeve may provide a sealed enclosure. The sealed enclosure may accommodate and protect internal components, such as heating elements, a power source, and associated controls. The heating elements, associated wiring, and an insulation layer may be provided in an inner sleeve, which may be insertable into the outer sleeve as a unit. When the access end is opened, the opening provides access to the internal components. Such access allows the power source to be turned on to supply power to the heating elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Inventors: John Paul Stephens, Jeremy Gross
  • Publication number: 20240120975
    Abstract: A controller of a RAN detects an interferer is present in a region covered by antenna array(s) that provide a 3D view of segments of a cell, using at least a mapping from the segments to corresponding anomaly signatures, and using radio measurements taken in the segments, to determine segment(s) affected by the interferer. The controller performs mitigation of interference in the segment(s). A base station controlling the antenna array(s) determines that an event has been detected because radio measurement(s) of the segments of the cell meet an event detection threshold, and performs and sends to the controller multiple symbol-level radio measurements. The controller also causes channel sensing and radio measurements to be performed by the base station for steady state and states of interest in the cell. The controller correlates these radio measurements to map from segments to anomaly signatures and uses the mapping to perform interference mitigation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Krishnan Iyer, Phy Son Nguyen, Jatin Vidhani, Paul Stephens
  • Publication number: 20230180353
    Abstract: An electric heating mat may include an outer sleeve having an interior, and an access end with an opening to the interior. The access end may be folded upon itself into a closed condition, and unfolded into an opened condition. When the access end is closed, the interior of the outer sleeve may provide a sealed enclosure. The sealed enclosure may accommodate and protect internal components, such as heating elements, a power source, and associated controls. The heating elements, associated wiring, and an insulation layer may be provided in an inner sleeve, which may be insertable into the outer sleeve as a unit. When the access end is opened, the opening provides access to the internal components. Such access allows the power source to be turned on to supply power to the heating elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: John Paul STEPHENS, Jeremy GROSS
  • Patent number: 11617403
    Abstract: A face shield manufacturing method includes, among other things, positioning a bumper layer between a headband layer and a shield layer. The method further includes securing the bumper layer, the shield layer, and headband layer to provide a multilayered structure, and cutting a face shield assembly from the multilayered structure. A face shield assembly includes, among other things, a bumper configured to be placed against a front of a head of a user, a shield secured to the bumper, a headband configured to be placed against a rear of the head of the user, and fasteners. Each of the fasteners binds an end portion of the headband to at least the bumper. The headband is folded over each fastener when the bumper is placed against the front of the head of the user and the headband is placed against a back of the head of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Stephens, Stephen Hung
  • Patent number: 11526826
    Abstract: According to an aspect there is provided a method comprising receiving a definition for determining a key performance indicator of a cellular communication network based on raw metrics data, receiving a request for executing an action of determining the key performance indicator according to the definition received, as a response to receiving the request, obtaining the raw metric data and determining the key performance indicator according to the definition and transmitting the key performance indicator using an interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Paul Stephens, Alistair Urie
  • Publication number: 20210368883
    Abstract: A face shield manufacturing method includes, among other things, positioning a bumper layer between a headband layer and a shield layer. The method further includes securing the bumper layer, the shield layer, and headband layer to provide a multilayered structure, and cutting a face shield assembly from the multilayered structure. A face shield assembly includes, among other things, a bumper configured to be placed against a front of a head of a user, a shield secured to the bumper, a headband configured to be placed against a rear of the head of the user, and fasteners. Each of the fasteners binds an end portion of the headband to at least the bumper. The headband is folded over each fastener when the bumper is placed against the front of the head of the user and the headband is placed against a back of the head of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Paul Stephens, Stephen Hung
  • Publication number: 20210142257
    Abstract: According to an aspect there is provided a method comprising receiving a definition for determining a key performance indicator of a cellular communication network based on raw metrics data, receiving a request for executing an action of determining the key performance indicator according to the definition received, as a response to receiving the request, obtaining the raw metric data and determining the key performance indicator according to the definition and transmitting the key performance indicator using an interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Paul STEPHENS, Alistair URIE
  • Patent number: 10869220
    Abstract: There is provided a method and an apparatus performing the method, the method comprising monitoring one or more user equipment via a first interface; receiving network information from a transport layer element via a second interface between a network layer and a transport layer; determining, based at least on the monitoring of the one or more user equipment and the network information, congestion or degradation associated with the one or more user equipment; identifying a cause of the congestion or degradation associated with the one or more user equipment; and performing one or more action to mitigate or remove the cause of the congestion or degradation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Padmavathi Sudarsan, Paul Stephens, William Macleod, Reza Mohammad Rokui
  • Publication number: 20200267596
    Abstract: There is provided a method and an apparatus performing the method, the method comprising monitoring one or more user equipment via a first interface; receiving network information from a transport layer element via a second interface between a network layer and a transport layer; determining, based at least on the monitoring of the one or more user equipment and the network information, congestion or degradation associated with the one or more user equipment; identifying a cause of the congestion or degradation associated with the one or more user equipment; and performing one or more action to mitigate or remove the cause of the congestion or degradation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Padmavathi SUDARSAN, Paul STEPHENS, William MACLEOD, Reza Mohammad ROKUI
  • Patent number: 10242570
    Abstract: A traffic adjustment or a traffic command, for example, is based on data congestion on a cellular network. Position data is received from a mobile device. A portion of a cellular network that corresponds to the position data is selected. The portion of the cellular network may be the geographic area covered by a cell. The network state of the portion of the cellular network is identified. A traffic device is also identified. The traffic device may be a traffic light or a variable speed sign. The traffic adjustment or traffic command for the traffic device is calculated based on the network state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: John Harris, Leo Modica, Brian Moore, Paul Stephens
  • Patent number: 10183707
    Abstract: The disclosed technology relate to a device and system that include an outdoor power equipment power unit or cart configured to releasably couple a number of different interchangeable attachments or work implements to a common power unit, where some attachments include and/or require operator presence control, while other attachments do not include and/or require operator presence control. The outdoor power equipment power unit includes a power transfer coupling member operatively coupled to the drive shaft and configured to transfer rotational power to the associated attachment; and an operator presence actuation member operatively coupled to the operator presence control member, the operator presence actuation member configured to rotate in response to user actuation of the operator presence control member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: MTD PRODUCTS INC
    Inventors: Jason R. Ertel, Paul Stephens, Robert Allen, Bill Rabbitt
  • Publication number: 20180295469
    Abstract: A method includes, at a first server, determining a first potential destination and a second potential destination. The method further includes, at a second server, determining a first network performance metric corresponding to the first potential destination, and at the second server, determining a second network performance metric corresponding to the second potential destination. The method also further includes, at a third server, ranking the first potential destination and the second potential destination, wherein the ranking is based on a comparison between the first network performance metric and the second network performance metric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: John HARRIS, Brian MOORE, Umamaheswar KAKINADA, Paul STEPHENS
  • Publication number: 20180204453
    Abstract: A traffic adjustment or a traffic command, for example, is based on data congestion on a cellular network. Position data is received from a mobile device. A portion of a cellular network that corresponds to the position data is selected. The portion of the cellular network may be the geographic area covered by a cell. The network state of the portion of the cellular network is identified. A traffic device is also identified. The traffic device may be a traffic light or a variable speed sign. The traffic adjustment or traffic command for the traffic device is calculated based on the network state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: John Harris, Leo Modica, Brian Moore, Paul Stephens
  • Publication number: 20180149304
    Abstract: An adjustable support structure having a telescoping assembly that is movable by a drive mechanism between a collapsed position and an extended position. The telescoping assembly may include a latching mechanism that cooperates with one or more telescopic support members to permit or restrict movement of one or more support members relative to each other, which may depend on the position of the support members as the telescoping assembly is collapsed or extended. The drive mechanism may include linkages and a catch mechanism configured to cooperate with the latching mechanism for permitting or restricting relative movement between support members, and which may enable sequential telescopic extension or retraction of the support members. The linkages may be adapted to fit within one or more of the telescopic support members, such that the linkages may support a portion of the load, and may enhance stability by restricting lateral movement within the support members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Robert ALLEN, Paul STEPHENS, William RABBITT, Jason TILK
  • Patent number: 9928741
    Abstract: A traffic adjustment or a traffic command, for example, is based on data congestion on a cellular network. Position data is received from a mobile device. A portion of a cellular network that corresponds to the position data is selected. The portion of the cellular network may be the geographic area covered by a cell. The network state of the portion of the cellular network is identified. A traffic device is also identified. The traffic device may be a traffic light or a variable speed sign. The traffic adjustment or traffic command for the traffic device is calculated based on the network state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: John M. Harris, Leo Modica, Brian Moore, Paul Stephens
  • Patent number: 9788700
    Abstract: A liquid extraction cleaning device comprises a main unit, a liquid pump, a flexible hose, and a hand tool. The main unit comprises a vacuum pump. The hand tool comprises a vacuum inlet port, an agitator, a spray nozzle, and a grip portion. The vacuum inlet port of the hand tool is operatively connected to the vacuum pump via the hose passageway in a manner such that the vacuum pump is capable of drawing fluid through the vacuum inlet port and into the hose passageway. The spray nozzle is operatively connected to the liquid pump in a manner such that the liquid pump is capable of forcing liquid out of the spray nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: RUG DOCTOR, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Wall, Ann Marie Morrow, Walter Haug, Phuong Le, Charles Michael Ostendorf, Schubert Pereira, Ernest Matthew Chavana, Jr., Vincent Lau, Jason Edward Hill, Jason Tilk, Evan Spirk, Lindsey Tufts, Craig Saunders, Paul Stephens
  • Patent number: 9788699
    Abstract: A liquid extraction cleaning device comprises a main unit, a liquid pump, a flexible hose, and a hand tool. The main unit comprises a vacuum pump. The hand tool comprises a vacuum inlet port, an agitator, a spray nozzle, and a grip portion. The vacuum inlet port of the hand tool is operatively connected to the vacuum pump via the hose passageway in a manner such that the vacuum pump is capable of drawing fluid through the vacuum inlet port and into the hose passageway. The spray nozzle is operatively connected to the liquid pump in a manner such that the liquid pump is capable of forcing liquid out of the spray nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: RUG DOCTOR, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Wall, Ann Marie Morrow, Walter Haug, Phuong Le, Charles Michael Ostendorf, Schubert Pereira, Ernest Matthew Chavana, Jr., Vincent Lau, Jason Edward Hill, Jason Tilk, Evan Spirk, Lindsey Tufts, Craig Saunders, Paul Stephens