Patents by Inventor Paul Sullivan

Paul Sullivan 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: 20240129319
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products that provide for an improved, more efficient, and more stable system of networked computing devices. The embodiments disclose an apparatus and system that enable client devices to selectively grant to third party applications permissions to access group-based communication objects of a group-based communication system. The apparatus and system further enable client devices to selectively grant to third party applications permissions to take specific actions with regards to the group-based communication objects within the system. To accomplish the improvements, the disclosed systems, apparatuses, and computing devices maintain a record of the permissions granted to third party applications in a permissions table stored in a computer storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Meagan Gamache, Diogenes Brito, Buster Benson, Kefan Xie, Paul Matthew Jennings, Christopher Sullivan, Benjamin William Scholey Redman
  • Patent number: 11926642
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein R1, R2 and - - - - - are as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and methods of treating COVID-19 in a patient by administering therapeutically effective amounts of the compounds and methods of inhibiting or preventing replication of SARS-CoV-2 with the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Pfizer inc.
    Inventors: Robert Steven Kania, Padmavani Bezawada, Emma Louise Hawking, Rohit Jaini, Samir Kulkarni, Matthew Nathan O'Brien Laramy, Jonathan Richard Lillis, Suman Luthra, Dafydd Rhys Owen, Klimentina Dimitrova Pencheva, Anil Mahadeo Rane, Matthew Forrest Sammons, Bradley Paul Sullivan, Andrew John Thiel, Martyn David Ticehurst, Jamison Bryce Tuttle, Robert Louis Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20230157998
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of treating COVID-19 in a patient by administering therapeutically effective amounts of certain SARS-CoV-2 inhibitor compounds or pharmaceutical compositions containing them to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Padmavani Bezawada, Benjamin Joseph Burke, Emma Louise Hawking, Robert Louis Hoffman, Robert Steven Kania, Jonathan Richard Lillis, Matthew Nathan O'Brien Laramy, Klimentina Dimitrova Pencheva, Bradley Paul Sullivan, Andrew John Thiel, Martyn David Ticehurst
  • Publication number: 20220194777
    Abstract: A fleet fueling system may be implemented with controllers electronically interfacing with fuel dispensers at dispensing stations and communicating via a wide area network with one or more computing device implementing multiple subsystems. Hardware components and subsystems may be configured to avoid operating errors and provide end-to-end functionality, including one or more of: avoiding damage to movable readers that can collect information about assets positioned at fuel dispensing stations, selectively authorizing fuel to be dispensed based on the types and amount of fuel those assets are authorized to receive, quickly and reliably entering information about assets, providing analytics relating to fuel usage per asset, predicting future fuel needs at each of multiple fuel dispensing sites and scheduling fuel deliveries based on predicted needs, and detecting or correcting operating errors in the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: FuelLoc LLC
    Inventors: William McNamara, Paul A. Sullivan, Timothy Callow
  • Patent number: 11339048
    Abstract: A fleet fueling system may be implemented with controllers electronically interfacing with fuel dispensers at dispensing stations and communicating via a wide area network with one or more computing device implementing multiple subsystems. Hardware components and subsystems may be configured to avoid operating errors and provide end-to-end functionality, including one or more of: avoiding damage to movable readers that can collect information about assets positioned at fuel dispensing stations, selectively authorizing fuel to be dispensed based on the types and amount of fuel those assets are authorized to receive, quickly and reliably entering information about assets, providing analytics relating to fuel usage per asset, predicting future fuel needs at each of multiple fuel dispensing sites and scheduling fuel deliveries based on predicted needs, and detecting or correcting operating errors in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: FuelLoc LLC
    Inventors: William McNamara, Paul A. Sullivan, Timothy Callow
  • Publication number: 20220017548
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein R1, R2 and - - - - - are as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and methods of treating COVID-19 in a patient by administering therapeutically effective amounts of the compounds and methods of inhibiting or preventing replication of SARS-CoV-2 with the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Steven Kania, Padmavani Bezawada, Emma Louise Hawking, Rohit Jaini, Samir Kulkarni, Matthew Nathan O'Brien Laramy, Jonathan Richard Lillis, Suman Luthra, Dafydd Rhys Owen, Klimentina Dimitrova Pencheva, Martin Youngjin Pettersson, Anil Mahadeo Rane, Matthew Forrest Sammons, Bradley Paul Sullivan, Andrew John Thiel, Martyn David Ticehurst, Jamison Bryce Tuttle, Robert Louis Hoffman
  • Patent number: 11033800
    Abstract: A board apparatus that a user can ride and use to traverse inclines is disclosed. The board apparatus comprises an elongated board with a pivot wheel protruding through the board. A user of the board apparatus can stand on the board with feet in front and behind the pivot wheel, balancing a substantial portion of their weight on the pivot wheel. By adjusting their weight on the pivot wheel, the user is able to control the board's direction of travel. The board apparatus may further comprise a brake apparatus integrated to the pivot wheel that allows the user to maintain control over their speed as the board apparatus gains momentum going down an incline. The board apparatus may further comprise low friction elements at their front and/or rear ends to assist in maintaining momentum if the front or rear end comes into contact with the ground or an obstacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: HILL GLIDER INC.
    Inventor: William Paul Sullivan
  • Patent number: 10635070
    Abstract: A programming module, systems, and methods for programming a motor controller coupled to a motor are provided. The programming module includes a connector for coupling to a system control wire harness of a system control board and a wire harness for coupling to a motor connector of the motor controller such that the programming module is serially coupled between the system control board and the motor controller. The module also includes a tap detection circuit coupled to the connector for detecting which tap of a plurality of motor taps is called by the system control board. A wireless communication device is configured to transmit an identification of the called tap wirelessly to a programming computing device, receive an adjusted operating parameter for the motor that is associated with the called tap from the programming computing device, and transmit, via the wire harness, the adjusted operating parameter to the motor controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Regal Beloit America, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Allen Mohalley, Bryan James Stout, Harry Robert Wilson, Ryan Keith Stephens, Gregory Paul Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20190367353
    Abstract: A fleet fueling system may be implemented with controllers electronically interfacing with fuel dispensers at dispensing stations and communicating via a wide area network with one or more computing device implementing multiple subsystems. Hardware components and subsystems may be configured to avoid operating errors and provide end-to-end functionality, including one or more of: avoiding damage to movable readers that can collect information about assets positioned at fuel dispensing stations, selectively authorizing fuel to be dispensed based on the types and amount of fuel those assets are authorized to receive, quickly and reliably entering information about assets, providing analytics relating to fuel usage per asset, predicting future fuel needs at each of multiple fuel dispensing sites and scheduling fuel deliveries based on predicted needs, and detecting or correcting operating errors in the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: FueILoc LLC
    Inventors: William McNamara, Paul A. Sullivan, Timothy Callow
  • Patent number: 10290399
    Abstract: An integrated superconductor device may include a substrate base and an intermediate layer disposed on the substrate base and comprising a preferred crystallographic orientation. The integrated superconductor device may further include an oriented superconductor layer disposed on the intermediate layer and a conductive strip disposed on a portion of the oriented superconductor layer. The conductive strip may define a superconductor region of the oriented superconductor layer thereunder, and an exposed region of the oriented superconductor layer adjacent the superconductor region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES, INC.
    Inventors: Connie P. Wang, Paul Murphy, Paul Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20190035518
    Abstract: An integrated superconductor device may include a substrate base and an intermediate layer disposed on the substrate base and comprising a preferred crystallographic orientation. The integrated superconductor device may further include an oriented superconductor layer disposed on the intermediate layer and a conductive strip disposed on a portion of the oriented superconductor layer. The conductive strip may define a superconductor region of the oriented superconductor layer thereunder, and an exposed region of the oriented superconductor layer adjacent the superconductor region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Connie P. Wang, Paul Murphy, Paul Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20190015729
    Abstract: A board apparatus that a user can ride and use to traverse inclines is disclosed. The board apparatus comprises an elongated board with a pivot wheel protruding through the board. A user of the board apparatus can stand on the board with feet in front and behind the pivot wheel, balancing a substantial portion of their weight on the pivot wheel. By adjusting their weight on the pivot wheel, the user is able to control the board's direction of travel. The board apparatus may further comprise a brake apparatus integrated to the pivot wheel that allows the user to maintain control over their speed as the board apparatus gains momentum going down an incline. The board apparatus may further comprise low friction elements at their front and/or rear ends to assist in maintaining momentum if the front or rear end comes into contact with the ground or an obstacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Hill Glider Inc.
    Inventor: William Paul SULLIVAN
  • Patent number: 10158061
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method to form a superconductor device includes depositing a crystalline layer having a preferred crystallographic orientation on a substrate and forming an oriented superconductor layer comprising an oriented superconductor material on the crystalline layer. A metallic layer is formed on the superconductor layer and a mask is provided proximate the substrate to define a protected portion of the oriented superconductor layer and an exposed portion of the oriented superconductor layer. The exposed portion of the oriented superconductor layer is removed without etching the protected portion of the oriented superconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES, INC
    Inventors: Connie P. Wang, Paul Murphy, Paul Sullivan
  • Patent number: 10121145
    Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to a method of providing a product and/or a service, at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, perform a method of providing a product and/or a service, and an apparatus for providing a product and/or service. An identifier of an asset is read and the asset is identified based on the identifier. A transaction is authorized based on the identified asset. The produce and/or service is acquired and a data associated with the transaction is recorded in at least one storage device. The recorded data is then transmitted to a server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Diesel Direct, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Abrams, Paul A. Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20180246485
    Abstract: A programming module, systems, and methods for programming a motor controller coupled to a motor are provided. The programming module includes a connector for coupling to a system control wire harness of a system control board and a wire harness for coupling to a motor connector of the motor controller such that the programming module is serially coupled between the system control board and the motor controller. The module also includes a tap detection circuit coupled to the connector for detecting which tap of a plurality of motor taps is called by the system control board. A wireless communication device is configured to transmit an identification of the called tap wirelessly to a programming computing device, receive an adjusted operating parameter for the motor that is associated with the called tap from the programming computing device, and transmit, via the wire harness, the adjusted operating parameter to the motor controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Allen Mohalley, Bryan James Stout, Harry Robert Wilson, Ryan Keith Stephens, Gregory Paul Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20180105928
    Abstract: A method of forming a superconductor tape, includes depositing a superconductor layer on a substrate, forming a metal layer comprising a first metal on a surface of the superconductor layer, and implanting an alloy species into the metal layer where the first metal forms a metal alloy after the implanting the alloy species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Connie P. Wang, Paul Murphy, Paul Sullivan, Ludovic Godet, Frank Sinclair, Morgan Evans
  • Patent number: 9947441
    Abstract: An integrated superconductor device may include a substrate base and an intermediate layer disposed on the substrate base and comprising a preferred crystallographic orientation. The integrated superconductor device may further include an oriented superconductor layer disposed on the intermediate layer and a conductive strip disposed on a portion of the oriented superconductor layer, The conductive strip may define a superconductor region of the oriented superconductor layer thereunder, and an exposed region of the oriented superconductor layer adjacent the superconductor region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Connie P. Wang, Paul Murphy, Paul Sullivan
  • Patent number: 9911910
    Abstract: In one embodiment a superconductor tape includes a substrate comprising a plurality of layers, an oriented superconductor layer disposed on the substrate, and an alloy coating disposed upon the superconductor layer, the alloy coating comprising one or more metallic layers in which at least one metallic layer comprises a metal alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Connie P. Wang, Paul Sullivan, Paul Murphy, Kasegn D. Tekletsadik, Bharatwaj Ramakrishnan
  • Patent number: 9887342
    Abstract: A method of forming a superconductor includes exposing a layer disposed on a substrate to an oxygen ambient, and selectively annealing a portion of the layer to form a superconducting region within the layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Connie P. Wang, Paul Murphy, Paul Sullivan, Sukti Chatterjee
  • Patent number: 9850569
    Abstract: A method of forming a superconductor tape, includes depositing a superconductor layer on a substrate, forming a metal layer comprising a first metal on a surface of the superconductor layer, and implanting an alloy species into the metal layer where the first metal forms a metal alloy after the implanting the alloy species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Connie P. Wang, Paul Murphy, Paul Sullivan, Ludovic Godet, Frank Sinclair, Morgan Evans