Patents by Inventor Peter Hunt

Peter Hunt 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: 20170257057
    Abstract: System and method for mounting one or more photovoltaic modules includes one or more flexible rods, including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, each of the one or more flexible rods further including an inner core and a first jacket surrounding the inner core between the first end and the second end. The first end is configured to be attached to at least one photovoltaic module using one or more first adhesive materials. The second end is configured to be inserted into at least one hole of a modular rail and attached to at least the modular rail using one or more second adhesive materials. The one or more flexible rods are configured to allow at least a lateral movement in a first direction between the photovoltaic module and the modular rail and support at least the photovoltaic module in a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Anders SWAHN, Neil MORRIS, Kevin HENNESSY, Thomas Peter HUNT, Paul ADRIANI
  • Patent number: 9749253
    Abstract: A wireless mesh network is configured to implement a latency-sensitive communication protocol in order to facilitate data communications between devices coupled to that network and configured to communicate with one another based on that protocol. Specifically, a node within the wireless mesh network receives a continuous stream of data that includes an N-bit sequence from an upstream device coupled to the wireless mesh network. The node transmits the N-bit sequence to a downstream node within the wireless mesh network. The downstream node re-creates the continuous stream of bits based on the received N-bit sequence, and then transmits the re-created continuous stream of bits to another device coupled to the wireless mesh network. By operating in conjunction with one another, the nodes within the wireless mesh network facilitate communication between the devices coupled to wireless mesh network according to the latency-sensitive communication protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: SILVER SPRING NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Matsuo, Peter Hunt, Jana Van Greunen
  • Publication number: 20170237827
    Abstract: Techniques for substituting references to content shared within the social networking system. In an embodiment, a first reference to a first version of content is received. A second version of the content is selected based on at least one optimization objective. A second reference to the second version of the content is created for provision to a user of a social networking system. The second reference is provided for the user. The at least one optimization objective includes at least one of a business objective, a technical objective, and a legal objective. The content may include at least one of video and audio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Hunt, Justin Shaffer
  • Publication number: 20170173926
    Abstract: Fiber-reinforced nonwoven composites having a wide variety of uses (e.g., leisure goods, aerospace, electronics, equipment, energy generation, mass transport, automotive parts, marine, construction, defense, sports and/or the like) are provided. The fiber-reinforced nonwoven composite includes a plurality of carbon fibers and a polymer matrix. The plurality of carbon fibers have an average fiber length from about 50 mm to about 125 mm. The fiber-reinforced nonwoven composite comprises a theoretical void volume from about 0% to about 10%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Nicholas Peter Hunt, Michael Scott Carroll, Daniel I Guerrero Barberena, Ralph A. Moody, III
  • Patent number: 9686107
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for transmitting data over physical channels to provide a high speed, low latency interface such as between a memory controller and memory devices with significantly reduced or eliminated Simultaneous Switching Output noise. Controller-side and memory-side embodiments of such channel interfaces are disclosed which do not require additional pin count or data transfer cycles, have low power utilization, and introduce minimal additional latency. In some embodiments of the invention, three or more voltage levels are used for signaling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Kandou Labs, S.A.
    Inventors: John Fox, Brian Holden, Peter Hunt, John D. Keay, Amin Shokrollahi, Richard Simpson, Anant Singh, Andrew Kevin John Stewart, Giuseppe Surace
  • Patent number: 9674304
    Abstract: Techniques for substituting references to content shared within the social networking system. In an embodiment, a first reference to a first version of content is received. A second version of the content is selected based on at least one optimization objective. A second reference to the second version of the content is created for provision to a user of a social networking system. The second reference is provided for the user. The at least one optimization objective includes at least one of a business objective, a technical objective, and a legal objective. The content may include at least one of video and audio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Hunt, Justin Alexander Shaffer
  • Publication number: 20170143705
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, and R10 have the meanings as indicated in the specification, are useful for treating diseases mediated by blockade of the epithelial sodium channel. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds and processes for preparing the compounds are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Gurdip BHALAY, Lee EDWARDS, Catherine HOWSHAM, Peter HUNT, Nichola SMITH
  • Patent number: 9657967
    Abstract: Rotatable support system for mounting one or more photovoltaic modules. The system includes a stiffener configured to be attached to the one or more photovoltaic modules, a column connected to the stiffener through at least a rotatable component, and a foot connected to the column. The column is configured to rotate from a folded position towards an unfolded position, and stop at the unfolded position separated from the folded position by an angle difference. The angle difference represents the maximum range of rotation for the column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Alion Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Adriani, Neil Morris, Kevin Hennessy, Anders Swahn, Thomas Peter Hunt, Luis Francisco Castro Hernandez
  • Patent number: 9643983
    Abstract: A compound of Formula I in free or salt or solvate form, where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 have the meanings as indicated in the specification, is useful for treating diseases which respond to the blockade of the epithelial sodium channel. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds and processes for preparing the compounds are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Gurdip Bhalay, Emma Budd, Graham Charles Bloomfield, Stephen Paul Collingwood, Andrew Dunstan, Lee Edwards, Peter Gedeck, Catherine Howsham, Peter Hunt, Thomas Anthony Hunt, Paul Oakley, Nichola Smith
  • Patent number: 9641123
    Abstract: System and method for mounting one or more photovoltaic modules includes one or more flexible rods, including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, each of the one or more flexible rods further including an inner core and a first jacket surrounding the inner core between the first end and the second end. The first end is configured to be attached to at least one photovoltaic module using one or more first adhesive materials. The second end is configured to be inserted into at least one hole of a modular rail and attached to at least the modular rail using one or more second adhesive materials. The one or more flexible rods are configured to allow at least a lateral movement in a first direction between the photovoltaic module and the modular rail and support at least the photovoltaic module in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Alion Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Anders Swahn, Neil Morris, Kevin Hennessy, Thomas Peter Hunt, Paul Adriani
  • Patent number: 9596109
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for transmitting data over physical channels to provide a high bandwidth, low latency interface between a transmitting device and a receiving device operating at high speed with low power utilization. Communication is performed using group signaling over sets of four wires using a vector signaling code, where each wire of a set carries a low-swing signal that may take on one of four signal values. Topologies and designs of wire sets are disclosed with preferred characteristics for group signaling communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: KANDOU LABS, S.A.
    Inventors: John Fox, Brian Holden, Ali Hormati, Peter Hunt, John D. Keay, Amin Shokrollahi, Richard Simpson, Anant Singh, Andrew Kevin John Stewart, Giuseppe Surace, Roger Ulrich
  • Publication number: 20170054829
    Abstract: Techniques for substituting references to content shared within the social networking system. In an embodiment, a first reference to a first version of content is received. A second version of the content is selected based on at least one optimization objective. A second reference to the second version of the content is created for provision to a user of a social networking system. The second reference is provided for the user. The at least one optimization objective includes at least one of a business objective, a technical objective, and a legal objective. The content may include at least one of video and audio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Hunt, Justin Alexander Shaffer
  • Publication number: 20170012804
    Abstract: In a detection circuit, inputs correspond to received indications of vector signaling code words received by a first integrated circuit from a second integrated circuit. With four inputs, the circuit compares a first pair to obtain a first difference result and compares a second pair, disjoint from the first pair, to obtain a second difference result. The first and second difference results are then summed to form an output function. A system might use a plurality of such detection circuits to arrive at an input word. The circuit can include amplification, equalization, and input selection with efficient code word detection. The vector signaling code can be a Hadamard matrix code encoding for three input bits. The circuit might also have frequency-dependent gain, a selection function that directs one of the summation function result or the first difference result to the output function, variable gain, and/or a slicer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Roger Ulrich, Peter Hunt
  • Patent number: 9522149
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, and R10 have the meanings as indicated in the specification, are useful for treating diseases mediated by blockade of the epithelial sodium channel. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds and processes for preparing the compounds are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Gurdip Bhalay, Lee Edwards, Catherine Howsham, Peter Hunt, Nichola Smith
  • Patent number: 9503509
    Abstract: Techniques for substituting references to content shared within the social networking system. In an embodiment, a first reference to a first version of content is received. A second version of the content is selected based on at least one optimization objective. A second reference to the second version of the content is created for provision to a user of a social networking system. The second reference is provided for the user. The at least one optimization objective includes at least one of a business objective, a technical objective, and a legal objective. The content may include at least one of video and audio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Hunt, Justin Alexander Shaffer
  • Publication number: 20160285456
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for transmitting data over physical channels to provide a high bandwidth, low latency interface between integrated circuit chips with low power utilization. Communication is performed using group signaling over multiple wires using a vector signaling code, where each wire carries a low-swing signal that may take on more than two signal values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: John Fox, Brian Holden, Peter Hunt, John D. Keay, Amin Shokrollahi, Andrew Kevin John Stewart, Giuseppe Surace, Roger Ulrich, Richard Simpson
  • Publication number: 20160285415
    Abstract: System and method for interconnecting photovoltaic modules. The system includes a first photovoltaic module and a second photovoltaic module. The first photovoltaic module includes a first bus bar and a first interconnect tab connected to the first bus bar. The second photovoltaic module includes a second bus bar and a second interconnect tab connected to the second bus bar. The system for interconnecting photovoltaic modules additionally includes a module interconnector configured to interconnect the first and the second photovoltaic modules. The module interconnector includes an interconnection component and an interconnection protector. Additionally, the system for interconnecting photovoltaic modules includes a first connection component connecting the interconnection component to the first interconnect tab of the first photovoltaic module and a second connection component connecting the interconnection component to the second interconnect tab of the second photovoltaic module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas Peter Hunt
  • Publication number: 20160277222
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for transmitting data over physical channels to provide a high speed, low latency interface such as between a memory controller and memory devices with significantly reduced or eliminated Simultaneous Switching Output noise. Controller-side and memory-side embodiments of such channel interfaces are disclosed which do not require additional pin count or data transfer cycles, have low power utilization, and introduce minimal additional latency. In some embodiments of the invention, three or more voltage levels are used for signaling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: John Fox, Brian Holden, Peter Hunt, John D. Keay, Amin Shokrollahi, Richard Simpson, Anant Singh, Andrew Kevin John Stewart, Giuseppe Surace
  • Patent number: 9450791
    Abstract: In a detection circuit, inputs correspond to received indications of vector signaling code words received by a first integrated circuit from a second integrated circuit. With four inputs, the circuit compares a first pair to obtain a first difference result and compares a second pair, disjoint from the first pair, to obtain a second difference result. The first and second difference results are then summed to form an output function. A system might use a plurality of such detection circuits to arrive at an input word. The circuit can include amplification, equalization, and input selection with efficient code word detection. The vector signaling code can be a Hadamard matrix code encoding for three input bits. The circuit might also have frequency-dependent gain, a selection function that directs one of the summation function result or the first difference result to the output function, variable gain, and/or a slicer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: KANDOUB LAB, S.A.
    Inventors: Roger Ulrich, Peter Hunt
  • Patent number: D777451
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: AVINTIV Specialty Materials Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Peter Hunt, Andrew W. Delaney