Patents by Inventor Peter Watkins

Peter Watkins 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: 20240139504
    Abstract: A method of delivering tumor treating electric fields to a body of a patient including: obtaining a topography and a location of a tumor in the patient; placing a mimicked tumor, in a phantom; positioning simulated arrays of simulated electrodes on the phantom; running simulated TTF treatments of the mimicked tumor in the mimicked arrays to determine a field strength in the mimicked tumor; altering electrical parameters of an electrical signal applied to selected pairs of electrodes; repeating the running and altering steps until a selected field strength of the electrical signal is obtained in the mimicked tumor; implementing arrays of electrodes on the patient that correspond to the simulated arrays; and treating the tumor in the patient by using the parameters of the electrical signal applied to selected electrodes on the patient that correspond to the parameters of the selected pairs on the phantom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: LifeBridge Innovations, PBC
    Inventors: Peter F. Travers, Richard Rotondo, Scott Krywick, Nathaniel R. Travers, Ken Watkins
  • Patent number: 11957904
    Abstract: A method of using an electrode array to deliver tumor treating electric fields to a patient including the steps of: placing a plurality of electrode elements in optimized locations on the patient, each of the electrode elements being independently programmable, the optimized locations are optimized relative to a target area wherein at least one tumor is located; programming a control device with a frequency range, a firing configuration and a firing sequence for the plurality of electrode elements; and generating electrical signals in the frequency range, the electrical signals being directed to at least two of the plurality of electrode elements in a sequence determined by the firing sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LifeBridge Innovations, PBC
    Inventors: Peter F. Travers, Ken Watkins, Scott Krywick, Matthew Travers
  • Patent number: 11893109
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer program product for protection and recovery of backup storage systems from ransomware attacks. A request to modify data stored in a storage system is received. The storage system includes at least one component configured to store the deduplicated data. An acknowledgement of the received request is generated. The acknowledgement indicates that the data stored in the at least one component and identified in the received request was modified. Modification of the data stored in the at least one component and identified in the received request for a predetermined period of time is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Exagrid Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Pientka, Michael Carleton, Adrian T. VanderSpek, Stephen Smith, Luke Makosky, Peter Watkins, Nathaniel W. Turner, Sandra C. Scott, Yee-Ching Chao, Thomas J. Gillispie, William Andrews, David G. Therrien, Jamey C. Poirier, Mark B. Hecker, Andrew H. French
  • Patent number: 11204907
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer program product for performing accelerated and memory efficient similarity matching. A data stream having a plurality of data zones is received. Each zone includes a zone identifier. A plurality of hashing values for each zone are generated. Each hashing value is generated based on a portion of a zone. A storage structure having a plurality of storage containers is generated. Each storage container stores one or more hashing values associated with each respective storage container and a plurality of zone identifiers referencing the associated hashing values. At least one storage container includes a listing of zone identifiers stored in each storage container. Using the storage structure, the received data stream is deduplicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Exagrid Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrian T. VanderSpek, Luis Arruda, Jamey C. Poirier, Stephen A. Smith, Raz Zieber, Peter Watkins
  • Patent number: 11093151
    Abstract: A method, a system and a computer program product for performing deduplicating data. A data stream having a plurality of data zones is received. One or more data storage locations in a plurality of data storage locations for deduplicating one or more zones in the plurality of zones is identified. Each data storage location stores its respective deduplicated data zones. A data storage location for deduplicating a first data zone is selected. The first data zone is deduplicated using the selected data storage location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Exagrid Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrian T. Vanderspek, Luis Arruda, Peter Watkins, Raz Zieber, Stephen A. Smith
  • Publication number: 20210240377
    Abstract: A method, a system and a computer program product for performing deduplicating data. A data stream having a plurality of data zones is received. One or more data storage locations in a plurality of data storage locations for deduplicating one or more zones in the plurality of zones is identified. Each data storage location stores its respective deduplicated data zones. A data storage location for deduplicating a first data zone is selected. The first data zone is deduplicated using the selected data storage location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Adrian T. VanderSpek, Luis Arruda, Peter Watkins, Raz Zieber, Stephen A. Smith
  • Publication number: 20210224379
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer program product for protection and recovery of backup storage systems from ransomware attacks. A request to modify data stored in a storage system is received. The storage system includes at least one component configured to store the deduplicated data. An acknowledgement of the received request is generated. The acknowledgement indicates that the data stored in the at least one component and identified in the received request was modified. Modification of the data stored in the at least one component and identified in the received request for a predetermined period of time is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Alex Pientka, Michael Carleton, Adrian T. VanderSpek, Stephen Smith, Luke Makosky, Peter Watkins, Nathaniel W. Turner, Sandra C. Scott, Yee-ching Chao, Thomas J. Gillispie, William Andrews, David G. Therrien, Jamey C. Poirier, Mark B. Hecker, Andrew H. French
  • Publication number: 20210173821
    Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer program product for performing accelerated and memory efficient similarity matching. A data stream having a plurality of data zones is received. Each zone includes a zone identifier. A plurality of hashing values for each zone are generated. Each hashing value is generated based on a portion of a zone. A storage structure having a plurality of storage containers is generated. Each storage container stores one or more hashing values associated with each respective storage container and a plurality of zone identifiers referencing the associated hashing values. At least one storage container includes a listing of zone identifiers stored in each storage container. Using the storage structure, the received data stream is deduplicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Adrian T. VanderSpek, Luis Arruda, Jamey C. Poirier, Stephen A. Smith, Raz Zieber, Peter Watkins
  • Patent number: 10138183
    Abstract: A process for inhibiting the polymerization of cyclopentadiene compounds (B) by contacting the cyclopentadiene compound with a quinone methide compound (A) of structure (I), Compositions (AB) comprising (A) and (B) are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Stefanie Rinker, Bettina Ludwig, Manfred Neumann, Felix Nissen, Oliver Erpeldinger, Phillip R. James, Peter Watkins
  • Patent number: 10073855
    Abstract: A system, a method, and a computer program product for or managing grid server system resource(s) are disclosed. A processor of a grid server in a plurality of grid servers determines an ingestion rate of data received by the grid server for a backup. The ingestion rate corresponds to a speed of transferring of the received data into a memory of the grid server. The processor determines a deduplication and replication rate of the received data. Deduplication represents a deduplication of the received data by the grid server. Replication represents replication of the deduplicated received data to another server in the plurality of servers. The processor adjusts the deduplication and replication rate based on the ingestion rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Exagrid Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yee-ching Chao, Peter Watkins, Thomas G. Hansen, Stephen A. Smith, Luis Arruda, Adrian T. VanderSpek
  • Patent number: 9670116
    Abstract: A process for inhibiting the polymerization of cyclopentadiene compounds (B) by contacting the cyclopentadiene compound with a quinone methide compound (A) of structure (I), Compositions (AB) comprising (A) and (B) are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Stefanie Rinker, Bettina Ludwig, Manfred Neumann, Felix Nissen, Oliver Erpeldinger, Phillip R. James, Peter Watkins
  • Publication number: 20160342618
    Abstract: A system, a method, and a computer program product for or managing grid server system resource(s) are disclosed. A processor of a grid server in a plurality of grid servers determines an ingestion rate of data received by the grid server for a backup. The ingestion rate corresponds to a speed of transferring of the received data into a memory of the grid server. The processor determines a deduplication and replication rate of the received data. Deduplication represents a deduplication of the received data by the grid server. Replication represents replication of the deduplicated received data to another server in the plurality of servers. The processor adjusts the deduplication and replication rate based on the ingestion rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Peter Watkins, Thomas G. Hansen, Stephen A. Smith, Luis Arruda, Adrian T. VanderSpek
  • Patent number: 9493382
    Abstract: A process for inhibiting the polymerization of cyclopentadiene compounds (B) by contacting the cyclopentadiene compound with a quinone methide compound (A) of structure (I), Compositions (AB) comprising (A) and (B) are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Stefanie Rinker, Bettina Ludwig, Manfred Neumann, Felix Nissen, Oliver Erpeldinger, Phillip R. James, Peter Watkins
  • Publication number: 20160237008
    Abstract: A process for inhibiting the polymerization of cyclopentadiene compounds (B) by contacting the cyclopentadiene compound with a quinone methide compound (A) of structure (I), Compositions (AB) comprising (A) and (B) are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Stefanie RINKER, Bettina Ludwig, Manfred NEUMANN, Felix NISSEN, Oliver ERPELDINGER, Phillip R. JAMES, Peter WATKINS
  • Publication number: 20160237346
    Abstract: A process for inhibiting the polymerization of cyclopentadiene compounds (B) by contacting the cyclopentadiene compound with a quinone methide compound (A) of structure (I), Compositions (AB) comprising (A) and (B) are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Stefanie RINKER, Bettina Ludwig, Manfred Neumann, Felix Nissen, Oliver Erpeldinger, Phillip R. James, Peter Watkins
  • Publication number: 20140288337
    Abstract: A process for inhibiting the polymerization of cyclopentadiene compounds (B) by contacting the cyclopentadiene compound with a quinone methide compound (A) of structure (I), Compositions (AB) comprising (A) and (B) are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Evonik Industries AG
    Inventors: Stefanie RINKER, Bettina Bressel, Manfred Neumann, Felix Nissen, Oliver Erpeldinger, Phillip R. James, Peter Watkins