Patents by Inventor Richard Black
Richard Black 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).
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Patent number: 11972498Abstract: In one embodiment, the disclosed technology involves a system having a generator set comprising a first engine and an output terminal coupled to a power distributor, a load comprising two or more sub-loads, wherein each of the sub-loads are coupled to the power distributor via one or more respective electrical contactors, and a controller communicably coupled to the electrical contactors and the generator set comprising a processor, and a memory, the memory having computer-readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor cause operations. The operations may include determining a number of sub-loads available, receiving data representing power generation of the generator set, determining which of the available sub-loads to connect in order to balance the generator set to the load, and controlling the respective electrical contactors of the determined sub-loads so as to provide electricity to the determined sub-loads.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2023Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Nodal Power, Inc.Inventors: Bryan Richard Black, James Daniel Sechrest, Matthew Paul Jones
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Publication number: 20240074829Abstract: Tissue access devices and methods of using the same are disclosed. The devices can have a sensor configured to occlude a flow path by deflecting a membrane into the flow path when the devices become dislodged from tissue. The sensor can be configured to partially or fully occlude the flow path. The sensor can have a spring. The spring can be biased to move the sensor from a sensor first configuration to a sensor second configuration when a force applied by the sensor first surface against a non-sensor surface changes from a first force to a second force less than the first force. The membrane can be deflected into the flow path when the sensor is in the sensor second configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Hemotek Medical IncorporatedInventors: Patrick ROUSCHE, Peter TEK, Charles VENTURA, Richard A. SCRIBNER, Andrew BLACK, Andrew LEOPOLD, Mark CARLSON, Todd MACY, Daniel LANE, Adam HENSEL, Edward BROWKA
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Publication number: 20220366166Abstract: A transparent substrate that encodes data therein having optically readable identification indicia corresponding to identifying information regarding the substrate. The optically readable identification indicia may be readable from the transparent substrate by altering the reflectivity of the transparent substrate in indicia portions that may be read by a scanner or reader (e.g., a barcode reader). The optically readable identification indicia may be provided on a common surface with a data zone in which data is encoded in the transparent substrate. Alternatively or additionally, the optically readable identification indicia may be provided on another, different surface than the surface on which the data is encoded in a data zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Jason David ADRIAN, Richard BLACK, Austin Nicholas DONNELLY, David LARA SAUCEDO, Serguei Anatolievitch LEGTCHENKO, Hugh WILLIAMS
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Patent number: 11443129Abstract: A transparent substrate that encodes data therein having optically readable identification indicia corresponding to identifying information regarding the substrate. The optically readable identification indicia may be readable from the transparent substrate by altering the reflectivity of the transparent substrate in indicia portions that may be read by a scanner or reader (e.g., a barcode reader). The optically readable identification indicia may be provided on a common surface with a data zone in which data is encoded in the transparent substrate. Alternatively or additionally, the optically readable identification indicia may be provided on another, different surface than the surface on which the data is encoded in a data zone.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Jason David Adrian, Richard Black, Austin Nicholas Donnelly, David Lara Saucedo, Serguei Anatolievitch Legtchenko, Hugh Williams
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Patent number: 11232006Abstract: A server system comprising storage devices, processing devices and a storage fabric all operating according to a storage fabric protocol. The storage fabric comprises a plurality of individual switches having a modular design from which an overall switch is built, and the individual switches have individual respective configuration settings which determine which processing devices are allocated to use which of the storage devices. The system comprises an API enabling a software control function to configure the overall switch. The API is operable to receive from the control function an overall mapping of the storage devices to the processing devices instead of requiring the individual configuration settings of each of the individual switches to be specified by the control function, the API being configured to convert the overall mapping into the individual configuration settings of the individual switches to produce the overall mapping.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Serguei Anatolievitch Legtchenko, Mark Shaw, Austin Donnelly, Hugh Williams, Richard Black, Antony Ian Taylor Rowstron, Aaron Ogus, Douglas Phillips
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Publication number: 20210139391Abstract: The present disclosure provides petrochemical processing methods and systems, including ethylene conversion processes and systems, for the production of higher hydrocarbon compositions, for example liquid hydrocarbon compounds, with reduced amount of unsaturated hydrocarbons.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2021Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Raed Hasan Abudawoud, Anthony Crisci, David C. Grauer, William Michalak, Greg Nyce, Tim A. Rappold, Aihua Zhang, Richard Black, Peter Czerpak, Bipinkumar Patel, Guido Radaelli
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Patent number: 11001542Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for producing an olefin, such as ethylene and propylene. A method for producing an olefin can comprise injecting an oxidizing agent and methane into an oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) reactor to generate ethylene. The methane and/or additional feedstocks for the OCM reactor can be derived from a thermal cracking or fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) process. The ethylene generated in the OCM reactor can be converted to propylene through a dimerization unit and metathesis unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Lummus Technology LLCInventors: Jarod McCormick, Guido Radaelli, Humera Abdul Rafique, James Hidajat, Srinivas R. Vuddagiri, Joshua Ryan Miles, Richard Black
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Publication number: 20210124889Abstract: A transparent substrate that encodes data therein having optically readable identification indicia corresponding to identifying information regarding the substrate. The optically readable identification indicia may be readable from the transparent substrate by altering the reflectivity of the transparent substrate in indicia portions that may be read by a scanner or reader (e.g., a barcode reader). The optically readable identification indicia may be provided on a common surface with a data zone in which data is encoded in the transparent substrate. Alternatively or additionally, the optically readable identification indicia may be provided on another, different surface than the surface on which the data is encoded in a data zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Jason David ADRIAN, Richard Black, Austin Nicholas Donnelly, David Lara Saucedo, Serguei Anatolievitch Legtchenko, Hugh Williams
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Publication number: 20210096968Abstract: A server system comprising storage devices, processing devices and a storage fabric all operating according to a storage fabric protocol. The storage fabric comprises a plurality of individual switches having a modular design from which an overall switch is built, and the individual switches have individual respective configuration settings which determine which processing devices are allocated to use which of the storage devices. The system comprises an API enabling a software control function to configure the overall switch. The API is operable to receive from the control function an overall mapping of the storage devices to the processing devices instead of requiring the individual configuration settings of each of the individual switches to be specified by the control function, the API being configured to convert the overall mapping into the individual configuration settings of the individual switches to produce the overall mapping.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Serguei Anatolievitch LEGTCHENKO, Mark SHAW, Austin DONNELLY, Hugh WILLIAMS, Richard BLACK, Antony Ian Taylor ROWSTRON, Aaron OGUS, Douglas PHILLIPS
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Publication number: 20210052447Abstract: There is disclosed apparatus (100) for weighing a person with reduced mobility, the apparatus (100) comprising: a seat portion (102); scales (104) for weighing the person when sitting on the seat portion; and a lifting mechanism (106) to assist the person in standing up from the seat portion (102).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Richard Black, Mark Coates, Tim Flood, Beth Sanderson, Richard Hall
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Patent number: 10809926Abstract: A server system comprising storage devices, processing devices and a storage fabric all operating according to a storage fabric protocol. The storage fabric comprises a plurality of individual switches having a modular design from which an overall switch is built, and the individual switches have individual respective configuration settings which determine which processing devices are allocated to use which of the storage devices. The system comprises an API enabling a software control function to configure the overall switch. The API is operable to receive from the control function an overall mapping of the storage devices to the processing devices instead of requiring the individual configuration settings of each of the individual switches to be specified by the control function, the API being configured to convert the overall mapping into the individual configuration settings of the individual switches to produce the overall mapping.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Serguei Anatolievitch Legtchenko, Mark Shaw, Austin Donnelly, Hugh Williams, Richard Black, Antony Ian Taylor Rowstron, Aaron Ogus, Douglas Phillips
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Publication number: 20200231519Abstract: The present disclosure provides petrochemical processing methods and systems, including ethylene conversion processes and systems, for the production of higher hydrocarbon compositions, for example liquid hydrocarbon compounds, with reduced amount of unsaturated hydrocarbons.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Raed Hasan Abudawoud, Anthony Crisci, David C. Grauer, William Michalak, Greg Nyce, Tim A. Rappold, Aihua Zhang, Richard Black, Peter Czerpak, Bipinkumar Patel, Guido Radaelli
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Publication number: 20190245922Abstract: A server system comprising storage devices, processing devices and a storage fabric all operating according to a storage fabric protocol. The storage fabric comprises a plurality of individual switches having a modular design from which an overall switch is built, and the individual switches have individual respective configuration settings which determine which processing devices are allocated to use which of the storage devices. The system comprises an API enabling a software control function to configure the overall switch. The API is operable to receive from the control function an overall mapping of the storage devices to the processing devices instead of requiring the individual configuration settings of each of the individual switches to be specified by the control function, the API being configured to convert the overall mapping into the individual configuration settings of the individual switches to produce the overall mapping.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2018Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Serguei Anatolievitch LEGTCHENKO, Mark SHAW, Austin DONNELLY, Hugh WILLIAMS, Richard BLACK, Antony Ian Taylor ROWSTRON, Aaron OGUS, Douglas PHILLIPS
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Publication number: 20190245923Abstract: A server system comprising processing devices, disks and a storage fabric, all arranged to operate according to a storage fabric protocol in order to communicate between the processing devices and the storage devices over the storage fabric, wherein the storage fabric is settable with a mapping determining which of the processing devices are allocated to use which of the storage devices in providing said services to the client systems. The system comprises a control function arranged to dynamically adapt the mapping in response to either: (i) failure or other downtime of one of the processing devices, storage devices, a component of the storage fabric or a connection in the storage fabric; or (ii) a current demand for the services from the client systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2018Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Hugh WILLIAMS, Antony Ian Taylor ROWSTRON, Richard BLACK, Austin DONNELLY, Serguei Anatolievitch LEGTCHENKO, Aaron OGUS, Douglas PHILLIPS
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Patent number: 10301234Abstract: Integrated systems are provided for the production of higher hydrocarbon compositions, for example liquid hydrocarbon compositions, from methane using an oxidative coupling of methane system to convert methane to ethylene, followed by conversion of ethylene to selectable higher hydrocarbon products. Integrated systems and processes are provided that process methane through to these higher hydrocarbon products.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2015Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: SILURIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Greg Nyce, Richard Black, Peter Czerpak, Carlos Faz, Erik Freer, Hatem Harraz, Ajay Madgavkar, Jarod McCormick, William Michalak, Bipinkumar Patel, Guido Radaelli, Tim A. Rappold, Ron Runnebaum, Erik C. Scher, Aihua Zhang, Hassan Taheri, Humera A. Rafique, Joel Cizeron, Jin Ki Hong, Wayne Schammel
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Publication number: 20190119182Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for producing an olefin, such as ethylene and propylene. A method for producing an olefin can comprise injecting an oxidizing agent and methane into an oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) reactor to generate ethylene. The methane and/or additional feedstocks for the OCM reactor can be derived from a thermal cracking or fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) process. The ethylene generated in the OCM reactor can be converted to propylene through a dimerization unit and metathesis unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Jarod McCormick, Guido Radaelli, Humera Abdul Rafique, James Hidajat, Srinivas R. Vuddagiri, Joshua Ryan Miles, Richard Black
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Publication number: 20180186707Abstract: The present disclosure provides petrochemical processing methods and systems, including ethylene conversion processes and systems, for the production of higher hydrocarbon compositions, for example liquid hydrocarbon compounds, with reduced amount of unsaturated hydrocarbons.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Raed Hasan Abudawoud, Anthony Crisci, David C. Grauer, William Michalak, Greg Nyce, Tim A. Rappold, Aihua Zhang, Richard Black, Peter Czerpak, Bipinkumar Patel, Guido Radaelli
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Patent number: 9709329Abstract: Surface dryers having uniform exit velocity profiles, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. Surface dryers in accordance with certain embodiments include a housing, a gas driver positioned in the housing, an inlet aperture formed in the housing and positioned upstream of the gas driver, and a nozzle carried by the housing and positioned downstream of the gas driver. The nozzle can have an indentation forming a convergent portion positioned to accelerate the flow of air and a divergent portion positioned to decelerate the flow of air.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Dri-Eaz Products, Inc.Inventors: Richard A. Black, Brett Bartholmey, Ryan Kulp, Larry White, William Bruders
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Publication number: 20160129371Abstract: A method and system for metering liquid production at a well comprises an actuated back pressure control valve, a liquid pump, a liquid flow meter and a pressure sensor, both intermediate the liquid pump and the back pressure control valve, and a separator having a liquid discharge conduit, a pressure sensor and a liquid/gas interface sensor disposed to monitor a section of the separator. The liquid pump receives a stream of liquid removed from the monitored section of the separator and moves the liquid stream through the flow meter and the back pressure control valve. A controller receives signals from the pressure sensors and the interface sensor, and operates the liquid pump at a speed to maintain an interface in the monitored section within a predetermined range while positioning the back pressure control valve to maintain the pressure at the flow meter above a pressure at which bubbles may form.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2016Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventor: Richard Black
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Patent number: D761950Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Dri-Eaz Products, Inc.Inventors: Ryan A. Kulp, Richard A. Black, Larry White