Patents by Inventor Robert A. Brown

Robert A. Brown 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).

  • Positive locating feature of optiport
    Patent number: 9828825
    Abstract: A system and method for treating a portion of a wellbore that includes a bottom hole assembly (BHA) connected to a work string. The BHA includes a packing element movable between an unset position and a set position and a locator device movable between retracted position and expanded positions. The locator device may be a locator collet. The locator collet may be expanded by a cone movable with respect to the collet. The expanded locator device is configured to engage a profile in a ported tubular within the wellbore. The engagement between the locator device and the profile selectively prevents further movement of the BHA and provides an indication of the location the BHA. The packing element may then be actuated and the wellbore treated through a port in the ported tubular. The BHA may then be moved to a different ported housing to treat another portion of the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Beckett, Luis A Castro, Christopher W Thacker, Jason Harper, Marc Carriere, Leigh Thorne, Jeffrey Koch, Justin Reyes, Bradley Collas, Cory Casemore, David Luft, Orest Zolkavich, Derek Robert Brown
  • Diagnostic devices and methods
    Patent number: 9778245
    Abstract: A diagnostic device is provided that comprises a light source for transmitting a light beam through a blood sample to a light detector, and a permanent magnet, wherein one of the permanent magnet and blood sample is automatically movable relative to the other between a “HIGH” magnetic state position and a “LOW” magnetic state position, such that a substantially high magnetic field is applied to the blood sample causing any hemozoin in the blood sample to tend toward perpendicular orientation to the substantially magnetic field and the suppression, or enhancement of light based on its polarization, and a zero-to-near-zero magnetic field is applied to the blood sample causing the randomization of any hemozoin in the blood sample and a baseline amount of light to pass through the blood sample in the “LOW” magnetic state position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: Brian T. Grimberg, Robert Deissler, William Condit, Robert Brown, Jason Jones, Richard Bihary
  • INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC DRIVE UNIT
    Publication number: 20170219078
    Abstract: An integrated electronic drive unit constructed in accordance to one example of the present disclosure includes a differential, a first axle, a second axle and a secondary power system. The differential includes a ring gear fixed for concurrent rotation with a differential case. The differential has a plurality of pinion gears rotatably mounted to the differential case and meshed with first and second side gears. The first axle is coupled to the first side gear. The second axle is coupled to the second side gear. The secondary power system is selectively engageable to at least one of the first and second axles. The integrated electronic drive unit is operable in an open differential mode, a braking mode, an electric vehicle start mode and a torque vectoring mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Hongbin Wang, Sean Robert Brown, Richard Kukucka, Andrew Nathan Edler, Gregory L. Heatwole
  • Method and system for distributing load by redirecting traffic
    Patent number: 9723093
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for servers to redirect client requests to other servers in order to distribute client traffic among the servers. A client is assigned to a server although the client may be unaware of that assignment. When the client accesses a server, a server possibly identified to the client by a name service, the server checks the client's assignment. If the client is not assigned to this server, then in some scenarios this server redirects the client to its assigned server. The client responds by sending its request to the assigned server. In other scenarios, the first server accessed by the client proxies the client's traffic to the assigned server. A database is kept of client-to-server assignments. If the present load distribution is less than ideal (e.g., clients are assigned to an unavailable server), then the assignment database is updated to reflect how the load should be distributed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Vishwajith Kumbalimutt, David J. Simons, Robert Brown, Elena Apreutesei
  • Method and apparatus for in-vehicle hardware and software testing
    Patent number: 9715442
    Abstract: An apparatus may receive bus data from a vehicle, may receive removable media storing an application and settings, and may interface with an external test hardware device. The apparatus may include a processor programmed to set up the test hardware device in accordance with the settings, and execute the application using the bus data and the external test hardware devices as configured. The apparatus may also update an indicator associated with a device category of a connected test hardware device to indicate presence of the test hardware device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Alexander, Peter Treman, Jason Robert Brown
  • Apparatus, kits and methods for the production of biomimetic constructs
    Patent number: 9707703
    Abstract: This invention relates to apparatus, kits and methods for the production of biomimetic constructs by plastically compressing a gel, such as a collagen gel, in a well using a plunger, which may be porous. The apparatus, kits and methods allow biomimetic constructs to be produced in a controlled and reproducible manner and are suitable for the production of multilayered constructs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: UCL BUSINESS PLC
    Inventors: Francis Michael Neves Zuzarte Tully, Stephen Owen, Michael Headlam Purser, Robert Brown, Tijna Alekseeva
  • LASER ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20170190001
    Abstract: An enclosure for a laser in which on side of the enclosure includes a rotatable positioner and a vertically slidable door movable between open and closed positions. With the door in the open position, the positioner is free to rotate, thereby enabling an workstation to rotate into and out of the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Brown, William R. Giese, Erik Miller
  • COLLAGEN BIOMATERIALS
    Publication number: 20170182212
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods of producing collagen biomaterials by admixing (i) a solution of monomeric collagen, (ii) a solution of polymeric collagen, (ii) cargo particles, and (iv) a non-collagen blocking polymer, to produce a collagen solution. The collagen solution is then allowed to solidify to produce a collagen hydrogel. This may be useful in improving the stiffness of collagen hydrogel constructs and increasing the entrapment and retention of cargo particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Josephine Wong, Robert Brown
  • Managing integrity of framed payloads using redundant signals
    Patent number: 9680606
    Abstract: A frame error correction circuit may identify and correct errors in data frames provided to a receiver as part of a diversity communications scheme. The frame error correction circuit may further align the data frames so that the data frames can be compared. The frame error correction circuit may perform a bit-wise comparison of the data frames and identify inconsistent bit positions where bits in the data frames differ from one another. Once inconsistent bit positions have been identified, the frame error correction circuit may access a permutation table of permutations of bits at the inconsistent bit positions. In some implementations, the frame error correction circuit uses the permutation table to reassemble permutations of the data frames. In various implementations, the frame error correction circuit performs a CRC of each permutation of the data frames, and provides a valid permutation to a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Aviat U.S., Inc.
    Inventors: Sergio Licardie, Rishipal Arya, Robert Brown
  • DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20170146513
    Abstract: A diagnostic device is provided that comprises a light source for transmitting a light beam through a blood sample to a light detector, and a permanent magnet, wherein one of the permanent magnet and blood sample is automatically movable relative to the other between a “HIGH” magnetic state position and a “LOW” magnetic state position, such that a substantially high magnetic field is applied to the blood sample causing any hemozoin in the blood sample to tend toward perpendicular orientation to the substantially magnetic field and the suppression, or enhancement of light based on its polarization, and a zero-to-near-zero magnetic field is applied to the blood sample causing the randomization of any hemozoin in the blood sample and a baseline amount of light to pass through the blood sample in the “LOW” magnetic state position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Brian T. Grimberg, Robert Deissler, William Condit, Robert Brown, Jason Jones, Richard Bihary
  • SPRINKLER INSTALLATION TOOLS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20170129081
    Abstract: Installation tools and methods for installing a sprinkler within an opening or through hole in a wall or ceiling of an area to be protected. The tools include a reference surface and a gauge to be contacted by a sprinkler frame. The reference surface locates the gauge to define an operative position for the sprinkler frame and its operational components within a through hole of a wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
    Inventors: Luke Stevenson Connery, Jeffrey Martin Brighenti, Bharani Kannan, Manikandan Krishnaswamy, Kenneth Robert Brown, Joseph W. Beagen
  • Electromagnetic radiation decoupler
    Patent number: 9646241
    Abstract: An electromagnetic radiation decoupler for decoupling radiation in the wavelength range ?min to ?max. The decoupler has a first conductor layer in contact with a dielectric layer which comprises at least one area of absence and the thickness of the decoupler is less than ?min/4n, where n is the refractive index of the dielectric. The dielectric layer may be sandwiched between two conductor layers, one of which has the structure described above. The invention is also directed to methods of using and various articles comprising such a decoupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: OMNI-ID CAYMAN LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Robert Lawrence, Paul Richard Clarke, James Robert Brown, William Norman Damerell
  • Coat-in-place assemblies and methods to provide an aesthetically pleasing sprinkler assembly
    Patent number: 9616450
    Abstract: Coat-in-place assemblies and methods to provide an aesthetically pleasing sprinkler assembly. A coat-in-place assembly includes a sprinkler body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, a thermally responsive trigger disposed adjacent the distal portion; and an escutcheon centered about the distal portion of the sprinkler body to define a void between the sprinkler axis and the escutcheon. A coating-inhibiting-cap encloses and protects the thermally responsive trigger between the sprinkler body and the cap. The cap extends into the void and is radially spaced inward relative to the escutcheon so as expose surfaces of the escutcheon for coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignees: Tyco Fire Products LP, Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
    Inventors: Luke Stevenson Connery, Jeffrey Martin Brighenti, Bharani Kannan, Manikandan Krishnaswamy, Kenneth Robert Brown, Joseph W. Beagen
  • Methods and Systems to Synchronize Vehicle Settings Via a Home Network Connection
    Publication number: 20170075366
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a processor programmed to synchronize a vehicle setting based on a home setting received from a home network. The processor is in communication with the home network via a transceiver. The processor is programmed to establish communication with the home network based on a vehicle start request, receive the home system setting from the home network if a vehicle location is less than a predefined distance, and synchronize one or more vehicle settings based on the home system setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Chad Evert ESSELINK, Jason Robert BROWN, Rebecca Helen FARRER
  • Electromagnetic enhancement and decoupling
    Patent number: 9590306
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing a substantially surface independent tagging system are disclosed. A resonant dielectric cavity is defined between upper and lower conducting layers, and closed at one end by a conducting base portion. Incident radiation couples into the cavity and is resonantly enhanced. An electronic device or tag paced at the edge of the cavity experiences a high electric field strength on account of this enhancement and is driven into operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: OMNI-ID CAYMAN LIMITED
    Inventors: James Robert Brown, Christopher Robert Lawrence
  • Beacon synchronization between a client and a WiFi group owner
    Patent number: 9585144
    Abstract: Various approaches enable a computing device (e.g., mobile phone, tablet computer, etc.), serving as a client to inform a group owner (GO) of a peer-to-peer (P2P) group in a Wi-Fi Direct network or other such network regarding the timing of the group owner's beacon schedule. Advantageously, this synchronization of the beacon schedule between the client and the GO can enable improved throughput and latency of the client device when the client device is in concurrent mode (i.e., when the P2P client is connected to two networks such as a legacy Wi-Fi network with an AP and a P2P network with a GO).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: King Shaw, Robert Brown
  • Tire
    Patent number: D780101
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Robert Brown
  • Handheld flashlight
    Patent number: D785840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: ENERGIZER BRANDS, LLC
    Inventors: John Robert Brown, Daniel Durbin, Kenny Wong, Siu Bong Ng
  • Handheld light
    Patent number: D785841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: ENERGIZER BRANDS, LLC
    Inventors: John Robert Brown, Siu Bong Ng, Daniel Durbin, Kenny Wong
  • Flashlight
    Patent number: D797335
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Energizer Brands, LLC
    Inventors: John Robert Brown, William R. Narpes