Patents by Inventor Robert Brennan
Robert Brennan 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: 11976361Abstract: An apparatus and method for depositing a transition metal nitride film on a substrate by atomic layer deposition in a reaction space defined by an at least one chamber wall and showerhead is disclosed. The apparatus may include, a substrate support disposed within the reaction space, the substrate support configured for supporting at least one substrate and a temperature control system for controlling a temperature of the at least one chamber wall at those portions of the at least one chamber wall that is exposed to a vapor phase reactant. The apparatus may also include a temperature control system for controlling a temperature of the showerhead, wherein the temperature control system for controlling a temperature of the showerhead is configured to control the temperature of the showerhead to a temperature of between approximately 80° C. and approximately 160° C.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.Inventors: Eric James Shero, Robert Brennan Milligan, William George Petro, Eric Wang, Fred Alokozai, Dong Li, Hao Wang, Melvin Verbaas, Luping Li
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Patent number: 11966581Abstract: According to one general aspect, a memory management unit (MMU) may be configured to interface with a heterogeneous memory system that comprises a plurality of types of storage mediums. Each type of storage medium may be based upon a respective memory technology and may be associated with performance characteristic(s). The MMU may receive a data access for the heterogeneous memory system. The MMU may also determine at least one of the storage mediums of the heterogeneous memory system to service the data access. The target storage medium may be selected based upon at least one performance characteristic associated with the target storage medium and a quality of service tag that is associated with the virtual machine and that indicates one or more performance characteristics. The MMU may route the data access by the virtual machine to the at least one of the storage mediums.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Manu Awasthi, Robert Brennan
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Publication number: 20240020247Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a drive-to-drive storage system comprising a host server having a host CPU and a host storage drive, one or more remote storage drives, and a peer-to-peer link connecting the host storage drive to the one or more remote storage drives. The host storage drive includes a processor and a memory, wherein the memory has stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to transfer data from the host storage drive via the peer-to-peer link to the one or more remote storage drives when the host CPU issues a write command.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Oscar P. Pinto, Robert Brennan
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Patent number: 11819162Abstract: An insert is provided for use in a cooking apparatus that alters the pressure profile, air velocity profile, and airflow pattern within said cooking apparatus in order to achieve a cyclonic air profile around food to be cooked. The insert includes a ring-shaped insert body formed by a continuous sidewall. The sidewall has an external surface and an internal surface, and a top end and a bottom end. The insert also includes a deflection plate.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignees: Desora, Inc., Premier Specialty Brands, LLCInventors: Robert Brennan, Elizabeth O. Ogunbiyi, Michel N. Maalouly, Kevin K. Parker
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Publication number: 20230352888Abstract: An arc prevention system including a jack having a receptacle, with the receptacle having an upper wall, a bottom wall, two opposing side walls and a back wall between the two opposing side walls, a sensor unit positioned on the back wall of the receptacle, where the sensor unit is positioned on the back wall of the receptacle such that the sensor unit engages a plug inserted into the receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Sentinel Connector Systems, Inc.Inventors: Robert Brennan, Justin Wagner
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Publication number: 20230315293Abstract: According to one general aspect, a memory management unit (MMU) may be configured to interface with a heterogeneous memory system that comprises a plurality of types of storage mediums. Each type of storage medium may be based upon a respective memory technology and may be associated with performance characteristic(s). The MMU may receive a data access for the heterogeneous memory system. The MMU may also determine at least one of the storage mediums of the heterogeneous memory system to service the data access. The target storage medium may be selected based upon at least one performance characteristic associated with the target storage medium and a quality of service tag that is associated with the virtual machine and that indicates one or more performance characteristics. The MMU may route the data access by the virtual machine to the at least one of the storage mediums.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Manu AWASTHI, Robert BRENNAN
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Patent number: 11775454Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a drive-to-drive storage system comprising a host server having a host CPU and a host storage drive, one or more remote storage drives, and a peer-to-peer link connecting the host storage drive to the one or more remote storage drives. The host storage drive includes a processor and a memory, wherein the memory has stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to transfer data from the host storage drive via the peer-to-peer link to the one or more remote storage drives when the host CPU issues a write command.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Oscar P. Pinto, Robert Brennan
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Publication number: 20230299704Abstract: An example system includes a first surge protection module configured to receive a command signal; a motor control module configured to receive: (i) the command signal from the first surge protection module, and (ii) an enable signal, wherein the motor control module provides a control signal in response to the enable signal meeting a threshold value; a motor configured to receive the control signal from the motor control module; a switch coupled to the motor and configured to be triggered based on a state of the motor, wherein the switch comprises: (i) a first terminal configured to provide an indication signal of the state of the motor and provide the enable signal to the motor control module, and (ii) a second terminal connected to ground; and a second surge protection module coupled to the first terminal of the switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventor: Robert A. Brennan, Jr.
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Patent number: 11705678Abstract: An arc prevention system including a jack having a receptacle, with the receptacle having an upper wall, a bottom wall, two opposing side walls and a back wall between the two opposing side walls, a sensor unit positioned on the back wall of the receptacle, where the sensor unit is positioned on the back wall of the receptacle such that the sensor unit engages a plug inserted into the receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Sentinel Connector Systems, Inc.Inventors: Robert Brennan, Justin Wagner
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Patent number: 11669247Abstract: According to one general aspect, a memory management unit (MMU) may be configured to interface with a heterogeneous memory system that comprises a plurality of types of storage mediums. Each type of storage medium may be based upon a respective memory technology and may be associated with performance characteristic(s). The MMU may receive a data access for the heterogeneous memory system. The MMU may also determine at least one of the storage mediums of the heterogeneous memory system to service the data access. The target storage medium may be selected based upon at least one performance characteristic associated with the target storage medium and a quality of service tag that is associated with the virtual machine and that indicates one or more performance characteristics. The MMU may route the data access by the virtual machine to the at least one of the storage mediums.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Inventors: Manu Awasthi, Robert Brennan
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Publication number: 20230155316Abstract: A modular plug system including a plug housing including a top surface, bottom surface and two opposing side surfaces, a front end and an opening opposite the front end, and a cavity extending from the front end to the opening in the back end, a load bar sized to engage the cavity in the modular plug, the load bar including two extensions on an upper surface of the load bar, the extensions sized to engage two openings in the top surface of the plug housing when the load bar is inserted into the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: Sentinel Connector Systems, Inc.Inventors: Robert Brennan, Randy Schwartz
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Publication number: 20230112630Abstract: An arc prevention system including a jack having a receptacle, a modular connector sized to be positioned in the receptacle of the jack, the modular connector including a plurality of contacts, with at least two of the contacts creating an energized electrical path with an external power source in electrical communication with the external power source, a latch extending from a top surface of the modular connector, a switching unit positioned on the latch, a plug unit positioned between the latch and the jack that prevents the modular connector from moving out of the receptacle, a control circuit in electrical communication with switch and the at least two energized contacts, where the electrical path between the control circuit and the switching unit is energized when the plug engages the switching unit on the latch, and the control circuit adjusts the energized electrical path to a predetermined electrical level.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: Sentinel Connector Systems, Inc.Inventors: Robert Brennan, Justin Wagner, Brett Robinson
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Publication number: 20230082037Abstract: An example removable mounting device can include: a main body; a flap portion coupled to the main body, wherein the flap portion pivots relative to the main body; and an adhesive applied to a back side of the main body and the flap portion; wherein the main body is configured to be removably coupled to a surface by the adhesive; and wherein the flap portion is configured to be removably coupled to an item by the adhesive to hang the item on the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventor: Steven Robert Brennan
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Patent number: 11594836Abstract: A modular plug system including a plug housing including a top surface, bottom surface and two opposing side surfaces, a front end and an opening opposite the front end, and a cavity extending from the front end to the opening in the back end, a load bar sized to engage the cavity in the modular plug, the load bar including two extensions on an upper surface of the load bar, the extensions sized to engage two openings in the top surface of the plug housing when the load bar is inserted into the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Sentinel Connector Systems,, Inc.Inventors: Robert Brennan, Randy Schwartz
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Patent number: 11571704Abstract: A handheld misting device has a housing having a dispensing window is arranged and configured to contain a sonic generator, a power source coupled to the sonic generator, a plurality of reservoirs, each containing a liquid, and a plurality of nozzles, each nozzle arranged and configured for removable coupling to the sonic generator. Each nozzle is associated with and in liquid communication with a single reservoir. The sonic generator includes a converter and an elongate horn having a proximal end coupled to the converter and a distal end, and the nozzle is removably coupled to the distal end of the horn. Thus, the device delivers the liquid through a delivery opening formed in the nozzle, and activating the sonic generator energizes the liquid in the nozzle to generate an aerosol plume that is delivered through the dispensing window.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.Inventors: Alexandru Paunescu, Robert A. Brennan
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Patent number: 11552860Abstract: A system for visualizing and navigating network data may include at least one computing device that receives input data using a NetTree application. The NetTree application may parse the input data and determine a list of nodes in a network and a list of links between nodes in the network from the input data. One of the nodes may be selected as a start node and inserted into a line of a network tree. After selecting the start node, the NetTree application may iterate through each of the links between the nodes in the network and add each new node that is not yet added to the network tree to a list of nodes to check for their links. Each link is added to a line in the network tree. A graphical user interface (GUI) may display the network tree.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2022Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Inventor: Robert Brennan Garvey
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Publication number: 20220376991Abstract: A system for visualizing and navigating network data may include at least one computing device that receives input data using a NetTree application. The NetTree application may parse the input data and determine a list of nodes in a network and a list of links between nodes in the network from the input data. One of the nodes may be selected as a start node and inserted into a line of a network tree. After selecting the start node, the NetTree application may iterate through each of the links between the nodes in the network and add each new node that is not yet added to the network tree to a list of nodes to check for their links. Each link is added to a line in the network tree. A graphical user interface (GUI) may display the network tree.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventor: Robert Brennan Garvey
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Patent number: 11495921Abstract: An arc prevention system including a jack having a receptacle, a modular connector sized to be positioned in the receptacle of the jack, the modular connector including a plurality of contacts, with at least two of the contacts creating an energized electrical path with an external power source in electrical communication with the external power source, a latch extending from a top surface of the modular connector, a switching unit positioned on the latch, a plug unit positioned between the latch and the jack that prevents the modular connector from moving out of the receptacle, a control circuit in electrical communication with switch and the at least two energized contacts, where the electrical path between the control circuit and the switching unit is energized when the plug engages the switching unit on the latch, and the control circuit adjusts the energized electrical path to a predetermined electrical level.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Sentinel Connector Systems, Inc.Inventors: Robert Brennan, Justin Wagner, Brett Robinson
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Publication number: 20220327068Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a drive-to-drive storage system comprising a host server having a host CPU and a host storage drive, one or more remote storage drives, and a peer-to-peer link connecting the host storage drive to the one or more remote storage drives. The host storage drive includes a processor and a memory, wherein the memory has stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to transfer data from the host storage drive via the peer-to-peer link to the one or more remote storage drives when the host CPU issues a write command.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Oscar P. Pinto, Robert Brennan
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Publication number: 20220302630Abstract: A modular plug system including a plug housing including a top surface, bottom surface and two opposing side surfaces, a front end and an opening opposite the front end, and a cavity extending from the front end to the opening in the back end, a load bar sized to engage the cavity in the modular plug, the load bar including two extensions on an upper surface of the load bar, the extensions sized to engage two openings in the top surface of the plug housing when the load bar is inserted into the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2021Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: Sentinel Connector Systems, Inc.Inventors: Robert Brennan, Randy Schwartz