Patents by Inventor Ryan Sullivan
Ryan Sullivan 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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Publication number: 20190372829Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes receiving log data from a component of a network, processing the log data to create processed log data, creating a component object, utilizing the processed log data, receiving an identification of a device connected to the network, determining a path within the network that is associated with the device, utilizing the component object, and returning the path.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: David M. Green, Ryan Sullivan, James E. Blue, JR.
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Patent number: 10443538Abstract: An air-cooled internal combustion engine including a crankshaft, a cylinder, a blower assembly including a blower housing and a fan, and a static cover. The static cover includes a main body that is aligned with the crankshaft, an arm that extends from the main body and is aligned with the cylinder, and a plurality of air intake openings. A first subset of the air intake openings is formed through the main body and a second subset of the air intake openings is formed through the arm, and the static cover is configured to prevent user access to a moving component of the engine. The fan is configured to move air into the blower housing through the air intake openings.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventors: Ryan A. Sullivan, Gary S. Johnson
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Publication number: 20190197102Abstract: Systems and methods for predictive contextual messages are provided. Such predictive contextual messages may utilize emojis and/or emoticons for predicting context of messages and allow for auto-fill of details. Accordingly, a user may input a message, that may contain one or more emojis and/or emoticons, and transaction details may be determined through contexts of the message and may be provided as an auto-fill suggestion. The user may then accept or reject the auto-fill suggestion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: Brandon Lerner, Ryan Sullivan
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Patent number: 10202938Abstract: A small air-cooled internal combustion engine includes an aluminum cylinder block at least partially defining an aluminum cylinder bore, an aluminum cylinder head attached to the aluminum cylinder block, and an aluminum push rod tube separate from and press fit between the aluminum cylinder block and the aluminum cylinder head. The aluminum push rod tube includes a cylinder block end portion, a cylinder head end portion, and a main body extending between the cylinder block end portion and the cylinder head end portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventors: Mike L. Carlson, Gary D. Greenlees, Claude Hoerig, Gary Johnson, Brian Paul, Matt Martinek, Jerry Schenkel, John Schneiker, Ryan Sullivan
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Publication number: 20190014392Abstract: A system of parking data aggregation and distribution may comprise a plurality of parking sensors, at least one of the plurality of parking sensors located proximate a parking area and one or more gateway devices. The system may further comprise an administrator interface, a parking operator dashboard interface, and a cloud service component. The cloud service component receives parking sensor data indicating occupancy and turnover from the gateway devices and transmits the parking sensor data to the parking operator dashboard web interface. The cloud service component mas comprise a database for storing the parking sensor data and a software application for implementing an algorithm to create one or more predictions for future occupancy and future turnover during a future time period. The parking operator dashboard interface may display one or more representations of the parking sensor data over the past time period and predictions tor future occupancy and future turnover.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Ryan Sullivan, Rishi Malik
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Patent number: 10167766Abstract: An engine assembly includes a crankcase, shaft, blower housing, and cooling fan. The shaft is rotatably coupled to the crankcase and defines a rotational axis. The blower housing includes an internal space. The cooling fan is disposed within the internal space, includes a plate defining an upper surface, and is positioned to rotate with the shaft about the rotational axis. The cooling fan includes a band having an inner band radius and an outer band radius. The cooling fan includes a plurality of reversed fins extending between the band and the upper surface and between a root adjacent to the rotational axis and a tip adjacent to the outer band radius, each fin offset at an angle measured in a counterclockwise direction from a plane passing through the rotational axis and the tip to a plane passing through the root and the tip when viewed from above the cooling fan.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventors: Brett Birschbach, Rodney John Balzar, Jeffery P. Feist, Casey E. Groh, Brian Johnson, Randall J. Klotka, Darwin A. Podhola, Ryan Sullivan, Matt Martinek, Brian Paul
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Publication number: 20180355013Abstract: Methods and compositions for cancer immunotherapy are provided. The methods involve the use of a chimeric molecule (e.g., fusion protein) comprising a dimeric NKG2D portion and an Fc portion, which binds one or more NKG2D ligands. In some embodiments, the molecule further comprises a drug moiety (e.g., an IL15/Ra moiety). The methods disclosed herein are useful for the treatment of cancer that is associated with abnormal expression of one or more NKG2D ligands.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2016Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Glenn Dranoff, Ryan Sullivan, Matthew Vanneman
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Publication number: 20180334934Abstract: An engine assembly includes a small air-cooled engine and a dry sump lubrication system including an external oil reservoir, wherein the dry sump lubrication system has an overall oil capacity that provides at least five hundred hours of engine oil life.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2016Publication date: November 22, 2018Applicant: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventors: Adam J. Hellman, John Schneiker, Timothy Kwiatkowski, Casey Groh, Robert Price, Ryan Sullivan, Gary Johnson
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Patent number: 10104454Abstract: A system of parking data aggregation and distribution may comprise a plurality of parking sensors, at least one of the plurality of parking sensors located proximate a parking area and one or more gateway devices. The system may further comprise an administrator interface, a parking operator dashboard interface, and a cloud service component. The cloud service component receives parking sensor data indicating occupancy and turnover from the gateway devices and transmits the parking sensor data to the parking operator dashboard web interface. The cloud service component may comprise a database for storing the parking sensor data and a software application for implementing an algorithm to create one or more predictions for future occupancy and future turnover during a future time period. The parking operator dashboard interface may display one or more representations of the parking sensor data over the past time period and predictions for future occupancy and future turnover.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Inventors: Ryan Sullivan, Rishi Malik
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Publication number: 20180135477Abstract: An engine assembly includes an air-cooled engine and an external oil reservoir. The engine includes a vertically-oriented crankshaft a crankcase cover having a front portion and a rear portion, wherein the front portion of the crankcase cover and the cylinder head are located forward of a vertical plane that includes the crankshaft axis, a return pump housing formed in the exterior of the crankcase cover, a return pump positioned in the return pump housing, and a return pump inlet formed through the crankcase cover, wherein the return pump inlet is located in the front portion of the crankcase cover and the return pump inlet is located closer to the camshaft than to the crankshaft. The external oil reservoir includes an oil tank and an oil filter assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2018Publication date: May 17, 2018Applicant: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventors: Adam J. Hellman, John Schneiker, Tim Kwiatkowski, Casey Groh, Robert Price, Ryan Sullivan, Gary Johnson
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Patent number: 9903241Abstract: An engine assembly includes an engine, an external oil reservoir, a supply pump, and a return pump. The engine includes an oil gallery configured to distribute oil and a crankcase chamber. The external oil reservoir includes an oil tank defining an oil chamber and an oil filter assembly including a housing at least partially defining a filter chamber, and a filter positioned within the filter chamber. The supply pump is in fluid communication with the oil chamber and the oil gallery and the supply pump is configured to draw oil from the oil chamber and provide pressurized oil to the oil gallery. The return pump in fluid communication with the crankcase chamber and the filter chamber and the return pump is configured to draw oil from the crankcase chamber and provide pressurized oil to the filter chamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventors: Adam J. Hellman, John Schneiker, Tim Kwiatkowski, Casey Groh, Robert Price, Ryan Sullivan, Gary Johnson
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Publication number: 20170328315Abstract: An air filter is provided for use with an internal combustion engine including an air intake conduit. The air filter includes a top, a bottom, and filter media extending between the top and the base of the bottom to filter incoming air. The top is closed to prevent air flow therethrough. The bottom includes an annular base having an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter spaced apart from and surrounding the inner perimeter, an opening defined by the inner perimeter to deliver filtered air to the air intake conduit, a first tab portion extending outward away from the base, and a second tab portion extending outward away from the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2016Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventors: Ryan Sullivan, Brian Paul, Matt Martinek, Jason Heinrich
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Publication number: 20170268534Abstract: Aligning a motor shaft in a fan assembly is described. Aligning a centerline of a motor shaft in a direct drive fan assembly includes selecting a motor from among a plurality of motors and matching a motor-plate from among a plurality of motor plates to the motor, the matched motor plate is based on the selected motor. Aligning the centerline further includes creating, from the selected motor and the matching motor plate, a motor-plate assembly that has a resulting height, where the resulting height of the motor-plate assembly corresponds to a particular height of a direct drive fan assembly, and aligning the centerline of a motor shaft of the motor-plate assembly to the direct drive fan assembly, where the particular height of the direct drive fan assembly is constant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Ryan SULLIVAN, Joseph R. ORR, Brian F. LONG, Daniel T. NIBLICK
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Publication number: 20170138232Abstract: An engine assembly includes an engine, an external oil reservoir, a supply pump, and a return pump. The engine includes an oil gallery configured to distribute oil and a crankcase chamber. The external oil reservoir includes an oil tank defining an oil chamber and an oil filter assembly including a housing at least partially defining a filter chamber, and a filter positioned within the filter chamber. The supply pump is in fluid communication with the oil chamber and the oil gallery and the supply pump is configured to draw oil from the oil chamber and provide pressurized oil to the oil gallery. The return pump in fluid communication with the crankcase chamber and the filter chamber and the return pump is configured to draw oil from the crankcase chamber and provide pressurized oil to the filter chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventors: Adam J. Hellman, John Schneiker, Tim Kwiatkowski, Casey Groh, Robert Price, Ryan Sullivan, Gary Johnson
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Publication number: 20170098374Abstract: A system of parking data aggregation and distribution may comprise a plurality of parking sensors, at least one of the plurality of parking sensors located proximate a parking area and one or more gateway devices. The system may further comprise an administrator interface, a parking operator dashboard interface, and a cloud service component. The cloud service component receives parking sensor data indicating occupancy and turnover from the gateway devices and transmits the parking sensor data to the parking operator dashboard web interface. The cloud service component may comprise a database for storing the parking sensor data and a software application for implementing an algorithm to create one or more predictions for future occupancy and future turnover during a future time period. The parking operator dashboard interface may display one or more representations of the parking sensor data over the past time period and predictions for future occupancy and future turnover.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2016Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Ryan Sullivan, Rishi Malik
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Publication number: 20170058825Abstract: An air-cooled internal combustion engine including a crankshaft, a cylinder, a blower assembly including a blower housing and a fan, and a static cover. The static cover includes a main body that is aligned with the crankshaft, an arm that extends from the main body and is aligned with the cylinder, and a plurality of air intake openings. A first subset of the air intake openings is formed through the main body and a second subset of the air intake openings is formed through the arm, and the static cover is configured to prevent user access to a moving component of the engine. The fan is configured to move air into the blower housing through the air intake openings.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Applicant: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventors: Ryan A. Sullivan, Gary S. Johnson
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Publication number: 20160369741Abstract: A small air-cooled internal combustion engine includes an aluminum cylinder block at least partially defining an aluminum cylinder bore, an aluminum cylinder head attached to the aluminum cylinder block, and an aluminum push rod tube separate from and press fit between the aluminum cylinder block and the aluminum cylinder head. The aluminum push rod tube includes a cylinder block end portion, a cylinder head end portion, and a main body extending between the cylinder block end portion and the cylinder head end portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Applicant: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventors: Mike L. Carlson, Gary D. Greenlees, Claude Hoerig, Gary Johnson, Brian Paul, Matt Martinek, Jerry Schenkel, John Schneiker, Ryan Sullivan
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Patent number: 9500117Abstract: An air-cooled internal combustion engine includes an engine block, a blower assembly including a blower housing and a fan, and a static cover. The static cover includes multiple air intake openings and is configured to prevent user access to a moving component of the engine. The blower housing is configured to at least partially direct air to the engine block. The fan is configured to move air into the blower assembly through the air intake openings when rotating in a first direction in a cooling mode and to move air out of the blower assembly through the air intake openings when rotating in an opposite second direction in a debris-removal mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventors: Ryan A. Sullivan, Gary S. Johnson
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Publication number: 20160312796Abstract: An engine assembly includes a crankcase, shaft, blower housing, and cooling fan. The shaft is rotatably coupled to the crankcase and defines a rotational axis. The blower housing includes an internal space. The cooling fan is disposed within the internal space, includes a plate defining an upper surface, and is positioned to rotate with the shaft about the rotational axis. The cooling fan includes a band having an inner band radius and an outer band radius. The cooling fan includes a plurality of reversed fins extending between the band and the upper surface and between a root adjacent to the rotational axis and a tip adjacent to the outer band radius, each fin offset at an angle measured in a counterclockwise direction from a plane passing through the rotational axis and the tip to a plane passing through the root and the tip when viewed from above the cooling fan.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Applicant: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventors: Brett Birschbach, Rodney John Balzar, Jeffery P. Feist, Casey E. Groh, Brian Johnson, Randall J. Klotka, Darwin A. Podhola, Ryan Sullivan, Matt Martinek, Brian Paul
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Patent number: D799657Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventors: Ryan Sullivan, Brian Paul, Matt Martinek