Patents by Inventor Scott Clifford

Scott Clifford 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: 20250077479
    Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamic monitoring of Kubernetes clusters based on associated API interfaces are disclosed herein. The system can receive a query for a dynamic stream of data. The system can generate a first schema. The system can transmit an API request for a dynamic stream of real-time data. The system can receive a dataset associated with the cluster. The system can generate a second dataset. The system can extract a first data stream associated with the first cluster. The system can transmit the first data stream to the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Scott Clifford Adams, Detrich Utti
  • Publication number: 20250050304
    Abstract: A packing module for use in a mass transfer column has a plurality of packing elements positioned in an upright, parallel relationship to each other. Each packing element has a plurality of side-by-side and parallel longitudinal rows of arched outer rib elements that are connected at opposite ends to spaced apart side strips. The outer rib elements project outwardly in opposite directions from the side strips. In an upper edge region and a lower edge region at least one of the side strips in each longitudinal row converges toward the other side strip. The convergence of the side strips causes a reduction in length and outward projection of the outer rib elements that are connected at opposite ends to the converging side strips. The longitudinal rows of outer rib elements in adjacent packing elements are arranged in crisscrossing relationship to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Scott Clifford, Izak Nieuwoudt
  • Patent number: 12048911
    Abstract: A structured packing module for crossflow applications is provided and includes a plurality of corrugated structured packing sheets positioned in an upright, parallel relationship to each other. The corrugations of adjacent structured packing sheets are in contact with each other and extend at a crossing angle. Apertures and raised ridges may be positioned on sidewalls of the corrugations. The structured packing module may be used in a crossflow contactor, such as in a process for removing carbon dioxide from air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Koch-Glitsch, LP
    Inventors: Scott Clifford, Izak Nieuwoudt
  • Publication number: 20240177551
    Abstract: An ingress control system utilizes magnetic detection to determine whether the ingress control system is either allowing or disallowing ingress into a controlled area. The ingress control system includes a latch pin that is movably disposed within a latch assembly in the presence of a magnetic field. The magnetic field is created by a plurality of magnets disposed at non-zero angles relative to each other and the latch pin and latch assembly are introduced as magnetic poles disposed within the magnetic field. A magnetic sensor detects the presence of the latch pin within a receiving channel of the latch assembly by measuring a magnetic field magnitude above a threshold value. The magnetic sensor detects the absence of the latch pin within a receiving channel of the latch assembly by measuring a magnetic field magnitude below the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Scott Clifford, Kyle Clifford, Grayson Allen, Kevin Hale, Curtis MacKay
  • Publication number: 20220395806
    Abstract: A structured packing module for crossflow applications is provided and includes a plurality of corrugated structured packing sheets positioned in an upright, parallel relationship to each other. The corrugations of adjacent structured packing sheets are in contact with each other and extend at a crossing angle. Apertures and raised ridges may be positioned on sidewalls of the corrugations. The structured packing module may be used in a crossflow contactor, such as in a process for removing carbon dioxide from air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Koch-Glitsch, LP
    Inventors: Scott CLIFFORD, Izak NIEUWOUDT
  • Patent number: 11014064
    Abstract: A cross-corrugated structured packing element is provided for use in mass transfer or heat exchange columns. The packing element has a plurality of packing layers positioned in an upright, parallel relationship to each other and including corrugations formed of alternating peaks and valleys and corrugation sidewalls extending between the peaks and valleys. The packing element also includes a plurality of apertures each presenting an open area. The apertures are distributed such that the corrugation sidewalls have a greater density of open areas than any density of the open areas that may be present in the peaks and valleys. Some of the apertures may be present in the peaks and the valleys to facilitate liquid distribution. The apertures may also be placed in rows or other patterns that are aligned in a direction along a longitudinal length of the corrugations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: KOCH-GLITSCH, LP
    Inventors: Scott Clifford, Malcolm Talbot, Izak Nieuwoudt
  • Patent number: 10953382
    Abstract: A corrugated structured packing sheet has surface texturing that may be in the form of a grid of indented and raised structures. Each indented structure is separated from some or all of adjacent ones of the indented structures by the raised structures. The raised structures form rows of peaks and interconnecting saddles. Microchannels extend along adjacent ones of the indented structures and the interconnecting saddles and intersect the corrugation valleys at an angle in the range of 20 to 75 degrees. The surface texturing may be or include wavy parallel grooves in an upper edge region adjacent the upper edge and a lower edge region adjacent the lower edge and may be or include parallel groove segments in the bulk region that are oriented obliquely to upper and lower edges of the structured packing sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: KOCH-GLITSCH, LP
    Inventors: Izak Nieuwoudt, Scott Clifford
  • Patent number: 10346256
    Abstract: Protected data is divided into a plurality of segments. For each segment in the plurality of segments, a fingerprint is generated. The plurality of fingerprints is grouped into group(s) of fingerprints and for each group of fingerprints, a group fingerprint is generated. It is determined if the group fingerprint being processed is stored in a cache and if so, the group fingerprint being processed is flagged as one for which a virtual copy will be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Orit Levin-Michael, Scott Clifford Auchmoody, Scott H. Ogata, Qun Fan, Salil Dangi
  • Publication number: 20180353927
    Abstract: A corrugated structured packing sheet has surface texturing that may be in the form of a grid of indented and raised structures. Each indented structure is separated from some or all of adjacent ones of the indented structures by the raised structures. The raised structures form rows of peaks and interconnecting saddles. Microchannels extend along adjacent ones of the indented structures and the interconnecting saddles and intersect the corrugation valleys at an angle in the range of 20 to 75 degrees. The surface texturing may be or include wavy parallel grooves in an upper edge region adjacent the upper edge and a lower edge region adjacent the lower edge and may be or include parallel groove segments in the bulk region that are oriented obliquely to upper and lower edges of the structured packing sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: KOCH-GLITSCH, LP
    Inventors: IZAK NIEUWOUDT, SCOTT CLIFFORD
  • Publication number: 20180318787
    Abstract: A cross-corrugated structured packing element is provided for use in mass transfer or heat exchange columns. The packing element has a plurality of packing layers positioned in an upright, parallel relationship to each other and including corrugations formed of alternating peaks and valleys and corrugation sidewalls extending between the peaks and valleys. The packing element also includes a plurality of apertures each presenting an open area. The apertures are distributed such that the corrugation sidewalls have a greater density of open areas than any density of the open areas that may be present in the peaks and valleys. Some of the apertures may be present in the peaks and the valleys to facilitate liquid distribution. The apertures may also be placed in rows or other patterns that are aligned in a direction along a longitudinal length of the corrugations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: KOCH-GLITSCH, LP
    Inventors: Scott Clifford, Malcolm Talbot, IZAK NIEUWOUDT
  • Patent number: 9904602
    Abstract: Backup objects, native security descriptors that describe access rights to the backup objects, and object metadata are received from platforms where each backup object has corresponding object metadata. Each native security descriptor is transformed into a platform independent security descriptor. A partitioned structure is generated, including by associating each platform independent security descriptor with those object metadata that correspond to the plurality of backup objects for which that platform independent security descriptor describes access rights to.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Scott Clifford Auchmoody, Erik S. Hansen, Jeffrey R. Norton, Junxu Li, Mark David Malamut
  • Patent number: 9816696
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) system that includes a LED, a heat sink, a fan housing, a fan, and a cover is disclosed. The heat sink is typically coupled to the LED, and the fan housing is typically coupled to the heat sink opposite the LED. The fan housing includes a fan housing aperture that extends through the fan housing and at least partially houses the fan. A cover may be coupled to the fan housing opposite the heat sink. The system may include at least one air intake opening and at least one air exhaust opening. When activated, the fan may external air into the fan housing through the air intake opening and direct the air toward the heat sink and ultimately through the air exhaust opening. In so doing, the temperature of the heat sink and the LED is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: LEDLAB, LLC
    Inventor: Scott Clifford
  • Patent number: 9719670
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) system that includes a LED, a heat sink, a fan housing, a fan, and a cover is disclosed. The heat sink is typically coupled to the LED, and the fan housing is typically coupled to the heat sink opposite the LED. The fan housing is sized to fit within an electrical junction box and includes a fan housing aperture that extends through the fan housing. A cover may be coupled to the fan housing opposite the heat sink. The system may include at least one air intake opening and at least one air exhaust opening. When activated, the fan may external air into the fan housing through the air intake opening and direct the air toward the heat sink and ultimately through the air exhaust opening. In so doing, the temperature of the heat sink and the LED is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: LEDLab, LLC
    Inventor: Scott Clifford
  • Patent number: 9709249
    Abstract: A hooded light head assembly for providing directional lighting is provided which comprises a light housing having a hood. The light housing has an internal light source and a rear attachment surface that has an insert extension. The insert extension is configured to attach the light housing to mounting surface upon insertion into an opening in the mounting surface and upon rotation of the light housing relative to the mounting surface. Some of these hoods also have a locking tab extending rearward from the surface that may prevent removal of the hood from the mounting surface. The light head may also have a controller having touch sensitivity and set to indicate light head status and prevent reversed current through the light heads. An arrow board using the controller and light heads may be easily installed and may be durable and reliable in outdoor conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: CHECKERS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Clifford, Steven N. D. Brundula
  • Publication number: 20170159920
    Abstract: A hybrid signaling light apparatus includes a housing, a light source connected to the housing, a lens assembly positioned around the light source and connected to the housing, and a controller connected to the light source. Multiple energy source connections are within the housing and connected to the controller, and the controller provides power to the light source from at least one of the energy source connections. Other signaling light apparatuses include a double-walled housing having an inner housing and an outer housing external to the inner housing. Some apparatuses have rotatable light sources and lens assemblies that can be rotated relative to a housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Checkers Industrial Products, LLC
    Inventor: Scott Clifford
  • Publication number: 20160245499
    Abstract: A strobe light includes a base, a mounting post, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED) lights, a lens, and a channel. The mounting post extends vertically from the base. The plurality of LED lights are mounted around a periphery of the mounting post. The lens is connected to the base and covers the mounting post and the plurality of LED lights. The channel extends through the base, mounting post and lens. Air flowing through the channel transfers heat generated by the plurality of LED lights out of the strobe light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: Checkers Industrial Products, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Clifford, Steven N. D. Brundula
  • Patent number: 9328908
    Abstract: A strobe light includes a base, a mounting post, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED) lights, a lens, and a channel. The mounting post extends vertically from the base. The plurality of LED lights are mounted around a periphery of the mounting post. The lens is connected to the base and covers the mounting post and the plurality of LED lights. The channel extends through the base, mounting post and lens. Air flowing through the channel transfers heat generated by the plurality of LED lights out of the strobe light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: CHECKERS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Clifford, Steven N. D. Brundula
  • Publication number: 20160102846
    Abstract: A hooded light head assembly for providing directional lighting is provided which comprises a light housing having a hood. The light housing has an internal light source and a rear attachment surface that has an insert extension. The insert extension is configured to attach the light housing to mounting surface upon insertion into an opening in the mounting surface and upon rotation of the light housing relative to the mounting surface. Some of these hoods also have a locking tab extending rearward from the surface that may prevent removal of the hood from the mounting surface. The light head may also have a controller having touch sensitivity and set to indicate light head status and prevent reversed current through the light heads. An arrow board using the controller and light heads may be easily installed and may be durable and reliable in outdoor conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: Checkers Industrial Products, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Clifford, Steven N. D. Brundula
  • Patent number: 9206972
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) light bulb device can comprise a semiconductor chip comprising an input coupled to an AC power supply and a plurality of DC power outputs, a plurality of banks of LEDs coupled to the plurality of DC power outputs, and a fan coupled in parallel with a first of the plurality of banks of LEDs. The fan can be coupled to the first bank of LEDs through a filter comprising a diode, a resistor, and a capacitor. The capacitor can be coupled in parallel with the fan and be configured to supply a voltage to the fan while the plurality of banks of LEDs are alternately receiving power. The LED light bulb device can further comprising a WiFi receiver and include a height in a range between 2.5-6.875 centimeters and include a volume small enough to be enclosed in a standard j-box housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: LEDLab, LLC
    Inventor: Scott Clifford
  • Patent number: 9200794
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) system that includes a LED, a heat sink, a fan housing, a fan, and a cover is disclosed. The heat sink is typically coupled to the LED, and the fan housing is typically coupled to the heat sink opposite the LED. The fan housing is sized to fit within an electrical junction box and includes a fan housing aperture that extends through the fan housing. A cover may be coupled to the fan housing opposite the heat sink. The system may include at least one air intake opening and at least one air exhaust opening. When activated, the fan may external air into the fan housing through the air intake opening and direct the air toward the heat sink and ultimately through the air exhaust opening. In so doing, the temperature of the heat sink and the LED is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: LEDLab, LLC
    Inventor: Scott Clifford