Patents by Inventor Stephen Daniel

Stephen Daniel 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).

  • PETROLEUM SUBSTITUTE COMPRISED OF AN ORGANIC SOLVENT EXTRACT OF HERBACEOUS PLANT BIOMASS
    Publication number: 20150020441
    Abstract: A preferred embodiment of the present invention is directed generally to a composition of matter and, more specifically, to a composition comprising a petroleum substitute produced from renewable, herbaceous plant-based sources through a solvent extraction process. The plant sources are typically hydrocarbon-bearing plants capable of producing significant quantities of liquid terpenes such that the process of extracting hydrocarbons from the plant material is economically viable. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the plant species is Euphorbia tirucalli, a species that contains relatively large quantities of relatively low molecular weight hydrocarbons. A raw plant biomass is milled and formed into a batt of plant material having generally uniform properties. Naturally occurring hydrocarbons found in the plant material are then extracted using an organic solvent extraction process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: PHYTOLEUM TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Stephen Daniel Matthews
  • Extent-based storage architecture
    Patent number: 8924440
    Abstract: An extent-based storage architecture is implemented by a storage server receiving a read request for an extent from a client, wherein the extent includes a group of contiguous blocks and the read request includes a file block number. The storage server retrieves an extent identifier from a first sorted data structure, wherein the storage server uses the received file block number to traverse the first sorted data structure to the extent identifier. The storage server retrieves a reference to the extent from a second sorted data structure, wherein the storage server uses the retrieved extent identifier to traverse the second sorted data structure to the reference, and wherein the second sorted data structure is global across a plurality of volumes. The storage server retrieves the extent from a storage device using the reference and returns the extent to the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Rickard E. Faith, Subramaniam Perivagaram, Sandeep Yadav, Ashish Prakash, Blake Lewis, Jeffrey S. Kimmel, Stephen Daniel
  • BIO-ACTIVE PEPTIDE SUPPLEMENT
    Publication number: 20140363421
    Abstract: A colostrum derived bioactive supplement derived of a number of cleaved protein fragments. The colostrum supplement is utilized with milk protein and Leucine to provide improved muscular function and exercise recovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: ISATORI, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Daniel Adele
  • Flash optimized, log-structured layer of a file system
    Patent number: 8880788
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a flash-optimized, log-structured layer of a file system of a storage input/output (I/O) stack executes on one or more nodes of a cluster. The log-structured layer of the file system provides sequential storage of data and metadata on solid state drives (SSDs) to reduce write amplification, while leveraging variable compression and variable length data features of the storage I/O stack. The data may be organized as an arbitrary number of variable-length extents of one or more host-visible logical units (LUNs). The metadata may include mappings from host-visible logical block address ranges of a LUN to extent keys, as well as mappings of the extent keys to SSD storage locations of the extents. The storage location of an extent on SSD is effectively “virtualized” by its mapped extent key such that relocation of the extent on SSD does not require update to volume layer metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajesh Sundaram, Stephen Daniel, Jeffrey S. Kimmel, Blake H. Lewis
  • Planetary power take off device
    Patent number: 8864619
    Abstract: A power take off device includes input and output shafts and an integral planetary gear set. The power take off device may be a single speed or a two speed device. The input shaft and the output shaft are mechanically connected through the planetary gear set. In one mode of operation of the power take off device, a substantial speed reduction and torque increase is provided between the input shaft and the output shaft. The power take off device may change to a second mode of operation without stopping to provide a direct one to one speed and torque ratio between the input shaft and the output shaft. A planetary gear set clutch unit includes a two direction actuator that provides fluid pressure actuation and release of the clutch unit with a single input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Daniel Horsfall, John Loeffler
  • Socket assembly for a photovoltaic package
    Patent number: 8859891
    Abstract: A socket assembly includes a photovoltaic package having a substrate with a photovoltaic cell and contact pads electrically connected to the photovoltaic cell. A dielectric housing removably receives the photovoltaic package. The dielectric housing holds contacts in mating engagement with the contact pads. A metal shell receives the housing and the photovoltaic package, and the metal shell has a window providing access to the photovoltaic cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Stephen Duesterhoeft, Stephen Daniel Gherardini, Henry Otto Herrmann, Jr.
  • HIGH PERFORMANCE DNS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20140280305
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems, methods, and products for high performance implementation of traffic management rules. In various embodiments, traffic management rules, such as DNS traffic management rules, are functionally expressed as rows in one or more lookup tables that are deployed to DNS resolution servers. The DNS resolution server uses the domain name, resource record type, traffic management rule types, and/or traffic management variable values to search for or look up an answer, from among multiple answers corresponding to the domain name and resource record type that meets the traffic management criteria. This look up is done without executing conventional traffic management code or scripts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Verisign, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Daniel James, Arunabho Das
  • Modular Medical Device System
    Publication number: 20140276426
    Abstract: A system includes an inductive backplane, at least one communications interface, and a control unit. The inductive backplane is configured to secure and inductively power a plurality of detachable medical device modules. The control unit controls, via the at least one communications interface, at least one attribute of each medical device module when the medical device module is secured to the inductive backplane. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory Borges, Thomas John Carlisle, Chris Clarke, Pascal Daniel, David George Fern, Timothy Charles Frearson, Igor V. Nesterenko, Stephen Daniel Roberts, Daniel Hans Vik, James Patrick Wilkinson
  • Injection molding system having a dynamic mixer
    Patent number: 8801426
    Abstract: A dynamic mixer and associated injection molding system for mixing a melt flow. The injection molding system includes: a hot runner assembly having a plurality of splits; an injection unit that delivers a melt flow to the plurality of splits in the hot runner assembly via a melt channel; and a dynamic mixer incorporated into the melt channel upstream from the plurality of splits, wherein the dynamic mixer includes a rotor assembly configured to be rotationally driven by the melt flow, and wherein the rotor assembly is further configured to mix the melt flow passing through the melt channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Husky Injection Molding Systems
    Inventors: John Robert Galt, Stephen Daniel Ferenc, Darrin Albert MacLeod
  • Bridging social silos for knowledge discovery and sharing
    Patent number: 8793312
    Abstract: Techniques are provided herein for obtaining network usage information about a plurality of users, analyzing the network usage information to detect a plurality of subjects and determine a set of relationship scores describing the strength of the relationship between users and subjects, and analyzing the sets of relationship scores to detect a plurality of virtual communities formed among the users. The virtual communities are used to detect subjects to recommend to members of the virtual communities, such as topics or content items that other users of the community have found of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yicheng Tao, Stephen Daniel Bochinski, Sonali Mihir Sambhus
  • Method and apparatus for assembling photovoltaic modules
    Patent number: 8701360
    Abstract: A method of assembling a solar array includes forming at least one substrate member that includes an upper surface and a lower surface. The lower surface is contoured with a shape that at least partially conforms to at least a portion of a contoured roof. The upper surface includes at least one elevated portion and a plurality of substantially planar regions. The at least one elevated portion is offset a predetermined height above at least one other portion of the substrate member. Each of the plurality of substantially planar regions is a distance above the at least one elevated portion and is oriented to receive at least one photovoltaic laminate. The method also includes coupling the at least one substrate member to at least a portion of the contoured roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Stephen Daniel Ressler
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TAGGED IMAGES
    Publication number: 20140108963
    Abstract: A system and method for tagging media can include obtaining a media object and presenting the media within a media tagging interface; in the media tagging interface, obtaining selection of a region of the presented media to create a first media tag; obtaining user selection of at least a first application instance to assign to the first media tag; collecting content of the first application instance; rendering the tagged media with an indicator in the region of the first media tag; and on selection of the indicator in the rendered tagged media, activating a user interface of the first application instance with the collected content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Ponga Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Fairweather Black, Barbara Faison Tien, Hans Eugene Friedrich, Stephen Daniel Judkins, Toby Mathew Keller
  • STORAGE ARCHITECTURE FOR SERVER FLASH AND STORAGE ARRAY OPERATION
    Publication number: 20140095758
    Abstract: A storage architecture of a storage system environment has a storage connector interface configured to exchange data directly between flash storage devices on a server and a storage array of the environment so as to bypass main memory and a system bus of the server. According to one or more embodiments, the storage connnector interface includes control logic configured to implement the data exchange in accordance with one of a plurality of operational modes that deploy and synchronize the data on the flash storage devices and the storage array. Advantageously, the storage connector interface obviates latencies and bandwidth consumption associated with prior data exchanges over the main memory and bus, thereby enhancing storage architecture performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: NETAPP, INC.
    Inventors: Hubbert Smith, Stephen Daniel
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN OPC UA SERVER
    Publication number: 20140040431
    Abstract: A system includes an OPC UA server having a memory configured to provide an address space arranged into a plurality of reference nodes, in which each reference node is associated with data stored in a data source. The system further includes a processor configured to receive an OPC UA client request for the data associated with a particular reference node. The processor is also configured to request and receive from the data source the data associated with the particular reference node. The processor is further configured to reply to the OPC UA client request with the data received from the data source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dattaraj Jagdish Rao, Ronald Ray Larson, Katrina Marie Griffith, Stephen Daniel Tynor
  • Credit and prepaid financial card
    Patent number: 8600871
    Abstract: A financial card is issued to a user that is set to behave like a prepaid card as the card can only have a positive balance, and funds may be added to this balance to be spent. At any time, the user may change the financial card to behave like a credit card, thereby allowing spending on credit. Alternatively, the financial card may be issued as a credit card and may be changed to a prepaid card. The financial card has a single account number, regardless of whether it is set to behave like a prepaid card or a credit card, and regardless of whether it is switched from one operating mode to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Felicia Ann Tavares, Stephen Daniel Armstrong
  • SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING PHOTONIC ROUTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20130315580
    Abstract: A network includes a plurality of interconnected nodes utilizing an all-broadcast architecture for a plurality of wavelengths therebetween; a routing protocol configured to compute a loop-free path through the plurality of interconnected nodes, wherein the loop-free path is computed for at least one wavelength of the plurality of wavelengths using routing constructs adapted to a photonic domain; and at least one blocking element configured to selectively block the at least one wavelength based on the computed loop-free path. A routing method photonic node are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: CIENA CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Weldon Boertjes, Stephen Daniel Shew
  • GENERALIZED SERVICE PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20130258840
    Abstract: A node includes a first port configured to be selectively blocked and unblocked; a second port configured to be selectively blocked and unblocked; a forwarder between the first port and the second port; a management channel between the first port and the second port, wherein the selective blocking and unblocking of the first port and the second port is based on the management channel; and a data channel between the first port and the second port, wherein the data channel utilizes an arbitrary service identifier. A method can include operating a ring with Ring Protection Switching comprising a forwarding mechanism and a blocking mechanism that are independent and decoupled entities therebetween, wherein the ring includes a management channel and a data channel that each utilize an arbitrary service identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: CIENA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marc HOLNESS, Stephen Daniel SHEW, David GILSON
  • OPTOACOUSTIC INSPECTION DEVICE FOR INSPECTION OF SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS
    Publication number: 20130247658
    Abstract: An inspection device is provided which comprises a receiving member defining an open cell for receiving a target therein. An optical excitation input is in optical communication with the cell for exciting the target. At least one acoustic pickup is in acoustic communication with the cell for picking up acoustic energy resultant from excitation of the target. A recorder is provided for recording the acoustic energy picked up from the at least one acoustic pickup for facilitating structural analysis of the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chanel Moira Pia Hayden, Patrick J. McNally, Stephen Daniels
  • Photonic routing systems and methods for loop avoidance
    Patent number: 8509618
    Abstract: A photonic network includes a plurality of nodes each supporting add and drop of at least Y wavelengths, a plurality of optical links interconnecting the plurality of nodes, the plurality of optical links support up to X wavelengths and Y?X, an optical routing protocol configured to compute a loop-free path through the plurality of nodes on the plurality of links, the loop-free path is computed for one of the X wavelengths or a group of the X wavelengths using routing constructs adapted to a photonic domain, and optical components at each of the plurality of nodes configured to selectively block at least one of the X wavelengths based on the computed loop-free path. A photonic routing method and photonic node are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: David Weldon Boertjes, Stephen Daniel Shew
  • Self-metering System and Testing Device with Casing and Sliding Member to Cut-off and Set Sample Volume
    Publication number: 20130183768
    Abstract: A testing cartridge for metering of a sample to be tested. The testing cartridge includes a casing defining a casing opening and a sliding member defining a sliding member opening. The casing opening or the sliding member opening can define a specified volume, wherein the casing opening and the sliding member opening collectively define a sample application region dimensioned to accommodate receiving an amount of sample exceeding the specified volume. The sliding member is movable transversely to the casing opening by having the sliding member and the casing traverse across each other's respective openings to remove excess sample from the received amount of sample and retain the specified volume from the received amount of sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Stephen Daniel Thorogood, Paul Saunders