Patents by Inventor Stephen P. Johnson
Stephen P. Johnson 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: 20240117138Abstract: Disclosed are polymeric foamed compositions, foam padded materials that include such polymeric foamed compositions disposed on a sheet material, and packaging articles (e.g., envelopes) made from such foam padded materials. The polymeric foamed composition on the sheet material has a plurality of foamed structures formed from the foamable composition attached to the sheet material by a layer of the foamable composition, and the plurality foam structures each having a hollow core and a foam exterior shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Yaohua Gao, Stephen M. Sanocki, Sithya S. Khieu, Ignatius A. Kadoma, Cory D. Sauer, Tien Yi T.H. Whiting, Mitchell A.F. Johnson, Jeffrey P. Kalish, Daniel L. Schlosser, Michael Brett Runge, Matt R. Branscomb
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Patent number: 10109099Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for an efficient multi-GPU virtualization environment. For example, one embodiment of an apparatus comprises: a plurality of graphics processing units (GPUs) to be shared by a plurality of virtual machines (VMs) within a virtualized execution environment; a shared memory to be shared between the plurality of VMs and GPUs executed within the virtualized graphics execution environment; the GPUs to collect performance data related to execution of commands within command buffers submitted by the VMs, the GPUs to store the performance data within the shared memory; and a GPU scheduler and/or driver to schedule subsequent command buffers to the GPUs based on the performance data.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2016Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventor: Stephen P. Johnson
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Publication number: 20180089881Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for an efficient multi-GPU virtualization environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2016Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventor: Stephen P. Johnson
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Patent number: 9920392Abstract: An apparatus for magnetic induction hardening of a workpiece includes a magnetic tool having a body portion formed of a generally non-magnetic material. The body portion has a surface configured to be positioned in close proximity to the workpiece being hardened. The apparatus further includes a magnetic arrangement coupled to the body portion at or adjacent the surface of the body portion and configured to provide regions of alternating polarity. A workpiece holder is configured to support the workpiece in close proximity to the surface of the magnetic tool. A drive arrangement for rotating the magnetic tool relative to the workpiece holder about an axis of rotation is provided to induce heating of the workpiece to achieve a temperature in the austenitic range of the workpiece resulting in hardening of the workpiece through a microstructural transformation.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: The Timken CompanyInventors: Stephen B. Fitch, Jerry Mills, William Stuehr, John Gadus, Stephen P. Johnson
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Publication number: 20180043434Abstract: A method of forming a component from a powder metal includes forming the component to a desired shape from the powder metal, heating the component to a burnishing temperature of 900 to 1300 degrees Fahrenheit, and burnishing a surface of the component while the component is at the burnishing temperature to densify the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Praveen Pauskar, Richard J. Abbruzzi, Wayne V. Denny, Stephen P. Johnson
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Patent number: 9430258Abstract: Graphics resources are shared among a plurality of virtual machines (VMs) running on a host. In one embodiment, a request to create a graphics resource is received from a first VM, the request including a graphics object ID corresponding to the graphics resource to be created. A resource key is generated based on content of the graphics resource and an association is maintained between the graphics object ID and the resource key. If an identical graphics resource does not currently reside in the host graphics memory, a command is sent to the host GPU driver to store the graphics resource in the host graphics memory, but when an identical graphics resource resides in the host graphics memory, the graphics resource is not stored in the host graphics memory. Instead, the identical graphics resource is shared by the first VM and at least one other VM.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2013Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventor: Stephen P. Johnson
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Patent number: 9360045Abstract: A double row thrust bearing assembly (10) includes a bottom plate (11) having inner and outer conical raceways (12, 13), a top plate (14) with a flat raceway (15), and respective sets of identically formed inner and outer rollers (16, 17) mounted on respective inner and outer cages (18, 19). When the bearing is fully assembled, the apices of the inner and outer rollers directed at the same point (A) on an axis (X) of the bearing. Various relationships with respect to the size and shapes of the rollers are determined in order to maximize the bearing assembly's load carrying capacity while occupying the same spatial envelope as that of a single row thrust bearing assembly (BA) which can only support a lesser load.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: The Timken CompanyInventors: Xiaolan Ai, Thomas L. Baker, Jesse R. Yorty, Stephen P. Johnson
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Publication number: 20150292553Abstract: A double row thrust bearing assembly (10) includes a bottom plate (11) having inner and outer conical raceways (12, 13), a top plate (14) with a flat raceway (15), and respective sets of identically formed inner and outer rollers (16, 17) mounted on respective inner and outer cages (18, 19). When the bearing is fully assembled, the apices of the inner and outer rollers directed at the same point (A) on an axis (X) of the bearing. Various relationships with respect to the size and shapes of the rollers are determined in order to maximize the bearing assembly's load carrying capacity while occupying the same spatial envelope as that of a single row thrust bearing assembly (BA) which can only support a lesser load.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2014Publication date: October 15, 2015Applicant: THE TIMKEN COMPANYInventors: Xiaolan Ai, Thomas L. Baker, Jesse R. Yorty, Stephen P. Johnson
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Publication number: 20150167109Abstract: An apparatus for magnetic induction hardening of a workpiece includes a magnetic tool having a body portion formed of a generally non-magnetic material. The body portion has a surface configured to be positioned in close proximity to the workpiece being hardened. The apparatus further includes a magnetic arrangement coupled to the body portion at or adjacent the surface of the body portion and configured to provide regions of alternating polarity. A workpiece holder is configured to support the workpiece in close proximity to the surface of the magnetic tool. A drive arrangement for rotating the magnetic tool relative to the workpiece holder about an axis of rotation is provided to induce heating of the workpiece to achieve a temperature in the austenitic range of the workpiece resulting in hardening of the workpiece through a microstructural transformation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2015Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Stephen B. Fitch, Jerry Mills, William Stuehr, John Gadus, Stephen P. Johnson
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Patent number: 8993942Abstract: An apparatus for magnetic induction hardening of a workpiece includes a magnetic tool having a body portion formed of a generally non-magnetic material. The body portion has a surface configured to be positioned in close proximity to the workpiece being hardened. The apparatus further includes a magnetic arrangement coupled to the body portion at or adjacent the surface of the body portion and configured to provide regions of alternating polarity. A workpiece holder is configured to support the workpiece in close proximity to the surface of the magnetic tool. A drive arrangement for rotating the magnetic tool relative to the workpiece holder about an axis of rotation is provided to induce heating of the workpiece to achieve a temperature in the austenitic range of the workpiece resulting in hardening of the workpiece through a microstructural transformation.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2010Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: The Timken CompanyInventors: Stephen B. Fitch, Jerry Mills, William Stuehr, John Gadus, Stephen P. Johnson
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Patent number: 8977410Abstract: In one or more embodiments, an apparatus and method for operating an unmanned and autonomous vehicle includes a sensor management module configured to direct sensors as to what function they are to provide; a mission management module configured to provide execute function capabilities; an effects management module configured to provide launching and directing weapons to their target capabilities; a vehicle management module; a situation awareness management module configured to provide correlate sensor data of objects, threats, targets, geographic points of interest that the pilot requires in the immediate environment; a communications management module; an information management module configured to provide a database of intelligence-related data; a middleware module configured to interface with the sensor management module, the mission management module, the effects management module, the vehicle management module, the situation awareness management module, the communications management module, and the infType: GrantFiled: August 23, 2013Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventors: Joanne E. Wood, Jamil R. Hashimi, Fred G. Thourot, Stephen P. Johnson, Russell W. Goff, Douglas Carroll
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Publication number: 20140337835Abstract: Graphics resources are shared among a plurality of virtual machines (VMs) running on a host. In one embodiment, a request to create a graphics resource is received from a first VM, the request including a graphics object ID corresponding to the graphics resource to be created. A resource key is generated based on content of the graphics resource and an association is maintained between the graphics object ID and the resource key. If an identical graphics resource does not currently reside in the host graphics memory, a command is sent to the host GPU driver to store the graphics resource in the host graphics memory, but when an identical graphics resource resides in the host graphics memory, the graphics resource is not stored in the host graphics memory. Instead, the identical graphics resource is shared by the first VM and at least one other VM.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2013Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: VMware, Inc.Inventor: Stephen P. JOHNSON
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Publication number: 20140236391Abstract: In one or more embodiments, an apparatus and method for operating an unmanned and autonomous vehicle includes a sensor management module configured to direct sensors as to what function they are to provide; a mission management module configured to provide execute function capabilities; an effects management module configured to provide launching and directing weapons to their target capabilities; a vehicle management module; a situation awareness management module configured to provide correlate sensor data of objects, threats, targets, geographic points of interest that the pilot requires in the immediate environment; a communications management module; an information management module configured to provide a database of intelligence-related data; a middleware module configured to interface with the sensor management module, the mission management module, the effects management module, the vehicle management module, the situation awareness management module, the communications management module, and the infType: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2013Publication date: August 21, 2014Inventors: JOANNE E. WOOD, JAMIL R. HASHIMI, FRED G. THOUROT, STEPHEN P. JOHNSON, RUSSELL W. GOFF, DOUGLAS CARROLL
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Patent number: 8543255Abstract: In one or more embodiments, an apparatus and method for operating an unmanned and autonomous vehicle includes a sensor management module configured to direct sensors as to what function they are to provide; a mission management module configured to provide execute function capabilities; an effects management module configured to provide launching and directing weapons to their target capabilities; a vehicle management module; a situation awareness management module configured to provide correlate sensor data of objects, threats, targets, geographic points of interest that the pilot requires in the immediate environment; a communications management module; an information management module configured to provide a database of intelligence-related data; a middleware module configured to interface with the sensor management module, the mission management module, the effects management module, the vehicle management module, the situation awareness management module, the communications management module, and the infType: GrantFiled: June 26, 2009Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventors: Joanne E. Wood, Jamil R. Hashimi, Fred G. Thourot, Stephen P. Johnson, Russell W. Goff, Douglas Carroll
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Publication number: 20120085753Abstract: An apparatus for magnetic induction hardening of a workpiece includes a magnetic tool having a body portion formed of a generally non-magnetic material. The body portion has a surface configured to be positioned in close proximity to the workpiece being hardened. The apparatus further includes a magnetic arrangement coupled to the body portion at or adjacent the surface of the body portion and configured to provide regions of alternating polarity. A workpiece holder is configured to support the workpiece in close proximity to the surface of the magnetic tool. A drive arrangement for rotating the magnetic tool relative to the workpiece holder about an axis of rotation is provided to induce heating of the workpiece to achieve a temperature in the austenitic range of the workpiece resulting in hardening of the workpiece through a microstructural transformation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2010Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: THE TIMKEN COMPANYInventors: Stephen B. Fitch, Jerry Mills, William Stuehr, John Gadus, Stephen P. Johnson
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Patent number: 7806598Abstract: A method of enhancing the operating life of roller bearings assemblies (B) subject to oil-out conditions is disclosed. The method comprises applying a tribological metal carbide reinforced amorphous hydrocarbon coating layer (16) over either the sliding surfaces (SS) or the rolling surfaces (RS) of the bearing assembly rolling elements (RE), but is preferably applied at least to the sliding surfaces of the rolling element. The coating has a thickness determined according to the equation: Formula (I), where d=coating thickness P=is the ratio of force applied to the rollers/contact area; n=the number of rollers; (t?t0)=the desired operating time after oil-out condition starts; and K? is the Archard constant.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2006Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: The Timken CompanyInventors: Gary L. Doll, Ryan D. Evans, Stephen P. Johnson
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Publication number: 20090326735Abstract: In one or more embodiments, an apparatus and method for operating an unmanned and autonomous vehicle includes a sensor management module configured to direct sensors as to what function they are to provide; a mission management module configured to provide execute function capabilities; an effects management module configured to provide launching and directing weapons to their target capabilities; a vehicle management module; a situation awareness management module configured to provide correlate sensor data of objects, threats, targets, geographic points of interest that the pilot requires in the immediate environment; a communications management module; an information management module configured to provide a database of intelligence-related data; a middleware module configured to interface with the sensor management module, the mission management module, the effects management module, the vehicle management module, the situation awareness management module, the communications management module, and the infType: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANYInventors: Joanne E. Wood, Jamil R. Hashimi, Fred G. Thourot, Stephen P. Johnson, Russell W. Goff, Douglas Carroll
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Publication number: 20080304783Abstract: A method of enhancing the operating life of roller bearings assemblies (B) subject to oil-out conditions is disclosed. The method comprises applying a tribological metal carbide reinforced amorphous hydrocarbon coating layer (16) over either the sliding surfaces (SS) or the rolling surfaces (RS) of the bearing assembly rolling elements (RE), but is preferably applied at least to the sliding surfaces of the rolling element. The coating has a thickness determined according to the equation: Formula (I), where d=coating thickness P=is the ratio of force applied to the rollers/contact area; n=the number of rollers; (t-t0)=the desired operating time after oil-out condition starts; and K? is the Archard constant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2006Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: The Timken CompanyInventors: Gary L. Doll, Ryan D. Evans, Stephen P. Johnson
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Patent number: 5566423Abstract: An apparatus for retarding rotation of a pin member, comprising: a sleeve having a body and a chamber within the body, the sleeve body comprising first and second coaxial body segments, the first body segment including a reduced-diameter portion and the second body segment including a counterbore sized to receive the reduced-diameter portion, the reduced diameter portion being axially longer than the counterbore, such that a circumferential recess is formed when the reduced diameter portion is slidingly received in the counterbore;a pair of aligned apertures in the body;a shaft disposed through the apertures and adapted for rotation within the chamber;viscous material surrounding the shaft and substantially filling the shaft and substantially filling the voids in the chamber;and extensions on the shaft for engaging the viscous material and retarding rotation of the shaft in the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 1993Date of Patent: October 22, 1996Assignee: Cooper Industries, Inc.Inventors: Stephen P. Hassler, Stephen P. Johnson, John Lapp
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Patent number: 5559488Abstract: The fuseholder includes a current limiting fuse mounted within a fuse body and a lower contact and hinge assembly. The fuse body has contact assemblies mounted on each end thereof. The lower contact assembly on the fuse body is mounted on a hinge which is rotatably supported on an interchangeable cutout mounting. The current limiting fuse includes a fuse element spirally wound around a spider which extends the length of the fuse body. The fuse element includes a high current fusible element and a low current fuse element. The fusible element includes a plurality of spaced reduced areas and is supported on the spider by support surfaces which are located between adjacent reduced areas of the fusible element. An auxiliary wire also extends the length of the fuse body about the spider.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 1993Date of Patent: September 24, 1996Assignee: Cooper Industries, Inc.Inventors: Stephen P. Hassler, Stephen P. Johnson, John Lapp