Patents by Inventor Stuart Blackburn
Stuart Blackburn 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: 10270669Abstract: A method includes determining, at a network tracking system, a first usage value for a user account during a time interval by applying a first correction factor to a first data value determined from a first cell count of cell counter data retrieved from a network device of a network. The method also includes determining, at the network tracking system, a second usage value for the user account during the time interval based on session information from a plurality of network devices of the network. The method further includes generating a cumulative usage value based on the first usage value and the second usage value.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2015Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Raghvendra Savoor, Stuart Blackburn, Orestis Manthoulis
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Patent number: 9935994Abstract: A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for calculating a capacity for high speed packet access data in a link in a communications network are disclosed. For example, the method initializes parameters associated with streaming data, long elastic data and short elastic data, determines, via a processor, a capacity value such that a quality of service metric is met for the streaming data, the long elastic data and the short elastic data and provisions the link with the capacity value if the quality of service metric is met.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: AT&T INELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, Stuart Blackburn, Dipak Ghosal, Gopalakrishnan Meempat, Ravi Raina, Raghvendra Savoor, Vishwanath Ramamurthi, Huahui Wang
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Publication number: 20160173558Abstract: A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for calculating a capacity for high speed packet access data in a link in a communications network are disclosed. For example, the method initializes parameters associated with streaming data, long elastic data and short elastic data, determines, via a processor, a capacity value such that a quality of service metric is met for the streaming data, the long elastic data and the short elastic data and provisions the link with the capacity value if the quality of service metric is met.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2016Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, Stuart Blackburn, Dipak Ghosal, Gopalakrishnan Meempat, Ravi Raina, Raghvendra Savoor, Vishwanath Ramamurthi, Huahui Wang
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Patent number: 9270725Abstract: A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for calculating a capacity for high speed packet access data in a link in a communications network are disclosed. For example, the method initializes parameters associated with streaming data, long elastic data and short elastic data, determines, via a processor, a capacity value such that a quality of service metric is met for the streaming data, the long elastic data and the short elastic data and provisions the link with the capacity value if the quality of service metric is met.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, Stuart Blackburn, Dipak Ghosal, Gopalakrishnan Meempat, Ravi Raina, Raghvendra Savoor, Vishwanath Ramamurthi, Hauhui Wang
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Publication number: 20150288576Abstract: A method includes determining, at a network tracking system, a first usage value for a user account during a time interval by applying a first correction factor to a first data value determined from a first cell count of cell counter data retrieved from a network device of a network. The method also includes determining, at the network tracking system, a second usage value for the user account during the time interval based on session information from a plurality of network devices of the network. The method further includes generating a cumulative usage value based on the first usage value and the second usage value.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2015Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Raghvendra Savoor, Stuart Blackburn, Orestis Manthoulis
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Patent number: 9094310Abstract: A method includes determining a first upload usage value and a first download usage value for a user account for a time interval from cell counter data retrieved from a first network device. The method includes determining a second download usage value for the user account for the time interval based on session information from a second network device. The method includes adding an upload usage value based on the first upload usage value and the second upload usage value to a cumulative upload usage value for the user account and adding a download usage value based on the first download usage value and the second download usage value to a cumulative download usage value for the user account. The method also includes sending the cumulative upload usage value and the cumulative download usage value to a billing system.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2012Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Raghvendra Savoor, Stuart Blackburn, Orestis Manthoulis
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Publication number: 20140082203Abstract: A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for calculating a capacity for high speed packet access data in a link in a communications network are disclosed. For example, the method initializes parameters associated with streaming data, long elastic data and short elastic data, determines, via a processor, a capacity value such that a quality of service metric is met for the streaming data, the long elastic data and the short elastic data and provisions the link with the capacity value if the quality of service metric is met.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: SARAT PUTHENPURA, Stuart Blackburn, Dipak Ghosal, Gopalakrishnan Meempat, Ravi Raina, Raghvendra Savoor, Vishwanath Ramamurthy, Hauhui Wang
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Patent number: 8595374Abstract: A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for calculating a capacity for high speed packet access data in a link in a communications network are disclosed. For example, the method initializes parameters associated with streaming data, long elastic data and short elastic data, determines, via a processor, a capacity value such that a quality of service metric is met for the streaming data, the long elastic data and the short elastic data and provisions the link with the capacity value if the quality of service metric is met.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2010Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Sarat Puthenpura, Stuart Blackburn, Dipak Ghosal, Gopalakrishnan Meempat, Ravi Raina, Raghvendra Savoor, Vishwanath Ramamurthi, Huahui Wang
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Patent number: 8551319Abstract: A method is provide for preparing potassium metal which comprises embedding a polycrystalline alkali metal ??-Al2O3 molding in an oxidic powder containing potassium and aluminum of a molar K2O:Al2O3 ratio within the range of 1:(x?1) to 1:(x+1), the weight of oxidic powder amounting to at least two times the weight of the molding; heating the embedded molding at a rate of at least 100° C. per hour to at least 1100° C.; and further heating to at least 1300° C., this temperature being maintained for at least one hour prior to cooling.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2012Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Kerstin Schierle-Arndt, Günther Huber, Stephen Nicholas Heavens, John Stuart Blackburn, Ivor Wynn Jones
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Publication number: 20120239805Abstract: A method includes determining a first upload usage value and a first download usage value for a user account for a time interval from cell counter data retrieved from a first network device. The method includes determining a second download usage value for the user account for the time interval based on session information from a second network device. The method includes adding an upload usage value based on the first upload usage value and the second upload usage value to a cumulative upload usage value for the user account and adding a download usage value based on the first download usage value and the second download usage value to a cumulative download usage value for the user account. The method also includes sending the cumulative upload usage value and the cumulative download usage value to a billing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Raghvendra Savoor, Stuart Blackburn, Orestis Manthoulis
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Patent number: 8214487Abstract: Systems and methods to measure network usage are provided. A particular method includes collecting first usage data from a first network device of a network at a network usage tracking system. The first network device determines the first usage data based on an inband measurement of data passing through the first network device. The method includes collecting second usage data from a second network device of the network at the network usage tracking system. The first network device and the second network device are different network devices. The method includes matching the first usage data and the second usage data to user accounts. The network usage data is determined based on the first usage data, the second usage data, and the user accounts.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2009Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Raghvendra Savoor, Stuart Blackburn, Orestis Manthoulis
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Publication number: 20120145558Abstract: A method is provide for preparing potassium metal which comprises embedding a polycrystalline alkali metal ??-Al2O3 moulding in an oxidic powder containing potassium and aluminium of a molar K2O:Al2O3 ratio within the range of 1:(x?1) to 1:(x+1), the weight of oxidic powder amounting to at least two times the weight of the moulding; heating the embedded moulding at a rate of at least 100° C. per hour to at least 1100° C.; and further heating to at least 1300° C., this temperature being maintained for at least one hour prior to cooling.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2012Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Kerstin Schierle-Arndt, Günther Huber, Stephen Nicholas Heavens, John Stuart Blackburn, Ivor Wynn Jones
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Publication number: 20120151078Abstract: A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for calculating a capacity for high speed packet access data in a link in a communications network are disclosed. For example, the method initializes parameters associated with streaming data, long elastic data and short elastic data, determines, via a processor, a capacity value such that a quality of service metric is met for the streaming data, the long elastic data and the short elastic data and provisions the link with the capacity value if the quality of service metric is met.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Inventors: Sarat PUTHENPURA, Stuart BLACKBURN, Dipak GHOSAL, Gopalakrishnan MEEMPAT, Ravi RAINA, Raghvendra SAVOOR, Vishwanath RAMAMURTHI, Huahui WANG
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Patent number: 8133378Abstract: A solid polycrystalline potassium ion conductor having a ??-Al2O3 structure, its production, and the preparation of potassium metal using this potassium ion conductor.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2005Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Kerstin Schierle-Arndt, Günther Huber, Stephen Nicholas Heavens, John Stuart Blackburn, Ivor Wynn Jones
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Publication number: 20120024332Abstract: A thermoelectric material in a shape for forming part of a thermoelectric module, the thermoelectric material is coated with a protective layer to prevent degradation by humidity, oxygen, chemicals or thermal stress.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2010Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Madalina Andreea Stefan, Kerstin Schierle-Arndt, Guenther Huber, John Stuart Blackburn, Ivor Wynn Jones, Francis Stackpool, Stephen Heavens
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Publication number: 20120017963Abstract: In a thermoelectric module comprising a series of p and n type semiconductors connected in series by conductive contacts, the conductive contacts are in contact with a substrate of moderate to high thermal conductivity that is electrically insulated from the conductive contacts by a resistive surface layer comprising a ceramic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2010Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Madalina Andreea Stefan, Kerstin Schierle-Arndt, Guenther Huber, Frank Haass, John Stuart Blackburn, Ivor Wynn Jones, Francis Stackpool, Stephen Heavens
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Publication number: 20100318647Abstract: Systems and methods to measure network usage are provided. A particular method includes collecting first usage data from a first network device of a network at a network usage tracking system. The first network device determines the first usage data based on an inband measurement of data passing through the first network device. The method includes collecting second usage data from a second network device of the network at the network usage tracking system. The first network device and the second network device are different network devices. The method includes matching the first usage data and the second usage data to user accounts. The network usage data is determined based on the first usage data, the second usage data, and the user accounts.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2009Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Raghvendra Savoor, Stuart Blackburn, Orestis Manthoulis
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Patent number: 7736685Abstract: The invention relates to a method for lowering the viscosity of a fat based mixture comprising solids and fat that have been previously refined to a powdery mass characterized in that the powdery mass is submitted to elongational flow effective as such to provide breaking up of the agglomerates and intimate interactions of the solids with the fat thereby resulting in the production of a pasty mass with coating of the solids with the fat. The method enables to replace conching in a traditional conche or at least reduce conching time or increase the subsequent loading and throughput of the fat based mass in traditional conches.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2003Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Nicholas Tyers Parsons, Stuart Blackburn, Maxine Jolly, Stephen Thomas Beckett, Stefan Reuss, Kate Armstrong, Fernando Gomes
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System and method of identifying a location associated with a source of a data communication problem
Publication number: 20080267215Abstract: In a particular illustrative embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes receiving data at a central server system from multiple customer premises equipment (CPE) devices. The CPE devices are located at subscriber premises remote from one another. The method further includes associating the received data from geographically-related CPE devices and comparing the associated data to determine a problem related to one or more of the geographically-related CPE devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2007Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: AT&T Knowledge Ventures, L.P.Inventors: Stuart Blackburn, John Van Slyke, Raghvendra Savoor, Stephen Sposato -
Publication number: 20070208537Abstract: A method for determining performance of data communication lines in a DSL network is provided. The method includes determining a performance metric for at least one line from a first set of data that included measurements for each of a plurality of parameters related to the at least one line; establishing a benchmark utilizing a second set of measurements that includes at least one additional measurement for the plurality of parameters; and comparing the performance metric with the benchmark to determine the performance of the at least one line.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2006Publication date: September 6, 2007Applicant: SBC Knowledge Ventures L.P.Inventors: Raghvendra Savoor, Xidong Wu, Stuart Blackburn, Kapil Shrikhande