Patents by Inventor Theodore Hall
Theodore Hall 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: 20240080329Abstract: An illustrative method for performing a risk scenario assessment and remediation may include identifying, based on posture data associated with a compute environment, one or more compute resources deployed in the compute environment that are configured to be connected to a network, accessing runtime workload data associated with the one or more compute resources representative of network activity for the one or more compute resources, and performing, based on the posture data and the runtime workload data, a remediation operation associated with the one or more compute resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Theodore M. Reed, Nolan K. Karpinski, Xiaofei Guo, Christopher Hall, John Payyappillil John, Matti A. Vanninen, Naveen Kumar Bibinagar, Yijou Chen, Sowmya A. Karmali
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Patent number: 9651305Abstract: System and method for lyophilization or freeze-drying is provided. During the freezing step, the material or solution to be frozen is initially brought to a temperature near or below its freezing temperature after which the pressure in the freeze-dryer chamber is reduced to induce nucleation of the material.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: SP Industries, Inc.Inventors: Theodore Hall Gasteyer, Robert Rex Sever, Balazs Hunek, Nigel Grinter, Melinda Lee Verdone
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Patent number: 9453675Abstract: Methods of inducing nucleation of a material is provided. The disclosed methods comprise the steps of bringing the material to a temperature near or below a phase transition temperature and altering the pressure to induce nucleation of the material. The disclosed methods are useful in freeze-drying processes, particularly pharmaceutical freeze-drying processes.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2007Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: SP Industries, Inc.Inventors: Theodore Hall Gasteyer, III, Robert Rex Sever, Balazs Hunek, Nigel Grinter, Melinda Lee Verdone
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Publication number: 20160169579Abstract: System and method for lyophilization or freeze-drying is provided. During the freezing step, the material or solution to be frozen is initially brought to a temperature near or below its freezing temperature after which the pressure in the freeze-dryer chamber is reduced to induce nucleation of the material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2015Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Theodore Hall Gasteyer, Robert Rex Sever, Balazs Hunek, Nigel Grinter, Melinda Lee Verdone
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Patent number: 9200836Abstract: System and method for lyophilization or freeze-drying is provided. During the freezing step, the material or solution to be frozen is initially brought to a temperature near or below its freezing temperature after which the pressure in the freeze-dryer chamber is reduced to induce nucleation of the material.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2014Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: SP INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Theodore Hall Gasteyer, III, Robert Rex Sever, Balazs Hunek, Nigel Grinter, Melinda Lee Verdone
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Publication number: 20140325868Abstract: System and method for lyophilization or freeze-drying is provided. During the freezing step, the material or solution to be frozen is initially brought to a temperature near or below its freezing temperature after which the pressure in the freeze-dryer chamber is reduced to induce nucleation of the material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Inventors: Theodore Hall Gasteyer, III, Robert Rex Sever, Balazs Hunek, Nigel Grinter, Melinda Lee Verdone
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Patent number: 8793895Abstract: System and method for lyophilization or freeze-drying is provided. During the freezing step, the material or solution to be frozen is initially brought to a temperature near or below its freezing temperature after which the pressure in the freeze-dryer chamber is reduced to induce nucleation of the material.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2007Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.Inventors: Theodore Hall Gasteyer, III, Robert Rex Sever, Balazs Hunek, Nigel Grinter, Melinda Lee Verdone
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Publication number: 20140060272Abstract: A system and method for chilling a food product in or proximate to a food processing device adapted to dice, slice, shred, chop, or cut the food product is disclosed. The disclosed system and method involves a two or three stage application of a liquid cryogen or carbon dioxide snow to cool the food product. The cooling stages include a first stage of cryogen application upstream of the entrance of the food processing device, a second stage of cryogen application or delivery into one or more zones within the food processing device, and a third stage of cryogen application to the region proximate to and downstream of the exit to the food processing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Inventors: Paul Cyrus Shah, Gary Dee Lang, Bruce Michael Squires, Theodore Hall Gasteyer, III, Balazs Hunek, Steven Michael McCarty
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Publication number: 20140053697Abstract: A system and method for chilling a food product in or proximate to a food processing device adapted to dice, slice, shred, chop, or cut the food product is disclosed. The disclosed system and method involves a two or three stage application of a liquid cryogen or carbon dioxide snow to cool the food product. The cooling stages include a first stage of cryogen application upstream of the entrance of the food processing device, a second stage of cryogen application or delivery into one or more zones within the food processing device, and a third stage of cryogen application to the region proximate to and downstream of the exit to the food processing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Inventors: Paul Cyrus Shah, Gary Dee Lang, Bruce Michael Squires, Theodore Hall Gasteyer, III, Balazs Hunek, Steven Michael McCarty
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Patent number: 8240065Abstract: A freeze-dryer and method of controlling the same is provided. The disclosed freeze-dryer includes a chamber adapted to hold material or product to be freeze-dried; one or more depressurization orifices; a gas pressurization circuit having a source of gas to pressurize the chamber to a prescribed pressure; a depressurization circuit coupled to the chamber via the one or more orifices and having a depressurizing control valve; and a control unit adapted to pressurize the chamber with the source of gas and actuate the depressurizing control valve to depressurize the chamber upon command. The ratio of total depressurization orifice area to the chamber volume is preferably between about 6×10?2 and about 4×10?4 m2/m3.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2009Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.Inventors: Bryce Mark Rampersad, Robert Rex Sever, Balazs Hunek, Theodore Hall Gasteyer, III
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Publication number: 20110311700Abstract: A system and method for chilling a food product in or proximate to a food processing device adapted to dice, slice, shred, chop, or cut the food product is disclosed. The disclosed system and method involves a two or three stage application of a liquid cryogen or carbon dioxide snow to cool the food product. The cooling stages include a first stage of cryogen application upstream of the entrance of the food processing device, a second stage of cryogen application or delivery into one or more zones within the food processing device, and a third stage of cryogen application to the region proximate to and downstream of the exit to the food processing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2010Publication date: December 22, 2011Inventors: Paul Cyrus Shah, Gary Dee Lang, Bruce Michael Squires, Theodore Hall Gasteyer, III, Balazs Hunek, Steven Michael McCarty
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Publication number: 20100242301Abstract: A freeze-dryer and method of controlling the same is provided. The disclosed freeze-dryer includes a chamber adapted to hold material or product to be freeze-dried; one or more depressurization orifices; a gas pressurization circuit having a source of gas to pressurize the chamber to a prescribed pressure; a depressurization circuit coupled to the chamber via the one or more orifices and having a depressurizing control valve; and a control unit adapted to pressurize the chamber with the source of gas and actuate the depressurizing control valve to depressurize the chamber upon command. The ratio of total depressurization orifice area to the chamber volume is preferably between about 6×10?2 and about 4×10?4 m2/m3.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Bryce Mark Rampersad, Robert Rex Sever, Balazs Hunek, Theodore Hall Gasteyer, III
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Publication number: 20090090112Abstract: A cryogenic enhanced mechanical freezer system and method are provided. The disclosed system includes a mechanical freezer compartment adapted for freezing food products on a conveyor, a cryogen injection system adapted to directly inject cryogen into a shrouded zone proximate the conveyor in the mechanical freezer compartment, an exhaust system adapted to rapidly evacuate cryogen vapors from the freezer compartment; and a freezer control system adapted to operatively control the exhaust system and cryogen injection system in response to selected inputs so as to not adversely affect the mechanical refrigeration capacity associated with the mechanical freezer. The selected inputs may include user inputs as well as inputs received from one or more temperature sensors disposed in the freezer compartment and a gas analyzer adapted to monitor concentrations of selected gases within the freezer compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2008Publication date: April 9, 2009Inventors: JOHN MARTIN GIRARD, DAVID JOSEPH KING, THEODORE HALL GASTEYER, III, JOHN NICHOLAS HRYN, RAYMOND JAMES SCHAEFFER, GERALD KUZYK, GLENN TOYOSHI SAMESHIMA, ROBERT J. CHAMBERLAIN
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Publication number: 20090064690Abstract: A cryogenic enhanced mechanical freezer system and method are provided. The disclosed system includes a mechanical freezer compartment adapted for freezing food products, a cryogen injection system adapted to directly inject cryogen into the mechanical freezer compartment, an exhaust system adapted to rapidly evacuate cryogen vapors from the freezer compartment; and a freezer control system adapted to operatively control the exhaust system and cryogen injection system in response to selected inputs. The selected inputs may include user inputs as well as inputs received from a temperature sensor disposed in the freezer compartment and a gas analyzer adapted to monitor concentrations of selected gases within the freezer compartment. Access to the freezer compartment is prevented during cryogen injection and when the atmosphere in the freezer compartment is not safe as determined by the gas analyzer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2007Publication date: March 12, 2009Inventors: John Martin Girard, David Joseph King, Theodore Hall Gasteyer, III, John Nicholas Hryn, Raymond James Schaeffer
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Publication number: 20080196416Abstract: A liquid cryogen based blending system and method is provided. The disclosed embodiment of the system includes a liquid cryogen flow circuit, a heated fluid circuit, and a plurality of injectors or nozzles disposed adapted for injection of a liquid cryogen into or near a product to be cooled. The disclosed system and method also includes a controller adapted to operatively control the injection of liquid cryogen and concurrently control the flow warm fluid, such as nitrogen vapor, to and thru the plurality of injectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2007Publication date: August 21, 2008Inventors: John Martin Girard, David Joseph King, Theodore Hall Gasteyer, Yeu-Chuan Simon Ho
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Publication number: 20070186567Abstract: Methods of inducing nucleation of a material is provided. The disclosed methods comprise the steps of bringing the material to a temperature near or below a phase transition temperature and altering the pressure to induce nucleation of the material. The disclosed methods are useful in freeze-drying processes, particularly pharmaceutical freeze-drying processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2007Publication date: August 16, 2007Inventors: Theodore Hall Gasteyer, Robert Rex Sever, Balazs Hunek, Nigel Grinter, Melinda Lee Verdone
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Publication number: 20070186437Abstract: System and method for lyophilization or freeze-drying is provided. During the freezing step, the material or solution to be frozen is initially brought to a temperature near or below its freezing temperature after which the pressure in the freeze-dryer chamber is reduced to induce nucleation of the material.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2007Publication date: August 16, 2007Inventors: Theodore Hall Gasteyer, Robert Rex Sever, Balazs Hunek, Nigel Grinter, Melinda Lee Verdone
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Patent number: 7197883Abstract: Apparatus and methods for cooling or heating product by passing it through a tunnel in which gaseous heat transfer medium such as cryogen vapor or steam is impinged toward the product and then drawn away from the product in a manner that minimizes intersection with impinging medium.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2005Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.Inventors: Theodore Hall Gasteyer, III, Gary Dee Lang, John Girard
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Patent number: 7185001Abstract: Systems and methods interactive document search, retrieval, categorization, and summarization are provided. A document organizer processor may analyze the content of documents, such as web pages and text documents, downloaded from a computer network, such as the Internet or an intranet, in response to a user's search query. After receiving a search query from a user, the processor may locate documents related to the query, parse words in the documents into a word set, filter out unnecessary words, group the documents into categories, provide labels for the categories, construct summaries of the documents in each category, determine if any additional words or phases are to be recommended, present the labels and summaries to the user, and enable the user to iteratively refine the search.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2001Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Assignee: Torch ConceptsInventors: Bernard Burdick, William Schoendorf, Ryan Thomas, Stan Heckman, Theodore Hall, Scott Bradley
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Patent number: 6557367Abstract: An impingement cooler or freezer includes at least one impingement section, having a plurality of channeling means defining apertures enabling cooling fluid impingement flow toward and onto objects on a conveyor and defining a channel through which the cooling fluid from the objects flows into a duct which carries the fluid to a unit that chills the fluid, and includes passage means which receives cooling fluid from said apertures and lets it enter the duct after having flowed toward and onto said objects, the fluid being impinged and recirculated by a fan.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2002Date of Patent: May 6, 2003Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.Inventors: Gary Dee Lang, Yeu-Chuan Simon Ho, Theodore Hall Gasteyer, III