Patents by Inventor Thomas Watt
Thomas Watt 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: 11936663Abstract: An example method includes detecting, using sensors, packets throughout a datacenter. The sensors can then send packet logs to various collectors which can then identify and summarize data flows in the datacenter. The collectors can then send flow logs to an analytics module which can identify the status of the datacenter and detect an attack.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Navindra Yadav, Abhishek Ranjan Singh, Shashidhar Gandham, Ellen Christine Scheib, Omid Madani, Ali Parandehgheibi, Jackson Ngoc Ki Pang, Vimalkumar Jeyakumar, Michael Standish Watts, Hoang Viet Nguyen, Khawar Deen, Rohit Chandra Prasad, Sunil Kumar Gupta, Supreeth Hosur Nagesh Rao, Anubhav Gupta, Ashutosh Kulshreshtha, Roberto Fernando Spadaro, Hai Trong Vu, Varun Sagar Malhotra, Shih-Chun Chang, Bharathwaj Sankara Viswanathan, Fnu Rachita Agasthy, Duane Thomas Barlow
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Publication number: 20240033513Abstract: An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: receive a sensor output from a mechanomyography sensor configured to monitor muscle activity of a muscle in a human or animal body; and control, in response to the received sensor output, an electrical stimulus applied by a muscle stimulator to the muscle to modify said muscle activity, wherein the electrical stimulus is applied with an amplitude below the motor threshold of the muscle simultaneously during monitoring of the muscle activity by the mechanomyography sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2020Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Ravi Vaidyanathan, Samuel Wilson, Dario Farina, Thomas Watts
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Publication number: 20230323489Abstract: Methods, systems, and kits described herein are for detecting and sequencing nucleic acids (e.g., RNA) in a wide range of samples such as samples with low concentrations of nucleic acid, samples with degraded nucleic acid, samples that would not otherwise be amenable to conventional sequencing or RNA detection methods, poor quality samples, high quality samples in which rare mutations are sought, formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samples, blood samples, etc. The methods of the present invention may use paired, large panels of primers to amplify many short fragments that overlap between but not within each panel. Each panel's amplicon set may fill the gaps between those of the opposing panel, thereby providing complete gene or genomic coverage. A preliminary, multiplex amplification step amplifies target nucleic acid for all downstream reactions such as Sanger sequencing, cloning, and NGS.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Michael Worobey, Thomas Watts
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Patent number: 11667960Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for detecting RNA and sequencing RNA in a wide range of samples such as samples with low concentrations of nucleic acid, samples with degraded nucleic acid, samples that would not otherwise be amenable to conventional sequencing or RNA detection methods, poor quality samples, high quality samples in which rare mutations are sought, formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samples, blood samples, etc. The methods of the present invention may use paired, large panels of primers to amplify many short fragments that overlap between but not within each panel. Each panel's amplicon set may fill the gaps between those of the opposing panel, thereby providing complete gene or genomic coverage. A preliminary, multiplex amplification step amplifies target nucleic acid for all downstream reactions such as Sanger sequencing, cloning, and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS).Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2017Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONAInventors: Michael Worobey, Thomas Watts
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Publication number: 20210269122Abstract: The present invention comprises a device for acting on water flow as a watercraft moves through the water. The device is generally comprised of a primary plate having two downward angled tabs and a handle. Device is installed on the stern of watercraft, preferably engaged to a prior art ladder. The angular tabs and primary plate delay a portion of the wake from reaching the surface of the water, thereby allowing time for the converging water flow from either side of the watercraft to merge more seamlessly with the wake. This convergence creates a more laminar surf wave.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Miller W. Owen, III, Thomas Watts
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Publication number: 20200253193Abstract: An apparatus includes, in one example, a tote configured to maintain a sterilized environment for carrying at least item selected from biological specimens, healthcare-related items, healthcare supplies, etc., an identifier coupled to the tote for tracking the tote, and a sensing module for capturing environmental data related to predetermined risks associated with environmental conditions to which the at least one healthcare-related item is subjected within the tote.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Carey Bryant, Thomas Watts, Tom Reed, William B. Austin
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Publication number: 20190100793Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for detecting RNA and sequencing RNA in a wide range of samples such as samples with low concentrations of nucleic acid, samples with degraded nucleic acid, samples that would not otherwise be amenable to conventional sequencing or RNA detection methods, poor quality samples, high quality samples in which rare mutations are sought, formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samples, blood samples, etc. The methods of the present invention may use paired, large panels of primers to amplify many short fragments that overlap between but not within each panel. Each panel's amplicon set may fill the gaps between those of the opposing panel, thereby providing complete gene or genomic coverage. A preliminary, multiplex amplification step amplifies target nucleic acid for all downstream reactions such as Sanger sequencing, cloning, and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2017Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Michael Worobey, Thomas Watts
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Publication number: 20180257922Abstract: A system for dispensing beverage, particularly cask ale, the system comprising: a pump configured for drawing cask ale by suction from a supply into a pump inlet and delivering cask ale from a pump outlet under sustained pressure; a flow regulator having an inlet for receiving cask ale under sustained pressure from the pump outlet, and a flow regulator outlet for delivering cask ale under a dispense pressure; and a dispense conduit for receiving cask ale under dispense pressure from the flow regulator outlet and turbulating and dispensing cask ale via the dispense outlet. Dispense methods and a valve nozzle are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Michael Samuel Thomas Watts, Ian Tinsley Frost, Michael Anthony Flavin, Leon Antony Farrel, Philip Anthony Atkinson
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Publication number: 20180104015Abstract: An apparatus for indicating a sanitation status of a portable surgical cart or medical tool supported by the portable surgical cart is disclosed herein. The apparatus comprises at least one indicium that visually indicates a sanitation status of the portable surgical cart. The sanitation status is one of at least sterilized or contaminated. The apparatus is configured to be coupled to the portable surgical cart.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2016Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventors: Carey Bryant, Thomas Watts
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Patent number: 9461969Abstract: A system and methods for the migration of complex computer applications and the workloads comprising them between physical, virtual, and cloud servers that span a hybrid cloud environment comprising private local and remote customer data centers and public cloud data centers, without modification to the applications, their operational environments, or user access procedures. A virtual network manager securely extends the subnets and VLANS within the customer's various data center across the distributed, hybrid environment using overlay networks implemented with virtual network appliances at nodes of the overlay network. A server migrater migrates individual workloads of servers used by the complex application from one pool of server resources to another. A migration manager application provides a control interface, and also maps and manages the resources of the complex application, the hybrid environment, and the virtual network spanning the hybrid cloud environment.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: RACEMI, INC.Inventor: Charles Thomas Watt
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Patent number: 9258262Abstract: System and methods for effecting communications between a trusted management process and one or more managed processes in a distributed computing environment where direct communications between processes via a data communications network is blocked by a firewall or other security system. The method includes a file server that is accessible to all communicating processes. The file server provides a secure mailbox for each managed process. The mailbox is used to hold messages that are stored as individual files. The management and managed processes communicate by writing and reading files in the mailbox of the managed process. The stateless manner of the message-based communications makes it easy to replicate the management process in order to provide scalability and fault-tolerance for the management functions.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2013Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: RACEMI, INC.Inventors: Charles Thomas Watt, Scott Alan Leerssen
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Publication number: 20150239725Abstract: A system (2) for dispensing beverage, particularly cask ale, the system (2) comprising: a pump (4) configured for drawing cask ale by suction from a supply (6) into a pump inlet (18) and delivering cask ale from a pump outlet (26) under sustained pressure; a flow regulator (12) having an inlet (32) for receiving cask ale under sustained pressure from the pump outlet (26), and a flow regulator outlet (34) for delivering cask ale under a dispense pressure; and a dispense conduit (14) for receiving cask ale under dispense pressure from the flow regulator outlet (34) and turbulating and dispensing cask ale via the dispense outlet (48). Dispense methods and a valve nozzle are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2013Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: WICKWAR BREWING COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Michael Samuel Thomas Watts, Ian Tinsley Frost, Michael Anthony Flavin, Leon Antony Farrel, Philip Anthony Atkinson
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Publication number: 20150219531Abstract: Disclosed is apparatus for distributing a solid, gel, powder or viscous test substance in an extraction fluid, the apparatus comprising a flow cell for holding the test substance and having an inlet and an outlet; an extraction chamber located between said inlet and outlet comprising a convergent nozzle; and a recirculating pump for driving extraction fluid: (i) into the flow cell via the inlet; (ii) through the extraction chamber; and (iii) back to the flow cell via the outlet, whereby a pressure differential is established across the extraction chamber such that the velocity of the extraction fluid is greater at the outlet than at the inlet; characterized in that the apparatus further comprises a tortuous path flow control valve (TPV) located at the outlet and configured to permit flow of extraction fluid and extracted test substance but to prevent or retard passage of said test substance through the outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2013Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicants: PA KNOWLEDGE LIMITED, CAMBTEK LIMITEDInventors: Anthony Hawkins, Thomas Watt, Colin Turner, Jonathan Howells, Hugh Malkin, Graham Gutsell, Nicholas Hastings, Nicholas Mounteney
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Publication number: 20150096011Abstract: A system and methods for the migration of complex computer applications and the workloads comprising them between physical, virtual, and cloud servers that span a hybrid cloud environment comprising private local and remote customer data centers and public cloud data centers, without modification to the applications, their operational environments, or user access procedures. A virtual network manager securely extends the subnets and VLANS within the customer's various data center across the distributed, hybrid environment using overlay networks implemented with virtual network appliances at nodes of the overlay network. A server migrater migrates individual workloads of servers used by the complex application from one pool of server resources to another. A migration manager application provides a control interface, and also maps and manages the resources of the complex application, the hybrid environment, and the virtual network spanning the hybrid cloud environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventor: Charles Thomas Watt
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Publication number: 20130290454Abstract: System and methods for effecting communications between a trusted management process and one or more managed processes in a distributed computing environment where direct communications between processes via a data communications network is blocked by a firewall or other security system. The method includes a file server that is accessible to all communicating processes. The file server provides a secure mailbox for each managed process. The mailbox is used to hold messages that are stored as individual files. The management and managed processes communicate by writing and reading files in the mailbox of the managed process. The stateless manner of the message-based communications makes it easy to replicate the management process in order to provide scalability and fault-tolerance for the management functions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: Racemi, Inc.Inventors: Charles Thomas Watt, Scott Alan Leerssen
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Publication number: 20130290542Abstract: Systems and methods for migrating a server image between any physical, virtual, and cloud servers. The system includes a deploy agent that is run on the target server, a migration manager to control operations, an image library for optional long-term storage of the image, and mailbox-based communications mechanism to support management operations spanning multiple data centers and firewalls. While deploying an image to the target server, the deploy agent automatically adjusts the image to account for changes in server hardware, storage layout, and network infrastructure to ensure that any applications within the image continue to function properly.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: Racemi, Inc.Inventors: Charles Thomas Watt, Scott Alan Leerssen, Steven Keith McClure, Gregory Allen Jednaszewski
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Patent number: 6915238Abstract: A method for monitoring the operation of a spacecraft make telemetry data directly accessible to customers of a satellite services provider over a network. The method may be completely automated at least from the perspective of the provider so that the need for human intervention during telemetry data retrieval and processing is eliminated. This, in turn, will substantially reduce the delays, costs, and inefficiencies associated with conventional telemetry data processing and customer service methods. In one application of the method, helix current data is automatically retrieved, processed, and made accessible at a service provider's website for retrieval by customers. The website may be password-protected for security purposes. If desired, telemetry data may be provided on the website on a real-time or near real-time basis. The method may advantageously be integrated into a customer service management model for a satellite service provider in order to streamline efficiency and reduce costs.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2001Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: SES Americom, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Thomas Watts, John Phillip Schrumm, Thomas G. Nowak, Ganesh Subramaniam
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Publication number: 20020095270Abstract: A method for monitoring the operation of a spacecraft make telemetry data directly accessible to customers of a satellite services provider over a network. The method may be completely automated at least from the perspective of the provider so that the need for human intervention during telemetry data retrieval and processing is eliminated. This, in turn, will substantially reduce the delays, costs, and inefficiencies associated with conventional telemetry data processing and customer service methods. In one application of the method, helix current data is automatically retrieved, processed, and made accessible at a service provider's website for retrieval by customers. The website may be password-protected for security purposes. If desired, telemetry data may be provided on the website on a real-time or near real-time basis. The method may advantageously be integrated into a customer service management model for a satellite service provider in order to streamline efficiency and reduce costs.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2001Publication date: July 18, 2002Inventor: Jeffrey Thomas Watts
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Patent number: 6113359Abstract: A hydraulic unit including a housing (10,11,13) within which is disposed a rotating cylinder barrel (25) driven by an input shaft (21). The housing means includes an end cap (13) disposed adjacent the end (45) of the cylinder barrel, with a valve plate (39) being disposed intermediate the of the barrel and an interior surface (65) of the end cap (13). The end cap defines a kidney port (59), a high pressure port (63), and a passage (61) interconnecting the kidney port and the high pressure port. In a configuration of the end cap which makes the pump compact, high pressure in the passage can cause deformation of a portion (69) of the end cap. To accommodate such deformation, the valve plate (39) is provided with a relieved area (71) disposed immediately adjacent the deformation portion (69).Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 1999Date of Patent: September 5, 2000Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Thomas A. Watts, John B. Thompson
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Patent number: 5593285Abstract: An axial piston hydraulic unit has a valve plate assembly positioned between a head and a rotatable cylinder barrel. The assembly includes a pair of valve plates stacked together to function as a single valve plate. The valve plate assembly defines a restricted flow path for providing initial communication between an approaching piston bore of the rotatable barrel and an intake port and a discharge port extending through the pair of plates. A first portion of the flow path is defined in the valve plate adjoining the head and a second portion of the flow path is defined in the valve plate adjacent the barrel. The stacked valve plates are hydraulically held together by a pair of pressure balancing devices.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 1995Date of Patent: January 14, 1997Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventor: Thomas A. Watts