Patents by Inventor W. Graham

W. Graham 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).

  • Publication number: 20240090366
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for air seeding using an agricultural seeder. The agricultural seeder includes an air seeder for an agricultural implement having a frame, a plurality of seeding units coupled to the frame, and a linkage coupling an arm to the frame, wherein the arm is coupled to a ground engaging member. The air seeder further includes an actuator having a piston and cylinder arrangement operationally coupled to the arm and configured to adjust a ground penetration depth of the ground engaging member. The piston and cylinder arrangement include a two-stage cylinder operable to change a height of the ground engaging member by movement of the two-stage cylinder to adjust the ground penetration depth of the ground engaging member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Andrew W. Harmon, William Douglas Graham
  • Patent number: 11862983
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods, for harvesting, storing, and using electricity from earth energy devices, particularly involving galvanic cells and antenna received energy. FIGS. 1 through 5 depict numerous technical features and embodiments for combination and utilization in said systems, devices, and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventor: Roger W. Graham
  • Patent number: 11740617
    Abstract: Methods and systems for performing transient processes may include: providing a path and path thresholds for an operational condition as a function of progress of a transient process based on historical data of previously performed transient processes; performing the transient process in a chemical reactor using operational parameters; measuring the operational condition of the transient process as a function of the progress of the transient process; and adjusting one or more of the operational parameters during the progress of the transient process to maintain the operational condition within the path thresholds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Onur Onel, Jitendra V. Kadam, Apostolos T. Georgiou, Michael G. Tribo, Benjamin J. Ohran, Yunfei Chu, Christopher W. Graham, Tyler A. Soderstrom
  • Patent number: 11500573
    Abstract: A multiple interface data exchange system utilizes a persistent in-memory storage in asynchronous data communication with a plurality of interfaces. Each interface is configured to communicate with at least one application using a particular communication protocol. The persistent in-memory storage stores tuple data sets received from applications transmitting data to the connected interface in a canonical (universal) format, automatically creating new tuples and updating existing tuples. The canonical format of the data is quickly queried in the persistent in-memory storage and available to other applications in connection with the multiple interface data exchange system regardless of the communication protocol used by a requesting application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Christopher W. Graham, David L. Patin, Alistair Henderson, Mark Fisher
  • Patent number: 11405126
    Abstract: A testing device is provided that evaluates the operating performance of radio frequency (RF) emitting devices such as a counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) device. The testing device allows an operator, with limited RF knowledge, to conduct testing on a C-UAS device and quickly verify functionality in any location with no data analysis. The testing device provides a simplified and portable method to test the RF output of devices such as C-UAS. Since C-UAS devices use RF power to disrupt their UAS target, the performance can be assessed by verifying the RF power level emitted by the C-UAS device. In order to do this the testing device measures and assesses the RF power levels in the bands that the C-UAS device emits radio frequency energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: America as Represented by the Secretary of The Army
    Inventors: Colin W Graham, Jefferson M Durham, Jerry Huen
  • Patent number: 11231404
    Abstract: A device and method for collecting, analyzing, and identifying chemical and biological samples in solid or liquid form is disclosed. The analysis compares the color change of Colorimetric Sensor Arrays (CSAs) over time with images for known materials/compounds contained in a library. The device can be used as a handheld or standalone device and integrates the sampling and detecting functions of the prior art into a single device that analyzes and identifies the sample without destroying it. The inventive volatile organic compound (VOC) technology device is also unique in that it relies on a comparison to a proprietary compound library that is supported by lab data. This compound library identifies the unique dye signature combinations that provide very accurate classification of a wide variety of chemical and biological agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Peter A Emanuel, Calvin W Chue, Gregory A Thompson, Colin W Graham, Aleksandr E Miklos, Jacob J Shaffer
  • Patent number: 11221319
    Abstract: A device and method for collecting, analyzing, and identifying chemical and biological samples in solid or liquid form is disclosed. The analysis compares the color change of Colorimetric Sensor Arrays (CSAs) over time with images for known materials/compounds contained in a library. The device can be used as a handheld or standalone device and integrates the sampling and detecting functions of the prior art into a single device that analyzes and identifies the sample without destroying it. The inventive volatile organic compound (VOC) technology device is also unique in that it relies on a comparison to a proprietary compound library that is supported by lab data. This compound library identifies the unique dye signature combinations that provide very accurate classification of a wide variety of chemical and biological agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Peter A Emanuel, Calvin W Chue, Gregory A Thompson, Colin W Graham, Aleksandr E Miklos, Jacob J Shaffer
  • Publication number: 20210240175
    Abstract: Methods and systems for performing transient processes may include: providing a path and path thresholds for an operational condition as a function of progress of a transient process based on historical data of previously performed transient processes; performing the transient process in a chemical reactor using operational parameters; measuring the operational condition of the transient process as a function of the progress of the transient process; and adjusting one or more of the operational parameters during the progress of the transient process to maintain the operational condition within the path thresholds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Onur Onel, Jitendra V. Kadam, Apostolos T. Georgiou, Michael G. Tribo, Benjamin J. Ohran, Yunfei Chu, Christopher W. Graham, Tyler A. Soderstrom
  • Publication number: 20210181970
    Abstract: A multiple interface data exchange system utilizes a persistent in-memory storage in asynchronous data communication with a plurality of interfaces. Each interface is configured to communicate with at least one application using a particular communication protocol. The persistent in-memory storage stores tuple data sets received from applications transmitting data to the connected interface in a canonical (universal) format, automatically creating new tuples and updating existing tuples. The canonical format of the data is quickly queried in the persistent in-memory storage and available to other applications in connection with the multiple interface data exchange system regardless of the communication protocol used by a requesting application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher W. Graham, David L. Patin, Alistair Henderson, Mark Fisher
  • Patent number: 10978071
    Abstract: An approach is provided in which an information handling system sends a first request to a user over a voice channel through a first communication network. The request is in an audio format and requests a user data set from the user. The information handling system establishes a messaging channel with a user device utilized by the user through a second communication network. The messaging channel is an end-to-end digital data channel between the information handing system and the user device. The information handling system receives a set of user data corresponding to the first request from the user device over the messaging channel, and sends the set of user data to a conversation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Scott W. Graham, Lior Luker, Nitzan Nissim, Brian L. Pulito
  • Patent number: 10887212
    Abstract: The present invention provides method and systems for dynamically mirroring network traffic. The mirroring of network traffic may comprise data that may be considered of particular interest. The network traffic may be mirrored by a mirror service portal from a mirror sender, referred to as a mirror source, to a mirror receiver, referred to as a mirror destination, locally or remotely over various network segments, such as private and public networks and the Internet. The network traffic may be mirrored to locations not involved in the network communications being mirrored. The present invention provides various techniques for dynamically mirroring data contained in the network traffic from a mirror source to a mirror destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Extreme Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: David E. Frattura, Richard W. Graham, John Roese
  • Patent number: 10673744
    Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for advanced distribution in a link aggregation group (LAG). In some examples, a packet forwarding device includes physical ports for sending and receiving network traffic. The packet forwarding device includes one or more packet processors configured to perform LAG distribution by distributing incoming packets across active links of a first LAG formed between the packet forwarding device and one or more network devices. The incoming packets are in route to a destination device in communication with one of the network devices. The packet processors are configured, in an advanced distribution mode, to transmit a first packet of the plurality of incoming packets for the first LAG over a selected active link selected from a subset of the plurality of active links for the first LAG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Extreme Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Allen Ford, Donald Bruce Grosser, Jr., Richard W. Graham
  • Publication number: 20200020338
    Abstract: An approach is provided in which an information handling system sends a first request to a user over a voice channel through a first communication network. The request is in an audio format and requests a user data set from the user. The information handling system establishes a messaging channel with a user device utilized by the user through a second communication network. The messaging channel is an end-to-end digital data channel between the information handing system and the user device. The information handling system receives a set of user data corresponding to the first request from the user device over the messaging channel, and sends the set of user data to a conversation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Scott W. Graham, Lior Luker, Nitzan Nissim, Brian L. Pulito
  • Patent number: 10535365
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, an analog processing portion may receive an audio signal from a microphone. The analog processing portion may then convert the audio signal into sub-band signals and estimate an energy statistic value, such as a Signal-to-Noise Ratio (“SNR”) value, for each sub-band signal. A classification element may classify the estimated energy statistic values with analog processing such that a wakeup signal is generated when voice activity is detected. The wakeup signal may be associated with, for example, a battery-powered, always-listening audio application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Inventors: Brandon David Rumberg, David W. Graham
  • Patent number: 10535347
    Abstract: An approach is provided in which an information handling system sends a request in audio format to a user over a voice channel requesting a user data set. The information handling system receives utterances from the user over the voice channel and determines that the utterances do not provide enough information to complete the requested user data set. In turn, the information handling system establishes a messaging channel with the user and sends a request in digital format to the user over the messaging channel to provide additional data to complete the user data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Scott W. Graham, Lior Luker, Nitzan Nissim, Brian L. Pulito
  • Patent number: 10482606
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to medical imaging and, in particular, to a method and system for automatic lymph node station mapping, automatic path or route report generation. A computer-based system for automatically locating the central chest lymph-node stations in a 3D MDCT image is described. Automated analysis methods extract the airway tree, airway-tree centerlines, aorta, pulmonary artery, lungs, key skeletal structures, and major-airway labels. Geometrical and anatomical cues arising from the extracted structures are used to localize the major nodal stations. The system calculates and displays the nodal stations in 3D. Visualization tools within the system enable the user to interact with the stations to locate visible lymph nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: William E. Higgins, Jason D. Gibbs, Kun-Chang Yu, Michael W. Graham, Kongkuo Lu
  • Patent number: 10408809
    Abstract: A device and method for collecting, analyzing, and identifying chemical and biological samples in solid or liquid form is disclosed. The analysis compares the color change of Colorimetric Sensor Arrays (CSAs) over time with images for known materials/compounds contained in a library. The device can be used as a handheld or standalone device and integrates the sampling and detecting functions of the prior art into a single device that analyzes and identifies the sample without destroying it. The inventive volatile organic compound (VOC) technology device is also unique in that it relies on a comparison to a proprietary compound library that is supported by lab data. This compound library identifies the unique dye signature combinations that provide very accurate classification of a wide variety of chemical and biological agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Peter A Emanuel, Calvin W. Chue, Gregory A. Thompson, Colin W Graham, Aleksandr E. Miklos, Jacob J. Shaffer
  • Patent number: 10304453
    Abstract: An approach is provided in which an information handling system sends a request in audio format to a user over a voice channel requesting a user data set. The information handling system receives utterances from the user over the voice channel and determines that the utterances do not provide enough information to complete the requested user data set. In turn, the information handling system establishes a messaging channel with the user and sends a request in digital format to the user over the messaging channel to provide additional data to complete the user data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Scott W. Graham, Lior Luker, Nitzan Nissim, Brian L. Pulito
  • Publication number: 20190035392
    Abstract: An approach is provided in which an information handling system sends a request in audio format to a user over a voice channel requesting a user data set. The information handling system receives utterances from the user over the voice channel and determines that the utterances do not provide enough information to complete the requested user data set. In turn, the information handling system establishes a messaging channel with the user and sends a request in digital format to the user over the messaging channel to provide additional data to complete the user data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Scott W. Graham, Lior Luker, Nitzan Nissim, Brian L. Pulito
  • Patent number: D860499
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: JST Performance, LLC
    Inventors: Marshall W. Graham, Stephen P. Adams, Taylor W. Anderson