Christopher G Ward

US Patent:

7560013, Jul 14, 2009

Filed:

Jan 30, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/699911

Inventors:

W. Lloyd Allen - Vancouver WA, US
Daniel James Faulkner - Portland OR, US
Christopher M. Ward - Portland OR, US
Debra M. Gilbuena - Hillsboro OR, US

Assignee:

Fluid Analytics, Inc. - Portland OR

International Classification:

G01N 27/403

US Classification:

204431, 204409, 205787

Abstract:

An electrochemical sensor for organic molecules such as ethylene includes an electrochemical cell, gas sample inlet means and means for detecting current produced by the oxidation of the organic molecule at the anode of the cell. The sensor is capable of sensing multiple organic molecules in some embodiments. A voltage is applied to the anode of the cell to provide energy to drive the oxidation reaction and produce a corresponding current. The sensor of the invention can be made as a small, hand-held unit that is capable of real-time detection of various organic species.

US Patent:

20100159084, Jun 24, 2010

Filed:

Jul 13, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/501615

Inventors:

Alireza Shekarriz - Lake Oswego OR, US
W. Lloyd Allen - Vancouver WA, US
Christopher M. Ward - Portland OR, US
Debra M. Gilbuena - Hillsboro OR, US

International Classification:

B01D 53/30
G01N 27/30
G01N 33/02
B65B 55/00
G01N 27/40
G01N 27/26

US Classification:

426118, 204424, 204407, 204406, 96244, 95 8, 426395, 426419, 204415, 585500

Abstract:

An electrochemical sensor for organic molecules such as ethylene includes an electrochemical cell, gas sample inlet means and means for detecting current produced by the oxidation of the organic molecule at the anode of the cell. The sensor is capable of sensing multiple organic molecules in some embodiments. A voltage is applied to the anode of the cell to provide energy to drive the oxidation reaction and produce a corresponding current. The sensor of the invention can be made as a small, hand-held unit that is capable of real-time detection of various organic species.

US Patent:

20120054731, Mar 1, 2012

Filed:

Aug 22, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/214489

Inventors:

Nishanth Aravamudan - Portland OR, US
Karen Cheng - Markham, CA
Robert Filepp - Westport CT, US
Robert D. Kearney - Yorktown Heights NY, US
Markus Klems - San Francisco CA, US
Brian L. Peterson - Ridgefield CT, US
Larisa Shwartz - Scarsdale NY, US
Christopher Ward - Glen Ridge NJ, US
Christopher Charles Young - Sleepy Hollow NY, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717170

Abstract:

Disclosed is a computer-implemented method, system and computer program(s) for migration of a source machine instance to a target machine instance of least one heterogeneous virtual server device managed within a cloud computing environment. The method includes discovering machine images of a cloud service provider and storing results in a computer-readable catalog containing cloud metadata comprised of machine image identifiers and information discovered about the machine images. The method further includes, in response to a request for migration document in a computer-readable form that comprises a specification of a required migration target machine instance, specifying weight/priority information for components to be included in the target machine instance, where the weight information indicates weights for operations comprising component installation, component removal and component upgrade in the target machine instance. The method also includes executing a best fit matching algorithm to examine the catalog in accordance with the weight/priority information to identify optimal machine images to be used for the migration of the source machine instance to the target machine instance.

US Patent:

20210132634, May 6, 2021

Filed:

Jan 12, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/146699

Inventors:

- Hawthorne CA, US
Mitch Adler - Hawthorne CA, US
Jonathan Reeves - Hawthorne CA, US
Nur Harell - Hawthorne CA, US
Christopher Ward - Hawthorne CA, US

International Classification:

G05D 1/10
G05D 1/00
G08G 5/02
B64D 25/00
G08G 5/00
B64C 13/16
B64C 27/57
B64D 17/80
B64D 19/02

Abstract:

A method, preferably including: sampling inputs, determining aircraft conditions, and/or acting based on the aircraft conditions. A method, preferably including: sampling inputs, determining input reliability, determining guidance, and/or controlling aircraft operation. A method, preferably including: operating the vehicle, planning for contingencies, detecting undesired flight conditions, and/or reacting to undesired flight conditions. A system, preferably an aircraft such as a rotorcraft, configured to implement the method.