Robert K Ray

US Patent:

6433068, Aug 13, 2002

Filed:

Jan 15, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/007838

Inventors:

David S. Morrison - The Woodlands TX 77381
Lin Lu - Houston TX 77008
Robert H. Ray - Houston TX 77014

International Classification:

C08L 5300

US Classification:

524505, 524 47, 524420, 524430, 524431, 524432, 524445, 524449, 524451, 424 59

Abstract:

Hydrocarbon gels comprising from about 0. 1 to about 50 percent on a weight. basis of diblock, triblock, multiblock and/or radial block copolymers based on synthetic thermoplastic rubbers or mixtures, in a mixture with a hydrocarbon, one or more hydrocarbon-soluble substances, or mixtures thereof, which are useful as suspending or dispersing agents for solids and/or liquids.

US Patent:

7454420, Nov 18, 2008

Filed:

Nov 8, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/983745

Inventors:

Robert S. Ray - Cary NC, US
Scott A. Mebust - Durham NC, US

Assignee:

SAS Institute Inc. - Cary NC

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 7, 707 1, 707 8

Abstract:

In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for data sorting. A method for use with one or more processing devices in order to merge sorted runs of data may include the steps of: defining a plurality of floating buffers; calculating a number of data blocks for each floating buffer; configuring the floating buffers to store the number of data blocks; and using the floating buffers to perform an external data sorting operation. A data sorting system may include one or more programs, and may be used with a plurality of floating buffers and a data storage device for storing a plurality of sorted runs of data blocks, each data block including a plurality of data records. The one or more programs in a data sorting system may be operable to calculate a number of data blocks for each floating buffer and configure the plurality of floating buffers to store the number of data blocks. In addition, the one or more programs in a data sorting system may be further operable to sort the plurality of data records into a single sorted output using the plurality of floating buffers.

US Patent:

20080208861, Aug 28, 2008

Filed:

May 6, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/115607

Inventors:

Robert S. Ray - Cary NC, US
Scott A. Mebust - Durham NC, US

International Classification:

G06F 7/08
G06F 17/30
G06F 12/00

US Classification:

707 7, 711154, 707E17005, 711E12001

Abstract:

In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for data sorting. A method for use with one or more processing devices in order to merge sorted runs of data may include the steps of: defining a plurality of floating buffers; calculating a number of data blocks for each floating buffer; configuring the floating buffers to store the number of data blocks; and using the floating buffers to perform an external data sorting operation. A data sorting system may include one or more programs, and may be used with a plurality of floating buffers and a data storage device for storing a plurality of sorted runs of data blocks, each data block including a plurality of data records. The one or more programs in a data sorting system may be operable to calculate a number of data blocks for each floating buffer and configure the plurality of floating buffers to store the number of data blocks. In addition, the one or more programs in a data sorting system may be further operable to sort the plurality of data records into a single sorted output using the plurality of floating buffers.

US Patent:

57017506, Dec 30, 1997

Filed:

Jun 26, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/494688

Inventors:

Robert W. Ray - Houston TX

International Classification:

F25B 1300

US Classification:

62160

Abstract:

A thermal zone demand controlled dual cascade arranged heat pump system and system controller for building spaces, having first and second heat pumps and having an air circulation system for circulating air to and from said thermal zones and including a conditioned air chamber having first and second heat exchange refrigerant coils being connected in refrigerant circulating relation respectively with the heat pumps. A plurality of thermal zone blowers conduct conditioned air, heated or cooled, from the conditioned air chamber to respective thermal zones of the building space. Electronic controller circuitry of the system is coupled for thermal demand control of the heat pumps and the thermal zone blowers for operation of the first heat pump to accommodate a predetermined range of thermal load and for operation of the second heat pump along with the first heat pump to accommodate a greater thermal load. The controller circuitry also controls selective operation of the thermal zone blowers as well as operation of the thermal zone blowers at low blower speed or high blower speed responsive to sensed conditions of thermal load. The electronic controller circuitry further provides for selective reversal of dual heat pump operation to compensate for unequal operational wear of the heat pump units.

US Patent:

20220413982, Dec 29, 2022

Filed:

Nov 19, 2019

Appl. No.:

17/770654

Inventors:

- Spring TX, US
Lorri L. Jefferson - Spring TX, US
Robert Ray - Orlando FL, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Spring TX

International Classification:

G06F 11/30

Abstract:

In some examples, a non-transitory computer-readable medium stores machine-readable instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to: identify an event of a computing device from operational data of the computing device; evaluate the event to determine if the event is a non-routine event; and store the event to a timeline if the event is a non-routine event, where the timeline includes an incident of the computing device.

US Patent:

20170161641, Jun 8, 2017

Filed:

Feb 15, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/433662

Inventors:

- Cary NC, US
Dominique J. Latour - Cary NC, US
Robert S. Ray - Cary NC, US

International Classification:

G06N 99/00
G06F 17/30

Abstract:

A computing device creates a state of an analytic model. An analytic engine of an analytic model of an analytic model type is initialized. The analytic model is trained using a dataset and the analytic engine. A request to save a state of the analytic model is received. In response to receipt of the third indicator, the state of the trained analytic model is serialized. The state includes a reentry point name of a function of the analytic model type called to instantiate the trained analytic model. The serialized state is written to an output file. The written state is read from the output file. The state of the trained analytic model is restored using the read state. An analytic result is computed based on data in a second dataset different from the named dataset using the restored state of the trained analytic model. The computed analytic result is output.

US Patent:

20160292162, Oct 6, 2016

Filed:

Dec 17, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/972652

Inventors:

- Cary NC, US
Dominique J. Latour - Cary NC, US
Robert S. Ray - Cary NC, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

Abstract:

A computing device restores a state of an analytic model. A first indicator of a dataset is received. A second indicator is received of an analytic model state file in which a state of an analytic model is stored. A reentry point name of a function to restore the analytic model is extracted from the state stored in the analytic model state file indicated by the received second indicator. The function is called using the extracted reentry point name to restore the state of the analytic model. The dataset indicated by the received first indicator is scored using the restored state of the analytic model. Scoring results from the scored dataset are written to an output file.

US Patent:

20160292591, Oct 6, 2016

Filed:

Dec 17, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/972578

Inventors:

- Cary NC, US
Dominique J. Latour - Cary NC, US
Robert S. Ray - Cary NC, US

International Classification:

G06N 99/00

Abstract:

A computing device creates and stores a state of an analytic model. A first indicator of a dataset is received. A second indicator of an analytic model type of a plurality of analytic model types to train using the dataset is received. An analytic engine of an analytic model of the analytic model type is instantiated. The analytic model of the analytic model type is trained using the dataset and the instantiated analytic engine. A third indicator to save a state of the analytic model is received. The state of the trained analytic model is generated. The generated state of the trained analytic model is written to an output file. The generated state includes a reentry point name of a function of the analytic model type called to instantiate the trained analytic mode.