William J O'Donnell

US Patent:

7024689, Apr 4, 2006

Filed:

Dec 13, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/318569

Inventors:

William O'Donnell - Westford MA, US
Daniel Wilks - Santa Clara CA, US

Assignee:

Intuit, Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 11/33

US Classification:

726 4, 709218, 709219, 707 1, 707 9

Abstract:

An access site allows a client application to access a server application on behalf of a subscriber who has an account at the client site. A client application registers with the access site and receives a certificate for the client application. A subscriber is directed to the access site upon an indication that she would like to use the features of the client application that integrate with the server application. The subscriber specifies access rights to the access site, and issues a validation token in association with the specified access rights. When the client site needs the server application to process subscriber data, it forwards the validation token to the access site, using the certificate. The access site validates this information, and where appropriate the server application processes the subscriber data and returns the results to the client application.

US Patent:

7117529, Oct 3, 2006

Filed:

Oct 22, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/029765

Inventors:

William O'Donnell - Westford MA, US
Daniel Wilks - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Intuit, Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

H04L 9/32

US Classification:

726 6, 705 1

Abstract:

An identification and authentication scheme maintains control relationships among identities in order to allow a user to dynamically grant or deny permission for a technical support representative to access the user's data, while allowing the user to retain ultimate control over access to the data. Interactions entered by the representative can be distinguished from those entered by the user, while execution paths for representative-entered interactions are configured so that, to an application, the representative-entered transactions appear substantially identical to user-entered transactions. Technical support representatives are thereby able to duplicate users' problems to enable diagnosis and resolution of problems without requiring users to reveal their passwords or login credentials.

US Patent:

45725489, Feb 25, 1986

Filed:

Oct 4, 1983

Appl. No.:

6/539074

Inventors:

Jan S. Porowski - Pittsburgh PA
William J. O'Donnell - Bethel Park PA

Assignee:

O'Donnell & Associates, Inc. - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

F16L 2106

US Classification:

285 15

Abstract:

A novel pipelock comprising a first pair of rings facing each other axially, with the inner diameter of each ring at the outer face being smaller than the inner diameter of each ring at the inner face, each of said first pair of rings comprising at least two circumferential parts, means to restrain longitudinal movement of facing circumferential parts outwardly from each other, at least one second ring comprised of at least two circumferential parts connected to each other, outwardly surrounding said first pair of rings, and constraining outward radial movement of said first pair of rings.

US Patent:

46830146, Jul 28, 1987

Filed:

Mar 28, 1986

Appl. No.:

6/845863

Inventors:

Jan S. Porowski - Pittsburgh PA
William J. O'Donnell - Bethel Park PA
Manu L. Badlani - Pittsburgh PA
Edward J. Hampton - Murrysville PA

Assignee:

O'Donnell & Associates, Inc. - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

C21D 702

US Classification:

148131

Abstract:

A process is claimed for removing the residual tensile welding stresses in the inner layer of the weld metal and the heat-affected zone of steel piping elements that have been butt-welded to each other end-to-end by means of a circumferential weld. The process involves mechanically introducing circumferential compressive stresses in the piping elements by applying a radial load inwardly on a section of at least one of the piping elements away from the weld such that the distance from the midplane of the section of the piping element upon which the radial load is applied to the weld midplane is equal to about two to about 12 times the thickness of the piping element upon which the radial load is applied. The distance from the edge of the section of the piping element upon which the radial load is applied that is adjacent the weld to the weld midplane is at least equal to about one-half the thickness of the piping element upon which the load is applied. The amount of the radial load applied is sufficient to permanently reduce the outside diameter at the midplane of the section of the piping element in the range of about 0.

US Patent:

48174416, Apr 4, 1989

Filed:

May 2, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/188914

Inventors:

Jan S. Porowski - Pittsburgh PA
Manu L. Badlani - Pittsburgh PA
Edward J. Hampton - Murrysville PA
William J. O'Donnell - Bethel Park PA

Assignee:

O'Donnell & Associates, Inc. - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

G01N 100

US Classification:

7386312

Abstract:

A process for obtaining a gaseous sample from a stream containing solid particulate material, a gas, water and steam which comprises withdrawing a stream containing said particulate material, a gas, water and steam from a system containing the same through an elongated tubular member extending into said system and discharging said stream from said tubular member externally of said system, heating said stream in its passage through said tubular member, removing from said tubular member externally of said system a gaseous sample consisting essentially of said gas and said steam through a porous section of said elongated tubular member having openings in the wall thereof smaller in cross-section than the solid particulate material in said stream, and apparatus for carrying out the same.

US Patent:

44348401, Mar 6, 1984

Filed:

Jul 24, 1981

Appl. No.:

6/286687

Inventors:

Janek S. Porowski - Pittsburgh PA
William J. O'Donnell - Bethel Park PA
Ray G. Fasiczka - Mckeesport PA

Assignee:

O'Donnell & Associates Inc. - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

F28F 700

US Classification:

165 82

Abstract:

An expansion joint for heat exchangers, reactors, steam boilers and the like to compensate for differential displacements. Differential axis expansion occurs when the pressure within the tubes or outside the tubes is raised or when a thermal expansion of the tubes and shells are different. The invention comprises a multi-layer flexible connection between the tube sheet to shell junction. The thin layers can bend parallel and accommodate large axial displacements between the shell and tubes without excessive stresses in the tube sheets. The fully penetrated but-weld of a central layer can be easily inspected by X-ray and provide the required seal between the shell and tube sheets. Other layers increase the strength of the joint.

US Patent:

46120718, Sep 16, 1986

Filed:

Apr 1, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/718439

Inventors:

William J. O'Donnell - Bethel Park PA
Jan S. Porowski - Pittsburgh PA

Assignee:

O'Donnell & Associates, Inc. - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

C21D 800

US Classification:

148131

Abstract:

A process for reducing the residual welding stresses in the weld metal, heat-affected zone and in the adjacent base metal of steel piping that have been butt welded to each other end to end by means of a circumferential weld which comprises mechanically introducing compressive stresses in said weld metal, heat-affected zone and adjacent base metal higher than their individual yield strengths but not exceeding their ultimate strengths in compression.

US Patent:

48426555, Jun 27, 1989

Filed:

Feb 16, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/156529

Inventors:

Jan S. Porowski - Pittsburgh PA
Manu L. Badlani - Pittsburgh PA
William J. O'Donnell - Pittsburgh PA
Edward J. Hampton - Murrysville PA

Assignee:

O'Donnell & Associates, Inc. - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

C21D 914
C21D 908

US Classification:

148130

Abstract:

A process for improving resistance of pressure vessel shells, tubesheets, tubes, pipes, pipe fittings and machine parts to stress corrosion cracking comprising heating at least those portions of such bodies subject to danger by stress corrosion cracking to a critical elevated themperature level, cooling at least the surface portions of the metal body subject to stress corrosion cracking and then permitting such treated portions of the metal body to come to ambient temperature.