John Anderson
John Anderson, Derby GB
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20110050446 | PROXIMITY SENSORS - A proximity sensor can be used with a device such as a monitoring tag or portable tracking device that relies on GPS signals or other radio-frequency signals. The proximity sensor determines if the signals are being deliberately blocked by an object such as metal foil being placed in proximity to the device. The sensor includes an oscillator, a directional coupler and an antenna. A third port of the directional coupler acts as a coupled port when RF power that has been transmitted by the antenna is reflected back to the antenna by a blocking object. The reflected RF power passes along a main line of the directional coupler and a proportion is coupled to the third port. A detector provides an alert if the magnitude of the power of the transmit signal that is reflected back to the antenna in the form of a receive signal exceeds a threshold. | 03-03-2011 |
John Anderson, San Anselmo, CA US
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20080204457 | Rig Baking - Model components can be used to pose character models to create a variety of realistic and artistic effects. An embodiment of the invention analyzes the behavior of a model component to determine a statistical representation of the model component that closely approximates the output of the model component. As the statistical representation of model components execute faster than the original model components, the model components used to pose a character model can be replaced at animation time by equivalent statistical representations of model components to improve animation performance. The statistical representation of the model component is derived from an analysis of the character model manipulated through a set of representative training poses. The statistical representation of the model component is comprised of a weighted combination of posed frame positions added to a set of posing errors controlled by nonlinear combinations of the animation variables. | 08-28-2008 |
20090153565 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DESIGNING ANIMATRONICS UNITS FROM ARTICULATED COMPUTER GENERATED CHARACTERS - A method for specifying a design for an animatronics unit includes receiving motion data comprising artistically determined motions, determining a design for construction of at least a portion of the animatronics unit in response to the motion data, and outputting the design for construction of the animatronics unit. | 06-18-2009 |
20090153566 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING AND CONTROLLING BEHAVIOR OF ANIMATRONICS UNITS - A method for determining behavior of an animatronics unit includes receiving animation data comprising artistically determined motions for at least a portion of an animated character, determining a plurality of control signals to be applied to at least the portion of the animatronics unit in response to the animation data, estimating the behavior of at least the portion of the animatronics unit in response to the plurality of control signals by driving a software simulation of at least the portion of the animatronics unit with the plurality of control signals, and outputting a representation of the behavior of at least the portion of the animatronics unit to a user. | 06-18-2009 |
20090179900 | Methods and Apparatus for Export of Animation Data to Non-Native Articulation Schemes - A method for exporting animation data from a native animation environment to a non-native animation environment includes determining first object poses in response to a first object model in the native environment and animation variables, determining a second object model including a geometric object model, determining second object poses in response to the second object model and animation variables, determining surface errors between the first object poses and the second object poses, determining a corrective object offsets in response to the surface errors, determining actuation values associated with the corrective object offsets in response to the surface errors, determining a third object model compatible with the non-native animation environment in response to the second object of poses, the corrective offsets, and the actuation values, and storing the third object model in a memory. | 07-16-2009 |
20100302252 | MULTIPLE PERSONALITY ARTICULATION FOR ANIMATED CHARACTERS - A method for a computer system includes determining a model for a first personality of a component of an object, wherein the model for the first personality of the component is associated with a component name and a first personality indicia, determining a model for a second personality of the component of the object, wherein the model for the second personality of the component is associated with the component name and the second personality indicia, determining a multiple personality model of the object, wherein the model of the object includes the model for the first personality of the component, the model of the second personality of the component, the first personality indicia, and the second personality indicia, and storing the multiple personality model of the object in a single file. | 12-02-2010 |
20110216070 | SCALE SEPARATION IN HAIR DYNAMICS - Techniques are disclosed for accounting for features of computer-generated dynamic or simulation models being at different scales. Some examples of dynamic or simulation models may include models representing hair, fur, strings, vines, tails, or the like. In various embodiments, features at different scales in a complex dynamic or simulation model can be treated differently when rendered and/or simulated. | 09-08-2011 |
20110216074 | REORIENTING PROPERTIES IN HAIR DYNAMICS - Techniques are disclosed for orienting (or reorienting) properties of computer-generated models, such as those associated with dynamic models or simulation models. Properties (e.g., material or physical properties) that influence the behavior of a dynamic or simulation model (e.g., a complex curve model representing a curly hair) may be oriented or re-oriented as desired using readily available reference frames. These references frame may be obtained using a proxy model that corresponds to the dynamic or simulation model in a less computationally expensive manner in some embodiments than some techniques for determining reference frames directly using the dynamic or simulation model. In some embodiments, the proxy model may include a smoothed version of the dynamic or simulation model. In other embodiments, the proxy model may include a filtered or simplified version of the dynamic or simulation model. | 09-08-2011 |
20130173242 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING AND CONTROLLING BEHAVIOR OF ANIMATRONICS UNITS - A method for determining behavior of an animatronics unit includes receiving animation data comprising artistically determined motions for at least a portion of an animated character, determining a plurality of control signals to be applied to at least the portion of the animatronics unit in response to the animation data, estimating the behavior of at least the portion of the animatronics unit in response to the plurality of control signals by driving a software simulation of at least the portion of the animatronics unit with the plurality of control signals, and outputting a representation of the behavior of at least the portion of the animatronics unit to a user. | 07-04-2013 |
John Anderson, Phoenix, AZ US
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20100283933 | HIGH EFFICIENCY BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR FLAT PANEL DISPLAY ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A backlight assembly is provided for deployment within a flat panel display assembly. In one embodiment, the backlight assembly includes a printed wiring board (PWB), a casing sidewall, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), a reflective solder mask, and a first reflective silkscreen layer. The PWB includes a display-facing surface, and the casing sidewall disposed is around a peripheral portion of the PWB and cooperates with the display-facing surface to define a light cavity. The plurality of LEDs us electrically coupled to the PWB and illuminates the light cavity when energized. The reflective solder mask overlays the display-facing surface of the PWB, and the first reflective silkscreen layer overlays the reflective solder mask. The first reflective silkscreen layer cooperates with the reflective solder mask to increase the reflectivity of the light cavity over the visible color spectrum. | 11-11-2010 |
20120196394 | METHODS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF HIGH EFFICIENCY BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLIES FOR FLAT PANEL DISPLAY ASSEMBLIES - A backlight assembly is provided for deployment within a flat panel display assembly, as are methods for manufacturing such a backlight assembly. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of fabricating a printed wiring board (PWB) having a display-facing surface, disposing a casing sidewall around the PWB to create light cavity within the backlight assembly, and electrically coupling a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) to the PWB. A reflective solder mask is deposited over the display-facing surface of the PWB, and a first reflective silkscreen layer is applied over the reflective solder mask utilizing a silkscreen process. The first reflective silkscreen layer cooperates with the reflective solder mask to increase the reflectivity of the light cavity over the visible color spectrum. | 08-02-2012 |
John Anderson, Glasgow GB
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20100040222 | Queuing System, Method And Device - A system and method for managing requests for service from customer terminals ( | 02-18-2010 |
20100246169 | Lighting Device - A lighting device with at least one first-element that emits visible light at a wavelength and irradiance sufficient to inactivate one or more pathogenic bacterial species, and at least one second element that emits light of one or more longer wave-lengths to that of the first-element. The at least one second element has a higher illuminance than that of the at least one inactivating element or component. | 09-30-2010 |
John Anderson, Hemel Hempstead GB
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20100003866 | Electrical Connectors - An electrical connector including a first and second assembly that are matable with one another by a sliding push fit to establish electrical interconnection between the two assemblies is disclosed. The first assembly includes a contact pin with a collar extending concentrically around the pin to define a recess therebetween, with the collar supporting on its inner surface a first resilient contact element. The second assembly includes a sleeve open at one end thereof such that the sleeve can be received in the recess of the first assembly, with the sleeve supporting on its inner surface a second resilient contact element. The two assemblies may be arranged such that, when the second assembly is inserted into the first assembly, the first resilient contact element makes sliding electrical contact with an external surface of the sleeve of the second assembly, and the second resilient contact element makes sliding electrical contact with the external surface of the pin of the first assembly. | 01-07-2010 |
John Anderson, San Francisco, CA US
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20090112819 | Search Control Combining Classification and Text-Based Searching Techniques - A search control in a user interface enables a user to search documents on text or a tag. | 04-30-2009 |
20090286281 | Glycosylation Variants of BACE - Human BACE polypeptides having modifications to the N-linked glycosylation sites including one or more of the following amino acid substitutions: S174I, N223A, N153Q and N354S. DNA sequences, vectors, and host cells for producing the polypeptides. Crystalline protein compositions formed from the purified polypeptides. Methods of screening for compounds that inhibit Aβ using the polypeptides. | 11-19-2009 |
20120131494 | System and Method for Tagging Data - A system and related methods for tagging data, especially in the context of a web-based application, includes various features associated with a tag bar. A text field is displayable in conjunction with such tag bar, as is a list of any potential tags. Data can be received corresponding to a tag to be added to the tag bar. Once the tag bar has been added, it is displayed in the tag bar. | 05-24-2012 |
20120203767 | SEARCH CONTROL COMBINING CLASSIFICATION AND TEXT-BASED SEARCHING TECHNIQUES - A search control in a user interlace enables a user to search documents on text or a tag, | 08-09-2012 |
John Anderson, Eden Prairie, MN US
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20110222819 | MANAGED FIBER CONNECTIVITY SYSTEMS - A communications connection system includes a fiber optic connector including a storage device having memory configured to store physical layer information. The storage device also includes at least one contact member that is electrically connected to the memory. Certain types of fiber optic connectors have the storage device mounted to a key of the fiber optic connector. Certain types of fiber optic connectors have the storage device mounted in a cavity defined in the fiber optic connector. | 09-15-2011 |
20110235979 | MANAGED FIBER CONNECTIVITY SYSTEMS - A communications connection system includes a fiber optic adapter module configured to receive multiple fiber optic connectors. The fiber optic adapter module includes one or more media reading interfaces. Each media reading interface is configured to determine whether a fiber optic connector is received at one of the ports of the adapter module. Certain types of connectors store physical layer information. Certain types of media reading interfaces are configured to read the physical layer information from the connector if the connector stores such information. | 09-29-2011 |
20110255829 | MANAGED FIBER CONNECTIVITY SYSTEMS - A communications connection system includes a fiber optic adapter module configured to receive multiple fiber optic connectors. The fiber optic adapter module includes one or more media reading interfaces. Each media reading interface is configured to read physical layer information stored on one of the fiber optic connectors received at the adapter module. Certain types of media reading interfaces extend between an internal passage of the adapter module and an external surface of the adapter module. | 10-20-2011 |
20140239782 | ADJUSTABLE SWINGING BRACKET - A universal cable bracket that enables one or more cables to be secured to a telecommunications chassis accommodates cables of various sizes and styles. The cable bracket is configured to be mounted in one of multiple orientations relative to the chassis. One or more fasteners can be inserted through apertures in the bracket and a chassis mounting surface to secure the bracket into the desired orientation. Cables or fanout arrangements can be secured to a platform of the bracket via cable ties or other windings. | 08-28-2014 |
20140286610 | MANAGED FIBER CONNECTIVITY SYSTEMS - A communications connection system includes an adapter module defining at least first and second ports and at least one media reading interface mounted at one of the ports. The first adapter module is configured to receive a fiber optic connector at each port. Some type of connectors may be formed as duplex connector arrangements. Some types of adapters may include ports without media reading interfaces. Some types of media reading interfaces include contact members having three contact sections. | 09-25-2014 |
John Anderson, Eden Frairie, MN US
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20110262077 | MANAGED FIBER CONNECTIVITY SYSTEMS - A communications connection system includes an adapter module defining at least first and second ports and at least one media reading interface mounted at one of the ports. The first adapter module is configured to receive a fiber optic connector at each port. Some type of connectors may be formed as duplex connector arrangements. Some types of adapters may include ports without media reading interfaces. Some types of media reading interfaces include contact members having three contact sections. | 10-27-2011 |
John Anderson, Newberg, OR US
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20120025558 | FLOORBOARDS FOR PERSONAL MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND METHODS OF INSTALLING - Floorboards for personal motorized vehicles and methods of installing are disclosed herein. Preferred floorboards, when installed, include means for allowing a user to operate a brake pedal positioned below floorboards. Additionally, the floorboards herein can also include means to allow a rider to manually shift using a foot shifter's socket. Installation of the floorboards herein does not require any significant physical alterations to the actual vehicle, such as drilling or welding to the body of the vehicle. Alterations to the vehicle for the floorboards described herein are expressly reversible. | 02-02-2012 |
John Anderson, Berkeley, CA US
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20120123854 | DATA MINING TO DETERMINE ONLINE USER RESPONSES TO BROADCAST MESSAGES - In a networked system, a method and apparatus for measuring advertising effectiveness involves broadcasting an advertisement at a broadcast time, monitoring at least one social network or other online forum following the broadcast time, filtering social network traffic to identify messages, search engine queries to identify queries, or other traffic entries, that appear to be responsive to the broadcast advertisement, determining a time of initiation for at least a plurality of entries that appear to be responsive to the broadcast advertisement, and determining at least one demographic for at least the plurality of the entries that appear to be responsive to the broadcast advertisement. | 05-17-2012 |
John Anderson, Thirsk GB
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20120132155 | CYLINDER HEAD HAVING PLURAL WATER JACKETS AND CAST-IN WATER RAIL - This disclosure provides a cylinder head having a structure allowing for more uniform lateral coolant flow, and an internal combustion engine including such a cylinder head. The cylinder head includes a lower water jacket cavity, an upper water jacket cavity in fluid communication with the lower water jacket cavity through plural orifices formed in cylinder head material between the lower and upper jacket cavities, and a coolant outlet passage extending from the upper water jacket cavity to a lateral side of the cylinder head. A rail cavity is provided in the cylinder head, extends in a longitudinal direction of the cylinder head, and is in fluid communication with the coolant outlet passage. A lateral passage is provided in the cylinder head upstream from the coolant outlet passage with a portion of the rail cavity therebetween. The lateral passage fluidly connects the upper water jacket cavity to the rail cavity to allow lateral flow of coolant in areas of the cylinder head upstream from the coolant outlet passage. | 05-31-2012 |
20120138007 | CYLINDER HEAD WITH PLURAL COOLING JACKETS HAVING CAST-IN CONNECTING ORIFICES, METHOD OF FABRICATING THE CYLINDER HEAD, AND CASTING CORE ASSEMBLY FOR FABRICATING A CYLINDER HEAD - This disclosure provides a cast cylinder head includes two cooling jackets for use with an internal combustion engine, a method of fabricating a cylinder head, and a casting core assembly for fabricating a cylinder head. The cast cylinder head includes at least one cast-in orifice, which fluidly connects the two cooling jackets and is formed during a casting process of the cylinder head. The method of fabricating a cylinder head includes utilizing an assembly including an upper cooling jacket core and a lower cooling jacket core for forming respective upper and lower cooling jackets and at least one cast-in orifice fluidly connecting the cooling jackets. | 06-07-2012 |
John Anderson, Houston, TX US
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20120269034 | Separation and Noise Removal For Multiple Vibratory Source Seismic Data - The invention discloses a way to recover separated seismograms with reduced interference noise by processing vibroseis data recorded (or computer simulated) with multiple vibrators shaking simultaneously or nearly simultaneously ( | 10-25-2012 |
John Anderson, Madison, AL US
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20130291682 | RECLAIMING AND INHIBITING ACTIVATION OF DRI FINES - A method of reclaiming and inhibiting activation of DRI including forming a moving stream or pile containing DRI pellets and DRI fines and applying to said DRI material a coating material optionally having a melting point between 70 and 200° F. and comprising at least one antioxidant and at least one a carboxylic material with at least one selected from the group consisting of coatable fatty acid and an esterified derivative thereof, forming a coating on the DRI pellets and DRI fines to cause the fines to adhere together and to the pellets to form a plurality of DRI agglomerates. The coating material may be selected from the group consisting of palm oil, coconut oil, combinations thereof, and ester derivatives thereof. The antioxidant in the coating material is selected from the group consisting of at least one of butylated hydroxytoluene, carotenoid, phytosterol, squalene, vitamin E, tocopherols, tocotrienols, and mixtures thereof. | 11-07-2013 |
20140182417 | RECLAIMING AND INHIBITING ACTIVATION OF DRI DUST AND FINES - Method of reclaiming and inhibiting activation of DRI fines is disclosed comprising the steps of forming a moving stream or pile containing DRI pellets and DRI fines, coating the moving stream or the pile of DRI pellets and DRI fines with a coating material comprising an alkane mixture in the C15 to C40 range to form a coating on the DRI pellets and DRI fines and cause DRI fines to adhere together and to the DRI pellets to form a plurality of agglomerates, and moving the agglomerates of coated DRI pellets and coated DRI fines to a facility for use in making steel. The coating material may be applied to coat the DRI pellets and DRI fines at a rate between 0.2 and 2.0 gallons per ton of DRI processed. The coating material may be mineral oil. | 07-03-2014 |
John Anderson, Cambridge GB
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20140221868 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF LIGHT ON A SUBJECT'S PERCEPTION OF TINNITUS - A method of assessing the effect of viewing varying colours of light on a subject's perception of tinnitus, comprising the steps of: presenting a display in at least part of the subject's field of view; illuminating the display with coloured light in the visible spectrum using one or more variable sources; varying measurable values of the coloured light illuminating the display; and recording the measurable values of the coloured light illuminating the display at which the subject indicates a change in their perception of tinnitus. Also provided are methods of determining which tristimulus values of light can be used to alleviate a subject's perception of tinnitus, methods of producing data sets of measurable values of coloured light, use of coloured light, articles formulated to modify illumination of at least part of the visual field of a subject, a method of alleviating a subject's perception of tinnitus and use of apparatus for assessing the effect of viewing varying colours of light on a subject's perception of tinnitus. | 08-07-2014 |
John Anderson, Columbia, NJ US
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20140323015 | BEE FEEDERS AND BEE FEEDING SYSTEMS FOR BEE COLONIES - A bee feeder system includes a bee house having a plurality of levels. One of the levels includes a bee feeder having a frame with a top major surface and a bottom major surface. The frame surrounds a central opening and a feeder pipe extends across the central opening. The feeder pipe has a distal section that extends along a longitudinal axis and that includes feeder holes formed therein. A divider covers the central opening for separating the top major surface of the frame from the bottom major surface of the frame. The feeder pipe has a proximal section that extends outside the frame. A feed container is attached to the proximal section of the feeder pipe for supplying feed to the distal section of the feeder pipe. The feeder pipe is rotatable relative to the frame for moving between an ON position in which the feeder holes face toward the bottom major face of the frame and an OFF position in which the feeder holes face toward the top major face of the frame. | 10-30-2014 |
John Anderson, Portola Valley, CA US
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20140365358 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTEXT-BASED CHECK-OUT FLOWS USING A PASS-THROUGH PAYMENT GATEWAY - Methods and systems for context-based check-out flows using a pass-through payment gateway (PTPG) are described. One method in a user computing device includes transmitting a probability request for a user to a network application seeking an indication of whether the user would likely utilize payment information stored by the network application while placing an order using a commerce application. Upon receiving a response, the commerce application presents a UI element indicating that the user may utilize the stored payment information to complete the order. Another method in a PTPG includes receiving a request from a commerce application to charge a user for an order. In response, the gateway transmits a charge request to an identified payment gateway system for the commerce application on behalf of the commerce application such that a monetary amount is credited to an account of the commerce application directly by the payment gateway system. | 12-11-2014 |
20150052061 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING E-COMMERCE PAYMENTS - Methods for facilitating financial transactions include facilitating or otherwise increasing the ease and speed of checkout processes. In particular, one or more implementations comprise an e-commerce payment facilitator that acts as an intermediary between a commerce application and a payment gateway. The e-commerce payment facilitator can provide stored payment information to a commerce application based on a few simple selections by a user. This allows a user to easily and securely complete commerce transactions, which simplifies the user's checkout experience and reduces barriers to purchase. Furthermore, the e-commerce payment facilitator can pass payment details to the commerce application's payment gateway. In addition to the foregoing, methods involve dynamically and intelligently providing a user the option of using payment information stored by the network application. | 02-19-2015 |
John Anderson, Hawthorne, WI US
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20150176731 | FLANGED FITTINGS FOR PIPELINE - The current disclosure provides flanged fittings with features that provide enhanced structural integrity and function for use in pipeline operations. | 06-25-2015 |