Lyon, CA
Alan Francis Lyon, Berkeley, CA US
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20130240022 | BACK JUNCTION BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to cost effective production methods of high efficiency silicon based back-contacted back-junction solar panels and solar panels thereof having a multiplicity of alternating rectangular emitter- and base regions on the back-side of each cell, each with rectangular metallic electric finger conductor above and running in parallel with the corresponding emitter- and base region, a first insulation layer in-between the wafer and finger conductors, and a second insulation layer in between the finger conductors and cell interconnections. | 09-19-2013 |
20130240023 | METHOD FOR METALLIZATION OR METALLIZATION AND INTERCONNECTION OF BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELLS - The present invention relates to cost effective methods for metallisation and or metallisation and interconnection of high efficiency silicon based back-contacted back-junction solar panels and solar panels thereof having a multiplicity of alternating rectangular emitter- and base regions on the back-side of each cell, each with rectangular metallic electric finger conductor above and running in parallel with the corresponding emitter- and base region, a first insulation layer in-between the wafer and finger conductors, and a second insulation layer in between the finger conductors and cell interconnections. | 09-19-2013 |
20140126703 | Stacked Zone Plates for Pitch Frequency Multiplication - A compound x-ray lens and method of fabricating these lenses are disclosed. These compound lenses use multiple zone plate stacking to achieve a pitch frequency increase for the resulting combined zone plate. The compound equivalent zone plate includes a first zone plate having an initial pitch frequency stacked onto a second zone plate to form an equivalent compound zone plate. The equivalent zone plate has a pitch frequency that is at least twice the initial pitch frequency. Also, in one example, the equivalent zone plate has a mark-to-space ratio of 1:1. | 05-08-2014 |
20150110252 | X-RAY SOURCES USING LINEAR ACCUMULATION - We disclose a compact source for high brightness x-ray generation. The higher brightness is achieved through electron beam bombardment of multiple regions aligned with each other to achieve a linear accumulation of x-rays. This may be achieved by aligning discrete x-ray sources, or through the use of novel x-ray targets that comprise a number of microstructures of x-ray generating materials fabricated in close thermal contact with a substrate with high thermal conductivity. This allows heat to be more efficiently drawn out of the x-ray generating material, and in turn allows bombardment of the x-ray generating material with higher electron density and/or higher energy electrons, leading to greater x-ray brightness. | 04-23-2015 |
20150117599 | X-RAY INTERFEROMETRIC IMAGING SYSTEM - We disclose an x-ray interferometric imaging system in which the x-ray source comprises a target having a plurality of structured coherent sub-sources of x-rays embedded in a thermally conducting substrate. The system additionally comprises a beam-splitting grating G | 04-30-2015 |
Austin Lyon, Long Beach, CA US
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20100230330 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRE-PROCESSING OF SINGLE STREAM RECYCLABLE MATERIAL FOR SORTING - A system for pre-processing material into groups of different sizes comprising three levels. The second level is positioned above the third level and below the first level. The first level comprising a feeding mechanism, one or more first screens coupled to ducts and having apertures, blowers and vacuum ducts, dust collectors and a diverter. The screens transport the material along the first level in a first direction while a portion is sifted away before being diverted to the second level. The second level comprising one or more second screens coupled to ducts and having apertures, blowers and vacuum ducts and a takeaway device. The screens transport the material along the second level in a second direction different than the first while a portion is sifted away before falling to the third level. The third level comprising blowers and vacuum ducts and takeaway devices for receiving a portion of the material. | 09-16-2010 |
Barrett Lyon, Sacramento, CA US
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20090037592 | NETWORK OVERLOAD DETECTION AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods are provided for detecting and mitigating overload conditions affecting one or more computers attached to a network, such as overloads resulting from distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, for example. According to some described embodiments, an attempted overload condition is detected, e.g., by a system, through following a method, or both, within a data cleaning center. Detection may be achieved, e.g., by analyzing data packets traveling over the network to identify packets that bear characteristics that may be associated with DDoS attacks, and this analysis may include examination of the packets' data payloads. Mitigation, in turn, may include discarding some data packets, redirecting network traffic, or some combination thereof. | 02-05-2009 |
20130145464 | Network Overload Detection and Mitigation System and Method - Systems and methods are provided for detecting and mitigating overload conditions affecting one or more computers attached to a network, such as overloads resulting from distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, for example. According to some described embodiments, an attempted overload condition is detected, e.g., by a system, through following a method, or both, within a data cleaning center. Detection may be achieved, e.g., by analyzing data packets traveling over the network to identify packets that bear characteristics that may be associated with DDoS attacks, and this analysis may include examination of the packets' data payloads. Mitigation, in turn, may include discarding some data packets, redirecting network traffic, or some combination thereof. | 06-06-2013 |
Barrett Gibson Lyon, Pacifica, CA US
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20110099259 | Managing TCP anycast requests - Managing TCP anycast requests at content delivery network nodes is disclosed. In some embodiments, managing traffic includes receiving a request at a first node of a content delivery network, determining at the first node that the request should be serviced by a second node of the content delivery network, and redirecting the request to the second node, wherein the first node and the second node of the content delivery network comprise endpoints for serving content and wherein the content delivery network is at least in part an anycast network. | 04-28-2011 |
20120124191 | MANAGING TCP ANYCAST REQUESTS - Managing TCP anycast requests at content delivery network nodes is disclosed. In some embodiments, serving a request includes receiving a request at a node of a plurality of nodes comprising a content delivery network, wherein each of the plurality of nodes share a same anycast IP address to which the request is directed and servicing the request at the node. | 05-17-2012 |
20120271809 | DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM - A data collection system that provides a search engine is disclosed. In some embodiments, a search engine comprises a database configured to store information gathered from a plurality of internet facilities that are used for malicious purposes, wherein the database is indexed by one or more identification parameters associated with an entity, and an interface for searching the database and retrieving a relevant portion of the stored information. | 10-25-2012 |
20120272314 | DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM - A data collection system for generating alerts is disclosed. In some embodiments, information is gathered from a plurality of internet facilities that are used for malicious purposes. In response to detecting in the gathered information data that satisfies an alert condition associated with malicious activity, an alert to warn a potential target of the malicious activity is generated. | 10-25-2012 |
20130103520 | CROWD BASED CONTENT DELIVERY - Crowd based content delivery is disclosed. In some embodiments, managing content delivery includes receiving a specification from a resource provider of an availability of a content delivery service at the resource provider, selecting the resource provider to service requests for a content item, facilitating caching of the content item at the resource provider, and redirecting a request for the content item to the resource provider for servicing. | 04-25-2013 |
20130103556 | Crowd based content delivery - Crowd based content delivery is disclosed. In some embodiments, managing content delivery includes receiving a specification from a resource provider of an availability of a content delivery service at the resource provider, selecting the resource provider to service requests for a content item, facilitating caching of the content item at the resource provider, and redirecting a request for the content item to the resource provider for servicing. | 04-25-2013 |
20130103784 | ROUTING CLIENT REQUESTS - A server configured to operate as either or both a web server and a DNS server is disclosed. Such a server responds to a received content request by either directly servicing the request or redirecting the request to another server capable of handling the request, and the server responds to a DNS request by at least partially resolving a domain name of the request and responding to the request with a DNS response. | 04-25-2013 |
20130103785 | REDIRECTING CONTENT REQUESTS - Various techniques for redirecting content requests are disclosed. In some embodiments, in response to receiving a request for content published by a publisher from a client at a redirect host configured to implement a content delivery policy for the publisher, it is determined based on the content delivery policy whether to select a publisher server for servicing the request. In the event that a determination is made not to select a publisher server for servicing the request, the client or request is redirected to a content delivery network. In the event that a determination is made to select a publisher server for servicing the request, the client or request is redirected to the selected publisher server. | 04-25-2013 |
20130103805 | FACILITATING CONTENT ACCESSIBILITY VIA DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION FORMATS - Facilitating content accessibility via different communication formats is disclosed. In some embodiments, in response to receiving a content request from an IPv6 enabled client, the requested content is provided to the IPv6 enabled client in IPv6 format, wherein the requested content is originally obtained in IPv4 format from an IPv4 enabled server and translated into IPv6 format. | 04-25-2013 |
20130103848 | FACILITATING CONTENT ACCESSIBILITY VIA DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION FORMATS - Facilitating content accessibility via different communication formats is disclosed. In some embodiments, in response to receiving a content request from an IPv6 enabled client, the requested content is provided to the IPv6 enabled client in IPv6 format, wherein the requested content is originally obtained in IPv4 format from an IPv4 enabled server and translated into IPv6 format. | 04-25-2013 |
20130103853 | DIRECTING CLIENTS BASED ON COMMUNICATION FORMAT - Directing clients based on communication format is disclosed. In some embodiments, in response to receiving a request from a client capable of communicating via a plurality of supported communication formats, a communication format that is expected to give optimal performance is selected from the plurality of supported communication formats, and the client is directed to a server that is configured to communicate with the selected communication format. | 04-25-2013 |
20130212266 | ROUTING CLIENT REQUESTS - Methods and systems for routing client requests are provided. According to one embodiment, a request handling server obtains a rule set for managing the traffic of a content publisher. A request associated with the content publisher is received at the request handling server. When the received request is a content request, directly servicing the received request or redirecting the received request by the request handling server to another server capable of handling the request based on the rule set. When the received request comprises a Domain Name System (DNS) request, responding to the DNS request, by the request handling server, with a DNS response based on the rule set. | 08-15-2013 |
20130254333 | REDIRECTION CONTENT REQUESTS - Methods and systems for redirecting content requests are provided. According to one embodiment, a content request is received at a redirect host that communicates via a public network. The redirect host determines that the content request is received from an internal client of a private network. The redirect host determines that an internal server within the private network is available to service the request. The redirect host redirects the client or request to the internal server of the private network. | 09-26-2013 |
20130254385 | CROWD BASED CONTENT DELIVERY - Methods and systems for crowd based content delivery are provided. According to one embodiment, a preference of a content publisher is received at a resource manager. An indication is received at the resource manager that the resource manager is to redirect a request for a content item. A state of a network is monitored by the resource manager. A resource provider in the network capable of servicing the request is selected based at least in part on the state of the network and the preference of the content publisher. The request is redirected to the resource provider. | 09-26-2013 |
20140122664 | EFFICIENT VIDEO DELIVERY - Efficient video delivery is disclosed. In some embodiments, at least a part of a video stream received from a video source is converted to a dividable video format file. The dividable video format file is split into a sequence of small files, and one or more of the sequence of small files is published. | 05-01-2014 |
20140237031 | MANAGING TCP ANYCAST REQUESTS - Managing TCP anycast requests at content delivery network nodes is disclosed. In some embodiments, serving a request includes receiving a request at a node of a plurality of nodes comprising a content delivery network, wherein each of the plurality of nodes share a same anycast IP address to which the request is directed and servicing the request at the node. | 08-21-2014 |
20140245421 | IP REFLECTION - IP reflection comprising double static NAT (network address translation) is disclosed. In some embodiments, a packet having a public IP address is received at a protecting network. The public IP address of the packet is translated to a corresponding protected IP address associated with a protected network, and the packet is forwarded to the protected network for servicing. The protected IP address of a response to the packet from the protected network is translated back to the public IP address at the protected network before sending. | 08-28-2014 |
20140304386 | ROUTING CLIENT REQUESTS - Methods and systems for routing client requests are provided. According to one embodiment, a request handling server facilitates servicing of client requests for content published by a content publisher. A Domain Name System (DNS) service and a web service are provided by the request handling server. A rule for managing services provided by the request handling server to the content publisher is obtained by the request handling server. One or both of the DNS service and the web service are enabled by the request handling server for the content publisher based on the rule. | 10-09-2014 |
20140344417 | FACILITATING CONTENT ACCESSIBILITY VIA DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION FORMATS - Methods and systems for facilitating content accessibility via different communication formats are provided. According to one embodiment, a method is provided for directing content requests to an appropriate content delivery network. A content request is received from a client. The content request relates to web page content published by a content publisher in an Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) format or an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) format that is obtained by the content delivery network from the content publisher and is translated to the other format by the content delivery network prior to receiving any content requests for the web page content. A communication format through which the client is capable of communicating is determined. The content request is directed to a content delivery network that supports the communication format through which the client is capable of communicating. | 11-20-2014 |
20150095491 | DIRECTING CLIENTS BASED ON COMMUNICATION FORMAT - Methods and systems for redirecting client requests are provided. According to one embodiment, a system includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions. A request is received from a client capable of communicating via multiple supported communication formats. The request is capable of being serviced by multiple servers each of which are configured to communicate via a different communication format. A server is selected from the multiple servers based on a traffic management policy. The traffic management policy is based on (i) different communication formats available via the multiple servers and (ii) performance expected to be provided to the client as a result of using each of the different communication formats. The client is then redirected to the selected server. | 04-02-2015 |
20150195354 | REDIRECTION CONTENT REQUESTS - Methods and systems for redirecting content requests are provided. According to one embodiment, a subscription request from a publisher is received by a redirect host. The subscription request includes a content delivery policy and requests the redirect host to service requests for content published by the publisher. The content is hosted by servers of the publisher residing within a private network. A client request is received by the redirect host for content. It is determined based on the content delivery policy whether to select a publisher server to service the request. If not, then: (i) a redirection is made to a registered resource provider of a CDN configured to deliver content on behalf of the publisher; and (ii) information is logged to facilitate billing of the publisher and reimbursement of the registered resource provider; otherwise, a redirection is made to the selected server. | 07-09-2015 |
20150244762 | EFFICIENT VIDEO DELIVERY - Efficient video delivery is disclosed. In some embodiments, at least a part of a video stream received from a video source is converted to a dividable video format file. The dividable video format file is split into a sequence of small files, and one or more of the sequence of small files is published. | 08-27-2015 |
Ben Harris Lyon, Tiburon, CA US
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20110125566 | Systems and Methods to Implement Point of Sale (POS) Terminals, Process Orders and Manage Order Fulfillment - Systems and methods to integrate point of sale processing, online order processing, and supply chain and store management over the Internet. In one aspect, a central server provides point of sale, online order processing, and supply chain and store management functions via browser based interfaces. The system enables users to enter orders from remote locations for order fulfillment at brick and mortar retail locations, where the POS terminals configured based on the browser based interfaces can be changed into a self service mode to allow customers to place orders for themselves at the retail locations. | 05-26-2011 |
20120191522 | Systems and Methods to Implement Point of Sale (POS) Terminals, Process Orders and Manage Order Fulfillment - Systems and methods to integrate point of sale processing, online order processing, coupon management, WiFi access management, and supply chain and store management, etc. In one aspect, a central server provides point of sale, coupon management and other functions via browser based interfaces. The system provides a coupon to a customer to offer discounts to friends of the customer and/or rewards to the customer if the friends of the customer use the coupon. The system validates the coupon when the coupon is used at POS terminals of the system and tracks the usage of the coupons to select customers for targeting future coupons. In another aspect, the central server is configured to provide the customer with WiFi access at the retail location where the order of the customer is fulfilled and further configured to automatically log the customer into an account of the customer hosted on a third party server. | 07-26-2012 |
Benjamin Lyon, Cupertion, CA US
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20090141046 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SCROLL WHEEL - A multi-dimensional scroll wheel is disclosed. Scroll wheel circuitry is provided to detect input gestures that traverse the center of the scroll wheel and to detect multi-touch input. The scroll wheel can include a first plurality of sensor elements arranged in a first closed loop and a second plurality of sensor elements arranged in a second closed loop, the first and second closed loops being concentrically arranged about the center of the scroll wheel. | 06-04-2009 |
Benjamin Lyon, San Jose, CA US
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20080223628 | Low EMI Capacitive Trackpad - A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly provides a two layer capacitive trackpad sensor in which an EMI ground grid is interposed among the sensor's capacitive elements on each of its layers. The EMI grid on each of the two layers is electrically coupled via, typically, vias. The described arrangement of sensor elements (capacitor plates) and EMI ground grid traces may be incorporated into a PCB having additional layers (e.g., a four, six or eight layer PCB). If used in this manner, additional vias are provided on the PCB which permit electrical coupling between these “additional layers” and which are electrically isolated from, and shielded by, the EMI ground grid. | 09-18-2008 |
20100078230 | INTEGRATED TOUCH SENSOR AND SOLAR ASSEMBLY - Integrated touch sensor and solar panel configurations that may be used on portable devices, particularly handheld portable devices such as a media player or phone are disclosed. The integrated touch sensor array and solar cell stack-ups may include electrodes that are used both for collecting solar energy and for sensing on a touch sensor array. By integrating both the touch sensors and the solar cell layers into the same stack-up, surface area on the portable device may be conserved. In addition to being used for capacitive sensing, the integrated touch sensor and solar panel configurations may also be used for optical sensing. | 04-01-2010 |
20100079387 | INTEGRATED TOUCH SENSOR AND SOLAR ASSEMBLY - Integrated touch sensor and solar panel stack-up configurations that may be used on portable devices, particularly handheld portable devices such as a media player or phone are disclosed. The solar cell stack-up configurations may include one or more touch sensor layers and one or more solar cell layers. By integrating both the touch sensors and the solar cell layers into the same stack-up, surface area on the portable device may be conserved. The solar panel may be mounted face down or otherwise obstructed by a touch sensor or other component. In this configuration, the device may include light channels that allow light into the device and direct the light around the component and to the solar panel. A parabolic reflector may be used to direct the light. | 04-01-2010 |
20140092057 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SCROLL WHEEL - A multi-dimensional scroll wheel is disclosed. Scroll wheel circuitry is provided to detect input gestures that traverse the center of the scroll wheel and to detect multi-touch input. The scroll wheel can include a first plurality of sensor elements arranged in a first closed loop and a second plurality of sensor elements arranged in a second closed loop, the first and second closed loops being concentrically arranged about the center of the scroll wheel. | 04-03-2014 |
Benjamin Lyon, Cupertino, CA US
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20100073319 | CAPACITIVE SENSOR HAVING ELECTRODES ARRANGED ON THE SUBSTRATE AND THE FLEX CIRCUIT - A capacitive sensor may include a flex circuit, a substrate facing the flex circuit, and conductive electrodes configured to sense an input applied to the substrate. At least one of the conductive electrodes is associated with a surface of the substrate and an at least one of the electrodes is associated with a surface of the flex circuit. | 03-25-2010 |
Benjamin B. Lyon, Ciupertino, CA US
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20140218339 | Capacitive Sensing Array Modulation - A capacitive fingerprint sensor that may be formed of an array of sensing elements. Each capacitive sensing element of the array may register a voltage that varies with the capacitance of a capacitive coupling. A finger may capacitively couple to the individual capacitive sensing elements of the sensor, such that the sensor may sense a capacitance between each capacitive sensing element and the flesh of the fingerprint. The capacitance signal may be detected by sensing the change in voltage on the capacitive sensing element as the relative voltage between the finger and the sensing chip is changed. Alternately, the capacitance signal may be detected by sensing the change in charge received by the capacitive sensing elements as the relative voltage between the finger and the sensing chip is changed. | 08-07-2014 |
Benjamin B. Lyon, Saratoga, CA US
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20130221988 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TESTING FLEX CABLE SHIELDING - Methods and devices for testing flex cable shielding of a consumer electronic device are provided. In one example, a method may include applying a signal across a first portion of the flex cable shielding and a second portion of the flex cable shielding. The method may also include detecting a parameter associated with the signal. The method may include determining a health of the flex cable shielding based at least partially on the detected parameter. | 08-29-2013 |
20130250640 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPEDANCE STABILIZATION - a An AC-to-DC adapter may be provided in order to increase the sensitivity of a touch-sensitive surface. Such an AC-to-DC adapter may include a rectifying circuit to rectify incoming AC signals. The rectifying circuit may take the form of a diode bridge network that includes four diode branches. Stabilization circuits may be provided in parallel with each diode branch in order to decrease the impedance of the diode bridge network during particular periods of operation. The stabilization circuits may be configured such that the impedance of the diode bridge network is substantially constant during all periods of operation. As a result, the impedance of the AC-to-DC adapter may be relatively constant during all periods of operation. In turn, the sensitivity of a touch-sensitive surface of a device being powered by such an AC-to-DC adapter may increase. | 09-26-2013 |
Benjamin B. Lyon, Cupertino, CA US
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20140216914 | Capacitive Sensor Packaging - An apparatus comprises a fingerprint sensor having a set of capacitive elements configured for capacitively coupling to a user fingerprint. The fingerprint sensor may be disposed under a control button or display element of an electronic device, for example one or more of a control button and a display component. A responsive element is responsive to proximity of the user fingerprint, for example one or both of a first circuit responsive to motion of the control button, and a second circuit responsive to a coupling between the fingerprint and a surface of the display element. The fingerprint sensor is disposed closer to the fingerprint than the responsive element. The control button or display component may include an anisotropic dielectric material, for example sapphire. | 08-07-2014 |
20150022495 | Multi-Sensor Chip - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a sensor without a traditional substrate. In the disclosed embodiments, a substrate may be omitted and the sensor may be mounted on, and/or incorporated into, a functional element of an electronic device such as a cover glass for a touch screen or a display of a computing device. As a substrate may be used during formation of the sensor, the substrate on which the sensor is actually mounted on during use can be configured to have certain properties or characteristics, such as transparency, a certain thickness, and the like. In other words, the parameters of the substrate used to mount the sensor may not be constrained by the requirements of the manufacturing process of the sensor. | 01-22-2015 |
20150036065 | Fingerprint Sensor in an Electronic Device - A fingerprint sensor is incorporated in a display stack in an electronic device. A single fingerprint can be captured at one time at a single pre-defined fixed location on a display. Alternatively, a single fingerprint can be acquired at one time at any location on a display. Alternatively, multiple touches on the display can be acquired substantially simultaneously where only one fingerprint is captured at a time or where all of the fingerprints are acquired at the same time. The fingerprint sensor can be implemented as an integrated circuit connected to a bottom surface of a cover sheet, near the bottom surface of the cover sheet, or connected to a top surface of a display. Alternatively, the fingerprint sensor can be implemented as a full panel fingerprint sensor. | 02-05-2015 |
20160004896 | Capacitive Sensor Packaging - An apparatus comprises a fingerprint sensor having a set of capacitive elements configured for capacitively coupling to a user fingerprint. The fingerprint sensor may be disposed under a control button or display element of an electronic device, for example one or more of a control button and a display component. A responsive element is responsive to proximity of the user fingerprint, for example one or both of a first circuit responsive to motion of the control button, and a second circuit responsive to a coupling between the fingerprint and a surface of the display element. The fingerprint sensor is disposed closer to the fingerprint than the responsive element. The control button or display component may include an anisotropic dielectric material, for example sapphire. | 01-07-2016 |
20160033342 | Force-Sensitive Fingerprint Sensing Input - An object can depress an input device, such as, for example, a function button in an electronic device. A resistive element having a mechanically resistive force can be disposed to resist the depression or movement of the input device. One or more electrodes can be disposed to provide a measure of capacitance based on the depression of the input device. A shield can be disposed to reduce the parasitic capacitance between the one or more electrodes and the object. The electronic device can include a fingerprint sensor operably connected to at least one of the one or more electrodes. | 02-04-2016 |
Benjamin B. Lyon, San Jose, CA US
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20090002343 | Systems and methods for impedance stabilization - An AC-to-DC adapter may be provided in order to increase the sensitivity of a touch-sensitive surface. Such an AC-to-DC adapter may include a rectifying circuit to rectify incoming AC signals. The rectifying circuit may take the form of a diode bridge network that includes four diode branches. Stabilization circuits may be provided in parallel with each diode branch in order to decrease the impedance of the diode bridge network during particular periods of operation. The stabilization circuits may be configured such that the impedance of the diode bridge network is substantially constant during all periods of operation. As a result, the impedance of the AC-to-DC adapter may be relatively constant during all periods of operation. In turn, the sensitivity of a touch-sensitive surface of a device being powered by such an AC-to-DC adapter may increase. | 01-01-2009 |
20120092270 | TOUCH SENSOR WITH SECONDARY SENSOR AND GROUND SHIELD - A touch sensor pattern with a secondary sensor formed substantially as part of the touch sensor pattern is provided. By forming the secondary sensor substantially as part of the touch sensor pattern, where the secondary sensor can be held at a steady state or ground during a touch scan cycle of the touch sensor, an overall thickness of the stackup at the area of the touch sensor where the secondary sensor is formed can be significantly reduced. The reduction in the thickness can allow more space for other hardware such as a device battery, for example. Moreover, grounding the secondary sensor can shield the touch sensor pattern at the area of the touch sensor pattern where the secondary sensor is formed, during a touch scan cycle. | 04-19-2012 |
20120092273 | TRACE BORDER ROUTING - The border routing of conductive traces in devices, such as displays, touch sensor panels, and touch screens, to improve border area space usage, thereby reducing device size, and to reduce trace resistance, thereby improving device operation, is disclosed. The conductive traces can form a staggered stair-step configuration in the device border area, in which the average widths of the traces can be different from each other and each trace can have segments with different widths. The conductive traces can be coupled to an active area of the device to transmit signals to and from the active area in accordance with a device operation. The varying widths can help improve the border area space usage, reduce trace resistance, and reduce the differences in resistance between traces. | 04-19-2012 |
20130271422 | Capacitive Sensing Array Modulation - A capacitive fingerprint sensor that may be formed of an array of sensing elements. Each capacitive sensing element of the array may register a voltage that varies with the capacitance of a capacitive coupling. A finger may capacitively couple to the individual capacitive sensing elements of the sensor, such that the sensor may sense a capacitance between each capacitive sensing element and the flesh of the fingerprint. The capacitance signal may be detected by sensing the change in voltage on the capacitive sensing element as the relative voltage between the finger and the sensing chip is changed. Alternately, the capacitance signal may be detected by sensing the change in charge received by the capacitive sensing elements as the relative voltage between the finger and the sensing chip is changed. | 10-17-2013 |
20130307818 | Capacitive Sensor Packaging - An apparatus comprises a fingerprint sensor having a set of capacitive elements configured for capacitively coupling to a user fingerprint. The fingerprint sensor may be disposed under a control button or display element of an electronic device, for example one or more of a control button and a display component. A responsive element is responsive to proximity of the user fingerprint, for example one or both of a first circuit responsive to motion of the control button, and a second circuit responsive to a coupling between the fingerprint and a surface of the display element. The fingerprint sensor is disposed closer to the fingerprint than the responsive element. The control button or display component may include an anisotropic dielectric material, for example sapphire. | 11-21-2013 |
20140267659 | HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE CAPACITIVE SENSING - Improving fingerprint image measurement despite damage to the stratum corneum. Determining whether a fingerprint image is adequate for matching with a database. If not, re-measure those image portions that are inadequate (overexposed or underexposed), such re-measuring a minimal selection of image portions. An amount of time or power to re-measure is minimized. Improving fingerprint image data collection despite fixed pattern noise like saturated bars in blocks of picture elements. Determining a histogram of grayscale values, removing fixed pattern noise, and expanding real histogram values to obtain more bits of precision. | 09-18-2014 |
20150022670 | Noise Compensation in a Biometric Sensing Device - An electronic device includes a biometric sensing device connected to a processing channel that includes at least one amplifier having a gain. One or more processing devices is operatively connected to the biometric sensing device and adapted to compensate for signal fixed pattern noise in signals received from the processing channel. The signal fixed pattern noise can include signal measurement variation noise and gain variation noise. The biometric sensing device captures a new image or data, and at least one processing device compensates for the signal fixed pattern noise in the newly captured image or data. | 01-22-2015 |
20150242675 | Capacitive Sensor Packaging - An apparatus comprises a fingerprint sensor having a set of capacitive elements configured for capacitively coupling to a user fingerprint. The fingerprint sensor may be disposed under a control button or display element of an electronic device, for example one or more of a control button and a display component. A responsive element is responsive to proximity of the user fingerprint, for example one or both of a first circuit responsive to motion of the control button, and a second circuit responsive to a coupling between the fingerprint and a surface of the display element. The fingerprint sensor is disposed closer to the fingerprint than the responsive element. The control button or display component may include an anisotropic dielectric material, for example sapphire. | 08-27-2015 |
Bradley Lyon, Arcadia, CA US
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20120250225 | METHOD TO INCREASE THE CAPACITANCE OF ELECTROCHEMICAL CARBON NANOTUBE CAPACITORS BY CONFORMAL DEPOSITION OF NANOPARTICLES - A method of increasing the area of carbon nanotubes used in fabricating capacitors is described. The method involves reacting carbon nanotubes with electrically conductive ions, molecules or nanoparticles that increase the surface area of the nanotubes. The capacitance and the energy stored in the capacitor can be increased by such treatment. Devices constructed from such treated materials and their properties are described. | 10-04-2012 |
20130178722 | Sharp Tip Carbon Nanotube Microneedle Devices and Their Fabrication - Carbon nanotube needles and needle arrays are described in which the precursor pillars are etched by oxygen plasma treatment to provide tapered and/or sharp-tip needles. Processes, products by process, and devices incorporating the sharp-tip needles are further described. | 07-11-2013 |
20140029163 | NANO TRI-CARBON COMPOSITE SYSTEMS AND MANUFACTURE - Nano-carbon material is described that combines the common and unique properties of spherical fullerenes, carbon nanotubes and graphene carbon allotropes to create an architecture that has unique mechanical and electrical properties. The combined tensile strength of graphene with the compressive strength of fullerenes attached to nanotubes creates a high strength material. By attaching fullerenes to nanotubes, the surface area of the material is greatly enhanced beyond the high surface area normally associated with vertically aligned nanotube arrays. Fabrication can be performed via several complementary methods including catalyst deposition, hydrocarbon chemical vapor deposition, and surface functionalization. The fabrication of the NTC is based on its sub-composites: graphene-nanotubes and nanotubes-fullerenes and their respective fabrication processes. | 01-30-2014 |
20140296780 | POLYMER COMPOSITE CARBON NANOTUBE MICRONEEDLE DEVICES AND THEIR FABRICATION - Composite CNT microneedle fabrication and finally-constructed delivery device embodiments are described. The microneedles can provide a self-administered, painless alternative to standard hypodermic injection. | 10-02-2014 |
20150073385 | REMOTE RESERVOIR MICRONEEDLE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS - Transdermal drug delivery patch devices are described in which microneedle array insertion or application forces are decoupled or separated from drug delivery actuation or application forces. Dual-reservoir devices are described in detail for such purposes as are associated methods of use in various examples. | 03-12-2015 |
20150155108 | METHOD TO INCREASE THE CAPACITANCE OF ELECTROCHEMICAL CARBON NANOTUBE CAPACITORS BY CONFORMAL DEPOSITION OF NANOPARTICLES - A method of increasing the area of carbon nanotubes used in fabricating capacitors is described. The method involves reacting carbon nanotubes with electrically conductive ions, molecules or nanoparticles that increase the surface area of the nanotubes. The capacitance and the energy stored in the capacitor can be increased by such treatment. Devices constructed from such treated materials and their properties are described. | 06-04-2015 |
Bruce Lyon, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20140052522 | Promotion Management Systems and Methods - A request may be received from a customer device to access a local area network, the local area network accessible via one or more network access points in a geographic location. A network entry page may be provided to the customer device in response to the request, the network entry page providing a portal to a set of promotions offered by a set of merchants, the set of promotions redeemable by a user of the customer device, the set of merchants being in the geographic location. A selection may be received by the user of a particular promotion from the set of promotions. A promotion code associated with the particular promotion may be provided to the customer device. The promotion code may enable redemption of the particular promotion from a particular merchant. | 02-20-2014 |
Chris S. Lyon, San Diego, CA US
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20130203128 | VARIANT CBH I POLYPEPTIDES - In alternative embodiments, the invention provides polypeptides having a lignocellulolytic (lignocellulosic) activity, e.g., a ligninolytic and cellulolytic activity, including, e.g., a glycosyl hydrolase, a cellulase, an endoglucanase, a cellobiohydrolase (cbhl) (e.g., an exo-cellobiohydrolase, e.g., having an “exo” activity that can processively release cellobiose units β-1,4 glucose-glucose disaccharide), a beta-glucosidase, a xylanase, a mannanse, a xylosidase (e.g., a (β-xylosidase) and/or an arabinofuranosidase activity, polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one embodiment, the invention provides thermostable and thermotolerant forms of polypeptides of the invention. The polypeptides and nucleic acids of the invention are used in a variety of pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial contexts; for example, as enzymes for the bioconversion of a biomass, e.g., lignocellulosic residues, into fermentable sugars, where in one aspect these sugars are used as a chemical feedstock for the production of ethanol and fuels, e.g., biofuels, e.g., synthetic liquid or gas fuels, including ethanol, methanol and the like. | 08-08-2013 |
20140147894 | VARIANT CBH I POLYPEPTIDES WITH REDUCED PRODUCT INHIBITION - The present disclosure relates to variant CBH I polypeptides that have reduced product inhibition, and compositions, e.g., cellulase compositions, comprising variant CBH I polypeptides. The variant CBH I polypeptides and related compositions can be used in variety of agricultural and industrial applications. The present disclosure further relates to nucleic acids encoding variant CBH I polypeptides and host cells that recombinantly express the variant CBH I polypeptides. | 05-29-2014 |
20150329880 | VARIANT CBH I POLYPEPTIDES WITH REDUCED PRODUCT INHIBITION - The present disclosure relates to variant CBH I polypeptides that have reduced product inhibition, and compositions, e.g., cellulase compositions, comprising variant CBH I polypeptides. The variant CBH I polypeptides and related compositions can be used in variety of agricultural and industrial applications. The present disclosure further relates to nucleic acids encoding variant CBH I polypeptides and host cells that recombinantly express the variant CBH I polypeptides. | 11-19-2015 |
Christopher J. Lyon, Redwood City, CA US
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20110146150 | Integrated planter box/trellis combination - Planter modules, preferably of plastic or fiberglass, are mounted into holes on a one or two layer trellis. Mounting of the planter modules occurs normally after the planter module is filled with a bag of soil and plants are planted into the soil so as to start growing out of a front surface of said planter module. The plants are grown for 1-3 months typically before the planter module is mounted in its hole in the trellis. An array of said planter modules is used. The trellis is then erected and mounted to a wall which is to be converted into a green wall covered by plants. The plants then continue to grow in the planter modules and eventually cover the whole trellis thereby covering the wall. | 06-23-2011 |
Christopher S. Lyon, San Diego, CA US
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20150376589 | VARIANT CBHII POLYPEPTIDES WITH IMPROVED SPECIFIC ACTIVITY - The present disclosure relates to variant CBH II polypeptides that have improved specific activity, and compositions, e.g., cellulase compositions, comprising variant CBH II polypeptides. The variant CBH II polypeptides and related compositions can be used in variety of agricultural and industrial applications. The present disclosure further relates to nucleic acids encoding variant CBH II polypeptides and host cells that recombinantly express the variant CBH II polypeptides. | 12-31-2015 |
Christopher Thomas Lyon, Berkeley, CA US
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20110099064 | Association of Ads with Tagged Audiovisual Content - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for presenting advertisements. In one aspect, audiovisual content is presented to a user. An indicator is presented together with the audiovisual content to the user. The indicator is associated with one or more tags. Input selecting the indicator is received from the user. An advertisement, associated with the indicator and dynamically selected based at least in part on one or more of the tags, is presented to the user. | 04-28-2011 |
Christopher Thomas Lyon, Kensington, CA US
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20080201734 | Association of Ads With Tagged Audiovisual Content - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for presenting advertisements. In one aspect, audiovisual content is presented to a user. An indicator is presented together with the audiovisual content to the user. The indicator is associated with one or more tags. Input selecting the indicator is received from the user. An advertisement, associated with the indicator and dynamically selected based at least in part on one or more of the tags, is presented to the user. | 08-21-2008 |
Clifford Lyon, San Francisco, CA US
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20110302163 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLUSTERING CONTENT ACCORDING TO SIMILARITY - Systems and methods for clustering content according to similarity are provided that identify and group similar content using a set of tags associated with the content. A topic model of a group of content is built, producing a probability distribution of topic membership for the content. Individual items of content are then clustered using a clustering algorithm, and a distance matrix from the probability distribution is built. Based on the distance matrix, individual items of content are labeled as “must-link” or “cannot-link” pairs with the group of content. The topic model is then embedded into successively smaller dimensions using a kernel method, until the clustering is stable with respect to both the behavioral and content domains. | 12-08-2011 |
David Allen Lyon, Hawthorne, CA US
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20130013927 | Automated Entity Verification - Some embodiments provide a verification system for automated verification of entities. The verification system automatedly verifies entities using a two part verification campaign. One part verifies that the entity is the true owner of the entity account to be verified. This verification step involves (1) the entity receiving a verification code at the entity account and returning the verification code to the verification system, (2) the entity associating an account that it has registered at a service provider to an account that the verification system has registered at the service provider, (3) both. Another part verifies the entity can respond to communications that are sent to methods of contact that have been previously verified as belonging to the entity. The verification system submits a first communication with a code using a verified method of contact. The verification system then monitors for a second communication to be returned with the code. | 01-10-2013 |
20140047505 | Automated Entity Verification - Some embodiments provide a verification system for automated verification of entities. The verification system automatedly verifies entities using a two part verification campaign. One part verifies that the entity is the true owner of the entity account to be verified. This verification step involves (1) the entity receiving a verification code at the entity account and returning the verification code to the verification system, (2) the entity associating an account that it has registered at a service provider to an account that the verification system has registered at the service provider, (3) both. Another part verifies the entity can respond to communications that are sent to methods of contact that have been previously verified as belonging to the entity. The verification system submits a first communication with a code using a verified method of contact. The verification system then monitors for a second communication to be returned with the code. | 02-13-2014 |
David Allen Lyon, Hawthome, CA US
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20130013553 | Automated Entity Verification - Some embodiments provide a verification system for automated verification of entities. The verification system automatedly verifies entities using a two part verification campaign. One part verifies that the entity is the true owner of the entity account to be verified. This verification step involves (1) the entity receiving a verification code at the entity account and returning the verification code to the verification system, (2) the entity associating an account that it has registered at a service provider to an account that the verification system has registered at the service provider, (3) both. Another part verifies the entity can respond to communications that are sent to methods of contact that have been previously verified as belonging to the entity. The verification system submits a first communication with a code using a verified method of contact. The verification system then monitors for a second communication to be returned with the code. | 01-10-2013 |
David B. Lyon, San Diego, CA US
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20130069380 | Multi-configuration grappling hook system - A retractable and fast-deploying grappling hook has a plurality of tines foldable around a central shaft that can quickly be individually set into a deployed position or a retracted position with no more than two turns of a capping head. The speed and ease of operation of the deploying and locking mechanism are due in part to the concavely machined undersurface of the head which mirrors the path end of the tines hinged to the side of the shaft. The same locking maneuver and adjustment of the head apply coincidentally to the deployed and retracted tines. A belt-attachable caddy houses a slotted receptacle for a removable plate mounting a take-up reel around which a cable secured to an eyelet at the proximal end of the shaft can be wound. | 03-21-2013 |
20140027554 | Caddy for grappling hook and deployment spool assembly - A belt-attachable caddy for carrying a retractable and fast-deploying grappling hook houses a slotted receptacle for a removable plate mounting a take-up reel around which a cable secured to an eyelet on the hook is wound. The hook has a plurality of tines foldable around a central shaft that can quickly be individually set into a deployed position or a retracted position with no more than two turns of a capping head. The speed and ease of operation of the deploying and locking mechanism are due in part to the concavely machined undersurface of the head which mirrors the path end of the tines hinged to the side of the shaft. The same locking maneuver and adjustment of the head apply coincidently to the deployed and retracted tines. | 01-30-2014 |
Dennis Lyon, Oceanside, CA US
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20130247146 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Various embodiments of authentication and information verification methods and apparatus are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a server is described, comprising a communication interface for sending and receiving information to/from consumers and third parties, a memory for storing processor-executable instructions and one or more accounts, and a processor for executing the processor-executable instructions that cause the server to, receive electronic instructions, from a consumer, to create an account for a consumer, the account comprising a number of data fields, create an account in response to receiving instructions over the communication interface to create the account, the account comprising a number of data fields, store the account in the memory, assign an overall security level to the account, and increase the overall security level of the account in response to receiving an indication from a third party that the information provided to the third party is true. | 09-19-2013 |
Derek Lyon, Palo Alto, CA US
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20090041208 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING AN ANSWER TONE FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE WITH PHONE CABABILITIES OR A TELEPHONE - A method and apparatus for creating an answer tone for a computing device with phone capabilities or a telephone is disclosed. | 02-12-2009 |
Eugene Lyon, Santee, CA US
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20080230837 | RADIATION-HARDENED SILICON-ON-INSULATOR CMOS DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A silicon-on-insulator metal oxide semiconductor device comprising ultrathin silicon-on-sapphire substrate; at least one P-channel MOS transistor formed in the ultrathin silicon layer; and N-type impurity implanted within the ultrathin silicon layer and the sapphire substrate such that peak N-type impurity concentration in the sapphire layer is greater than peak impurity concentration in the ultrathin silicon layer. | 09-25-2008 |
Florian Lyon, Lincoln, CA US
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20140017335 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ANTIMICROBIAL ACRYLIC MATERIALS - Acrylic materials with antimicrobial activity are tumble blended, melted and extruded through an extruder. The resulting polymer compounds include an acrylic resin, such as methylmethacrylate polymers, copolymers and multipolymers, and blends thereof, silver-containing antimicrobial additives; and optional additives such as impact modifiers, flow promoters, stabilizers and coloring agents. The properties of the acrylic materials, especially the antimicrobial performance, are strongly dependent on the manufacturing process conditions, including feed resins pre-drying, residual moisture content, screw speed and melt temperature. The materials composition and manufacturing procedures are equally significant. | 01-16-2014 |
Geoff Lyon, Menlo Park, CA US
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20100002385 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING ACTIVE NOISE CONTROL AND A PORT ENDING WITH CURVED LIPS - An electronic device includes an enclosure for the electronic device and a fan to create an airflow for cooling electronic components contained in the enclosure. A port extends from an interior to an exterior of the enclosure and is arranged to allow airflow to pass therethrough, where the port comprises a port duct and an end having curved lips. An active noise control device detects a noise generated by the fan and generates an acoustic wave to reduce the noise. | 01-07-2010 |
20100002890 | Electronic Device Having Active Noise Control With An External Sensor - An electronic device includes an enclosure for the electronic device and a duct extending from an interior to an exterior of the enclosure to exhaust airflow from the enclosure. The electronic device further includes an active noise control mechanism. The active noise control mechanism includes an internal sensor, an external sensor, and an acoustic wave generator. The internal sensor is arranged within the enclosure to sense a noise and generate an internal sensor output, and the external sensor is arranged outside of the enclosure to detect sounds and generate an external sensor output. Based on the internal sensor output and the external sensor output, the acoustic wave generator generates an acoustic wave within the duct to reduce the noise. | 01-07-2010 |
Geoff Lyon, El Granada, CA US
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20120278272 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISAGGREGATING POWER LOAD - Systems and methods of disaggregating power load are provided. An example of a method is carried out by program code stored on non-transient computer-readable medium and executed by a processor. The method includes receiving time series data representing total energy consumption. The method also includes identifying distinguishing features in the time series data. The method also includes identifying energy consumption constituents of the total energy consumption based on the features. | 11-01-2012 |
20130024141 | ENERGY CONSUMPTION ANALYSIS USING NODE SIMILARITY - Systems and methods of analyzing energy consumption using node similarity are disclosed. An example of a method may be carried out by program code stored on non-transient computer-readable medium and executed by a processor. The method includes assigning a similarity score to a plurality of nodes using at least one of: domain based rules, attribute based similarity metrics, and machine learning. The method also includes identifying a similar node from the plurality of nodes, for a node under consideration, based on the similarity score. The method also includes determining energy consumption of the node under consideration based on energy consumption of the similar node. | 01-24-2013 |
Geoff M. Lyon, Palo Alto, CA US
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20150362909 | AREA OCCUPANCY INFORMATION EXTRACTION - According to an example, a method for area occupancy information extraction may include receiving a signal from a sensor, and determining a number of occupants moving within a first area based on the signal. The method may further include determining when an occupant is moving and a direction of motion of the occupant based on the signal, and determining a most likely trajectory based on the direction of motion of the occupant. The method may also include controlling, by a processor, a service in the first area based on the determination of the number of occupants, the determination of when the occupant is moving and the direction of motion of the occupant, and/or the determination of the most likely trajectory. | 12-17-2015 |
Geoff M. Lyon, Half Moon Bay, CA US
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20120109391 | MANAGING ENERGY DEMAND IN AN INFRASTRUCTURE - In a method for managing energy demand in an infrastructure, a coefficient of performance (COP) of the infrastructure as a function of time is determined. The COP is a measure of efficiency of the infrastructure. In addition, an energy demand on the infrastructure as a function of time is determined and an energy demand schedule for the infrastructure that temporally reallocates the energy demand based upon the determined COP of the infrastructure is determined. | 05-03-2012 |
20130027220 | DEVICE CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEM AND METHODS - In an embodiment, a device characterization system includes a sensor to sense an attribute of a device, a processor, and an algorithm executable on the processor to collect time series data of the attribute from the sensor, detect edges in the data, identify clusters from the edges, label the clusters based on input from a supervisor, and estimate device characterization parameters from the clusters. | 01-31-2013 |
20130289904 | Detecting Anomalies In Power Consumption Of Electrical Systems - A method for detecting power consumption anomalies. The method obtains two different time power series and compares them to generate a dissimilarity matrix. A dimensionality reduction equation is applied to the dissimilarity matrix to obtain a low dimensional embedding of the power data. A probability score of each of the time series being anomalous is then calculated. | 10-31-2013 |
20130345993 | Determining Sensor Placement in Distributed Networks - Determining sensor placement in distributed networks includes identifying measurement locations in a distributed network with a tree topology and selecting a subset of the measurement locations for sensor placement with a mutual information function. | 12-26-2013 |
20140359109 | DEVICE MONITORING - Example embodiments relate to device monitoring. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computing device may include one or more processors, a memory for storing machine readable instructions, and a data store. Additionally, the computing device may include a utility device monitoring module stored in the memory and executing on at least one of the one or more processors to passively monitor network information and power information from a utility device communicatively coupled to a network and a power source. | 12-04-2014 |
Geoff M. Lyon, Menlo Park, CA US
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20100180055 | MONITOR SHARING SYSTEM - A display monitor includes a plurality of monitor inputs, a monitor switch for switching between the plurality of monitor inputs, a plurality of universal serial bus (USB) ports, where a first one of the USB ports is positioned at a first location and is dedicated to a first processing device, a second one of the USB ports is positioned at a second location and is dedicated to a second processing device, and a third one of the USB ports is positioned at a third location and is dedicated to either the first processing device or the second processing device. In addition, the display monitor includes a USB switch for switching between the plurality of USB ports to selectively activate the plurality of USB ports, where the monitor switch is internally linked to the USB switch to cause the monitor switch and the USB switch to switch concurrently with each other. | 07-15-2010 |
20100311317 | VENT TILE WITH AN INTEGRATED THERMAL IMAGING SENSOR AND CONTROLLER - A vent tile includes at least one louver, an actuator configured to control the at least one louver, a thermal imaging sensor configured to monitor temperature of a remotely located apparatus through thermal imaging of a surface of the apparatus, and a controller configured to control the actuator based upon the monitored temperature. | 12-09-2010 |
20110024500 | Optical System and Method for Monitoring and Locating Objects - The present invention describes an optical reader system for reading a tag associated with an object in a datacenter. The optical reader system includes: a fixed first optical reader including a first image capturing device and a first light source, wherein the first light source is capable of directing light towards the tag of an object, wherein the first image capturing device is capable of taking an optical image of the tag when illuminated by light from the first light source; and a processing device capable of processing optical image data from the first image capturing device to determine tag information. | 02-03-2011 |
20110025504 | USB Hosted Sensor Module - A USB hosted sensor module, comprising: a substrate; a sensor mounted on the substrate; and a USB connector extending from the substrate, the USB connector capable of electrically coupling to a USB port of a host device, the USB connector capable of drawing power from the USB port of the host device to provide electrical power to the USB hosted sensor module; and a processing device mounted on the substrate, the processor capable of supporting a first communication channel and a second communication channel, wherein the first communication channel is between the USB hosted sensor module and an external communication device, wherein the second communication channel is between the USB hosted sensor module and the host device. | 02-03-2011 |
Geoffrey M. Lyon, Menlo Park, CA US
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20100327051 | Variable Data Barcode - A variable data barcode label, comprising sequence of barcodes integrated onto a substrate, the sequence of barcodes including a identification sequence and a reference sequence which defines the readable region of the barcode label; and a sensor integrated onto the substrate, wherein the output of the sensor measurement is located in the variable data field of the barcode label and is optically viewable by an optical reading device. | 12-30-2010 |
Geoffrey M. Lyon, Half Moon Bay, CA US
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20110210167 | System And Method For Determining Asset Location In A Rack - The present invention describes a method of determining the location of an asset comprising the steps of: for each asset tag in the rack, exchanging identity information and location information with at least one tag of a neighboring asset, wherein at least the location information is exchanged along a substantially physically unobstructed path between the asset tag and it's at least one neighboring asset tag; for each asset tag, transmitting the identity information and location information exchanged to a collection unit; and responsive to the information transmitted to the collection unit determining the location of the asset relative to other assets. | 09-01-2011 |
20130246109 | SYSTEM, ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR ANNOTATING RESOURCE VARIATION - A system and article are disclosed for annotating resource variation. In one example, the system discloses an installation | 09-19-2013 |
Greg Lyon, San Jose, CA US
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20120182844 | Optical unit protection on HGA - An optical laser-activated TAMR (Thermal Assisted Magnetic Recording) slider, when normally mounted on a flexure, has an optical laser as well as other elements of its optical system exposed and subject to damage by mechanical shocks. The stand-off protective device disclosed herein, formed separately and attached to the flexure, or formed as part of the flexure itself, can protect the optical elements of such a slider from these shocks, particularly from inadvertent contacts with adjacent sliders or mechanical limiters. | 07-19-2012 |
Jeremy Lyon, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20100058231 | Notifying A User Of Events In A Computing Device - In a computing device, event notifications take the form of alerts that can be presented in different ways. The particular form of each event notification depends on the nature of the event, the user task being performed at the time the event occurs, the user's preferences, or any combination thereof. In one aspect, the present invention presents event notifications in the form of banner alerts. Obtrusiveness is minimized by presenting the notification at a location near the edge of the screen (such as a bottom edge), and slightly shrinking the active display area to make room for the event notification. In this manner, event notifications can be presented without obscuring any part of the active display area. In addition, the user can obtain more information about the event by activating the notification (for example by tapping on it). In another aspect, the present invention provides a summary of pending event notifications. Thus, if the user is unable to (or does not wish to) respond to or acknowledge a notification when it is presented, the user can later view the event notification summary at his or her convenience, and can act on the event notifications at that time. | 03-04-2010 |
20100162139 | MULTI-FUNCTION STATUS INDICATOR FOR CONTENT RECEIPT BY A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - A system and a method are disclosed for regulating receipt of content by a mobile computing device. A status indicator is generated and used to describe whether content has been received or is currently being received. An interaction with the status indicator while content is being received causes stops receipt of content by the mobile computing device. After content has been received, an interaction with the status indicator transmits a request to a remote device, such a server, to update the content previously received by the mobile computing device. The visual appearance of the status indicator can also be modified to indicate whether data is currently being received or has been received. | 06-24-2010 |
20110265039 | CATEGORY-BASED LIST NAVIGATION ON TOUCH SENSITIVE SCREEN - A mechanism for a user to navigate a list on a touch sensitive screen by making on-screen gestures is described. Items in the list are sorted based on a common attribute, and grouped into different categories associated with the attribute. A portion of the items are displayed in the sorted sequence in a graphical user interface (UI) on a touch sensitive screen. When the user makes an on-screen gesture, one or more corresponding categories are identified and their indicators are dynamically and prominently displayed as feedback. Once the gesture is completed, the graphical UI scrolls to the portion of the list including items in the desired category. | 10-27-2011 |
20130347117 | AUTOMATED ACCOUNTS FOR MEDIA PLAYBACK - Content stored on a server may be selected using a user device and enabled on a central device. The identity of the central device may be authenticated without transmitting user credentials corresponding to the user, user device, user account, etc. A central device identifier can be sent to the server via the user device. An encrypted version of the central device identifier may be returned to the user device and to the central device. The central device can send the encrypted and unencrypted version of the identifier to the server, and the server can transmit the desired content to the remote device based on a comparison of the encrypted and unencrypted identifier. | 12-26-2013 |
20140366102 | AUTOMATED ACCOUNTS FOR MEDIA PLAYBACK - Content stored on a server may be selected using a user device and enabled on a central device. The identity of the central device may be authenticated without transmitting user credentials corresponding to the user, user device, user account, etc. A central device identifier can be sent to the server via the user device. An encrypted version of the central device identifier may be returned to the user device and to the central device. The central device can send the encrypted and unencrypted version of the identifier to the server, and the server can transmit the desired content to the remote device based on a comparison of the encrypted and unencrypted identifier. | 12-11-2014 |
Jeremy G. Lyon, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20090300542 | Structured Displaying of Visual Elements - Presentation descriptions are provided to an operating system of a computing device to present outputs associated with the applications in an organized and intuitive manner to the user. The presentation descriptions provide the operating system with information about the structure and meaning of the output element. The task of organizing at least part of the output elements associated with applications is delegated to the operating system. The operating system analyzes the presentation descriptions, and organizes the output elements associated with the applications at least partly based on the presentation descriptions. | 12-03-2009 |
20100161594 | HISTORY BASED SEARCH SERVICE OPERABLE WITH MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES - A method, a device and a computer readable storage medium for enhancing user experience associated with searching data associated with one or more applications/services accessible on a mobile computing device. The result of the search is selected organized based on previous history of user actions to present the most relevant data entries to the user. Options associated with the searched data entries are also selected and organized based on previous history of user actions to facilitate performing of the user's intended functions on the mobile computing device. Further, searched data entries may be presented to the user in an argument oriented presentation mode where the searched data entries represent arguments for functions or a function oriented presentation mode where the searched data entries represent functions to be performed on the mobile computing device. | 06-24-2010 |
20130212099 | Searching Multiple Data Sources Using a Mobile Computing Device - A system and a method are disclosed for a search manager included in a mobile computing device. The search manager receives search text and a selection of one or more data sources and determines whether the selected data source include data matching, or similar to, the received search text. The search manager may dynamically modify a search database identifying data sources to be searched as data is received from a data source. Additionally, the search manager may communicate received search text to one or more applications stored by the mobile computing device, allowing an application to initiate an action using the search text. The search manager may also receive data from external sources identifying alternate search terms based on received search text. | 08-15-2013 |
John J. Lyon, San Marcos, CA US
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20100027007 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MULTIPLE ANGLE LIGHT SCATTERING (MALS) INSTRUMENT HAVING TWO-DIMENSIONAL DETECTOR ARRAY - A particle detection system uses a reflective optic comprising a curved surface to detect high angle scattered light generated by a particle in a liquid medium, when a laser beam is incident on the particle. When the particles transit the laser beam, light is scattered in all directions and is described by MIE scattering theory for particles about the size of the wavelength of light and larger or Rayleigh Scattering when the particles are smaller than the wavelength of light. By using the reflective optic, the scattered light can be detected over angles that are greater than normally obtainable. | 02-04-2010 |
Jonathan Lyon, San Diego, CA US
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20080305531 | Compositions and Methods for Making and Modifying Oils - The invention provides novel methods for making or modifying oils, e.g., plant, animal or microbial oils, such as vegetable oils or related compounds, that are low in a particular fatty acid(s), for example, low linoleic oils, low linolenic oils, low palmitic oils, low stearic oils or oils low in a combination thereof. | 12-11-2008 |
20100055085 | HYDROLASES, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - Provided are hydrolases, including lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases, and polynucleotides encoding them, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Further provided are polypeptides, e.g., enzymes, having a hydrolase activity, e.g., lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases and methods for preparing low saturate or low trans fat oils, such as low saturate or low trans fat animal or vegetable oils, e.g., soy or canola oils. | 03-04-2010 |
20100055234 | HYDROLASES, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - Provided are hydrolases, including lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases, and polynucleotides encoding them, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Further provided are polypeptides, e.g., enzymes, having a hydrolase activity, e.g., lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases and methods for preparing low saturate or low trans fat oils, such as low saturate or low trans fat animal or vegetable oils, e.g., soy or canola oils. | 03-04-2010 |
20100129882 | HYDROLASES, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - Provided are hydrolases, including lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases, and polynucleotides encoding them, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Further provided are polypeptides, e.g., enzymes, having a hydrolase activity, e.g., lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases and methods for preparing low saturate or low trans fat oils, such as low saturate or low trans fat animal or vegetable oils, e.g., soy or canola oils. | 05-27-2010 |
20110281312 | HYDROLASES, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM FOR BIOCATALYTIC SYNTHESIS OF A STRUCTURED LIPID - Provided are hydrolases, including lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases, and polynucleotides encoding them, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Further provided are polypeptides, e.g., enzymes, having a hydrolase activity, e.g., lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases and methods for preparing low saturate or low trans fat oils, such as low saturate or low trans fat animal or vegetable oils, e.g., soy or canola oils. | 11-17-2011 |
20110287136 | HYDROLASES, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM AND METHODS TO PRODUCE TRIGLYCERIDES - Provided are hydrolases, including lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases, and polynucleotides encoding them, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Further provided are polypeptides, e.g., enzymes, having a hydrolase activity, e.g., lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases and methods for preparing low saturate or low trans fat oils, such as low saturate or low trans fat animal or vegetable oils, e.g., soy or canola oils. | 11-24-2011 |
20110287495 | HYDROLASES, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM AND METHODS TO PRODUCE TRIGLYCERIDES - Provided are hydrolases, including lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases, and polynucleotides encoding them, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Further provided are polypeptides, e.g., enzymes, having a hydrolase activity, e.g., lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases and methods for preparing low saturate or low trans fat oils, such as low saturate or low trans fat animal or vegetable oils, e.g., soy or canola oils. | 11-24-2011 |
20110287496 | HYDROLASES, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM AND METHODS FOR BIOCATALYTIC SYNTHESIS OF STRUCTURED LIPIDS - Provided are hydrolases, including lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases, and polynucleotides encoding them, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Further provided are polypeptides, e.g., enzymes, having a hydrolase activity, e.g., lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases and methods for preparing low saturate or low trans fat oils, such as low saturate or low trans fat animal or vegetable oils, e.g., soy or canola oils. | 11-24-2011 |
20120227120 | HYDROLASES, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - Provided are hydrolases, including lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases, and polynucleotides encoding them, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Further provided are polypeptides, e.g., enzymes, having a hydrolase activity, e.g., lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases and methods for preparing low saturate or low trans fat oils, such as low saturate or low trans fat animal or vegetable oils, e.g., soy or canola oils. | 09-06-2012 |
20120258505 | HYDROLASES, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - Provided are hydrolases, including lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases, and polynucleotides encoding them, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Further provided are polypeptides, e.g., enzymes, having a hydrolase activity, e.g., lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases and methods for preparing low saturate or low trans fat oils, such as low saturate or low trans fat animal or vegetable oils, e.g., soy or canola oils. | 10-11-2012 |
20120276618 | HYDROLASES, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM AND METHODS FOR BIOCATALYTIC SYNTHESIS OF STRUCTURED LIPIDS - Provided are hydrolases, including lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases, and polynucleotides encoding them, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Further provided are polypeptides, e.g., enzymes, having a hydrolase activity, e.g., lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases and methods for preparing low saturate or low trans fat oils, such as low saturate or low trans fat animal or vegetable oils, e.g., soy or canola oils. | 11-01-2012 |
20130011887 | OIL DEGUMMING METHODS - In alternative embodiments, the invention provides phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC) enzymes, nucleic acids encoding them, antibodies that bind specifically to them, and methods for making and using them. Industrial methods and products comprising use of these phospholipases are also provided. In certain embodiments, provided herein are methods for hydration of non hydratable phospholipids (NHPs) within a lipid matrix. The methods enable migration of NHPs to an oil-water interface thereby allowing the NHPs to be reacted and/or removed from the lipids. In certain embodiments, provided is a method for removing NHPs, hydratable phospholipids, and lecithins from vegetable oils to produce a degummed oil or fat product that can be used for food production and/or non-food applications. In certain embodiments, provided herein are methods for hydration of NHPs followed by enzymatic treatment and removal of various phospholipids and lecithins. The methods provided herein can be practiced on either crude or water-degummed oils. | 01-10-2013 |
20140128590 | HYDROLASES, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - The invention provides hydrolases, polynucleotides encoding them, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the invention is directed to polypeptides, e.g., enzymes, having a hydrolase activity, e.g., an esterase, acylase, lipase, phospholipase (e.g., phospholipase A, B, C and D activity, patatin activity, lipid acyl hydrolase (LAH) activity) or protease activity, including thermostable and thermotolerant hydrolase activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, and making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. The hydrolase activities of the polypeptides and peptides of the invention include esterase activity, lipase activity (hydrolysis of lipids), acidolysis reactions (to replace an esterified fatty acid with a free fatty acid), transesterification reactions (exchange of fatty acids between triglycerides), ester synthesis, ester interchange reactions, phospholipase activity and protease activity (hydrolysis of peptide bonds). The polypeptides of the invention can be used in a variety of pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial contexts, including the manufacture of cosmetics and nutraceuticals. In another aspect, the polypeptides of the invention are used to synthesize enantiomerically pure chiral products. | 05-08-2014 |
20140371476 | OIL DEGUMMING METHODS - In alternative embodiments, the invention provides phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC) enzymes, nucleic acids encoding them, antibodies that bind specifically to them, and methods for making and using them. Industrial methods and products comprising use of these phospholipases are also provided. In certain embodiments, provided herein are methods for hydration of non hydratable phospholipids (NHPs) within a lipid matrix. The methods enable migration of NHPs to an oil-water interface thereby allowing the NHPs to be reacted and/or removed from the lipids. In certain embodiments, provided is a method for removing NHPs, hydratable phospholipids, and lecithins from vegetable oils to produce a degummed oil or fat product that can be used for food production and/or non-food applications. In certain embodiments, provided herein are methods for hydration of NHPs followed by enzymatic treatment and removal of various phospholipids and lecithins. The methods provided herein can be practiced on either crude or water-degummed oils. | 12-18-2014 |
Jonathan D. Lyon, San Diego, CA US
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20110277046 | HYDROLASES, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - Provided are hydrolases, including lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases, and polynucleotides encoding them, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Further provided are polypeptides, e.g., enzymes, having a hydrolase activity, e.g., lipases, saturases, palmitases and/or stearatases and methods for preparing low saturate or low trans fat oils, such as low saturate or low trans fat animal or vegetable oils, e.g., soy or canola oils. | 11-10-2011 |
20120210467 | PHOSPHOLIPASES, NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - In alternative embodiments, the invention provides phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC) enzymes, nucleic acids encoding them, antibodies that bind specifically to them, and methods for making and using them. Industrial methods and products comprising use of these phospholipases are also provided. In certain embodiments, provided herein are methods for hydration of non hydratable phospholipids (NHPs) within a lipid matrix. The methods enable migration of NHPs to an oil-water interface thereby allowing the NHPs to be reacted and/or removed from the lipids. In certain embodiments, provided is a method for removing NHPs, hydratable phospholipids, and lecithins from vegetable oils to produce a degummed oil or fat product that can be used for food production and/or non-food applications. In certain embodiments, provided herein are methods for hydration of NHPs followed by enzymatic treatment and removal of various phospholipids and lecithins. The methods provided herein can be practiced on either crude or water-degummed oils. | 08-16-2012 |
20140193866 | Compositions and Methods for Making and Modifying Oils - The invention provides novel methods for making or modifying oils, e.g., plant animal or microbial oils, such as vegetable oils or related compounds, that are low in a particular fatty acid(s), for example, low linoleic oils, linolenic oils, low palmitic oils, low stearic oils or oils low in a combination thereof. | 07-10-2014 |
20150344918 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND MODIFYING OILS - The invention provides novel methods for making or modifying oils, e.g., plant animal or microbial oils, such as vegetable oils or related compounds, that are low in a particular fatty acid(s), for example, low linoleic oils, linolenic oils, low palmitic oils, low stearic oils or oils low in a combination thereof. | 12-03-2015 |
Kevin Lyon, Escondido, CA US
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20110300946 | Interactive Gaming Via Mobile Playmaker - Systems and techniques relating to interactive gaming are described. A described system includes one or more site servers providing game instances to one or more devices in communication with the one or more site servers via a wired network, a wireless network, or both. The system includes a server system in communication with the one or more site servers; and one or more wireless mobile devices in communication with the server system. The server system can be configured to provide information about one or more of the gaming instances at one or more sites to the one or more mobile devices; receive, from the one or more mobile devices, an indication of a selected gaming instance of the gaming instances; relay gaming information between the one or more site servers and the one or more mobile devices; and provide gaming content and one or more gaming functions to the site servers. | 12-08-2011 |
Matthew J. Lyon, Moraga, CA US
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20120008883 | RESERVOIR CLOSURE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for sealably closing a reservoir is disclosed. The system can have a container and a slider. The container can have an orifice and catches and lips surrounding the orifice. The slider can be translatably attached to the container over the orifice. The slider can slidably engage the catch and lips to force the orifice closed. While attached to the catch and lips, the slider can create a pressurized seal of the orifice. | 01-12-2012 |
20140374413 | FLEXIBLE CONTAINER - A container for holding and delivering liquids is disclosed. A method of making the same is disclosed. The container can have a molded container top, a molded container bottom, a flexible film reservoir, and a handle extending from the container top to the container bottom. The reservoir can be laterally exposed around the entire circumference of the reservoir along a part of the longitudinal length of the reservoir. A thermally insulated reservoir system is disclosed. The reservoir system can have a bag having a multi-layered bag wall. The bag wall can have a first layer sealed to a second layer. The volume defined between the first layer and the second layer can be partially or completely filled with a fluid insulator, such as air or saline solution. The volume defined between the first layer and the second layer can also or alternately be partially or completely filled with a solid insulator, such as a matted fiber layer. | 12-25-2014 |
20140376833 | FLEXIBLE CONTAINER - A container for holding and delivering liquids is disclosed. A method of making the same is disclosed. The container can have a molded container top, a molded container bottom, a flexible film reservoir, and a handle extending from the container top to the container bottom. The reservoir can be laterally exposed around the entire circumference of the reservoir along a part of the longitudinal length of the reservoir. A thermally insulated reservoir system is disclosed. The reservoir system can have a bag having a multi-layered bag wall. The bag wall can have a first layer sealed to a second layer. The volume defined between the first layer and the second layer can be partially or completely filled with a fluid insulator, such as air or saline solution. The volume defined between the first layer and the second layer can also or alternately be partially or completely filled with a solid insulator, such as a matted fiber layer. | 12-25-2014 |
20150053718 | RESERVOIR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING - A reservoir system is disclosed that can have two or more reservoirs attached to a manifold. The manifold can direct or control the flow of liquids from the reservoirs and deliver the liquids to a drinking tube extending from the manifold. The reservoirs and manifold can be in a backpack. Some or all of the reservoirs can be positioned on other parts of the body outside of the backpack. | 02-26-2015 |
20150102058 | FLEXIBLE CONTAINER - A container for holding and delivering liquids is disclosed. A controllably pressurizable reservoir system is disclosed. The reservoir system can have a reservoir and an inflation chamber adjacent to the liquid reservoir. The inflation chamber can be inflated to increase the pressure in the liquid reservoir, or deflated to decrease the pressure. | 04-16-2015 |
Michael Toshiro Lyon, Irvine, CA US
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20140327936 | Wireless Portable Print Server Devices, Systems, and Methods - Wireless portable print server devices, systems, and methods involving a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory including instructions enabling the processor to receive data from a computing device in a format native to the computing device and process the data received from the computing device into a format native to a printing device connected to the print server device. The instructions further enable the processor to provide control signals to the print device and provide the data to the print device in the format native to a printer connected to the print server device. | 11-06-2014 |
Michael W. Lyon, Olivenhain, CA US
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20090177490 | Method for Improving Pharmaceutical Selection Ratios in Pharmacy Implementation of Prescription Medication Dispensing Plans - A method is disclosed by which pharmacies and physicians are encouraged to select appropriate and effective medications but dissuaded from selecting higher priced medications where more economical versions are available as alternatives, but where physicians and patients can also select such higher priced medications if they so choose and are prepared to pay that higher price. Under this system a single representative price (capitation rate) is calculated by a prescription payment plan manager for a group of related medications, usually including both branded and generic, and that price is paid to a pharmacy for all prescriptions of that group of medications fulfilled under the plan. The representative prices for different groups, including their minimum levels, are periodically reviewed and updated as appropriate. | 07-09-2009 |
Richard F. Lyon, Los Altos, CA US
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20090201361 | Panoramic Camera With Multiple Image Sensors Using Timed Shutters - The present invention relates to the field of panoramic still and motion photography. In a first embodiment, a camera apparatus for panoramic photography includes a first image sensor positioned to capture a first image. The first image sensor has a rolling-shutter readout arranged in portrait orientation. The camera apparatus also includes second image sensor positioned to capture a second image. The second image sensor has a rolling-shutter readout arranged in portrait orientation. Finally, the camera apparatus includes a controller configured to signal the second image sensor to start capturing the second image before the first image sensor finishes capturing the first image. At least a portion of the first image is in front of the second image relative to a forward direction of the camera apparatus. | 08-13-2009 |
20110314995 | Intervalgram Representation of Audio for Melody Recognition - A system, method, and computer readable storage medium generates an audio fingerprint for an input audio clip that is robust to differences in key, instrumentation, and other performance variations. The audio fingerprint comprises a sequence of intervalgrams that represent a melody in an audio clip according pitch intervals between different time points in the audio clip. The fingerprint for an input audio clip can be compared to a set of reference fingerprints in a reference database to determine a matching reference audio clip. | 12-29-2011 |
20120160078 | Intervalgram Representation of Audio for Melody Recognition - A system, method, and computer readable storage medium generates an audio fingerprint for an input audio clip that is robust to differences in key, instrumentation, and other performance variations. The audio fingerprint comprises a sequence of intervalgrams that represent a melody in an audio clip according pitch intervals between different time points in the audio clip. The fingerprint for an input audio clip can be compared to a set of reference fingerprints in a reference database to determine a matching reference audio clip. | 06-28-2012 |
20130000467 | Intervalgram Representation of Audio for Melody Recognition - A system, method, and computer readable storage medium generates an audio fingerprint for an input audio clip that is robust to differences in key, instrumentation, and other performance variations. The audio fingerprint comprises a sequence of intervalgrams that represent a melody in an audio clip according pitch intervals between different time points in the audio clip. The fingerprint for an input audio clip can be compared to a set of reference fingerprints in a reference database to determine a matching reference audio clip. | 01-03-2013 |
20130169745 | Panoramic Camera With Multiple Image Sensors Using Timed Shutters - The present invention relates to the field of panoramic still and motion photography. In a first embodiment, a camera apparatus for panoramic photography includes a first image sensor positioned to capture a first image. The first image sensor has a rolling-shutter readout arranged in portrait orientation. The camera apparatus also includes second image sensor positioned to capture a second image. The second image sensor has a rolling-shutter readout arranged in portrait orientation. Finally, the camera apparatus includes a controller configured to signal the second image sensor to start capturing the second image before the first image sensor finishes capturing the first image. At least a portion of the first image is in front of the second image relative to a forward direction of the camera apparatus. | 07-04-2013 |
Richard Francis Lyon, Los Altos, CA US
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20130338806 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE REMOVAL OF AUDIO CONTENT FROM A MIXED AUDIO RECORDING - Systems and techniques for removing a sound recording from an audio recording (e.g., an audio recording embedded in a media file) are presented. The system can include an identification component, a first subtraction component and a second subtraction component. The identification component identifies a sound recording in a mixed audio recording. The first subtraction component determines a local linear transformation of the sound recording and subtracts the local linear transformation of the sound recording from the mixed audio recording to generate a new mixed audio recording. The second subtraction component compares one or more segments of the sound recording with one or more corresponding segments of the new mixed audio recording and reduces a power level of the new mixed audio recording based at least in part on correlation of the one or more corresponding segments with the one or more segments. | 12-19-2013 |
Rodney A. Lyon, Newcastle, CA US
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20090047403 | Pomegranate processing machine - The machine removes skins from a pomegranate or other fruit or vegetable. A pair of belts are spaced apart by a gap. The belts travel in a common direction adjacent the gap and are closer together on at least portions thereof than a width of the pomegranate. Pomegranates passed through the gap are thus compressed between the two belts. One of the belts travels faster than the other belt so that both compression and a shearing force act upon the skin of the pomegranate. The skin is torn and opened to expose arils within a core of the pomegranate. An under belt preferably carries pomegranates through the gap with slots in the under belt to allow arils and juice to fall down through an opening in a deck upon which the compression belts are mounted. A tray collects the arils and juice falling through the deck below the gap. | 02-19-2009 |
Thad R. Lyon, San Jose, CA US
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20160021254 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING A CONFERENCE SESSION - Methods, systems, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for initiating and conducting a conference call are described. Identification information of a user is obtained, and an electronic mail address and/or user name of the user is determined based on the identification information. At least a first portion of an online calendar of the user is accessed based on the electronic mail address or user name, and at least a second portion of the online calendar is parsed to identify one or more scheduled conference sessions. One or more of the scheduled conference sessions are presented to the user, and a user selection of one of the scheduled conference sessions is obtained. A conference session is established based on the user selection of the scheduled conference session. | 01-21-2016 |
Thomas Lee Lyon, Palo Alto, CA US
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20100064099 | INPUT-OUTPUT MODULE, PROCESSING PLATFORM AND METHOD FOR EXTENDING A MEMORY INTERFACE FOR INPUT-OUTPUT OPERATIONS - Embodiments of an I/O module, processing platform, and method for extending a memory interface are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the I/O module may be configured to operate in a memory module socket, such as a DIMM socket, to provide increased I/O functionality in a host system. Some system management bus address lines and some unused system clock signal lines may be reconfigured as serial data lines for serial data communications between the I/O module and a PCIe switch of the host system. | 03-11-2010 |
20110099317 | INPUT-OUTPUT MODULE FOR OPERATION IN MEMORY MODULE SOCKET AND METHOD FOR EXTENDING A MEMORY INTERFACE FOR INPUT-OUTPUT OPERATIONS - An I/O module configured to operate in a memory module socket and method for extending a memory interface are generally described herein. The I/O module may include a serial-presence detection (SPD) device to indicate that the I/O module is an I/O device and to indicate one or more functions associated with the I/O module. The I/O module may also include a serial data controller to communicate serial data in accordance with a predetermined communication technique with a configurable switch of a host system over preselected system management (SM) bus address lines and unused system clock signal lines of the memory module socket. The predetermined communication technique may include a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe), a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA), a Serial Attached Small Computer System Interface (SAS), a universal-serial bus (USB) or a switched-fabric (InfiniBand) communication technique. | 04-28-2011 |
Todd Lyon, San Jose, CA US
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20140036484 | Combination planter box and saucer with internal lighting - An illumination system is provided for illuminating a planter box used to provide lighting for walkways, stairs, decks and the like. Indirect lighting is provided for illuminating the planter box with up-lighting and the supporting surface for the planter box with down-lighting. In a preferred embodiment, each LED is solar powered and provides both indirect up-lighting and indirect down-lighting simultaneously. | 02-06-2014 |
William Lyon, Sausalito, CA US
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20090292187 | Device for Assessing Ischemia in Nerve Root Tissue Using Oxygen Saturation - A retractor has an oximeter sensor at its tip, which allows measuring of oxygen saturation of a tissue being retracted by the retractor. The tip includes one or more openings for at least one source and detector. A specific implementation is a spinal nerve root retractor with an oximeter sensor. | 11-26-2009 |