Michael Sullivan
Michael Sullivan, Herndon, VA US
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20090013089 | Systems and Methods for Discerning and Controlling Communication Traffic - Communication traffic redirection systems and methods are disclosed that allow for redirection of communication traffic over the Internet based, at least in part, on the type of higher-level communication protocol intended to be used. The systems and methods permit redirection of only certain types of communication traffic of interest for example HTTP traffic, while permitting other types of communication, for example SMTP traffic, to pass without redirection. The systems and method can employ a training and dynamic feedback procedure to ensure only traffic of interest is redirected. The systems and methods provide efficient redirection of specific types of traffic to redirect landing pages, and allow for efficient methods of generating revenue through advertising. | 01-08-2009 |
20110072133 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION TRAFFIC - Communication traffic monitoring and controlling systems and methods are disclosed that allow for controlling communication traffic over the Internet based on the identity of particular users using potentially volatile information, such as a dynamically assigned IP Addresses. The system and method allow a controller to personalize services for users without the need for the user to supply personal information, such as name, address, and the like, and without the need to have computer programs or code installed on the user's computer. Methods of doing business with a computer are provided based on the systems and methods of communication traffic monitoring and controlling. | 03-24-2011 |
20110161180 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION AND CONDUCTING BUSINESS USING THE INTERNET - The present invention provides systems and methods of doing business that provide revenue streams to ISP based on advertising revenue for advertisements displayed to ISP customers as a result of Internet communication sessions. In certain configurations, the invention provides redirect services based on pre-defined criteria, and displays advertising on redirection landing pages. | 06-30-2011 |
20110191495 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISCERNING AND CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION TRAFFIC - Communication traffic redirection systems and methods are disclosed that allow for redirection of communication traffic over the Internet based, at least in part, on the type of higher-level communication protocol intended to be used. The systems and methods permit redirection of only certain types of communication traffic of interest, for example HTTP traffic, while permitting other types of communication, for example SMTP traffic, to pass without redirection. The systems and method can employ a training and dynamic feedback procedure to ensure only traffic of interest is redirected. The systems and methods provide efficient redirection of specific types of traffic to redirect landing pages, and allow for efficient methods of generating revenue through advertising. | 08-04-2011 |
20150064671 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING GOALS AND PROCESSING GOALS-RELATED DATA - Systems, methods and computer readable media for processing user-specified goals can include storing user accounts that are capable of directly linking to another, receiving and storing user-specified goals for each user account and associating proposed accomplishments including a value and unit of measurement, reminders and privacy and security settings. Also included are sending alerts at configurable time periods and providing advertising and rewards in accordance with the user-specified goals. Also included are displaying on a display device the user-specified goal data, progress graphs of user-specified goals for each user account node, and a status of obtaining a reward when a user-specified goal corresponds to one of the goals associated with the rewards. | 03-05-2015 |
Michael Sullivan, Manchester, NH US
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20100252468 | System and Method for Medical Instrument Sterilization Case having a Rotatably Displacing Cover - A medical instrument sterilization container has a plurality of walls and a rotatably displacing cover. A rotatable device is integral with the cover. An elongate slot is formed in a side of the container for receiving the rotatable device. The rotatable device is slidable within the elongate slot. | 10-07-2010 |
Michael Sullivan, Raleigh, NC US
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20100236603 | Concentrator-Type Photovoltaic (CPV) Modules, Receiver and Sub-Receivers and Methods of Forming Same - CPV modules include a back plate having an array of 1 mm | 09-23-2010 |
Michael Sullivan, Holbrook, NY US
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20100203077 | Compositions And Methods For Treating Skin With Extract From Trametes - Compositions for treating skin containing at least one extract from the genus | 08-12-2010 |
Michael Sullivan, San Francisco, CA US
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20100189368 | DETERMINING VIDEO OWNERSHIP WITHOUT THE USE OF FINGERPRINTING OR WATERMARKS - A system and method of determining who is the rights owner for video uses object recognition and can avoid the need for fingerprinting or watermarking. By examining the video for objects that are known to be in videos by a rights holder, ownership of the video can be established within certain confidence bounds. This process can be used to reestablish control of content that may have been released or recorded without authorization or was produced at costs points that precluded more invasive or production intensive techniques such as fingerprinting or watermarking. | 07-29-2010 |
20140279056 | INTELLIGENT PLATFORM FOR REAL-TIME BIDDING - An intelligent platform for real-time bidding (RTB) includes a bidder that allows for the association of additional private or proprietary information with each bid it receives, and allows advertisers to filter impressions based on a rich set of attributes. The bidder can be used to bid across many ad exchanges using the same augmented bidding criteria. The system can have crawlers that include virtual web browser rendering for analysis to allow the system to determine location on a page, a size of the video, how it is played, and information about content in the video. The crawlers can include a browser-specific rendering crawler, which can determine browser-specific behavior. | 09-18-2014 |
Michael Sullivan, Solvay, NY US
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20100064832 | Helical gear sets - A gear set for a transmission for use in limited space and capable of transmitting relatively large amounts of power with a small diameter of the gear sets, comprising a series of helical gear elements having stub shafts extending laterally from either side thereof, each of the stub shafts having teeth formed at the remote ends thereof and a central axial bore extending through each gear element and a coupler adapted to engage the teeth on adjacent gear elements join gear elements in driving contact. The gear set having a relatively large effective diameter, and a tension rail extending through the axial bore in the gear elements with retainers at either end of the tension rail so as to effectively permit limited axial movement along the tension rail while preventing inadvertent disengagement. | 03-18-2010 |
Michael Sullivan, Cape Elizabeth, ME US
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20090317579 | Arrangement for the permanent partial coverage of adhesive webs, adhesive web, and method for producing a partially adhesive web - Arrangement ( | 12-24-2009 |
Michael Sullivan, Chandler, AZ US
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20090300548 | Multi-Display Window with Scroll Ring Input - A graphical user interface for a portable diagnostic device includes a first window area in which a navigation bar is displayed, a second window area in which data list items are displayed and a wheel menu, selectively overlaying at least a portion of the first and second window areas, in which menu items are displayed. The data list items are selected in response to commands received from a first scroll ring input device, while the menu items are selected in response to commands received from a second scroll ring input device. | 12-03-2009 |
Michael Sullivan, Fremont, CA US
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20090013203 | Method and apparatus for power saving mode in hard disk drive - A method for implementing a power saving mode in a hard disk drive. The method includes the steps of flying a head over a data track of a disk that is covered with a lubricant. The speed of the disk is reduced. A voltage is applied to a heating element of the head to move the head closer to the disk. The fly height of the head is then determined. The voltage can be incrementally varied until the head makes contact with the disk. The voltage is terminated and the head is allowed to fly over the data track. The head is also moved to adjacent tracks on either side of the data track. A pressure gradient of the flying head moves the lubricant about the disk to mitigate a modulated wear pattern caused by the reduction in disk speed. The disk speed is then increased in a normal operating mode. | 01-08-2009 |
Michael Sullivan, Florence, NJ US
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20110206235 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING ENVELOPES CONTAINING DOCUMENTS TO OBTAIN IMAGES OF THE DOCUMENTS - A method and apparatus for processing mail is provided. Mail is placed into an input been having a conveyor that conveys the mail towards a feeder. The feeder serially feeds the envelopes to a cutter that severs the top edge of the envelopes. A transport conveys the envelopes from the top cutter to an extractor. The extractor opens the edge-severed mail and presents the contents of the envelopes to an operator who manually extracts the contents. From the extractor, the operator manually feeds the extracted documents to a document input. From the document input, the documents are fed to a document transport that conveys the documents past an imaging module to obtain image data for the documents before sorting the documents to output bins. | 08-25-2011 |
Michael Sullivan, Richardson, TX US
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20110223859 | Inductive Data Communication - Data transmission systems and methods are disclosed in which a transmitter and a receiver, each having an inductor, are configured for wirelessly transferring data and power between them. Error detection is implemented for implementing error correction techniques by making corrections at the receiver, at the transmitter, or both. In preferred embodiments of the invention, error correction approaches include oversampling, power adjustments, and frequency adjustments. In preferred implementations, the systems and methods are used for transmitting both power and data using a single pair of inductors. | 09-15-2011 |
Michael Sullivan, Blackrock IE
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20120220878 | Blanching Device for Use in Evaluating Skin Condition - A blanching device is described for use in evaluating skin condition. The blanching device has a window which is pressed against the skin, and retracts when a pre-determined pressure is reached to allow blood to re-enter the blanched region of skin. There is further described systems to evaluate skin condition using a blanching device, based on light scattered from the blanched region. | 08-30-2012 |
Michael Sullivan, Belvidere, IL US
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20130189503 | METHOD OF PRINTING ON A FILM SUBSTRATE - A method for printing images on a substrate with an ink jet printer includes providing a liquid ink composition. The liquid ink composition includes an organic solvent, a binder, and a colorant. Droplets of the ink jet ink composition are directed to a plastic film substrate. The droplets are allowed to dry, thereby printing a durable graphic image on the substrate. | 07-25-2013 |
Michael Sullivan, St. Johns CA
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20130212256 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING TELESCOPES - A user obtains, views and stores image data of a selected celestial object from a network of available telescopes using a computer-generated user interface. Based on the selected object, information is accessed regarding each telescope from data sources such as databases and/or live data feeds to automatically select telescopes that are suitable for imaging the object, e.g., according to factors such as telescope type, power and configuration, location, weather conditions and altitude. The user may select a particular telescope and imaging time from a schedule of available telescopes and imaging times. At the scheduled time, an image is recorded of the celestial object and communicated to a central data store for access by the user, e.g., via a web site The user may be charged for the service based on factors such as exposure time, scheduling priority, type of telescope and the like. | 08-15-2013 |
20140310399 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING TELESCOPES - A user obtains, views and stores image data of a selected celestial object from a network of available telescopes using a computer-generated user interface. Based on the selected object, information is accessed regarding each telescope from data sources such as databases and/or live data feeds to automatically select telescopes that are suitable for imaging the object, e.g., according to factors such as telescope type, power and configuration, location, weather conditions, visibility, and altitude. The user may select a particular telescope and imaging time from a schedule of available telescopes and imaging times. At the scheduled time, an image is recorded of the celestial object and communicated to a central data store for access by the user, e.g., via a web site. | 10-16-2014 |
Michael Sullivan US
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20140298912 | DRIVE SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION FOR DIRECT FIELD ACOUTIC TESTING - A direct field acoustic testing system provides an acoustic field having a higher degree of spatial uniformity. The system includes a control microphone, a controller, a combiner, and at least four acoustic transducers. The controller is operatively coupled to the control microphone such that the controller receives at least one input signal from the control microphone and provides at least four separately controllable controller output signals. The combiner combines the at least four separately controllable output signals to form at least four secondary output signals, each composed of combinations of one or more of the at least four separately controllable controller output signals. Each of the at least four transducers is operatively coupled to at least one of the at least four secondary output signals such that the output of the transducer varies in response to changes in at least two of the at least four separately controllable controller output signals. | 10-09-2014 |
Michael Sullivan, Eldersburg, MD US
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20140298912 | DRIVE SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION FOR DIRECT FIELD ACOUTIC TESTING - A direct field acoustic testing system provides an acoustic field having a higher degree of spatial uniformity. The system includes a control microphone, a controller, a combiner, and at least four acoustic transducers. The controller is operatively coupled to the control microphone such that the controller receives at least one input signal from the control microphone and provides at least four separately controllable controller output signals. The combiner combines the at least four separately controllable output signals to form at least four secondary output signals, each composed of combinations of one or more of the at least four separately controllable controller output signals. Each of the at least four transducers is operatively coupled to at least one of the at least four secondary output signals such that the output of the transducer varies in response to changes in at least two of the at least four separately controllable controller output signals. | 10-09-2014 |
20150138916 | STANDING WAVE REDUCTION IN DIRECT FIELD ACOUSTIC TESTING - A direct field acoustic testing system includes at least two acoustical transducer groups and a signal modifier for introducing separately controllable time delays or phase shifts for each acoustical transducer group so as to provide an acoustic field conforming to a pre-determined specification with reduced deviations due to constructive or destructive interference between the acoustical transducer groups. | 05-21-2015 |
Michael Sullivan, Feasterville, PA US
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20150319330 | DOCUMENT IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGING DOCUMENT - A system is provided for processing documents. In particular, the system is incorporates a feeder for feeding documents to a device for further processing of the documents. For instance, the system finds particular application in the field of document imaging in which a variety of documents of varying sizes and orientation are to be fed to an imaging system, such as a document scanner. The system may provide an input mechanism for easily identifying a characteristic of one of the documents and the system may include features for handling packets of documents. | 11-05-2015 |