Smiley, CA
Andrew Holland Smiley, San Diego, CA US
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20140221779 | Dream Enhancement Apparatus and Method - Dream stage enhancement uses a headband with EEG-EOG sensors, onboard processors, memory, coarse and fine time REM waveform detection modules, LEDs and an audio playback unit. After normalization to the user's EEG waveforms, the user's EEG-EOG signals are processed, REM and NREM stages detected and light, sound or AV stimuli are presented to the user based upon user-supplied light-sound-AV stimuli commands. To provide a reality check control (“RCC”), the head unit has a user actuatable RC interface whereby during sleep, RC stimuli are presented when the user depresses the RCC control which plays back the user supplied stimulus. In a “learning mode,” the user selects “Recall” or “No Recall” (“NR”) after the sleep period. If NR, then the system changes the color of light stimuli, light intensity, flash, audio sound type, audio intensity, and AV. If “Recall” the user supplied stimuli commands are carried out. | 08-07-2014 |
Dave Smiley, San Jose, CA US
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20120319713 | AUTOMATIC PROBE CONFIGURATION STATION AND METHOD THEREFOR - A probe system for facilitating the inspection of a device under test. System incorporates a storage rack; a probe bar gantry assembly; a probe assembly configured to electrically mate the device under test; and a robot system for picking the probe assembly from the storage rack and deliver the probe assembly to the probe bar gantry. The robot system is also enabled to pick a probe assembly from the probe bar gantry and deliver the probe assembly to the storage rack. The probe assembly includes a clamping assembly for attaching the probe assembly to the probe bar gantry or the storage rack. The probe assembly may include an array of contact pins configured to mate with conductive pads on the device under test when the probe assembly is installed on the probe bar gantry assembly. | 12-20-2012 |
Edwin Lee Smiley, Santa Cruz, CA US
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20120296637 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALCULATING TOPICAL CATEGORIZATION OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS IN A COLLECTION - A computer implemented method calculates topical categorization of electronic documents in a collection. A processor applies a metric to categorize semantic distance between two sections of a document or between two documents. The processor executes a topic algorithm using the categorization provided by the metric to determine topic boundaries. Topics are extracted based upon the topic boundaries; and the extracted topics are compared for similarity with topics in other documents for organizational and research purposes. | 11-22-2012 |
Mary D. Smiley, Santa Clara, CA US
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20160042548 | FACIAL EXPRESSION AND/OR INTERACTION DRIVEN AVATAR APPARATUS AND METHOD - Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with animating and rendering an avatar are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus may include a facial mesh tracker to receive a plurality of image frames, detect facial action movements of a face and head pose gestures of a head within the plurality of image frames, and output a plurality of facial motion parameters and head pose parameters that depict facial action movements and head pose gestures detected, all in real time, for animation and rendering of an avatar. The facial action movements and head pose gestures may be detected through inter-frame differences for a mouth and an eye, or the head, based on pixel sampling of the image frames. The facial action movements may include opening or closing of a mouth, and blinking of an eye. The head pose gestures may include head rotation such as pitch, yaw, roll, and head movement along horizontal and vertical direction, and the head comes closer or goes farther from the camera. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 02-11-2016 |
Mary D. Smiley, San Francisco, CA US
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20160027066 | MECHANISM FOR FACILITATING DYNAMIC USER-BASED CUSTOMIZATION OF ADVERTISEMENT CONTENT AT COMPUTING DEVICES - A mechanism is described for facilitating dynamic user-based customization of advertisement content at computing devices according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes receiving an advertiser content to be published on an avatar list, where the advertiser content is associated with an advertising entity, and verifying the advertiser content for publication, where verifying further includes assigning a ranking to the advertiser content. The ranking represents a position on the avatar list. The method may further include transmitting a publication notification identifying the ranking assigned to the advertiser content, and facilitating an auction for bidding to allow the advertising entity to obtain a higher ranking for the advertiser content than the assigned ranking, if the assigned ranking is rejected by the advertising entity. | 01-28-2016 |
Michael Smiley, Fresno, CA US
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20100173268 | PORTABLE TRACING DEVICE - Disclosed is a portable tracing device. The portable tracing device assists in tracing a picture from a picture paper sheet onto a plain paper sheet. The portable tracing device comprises a housing and at least one light source. The housing includes a plurality of panels configured together to define an interior volume thereof. Further, at least one panel of the plurality of panels is cut to configure at least one window to secure at least one light transmissible panel thereon for providing a support to the picture paper sheet and the plain paper sheet. Furthermore, the at least one light source is disposed within the interior volume of the housing. The at least one light source emits a path of light through the at least one light transmissible panel such that the picture of the picture paper sheet is visible onto the plain paper sheet placed thereabove. | 07-08-2010 |
Richard I. Smiley, Altanta, CA US
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20120233640 | Multi Source and Destination Media Discovery and Management Platform - A platform allows viewing and sorting digital media from multiple content sources across multiple devices by title, category, series, or other sorting desired. Available content from providers may be co-mixed to display as if from a single provider. Listings may be restricted to specific providers or sets of providers, such as removing providers with paid content which the user will not access. Alternatively, listings may be prioritized based on business rules programmed into the system. Listings may be limited to those available on the current device, on another set of devices, or on all devices. Control of access to content, including playback and queuing, may be done through the interface regardless of the consumption device. This allows access to all content across all devices in a fashion desirable to the user, merging providers and devices into a seamless interface tailored for the user instead of the content or device manufacturer. | 09-13-2012 |
Sandra Smiley, Fresno, CA US
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20100173268 | PORTABLE TRACING DEVICE - Disclosed is a portable tracing device. The portable tracing device assists in tracing a picture from a picture paper sheet onto a plain paper sheet. The portable tracing device comprises a housing and at least one light source. The housing includes a plurality of panels configured together to define an interior volume thereof. Further, at least one panel of the plurality of panels is cut to configure at least one window to secure at least one light transmissible panel thereon for providing a support to the picture paper sheet and the plain paper sheet. Furthermore, the at least one light source is disposed within the interior volume of the housing. The at least one light source emits a path of light through the at least one light transmissible panel such that the picture of the picture paper sheet is visible onto the plain paper sheet placed thereabove. | 07-08-2010 |
Terah W. Smiley, San Francisco, CA US
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20090247858 | "BULLS-EYE" SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - A flexible, surface electromyographic electrode apparatus is provided for use on a surface of biological tissue to measure bio-electric signals thereof. The electrode apparatus includes a conductive signal electrode device having a signal contact adapted to directly contact the surface of the biological tissue, and a signal transmission portion electrically coupled to the signal contact. A conductive ground electrode device of the electrode apparatus includes a ground contact that is adapted directly contact the surface of the biological tissue. A ground transmission portion of the ground electrode device is electrically coupled to the ground contact. The ground contact is disposed substantially about the signal contact so as to substantially surround a peripheral edge of the signal contact when both are in contact with the tissue surface. An insulation washer device is further disposed between the signal contact and the ground contact to substantially prevent conductive contact therebetween. | 10-01-2009 |
Terah Whiting Smiley, San Francisco, CA US
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20080306588 | Accommodating Intraocular Lenses and Methods of Use - Accommodating intraocular lenses containing a flowable media and their methods of accommodation. | 12-11-2008 |
20090027661 | Systems and Methods for Testing Intraocular Lenses - Systems and their methods of use for testing intraocular lenses outside of the lens capsule. In some embodiments the systems measure an accommodative response based on a force applied to the intraocular lens. | 01-29-2009 |
20090030425 | Lens Delivery System - Delivery devices for delivering an ophthalmic device into an eye. In some embodiments the delivery devices are adapted to deliver an intraocular lens into an eye. | 01-29-2009 |
20100179653 | Intraocular Lenses and Methods of Accounting for Capsule Size Variability and Post-Implant Changes in the Eye - Accommodating intraocular lenses and methods of use which account for changes to a capsular bag post-implantation as well as a mismatch is size between the accommodating intraocular lens and capsule. | 07-15-2010 |
20110282442 | Accommodating Intraocular Lenses - An accommodating intraocular lens includes an optic portion a haptic portion and a backstop. The optic portion of the lens includes an actuator that deflects a lens element to alter the optical power of the lens responsive to forces applied to the haptic portion of the lens by contraction of the ciliary muscles. Forces applied to the haptic portion may result in fluid displacements from or to the haptic portion from the actuator. The backstop provides support to the haptic so that bulk translation of the haptic is prevented in response to the forces applied by the capsular sac. | 11-17-2011 |
20110282443 | Accommodating Intraocular Lenses - Accommodating intraocular lenses containing a flowable media and their methods of accommodation. | 11-17-2011 |
20110288638 | Accommodating Intraocular Lenses - Accommodating intraocular lenses containing a flowable media and their methods of accommodation. | 11-24-2011 |
20130103146 | Accommodating Intraocular Lenses and Methods of Use - Accommodating intraocular lenses containing a flowable media and their methods of accommodation. | 04-25-2013 |
20130131794 | Accommodating Intraocular Lenses and Methods of Use - Accommodating intraocular lenses and methods of use. The accommodating intraocular lenses include peripheral regions that are adapted to be more sensitive to certain types of forces than to other types of forces. | 05-23-2013 |
20140012277 | Intraocular Lens Delivery Systems and Methods of Use - Intraocular lens delivery devices and methods of use. | 01-09-2014 |
20150238310 | INTRAOCULAR LENS DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - Intraocular lens delivery devices and methods of use. | 08-27-2015 |
Terry Smiley, San Francisco, CA US
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20100324672 | Accommodating Intraocular Lens Having Peripherally Actuated Deflectable Surface and Method - An accommodating intraocular lens is provided in which a deflectable lens element is anchored to a substrate along its optical axis to define a fluid filled space. Fluid-filled haptics disposed in fluid communication with the space vary the fluid volume in the space responsive to forces applied by the ciliary muscles, thereby causing the periphery of the lens element to deflect relative to the substrate and changing the optical power of the intraocular lens. | 12-23-2010 |
20130268070 | Accommodating Intraocular Lenses - An accommodating intraocular lens is provided in which a deflectable lens element is anchored to a substrate along its optical axis to define a fluid filled space. Fluid-filled haptics disposed in fluid communication with the space vary the fluid volume in the space responsive to forces applied by the ciliary muscles, thereby causing the periphery of the lens element to deflect relative to the substrate and changing the optical power of the intraocular lens. | 10-10-2013 |
Terry W. Smiley, San Francisco, CA US
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20090005865 | Post-Implant Accommodating Lens Modification - Post-implant modifications to an intraocular lens. In some embodiments the lens is an accommodating intraocular lens. | 01-01-2009 |
Thomas B. Smiley, Carlsbad, CA US
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20130015569 | Semiconductor Device and Method of Forming Substrate With Seated Plane for Mating With Bumped Semiconductor DieAANM Anderson; Samuel J.AACI TempeAAST AZAACO USAAGP Anderson; Samuel J. Tempe AZ USAANM Smiley; Thomas B.AACI CarlsbadAAST CAAACO USAAGP Smiley; Thomas B. Carlsbad CA US - A semiconductor device has a first insulating layer formed over a substrate. The substrate has a plurality of conductive layers and plurality of second insulating layers formed between the conductive layers. The substrate can be a PCB or interposer. A plurality of openings is formed in the first insulating layer by etching or laser direct ablation. A semiconductor die has a plurality of bumps formed over a surface of the semiconductor die. The pattern of openings coincides with a pattern of the bumps. The die is mounted to the substrate with the bumps disposed within the openings in the first insulating layer. Alternatively, a conductive paste can be disposed within the openings in the first insulating layer. The bumps are reflowed to electrically connect the die to the first substrate. The bumps are substantially contained within the openings of the first insulating layer to reduce bridging between adjacent bumps. | 01-17-2013 |
Thomas Benjamin Smiley, Carlsbad, CA US
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20130023971 | Flexible Evaporator Coil For Application of Cold Directly to Unevenly Shaped Objects (formerly Refrigerated Head Gear for Super Cold Therapy) - A flexible and pliable evaporator coil embedded in freezer gel and surrounded by a flexible enclosure. In its warm state, the evaporator coil/gel enclosure can be fitted around a variety of shapes such as legs, arms, heads, or devices requiring cold or super cold in direct surface contact. The evaporator coil is designed to be connected directly to a traditional refrigeration system employing refrigerant, a compressor, and condenser coil. | 01-24-2013 |