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Alexander Winstead, Encino, CA US
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20120074021 | BEDDING SET ORGANIZER AND METHOD - Provided herein is a linen set organizer with a set of perpendicularly oriented intersecting straps having fastening elements on the distal ends to releasably fasten the straps around a linen set and secure the set and wherein the straps bear identifying indicia for easy identification of the bundled content. | 03-29-2012 |
20130193023 | BEDDING SET ORGANIZER AND METHOD - Provided herein is a linen set organizer with a set of perpendicularly oriented intersecting straps having fastening elements on the distal ends to releasably fasten the straps around a linen set and secure the set and wherein the straps bear identifying indicia for easy identification of the bundled content. | 08-01-2013 |
Benjamin J. Winstead, Minneapolis, MN US
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20090303103 | Method and System for Reducing a Leakage Component of a Received Radar Signal - Methods and systems for reducing a leakage component of a received-signal are disclosed. A transmit antenna of a radar system transmits a transmit-signal including a transmit component. A receive antenna of the radar system receives a received-signal including a leakage component and a target component. The received-signal corresponds to the transmit-signal. An overlap determination is made to determine whether the target component overlaps the leakage component and/or is received during a time when the leakage component is expected to be received. If overlap exists, a reduction leakage component (e.g., a previously determined reduction leakage component) is subtracted from the received-signal so as to produce a modified received-signal, the modified received-signal including the target component and substantially excluding the leakage component. If overlap does not exist, an estimate of the leakage component is produced and a reduction leakage component, based at least in part on the leakage component, is produced. | 12-10-2009 |
20100302088 | DOPPLER BEAM-SHARPENED RADAR ALTIMETER - Systems and methods for Doppler beam sharpening in a radar altimeter are provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving a return signal at a radar altimeter receiver and applying a first gate to the return signal to select at least a first component of the return signal. Spectral analysis is performed on the first component of the return signal to generate a plurality of frequency bins, wherein each frequency bin is centered around a different frequency across a Doppler shift frequency spectrum for the first component of the return signal. The method further comprises tracking the first component of the return signal, selecting a first frequency bin of the plurality of frequency bins based on the Doppler shift frequency of the first component of the return signal, and outputting a portion of the first component of the return signal falling within the first frequency bin for further processing. | 12-02-2010 |
20120300822 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISTINGUISHING A SIGNAL OF INTEREST FROM INTERFERENCE SIGNALS - A method for distinguishing a signal of interest from one or more interference signals in a received analog signal comprises receiving an analog signal at a radio front end, and transmitting the received analog signal to an analog-to-digital converter to sample data in the received analog signal and output a digital signal. A sub-channel Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) is performed on the digital signal, and sub-channel FFT bin magnitudes are averaged over a set period of time to determine a shape of the received signal. The shape of the received signal is compared to one or more signal reference patterns by computing a metric for the shape of the received signal, and computing a metric for the one more signal reference patterns. The computed metrics are then compared to a predetermined threshold value to determine the presence, or lack thereof, of a signal of interest in the received signal. | 11-29-2012 |
Benjamin J. Winstead, Roseville, MN US
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20080246648 | METHODS FOR RAPID TARGET ACQUISITIONS IN RANGE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS - A method for acquiring targets within a search area using an electronic device is disclosed. The method involves partitioning a first acquisition time period into a plurality of range gates, simultaneously positioning one or more of the range gates within the search area during a search mode, and transmitting an energy pulse train. Upon receipt of a reflection of the transmitted pulse train, the method records a signal level of the reflected energy pulse train within the first acquisition time period. Based on the recorded signal level, the method advances one or more of the range gates by a prescribed outbound movement increment until the signal level within at least one of the range gates is above a prescribed acquisition signal level threshold. | 10-09-2008 |
20090021418 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF INTERFERENCE DETECTION FOR RADAR ALTIMETERS - A method of detecting interference noise at a radar altimeter. The method comprises periodically emitting a pulse from the pulsed radar altimeter, periodically detecting a noise level in a noise gate, and determining if the noise level detected during each noise-level-detection period exceeds a noise threshold. The period of emitting the pulse is a pulse repetition interval and the noise gate is offset from other gates in the altimeter. If the noise level detected during a noise-level-detection period is greater than the noise threshold, a counter value is incremented by a selected incremental value for that noise-level-detection period and it is determined if the counter value is greater than a count threshold. | 01-22-2009 |
20090021419 | FILTERING NAGC RESPONSE TO NOISE SPIKES - A method and apparatus for dealing with noise spikes in a radar system is provided. The method includes monitoring a noise channel in the radar system. Controlling gain with a control loop based at least in part on the monitored noise channel and ignoring noise spikes detected in the noise channel when controlling gain with the control loop. | 01-22-2009 |
20090066559 | FALSE LOCK FILTER FOR PULSED RADAR ALTIMETERS - A false lock filter circuit for a pulsed altimeter is provided. The circuit includes a low pass filter having a relatively low bandwidth (LBW LPF), a low pass filter having a relatively high bandwidth (HBW LPF) and a false lock controller. The LBW LPF has an input that is coupled to receive a detector output. The HBW LPF has an input that is coupled to receive the detector output. The false lock controller is coupled to receive outputs from the LBW LPF and HBW LPF. Moreover, the false lock controller is configured to sample an output of the HBW LPF and apply a statistical analysis on the samples to determine if a valid target has been detected. | 03-12-2009 |
20090085798 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING IN-PHASE AND QUADRATURE COMPONENTS OF A SIGNAL - A method of obtaining in-phase and quadrature phase components for a narrowband signal is provided. The method includes digitally sampling a narrowband signal at a digital sampling rate to obtain a number of data points. The method subtracts a first portion of the data points corresponding to a first half of one period of the signal from a second portion of the data points corresponding to a second half of the one period of the signal to obtain a number of output data points which is less than the number of data points obtained from sampling the narrowband signal. | 04-02-2009 |
Charles H. Winstead, Portland, OR US
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20160078350 | CONTEXTUAL PLATFORM FEATURE RECOMMENDATIONS - Technologies for contextual platform recommendations including a computing device with a number of platform capabilities, including any combination of hardware capabilities and software capabilities. The computing device stores context data based on the current context of the computing device and determines a user profile based on the context data. The user profile is indicative of typical behavior of the user of the computing device. The computing device determines a recommended platform capability from a number of available platform capabilities based on the user profile. The computing device notifies the user of the recommended platform capability. The computing device may also provide the notification only when the recommended platform capability is relevant to the current device context. The computing device may transmit the user profile to a recommendation service, which may generate additional recommendations for platform capabilities. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 03-17-2016 |
Chris Winstead, Providence, UT US
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20160006543 | Low Complexity Error Correction - For low complexity error correction, a decoder modifies each reliability metric of an input data stream with a random perturbation value. The reliability metric comprises a weighted sum of a channel measurement for the input data stream and parity check results for the input data stream. In addition, the decoder may generate an output data stream as a function of the reliability metrics. | 01-07-2016 |
Chris Winstead, Logan, UT US
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20100302004 | Device and Method for Remotely Monitoring Animal Behavior - The device and method for remotely monitoring animal behavior consists of a sensor unit mounted on an animal. The sensor unit utilizes motion sensors to monitor the specific behavioral patterns of the animal. Power management is controlled to turn the system on when specific types of motion are detected. Motion data is wirelessly transmitted to a base station for analysis. Data analysis functions are used to detect and identify the occurrence of characteristic motions. Network decision algorithms analyze the characteristic motions and compute weighted indicators and weighted counter-indicators which are combined into a final diagnostic score. When the final diagnostic score exceeds a threshold value, a specific behavioral pattern is confirmed which may indicate the animal is in a distress situation or experiencing another type of behavior that requires intervention. If distress is detected, the system sends a communication to notify the appropriate personnel that a distress condition exists. | 12-02-2010 |
Christopher James Winstead, Logan, UT US
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20100008583 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING VISUAL STRUCTURES - A “gliding” interface operates in a space of visual perceptions and tries to predict an intended pattern sequence to enable a high-speed recognition of Asian writing with a simple interface. When a search begins, the user is presented with a collection of visual patterns within a box. The user can “zoom in” on a visual pattern by moving the cursor toward it. As the user zooms closer, a new layer of patterns appears within the box. The new layer includes more complex visual patterns than those in the previous layer. The system is mistake-tolerant, with no single cumulation of visual patterns required to achieve a specific visual pattern; rather, a statistical algorithm selects the visual patterns most likely to match the unknown structure. The algorithm is updated as the user searches, tracking every visual pattern that the user traverses while using the interface. A database contains groups of visual patterns that describe each Kanji character. The tracked visual patterns are correlated against the database to determine the visual patterns with the most visual similarity. The visual patterns with the highest correlation are displayed in the new layer. | 01-14-2010 |
Denita Winstead, New Hope, PA US
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20160022571 | IMPLANTABLE DRUG DELIVERY COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING NON-POLYMERIC SORPTION ENHANCERS AND METHODS OF TREATMENT THEREOF - A drug delivery composition comprises a drug elution rate-controlling excipient comprising an elastomeric polymer defining a reservoir. The reservoir contains at least one discrete solid dosage form comprising at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and one or more non-polymeric sorption enhancers (e.g., one or more non-polymeric acids, bases, or salts). The drug delivery composition is in an implantable dosage form. A method of treating or preventing one or more diseases or conditions in a subject comprises implanting the drug delivery composition into a subject to systemically deliver a therapeutically effective amount of the API to the subject for a period of time of at least one month at a pseudo-zero order elution rate. | 01-28-2016 |
Jeffrey K. Winstead, Fishers, IN US
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20080215363 | Tissue management system - The present invention provides a comprehensive tissue management system for transplantable materials like tissues and organs. The tracking portion of the system prompts and verifies that staff members of a medical establishment like a hospital have handled, stored, transported, reconstituted, and used the tissue or organ materials in a safe and regulatory-compliant manner from the point of receipt to the point of issuance or surgical use throughout the hospital's organization. The tracing portion of the system creates an integral record that documents which hospital staff members have provided which processing steps to the tissue or organ, any associated materials used in conjunction with such tissue or organ, and an identification of the tissue or organ that was transplanted or implanted inside a patient. Such a system will enable adverse reaction investigations for transplant patients, and recalls of transplantable materials. | 09-04-2008 |
20140297325 | TISSUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The present invention provides a comprehensive tissue management system for transplantable materials like tissues and organs. The tracking portion of the system prompts and verifies that staff members of a medical establishment like a hospital have handled, stored, transported, reconstituted, and used the tissue or organ materials in a safe and regulatory-compliant manner from the point of receipt to the point of issuance or surgical use throughout the hospital's organization. The tracing portion of the system creates an integral record that documents which hospital staff members have provided which processing steps to the tissue or organ, any associated materials used in conjunction with such tissue or organ, and an identification of the tissue or organ that was transplanted or implanted inside a patient. Such a system will enable adverse reaction investigations for transplant patients, and recalls of transplantable materials. | 10-02-2014 |
John H. Winstead, Bend, OR US
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20090092271 | Energy Delivery and Microphone Placement Methods for Improved Comfort in an Open Canal Hearing Aid - A hearing aid device for placement in an ear of a user includes an elongate support and a transducer. The elongate support has a proximal portion and a distal end, and the transducer is attached to the elongate support near the distal end. The support is adapted to position the transducer near an eardrum while the proximal portion is placed at the location near an ear canal opening. The elongate support is sized to minimize contact with the ear between the proximal portion and distal end. The elongate support permits sound waves to travel along the ear canal. In some embodiments, a microphone is positioned in the ear canal along the support, for example inside the support, to provide directionally dependent sound localization cues, and the transducer on the distal end of the elongate support comprises a coil assembly coupled to a magnet positioned on the tympanic membrane. | 04-09-2009 |
Nathaniel S. Winstead, Catonsville, MD US
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20160125586 | ICE ANALYSIS BASED ON ACTIVE AND PASSIVE RADAR IMAGES - An ice analyzer includes processing circuitry configured to receive a radiometer image including a geographic area including ice, receive a radar image including at least a portion of the geographic area, perform ice/water discrimination of the radiometer image and the radar image, generate a passive ice/water mask and an active ice/water mask based on the ice/water discrimination, merge the passive ice/water mask and the active ice/water mask into a typing mask, and type the ice based on the typing mask. | 05-05-2016 |
Russell Evans Winstead, Raleigh, NC US
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20110210895 | MOTOR VEHICLE ANTENNA SYSTEM - A covert antenna or radio frequency probe assembly for a motor vehicle includes a substantially planar antenna or probe element including a sheet of electrically conductive material, a first dielectric substrate, and a second dielectric substrate. A connector is coupled to the antenna element and is adapted to supply electrical energy to the antenna or probe element from an electrical power source. The antenna or probe element is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the first substrate is bonded to the second substrate to form a substantially planar antenna or probe assembly. The antenna or probe assembly has the form of a motor vehicle mud guard or another substantially planar motor vehicle component. | 09-01-2011 |
Vince Winstead, Mankato, MN US
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20090078221 | ADJUSTING BALLISTIC VALVE TIMING - A method to adjust timing of an electrically actuated valve, said electrically actuated valve operating in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine, the method comprising during a cycle of said cylinder, opening said electrically actuated valve at a first valve opening position without activating a valve opening coil, and closing the valve at a first closing position; and during a second subsequent cycle of said cylinder, opening said electrically actuated valve at a second opening position that is varied based on the crankshaft angle at which said first closing occurs, where the second opening position is increased as said the crankshaft angle at which the first closing occurs increases. | 03-26-2009 |
Vincent G. Winstead, Minnetonka, MN US
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20150261799 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR TRACKING CHANGES IN DATA STRUCTURES USING NESTED SIGNATURES - Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, apparatus, and methods for tracking changes in data structures. Embodiments include a system data structure including a master signature list object and a plurality of component data structures sufficient to define a system. The component data structures each include a signature list object and a plurality of value storage objects sufficient to define a component of the system. The value storage objects are operative to execute on a processor to store changed values. The signature list objects are operative to execute on a processor to store signatures associating a changed value stored within a corresponding component data structure and other current values also stored within the corresponding component data structure. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed. | 09-17-2015 |