Christopher Alan
Christopher Alan Bearchell, Garsington GB
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20130155464 | PRINT APPLICATION - A print engine is disclosed comprising a discovery module and a number of content formatters. When a document is to be printed a content formatter is selected based on the format of the document. The document is then analysed together with capabilities data obtained by the discovery module to determine whether the document is in a format compatible with the capabilities of the printer to be used to print the document. If this is the case the unprocessed document is passed to the printer. If the document is not in a format compatible with the capabilities of the printer, the print engine determines whether the document can be modified to remove incompatibilities between the format of the document and a format compatible with the capabilities of the printer without removing content from the document and if so modifies the document and passes the processed document to the printer. | 06-20-2013 |
Christopher Alan Dums, Neenah, WI US
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20090322549 | Method and Apparatus for Zone Selection in Area Monitoring Devices - Zone selection logic in an area monitoring device increases the number of unique monitoring zone selections that can be selected using a limited number of discrete zone selection inputs, without compromising the safety critical operation of zone selection. The device monitors the logical state of each input in a set of individual inputs and recognizes each unique logical combination of zone selection inputs as a different zone selection. For example, each of two or more configured monitoring zones is associated with a different combinatorial zone selection pattern of asserted zone selection input signals. Correspondingly, a control circuit within the area monitoring device is configured to monitor the discrete zone selection inputs and activate a given one of the configured monitoring zones based on recognizing the associated combinatorial zone selection pattern of asserted zone selection signals. | 12-31-2009 |
Christopher Alan George, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20150112737 | ENTERPRISE ACCESS TO SURVEY TOOLS - A system includes an enterprise repository configured to store at least one list of users associated with an organization and at least one list of surveys associated with the organization, an invitation module configured to allow an inviting user associated with the organization to designate at least one invitee to become associated with the organization and monitor acceptance by the invitee, a management module configured to associate the invitee with the organization in the list of users upon invitation acceptance, the management module to monitor the list of users to ensure a number of users on the list does not exceed a predetermined number of granted licenses, and a data repository, the data repository configured to store data received from the surveys generated by the users associated with the organization, wherein at least one user associated with the data repository has access rights to the data received through surveys. | 04-23-2015 |
Christopher Alan Harris, Madison, WI US
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20150027914 | TOILET CADDY ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF FORMING A TOILET CADDY ASSEMBLY - A storage caddy for a cleaning implement can include a holder configured to receive a wand or cleaning implement and a storage container having a lid connected to the storage container. The storage caddy can also include a tray for holding a first set of cleaning pads and a sleeve for holding a second set of cleaning pads. The first set of cleaning pads can be arranged in an upper portion of the storage container above the second set of cleaning pads, and the second set of cleaning pads can be located in a lower portion of the storage container. The wand or cleaning implement can be configured to receive one of the first set of cleaning pads from the tray or one of the second set of cleaning pads from the sleeve. | 01-29-2015 |
Christopher Alan Mceniry, San Diego, CA US
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20100306672 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MATCHING USERS IN MULTI-USER COMPUTER SIMULATIONS - A method for use in a computer simulation includes receiving a request from a first user to initiate a multi-user session, retrieving tag data for a second user, wherein the tag data includes tags entered by one or more users of a plurality of users including the first user, evaluating the tag data, matching the first user with the second user based on the result of the evaluating, and initiating the multi-user session with at least the first user and second user. Another method for use in a computer simulation includes establishing a multi-user computer simulation having an ability for one or more users in a plurality of users to enter tags for other users in the plurality of users, receiving tag data for the plurality of users, wherein the tag data includes tags that have been entered by the one or more users for the plurality of users, evaluating the tag data, and matching a first user in the plurality of users with one or more other users of the plurality of users based on a result of the evaluating. A computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program adapted to cause a processor based system to execute one or both of these methods. | 12-02-2010 |
Christopher Alan Mildebrandt, San Jose, CA US
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20150074671 | ANTICIPATORY WARM-UP OF CLUSTER RESOURCES FOR JOBS PROCESSED ON MULTIPLE CLUSTER NODES - Systems and methods are disclosed for reducing latency in processing data sets in a distributed fashion. A job-queue operable for queuing data-processing jobs run on multiple nodes in a cluster may be communicatively coupled to a job analyzer. The job analyzer may be operable to read the data-processing jobs and extract information characterizing those jobs in ways that facilitate identification of resources in the cluster serviceable to run the data-processing jobs and/or data to be processed during the running of those jobs. The job analyzer may also be coupled to a resource warmer operable to warm-up a portion of the cluster to be used to run a particular data-processing job prior to the running of the job. In some embodiments, mappers and/or reducers may be extracted from the jobs and converted into compute node identifiers and/or data units identifying blocks for processing, informing the warm-up operations of the resource warmer. | 03-12-2015 |
20150074672 | ASYNCHRONOUS SCHEDULING INFORMED BY JOB CHARACTERISTICS AND ANTICIPATORY PROVISIONING OF DATA FOR REAL-TIME, PARALLEL PROCESSING - Systems and methods are disclosed for scheduling jobs processed in a distributed fashion to realize unharnessed efficiencies latent in the characteristics of the jobs and distributed processing technologies. A job store may be communicatively coupled to a job analyzer. The job analyzer may be operable to read information characterizing a job to identify multiple data blocks to be processed during the job at multiple locations in a cluster of nodes. A scheduling module may use information about the multiple data blocks, their storage locations, their status with respect to being provisioned to processing logic, data blocks to be processed by other jobs, data blocks in cache that have been pre-fetched for a prior job, quality-of-services parameters, and/or job characteristics, such as job size, to schedule the job in relation to other jobs. | 03-12-2015 |
Christopher Alan Moore, San Jose, CA US
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20110047453 | Display Rendering System With Supporting Components - Apparatuses and methods are illustrated that relate to a web application running on a server accessible from the Internet. Aspects of the disclosure relate to an apparatus for outputting presentation code in response to receiving at least a page identifier. The apparatus comprises an electronic processor, a tangible medium storing a mapping table, template file, presentation and business rules, and computer-executable instructions. | 02-24-2011 |
Christopher Alan Polser, Plano, TX US
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20100050659 | VEHICLE AIR COMFORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods are provided for conditioning air inside an enclosure. The systems and methods may comprise: (1) a plurality of flow tunnels for passage of a heat-transfer fluid; (2) a thermoelectric cooler in thermal communication with the flow tunnels for thermally conditioning the heat-transfer fluid in the flow tunnels; (3) an air inlet for receiving unconditioned air; (4) a thermal exchange assembly for facilitating thermal exchange between the thermally conditioned heat-transfer fluid and the unconditioned air to result in conditioning of the air; and (5) an air outlet for outputting the conditioned air into the enclosure. | 03-04-2010 |
20100192596 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLED AIRFLOW FOR DERMATOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS - A system and method of providing a temperature controlled gaseous medium for dermatological applications is described. The gaseous medium may be cooled and applied to an area such as a skin area to provide an analgesic effect thereon. The system and method also include an automated defrost cycle for minimizing the effects of decreased hydraulic diameter due to freezing. | 08-05-2010 |
20130013034 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLED AIRFLOW FOR DERMATOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS - A system and method of providing a temperature controlled gaseous medium for dermatological applications is described. The gaseous medium may be cooled and applied to an area such as a skin area to provide an analgesic effect thereon. The system and method also include an automated defrost cycle for minimizing the effects of decreased hydraulic diameter due to freezing. | 01-10-2013 |
20130239590 | VEHICLE AIR COMFORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Vehicle air comfort systems and methods. The systems and methods may comprise: (1) a plurality of flow tunnels for passage of a heat-transfer fluid; (2) a thermoelectric cooler in thermal communication with the flow tunnels for thermally conditioning the heat-transfer fluid in the flow tunnels; (3) an air inlet for receiving unconditioned air; (4) a thermal exchange assembly for facilitating thermal exchange between the thermally conditioned heat-transfer fluid and the unconditioned air to result in conditioning of the air; and (5) an air outlet for outputting the conditioned air into the vehicle. | 09-19-2013 |
20140352328 | VEHICLE AIR COMFORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Vehicle air comfort systems and methods. The systems and methods may comprise: (1) a plurality of flow tunnels for passage of a heat-transfer fluid; (2) a thermoelectric cooler in thermal communication with the flow tunnels for thermally conditioning the heat-transfer fluid in the flow tunnels; (3) an air inlet for receiving unconditioned air; (4) a thermal exchange assembly for facilitating thermal exchange between the thermally conditioned heat-transfer fluid and the unconditioned air to result in conditioning of the air; and (5) an air outlet for outputting the conditioned air into the vehicle. | 12-04-2014 |
Christopher Alan Smith, Leicester GB
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20130200617 | POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS - A power transmission system may include a plurality of renewable-energy devices such as wind turbines or subsea turbines. The devices are connected together in parallel to a subsea cable that carries an ac transmission voltage. Each device includes a turbine assembly that is rotated by wind or water current flows, and a variable speed ac induction generator. A power converter is connected to the subsea cable and is used to interface the generators to a supply network or power grid. The power transmission system is operated such that an indicated operating speed of one or more of the devices is used to control the power converter (e.g. the PWM strategy that is used to open and close the power semiconductor devices) to achieve desired stator electrical quantities at each generator. | 08-08-2013 |
20130207394 | GENERATOR TORQUE CONTROL METHODS - A wind turbine typically includes a generator and a rotating mechanical system having a natural period. The present invention relates to a method of controlling generator torque that minimises oscillations in the speed of the generator rotor. In the event of a grid fault or transient, or a fault in the power converter, the generator torque is decreased at a substantially constant rate with respect to time as shown in graph (c). The rate at which the generator torque is decreases is proportional to the nominal rated torque of the generator and inversely proportional to an integer multiple of the natural period of the rotating mechanical system. | 08-15-2013 |
Christopher Alan Smith, Rugby GB
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20120074698 | Power Control Methods - In an oscillating water column (OWC) assembly power may be generated based on a power reference that is derived from an estimate of the available mechanical power in the air turbine | 03-29-2012 |