David Thomas
David Thomas Amm, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20100039381 | ROTATABLE INPUT DEVICE - In an example embodiment, a computer mouse is provided. This computer mouse includes a surface tracking sensor that detects movement of the computer mouse along the support surface. Additionally included are one or more orientation sensors that detect a movement of the computer mouse relative to a pivot point. The computer mouse also includes a controller that is configured to translate the movement along the support surface into a two-dimensional coordinate and to translate the movement relative to the pivot point into a magnitude of rotation. | 02-18-2010 |
20110012717 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCALIZATION OF HAPTIC FEEDBACK - In an embodiment, a haptic feedback system includes a plurality of actuators to provide tactile feedback associated with an input surface. Each actuator is adapted to be activated independently of the other actuators. The system further includes a controller to activate a first actuator of the plurality of actuators to induce a first vibration at a selected input location of the input surface and to activate one or more additional actuators to induce at least a second vibration to localize the first vibration at the selected input location. | 01-20-2011 |
20110043227 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CAPACITIVE SENSING - The present disclosure addresses methods and apparatus facilitating capacitive sensing using a conductive surface, and facilitating the sensing of proximity to the conductive surface. The sensed proximity will often be that of a user, but can be another source of a reference voltage potential. In some examples, the described systems are capable of sensing capacitance (including parasitic capacitance) in a circuit that includes the outer conductive surface, and where that outer conductive surface is at a floating electrical potential. In some systems, the systems can be switched between two operating modes, a first mode in which the system will sense proximity to the conductive surface, and a second mode in which the system will use a capacitance measurement to sense contact with the conductive surface. | 02-24-2011 |
20120243091 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONCEALING SENSORS AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A concealing structure to at least partially conceal a sensor, light emitter or other component by at least partially preventing reflection of external light by an underlying structure. In some examples, this function is performed by a two-component masking assembly, the masking assembly including a linear polarizer to cause linear polarization of light which passes from the exterior of the device to an underlying component, and a wave plate to shift the axis of any reflected polarized light. In many cases, a high density optical fluid will further be included within the masking assembly to minimize reflections from the other components of the assembly. | 09-27-2012 |
20130154814 | Method and Apparatus for Localization of Haptic Feedback - In an embodiment, a haptic feedback system includes a plurality of actuators to provide tactile feedback associated with an input surface. Each actuator is adapted to be activated independently of the other actuators. The system further includes a controller to activate a first actuator of the plurality of actuators to induce a first vibration at a selected input location of the input surface and to activate one or more additional actuators to induce at least a second vibration to localize the first vibration at the selected input location. | 06-20-2013 |
David Thomas Amm, Cupertino, CA US
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20100082270 | FORCE SENSOR FOR USE IN AN INPUT DEVICE AND METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING AND USING THE SENSOR - The disclosure addresses a force sensor that is scalable in size and adaptable to a variety of form factors, including those suitable for use in an input device for a computer or other processing system, and in some cases including those of the configuration normally referred to as a computer mouse. The force sensor will include at least two structural members that are cooperatively attached one another as to be displaced from one another in response to a force acting upon one of the structural members. In some examples, the engagement between the two structural members will be specifically configured to allow such displacement in response to forces acting laterally on the force sensor. The force sensor will also include one or more sensing mechanisms to provide a measurement of the sensed deflection. | 04-01-2010 |
David Thomas Bailey, Dallas, TX US
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20140354079 | PROGRAMMABLE & SIMULTANEOUS LOAD SWITCH CONTROL FOR POWER SEQUENCING - A power delivery and control device that includes a voltage input line, a voltage output line, a control logic unit coupled to the voltage input and voltage output line to control a voltage being delivered by the voltage output line based on a programmable behavior parameter, a voltage output register accessible to the control logic unit to define the programmable behavior parameter, a control register accessible to the control logic unit to activate and deactivate the voltage output line, and a control line coupled to the control logic unit to receive commands to change content of the voltage output register. | 12-04-2014 |
David Thomas Bienfang, Racine, WI US
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20140202048 | MACHINE HAVING DIPPER ACTUATOR SYSTEM - An actuator system for a machine includes a hydraulic actuator connected to a dipper of the machine, and a hydraulic system fluidly connected to the actuator and configured to selectively direct fluid to the actuator. A component of the hydraulic system is mounted on the dipper. The system also includes an overcenter link coupled to a door of the dipper and biased to maintain the door in a closed position. The actuator is operable to move the overcenter link in a first direction, thereby transitioning the door from the closed position to an open position. | 07-24-2014 |
20140205412 | POWER SHOVEL HAVING HYDRAULICALLY DRIVEN DIPPER ACTUATOR - A hydraulic system for a power shovel is disclosed. The hydraulic system may have a tank, a pump configured to draw fluid from the tank and pressurize the fluid, a crowd cylinder extendable and retractable to adjust a length of a dipper handle, and a valve in fluid communication with the tank, the pump, and the crowd cylinder. The valve may be movable to fill chambers of the crowd cylinder with fluid pressurized by the pump and to drain the chambers of the crowd cylinder to cause extension and retraction of the crowd cylinder. The hydraulic system may also have a dipper actuator located at an end of the crowd cylinder, and a passage extending through the crowd cylinder to communicate with the dipper actuator. | 07-24-2014 |
20140205414 | POWER SHOVEL HAVING ISOLATED HYDRAULIC DIPPER ACTUATOR - A hydraulic system for a power shovel is disclosed. The hydraulic system may have a cylinder operatively connectable to a dipper door of the power shovel, a reservoir located at and fluidly connected to the cylinder, and an accumulator located at and fluidly connected to the cylinder in parallel with the reservoir. The hydraulic system may further have a control valve disposed between the cylinder, the reservoir, and the accumulator. The control valve may be movable to selectively direct fluid from the cylinder into the accumulator and fluid from the reservoir into the cylinder. | 07-24-2014 |
20140205415 | MACHINE HAVING DIPPER ACTUATOR SYSTEM - An actuator system for a machine includes a linear hydraulic actuator connected to a dipper of the machine, and a hydraulic system fluidly connected to the actuator and configured to selectively direct fluid to the actuator. A component of the hydraulic system is mounted on the dipper. The system also includes an overcenter link coupled to a door of the dipper and biased to maintain the door in a closed position. A piston assembly of the actuator is configured to move the overcenter link in a first direction, via contact between the piston assembly and the overcenter link, thereby transitioning the door from the closed position to an open position. | 07-24-2014 |
David Thomas Brockenbrough, Saratoga Springs, NY US
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20130312250 | GENERATOR ROTOR REFURBISHING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REPAIRING A GENERATOR ROTOR - A generator rotor refurbishing system includes a cutting tool configured to cut generator rotor bars. The cutting tool includes a guide track configured and disposed to be fixedly mounted relative to a generator rotor and a cutting head block moveably mounted relative to the guide track. The cutting tool is configured and disposed to produce a fixed depth cut through a generator rotor bar. A cleaning system is configured for substantially simultaneously cleaning first and second opposing surfaces and first and second opposing edges of the generator rotor bar. The cleaning system includes a guide member and a cleaning assembly moveably mounted to the guide member. The cleaning assembly includes a plurality of cleaning members arranged to clean each of first and second opposing surfaces and first and second opposing edges of the generator rotor bar. | 11-28-2013 |
David Thomas Brown, Lynnwood, WA US
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20130225972 | ALERTING USERS OF CPR FEEDBACK DEVICE OF DETECTED MAGNETIC INTERFERENCE - A medical device and/or a method are used by a rescuer who is caring for a patient. The depth of CPR chest compressions is determined, by detecting magnetic fields. An interference is sensed, which is not associated with the CPR chest compressions, but which is superimposed on the detected magnetic fields. Appropriate countermeasures may be taken, if the sensed interference is larger than a threshold. | 08-29-2013 |
20140085081 | WEARABLE CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR RECEIVING INPUTS BY BEING DELIBERATELY TAPPED & METHODS - A wearable defibrillation system includes an output device and a motion sensor. The output device emits a sound or a vibration for the patient, who responds by deliberately tapping the system. The motion sensor registers the tapping, and interprets it as a reply from the patient. The reply can be that the patient is conscious, or convey data that the patient enters by tapping the right number of times, or that the patient wants attention, and so on. Since the patient does not need direct access to the wearable defibrillation system for tapping it, he or she can wear it under their other garments, which helps preserve their dignity and privacy. | 03-27-2014 |
20140100622 | EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATION WITH AUTOMATIC POST-SHOCK ANTI-TACHYCARDIA (APSAT) PACING - A medical device such as an external defibrillator delivers electrical therapy using a special pulse sequence. The special pulse sequence includes a defibrillation shock that is automatically followed by a quick succession of automatic post-shock anti-tachycardia (APSAT) pacing pulses. Because of the pacing pulses, the defibrillation shock can be of lesser energy than an equivalent defibrillation shock of a larger energy. Accordingly, the external defibrillator can be made physically smaller and weigh less, without sacrificing the therapeutic effect of a larger external defibrillator that would deliver a defibrillation shock of higher energy. As such, the defibrillator is easier to configure for transporting, handling, and even wearing. | 04-10-2014 |
20150360043 | WEARABLE CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR RECEIVING INPUTS BY BEING DELIBERATELY TAPPED & METHODS - A wearable defibrillation system includes an output device and a motion sensor. The output device emits a sound or a vibration for the patient, who responds by deliberately tapping the system. The motion sensor registers the tapping, and interprets it as a reply from the patient. The reply can be that the patient is conscious, or convey data that the patient enters by tapping the right number of times, or that the patient wants attention, and so on. Since the patient does not need direct access to the wearable defibrillation system for tapping it, he or she can wear it under their other garments, which helps preserve their dignity and privacy. | 12-17-2015 |
David Thomas Ferrughelli, Flemington, NJ US
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20110132806 | REMOVAL OF NITROGEN COMPOUNDS FROM FCC DISTILLATE - A method for the removal of nitrogen compounds from FCC feed or from catalytically cracked distillates including FCC cycle oils by using formaldehyde to selectively couple organic heterocyclic nitrogen species in the FCC feed or FCC distillate to form higher boiling coupling products out of the boiling range of FCC distillate. Removal of the nitrogenous compounds improves the operation of subsequent hydrodesulfurization steps needed for the distillate fraction to conform to low sulfur standards. The formaldehyde is preferably used in the form of paraformaldehyde. The reaction between the nitrogenous compounds in the cycle oil fraction with the formaldehyde is conveniently carried out in the cycle oil pumparound circuit of the FCC main column. | 06-09-2011 |
20130161237 | HYDROPROCESSING OF HEAVY HYDROCARBON FEEDS - Heavy oil feeds are hydroprocessed in the presence of a solvent under conditions that provide a variety of benefits. The solvent can be an added solvent or a portion of the liquid effluent from hydroprocessing. The processes allow for lower pressure processing of heavy oil feeds for extended processing times or extended catalyst lifetimes be reducing or mitigating the amount of coke formation on the hydroprocessing catalyst. | 06-27-2013 |
David Thomas Heagney, Charlotte, NC US
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20120185400 | PROCESSING REFUND REQUESTS - Methods, computer readable media, and apparatuses for processing refund requests are presented. According to one or more aspects, a first user interface may be displayed via which a user may select a fee category and a date range corresponding to a customer request for a fee refund. In response to receiving first user input, a second user interface may be displayed via which one or more fees may be selected for refunding to the customer and via which one or more reasons for the refund may be specified. In response to receiving second user input, a refund decision specifying whether the selected fees are to be refunded to the customer may be displayed. | 07-19-2012 |
David Thomas Huegerich, Scottsdale, AZ US
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20120006870 | Support structure for electronic visual display device - A support structure for an electronic visual display device with a pair of vehicle head rest post clamping members, a first and second extension rod, a first and second joint member and an electronic device support plate. The first extension member is L shaped. One end end protrudes into and locks to the headrest post attachment members. The opposite end terminates in a ball shaped member. The second extension rod terminates at each end in a ball shaped members. The support plate has a ball shaped member fixed to its underside. The joint members connect the first and second extension rods to the underside of the support plate. The plate has a clamping member that can retain the visual display device. The joint members clamp on the ball shaped members when joint locking knobs are turned allowing the display to be positioned in a desired location. | 01-12-2012 |
David Thomas Jonaitis, Waltham, MA US
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20150038524 | CRYSTALLINE NALOXOL-PEG CONJUGATE - Naloxol-polyethylene glycol conjugates of the formula: are provided in oxalate or phosphate salt forms including crystalline forms. Methods of preparing the salt forms and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the salt forms are also provided. | 02-05-2015 |
David Thomas Mcnarney, Beverly Hills, MI US
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20130121789 | MOLDED ENCAPSULATED RETAINER - An encapsulated retainer comprises a barrel that defines a fastener-securing void. The barrel has a flange that extends about its periphery. The encapsulated retainer further comprises an outer shell that has a top wall with a fastener-receiving aperture and a bottom wall that has a barrel-receiving aperture. The barrel extends into the barrel-receiving aperture. The encapsulated retainer further comprises first and second side walls which connect the top wall with the bottom wall. A connecter connects the outer shell with the flange. | 05-16-2013 |
David Thomas Misciagna, West Chester, PA US
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20140202630 | Method and Apparatus for Reducing Porosities in Composite Resin Parts - An electrical charge is placed on a tool used to cure a composite resin part layup. The charged tool produces an electrostatic force that attracts entrapped gases in the resin to the surface of the tool, thereby reducing porosities in the cured part. | 07-24-2014 |
David Thomas Seeburger, Houston, TX US
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20130185653 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTIMEDIA COMPILATION GENERATION - The present invention generally relates to generation of compilations. Specifically, this invention relates to a computer implemented system and method for providing users the ability to generate a multimedia compilation (e.g., biography) and provide the multimedia compilation to one or more individuals in one or more physical and/or digital formats. | 07-18-2013 |
David Thomas Shadwick, Wilmore, KY US
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20100162796 | Device for Analyzing Size and Location of Conductive Item - A matrix analyzer for determining the size and location of a conductive item placed thereon. The matrix analyzer includes plural row conductors and column conductors with a corresponding grid of conductive areas exposed on the surface of the matrix analyzer. When a conductive item, such as an ink droplet, is jetted onto the matrix analyzer, the intersection of various row conductors and column conductors exhibit a low resistance. The rows and columns of the matrix analyzer can be sequentially accessed to find those intersections where the low resistance exists. From such data, the size and location of the ink droplets can be determined. | 07-01-2010 |
20120110806 | DEVICE FOR ANALYZING SIZE AND LOCATION OF CONDUCTIVE ITEM - A matrix analyzer for determining the size and location of a conductive item placed thereon. The matrix analyzer includes plural row conductors and column conductors with a corresponding grid of conductive areas exposed on the surface of the matrix analyzer. When a conductive item, such as an ink droplet, is jetted onto the matrix analyzer, the intersection of various row conductors and column conductors exhibit a low resistance. The rows and columns of the matrix analyzer can be sequentially accessed to find those intersections where the low resistance exists. From such data, the size and location of the ink droplets can be determined. | 05-10-2012 |
David Thomas Summerland, Leicestershire GB
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20130057168 | Lighting Systems - A power adaptor for a solid state light source is disclosed. The power adaptor comprises an input ( | 03-07-2013 |
David Thomas Summerland, Old Dalby GB
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20090085494 | IMPROVEMENT TO LIGHTING SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to power adaptors for solid state lighting units and fixtures, of a kind including light emitting diodes, one of the adaptors comprising an input for receiving a phase controlled input power signal of varying on-duration and a controller coupled to the input and operable to produce at least one pulsed output driving signal in which both the duration and height of the pulses are varied according to the on-duration of the input power signal, to thereby control a light intensity output of the solid state lighting unit, such that the output is made to vary in a way that substantially matches the intensity response of the human eye. Various other arrangements of power adaptors are described along with dimmer controllers for use with the power adaptors, including some which involve motion sensing techniques. | 04-02-2009 |
20100141169 | LIGHTING SYSTEMS - A power adaptor ( | 06-10-2010 |
20150341996 | Relating to Power Adaptors - A power adaptor ( | 11-26-2015 |
David Thomas Turner, Derby GB
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20160001787 | EQUIPMENT ENVELOPE FOR HOPPER WAGON - The present invention relates to an equipment envelope ( | 01-07-2016 |
20160001788 | BAFFLE - A baffle comprising a panel body that is mountable on a wall of a hopper adjacent to an edge of an outlet of a hopper and is arrangeable in a projecting position, to project in a generally downwardly direction beyond the edge of the outlet so as to restrict the spread of bulk commodities past the panel body as the bulk commodities discharge through the outlet. The panel body is arrangeable in the projected position to project in a generally downwardly direction beyond the edge of the outlet and between a gap space defined by the edge of the outlet and an outlet cover arranged in an open position. The baffle may comprise rotatable mounting means for rotatably mounting the panel body on the wall of the hopper such that the panel body is movable between the projected position and a retracted position, where the panel body is arranged so as to provide a minimal or no barrier effect. The baffle may comprise drive means to drive the panel body between the projected position and the extended position. The drive means may be self-actuating means and the self-actuating means are optionally configured to incite the rotation of the panel body between the projected position and the retracted position as the outlet cover moves between an open position and a closed position. The self-actuating means may comprise slidable coupling means for slidably coupling the panel body to the outlet cover and optionally the slidable coupling means comprise one or more low friction contact members mounted on a lower edge and/or side edge of the panel body and arranged in mating contact with the outlet cover. | 01-07-2016 |
David Thomas Turner, Derby, Derbyshire GB
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20160001794 | SOLEBAR FOR A RAILWAY VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a solebar for a railway vehicle having an elongate body that comprises a first leg and a second leg, wherein the first leg and second are configured to meet at a vertex and have an obtuse angle θ therebetween such that the solebar has an obtuse L-shaped cross-sectional profile. The solebar may be configured to be mounted as an underframe side member in a railway vehicle such that the first leg extends in a downwardly direction towards a floor supporting the railway vehicle and clears a lower sector loading gauge and the second leg inclines upwardly in a direction away from the railway vehicle and clears an upper sector loading gauge. The second leg may be configured to support an upper sidewall of the railway vehicle body such that the upper sidewall clears the upper sector of the loading gauge. The first leg may be configured to support a lower sidewall of the railway vehicle body such that the lower sidewall clears the lower sector of the loading gauge. Due to the configuration of the solebar and mounting arrangement of the upper sidewall and/or lower sidewall on the solebar the volumetric capacity of the hopper wagon body is increased. The present invention also relates to a railway vehicle comprising a first solebar arranged to form a first underframe side member with an obtuse L-shaped cross-sectional profile. The railway vehicle may further comprise a second solebar that is arranged to form a second underframe side member with an obtuse L-shaped cross-sectional profile and extends parallel to the first solebar. | 01-07-2016 |
David Thomas Van Valkenburgh, Elk Ridge, UT US
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20090288033 | User-Directed Capture of Unstructured Information from Web Pages with Assignment to Data Type - A software application includes a window having at least first and second panels. The first panel is programmed to provide access to Internet-based sources of information. The software application also includes a user-operable selection tool programmed to select non-structured information from an Internet-based source of information presented in the first panel. The software application also includes a menu responsive to the selection tool that is programmed to appear upon the selection of non-structured information, display a plurality of data types to which the selected non-structured information can be assigned, and receive a user-selection of one of the plurality of data types to which the selected non-structured information is to be assigned. The second panel is programmed to, upon selection of one of the plurality of data types, display the selected non-structured data and indicate to which of the plurality of data types the selected information was assigned. | 11-19-2009 |
David Thomas Wilson, Campbell, CA US
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20140074959 | CLIENT SIDE MEDIA STATION GENERATION - To generate a media station, a client device can receive a candidate media item playlist and media playback rules corresponding to the media station. When a new media item is needed for the media station, the client device can apply the media playback rules to a next media item in the list of candidate media items. The playback rules can be used to determine whether the next media item is currently eligible for playback. Additionally, the client device can receive a candidate invitational content item playlist and invitational content playback rules corresponding to the media station. In response to detecting an invitational content triggering action, the client device can apply the invitational content item rules to the candidate invitational content item playlist to select at least one invitational content item to present in the media stream. | 03-13-2014 |