Dorris

Annie Dorris, Montreal CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20160102018	COMPOSITIONS, PANELS AND SHEETS COMPRISING MINERAL FILLERS AND METHODS TO PRODUCE THE SAME - There are provided gypsum panels, sheets and multi-layer sheets as well as methods of preparation thereof. For example, there are provided cellulose filament-reinforced gypsum panels, sheets and multi-layer sheets and methods of preparation thereof. For example, in such gypsum panels, sheets and multi-layer sheets gypsum is bound with cellulose filaments to strengthen the gypsum panels, sheets and multi-layer sheets. The cellulose filament-reinforced gypsum panel can be, for example, a core comprising a honeycomb or corrugated structure. There are also provided aqueous suspensions comprising cellulose filaments and CaSO	04-14-2016

Brandon Dorris, Erie, CO US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140146084	AUGMENTATION OF ELEMENTS IN DATA CONTENT - A system and method are disclosed for processing data content. Received data content comprises a scene and includes one or more recognized objects. The recognized object(s) include various characteristics, and can be detected and tracked during content capture. The data content can then be stored, and incorporated with metadata associated with the recognized object and/or one or more other elements in the data content. User inputs can be enabled in real-time, or post-capture, to augment one or more of the elements in the stored data content, including one or more characteristics of the recognized object. The data content can then be augmented to introduce one or more augmented elements, corresponding to respective elements of the data content, into the data content based on the user inputs.	05-29-2014

David Dorris, Powell, TN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20140064966	Systems and Methods of Tracking Rotor Blades - A blade tracking system including a detector having one or more sensors to detect radiation from at least one field of view of the detector, the one or more sensors generating signals based on changes in incident radiation to the one or more sensors as a rotor blade passes the field of view, and a processor to determine a pass time for the rotor blade to pass through the at least one field of view based on the generated signals.	03-06-2014

Dexter A. Dorris, Santa Clara, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130335455	HEADS-UP SCROLLING - Methods, program products, and systems for heads-up scrolling are described. In heads-up scrolling, a scrolling control can be used to scroll through multiple data records in a database. When a slider of the scrolling control receives an input dragging the slider, a semitransparent window can be overlaid on content being displayed. The semitransparent window can have a user-specified layout for formatting one or more data fields of a data record. When the slider is dragged, the content being overlaid upon can remain static. Content in the semitransparent window can be updated to reflect content in a data record corresponding to a position of the slider. The content in the semitransparent window can be formatted according to the user-specified layout, which may be different from a format of the content under the semitransparent window.	12-19-2013
20130339398	DATABASE INBOX - A database inbox of the database management system can receive a data object. The database inbox can have an inbox display area. The database inbox can be configured to receive data objects each having a distinct data type. The database inbox can serve as a data shopping cart, storing the data objects in an ad hoc manner before a table for storing the data object in a database has been created.	12-19-2013
20130339399	Dynamic Schema - A database management system can receive, from a user interface, a first data object, a second data object, and a relationship relating the first data object and the second data object. The system can determine, based on a database schema, that a database table does not exist for the first data object, the second data object, and the relationship. The system can create a database table having a first data field for the first data object, a second data field for the second data object, and the relationship. The system can then store the first data object and the second data object in the created table according to the relationship.	12-19-2013

Gilles Dorris, Vimont Laval CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130017394	HIGH ASPECT RATIO CELLULOSE NANOFILAMENTS AND METHOD FOR THEIR PRODUCTION - A method to produce on a commercial scale, high aspect ratio cellulose nanofilaments (CNF) from natural lignocellulosic fibers comprises a multi-pass high consistency refining (HCR) of chemical or mechanical fibers using combinations of refining intensity and specific energy. The CNF produced represents a mixture of fine filaments with widths in the submicron and lengths from tens of micrometers to few millimeters. The product has a population of free filaments and filaments bound to the fiber core from which they were produced. The proportion of free and bound filaments is governed in large part by total specific energy applied to the pulp in the refiner, and differs from other cellulose fibrillar materials by their higher aspect ratio and the preserved degree of polymerization (DP) of cellulose, and are excellent additives for the reinforcement of paper, tissue, paperboard and the like. They display exceptional strengthening power for never-dried paper webs.	01-17-2013
20140288296	CELLULOSE FILMS WITH AT LEAST ONE HYDROPHOBIC OR LESS HYDROPHILIC SURFACE - A method for the production of cellulose films with at least one hydrophobic or less hydrophilic surface, or with at least one surface with a water contact angle (θ) in a range from 55° to less than 100° is described. The method involves contacting the cellulose material with a hydrophobic solid material during the preparation of the cellulose films or with a vapour of a non-polar or polar aprotic solvent during or after the preparation of the cellulose films. Examples of the cellulose material are cellulose filaments (CF) made to have at least 50% by weight of the filaments having a filament length up to 350 μm and a filament diameter between 100 and 500 nm from multi-pass, high consistency refining of wood or plant fibers, and commercially-available sodium carboxymethyl cellulose. Examples of the hydrophobic solid material are hydrophobic polymers, poly(methylpentene) and poly(ethylene). Examples of the non-polar solvent are hexane and toluene. Examples of the polar aprotic solvent are acetone and ethyl acetate.	09-25-2014

Gilles Dorris, Vimont CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20160102018	COMPOSITIONS, PANELS AND SHEETS COMPRISING MINERAL FILLERS AND METHODS TO PRODUCE THE SAME - There are provided gypsum panels, sheets and multi-layer sheets as well as methods of preparation thereof. For example, there are provided cellulose filament-reinforced gypsum panels, sheets and multi-layer sheets and methods of preparation thereof. For example, in such gypsum panels, sheets and multi-layer sheets gypsum is bound with cellulose filaments to strengthen the gypsum panels, sheets and multi-layer sheets. The cellulose filament-reinforced gypsum panel can be, for example, a core comprising a honeycomb or corrugated structure. There are also provided aqueous suspensions comprising cellulose filaments and CaSO	04-14-2016

Gilles Marcel Dorris, Vimont CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130120556	ON-LINE MACROCONTAMINANT ANALYSER AND METHOD - An on-line automated analyser of macrocontaminants is described. The analyser is for a pulp and/or a white water stream, the analyser comprises: a pulp classifier separating a sample from the stream into a fraction of macrocontaminants; a contaminant chamber enclosing a contaminant cell receiving the fraction; an optical chamber comprising an optical detector connected to the cell capturing at least one detected image; and a control chamber taking the at least one detected image and conducting an image analysis to determine type and quantity of at least one macrocontaminant in the fraction. The method of analysis of macrocontaminants is also described herein, the method comprises: separating a sample from the stream into a fraction of macrocontaminants; producing at least one detected image by optical measurement of the fraction; and analysing the at least one detected image and determining the quantity and type of at least one macrocontaminant in the fraction.	05-16-2013

Gilles Marcel Dorris, Vimont, Laval CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150275433	DRY CELLULOSE FILAMENTS AND THE METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - The present invention relates to dry cellulose filaments and particularly those that are re-dispersible in water. Dry cellulose filaments comprise at least 50% by weight of the filaments having a filament length up to 350 μm; and a diameter of between 100 and 500 nm, wherein the filaments are re-dispersible in water. Also described here is a film of dry cellulose filaments comprising the filaments described, wherein the film is dispersible in water. A method of making a dry film of cellulose filaments is also described that includes providing a liquid suspension of the cellulose filaments described; and retaining the filaments on the forming section of a paper or tissue making machine or on a modified paper or tissue making machine. The film can be optionally converted to powders or flakes for shipment, storage or subsequent uses. The filaments, the film, the powders or flakes and the method are in a preferred embodiment free of additives and the derivatization of the filaments.	10-01-2015

Jeffrey K. Dorris, Wetumpka, AL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110108689	CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING A DEVICE ONTO A SUPPORT ARM - The present invention provides a connection system for attaching and detaching a device to and from a support arm. The connection system is comprised of a key member having a keyed portion. A first section is attachable to a support arm. The first section is dimensioned to receive the keyed portion of the key member. A second section is attachable to a device. The second section is dimensioned to attach to the first section. An actuator is operable to move between a first position and a second position. The second section is locked to the first section when the actuator is in the first position. The second section is detachable from the first section when the key member is locked to the first section and the actuator is in the second position.	05-12-2011

John R. Dorris, Athens, GA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150018828	Anti-Septic Transarticular Intramedullary Rod System for the Human Knee - A temporary knee implant to be placed at the position of the human knee joint for maintaining the tibia and femur at the knee joint aligned during healing of infection in the surrounding tissue. An elongated femur rod is formed with one end of a breadth sized and shaped to extend into the medullary cavity of the femur of a knee, and a connector at the other end, an elongated tibia rod of a breadth sized and shaped to extend into the medullary cavity of the tibia and a connector at the other end, the connectors including interfitting shapes for aligning said femur rod and said tibia rod, and medication adhered to the femur and tibia rods for engagement with the medullary surfaces.	01-15-2015

Jonathan A. Dorris, Noblesville, IN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130086933	CONTROLLER FOR A MEDICAL PRODUCTS STORAGE SYSTEM - A medical product storage device includes a controller that operates an access control system to limit access to a storage space of the medical product storage device. The controller monitors a temperature in the storage space and other operating parameters of the medical product storage device. The medical product storage device includes a display that displays information related to the operating parameters. The information related to the operating parameters includes a graph of the temperature in the storage space, the graph including icons associated with specific events that occur relative to the operating parameters. Activation of the icons cause an event history to be displayed. Activation of a specific event permits a user to generate a corrective action record. A user remote from the medical product storage device may be notified of specific adverse events.	04-11-2013

J. Scott Dorris, Glastonbury, CT US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090307253	COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR GENERATING RANDOM SAMPLE IN RESPONSE TO SEARCH QUERY - A computer system includes a data storage device and a first computer processor in communication with the data storage device. At least one input device and a first program memory are in communication with the first computer processor. The computer system also includes a second computer processor in communication with the first computer processor. At least one other input device, a display device and a second program memory are in communication with the second computer processor. The first computer processor produces a random sampling of files from a set of files that match a set of parameters defined using the input device coupled to the first computer processor. The random sampling of files is displayed on the display device coupled to the second computer processor.	12-10-2009
20140304008	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED CLAIMS DATA AUDITING - A system and method for automated claims data auditing. The system may include a memory device configured to store a plurality of audit questions associated with audit question metadata, to store a plurality tasks associated with task metadata, to store a plurality workflows associated with workflow metadata and to store a plurality surveys associated with survey metadata. The system may include a processor configured to generate an audit template based on at least a subset of the plurality of surveys and the plurality of tasks. The processor may further be configured to generate a copy of the audit template for use in a project. The system may include a receiver configured to receive assignment instructions associated with the project, wherein the assignment instructions assign resources to the project. The receiver may further be configured to receive claim data to be audited, wherein the processor may be configured to integrate the received claim data, the copy of the audit template, and the assignment instructions to create the project. The system may also include a publishing module configured to publish the project.	10-09-2014

Parker Dorris, Austin, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120001862	CAPACITIVE TOUCH SWITCH DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A capacitive touch switch display control system includes multiple capacitive touch switches and respective LED displays that light to indicate the status of the system. A microcontroller unit (MCU) interface includes a shared function pin for each touch switch-LED pair. The MCU configures the shared function pin as an analog pin for very brief first time periods during which the MCU disables the LED displays and conducts capacitive sensing of the touch switches connected thereto to determine their status. After the first time period, the MCU enables the LED displays for potential lighting during a second time period. During the second time period, the MCU configures the shared function pin as a digital I/O LED control pin to either light or not light the LED display to indicate the status of the system. The first time period during which the MCU conducts capacitive sensing of the touch switches is sufficiently brief that it does not interfere with LED lighting function.	01-05-2012
20130169583	CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREEN OR THE LIKE - A controller for a capacitive touch screen or the like includes a touch resolve subsystem and a processor. The touch resolve subsystem, when activated, measures a plurality of capacitance values using a plurality of input pins. The processor uses the plurality of capacitance values at each of a plurality of values of a parameter to create an interference map.	07-04-2013
20130169584	CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREEN OR THE LIKE - A controller for a capacitive touch screen includes a touch resolve subsystem and a processor. The touch resolve subsystem, in response to a trigger input, measures a plurality of capacitance values using a plurality of input pins. The processor controls the touch resolve subsystem to acquire a baseline capacitance in a calibration mode, to acquire a frame comprising the plurality of capacitance values in a normal operation mode, and to update the baseline capacitance to a new baseline capacitance in the normal operation mode in response to the frame without entering the calibration mode.	07-04-2013

Stephen Dorris, La Grange Park, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130071670	METHOD FOR PRODUCING THIN FILM ELECTRODES - The invention provides for A method for producing pure phase strontium ruthenium oxide films, the method comprising solubilizing ruthenium-containing and strontium-containing compounds to create a mixture; subjecting the mixture to a first temperature above that necessary for forming RuO	03-21-2013

Stephen E. Dorris, Lagrange Park, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100031822	Hydrogen separation membrane on a porous substrate - A hydrogen permeable membrane is disclosed. The membrane is prepared by forming a mixture of metal oxide powder and ceramic oxide powder and a pore former into an article. The article is dried at elevated temperatures and then sintered in a reducing atmosphere to provide a dense hydrogen permeable portion near the surface of the sintered mixture. The dense hydrogen permeable portion has a higher initial concentration of metal than the remainder of the sintered mixture and is present in the range of from about 20 to about 80 percent by volume of the dense hydrogen permeable portion.	02-11-2010
20100302706	METHOD FOR FABRICATION OF CERAMIC DIELECTRIC FILMS ON COPPER FOILS - The present invention provides a method for fabricating a ceramic film on a copper foil. The method comprises applying a layer of a sol-gel composition onto a copper foil. The sol-gel composition comprises a precursor of a ceramic material suspended in 2-methoxyethanol. The layer of sol-gel is then dried at a temperature up to about 250° C. The dried layer is then pyrolyzed at a temperature in the range of about 300 to about 450° C. to form a ceramic film from the ceramic precursor. The ceramic film is then crystallized at a temperature in the range of about 600 to about 750° C. The drying, pyrolyzing and crystallizing are performed under a flowing stream of an inert gas. In some embodiments an additional layer of the sol-gel composition is applied onto the ceramic film and the drying, pyrolyzing and crystallizing steps are repeated for the additional layer to build up a thicker ceramic layer on the copper foil. The process can be repeated one or more times if desired.	12-02-2010
20150364257	WOUND/STACKED CERAMIC FILM CAPACITORS, METHOD FOR MAKING CERAMIC FILM CAPACITORS - The invention provides a process for making ceramic film capacitors, the process comprising supplying a flexible substrate, depositing a first electrode on a first region of the flexible substrate, wherein the first electrode defines a first thickness, overlaying the first electrode with a dielectric film; and depositing a second electrode on the ceramic film, wherein the second electrode defines a second thickness. Also provided is a capacitor comprising flexible substrate, a first electrode deposited on said flexible substrate, a dielectric overlaying the first electrode; and a second electrode deposited on said dielectric.	12-17-2015

Stephen E. Dorris, La Grange Park, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130081540	LOW-COST METHOD FOR FABRICATING PALLADIUM AND PALLADIUM-ALLOY THIN FILMS ON POROUS SUPPORTS - A process for forming a palladium or palladium alloy membrane on a ceramic surface by forming a pre-colloid mixture comprising a powder palladium source, carrier fluid, dispersant and a pore former and a binder. Ultrasonically agitating the precolloid mixture and applying to a substrate with an ultrasonic nozzle and heat curing the coating form a palladium-based membrane.	04-04-2013

Steven A. Dorris, O'Fallon, MO US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120304007	METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE IN IDENTIFYING ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR IN A CONTROL SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for use in identifying abnormal behavior in a control system. Operating events associated with a control system are received, and an actual behavior of the control system is determined based on the received operating events. The actual behavior is compared to expected behavior to determine whether the actual behavior differs from the expected behavior. The expected behavior includes a correlation between a plurality of operating events associated with the control system. The expected behavior is updated based on an indication of whether the actual behavior is abnormal from a user.	11-29-2012

Steven A. Dorris, St. Peters, MO US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150122579	ELEVATED PLATFORM SYSTEM INCLUDING RESTRAINING SYSTEMS AND VISION SYSTEM - An elevated platform system comprises a platform, a vision system configured to detect a number of people on the platform, and a plurality of restraining systems onboard the platform. Each restraining system includes a passive RFID tag secured to the platform and a reader configured to perform near field detection of the tag.	05-07-2015
20150254835	COMPOSITE INSPECTION AND STRUCTURAL CHECK OF MULTIPLE LAYERS - Provided are methods, systems, and computer program products for inspecting composite items. Specifically, a method involves analyzing an image of or, more generally, data characterizing condition of a top layer, which is disposed over a bottom layer. The method also involves performing a structural integrity check based on any anomalies detected in the top layer during this analysis as well as based on any anomalies previously detected in the bottom layer. As such, this structural integrity check accounts for characteristics of multiple layers, in some embodiments, all layers applied up to point of this inspection. In addition to the detected anomalies, the structural integrity check may account for previously performed repairs. The structural integrity check may be performed on individual portions of a composite item while, for example, other portions continue receiving a new composite layer, which may be referred to as an inline inspection.	09-10-2015

Steven A. Dorris, Saint Peters, MO US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20160094580	DYNAMIC LOADING AND CONFIGUATION OF THREAT DETECTORS BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM OTHER NODES - Artificial Immune Systems (AIS) including the Dendritic Cell Algorithm (DCA) are an emerging method to detect malware in computer systems. The DCA implementation may use an inflammation signal to communicate information among the processes of device or a network or among nodes of a network, where the inflammatory signal indicates a likelihood that a process or a node has been attacked by malicious software. The DCA implementation may dynamically change the malware sensitivity and responsiveness based on the inflammation signals without requiring user intervention. The inflammatory signal includes one or more inflammatory tuples, which may include multiple components such as a strength, a PrimeIndicator, and an optional third element, p. The strength component may be an indication of the magnitude of an attack and provide a degree of certainty of the attack. The PrimeIndicator may be an identifier of the indicator type that is the source of the inflammation tuple.	03-31-2016

Thomas Dorris, Frederick, MD US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100332284	Internet Package Shipping Systems and Methods - Systems and methods for shipping a package from a package sender to an intended recipient, utilizing Internet communications to place shipping orders, request on demand package pickup, maintain and utilize pre-stored profile information, view shipping history, track orders, etc. A package sender with an Internet-accessible computer accesses an Internet site and associated shipping system operated by a shipping service provider. The package sender enters information required for shipping the package, including shipping options and methods for payment, and the shipment transaction is validated. If the transaction is validated, printer indicia are communicated to the customer's computer, which is enabled to locally print a prepaid label containing special machine-readable as well as human-readable indicia. The shipping service provider acquires the package by drop-off, standard pickup or on call pickup, scans the machine readable indicia, verifies other indicia of authenticity, and processes the package in accordance with information encoded on the label.	12-30-2010
20130124402	INTERNET PACKAGE SHIPPING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for shipping a package from a package sender to an intended recipient, utilizing Internet communications to place shipping orders, request on demand package pickup, maintain and utilize pre-stored profile information, view shipping history, track orders, etc. A package sender with an Internet-accessible computer accesses an Internet site and associated shipping system operated by a shipping service provider. The package sender enters information required for shipping the package, including shipping options and methods for payment, and the shipment transaction is validated. If the transaction is validated, printer indicia are communicated to the customer's computer, which is enabled to locally print a prepaid label containing special machine-readable as well as human-readable indicia. The shipping service provider acquires the package by drop-off, standard pickup or on call pickup, scans the machine readable indicia, verifies other indicia of authenticity, and processes the package in accordance with information encoded on the label.	05-16-2013