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Arnold Lord, West Ossipee, NH US
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20120080264 | ADJUSTABLE PLATFORM FOR USE ON ROOF - An adjustable roof platform which comprises a work platform having first and second ends and opposed top and bottom surfaces. A pair of first and second spaced apart support legs each having a first end and a second end and opposed top and bottom surfaces. The first end of the work platform is pivotally connected with the first ends of the support legs and the bottom surfaces of each support legs carries a replaceable foam layer. At least one member connects the first and the second support legs with one another and at least one adjustable arm adjustably connects the second end of the work platform to the support legs so that an angle, formed between the work platform and the first and second support legs, can be varied between about 0 degrees and about 45 degrees. | 04-05-2012 |
Chad Lord, Sugar Hill, GA US
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20130111536 | TERMINAL ADAPTER FOR ENABLING NON-IP-ENCAPSULATED VIDEOS TO BE RECEIVED AT SUBSCRIBER PREMISES FOR PLAYBACK ON AN IP DEVICES | 05-02-2013 |
Charles Lord, Mattapoisett, MA US
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20100048329 | Golf Ball Marker and Holder - Disclosed is a holder for removably securing a magnetizable golf ball marker. In certain embodiments, the holder is made of a durable material containing a recessed area, and acts as a magnetic base for the ball marker, to which the ball marker is attracted. In certain embodiments, a permanent magnet is secured and concealed in the recessed area of the holder. In certain embodiments, the recessed area is approximately the same size of the magnet so the magnet fits securely in the recessed area. In certain embodiments, the holder and magnet are kept together by a backing material. In certain embodiments, the ball marker holder is affixed to a cap, visor, article of clothing, or golf accessory. In certain embodiments, the holder also displays an ornamental design, revealing a graphic on the top of the holder when the ball marker is removed from the holder. In certain embodiments, the ball marker is removed by sliding or lifting the marker away from the magnet and magnetic field and off the holder. In certain embodiments, the marker is slightly raised so that may easily be removed from the holder. | 02-25-2010 |
Charles Lord, Scottsdale, AZ US
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20080198543 | Notebook computer protection device and saddle bag - A notebook computer protection device forming a protective sleeve adapted to securely receive a notebook computer. The protection device is formed of a semi-rigid translucent material having a plurality of access openings permitting both a physical and visual inspection of the notebook computer lateral portions when secured therewithin. The protection device protects the notebook computer when subject to the examination process at airports and other transportation hubs, particularly when subject to the x-ray process at security checkpoints. The notebook computer protection device is light weight, inexpensive, and effectively protects a notebook computer during the inspection process, without requiring the removal of the notebook computer therefrom during the inspection process. | 08-21-2008 |
20090002932 | Portable inclinating desk for notebook computers - A portable desk for use in home and office environments for comfortably and conveniently supporting a portable computer or other electronic device on the lap or knees of a user. The desk has an upper surface on which the computer rests. The desk is supported on the user's lap by a flexible, bowable support member which is repositionable, thus allowing the user to change the inclination of the desk in order to adjust the viewing angle of the computer screen. A flexible tray for an accessory such as a mouse may be inserted in a slot at either side of the desktop. The tray may be reversibly inserted with a smooth, planar surface or a textured, frictional surface disposed facing upwardly. Ventilation is provided through a transversely recessed convex channel in the upper surface and may also include a small, USB-powered fan to increase heat dissipation. Cable management features may also be provided. | 01-01-2009 |
20090179131 | Laptop cooling stand with fan - A laptop computer support adapted to comfortably and conveniently rest on a user's lap, which also forms one piece of a laptop support system including a base configured to support the laptop support. The laptop support may simply rest in an inclined position on a user's lap, or alternatively rest on the associated base in a inclined position without having to physically lock the laptop support to the base portion. | 07-16-2009 |
20090212180 | Laptop cooling stand - The present invention is directed to a notebook/laptop computer stand adapted to support a notebook/laptop computer and having a recessed surface area portion to sufficiently cool the computer while situated thereon. | 08-27-2009 |
20100273361 | Shaped Connector for Power Converter - A keyed power source connector and keyed device connector that are backwards compatible, ensuring that the power rated device connectors can only mate with power source connectors power rated at or above the device connector power rating. One connector is formed as a plug, and the other connector is formed as a socket. The connectors have are shaped having a profile that is a function of the respective connector power rating. A keyed portion of the power source connector plug will physically interfere with and not be receivable within a device connector socket when the device connector power rating exceeds the power source connector power rating. This connector system ensures target portable electronic devices coupled to the device connector can not draw power exceeding the rating of the power source connector. | 10-28-2010 |
20110174645 | Portable computer protection device with integral angle support - A portable computer protection device comprising a reinforced body member including a receptacle to securely transport and store a portable computer, and also includes an integrated adjustable support member configured to elevate and angle the portable computer in an operable position when the body member is opened. | 07-21-2011 |
20120170194 | MOBILE COMPUTER STAND - A mobile computer stand is provided. The mobile computer stand includes a support portion comprising a base member, a rotatable member operatively coupled to the base member and an axis. The stand further includes a connection member operatively coupled to the support portion, wherein the connection member rotates about the axis in response to rotation of the rotatable member about the axis. Additionally, the connection member is freely rotatable through an entire 360 degrees of rotation in each direction with respect to the support portion. | 07-05-2012 |
20130264300 | OVERHEAD ORGANIZER - An overhead organizer is disclosed that is used to store items. The overhead organizer according to the invention takes advantage of little-used space near a ceiling to store items. The overhead organizer includes a ceiling mounted unit that is configured to be coupled to a ceiling, a storage unit that holds items to be stored, and one or more than one retractable extender which retractably couples the storage unit to the ceiling mounted unit. The one or more than one retractable extender is retracted and extended with a retractor mechanism. The retractor mechanism can be a double spool constant torque spring. The retractor mechanism extends or retracts the one or more than one retractable extender to adjust the distance between the storage unit and the ceiling. In some embodiments the retractor mechanism is controlled using a wireless remote control unit. | 10-10-2013 |
Charles Scott Lord US
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20140252027 | Systems And Methods For Spraying An Aerosol - A system for spraying, according to various aspects of the present invention, includes a shuttle and a trigger switch. The shuttle and the trigger switch cooperate with discontinuous mechanical coupling. The trigger switch provides a discontinuity in bias against operation of the trigger switch by the user. Consequently, the user experiences tactile feedback before spray is released. Prior to tactile feedback, the system establishes a communication link. When spray is released, the system transmits a notice via the communication link. Such a system when equipped with pepper spray aerosol is advantageous for self-defense. | 09-11-2014 |
Charles Scott Lord, Scottsdale, AZ US
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20140252027 | Systems And Methods For Spraying An Aerosol - A system for spraying, according to various aspects of the present invention, includes a shuttle and a trigger switch. The shuttle and the trigger switch cooperate with discontinuous mechanical coupling. The trigger switch provides a discontinuity in bias against operation of the trigger switch by the user. Consequently, the user experiences tactile feedback before spray is released. Prior to tactile feedback, the system establishes a communication link. When spray is released, the system transmits a notice via the communication link. Such a system when equipped with pepper spray aerosol is advantageous for self-defense. | 09-11-2014 |
20140252028 | Systems And Methods For Spraying An Aerosol - A system for spraying, according to various aspects of the present invention, includes a a power switch, an arm switch, a trigger switch, and a communication switch. The system establishes a communication link in response to power being applied through the power switch. Before operation of the arm switch, the system establishes a communication link. After operation of the arm switch, the trigger switch activates release of spray. In further response to the trigger switch, the system transmits a notice via the communication link. Such a system when equipped with pepper spray aerosol is advantageous for self-defense. | 09-11-2014 |
Charles W. Lord, Mattapoisett, MA US
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20120005808 | DIGITALLY PRINTED APPLIQUE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - An appliqué is provided that is attached to the outer surface of a product. The appliqué comprises a decorative piece including an upper surface with a design element digitally printed thereon and an opposite lower surface attached to the product. | 01-12-2012 |
20140196843 | DIGITALLY PRINTED APPLIQUE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - An applique is provided that is attached to the outer surface of a product. The applique comprises a decorative piece including an upper surface with a design element digitally printed thereon and an opposite lower surface attached to the product. | 07-17-2014 |
Christopher Lord, Portland, OR US
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20140196145 | PREVENTION OF USER INPUT CAPTURE - Systems and methods may provide to prevent user input capture. in one example, the method may include measuring an attribute based on a user's interaction with a user input component of a user input device, generating a user input signature based on the measured attribute, generating an obscuring signature based on the user input signature, and transmitting a control signal, based on the obscuring signature, to obscure a user's input activity and prevent user input capture. | 07-10-2014 |
Christopher Allen Lord, Coon Rapids, MN US
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20120217205 | Storm Water Pretreatment Chamber - A storm water pretreatment chamber is provided. The storm water pretreatment chamber includes; one or more filter sidewalls; one or more optional water-impermeable sidewalls; one or more optional chamber grates; and one or more catch rails. Methods of treating storm water are also provided. | 08-30-2012 |
20130313205 | Storm Water Pretreatment Chamber - A storm water pretreatment chamber is provided. The storm water pretreatment chamber includes; one or more filter sidewalls; one or more optional water-impermeable sidewalls; one or more optional chamber grates; and one or more catch rails. Methods of treating storm water are also provided. | 11-28-2013 |
Christopher J. Lord, Portland, OR US
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20100226626 | Video Bit Stream Extension By Video Information Annotation - A method and apparatus are provided for video bit stream extension by video information annotation. In one embodiment, the invention may include gathering video data from a video source, gathering non-visual video information associated with the video data, maintaining a current state of the video information in storage, and annotating the video data with the current state of the video information. | 09-09-2010 |
20130271452 | MECHANISM FOR FACILITATING CONTEXT-AWARE MODEL-BASED IMAGE COMPOSITION AND RENDERING AT COMPUTING DEVICES - A mechanism is described for facilitating context-aware composition and rendering of virtual models and/or images of physical objects computationally composited and rendered at computing devices according to one embodiment of the invention. A method of embodiments of the invention includes performing initial calibration of a plurality of computing devices to provide point of view positions of a scene according to a location of each of the plurality of computing devices with respect to the scene, where computing devices of the plurality of computing devices are in communication with each other over a network. The method may further include generating context-aware views of the scene based on the point of view positions of the plurality of computing devices, where each context-aware view corresponds to a computing device. The method may further include generating images of the scene based on the context-aware views of the scene, where each image corresponds to a computing device, and displaying each image at its corresponding computing device. | 10-17-2013 |
20150084871 | CUSTOMIZED DISPLAY AND FUNCTION FOR KEYS ON A KEYBOARD - An electronic device is described herein. The electronic device includes a keyboard and a plurality of keys arranged on the keyboard. The plurality of keys may include dynamically customized keys based on usage. The display and function of the customized keys may be enabled through the use of platform components and cloud services on the keyboard. The customized keys may include generic, customer-specific, or dynamically updated images. | 03-26-2015 |
Clint Walter Lord, Sandy, UT US
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20120191607 | Methods And Systems For Facilitating Or Executing Electronic Payment Transactions - A method for executing an electronic payment transaction may include initiating or receiving notification of the initiating of a communication session with a wireless data connection enabled computing device, sending a payment transaction request during the communication session for the wireless data connection enabled computing device, and receiving a payment confirmation or a rejection of the payment transaction request to conclude the payment transaction. | 07-26-2012 |
Dan Lord US
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20120095880 | PC POSTAGETM SERVICE INDICIA DESIGN FOR SHIPPING LABEL - Systems and methods of insuring payment of a proper amount of postage, comprise receiving payment for an amount of postage, affixing a postage indicia to a piece of mail, wherein the postage indicia includes the postage amount in a format readable only by machine, and adjusting the postage amount at a time subsequent to receipt of payment. | 04-19-2012 |
Danielle B. Lord, Hamden, CT US
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20120065186 | ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to antimicrobial compositions and more specifically compositions of quinolone carboxylic acid derivatives. These compositions have improved solubility, stability, and tolerability. These compositions are useful for intravenous administration for treating, preventing, or reducing the risk of infection. | 03-15-2012 |
David Lord, Portland, OR US
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20120160814 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LINK PROCESSING USING LASER PULSES WITH OPTIMIZED TEMPORAL POWER PROFILES AND POLARIZATIONS - Systems and methods ablate electrically conductive links using laser pulses with optimized temporal power profiles and/or polarizations. In certain embodiments, the polarization property of a laser beam is set such that coupling between the laser beam and an electrically conductive link reduces the pulse energy required to ablate the electrically conductive link. In one such embodiment, the polarization is selected based on a depth of a target link structure. In another embodiment, the polarization changes as deeper material is removed from a target location. In addition, or in other embodiments, a first portion of a temporal power profile of a laser beam includes a rapid rise time to heat an upper portion of an electrically conductive link so as to form cracks in a passivation layer over upper corners of the electrically conductive link, without forming cracks at lower corners of the electrically conductive link. | 06-28-2012 |
David Lord, Midland, TX US
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20100132180 | Method and System for Controlling Tongs Make-Up Speed and Evaluating and Controlling Torque at the Tongs - Make-up speed for a tongs drive system is monitored and controlled to maintain the speed within a limited target range either throughout the make-up process or during the final portion of the make-up process, thereby improving make-up consistency and allowing for improved evaluation or torque during the make-up process. An encoder generates speed and position data during the make-up process. The speed data is compared to a target speed, which is based on rod and/or tongs characteristics. If the speed does not match the target speed or is not within a range of the target speed, a signal is transmitted to the tongs drive to adjust the speed accordingly. Furthermore, position data from the encoder, or other position sensors, provide position data for the rod during the make-up process to limit or vary the speed control parameters during different portions of the make-up process. | 06-03-2010 |
20100138159 | Method and System for Monitoring the Efficiency and Health of a Hydraulically Driven System - Efficiency of a hydraulically driven system is evaluated by monitoring the change in ratio of output torque to input hydraulic pressure. The hydraulic pressure data is received from a hydraulic sensor. The torque data is received from a load cell receiving a force transmitted to it by a back-up wrench. Filters are applied to the data to obtain peak levels of torque and hydraulic pressure. A ratio is generated for each process associated with a rod or other elongated member based on peak torque and hydraulic pressure levels achieved during the process. The ratio is stored and compared to historical ratios to determine if the ratio has changed more than a predetermined amount over time. A similar evaluation can be achieved by comparing speed generated on the elongated member by the hydraulically driven system to the current level controlling the flow of hydraulic fluid to the hydraulically driven system. | 06-03-2010 |
20120330552 | Method And System For Monitoring The Efficiency And Health Of A Hydraulically Driven System - Efficiency of a hydraulically driven system is evaluated by monitoring the change in ratio of output torque to input hydraulic pressure. The hydraulic pressure data is received from a hydraulic sensor. The torque data is received from a load cell receiving a force transmitted to it by a back-up wrench. Filters are applied to the data to obtain peak levels of torque and hydraulic pressure. A ratio is generated for each process associated with a rod or other elongated member based on peak torque and hydraulic pressure levels achieved during the process. The ratio is stored and compared to historical ratios to determine if the ratio has changed more than a predetermined amount over time. A similar evaluation can be achieved by comparing speed generated on the elongated member by the hydraulically driven system to the current level controlling the floss of hydraulic fluid to the hydraulically driven system. | 12-27-2012 |
20140174731 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING TONGS MAKE-UP SPEED AND EVALUATING AND CONTROLLING TORQUE AT THE TONGS - Make-up speed for a tongs drive system is monitored and controlled to maintain the speed within a limited target range either throughout the make-up process or during the final portion of the make-up process, thereby improving make-up consistency and allowing for improved evaluation or torque during the make-up process. An encoder generates speed and position data during the make-up process. The speed data is compared to a target speed, which is based on rod and/or tongs characteristics. If the speed does not match the target speed or is not within a range of the target speed, a signal is transmitted to the tongs drive to adjust the speed accordingly. Furthermore, position data from the encoder, or other position sensors, provide position data for the rod during the make-up process to limit or vary the speed control parameters during different portions of the make-up process. | 06-26-2014 |
David E. Lord, Midland, TX US
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20140216735 | SANDLINE SPOOLING MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEM - Example embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to measurement and control systems and methods of improved spooling accuracy. Specifically, the systems and method disclosed herein provide techniques for accurately monitoring the depth of a sandline in a wellbore through sensing spool rotation, and controlling certain aspects of the spooling and/or producing certain notifications when the depth is above or below a certain threshold. Thus, the spool can be operated with increased diligence when it gets close to the wellhead. In certain example embodiments, the depth of the sandline is measured based at least partially on the number of spool rotations, compensating for decreasing length of sandline per layer of sandline on the spool. | 08-07-2014 |
Douglas C. Lord, Winter Garden, FL US
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20100185486 | DETERMINING DEMAND ASSOCIATED WITH ORIGIN-DESTINATION PAIRS FOR BUS RIDERSHIP FORECASTING - A method for forecasting demand for transportation services. The method includes running a count-to-demand translation module with a processor on a computer system and, with the computer system, receiving a count data for passengers getting on and off a vehicle at each stop along a route. The method includes operating the translation module to determine a demand for pairs of the stops such as origin-destination pairs on the route based on the counts at each stop. The set of count data includes a geographical location associated with each stop as well as the time. The demand found by the translation module is attributed to predefined time periods. In the method, the demand of at least some of the OD pairs of the stops is proportional to the offcounts at the destination one of the stops in the pairs relative to the offcounts in the other destination stops. | 07-22-2010 |
20100299177 | DYNAMIC BUS DISPATCHING AND LABOR ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM - A method of dynamic bus dispatching and labor assignments based on real time vehicle and passenger data. The method includes running a transportation services module on a computer of a dispatch command center. The method includes receiving, at the computer system, current location information for a plurality of buses. The transportation services module determines a route completion time period for the vehicles and then generates a dispatch schedule for each of the vehicles based on the determined route completions. The dispatch schedules are transmitted to the buses and displayed on a monitor to the bus driver, thereby allowing real time or dynamic updating of dispatching based on collected location information. The method also includes determining and reporting a set of labor assignments for drivers of the buses based on the current location information, the route completion time periods, and break and shift information associated with each of the drivers. | 11-25-2010 |
Glenn Lord, Lake Jackson, TX US
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20100206744 | BRINE PURIFICATION - Process of reducing organic content of brine which includes subjecting a brine solution containing an organic content to an electrochemical process for a sufficient period of time and at a sufficient voltage to reduce the organic content of the brine to obtain a reduced organic content brine. Also provided is a process for reducing organic contamination of brine in a chemical process comprising subjecting a brine stream of the chemical process to electrochemical oxidation to obtain a reduced organic content brine stream. | 08-19-2010 |
20100219372 | BRINE PURIFICATION - Process and apparatus for reducing organic content of brine comprising subjecting a brine solution to at least two purification treatments selected from electrochemical treatment, chlorinolysis, or other chemical oxidation treatment, carbon adsorption, extraction, biological treatment and chrystallizing treatment; wherein the organic content of purified brine is sufficiently low to enable sense of the purified brine in an industrial process. | 09-02-2010 |
Hung Wei Lord, Harrisburg, PA US
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20120021620 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH FLOATING CONTACT - An electrical connector is provided for mounting on a printed circuit. The electrical connector includes a housing having a mating face, a mounting face, and an interior cavity. The mounting face is configured to be mounted on the printed circuit. A port extends through the mating face into the interior cavity. The interior cavity is defined by an interior wall of the housing. An electrical contact is held by the housing. The electrical contact includes a mating segment and a mounting segment. The mating segment extends within the interior cavity of the housing. The mating segment includes an exterior surface and a mating interface positioned proximate the port. At least a portion of the mounting segment extends along the mounting face of the housing for engagement with the printed circuit. A clearance exists between the exterior surface of the mating segment and the interior wall of the housing. The mating segment is movable within the interior cavity relative to the housing via the clearance. | 01-26-2012 |
20130273781 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - Electrical connector assemblies are provided that include electrical connectors having electrical contacts that have receptacle mating ends are provided. The connector housings of the provided electrical connectors include alignment members that are capable of performing staged alignment of components of the electrical connector assemblies. The provided electrical connector assemblies and the electrical connectors provided therein are capable of operating at a data transfer rate of forty gigabits per second with worst case multi-active cross talk that does not exceed a range of about two percent to about four percent. | 10-17-2013 |
Jeffrey Lord, Belle Haven, VA US
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20110286204 | Universal Ceiling Fan Uplight Kit - A ceiling fan lighting device that incorporates upstanding lighting fixtures that spread illumination along a ceiling surface, improving ambiance within a room. The lighting device is a kit that affixes to and operates in coordination with a ceiling fan or an existing ceiling fan light fixture. The device may be used in conjunction with or independently from existing ceiling fan lights, depending upon user preference. When utilized independently, the upstanding lights eliminate the harsh lighting environment and spotlight effect of downward facing fixtures. The kit comprises a retaining ring mounted along the top surface of a fan motor housing that provides a base for a plurality of upstanding lights to project lighting onto a ceiling surface. The kit further comprises several installation embodiments, which offer alternate wiring architectures and configurations for the upstanding lights. The kit may be spliced into the ceiling fan wiring by itself, or alternatively wired in series or parallel with existing ceiling fan light fixture wiring. | 11-24-2011 |
Jeffrey Allen Lord, Atlanta, GA US
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20090043903 | VALIDATING USER INFORMATION PRIOR TO SWITCHING INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS - Inconveniences in switching from one Internet service provider (ISP) to another ISP are remedied by providing streamlined approaches that facilitate the migration from one ISP to another ISP. In one embodiment, user information is validated prior to migrating from the old ISP to the new ISP, thereby ensuring proper transfer of information from the old ISP to the new ISP. | 02-12-2009 |
Jeffrey D. Lord, Suwanee, GA US
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20100109438 | Emergency Lighting System - An emergency lighting system comprising an electrical panel board comprising a two-pole switched breaker with one pole controlled using an Emergency Remote Operated Relay. Each of the poles of the circuit breaker is fed by a single phase. The controlled pole feeds normal power to the lighting ballast operating under normal conditions. The non-controlled pole feeds constant power to at least one battery which provides back-up power to the light(s) in an emergency/power failed condition. The Emergency Remote Operated Relay further comprises a two pole circuit breaker (BQD 2P) with one of the poles connected to a Remote Operated Relay that is remotely controllable. | 05-06-2010 |
20140211443 | ADAPTER FOR ARC RESISTANT MOTOR CONTROL CENTER - The arc-resistant MCC is provided with either the expansion chamber or the plenum. Arc flashes create pressure. Different arc-resistant MCC bases are used depending on whether the expansion chamber or the plenum is to be attached, as the expansion chamber and the plenum deal with the created pressure in different ways and are accordingly attached to the MCC base in different ways. | 07-31-2014 |
Jeffrey Dyson Lord, Suwanee, GA US
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20100072896 | Panel Board Emergency Lighting System - An emergency lighting system comprising an electrical panel board comprising a phase layout comprising a plurality of consecutively arranged phases wherein a pair of consecutive phases are of the same phase, a 2-pole branch circuit breaker electrically connected to the pair of consecutive phases that are of the same phase, and a 1-pole remotely-operated-relay electrically connected to one pole of the 2-pole branch circuit breaker. The emergency lighting system further comprises an emergency lighting fixture comprising a normal power input electrically connected to the load side of the 1-pole remotely-operated-relay such that the normal power input is connected to one phase of the plurality of phases, an emergency power input electrically connected to the load side of the 2-pole branch circuit breaker such that the emergency power input is electrically connected to the two consecutive phases of the same phase. The emergency lighting fixture further comprises a neutral power input and a battery electrically connected to the emergency power input. | 03-25-2010 |
Jeremy S. Lord, Fort Wayne, IN US
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20100058960 | Biomass Fuel Furnace System and Related Methods - A furnace system for heating a poultry brooder house includes a firebox for burning biomass fuel, and a grate within the firebox for burning the biomass fuel thereon. A distributor assembly may positioned within the firebox and is located directly above the grate. The distributor assembly includes a distributor plate having a plurality of apertures therethrough, and a distributor arm above the distributor plate that is movable relative to the distributor plate to cause biomass fuel supported on the plate to pass through the apertures and fall onto the grate. The furnace system may include a hopper assembly that defines a well for receiving a volume of biomass fuel for delivery to the grate or to the distributor plate. | 03-11-2010 |
20140144385 | Biomass Fuel Furnance System And Related Methods - A furnace system for heating a poultry brooder house includes a firebox for burning biomass fuel, and a grate within the firebox for burning the biomass fuel thereon. A distributor assembly may positioned within the firebox and is located directly above the grate. The distributor assembly includes a distributor plate having a plurality of apertures therethrough, and a distributor arm above the distributor plate that is movable relative to the distributor plate to cause biomass fuel supported on the plate to pass through the apertures and fall onto the grate. The furnace system may include a hopper assembly that defines a well for receiving a volume of biomass fuel for delivery to the grate or to the distributor plate. | 05-29-2014 |
John D. Lord, West Linn, OR US
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20100048242 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTENT PROCESSING - Cell phones and other portable devices are equipped with a variety of technologies by which existing functionality can be improved, and new functionality can be provided. Some aspects relate to data driven imaging architectures, in which a cell phone's image sensor is one in a chain of stages that successively act on packetized instructions/data, to capture and later process imagery. Other aspects relate to distribution of processing tasks between the device and remote resources (“the cloud”). Elemental image processing, such as filtering and edge detection—and even some simpler template matching operations—may be performed on the cell phone. Other operations are referred out to remote service providers. The remote service providers can be identified using techniques such as a reverse auction, though which they compete for processing tasks. Other aspects of the disclosed technologies relate to visual search capabilities, and determining appropriate actions responsive to different image inputs. Still others concern metadata generation, processing, and representation. Yet others relate to coping with fixed focus limitations of cell phone cameras, e.g., in reading digital watermark data. Still others concern user interface improvements. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 02-25-2010 |
20110034176 | Methods and Systems for Content Processing - Many of the detailed technologies are useful in enabling a smart phone to respond to a user's environment, e.g., so it can serve as an intuitive hearing and seeing device. A few of the detailed arrangements involve using radio base station SDR equipment (e.g., at a cell tower) to perform image recognition operations for phones; forecasting service needs from remote processors, and reserving such capacity in advance of use; delegating a remote execution task to a service provider chosen in a competitive process, such as by a reverse auction; using nearby processors, e.g., in an automobile, another phone, or set-top box, for remote execution tasks; phones with separable camera and/or illumination components; phone camera illumination using different colors of light; using search tree methods with image frames captured at different focuses; using a phone's microprojector to aid in object identification; correcting lens aberrations by texture mapping captured imagery onto a corrective polygon surface using a phone GPU; etc. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 02-10-2011 |
20110069229 | AUDIO/VIDEO METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Audio and or video data is structurally and persistently associated with auxiliary sensor data (e.g., relating to acceleration, orientation or tilt) through use of a unitary data object, such as a modified MPEG file or data stream. In this form, different rendering devices can employ co-conveyed sensor data to alter the audio or video content. Such use of the sensor data may be personalized to different users, e.g., through preference data. For example, accelerometer data can be associated with video data, allowing some users to view a shake-stabilized version of a video, and other users to view the video with such motion artifacts undisturbed. In like fashion, camera parameters, such as focal plane distance, can be co-conveyed with audio/video content—allowing the volume to be diminished (or not, again depending on user preference) when a camera captures audio/video from a distant subject. Some arrangements employ multiple image sensors and/or multiple audio sensors—each also collecting auxiliary data. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 03-24-2011 |
20110212717 | Methods and Systems for Content Processing - Mobile phones and other portable devices are equipped with a variety of technologies by which existing functionality can be improved, and new functionality can be provided. Some aspects relate to visual search capabilities, and determining appropriate actions responsive to different image inputs. Others relate to processing of image data. Still others concern metadata generation, processing, and representation. Yet others concern user interface improvements. Other aspects relate to imaging architectures, in which a mobile phone's image sensor is one in a chain of stages that successively act on packetized instructions/data, to capture and later process imagery. Still other aspects relate to distribution of processing tasks between the mobile device and remote resources (“the cloud”). Elemental image processing (e.g., simple filtering and edge detection) can be performed on the mobile phone, while other operations can be referred out to remote service providers. The remote service providers can be selected using techniques such as reverse auctions, through which they compete for processing tasks. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 09-01-2011 |
20120258776 | Methods and Systems for Content Processing - Disclosed are technologies are useful in enabling a smart phone to respond to a user's environment, e.g., so it can serve as an intuitive hearing and seeing device. Some of the detailed arrangements involve using radio base station SDR equipment (e.g., at a cell tower) to perform image recognition operations for phones; forecasting service needs from remote processors delegating a remote execution task to a service provider chosen in a competitive process; using nearby processors, e.g., in an automobile, another phone, or set-top box, for remote execution tasks; phones with separable camera and/or illumination components; phone camera illumination using different colors of light; using search tree methods with image frames captured at different focuses; using a phone's microprojector to aid in object identification; correcting lens aberrations by texture mapping captured imagery onto a corrective polygon surface using a phone GPU; etc. A great variety of other features are also detailed. | 10-11-2012 |
20130217440 | IMAGE PROCESSING ARCHITECTURES AND METHODS - Cell phones and other portable devices are equipped with a variety of technologies by which existing functionality is improved, and new functionality is provided. Some aspects relate to imaging architectures, in which a cell phone's image sensor is one in a chain of stages that successively act on instructions/data, to capture and later process imagery. Other aspects relate to distribution of processing tasks between the device and remote resources (“the cloud”). Elemental image processing, such as filtering and edge detection—and even some simpler template matching operations—may be performed on the cell phone. Other operations are referred out to remote service providers. The remote service providers can be identified using techniques such as a reverse auction, though which they compete for processing tasks. Other aspects of the disclosed technologies relate to visual search capabilities, and determining appropriate actions responsive to different image inputs. Still others concern metadata generation, processing, and representation. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 08-22-2013 |
20130223673 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR IDENTIFYING OBJECTS - In some arrangements, product packaging is digitally watermarked over most of its extent to facilitate high-throughput item identification at retail checkouts. Imagery captured by conventional or plenoptic cameras can be processed (e.g., by GPUs) to derive several different perspective-transformed views—further minimizing the need to manually reposition items for identification. Crinkles and other deformations in product packaging can be optically sensed, allowing such surfaces to be virtually flattened to aid identification. Piles of items can be 3D-modelled and virtually segmented into geometric primitives to aid identification, and to discover locations of obscured items. Other data (e.g., including data from sensors in aisles, shelves and carts, and gaze tracking for clues about visual saliency) can be used in assessing identification hypotheses about an item. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 08-29-2013 |
20130314541 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR OBJECT POSE ESTIMATION - In an illustrative embodiment, the free space attenuation of illumination with distance, according to a square law relationship, is used to estimate the distance between a light source and two or more different areas on the surface of a product package. By reference to these distance estimates, the angular pose of the object surface is determined. | 11-28-2013 |
20130329006 | COORDINATED ILLUMINATION AND IMAGE SIGNAL CAPTURE FOR ENHANCED SIGNAL DETECTION - Signal detection and recognition employees coordinated illumination and capture of images under to facilitate extraction of a signal of interest. Pulsed illumination of different colors facilitates extraction of signals from color channels, as well as improved signal to noise ratio by combining signals of different color channels. The successive pulsing of different color illumination appears white to the user, yet facilitates signal detection, even for lower cost monochrome sensors, as in barcode scanning and other automatic identification equipment. | 12-12-2013 |
20140057676 | SHARED SECRET ARRANGEMENTS AND OPTICAL DATA TRANSFER - Digital data is optically broadcast through an environment by controllably switching the brightness or chrominance of LED solid state lamps, or of other illumination sources (e.g., television screens and backlit computer displays). This optical data channel is useful to convey cryptographic key data by which devices within the environment can authenticate themselves to a secure network. In some embodiments, the optical modulation is sensed by the camera of a smartphone. The row data output by the smartphone's camera sensor is processed to extract the modulated data signal. In some monochrome embodiments, data communication speeds far in excess of the camera's frame rate (e.g., 30/second), or even the camera's row rate (e.g., 14,400/second) are achieved. Still greater rates can be achieved by conveying different data in different chrominance channels. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 02-27-2014 |
20140071268 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR OBJECT POSE ESTIMATION - In an illustrative embodiment, the free space attenuation of illumination with distance, according to a square law relationship, is used to estimate the distance between a light source and two or more different areas on the surface of a product package. By reference to these distance estimates, the angular pose of the product package is determined. Plural frames of imagery, captured both with and without illumination from the light source, can be processed to mitigate the effects of ambient lighting. | 03-13-2014 |
20140293091 | SENSOR-SYNCHRONIZED SPECTRALLY-STRUCTURED-LIGHT IMAGING - A smartphone is adapted for use as an imaging spectrometer, by synchronized pulsing of different LED light sources as different image frames are captured by the phone's CMOS image sensor. A particular implementation employs the CIE color matching functions, and/or their orthogonally transformed functions, to enable direct chromaticity capture. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 10-02-2014 |
20150016661 | WATERMARKING AND SIGNAL RECOGNITION FOR MANAGING AND SHARING CAPTURED CONTENT, METADATA DISCOVERY AND RELATED ARRANGEMENTS - Content played at an event is identified using watermarking and/or other content recognition combined with contextual metadata, which facilitates identification and correlation with other content and metadata when it is posted to a network. | 01-15-2015 |
20150016712 | METHODS FOR OBJECT RECOGNITION AND RELATED ARRANGEMENTS - Methods and arrangements involving portable user devices such smartphones and wearable electronic devices are disclosed, as well as other devices and sensors distributed within an ambient environment. Some arrangements enable a user to perform an object recognition process in a computationally- and time-efficient manner. Other arrangements enable users and other entities to, either individually or cooperatively, register or enroll physical objects into one or more object registries on which an object recognition process can be performed. Still other arrangements enable users and other entities to, either individually or cooperatively, associate registered or enrolled objects with one or more items of metadata. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 01-15-2015 |
20150022675 | IMAGE PROCESSING ARCHITECTURES AND METHODS - Cell phones and other portable devices are equipped with a variety of technologies by which existing functionality is improved, and new functionality is provided. Some aspects relate to imaging architectures, in which a cell phone's image sensor is one in a chain of stages that successively act on instructions/data, to capture and later process imagery. Other aspects relate to distribution of processing tasks between the device and remote resources (“the cloud”). Elemental image processing, such as filtering and edge detection—and even some simpler template matching operations—may be performed on the cell phone. Other operations are referred out to remote service providers. The remote service providers can be identified using techniques such as a reverse auction, though which they compete for processing tasks. Other aspects of the disclosed technologies relate to visual search capabilities, and determining appropriate actions responsive to different image inputs. Still others concern metadata generation, processing, and representation. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 01-22-2015 |
20150071565 | SIGNAL PROCESSORS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING TRANSFORMATIONS BETWEEN SIGNALS WITH PHASE DEVIATION - A phase deviation method determines an offset between a reference and suspect signal by analyzing a phase deviation surface created by computing a deviation metric for phase shift and then analyzing a surface formed from the deviation metrics for an array of offsets. The phase deviation method analyzes the deviation surface to determine an offset that minimizes phase deviation. This method is applied at increasing levels of detail to refine the determination of the offset. | 03-12-2015 |
John Douglas Lord, West Linn, OR US
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20120076435 | Signal Processors and Methods for Estimating Transformations Between Signals with Phase Deviation - A phase deviation method determines translation between a reference and suspect signal by analyzing a phase deviation surface created by computing a deviation metric for phase shift estimates and then analyzing a surface formed from the deviation metrics for an array of translation offsets. The phase deviation method analyzes the deviation surface to determine a translation offset that minimizes phase deviation. This method is applied at increasing levels of detail to refine the translation offset. | 03-29-2012 |
20120078989 | Signal Processors and Methods for Estimating Transformations Between Signals with Least Squares - Signal processing devices and methods estimate transforms between signals using a least squares technique. From a seed set of transform candidates, a direct least squares method applies a seed transform candidate to a reference signal and then measures correlation between the transformed reference signal and a suspect signal. For each candidate, update coordinates of reference signal features are identified in the suspect signal and provided as input to a least squares method to compute an update to the transform candidate. The method iterates so long as the update of the transform provides a better correlation. At the end of the process, the method identifies a transform or set of top transforms based on a further analysis of correlation, as well as other results. | 03-29-2012 |
20120082398 | Signal Processors and Methods for Estimating Transformations Between Signals with Phase Estimation - Signal processing devices and methods estimate transforms between signals, and in particular, utilize techniques for estimating phase between a reference signal and a suspect signal. A phase estimation method estimates the phase of reference signal components in a suspect signal using a point spread function. The method provides a set of feature locations representing a discrete reference signal, applies a transform to the reference signal to provide a set of transformed locations, and then uses a point spread function to sample phase from the suspect signal at discrete sample locations in a neighborhood around the transformed locations. This process provides an estimate of phase of the suspect signal at locations corresponding to the transformed locations. | 04-05-2012 |
20130195273 | SHARED SECRET ARRANGEMENTS AND OPTICAL DATA TRANSFER - Digital data is optically broadcast through an environment by controllably switching the brightness or chrominance of LED solid state lamps, or of other illumination sources (e.g., television screens and backlit computer displays). This optical data channel is useful to convey cryptographic key data by which devices within the environment can authenticate themselves to a secure network. In some embodiments, the optical modulation is sensed by the camera of a smartphone. The row data output by the smartphone's camera sensor is processed to extract the modulated data signal. In some monochrome embodiments, data communication speeds far in excess of the camera's frame rate (e.g., 30/second), or even the camera's row rate (e.g., 14,400/second) are achieved. Still greater rates can be achieved by conveying different data in different chrominance channels. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 08-01-2013 |
John J. Lord US
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20110181240 | INDUCTIVE CHARGING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A charging system for an electric vehicle that assists in aligning a primary charging coil and a secondary coil. The system may include a wheel chock that raises the primary coil into alignment with the secondary coil when a tire enters the wheel chock. The system may include a primary that is recessed below the surface supporting the vehicle and is protected by a cover. The secondary coil may be protected and supported by a skid plate mounted to the vehicle. The system may include a charging circuit that is controlled by signals transmitted by a garage door opener transmitter or a garage door opener. The system may include sensors that detect the presence of an animal or object in the space between the primary coil and the secondary coil. | 07-28-2011 |
John J. Lord, Springfield, IL US
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20080217999 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOOD PREPARATION - A food preparation system includes a non-contact power supply for energizing a cooking appliance. The food preparation system includes a communication system for enabling communication between a food appliance and the system. The appliance transmits an identifier to the system. If the appliance does not have a transmitter, the system attempts to determine the type of appliance from a characterization of the power consumption by the appliance. If the appliance cannot be characterized, the food preparation system can be operated manually. | 09-11-2008 |
20090010028 | INDUCTIVE POWER SUPPLY, REMOTE DEVICE POWERED BY INDUCTIVE POWER SUPPLY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - An inductive power supply includes a transceiver for sending information between the remote device and the inductive power supply. The remote device determines the actual voltage and then sends a command to the inductive power supply to change the operating frequency if the actual voltage is different from the desired voltage. In order to determine the actual voltage, the remote device determines a peak voltage and then applies a correction factor. | 01-08-2009 |
20120032524 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOOD PREPARATION - A food preparation system includes a non-contact power supply for energizing a cooking appliance. The food preparation system includes a communication system for enabling communication between a food appliance and the system. The appliance transmits an identifier to the system. If the appliance does not have a transmitter, the system attempts to determine the type of appliance from a characterization of the power consumption by the appliance. If the appliance cannot be characterized, the food preparation system can be operated manually. | 02-09-2012 |
20140021911 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDUCTIVELY CHARGING A BATTERY - An inductive charging system for recharging a battery. The system includes a charger circuit and a secondary circuit. The secondary circuit includes a feedback mechanism to provide feedback to the charger circuit through the inductive coupling of the primary coil and the secondary coil. The charger circuit includes a frequency control mechanism for controlling the frequency of the power applied to the primary coil at least partly in response to the feedback from the feedback mechanism. | 01-23-2014 |
John James Lord, Springfield, IL US
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20080231211 | POWER SUPPLY - A power supply to provide electrical power to one or more loads. The power supply may include a resonant air core transformer to provide an adjustable and adaptable source of power to electronic devices. The power supply may include isolated primary-side circuitry and secondary-side circuitry. The primary-side circuitry may include control circuitry that, among other things, provides drive waveforms for the primary-side switching circuitry. In embodiments configured to produce AC output, the secondary-side circuitry may also include switching circuitry. The primary-side control circuitry may provide drive waveforms for the secondary-side switching circuitry. The secondary-side circuitry may include measurement circuitry that measures the current and/or voltage of the output and provides those measurements to the control circuitry through isolation circuitry. The control circuitry may adjust the drive waveforms for the primary-side and/or secondary-side switching circuitry as a function of the measured values. | 09-25-2008 |
20110267002 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDUCTIVELY CHARGING A BATTERY - An inductive charging system for recharging a battery. The system includes a charger circuit and a secondary circuit. The secondary circuit includes a feedback mechanism to provide feedback to the charger circuit through the inductive coupling of the primary coil and the secondary coil. The charger circuit includes a frequency control mechanism for controlling the frequency of the power applied to the primary coil at least partly in response to the feedback from the feedback mechanism. | 11-03-2011 |
20120286571 | POWER SUPPLY - A power supply to provide electrical power to one or more loads. The power supply may include a resonant air core transformer to provide an adjustable and adaptable source of power to electronic devices. The power supply may include isolated primary-side circuitry and secondary-side circuitry. The primary-side circuitry may include control circuitry that, among other things, provides drive waveforms for the primary-side switching circuitry. In embodiments configured to produce AC output, the secondary-side circuitry may also include switching circuitry. The primary-side control circuitry may provide drive waveforms for the secondary-side switching circuitry. The secondary-side circuitry may include measurement circuitry that measures the current and/or voltage of the output and provides those measurements to the control circuitry through isolation circuitry. The control circuitry may adjust the drive waveforms for the primary-side and/or secondary-side switching circuitry as a function of the measured values. | 11-15-2012 |
20150035376 | WIRELESS POWER CONTROL SYSTEM - A wireless power transfer component with a selectively adjustable resonator circuit having a Q control subcircuit that varies the Q factor of the resonator circuit to control the amount of power relayed by the resonator circuit. The resonator circuit may be in the wireless power supply, the wireless power receiver, an intermediate resonator or any combination thereof. The resonator circuit may be actively configured based on a feedback circuit. The feedback circuit may sense a characteristic in the secondary circuit or elsewhere and actively operate the control subcircuit based on the sensed characteristic. The feedback circuit may cause the Q control subcircuit to change (reduce or increase) the Q factor when the sensed characteristic crosses a threshold value. The Q control subcircuit may include a variable resistor having a value that can be varied to adjust the Q factor of the resonator circuit. | 02-05-2015 |
Jonathan T. Lord, Louisville, KY US
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20110153353 | PHARMACY PERSONAL CARE ACCOUNT - A method for providing insurance coverage to a subscriber comprises offering an insurance policy to the subscriber wherein the insurance policy comprises providing allowances to pay for one or more expenses covered by the insurance policy and providing monetary credits to the subscriber for any unused portion of a given allowance where the monetary credits can be used to cover the cost of a subsequent allowed expense. The insurance policy may be a pharmacy benefits plan. The covered expenses may be pharmacy expenses. The allowed expenses may be medical expenses which qualify under Section 213 of the US Internal Revenue Code for payment by an employer without the subscriber having to declare the payment as taxable income. | 06-23-2011 |
20120158427 | PHARMACY PERSONAL CARE ACCOUNT - A method for providing insurance coverage to a subscriber comprises offering an insurance policy to the subscriber wherein the insurance policy comprises providing allowances to pay for one or more expenses covered by the insurance policy and providing monetary credits to the subscriber for any unused portion of a given allowance where the monetary credits can be used to cover the cost of a subsequent allowed expense. The insurance policy may be a pharmacy benefits plan. The covered expenses may be pharmacy expenses. The allowed expenses may be medical expenses which qualify under Section 213 of the US Internal Revenue Code for payment by an employer without the subscriber having to declare the payment as taxable income. | 06-21-2012 |
Lars Simon Lord, Aurora, CO US
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20140250698 | Hook Spoon - The ‘Hook Spoon’ is a spoon with a hook on the back that hooks on the edge of a container and keeps the spoon handle out of the contents of the container while allowing the end of the spoon that has been in the contents to remain inside the container. | 09-11-2014 |
Mary Lord, North Potomac, MD US
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20100276428 | TRASH DISPENSER HAVING SUPPLY OF TRASH BAGS - A trash dispenser includes a trash receptacle and a bag container of trash bags disposed at the bottom of the receptacle. A user can reach down through the receptacle and pull an uppermost bag from the container and fold it over a top rim of the receptacle to form a liner for the receptacle. The bag container may be slid into the bottom of the receptacle through a side opening in the receptacle side wall. Alternatively, the bag container can be removably attached to the receptacle beneath a lower end thereof. | 11-04-2010 |
Matthew Lord, Denver, CO US
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20130046621 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INCENTING OFFLINE SALES WITH ONLINE ADVERTISING - A method of advertising on a communication network, includes the use of computational equipment for receiving a network request from a user, transmitting via a network advertising data for presenting an advertisement to the user, receiving a first transmission indicative of a user responding to such advertisement and storing information relating to the user's response. A second transmission is received indicative of a purchase of the item by a user where payment for such purchase is identified by a transaction card. The data for the second transmission is obtained from a data storage that includes data indicative of purchases by a plurality of users at a plurality of merchants, and such data is used to determine that a purchase occurred at a location where a user traveled for such purchase. A reward is generated corresponding to the user responding to the advertisement. | 02-21-2013 |
Max Lord, Boston, MA US
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20110047471 | Apparatus and Methods for Associating a User's Activity in Relation to a Physical Location with a Virtual Community - A system permits a user's activity in relation to a physical location to be associated with a virtual community web site and, therefore, with a virtual community created by the web site. Users indicate their presence at, or association with, a physical location by sending messages from their personal communication devices, such as mobile telephones or Internet-connected computers. Users may participate in activities at the locations by sending such messages, accessing location proxy web sites or via virtual communities. An exemplary activity includes a network-connected jukebox. Users may obtain information about music being played on the jukebox. In addition, the jukebox may display information about music being played on other jukeboxes, possibly in other locations. | 02-24-2011 |
Paul Lord, Duncan, OK US
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20090197780 | Ultrafine Grinding of Soft Materials - Compositions and methods pertaining to the ultrafine grinding of soft materials are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method comprises the step of mixing a soft material with an additive to form a mixture. The method further comprises raising the temperature of the mixture to at least the glass transition temperature of the soft material. The method further comprises cooling the temperature of the mixture. The method further comprises grinding the mixture to form ultrafine particles that comprise at least a portion of the soft material. | 08-06-2009 |
20120255732 | ULTRAFINE GRINDING OF SOFT MATERIALS - Compositions and methods pertaining to the ultrafine grinding of soft materials are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method comprises the step of mixing a soft material with an additive to form a mixture. The method further comprises raising the temperature of the mixture to at least the glass transition temperature of the soft material. The method further comprises cooling the temperature of the mixture. The method further comprises grinding the mixture to form ultrafine particles that comprise at least a portion of the soft material. | 10-11-2012 |
Paul D. Lord, Duncan, OK US
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20110240297 | Low Damage Seawater Based Frac Pack Fluid - A method comprises providing a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous fluid, and a low-leakoff particulate, contacting a subterranean formation with the treatment fluid, and allowing the low-leakoff particulate to de-link so that at least a portion of the low-leakoff particulate enters the liquid phase. | 10-06-2011 |
20110284225 | Shear Tolerant Aqueous Based Fracturing Fluids and Methods - A method comprises providing a treatment fluid comprising a gelling agent, an aqueous base fluid, a buffer composition comprising a plurality of salts, and a crosslinking agent; and contacting a subterranean formation with the treatment fluid. The method may be used in subterranean formation having a temperature greater than about 200° F., and the treatment fluid useful with the method may have a high shear recovery greater than 100%. | 11-24-2011 |
20120160498 | Concentrated Polymer Systems Having Increased Polymer Loadings and Enhanced Methods of Use - One method described includes the steps of: providing an HPG concentrate having a polymer load of about 2 to about 25% w/v and being present in a worse-than-theta aqueous solvent, the HPG concentrate comprising HPG polymer and an aqueous based solvent that comprises water and a non-solvent for the HPG that is soluble in the aqueous based solvent; and diluting the HPG concentrate with an aqueous fluid to form a subterranean treatment fluid. | 06-28-2012 |
20130341022 | Methods of Using Nanoparticle Suspension Aids in Subterranean Operations - Methods of drilling wellbores, placing proppant packs in subterranean formations, and placing gravel packs in wellbores may involve fluids, optionally foamed fluids, comprising nanoparticle suspension aids. Methods may be advantageously employed in deviated wellbores. Some methods may involve introducing a pad treatment fluid into at least a portion of the subterranean formation at a pressure sufficient to create or extend at least one fracture in the subterranean formation; introducing a proppant slurry treatment fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation, the treatment fluid comprising a base fluid, proppant particles, and a nanoparticle suspension aid; and forming a proppant pack in the fracture. | 12-26-2013 |
20140066342 | LOW DAMAGE SEAWATER BASED FRAC PACK FLUID - Treatment fluids comprising an aqueous fluid and a low-leakoff particulate, wherein the low-leakoff particulate comprises a low molecular weight modified polysaccharide that has been crosslinked with a crosslinking agent wherein the low molecular weight modified polysaccharide contains one or more of the following monosaccharide units: galactose, mannose, glucoside glucose, xylose, arabinose, fructose, glucuronic acid, or pyranosyl sulfate. | 03-06-2014 |
Paul D. Lord, Houston, TX US
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20140090833 | Methods for Treating Wellbore and Wellbore Operation Fluids - Method comprising providing a portion of a subterranean formation having a first formation bacterial count as a result of the presence of a plurality of bacteria in the formation; providing a wellbore treatment fluid having a first wellbore treatment fluid bacterial count as a result of the presence of a plurality of bacteria in the wellbore treatment fluid; combining the wellbore treatment fluid with a a plurality of bacteriocins; placing the wellbore treatment fluid into a wellbore in the portion of the subterranean formation; reducing the first formation bacterial count to a second formation bacterial count; and reducing the first wellbore treatment fluid bacterial count to a second wellbore treatment fluid bacterial count. | 04-03-2014 |
20140315766 | Methods and Compositions of Treating a Subterranean Formation with an Optimized Treatment Fluid - Methods of treating a subterranean formation including providing a treatment fluid comprising a brine base fluid and an anionic carboxylated polysaccharide, wherein the brine base fluid comprises a concentration of salt in the range of from about 30,000 ppm to saturation and a pH in the range of from about 4 to about 8, and wherein the anionic carboxylated polysaccharide is present in the range of from about 0.05% to about 2% by weight of the treatment fluid; and introducing the treatment fluid into the subterranean formation. | 10-23-2014 |
Peter C. Lord, Kihei, HI US
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20080234637 | Valves, Valved Fluid Transfer Devices and Ambulatory Infusion Devices Including The Same - Valves, valved fluid transfer devices and ambulatory infusion devices including the same. | 09-25-2008 |
20080234638 | Valves, Valved Fluid Transfer Devices and Ambulatory Infusion Devices Including The Same - Valves, valved fluid transfer devices and ambulatory infusion devices including the same. | 09-25-2008 |
20090149810 | Implantable Infusion Devices Including Apparatus For Confirming Fluid Flow And Systems, Apparatus And Methods Associated With Same - Implantable infusion apparatus, systems and methods that involve the use of a sensor that is associated with the catheter outlet. | 06-11-2009 |
20100145300 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSLATING A CONTINUOUS-DELIVERY DELIVERY PROFILE INTO A PLURALITY OF PERIODIC BOLUS DELIVERIES - Methods and apparatus for translating a continuous-delivery delivery profile into a plurality of periodic bolus deliveries. | 06-10-2010 |
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20130197487 | Implantable Infusion Devices Including Apparatus For Confirming Fluid Flow And Systems, Apparatus And Methods Associated With Same - Implantable infusion apparatus, systems and methods that involve the use of a sensor that is associated with the catheter outlet. | 08-01-2013 |
20130274709 | Methods and Apparatus for Translating a Continuous-Deliver Delivery Profile Into a Plurality of Periodic Bolus Deliveries - Methods and apparatus for translating a continuous-delivery delivery profile into a plurality of periodic bolus deliveries. | 10-17-2013 |
20130296786 | VALVES, VALVED FLUID TRANSFER DEVICES AND AMBULATORY INFUSION DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME - Valves, valved fluid transfer devices and ambulatory infusion devices including the same. | 11-07-2013 |
20140121599 | Valves, Valved Fluid Transfer Devices and Ambulatory Infusion Devices Including The Same - Valves, valved fluid transfer devices and ambulatory infusion devices including the same. | 05-01-2014 |
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Peter Maxwell Lord, New York, NY US
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20100275456 | DIGITAL MEASURING DEVICE - The invention comprises a device, about the size of an iPod, this battery-powered device measures distances via an extremely thin wire. The head of the device extends out on a retractable wire. There are no measurements printed on the wire, the distance is calculated and displayed on a very bright, large LED or other type screen. As the wire is extended, a microprocessor calculates the distance and displays it on its screen. Measurements can be viewed (as decimal or fractions), saved and recalled. Mathematical calculations (listed below) can also be performed. The digital measuring device consists of a housing, a very thin extendable wire, cable or tape, a rotating spool, (from which the wire extends then automatically retracts to), a sensor which measures the amount of wire extended, a microprocessor, a tiny flash drive or other type of memory storage, a microphone/speaker, a large (size of unit) mono or duo chromatic or other type of display screen (LED) and a few buttons and/or a menu driven interface which control functionally. | 11-04-2010 |
Randal Bruce Lord, Rogersville, TN US
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20080285923 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR, ACTIVE CONTACT INSERTS THEREFOR, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A fiber optic connector insert for a connector may include a housing to be received within a passageway of a connector body, a circuit board extending longitudinally within the housing and having opposing first and second ends, and a first base and first electrically conductive pins carried thereby. The first electrically conductive pins may be coupled to the circuit board adjacent the first end thereof. The fiber optic connector insert may also include an opto-electronic (O/E) converter having a second base and second electrically conductive pins extending outwardly therefrom. The second electrically conductive pins may be coupled to the circuit board adjacent the second end thereof. | 11-20-2008 |
20120244823 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING ELONGATE CONNECTORS BETWEEN STACKED CIRCUIT BOARDS AND RELATED METHODS - An electronic device may include a plurality of circuit boards, data processing circuitry carried by the plurality of circuit boards, and a plurality of connectors electrically and mechanically coupling the circuit boards in a stacked spaced relation defining a plurality of levels. The elongate connectors may include pairs of parallel first and second elongate connectors between adjacent circuit boards, and with each pair of parallel first and second elongate connectors being rotationally offset in successive levels. | 09-27-2012 |
Richard Lord, Burlington, CT US
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20080276637 | Speed Control of Multiple Components in Refrigerant Systems - Variable speed drives are utilized in refrigerant systems to operate motors of the system components at varying speeds, typically for the purposes of capacity adjustment, efficiency enhancement, reliability improvement or power consumption limitation. However, variable speed controls are expensive. The present invention offers flexibility to utilize a variable speed drive to provide variable speed functionality between compressor and fans (or other rotating components having electric motors) within a refrigerant system depending on operational and environmental conditions and external load demands. The switching device switches the variable speed drive between component motors as indicated by a control for the refrigerant system. | 11-13-2008 |
20110185753 | SUPERHEAT CONTROL FOR HVAC&R SYSTEMS - A superheat control utilizes a sensor at a location downstream of an evaporator after some heat is delivered to the refrigerant. In one embodiment, the compressor is a sealed compressor with at least a portion of the refrigerant being heated by an electric motor. The temperature is sensed after the refrigerant temperature has increased after passing over the electric motor. In another embodiment, the refrigerant temperature is measured after some minimal compression and minimal temperature rise has occurred within the compressor pumping elements. In either case, by measuring the temperature of the refrigerant after some additional heat has been added to the refrigerant, the refrigerant super-heat leaving the evaporator can be controlled to a lower value. The improved superheat control enhances the system performance by increasing system efficiency, system capacity and improving oil return to the compressor. | 08-04-2011 |
Richard Lord, Waleska, GA US
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20100266723 | METHODS FOR FORMULATING AND CUSTOMIZING A MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT - Nutritional supplements and methods for formulating and customizing such nutritional supplements are included. Also included are methods for formulating and customizing nutritional supplements to subject deficiencies for preventing disease and protecting against nutritional losses and deficiencies. | 10-21-2010 |
Richard G. Lord, Murfeesboro, TN US
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20100146990 | THERMOELECTRIC COOLER FOR COMPRESSOR MOTOR - A refrigerant system has an electric motor positioned either inside or outside of a hermetically sealed shell containing a compressor pump unit and is mechanically coupled to drive this compressor pump unit. The electric motor has at least one thermoelectric cooler to cool, or assist in cooling, of at least one component of the electric motor. | 06-17-2010 |
Richard G. Lord, Murfreesboro, TN US
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20100199686 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE FOR DEFOGGING AND DEFROSTING APPLICATIONS - A controlled surface having a direct contact with a flow of cold air circulating within a climate-controlled space is provided. A thermoelectric device is associated with the controlled surface and has a hot junction positioned upstream in the path of the air stream moving over the controlled surface and a cold junction positioned downstream in the path of the air stream. This arrangement provides defogging, defrosting or condensate evaporation for the controlled surface, while the temperature in the climate-controlled space is not appreciably altered, and at least some amount of moisture is removed from the air stream by the thermoelectric device. | 08-12-2010 |
20110097988 | VARIABLE AIR VOLUME ECONOMIZER MINIMUM POSITION RESET - A rooftop air conditioner having a variable speed fan and an economizer also includes a control feature for adjusting the minimum damper position in response to the speed of the fan during predetermined conditions in order to maintain a desired volume of fresh air from the economizer. | 04-28-2011 |
20110173999 | CONTROL OF A CONDITIONED AIR SUPPLY SYSTEM - An air supply system and a method for controlling operation of an air supply system for supplying a conditioned air flow at a setpoint air temperature to a climate controlled space are disclosed. | 07-21-2011 |
20120291462 | Ejector Cycle Refrigerant Separator - A system has a compressor. A heat rejection heat exchanger is coupled to the compressor to receive refrigerant compressed by the compressor. An ejector has a primary inlet coupled with heat rejection heat exchanger to receive refrigerant, a secondary inlet, and an outlet. The system has a heat absorption heat exchanger. The system includes means for providing at least of a 1-10% quality refrigerant to the heat absorption heat exchanger and an 85-99% quality refrigerant to at least one of the compressor and, if present, a suction line heat exchanger. | 11-22-2012 |
20130256423 | Heating System Including A Refrigerant Boiler - A heating system includes a refrigerant boiler including a heat source for heating a refrigerant from a liquid state to a vapor state, a boiler outlet and a boiler inlet; a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the refrigerant boiler, the heat exchanger including a upper manifold having a heat exchanger inlet coupled to the boiler outlet, a lower manifold having a heat exchanger outlet coupled to the boiler inlet and a plurality of tubes connecting the upper manifold and the lower manifold, wherein refrigerant passes from the upper manifold to the lower manifold via gravity; and a fan moving air over the heat exchanger to define supply air for a space to be heated. | 10-03-2013 |
20130333413 | ROOFTOP UNIT - A rooftop air conditioning unit, including an air conditioner to produce conditioned air for a conditioned space within a building, the air conditioner having an evaporator, a compressor operably disposed downstream from the evaporator and a condenser operably interposed between the compressor and the evaporator, the rooftop air conditioning unit including a housing, disposed on a roof of the building to house the evaporator, the compressor and the condenser, the housing being formed to define a pathway from an inlet that is fed by exterior and/or interior air to an outlet leading to the conditioned space and a heat reclaim module disposed within the housing and operably coupled to the air conditioner to be receptive of heat produced in the air conditioner for heat exchange operations. | 12-19-2013 |
20130336642 | ROOFTOP UNIT - A rooftop air conditioning unit to provide conditioned air to a conditioned space within a building is provided and includes a housing, disposed on a roof of the building roof, defining a pathway from an inlet fed by exterior and/or interior air to an outlet leading to the conditioned space and a hydronic heating system disposed within the housing to heat the air traveling along the pathway. | 12-19-2013 |
20140245772 | INTEGRATED MEMBRANE DEHUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM - An air temperature and humidity control device is provided including a first heat pump having a compressor, an expansion valve, a condenser, and an evaporator. The first heat pump has a refrigerant circulating there through. A humidity controller includes a first contactor fluidly coupled to the evaporator and condenser. The first contact includes at least one contact module having a porous sidewall that defines an internal space through which a hygroscopic material flows. A first air flow is in communication with the porous sidewall of the first contactor. The device also has a second heat pump including a first polishing coil. The first polishing coil is substantially aligned with and arranged generally downstream from the first contactor relative to the first air flow. | 09-04-2014 |
Richard T. Lord, Gig Harbor, WA US
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20140231506 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCANNING A USER ENVIRONMENT AND EVALUATING DATA OF INTEREST - According to various embodiments, a mobile device continuously and/or automatically scans a user environment for tags containing non-human-readable data. The mobile device may continuously and/or automatically scan the environment for tags without being specifically directed at a particular tag. The mobile device may be adapted to scan for audio tags, radio frequency tags, and/or image tags. The mobile device may be configured to scan for and identify tags within the user environment that satisfy a user preference. The mobile device may perform an action in response to identifying a tag that satisfies a user preference. The mobile device may be configured to scan for a wide variety of tags, including tags in the form of quick response codes, steganographic content, audio watermarks, audio outside of a human audible range, radio frequency identification tags, long wavelength identification tags, near field communication tags, and/or a Memory Spot device. | 08-21-2014 |
20140269208 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE DIRECTED AUDIO TARGETED USER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically conditioning one or more information signals accessed at least in part through one or more portions of a portable electronic device to be transmitted from one or more portable electronic device emitters through one or more modulated acoustic ultrasonic signals; and electronically governing for output of one or more beams of said one or more modulated acoustic ultrasonic signals for demodulation of said one or more modulated acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals containing said one or more information signals at a first location spaced away from said portable electronic device and spaced away from a second location. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 09-18-2014 |
20140269213 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE DIRECTED AUDIO SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically providing audio output information to one or more portions of a portable electronic device to be outputted from said portable electronic device via one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals; and electronically outputting, said one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals to be demodulated into one or more acoustic audio signals containing one or more portions of said audio output information at one or more locations spaced from said portable electronic device based at least in part according to said one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals and based at least in part according to one or more portable electronic device ultrasonic emitter arrangements. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 09-18-2014 |
20140269214 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE DIRECTED AUDIO TARGETED MULTI-USER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically modulating two or more acoustic ultrasonic signals according to output information to be transmitted as two or more acoustic ultrasonic signals from two or more portable electronic device emitters of a portable electronic device; and electronically projecting said two or more acoustic ultrasonic signals from said portable electronic device emitters to produce a first set of one or more acoustic audio signals from a first set of said two or more acoustic ultrasonic signals at a first location and to produce a second set of one or more second acoustic audio signals from of a second set of said two or more acoustic ultrasonic signals at a second location. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 09-18-2014 |
20140270198 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE DIRECTED AUDIO EMITTER ARRANGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically determining positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals said one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals originating from a portable electronic device; and electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 09-18-2014 |
20140340306 | Bendable Electronic Device Status Information System and Method - A system includes, but is not limited to: obtaining and one or more physical status sending modules configured to direct sending one or more bendable electronic device physical status related information portions to the bendable electronic device based upon the obtaining of the first information. In addition to the foregoing, other related system/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 11-20-2014 |
20140350721 | Vending Devices Having As-Watching As Consideration - Systems and methods for vending devices having ad-watching as consideration are described. In some implementations, a vending apparatus includes a dispensing portion operable to dispense a product (e.g. electricity) to a user; a communication portion operable to provide a communicable content (e.g. an advertisement) to the user; and a control system operatively coupled to the dispensing portion and the communication portion. The control system receives a signal indicative of a consent by the user to receive or review the communicable content at least partially in exchange for the product, and after receipt of the signal, causes the communication portion to provide the communicable content to the user and causes the dispensing portion to dispense the product to the user. In further implementations, the apparatus may include a monitoring system operable to determine whether the user is receiving or reviewing the communicable content. | 11-27-2014 |
20150067063 | System and Method for Comparison of Physical Entity Attribute Effects on Physical Environments Through In Part Social Networking Service Input - A method includes, but is not limited to: obtaining status information about one or more physical attributes associated with one or more first physical entities and one or more second physical entities, the one or more physical attributes each being perceived by one or more humans as being capable of having one or more effects upon one or more physical environments, obtaining input information from at least one of the one or more humans through at least in part one or more social networking services, the input information associated with at least one of the one or more physical attributes, and determining assessment information comparing the one or more first physical entities with the one or more second physical entities based at least in part upon the status information and based at least in part upon the input information. In addition to the foregoing, other related method/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 03-05-2015 |
Robert Lord, North Potomac, MD US
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20100276428 | TRASH DISPENSER HAVING SUPPLY OF TRASH BAGS - A trash dispenser includes a trash receptacle and a bag container of trash bags disposed at the bottom of the receptacle. A user can reach down through the receptacle and pull an uppermost bag from the container and fold it over a top rim of the receptacle to form a liner for the receptacle. The bag container may be slid into the bottom of the receptacle through a side opening in the receptacle side wall. Alternatively, the bag container can be removably attached to the receptacle beneath a lower end thereof. | 11-04-2010 |
Robert W. Lord US
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20120167171 | Voice-capable system and method for authentication query recall and reuse prevention - A system and method for use with a voice-capable system, includes but is not limited to a method including receiving an authentication request by the voice-capable system from a user computationally networked to the voice-capable system, and determining an authentication session in response to the authentication request, the determining the authentication session including identifying a series of questions associated with the user, the series of questions determined via consulting a predetermined period of time configured to prevent one or more questions from the series of questions from being reused until the predetermined period of time has elapsed. | 06-28-2012 |
Robert W. Lord, Tacoma, WA US
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20130016881 | Image Mapping to Provide Visual Geographic Path - Provided is a computer system and method for mapping a visual path. The method includes receiving one or more images included in a predefined area; receiving one or more parameters associated with the image; and integrating the images and parameters into a map of the predefined area to enable mapping the visual path through the predefined area in response to one or more input path parameters. | 01-17-2013 |
Ronald Lord, Potomac, MD US
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20100276428 | TRASH DISPENSER HAVING SUPPLY OF TRASH BAGS - A trash dispenser includes a trash receptacle and a bag container of trash bags disposed at the bottom of the receptacle. A user can reach down through the receptacle and pull an uppermost bag from the container and fold it over a top rim of the receptacle to form a liner for the receptacle. The bag container may be slid into the bottom of the receptacle through a side opening in the receptacle side wall. Alternatively, the bag container can be removably attached to the receptacle beneath a lower end thereof. | 11-04-2010 |
Shawn Lord, Austin, TX US
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20100075761 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELF-EVIDENT MULTIUSER CONTENT - Systems and methods are provided to implement a technique for generating interactive events in a simulation, such as creating encounters in an online computer game. In one implementation, encounters are created based on the players and the environment and allow for interaction that is different for different players. Players can select encounters for interaction and choose how to handle the encounter. Encounters may have one or more objectives for participating players to resolve. The objectives for the same encounter may be different for different characters depending on the characteristics of the player characters. If multiple player characters interact with the same encounter, they may each be presented with different objectives, some or all of which may be competing. In addition, the objectives for an encounter may change depending on how other objectives are resolved. | 03-25-2010 |
Shawn C. Lord US
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20110181240 | INDUCTIVE CHARGING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A charging system for an electric vehicle that assists in aligning a primary charging coil and a secondary coil. The system may include a wheel chock that raises the primary coil into alignment with the secondary coil when a tire enters the wheel chock. The system may include a primary that is recessed below the surface supporting the vehicle and is protected by a cover. The secondary coil may be protected and supported by a skid plate mounted to the vehicle. The system may include a charging circuit that is controlled by signals transmitted by a garage door opener transmitter or a garage door opener. The system may include sensors that detect the presence of an animal or object in the space between the primary coil and the secondary coil. | 07-28-2011 |
Stephen P. Lord, Prior Lake, MN US
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20100312959 | SPATIAL LOCALITY OF FILE SYSTEM BLOCK ALLOCATIONS FOR RELATED ITEMS - Example apparatus, methods, and computers facilitate improving spatial locality of file system block allocations for related items. One example method includes accessing a block allocation request that is configured to control a computer to allocate a block of storage available on a storage device and, upon determining that the block allocation request includes a session key that identifies a session associated with a block reservation pool, controlling the computer to allocate a block of storage from the block reservation pool to satisfy the block allocation request rather than allocating a block of storage from generally available blocks of storage. The block reservation pool includes blocks of storage on the storage device that satisfy a spatial locality relationship determined by a pre-read technique associated with the storage device. | 12-09-2010 |
20120331021 | Synthetic View - One example method presents a synthetic view of data stored by a shared device file system. The synthetic view provides a “fictional” single namespace for data stored by the shared device file system. The method includes accepting a command to access data stored by the shared device file system. The command may be native to a user requesting the access. The command addresses the data stored by the shared device file system using the single namespace provided by the synthetic view. The method includes creating a replacement command(s) for accessing data stored by the shared device file system using one or more actual namespaces different from the single fictional namespace provided by the synthetic view. With the replacement command(s) prepared, the method proceeds to access data stored by the shared device file system using the replacement command(s). | 12-27-2012 |
20130073804 | PREVENTING READ WHILE WRITING OCCURRENCES - Example apparatus and methods concern controlling a computer to prevent read while writing occurrences in direct output. One example method includes identifying a non-conformance between a block of data intended to be output using direct output and a desired direct output block. Conventionally, the non-conformance would cause the computer to perform a read operation to provide additional data suitable for conforming the block of data to the desired direct output block. Once the method has identified the non-conformance, the method may prevent the computer from performing the read operation. The method may also control the computer to perform an additional output operation to make the block of data appear to conform to the desired direct output block. The additional output operation will be performed without performing a read operation. In one embodiment, the method is performed in the kernel of an operating system running on the computer. | 03-21-2013 |
20130091092 | FRONT END INTELLIGENCE FOR MONITORING BACK END STATE - Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with providing front end intelligence for monitoring back end state are described. One example method includes controlling a first entity to request that a second entity perform a multi-state stateful operation (e.g., file create). The method includes receiving notice from the second entity that the stateful operation has attained a first state (e.g., partial file create complete) and, upon receiving the notice, maintaining, at the first entity, information (e.g., sequence number, metadata) associated with the stateful operation. The method also includes, upon receiving notice that the second entity lost state before the stateful operation attained a second state, selectively providing to the second entity a portion of the information maintained at the first entity, and upon receiving notice from the second entity that the stateful operation has attained the second state, terminating maintaining the information associated with the stateful operation. | 04-11-2013 |
20130311638 | Reducing Metadata Controller Communication Volume - Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with reducing metadata controller communication volume are described. One example apparatus produces tracking data by tracking metadata controller communications and then controls which of two different types of metadata controller communication message types are used for metadata controller communications based, at least in part, on the tracking data. One message type provides actual state and/or location information about a metadata controller. A second message type provides only information about the state and/or location information available at a metadata controller. Selectively using the second message type facilitates reducing metadata controller communication volume. | 11-21-2013 |
20140258671 | Heuristic Journal Reservations - Example apparatus and methods reserve space in a journal using an observation based approach instead of a fixed sized approach or a worst case scenario approach. One example method receives a request to allocate space in a journal to support a file system transaction. The example method reserves an amount of space in the journal based on a pre-existing reservation size estimate. Unlike conventional systems, the estimate is not based on a worst-case scenario. The example method observes the actual amount of storage used in the journal by the file system transaction and then selectively automatically adjusts the pre-existing reservation size estimate. The estimate may slowly shrink if no overflows are encountered but may quickly grow if an overflow is detected. | 09-11-2014 |
20140280394 | Multi-Threaded Message Passing Journal - Example apparatus and methods protect state in a file system using a message-passing multi-threaded journal. One example apparatus stores, in memory, data and metadata affected by a file system transaction. The apparatus may run a thread that receives the file system transaction from the file system and that produces a set of atomic operations configured to complete the file system transaction. The apparatus may also run a thread that records a set of journal entries associated with the set of atomic operations to protect the file system while the atomic operations complete. The journal entries may be written on a non-volatile computer-readable medium. The apparatus may also run a thread that co-ordinates usage of space on the computer-readable medium. Rather than synchronizing journal activity with locks, the threads running on the example apparatus may synchronize their activity using message passing. | 09-18-2014 |
Stephen Philip Lord, Prior Lake, MN US
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20090259701 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SPACE MANAGEMENT IN DATA DE-DUPLICATION - The present invention is directed toward methods and systems for data de-duplication. More particularly, in various embodiments, the present invention provides systems and methods for data de-duplication that may utilize storage reclamation. In various embodiments, data de-duplication may be performed using data storage reclamation by reconciling a list of all active tags against a list of all tags present within the object store itself. Any tags found to be in the object store that have no corresponding active usage may then be deleted. In some embodiments additional steps may be taken to avoid race conditions in deleting tags that are needed by incoming data. In some embodiments the object store may request the lists. In other embodiments, a runtime list, in which each new tag is entered as they are returned from the object store. In another embodiment the object store may maintain this list directly. | 10-15-2009 |
20110145324 | REDUCING MESSAGING IN A CLIENT-SERVER SYSTEM - A detection that a client-server system, which is operating in a first state mode, has switched from a first use case to a second use case for accessing a property of an object associated with a server. The first state mode during the first use case reduces messaging in the client-server system as compared to using a second state mode. A determination is performed as to whether using the second state mode during the second use case would reduce messaging in the system as compared to using the first state mode. The client-server system is transitioned to the second state mode, if operating in the second state mode would reduce messaging in the client-server system as compared to operating in the first state mode for the second use case. | 06-16-2011 |
20120226755 | Reducing Messaging in a Client-Server System - A detection that a client-server system, which is operating in a first state mode, has switched from a first use case to a second use case for accessing a property of an object associated with a server. The first state mode during the first use case reduces messaging in the client-server system as compared to using a second state mode. A determination is performed as to whether using the second state mode during the second use case would reduce messaging in the system as compared to using the first state mode. The client-server system is transitioned to the second state mode, if operating in the second state mode would reduce messaging in the client-server system as compared to operating in the first state mode for the second use case. | 09-06-2012 |
Steven Lord, Pleasantville, NY US
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20140108277 | Method and System for Verifying Accredited Investor Status - A web based computerized system and method for verifying accredited investor status, includes a server capable of receiving data related to an investor or prospective investor. The server has software configured to determine, using analytic algorithms, whether, from the data, an investor or prospective investor is a natural person, and if so whether the investor or prospective investor meets the income and/or asset value thresholds in order to qualify as an accredited investor. If the system determines that the investor or prospective investor is not a natural person, the software is further configured to determine whether the investor or prospective investor, based on the received data, is an entity that qualifies as an accredited investor by the nature of the investor or prospective investor. | 04-17-2014 |
Thomas Lord, Green Mountain Falls, CO US
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20130297483 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR TRADING IN A DECENTRALIZED MARKET - A method and system for facilitating the execution of transactions in a decentralized market are provided herein. The decentralized market includes a number of execution points each associated with and maintained in a secure environment by a single participant. Each participant is able to control the amount of data that is made publicly available, if at all, regarding any transactions that are conducted at that participant's execution point. | 11-07-2013 |
Thomas Lord, Rayville, LA US
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20090205905 | CLIMBING TREE STAND AND GAME CART - The present disclosure relates to tree stands which grasp upright columnar members for example, trees, poles, which are arranged to facilitate climbing and adjusting the height of the tree stand to a desired level and angle. When assembled as a cart, the invention consists of an upper climbing member or frame, lower climbing member or frame, a mechanical-interlocking system, an axle, wheels and a wheel attachment device. The two-climbing-member tree stand may be of a manually adjusting type or of a self-adjusting type which permit adjustment of the spacing of the grasping members so as to effect adjustment of the angle of each tree climber relative to the upright columnar member. | 08-20-2009 |
Wesley K. Lord, Glastonbury, CT US
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20140119903 | Gas Turbine Engine With Inlet Particle Separator and Thermal Management - A gas turbine engine includes a nose cone at an inlet end, and spaced radially inwardly of a nacelle. A compressor is downstream of the nose cone. A core inlet delivers air downstream of the nose cone into the compressor. An inlet particle separator includes a manifold for delivering air radially outwardly of the core inlet. Air delivered by the inlet particle separator passes over a heat exchanger before passing to an outlet. | 05-01-2014 |
Wesley K. Lord, South Glastonbury, CT US
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20080295518 | Airfoil acoustic impedance control - A noise control cassette for a gas turbine engine includes a perforated face sheet configured for exposure to an airflow, a non-perforated backing sheet, a core arranged between the face sheet and the backing sheet and defining a cavity between the face sheet and the backing sheet having an effective length tuned so as to provide acoustic reactance control, and an attachment face for attaching the cassette to an airfoil-shaped structure. | 12-04-2008 |
20080317587 | VARIABLE-SHAPE VARIABLE-STAGGER INLET GUIDE VANE FLAP - A variable shape inlet guide vane (IGV) system includes a variable-shape IGV flap with a flexible portion that enables the desired spanwise distribution of Cx, alpha, and beta at a fan rotor inlet. An actuation system that rotates a root section of the variable-shape IGV flap to flex the flexible portion such that the twisted shape of the flap can reverse rather symmetrically during actuation from max open to max closed. | 12-25-2008 |
20090297338 | VARIABLE AREA NOZZLE ASSISTED NOISE CONTROL OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - An example turbofan engine sound control system includes a core nacelle ( | 12-03-2009 |
20090301095 | PASSIVE BOUNDARY LAYER BLEED SYSTEM FOR NACELLE INLET AIRFLOW CONTROL - A gas turbine engine system includes a nacelle having a pressure side and a suction side. A passage extends between the pressure side and the suction side that permits airflow from the pressure side to the suction side. The passage receives turbulent airflow over the nacelle to produce a laminar airflow over the nacelle aft of the passage to thereby reduce drag on the nacelle. | 12-10-2009 |
20100074739 | PASSIVE BOUNDARY LAYER BLEED SYSTEM FOR NACELLE INLET AIRFLOW CONTROL - A gas turbine engine system includes a nacelle having a pressure side and a suction side. A passage extends between the pressure side and the suction side that permits airflow from the pressure side to the suction side. The passage receives turbulent airflow over the nacelle to produce a laminar airflow over the nacelle aft of the passage to thereby reduce drag on the nacelle. | 03-25-2010 |
20120291449 | Turbine Section of High Bypass Turbofan - A turbofan engine has an engine case and a gaspath through the engine case. A fan has a circumferential array of fan blades. The engine further has a compressor, a combustor, a gas generating turbine, and a low pressure turbine section. A speed reduction mechanism couples the low pressure turbine section to the fan. A bypass area ratio is greater than about 6.0. The low pressure turbine section airfoil count to bypass area ratio is below about 170. | 11-22-2012 |
20130062463 | TRANSVERSE MOUNTED GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A propulsion engine comprises a compressor, a combustor and a turbine arranged in flow series about a turbine axis. A shaft is coupled to the turbine along the turbine axis, and first and second propulsions fans are rotationally coupled to the turbine at opposite ends of the shaft. The first and second propulsion fans rotate substantially parallel to one another, and transversely with respect to the turbine axis. | 03-14-2013 |
20130205752 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH SEPARATE CORE AND PROPULSION UNIT - A gas turbine engine includes a propulsion unit mounted to rotate about a first axis, and a core engine mounted to rotate about a second axis, and wherein the first and second axes are non-parallel. A gas turbine engine includes a propulsion unit driven by a free turbine which is adjacent to the propulsion unit and an associated fan, and having a gas generator core engine including a compressor, combustor and turbine section. A method is also disclosed. | 08-15-2013 |
20130219922 | GEARED GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH REDUCED FAN NOISE - A fan section for a gas turbine engine has a fan rotor with a plurality of fan blades. A plurality of exit guide vanes are positioned to be downstream of the fan rotor. The fan rotor is driven through a gear reduction relative to a turbine section. The exit guide vanes are desired to address resultant sound from interaction of wakes from the fan blades across exit guide vanes. A gas turbine engine incorporating a fan section is also disclosed. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223991 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE DRIVING MULTIPLE FANS - A gas turbine engine includes a core engine with a compressor section, a combustor and a turbine. The turbine drives an output shaft, and the output shaft drives at least four gears. Each of the at least four gears extends through a drive shaft to drive an associated fan rotor. | 08-29-2013 |
20140102076 | Turbine Section of High Bypass Turbofan - A turbofan engine has an engine case and a gaspath through the engine case. A fan has a circumferential array of fan blades. The engine further has a compressor, a combustor, a gas generating turbine, and a low pressure turbine section. A speed reduction mechanism couples the low pressure turbine section to the fan. A bypass area ratio is greater than about 6.0. The low pressure turbine section airfoil count to bypass area ratio ratio is below about 170. | 04-17-2014 |
20140174055 | TURBINE SECTION OF HIGH BYPASS TURBOFAN - A turbofan engine is disclosed and includes a fan and a compressor in communication with the fan section, a combustor, a turbine and a speed reduction mechanism coupled to the fan and rotatable by the turbine. The turbine includes a first turbine section that includes three or more stages and a second turbine section that includes at least two stages. A ratio of airfoils in the first turbine section to a bypass area is less than about 170. | 06-26-2014 |
20140321970 | PASSIVE BOUNDARY LAYER BLEED SYSTEM FOR NACELLE INLET AIRFLOW CONTROL - A nacelle for a gas turbine engine system includes a housing that has a pressure side and a suction side. A passage extends between the pressure side and the suction side for permitting airflow from the pressure side to the suction side. The passage includes a first curved section that has an inlet at the pressure side. A linear section is connected with the first curved section. A second curved section is connected with the linear section and has an outlet at the suction side. The outlet has a cross sectional area smaller than a cross sectional area of the linear section. | 10-30-2014 |
20150044028 | LOW PRESSURE RATIO FAN ENGINE HAVING A DIMENSIONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INLET AND FAN SIZE - According to an example embodiment, a gas turbine engine assembly includes, among other things, a fan that has a plurality of fan blades. A diameter of the fan has a dimension D that is based on a dimension of the fan blades. Each fan blade has a leading edge. An inlet portion is situated forward of the fan. A length of the inlet portion has a dimension L between a location of the leading edge of at least some of the fan blades and a forward edge on the inlet portion. A dimensional relationship of L/D is between about 0.2 and about 0.45. | 02-12-2015 |
Westin P. Lord, New York, NY US
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20110253569 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE CASE WITH INTEGRATED BOTTLE OPENER - An electronic device case is described. The case includes a shell portion being sized and shaped for at least partially encasing a portable electronic device, and a bottle opener positioned within at least a portion of the shell. The shell includes a length suitable for providing leverage when applying a force to remove a bottle cap from a bottle when the bottle opener engages the bottle cap. | 10-20-2011 |
William Lord, Fishkill, NY US
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William P. Lord, Fishkill, NY US
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