Stephens, TX
Arthur Stephens, Georgetown, TX US
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20140022999 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING USER EQUIPMENT ELECTRONIC IDENTIFIERS WITH USERS - Techniques for associating an electronic identifier of a user equipment (UE) with a user of the UE are described. In embodiments of an apparatus, system, method, and computer program of the present disclosure, a UE may transmit an electronic identifier associated with the UE via peer discovery, for receiving by a second UE. A perceivable cue associated with the electronic identifier may be indicated to a second user. The UE or the user of the UE may indicate the perceivable cue to the second user. Selection of the perceivable cue by the second user may cause the initiation of communications between the UE and the second UE. | 01-23-2014 |
20150312718 | PROVIDING LOCATION INFORMATION FOR EXPRESSIONS - Methods, apparatuses and systems are described for conveying location information from an announcing user device to a listening user device engaged in ProSe discovery communications. The announcing user device may use a first expression to broadcast an initial announcement, and then use a second expression to broadcast the location of the announcing user device. The first expression may be in the form of a public expression while the second expression may be in the form of a private expression. | 10-29-2015 |
20160088446 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING METADATA TO PROVIDE LOCATION INFORMATION - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. In an aspect, method operations for broadcasting a first signal comprising a first expression code in association with availability of location information of a UE; determining the location information associated with the UE; determining a second expression code associated with the location information; and broadcasting a second signal comprising the second expression code and the location information, independent of the first signal. In another aspect, a method includes the operations of receiving, from a second UE, a first signal comprising a first expression code associated with the second UE; determining a second expression code based on the received first signal; receiving a second signal from the second UE, the second signal comprising the second expression code; and determining a location of the second UE based on the received second signal and the determined second expression code. | 03-24-2016 |
20160088583 | USING PUSH NOTIFICATIONS TO TRIGGER AN ANNOUNCING UE TO UPDATE LOCATION INFO IN LTE DIRECT - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus receives, from a second UE, a first signal including a first expression code associated with the second UE, and determines at least a second expression code using the first expression code, the at least a second expression code associated with the second UE. | 03-24-2016 |
20160088586 | USING PUSH NOTIFICATIONS TO TRIGGER AN ANNOUNCING UE TO UPDATE LOCATION INFO IN LTE DIRECT - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus receives, from a second UE, a first signal including a first expression code associated with the second UE, and determines at least a second expression code using the first expression code, the at least a second expression code associated with the second UE. | 03-24-2016 |
Brent E. Stephens, Houston, TX US
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20140153443 | Per-Address Spanning Tree Networks - A mechanism is provided for implementing a per-address spanning tree (PAST) to direct the forwarding of packets in a set of switches. The per-address spanning tree is computed for each identified address in a set of addresses thereby forming a set of per-address spanning trees. A set of forwarding rules associated with each per-address spanning tree in the set of per-address spanning trees is generated and installed all appropriate switches in the set of switches for which the per-address spanning tree is generated so that each switch in the set of switches will forward packets based on the set of forwarding rules installed in that switch. | 06-05-2014 |
20150089032 | Scalable Network Configuration with Consistent Updates in Software Defined Networks - Mechanisms are provided for configuring a data flow between a source device and a destination device in a network. The mechanisms receive, from a network control application, a request to establish a network configuration corresponding to a data flow between the source device and the destination device. The request comprises a fine grained header field tuple for defining the data flow. The mechanisms allocate, from a shadow address pool, a shadow address to be mapped to the fine grained header field tuple. The shadow address pool comprises addresses not being used by devices coupled to the network. The mechanisms configure a network infrastructure of the network to route data packets of the data flow from the source device to the destination device based on the shadow address. | 03-26-2015 |
Brent Edward Stephens, Austin, TX US
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20140074960 | COMPACTING A NON-BIASED RESULTS MULTISET - A method, system, and computer program product for compacting a non-biased results multiset are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A set of references and a multiset of values are identified. The multiset includes a first and a second set of values, each set including a first value. A first reference in the set of references refers to the first set of values and a second reference in the set of references refers to the second set of values. The values in the first and second set of values are re-arranged to form permuted first and second sets of values. The multiset is compacted by overlaying the permuted first and second sets of values in a portion such that the permuted first set of values and the permuted second set of values share a single instance of the first value in a portion of the compacted multiset. | 03-13-2014 |
David Wesley Stephens, Dallas, TX US
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20120245527 | INTRODUCER VALVE - The present invention is directed to a novel valve for an introducer and a method for using the introducer valve to facilitate the insertion of one or more medical devices into a patient's body. The introducer valve of the present invention includes two or more valves seals adapted to form a seal around medical devices having a wide range of sizes. In one embodiment, the valve includes a longitudinal passageway for receiving a medical device, a first seal forming a seal across longitudinal passageway, and an annular second seal, wherein an aperture of the second seal is defined by a semi-toroidal portion that forms a curved inner surface that forms a seal with the medical device. | 09-27-2012 |
20150057618 | Long Term Implant Access Line Retention Device And Method Of Use - Disclosed herein is an insertion site protection device that attaches to an access device. Specifically, the invention is a retention device for access lines and needles used for long-term access of drug delivery portals and pumps used to treat patients for a variety of diseases. The device will allow the clinician to visualize the skin at the insertion site for signs and symptoms of complications such as infection and adds an extra level of securement to help lessen the risk of inadvertent explant of the needle from the fully implanted access device. This is desired as the inadvertent removal of the needle may cause permanent damage to the access device, shortening the devices lifespan or necessitating device replacement as well as damage the skin and tissues over the device causing injury or infection to the patient and making the insertion site unusable. | 02-26-2015 |
Delia Stokes Stephens, Austin, TX US
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20160100214 | Systems and Methods for Controlling Broadcast Audio Volume - Viewers use remote controls to generate mute signals based on broadcast programming. Those mute signals are processed into mute messages, which are sent to viewers' television audio controls, which mute and un-mute broadcast audio based on the mute messages. Accurate mute messages are generated based in part on various mute signal statistics derived from mute signal streams. Sending mute signals can result in mute signal point credits, and receiving mute messages can result in mute point debits. Additionally, more accurate mute signals can result in greater mute point credits. | 04-07-2016 |
Donpaul C. Stephens, Houston, TX US
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20150181760 | AXIALLY ALIGNED ELECTRONIC CHASSIS - A technique for housing printed circuit board assemblies (PCAs) includes providing a set of backplane or midplane boards that are oriented orthogonally and edge-to-edge with an array of PCAs such that air introduced at one end of the chassis passes in a straight line course through the PCAs and through the backplane or midplane boards with no substantial bends or changes in direction. | 06-25-2015 |
20150181774 | REDUCING CROSSTALK IN BOARD-TO-BOARD ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION - A technique for communicating electronic signals between circuit boards includes separating conductive traces for carrying TX signals from those for carrying RX signals and conveying the separated TX and RX signals between circuit boards on respective sets of distinct midplane circuit board layers. The layers may be distinct circuit board layers on a single board or distinct layers on different boards. | 06-25-2015 |
20150212937 | STORAGE TRANSLATION LAYER - Method and systems for distributing the translation layer of storage media (such as NAND Flash or Storage Class Memory Storage) system across various storage system components are described herein. Non-limiting examples of storage system components include a Persistent Storage Device (PSD), a Storage Aggregation Controller (SAC), and a Storage Management Writer (SMW). The SMW may be configured to maintain a table of the logical address of each page it writes to a PSD via a SAC. The SAC may maintain the status of the validity of previously written pages with the SMW informing the SAC when any page is no longer valid. The PSD may handle device specific issues including error correction and block-level mapping for management of block-level failures and internal wear-leveling. The SAC may handle garbage collection of the physical pages within the PSDs it is managing, while the SMW may maintain the actual page-level tables. | 07-30-2015 |
20150222705 | LARGE-SCALE DATA STORAGE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM - This described technology generally relates to a data management system configured to implement, among other things, web-scale computing services, data storage and data presentation. Web-scale computing services are the fastest growing segment of the computing technology and services industry. In general, web-scale refers to computing platforms that are reliable, transparent, scalable, secure, and cost-effective. Illustrative web-scale platforms include utility computing, on-demand infrastructure, cloud computing, Software as a Service (SaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS). Consumers are increasingly relying on such web-scale services, particularly cloud computing services, and enterprises are progressively migrating applications to operate through web-scale platforms. | 08-06-2015 |
Garland Stephens, Houston, TX US
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20150262296 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING, CONTRACTING TO EXCHANGE, AND ACCOUNTING FOR MATCHED SETS OF OFFSETTING CASH FLOWS - Among other embodiments, methods and systems are disclosed for determining one or more sets of structured cash flows corresponding to a graph having one or more nodes corresponding to one or more exchange definitions or swap transactions. The net present value of a structured cash flow may be substantially zero, and may correspond to a maximum notional amount, a maximum flow, or a minimum cut. | 09-17-2015 |
Garland Temple Stephens, Houston, TX US
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20120303508 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING, CONTRACTING TO EXCHANGE, AND ACCOUNTING FOR MATCHED SETS OF OFFSETTING CASH FLOWS - Among other embodiments, methods and systems are disclosed for determining one or more sets of structured cash flows corresponding to a graph having one or more nodes corresponding to one or more exchange definitions or swap transactions. The net present value of a structured cash flow may be substantially zero, and may correspond to a maximum notional amount, a maximum flow, or a minimum cut. | 11-29-2012 |
20120317009 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING, CONTRACTING TO EXCHANGE, AND ACCOUNTING FOR MATCHED SETS OF OFFSETTING CASH FLOWS - Among other embodiments, methods and systems are disclosed for determining one or more sets of structured cash flows corresponding to a graph having one or more nodes corresponding to one or more exchange definitions or swap transactions. The net present value of a structured cash flow may be substantially zero, and may correspond to a maximum notional amount, a maximum flow, or a minimum cut. | 12-13-2012 |
20130212002 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING, CONTRACTING TO EXCHANGE, AND ACCOUNTING FOR MATCHED SETS OF OFFSETTING CASH FLOWS - One disclosed embodiment comprises a computerized method and system for matching structured cash flows by transmitting an information of an exchange definition comprising information of two or more underlyings, a notional amount or range, and a payment provision, and receiving a linear combination of one or more partial exchange definitions such that the net present value of the cumulative cash flow of the linear combination of partial exchange definitions is substantially zero. | 08-15-2013 |
Gary Stephens, Richardson, TX US
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20100272072 | CALL ORIGINATION IN A CDMA LEGACY MS DOMAIN USING SIP - A system and a method in a wireless network utilizing session initiation protocol (SIP) for call control. The SIP payload (SDP) contains a list of voice codecs to coordinate the selection of voice bearer resources (between a calling party and a called party) such that the number of transcoders in the voice bearer path is minimized. An additional aspect of the embodiment of the present invention includes a serving MSCe that is operable to determine whether to initiate or discontinue ringback to the calling party. If ring back is to be initiated, ringback can be initiated from a Serving MGW controlled by the serving MSCe. The call negotiation process according to the described embodiment of the invention eliminates the requirement for any transcoding in specific situations to result in the number of transcoders used in the voice bearer path to be reduced to 0 (TrFO, Transcoder Free Operation) or to 1 (RTO, remote transmitter operation). | 10-28-2010 |
20120033801 | Wireless Priority Service within a Distributed Call Processing Architecture - A system, method, and call processing component for controlling an order of call processing among a plurality of call processing components. Each call processing component, upon receiving a call request when system resources are not available to process the requested call, creates a real queue entry in its call processing queue and sends a call-queued notification to all other call processing components in the system. The other call processing components in the telecommunication system then create a shadow queue entry in their respective call processing queues as a placeholder for the requested call. When system resources become available and the requested call is next in the queue, the call processing component that received the request de-queues and processes the requested call, and sends a call de-queued notification to the other call processing components. In response, each of the other call processing components removes the placeholder queue entry for the requested call from each call processing component's call processing queue. | 02-09-2012 |
20120129524 | Mobile Location Recovery for MSC Pooling - An entity of a wireless telecommunications network having a pool of Mobile Switching Centers (MSCs) and a Home Location Register (HLR). The entity includes a network interface which sends pages to mobiles associated with a failed MSC of the pool of MSC's and experiencing termination isolation and receives responses to the pages from at least some of the mobiles. The entity includes a processing unit which produces a registration having updated location information for each response received by the network interface, the registration sent from the network interface to the HLR to end each mobile's termination isolation for which a response was received by the network interface. A method of an entity of a wireless telecommunications network having a pool of Mobile Switching Centers (MSCs) and a Home Location Register (HLR). | 05-24-2012 |
20120294280 | ADVANCED LMSD INTERSYSTEM HANDOFF - An Anchor Mobile Switching Center emulation (MSCe) and a Target MSCe are described herein that take part in an intersystem handoff of a Mobile Station (MS) which is in communication with a B-party. Upon the MS establishing a connection with the Target MSCe, the Anchor MSCe may perform SDP offer/answer exchange between the Target network and the B-Party for the purpose of codec renegotiation to correct a transcoding incompatibility or to enhance the voice bearer path characteristics or to minimize the number of transcodings in the bearer path, between the two parties. The Anchor MSCe and the Target MSCe both support Advanced Legacy Mobile Station Domain (ALMSD) implying that only the SIP transport is used for intersystem handoff communications. | 11-22-2012 |
20120295620 | ADVANCED LEGACY MOBILE STATION DOMAIN (ALMSD) INTERSYSTEM HANDOFF WITHOUT ANCHOR NETWORK BEARER SUPPORT - A method for intersystem handoff of a Mobile Station (MS) from an Anchor Mobile Switching Center emulation (MSCe) to a Target MSCe that both support Advanced Legacy Mobile Station Domain (ALMSD), wherein the MS is in communication with a B-Party. The Anchor MSCe sends a handoff request to the Target MSCe to allocate resources for a connection between the MS and an identified Target BS and to establishes bearer resources in a Target Media Gateway (MGW) and in the Target BS to support a voice bearer path between the Target BS and the B-Party. The Anchor MSCe instructs the MS when to move to the Target BS and upon a successful connection to the Target BS, the Anchor MSCe establishes a voice bearer path between the Target BS and the B-Party without maintaining any anchor network bearer resources. The Anchor MSCe completes the handoff by releasing resources in the Anchor BS. | 11-22-2012 |
20120315906 | NETWORK ELEMENTS PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS WITH POOLED SWITCHING CENTERS AND RELATED METHODS - A network element may provide communications with a wireless communications network including a plurality of pooled mobile switching centers coupled to a base station controller so that each of the plurality of pooled mobile switching centers is configured to control communications with respective wireless terminals communicating through the base station controller. Operations of the network element may include transmitting a ping message from the network element to a primary pooled mobile switching center of the plurality of pooled mobile switching centers. Responsive to receipt of a ping response message at the network element from the primary pooled mobile switching center, a communication may be transmitted from the network element to the primary pooled mobile switching center. Responsive to non-receipt of a ping response message at the network element from the primary pooled mobile switching center, the communication may be transmitted from the network element to a secondary pooled mobile switching center of the plurality of pooled mobile switching centers. | 12-13-2012 |
Gary B. Stephens, Richardson, TX US
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20130005316 | MULTIPLE-TERMINATION ROUTING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK ENVIRONMENT WITH AN INTERNET PROTOCOL CORE - Methods for multiple-termination routing in a wireless network environment that includes an Internet Protocol (“IP”) core are described herein. One method includes receiving a call delivery request. The call delivery request includes a called number. The call features associated with the called number are determined. A determination is made whether the call features include multiple-termination routing information for a plurality of potential terminating devices. When the call features include the multiple-termination routing information including at least one termination to be routed utilizing Session Initiation Protocol (“SIP”), a call setup is initiated to each of the plurality of potential terminating devices. | 01-03-2013 |
20140022955 | MULTIPLE-TERMINATION ROUTING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK ENVIRONMENT WITH AN INTERNET PROTOCOL CORE - Methods for multiple-termination routing in a wireless network environment that includes an Internet Protocol (“IP”) core are described herein. One method includes receiving a call delivery request. The call delivery request includes a called number. The call features associated with the called number are determined. A determination is made whether the call features include multiple-termination routing information for a plurality of potential terminating devices. When the call features include the multiple-termination routing information including at least one termination to be routed utilizing Session Initiation Protocol (“SIP”), a call setup is initiated to each of the plurality of potential terminating devices. | 01-23-2014 |
20140235251 | Reducing Communication Silence When Performing Inter-Technology Handoff - To perform an inter-technology handoff, an indicator in a service request message is received by a mobile switching center (MSC). The indicator is to indicate to the MSC that an inter-technology handoff from a packet-data wireless access network to a circuit wireless access network has been requested. The behavior of the MSC is modified in response to the indicator to reduce the communication silence during the inter-technology handoff. | 08-21-2014 |
Gary Boyd Stephens, Richardson, TX US
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20110292808 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SMS TERMINATION OVERLOAD PROTECTION - In order to ameliorate the overload at an overloaded network node that is discarding some of the SMSs it is receiving, when a node is overloaded with received SMSs, it sends a message to the nodes from which it is receiving SMSs of that fact and includes a parameter indicating the extent to which it is overloaded. That parameter, for instance, may be the percentage of SMSs that it is receiving that are being discarded. With this information, the sending node can determine a percentage of the pending SMSs during such conditions that will help remove the overloaded node from the overload condition more quickly. Furthermore, the network protocol may be adapted to include a priority parameter in SMSs. Then, when an SMS sending node knows that a node to which it is sending SMSs is overloaded, the sending node may decide which SMSs to send to the overloaded node based on such priority information. | 12-01-2011 |
George Stephens, Huffman, TX US
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20090085234 | Method And Apparatus For Cooling Pyrolysis Effluent - A process and apparatus are provided for cooling gaseous effluent from a hydrocarbon pyrolysis furnace, the cooling conduit apparatus comprising: (i) an inner wall for contacting the effluent, the inner wall defining a bore extending a length of the cooling conduit, the inner wall including a perimeter opening along the bore; (ii) an outer wall external to the inner wall and substantially coaxial to the inner wall; (iii) a substantially annular cavity external to the inner wall and including at least a portion of the outer wall, the annular cavity fluidly and remotely connected to the perimeter opening, the annular cavity externally surrounding a perimeter of the inner wall, the annular cavity including at least a portion of the outer wall; and (iv) a peripheral channel extending around a perimeter of the inner wall, the peripheral channel providing a channel flow path that fluidly connects the annular cavity with the remotely connected perimeter opening along the perimeter of the inner wall. | 04-02-2009 |
20100300936 | Method and Apparatus for Recycle of Knockout Drum Bottoms - A process and apparatus for cracking a hydrocarbon feed in a steam cracking furnace by withdrawing a resid-rich stream from a resid knockout vessel and recycling the resid-rich stream through a convection heating section of the furnace. | 12-02-2010 |
20110233797 | Method And Apparatus For Cooling Pyrolysis Effluent - A process and apparatus are provided for cooling gaseous effluent from a hydrocarbon pyrolysis furnace, the cooling conduit apparatus comprising: (i) an inner wall for contacting the effluent, the inner wall defining a bore extending a length of the cooling conduit, the inner wall including a perimeter opening along the bore; (ii) an outer wall external to the inner wall and substantially coaxial to the inner wall; (iii) a substantially annular cavity external to the inner wall and including at least a portion of the outer wall, the annular cavity fluidly and remotely connected to the perimeter opening, the annular cavity externally surrounding a perimeter of the inner wall, the annular cavity including at least a portion of the outer wall; and (iv) a peripheral channel extending around a perimeter of the inner wall, the peripheral channel providing a channel flow path that fluidly connects the annular cavity with the remotely connected perimeter opening along the perimeter of the inner wall. | 09-29-2011 |
20120018278 | Method And Apparatus For Recycle Of Knockout Drum Bottoms - A process and apparatus for cracking a hydrocarbon feed in a steam cracking furnace by withdrawing a resid-rich stream from a resid knockout vessel and recycling the resid-rich stream through a convection heating section of the furnace. | 01-26-2012 |
George Stephens, Humble, TX US
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20090087802 | Removable Light-Off Port Plug for Use in Burners - An improved burner and a method for combusting fuel used in furnaces such as those found in steam cracking. The burner includes a burner tube having a downstream end and an upstream end, a burner tip adjacent a first opening in the furnace, so that combustion of the fuel takes place at the burner tip, a lighting chamber adjacent to the first opening in the furnace, and a removable lighting chamber plug having a shape effective to substantially fill the lighting chamber when positioned within the lighting chamber. | 04-02-2009 |
20100276126 | Method for Processing Hydrocarbon Pyrolysis Effluent - A method is provided for treating the effluent from a hydrocarbon pyrolysis unit processing heavier than naphtha feeds to recover heat and remove tar therefrom. The method comprises passing the gaseous effluent to at least one primary transfer line heat exchanger, thereby cooling the gaseous effluent and generating superheated steam. Thereafter, the gaseous effluent is passed through at least one secondary transfer line heat exchanger having a heat exchange surface with a liquid coating on said surface, thereby further cooling the remainder of the gaseous effluent to a temperature at which tar, formed by the pyrolysis process, condenses. The condensed tar is then removed from the gaseous effluent in at least one knock-out drum. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also provided. | 11-04-2010 |
James H. Stephens, Austin, TX US
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20110218944 | Distributed-Type Markov Chain Monte Carlo - Implementations and techniques for distributed-type Markov chain Monte Carlo are generally disclosed. | 09-08-2011 |
20110219168 | Flash Memory Hash Table - Implementations and techniques for flash memory-type hash tables are generally disclosed. | 09-08-2011 |
John Scott Stephens, Lubbock, TX US
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20110299924 | Apparatus and Method for Applying Additives to a Concrete Mix - The apparatus and method comprise a concrete float with a vibratory additive broadcaster assembly attached therewith. The broadcaster assembly is suspended above the plane of the finishing tool with a vibratory source attached. The broadcaster assembly is filled with an additive and the apparatus is placed on a wet, concrete surface which is to be treated and finished, by a user. Actuation of a power switch by the user activates the vibratory source resulting in the substantial broadcast of additive on to the concrete surface at the desired location(s) on the slab as determined by the user. The additive is then integrated into the concrete by passage of the float over the treated concrete surface. | 12-08-2011 |
20130223929 | Apparatus and Method for Applying Additives to a Concrete Mix - The apparatus and method comprise a concrete float with a vibratory additive broadcaster assembly attached therewith. The broadcaster assembly is suspended above the plane of the finishing tool with a vibratory source attached. The broadcaster assembly is filled with an additive and the apparatus is placed on a wet, concrete surface that is to be treated and finished, by a user. Actuation of a power switch by the user activates the vibratory source resulting in the substantial broadcast of additive on to the concrete surface at the desired location(s) on the slab as determined by the user. Vibration damper devices are utilized to minimize the vibrations experienced by the float. The additive is integrated into the concrete or other wet surface by passage of the float over the surface being treated. | 08-29-2013 |
Josh Stephens, Austin, TX US
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20090144304 | Method for summarizing flow information of network devices - A method for organizing network flow information within a relational database relates to minimizing contention for the network flow information. In particular, data is generally aggregated at certain time intervals and separately organized. In this way, contention is decreased as analysis can occur on the separated existing flow records, which are optionally aggregated, while new raw flow records are stored. In another embodiment, the aggregated data can be re-aggregated at second, larger time intervals. | 06-04-2009 |
20090154363 | Method of resolving network address to host names in network flows for network device - The present invention provides a system and method for using network flows records exported from network routers to provide information about the traffic entering/exiting the device. Network flow information exported from network devices identify the network devices involved in the flow using their network address. An application displays a user friendly host name of the network device. This method describes the steps necessary to efficiently resolve the network device address to their domain names. | 06-18-2009 |
Keith E. Stephens, Houston, TX US
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20080275183 | BITUMINOUS BINDER COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME - The present invention is directed to a process for preparing a polymer modified bituminous binder composition in the substantial absence of crosslinking agents by heating a bitumen component in a stirred tank to a temperature from 160° C. to 221° C.; adding a block copolymer composition to the bitumen component while the bitumen component is being stirred to form a homogeneous mixture of the bitumen component and the block copolymer composition; and continuing to stir the homogeneous mixture while maintaining the temperature from 180° C. to 221° C. for a total period of time from 4 hours to 30 hours thereby forming a cured polymer modified bituminous binder composition. The block copolymer composition utilized in the process comprises one or more block copolymers having at least one monovinylaromatic block and either (I) at least one polybutadiene block having a vinyl content of less than 15 mol percent and at least one polybutadiene block having a vinyl content of greater than 25 mol percent or (II) at least one polybutadiene block having a vinyl content that tapers from a vinyl content of less than 15 mol percent at the first end adjacent to the monovinylaromatic block to a vinyl content that is greater than 25 mol percent at the second end which is furthest from the monovinylaromatic block and optionally at least one polybutadiene block having a vinyl content of less than 15 mol percent. | 11-06-2008 |
Keith E. Stephens, Waxahachie, TX US
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20090299010 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A BITUMINOUS BINDER COMPOSITION - The present invention is directed to a process for preparing a polymer modified bituminous binder composition in the substantial absence of crosslinking agents by heating a bitumen component in a stirred tank to a temperature from 185° C. to 221° C.; adding a block copolymer composition to the bitumen component while the bitumen component is being stirred to form a homogeneous mixture of the bitumen component and the block copolymer composition; and continuing to stir the homogeneous mixture while maintaining the temperature from 185° C. to 221° C. for a period of time from 4 hours to 30 hours thereby forming a cured polymer modified bituminous binder composition. The block copolymer composition utilized in the process comprises a diblock copolymer comprising one block of a monovinylaromatic hydrocarbon and one block of a conjugated diene having a peak molecular weight from 30,000 to 78,000 and a vinyl content from 35 to 80 mol percent based on the number of repeat monomer units in the conjugated diene block, and optionally one or more block copolymers comprising at least two blocks of monovinylaromatic hydrocarbon and at least one block of conjugated diene, the block copolymer selected from linear triblock copolymers having a peak molecular weight that is 1.5 to 3.0 times the peak molecular weight of the diblock copolymer, multiarm coupled block copolymers having a peak molecular weight that is 1.5 to 9.0 times the peak molecular weight of the diblock copolymer, and mixtures thereof, wherein each block copolymer has a vinyl content from 35 to 80 mol percent based on the number of repeat monomer units in the conjugated diene block, wherein when both (i) and (ii) are present in the block copolymer composition, the ratio of (i) to (ii) is greater than 1:1. The present invention is further related to an alternative to this process, a specific class of bituminous binder compositions and concentrates and a specific class of block copolymer compositions. | 12-03-2009 |
20150047285 | SHINGLE WITH TRANSITION DEVICE FOR IMPACT RESISTANCE - An impact resistant shingle is provided which includes an asphalt-coated substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having a headlap portion and an exposure portion. The headlap portion comprises a transition zone disposed at an edge region of the substrate distal to the exposure portion. The first surface of the substrate exclusive of the transition zone comprises granules, wherein the shingle has a smaller thickness dimension at the transition zone than a thickness dimension of a remaining area of the shingle. | 02-19-2015 |
Keith Edward Stephens, Waxahachie, TX US
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20120302673 | PREPARATION OF INDUSTRIAL ASPHALT - The present invention relates to a method for preparing an industrial asphalt comprising sparging an oxygen containing gas through an asphalt flux in the presence of 0.25 weight percent to about 12 weight percent of a highly saturated rubbery polymer at a temperature within the range of about 400° F. to about 550° F. for a period of time which is sufficient to increase the softening point of the asphalt flux to a value which is within the range of 185° F. to 250° F. and a penetration value of at least 15 dmm to produce the industrial asphalt. The highly saturated rubbery polymer can be a styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene block copolymer rubber or a highly saturated styrene-ethylene/propylene-styrene block copolymer rubber. | 11-29-2012 |
20140263779 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS PROCESSING OF RECYCLABLE MATERIAL - A continuous system for making shingles from recyclable material is provided comprising a milling device to receive recyclable material and process the recyclable material into particulate and a transfer device to receive and transfer the particulate from the milling device. An apparatus receives the particulate from the transfer device and weighs the particulate. A continuous processor receives the particulate and reacts and/or mixes the particulate with at least one admixture to form a homogenous mixture. A filler mixer receives the homogenous mixture and incorporates the homogenous mixture with shingle material to form core product and a control panel controls input of the homogenous mixture into the filler mixer. | 09-18-2014 |
20140275337 | CONTINUOUS PROCESSING OF ASPHALT FORMULATIONS - The subject invention provides a method for producing essentially homogeneous asphalt compositions which are comprised of the asphalt, a block copolymer (such as a linear block copolymer or a radial block copolymer), and one or more additional desired additives. This method offers the advantage of being capable of attaining the essentially homogeneous asphalt composition in one pass procedure with a short residence time in the mixing equipment. This greatly reduces the thermal history to which heat sensitive asphalt additives, such as asphalt modification polymers, are exposed. It also simplifies the mixing procedure and can reduce the overall amount of energy required to attain the desired blend. In some case, it allows for the production on a commercial basis of asphalt compositions which would otherwise not be feasible, for instance the production of asphalt compositions which contain high levels of asphalt modifications polymers which are otherwise difficult to process. | 09-18-2014 |
20150087734 | PREPARATION OF INDUSTRIAL ASPHALT - The present invention relates to a method for preparing an industrial asphalt comprising sparging an oxygen containing gas through an asphalt flux in the presence of 0.25 weight percent to about 12 weight percent of a highly saturated rubbery polymer at a temperature within the range of about 400° F. to about 550° F. for a period of time which is sufficient to increase the softening point of the asphalt flux to a value which is within the range of 185° F. to 250° F. and a penetration value of at least 15 dmm to produce the industrial asphalt. The highly saturated rubbery polymer can be a styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene block copolymer rubber or a highly saturated styrene-ethylene/propylene-styrene block copolymer rubber. | 03-26-2015 |
Kimberly Ann Stephens, Austin, TX US
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20080222624 | Method and Apparatus for Classpath Optimization in a Java Runtime Environment - A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer usable program are provided by the aspects of the present invention. Aspects of the present invention identify required classes of a software program in the import statements in the source code. Next, the aspects of the present invention identify an element in a classpath environment variable that contain only the required classes and generate a new classpath environment variable with the identified element. Aspects of the present invention then store the new classpath environment variable in a classpath file that is specific to the software program for subsequent invocation. | 09-11-2008 |
20090031312 | Method and Apparatus for Scheduling Grid Jobs Using a Dynamic Grid Scheduling Policy - The illustrative embodiments described herein provide a computer-implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for scheduling grid jobs. In one embodiment, a process identifies information describing available resources on a set of nodes on a heterogeneous grid computing system to form resource availability information. The process identifies a set of static scheduling policies for a set of static schedulers that manage the set of nodes. The process also identifies a static scheduling status for a portion of the set of static schedulers. The process creates a dynamic grid scheduling policy using the resource availability information, the set of static scheduling policies, and the static scheduling status. The process also schedules a set of grid jobs for execution by the available resources using the dynamic grid scheduling policy. | 01-29-2009 |
20130067446 | Classpath Optimization in a JAVA Runtime Environment - A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer usable program are provided by the aspects of the present invention. Aspects of the present invention identify required classes of a software program in the import statements in the source code. Next, the aspects of the present invention identify an element in a classpath environment variable that contain only the required classes and generate a new classpath environment variable with the identified element. Aspects of the present invention then store the new classpath environment variable in a classpath file that is specific to the software program for subsequent invocation. | 03-14-2013 |
Leah Stephens, Conroe, TX US
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20120272923 | Electromechanical Horn For Deterring Animals - An electromechanical horn having a sound generating system including a piezoelectric speaker generates a series of short, audible sound signals in a repetitive pattern, the generated sound signals having fundamental frequencies with associated harmonic component frequencies and decibel levels that fall within a frequency range of greatest hearing sensitivity of the animal to disperse or deter an aggressive animal in a non-detrimental manner. The generated sound signals have fundamental frequencies with associated harmonic component frequencies that fall within a frequency range of from about 3 kHz to about 10 kHz, and decibel levels in a range of from about 75 dB to about 115 dB (SPL) at 1 meter. The horn device can be hand-held, attached to a user's belt or clothing, or removably attached to a bicycle, motorcycle, stroller, or other conveyance or object and can be actuated while attached or quickly removed and actuated when needed. | 11-01-2012 |
Luke P. Stephens, Humble, TX US
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20150045513 | Polyolefin Adhesive Compositions and Methods for Preparing the Same - A blended multimodal polymer product is disclosed that comprises a first polymer, wherein the first polymer is a homopolymer of propylene or a propylene copolymer having an ethylene or a C | 02-12-2015 |
Matthew Stephens, Austin, TX US
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20150112787 | Amateur Athletics Performance-Based Loyalty Rewards Program and Related Systems, Methods, and Apparatus - Loyalty rewards systems and methods. Some methods comprise activities such as gathering performance statistics regarding amateur athletes. These methods comprise gathering sponsorship deals associated with the amateur athletes. These methods comprise assigning loyalty reward points to consumers based on the performance statistics and verifying that the sponsor honored the sponsorship. Methods can comprise facilitating a creation of a fantasy amateur athletic team wherein the assigning of the points is further based on a performance statistic associated with the team. Some methods comprise assigning further sponsorship loyalty reward points based on changes in the performance statistics. Methods can comprise providing a template to amateur athletic leagues through which the amateur athletic leagues are granted access to participate in the methods. If desired, sponsors and/or the amateur athletes can be granted access to participate in the method through the template and/or invitations to amateur athletic performances can be sent to social networks. | 04-23-2015 |
Mike Stephens, The Colony, TX US
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20130126505 | CENTERING DEVICE FOR CONDUCTOR TUBE FOR GMAW MANUAL/ROBOTIC ARC WELDING MIG GUNS - An arc welding apparatus is disclosed in one form including a conductor tube defining an internal passageway and a distal end portion. The internal passageway has an internal profile proximate the distal end portion. The apparatus further includes an alignment device comprising an exterior profile and an internal passage. The exterior profile is configured for mechanical attachment to the internal profile of the conductor tube. The apparatus also includes a conduit liner disposed in the internal passageway of the conductor tube and the internal passage of the alignment device. | 05-23-2013 |
Noel Shepard Stephens, Spring, TX US
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20160004531 | INTERACTIVE CONTENT DEVELOPMENT - Techniques for developing and deploying software applications in a virtualized computing environment are described. A developer user is presented with a user interface providing options for accessing a software development project. Inputs are provided to the software development project. The inputs may include data and selection of a software component. A plurality of predefined data objects are accessed and an executable software application is generated. The application executes on virtual machine instances of the virtualized computing environment and is accessible by a plurality of end-users. The executable software application is developed within the multi-user computing and network services platform via the web-based user interface and is hosted by the multi-user computing and network services platform for use by end-users. | 01-07-2016 |
Rachel Stephens, Fort Worth, TX US
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20110240697 | Travel utility tray - A travel utility tray for use in a vehicle is provided including a box having a rectangular base, a back side, a front side and two ends. Attached to the box is a tray-holder hanger having two parallel hanger portions and a cross-member holding the parallel hanger portions together. Each hanger portion has an upper curved end that is sized to hang over an interior portion of a vehicle, and a lower tray-holder end. Cup holder rings are attached to the back side of the box. | 10-06-2011 |
Randy Stephens, Honey Grove, TX US
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20080235055 | Laboratory instrumentation information management and control network - Described are techniques for identifying samples processed in a laboratory using harmonized identifier. A case identifier identifying a patient from whom a specimen is collected is determined. A specimen identifier associated with the specimen is determined. An entry for the specimen is recorded in a data store where the entry being associated with the case identifier and the specimen identifier. A harmonized specimen identifier including the case identifier and the specimen identifier is formed. The specimen is labeled with the harmonized specimen identifier. | 09-25-2008 |
Robert Emlyn Stephens, Dallas, TX US
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20130316848 | GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING A SHIELDED STRESS REDUCING FEATURE - A hollow golf club incorporating a stress reducing feature having a shield serving to lessen the visual impact of the stress reducing feature, reduce the likelihood of debris from entering the stress reducing feature, and reduce the likelihood of damage to the stress reducing feature, while adding rigidity to a portion of the stress reducing feature and still allowing the stress reducing feature to selectively increase the deflection of the face. | 11-28-2013 |
Rodney Stephens, Houston, TX US
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20150053424 | FILL UP TOOL - A fill up tool includes a mandrel; a primary sealing member disposed around the mandrel; and a selectively operable secondary sealing member activated by rotation of the mandrel. In another embodiment, the selectively operable secondary sealing member is activated using hydraulic pressure. | 02-26-2015 |
Samuel G. Stephens, Austin, TX US
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20090267624 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICAL TESTING - A test apparatus and device under test has a probe that can be located very close to contact pads and that requires very few solder connections. In addition, the probe can be configured to meet any appropriate and desired electrical specification while still using a same circuit board. There is no need to attach discrete components to a circuit board. Thus, by using a configurable probe, a single circuit board may be used with multiple probes or a reconfigurable probe to test for compliance with a variety of different electrical specifications having different requirements. | 10-29-2009 |
20100332931 | Method for Speeding Up Serial Data Tolerance Testing - A receive test accelerator retrieves an adjusted jitter amount and an adjusted test time in which to test a device. The adjusted jitter amount and the adjusted test time correspond to an adjusted bit error rate that is extrapolated from a baseline bit error rate, which corresponds to a baseline jitter amount. In turn, the receive test accelerator tests the device, at the adjusted test time, using a data stream that is modulated by the adjusted jitter amount. | 12-30-2010 |
20110234277 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO COMPENSATE FOR INJECTION LOCKING - A circuit and method has a processing unit, a master clock generator for providing a master clock and a plurality of phase-locked loops, each providing a respective clock signal. A plurality of dynamically variable delay circuits each has a plurality of predetermined delay amounts. Clocked circuits are coupled to respective clock signals provided by respective phase-locked loops. A performance detector is coupled to receive the clock signals for determining a center of a quiet zone for at least one of the plurality of phase-locked loops. The phase-locked loops are turned off and on and a respective one of the plurality of dynamically variable delay circuits is set to have a new predetermined value of delay which adjusts an edge of the master clock to a location that permits the data processing system to operate near substantially the center of the quiet zone. | 09-29-2011 |
Sandy Stephens, Prosper, TX US
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20100132630 | Weighted lariat - The present invention comprises a weighted lariat that improves ropers' chances of catching animals by the head, horns, or feet, particularly in competitive roping events. Weight is added to the tip of the loop by covering a portion of the loop with shrink-wrap tubing. Additionally, an adhesive lining may be applied to allow for a weighted embodiment of minimum thickness thus and maximum flexibility. Additionally, elongated, malleable metal wires of variable length can be laid in the groove between the strands of the lariat thereby adding still more weight. | 06-03-2010 |
Sandy H. Stephens, Prosper, TX US
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20080312835 | Method of and apparati for sizing rodeo ropes - A method for and apparatus for determining the loop size of a rodeo rope comprising determining a circumference C, determining a spoke S length, providing a chart having loop sizes corresponding to a range of circumference measurements and spoke measurements, and finding a loop size based upon the measured circumference and measured spoke. The loop size refers to a set of parameters that characterize the rope. The method can be implemented by a computer and associated software. | 12-18-2008 |
Sandy Hart Stephens, Prosper, TX US
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20110067365 | Dally Post with Removable Cap and Sleeveless Dally Device - An apparatus attached to the tree of a saddle in lieu of a conventional saddle horn consisting of a post of rectangular prismatic configuration with a receiving chamber for insertion of a quick release locking pin, a cap with a quick release locking pin attached to and protruding from the bottom thereof that may be detached and reattached to the post within seconds, and a dally device with a rectangular prismatic central void of complimentary dimensions to the post, having a hyperboloid external configuration and being symmetrical in both the horizontal and vertical planes such that the device may be rotated and/or inverted about the post so that it may be quickly and easily manipulated to numerous positions to generate even wear about the exterior, thus increasing the longevity of the device and improving the safety and effectiveness of dallying. | 03-24-2011 |
Scot A. Stephens, Crawford, TX US
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20120261511 | Vehicle Elevator Systems and Methods - Ground-accessing elevator systems and methods are provided for transporting personnel between the ground level and one or more decks of multi-level vehicle such as a fixed-wing aircraft. The vehicle elevator systems and methods may be implemented using a multi-track guide rail system configured to guide an elevator car between the ground and two or more levels within a vehicle. The multi-track guide rail system may include an intra-vehicle track fixed to the vehicle structure and configured to guide the elevator car between decks of the vehicle, and a separate deployment track may be configured to telescope downward from the intra-vehicle guide rail track to guide the elevator car during deployment to the ground from the vehicle. | 10-18-2012 |
20140345979 | Vehicle Elevator Systems And Methods - Ground-accessing elevator systems and methods are provided for transporting personnel between the ground level and one or more decks of multi-level vehicle such as a fixed-wing aircraft. The vehicle elevator systems and methods may be implemented using a multi-track guide rail system configured to guide an elevator car between the ground and two or more levels within a vehicle. The multi-track guide rail system may include an intra-vehicle track fixed to the vehicle structure and configured to guide the elevator car between decks of the vehicle, and a separate deployment track may be configured to telescope downward from the intra-vehicle guide rail track to guide the elevator car during deployment to the ground from the vehicle. | 11-27-2014 |
Stacy Dean Stephens, Mckinney, TX US
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20150205298 | AUTONOMOUS DATA MACHINES AND SYSTEMS - Autonomous data machines and systems may be provided, which may be deployed in an environment. The machines may roam within the environment and collect data with aid of one or more sensors. The data may be sent to a control center, which may optionally receive information from additional data sources, such as other on-site sensors, existing static data, or real-time social data. The control center may send instructions to the machines to perform one or more reaction based on the received information. The autonomous data machines may be capable of reacting autonomously to one or more detected condition. In some instances, the autonomous data machines may be employed for security or surveillance. | 07-23-2015 |
Stewart W. Stephens, Murphy, TX US
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20110251850 | On Site Prescription Management System and Methods for Health Care Facilities - A system and method for control of prescription drug packaging and dispensing machines located in an in-patient health care facility including centralized control and enhanced communication between system components. Delay and errors in processing item data in the prescription dispensing system are reduced by using concise ID data incorporated into each canister memory chip and storing canister contents data elsewhere. Canisters are configured in a pharmacy using interchangeable parts. Data being processed is synchronized by a combination of user tokens (who), data identifiers (what), and unique Ids for the entities in the system (where). The foregoing combination enables substantial efficiency improvements and error reduction. | 10-13-2011 |
Tab A. Stephens, Austin, TX US
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20130181350 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH NONCONDUCTIVE VIAS - An electric device with vias that include dielectric structures to prevent conductive material in the vias from electrically connecting conductive structures on a top of the vias with conductive structures on the bottom of the vias. The dielectric structures are formed in selected vias where other vias do not include the dielectric structures. | 07-18-2013 |
20130320480 | METHODS AND STRUCTURES FOR REDUCING HEAT EXPOSURE OF THERMALLY SENSITIVE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A semiconductor device comprises an integrated circuit (IC) die having a top side and a back side. The circuit substrate includes a heat source circuit, a heat sensitive circuit, a package substrate coupled to the top side of the circuit substrate, and a plurality of thermally conductive through-silicon vias (TSVs) formed from the back side of the circuit substrate to near but not through the top side of the circuit substrate. | 12-05-2013 |
20140001641 | METHODS AND STRUCTURES FOR REDUCING HEAT EXPOSURE OF THERMALLY SENSITIVE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES | 01-02-2014 |
20140071652 | TECHNIQUES FOR REDUCING INDUCTANCE IN THROUGH-DIE VIAS OF AN ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY - An electronic assembly includes a processor die assembly, a first die assembly, and a second die assembly. The first die assembly is positioned on a first side of the processor die assembly. The second die assembly is positioned on a second side of the processor die assembly opposite the first side of the processor die assembly. Through-die vias couple the first and second die assemblies to the processor die assembly. | 03-13-2014 |
20140197541 | MICROELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY HAVING A HEAT SPREADER FOR A PLURALITY OF DIE - A microelectronic assembly ( | 07-17-2014 |
20140252487 | Gate Security Feature - An anti-counterfeiting security circuit is incorporated into an authentic integrated circuit device to induce failure in a counterfeited integrated circuit device by forming the security circuit (e.g., | 09-11-2014 |
20140362425 | Communication System Die Stack - A high density, low power, high performance information system, method and apparatus are described in which perpendicularly oriented processor and memory die stacks ( | 12-11-2014 |
20140363119 | Integration of a MEMS Beam with Optical Waveguide and Deflection in Two Dimensions - A high density, low power, high performance information system, method and apparatus are described in which an integrated circuit apparatus includes a plurality of deflectable MEMS optical beam waveguides (e.g., | 12-11-2014 |
20140363120 | Optical Backplane Mirror - An integrated circuit optical backplane die and associated semiconductor fabrication process are described for forming optical backplane mirror structures for perpendicularly deflecting optical signals out of the plane of the optical backplane die by selectively etching an optical waveguide semiconductor layer ( | 12-11-2014 |
20140363124 | Optical Redundancy - A high density, low power, high performance information system, method and apparatus are described in which an integrated circuit apparatus includes a first integrated circuit link element ( | 12-11-2014 |
20140363153 | Optical Die Test Interface - An integrated circuit optical die test interface and associated testing method are described for using scribe area optical mirror structures ( | 12-11-2014 |
20140363172 | Die Stack with Optical TSVs - A high density, low power, high performance information system, method and apparatus are described in which a laser source ( | 12-11-2014 |
20140363905 | Optical Wafer and Die Probe Testing - An optical die probe wafer testing circuit arrangement and associated testing methodology are described for mounting a production test die ( | 12-11-2014 |
20150115463 | STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A stacked semiconductor device includes a first and second semiconductor device having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface, the first major surface of the first and second semiconductor devices include active circuitry. The first and second semiconductor devices are stacked so that the first major surface of the first semiconductor device faces the first major surface of the second semiconductor device. At least one continuous conductive via extends from the second major surface of the first semiconductor device to the first major surface of the second semiconductor device. Conductive material fills a cavity adjacent to the contact pad and is in contact with one side of the contact pad. Another side of the contact pad of the first semiconductor device faces and is in contact with another side of the contact pad of the second semiconductor device. | 04-30-2015 |
20150115474 | WIREBOND RECESS FOR STACKED DIE - A first semiconductor device die is provided having a bottom edge incorporating a notch structure that allows sufficient height and width clearance for a wire bond connected to a bond pad on an active surface of a second semiconductor device die upon which the first semiconductor device die is stacked. Use of such notch structures reduces a height of a stack incorporating the first and second semiconductor device die, thereby also reducing a thickness of a semiconductor device package incorporating the stack. | 04-30-2015 |
20150214208 | MICROELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY HAVING A HEAT SPREADER FOR A PLURALITY OF DIE - A method of manufacturing a microelectronic assembly ( | 07-30-2015 |
Tab A. Stephens, Buda, TX US
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20080258219 | Method to selectively modulate gate work function through selective Ge condensation and high-K dielectric layer - A semiconductor device is provided which comprises a semiconductor layer ( | 10-23-2008 |
20080274600 | Method to improve source/drain parasitics in vertical devices - A method for making a transistor is provided which comprises (a) providing a semiconductor structure having a gate ( | 11-06-2008 |
20090142895 | METHOD OF FORMING A VIA - A method for forming a via includes forming a gate electrode over a semiconductor substrate, forming a source/drain region in the semiconductor substrate adjacent the gate electrode, forming a silicide region in the source/drain region, forming a post-silicide spacer adjacent the gate electrode after forming the silicide region, forming an interlayer dielectric layer over the gate electrode, the post-silicide spacer, and the silicide region, and forming a conductive via in the interlayer dielectric layer, extending to the silicide region. | 06-04-2009 |
20090294919 | METHOD OF FORMING A FINFET AND STRUCTURE - A method for processing a substrate comprising at least a buried oxide (BOX) layer and a semiconductor material layer is provided. The method includes etching the semiconductor material layer to form a vertical semiconductor material structure overlying the BOX layer, leaving an exposed portion of the BOX layer. The method further includes exposing a top surface of the exposed portion of the BOX layer to an oxide etch resistant species to form a thin oxide etch resistant layer overlying the exposed portion of the BOX layer. | 12-03-2009 |
20100230756 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH SELECTIVELY MODULATED GATE WORK FUNCTION - A semiconductor device is provided which comprises a semiconductor layer ( | 09-16-2010 |
Ted Stephens, Spicewood, TX US
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20150126983 | Incisionless Endoluminal Gastric Tissue Approximation for the Treatment Of Obesity - An incisionless fully endoscopic method of reducing the capacity of the stomach is provided to surgically treat obesity. The method is directed to endoluminal tissue approximation of a portion of the stomach, including at least a portion of the greater curvature thereof. The method includes a pattern of stitching in which a portion of the stomach is closed off. One stitching pattern causes the lateral portion of the stomach to be drawn to reduce the usable volume of the stomach while maintaining a pathway from the esophagus to the pylorus. As the stitching pattern advances, the fundus is automatically drawn downward so that it may be endoscopically approached for stitching in a facilitated manner. According to another aspect of the invention, another stitching pattern extends from the antrum to the fundus between the anterior and posterior portions of the stomach. | 05-07-2015 |
Theodore L. Stephens, Bee Cave, TX US
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20110270360 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ACTIVATING BROWN APIDOSE TISSUE USING ELECTRICAL ENERGY - Methods and devices are provided for activating brown adipose tissue (BAT). Generally, the methods and devices can activate BAT to increase thermogenesis, e.g., increase heat production in the patient, which over time can lead to weight loss. In one embodiment, a medical device is provided that activates BAT by electrically stimulating nerves that activate the BAT and/or electrically stimulating brown adipocytes directly, thereby increasing thermogenesis in the BAT and inducing weight loss through energy expenditure. | 11-03-2011 |
Thomas G. Stephens, Grand Prairie, TX US
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20080258469 | WIND DRIVEN POWER GENERATOR WITH MOVEABLE CAM - A wind driven generator includes a rotor disposed in a cylindrical duct and supported by a frame for rotation in response to wind flowing through the duct. The rotor includes plural circumferentially spaced paralleled rotor blades supported for rotation about a generally horizontal axis. Each blade is supported for pivotal movement to change blade pitch, angle of attack or camber as the rotor rotates. A pitch or camber control motor, self-governing wind vane mechanism, or governing mechanism is operable to move a circular cam to vary blade pitch or camber to control rotor speed. The duct is mounted on a mast having a base supported on a foundation for pivotal movement to face the wind for maximizing air flow through the duct. Electric power generators are connected to opposite ends of the rotor at respective power output or drive shafts. | 10-23-2008 |
20110272948 | Wind Driven Power Generator - A wind driven generator includes a rotor disposed in a cylindrical duct and supported by a frame for rotation in response to wind flowing through the duct. The rotor includes plural circumferentially spaced paralleled rotor blades supported for rotation about a generally horizontal axis. Each blade is supported for pivotal movement to change blade pitch, angle of attack or camber as the rotor rotates. A pitch or camber control motor, self-governing wind vane mechanism, or governing mechanism is operable to move a circular cam to vary blade pitch or camber to control rotor speed. The duct is mounted on a mast having a base supported on a foundation for pivotal movement to face the wind for maximizing air flow through the duct. Electric power generators are connected to opposite ends of the rotor at respective power output or drive shafts. | 11-10-2011 |
Thomas Glenn Stephens, Dallas, TX US
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20090101089 | TWO-CYCLE SWASH PLATE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A power-generation device comprising at least one cylinder, at least one cylinder head, at least one piston having a crown for improved lubricant circulation and an output shaft, having a central axis having a fixed angular relationship to the central axis of the cylinder. A swash plate, having a first swash plate surface having a normal axis disposed at a first fixed angle to the central axis of the output shaft, is fixed to the output shaft. At least one connecting rod is connected to at least one piston. At least one follower is secured to the second end of a connecting rod. The first follower surface contacts, and conforms to, the orientation of the first swash plate surface. | 04-23-2009 |
Thomas Glenn Stephens, Grand Prairie, TX US
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20100322769 | FLUID TURBINE OPTIMIZED FOR POWER GENERATION - A fluid turbine comprising a rotor, having an axis of rotation, comprising at least two rotor blades disposed at a radius from the axis of rotation, each rotor blade having a pitch axis and a variable pitch angle. The fluid turbine comprises a mechanism operable to control the pitch angle of at least one rotor blade about its pitch axis and to vary the pitch angle of the rotor blade between various pitch angles as the blade moves radially about the axis of rotation of the rotor. | 12-23-2010 |
20110110779 | FLUID TURBINE FEATURING ARTICULATED BLADES AND PHASE-ADJUSTED CAM - A fluid turbine comprising a rotor, having an axis of rotation, comprising at least two rotor blades disposed at a radius from the axis of rotation, each rotor blade having a pitch axis and a variable pitch angle. The fluid turbine comprises a mechanism operable to control the pitch angle of at least one rotor blade about its pitch axis and to vary the pitch angle of the rotor blade between various pitch angles as the blade moves radially about the axis of rotation of the rotor. | 05-12-2011 |
Vana Lynn Stephens, San Antonio, TX US
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20100131312 | Management and Administration of Employee Eligibility Verification Forms - Methods and computer-readable media provide for the management and administration of employee eligibility forms, e.g., United States Form I-9. An I-9 Management and Administrative Program (IMAP) maintains an inventory accounting process for United States employee I-9 forms, provides a semi-automated means of contacting employees in specific circumstances using specific dates as a basis, and reports on the status of I-9 forms. An employee eligibility form may assume different medium types, including a paper format, CD-ROM, and electronic format. An employment eligibility document is received from an employee, where the employment eligibility document includes an employee eligibility verification form. The employment eligibility document is verified, and, when a discrepancy is detected, the employee is automatically notified about the discrepancy. The employment eligibility document may include at least one supporting document in order to establish the identity and employment eligibility of the employee. | 05-27-2010 |
Wyman Stephens, Baytown, TX US
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20100136310 | Polyethylene Fibers and Processes of Forming the Same - Fibers and methods of forming the fibers are described herein. The fibers generally include an ethylene based polymer exhibiting a molecular weight distribution of from about 2 to about 8. | 06-03-2010 |
20140048963 | Polyethylene Fibers and Processes of Forming the Same - Fibers and methods of forming the fibers are described herein. The fibers generally include an ethylene based polymer exhibiting a molecular weight distribution of from about 2 to about 8. | 02-20-2014 |