Weatherford, US
Bryan J. Weatherford, Essex Junction, VT US
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| 20130031418 | TESTING AND OPERATING A MULTIPROCESSOR CHIP WITH PROCESSOR REDUNDANCY - A system and method for improving the yield rate of a multiprocessor semiconductor chip that includes primary processor cores and one or more redundant processor cores. A first tester conducts a first test on one or more processor cores, and encodes results of the first test in an on-chip non-volatile memory. A second tester conducts a second test on the processor cores, and encodes results of the second test in an external non-volatile storage device. An override bit of a multiplexer is set if a processor core fails the second test. In response to the override bit, the multiplexer selects a physical-to-logical mapping of processor IDs according to one of: the encoded results in the memory device or the encoded results in the external storage device. On-chip logic configures the processor cores according to the selected physical-to-logical mapping. | 01-31-2013 |
Clyde Weatherford, Mt. Morris, MI US
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| 20110048333 | CLIMATE CONTROLLED PET SHELTER - An apparatus and method for moderating the environment of a pet shelter is provided. The apparatus may include a climate control device which may be attached to the pet shelter in order to regulate the temperature and environment within the pet shelter. The apparatus may also include a photoelectric control element electrically connected to the climate control device and operable based on the ambient light input from outside the pet shelter. The apparatus may regulate the environment of the pet shelter based on the ambient light outside of the pet shelter. | 03-03-2011 |
Daniel Reed Weatherford, Austin, TX US
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| 20140189497 | Rendering A Web Page Using Content Communicated To A Browser Application From A Process Running On A Client - The functionality of a browser application is enhanced using a browser plug-in, which enables the browser application to access portions of a file system not otherwise accessible to the browser application. The enhanced functionality provided by the browser plug-in is used in one example by an image uploading web application. The browser application may also start a task in the background, such as a task for uploading several images, and then monitor the progress of the task even when the browser application navigates away from the page that initiated the task. The browser application may use a local web server running on the client device to perform tasks, including the rendering of images and monitoring progress of long running tasks. | 07-03-2014 |
Daniel Reed Weatherford, Emerald Hills, CA US
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| 20110016169 | RENDERING A WEB PAGE USING CONTENT COMMUNICATED TO A BROWSER APPLICATION FROM A PROCESS RUNNING ON A CLIENT - The functionality of a browser application is enhanced using a browser plug-in, which enables the browser application to access portions of a file system not otherwise accessible to the browser application. The enhanced functionality provided by the browser plug-in is used in one example by an image uploading web application. The browser application may also start a task in the background, such as a task for uploading several images, and then monitor the progress of the task even when the browser application navigates away from the page that initiated the task. The browser application may use a local web server running on the client device to perform tasks, including the rendering of images and monitoring progress of long running tasks. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110016381 | MONITORING A BACKGROUND PROCESS IN A WEB BROWSER AND PROVIDING STATUS OF SAME - The functionality of a browser application is enhanced using a browser plug-in, which enables the browser application to access portions of a file system not otherwise accessible to the browser application. The enhanced functionality provided by the browser plug-in is used in one example by an image uploading web application. The browser application may also start a task in the background, such as a task for uploading several images, and then monitor the progress of the task even when the browser application navigates away from the page that initiated the task. The browser application may use a local web server running on the client device to perform tasks, including the rendering of images and monitoring progress of long running tasks. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110016382 | COMMUNICATING INFORMATION ABOUT A LOCAL MACHINE TO A BROWSER APPLICATION - The functionality of a browser application is enhanced using a browser plug-in, which enables the browser application to access portions of a file system not otherwise accessible to the browser application. The enhanced functionality provided by the browser plug-in is used in one example by an image uploading web application. The browser application may also start a task in the background, such as a task for uploading several images, and then monitor the progress of the task even when the browser application navigates away from the page that initiated the task. The browser application may use a local web server running on the client device to perform tasks, including the rendering of images and monitoring progress of long running tasks. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20140053062 | COMMUNICATING INFORMATION ABOUT A LOCAL MACHINE TO A BROWSER APPLICATION - The functionality of a browser application is enhanced using a browser plug-in, which enables the browser application to access portions of a file system not otherwise accessible to the browser application. The enhanced functionality provided by the browser plug-in is used in one example by an image uploading web application. The browser application may also start a task in the background, such as a task for uploading several images, and then monitor the progress of the task even when the browser application navigates away from the page that initiated the task. The browser application may use a local web server running on the client device to perform tasks, including the rendering of images and monitoring progress of long running tasks. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140111657 | Camera Preview Via Video Tag - In one embodiment, a computing device incorporating a camera receives an instruction associated with the camera to display an image generated by the camera in an area within a graphical user interface of an application running on the computing device. The computing device determines a width and a height of the area. The computing device instructs the camera to configure the image, in connection with its generation, for display in the area. And the computing device displays in the area the image as generated and configured by the camera. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20150042842 | Camera Preview Via Video Tag - In one embodiment, a computing device incorporating a camera receives an instruction associated with the camera to display an image generated by the camera in an area within a graphical user interface of an application running on the computing device. The computing device determines a width and a height of the area. The computing device instructs the camera to configure the image, in connection with its generation, for display in the area. And the computing device displays in the area the image as generated and configured by the camera. | 02-12-2015 |
Ian Weatherford US
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| 20120174854 | Water Activated Buoyancy Device - A water activated device having a lower casing with a cavity into which a spring is received, followed by a plunger and a bobbin. The lower casing attaches to an upper casing which houses a floatation member and includes a central aperture sized to allow the plunger to pass. The bobbin is sandwiched between the floatation member and the plunger. The floatation member defines a line holding dispensing spool such that one end of a line is attached to the spool and the opposite end of the line is attached to the device. The bobbin is the water sensitive trigger: when the water comes in contact with the bobbin, the bobbin starts to disintegrate losing its structural integrity, allowing force to enable the spring, forcing the plunger against the floatation member which discharges the floatation member from the upper casing. Once the floatation member is discharged, the floatation member floats to the water surface. | 07-12-2012 |
Jeremy W. Weatherford, Sioux Falls, SD US
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| 20110286533 | INTEGRATED RECORDING AND VIDEO ON DEMAND PLAYBACK SYSTEM - An apparatus including an encoder and an editor is provided. The encoder is configured to receive an instruction datum, receive a content datum, receive a return processing signal that includes at least one of a wait signal, and an upload signal, synchronize the content datum, encode the content datum according to the instruction datum, and store the encoded datum. The editor is configured to control a one or more input devices, communicate to a remote device through a communication network, communicate a notice of available upload to the remote device upon completion of encoding, rebroadcast the notice of available upload at a predetermined cycle upon the encoder receiving the return processing signal of the wait signal, and upload the encoded datum upon the encoder receiving the return processing signal of the upload signal. | 11-24-2011 |
Keith E. Weatherford, Pasadena, TX US
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| 20140112831 | Using Wavelet Decomposition To Determine the Fluidization Quality In a Fluidized Bed Reactor - A method and apparatus for determining the fluidization quality of a fluidized bed reactor is disclosed. The method includes measuring pressure within the fluidized bed reactor to obtain a pressure signal. The pressure signal is then transformed using wavelet decomposition into higher-frequency details and lower-frequency approximations. The dominance of the various features is then calculated based on the energy of each feature in relation to the normalized wavelet energies. The fluidization quality of the fluidized bed reactor is then determined from a comparison over time of the calculated energies. | 04-24-2014 |
Marion H. Weatherford, Hartsville, SC US
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| 20100260993 | Metallized Laminated Structure and Method of Making a Plastic Article - A metallized laminated structure suitable for making a rigid container having a metallic appearance is provided. The laminated structure includes a metallized film and a thermoplastic sheet. At least a portion of the thermoplastic sheet is bonded to the metallized film through a lamination process. The metallized film includes a metallic layer, a sealable layer, and a polypropylene core between the metallic layer and the sealable layer. The thermoplastic sheet includes at least one layer of a polypropylene or a thermoplastic olefin. Or the thermoplastic sheet includes at least one layer of a polypropylene and at least one layer of a thermoplastic olefin. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20120255945 | Induction Seal Coil and Method - A method and apparatus are disclosed for sealing a metal end to an end of a non-metal body of a food container. The method includes placing the metal end onto the end of the non-metal body and inducing electrical currents in the peripheral portion only of the metal end to heat the peripheral portion. The peripheral portion is heated to a temperature and for a time sufficient to melt the non-metal end of the body. The inductive heating is then ceased to allow the molten material to re-solidify forming a bond and a seal with the metal end. The apparatus includes an annular copper coil sized and shaped to be positioned around or overlying the peripheral portion of the metal end. Passing radio frequency current through the copper coil induces heating currents in the peripheral portion of the end. Alignment features may be attached to the copper coil to align and center it with the metal end. | 10-11-2012 |
Morgan Weatherford, Raleigh, NC US
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| 20150347673 | WETLAND MODELING AND PREDICTION - Embodiments of the present application are directed to an automation process method to generate a set of wetland predictive variables using Light Detection and Ranging (“LiDAR”) data within a geographic information system (“GIS”) software platform, according to some embodiments, and to model and predict wetland in ArcGIS platform using the generated variable set. The automatic process also can run analysis on and display of the predicted wetland. The process is built by developing modules and connection in GIS. The above mentioned processes are automatically run and may just be run by one-button press, or on click, or separate buttons press, or separate clicks. | 12-03-2015 |
Paul Edward Weatherford, Henderson, NV US
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| 20140060804 | Well Cleaning Device - A tool for cleaning a casing of an oil well may include an elongate housing configured to be lowered into a well casing. A discharge head may be disposed at one end of the housing, the discharge head including a first electrode having a first end surface, a first insulator surrounding the first electrode, a surface of the first insulator substantially flush with the first end surface, and a second electrode having a second end surface separated from the first end surface by a discharge gap. An energy reservoir and a switch may be disposed within the housing, the switch configured to selectively couple the energy reservoir to the first electrode and the second electrode to cause energy stored in the energy reservoir to discharge across the discharge gap. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140060844 | Well Cleaning Method - A method for cleaning a casing of an oil well is disclosed. Operational parameters for a cleaning tool may be defined based, at least in part, on results of a survey of the well. The cleaning tool may include a discharge head to generate electrical discharges between a pair of electrodes, the electrical discharges causing shock waves to remove deposits from the casing. The cleaning tool may be lowered into the casing. The cleaning tool may generate shock waves in accordance with the defined operational parameters to clean a predetermined target portion of the casing. The cleaning tool may be withdrawn from the casing. | 03-06-2014 |
Sidney Weatherford, Richardson, TX US
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| 20090021425 | SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING LOCATION BASED, EMERGENCY AND SERVICE CALL AND INVENTORY INFORMATION - A system for providing location based, event and inventory information having a first terminal coupled to a database correlating address information to location based coordinate information, said first terminal adapted to transmit said location based coordinate information and a second terminal adapted to receive the location based coordinate information, automatically input such location based coordinate information into a map display and display a map including the address that correlates to said location based coordinate information. | 01-22-2009 |
Sidney L. Weatherford, Richardson, TX US
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| 20080301776 | System method for providing secure access to a communications network - A system and method for providing secure access to a telecommunications network system. In one embodiment, a cellular device produces a communication session key and utilizes an index and corresponding timing intervals previously provided by the network to the cellular device. The session key is divided into multiple segments that are placed into separate data packets. The data packets, separated by the timing intervals, are sent to the network where a comparison is made between the information in the data packets and the time intervals between the data packets. The timing intervals between the data packets must match an identical set of time intervals stored in the network and if so, the network assembles the data packets to provide a session key for secure communications between the network and the access device. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080301791 | Single sign-on system, method, and access device - A system, method, and access device enabling a user to securely access a plurality of password-protected servers with a single entry of the user's User ID and associated password. When the access device receives the User ID and password from the user, it sends only the User ID to each of the password-protected servers. The servers each return a unique index value to the access device. The access device uses each index value to retrieve different password modification information from a database or lookup table. The access device then creates a plurality of modified passwords based at least in part on the password modification information. The access device then transmits each of the modified passwords to the corresponding password-protected server. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090089450 | System and method providing secure access to a computer system - A system and method for providing secure access to a computer system. An access device divides the password into multiple segments and places them in data packets. In one embodiment, an authentication server has multiple addresses, and each packet is sent to a different address. The server then reassembles the password. In another embodiment, when the server receives a password, the server sends an index value back to the access device, which then accesses the server on another address indicated by the index value. Alternatively, the password is sent to multiple addresses for the server, and the server determines whether any of the received packets have been altered. The multiple password packets may be forced to follow different paths to the server, thereby denying hackers the ability to intercept all of the password characters or determine the inter-packet timing factor. The system is effective against passive and active hackers, Trojans, and phishing techniques. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090089867 | System and method providing secure access to computer system - A system and method for providing secure access to a computer system. An access device divides the password into multiple segments and places them in data packets. In one embodiment, an authentication server has multiple addresses, and each packet is sent to a different address. The server then reassembles the password. In another embodiment, when the server receives a password, the server sends an index value back to the access device, which then accesses the server on another address indicated by the index value. Alternatively, the password is sent to multiple addresses for the server, and the server determines whether any of the received packets have been altered. The multiple password packets may be forced to follow different paths to the server, thereby denying hackers the ability to intercept all of the password characters or determine the inter-packet timing factor. The system is effective against passive and active hackers, Trojans, and phishing techniques. | 04-02-2009 |
Sidney Lee Weatherford, Richardson, TX US
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| 20130059618 | METHOD AND ARCHITECTURE FOR VERY HIGH CAPACITY WIRELESS ACCESS USING ACTIVE ELECTRONIC SCANNED ARRAY (AESA) - A base station in a network includes an Active Electronic Scanned Array (AESA) to enhance and increase transmission and reception in a wireless telecommunications network. The AESA comprises a plurality of transmitter and receiver modules for sending and receiving signals from a User Equipment (UE) with increased signal strength and higher gain. The AESA comprises a central controller; and subcontrollers that cause signals to be directed to specific transmission modules (TxMs) and receiver modules (RxMs) in the AESA to send to the UE. By increasing the number of TxMs used, the signal strength to the UE can be increased significantly. Subcontrollers for handling different radio frequencies can be utilized in the same AESA so that multiple telecommunication systems can be accommodated on a single base station. | 03-07-2013 |
Stephen A. Weatherford, Kirkland, WA US
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| 20110185294 | PATTERN-BASED USER INTERFACES - An intended usage of information to be displayed by a software application can be described. A selection of a user interface pattern module for displaying the information can be performed. The user interface pattern module can be designed for the intended usage. While running the application, user interface constructs for displaying the information using the user interface pattern module can be instantiated and organized, and can be rendered to display the information. Moreover, a first user interface pattern module can be selected and used with categorization metadata for the information to display the information in a first context, and a second user interface pattern module can be selected and used with the categorization metadata to display the information in a second context. Additionally, the categorization metadata may be revised, and the revised categorization metadata and a selected user interface pattern module may be used to instantiate and organize user interface constructs. | 07-28-2011 |
Stephen Morris Weatherford, Bothell, WA US
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| 20140172562 | QUERY-REFINEMENT ADVERTISEMENTS BASED ON QUERY-COMPLETION SUGGESTIONS - Methods, computer systems, and computer storage media are provided for presenting query-refinement advertisements based on query-completion suggestions. At least a portion of a search query is received, and one or more query-completion suggestions are provided. An indication of interaction with at least one of the query-completion suggestions is received. Based on the interaction, a query-refinement advertisement is provided. | 06-19-2014 |
Tom Weatherford, Magnolia, TX US
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| 20140360588 | Drag Reducing Compositions and Methods of Manufacture and Use - A drag reducing composition for use in hydrocarbon streams which contains a finely divided, solid polyolefin friction reducing agent, a suspending medium comprised of water and a liquid organic carrier containing from 10 to 14 carbon atoms and having at least one hydroxyl group and a partitioning agent comprising a compound having a hydrophobic group and a hydrophilic group and exhibiting at least some surface activity. | 12-11-2014 |
Tom M. Weatherford, Magnolia, TX US
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| 20140039229 | Drag Reducing Compositions and Methods of Manufacture and Use - A drag reducing composition and method of use wherein the drag reducing composition comprises a polyolefin, drag reducing polymer, a carrier or suspending medium, and a polycarboxylate dispersion agent. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140206794 | Drag Reducing Compositions and Methods of Manufacture and Use - A drag reducing composition comprising a finely divided, solid polyolefin friction reducing agent formed from olefins containing from 2 to 30 carbon atoms, the polyolefin drag reducing agent suspended in a suspending medium and comprising 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol monoisobutyrate containing up to 10% by weight of water. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140318003 | Fuel Additive and Fuel Composition - A fuel additive for a hydrocarbon based fuel that has one or more of the following Components: | 10-30-2014 |
Wendy L. Weatherford, Santa Fe, NM US
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| 20110165603 | SMALL MOLECULE FLUORESCENT SENSORS FOR DETECTION OF POST-TRANSLATIONALMODIFICATIONS AND PROTEIN INTERACTIONS IN BIOASSAYS - The present invention relates to novel compounds which are capable as acting as fluorescent sensors or which are precursors for these and for the use of these for the assay of biological processes such as posttranslational modifications of biological molecules such as phosphorylation, de-phosphorylation, proteolytic cleavage, phosphodiesterase mediated hydrolysis of cyclic nucleotides, methylation, acetylation of proteins peptides, DNA, lipids and the detection of biomolecule interactions (e.g., protein-protein interactions). A small molecule sensor is described which can associate to phosphorylated biological targets via metal ion—phosphate association. The association event can be monitored as fluorescence quench, sensitized emission, fluorescence polarization or a combination thereof. The sensor is useful for determining enzyme | 07-07-2011 |
William T. Weatherford, San Mateo, CA US
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| 20150215419 | System And Method For Managing Connections Between A Client And A Server - An adapter card for managing connections between clients and a network server off-loads the connection management burden from the server. The adapter card includes a memory with an embedded proxy application and a communication protocol stack, a processing unit for executing the application code, a network controller for interfacing with an internetwork, and a bus protocol bridge for interfacing with the internal bus of the network server. The proxy application receives client requests on behalf of the server over relatively slow and unreliable network connections, and submits the requests to the server over fast, reliable bus connections. | 07-30-2015 |
William Thomas Weatherford, San Mateo, CA US
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| 20080198442 | CONTRAST WITH FAST RESPONSE LIGHT SOURCE - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to spatial light modulator devices, and more particularly to a display system and method of using one or more fast response light source, such as solid state light sources, and one or more spatial light modulator devices to improve the contrast ratio of the display system. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080217509 | INCREASED COLOR DEPTH MODULATION USING FAST RESPONSE LIGHT SOURCES - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a display system and method of using one or more fast response light sources and one or more spatial light modulator devices to modulate light. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention relates to a display system and method of using one or more fast response light sources and one or more spatial light modulator devices to provide for improved light intensity resolution. | 09-11-2008 |