Patents by Inventor Alan Dale
Alan Dale has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20130068485Abstract: A method for cold manufacturing horseshoes utilizes a laser cutter, a hydraulic press, and a sanding belt to cut horseshoes from a sheet of material without heating up the sheet of material. Information, including dimensions of the horseshoe as well as position and size of a plurality of nail holes, is fed into a control computer for the laser cutter. The laser cutter cuts an outline of the horseshoe from the sheet of material, as directed by the control computer. The laser cutter also creates nail outlines, providing a guide for the second step involving the hydraulic press. Once the nail outlines are created an appropriately sized punch is selected for the hydraulic press. The hydraulic press uses the punch to bore through the outlines, creating beveled nail holes. The horseshoe is then moved to a sanding belt, where a rear surface and edge of the horseshoe is sanded smooth.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Inventors: Rozanne E. Adams, Alan Dale
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Publication number: 20120325501Abstract: The present invention is a combination of a hoof support stand and a cradle support stand that is to be used by a farrier. A hoof support and a cradle support are both attached to a multipurpose pivot mechanism. The multipurpose pivot mechanism is rotatably attached to an adjustable height stand. The rotatable capability allows a farrier to immediately switch between either the hoof support or the cradle support without needing to remove or attach additional components. The adjustable height stand is removably attached to a base support that is conical to provide optimal stability. A padded support is attached to the multipurpose pivot mechanism so that a horse's fetlock can comfortably and securely rest within the cradle support. The padded support is an improvement to slings used with conventional cradle support stands.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventors: Rozanne E. ADAMS, Alan Dale
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Publication number: 20120317093Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for performing parallel joins on distributed database data. Embodiments of the invention include a phased semi-join reduction strategy using replication and shuffle operations to join a first and a second data source. A filter building phase uses replication and pushes down a “Distinct” (e.g., SQL) operator to produce a list of join keys for the first data source (one side of the join). A shuffle phase for the second data source is modified to join to the key list produced in the first phase as a row filtering mechanism. A join phase then joins the first and second data sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2011Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Nikhil Teletia, Alan Dale Halverson, José A. Blakeley, Milind Madhukar Joshi, Jose Aguilar Saborit
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Patent number: 8219539Abstract: Techniques and systems are disclosed for returning temporally-aware results from an Internet-based search query. To determine if a query is temporally-based one or more query features are collected and input into a trained classifier, yielding a temporal classification for the query. Further, if a query is classified as temporal, the query results are shifted by determining an alternate set of results for the query, and returning one or more alternate results to one or more users. Based on user interactions with the one or more alternate results, the classifier can be updated, for example, by changing the query to a non-temporal query if the user interactions identify it as such.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2009Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Alan Dale Halverson, Krishnaram Kenthapadi, Nina Mishra, Aleksandrs Slivkins, Umar Ali Syed
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Publication number: 20120150773Abstract: A computing device receives a training data set that includes a plurality of positive examples of sensitive data and a plurality of negative examples of sensitive data via a user interface. The computing device analyzes the training data set using machine learning to generate a machine learning-based detection (MLD) profile that can be used to classify new data as sensitive data or as non-sensitive data. The computing device displays a quality metric for the MLD profile in the user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Inventors: Phillip DiCorpo, Shitalkumar S. Sawant, Sally Kauffman, Alan Dale Galindez, Sumesh Jaiswal, Ashish Aggarwal
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Patent number: 8117862Abstract: HVAC apparatus is configured to include a control system with a controller which may be connected directly to a personality module for transferring information stored in the controller related to historic operating conditions of the apparatus to the module, or information may be transferred to the controller from the module to configure the controller for operation of the apparatus at selected operating conditions of temperature, pressure and blower motor speed, for example. The personality module includes a memory circuit and a connector for releasably connecting the module to the control system of the apparatus for transferring information between the module and the controller.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2007Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Trane International Inc.Inventors: Robert W. Helt, Jie Song, Gordon Jeffrey Hugghins, John Tanner Taylor, W. Randall Erwin, Stephen Kowalski, Bruce David Montgomery, Timothy W. Storm, Alan Dale Marble, James T. Schaefer, Jr.
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Publication number: 20120006572Abstract: The stadium groomer includes a hitch adapted to be pulled by a vehicle. An adjustable hitching mechanism is disposed on one side of the hitch. The hitch includes a base having wheels disposed at the bottom of the base. A grooming frame is pivotally mounted to the opposite side of the base. The grooming frame includes a tank that can be selectively filled with water to increase the weight of the grooming frame. A plurality of plow blades are disposed on opposite sides of the tank in a relatively staggered pattern, and the penetration depth of each of the blades Is adjustable. An adjustable base leveling bar and a pivotal smoothing bar are mounted to the tank on the trailing side thereof. The leveling bar levels the plowed soil beneath the penetration depth of the plow blades while the smoothing bar smoothes the disturbed surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2011Publication date: January 12, 2012Inventors: ROZANNE E. ADAMS, Alan Dale
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Publication number: 20110252145Abstract: An application framework including different application programming interfaces (APIs) is described which performs a variety of mobile device functions in response to API calls from applications. For example, in response to relatively simple API calls made by applications the application framework manages the complex tasks associated with invitations and matchmaking. By way of example, the details of complex transactions such as establishing peer-to-peer connections between mobile devices may be transparent to the application developer, thereby simplifying the application design process. The application framework may include an application daemon for communicating with a first set of services and an applications services module for communicating with a separate set of services. The application framework may also include a cache for caching data for each of the services based on different cache management policies driven by each of the services.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2010Publication date: October 13, 2011Inventors: Mike Lampell, Nathan Taylor, Christina Elizabeth Warren, Francois-Yves Bertrand, Gabriel Belinsky, Alan Dale Berfield
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Publication number: 20100257164Abstract: Techniques and systems are disclosed for returning temporally-aware results from an Internet-based search query. To determine if a query is temporally-based one or more query features are collected and input into a trained classifier, yielding a temporal classification for the query. Further, if a query is classified as temporal, the query results are shifted by determining an alternate set of results for the query, and returning one or more alternate results to one or more users. Based on user interactions with the one or more alternate results, the classifier can be updated, for example, by changing the query to a non-temporal query if the user interactions identify it as such.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2009Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Alan Dale Halverson, Krishnaram Kenthapadi, Nina Mishra, Aleksandrs Slivkins, Umar Ali Syed
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Publication number: 20080223944Abstract: HVAC apparatus is configured to include a control system with a controller which may be connected directly to a personality module for transferring information stored in the controller related to historic operating conditions of the apparatus to the module, or information may be transferred to the controller from the module to configure the controller for operation of the apparatus at selected operating conditions of temperature, pressure and blower motor speed, for example. The personality module includes a memory circuit and a connector for releasably connecting the module to the control system of the apparatus for transferring information between the module and the controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2007Publication date: September 18, 2008Applicant: AMERICAN STANDARD INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Robert W. Helt, Jie Song, Gordon Jeffrey Hugghins, John Tanner Taylor, W. Randall Erwin, Stephen Kowalski, Bruce David Montgomery, Timothy W. Storm, Alan Dale Marble, James T. Schaefer
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Publication number: 20080215524Abstract: A system and method for providing a virtual map database, referred to herein as the “Virtual Database System” (VDB). The VDB allows integration of map data, often from various sources, in a consistent manner for supply to an end user, while simultaneously ensuring that the entity best able to support a particular data source retains control over the data. In accordance with an embodiment, the VDB environment enables third-party data providers to associate their third-party-files with a base map or file-of-reference, thereby allowing for the creation of dynamic relationships between digital map features and other third-party data providers. The integration may be performed in a dynamic or real-time fashion, receiving up-to-date information from the various sources, creating links, and composing virtual maps, as needed or on-demand.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: TELE ATLAS NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Gil Fuchs, Ettie Ettinger, Eric Christopher Crowe, Alan Dale Brown
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Publication number: 20080177464Abstract: A system and method for providing a virtual map database, referred to herein as the “Virtual Database System” (VDB). The VDB allows integration of map data, often from various sources, in a consistent manner for supply to an end user, while simultaneously ensuring that the entity best able to support a particular data source retains control over the data. In accordance with an embodiment, the VDB environment enables third-party data providers to associate their third-party-files with a base map or file-of-reference, thereby allowing for the creation of dynamic relationships between digital map features and other third-party data providers. The integration may be performed in a dynamic or real-time fashion, receiving up-to-date information from the various sources, creating links, and composing virtual maps, as needed or on-demand.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicant: TELE ATLAS NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Gil Fuchs, Ettie Ettinger, Eric Christopher Crowe, Alan Dale Brown
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Publication number: 20080167794Abstract: A system and method for providing a virtual map database, referred to herein as the “Virtual Database System” (VDB). The VDB allows integration of map data, often from various sources, in a consistent manner for supply to an end user, while simultaneously ensuring that the entity best able to support a particular data source retains control over the data. In accordance with an embodiment, the VDB environment enables third-party data providers to associate their third-party-files with a base map or file-of-reference, thereby allowing for the creation of dynamic relationships between digital map features and other third-party data providers. The integration may be performed in a dynamic or real-time fashion, receiving up-to-date information from the various sources, creating links, and composing virtual maps, as needed or on-demand.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: July 10, 2008Applicant: TELE ATLAS NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Gil Fuchs, Ettie Ettinger, Eric Christopher Crowe, Alan Dale Brown
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Patent number: 7307924Abstract: In one embodiment, a cartridge identification system includes a cartridge type detection station in which a cartridge can be inserted, and apparatus that determines the extent to which the cartridge protrudes from the detection station, the extent of protrusion being indicative of the cartridge type.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2004Date of Patent: December 11, 2007Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Gregg S. Schmidtke, Kelly John Reasoner, Douglas Alan Dale
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Publication number: 20070260628Abstract: A system and method for providing a virtual map database, referred to herein as the “Virtual Database System” (VDB). The VDB allows integration of map data, often from various sources, in a consistent manner for supply to an end user, while simultaneously ensuring that the entity best able to support a particular data source retains control over the data. In accordance with an embodiment, the VDB environment enables third-party data providers to associate their third-party-files with a base map or file-of-reference, thereby allowing for the creation of dynamic relationships between digital map features and other third-party data providers. The integration may be performed in a dynamic or real-time fashion, receiving up-to-date information from the various sources, creating links, and composing virtual maps, as needed or on-demand.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2007Publication date: November 8, 2007Applicant: TELE ATLAS NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Gil Fuchs, Ettie Ettinger, Eric Christopher Crowe, Alan Dale Brown
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Patent number: 7181990Abstract: A positioning device for a telescoping steering column includes a steering shaft having an upper steering shaft section disposed slidably on a lower steering shaft section and a lower steering shaft housing disposed around the lower steering shaft, an upper steering shaft housing disposed slidably on the lower steering shaft housing substantially parallel to an axis of rotation of the steering shaft, the upper steering shaft housing disposed fixedly around the upper steering shaft, a lower housing plate disposed fixedly on the lower housing, a slider plate corresponding to the lower housing plate disposed fixedly on the upper housing, an anti-friction element disposed movably between the lower housing plate and the slider plate, and a positioning rib disposed fixedly in the slider plate or the lower housing plate substantially normal to the axis to limit a translation of the anti-friction element when the steering column is telescoped.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2003Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Assignee: Mack Trucks, Inc.Inventor: Alan Dale Feiertag
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Patent number: 7048261Abstract: A process and apparatus for periodically dumping liquids in an installation, in which liquids are recycled or otherwise accumulate dissolved and/or suspended contaminants, which process and apparatus makes use of a container for a liquid which is alternately filled and drained during operation of the installation, resulting in changing weight or buoyancy of the container or level of a float in the container, which actuates a dumping valve when a given critical weight, buoyancy or float level is exceeded or reduced.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2001Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Inventor: Alan Dale Wright
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Patent number: 7007453Abstract: A power system includes a device for extracting energy from a hot gas stream to power a driveshaft. An evaporative duplex counterheat exchanger is disposed in flow communication with the energy extracting device. The duplex exchanger includes a first heat exchanger having a first main flow channel, and a counterheat channel joined in flow communication therewith. A second heat exchanger includes a second main flow channel adjacent the counterheat channel. And, an evaporative fluid is injected into the counterheat channel to evaporatively cool the flow through both main flow channels.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2003Date of Patent: March 7, 2006Assignee: IDALEX Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Valeriy Stepanovich Maisotsenko, Leland Earl Gillan, Timothy Lawrence Heaton, Alan Dale Gillan
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Patent number: 6948558Abstract: A duplex exchanger includes first and second heat exchangers each including a main flow channel and a cooperating counterheat channel. The first counterheat channel is joined to the first main flow channel for receiving a cooled primary stream therefrom. The second counterheat channel is also joined to the first main channel splitting the primary stream therefrom. An evaporative coolant is injected into the first counterheat channel, and an evaporative saturant is injected into the second counterheat channel. Heat from the initially hot primary stream in the first exchanger evaporates the coolant in the first counterheat channel for self-cooling the primary stream in the first main channel. Heat from a hot secondary stream channeled through the second main channel evaporates the saturant in the second counterheat channel for adding mass to the primary stream channeled therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2003Date of Patent: September 27, 2005Assignee: Idalex Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Valeriy Stepanovich Maisotsenko, Leland Earl Gillan, Timothy Lawrence Heaton, Alan Dale Gillan
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Patent number: D549013Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2005Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: General World Furniture Sdn. Bhd.Inventor: Richard Alan Dale