Patents by Inventor Charles Walker
Charles Walker 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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Patent number: 7559121Abstract: A method for stretch breaking fibers to produce a staple yarn and operating a staple fiber spinning machine that enables the production of a plurality of products of lot size smaller than a large denier tow product. The process includes at least two break zones and a consolidation zone downstream from a second break zone to form a staple yarn. The filaments are broken in a second break zone downstream from the first break zone by increasing the speed of the fiber fed into the process.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2005Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Joseph Anthony Perrotto, Peter Popper, Glen Simmonds, Albert S. Tam, David Carlton Visser, William Charles Walker, Joseph Leonda Jones
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Publication number: 20090084930Abstract: A concrete form for pouring a polygonal column includes a plurality N of plate members arranged to form a polygonal tube having N sides, where N is an integer greater than or equal to three. The form further comprises a reinforcing framework including a plurality of ring assemblies longitudinally spaced along the tube and interconnected by a plurality of circumferentially spaced longitudinal members. Each ring assembly extends circumferentially about the tube and comprises N ring segments each having an inner surface bearing against an outer surface of a respective one of the plate members, and an outer surface formed as a circular arc. The outer surfaces of the N ring segments collectively form a substantially circular outer surface. The form also includes a plurality of clamps respectively encircling the circular outer surfaces of the ring assemblies and being releasably tightened thereabout.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2007Publication date: April 2, 2009Inventors: Charles Dwight Ball, Gary Edward Brennaman, Harry King, Charles Walker Lounsbury, JR., Xiaokai Niu
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Patent number: 7454816Abstract: A method for stretch breaking fibers to produce a staple yarn and operating a staple fiber spinning machine, and an apparatus for performing such method, that enables the production of a plurality of products of lot size smaller than a large denier tow product. The process includes at least two break zones and a consolidation zone downstream from a second break zone to form a staple yarn. The filaments are broken in a second break zone downstream from the first break zone by increasing the speed of the fiber fed into the process.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2005Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Peter Popper, Joseph Anthony Perrotto, Glen E. Simmonds, Albert S. Tam, William Charles Walker, Joseph Leonda Jones, Peter Artzt, Heinz Mueller, David Carlton Visser
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Publication number: 20080163347Abstract: A method is disclosed for managing access rights. The method generates a record associated with a change in a status for an individual and sends notification of the change in status to a first entity. The method also determines, by the first entity, if there is to be a change in one or more access levels associated with the individual. The method further sends notification to a second entity if the first entity determines that there is to be a change in the one or more access levels. In addition, the method changes, by the second entity, the one or more access levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2006Publication date: July 3, 2008Inventors: Peggy Ann Ratcliff, John Charles Anderson, Victoria Lynn Logan, Paul Matthew McCarron, Jana Evans Soviar, Michelle Lee Campbell-Castaline, Sondra Jean Franks, Randall Charles Walker, Paulette L. Holler, Margaret Anne Gutgesell, Kathleen P. King, David Lee Brewer, Jack Anthony Nieukirk, Gail E. Polonus, David Charles White, Paul Richard Rybarczyk, Nicole Yvette Graves, Peggy Ann Heath, Russell M. Beale, Lowell L. Trammell
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Patent number: 7349756Abstract: A method for starting or stopping each of at least two separately controllable roll-sets (22, 26, 34, 56) used for processing a yarn (Y) in a stretch-break process, each roll-set comrpising at least two rolls, the method is characterized by the step of each roll-set, changing the speed of each roll from an initial condition to a steady state condition in accordance with a predetermined sequence and in coordination with a change in speed of at least one of the other rolls, such that simultaneous complete breakage of a yarn (Y) being processed in a stretch-break process is minimized.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2003Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Gregory James Scott, Joseph Anthony Perrotto, Glen Edward Simmonds, Richard Davis Bryson, William Robert Corcoran, William Charles Walker
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Patent number: 7267871Abstract: A method for stretch breaking fibers to produce a staple yarn and operating a staple fiber spinning machine that enables the production of a plurality of products of lot size smaller than a large denier tow product. The process includes at least two break zones and a consolidation zone downstream from a second break zone to form a staple yarn. The filaments are broken in a second break zone downstream from the first break zone by increasing the speed of the fiber fed into the process.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2005Date of Patent: September 11, 2007Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Joseph Anthony Perrotto, Peter Popper, Glen Simmonds, Albert S. Tam, David Carlton Visser, William Charles Walker, Joseph Leonda Jones
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Publication number: 20060259854Abstract: Methods and computer-readable mediums structure an electronic document for identification and use of document parts. A method involves organizing parts of the electronic document as separate parts. The separate parts include resources internal and/or external to where the document is located. The method also involves representing a link between any of the parts as a relationship to be processed listed in a relationship part associated with a source part of the relationship. This relationship part contains a list of relationships for the source part and processing a relationship returns content of a target part of the relationship. Each relationship is also associated with a relationship type. Still further, the method involves representing via the relationship part how one or more parts relate to other separate parts, tracking internal resources, and tracking external resources. Thus, applications can infer the structure of the document by traversing the relationships.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2005Publication date: November 16, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Charles Walker, Brian Jones, Chad Rothschiller, Shawn Villaron
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Publication number: 20060242566Abstract: Methods and systems for mapping between components of a packaging model and features of a physical representation of a package are provided. Components of a packaging model may include, by way of example only, a part name, a content type, the contents of a part, and/or a growth hint. Physical representations of a package may include, by way of example only, physical persistence formats and/or various transports, e.g., network-based protocols. Computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions for performing the disclosed methods, as well as computers programmed to perform the disclosed methods, are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2005Publication date: October 26, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Jerry Dunietz, Josh Pollock, Isaac Nichols, Oliver Foehr, Charles Walker, Kirk Shoop, David Ornstein, Sarjana Sheth, Andrey Shur, Jean-Marie Larcheveque
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Publication number: 20060242184Abstract: A relationship data structure associated with a source resource enables methods to discover and describe relationships between the source resource and a plurality of target resources. The relationships are stored in a format independent of the encoding of the source resource. Each relationship between the source resource and the plurality of target resources is stored in a content-neutral format, and the relationship data structure stores, a location of each target resource, a type of relationship with each target resource and an identifier to uniquely identify each relationship between the source resource and each target resource. Accordingly, the relationship data structure allows a decoder to directly discover the relationships between the source resource and the plurality of target resources without decoding the source resource or target resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2005Publication date: October 26, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Andrey Shur, Bruce MacKenzie, Charles Walker, David Ornstein, Jerry Dunietz, Joshua Pollock, Sarjana Sheth, Isaac Nichols
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Publication number: 20060218882Abstract: A system which provides a first object defining a first volume and a second object defining a second volume wherein the second object contains the first object. A manifold apparatus is provided which allows a flowable material to flow by vacuum action into the first object an also allows any entrained gas to be transported from the first volume to the second volume without interrupting the vacuum. Methods of use of the system and structures for detachably attaching the manifold apparatus are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2005Publication date: October 5, 2006Inventors: Richard Dawson, Charles Walker
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Patent number: 7100246Abstract: A method for stretch breaking fibers to produce a staple yarn and operating a staple fiber spinning machine that enables the production of a plurality of products of lot size smaller than a large denier tow product. The process includes at least two break zones and a consolidation zone downstream from a second break zone to form a staple yarn. The filaments are broken in a second break zone downstream from the first break zone by increasing the speed of the fiber fed into the process.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2000Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Joseph Anthony Perrotto, Peter Popper, Glen E. Simmonds, Albert S. Tam, William Charles Walker, Joseph Leonda Jones, Peter Artzt, Heinz Mueller
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Patent number: 7084366Abstract: A method for making a braze joint across a discontinuity in a work piece using alternating current. A filler metal is pre-placed at a location sufficiently close to the discontinuity such that, when an alternating current is applied across a work piece to heat the work piece and melt the filler metal, the filler metal is drawn into the discontinuity. The alternating current is maintained for a set residence time, generally less than 10 seconds and more particularly less than 3 seconds. The alternating current is then altered, generally by reducing the current and/or voltage such that the filler metal can solidify to form a braze joint of desired quality and thickness.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2004Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: Sandia CorporationInventors: F. Michael Hosking, Aaron C. Hall, Richard C. Givler, Charles A. Walker
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Publication number: 20060136477Abstract: Methods and systems provide for breaking a computer-generated document into a number of components where the components have explicit relationships with each other. A relationship representation is generated for the components of the document. A user may then navigate the relationships between the components to quickly understand the nature of the document and its components and to locate particular portions of the document that are important to the user. In addition, the user may open, edit and reuse particular components of the document apart from the rest of the document and without having to open or edit the document.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2004Publication date: June 22, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Andrew Bishop, Ashley Morgan, Brian Jones, Chad Rothschiller, Charles Walker, Eoin Burke, Josh Pollock, Robert Little, Sharad Garg, Shawn Villaron, Su-Piao Wu
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Publication number: 20050268124Abstract: A voltage switching apparatus and method are disclosed. At least one disclosed method includes providing, when a mode selection signal is in a first state, a first power rail voltage on a first power voltage line and a second, different power rail voltage on a second power voltage line. After the mode selection signal transitions to a second state, a second power rail voltage is provided on the first power voltage line and a switch between the first and second power voltage lines is closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2005Publication date: December 1, 2005Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Tien Pham, Charles Walker, Allen Shorter
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Publication number: 20050149861Abstract: Self-describing portions of text or data are provided for associating with or inserting in a computer-generated document. Portions of a document, such as individual paragraphs or groups of paragraphs or fragments of text, are provided self-describing properties, such as file format type associated with the portion, style, font, list type, and the like. If such a portion of a document is subsequently linked to or copied or moved to a second document or to a different location in a first document, the self-describing properties provided for the portion travel with the portion to the second document or to the different location in the first document. An application receiving the content portion may consume and display the portion according to the properties provided for the portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2004Publication date: July 7, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Andrew Bishop, Brian Jones, Chad Rothschiller, Robert Little, Shawn Villaron, Charles Walker
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Publication number: 20040081825Abstract: A method for stretch breaking fibers to produce a staple yarn and operating a staple fiber spinning machine that enables the production of a plurality of products of lot size smaller than a large denier tow product. The process includes at least two break zones and a consolidation zone downstream from a second break zone to form a staple yarn. The filaments are broken in a second break zone downstream from the first break zone by increasing the speed of the fiber fed into the process. The yarn includes discontinuous and, optionally, continuous filaments.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2003Publication date: April 29, 2004Inventors: Joseph Anthony Perrotto, Peter Popper, Glen E. Simmonds, Albert S. Tam, David Carlton Visser, William Charles Walker, Joseph Leonda Jones, Peter Artzt, Heinz Mueller
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Patent number: 6579815Abstract: The invention concerns a method of forming a fabric of interlaced yarn by arranging on a surface a plurality of yarn guide blocks, each guide block adapted to guide yarn from a yarn source to the surface and wherein the relative motion of the yarn guide blocks and surface serves to deposit yarn from the guides onto the surface in such a way that when said yarns are deposited on a surface, the diagonal positions of the yarns from one block are offset from a direct overlapping alignment with the yarns from the remaining blocks to thereby densely cover the surface during repeated cycles of such motion.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2000Date of Patent: June 17, 2003Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Peter Popper, William Charles Walker, Albert S. Tam, James K. Odle, George Yeaman Thomson, Jr.
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Patent number: 6561488Abstract: A fiber optic communication cable is deployed in a pipeline from a static coil drawn from a rearwardly facing exit of a cassette carried by a pipeline pig as the pig is driven along the pipeline from a launcher having a drive fluid inlet and a cable anchorage with a pressure penetrator for connecting an instrumentation cable to the deployed cable.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2000Date of Patent: May 13, 2003Assignee: Sensor Highway LimitedInventor: Ian Charles Walker
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Patent number: 6399847Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of purifying 1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene that comprises combining inpure 1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene with a sulfonating agent to form a reaction mixture, mixing the reaction mixture at a temperature in the range of about 0° C. to about 50° C., and collecting the purified 1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 1999Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: Warner-Lambert CompanyInventors: Gretchen Crumbaugh, Dieter Schweiss, Jonathan Charles Walker
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Publication number: 20020028978Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of purifying 1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene that comprises combining impure 1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene with a sulfonating agent to form a reaction mixture, mixing the reaction mixture at a temperature at about 20° C. or above, and collecting the purified 1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 1999Publication date: March 7, 2002Inventors: GRETCHEN CRUMBAUGH, DIETER SCHWEISS, JONATHAN CHARLES WALKER