Patents by Inventor Christopher A. Otto
Christopher A. Otto 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: 11939046Abstract: A plurality of propellers generate vertical thrust at least some of the time. An attachment sub-system detachably couples to a vertical connector, where a plurality of vertically-stacked multicopters are configured to detachably couple to the vertical connector in order to transport a load at a bottom end of the vertical connector. There is an opening in a vehicle frame that is configured to: (1) receive the vertical connector prior to the attachment sub-system detachably coupling to the vertical connector and (2) hold the vertical connector while the attachment sub-system is detachably coupled to the vertical connector.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Kitty Hawk CorporationInventors: Benjamin Otto Berry, Graham Bowen-Davies, Madeline Elliott Parker, Cameron Robertson, Christopher Scott Saunders
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Patent number: 9759113Abstract: An injector for injecting a reagent includes an axially translatable valve member positioned within a housing. An electromagnet is positioned within the housing and includes a coil of wire positioned proximate the valve member such that the valve member moves between a seated position and an unseated position relative to an orifice in response to energizing the electromagnet. A connector coupled to the housing includes an inlet tube concentrically aligned with and surrounding a return tube. The inlet tube is adapted to receive pressurized reagent from a source of reagent. The return tube is adapted to return reagent to the source.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.Inventors: Stephen M. Thomas, John Lowry, Eric Grant, Roshan Rodrigues, David Hammer, Christopher Otto
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Publication number: 20150090808Abstract: An injector for injecting a reagent includes an axially translatable valve member positioned within a housing. An electromagnet is positioned within the housing and includes a coil of wire positioned proximate the valve member such that the valve member moves between a seated position and an unseated position relative to an orifice in response to energizing the electromagnet. A connector coupled to the housing includes an inlet tube concentrically aligned with and surrounding a return tube. The inlet tube is adapted to receive pressurized reagent from a source of reagent. The return tube is adapted to return reagent to the source.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Stephen M. Thomas, John Lowry, Eric Grant, Roshan Rodrigues, David Hammer, Christopher Otto
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Patent number: 8910884Abstract: An injector for injecting a reagent includes an axially translatable valve member positioned within a housing. An electromagnet is positioned within the housing and includes a coil of wire positioned proximate the valve member such that the valve member moves between a seated position and an unseated position relative to an orifice in response to energizing the electromagnet. A connector coupled to the housing includes an inlet tube concentrically aligned with and surrounding a return tube. The inlet tube is adapted to receive pressurized reagent from a source of reagent. The return tube is adapted to return reagent to the source.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.Inventors: Stephen M. Thomas, John Lowry, Eric Grant, Roshan Rodrigues, David Hammer, Christopher Otto
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Patent number: 8756622Abstract: Media monitoring and measurement systems and methods are disclosed. Some embodiments of the present invention provide a media measurement system and method that utilizes audience data to enhance content identifications. Some embodiments analyze media player log data to enhance content identification. Other embodiments of the present invention analyze sample sequence data to enhance content identifications. Other embodiments analyze sequence data to enhance content identification and/or to establish channel identification. Yet other embodiments provide a system and method in which sample construction and selection parameters are adjusted based upon identification results. Yet other embodiments provide a method in which play-altering activity of an audience member is deduced from content offset values of identifications corresponding to captured samples.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2008Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Anonymous Media Research, LLCInventors: Jonathan S. Steuer, Christopher Otto
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Patent number: 8677389Abstract: Media monitoring and measurement systems and methods are disclosed. Some embodiments of the present invention provide a media measurement system and method that utilizes audience data to enhance content identifications. Some embodiments analyze media player log data to enhance content identification. Other embodiments of the present invention analyze sample sequence data to enhance content identifications. Other embodiments analyze sequence data to enhance content identification and/or to establish channel identification. Yet other embodiments provide a system and method in which sample construction and selection parameters are adjusted based upon identification results. Yet other embodiments provide a method in which play-altering activity of an audience member is deduced from content offset values of identifications corresponding to captured samples.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2008Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Anonymous Media Research, LLCInventors: Jonathan S. Steuer, Christopher Otto
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Publication number: 20130299604Abstract: An injector for injecting a reagent includes an axially translatable valve member positioned within a housing. An electromagnet is positioned within the housing and includes a coil of wire positioned proximate the valve member such that the valve member moves between a seated position and an unseated position relative to an orifice in response to energizing the electromagnet. A connector coupled to the housing includes an inlet tube concentrically aligned with and surrounding a return tube. The inlet tube is adapted to receive pressurized reagent from a source of reagent. The return tube is adapted to return reagent to the source.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2012Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventors: Stephen M. Thomas, John Lowry, Eric Grant, Roshan Rodrigues, David Hammer, Christopher Otto
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Patent number: 8510768Abstract: Media monitoring and measurement systems and methods are disclosed. Some embodiments of the present invention provide a media measurement system and method that utilizes audience data to enhance content identifications. Some embodiments analyze media player log data to enhance content identification. Other embodiments of the present invention analyze sample sequence data to enhance content identifications. Other embodiments analyze sequence data to enhance content identification and/or to establish channel identification. Yet other embodiments provide a system and method in which sample construction and selection parameters are adjusted based upon identification results. Yet other embodiments provide a method in which play-altering activity of an audience member is deduced from content offset values of identifications corresponding to captured samples.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2008Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Anonymous Media Research, LLCInventors: Jonathan S. Steuer, Christopher Otto
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Patent number: 8296791Abstract: Media monitoring and measurement systems and methods are disclosed. Some embodiments of the present invention provide a media measurement system and method that utilizes audience data to enhance content identifications. Some embodiments analyze media player log data to enhance content identification. Other embodiments of the present invention analyze sample sequence data to enhance content identifications. Other embodiments analyze sequence data to enhance content identification and/or to establish channel identification. Yet other embodiments provide a system and method in which sample construction and selection parameters are adjusted based upon identification results. Yet other embodiments provide a method in which play-altering activity of an audience member is deduced from content offset values of identifications corresponding to captured samples.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2008Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Anonymous Media Research LLCInventors: Jonathan S. Steuer, Christopher Otto
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Publication number: 20080248871Abstract: The present invention relates generally relates to an interface device for operative connection between a computer and a one-dimensional, two-dimensional or three-dimensional motion input system and/or tactile force sensing input system. The interface device includes a first interface for operative connection to the input system and a second interface for operative connection to the computer; and a processor operatively connected to the first and second interfaces for receiving input signals from the motion tracking/tactile force input system. The device, or computer, configures the input signals to output signals for input to the computer for controlling the computer. The invention is particularly beneficial in a therapy/rehabilitation setting wherein people or patients can participate in almost any video game by configuring the input system to the video game through the interface device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2008Publication date: October 9, 2008Inventors: Anthony SZTURM, Christopher OTTO
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Patent number: 7366161Abstract: For diagnostic and trouble-shooting purposes, an audio/voice signal capture mechanism is adapted to be interfaced with a time division multiplexed (TDM) transport path-cascaded echo canceler and compression arrangement for an integrated access device (IAD). The audio/voice signal capture mechanism captures a ‘snapshot’ of the audio/voice signals by storing a prescribed number of seconds of audio/voice path signals transmitted in both directions through the IAD, and time stamping the captured audio/voice signals and associated signaling events of interest. In this way, the invention operates as a ‘virtual’ oscilloscope, as it is able to capture pertinent data for any voice call problem along with an associated time stamp event log.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2003Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Assignee: Adtran, Inc.Inventors: Bruce E. Mitchell, Christopher A. Otto
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Patent number: 7103049Abstract: A byte boundary information recovery mechanism locates the first bits of respective bytes of an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)-based serial data stream, used by a frame synchronization mechanism to delineate respective cells of the ATM stream, and thereby enables transceiver equipment to successfully receive and parse ATM traffic. The invention employs a counter offset-based scheme that generates an output signal in potential alignment with the (first bit) boundary of a byte of the data stream, in response to the contents of a counter reaching a prescribed count value. It then iteratively shifts, as necessary, the bit time at which the output signal is produced relative to the counting operation of the counter, until the output signal is aligned with the boundary of a byte of the data stream.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2002Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: Adtran, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Aaron Wright, Christopher A. Otto
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Publication number: 20050267750Abstract: Media monitoring and measurement systems and methods are disclosed. Some embodiments of the present invention provide a media measurement system and method that utilizes audience data to enhance content identifications. Some embodiments analyze media player log data to enhance content identification. Other embodiments of the present invention analyze sample sequence data to enhance content identifications. Other embodiments analyze sequence data to enhance content identification and/or to establish channel identification. Yet other embodiments provide a system and method in which sample construction and selection parameters are adjusted based upon identification results. Yet other embodiments provide a method in which play-altering activity of an audience member is deduced from content offset values of identifications corresponding to captured samples.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2005Publication date: December 1, 2005Applicant: Anonymous Media, LLCInventors: Jonathan Steuer, Christopher Otto
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Publication number: 20040215999Abstract: An operational condition capture mechanism within the communications control processor of an integrated access device stores in non-volatile (flash) memory prescribed state information associated with the operation of the communications control processor, in response to a catastrophic event that initiates a reboot of the device, and thereby interruption of the transmission of digital communication signals by the integrated access device, so as to facilitate subsequent off-line analysis (e.g., trouble-shooting) of the cause of the misoperation of the device, and interruption of digital communication service.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2003Publication date: October 28, 2004Applicant: ADTRAN, INC.Inventors: Christopher A. Otto, Phillip Stone Herron, Ian D. Locy
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Publication number: 20030174694Abstract: For diagnostic and trouble-shooting purposes, an audio/voice signal capture mechanism is adapted to be interfaced with a time division multiplexed (TDM) transport path-cascaded echo canceler and compression arrangement for an integrated access device (IAD). The audio/voice signal capture mechanism captures a ‘snapshot’ of the audio/voice signals by storing a prescribed number of seconds of audio/voice path signals transmitted in both directions through the IAD, and time stamping the captured audio/voice signals and associated signaling events of interest. In this way, the invention operates as a ‘virtual’ oscilloscope, as it is able to capture pertinent data for any voice call problem along with an associated time stamp event log.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2003Publication date: September 18, 2003Applicant: ADTRAN, INC.Inventors: Bruce E. Mitchell, Christopher A. Otto
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Publication number: 20030123450Abstract: A byte boundary information recovery mechanism locates the first bits of respective bytes of an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)-based serial data stream, used by a frame synchronization mechanism to delineate respective cells of the ATM stream, and thereby enables transceiver equipment to successfully receive and parse ATM traffic. The invention employs a counter offset-based scheme that generates an output signal in potential alignment with the (first bit) boundary of a byte of the data stream, in response to the contents of a counter reaching a prescribed count value. It then iteratively shifts, as necessary, the bit time at which the output signal is produced relative to the counting operation of the counter, until the output signal is aligned with the boundary of a byte of the data stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2002Publication date: July 3, 2003Applicant: ADTRAN, INC.Inventors: Jonathan Aaron Wright, Christopher A. Otto