Patents by Inventor Dave Stevens

Dave Stevens 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).

  • Patent number: 11947691
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for managing access rights for a copy of an original digital document. The method performed by a server system includes receiving a request for generating a copy of an original document. The method includes performing an authorization of the request for generating the copy of the original document based on the access rights associated with the original document. Further, the method includes generating a copy document of the original document upon successful authorization. The method includes determining the access rights defined for the copy document in the original document. The method further includes transmitting the access rights to the copy document. The method includes sending the copy document with the access rights. The access rights set on the copy document facilitate the user to perform document-related operations on the copy document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: I2CHAIN, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Steven Manasse, Sanjay Jain, Ajay Jotwani, Dave Swan
  • Publication number: 20240083063
    Abstract: A method for setting an axial position and gap dimension of a gap between one or more score blades and an anvil shaft of a rotary scoring device, includes providing a control system including a controller, at least one sensor, and at least one adjusting device actuated by the control system, and actuating the at least one adjusting device in response to the at least one sensor sensing a deviation from a desired state, thereby setting the axial position or the gap dimension between the one or more score blades and the anvil shaft. The method further includes actuating the at least one adjusting device is achieved as a result of the control system operating in a closed feedback loop, and sensing by the at least one sensor occurring with or without disruption of operation of the rotary scoring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Eric KOPPES, Aaron POWERS, Brady JOHNSON, Frank FANG, Casey STEVENS, Dave PURKERSON, Levi WILSON
  • Patent number: 8635925
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a shift inhibitor apparatus for a multiple speed transmission main section. The transmission includes an input shaft and an output shaft The transmission main section has a plurality of selectively engageable ratios. The transmission also has a range section shiftable between a range high ratio and a range low ratio. The shift inhibitor includes an interlock moveable between a locked condition and a released condition, wherein the interlock selectively prevents a gear shift in the transmission main section. The shift inhibitor also includes a range sensor valve. The range sensor valve selectively detects a range shift of the range section. The range sensor valve selectively causes the interlock to be positioned in the released condition upon detection of a completed range shift. The interlock is selectively positioned by a fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Kurt Gerlofs, Dave Stevens, Mark Hirsch, Charles Bradley, Michael J. Huggins
  • Patent number: 8559723
    Abstract: A handwriting recognition system is described that includes a language model with scoring to improve recognition accuracy, such as for words outside of a selected language model. The handwriting recognition system increases the accuracy of handwriting recognizers that perform segmentation of ink into atomic elements (segments) and then classify each ink segment separately. After segmentation, a shape classifier estimates the class (letter) probabilities for each segment of ink by producing a corresponding score. The system applies the language model scoring to the shape classification results and typically selects the class with the highest score as the recognition result. Because the language model is not too restrictive, it works well for recognizing any word, even those that would not be in a dictionary for the current language. Thus, the handwriting recognition system produces better recognition results and can often recognize words that dictionary-based language models would not recognize correctly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Veljko Miljanic, Dave Stevens
  • Publication number: 20100080462
    Abstract: A handwriting recognition system is described that includes a language model with scoring to improve recognition accuracy, such as for words outside of a selected language model. The handwriting recognition system increases the accuracy of handwriting recognizers that perform segmentation of ink into atomic elements (segments) and then classify each ink segment separately. After segmentation, a shape classifier estimates the class (letter) probabilities for each segment of ink by producing a corresponding score. The system applies the language model scoring to the shape classification results and typically selects the class with the highest score as the recognition result. Because the language model is not too restrictive, it works well for recognizing any word, even those that would not be in a dictionary for the current language. Thus, the handwriting recognition system produces better recognition results and can often recognize words that dictionary-based language models would not recognize correctly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Veljko Miljanic, Dave Stevens
  • Patent number: 7509885
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a shift inhibitor apparatus. At least a portion of the range actuating assembly is moveable between a range first ratio and a range second ratio. The portion of the range actuating assembly is moveable, at least in part, in response to a fluid pressure. The range chamber is selectively in fluid communication with a vent. The shift inhibitor includes a main section neutral interlock having an interlock chamber. At least a portion of the main section neutral interlock is moveable between a first condition and a second condition. The interlock chamber is selectively in fluid communication with the vent. The range chamber can be exhausted such that the range section is selectively switched from the first ratio to the second ratio. The interlock chamber can be exhausted such that the main section neutral interlock is selectively switched from the first condition to the second condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Kurt Gerlofs, Dave Stevens, Mark Hirsch, Charles Bradley, Michael J. Huggins, Gerard F. Smith, Michael E. Lemon
  • Publication number: 20060185458
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a shift inhibitor apparatus for a multiple speed transmission main section. The transmission includes an input shaft and an output shaft The transmission main section has a plurality of selectively engageable ratios. The transmission also has a range section shiftable between a range high ratio and a range low ratio. The shift inhibitor includes an interlock moveable between a locked condition and a released condition, wherein the interlock selectively prevents a gear shift in the transmission main section. The shift inhibitor also includes a range sensor valve. The range sensor valve selectively detects a range shift of the range section. The range sensor valve selectively causes the interlock to be positioned in the released condition upon detection of a completed range shift. The interlock is selectively positioned by a fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Kurt Gerlofs, Dave Stevens, Mark Hirsch, Charles Bradley, Michael Huggins
  • Publication number: 20060185456
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a shift inhibitor apparatus. At least a portion of the range actuating assembly is moveable between a range first ratio and a range second ratio. The portion of the range actuating assembly is moveable, at least in part, in response to a fluid pressure. The range chamber is selectively in fluid communication with a vent. The shift inhibitor includes a main section neutral interlock having an interlock chamber. At least a portion of the main section neutral interlock is moveable between a first condition and a second condition. The interlock chamber is selectively in fluid communication with the vent. The range chamber can be exhausted such that the range section is selectively switched from the first ratio to the second ratio. The interlock chamber can be exhausted such that the main section neutral interlock is selectively switched from the first condition to the second condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Kurt Gerlofs, Dave Stevens, Mark Hirsch, Charles Bradley, Michael Huggins, Gerard Smith, Michael Lemon