Patents by Inventor David Allison
David Allison 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: 20170286894Abstract: An apparatus is provided for generating formulaic rates. The apparatus may include at least one memory and a processor(s) configured to define a first formula(s) in a row(s) of a database to calculate a first shipping rate value for a first type of shipping rate, among plural types of shipping rates, associated with a first rate identifier. The processor is further configured to define content in the row to analyze a predecessor rate identifier(s) of a previously generated source. The processor is also configured to detect a second shipping rate value corresponding to the predecessor rate identifier. The second shipping rate value is associated with a second type of shipping rate. The processor is further configured to determine the first shipping rate value for the first type of shipping rate based on calculating the formula using the second shipping rate value. Corresponding computer program products and methods are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: David Allison Bennett, Lynn Shaindell Goldhaber, Jinyue Liu, Hsiangwen S. Hu
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Publication number: 20160374222Abstract: A card guide is provided for holding a printed circuit board. The card guide includes a body extending a length from a front end to a rear end. The body includes a slot. The slot is configured to receive an edge of printed circuit board therein. A first spring member extends into the slot. The first spring member is configured to engage in physical contact with the edge of the printed circuit board within the slot such that the first spring number biases the printed circuit board in a first direction. A second spring member extends into the slot. The second spring member is configured to engage in physical contact with the edge of the printed circuit board within the slot such that the second spring member biases the print circuit board in a second direction that extends approximately perpendicular to the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2015Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventor: David Allison Trout
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Publication number: 20160275447Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for a user interface for facilitating enforcement of shipping rules. In one aspect, a method includes receiving one or more keywords via a first user interface element descriptive of a good to be shipped, determining whether at least a portion of at least one of the one or more keywords matches at least a portion of a corresponding keyword in a keyword list, responsive to determining that at least a portion of the at least one of the one or more keywords matches at least a portion of a corresponding keyword in the keyword list, identifying an action to be taken for the at least one of the one or more keywords, and providing a second user interface element within the user interface, the second user interface element being associated with the action to be taken.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2015Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: David Allison Bennett, Lynn Shaindell Goldhaber, Christopher Michael Monsos
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Publication number: 20160275448Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for a user interface for enforcement of shipping rules. In one aspect, a method includes accessing regulation information/data, the regulation information/data being a multi-level hierarchy of nodes arranged in a tree structure, each node specifying one or more keywords, wherein the nodes comprise one or more starting nodes having one or more child nodes and having no parent nodes, one or more intermediate nodes having at least one of a child node and a parent node, and one or more end nodes having at least one parent node and no child nodes. Determining, that a particular keyword from the received one or more keywords matches a keyword of a node in the hierarchy. Determining, a level and a type of the node in the hierarchy, wherein the type of the node specifies whether the node is one of a starting node, an intermediate node, and an end node.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2015Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: David Allison Bennett, Lynn Shaindell Goldhaber, Christopher Michael Monsos
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Patent number: 9246293Abstract: A leadframe for a contact module includes signal contacts arranged in pairs carrying differential signals. Each pair of signal contacts includes a first signal contact and a second signal contact. Each signal contact has a mating beam at an end thereof configured to be electrically connected to a corresponding header contact of a header assembly. Each mating beam includes a stem and a branch extending from the stem. A first paddle extends from the stem and a second paddle extends from the branch. In an initial, stamped orientation, the mating beams are stamped such that the mating beams of the first and second signal contacts within the same pair of signal contacts are angled non-parallel to one another.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Michael Joseph Vino, IV, Leo Joseph Graham, Michael Christopher D'Imperio, David Allison Trout, Wayne Samuel Davis, Rodney Timothy Yancey, Jeffrey Byron McClinton
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Patent number: 9229928Abstract: A method and system for displaying translated text for language learning having content in a first language and a translation thereof in a second language. A user can hover over the content with a mouse to display a popup box containing a content component in the second language corresponding to a content component in the first language. The content components are highlighted as the user hovers over them with the mouse to identify corresponding content components between the first language and the second language. Also provided is an electronic flashcard generated by the user from the content.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: NULU, Inc.Inventors: Avi Vince Stieglitz, Eitan Geft, David Allison
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Patent number: 9099813Abstract: Electrical connector assembly including an electrical connector having signal contacts and ground contacts that are coupled to a connector housing and disposed along a mounting side of the connector housing. The electrical connector assembly also includes a contact organizer that is positioned along the mounting side of the connector housing. The contact organizer has signal windows and ground passages extending therethrough that are defined by respective inner surfaces of the contact organizer. The ground contacts engage the inner surfaces of the ground passages when the contact organizer is held in a pre-loaded position away from the mounting side. The contact organizer moves to a seated position against the mounting side when the electrical connector is mounted to the circuit board. Each of the signal contacts is surrounded by an air gap that exists between the signal contact and the inner surface of the corresponding signal window.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2014Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignees: Tyco Electronics Corporation, TE Connectivity Nederland B.V.Inventors: David Allison Trout, Richard Elof Hamner, James Lee Fedder, Timothy Robert Minnick, Hubertus Maria Van Het Bolscher, Rutger Wilhelmus Smink, Leo Joseph Graham, Thomas Taake De Boer
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Publication number: 20150118921Abstract: A leadframe for a contact module includes signal contacts arranged in pairs carrying differential signals. Each pair of signal contacts includes a first signal contact and a second signal contact. Each signal contact has a mating beam at an end thereof configured to be electrically connected to a corresponding header contact of a header assembly. Each mating beam includes a stem and a branch extending from the stem. A first paddle extends from the stem and a second paddle extends from the branch. In an initial, stamped orientation, the mating beams are stamped such that the mating beams of the first and second signal contacts within the same pair of signal contacts are angled non-parallel to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Michael Joseph Vino, IV, Leo Joseph Graham, Michael Christopher D'Imperio, David Allison Trout, Wayne Samuel Davis, Rodney Timothy Yancey, Jeffrey Byron McClinton
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Patent number: 8894961Abstract: A process for the production of sodium cyanide crystals comprising; (a) contacting impure hydrogen cyanide and sodium hydroxide in a reactor with mixing for a maximum contact time of about 5 seconds; (b) feeding the resulting mixture to a continuous evaporative crystallizer to produce a slurry of sodium cyanide crystals; (c) passing the slurry of sodium cyanide crystals from the crystallizer over a hot surface to precipitate onto the surface and remove sodium carbonate, and passing said slurry back to the crystallizer; and (d) separating the sodium cyanide crystals from the slurry.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2010Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: James David Allison, Brent Ellsworth Basham, Steven Lamar Grise
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Patent number: 8888530Abstract: A connector assembly includes contact modules each having a wafer, a first ground frame extending along a first side of the wafer and a second ground frame extending along a second side of the wafer. The wafer has a dielectric body holding a plurality of signal contacts. The first ground frame has beams extending from a front of the first ground frame. The second ground frame has shields at least partially surrounding corresponding mating portions of the signal contacts. Each first ground frame is mechanically and electrically connected to an adjacent second ground frame of an adjacent contact module. Each second ground frame is mechanically and electrically connected to an adjacent first ground frame of an adjacent contact module.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2013Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: David Allison Trout, Richard Elof Hamner, James Lee Fedder
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Publication number: 20140337246Abstract: The present invention provides a plurality of Enterprises with a single online user interface with which the Enterprise can provide Enterprise Shippers, shipping origination users and shipping intermediary users with an automated parcel management system for a plurality of supported Carriers for a plurality of services. The present invention provides for the hierarchical definition of users, including the hierarchical definition of organizational units within each Enterprise. The present invention further provides for a distinct definition of policies, privileges, and other types of specifications for each user level, each user, and each organizational unit. The present invention applies the user and organizational policies, privileges and other specifications as they apply to each particular user to drive the interactive interface with each particular user and to provide among other things, shipping options, shipping services, shipping rates, traveler and/or shipping label preparation, and shipment tracking.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicants: STAMPS.COM INC., iShip Inc.Inventors: Daniel F. Williams, David Allison Bennett, Lynn Shaindell Goldhaber, Dennis Glavin, Lory Elizabeth Moon, Charles D. Mentzer, Stephen M. Teglovic, John M. Dietz, William W. Smith, III, Paul Bilibin, Jinyue Liu, Paul R. McLaughlin, Scott Meyer, Sean Hu
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Publication number: 20140242841Abstract: A connector assembly includes contact modules each having a wafer, a first ground frame extending along a first side of the wafer and a second ground frame extending along a second side of the wafer. The wafer has a dielectric body holding a plurality of signal contacts. The first ground frame has beams extending from a front of the first ground frame. The second ground frame has shields at least partially surrounding corresponding mating portions of the signal contacts. Each first ground frame is mechanically and electrically connected to an adjacent second ground frame of an adjacent contact module. Each second ground frame is mechanically and electrically connected to an adjacent first ground frame of an adjacent contact module.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: David Allison Trout, Richard Elof Hamner, James Lee Fedder
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Patent number: 8768857Abstract: The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods for the computerized generation and printing of a U.S. Postal Service Shipping Label over the Internet that provides postage, shipping address, delivery address, and shipment and delivery tracking indicia. According to the invention, human-readable postage payment indicia is formatted in such a way that the actual price of shipping postage is obscured; postage payment can only be translated from the postage payment indicia by someone who knows the format template. The present invention further provides a United States Postal Service shipping label comprising a representation of paid postage, said representation of paid postage comprising a human-readable character string, said character string comprising imbedded postage price information. The present invention further provides a United States Postal Service shipping label, comprising a machine-readable representation of paid postage and a ship to address.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignees: Stamps.com Inc., iShip Inc.Inventor: David Allison Bennett
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Patent number: 8762290Abstract: The present invention provides a plurality of Enterprises with a single online user interface with which the Enterprise can provide Enterprise Shippers, shipping origination users and shipping intermediary users with an automated parcel management system for a plurality of supported Carriers for a plurality of services. The present invention provides for the hierarchical definition of users, including the hierarchical definition of organizational units within each Enterprise. The present invention further provides for a distinct definition of policies, privileges, and other types of specifications for each user level, each user, and each organizational unit. The present invention applies the user and organizational policies, privileges and other specifications as they apply to each particular user to drive the interactive interface with each particular user and to provide among other things, shipping options, shipping services, shipping rates, traveler and/or shipping label preparation, and shipment tracking.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2012Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignees: Stamps.com Inc., iShip Inc.Inventors: Daniel F. Williams, David Allison Bennett, Lynn Shaindell Goldhaber, Dennis Glavin, Lory Elizabeth Krett, Charles D. Mentzer, Stephen M. Teglovic, John M. Dietz, William W. Smith, III, Paul Bilibin, Jinyue Liu, Paul R. McLaughlin, Scott Meyer, Sean Hu
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Patent number: 8747124Abstract: An eye-of-the needle (EON) pin contact is provided for being received within an electrical via that includes conductive material. The EON pin contact includes a compliant segment having two opposing spring arms and an opening defined between the spring arms. The compliant segment is configured to be received within the electrical via such that the spring arms engage the conductive material of the electrical via. A tip segment extends from the compliant segment. The tip segment is configured to be received into the electrical via before the compliant segment is received into the electrical via. The tip segment includes a broach that is configured to displace the conductive material as the tip segment is received into the electrical via to plow a path through the conductive material for reception of a corresponding one of the spring arms.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventor: David Allison Trout
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Patent number: 8708757Abstract: An electrical contact including an elongated contact body that has a compliant tail, a mating beam, and a channel section extending between the compliant tail and the mating beam. The channel section has a base wall and sidewalls that extend from the base wall. The base wall and the sidewalls extend around a central longitudinal axis to define a flow channel. The channel section includes a flow-limiting feature that is configured to impede capillary flow of a plating solution along the channel section from the compliant tail to the mating beam.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: David Allison Trout, James Charles Shiffler
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Patent number: 8626673Abstract: The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods for the computerized generation and printing of a U.S. Postal Service Shipping Label over the Internet that provides postage, shipping address, delivery address, and shipment and delivery tracking indicia. According to the invention, human-readable postage payment indicia is formatted in such a way that the actual price of shipping postage is obscured; postage payment can only be translated from the postage payment indicia by someone who knows the format template. The present invention further provides a United States Postal Service shipping label comprising a representation of paid postage, said representation of paid postage comprising a human-readable character string, said character string comprising imbedded postage price information. The present invention further provides a United States Postal Service shipping label, comprising a machine-readable representation of paid postage and a ship to address.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2008Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignees: Stamps.com Inc., iShip Inc.Inventor: David Allison Bennett
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Patent number: 8600913Abstract: The present invention provides a computer system (the “Return System”) that provides multi-carrier shipment rating, shipment labeling, shipment tracking, shipment tracking management reports, returns analysis and returns management reporting. In an exemplary embodiment, the Return System has three major components: 1.) A Returns Manager Subsystem that provides a user interface to each Merchant to setup the Merchant's account, setup the Merchant's return policy and rules, and to monitor the status and movement of return shipments; 2.) A Consumer Returns Subsystem that provides each consumer using the Returns System with an online user interface that leads the consumer through the returns process, displays the return policies and rules to the consumer, provides shipping document to ship the return package if appropriate, and permits the consumer to track their return shipments; and 3.) a Returns Processing Subsystem that, in the exemplary embodiment, provides background shipping and tracking functionality.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2009Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignees: Stamps.com Inc., iShip Inc.Inventors: Daniel F. Williams, David Allison Bennett, Lynn Shaindell Goldhaber, Dennis Glavin, Lory Elizabeth Krett, Charles D. Mentzer, Stephen M. Teglovic, John M. Dietz, William W. Smith, III, Paul Bilibin, Jinyue Liu, Paul R. McLaughlin, Scott Meyer, Sean Hu, Richard M. Antush, Scott Joseph Bean
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Publication number: 20130261470Abstract: In one embodiment, a system and method for estimating body composition relate to constructing a three-dimensional model of a subject based upon captured images of the subject, estimating the body volume of the subject using the three-dimensional model, and estimating the body composition of the subject based in part upon the estimated volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2011Publication date: October 3, 2013Inventors: David Allison, Olivia Thomas, Chengcui Zhang
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Patent number: 8489519Abstract: The present invention provides a plurality of Enterprises with a single online user interface with which the Enterprise can provide Enterprise Shippers, shipping origination users and shipping intermediary users with an automated parcel management system for a plurality of supported Carriers for a plurality of services. The present invention provides for the hierarchical definition of users, including the establishment of at least one user for each Enterprise as a Super-Administrator with the highest level of privileges and authority for the Enterprise, and the identification of other users as Sub-Administrators, Desktop Users and Shipping Station Users. The present invention also provides for the hierarchical definition of organizational units within each Enterprise, including the definition of sites, groups within a site, and users within a group and for a distinct definition of policies, privileges, and other types of specifications for each user level, each user, and each organizational unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2006Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignees: Stamps.com Inc., iShip Inc.Inventors: Daniel F. Williams, David Allison Bennett, Lynn Shaindell Goldhaber, Dennis Glavin, Lory Elizabeth Krett, Charles D. Mentzer, Stephen M. Teglovic, John M. Dietz, William W. Smith, III, Paul Bilibin, Jinyue Liu, Paul R. McLaughlin, Scott Meyer, Sean Hu