Patents by Inventor David L. Young

David L. Young 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).

  • Publication number: 20240150502
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards a use of a supported biphenylphenol polymerization catalyst to make a polymer via a slurry-phase polymerization process, where the supported biphenylphenol polymerization catalyst is made from a biphenylphenol polymerization precatalyst of Formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Ruth Figueroa, Angela I. Padilla-Acevedo, Andrew J. Young, Roger L. Kuhlman, Susan Brown, Matthew E. Belowich, David R. Neithamer, Jerzy Klosin, David M. Pearson, Leslie E. O'Leary, Mari S. Rosen, Joseph F. DeWilde
  • Publication number: 20230227235
    Abstract: Packaging containers for preserving the freshness of contents placed therein, such as pastries, doughnuts, baked goods, coffee, fruits, vegetables, and other perishable food items, are disclosed. The packaging containers include a liner that is capable of creating an air-tight environment within the container, which in turn, helps to preserve the freshness of the contents and protects the contents from air, humidity, bacteria, or other materials that may have a deleterious effect on the contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: David L. Young, Donna M. Young
  • Publication number: 20200217702
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a field-deployable acoustic camera system is provided for measuring a two-dimensional velocity field in a large scale flow in a turbid environment. The system includes an acoustic camera and a concentrator lens. The concentrator lens operates to reduce a spreading angle of the acoustic camera. The system is configured to apply planar cross-correlation velocimetry to collected images of native micro-bubble and/or suspended particle motion collected in turbid environments such as lake circulation, riverine, estuarine, and coastal flows, as well as turbid flows that occur near dredging operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Brian C. McFall, David L. Young, Duncan B. Bryant, Timothy L. Welp
  • Patent number: 10192740
    Abstract: A reactor for growing or depositing semiconductor films or devices. The reactor may be designed for inline production of III-V materials grown by hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE). The operating principles of the HVPE reactor can be used to provide a completely or partially inline reactor for many different materials. An exemplary design of the reactor is shown in the attached drawings. In some instances, all or many of the pieces of the reactor formed of quartz, such as welded quartz tubing, while other reactors are made from metal with appropriate corrosion resistant coatings such as quartz or other materials, e.g., corrosion resistant material, or stainless steel tubing or pipes may be used with a corrosion resistant material useful with HVPE-type reactants and gases. Using HVPE in the reactor allows use of lower-cost precursors at higher deposition rates such as in the range of 1 to 5 ?m/minute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignees: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: David L. Young, Aaron Joseph Ptak, Thomas F. Kuech, Kevin Schulte, John D. Simon
  • Patent number: 9985159
    Abstract: Methods for forming passivated contacts include implanting compound-forming ions into a substrate to about a first depth below a surface of the substrate, and implanting dopant ions into the substrate to about a second depth below the surface. The second depth may be shallower than the first depth. The methods also include annealing the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: David L. Young, Pauls Stradins, William Nemeth
  • Publication number: 20180025902
    Abstract: A reactor for growing or depositing semiconductor films or devices. The reactor may be designed for inline production of III-V materials grown by hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE). The operating principles of the HVPE reactor can be used to provide a completely or partially inline reactor for many different materials. An exemplary design of the reactor is shown in the attached drawings. In some instances, all or many of the pieces of the reactor formed of quartz, such as welded quartz tubing, while other reactors are made from metal with appropriate corrosion resistant coatings such as quartz or other materials, e.g., corrosion resistant material, or stainless steel tubing or pipes may be used with a corrosion resistant material useful with HVPE-type reactants and gases. Using HVPE in the reactor allows use of lower-cost precursors at higher deposition rates such as in the range of 1 to 5?m/minute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: David L. Young, Aaron Joseph Ptak, Thomas F. Kuech, Kevin Schulte, John D. Simon
  • Patent number: 9824890
    Abstract: A reactor for growing or depositing semiconductor films or devices. The reactor may be designed for inline production of III-V materials grown by hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE). The operating principles of the HVPE reactor can be used to provide a completely or partially inline reactor for many different materials. An exemplary design of the reactor is shown in the attached drawings. In some instances, all or many of the pieces of the reactor formed of quartz, such as welded quartz tubing, while other reactors are made from metal with appropriate corrosion resistant coatings such as quartz or other materials, e.g., corrosion resistant material, or stainless steel tubing or pipes may be used with a corrosion resistant material useful with HVPE-type reactants and gases. Using HVPE in the reactor allows use of lower-cost precursors at higher deposition rates such as in the range of 1 to 5 ?m/minute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignees: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: David L. Young, Aaron Joseph Ptak, Thomas F. Kuech, Kevin Schulte, John D. Simon
  • Publication number: 20170141254
    Abstract: Methods for forming passivated contacts include implanting compound-forming ions into a substrate to about a first depth below a surface of the substrate, and implanting dopant ions into the substrate to about a second depth below the surface. The second depth may be shallower than the first depth. The methods also include annealing the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: David L. YOUNG, Pauls STRADINS, William NEMETH
  • Publication number: 20170061386
    Abstract: A scheduling system may automatically negotiate with recipients to find important conditions or constraints regarding a proposal. The system may use phone, text, email, social media, or other communications tools to propose something to one or more users, and if a user does not like the proposal, take feedback or proposed changes from the user in a fully automated manner. The proposed changes may be approved or other changes proposed and re-communicated with the users. The system may include a user interface for creating and managing proposals, as well as a user interface for communicating proposals and gathering feedback in an automated manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Nicholas T. Haynes, Kiley F. Williams, David L. Young
  • Patent number: 9230024
    Abstract: A method and system for ranking Web pages in a Web search engine is described. One illustrative embodiment receives a Web search query from a particular user, the query including at least one keyword; identifies one or more Web pages that contain the at least one keyword; determines, for each of the one or more Web pages, a raw page ranking; adjusts the raw page ranking of each of at least one Web page among the one or more Web pages based on direct evidence of how interesting that Web page is to users to produce an adjusted page ranking, the direct evidence being derived from clickstream data collected from the users; and presents, as search results, the at least one Web page to the particular user in accordance with the adjusted page rankings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Young, Ioannis Pavlidis, William Randall Watler, Kimbal J. Musk, Peter J. Newcomb, Robert Reich
  • Publication number: 20150325430
    Abstract: A reactor for growing or depositing semiconductor films or devices. The reactor may be designed for inline production of III-V materials grown by hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE). The operating principles of the HVPE reactor can be used to provide a completely or partially inline reactor for many different materials. An exemplary design of the reactor is shown in the attached drawings. In some instances, all or many of the pieces of the reactor formed of quartz, such as welded quartz tubing, while other reactors are made from metal with appropriate corrosion resistant coatings such as quartz or other materials, e.g., corrosion resistant material, or stainless steel tubing or pipes may be used with a corrosion resistant material useful with HVPE-type reactants and gases. Using HVPE in the reactor allows use of lower-cost precursors at higher deposition rates such as in the range of 1 to 5 ?m/minute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: David L. YOUNG, Aaron Joseph PTAK, Thomas F. KUECH, Kevin SCHULTE, John D. SIMON
  • Patent number: 8636515
    Abstract: A system and method for displaying content in a browser window associated with an end-user is described. In one implementation, data that includes links is received from a content provider, each of the links is identified and encoded, and the received data along with the links are displayed in the end-user's browser window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Convergys Customer Management Group Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Keele Burgin, Scott Moore Gosling, David L. Young, William Randy Watler
  • Publication number: 20130309848
    Abstract: A reactor for growing or depositing semiconductor films or devices. The reactor may be designed for inline production of III-V materials grown by hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE). The operating principles of the HVPE reactor can be used to provide a completely or partially inline reactor for many different materials. An exemplary design of the reactor is shown in the attached drawings. In some instances, all or many of the pieces of the reactor formed of quartz, such as welded quartz tubing, while other reactors are made from metal with appropriate corrosion resistant coatings such as quartz or other materials, e.g., corrosion resistant material, or stainless steel tubing or pipes may be used with a corrosion resistant material useful with HVPE-type reactants and gases. Using HVPE in the reactor allows use of lower-cost precursors at higher deposition rates such as in the range of 1 to 5 ?m/minute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, LLC
    Inventors: David L. YOUNG, Aaron Joseph PTAK, Thomas F. KUECH, Kevin SCHULTE, John D. SIMON
  • Publication number: 20130290288
    Abstract: A method and system for ranking Web pages in a Web search engine is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: David L. Young, Ioannis Pavlidis, William Randall, Kimbal J. Musk, Peter J. Newcomb, Robert Reich
  • Patent number: 8442974
    Abstract: A method and system for ranking Web pages in a Web search engine is described. One illustrative embodiment receives a Web search query from a particular user, the query including at least one keyword; identifies one or more Web pages that contain the at least one keyword; determines, for each of the one or more Web pages, a raw page ranking; adjusts the raw page ranking of each of at least one Web page among the one or more Web pages based on direct evidence of how interesting that Web page is to users to produce an adjusted page ranking, the direct evidence being derived from clickstream data collected from the users; and presents, as search results, the at least one Web page to the particular user in accordance with the adjusted page rankings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Young, Ioannis Pavlidis, William Randall Watler, Kimbal J. Musk, Peter J. Newcomb, Robert Reich
  • Patent number: 8239165
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring quantum efficiency (QE) of solar cells. The apparatus includes a light source including an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) that each emit light corresponding to a differing portion of a test spectrum and each LED is driven by a sinusoidal power supply that operates at a unique frequency. The light source includes an optical coupling focusing the LED light into a test beam targeted on a solar cell, and a signal conditioner converts analog current signals generated by the solar cell into digital voltage signals. A QE measurement module determines a QE value corresponding to each of the LEDs based on the digital voltage signals using a Fast Fourier Transform module that processes the digital voltage signals to generate values for each operating frequency. The QE measurement module determines the QE values by applying a conversion factor to these values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: David L. Young, Brian Egaas, Pauls Stradins
  • Publication number: 20120084648
    Abstract: A system and method for displaying content in a browser window associated with an end-user is described. In one implementation, data that includes links is received from a content provider, each of the links is identified and encoded, and the received data along with the links are displayed in the end-user's browser window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: FINALI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel Keele Burgin, Scott Moore Gosling, David L. Young, William Randy Watler
  • Patent number: 8096809
    Abstract: A system and method for displaying content in a browser window associated with an end-user is described. In one implementation, data that includes links is received from a content provider, each of the links is identified and encoded, and the received data along with the links are displayed in the end-user's browser window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Convergys CMG Utah, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Keele Burgin, Scott Moore Gosling, David L. Young, William Randy Watler
  • Publication number: 20110087647
    Abstract: A system and method for providing Web search results to a particular computer user based on the popularity of the search results with other computer users is described. One embodiment monitors, using one or more servers, at least one Web service for new actions of sharing of Web content by computer users; identifies, from the new actions of sharing of Web content by computer users, a data item that satisfies predetermined interestingness criteria; parses the data item to obtain at least one Uniform Resource Locator (URL); crawls at least one Web page corresponding to the at least one URL to obtain the content of the at least one Web page; analyzes the content of the at least one Web page; and updates an index based on the content of the at least one Web page, the index being usable in processing a Web search query from a particular user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Alessio Signorini, Ioannls Pavlids, Nathaniel Fisher, Scott Engstrom, Peter J. Newcomb, David L. Young, Ron Benson
  • Publication number: 20090327281
    Abstract: A method and system for ranking Web pages in a Web search engine is described. One illustrative embodiment receives a Web search query from a particular user, the query including at least one keyword; identifies one or more Web pages that contain the at least one keyword; determines, for each of the one or more Web pages, a raw page ranking; adjusts the raw page ranking of each of at least one Web page among the one or more Web pages based on direct evidence of how interesting that Web page is to users to produce an adjusted page ranking, the direct evidence being derived from clickstream data collected from the users; and presents, as search results, the at least one Web page to the particular user in accordance with the adjusted page rankings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: David L. Young, Ioannis Pavlidis, William Randall Watler, Kimbal J. Musk, Peter J. Newcomb, Robert Reich