Patents by Inventor Dean A. Anderson

Dean A. Anderson 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: 9055734
    Abstract: Device for conveyor belt livestock loading with pre-loader having conveyor belt, main conveyor, comprising a lift section, top section, and also having an auto-loader section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Inventors: Joshua Dean Anderson, Douglas Dean Anderson
  • Publication number: 20120327824
    Abstract: An approach is provided in which a data collection system loads a user interface form on a display screen. The user interface form includes an entry field and an extraction formula with a corresponding element type that adheres to an industry-specific schema. The data collection system receives a data packet from a broadcast device, which includes an element value and an element type identifier adhering to the same industry-specific schema. In turn, the data collection system determines whether the element type identifier matches the element type and, if so, the data collection system populates the entry field on the display screen with the element value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Erik Dean Anderson, William Arthur Griffith, Indran Naick
  • Publication number: 20120316905
    Abstract: A system for providing a hierarchical project technical evaluation tool is provided. The system includes an application for obtaining technical assessment data for work products of a project and storing the technical assessment data to a data repository. A hierarchical project evaluation tool application generates a project technical status based on the assessment data in the data repository. The system also includes a file importation and conversion device in communication with the data repository, the file importation and conversion device converts data files to a useable format within the hierarchical project evaluation tool application. The system further includes a project integrated master schedule in communication with the file importation and conversion device, that provides data to the data repository for use with the hierarchical project evaluation tool application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: John R. Miller, JR., Joel Dean Anderson, Mark A. Gaug, Edward H. Szostak
  • Patent number: 8176879
    Abstract: Machine for alternating conveyor belt livestock loading with pre-loader having conveyor belt, main conveyor section having lift section, top section, and conveyor belt, swing belt section, which may or may not be pivotable, having conveyor belt, and auto-loader section having plurality of conveyor belts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Inventors: Douglas Dean Anderson, Joshua Dean Anderson
  • Patent number: 8176339
    Abstract: A method and system for managing peripheral connection wakeup signaling in a processing system supporting multiple virtual machines provides a mechanism by which ownership of a peripheral having system wakeup capability is transferred between virtual machines. The power management event signal is connected to a service processor input that in turn signals a hypervisor to direct the wakeup activity to a particular logical partition in which the virtual machine was last executing. The hypervisor can then determine whether or not to wake up the entire system, or portions thereof and can direct the power management event to the appropriate virtual machine. In particular the peripheral may be an Ethernet adapter supporting Wake-On-LAN capability. State initialization, which is typically ensured by system power cycling is provided instead by controlling power to the standby power source or in some instances by forcing an indication of a disconnect/reconnect of the wakeup signaling connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Dean Anderson, Hoa Cong Nguyen, Thoi Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8146901
    Abstract: The invention relates to a modular positioning robotic system and method of use of the positioning system. In general, the modular positioning robotic system is comprised of a controller module, a positioning module and a base that can be either a stationary base or drive module. The positioning module also allows for additional flexibility by allowing for designs with multiple allowable adjustments that can be changed for a change in turn diameter, length, width and weight of a fixture and part combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Genesis Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Jan Christian Mangelsen, Mike Stoecker, Terry O'Connell, Terry Daggett, Mike Skahill, Dean Anderson
  • Publication number: 20120041796
    Abstract: A system is provided to display the technical status of a program and provide quick access to the program information. The system may include milestone views, links to work products and schedule data, links to templates, specification, requirements, review criteria, links to event maturity criteria, and displays of technical maturity assessments. The system may be provided at an enterprise level in HTML form to access criteria for tailoring individual programs. The system may be downloadable to a program server from an enterprise server to provide the foregoing capabilities. The system may be configured to import specific program information from program master schedules in order to populate milestone views, assessment views, and search engines. The system may be configured to provide access control with user privileges, defined for each user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: John R. MILLER, JR., Joel Dean Anderson, Mark A. Gaug, Edward H. Szostak
  • Patent number: 8042039
    Abstract: A dynamic page template is populated with one or more digital content objects, comprising. For each digital content object, a locus is determined in relation to the dynamic page template. The locus specifies locations on the dynamic page template at which the digital content object can be placed. The digital content object is then placed on the dynamic page template at one of the locations specified by the locus. The digital content objects placed on the dynamic page template are algorithmically manipulated one or more times to change sizes and/or locations of one or more of the digital content objects. The dynamic page template is then output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Dean A. Anderson
  • Patent number: 7992023
    Abstract: A method and system for managing peripheral connection wakeup signaling in a processing system supporting multiple virtual machines provides a mechanism by which ownership of a peripheral having system wakeup capability is transferred between virtual machines. The power management event signal is connected to a service processor input that in turn signals a hypervisor to direct the wakeup activity to a particular logical partition in which the virtual machine was last executing. The hypervisor can then determine whether or not to wake up the entire system, or portions thereof and can direct the power management event to the appropriate virtual machine. In particular the peripheral may be an Ethernet adapter supporting Wake-On-LAN capability. State initialization, which is typically ensured by system power cycling is provided instead by controlling power to the standby power source or in some instances by forcing an indication of a disconnect/reconnect of the wakeup signaling connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Dean Anderson, Hoa Cong Nguyen, Thoi Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20110183072
    Abstract: A method for hot-dip galvanizing metal tubes, may include placing a rack of metal tubes in an acid bath; removing the rack of metal tubes from the acid bath; placing the rack of metal tubes in a molten bath; removing the rack of metal tubes from the molten bath; and quenching the rack of metal tubes in a shower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Kevin Carroll, Sam Sagae, Thomas Tuan Nguyen, Sherman Dean Anderson
  • Patent number: 7886192
    Abstract: A system and method for fast system recovery that bypasses diagnostic routines by disconnecting failed hardware from the system before rebooting. Failed hardware and hardware that will be affected by removal of the failed hardware of the system are disconnected from the system. The system is restarted, and because the failed hardware is disconnected, diagnostic routines may safely be eliminated from the reboot process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Dean Anderson, Sheldon Ray Bailey, Wayne Allan Britson, Alongkorn Kitamorn, Michael Alan Kobler
  • Patent number: 7849820
    Abstract: Machine for alternating conveyor belt livestock loading with pre-loader having conveyor belt, main conveyor section having lift section, top section, and conveyor belt, swing belt section having conveyor belt, and autoloader section having plurality of conveyor belts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Inventors: Douglas Dean Anderson, Joshua Dean Anderson
  • Patent number: 7657730
    Abstract: In response to the start of an initialization sequence at a service processor, if power to a main processor was interrupted at a most-recent time that an operating system executed on the main processor, power to the main processor is turned on, the operating system is started executing on the main processor, data from the non-volatile memory of the service processor is provided to the operating system, and the service processor is reset, which restarts the initialization sequence. If the power to the main processor was not interrupted at the most-recent time that the operating system executed on the main processor, and if the operating system is currently executing on the main processor, a monitoring function is started in the service processor, which monitors for errors at a computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Salim Ahmed Agha, Gary Dean Anderson, Wayne Allan Britson, Brent William Jacobs, William Thomas Truskowski
  • Publication number: 20090292986
    Abstract: A dynamic page template is populated with one or more digital content objects, comprising. For each digital content object, a locus is determined in relation to the dynamic page template. The locus specifies locations on the dynamic page template at which the digital content object can be placed. The digital content object is then placed on the dynamic page template at one of the locations specified by the locus. The digital content objects placed on the dynamic page template are algorithmically manipulated one or more times to change sizes and/or locations of one or more of the digital content objects. The dynamic page template is then output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventor: Dean A. Anderson
  • Patent number: 7603660
    Abstract: A system and method for testing modified code paths without testing unmodified code paths is described. During testing of the baseline build of a program, code coverage data is generated. The code coverage data identifies which test implicates which code path of the baseline build. When a modification of the baseline build is made, the modified build may be differentiated to determine what code of the modified build was changed. When the modified build is differentiated, the code coverage data for the modified code path is mapped to appropriate tests. The tests may then be used to test the changed code path without requiring testing of all the code paths of the modified build.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Dravo Davia, Curtis Dean Anderson, Loren James Merriman, Patrick Joseph Niemeyer
  • Publication number: 20090211200
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for wrapping a plurality of tubes which includes a plurality of supporting stations, each of which includes a pair of stanchions upon which pulleys are positioned. An endless belt is threaded along the pulleys and one of the pulleys is driven by a drive motor to move the endless belt to rotate a bundle of tubes positioned on the belt. A roll of stretch wrapping plastic material such as polyethylene is disposed upon a trolley movable along a rail. The polyethylene plastic film engages the exterior of the bundle of tubes and as the bundle rotates, the film is moved from the roll to encompass and wrap the bundle of tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventor: Sherman Dean Anderson
  • Patent number: 7540124
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for wrapping a plurality of tubes which includes a plurality of supporting stations, each of which includes a pair of stanchions upon which pulleys are positioned. An endless belt is threaded along the pulleys and one of the pulleys is driven by a drive motor to move the endless belt to rotate a bundle of tubes positioned on the belt. A roll of stretch wrapping plastic material such as polyethylene is disposed upon a trolley movable along a rail. The polyethylene plastic film engages the exterior of the bundle of tubes and as the bundle rotates, the film is moved from the roll to encompass and wrap the bundle of tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Western Tube & Conduit Corporation
    Inventor: Sherman Dean Anderson
  • Patent number: 7536493
    Abstract: The aspects of the present invention provide a computer implemented method, an apparatus, and a computer usable program code for identifying a service processor with current setting information. First stored information for a service processor is retrieved from a first memory in the first service processor. Second stored information for the service processor is retrieved from a second memory in a data processing system to which the service processor is connected. The first stored information is compared with the second stored information to form a comparison as to whether the service processor was previously connected to the data processing system and to determine whether the service processor was a last service processor to fully communicate with system firmware in the data processing system. The service processor has current setting information if the service processor was previously connected to the data processing system and was the last service processor to fully communicate with the system firmware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Dean Anderson, Joseph Donald Armstrong, Brent William Jacobs, Ajay Kumar Mahajan
  • Publication number: 20080256388
    Abstract: A system and method for fast system recovery that bypasses diagnostic routines by disconnecting failed hardware from the system before rebooting. Failed hardware and hardware that will be affected by removal of the failed hardware of the system are disconnected from the system. The system is restarted, and because the failed hardware is disconnected, diagnostic routines may safely be eliminated from the reboot process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Dean Anderson, Sheldon Ray Bailey, Wayne Allan Britson, Alongkorn Kitamorn, Michael Alan Kobler
  • Patent number: D722073
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Manuel Lima, Brian Morris, Manuel Tan, Robert Scott Dietz, Robb Dean Anderson