Patents by Inventor Douglas Larsen
Douglas Larsen 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: 20240108147Abstract: Convertible furniture includes a first arm, a first seat, and a base. The first seat is adjacent the first arm and includes a head panel, a mid-panel, and a foot panel. The first seat has a seat configuration in which the head panel is in a vertical orientation. The first seat has a bed configuration in which the head panel, the mid-panel, and the foot panel are each in a horizontal orientation with a top surface of each cooperating to form a flat surface. The base has a side rail that is secured to the first arm and a center support parallel to and spaced apart from the first arm. The head panel of the first seat at least partially supported by the side rail and the center support in the deployed position thereof when the first seat is in the bed configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: American Leather Operations, LLCInventors: Anders Larsen, Stephen Stockton, Douglas Gasal, Kevin Nguyen
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Patent number: 11910932Abstract: A motion seat is described that includes a chassis, a seat frame, a seat cushion, a backrest, and a resilient hinge. The seat frame is attached to the chassis and the seat cushion and the backrest are each attached to the seat frame. The resilient hinge formed as a unitary body and may be formed from a resilient polymer. The seat cushion and/or the backrest is pivotably attached to the seat frame with the resilient hinge.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: American Leather Operations, LLCInventors: Jeff Weber, Anders Larsen, Douglas L. Gasal, Jared Hurd, Robert B. Duncan, Kevin Nguyen
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Patent number: 8576840Abstract: This document describes tools that assign packets to a network service. The tools receive a control packet lacking a tag associating the control packet with a network service and assign the control packet to a network service by adding a tag to the control packet. The tools may also receive a tagged data packet on a port and determine that the tag does not match any of a set of network tags associated with the port. Consequently, the tools assign the data packet to a default network service. The tools may also receive a set of conditions for a port and assign data packets received on the port that satisfy one of the conditions to a network service associated with the satisfied condition and data packets that do not satisfy one of the conditions to a default network service.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2006Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: World Wide Packets, Inc.Inventors: Loren Douglas Larsen, Andrew P. Schultz
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Patent number: 8306024Abstract: This invention includes tools that prevent forwarding of a packet to a control plane of a packet switch. The tools receive a packet comprising indicia suggesting that the packet be forwarded to a control plane of a packet switch. After receiving the packet, the tools may modify the packet to prevent the packet from being forwarded to the control plane, intercept the packet before it is received by the control plane, or otherwise prevent the packet from being forwarded to the control plane. The tools may also forward the packet from a source port of a packet switch to a destination port of the packet switch without forwarding the packet to the control plane of the packet switch.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2009Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: World Wide Packets, Inc.Inventors: Kelly Donald Fromm, Loren Douglas Larsen, Michael John Chartier
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Publication number: 20120196580Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for indicating an incoming call on a portable communication device are disclosed. A calling connection indicator is captured from an incoming call. An identified entry is selected from a caller identification list comprising one or more entries, wherein each of the entries is associated with a contact of a user of the portable communication device and includes one or more connection indicators for the contact and a tactile pattern for the contact. The identified entry is selected by matching the calling connection indicator to one of the one or more connection indicators. A tactile pattern is generated for the portable communication device. The tactile pattern includes a predefined tactile pattern associated with the identified entry in the caller identification list or a default tactile pattern if the calling connection indicator does not correlate to any of the connection indicators in the caller identification list.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2011Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: SORENSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Richard Lee Simmons, Todd Lane Ouzts, Loren Douglas Larsen
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Patent number: 7869376Abstract: This document describes tools that communicate an operational state of a transport service. The transport service provides connectivity between two or more networks, enabling the networks to exchange packets. The tools detect an operational state of a transport service. After doing so, the tools may convey the operational state of the transport service to at least one of the networks through a user-to-network interface port of a network interface device, send a message to a network interface device requesting that the network interface device convey the operational state to a network connected to the network interface device, or configure a network interface device to communicate the operational state.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2006Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: World Wide Packets, Inc.Inventors: Dackary R. Busch, Kevin Q Daines, Cory Dean Gordon, Loren Douglas Larsen
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Patent number: 7869439Abstract: Packet switch operating methods and packet switches compare a quantity of virtual interfaces associated with a virtual switch to a threshold. If the quantity of virtual interfaces is not greater than the threshold, and the packet switch is configured to learn forwarding fields of packets forwarded by the virtual switch, the methods and switches configure the packet switch to not learn forwarding fields of packets subsequently forwarded by the virtual switch. Other methods and packet switches compare a quantity of virtual interfaces associated with a virtual switch to a threshold. If the quantity of virtual interfaces associated with the virtual switch is not greater than the threshold and the packet switch is configured to learn forwarding fields of packets forwarded by the virtual switch, the methods and packet switches configure the packet switch to not learn forwarding fields of packets subsequently forwarded by the virtual switch.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2007Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: World Wide Packets, Inc.Inventors: Steven Richard Ramberg, Andrew Patrick Schultz, Loren Douglas Larsen
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Patent number: 7782856Abstract: This document describes tools that forward data packets having tags conforming to different formats. In one embodiment, the tools receive a data packet on each of a plurality of ports, each data packet comprising a tag conforming to a different format. The tools relay the data packets to a port capable of transmitting tags conforming to a plurality of formats. In another embodiment, the tools receive a plurality of data packets on a source port comprising a plurality of logical source ports, each of which is associated with a unique tag. At least one data packet is received on each logical source port. Each data packet includes the tag associated with the logical source port on which the data packet is received. The tools map each data packet to one of a plurality of virtual switches based on the logical source port on which the data packet is received.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2006Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: World Wide Packets, Inc.Inventors: Loren Douglas Larsen, Andrew Patrick Schultz, Kelly Donald Fromm, Keith Michael Bly
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Patent number: 7711001Abstract: An apparatus and method to provide a portable networking interface for distributed switching systems. Two Application Program Interfaces (APIs) are defined for communication to a Forwarding Database Distribution Library (FDDL). The FDDL sits between network client applications and the switch device driver in order to provide a uniform interface to the switch device driver. Towers may be added to the FDDL to provide additional functionality specific to certain client applications.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2007Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Cedell Adam Alexander, Jr., Loren Douglas Larsen
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Publication number: 20100098086Abstract: This invention includes tools that prevent forwarding of a packet to a control plane of a packet switch. The tools receive a packet comprising indicia suggesting that the packet be forwarded to a control plane of a packet switch. After receiving the packet, the tools may modify the packet to prevent the packet from being forwarded to the control plane, intercept the packet before it is received by the control plane, or otherwise prevent the packet from being forwarded to the control plane. The tools may also forward the packet from a source port of a packet switch to a destination port of the packet switch without forwarding the packet to the control plane of the packet switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Inventors: Kelly Donald Fromm, Loren Douglas Larsen, Michael John Chartier
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Patent number: 7653057Abstract: This invention includes tools that prevent forwarding of a packet to a control plane of a packet switch. The tools receive a packet comprising indicia suggesting that the packet be forwarded to a control plane of a packet switch. After receiving the packet, the tools may modify the packet to prevent the packet from being forwarded to the control plane, intercept the packet before it is received by the control plane, or otherwise prevent the packet from being forwarded to the control plane. The tools may also forward the packet from a source port of a packet switch to a destination port of the packet switch without forwarding the packet to the control plane of the packet switch.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2006Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: World Wide Packets, Inc.Inventors: Kelly Donald Fromm, Loren Douglas Larsen, Michael John Chartier
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Publication number: 20090046600Abstract: An apparatus and method to provide a portable networking interface for distributed switching systems. Two Application Program Interfaces (APIs) are defined for communication to a Forwarding Database Distribution Library (FDDL). The FDDL sits between network client applications and the switch device driver in order to provide a uniform interface to the switch device driver. Towers may be added to the FDDL to provide additional functionality specific to certain client applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2008Publication date: February 19, 2009Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Cedell Adam Alexander, JR., Loren Douglas Larsen
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Patent number: 7480311Abstract: An interface method to provide a portable networking interface for distributed switching systems. Two Application Program Interfaces (APIs) are defined for communication to a Forwarding Database Distribution Library (FDDL). The FDDL sits between network client applications and the switch device driver in order to provide a uniform interface to the switch device driver. Towers may be added to the FDDL to provide additional functionality specific to certain client applications.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2007Date of Patent: January 20, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Cedell Adam Alexander, Jr., Loren Douglas Larsen
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Publication number: 20080112333Abstract: This document describes tools that communicate an operational state of a transport service. The transport service provides connectivity between two or more networks, enabling the networks to exchange packets. The tools detect an operational state of a transport service. After doing so, the tools may convey the operational state of the transport service to at least one of the networks through a user-to-network interface port of a network interface device, send a message to a network interface device requesting that the network interface device convey the operational state to a network connected to the network interface device, or configure a network interface device to communicate the operational state.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2006Publication date: May 15, 2008Inventors: Dackary R. Busch, Kevin Q. Daines, Cory Dean Gordon, Loren Douglas Larsen
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Publication number: 20080112403Abstract: This document describes tools that assign packets to a network service. The tools receive a control packet lacking a tag associating the control packet with a network service and assign the control packet to a network service by adding a tag to the control packet. The tools may also receive a tagged data packet on a port and determine that the tag does not match any of a set of network tags associated with the port. Consequently, the tools assign the data packet to a default network service. The tools may also receive a set of conditions for a port and assign data packets received on the port that satisfy one of the conditions to a network service associated with the satisfied condition and data packets that do not satisfy one of the conditions to a default network service.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2006Publication date: May 15, 2008Inventors: Loren Douglas Larsen, Andrew P. Schultz
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Patent number: 7346075Abstract: An apparatus and method to provide a portable networking interface for distributed switching systems. Two Application Program Interfaces (APIs) are defined for communication to a Forwarding Database Distribution Library (FDDL). The FDDL sits between network client applications and the switch device driver in order to provide a uniform interface to the switch device driver. Towers may be added to the FDDL to provide additional functionality specific to certain client applications.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2000Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Cedell Adam Alexander, Jr., Loren Douglas Larsen
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Publication number: 20080047977Abstract: A portable spray dispenser includes a spray head, a portable container, and a clip secured to either the spray head or the container. The spray head includes a base, which is configured to be secured to the container, as well as a pump, which may comprise a push button with a nozzle exposed to a peripheral surface thereof. The clip resembles a conventional pen clip and is configured to secure the portable spray dispenser to a thin article, such as a pocket of a physician's coat, a shirt, or a jacket. The clip may be secured to the container, the base of the spray head, or the push button of the spray head, in which case the nozzle may be exposed through a portion of the clip. The portable spray dispenser may be used while remaining secured, by way of the clip, to a thin article.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2007Publication date: February 28, 2008Inventors: Douglas Larsen, Paul Christensen, Gary Pellegrino
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Publication number: 20070257515Abstract: There is disclosed a member for sealing, baffling and/or reinforcing components of an automotive vehicle. The assembly generally includes a carrier, an expandable material and at least one fastener.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2007Publication date: November 8, 2007Applicant: Zephyros, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Larsen, Thomas Kleino, Abraham Kassa, William Barz, Matthew Harthcock
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Publication number: 20070089829Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, and resulting system, for forming a reinforcing system suitable for application to a structure of an article of manufacture. More particularly, the present invention relates to a plurality of shaped expandable segments that are movably (e.g., flexibly rotatable or the like) attached to each other for application to a cavity or other location of a structure. In one specific application, the system may be used for reinforcement of transportation vehicles such as forms of cycles (e.g., unicycle, bicycle, tricycle, etc) or other manpowered or motor powered vehicles including on-road vehicles, off-road vehicles or otherwise.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2006Publication date: April 26, 2007Inventor: Douglas Larsen
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Patent number: D564576Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2007Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Inventor: Douglas Larsen