Patents by Inventor Geoffrey W. Brown

Geoffrey W. Brown 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).

  • Charging display system
    Patent number: 7793121
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method is provided for operating a charging display system that is capable of wirelessly charging a rechargeable device positioned on a connector-less charging surface. In accordance with the method, the presence of a chargeable device on the charging surface is detected and the type of the chargeable device is identified. A set of interaction options based upon the identity of the chargeable device with the set, including a charging interaction option, is determined and, a displayable output signal based upon the determined set interaction options is generated. The set of interaction options is initiated based upon the detected presence of the chargeable device on the charging surface and the identified device type and, the output signal is presented on a display of the charging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Joel S. Lawther, Michael J. Telek, Joseph A. Manico, John R. Fredlund, Timothy J. Wood, Geoffrey W. Brown
  • Method and apparatus for measuring current density in conductive materials
    Publication number: 20090006015
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for measuring a current density in a conductive material. The apparatus and method use an algorithm and an extension to the Fourier transform approach that allows transport currents to be treated accurately. Due to its speed, the resulting algorithm is ideally suited for high-resolution and high-throughput magnetic imaging of superconducting tape in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Frederick M. Mueller, Holger Grube, Geoffrey W. Brown, Marilyn E. Hawley, J. Yates Coulter
  • CHARGING DISPLAY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080211458
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method is provided for operating a charging display system that is capable of wirelessly charging a rechargeable device positioned on a connector-less charging surface. In accordance with the method, the presence of a chargeable device on the charging surface is detected and the type of the chargeable device is identified. A set of interaction options based upon the identity of the chargeable device with the set, including a charging interaction option, is determined and, a displayable output signal based upon the determined set interaction options is generated. The set of interaction options is initiated based upon the detected presence of the chargeable device on the charging surface and the identified device type and, the output signal is presented on a display of the charging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Joel S. Lawther, Michael J. Telek, Joseph A. Manico, John R. Fredlund, Timothy J. Wood, Geoffrey W. Brown