Patents by Inventor Grant Anderson
Grant 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).
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Publication number: 20170137097Abstract: This disclosure provides a protective diving system for isolating a diver from a hazardous diving environment. The protective diving system can include a dry suit system including a dry suit and a surface exhaust valve coupled to the dry suit, and a return-surface exhaust assembly configured to exhaust gas from the dry suit system to a breathable atmosphere outside of the diving environment of the diver. The surface exhaust valve is configured to receive gas from the dry suit and exhaust gas to the return-surface exhaust assembly without exhausting to the surrounding diving environment. The protective diving system can further include one or more chemically-resistant components, where the chemically-resistant components include a fluoroelastomer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2014Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Grant A. Anderson, Taber K. MacCallum, Sebastian A. Padilla, Chad E. Bower
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Publication number: 20160314423Abstract: A system with access to regularly updated information regarding an entity can generate information regarding the performance of that entity. For example, values of various key performance indicators (KPIs) can be determined. One or more of the values can be compared to a corresponding threshold or range. Based on the results of the comparisons, an alert can be generated and sent to a user associated with the entity, a user interface (UI) that presents information to the user about the entity can include information regarding the KPIs, or both. The system may have access to data regarding a number of similar entities. Using the data for the similar entities, one or more benchmarks for the KPIs of the entity can be determined. The KPIs can be compared to the benchmarks and the results shown in a UI, an alert, or both.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2015Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Tim Mole, Grant Anderson
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Patent number: 9395123Abstract: A portable thermal-control system adapted to support space-related research and exploration. Embodiments of the present invention assist in preventing overheating of small payloads being transported from an orbiting space vehicle to a planetary surface by small atmospheric-entry vehicles. Other embodiments of the present invention provide thermal control within an extra-vehicular activity (EVA) suit. Each embodiment utilizes at least one phase-change material, cooled significantly below the freezing temperature, to absorb heat.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Paragon Space Development CorporationInventors: Thomas Orville Leimkuehler, Thomas William Morin, Grant A. Anderson
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Publication number: 20150284061Abstract: This disclosure provides a protective diving system for isolating a diver from a hazardous diving environment. The protective diving system can include a dry suit system including a dry suit and a surface exhaust valve coupled to the dry suit, and a return-surface exhaust assembly configured to exhaust gas from the dry suit system to a breathable atmosphere outside of the diving environment of the diver. The surface exhaust valve is configured to receive gas from the dry suit and exhaust gas to the return-surface exhaust assembly without exhausting to the surrounding diving environment. The protective diving system can further include one or more chemically-resistant components, where the chemically-resistant components include a fluoroelastomer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2014Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Grant A. Anderson, Taber K. MacCallum, Sebastian A. Padilla, Chad E. Bower
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Patent number: 8914750Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to store user defined scenarios in a three-dimensional system. A 3D view of a real world scene is displayed, using a three-dimensional (3D) graphics application. Plug-ins are installed into the 3D graphics application. A user selects a subset of the plug-ins, defines settings for the subset of plug-ins, and defines a visualization trait for each plug-in in the subset. The user associates an identification of the selected subset, the settings, and the visualization trait with a scenario bookmark that is saved. The bookmark can be selected by a user to display a visualization of a scenario based on the selected subset, settings, and visualization trait.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2008Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.Inventors: Richard D. Howard, Jarrod Lopiccolo, Grant Anderson, Roy Lindauer, Thomas Helman, Matthew Larsen
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Publication number: 20140081702Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to rapidly logging sales activities in a customer relationship management system. It also relates to simplifying logging of sale activities by offering a streamlined data entry path that as immense usability in a mobile environment. The streamlined data entry path can be completed by triple-action, double-action, or single-action. In particular, the technology disclosed relates to automatically identifying and selecting entities that are most likely to be selected by a user. The identification of entities as most likely to be selected is dependent at least upon access recency of records of the entities, imminence of events linked to the entities, and geographic proximities of the entities to the user. It further relates to automatically identifying and selecting sales activities that are most likely to be performed by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: salesforce.com, Inc.Inventors: Sönke Rohde, Craig Villamor, Akhilesh Gupta, Grant Anderson, Jason Schroeder, Charlie Issacs, John Walter Taschek, Steve Gillmor, Girish Jashnani
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Patent number: 8555884Abstract: A system designed to increase diver safety in high-risk environments containing one or more hazardous materials. The system comprises one or more retrofittable kits enabling the upgrading of contaminate-vulnerable materials of an existing dive helmet to provide full environment isolation for the diver. The system preferably utilizes fluoroelastomeric replacement materials and components to convert an open circuit dive system to a closed circuit dive system. Methods of system development are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2008Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Paragon Space Development CorporationInventors: Grant A. Anderson, Taber K. MacCallum, Sebastian A. Padilla, Chad E. Bower
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Patent number: 8342454Abstract: A portable thermal-control system adapted to support space-related research and exploration. Embodiments of the present invention assist in preventing overheating of small payloads being transported from an orbiting space vehicle to a planetary surface by small atmospheric-entry vehicles. Other embodiments of the present invention provide thermal control within an extra-vehicular activity (EVA) suit. Each embodiment utilizes at least one phase-change material, cooled significantly below the freezing temperature, to absorb heat.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Paragon Space Development CorporationInventors: Thomas Orville Leimkuehler, Thomas William Morin, Grant A. Anderson
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Publication number: 20120116982Abstract: In this specification, online communities also referred to as forums, are used as a customer support tool. Users of the forum post questions and replies. In some embodiments users can vote on the replies. The authorized personnel can add an entry in a database based on the forum content. In an embodiment, such an entry could be in customer case management system when a question is not well answered or not answered at all and needs attention of customer support agent. In another embodiment, the entry could be in a knowledge base management system when a question is well answered and is considered to be potentially useful for many forum users. Any of the above embodiments can be used independently or together with any combination of other embodiments.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: Salesforce. com. Inc.Inventors: Norimasa Yoshida, Grant Anderson, Etienne Girauday, George Su, Justin Lin, Park Kittipatkul, Vinodh Rajagopal, Irina Sendyk, Sriram Rangaraj
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Patent number: 8157217Abstract: A spacecraft radiator system designed to provide structural support to the spacecraft. Structural support is provided by the geometric “crescent” form of the panels of the spacecraft radiator. This integration of radiator and structural support provides spacecraft with a semi-monocoque design.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2009Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Inventor: Grant A. Anderson
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Publication number: 20110302098Abstract: Online communities, also referred to as “forums,” are used as a customer support tool along with a repository of useful articles, also referred to as “knowledge base.” Users may navigate between the forum and the knowledge base. Social networks can also be used to access the forum and knowledge base. Forums and knowledge bases that have confidential data may be restricted to employees of a multi-tenant database system. Any of the above embodiments can be used independently or together with any combination of other embodiments.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: Salesforce.com, Inc.Inventors: Norimasa Yoshida, Grant Anderson, Eric Nash, Etienne Giraudy, George Su, Justin Lin, Park Kittipatkul, Vinodh Rajagopal, Irina Sendyk, Anshu Agarwal, Sriram Rangaraj
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Publication number: 20090172935Abstract: A system designed to increase diver safety in high-risk environments containing one or more hazardous materials. The system comprises one or more retrofittable kits enabling the upgrading of contaminate-vulnerable materials of an existing dive helmet to provide full environment isolation for the diver. The system preferably utilizes fluoroelastomeric replacement materials and components to convert an open circuit dive system to a closed circuit dive system. Methods of system development are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2008Publication date: July 9, 2009Applicant: Paragon Space Development CorporationInventors: Grant A. Anderson, Taber K. MacCallum, Sebastian A. Padilla, Chad E. Bower
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Publication number: 20090094556Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to store user defined scenarios in a three-dimensional system. A 3D view of a real world scene is displayed, using a three-dimensional (3D) graphics application. Plug-ins are installed into the 3D graphics application. A user selects a subset of the plug-ins, defines settings for the subset of plug-ins, and defines a visualization trait for each plug-in in the subset. The user associates an identification of the selected subset, the settings, and the visualization trait with a scenario bookmark that is saved. The bookmark can be selected by a user to display a visualization of a scenario based on the selected subset, settings, and visualization trait.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2008Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: Richard D. Howard, Jarrod Lopiccolo, Grant Anderson, Roy Lindauer, Thomas Helman, Matthew Larsen
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Patent number: 7441473Abstract: A ground-based system for simulating dynamic suborbital-flight environments occurring during substantially complete suborbital-flights by a flight vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2007Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Inventors: Taber K. MacCallum, Grant A. Anderson
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Publication number: 20080052051Abstract: A ground-based system for simulating dynamic suborbital-flight environments occurring during substantially complete suborbital-flights by a flight vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2007Publication date: February 28, 2008Inventors: Taber MacCallum, Grant Anderson
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Publication number: 20050249782Abstract: A drug delivery device having the shape and size of a pocket card and including a drug dispersed in an edible material, is disclosed. The drug delivery device may be conveniently carried by a person, such as in the form of a cash or credit card, allowing easy access to the drug. The person may administer a dosage of the drug by ingesting all or part of the drug delivery device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2005Publication date: November 10, 2005Inventors: Victor Perry, Grant Anderson, Ly Lee
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Patent number: 6921182Abstract: A first set of orange LEDs with a peak wavelength emission of about 612 nanometers, a second set of red light emitting LEDs with a peak wavelength of about 660 nanometers, and blue light LEDs. Two beam spreads, 15° and 30°, were provided for both the 660 nm LEDs and 612 nm LEDs. When directed perpendicularly upon tops of the plant leaves, 10% light transmission occurred through the leaves for the 30° LEDs, and 80% light transmission for the 15° LEDs. Thus, fully 50% of the orange/red spectrum primarily used for photosynthesis was transmitted through the upper leaf canopy, making it available to support photosynthesis in leaves below. LED lamps are positioned at varying distances from the growing plants for controlling plant growth rates that vary with these distances, thereby to control plant inventory, because growth of plants can be greatly slowed to preserve them during periods of slow sales.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2003Date of Patent: July 26, 2005Assignee: SolarOasisInventors: William Grant Anderson, Jr., Larry Stephen Capen
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Publication number: 20040230102Abstract: A first set of orange LEDs with a peak wavelength emission of about 612 nanometers, a second set of red light emitting LEDs with a peak wavelength of about 660 nanometers, and blue light LEDs. Two beam spreads, 15° and 30°, were provided for both the 660 nm LEDs and 612 nm LEDs. When directed perpendicularly upon tops of the plant leaves, 10% light transmission occurred through the leaves for the 30° LEDs, and 80% light transmission for the 15° LEDs. Thus, fully 50% of the orange/red spectrum primarily used for photosynthesis was transmitted through the upper leaf canopy, making it available to support photosynthesis in leaves below. LED lamps are positioned at varying distances from the growing plants for controlling plant growth rates that vary with these distances, thereby to control plant inventory, because growth of plants can be greatly slowed to preserve them during periods of slow sales.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2003Publication date: November 18, 2004Inventors: William Grant Anderson, Larry Stephen Capen
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Publication number: 20040189555Abstract: A power conditioning circuit is coupled between a conventional low-voltage 12 volt AC switching power supply used in track lighting arrangements and an LED array used for illumination of an area. A conventional voltage multiplier is provided having a low input impedance for producing a current inrush from the switching power supply, sufficient in magnitude and duration to excite the low-voltage switching supply in spite of the low LED load to be energized. The resulting voltage multiplied and rectified current is fed to a precise DC voltage regulator for very efficiently driving an array of series-parallel strings of light emitting diodes. The use of the voltage multiplication combined with precise DC voltage regulation feature enables driving LED arrays having the longest possible light emitting diode serial strings for the available voltage, increasing energy efficiency while keeping the circuit near ambient temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2003Publication date: September 30, 2004Inventors: Larry Stephen Capen, William Grant Anderson
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Patent number: 5865141Abstract: An apparatus and method for establishing a sealed ecological system that is self-sustaining, remains in dynamic equilibrium over successive generations of organisms. The wastes generated by one set of organisms are consumed entirely by other organisms as nutrients. This nutrient-waste balance is achieved by limiting the amounts of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium present at the start-up of the system. Further stability and water clarity is achieved by the use of aquatic plants.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 1996Date of Patent: February 2, 1999Assignee: Paragon Space Development Corp.Inventors: Jane Poynter, Grant A. Anderson, Taber MacCallum