Patents by Inventor James A. Porter
James A. Porter 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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Patent number: 10483066Abstract: In one embodiment, there is a fault interrupter device comprising at least one sensor comprising at least one first transformer having at least one outer region forming an outer periphery and at least one inner hollow region. There is also at least one second transformer that is disposed in the inner hollow region of the at least one first transformer. The transformers can be substantially circular in configuration, and more particularly, ring shaped. In another embodiment there is a rotatable latch which is used to selectively connect and disconnect a set of separable contacts to selectively disconnect power from the line side to the load side. The rotatable latch is in one embodiment coupled to a reset button. In at least one embodiment there is a slider which is configured to selectively prevent the manual tripping of the device.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.Inventors: Michael Kamor, James Porter, Kurt Dykema
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Patent number: 10396482Abstract: An electrical terminal assembly includes a contact member. The contact member includes a contact base. A plurality of contact arms extend from the contact base in an arm direction. The contact arms are arranged on opposed sides of a terminal plane. The electrical terminal assembly also includes a spring member. The spring member is supported on the contact member. The spring member includes a spring base. A plurality of spring arms extend from the spring base in the arm direction. The spring arms include respective spring contacts where the spring arms engage one of the contact arms. The spring arms include respective spring deflections between the spring base and the spring contact. Each spring deflection extends into a spring space between adjacent ones of the contact arms.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Michael Glick, Deborah Probert, David Menzies, Michael James Porter
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Publication number: 20190190178Abstract: An electrical terminal assembly includes a contact member. The contact member includes a contact base. A plurality of contact arms extend from the contact base in an arm direction. The contact arms are arranged on opposed sides of a terminal plane. The electrical terminal assembly also includes a spring member. The spring member is supported on the contact member. The spring member includes a spring base. A plurality of spring arms extend from the spring base in the arm direction. The spring arms include respective spring contacts where the spring arms engage one of the contact arms. The spring arms include respective spring deflections between the spring base and the spring contact. Each spring deflection extends into a spring space between adjacent ones of the contact arms.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: Lear CorporationInventors: Michael Glick, Deborah Probert, David Menzies, Michael James Porter
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Patent number: 10283895Abstract: An electrical terminal assembly includes a contact member with a contact base. A plurality of contact arms extend from the contact base in an arm direction. The contact arms are arranged on opposed sides of a terminal plane. The electrical terminal assembly includes a spring member supported on the contact member. The spring member includes a spring base. A plurality of spring arms extend from the spring base on opposed sides of the terminal plane in the arm direction. The spring arms engage the plurality of contact arms and bias the contact arms toward the terminal plane. The spring member also includes a shroud. The shroud extends in the arm direction around and beyond the contact arms. The shroud includes a terminal pass that the terminal plane is located in.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Deborah Probert, Michael Glick, David Menzies, Michael James Porter
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Patent number: 10283889Abstract: An electrical terminal includes a contact member. The contact member includes a contact base. The contact member includes a plurality of contact arms extending from the contact base. The contact arms are arranged on opposed sides of a terminal plane. The electrical terminal also includes a spring member. The spring member includes a spring base. The spring member includes a plurality of spring arms. The spring arms extend from the spring base. Each of the spring arms engages one or more of the contact arms. The spring member also includes a shroud. The shroud is connected to the spring base and extends around the contact arms and beyond the contact arms. The spring member is symmetrical across the terminal plane.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Michael Glick, Deborah Probert, David Menzies, Michael James Porter
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Publication number: 20190081425Abstract: An electrical terminal includes a contact member. The contact member includes a contact base. The contact member includes a plurality of contact arms extending from the contact base. The contact arms are arranged on opposed sides of a terminal plane. The electrical terminal also includes a spring member. The spring member includes a spring base. The spring member includes a plurality of spring arms. The spring arms extend from the spring base. Each of the spring arms engages one or more of the contact arms. The spring member also includes a shroud. The shroud is connected to the spring base and extends around the contact arms and beyond the contact arms. The spring member is symmetrical across the terminal plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2017Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: Lear CorporationInventors: Michael Glick, Deborah Probert, David Menzies, Michael James Porter
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Patent number: 10097789Abstract: According to one embodiment, methods and systems are disclosed for converting multi-media content to multiple deliverable formats using a conversion workflow. For example, a single source content file can be captured and a plurality of deliverable content files can be derived from the single source content file. Each of the plurality of deliverable content files can be in a format specific to a different distribution channel. That is, a single source media file can be used to automatically build one or more distribution files for a particular channel or channels. Furthermore, the distribution files can be built including logos, branding, open/close graphics, ratings, promo material, etc. The inclusion of these elements can be based on a common set of business rules defining, for example, what elements should be included in different types of distribution files.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2013Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Starz Entertainment, LLCInventors: Stephen David Smith, James Porter, Ray Milius
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Publication number: 20180216443Abstract: A system usable in a wellbore can include a processing device and a memory device in which instructions executable by the processing device are stored for causing the processing device to: generate multiple predicted values of a first parameter associated with a well environment or a wellbore operation; determine a first trend indicated by the multiple predicted values; receive, from a sensor, multiple measured values of a second parameter associated with the well environment or the wellbore operation; determine a second trend indicated by the multiple measured values; determine a difference between the first trend and the second trend or a rate of change of the difference; and in response to the difference exceeding a threshold or the rate of change exceeding another threshold, determine a source of the difference including at least one of an erroneous user input, an equipment failure, a wellbore event, or a model error.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2015Publication date: August 2, 2018Inventors: Robert Lynn WILLIAMS, Aidan James PORTER, Vitor Lopes PEREIRA, Joshua Samuel GOLLAPALLI
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Publication number: 20180202280Abstract: A system for use in a wellbore can include a computing device including a processing device and a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processing device. The instructions can cause the processing device to generate a predicted value of a parameter associated with a well environment or a wellbore operation. The instructions can also cause the processing device to determine a tuning factor for adjusting the predicted value based on historical data. The instructions can also cause the processing device to apply the tuning factor to the predicted value to generate a tuned predicted value. The instructions can further cause the processing device to generate an interface for display that includes a data point associated with the tuned predicted value plotted on a graph.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2015Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Robert Lynn Williams, Aidan James Porter, Vitor Lopes Pereira, Joshua Samuel Gollapalli
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Publication number: 20180202285Abstract: A system for use in a wellbore can include a computing device that includes a processing device and a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processing device. The instructions can cause the processing device to generate a predicted value of a parameter associated with a well environment or with a wellbore operation. The instructions can also cause the processing device to receive sensor data that includes a measured value of the parameter; compare the predicted value to the measured value to determine a difference; and generate an interface for display that includes a data point associated with the difference plotted on a probability-mass distribution graph. The system can also include a sensor in electrical communication with the computing device and positionable proximate to the wellbore for generating the measured value of the parameter and transmitting the measured value of the parameter to the computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2015Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Robert Lynn Williams, Aidan James Porter, Vitor Lopes Pereira, Joshua Samuel Gollapalli
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Publication number: 20180157647Abstract: Methods, systems, and/or devices for processing translations are described. In some embodiments, the method may comprise receiving a request to display a message to a user and determining a language in which to display the message, where the language has multiple translations for the message based on a condition associated with the user. In some embodiments, it comprises determining a value for the condition, selecting a translation from the multiple translations based, at least in part, on the value, and displaying the selected translation to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2016Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Niharika Marwah, Russell William James Porter, Maria Pruzan
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Patent number: 9990187Abstract: A computing device executes analytic source code published to it. A revision definition includes source code in a first programming language compiled using a first compiler. When the source code compilation is successful, the source code is parsed to define code elements, an integration function is generated, the integration function is compiled with the source code using a second compiler in a second programming language to define an executable, an entry point address to the generated integration function is retrieved from the defined executable, an incremented revision number and the entry point address are stored in a created revision data structure, and the created revision data structure is stored in a created module context data structure. The integration function maps first input and output parameters of the source code in the second programming language to second input and output parameters of the source code in the first programming language.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2017Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: SAS Institute Inc.Inventors: James Porter Carroll, Martin D. Tomasi, David Rawlings Duling, Steve Michael Sparano
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Publication number: 20170323752Abstract: In one embodiment, there is a fault interrupter device comprising at least one sensor comprising at least one first transformer having at least one outer region forming an outer periphery and at least one inner hollow region. There is also at least one second transformer that is disposed in the inner hollow region of the at least one first transformer. The transformers can be substantially circular in configuration, and more particularly, ring shaped. In another embodiment there is a rotatable latch which is used to selectively connect and disconnect a set of separable contacts to selectively disconnect power from the line side to the load side. The rotatable latch is in one embodiment coupled to a reset button. In at least one embodiment there is a slider which is configured to selectively prevent the manual tripping of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.Inventors: Michael Kamor, James Porter, Kurt Dykema
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Patent number: 9679731Abstract: In one embodiment, there is a fault interrupter device comprising at least one sensor comprising at least one first transformer having at least one outer region forming an outer periphery and at least one inner hollow region. There is also at least one second transformer that is disposed in the inner hollow region of the at least one first transformer. The transformers can be substantially circular in configuration, and more particularly, ring shaped. In another embodiment there is a rotatable latch which is used to selectively connect and disconnect a set of separable contacts to selectively disconnect power from the line side to the load side. The rotatable latch is in one embodiment coupled to a reset button. In at least one embodiment there is a slider which is configured to selectively prevent the manual tripping of the device.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.Inventors: Michael Kamor, James Porter, Kurt Dykema
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Publication number: 20150200070Abstract: In one embodiment, there is a fault interrupter device comprising at least one sensor comprising at least one first transformer having at least one outer region forming an outer periphery and at least one inner hollow region. There is also at least one second transformer that is disposed in the inner hollow region of the at least one first transformer. The transformers can be substantially circular in configuration, and more particularly, ring shaped. In another embodiment there is a rotatable latch which is used to selectively connect and disconnect a set of separable contacts to selectively disconnect power from the line side to the load side. The rotatable latch is in one embodiment coupled to a reset button. In at least one embodiment there is a slider which is configured to selectively prevent the manual tripping of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2015Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicant: LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.Inventors: Michael Kamor, James Porter, Kurt Dykema
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Patent number: 9053886Abstract: In one embodiment, there is a fault interrupter device comprising at least one sensor comprising at least one first transformer having at least one outer region forming an outer periphery and at least one inner hollow region. There is also at least one second transformer that is disposed in the inner hollow region of the at least one first transformer. The transformers can be substantially circular in configuration, and more particularly, ring shaped. In another embodiment there is a rotatable latch which is used to selectively connect and disconnect a set of separable contacts to selectively disconnect power from the line side to the load side. The rotatable latch is in one embodiment coupled to a reset button. In at least one embodiment there is a slider which is configured to selectively prevent the manual tripping of the device.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2013Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.Inventors: Michael Kamor, James Porter, Kurt Dykema
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Publication number: 20140055904Abstract: In one embodiment, there is a fault interrupter device comprising at least one sensor comprising at least one first transformer having at least one outer region forming an outer periphery and at least one inner hollow region. There is also at least one second transformer that is disposed in the inner hollow region of the at least one first transformer. The transformers can be substantially circular in configuration, and more particularly, ring shaped. In another embodiment there is a rotatable latch which is used to selectively connect and disconnect a set of separable contacts to selectively disconnect power from the line side to the load side. The rotatable latch is in one embodiment coupled to a reset button. In at least one embodiment there is a slider which is configured to selectively prevent the manual tripping of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.Inventors: Michael Kamor, James Porter, Kurt Dykema
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Patent number: 8587914Abstract: In one embodiment, there is a fault interrupter device comprising at least one sensor comprising at least one first transformer having at least one outer region forming an outer periphery and at least one inner hollow region. There is also at least one second transformer that is disposed in the inner hollow region of the at least one first transformer. The transformers can be substantially circular in configuration, and more particularly, ring shaped. In another embodiment there is a rotatable latch which is used to selectively connect and disconnect a set of separable contacts to selectively disconnect power from the line side to the load side. The rotatable latch is in one embodiment coupled to a reset button. In at least one embodiment there is a slider which is configured to selectively prevent the manual tripping of the device.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.Inventors: Michael Kamor, James Porter, Kurt Dykema
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Patent number: 8480412Abstract: A connector assembly is provided with a body that extends along a lateral length with a longitudinal height defined by a first body surface and an opposing second body surface. A locking terminal extends through the body and includes an elongate blade having a distal end for electrically connecting to a mating connector and a proximal end adapted to electrically connect to an electronic component with an aperture. At least one tab extends lengthwise from an intermediate portion of the blade and extends through the electronic component aperture. A projection extends outward from the tab such that the projection interferes with the aperture during insertion of the tab therethrough for deforming the tab. After insertion, the tab returns from the deformation and engages the projection to the electronic component for retaining the tab within the aperture.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2011Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Thomas D. Belanger, Jr., Bert William Eakins, George E. Fox, Michael James Porter
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Patent number: 8375416Abstract: According to one embodiment, methods and systems are disclosed for converting multi-media content to multiple deliverable formats using a conversion workflow. For example, a single source content file can be captured and a plurality of deliverable content files can be derived from the single source content file. Each of the plurality of deliverable content files can be in a format specific to a different distribution channel. That is, a single source media file can be used to automatically build one or more distribution files for a particular channel or channels. Furthermore, the distribution files can be built including logos, branding, open/close graphics, ratings, promo material, etc. The inclusion of these elements can be based on a common set of business rules defining, for example, what elements should be included in different types of distribution files.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2007Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Starz Entertainment, LLCInventors: Stephen David Smith, James Porter, Ray Milius