Patents by Inventor James Andrew Storer

James Andrew Storer 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).

  • Mechanical puzzle with hinge elements, rope elements, and knot elements
    Patent number: 8393623
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, cubes with beveled edges that are joined by hinge elements can be folded into a larger cube. In another embodiment, a puzzle object with a plurality of holes may have a rope element threaded through it so as to conceal knot elements. In yet another embodiment, a plurality of puzzle objects with holes that are joined by hinge elements may have a rope element threaded through tunnels formed by the holes so as to conceal the knot elements. Different aspects and further embodiments of this invention provide for puzzles and amusements of varying design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Inventor: James Andrew Storer
  • Mechanical puzzle with hinge elements, rope elements, and knot elements
    Publication number: 20110101609
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, cubes with beveled edges that are joined by hinge elements can be folded into a larger cube. In another embodiment, a puzzle object with a plurality of holes may have a rope element threaded through it so as to conceal knot elements. In yet another embodiment, a plurality of puzzle objects with holes that are joined by hinge elements may have a rope element threaded through tunnels formed by the holes so as to conceal the knot elements. Different aspects and further embodiments of this invention provide for puzzles and amusements of varying design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventor: James Andrew Storer
  • In-place differential compression
    Patent number: 7079051
    Abstract: To enhance the distribution or backup of data similar to previously distributed or backed up data, to provide similarity testing, and other benefits, a first body of data T of size n is compressed with respect to a second body of data S of size m in-place; that is, the memory containing S is overwritten from left to right so that at no time is more than a total of MAX{m,n}+O(1) memory used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Inventors: James Andrew Storer, Dana Shapira