Patents by Inventor James R. Kirk

James R. Kirk 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).

  • Self-Checkout System
    Publication number: 20240070637
    Abstract: A computing device retrieves a stabilized weight and a weight-based item count for one or more items to be purchased. Responsive to retrieving the stabilized weight, the computing device retrieves an image-based item count and an expected weight based on the image-based item count for the one or more items to be purchased. The computing device selects between authorizing and blocking checkout of the one or more items based on the weight-based item count, the image-based item count, the stabilized weight, and the expected weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: J. Wacho Slaughter, Brad M. Johnson, William Laird Dungan, Yevgeni Tsirulnik, Phil Brown, Charles R. Kirk, Evgeny Shevtsov, Tracy Cate, James L. Frank, Andrei Khaitas
  • Jack connector
    Patent number: 8690596
    Abstract: A jack connector includes a main body, contact terminals, and an engaging assembly. The main body has a lateral opening on its one side surface and a top opening on a top surface connected to the side surface. A portion of the contact terminals are provided in the main body. The engaging assembly is mounted on the top surface of the main body to surround the top opening. The engaging assembly has two engaging plates protruding from the top opening. When a plug is inserted into the jack connector via the lateral opening, the two engaging plates of the jack connector are engaged with the plug, so that the plug can be electrically connected to the jack connector via the contact terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics Holdings (Bermuda) No. 7 Ltd., Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Sheng Su, James R. Kirk
  • Jack Connector
    Publication number: 20120309220
    Abstract: A jack connector includes a main body, contact terminals, and an engaging assembly. The main body has a lateral opening on its one side surface and a top opening on a top surface connected to the side surface. A portion of the contact terminals are provided in the main body. The engaging assembly is mounted on the top surface of the main body to surround the top opening. The engaging assembly has two engaging plates protruding from the top opening. When a plug is inserted into the jack connector via the lateral opening, the two engaging plates of the jack connector are engaged with the plug, so that the plug can be electrically connected to the jack connector via the contact terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Yu Sheng Su, James R. Kirk
  • Amino/polyoxyalkylenated polydiorganosiloxanes
    Patent number: 5147578
    Abstract: Novel organofunctional polydiorganosiloxanes containing amino and polyoxyalkylene groups, well adapted as surfactants, dispersants or additives to textile rinsing softening compositions, or to solid antifoams for washing powders, have the formula: ##STR1##
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1992
    Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Chimie
    Inventor: James R. Kirk
  • Amino/polyoxyalkylenated polydioganosiloxanes
    Patent number: 5075403
    Abstract: Novel organofunctional polydiorganosiloxanes containing amino and polyoxyalkylene groups, well adapted as surfactants, dispersants or additives to textile rinsing softening compositions, or to solid antifoams for washing powders, have the formula: ##STR1##
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Chimie
    Inventor: James R. Kirk