Patents by Inventor Keith Burnham
Keith Burnham 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: 11943318Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to distributing a survey created for a first distribution channel across multiple distribution channels. More specifically, one or more embodiments of the present disclosure relate to providing a user with the ability to create a survey for one distribution channel and automatically provide the survey across multiple distribution channels. Further, one or more embodiments of the present disclosure improves survey administration by collecting responses to the survey from across the various distribution channels, compiling the responses, and providing the overall results of the survey to the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Qualtrics, LLCInventors: Wesley Jarrett Burningham, Logan John Mosley, Gregory Keith Burnham, Devon S Humes, Nathan John Condie
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Publication number: 20220201097Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to distributing a survey created for a first distribution channel across multiple distribution channels. More specifically, one or more embodiments of the present disclosure relate to providing a user with the ability to create a survey for one distribution channel and automatically provide the survey across multiple distribution channels. Further, one or more embodiments of the present disclosure improves survey administration by collecting responses to the survey from across the various distribution channels, compiling the responses, and providing the overall results of the survey to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Wesley Jarrett Burningham, Logan John Mosley, Gregory Keith Burnham, Devon S Humes, Nathan John Condie
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Patent number: 11272033Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to distributing a survey created for a first distribution channel across multiple distribution channels. More specifically, one or more embodiments of the present disclosure relate to providing a user with the ability to create a survey for one distribution channel and automatically provide the survey across multiple distribution channels. Further, one or more embodiments of the present disclosure improves survey administration by collecting responses to the survey from across the various distribution channels, compiling the responses, and providing the overall results of the survey to the user.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Qualtrics, LLCInventors: Wesley Jarrett Burningham, Logan John Mosley, Gregory Keith Burnham, Devon S Humes, Nathan John Condie
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Patent number: 11169493Abstract: A control system (1) for controlling a plant (2) comprises a feedback loop including an integrator (7); a signal generator (32); and a scaling unit (10). The feedback loop comprises an input suitable for connection to an output (18) of the plant. The integrator integrates a signal received from the input to generate a state signal x. The signal generator generates a periodic base perturbation signal (34) with an initial amplitude. The scaling unit generates a scaling factor (30) having a first value if the variance of the state signal var(x) is zero, or a second value if the variance of the state signal is non-zero, wherein the second value is proportional to (formulae 1) The scaling unit is arranged to multiply (16) the initial amplitude of the periodic base perturbation signal by the scaling factor to produce a state dependent perturbation signal (35, 36), which is applied to an input of the plant.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2017Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: COVENTRY UNIVERSITYInventors: Othman George Maganga, Navneesh Phillip, Keith Burnham
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Publication number: 20200319608Abstract: A control system (1) for controlling a plant (2) comprises a feedback loop including an integrator (7); a signal generator (32); and a scaling unit (10). The feedback loop comprises an input suitable for connection to an output (18) of the plant. The integrator integrates a signal received from the input to generate a state signal x. The signal generator generates a periodic base perturbation signal (34) with an initial amplitude. The scaling unit generates a scaling factor (30) having a first value if the variance of the state signal var(x) is zero, or a second value if the variance of the state signal is non-zero, wherein the second value is proportional to (formulae 1) The scaling unit is arranged to multiply (16) the initial amplitude of the periodic base perturbation signal by the scaling factor to produce a state dependent perturbation signal (35, 36), which is applied to an input of the plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2017Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Othman George MAGANGA, Navneesh PHILLIP, Keith BURNHAM
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Publication number: 20200228624Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to distributing a survey created for a first distribution channel across multiple distribution channels. More specifically, one or more embodiments of the present disclosure relate to providing a user with the ability to create a survey for one distribution channel and automatically provide the survey across multiple distribution channels. Further, one or more embodiments of the present disclosure improves survey administration by collecting responses to the survey from across the various distribution channels, compiling the responses, and providing the overall results of the survey to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Wesley Jarrett Burningham, Logan John Mosley, Gregory Keith Burnham, Devon S. Humes, Nathan John Condie
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Patent number: 10547709Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to distributing a survey created for a first distribution channel across multiple distribution channels. More specifically, one or more embodiments of the present disclosure relate to providing a user with the ability to create a survey for one distribution channel and automatically provide the survey across multiple distribution channels. Further, one or more embodiments of the present disclosure improves survey administration by collecting responses to the survey from across the various distribution channels, compiling the responses, and providing the overall results of the survey to the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2015Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Qualtrics, LLCInventors: Wesley Jarrett Burningham, Logan John Mosley, Gregory Keith Burnham, Devon S Humes, Nathan John Condie
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Patent number: 9789831Abstract: A method of managing collisions, the method comprising: identifying a first crash structure (22) and determining an initial stiffness of the crash structure; determining a level of aggressivity of the collision based on the predicted energy absorption for each vehicle; identifying a first crash structure whose stiffness can be adjusted, and determining a subsequent stiffness value for the crash structure based on the determined amount of energy to be absorbed by each of the vehicles such that the energy absorbed by the crash structure is changed and the level of aggressivity is reduced; and stiffening the first crash structure to the determined stiffness value.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Coventry UniversityInventors: James Trollope, Keith Burnham
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Publication number: 20160368440Abstract: A method of managing collisions, the method comprising: identifying a first crash structure (22) and determining an initial stiffness of the crash structure; determining a level of aggressivity of the collision based on the predicted energy absorption for each vehicle; identifying a first crash structure whose stiffness can be adjusted, and determining a subsequent stiffness value for the crash structure based on the determined amount of energy to be absorbed by each of the vehicles such that the energy absorbed by the crash structure is changed and the level of aggressivity is reduced; and stiffening the first crash structure to the determined stiffness value.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2014Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: James Trollope, Keith Burnham
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Publication number: 20160370954Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to distributing a survey created for a first distribution channel across multiple distribution channels. More specifically, one or more embodiments of the present disclosure relate to providing a user with the ability to create a survey for one distribution channel and automatically provide the survey across multiple distribution channels. Further, one or more embodiments of the present disclosure improves survey administration by collecting responses to the survey from across the various distribution channels, compiling the responses, and providing the overall results of the survey to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2015Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Wesley Jarrett Burningham, Logan John Mosley, Gregory Keith Burnham, Devon S. Humes, Nathan John Condie
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Publication number: 20070082304Abstract: In a method of and system for controlling the air/gas ratio in a lag-lead combustion plant the lead and lag parameters are monitored to provide lead and lag signals representative of the values of the parameters. These are compared to provide an error signal representative of the deviation of the ratio of the lead and lag parameters from a preselected ratio. The lag parameter is then adjusted to reduce the deviation in response to the deviation exceeding a preselected deviation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2001Publication date: April 12, 2007Applicant: Coventry UniversityInventors: Keith Burnham, Marcus Grant
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Patent number: 7051477Abstract: An edge support for a margin of a lawn comprises an elongate generally L-shaped support member having a base part fixable to ground beneath the lawn, and an upstanding wall part to retain an edge of the lawn. The base part has elongate apertures to allow grass roots to grow therethrough. The base part may have several zones at which it may be cut or broken to permit bending of the wall part. The edge support may be provided with connectors to connect it to further edge supports via flanges on the wall part and the base part.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2002Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Inventor: Keith Burnham
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Publication number: 20060069454Abstract: A compensating controller for controlling a non-linear parameter of an industrial process in a control system for said process comprises means (106) for producing a weighted linear response, means (108, 24) for producing a weighted non-linear response, and summation means (112) for summing the weighted responses to produce an optimal controller response.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2004Publication date: March 30, 2006Inventor: Keith Burnham
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Publication number: 20030000135Abstract: An edge support for a margin of a lawn comprises an elongate generally L-shaped support member having a base part fixable to ground beneath the lawn, and an upstanding wall part to retain an edge of the lawn. The base part has elongate apertures to allow grass roots to grow therethrough. The base part may have several zones at which it may be cut or broken to permit bending of the wall part. The edge support may be provided with connectors to connect it to further edge supports via flanges on the wall part and the base part.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2002Publication date: January 2, 2003Inventor: Keith Burnham