Patents by Inventor Paul Jacobs

Paul Jacobs 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).

  • Patent number: 9490534
    Abstract: Various methods and systems for dynamically optimizing the azimuth and tilt settings of antenna systems based on analyzing network parameters are provided. Analyzing network parameters may be by way of an automated feedback mechanism, where measurements for network parameters, including, for example, traffic patterns, radio channel conditions, capacity offload requirements and coverage requirements are received for one or more network cells. The network parameter measurements are associated with an antenna system of the one or more network cells. The network parameter measurements correspond to one or more network parameters each having a threshold level for optimal operation of the network. A determination is made that a network parameter measurement for at least one of the one or more network parameters meets a corresponding threshold level. An adjustment for the azimuth setting and a tilt setting of the antenna system is determined such that the antenna system is adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Sreekar Marupaduga, Paul Jacob Sterchi, Matt Masters
  • Publication number: 20160313080
    Abstract: A multi-barrel firearm apparatus to be worn on the user's forearm generally having a firearm body that includes a first magazine in firing communication with a first firearm, and a second magazine in firing communications with a second firearm. The firearm body defines a spacing between the first firearm and the second firearm such that the first firearm is not in direct physical communication with the second firearm. The apparatus further includes a communications interface between an internal triggering assembly of each of said first and second firearms and the firearm apparatus' external triggering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventor: Paul Jacob Hayden
  • Publication number: 20160270709
    Abstract: A method includes receiving multiple compound muscle action potential values (CMAPs), wherein each CMAP is an onset latency, a peak latency, a conduction velocity, or a response amplitude measured from a baseline; for each of the CMAPs and for each of a number parameters calculated from the CMAPs, determining a corresponding demyelinating boundary value using a normal value from a preselected population; determining whether each of the CMAPs and each of the parameters exceeds the corresponding demyelinating boundary value; determining one or more demyelinated nerve pathways based on which of the CMAPs and the parameters exceeds the corresponding demyelinating boundary value; indicating on a display which of the CMAPs and the parameters exceed the corresponding demyelinating boundary value; and displaying, in pictorial form, an anatomical diagram indicating the demyelinated nerve pathways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Paul Jacob Maccabee, Lawrence Philip Eberle
  • Patent number: 9428127
    Abstract: A mobile computing device is operated to control a vehicle. A digital key for accessing a vehicle is stored for accessing the vehicle. Profile information is associated with the digital key for configuring operation and/or use of a vehicle. The profile information may include one or more outside parameters for implementing one or more pre-entry vehicle configurations. When one or more proximity conditions are detected as being satisfied as between the mobile computing device and the vehicle, a communication is sent to the vehicle in order to cause the vehicle to implement one or more pre-entry vehicle configurations. The communication can be based on the digital key and may specify the one or more outside parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Rotem Cooper, Frank Lane, Sunvir Gujral, Paul Jacobs, Ravinder Chandhok, Liat Ben-Zur, Sandeep Sharma
  • Patent number: 9358940
    Abstract: In response to detecting the entry condition, a determination is made as to when multiple mobile computing devices are present within the vehicle. An occupancy zone is determined for each multiple mobile computing device that is determined as being present within the vehicle. Profile information is determined for each mobile computing device. At least one of an operational or usage facet of the vehicle can be configured at each occupancy zone in which one of the mobile computing devices is determined to be present. The operational or usage facet of the vehicle at a location of each occupancy zone can be based at least in part on the profile information determined from the mobile computing device that is deemed to be present at that occupancy zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Rotem Cooper, Frank Lane, Sunvir Gujral, Paul Jacobs, Ravinder Chandhok, Liat Ben-Zur, Sandeep Sharma
  • Publication number: 20160142877
    Abstract: A system and method for associating a mobile computing device with a particular seat in a seating environment. The system collects first sensor data from device sensors of a first mobile computing device based on activity detected within the seating environment. The system then determines, for each of a plurality of seats in the seating environment, a degree of correlation with the mobile computing device based at least in part on the first sensor data, and associates the mobile computing device with the seat, among the plurality of seats, having the highest degree of correlation with the first mobile computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Sunvir Gujral, Paul Jacobs, Ravinder Chandhok, Liat Ben-Zur, Sandeep Sharma
  • Publication number: 20160001199
    Abstract: A chemical reactor is described comprising a substrate with a fluid channel and a set of organized pillar structures positioned in the channel. The individual pillar structures have a length in the longitudinal direction of the channel and a width in the width direction of the channel whereby their width-to-length aspect ratio is at least 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: PHARMAFLUIDICS NV
    Inventors: Wim DE MALSCHE, Gert DESMET, Jeff OP DE BEECK, Paul JACOBS
  • Publication number: 20150373301
    Abstract: A method for processing an input file containing frames of video commences by first creating a source file from the input file based on how the frames of video are compressed. Thereafter, a log file is generated for the source file, the log file having information for the frames of video in the source file. The source file then undergoes processing to yield a mezzanine file in accordance with the log file information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: THOMSON LICENSING
    Inventors: Paul JACOBS, Dylan S. ROGERS, Christopher YANG, Morgan HOLLY
  • Patent number: 9220033
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein provide systems, methods, and software for operating a wireless base station with dynamic pilot signals. In one example, a method of operating a wireless base station includes transmitting a first pilot signal at a first pilot frequency centered in a frequency band, wirelessly receiving first user data using a first filter configuration to pass energy within the frequency band, and detecting a network condition. The method further includes, in response to detecting the network condition, terminating transmission of the first pilot signal, and transmitting second and third pilot signals at second and third frequencies. The method also includes wirelessly receiving second user data using a second filter configuration, and wirelessly receiving third user data using a third filter configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Stephen R. Bales, Maneesh Gauba, Paul Jacob Sterchi, Sreekar Marupaduga
  • Patent number: 9137132
    Abstract: An antenna monitoring system in one example embodiment includes a plurality of analog-to-digital (A/D) converters configured to receive a plurality of tapped antenna signals and generate a plurality of digitized antenna signals, and an antenna monitor coupled to the plurality of A/D converters and coupled to a Base Transceiver Station (BTS) of the distributed antenna system, with the antenna monitor comprising a storage system configured to store an antenna monitor routine and a plurality of per-antenna information, a communication transceiver configured to transfer the plurality of per-antenna information, and a processing system configured to receive the plurality of digitized antenna signals from the plurality of A/D converters, reverse-process the plurality of digitized antenna signals to generate the plurality of per-antenna information, and feed the plurality of per-antenna information back to the BTS, with the BTS using the plurality of per-antenna information to monitor the plurality of antenna sub-sy
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Stephen R. Bales, Maneesh Gauba, Kaushik Goswami, Paul Jacob Sterchi
  • Publication number: 20150149042
    Abstract: In response to detecting the entry condition, a determination is made as to when multiple mobile computing devices are present within the vehicle. An occupancy zone is determined for each multiple mobile computing device that is determined as being present within the vehicle. Profile information is determined for each mobile computing device. At least one of an operational or usage facet of the vehicle can be configured at each occupancy zone in which one of the mobile computing devices is determined to be present. The operational or usage facet of the vehicle at a location of each occupancy zone can be based at least in part on the profile information determined from the mobile computing device that is deemed to be present at that occupancy zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Rotem Cooper, Frank Lane, Sunvir Gujral, Paul Jacobs, Ravinder Chandhok, Liat Ben-Zur, Sandeep Sharma
  • Publication number: 20150148989
    Abstract: A mobile computing device is operated to control a vehicle. A digital key for accessing a vehicle is stored for accessing the vehicle. Profile information is associated with the digital key for configuring operation and/or use of a vehicle. The profile information may include one or more outside parameters for implementing one or more pre-entry vehicle configurations. When one or more proximity conditions are detected as being satisfied as between the mobile computing device and the vehicle, a communication is sent to the vehicle in order to cause the vehicle to implement one or more pre-entry vehicle configurations. The communication can be based on the digital key and may specify the one or more outside parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Rotem Cooper, Frank Lane, Sunvir Gujral, Paul Jacobs, Ravinder Chandhok, Liat Ben-Zur, Sandeep Sharma
  • Patent number: 8871823
    Abstract: A first polymer (preferably in granular form) is exposed to a gas at a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure to introduce the gas into the polymer. This occurs at a temperature from the glass transition temperature to the melting temperature when the first polymer is crystalline or semi-crystalline in nature, or at a temperature below the glass transition temperature when the first polymer is amorphous in nature. Optionally, the gas-laden polymer may then be mixed with a second polymer. The polymer is then melted to produce a foamed article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Zotefoams, PLC
    Inventors: Neil Witten, Paul Jacobs
  • Patent number: 8819224
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for monitoring and analysis of network servers and web analytics programs are disclosed. A monitoring program, for example, is configured to monitor the status of web analytics program(s) associated with one or more network servers. The monitoring program may monitor server-specific metrics such as server free disk space, server available memory, server on-line/off-line status, report processing time, difference between system time and log file time, table size details, etc. The program may be configured to present status indicators to the user that are indicative of the health of the web analytics program and/or server. A user may receive an alert generated by the monitoring program regarding a change in web analytics program status. Additionally, the monitoring program may be configured to automatically take corrective action to remedy or prevent a critical event that may cause loss of data or delay web analytics reporting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Brian J. Grossklas, John T. Schwartz, Paul Jacob Abernathy, Angelito A. Reyes, Amanda Thomas, Julie Mathew, Jameel Ahmed Jamal, Mathan Kumar
  • Patent number: 8438743
    Abstract: A disclosed sensor assembly for detecting movement and a position of a wing flap includes a sensing device that generates a signal corresponding to a position of the flap. The sensor assembly includes a linkage that is attached to the movable flap for mechanically communicating movement of the flap to the sensing device. The linkage includes a first pivot shaft mounted to the flap that is disposed about a first axis and a second pivot shaft attached to the first pivot shaft for movement about a second axis transverse to the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory T. Wallen, James M. Regan, David J. Lang, Cory M. Crandall-Seibert, Mark D. Miller, William E. Leden, Andrew N. Baines, Jeffrey Paul Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20130031238
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for monitoring and analysis of network servers and web analytics programs are disclosed. A monitoring program, for example, is configured to monitor the status of web analytics program(s) associated with one or more network servers. The monitoring program may monitor server-specific metrics such as server free disk space, server available memory, server on-line/off-line status, report processing time, difference between system time and log file time, table size details, etc. The program may be configured to present status indicators to the user that are indicative of the health of the web analytics program and/or server. A user may receive an alert generated by the monitoring program regarding a change in web analytics program status. Additionally, the monitoring program may be configured to automatically take corrective action to remedy or prevent a critical event that may cause loss of data or delay web analytics reporting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Brian J. Grossklas, John T. Schwartz, Paul Jacob Abernathy, Angelito A. Reyes, Amanda Thomas, Julie Mathew, Jameel Ahmed Jamal, Mathan Kumar
  • Patent number: 8347538
    Abstract: A firearm apparatus to be worn on the user's forearm generally having a firearm body that includes a magazine pack and a power source box that extend on opposite sides of the firearm body for supporting the firearm on the wearer's forearm. The combination of a base surface of the gun body with the magazine pack and the power source box further defines an open sleeve that conforms to the wearer's forearm with first and second fastener material straps for securing the user's forearm for operation of the firearm apparatus. The gun body has an electrical wire that is electrically connected to the firearm's internal triggering assembly and the firearm's external triggering means. The electrical wire includes a first connect and a second connect such that the firearm apparatus is operable by touching the first connect with the second connect in order to complete the electrical circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Inventor: Paul Jacob Hayden
  • Publication number: 20120304475
    Abstract: A disclosed sensor assembly for detecting movement and a position of a wing flap includes a sensing device that generates a signal corresponding to a position of the flap. The sensor assembly includes a linkage that is attached to the movable flap for mechanically communicating movement of the flap to the sensing device. The linkage includes a first pivot shaft mounted to the flap that is disposed about a first axis and a second pivot shaft attached to the first pivot shaft for movement about a second axis transverse to the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Gregory T. Wallen, James M. Regan, David J. Lang, Cory M. Crandall-Seibert, Mark D. Miller, William E. Leden, Andrew N. Baines, Jeffrey Paul Jacobs
  • Patent number: 8249577
    Abstract: Network-initiated uninstallation of programs on remote modules, such as wireless telephones, is performed over a wireless network to recall programs stored on the wireless telephone that are faulty or harmful to the wireless telephone, the wireless network, or a user of the wireless telephone. If one or more recall criteria are met for uninstallation of a targeted application program, a recall command source constructs a recall command. A program manager, using a database containing information about each program downloaded onto each wireless telephone in the network, identifies, for the recall command source, which wireless telephones carry the targeted application program. The recall command includes a unique application identification for the targeted application program and an instruction to the wireless telephone to uninstall the targeted application program. The recall command is broadcast over the wireless network to the wireless telephones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Mazen Chmaytelli, Brian Minear, Jason Kenagy, Paul Jacobs
  • Patent number: 8227521
    Abstract: Fluoropolymer foams are prepared by mixing fluoropolymer resin with blowing agents and additives to produce foamable compounds at temperatures below the activation temperature of the blowing agent. The compounded material is expanded at temperatures above both the softening point of the fluoropolymer resin and the activation temperature of the blowing agent. The resulting fluoropolymer foam can be fabricated into any desired shape, such as pipes, sheets, tapes, blocks and rods, using techniques such as cutting, welding, thermoforming and adhesive bonding. Alternatively the fluoropolymer compound may be expanded directly into the desired shape, for example, by expanding the compound in a mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Zotefoams PLC
    Inventors: Paul Jacobs, Roger Lock, Neil Witten