Patents by Inventor Ray Bailey
Ray Bailey 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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Publication number: 20080256388Abstract: A system and method for fast system recovery that bypasses diagnostic routines by disconnecting failed hardware from the system before rebooting. Failed hardware and hardware that will be affected by removal of the failed hardware of the system are disconnected from the system. The system is restarted, and because the failed hardware is disconnected, diagnostic routines may safely be eliminated from the reboot process.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2008Publication date: October 16, 2008Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gary Dean Anderson, Sheldon Ray Bailey, Wayne Allan Britson, Alongkorn Kitamorn, Michael Alan Kobler
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Publication number: 20080239338Abstract: A method for performing error diffusion halftoning of an image includes subdividing the image into a plurality of tiles, the plurality of tiles including a first tile and a second tile adjacent to the first tile; performing error diffusion processing of the first tile; and performing the error diffusion processing of the second tile based on an output phase of the first tile.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2007Publication date: October 2, 2008Inventors: James Ray Bailey, Christopher Wilson Case, David Allen Crutchfield
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Publication number: 20080235501Abstract: A method for detecting and correcting firmware corruption in a system having a host communicatively coupled to an electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus having a hardware unit communicatively coupled to a non-volatile memory, includes determining via the hardware unit whether firmware on the non-volatile memory is corrupted; if the firmware is determined to be corrupted, then: invoking a communication driver resident in the hardware unit to establish bi-directional communications between the host and the electronic apparatus; and initiating a firmware download from the host to update the firmware on the non-volatile memory to an uncorrupted state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2007Publication date: September 25, 2008Inventors: James Ray Bailey, Christopher Wilson Case, Vladimir Vinogradov
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Patent number: 7415634Abstract: A system and method for fast system recovery that bypasses diagnostic routines by disconnecting failed hardware from the system before rebooting. Failed hardware and hardware that will be affected by removal of the failed hardware of the system are disconnected from the system. The system is restarted, and because the failed hardware is disconnected, diagnostic routines may safely be eliminated from the reboot process.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2004Date of Patent: August 19, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gary Dean Anderson, Sheldon Ray Bailey, Wayne Allan Britson, Alongkorn Kitamorn, Michael Alan Kobler
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Patent number: 7361835Abstract: The present invention is a toneable conduit that can transmit a signal and that can therefore be readily detected by toning equipment. In addition, the conduit of the invention can be readily coupled with other conduit to provide extended lengths of conduit. The toneable conduit includes an elongate polymeric tube having a wall with an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a predetermined wall thickness. A channel extends longitudinally within the wall of the elongate polymeric tube and a stabilizing rib extends longitudinally along the interior surface of the wall of the elongate polymeric tube and is located radially inward from the channel. A continuous, coated, high elongation wire is coincident with the channel in the elongate polymeric tube and is coated with a coating composition that prevents the wire from adhering to the polymer melt used to form the elongate polymeric tube.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2001Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: Commscope, Inc. of North AmericaInventors: Jason Norman Morrow, Robert Miller Ward, Jr., Zeb Leonard Kale, Michael Ray Bailey
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Patent number: 7279643Abstract: The invention is a toneable conduit that can transmit a signal and be readily detected by toning equipment. The conduit can be coupled with other conduit to provide extended lengths of conduit. The toneable conduit includes an elongate polymeric tube having a wall with an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a predetermined wall thickness. A channel preferably extends longitudinally within the wall of the elongate polymeric tube; a stabilizing rib extends longitudinally along the interior surface of the wall of the elongate polymeric tube and is located radially inward from the channel. A continuous wire is coincident with the channel in the elongate polymeric tube and preferably coated with a composition that prevents it from adhering to the polymer melt that forms the elongate polymeric tube. The present invention includes methods of making the toneable conduit and methods of coupling a first toneable conduit with a second toneable conduit.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2006Date of Patent: October 9, 2007Assignee: Commscope Solutions Properties, LLCInventors: Jason Norman Morrow, Robert Miller Ward, Jr., Zeb Leonard Kale, Michael Ray Bailey, Christopher Gemme, George Bollinger, Scott Lumley
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Patent number: 7171580Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions in a data processing system for managing clocks. The functionality of clock sources in the data processing system is verified to identify a set of valid clock sources in response to beginning an initial load process. Hardware is initialized in the data processing system using a valid clock source from the set of valid clock sources.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2003Date of Patent: January 30, 2007Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sheldon Ray Bailey, Wayne Allan Britson, Alongkorn Kitamorn, Michael Alan Kobler
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Publication number: 20040262023Abstract: The present invention is a toneable conduit that can transmit a signal and that can therefore be readily detected by toning equipment. In addition, the conduit of the invention can be readily coupled with other conduit to provide extended lengths of conduit. The toneable conduit includes an elongate polymeric tube having a wall with an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a predetermined wall thickness. A channel preferably extends longitudinally within the wall of the elongate polymeric tube and a stabilizing rib extends longitudinally along the interior surface of the wall of the elongate polymeric tube and is located radially inward from the channel. A continuous wire is coincident with the channel in the elongate polymeric tube and is preferably coated with a coating composition that prevents the wire from adhering to the polymer melt used to form the elongate polymeric tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: CommScope Properties, LLCInventors: Jason Norman Morrow, Robert Miller Ward, Zeb Leonard Kale, Michael Ray Bailey, Christopher Gemme, George Bollinger, Scott Lumley
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Patent number: 6829729Abstract: A method and system for managing uncorrectable data error conditions from an I/O subsystem as the UE passes through a plurality of devices in a central electronic complex (CEC) is disclosed. The method and system comprises detecting a I/O UE by at least one device in the CEC; and providing an SUE-RE (Special Uncorrectable Data Error-Recoverable Error) attention signal by at least one device to a diagnostic system that indicates the I/O UE condition. The method and system further includes analyzing the SUE-RE attention signal by the diagnostic system to produce an error log with a list of failing parts and a record of the log. A method and system in accordance with the present invention provides a new fault isolation methodology and algorithm, which extends the current capability of a service processor runtime diagnostic code (PRD). The method allows for the accurate determination of an error source and provides appropriate service action if and when the system fails to recover from the UE condition.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2001Date of Patent: December 7, 2004Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Raymond Leslie Hicks, Alongkorn Kitamorn, Sheldon Ray Bailey
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Publication number: 20040207879Abstract: Error diffusion is performed upon input image data. In one aspect, multiple error diffusion processing elements perform error diffusion on a selected pixel in parallel. In another aspect, the error diffusion logic is integrally formed with a fast local memory in the same electronic device, such as an ASIC. The error data produced by the error diffusion logic for a pixel is buffered in the fast local memory until it is to be used by the error diffusion logic on other pixels. In still another aspect, a first-in-first-out (FIFO) buffer regulates or buffers the color image data between the output of a color conversion system, such as a colorant lookup table, and the input an error diffusion processing element. In yet another aspect, the error diffusion logic has tagging logic that produces and stores an indicator, either in the output data stream itself or in a separate area, to indicate whether a raster contains printable data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2003Publication date: October 21, 2004Inventors: James Ray Bailey, Curt Paul Breswick, David Allen Crutchfield, Ronald Edward Garnett, Bob Thai Pham, James Alan Ward
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Publication number: 20040201863Abstract: Image pixels are scaled on a conceptual grid having a predetermined number of potential pixel locations, such as 128, between locations of pixels of the input image data. The user-selected scaling percentage can be used to directly locate scaled pixels on the grid. A grid having a relatively large number of potential pixel locations provides a large scaling range. For example, 128 locations can provide a range of up to 12,800 percent.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2003Publication date: October 14, 2004Inventors: James Ray Bailey, Joseph Yackzan
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Publication number: 20040201862Abstract: Lines of input image data are scaled in a first dimension, the one-dimensionally scaled lines are stored in a buffer memory until a sufficient number of lines have been stored to perform scaling equally in two dimensions, and the stored lines are then scaled in a second dimension to produce image data scaled two-dimensionally by a user-selected scaling percentage. A first image scaling method is used to scale the input image data if the user-selected scaling percentage exceeds a predetermined threshold value, such as 50 percent, and a second scaling method is used if the scaling percentage does not exceed the threshold value. The first method can be, for example, linear interpolation, and the second method can be, for example, averaging.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2003Publication date: October 14, 2004Inventors: James Ray Bailey, Joseph Yackzan
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Publication number: 20040156697Abstract: An adapter for hanger bolts is disclosed that includes a hex head adapted for use in a receiving device, a socket head set screw having a thread, wherein the socket head set screw is set at least partially in a socket head set screw receptacle of the hex head, and a hanger bolt housing having a hanger bolt channel abutting an end of the socket head set screw receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2004Publication date: August 12, 2004Inventor: Ray Bailey
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Patent number: 6742145Abstract: A method of de-allocating multiple processor cores sharing a failing bank of memory is disclosed. The method allows new multiple-processor integrated circuits with on-chip shared memory to be de-allocated using existing technology designed for use with single-processor integrated circuit technology.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2001Date of Patent: May 25, 2004Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sheldon Ray Bailey, Michael Alan Kobler, Michael Youhour Lim, Stuart Allen Werbner
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Patent number: 6709213Abstract: An adapter for hanger bolts is disclosed that includes a hex head adapted for use in a receiving device, a socket head set screw having a thread, wherein the socket head set screw is set at least partially in a socket head set screw receptacle of the hex head, and a hanger bolt housing having a hanger bolt channel abutting an end of the socket head set screw receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2002Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Inventor: Ray Bailey
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Publication number: 20030094297Abstract: The present invention is a toneable conduit that can transmit a signal and that can therefore be readily detected by toning equipment. In addition, the conduit of the invention can be readily coupled with other conduit to provide extended lengths of conduit. The toneable conduit includes an elongate polymeric tube having a wall with an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a predetermined wall thickness. A channel extends longitudinally within the wall of the elongate polymeric tube and a stabilizing rib extends longitudinally along the interior surface of the wall of the elongate polymeric tube and is located radially inward from the channel. A continuous, coated, high elongation wire is coincident with the channel in the elongate polymeric tube and is coated with a coating composition that prevents the wire from adhering to the polymer melt used to form the elongate polymeric tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2001Publication date: May 22, 2003Applicant: CommScope Properties, LLCInventors: Jason Norman Morrow, Robert Miller Ward, Zeb Leonard Kale, Michael Ray Bailey
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Publication number: 20030094298Abstract: The present invention is a toneable conduit that can transmit a signal and that can therefore be readily detected by toning equipment. In addition, the conduit of the invention can be readily coupled with other conduit to provide extended lengths of conduit. The toneable conduit includes an elongate polymeric tube having a wall with an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a predetermined wall thickness. A channel preferably extends longitudinally within the wall of the elongate polymeric tube and a stabilizing rib extends longitudinally along the interior surface of the wall of the elongate polymeric tube and is located radially inward from the channel. A continuous wire is coincident with the channel in the elongate polymeric tube and is preferably coated with a coating composition that prevents the wire from adhering to the polymer melt used to form the elongate polymeric tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2002Publication date: May 22, 2003Applicant: CommScope Properties, LLCInventors: Jason Norman Morrow, Robert Miller Ward, Zeb Leonard Kale, Michael Ray Bailey, Christopher Gemme, George Bollinger, Scott Lumley
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Publication number: 20030068211Abstract: An adapter for hanger bolts is disclosed that includes a hex head adapted for use in a receiving device, a socket head set screw having a thread, wherein the socket head set screw is set at least partially in a socket head set screw receptacle of the hex head, and a hanger bolt housing having a hanger bolt channel abutting an end of the socket head set screw receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2002Publication date: April 10, 2003Inventor: Ray Bailey
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Publication number: 20020144193Abstract: A method and system for managing uncorrectable data error conditions from an I/O subsystem as the UE passes through a plurality of devices in a central electronic complex (CEC) is disclosed. The method and system comprises detecting a I/O UE by at least one device in the CEC; and providing an SUE-RE (Special Uncorrectable Data Error-Recoverable Error) attention signal by at least one device to a diagnostic system that indicates the I/O UE condition. The method and system further includes analyzing the SUE-RE attention signal by the diagnostic system to produce an error log with a list of failing parts and a record of the log. A method and system in accordance with the present invention provides a new fault isolation methodology and algorithm, which extends the current capability of a service processor runtime diagnostic code (PRD). The method allows for the accurate determination of an error source and provides appropriate service action if and when the system fails to recover from the UE condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2001Publication date: October 3, 2002Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Raymond Leslie Hicks, Alongkorn Kitamorn, Sheldon Ray Bailey
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Publication number: 20020133759Abstract: A method of de-allocating multiple processor cores sharing a failing bank of memory is disclosed. The method allows new multiple-processor integrated circuits with on-chip shared memory to be de-allocated using existing technology designed for use with single-processor integrated circuit technology.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2001Publication date: September 19, 2002Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sheldon Ray Bailey, Michael Alan Kobler, Michael Youhour Lim, Stuart Allen Werbner