Patents by Inventor Russell L. Simpson

Russell L. Simpson 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: 7013351
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer program products, and data structures for displaying data on a web browser interface where the data in its native format is not displayable on a web browser interface. A network server receives a request for content from a network device where the request includes a request for data that is not displayable on a web browser. The network server identifies a template, which will be used to transform non-displayable data into displayable content. The network server accesses non-displayable data that is stored on a data server and processes the accessed non-displayable data according to the identified template in order to transform it into displayable content. A template may include HTML code as well as customized tags. The customized tags are consumed by a rendering engine, which executes certain functions to modify the data, making it displayable content. Once transformed, displayable content is sent to the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shawn D. Bracewell, Troy Mayhan, Russell L. Simpson, Puhazholi Vetrivel, Ward Beattie
  • Patent number: 6935901
    Abstract: The invention concerns a connector (110). The connector includes at least one tunnel (124) having a first portion (126) and a second portion (128) and at least one pin (120). At least a portion of the pin is positioned within the tunnel. The first portion of the tunnel has a first inner surface (140). The first inner surface forces at least a portion of the pin in at least a first predetermined direction as the connector engages a corresponding connector (112). Contaminants are at least partially removed from at least one of the pin and the corresponding connector as the first inner surface forces the pin in the first predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell L. Simpson, Sybren D. Smith
  • Patent number: 6917182
    Abstract: A battery charging system (250) for use with an induction charger (210). The battery charging system can include a secondary coil (252) having a plurality of turns for receiving magnetic flux produced by a primary coil (220) of the induction charger, and a control circuit (254) for controlling a number of turns of the secondary coil that are used in generating an output voltage for charging a cell (264). For example, the secondary coil can include a plurality of taps (291, 292, 293, 294), each of the taps providing an electrical connection to the coil at a different point, and thus providing a variety of selectable output voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew F. Burton, Joseph Patino, Russell L. Simpson
  • Publication number: 20040198416
    Abstract: A keyboard (102) includes fist (112) and second (110) hinges that allow the keyboard (102) to be properly placed and fitted against an electronic device such as a cellular telephone (106). The first hinge (112) allows the keyboard 102 to be swung up and away from the cellular telephone's housing and also allows the keyboard (102) to be properly fit against the cellular telephone's housing when in use. This proper fit provides for improved stress relief away from connector (108) when the keys (104) are activated. The second hinge (110) makes it easy for the keyboard (102) to be attached to cellular telephone (106) using connector (108). The dovetail design (308) of the underneath of the keyboard provides amble clearance (302) for the cellular telephone's keys (304).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Michael R. Gardner, Alan R. Beatty, Russell L. Simpson, Sybren D. Smith
  • Publication number: 20030120408
    Abstract: An occupant restraint deployment apparatus for a vehicle has a passenger compartment crash sensor and a plurality of satellite crash sensors, typically in vehicle crush zones. The satellite sensors are each responsive to local acceleration to generate a satellite deploy level signal having discrete values. The passenger compartment sensor is responsive to a passenger compartment (i.e. vehicle) acceleration to generate a passenger compartment deploy level signal and a passenger compartment safing signal. A multi-stage restraint in the passenger compartment is deployable by a control acting in three parallel modes, each requiring a deploy signal from one of the crash sensors based on full deploy requirements and a safing signal, typically based on lesser requirements, from a different one of the crash sensors. The three modes differ in which sensors provide each of the signals: (1) satellite deploy, passenger safe; (2) satellite deploy, different satellite safe; and (3) passenger deploy, satellite safe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Caruso, Charles A. Cluff, Russell L. Simpson, David L. Nelson, Christopher Brian Lagrave, Mary Jane Olsavsky
  • Publication number: 20030114971
    Abstract: A vehicle occupant restraint deployment control for a multi-stage restraint senses a longitudinal acceleration of a vehicle passenger compartment and generates a first stage deployment signal in response to a predetermined value of a longitudinal velocity derived from the longitudinal acceleration. The control is further responsive to a sensed lateral acceleration of the vehicle passenger compartment to generate a second stage deployment signal, provided that the first stage deployment signal has also been generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Caruso, David L. Nelson, Russell L. Simpson, Brian Scott Kvapil, Timothy Michael O'Malley, Mary Jane Olsavsky
  • Publication number: 20020103858
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer program products, and data structures for displaying data on a web browser interface where the data in its native format is not displayable on a web browser interface. A network server receives a request for content from a network device where the request includes a request for data that is not displayable on a web browser. The network server identifies a template, which will be used to transform non-displayable data into displayable content. The network server accesses non-displayable data that is stored on a data server and processes the accessed non-displayable data according to the identified template in order to transform it into displayable content. A template may include HTML code as well as customized tags. The customized tags are consumed by a rendering engine, which executes certain functions to modify the data, making it displayable content. Once transformed, displayable content is sent to the network device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: Shawn D. Bracewell, Troy Mayhan, Russell L. Simpson, Puhazholi Vetrivel, Ward Beattie
  • Patent number: 6424898
    Abstract: A vehicle restraint control system provides sophisticated, adaptable control of occupant restraints through the use of a system level architecture to predict the nature of a crash event at the earliest possible time and an occupant injury model to tailor the restraint deployment in an adaptable way to characteristics of the protected vehicle occupant(s) and the nature of the crash event. The occupant injury model derives the potential for injury in a particular vehicle crash in real time as a function of occupant mass, vehicle interior stiffness and occupant impact velocity with respect to the vehicle interior. Peak vehicle crush zone velocity is used as a predictor of occupant impact velocity with the vehicle interior. Predicted occupant impact velocity is preferably adjusted in response to derived impact angle factor, which is derived from orthogonal lateral and longitudinal accelerometers in the vehicle occupant compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Santosh Anishetty, Christopher Michael Caruso, David R. Little, Russell L. Simpson
  • Publication number: 20020013649
    Abstract: A vehicle restraint control system provides sophisticated, adaptable control of occupant restraints through the use of a system level architecture to predict the nature of a crash event at the earliest possible time and an occupant injury model to tailor the restraint deployment in an adaptable way to characteristics of the protected vehicle occupant(s) and the nature of the crash event. The occupant injury model derives the potential for injury in a particular vehicle crash in real time as a function of occupant mass, vehicle interior stiffness and occupant impact velocity with respect to the vehicle interior. Peak vehicle crush zone velocity is used as a predictor of occupant impact velocity with the vehicle interior. Predicted occupant impact velocity is preferably adjusted in response to derived impact angle factor, which is derived from orthogonal lateral and longitudinal accelerometers in the vehicle occupant compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Santosh Anishetty, Christopher Michael Caruso, David R. Little, Russell L. Simpson
  • Patent number: 6023150
    Abstract: A method (200) of estimating existing and/or remaining life cycles of a battery pack (102) having an internal battery cell (104) and battery pack circuitry (110) is based on determining an impedance value of the internal battery cell (Zcell) (104), measuring the battery pack temperature (212), compensating the internal battery cell impedance based on the temperature (218), and estimating the remaining battery life based on the compensated internal battery cell impedance (220). The estimated life cycle value is then communicated to a user through either a charger or radio (112).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Patino, Russell L. Simpson
  • Patent number: 5742149
    Abstract: A charging system (100) includes a charger unit (102) having a charge pocket (110) within which a plurality of replaceable pockets (104, 106, 108) can be inserted to charge various battery types and various battery configurations. The replaceable pockets (104, 106, 108) each contain a memory chip (112) for storing battery parameter information. The charger unit (102) charges the battery (302) based on the battery parameter information stored in the memory chip (112) of the replaceable pockets (104, 106, 108).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell L. Simpson