Patents Assigned to "A" Company
  • Method for preparing polyolefins containing vinylidene end groups using azole compounds
    Patent number: 7501476
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing polyolefins containing vinylidine end groups from quasiliving carbocationically terminated polyolefin polymers by contacting the quasiliving carbocationically terminated polymer with a suitable azole quenching agent and substituted derivatives thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignees: Chevron Oronite Company, LLC, The University of Southern Mississippi
    Inventors: Casey D. Stokes, Robson F. Storey
  • Portable computer docking station
    Patent number: 7502225
    Abstract: A portable computer docking station comprises a cradle coupled to a docking base where the cradle is adapted to receive a portable computer. The docking station also comprises a wireless receiver adapted to communicate a wireless input signal received by the docking station to the portable computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark Solomon, Kevin Massaro, Brett Faulk, Jonathan Harris
  • Light with heater
    Patent number: 7500760
    Abstract: A light fixture (10) is provided having an upper housing (11), a light diffusor (12), a light source (13), and a heating source (14). The housing includes a mounting plate (17) adapted to be mounted to the ceiling of a structure in conventional fashion. The upper housing includes an upper wall, two oppositely disposed side walls (18), a bottom wall (19) spanning the side walls, and an annular airflow ring (21). The bottom wall has a central opening (23) therein. The airflow ring has a plurality of air exhaust holes (24) and a plurality of air intake holes (25). The mounting plate, bottom wall, and two side walls form an air channel (28) in fluid communication with the exhaust holes of the airflow ring. The heat source includes a pair of heating elements (38) mounted within the airflow channel and a motorized fan (39).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventor: Brendan Patrick Byrne
  • Switch lockout device
    Patent number: 7501593
    Abstract: A lockout device for a switch assembly includes a body and first and second laterally extending pins and a cam member assembled with the body. The laterally extending pins are laterally movable between hole engaging and hole disengaging positions. The cam member is pivotable with respect to the body between locking and unlocked positions. When the cam member is in the locking position, the cam member holds the first and second pins in the hole engaging position. When the cam member is in the unlocked position, the first and second pins are movable from the hole engaging position to the hole disengaging position. The body defines a lock opening configured to receive a lock member to secure the cam member in the locking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Master Lock Company LLC
    Inventor: Michael Brojanac
  • Transfer device and image forming apparatus for enhancement of an image stored on a recording medium
    Patent number: 7502583
    Abstract: A transfer device includes an endless belt, an external roller, and an internal roller. The external roller is arranged outside of the loop of the endless belt and the inner roller is arranged inside of the loop of the endless belt. The endless belt is sandwiched between the external roller and the internal roller. A surface hardness of the external roller and a surface hardness of the internal roller are 50 degrees or more in an asker C scale. A logarithm (LogR) of volume resistivity of the intermediate transfer member is 10.0 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yuuji Sawai, Ryuuichi Minbu, Kazuchika Saeki, Atsushi Tano
  • Apparatus and method for producing a calibrated Raman spectrum
    Patent number: 7502105
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating a Raman signal of a test sample is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first optical path, a second optical path, a first station, and a second station. The first optical path is adapted for coupling with a radiation source that produces a test beam at the first optical path. The first station is responsive to the test beam and is adapted to house a test standard. The second station is responsive to the test beam and is adapted to house the test sample. In response to the test beam, Raman radiation from the test standard and the test sample are combined and directed to the second optical path, which is adapted for coupling with a spectrometer and a detector for producing a Raman spectrum of the test sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Yuan-Hsiang Lee, William Scott Sutherland
  • Reduced-noise switching power supply
    Patent number: 7501721
    Abstract: A reduced-noise switching power supply includes a conductive surface disposed transversely in an air space between a line filter system component and a switching system component. The conductive surface does not encase either the line filter system component or the switching system component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Rick Geveshausen, Rick Shaw
  • Apparatus for enhancing hobby servo performance
    Patent number: 7501731
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for enhancing the operation performance of a servo. The apparatus comprises a rotational enhancement mechanism configured to functionally engage an output shaft associated with the hobby servo and a support panel displaced from the servo and having a aperture formed therein for receiving the rotational enhancement mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: BTR Robotics Limited Liability Company
    Inventor: Brian Pettey
  • Gray ink composition and method of making the same
    Patent number: 7501016
    Abstract: A gray ink composition includes an ink vehicle having a black pigment and at least one color pigment dispersed therein. An anionic dispersant is: a) dispersed in the ink vehicle; b) associated with at least a portion of a surface of at least one of the dispersed black pigment or the at least one dispersed color pigment; and/or c) combinations thereof. At least one of the black pigment or the color pigment(s) has an anionic surfactant that is associated with at least another portion of the surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P
    Inventors: Shunqiong Yue, Howard A. Doumaux, Anne M. Kelly-Rowley
  • Densitometers and methods for measuring optical density
    Patent number: 7502116
    Abstract: Methods for measuring optical density are described. The color on an area is determined. Based on the color, at least a first illumination source is selected. The area is illuminated with the selected illumination source. Radiation is received from the area, and the received radiation is converted to a signal indicative of optical density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Omer Gila, William David Holland
  • Tape deployment systems and methods of deploying tape in digital data transfer apparatus
    Patent number: 7502198
    Abstract: A tape deployment system for a digital data transfer apparatus includes a tape guide movable from a non-deployed position to a plurality of deployed positions and a cam arrangement for determining the deployed position to which the tape guide moves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hugo W Maule, Stephen Bodiley
  • Delivering particulate material to a vaporization zone
    Patent number: 7501151
    Abstract: A method for vaporizing particulate material and condensing it onto a surface to form a layer provides a quantity of first particulate material in a first container and a quantity of second particulate material in a second container spaced apart from the first container, the first and second containers respectively having first and second openings. The first particulate material is transferred through the first opening in the first container into a manifold and vaporized in the manifold. The second particulate material is transferred through the second opening in the second container into the manifold and vaporized in the manifold, whereby the first and second vaporized particulate materials are mixed. The mixed vaporized materials are delivered from the manifold to the surface to form the layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Michael Long, Jeremy M. Grace, Bruce E. Koppe
  • System and method for photolithography in semiconductor manufacturing
    Patent number: 7501227
    Abstract: A method for producing a pattern on a substrate includes providing at least one exposure of the pattern onto a layer of the substrate by a higher-precision lithography mechanism and providing at least one exposure of the pattern onto a layer of the substrate by a lower-precision lithography mechanism. The exposures can be done in either order, and additional exposures can be included. The higher-precision lithography mechanism can be immersion lithography and the lower-precision lithography mechanism can be dry lithography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Kuei Shun Chen, Chin-Hsiang Lin, David Ding-Chung Lu
  • Image processing apparatus, program, and storage medium that can selectively vary embedding specification of digital watermark data
    Patent number: 7502488
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a wavelet transform unit that performs compression encoding in a hierarchical manner by performing discrete wavelet transform on pixel values for each of one or more rectangular regions dividing image data. A digital watermark obtaining unit obtains digital watermark data to be embedded into wavelet coefficients generated by the wavelet transform unit. A characteristics extracting unit extracts characteristics of the wavelet coefficients for each of the rectangular regions. An embedding specification determination unit determines an embedding specification of the digital watermark data with respect to the wavelet coefficients in accordance with the characteristics of the wavelet coefficients for each of the rectangular regions that are extracted by the characteristics extracting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Abe, Takahiro Yagishita, Yukio Kadowaki, Takayuki Nishimura
  • Seat holding apparatus for manufacturing vehicles
    Patent number: 7500702
    Abstract: The present invention provides a seat holding apparatus for manufacturing vehicles which is able to easily and reliably hold seats having various specifications so as to enable the seats to be installed into vehicle bodies. Preferred vehicle seat holding apparatus may comprise a back push unit; back push drive to rotate the back push unit; a cushion push unit; and cushion push drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Hoon Son
  • Symmetric multiprocessor system
    Patent number: 7502888
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and device are provided for symmetric multiprocessor (SMP) systems. One method embodiment includes creating a child process for each processor in the SMP. An event address register (EAR) associated with each processor is used to record information relating to cache misses. The EAR records are analyzed for each processor and a bit vector is created for each byte of cache line that is shared by multiple processors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Richard G. Fowles
  • Outsole for a shoe
    Patent number: D587889
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventor: David C. Issler
  • Retroreflective article
    Patent number: D587907
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: John L. Vandenberg
  • Wall sconce
    Patent number: D588305
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Boyd Lighting Fixture Company
    Inventor: Erik S. Chan
  • Wall sconce
    Patent number: D588306
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Boyd Lighting Fixture Company
    Inventor: Erik S. Chan