Patents Assigned to ON! Systems
  • Card activated cash dispensing automated banking machine audible user interface system and method
    Patent number: 7806318
    Abstract: An automated banking machine operates to carry out financial transfers responsive to data read form data bearing records. The machine includes a card reader that operates to read data from user cards. The card data corresponds to financial accounts. The automated banking machine further includes a cash dispenser. The machine is operative to dispense cash to an authorized user based on identifying data including card data, and to cause a financial transfer from an account corresponding to card data through communication with at least one remote computer. The machine is operative to receive a screen message from a host banking system. The screen message may include data indicating the presence of speech data in the screen message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Bruce Bowen, Lee Kravitz
  • Corrector for axial and off-axial beam paths
    Patent number: 7807965
    Abstract: A corrector (1) for the axial and off-axial beam path of a particle-optical system, comprises a first (10) and a second (20) correction piece, which are disposed one behind the other in the beam path (2) on an optical axis (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: CEOS Corrected Electron Optical Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Zach, Harald Rose
  • Systems and methods for administering an exercise program
    Patent number: 7806806
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating an isometric contraction exercise regimen for many subjects across a network are provided. One or more exercise constraints are developed for a subject as a function of the medical health information of the subject. The subject performs a plurality of isometric contraction exercises using exercise equipment always in the presence of a personal fitness trainer thereby producing an exercise result. The exercise equipment has a strain gauge in order to impose exercise constraints in the one or more exercise constraints. A mandatory recovery period for the subject is then imposed. During this mandatory recovery period, the subject does not perform isometric contraction exercises. These steps are repeated using a new set of one or more exercise constraints that were refined based upon the exercise result of a previous isometric contraction exercise work out session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Performance Health Systems, LLC
    Inventors: John Paul Jaquish, Paul Edward Jaquish
  • Laser sintering process chamber gas curtain window cleansing in a laser sintering system
    Patent number: 7807947
    Abstract: An inert gas dispenser for mounting to a process equipment functional window is provided to dispense an inert gas in a laminar flow at an effective velocity across the exposed surface to form a curtain of inert gas across the exposed surface to prevent a build-up of chemical by-product from the powder material during laser sintering. The gas flow rate is characteristic of a flow geometry having a Reynolds number below the turbulent range. The diffuser is used in a laser sintering system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: 3D Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jouni P. Partanen, Ning Zheng, Raymond J. Bishop
  • Backwash assembly and method having a rotating backwash arm for cleaning cloth filter media
    Patent number: 7807050
    Abstract: The present invention relates to stationary cloth media filtration systems and devices, as well as processes and devices, including improved cloth media filter backwashing using a rotating backwash arm assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter G. Baumann, David Smith
  • Systems and methods for communicating a lossy protocol via a lossless protocol using false acknowledgements
    Patent number: 7808906
    Abstract: The present invention is generally directed towards a remote access architecture for providing peer-to-peer communications and remote access connectivity. In one embodiment, the remote access architecture of the present provides a method for establishing a direct connection between peer computing devices via a third computing device, such as a gateway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Goutham P. Rao, Robert A. Rodriguez, Eric R. Brueggemann
  • Substrate temperature control in an ALD reactor
    Patent number: 7806983
    Abstract: A deposition system includes a process chamber for conducting an ALD process to deposit layers on a substrate. An electrostatic chuck (ESC) retains the substrate. A backside gas increases thermal coupling between the substrate and the ESC. The ESC is cooled via a coolant flowing through a coolant plate and heated via a resistive heater. Various arrangements are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Novellus Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Tony P. Chiang, Karl F. Leeser, Jeffrey A. Brown, Jason E. Babcoke
  • System and method for reselecting antennas in a cellular mobile communication system using multiple antennas
    Patent number: 7809330
    Abstract: A cellular mobile communication system using multiple antennas reselects a plurality of transmission antennas of base stations connected to a mobile station. The system includes measuring a channel quality parameter used for estimation of channel performance, determining whether to reselect the transmission antennas using the measured channel quality parameter, reselecting transmission antennas of the base stations connected to the mobile station, and connecting the reselected transmission antennas to the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Sung-Hyun Cho, Robert W. Heath
  • Bi-directional signal interface and apparatus using same
    Patent number: 7809216
    Abstract: A signal interface includes a dual-drive device having a first and a second input port that receive an outgoing signal. One of the first and the second input ports also receive an incoming signal. The dual-drive device passes the incoming signal to an output port while isolating the outgoing signal from the incoming signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Photonic Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles H. Cox, III
  • High-throughput assay for virus entry and drug screening
    Patent number: 7807346
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rapid virus entry/binding detection assay. An enzyme such as luciferase was incorporated at the C-terminal end of viral envelope proteins of the HIV Nef protein that would specifically associate with cell membranes to deliver the enzyme into viral particles upon viral assembly. Virus entry/binding can then be assayed by determining the enzymatic activities in infected cells. The assay allows high-throughput non-radioactive detection of virus entry within 30 minutes after virus-cell contact. This assay provides high signal to noise ratio and is useful for screening compounds that affect virus-cell binding and entry. The design also permits packaging of potential therapeutic proteins into functional virus particles and delivering them to specific cellular targets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Robert A Davey, Andrey Kolokoltsov
  • Modular shade system
    Patent number: 7807918
    Abstract: A modular shade system comprises a support structure supporting modular panels. The support structure defines a first area having a length and a width. The modular panels have upper, exposed surfaces and lower surfaces and are mounted to and supported by the support structure. The modular panels cover at least about 80% of the first area. The modular panels comprise PV panels and supplemental panels, the supplemental panels providing a feature other than shading and optionally providing shading. Protective panels may be mounted opposite the lower surfaces of the PV modules. A protective panel may so be used when the PV module is part of an installation other than a modular shade structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: SunPower Corporation, Systems
    Inventors: Jefferson G. Shingleton, Elise R. Brewster, Thomas L. Dinwoodie, Gianluigi Mascolo
  • Foundation for enabling anchoring of a wind turbine tower thereto by means of replaceable through-bolts
    Patent number: 7805895
    Abstract: A foundation for enabling anchoring of a wind turbine tower thereto by means of replaceable through-bolts includes a foundation sole with a set of through-holes for accommodating the through-bolts, wherein the through-holes extend from an upper surface to a lower surface of the foundation sole; a workspace arranged beneath the foundation sole for enabling access to lower ends the through-bolts when arranged in the through-holes; and a passage allowing access to the workspace from a location outside an area of the foundation sole to be covered by the tower. A method for providing such a foundation is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventor: Jonas Kristensen
  • Method of manufacturing semiconductor element
    Patent number: 7807554
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor element includes implanting ions of a dopant having a large diffusion coefficient into a semiconductor to provide a doped layer; and irradiating the doped layer with a plurality of pulsed laser beams supplied by a plurality of laser irradiation devices to activate the doped layer and provide an activated doped layer. The activated doped layer may be one of a single doped layer or a plurality of successive doped layers which each have respective conduction types that are one of identical or different. Device breakage and failure of the manufactured semiconductor element due to heat induced during laser irradiation are substantially prevented by this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Haruo Nakazawa
  • RAID controller using capacitor energy source to flush volatile cache data to non-volatile memory during main power outage
    Patent number: 7809886
    Abstract: A write-caching RAID controller includes a CPU that manages transfers of posted-write data from host computers to a volatile memory and transfers of the posted-write data from the volatile memory to a redundant array of storage devices when a main power source is supplying power to the RAID controller. A memory controller transfers the posted-write data received from the host computers to the volatile memory and transfers the posted-write data from the volatile memory for transfer to the redundant array of storage devices as managed by the CPU. The memory controller flushes the posted-write data from the volatile memory to the non-volatile memory when main power fails, during which time capacitors provide power to the memory controller, volatile memory, and non-volatile memory, but not to the CPU, in order to reduce the energy storage requirements of the capacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Dot Hill Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Andrew Ashmore, Dwight Oliver Lintz, Gene Maine, Victor Key Pecone, Rex Weldon Vedder
  • Gas generator
    Patent number: 7806954
    Abstract: A gas generator 10 contains a baffle assembly for cooling of gases. An imperforate housing 46 is contained within the gas generator 10. A perforate housing 30 is contained within the imperforate housing 46. At least one orifice 70/72 is formed within the baffle assembly, where the orifice 70/72 is formed at the juncture 57 of the baffle assembly 12 and the perforate housing 30, at a second end of the perforate housing 30. Upon activation of the gas generator 10, gases produced are shunted through the orifice 70/72 and into the baffle assembly 12 for cooling and filtration thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Automotive Systems Laboratory Inc.
    Inventor: Eduardo L. Quioc
  • Cross-protocol URL mapping
    Patent number: 7809858
    Abstract: A system and method is described for mapping a first uniform resource locator (URL) for a file of a first protocol server to a second URL for the file of a second protocol server comprising capturing entry of the first URL, comparing the first URL to a base URL of the first protocol server, removing a portion of the first URL that does not match the base URL, obtaining a root directory of the file of the second protocol server, adding the portion of the first URL to the root directory to create the second URL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventor: Darrick P. Brown
  • Imaging system with long-standoff capability
    Patent number: 7809104
    Abstract: An imaging system that can form an image of an item under inspection using scattered radiation. A pencil beam of radiation is steered over the item under inspection and scattered radiation is detected. Regions of the item under inspection from which radiation is scattered are resolved in three dimensions using two-dimensional coordinates to which the pencil beam is steered. The third dimension is resolved using time of flight from the source. Because the inspection system can be located on one side of an item under inspection, an item may be imaged from a long distance and the imaging system may be mounted on a moving vehicle, making the imaging system well suited for use in many security inspection systems to detect explosives and other contraband items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: L-3 Communications Security and Detection Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew D. Foland
  • Wideband differential amplifier including single-ended amplifiers coupled to a four-port transformer
    Patent number: 7808316
    Abstract: A differential amplifier is formed from a first single-ended amplifier circuit, a second single-ended amplifier circuit, and a four-port transformer circuit coupled to the first and second single-ended amplifier circuits to form the differential amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventor: David E. Meharry
  • Livestock blow dryer with air outlet and air inlets of similar cross-sectional area
    Patent number: 7806084
    Abstract: A blower system for livestock may include a housing. An air inlet may be located on the housing. The air inlet may have an opening. An air outlet on the housing may have an opening with a cross-sectional area at least about 50% of a cross-sectional area of the opening on the air inlet. One or more fans may be located inside the housing. The fans may intake air through the air inlet and expel air through the air outlet. The blower system may be portable. The blower system may allow a user to apply the air from the air outlet to livestock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Boss Technology Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard G. Denison, Henry M. Craig, III
  • Molded surface of a concrete product
    Patent number: D625026
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Anchor Wall Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jimmie L. Mugge, Jay J. Johnson, Howard Merriam