Patents Assigned to The IT Group, Inc.
  • Electrochromic systems for head-worn computer systems
    Patent number: 9880441
    Abstract: Embodiments include a head-worn computer, comprising: a removable lens, wherein the removable lens comprises an electrochromic layer adapted to transition between at least two states of transparency level dependent on an electrical condition applied to the electrochromatic layer; a variable-power magnetic-electrode mounted on the head-worn computer; and a magnetic element mounted in the removable lens, wherein the magnetic element is positioned behind the electrochromic layer and aligned to mate with the variable-power magnetic-electrode such that, when the lens is mounted, the variable-power magnetic-electrode and the magnetic element physically attract to one another making an electrical connection between the variable-power magnetic-electrode and an electrically conductive layer of the electrochromic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Osterhout Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph F. Osterhout
  • Juvenile vehicle seat with headrest adjustor
    Patent number: 9878643
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a juvenile vehicle seat and a headrest. The headrest is mounted for up-and-down movement on a seat back included in the juvenile vehicle seat. A releasable lock is provided to retain the headrest in more than one selected position on the seat back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason H Johnson, Kyle M Franke, Sean R Denbo
  • Virtualization of multiple distinct website hosting architectures
    Patent number: 9883008
    Abstract: A system for virtualizing service delivery of a plurality of website hosting architectures includes a first website hosting architecture that is adapted to provide a plurality of website hosting services, a second website hosting architecture that is adapted to also provide a plurality of website hosting services. The system further includes a service delivery layer for delivering a portion of the plurality of website hosting services from the first and second website hosting architectures, and a virtualization layer configured to abstract the service delivery layer from each of the first website hosting architecture and the second website hosting architecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Endurance International Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Hari Ravichandran, James Christopher Lee
  • Method, system, and computer program product for physician efficiency measurement and patient health risk stratification utilizing variable windows for episode creation
    Patent number: 9881129
    Abstract: A method for measuring physician efficiency and patient health risk stratification is disclosed. Episodes of care are formed from medical claims data and an output process is performed. Physicians are assigned to report groups, and eligible physicians and episode assignments are determined. Condition-specific episode statistics and weighted episode statistics are calculated, from which physician efficiency scores are determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: CAVE CONSULTING GROUP, INC.
    Inventor: Douglas G Cave
  • Flame resistant fabric and garments made therefrom
    Patent number: 9878185
    Abstract: Protective garments include a flame resistant fabric that is strong and yet has a soft hand. The fabric is made from a combination of filament yarns and spun yarns. The filament yarns and spun yarns are woven together such that the filament yarns are separated by from about 2 to about 5 spun yarns in both the warp direction and the fill direction. The spun yarns may contain polybenzimidazole fibers in combination with other fibers, such as aramid fibers. The filament yarns may comprise para-aramid fibers. In one embodiment, the filament yarns may have a size larger than the spun yarns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Joey K. Underwood, Jacques A. Cantin, Guy Connors Lucas
  • Modular controller apparatus with integral adjustable pressure regulator for oil well blow-out preventers
    Patent number: 9879504
    Abstract: An apparatus for routing and controlling pressure of hydraulic fluid to and from hydraulic actuator cylinders of oil and gas well blow-out preventers (BOP's), has rotary hydraulic flow control valve/actuator assemblies which use a pair of integral double-acting pneumatic actuator cylinders to drive a rack gear coupled to a spur gear located inside an actuator housing fixed to a valve rotor shaft that protrudes from the valve housing through an outer wall of the housing, and has a manually operable handle attached thereto, thus enabling multiple valve/actuator assemblies to be mounted side-by-side to an hydraulic manifold. The apparatus includes an adjustable pressure regulator which inputs hydraulic fluid at full and regulated pressure to the manifold, and a bypass valve which selectably inputs hydraulic fluid at full or regulated pressure to the flow control valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: PacSeal Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Owen Beard, Frode Sveen
  • Method and system for controlling a storage location of content in a user device
    Patent number: 9883242
    Abstract: A system and method for communicating content to a user device that includes a storage device having a network portion and a user portion. The user device stores content in a network partition thereof. The user device reallocates the content to a user portion of the storage device after storing is complete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Romulo Pontual, Robert G. Arsenault, Raynold M. Kahn, Sui-Ky Ringo Ling, Luke J. Crook, John D. Choi, Michelle L. Vagnati, John L. Norin
  • AIRBAG SYSTEM FOR USE WITH UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20180022310
    Abstract: A system for deploying an airbag when an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has failed or is no longer able to sustain flight, comprising a triggering means which releases compressed air into a bag or bags which are configured to expand around the UAV for the purpose of reducing the deceleration forces of the UAV on impact. UAV's are provided that are configured with a system that includes a triggering mechanism that deploys one or more bags when there is a failure or when flight is no longer sustainable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Rhombus Systems Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Erlend Olson
  • Delivery tip for flowable materials
    Patent number: 9872557
    Abstract: A delivery tip for flowable materials with bristles or fibers extending therefrom. The tip is a cannula with a tapered outlet and features a bristle or fiber bundle with a binding restriction member that interfaces with the cannula at some point within the cannula but has a smaller cross-sectional area for flow passage than the cannula at that point. The bristle or fiber bundle extends out of the tapered outlet. The delivery tip may connect to a material reservoir with flowable material. When positive pressure is applied to the reservoir, material then will flow through the cannula, around the restriction member, into the bristles or fibers and out the outlet for distribution to a desired surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: CAO Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven D. Jensen
  • Apparatus and method for recognition of patient activities
    Patent number: 9875666
    Abstract: A medication confirmation method and apparatus. The method of an embodiment of the invention includes the steps of capturing one or more video sequences of a user administering medication via a medication administration apparatus, storing the captured one or more video sequences, and analyzing at least one of the stored video sequences to confirm that the user has properly administered the medication, and has properly positioned the medication administration apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: AIC Innovations Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Hanina, Gordon Kessler, Lei Guan
  • Generalizing an optimized supplier allocation plan
    Patent number: 9875447
    Abstract: Generating an optimized supplier allocation plan includes identifying parts and suppliers associated with an allocation problem, where each supplier can supply at least one part. One or more objective functions are selected. Each objective function has part variables, and each part variable represents a quantity of a part to be procured from a supplier. At least one constraint constraining at least one part variable is received. The one or more objective functions are optimized with respect to the at least one constraint to yield a value for each part variable. A quantity of each part to be procured from at least one supplier is determined according to the values to generate the optimized supplier allocation plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: JDA Software Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Krishnam Ganesan, Jian Yang, Gayle Lynee Hayes, Mark Richard Miller
  • Secure delivery of program content via a removable storage medium
    Patent number: 9876990
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for delivering video program content with selective viewing capability. An apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises a personal video recorder (PVR), which can be a portion of an Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD), an access key, coupled to the PVR, and a storage medium containing the video program content, wherein the video program content is stored on the storage medium in an encrypted manner, the access key is used to access the program content on the storage medium, and the storage medium is removable from the PVR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Raynold M. Kahn, Philip I. Siegel
  • Endoscopic snare device
    Patent number: 9872700
    Abstract: A tissue removal tool for use with an endoscope. The tool includes a loop formed by a piece of wire. The loop is movable between an open position and a closed position. The shape of the loop is defined in the open position by a proximal portion and a distal portion. The piece of wire may have a cross-sectional height in the proximal portion unequal to a cross-sectional height in the distal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED STATES ENDOSCOPY GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Scott Haack, Cindy Ranallo, Craig Moore
  • Methods of making implantable collagen fiber
    Patent number: 9873861
    Abstract: The invention relates to implantable collagen devices made by seeding at least one elongate collagen construct, e.g., comprising at least one elongate synthetic collagen fiber with a plurality of cells and applying a strain and/or stress to the at least one elongate collagen fiber to induce the cells to differentiate into target phenotypes, e.g., tendon or ligament phenotype cells (and/or fibroblasts), typically with an extracellular matrix of collagen to organize into a tissue on the at least one collagen fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: MiMedx Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Koob
  • Modular, exchangeable surge protection system
    Patent number: 9875830
    Abstract: A surge protection system provides surge protection to one or more circuits. Each circuit is connected to power and a surge protection module bridges the circuit such that the surge protection module absorbs surges from the power and/or the circuit. Being that, after exposure to certain amounts of surges, the surge protection modules lose effectiveness for surge protection, each surge protection module is independently removable and replaceable by a user without risk of personal injury from shock caused by making personal contact with the power and/or circuit. In some embodiments, a filter circuit is provided to filter out noise on the circuit. It is anticipated that the protection module includes indicators to inform a user that the protection circuit is operational and whether protection has been lost. Further, in some embodiments, a fuse is provided to protect the circuit from over current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Diversified Technology Group, Inc
    Inventor: Michael David Gattis
  • Thiolated PEG-PVA hydrogels
    Patent number: 9873769
    Abstract: A method of forming thiolated poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogels including reacting, in the presence of an acid, compounds containing a thiol functional group and a hydroxyl reactive group with one or more hydroxyl groups of poly(vinyl alcohol) via said hydroxyl reactive group, thereby forming thiolated poly(vinyl alcohol). The method further including reacting the thiol functional group of said compounds with a thiol reactive group of a crosslinker, thereby forming a hydrogel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: CAMBRIDGE POLYMER GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Gavin Braithwaite, Yuri Svirkin
  • UPPER TILT-IN DOUBLE HUNG WINDOW
    Publication number: 20180016827
    Abstract: A sash tilt system for an upper sash of a double hung window includes a mounting bracket sized and shaped to be fixed relative to a lower sash jamb pocket. A sleeve that is configured to be mounted on the upper sash, and a sash link including a first end and an opposite second end. The first end is rotatably coupled to the sleeve and the second end includes a post extending therefrom. The post is at least partially receivable within the mounting bracket such that the sash link is rotatable with respect to the mounting bracket and the sleeve when the upper sash tilts away from an upper sash jamb pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Amesbury Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary Newman
  • Device case
    Patent number: D808395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: FAIRHAVEN GROUP, INC.
    Inventor: Timothy John Fenton
  • Shirt panel
    Patent number: D808613
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Moseri Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Tex O. Moseri
  • Fashion hook
    Patent number: D808779
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: THE HILLMAN GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Jordan D. Shoenhair, Amy L. Miller-Blase