Patents Examined by Phuong Nguyen
  • Patent number: 9977472
    Abstract: A method including causing, at least in part, display of objects on a graphical user interface, where each of the objects corresponds to data or an application accessible via the graphical user interface. The method further includes causing, at least in part, display of the objects in motion on the graphical user interface based on user input and based on respective relative mass values associated with the objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Jussi Taavetti Huhtala, Pertti Juhani Huuskonen
  • Patent number: 9975402
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical liquid heating device for a motor vehicle. The heating device comprises at least a first (7a) and a second (7b) heating module for heating the aforementioned liquid, defining at least one circuit (15) for guiding the liquid to be heated. The device is characterized in that the heating modules (7a, 7b) each have a generally cylindrical shape and are arranged side by side substantially in parallel. The invention also relates to a heating and/or air-conditioning unit for a motor vehicle, comprising such a heating device (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Frederic Pierron, Laurent Tellier, Jose Leborgne
  • Patent number: 9971790
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating descriptive text for images. In one aspect, a method includes identifying a set of seed descriptors for an image in a document that is hosted on a website. For each seed descriptor, structure information is generated that specifies a structure of the document with respect to the image and the seed descriptor. One or more templates are generated for each seed descriptor using the structure information for the seed descriptor. Each template can include image location information, document structure information, image feature information, and a generative rule that generates descriptive text for other images in other documents. Descriptive text for other images is generated using the templates and the other documents. The descriptive text is associated with the images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Yonghui Wu, Michael E. Flaster, Randall G. Keller, Paul Haahr
  • Patent number: 9959026
    Abstract: Techniques for spread and pinch gestures are described. A spread gesture can be recognized effective to cause an item to be duplicated. In implementations, the spread gesture includes at least two inputs that select the item and spread apart to increase a distance between the two inputs. The item is divided into two substantially identical items in response to the distance between the two inputs exceeding a distance threshold. A pinch gesture can also be recognized effective to cause one or more items to be removed from a display of items. In implementations, the pinch gesture includes two or more inputs that select and drag two non-adjacent items toward one another to decrease a distance between the two non-adjacent items. The one or more items that are between the two non-adjacent items are removed from the display based on recognition of the pinch gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventor: Robin James Adams
  • Patent number: 9958183
    Abstract: A water heating pod includes at least one water heating module packaged within a container. The water heating module includes a plurality of water heating units in fluid communication with a basin. The basin is configured to support a first fluid communication between the water heating units and provide a second fluid isolation between the water heating units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: ARMSTRONG HOT WATER, INC.
    Inventors: James B. Baker, IV, Matthew Dautle, Brad Allison
  • Patent number: 9948693
    Abstract: Data from applications is published using a web feed document such as according to the Really Simple Syndication (RSS) protocol. The applications can be information technology (IT) services, such as an Application Performance Management program and a Service Desk program, which are used by an organization. The data is received at an Application Programming Interface (API) and stored in a database in a format which is usable by the web feed document. For example, the data can provide a parameter name, parameter label, severity and user type which are associated with placeholder elements in the web feed document. The user type may be used to restrict the publishing of certain parameters to certain users based on their business roles in an organization. The feed server may provide additional details in response to the user selecting a hyperlink in the web feed document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: CA, Inc.
    Inventors: Prashant Parikh, Craig Vosburgh, Don Kleinschnitz
  • Patent number: 9946689
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including: a native processing section adapted to perform processing based on a program stored therein so as to generate a native image as a processing result; a web processing section adapted to generate a web image based on data requested to a server; and a display image generation section adapted to generate a display image and output the display image to a display device, the display image including an element image making up at least part of the native image and an element image making up at least part of the web image, in which the native processing section and the web processing section move the element images in the same direction when the target to be operated by a user is switched between the native image and the web image to change the configuration of the display image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Toru Morita, You Asakura, Koichi Aoki
  • Patent number: 9943087
    Abstract: An apparatus for popping corn, cooking candy, and mixing candy and popcorn is disclosed herein. A multi-purpose kettle can include one or more rotatable stir assemblies that can be positioned at the bottom of the kettle to mix the popcorn and/or the popcorn and candy. The kettle can be heated to a first temperature to pop corn kernels and produce popcorn, and heated to a second temperature to cook the candy. In some embodiments, the kettle can be positioned at an angle to mix the popcorn and the candy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: C. Cretors & Company
    Inventor: Charles D. Cretors
  • Patent number: 9948007
    Abstract: An antenna assembly may be positioned within a wellbore in a subterranean formation. The antenna assembly includes a tubular antenna element to be positioned within the wellbore, and an RF coaxial transmission line to be positioned within the tubular antenna element. The RF coaxial transmission line includes a series of coaxial sections coupled together in end-to-end relation, each coaxial section including an inner conductor, an outer conductor surrounding the inner conductor, and a dielectric therebetween. Each of the outer conductors has opposing threaded ends defining overlapping mechanical threaded joints with adjacent outer conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignees: HARRIS CORPORATION, CONTINENTAL ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian Wright, Daniel L. Dickey, Raymond Hewit
  • Patent number: 9936708
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the dough-saving production of a dough strand (28) from a dough mass (6) found in a container (5), for which the container (5) has an outlet (27) at the bottom. The container (5) is made to rotate about its axis (7). The outlet (27) is edged by the container (5) and by a cutting disk (13) forming at least a part of the base of the container (5). The cutting disk (13) is also made to rotate in the same direction as the container (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: KOENIG MASCHINEN GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H.
    Inventors: Eduard Rauch, Walter Martin
  • Patent number: 9937577
    Abstract: The invention described herein generally pertains to a system and method for evaluating one or more conditions or preliminary weld condition related to a welding system and/or method that utilizes a welding sequence to perform two or more welds with respective welding schedules. In an embodiment, an operator registration is provided that verifies the operator and identifies welding sequences to which the operator is authorized to perform. In another embodiment, one or more fixture locations are monitored to determine whether a workpiece is accurately configured prior to a welding operation. In still another embodiment, locations on a workpiece can be displayed to assist an operator in performing two or more welds utilizing a welding sequence. Moreover, a wireless system communications a data signal to a welding work cell in which such data is used to identify a welding sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph A. Daniel, Michael Didion, Edward Enyedy, Daniel Fleming, James Hearn
  • Patent number: 9937579
    Abstract: A power supply for use in a welding or cutting system includes a housing configured to hold circuitry of the power supply. The housing includes clips at one or more corners of the housing. The clips are configured to receive and hold a cable when the cable is wrapped around the housing. The cable is coupled to and extending from the power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: HOBART BROTHERS COMPANY
    Inventors: Scott Ryan Rozmarynowski, Brian Scott Bashore
  • Patent number: 9930989
    Abstract: In a beverage brewing apparatus and method for brewing a beverage from a ground ingredient, a filter is configured for containing the ground ingredient. A distribution system is coupled in fluid communication with a source of liquid. A showerhead is disposed above the filter and is coupled in fluid communication with the distribution system for receiving liquid from the source of liquid. The showerhead is rotatable about a rotation axis thereof and has an exit nozzle through which liquid delivered to the showerhead by the distribution system exits the showerhead for delivery to the filter. The exit nozzle is located other than at the rotation axis of the showerhead such that liquid is channeled into the filter in a generally circular pattern upon rotation of the showerhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Spectrum Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniele Rosati, Mia Cheeseman, Kurt Rottier
  • Patent number: 9924825
    Abstract: A cooking appliance in accordance with the present invention includes a base, a container engageable with the base and configured to receive one or more food ingredients, a blade assembly rotatably mounted in the container and a lid engageable with said container. The lid includes a chamber configured to hold a volume of liquid and a heating element for heating the liquid within the chamber to produce steam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: CONAIR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph W. Zakowski, Barbara L. Schnabel, Maria Caruso
  • Patent number: 9924729
    Abstract: An invention directed to a process and device for electrically heating and preparing pasta filata type cheeses. The ohmic heating process of this invention is introduced after separation of initial curd from whey, as heated stretching is initiated to create nascent pasta filata cheese fibers. An apparatus is devised to receive the newly formed curd mass and to provide contact of the mass with an electric coupler that channels electric current through the conductive cheese mass as it is concurrently stretched. The features of this device include an electrically charged element, a grounding element and a texturizing tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Inventor: Daniel Lindgren
  • Patent number: 9901886
    Abstract: A refrigerator and a control method thereof are provided. The refrigerator includes a carbonated water producing apparatus configured to produce carbonated water by supplying water and carbon dioxide gas to a carbonated water tank, a user interface configured to display information of carbonated water concentration, and a control unit configured to control the carbonated water producing apparatus to produce the carbonated water according to the information of carbonated water concentration, wherein the user interface displays a set concentration of the carbonated water and a present concentration of the carbonated water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woo-Sung Kim, Jung Yeob Kim, Sung Ho Cho, Kyung-Tae Ko
  • Patent number: 9895762
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are wire feeders and wire feeder cable connections which include a power block portion, a cable connection portion and a liner guide assembly portion. The liner guide assembly portion and power block portion are structured and assembly so that a liner guide can be removed from a welding cable from inside the wire feeder, without removing the cable connector from the wire feeder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Lincoln Global, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Kachline
  • Patent number: 9900932
    Abstract: A panel heater with at least one flat substrate and an electrically conductive coating is described. The electrically conductive coating extends at least over part of a substrate area and is electrically connected to at least two connecting electrodes provided for electrical connection to the two terminals of a voltage source, such that by applying a feed voltage, a heating current flows in a heating field, which is provided with one or a plurality of heating current paths formed into the conductive coating. The panel heater has one or more measurement current paths formed into the electrically conductive coating, which differ at least in sections from the heating current paths. The heating and measurement current paths are formed into the electrically conductive coating by coating-free separating regions. A method for operation and use of the panel heater is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Christoph Degen, Dang Cuong Phan, Mitja Rateiczak, Andreas Schlarb, Stefan Droste, Robert Drese, Gunther Vortmeier, Patrick Weber, Olaf Eckelt, Walter Schreiber, Giordano Soma
  • Patent number: 9898453
    Abstract: A process for rapid numbering of a drawings panel on a graphical user interface gathers geometric location information relative to a drawings panel from actions performed on a machine interface. The process generates an element number using a sequencer that has been configured with a numbering schema. The number is then associated with the geometric location of the action performed on the machine interface, and checks for any unnumbered graphical elements at the same location which it also associates with the number. The element number is stored to a number set and populated on the drawings panel at the geometric location of the performed action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: TurboPatent Corp.
    Inventor: Charles A Mirho
  • Patent number: 9897063
    Abstract: A glow plug (100) includes: a housing (130) having a metal shell (110) and a cap unit (120); and a heater unit (150). A coupling member (180) is joined with the housing (130) and is also joined with the heater unit (150) at its edge portion (188), so as to enable the heater unit (150) to move along an axis line O and couple the heater unit (150) with the housing (130). When the edge portion 188 of the coupling member 180 is irradiated with a laser, at least part of the edge portion (188) melted by laser welding fills a gap (50) between the coupling member (180) and the heater unit (150) to form a welded part (210). As a result, even when there is a gap prior to welding, the weld strength between the coupling member (180) and the heater unit (150) can be maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Maeda, Yoshihiro Nakamura, Masahiro Kawakatsu, Hiroyuki Suzuki