Patents by Inventor A. L. Vincent
A. L. Vincent 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).
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Publication number: 20090292210Abstract: A method for utilizing an optical system for mapping brain function includes determining a time series of light intensity measurements for spatially distributed source and detector pairs, receiving light measurements over a period of time, and producing at least one map of a respective strength of each of a plurality of temporal correlations, wherein the temporal correlations are based on the time series of the spatially distributed source and detector pairs and the light measurements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUISInventors: Joseph P. Culver, Brian R. White, Bradley L. Schlaggar, Abraham Z. Snyder, Marcus E. Raichle, Michael D. Fox, Justin L. Vincent
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Publication number: 20090185678Abstract: The capability to encrypt or compress the traffic over network links, thus improving the security of the link on the performance of the links, and the capability to encrypt/decrypt data stored on the storage devices without requiring specialized hosts or storage devices. In a first embodiment, traffic to be routed over a selected link needing encryption and/or compression is routed to hardware which performs the encryption and/or compression and returned for transmission over the link. A complementary unit at the second end of the link routes the received frames to complementary hardware to perform the decryption and/or decompression. The recovered frames are then routed to the target device in a normal fashion. In a variation of this first embodiment the hardware is developed using an FPGA. This allows simple selection of the desired feature or features present in the switch. The switch can be easily configured to perform encryption, compression or both, allowing great flexibility to a system administrator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2009Publication date: July 23, 2009Applicant: BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Richard A. Walter, L. Vincent M. Isip
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Patent number: 7533256Abstract: The capability to encrypt or compress the traffic over network links, thus improving the security of the link on the performance of the links, and the capability to encrypt/decrypt data stored on the storage devices without requiring specialized hosts or storage devices. In a first embodiment, traffic to be routed over a selected link needing encryption and/or compression is routed to hardware which performs the encryption and/or compression and returned for transmission over the link. A complementary unit at the second end of the link routes the received frames to complementary hardware to perform the decryption and/or decompression. The recovered frames are then routed to the target device in a normal fashion. In a variation of this first embodiment the hardware is developed using an FPGA. This allows simple selection of the desired feature or features present in the switch. The switch can be easily configured to perform encryption, compression or both, allowing great flexibility to a system administrator.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2002Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: Richard A. Walter, L. Vincent M. Isip
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Publication number: 20090117000Abstract: An air sterilization apparatus for sterilizing air that can include a fan assembly, which may be mounted in an upper-part of a room, and a UVC lamp to emit a UVGI field. The air sterilization apparatus may direct air across the UVGI field to sterilize the air. A baffle may also be provided to shield the eyes of occupants of the room from UVC energy contained in the UVGI field. The air sterilization apparatus may also include an illuminator lamp to provide illumination to a room.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2007Publication date: May 7, 2009Inventors: Melvin W. First, Stephen N. Rudnick, Richard L. Vincent, Phillp W. Brickner
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Patent number: 7277431Abstract: The capability to encrypt or compress the traffic over network links, thus improving the security of the link on the performance of the links, and the capability to encrypt/decrypt data stored on the storage devices without requiring specialized hosts or storage devices. In a first embodiment, traffic to be routed over a selected link needing encryption and/or compression is routed to hardware which performs the encryption and/or compression and returned for transmission over the link. A complementary unit at the second end of the link routes the received frames to complementary hardware to perform the decryption and/or decompression. The recovered frames are then routed to the target device in a normal fashion. In a variation of this first embodiment the hardware is developed using an FPGA. This allows simple selection of the desired feature or features present in the switch. The switch can be easily configured to perform encryption, compression or both, allowing great flexibility to a system administrator.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2002Date of Patent: October 2, 2007Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: Richard A. Walter, L. Vincent M. Isip
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Patent number: 7191773Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a magazine for loading paintballs into a guppy. The magazine is in the form of a tapered plastic container defining a chamber, an exit port leading from the chamber and a top loading opening leading to the chamber. A cover is snap mounted to the container and a paintball feed mechanism is mounted adjacent the bottom of the container next to the port. The feed mechanism comprising a slide housing mounted to the container and a slide member defining a beveled aperture sidably mounted in the slide housing, the slide member being spring biased in a closed position to provide selective access to paintballs held in the container chamber allowing a guppy to be mounted to a guppy support member which extends away from the feed mechanism to be loaded with paintballs.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2003Date of Patent: March 20, 2007Inventor: Brad L. Vincent
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Patent number: 7120728Abstract: Placing virtualization agents in the switches which comprise the SAN fabric. Higher level virtualization management functions are provided in an external management server. Conventional HBAs can be utilized in the hosts and storage units. In a first embodiment, a series of HBAs are provided in the switch unit. The HBAs connect to bridge chips and memory controllers to place the frame information in dedicated memory. Routine translation of known destinations is done by the HBA, based on a virtualization table provided by a virtualization CPU. If a frame is not in the table, it is provided to the dedicated RAM. Analysis and manipulation of the frame headers is then done by the CPU, with a new entry being made in the HBA table and the modified frames then redirected by the HBA into the fabric. This can be done in either a standalone switch environment or in combination with other switching components located in a director level switch.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2002Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: Shahe H. Krakirian, Richard A. Walter, Subbaro Arumilli, Cirillo Lino Costantino, L. Vincent M. Isip, Subhojit Roy, Naveen S. Maveli, Daniel Ji Yong Park Chung, Stephen D. Elstad, Dennis H. Makishima, Daniel Y. Chung
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Patent number: 7081335Abstract: Disclosed herein are genetic markers for animal litter size, methods for identifying such markers, and methods of screening animals to determine those more likely to produce larger litters and preferably selecting those animals for future breeding purposes. The markers are based upon the presence or absence of certain polymorphisms in the prolactin receptor gene.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2001Date of Patent: July 25, 2006Assignees: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., PIG Improvement Company UK LimitedInventors: Max F. Rothschild, Amy L. Vincent, Christopher K. Tuggle, Christy Gladney, Alan Mileham, Olwen Southwood, Graham Plastow, Carole Sargent
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Publication number: 20040149275Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a magazine for loading paintballs into a guppy. The magazine is in the form of a tapered plastic container defining a chamber, an exit port leading from the chamber and a top loading opening leading to the chamber. A cover is snap mounted to the container and a paintball feed mechanism is mounted adjacent the bottom of the container next to the port. The feed mechanism comprising a slide housing mounted to the container and a slide member defining a beveled aperture slidably mounted in the slide housing, the slide member being spring biased in a closed position to provide selective access to paintballs held in the container chamber allowing a guppy to be mounted to a guppy support member which extends away from the feed mechanism to be loaded with paintballs.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2003Publication date: August 5, 2004Inventor: Brad L. Vincent
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Patent number: 6741739Abstract: A method and apparatus for improving the signal to noise ratio of an information carrying signal wherein a wavelet transform up to a predetermined level is computed, a frequency thresholded signal which is indicative of noise is derived from the wavelet transform, and the frequency thresholded signal is subtracted from the information carrying signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2000Date of Patent: May 25, 2004Assignee: ITT Manufacturing EnterprisesInventor: David L. Vincent
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Publication number: 20040088574Abstract: The capability to encrypt or compress the traffic over network links, thus improving the security of the link on the performance of the links, and the capability to encrypt/decrypt data stored on the storage devices without requiring specialized hosts or storage devices. In a first embodiment, traffic to be routed over a selected link needing encryption and/or compression is routed to hardware which performs the encryption and/or compression and returned for transmission over the link. A complementary unit at the second end of the link routes the received frames to complementary hardware to perform the decryption and/or decompression. The recovered frames are then routed to the target device in a normal fashion. In a variation of this first embodiment the hardware is developed using an FPGA. This allows simple selection of the desired feature or features present in the switch. The switch can be easily configured to perform encryption, compression or both, allowing great flexibility to a system administrator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: Richard A. Walter, L. Vincent M. Isip
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Publication number: 20040085955Abstract: The capability to encrypt or compress the traffic over network links, thus improving the security of the link on the performance of the links, and the capability to encrypt/decrypt data stored on the storage devices without requiring specialized hosts or storage devices. In a first embodiment, traffic to be routed over a selected link needing encryption and/or compression is routed to hardware which performs the encryption and/or compression and returned for transmission over the link. A complementary unit at the second end of the link routes the received frames to complementary hardware to perform the decryption and/or decompression. The recovered frames are then routed to the target device in a normal fashion. In a variation of this first embodiment the hardware is developed using an FPGA. This allows simple selection of the desired feature or features present in the switch. The switch can be easily configured to perform encryption, compression or both, allowing great flexibility to a system administrator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2002Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: Richard A. Walter, L. Vincent M. Isip
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Publication number: 20040030857Abstract: Placing virtualization agents in the switches which comprise the SAN fabric. Higher level virtualization management functions are provided in an external management server. Conventional HBAs can be utilized in the hosts and storage units. In a first embodiment, a series of HBAs are provided in the switch unit. The HBAs connect to bridge chips and memory controllers to place the frame information in dedicated memory. Routine translation of known destinations is done by the HBA, based on a virtualization table provided by a virtualization CPU. If a frame is not in the table, it is provided to the dedicated RAM. Analysis and manipulation of the frame headers is then done by the CPU, with a new entry being made in the HBA table and the modified frames then redirected by the HBA into the fabric. This can be done in either a standalone switch environment or in combination with other switching components located in a director level switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2002Publication date: February 12, 2004Applicant: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: Shahe H. Krakirian, Richard A. Walter, Subbaro Arumilli, Cirillo Lino Costantino, L. Vincent M. Isip, Subhojit Roy, Naveen S. Maveli, Daniel Ji Yong Park Chung, Stephen D. Elstad, Dennis H. Makishima, Daniel Y. Chung
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Publication number: 20020160372Abstract: Disclosed herein are genetic markers for animal litter size, methods for identifying such markers, and methods of screening animals to determine those more likely to produce larger litters and preferably selecting those animals for future breeding purposes. The markers are based upon the presence or absence of certain polymorphisms in the prolactin receptor gene.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2001Publication date: October 31, 2002Inventors: Max F. Rothschild, Amy L. Vincent, Christopher K. Tuggle, Christy Gladney, Alan Mileham, Olwen Southwood, Graham Plastow, Carole Sargent
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Patent number: 6458531Abstract: Disclosed herein are genetic markers for pig leanness, methods for identifying such markers, and methods of screening pigs to determine those more or less likely to be obese and more or less likely to produce litters with leans or obese offspring and preferably selecting those pigs for future breeding purposes. The markers are based upon the presence or absence of certain polymorphisms in the pig leptin receptor gene.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 1997Date of Patent: October 1, 2002Assignee: Iowa State University Research FoundationInventors: Max F. Rothschild, Amy L. Vincent, Catherine W. Ernst
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Patent number: 6215630Abstract: A magnetic structure is formed by depositing a layer of diamond-like carbon onto the exposed surface of an a first material and depositing a layer of second material onto the layer of diamond-like carbon. A photoresist is applied to the exposed surface of the second layer and is patterned in the form of the desire structure. The exposed portions of the second layer are removed with a wet etchant that does not attack the diamond-like carbon layer. Thereafter, any remaining photoresist is removed.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 1996Date of Patent: April 10, 2001Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Allan E. Schultz, L. Vincent Ruscello, William H. Nunne
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Patent number: 5997082Abstract: A container holder includes a base for mounting within a recess in a vehicle accessory, such as an armrest or console of a vehicle, a cover pivotally mounted to the base and movable between a position substantially flush with the surface of the accessory and pivotally movable to a generally vertically extended position defining a support wall to which a container holding arm or arms are pivotally mounted at an end remote from the pivotal connection of the cover to the base. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a leaf spring mounted to the cover to releasably hold the cover in a closed position and in a vertically extended use position. In a preferred embodiment also, this spring also releasably holds the container holder arm in a horizontally extended use position.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 1998Date of Patent: December 7, 1999Assignee: Prince CorporationInventors: Clyde L. Vincent, Jeffrey L. Barber
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Patent number: 5935784Abstract: Disclosed herein are genetic markers for pig litter size, methods for identifying such markers, and methods of screening pigs to determine those more likely to produce larger litters and preferably selecting those pigs for future breeding purposes. The markers are based upon the presence or absence of certain polymorphisms in the pig prolactin receptor gene.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 1997Date of Patent: August 10, 1999Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Max F. Rothschild, Amy L. Vincent, Christopher K. Tuggle
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Patent number: D627373Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2010Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: CNH Canada, Ltd.Inventors: Marvin Prickel, Travis L. Harnetiaux, Joshua E. Breuer, Dennis G. Thompson, Cory L. Vincent, David D. Seib, Ricardo Diaz, Brian Anderson, Michael J. Connors
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Patent number: D629427Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2010Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: CNH Canada, Ltd.Inventors: Marvin Prickel, Travis L. Harnetiaux, Joshua E. Breuer, Dennis G. Thompson, Cory L. Vincent, David D. Seib, Ricardo Diaz, Brian Anderson, Michael J. Connors