Patents by Inventor Aaron Wells

Aaron Wells 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).

  • Patent number: 11731370
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for securing a zipper closure to polymeric film using minimal tension on the zipper closure includes providing first and second tension control loops, an eyemark detector, and a hole punch programmed to punch a hole in the zipper closure upon detection of the eyemark. The zipper closure and the film are supplied to a sealing station at the same speed, and the hole zipper closure is aligned with the eyemark on the film, to result in sealing the strip of zipper closure to the film resulting in minimal wrinkles to the resulting bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Reynolds Presto Products Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Soller, Carlos Chapek, Zachary Thompson, Aaron Wells, Gregory Heckman
  • Patent number: 11577472
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for securing a zipper closure to polymeric film using minimal tension on the zipper closure includes providing first and second tension control loops, an eyemark detector, and a hole punch programmed to punch a hole in the zipper closure upon detection of the eyemark. The zipper closure and the film are supplied to a sealing station at the same speed, and the hole zipper closure is aligned with the eyemark on the film, to result in sealing the strip of zipper closure to the film resulting in minimal wrinkles to the resulting bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Reynolds Presto Products Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Soller, Carlos Chapek, Zachary Thompson, Aaron Wells, Gregory Heckman
  • Patent number: 11481972
    Abstract: The method of performing dendrometry and forest mapping utilizes a stereoscopic camera system, coupled with a machine vision system, to determine the diameters at breast height of selected trees in a forest, based solely on calculations performed from recorded digital image data, as well as to generate a map showing the coordinates and calculated diameters of the selected trees in the forest. A ground plane is first determined, and then bounding box coordinates are generated about selected tree stems of the recorded images. The bounding boxes are evolved to determine stem edges of the selected tree stems, and the diameter of each tree at breast height is then determined. Geographic location data is acquired for each tree, allowing a map to be generated which shows the location of each selected tree, along with a tag representative of geolocation data and corresponding diameter data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignees: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Edward Carl Messerlie, Jenny Perth, Lucas Aaron Wells, Woodam Chung
  • Patent number: 11465899
    Abstract: The invention broadly comprises a portable device (fuel caddy) for transferring fluids, particular for transferring gasoline from a storage container to gasoline using vehicles, boats or equipment. The device includes an external housing with an inlet and a discharge through a nozzle with a pump located on the external housing, with the pump operated by a hand crank located on the nozzle. The external housing includes all-terrain wheels, a tow loop for use on ATVs' and trucks, and an extended hose to the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventor: Shay Aaron Wells
  • Publication number: 20220227068
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for securing a zipper closure to polymeric film using minimal tension on the zipper closure includes providing first and second tension control loops, an eyemark detector, and a hole punch programmed to punch a hole in the zipper closure upon detection of the eyemark. The zipper closure and the film are supplied to a sealing station at the same speed, and the hole zipper closure is aligned with the eyemark on the film, to result in sealing the strip of zipper closure to the film resulting in minimal wrinkles to the resulting bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Craig Soller, Carlos Chapek, Zachary Thompson, Aaron Wells, Gregory Heckman
  • Publication number: 20220127131
    Abstract: The invention broadly comprises a portable device (fuel caddy) for transferring fluids, particular for transferring gasoline from a storage container to gasoline using vehicles, boats or equipment. The device includes an external housing with an inlet and a discharge through a nozzle with a pump located on the external housing, with the pump operated by a hand crank located on the nozzle. The external housing includes all-terrain wheels, a tow loop for use on ATVs' and trucks, and an extended hose to the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Seven Day Club
    Inventor: Shay Aaron Wells
  • Publication number: 20200230893
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for securing a zipper closure to polymeric film using minimal tension on the zipper closure includes providing first and second tension control loops, an eyemark detector, and a hole punch programmed to punch a hole in the zipper closure upon detection of the eyemark. The zipper closure and the film are supplied to a sealing station at the same speed, and the hole zipper closure is aligned with the eyemark on the film, to result in sealing the strip of zipper closure to the film resulting in minimal wrinkles to the resulting bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Craig Soller, Carlos Chapek, Zachary Thompson, Aaron Wells, Gregory Heckman
  • Patent number: 9447759
    Abstract: A filter element for fuel, oil or other engine fluids, with an endplate that is designed to create flow paths for both clean and dirty regions. The filter element is part of a spin-on filter that is attachable to a filter head in an engine and that filters fuel, oil or other engine fluids. A pre-fill cap can be integrally incorporated onto the endplate to permit pre-filling and installation without removing components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Ismail Bagci, Aaron Wells, Amos Samuel
  • Publication number: 20110187393
    Abstract: A moisture detection sensor self-adhesive tape is used in a building structure to detect moisture penetration and includes a substrate of dielectric, hydrophobic material. Two elongate, parallel, conductors are secured to the top surface of the substrate and a protective layer of non-hygroscopic, water pervious material secured to the to the top surface of the substrate, over the conductors. A pressure sensitive mounting adhesive is placed on a bottom surface of the substrate and covered with a release sheet. The sensor may include moisture probes adapted to penetrate the protective layer, the respective conductors and the substrate and to extend into a building component to which the substrate has been adhered. The preferred moisture probe is a U-shaped metal staple configured to be driven in by a conventional power stapler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: David E. Vokey, Hani Nassar, Jody Aaron Wells, James Gary Coburn
  • Publication number: 20080117330
    Abstract: A method for deinterlacing a picture is disclosed. The method generally includes the steps of (A) generating a plurality of primary scores by searching along a plurality of primary angles for an edge in the picture proximate a location interlaced with a field of the picture, (B) generating a plurality of neighbor scores by searching for the edge along a plurality of neighbor angles proximate a particular angle of the primary angles corresponding to a particular score of the primary scores having a best value and (C) identifying a best score from a group of scores consisting of the particular score and the neighbor scores to generate an interpolated sample at the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Lowell Winger, Yunwei Jia, Aaron Wells, Elliot Linzer, Simon Booth, Guy Cote
  • Patent number: 7324736
    Abstract: A method and system for synchronizing recording of data transferred from a video source device to a recording device is disclosed. The method and system include analyzing an input signal from the source device based on a set of rules. In response to detecting a source device state change, the behavior of the recording device is automatically synchronized to the detected source device state without real-time user-interactive control. More particularly, when normal play mode is detected, the recording device automatically begins recording the input signal without user control or an extra control channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation
    Inventor: Aaron Wells
  • Publication number: 20080007613
    Abstract: A method for encoding video, comprising the steps of (A) detecting repeated fields in a video sequence and (B) generating a first repeated frame from a top field and any adjacent bottom field based upon detection of the repeated fields, wherein the top field and the bottom field are from one film frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2004
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Elliot Linzer, Aaron Wells
  • Publication number: 20070153013
    Abstract: An apparatus including a processor and a memory. The processor may be configured to process pixel data comprising eight or more bits. For pixel data having bit-depths greater than eight bits, a number of most significant bits (MSBs) of a pixel are presented as a first byte and a number of least significant bits (LSBs) of the pixel are packed with LSBs from one or more other pixels into a second byte. The memory may be coupled to the processor and configured to store the first byte in response to a first pointer and the second byte in response to a second pointer. The first byte and the second byte are stored independently in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Aaron Wells, Hidetaka Magoshi, Ho-Ming Leung
  • Publication number: 20070058684
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit may be configured to generate a multiplexed signal at a fixed frame-rate in response to a video input signal. The multiplexed signal comprises one of (i) a pre-defined packet which corresponds to a new frame rate detected on the video input signal when in a first mode (ii) repeated video frames at the fixed frame-rate when in a second mode and (iii) augmented digitally repeated frames at the fixed-rate when in a third mode. The second circuit may be configured to generate a video output signal in response to decoding (i) the multiplexed signal at the new frame rate defined by the pre-defined packet when in the first mode or (ii) the repeated video frames on the multiplexed signal at the fixed frame-rate when in the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Kourosh Soroushian, Aaron Wells, Gregory Maertens
  • Patent number: 7116828
    Abstract: An integrated video decoding system with spatial/temporal video post-processing is disclosed. The integrated video decoding system includes a video decoder for decompressing an input data stream, and an integrated post-processing stage coupled to the video decoder. According to one aspect of the present invention, the integrated post-processing stage combines a temporal filter, a de-interlacer, and optionally a deblocking filter. The integrated post-processing stage further utilizes a single memory system used by the temporal filter and the de-interlacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation
    Inventor: Aaron Wells
  • Patent number: 7068722
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a method for reducing artifacts in a video sequence of image frames is disclosed. The method and system include classifying scenes in the sequence of image frames, analyzing the content of the image frames and performing temporal filtering on the image frames. The method and system further include applying a set of rules to results of the classification and the content analysis to adapt characteristics of the temporal filtering for the scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation
    Inventor: Aaron Wells
  • Publication number: 20060133644
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit may be configured to analyze an audio-video data stream to determine watermark appropriate information for the audio-video data stream. The second circuit may be configured to communicate the watermark appropriate information either in-band with or out-of-band from a bit stream communicating the audio-video data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Aaron Wells, Elliot Linzer
  • Publication number: 20060056627
    Abstract: A method for conveying private or enhancement information in a compressed bit stream comprising the steps of (A) generating a compressed bit stream in response to a first data stream and a plurality of encoding choices and (B) controlling the encoding choices in response to a second data stream comprising one or both of the private information and the enhancement information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Elliot Linzer, Aaron Wells
  • Publication number: 20050278257
    Abstract: A method for securing a content is disclosed. The method generally includes the steps of (A) generating a media key by decrypting a media key block based on a device key unique to a particular player of a plurality of players, (B) modifying the media key by decryption based on a class key such that the media key is unique for each of a plurality of subscriber classes, (C) writing an encrypted title key in a media by encrypting a title key based on both the media key after modification and a media identification value unique to the media and (D) writing an encrypted content in the media by encrypting the content based on the title key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: David Barr, Aaron Wells
  • Patent number: RE48122
    Abstract: A filter element for fuel, oil or other engine fluids, with an endplate that is designed to create flow paths for both clean and dirty regions. The filter element is part of a spin-on filter that is attachable to a filter head in an engine and that filters fuel, oil or other engine fluids. A pre-fill cap can be integrally incorporated onto the endplate to permit pre-filling and installation without removing components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.
    Inventors: Ismail Bagci, Aaron Wells, Amos Samuel