Patents by Inventor Alan Hedges
Alan Hedges 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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Patent number: 11928241Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for consent management. A method may include receiving a first data request for user data associated with a user, the user data stored in a user data database; communicating a consent request to the requester system; receiving a consent response from the requester system; storing consent data associated with the consent response for the user data requested in the first data request in an immutable ledger; receiving a consent verification request from the user data database, the consent verification request based on a second data request for the user data from the requester system to the user data database; verifying the consent verification request based on the consent data; and communicating a consent verification response to the user data database, the consent verification response indicating consent from the user to share the user data with the requester system.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Visa International Service AssociationInventors: Kimberly E. Bella, Nirmal Kumar Baid, Robert B. Hedges, Jr., David Alan Henstock, Shashi Kumar Velur, Sonia Gupta, Cindy Hong, Jonathan Twichell
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Patent number: 10856402Abstract: A superconducting radio frequency cell includes a body defining a hollow cavity having a first iris and second iris at opposite ends of the body, an axis that extends between the first and second irises, and an equator around the axis between the first and second irises. The body includes at least a first weld seam around the axis at a location on the body spaced from the equator. Each weld seam extends through the body and has opposite sides terminating proximate an interior and an exterior of the body, and each weld seam includes a first, conduction weld formed on one side of the weld seam and a second weld formed on the opposite side of the weld seam. The second weld can be a conduction weld, a keyhole weld, or a transition weld.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: II-VI Delaware, Inc.Inventors: Alan Hedges, Kyle Branigan
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Publication number: 20190357344Abstract: A superconducting radio frequency cell includes a body defining a hollow cavity having a first iris and second iris at opposite ends of the body, an axis that extends between the first and second irises, and an equator around the axis between the first and second irises. The body includes at least a first weld seam around the axis at a location on the body spaced from the equator. Each weld seam extends through the body and has opposite sides terminating proximate an interior and an exterior of the body, and each weld seam includes a first, conduction weld formed on one side of the weld seam and a second weld formed on the opposite side of the weld seam. The second weld can be a conduction weld, a keyhole weld, or a transition weld.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2018Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Alan Hedges, Kyle Branigan
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Patent number: 10479611Abstract: A material handling system includes a very high speed linear sortation conveyor that receives articles at an operating speed of 650 to 700 feet per second (fps) and up to 100 fps with gapping as small as one inch. In one or more embodiments, a recirculation sortation conveyor receives articles that are not diverted by the linear sortation conveyor with dynamic capacity sufficient to handle a high speed shutdown of the linear sortation conveyor. The recirculation sortation conveyor is itself a very high speed linear sortation conveyor having a pusher pre-sort feature that can distribute received articles at different lateral positions on an endless conveyor to align with more than one recirculation sortation conveyors that may be operating at a slower operating speed. In an exemplary embodiment, the recirculation sortation conveyor has a divert section for diverting articles to a divert target on a lateral side.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Maines, Justin J. Zimmer, Jason Robert Meta, Ryan Artz, Brett Alan Hedges, Adam Stutz, Raymond R. Neiser
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Publication number: 20190016539Abstract: A material handling system includes a very high speed linear sortation conveyor that receives articles at an operating speed of 650 to 700 feet per second (fps) and up to 100 fps with gapping as small as one inch. In one or more embodiments, a recirculation sortation conveyor receives articles that are not diverted by the linear sortation conveyor with dynamic capacity sufficient to handle a high speed shutdown of the linear sortation conveyor. The recirculation sortation conveyor is itself a very high speed linear sortation conveyor having a pusher pre-sort feature that can distribute received articles at different lateral positions on an endless conveyor to align with more than one recirculation sortation conveyors that may be operating at a slower operating speed. In an exemplary embodiment, the recirculation sortation conveyor has a divert section for diverting articles to a divert target on a lateral side.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Christopher G. MAINES, Justin J. ZIMMER, Jason Robert META, Ryan ARTZ, Brett Alan HEDGES, Adam STUTZ, Raymond R. NEISER
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Patent number: 10106330Abstract: A material handling system includes a very high speed linear sortation conveyor that receives articles at an operating speed of 650 to 700 feet per second (fps) and up to 100 fps with gapping as small as one inch. In one or more embodiments, a recirculation sortation conveyor receives articles that are not diverted by the linear sortation conveyor with dynamic capacity sufficient to handle a high speed shutdown of the linear sortation conveyor. The recirculation sortation conveyor is itself a very high speed linear sortation conveyor having a pusher pre-sort feature that can distribute received articles at different lateral positions on an endless conveyor to align with more than one recirculation sortation conveyors that may be operating at a slower operating speed. In an exemplary embodiment, the recirculation sortation conveyor has a divert section for diverting articles to a divert target on a lateral side.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2016Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLCInventors: Christopher G. Maines, Justin J. Zimmer, Jason Robert Meta, Ryan Artz, Brett Alan Hedges, Adam Stutz, Raymond R. Neiser
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Publication number: 20180170683Abstract: A material handling system includes a very high speed linear sortation conveyor that receives articles at an operating speed of 650 to 700 feet per second (fps) and up to 100 fps with gapping as small as one inch. In one or more embodiments, a recirculation sortation conveyor receives articles that are not diverted by the linear sortation conveyor with dynamic capacity sufficient to handle a high speed shutdown of the linear sortation conveyor. The recirculation sortation conveyor is itself a very high speed linear sortation conveyor having a pusher pre-sort feature that can distribute received articles at different lateral positions on an endless conveyor to align with more than one recirculation sortation conveyors that may be operating at a slower operating speed. In an exemplary embodiment, the recirculation sortation conveyor has a divert section for diverting articles to a divert target on a lateral side.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Christopher G. Maines, Justin J. Zimmer, Jason Robert Meta, Ryan Artz, Brett Alan Hedges, Adam Stutz, Raymond R. Neiser
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Publication number: 20180022555Abstract: A material handling system includes a very high speed linear sortation conveyor that receives articles at an operating speed of 650 to 700 feet per second (fps) and up to 100 fps with gapping as small as one inch. In one or more embodiments, a recirculation sortation conveyor receives articles that are not diverted by the linear sortation conveyor with dynamic capacity sufficient to handle a high speed shutdown of the linear sortation conveyor. The recirculation sortation conveyor is itself a very high speed linear sortation conveyor having a pusher pre-sort feature that can distribute received articles at different lateral positions on an endless conveyor to align with more than one recirculation sortation conveyors that may be operating at a slower operating speed. In an exemplary embodiment, the recirculation sortation conveyor has a divert section for diverting articles to a divert target on a lateral side.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2016Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: Christopher G. Maines, Justin J. Zimmer, Jason Robert Meta, Ryan Artz, Brett Alan Hedges, Adam Stutz, Raymond R. Neiser
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Publication number: 20160321580Abstract: The invention is a human-computer productivity management system with both processes and data systems designed to monitor the interactions between humans and computer systems, log the interactions, securely transmit the data to a centralized server, archive the data, process the data into highly efficient database, analyze the data to calculate productivity metrics, distill the data into key business intelligence reports and control the use of the computer systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventors: Mark Anthony Chroscielewski, Alan Hedge
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Publication number: 20090222552Abstract: The invention is a human-computer productivity management system with both processes and data systems designed to monitor the interactions between humans and computer systems, log the interactions, securely transmit the data to a centralized server, archive the data, process the data into highly efficient database, analyze the data to calculate productivity metrics, distill the data into key business intelligence reports and control the use of the computer systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2008Publication date: September 3, 2009Inventors: Mark Anthony Chroscielewski, Alan Hedge
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Patent number: 6568650Abstract: An accessory for a laptop having a support with louvers that are placed so that passages of air may circulate between the support and laptop, which is spaced away from the computer using pins connected to the louvers. There are legs that attach to the support and pivot between two positions, using and storage. The support is fastened to the computer using hook-and-loop material, which is placed at either end of the central strip of the support. The corresponding pieces of hook and loop material are placed on the laptop in the analogous locations.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2001Date of Patent: May 27, 2003Assignee: Pelican DesignInventors: Gene Helmetsie, Alan Hedge
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Publication number: 20030080264Abstract: An accessory for a laptop having a support with louvers that are placed so that passages of air may circulate between the support and laptop, which is spaced away from the computer using pins connected to the louvers. There are legs that attach to the support and pivot between two positions, using and storage. The support is fastened to the computer using hook-and-loop material, which is placed at either end of the central strip of the support. The corresponding pieces of hook and loop material are placed on the laptop in the analogous locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2001Publication date: May 1, 2003Inventors: Gene Helmetsie, Alan Hedge
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Patent number: 4810977Abstract: A phase-locked loop (PLL) frequency synthesizer having an analog, out-of-band component path and a digital, in-band component path to provide frequency modulation (FM) of the synthesized output signal is described. The in-band FM component is octave scaled by an analog scaling means and coupled to an analog-to-digital converter to provide a digital number to be decade added to the PLL divide number to change the PLL frequency in response to the in-band FM signal. The out-of-band FM component is also scaled and applied to a loop summing node and summed with the PLL error signal to vary the PLL frequency. The scaling in both the in-band component path and out-of-band component path is equalized to provide a flat frequency response. Additional, the in-band component is scaled to allow use of the analog-to-digital converter over its maximum range to maintain a high signal-to-noise ratio.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1987Date of Patent: March 7, 1989Assignee: Hewlett-Packard CompanyInventors: Ben Flugstad, Raymond L. Fried, Alan Hedge, Barton L. McJunkin, Mark D. Talbot