Patents by Inventor Alexander W. Clark

Alexander W. Clark 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).

  • Publication number: 20200304990
    Abstract: Examples associated with Bluetooth device pairing are described. One example includes storing a set of device pairings. Device pairings may indicate Bluetooth devices that are authorized to connect. An authorization signal is received from a first Bluetooth device. The authorization signal may seek approval to connect with a second Bluetooth device over a Bluetooth connection. A control signal is provided to the first Bluetooth device when a device pairing indicates the first Bluetooth device is authorized to connect to the second Bluetooth device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: SYED S. AZAM, ALEXANDER W. CLARK
  • Patent number: 10768740
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to touch-sensitive input devices. As an example, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprises instructions that when executed cause a controller of an electronic device to receive, via a touch-sensitive input device of the electronic device, a touch input. The instructions also cause the controller to determine whether the touch input corresponds to a re-orientation input. The instructions further cause the controller to, in response to a determination that the touch input corresponds to the re-orientation input, rotate an input axis associated with the touch sensitive input device from a first orientation to a second orientation based on the re-orientation input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Alexander W. Clark, Kent E. Biggs
  • Publication number: 20180329564
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to touch-sensitive input devices. As an example, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprises instructions that when executed cause a controller of an electronic device to receive, via a touch-sensitive input device of the electronic device, a touch input. The instructions also cause the controller to determine whether the touch input corresponds to a re-orientation input. The instructions further cause the controller to, in response to a determination that the touch input corresponds to the re-orientation input, rotate an input axis associated with the touch sensitive input device from a first orientation to a second orientation based on the re-orientation input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Alexander W. Clark, Kent E. Biggs
  • Patent number: 7115384
    Abstract: A diagnostic microbiological testing system and method for microorganism identification (ID) and antimicrobial susceptibility determinations (AST). The system includes multiple-well test panels capable of performing ID and AST testing on the same test panel. Each test panel is inoculated with reagents, broth-suspended organisms, and placed into the instrument system. The instrument system includes a rotating carousel for incubation and indexing, multiple light sources each emitting different wavelength light, precision calorimetric and fluorometric detection, barcode test panel tracking and a control processor for making determinations based on measured test data. One light source includes a plurality of LEDs arranged in a linear array. Each of the LEDs' junction currents are controllable to produce a predetermined illumination profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Alexander W. Clark, Paul Gladnick, Robert E. Armstrong, Nicholas Bachur, Klaus W. Berndt, Dwight Livingston
  • Publication number: 20020064867
    Abstract: A diagnostic microbiological testing system and method for microorganism identification (ID) and antimicrobial susceptibility determinations (AST). The system includes multiple-well test panels capable of performing ID and AST testing on the same test panel. Each test panel is inoculated with reagents, broth-suspended organisms, and placed into the instrument system. The instrument system includes a rotating carousel for incubation and indexing, multiple light sources each emitting different wavelength light, precision calorimetric and fluorometric detection, barcode test panel tracking and a control processor for making determinations based on measured test data. One light source includes a plurality of LEDs arranged in a linear array. Each of the LEDs' junction currents are controllable to produce a predetermined illumination profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Applicant: Becton Dickinson Company
    Inventors: Alexander W. Clark, Paul Gladnick, Rober E. Armstrong, Nicholas Bachur, Klaus W. Berndt, Dwight Livingston
  • Patent number: 6372485
    Abstract: A diagnostic microbiological testing system and method for microorganism identification (ID) and antimicrobial susceptibility determinations (AST). The system includes multiple-well test panels capable of performing ID and AST testing on the same test panel. Each test panel is inoculated with reagents, broth-suspended organisms, and placed into the instrument system. The instrument system includes a rotating carousel for incubation and indexing, multiple light sources each emitting different wavelength light, precision calorimetric and fluorometric detection, barcode test panel tracking and a control processor for making determinations based on measured test data. One light source includes a plurality of LEDs arranged in a linear array. Each of the LEDs' junction currents are controllable to produce a predetermined illumination profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Alexander W. Clark, Paul Gladnick, Robert E. Armstrong, Nicholas Bachur, Klaus W. Berndt, Dwight Livingston
  • Patent number: 6096272
    Abstract: A diagnostic microbiological testing system and method for microorganism identification (ID) and antimicrobial susceptibility determinations (AST). The system includes multiple-well test panels capable of performing ID and AST testing on the same test panel. Each test panel is inoculated with reagents, broth-suspended organisms, and placed into the instrument system. The instrument system includes a rotating carousel for incubation and indexing, multiple light sources each emitting different wavelength light, precision calorimetric and fluorometric detection, barcode test panel tracking and a control processor for making determinations based on measured test data. One light source includes a plurality of LEDs arranged in a linear array. Each of the LEDs' junction currents are controllable to produce a predetermined illumination profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Becton Dickinson & Company
    Inventors: Alexander W. Clark, Paul Gladnick, Robert E. Armstrong, Nicholas Bachur, Klaus W. Berndt, Dwight Livingston