Patents by Inventor Allen Nance
Allen Nance 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: 20210259332Abstract: A clothing article including a tourniquet disclosed. In one implementation, the clothing article is worn high at the waist or on the leg. The clothing article includes a belt. The belt presents a holster having a tourniquet. The tourniquet provides a tourniquet strap, a windlass rod and a V-ring. The tourniquet strap mounts to the holster and the windlass rod mounts to the tourniquet strap. When a user gets injured on the leg, the user tightens the tourniquet strap by twisting the windlass rod to further tighten the tourniquet strap such that bleeding stops from the injured area. Further, the V-ring locks the position of the windlass rod once it is determined that adequate pressure is achieved on the leg. In another implementation, the clothing article comes in a vest configuration and the tourniquet mounts at sleeves of the clothing article. The tourniquet helps to stop blood flow to the injured area on the arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventor: Jerry Allen Nance, II
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Patent number: 10901102Abstract: A near-field hydrophone is disclosed. The near-field hydrophone includes a housing, a piezoelectric element configured to produce an analog signal in response to an acoustic signal generated by the release of compressed air into water, an analog circuit coupled to the piezoelectric element, wherein the analog circuit is configured to receive the analog signal and to produce a conditioned analog signal, an analog-to-digital converter configured to receive the conditioned analog signal and to produce a digitized form of the conditioned analog signal, and a processor coupled to a memory circuit and to the analog-to-digital converter, wherein the processor is configured to control the operation of the analog-to-digital converter and to provide a digitized serial communication output corresponding to the digitized form of the conditioned analog signal. The piezoelectric element, the analog circuit, the analog-to-digital converter, the processor, and the memory circuit are located within the housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: TELEDYNE INSTRUMENTS, INC.Inventors: William Allen Nance, Keith Kunz
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Patent number: 10098327Abstract: A system and method for managing a herd of animals possibly requiring medical treatment, such as cows in a feedlot. The animals are herded individually into a chute, where identification data is collected from a tag, and core temperature data is collected using a special non-contacting core temperature sensor. The animal is tagged with a color coded tag representing a range of temperatures into which that animal's temperature falls. The animal is then delivered to a pen corresponding to that range of temperatures, where appropriate medicinal treatment is automatically dosed and applied to the animal.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2012Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Inventors: Laird W Laurence, James Derwin King, James C Lyman, Jack C Laurence, Michael R Williams, Allen Nance, Ronald B Hicks
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Patent number: 9612348Abstract: A marine air gun generates an acoustic signal in water, for example, during a marine seismic survey. The marine air gun includes digital electronic circuitry. The digital electronic circuitry may control an actuator of the marine air gun, digitize and store data from sensors located on or near the marine air gun, send and/or receive digital communications, store and/or output electrical energy, and/or perform other functions. A marine seismic source system that includes multiple air gun clusters may have a separate digital communication link between a command center and each air gun cluster. Each communication link may provide power and digital communication between the command center and one of the air gun clusters.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2013Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: Teledyne Real Time Systems, Inc.Inventors: William Allen Nance, Daniel Eugene Hobson
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Publication number: 20160299242Abstract: A near-field hydrophone is disclosed. The near-field hydrophone includes a housing, a piezoelectric element configured to produce an analog signal in response to an acoustic signal generated by the release of compressed air into water, an analog circuit coupled to the piezoelectric element, wherein the analog circuit is configured to receive the analog signal and to produce a conditioned analog signal, an analog-to-digital converter configured to receive the conditioned analog signal and to produce a digitized form of the conditioned analog signal, and a processor coupled to a memory circuit and to the analog-to-digital converter, wherein the processor is configured to control the operation of the analog-to-digital converter and to provide a digitized serial communication output corresponding to the digitized form of the conditioned analog signal. The piezoelectric element, the analog circuit, the analog-to-digital converter, the processor, and the memory circuit are located within the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: William Allen Nance, Keith Kunz
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Publication number: 20130301393Abstract: A marine air gun generates an acoustic signal in water, for example, during a marine seismic survey. The marine air gun includes digital electronic circuitry. The digital electronic circuitry may control an actuator of the marine air gun, digitize and store data from sensors located on or near the marine air gun, send and/or receive digital communications, store and/or output electrical energy, and/or perform other functions. A marine seismic source system that includes multiple air gun clusters may have a separate digital communication link between a command center and each air gun cluster. Each communication link may provide power and digital communication between the command center and one of the air gun clusters.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventors: William Allen Nance, Daniel Eugene Hobson
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Publication number: 20130239907Abstract: A system and method for managing a herd of animals possibly requiring medical treatment, such as cows in a feedlot. The animals are herded individually into a chute, where identification data is collected from a tag, and core temperature data is collected using a special non-contacting core temperature sensor. The animal is tagged with a color coded tag representing a range of temperatures into which that animal's temperature falls. The animal is then delivered to a pen corresponding to that range of temperatures, where appropriate medicinal treatment is automatically dosed and applied to the animal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2012Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: HERDX, INC.Inventors: Laird W Laurence, James Derwin King, James C Lyman, Jack C Laurence, Michael R Williams, Allen Nance, Ronald B Hicks
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Patent number: 8509033Abstract: A marine air gun generates an acoustic signal in water, for example, during a marine seismic survey. The marine air gun includes digital electronic circuitry. The digital electronic circuitry may control an actuator of the marine air gun, digitize and store data from sensors located on or near the marine air gun, send and/or receive digital communications, store and/or output electrical energy, and/or perform other functions. A marine seismic source system that includes multiple air gun clusters may have a separate digital communication link between a command center and each air gun cluster. Each communication link may provide power and digital communication between the command center and one of the air gun clusters.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Real Time Systems, Inc.Inventors: William Allen Nance, Daniel Eugene Hobson
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Publication number: 20130001007Abstract: A marine air gun generates an acoustic signal in water, for example, during a marine seismic survey. The marine air gun includes digital electronic circuitry. The digital electronic circuitry may control an actuator of the marine air gun, digitize and store data from sensors located on or near the marine air gun, send and/or receive digital communications, store and/or output electrical energy, and/or perform other functions. A marine seismic source system that includes multiple air gun clusters may have a separate digital communication link between a command center and each air gun cluster. Each communication link may provide power and digital communication between the command center and one of the air gun clusters.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: Real Time Systems, Inc.Inventors: William Allen Nance, Daniel Eugene Hobson
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Patent number: 8317720Abstract: A system and method for managing a herd of animals possibly requiring medical treatment, such as cows in a feedlot. The animals are herded individually into a chute, where identification data is collected from a tag, and core temperature data is collected using a special non-contacting core temperature sensor. The animal is tagged with a color coded tag representing a range of temperatures into which that animal's temperature falls. The animal is then delivered to a pen corresponding to that range of temperatures, where appropriate medicinal treatment is automatically dosed and applied to the animal.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2009Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Herdx, Inc.Inventors: Laird W Laurence, James Derwin King, James C Lyman, Jack C Laurence, Michael R Williams, Allen Nance, Ronald B Hicks
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Patent number: 8279711Abstract: A marine air gun generates an acoustic signal in water, for example, during a marine seismic survey. The marine air gun includes digital electronic circuitry. The digital electronic circuitry may control an actuator of the marine air gun, digitize and store data from sensors located on or near the marine air gun, send and/or receive digital communications, store and/or output electrical energy, and/or perform other functions. A marine seismic source system that includes multiple air gun clusters may have a separate digital communication link between a command center and each air gun cluster. Each communication link may provide power and digital communication between the command center and one of the air gun clusters.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2010Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Real Time Systems, Inc.Inventors: William Allen Nance, Daniel Eugene Hobson
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Publication number: 20100302902Abstract: A marine air gun generates an acoustic signal in water, for example, during a marine seismic survey. The marine air gun includes digital electronic circuitry. The digital electronic circuitry may control an actuator of the marine air gun, digitize and store data from sensors located on or near the marine air gun, send and/or receive digital communications, store and/or output electrical energy, and/or perform other functions. A marine seismic source system that includes multiple air gun clusters may have a separate digital communication link between a command center and each air gun cluster. Each communication link may provide power and digital communication between the command center and one of the air gun clusters.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: Real Time Systems, Inc.Inventors: William Allen Nance, Daniel Eugene Hobson
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Publication number: 20100160809Abstract: A system and method for managing a herd of animals possibly requiring medical treatment, such as cows in a feedlot. The animals are herded individually into a chute, where identification data is collected from a tag, and core temperature data is collected using a special non-contacting core temperature sensor. The animal is tagged with a color coded tag representing a range of temperatures into which that animal's temperature falls. The animal is then delivered to a pen corresponding to that range of temperatures, where appropriate medicinal treatment is automatically dosed and applied to the animal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: Laird W. Laurence, James Derwin King, James C. Lyman, Jack C. Laurence, Michael R. Williams, Allen Nance, Ronald B. Hicks
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Patent number: 7227837Abstract: A system and method for reducing and surviving failures in a voice trunking over ATM (VTOA) environment includes an ATM network having a plurality of interconnected ATM switches. The VTOA system also includes a CS-IWF complex having a plurality of interconnected CS-IWF units, each unit having a plurality of processors. An end office building may also be provided for interaction with the VTOA system. The end office building includes multiple T-IWFs, and a switch that distributes calls among the T-IWFs in a load sharing manner. Each T-IWF has a plurality of processors and is part of the VTOA system. A switch management system is also provided in the VTOA system. In order to reduce and survive failures, the switch management system includes a plurality of switch management system units. At least one of the switch management system units is a backup unit for at least one primary switch management system unit. Each switch management system unit provides application redundancy within itself.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2000Date of Patent: June 5, 2007Assignee: AT&T Labs, Inc.Inventors: Haifeng Bi, George Coleman Allen, Jr., Randy Beamon, Weijing Chen, Janice Elaine Doerner, Mehran Esfandiari, Gary Jonathan Gibbons, Paul August Kaschube, Bruce Allen Nance, John Pinch, Tina Sigarto, Barbara Engel Smith, Matthew Wayne Stafford, George Anthony Young
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Patent number: 6873571Abstract: An in-water distributed control system for use in marine seismic survey. The system includes a shipboard interface and power supply coupled to an in-water subsystem via a high bandwidth communication link. The in-water subsystem includes a remote control module for generating firing commands based on synchronizing and position parameters transmitted by the interface. The remote control module transmits power, data, and commands to a plurality of gun control modules. Each gun control module operates an air gun. An individually addressable remote cut-off valve controls air to each air gun. Depth and pressure at the gun control module is sensed by at least one DT/PT module. An optional expansion unit provides additional DT/PT capability.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2003Date of Patent: March 29, 2005Assignee: Input/Output, Inc.Inventors: David A. Clayton, Shyam Kutty, Allen Nance
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Publication number: 20040032794Abstract: An in-water distributed control system for use in marine seismic survey. The system includes a shipboard interface and power supply coupled to an in-water subsystem via a high bandwidth communication link. The in-water subsystem includes a remote control module for generating firing commands based on synchronizing and position parameters transmitted by the interface. The remote control module transmits power, data, and commands to a plurality of gun control modules. Each gun control module operates an air gun. An individually addressable remote cut-off valve controls air to each air gun. Depth and pressure at the gun control module is sensed by at least one DT/PT module. An optional expansion unit provides additional DT/PT capability.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2003Publication date: February 19, 2004Applicant: Input/Output, Inc.Inventors: David A. Clayton, Shyam Kutty, Allen Nance