Patents by Inventor Alvin Law

Alvin Law 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: 9041521
    Abstract: The present relates to a system for providing vibration feedback to at least one foot. The system comprises at least one rigid surface for receiving the at least one foot, one vibrotactile actuator for each of the at least one rigid surface, and a suspension mechanism. The vibrotactile actuator is installed underneath the corresponding rigid surface and provides vibration feedback there through. The suspension mechanism supports the at least one rigid surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University
    Inventors: Jeremy Cooperstock, Yon Visell, Alvin Law, Karmen Franinovic
  • Patent number: 8474730
    Abstract: A track system for a railway system includes a base plate configured to be supported on a railroad tie. The system also includes a drive rail and a guard rail. The drive rail includes a head portion, a web portion, and a base portion. The head portion is configured such that wheels of a train car used in the railway system roll thereon. The web portion connects the head portion and the base portion. The base portion is supported on the base plate. The guardrail includes a head portion, a web portion, and a base portion. The head portion of the guardrail is configured to contact the wheels to prevent the wheels from slipping off the drive rail. The web portion of the guardrail connects the head portion of the guardrail and the base portion of the guardrail. The base portion of the guardrail is retained in a support on the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Progress Rail Services Corp
    Inventors: Brian Frank Weaver, Brian Alvin Laws, Robert C. Roberts
  • Publication number: 20110204153
    Abstract: A track system for a railway system includes a base plate configured to be supported on a railroad tie. The system also includes a drive rail and a guard rail. The drive rail includes a head portion, a web portion, and a base portion. The head portion is configured such that wheels of a train car used in the railway system roll thereon. The web portion connects the head portion and the base portion. The base portion is supported on the base plate. The guardrail includes a head portion, a web portion, and a base portion. The head portion of the guardrail is configured to contact the wheels to prevent the wheels from slipping off the drive rail. The web portion of the guardrail connects the head portion of the guardrail and the base portion of the guardrail. The base portion of the guardrail is retained in a support on the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Brian Frank Weaver, Brian Alvin Laws, Robert C. Roberts
  • Publication number: 20100308982
    Abstract: The present relates to a system for providing vibration feedback to at least one foot. The system comprises at least one rigid surface for receiving the at least one foot, one vibrotactile actuator for each of the at least one rigid surface, and a suspension mechanism. The vibrotactile actuator is installed underneath the corresponding rigid surface and provides vibration feedback there through. The suspension mechanism supports the at least one rigid surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: The Royal Institution For The Advancement of Learning/McGill University
    Inventors: Jeremy COOPERSTOCK, Karmen FRANINOVIC, Yon VISELL, Alvin Law
  • Patent number: 6356880
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for assigning a value associated with a manufacturing or service-related transaction to a task within an organizational logical structure includes a step of retrieving attributes of the transaction, such attributes including, for example, an identification of the item, whether the item was procured, the PO number, the category of the item and/or an identification of the sub-inventory, in the case of a material transaction. A plurality of predefined task assignment rules are then searched for a matching rule that includes respective criteria corresponding to each retrieved attribute. Each of the plurality of task assignment rules includes an identification of a task within the organizational logical structure. The value associated with the transaction may then be assigned to the task identified in the matching rule. The assigned value may include the cost associated with the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Oracle Corporation
    Inventors: Roger J. Goossens, Alvin Law, Mahesh Damodare