Patents by Inventor Bill On

Bill On 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).

  • SEATING FURNITURE WITH LIFT MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20070246986
    Abstract: An article of seating furniture is provided with a lift mechanism. The article can be a chair with a base and a seat that is pivotally connected to the base. A back is coupled to the seat and may be either fixed to the seat or rotatably coupled to the seat. An actuator is mounted to the base extending towards the rear of the chair. The actuator is pivotally coupled to the base on one end and is pivotally coupled to the seat on the other end. The actuator moves the seat between a generally horizontal position and a raised position. With the back rotatably mounted to the seat, a linkage bar can be added that extends from base front to a bracket that mounts the back to the seat. The linkage bar reclines the back as the seat is raised from horizontal position to the raised position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: L & P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY
    Inventors: Nikki White, Shelby Ladner, Bill Tacker, Kenneth Graham
  • FEE ALLOCATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20070250357
    Abstract: A system is provided for automatically billing a designated account for fees associated with the costs of tickets and other similar services. Passenger Record Number data and similar data is provided through a Computerized Reservation System and an accounting system to a Fee Allocator program which automatically interprets the data, determines appropriate fees based on the data and a user profile, and bills the fees to an appropriate account based on the user profile. Billing data provided to the account also facilitates the process of reconciling the fees to the travel ticket costs. Enhanced descriptive billing statements can be created simplifying the process of reconciling fees to the travel ticket costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Lisa Steury, John Berkley, Frank Scarpaci, Corinna Cooke, Bill Rozenwaser, Corbett Bloom
  • Process for the production of isocyanates
    Publication number: 20070249859
    Abstract: Isocyanates are produced by a) reacting at least one amine with phosgene, optionally in the presence of a solvent to produce the corresponding isocyanate and a stream containing hydrogen chloride, phosgene and optionally solvent, low-boiling compounds and inert substances is obtained, b) separating the stream containing hydrogen chloride, phosgene and optionally solvent, low-boiling compounds and inert substances in an at least two-stage sequence of absorption steps that includes (1) at least one isothermal absorption step and (2) at least one adiabatic absorption step, to obtain (i) a hydrogen chloride stream containing phosgene in concentrations of at most 0.5 wt. % (based on the weight of the hydrogen chloride stream) and (ii) a liquid phosgene stream, and c) recycling the liquid phosgene stream (ii) to the reaction of amine with phosgene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Matthias Bohm, Wolfgang Lorenz, Bill Brady, Donald Pferdehirt
  • Cheek seat
    Patent number: 7284796
    Abstract: The present invention is a supplemental motorcycle seat for the rear passenger that provides additional lateral seat support. The supplemental seat includes a pair of side cushions and a pair of support frames. The support frames define a support for the seat cushions and are designed to be mounted to the motorcycle by accessory supports customarily provided with stock motorcycles. The support frames are mounted such that a seat cushion is positioned adjacent to each side of the seat provided with the motorcycle and extend laterally outward from each side of the motorcycle seat. The frames are also mountable to the frame of a touring pack (frame for a rear trunk) that is capable of being mounted to the motorcycle accessory supports, allowing the support seats to be individually mountable or mountable in combination with the tour pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Inventor: Bill Snelson
  • System and method for providing a searchable library of electronic documents to a user
    Patent number: 7287214
    Abstract: A method and system for publishing a plurality of books for user access includes selecting a plurality of books, converting each book from a layout or publication digital data form, by providing and applying a tool to detect characteristic features (such as layout, typeface, and hierarchical or organizational features such as chapter headings, captions, drawings and tables), and extracting text or data information of the book tagged with the features. This produces a searchable publishing database indexed by book structure such that a user may remotely, access the database, search desired text data, and view an image of a portion of the book with the desired data. A search engine may score search results based on their position in the hierarchy or other factors, determining degree of relevance of text or data information located by the search engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Books24x7.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Jenkins, Geoff Chappell, John Sidlo, Bill Roberts, Steven Smith, Richard LaFauci
  • Resistive memory device with improved data retention
    Patent number: 7286388
    Abstract: In the present method of programming a memory device from an erased state, the memory device includes first and second electrodes, a passive layer between the first and second electrodes, and an active layer between the first and second electrodes. In the programming method, (i) an electrical potential is applied across the first and second electrodes from higher to lower potential in one direction to reduce the resistance of the memory device, and (ii) an electrical potential is applied across the first and second electrodes from higher to lower potential in the other direction to further reduce the resistance of the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Spansion LLC
    Inventors: An Chen, Sameer Haddad, Tzu-Ning Fang, Yi-Ching Jean Wu, Colin S. Bill
  • Double exposure photolithographic process
    Publication number: 20070243492
    Abstract: A first high resolution pattern is defined in a first layer of photoresist on a work surface and portions of the first layer are removed to expose the pattern on the work surface. The exposed portions of the work surface and the remaining portions of the first layer are then covered by a second layer of photoresist. A second lower resolution pattern is then defined in the second layer and portions of the second layer are removed to expose on the work surface a third pattern that is a subset of the first pattern. Standard (non-custom) masks may be used to define the first pattern while custom but lower resolution masks are used to define the second pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Peter J. McElheny, Yowjuang (Bill) Liu
  • Interactive tournament contest
    Publication number: 20070243936
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention sets forth a system, method and computer program product which may include providing an interactive tournament contest; allowing at least one participant participating in the tournament contest to invite at least one additional participant to participate in the tournament contest; and providing a prize to the winner of the interactive tournament contest, wherein a value of the prize increases dependent upon a total number of the participants participating in the tournament contest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Bill Binenstock, Michael Brandon, Julia Contes, Antonio Fernandez, Ashley Frisch, Patrick Herde, John Hopwood, Terrence Lee, Leandro Lima, Carl Rischar, Steve Snyder, George Wakeling, Kar Wong
  • Multitap fractional baud period pre-emphasis for data transmission
    Publication number: 20070241795
    Abstract: Pre-emphasis circuitry and methods for signal transmission provide multiple levels of output signal amplification over one or more baud periods after an input signal transition. The multiple, gradually decreasing levels of output signal amplification reduce power consumption and better approximate the desired signal response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Tad Kwasniewski, Haitao Mei, Shoujun Wang, Mashkoor Baig, Bill Bereza
  • Debugging a grid environment using ghost agents
    Patent number: 7284156
    Abstract: A method for debugging software objects within a grid environment including the step identifying a host, wherein the host is a software object. A ghost agent can be associated with the host. The ghost agent can replicate actions executed by the host. The host can be debugged based upon the replicated actions. The ghost agent can move from one grid within the grid environment to another grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas E. Creamer, Bill H. Hilf, Neil A. Katz, Victor S. Moore
  • Mechanism to change firmware in a high availability single processor system
    Patent number: 7284236
    Abstract: A “high availability” system comprises multiple switches under the control of a control processor (“CP”). The firmware executing on the processor can be changed when desired. Consistent with the high availability nature of the system (i.e., minimal down time), a single CP system implements a firmware change by loading new firmware onto the system, saving state information pertaining to the old firmware, preventing the old firmware from communicating with the switches, bringing the new firmware to an active state and applying the saved state information to the new firmware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bill J. Zhou, Richard L. Hammons
  • Atmospheric control in reaction chambers
    Patent number: 7282183
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for controlling atmospheric characteristics inside a chamber. An apparatus comprises a mechanism for diffusively introducing pressurized gas into the apparatus, an outlet element in fluid communication with the mechanism, and a chamber in fluid communication with the outlet element. The outlet element and the chamber are disposed such that gas flow therethrough is substantially uniform. The chamber comprises a gas outlet and the outlet element comprises a plurality of openings. The apparatus may be employed in the manufacture of biopolymers on the surface of a support such as an array of biopolymer features on the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Bill J. Peck
  • Implant, device and method for determining a position of the implant in a body
    Publication number: 20070238984
    Abstract: the invention relates to an implant, a method and a device for determining the position of the implant. To improve the accuracy of determining the position it is proposed to provide a transponder on the implant suitable for determining the position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Maschke, Ulrich Bill
  • Processing of multi-component induction data in the presence of borehole abnormalities
    Publication number: 20070234787
    Abstract: Measurements made by a multi-component induction logging tool may be corrected for tool eccentricity or the presence of a fracture in the earth formation. The corrected measurements may then be used in conjunction with a multi-array measurement to determine horizontal and vertical formation resistivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Rabinovich, Alexandre Bespalov, Bill Corley, Tsili Wang
  • Correction of cross-component induction measurements for misalignment using comparison of the XY formation response
    Publication number: 20070239378
    Abstract: A misalignment angle between the transmitter and receiver antenna of a multicomponent induction logging tool are estimated from quadrature component signals at multiple frequencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Rabinovich, Leonty Tabarovsky, Bill Corley, Luis Pelegri
  • Correction of cross-component induction measurements for misalignment using comparison of the XY formation response
    Publication number: 20070239360
    Abstract: Measurements are made with a multicomponent logging tool in an earth formation. The measurements are inverted without using a selected cross-component measurement. The model is then used to predict the value of the selected cross-component. A misalignment angle of the tool is estimated from the predicted and actual values of the selected cross-component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Rabinovich, Leonty Tabarovsky, Bill Corley, Luis Pelegri
  • Heterogeneous transceiver architecture for wide range programmability of programmable logic devices
    Publication number: 20070237186
    Abstract: High-speed serial data transceiver circuitry on a programmable logic device (“PLD”) includes some channels that are able to operate at data rates up to a first, relatively low maximum data rate, and other channels that are able to operate at data rates up to a second, relatively high maximum data rate. The relatively low-speed channels are served by relatively low-speed phase locked loop (“PLL”) circuitry, and have other circuit components that are typically needed for handling data that is transmitted at relatively low data rates. The relatively high-speed channels are served by relatively high-speed PLLs, and have other circuit components that are typically needed for handling data that is transmitted at relatively high data rates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Sergey Shumarayev, Bill Bereza, Chong Lee, Rakesh Patel, Wilson Wong
  • THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES WITH THERMAL DILUENT
    Publication number: 20070234702
    Abstract: Thermodynamic cycles with diluent that produce mechanical power, electrical power, and/or fluid streams for heating and/or cooling are described. Systems contain a combustion system producing an energetic fluid by combusting fuel with oxidant. Thermal diluent is preferably used in the cycle to improve performance, including one or more of power, efficiency, economics, emissions, dynamic and off-peak load performance, temperature regulation, and/or cooling heated components. Cycles include a heat recovery system and preferably recover and recycle thermal diluent from expanded energetic fluid to improve cycle thermodynamic efficiency and reduce energy conversion costs. Cycles preferably include controls for temperatures, pressures, and flow rates within a combined heat and power (CHP) system, and controls for power, thermal output, efficiency, and/or emissions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: David Hagen, Gary Ginter, Alberto Traverso, Bill Goheen, Allan McGuire, Janet Rankin, Aristide Massardo, Ronald Klaus
  • Floating base bipolar ESD devices
    Patent number: 7279753
    Abstract: The present invention includes a bipolar ESD device for protecting an integrated circuit from ESD damage. The bipolar ESD device includes a collector connected to a terminal of the integrated circuit, a floating base, and a grounded emitter. When an ESD pulse hits the terminal of the integrated circuit, the PN junction between the emitter and the base becomes forward biased. The forward biasing of the emitter-base PN junction in turn causes carriers to be injected into the collector-base junction, triggering the bipolar ESD device to turn on to discharge the ESD pulse. The trigger voltage of the bipolar ESD device is a fraction of a breakdown voltage of the collector-base PN junction and can be modified by adjusting a base length of the bipolar ESD device, a junction depth of the collector, or a dopant concentration in the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Hugh Sung-Ki O, Chih-Ching Shih, Yowjuang Bill Liu, Cheng-Hsiung Huang
  • Active camming device
    Patent number: 7278618
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dual stem active camming device including a plurality of compression springs independently coupled to a plurality of cam lobes. The compression springs are positioned between the trigger and the clip-in point of the cam to protect the springs from damage and allow the trigger to compress the springs upon retraction. A flexible stem tube is positioned over the portion of the dual stem between the trigger and the cable terminals. The flexible stem tube shields the trigger wires from debris and abrasion. A rigid yoke is also positioned over the dual stem between the stem tube and cable terminals. The rigid yoke prevents uneven lateral bending on the head of the camming device that may otherwise cause the device to pull out of a placement. The cable terminals are positioned between the outer cam lobes and on either side of the inner cam lobe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd.
    Inventors: Paul Tusting, Bill Belcourt, Joe Skrivan, Dave Mellon, Mark Santurbane, David Narajowski