Patents by Inventor Brian David

Brian David 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: 20160038940
    Abstract: A microfluidic product utilizing gradient surface energy coatings for fluid control comprising a plurality of fluid passages wherein at least one fluid passage comprises a coating configured to control liquid flow wherein the coating configured to control liquid flow comprises a gradient surface energy coating from a proximal location to a distal location on a surface of the fluid passage. The product can include uniform regions and surface gradient regions in the same passage. Coating compositions and product dimensions can be selected to provide control over different flow properties including fluid velocity, reduction and acceleration of fluid flow, and starting and stopping fluid flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventor: Brian David BABCOCK
  • Patent number: 9256691
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling co-browsing are provided herein. A device, such as a web server, may execute a browser application that initiates co-browsing capabilities between a host computing device and one or more guest computing devices. Activatable code is injected and/or otherwise embedded in one or more web pages. Subsequently, using the activatable code, web browser information on the host computing device is obtained and processed for display on the one or more guest computing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Recursive Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian David Handrigan, Mark David Comiso, Eldon Spencer Markowski
  • Publication number: 20160031081
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes embodiments related to the configuration of one or more robot computing devices. Robot computing devices are configured to have personality characteristics and to have relational characteristics with respect to other agents (humans, other computing devices, and/or other robots). A robot personality profile is generated and imprinted on the robot computing device. Robot computing devices are updated through the use of one or more biometric security keys, including an owner's visual appearance and/or voice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Brian David Johnson
  • Publication number: 20160023093
    Abstract: A fantasy football rewind game providing a deck of playing cards with each of the cards having indicia associated with a fantasy player having a fantasy point value corresponding to a real life player in a professional sports league, a fantasy event from a previous season of a fantasy sports league of the professional sports league, or a game action for each game player is provided. The fantasy football rewind game may be initiated by a plurality of game players. Chips having a monetary value may be acquired and lost by each game player. Game play includes choosing to play a drawn playing card or a card from one's hand, wherein the fantasy players can be collected in a lineup panel. The goal is to amass the highest of the combination of fantasy point values of the collected fantasy lineup panel and the monetary value from the chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Cynthia Ann NIEVES, Evan Victor NIEVES, Edwin NIEVES, Brian David NIEVES
  • Publication number: 20160023881
    Abstract: Disclosed are dispensing methods and systems for beverages that improve the quality (i.e., maintain desired temperature) of product dispensed by employing periodic recirculation of stagnant product, while reducing energy usage. The methods and systems use a recirculating pump associated with a first device that provides periodic power supply to the recirculation pump. The first device may comprise a device selected from a timer, a relay or a controller. The methods and systems may include a second device in association with the first device, and the second device senses a condition in the system and determines and measures a parameter of the condition. The second device signals the first device to periodically supply power to the recirculation pump based on the determined and measured parameter of the sensed condition. Preferably, the second device senses a parameter of pressure, temperature, electric current and/or voltage and product dispense-patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Srikar Vemula, Brian David Hornung, Sam Jay Collier
  • Publication number: 20160002474
    Abstract: A composition includes polymer and dispersed infrared-reflective clusters of titanium dioxide primary particles. The titanium dioxide primary particles are cemented together with precipitated silica and/or alumina to form clusters. The titanium dioxide primary particles have an average particle diameter in the range of from about 0.15 to about 0.35 micron, while the clusters of titanium dioxide primary particles have an average cluster diameter in the range of from about 0.38 to about 5 microns and a geometric standard deviation (GSD) in the range of from about 1.55 to about 2.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: Cristal USA Inc.
    Inventors: Fu-Chu WEN, Deborah E. BUSCH, Richard L. FRICKER, Robert PROVINS, Brian David KIESSLING, David Edwin BELL
  • Patent number: 9222437
    Abstract: A transition duct for use in a turbine engine is provided. The transition duct includes a radially inner wall and a radially outer wall positioned about the radially inner wall defining a flow passage therebetween. The radially outer wall extends and is contoured from an upstream end to a downstream end of the transition duct. As such, the slope of the radially outer wall increases from the upstream end to a predetermined axial location and decreases from the predetermined axial location to the downstream end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Joseph Machnaim, Brian David Keith, Scott Michael Carson
  • Publication number: 20150368002
    Abstract: The disclosed aspects relate to a dual hinge flip cap closure. The closure includes a skirt that operatively engages a container. The closure also includes a top connected to the skirt at a first hinge, wherein the top is movable relative to the skirt. Further, the closure includes a lid operatively attached to the top at a second hinge, wherein the lid is movable relative to the top, and wherein a distal end of the lid is at an opposite of the top relative to the first hinge and the second hinge is between the first hinge and the end of the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Kevin Stevens, Brian David Groubert
  • Publication number: 20150367998
    Abstract: The disclosed aspects relate to a closure that includes a skirt that operatively engages a container. The closure also includes a top operatively attached to the skirt at a hinge, wherein the top is configured for a partial open configuration or a full open configuration. Also provided is a container assembly that includes a container and a closure operatively attached to the container. The closure is configured to be in one of a first position, a second position, or a third position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Barry Daggett, Brian David Groubert
  • Publication number: 20150368011
    Abstract: The disclosed aspects relate to a closure that includes a lid and a body portion operatively attached to the lid. The closure can include a primary dispensing opening in the body portion and a shelf area adjacent to the primary dispensing opening, wherein the shelf area is configured to hold dispensed product. The closure can also include a secondary dispensing opening above the shelf area and the primary dispensing opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventor: Brian David Groubert
  • Publication number: 20150360284
    Abstract: A method of casting a truss structure having spaced face sheets connected by columnar structures, including forming a three-dimensional pattern (3D pattern) in the shape of the truss structure with the spaced face sheets and columnar structures, forming a mold core of the 3D pattern by surrounding the pattern with a liquid and letting the liquid harden about the 3D pattern, removing the 3D pattern from the mold core, filling the mold core with a liquid alloy to cast and directionally solidify the truss structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Douglas Gerard KONITZER, James Herbert DEINES, Brian David PRZESLAWSKI, Xi YANG
  • Publication number: 20150344196
    Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention relate to a dispensing closure that comprises a tamper evident secondary lock. Provided is a dispensing closure that encompasses a lid portion and a body portion configured to operatively engage a container. The tamper evident secondary lock is configured to be coupled with the body portion of the dispensing closure and to prevent access to the container and its contents until a tamper evident portion of the secondary lock has been removed. In this manner an end-user can readily determine if the container has been opened prior to the end-user's first use and thus be alerted to possible tampering with the contents of the container. Also provided are embodiments directed to a container assembly and a method for forming the closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Brian David Groubert, Barry Daggett
  • Publication number: 20150342036
    Abstract: Flexible electronic structure and methods for fabricating flexible electronic structures are provided. An example method includes applying a first layer to a substrate, creating a plurality of vias through the first layer to the substrate, and applying a second polymer layer to the first layer such that the second polymer forms anchors contacting at least a portion of the substrate. At least one electronic device layer is disposed on a portion of the second polymer layer. At least one trench is formed through the second polymer layer to expose at least a portion of the first layer. At least a portion of the first layer is removed by exposing the structure to a selective etchant to providing a flexible electronic structure that is in contact with the substrate. The electronic structure can be released from the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Brian David Elolampi, Roozbeh Ghaffari, Bassel de Graff, William J. Aurora, Xiaolong Hu
  • Publication number: 20150338187
    Abstract: A firearm stock with an upper member and a lower member pivotally connected to the upper member at a front portion of the firearm stock, such that the lower member is rotatable between an open position and a closed position, such that when the lower member is in the closed position, the upper member and the lower member collectively define an internal cavity of the firearm stock. The firearm stock also including an attachment mechanism for removably attaching a storage module in the form of a friction holster or clamshell container, such that, when the lower member is in the closed position, the storage module is contained within the internal cavity of the firearm stock. The firearm stock also including one or more storage tubes with front and rear plugs for insertion into the storage tubes, and a removable nose cone that includes one or more sling inserts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Brian David Priddy, Gregory Bernard Landers, Doug Buccheit
  • Publication number: 20150330630
    Abstract: A well test burner system includes a plurality of burner nozzles. At least one of the burner nozzles includes a well product inlet, an air inlet, an air/well product mixture outlet, and an automatic valve. The automatic valve is configured to automatically adjust a ratio of air and well product supplied to the air/well product mixture outlet based on the well product received via the well product inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Trace Wayne Cody, Brian David Higgins, Gary Dean Schuerman
  • Patent number: 9189941
    Abstract: A system (202) generates patient alarms using a stepped alarm scheme. The system (202) includes one or more processors (220) programmed to receive physiological scores and/or physiological parameter values; compare the physiological scores and/or the physiological parameter values to a plurality of alarm levels; in response to a physiological score and/or physiological parameter value falling within an uninhibited zone of the alarm levels, issue an alarm; and set a first inhibition period for the uninhibited alarm level after issuing the alarm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Larry James Eschelman, Bastiaan Feddes, Abigail Acton Flower, Nicolaas Lambert, Kwok Pun Lee, Davy Hin Tjiang Tjan, Stijn De Waele, Brian David Gross, Joseph J. Frassica, Larry Nielsen, Mohammed Saeed, Hanqing Cao
  • Publication number: 20150320472
    Abstract: An apparatus for medical diagnosis and/or treatment is provides. The apparatus includes a flexible substrate forming an inflatable body and a plurality of sensing elements disposed on the flexible substrate. The plurality of sensing elements are disposed about the inflatable body such that the sensing elements are disposed at areas of minimal curvature of the inflatable body in a deflated state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Roozbeh Ghaffari, Robert D'Angelo, Dan Davis, Bassel De Graff, Kevin Dowling, Brian David Elolampi, Yung-Yu Hsu, Lauren Klinker, Stephen P. Lee, Cliff Liu
  • Patent number: 9183513
    Abstract: A system and method for the aggregation, standardization and extension of social networking contacts to enhance a television consumer experience are described. An embodiment of a system includes a device connected to one or more devices with social networking technology. The device is accessed by a user to invite one or more contacts to join an aggregated social network via an aggregated social networking contact list. The aggregated social networking contact list is to include all contacts associated with the one or more social networking technology devices. The device is to receive and store aggregated social network content and to receive main content. The device is to cause the display of the stored aggregated social network content overlayed on the main content via a user interface on a display device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Brian David Johnson, Genevieve Bell
  • Publication number: 20150310733
    Abstract: A medical method and corresponding system for determining outlying patients in a data set of patient physiological alarms. Physiological alarms for patients are received and/or generated. An alarm rate limit for the patients, and/or alarm response limits for clinician response times, are determined based on a clinical alarm management policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventor: Brian David GROSS
  • Publication number: 20150305684
    Abstract: A medical system (10) and method detect arrhythmic events. The medical system (10) includes at least one processor (28, 34, 50) programmed to perform the method. A photoplethysmogram (PPG) signal generated using a PPG probe (12) positioned on or within a patient (14) and a pulse signal generated using an accelerometer (38) positioned on or within the patient (14) received. Features from the PPG signal are extracted to PPG feature vectors, and features are extracted from the pulse signal to pulse feature vectors. The PPG feature vectors are correlated with the pulse feature vectors, and correlated PPG feature vectors and correlated pulse feature vectors are evaluated to detect arrhythmic events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventor: Brian David GROSS