Patents by Inventor Brian Sweeney

Brian Sweeney 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: 8065630
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems are provided that display images in a manner that provides for effective space management. At least one item is horizontally displayed in a first display area. Upon selection by a user of at least one item from the first display area, an indication of the at least one item is vertically displayed in a second display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: CSC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick J. Donoghue, Dale Herigstad, Edgar McLaughlin, Brian Sweeney
  • Patent number: 8065631
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems are provided that display images in a manner that provides for effective space management. At least one item is horizontally displayed in a first display area. Upon selection by a user of at least one item from the first display area, an indication of the at least one item is vertically displayed in a second display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: CSC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick J. Donoghue, Dale Herigstad, Edgar McLaughlin, Brian Sweeney
  • Publication number: 20110257605
    Abstract: A centering syringe plunger guide (140) includes a guide body (141) including a proximal end (142) and a distal end (149), a coupling bore (143) extending partially into the guide body (141) from the proximal end (142), a precision guide bore (144) extending partially into the guide body (141) from the coupling bore (143), with the precision guide bore (144) adapted to fit over a barrel precision diameter of a syringe barrel and hold the centering syringe plunger guide (140) in a predetermined substantially coaxial alignment with the syringe barrel, and a guide plunger bore (145) extending completely from the precision guide bore (144) to the distal end (149) of the guide body (141). The guide plunger bore (145) is adapted to receive a syringe plunger and is configured to substantially center the syringe plunger in a plunger bore of the syringe barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: Kloehn, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian SWEENEY
  • Patent number: 7503013
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems are provided that display images in a manner that provides for effective space management. At least one item is horizontally displayed in a first display area. Upon selection by a user of at least one item from the first display area, an indication of the at least one item is vertically displayed in a second display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Cablevision Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick J. Donoghue, Dale Herigstad, Edgar McLaughlin, Brian Sweeney
  • Patent number: 7099579
    Abstract: The commercial demand for higher aggregate data rates has led to DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexed) transmissions. Network elements need the capacity in these systems to reconfigure in case of a bit stream failure. The instant invention can bridge communications between other network elements including optical and electrical signal network elements, when a loss of signal detection circuit to substitute a second bit stream for a time delayed original bit stream and a circuit element connected to the loss of signal detection circuit to permit the network elements to reconfigure without activating automatic protect switch mechanisms of a bridged network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Brian Sweeney, Charles West
  • Publication number: 20060162753
    Abstract: Modified walkers for use by persons having physical disabilities are provided. The modified walkers permit a person using the walker to more easily turn from one position to another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Clare Grana, Brian Sweeney
  • Publication number: 20050027408
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems are provided that display images in a manner that provides for effective space management. At least one item is horizontally displayed in a first display area. Upon selection by a user of at least one item from the first display area, an indication of the at least one item is vertically displayed in a second display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Patrick Donoghue, Dale Herigstad, Edgar McLaughlin, Brian Sweeney
  • Patent number: 6820230
    Abstract: A method employing a self-synchronous scrambler for transforming an arbitrary bit-stream into a bit-stream suitable for input to a DWDM network, and for reconstituting the original bit-stream from the transformed bit-stream. This method enables DWDM network equipment to properly transport data independent of the bit-stream characteristics and line encoding of the data. The self-synchronous scrambler of the present invention equalizes the number of “1”s and ‘0”s in an input bit-pattern over time periods of a few bit-clock periods, thus making it suitable for transport over a DWDM channel and providing for the recovery of the original bit-pattern from the scrambled pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Brian Sweeney
  • Publication number: 20040208568
    Abstract: The commercial demand for higher aggregate data rates has led to DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexed) transmissions. Network elements need the capacity in these systems to reconfigure in case of a bit stream failure. The instant invention can bridge communications between other network elements including optical and electrical signal network elements, when a loss of signal detection circuit to substitute a second bit stream for a time delayed original bit stream and a circuit element connected to the loss of signal detection circuit to permit the network elements to reconfigure without activating automatic protect switch mechanisms of a bridged network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Brian Sweeney, Charles West
  • Publication number: 20030172336
    Abstract: A method employing a self-synchronous scrambler for transforming an arbitrary bit-stream into a bit-stream suitable for input to a DWDM network, and for reconstituting the original bit-stream from the transformed bit-stream. This method enables DWDM network equipment to properly transport data independent of the bit-stream characteristics and line encoding of the data. The self-synchronous scrambler of the present invention equalizes the number of “1”s and ‘0”s in an input bit-pattern over time periods of a few bit-clock periods, thus making it suitable for transport over a DWDM channel and providing for the recovery of the original bit-pattern from the scrambled pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventor: Brian Sweeney
  • Patent number: D395850
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Inventors: John Brian Sweeney, Anita Sweeney