Patents by Inventor Bruce Groves

Bruce Groves 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: 20050076385
    Abstract: A programmable channel scanning and acquisition method for a cable modem first performs a fast scan and then a slow scan to identify channels supporting cable modem services. The fast scan involves only a check of the cable modem AGC lock. A list of potentially operational channels is assembled and scanned. The list includes, in order of preference, the last known good channel, golden channels that are likely to support cable modem services, “learned” golden channels consisting of previous last known good channels, and other channels within the frequency plan range. The list omits channels on a “black list” known not to be operational and channels outside of the frequency range, except during registration. The method may be optimized by the setting of various parameters for operation in a DOCSIS or EuroDOCSIS environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Gordon Li, Yoav Hebron, Bruce Grove, Adrian Kwong
  • Patent number: 5732510
    Abstract: An enclosure for housing people in the event of a serious air quality degradation is provided. A pressurized enclosure, either permanent or temporary, includes an air supply system for filtering and subsequently supplying clean air to the interior of the enclosure. The structure will be deployable and/or activated from a remote control station or from the protective structure itself. Life support elements are stored in the enclosure for use as needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: United Defense, L.P.
    Inventors: Debra Lynne Sutton, Kenneth Bruce Groves, Lamar Lee House, Jr., Francisco Addauan Magno, Louis Stickney McTamaney, Thomas Tito Perez Abadilla, Jeffrey Charles Faul, Ralph John Hoffman, Randal Neal Jordheim, Jerry Lee McComas, Yue Min Wong
  • Patent number: 4965946
    Abstract: A member of sheet material has cut out portions and fold lines, so that when it is folded up and central areas attached together to form a spine display areas are provided in different planes. The display area may be used to display a photograph or picture having with any one of a large range of sizes. The bottom edge of the member may have a V-shaped cut-out so that it leans back slightly when erected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Assignee: Leslie J. Hegedus
    Inventors: Leslie J. Hegedus, Bruce Grove
  • Patent number: 4721052
    Abstract: A boat steering assembly (10) including a pedestal steering actuator (11) in a column (12) mounted on a boat sole (16). A pair of steering cables (18,20) lead from the actuator through a substantially vertical orientation and then through a universal self-adjusting pulley (26) and then in substantially horizontal orientation to a rudder assembly (24). A depending bracket assembly (22) is mounted under the boat sole (16). The universal self-adjusting idler pulley (26) is mounted under the pedestal column (12) below the boat sole (16) by the depending bracket assembly (22). The steering cables (18,20) extend down from the steering actuator (11) and about the pulley assembly (26) with the bracket assembly (22) disposed on the outside of the turn of the cables (18,20) through the pulley (26) to suspend the pulley (26) in tension from the bracket assembly (22). The pulley assembly (26) is adjustable to accommodate various positions of the rudder assembly ( 24) relative to the pedestal column (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1988
    Assignee: Merriman/Yacht Specialties, Inc.
    Inventors: Malcolm J. Smiley, Bruce Groves