Patents by Inventor Burton Wright
Burton Wright 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).
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Patent number: 10010829Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for removing CO2 from air, which comprises exposing sorbent covered surfaces to the air. The invention also provides for an apparatus for exposing air to a CO2 sorbent. In another aspect, the invention provides a method and apparatus for separating carbon dioxide (CO2) bound in a sorbent.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Carbon Sink, Inc.Inventors: Allen B. Wright, Klaus S. Lackner, Burton Wright, Matt Wallen, Ursula Ginster, Eddy J. Peters
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Publication number: 20170007957Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for removing CO2 from air, which comprises exposing sorbent covered surfaces to the air. The invention also provides for an apparatus for exposing air to a CO2 sorbent. In another aspect, the invention provides a method and apparatus for separating carbon dioxide (CO2) hound in a sorbent.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: Allen B. Wright, Klaus S. Lackner, Burton Wright, Matt Wallen, Ursula Ginster, Eddy J. Peters
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Patent number: 9266051Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for removing CO2 from air, which comprises exposing sorbent covered surfaces to the air. The invention also provides for an apparatus for exposing air to a CO2 sorbent. In another aspect, the invention provides a method and apparatus for separating carbon dioxide (CO2) bound in a sorbent.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Carbon Sink, Inc.Inventors: Allen B. Wright, Klaus S. Lackner, Burton Wright, Matt Wallen, Ursula Ginster, Eddy J. Peters
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Publication number: 20130336722Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for removing CO2 from air, which comprises exposing sorbent covered surfaces to the air. The invention also provides for an apparatus for exposing air to a CO2 sorbent. In another aspect, the invention provides a method and apparatus for separating carbon dioxide (CO2) bound in a sorbent.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: Kilimanjaro Energy, Inc.Inventors: Allen B. Wright, Klaus S. Lackner, Burton Wright, Matt Wallen, Ursula Ginster, Eddy J. Peters
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Patent number: 8194098Abstract: An average filter or filters is used in line with the output of an interpolation filter to downscale an image. The interpolation filter upscales a source image or bitmap of pixels into an intermediate form and the average filter or filters downscales the intermediate form to a destination image or bitmap of pixels. This configuration incorporates a small amount of logic with a relatively low incremental cost, enabling high quality downscaling of text and computer graphics content. The invention achieves quality comparable to a filter/scalar combination with more taps or a separate decimation pass.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2009Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Round Rock Research, LLCInventor: Burton Wright
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Patent number: 8088197Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for removing CO2 from air, which comprises exposing sorbent covered surfaces to the air. The invention also provides for an apparatus for exposing air to a CO2 sorbent. In another aspect, the invention provides a method and apparatus for separating carbon dioxide (CO2) bound in a sorbent.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2006Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Kilimanjaro Energy, Inc.Inventors: Allen B. Wright, Klaus S. Lackner, Burton Wright, Matt Wallen, Ursula Ginster, Eddy J. Peters
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Publication number: 20110293503Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for removing CO2 from air, which comprises exposing sorbent covered surfaces to the air. The invention also provides for an apparatus for exposing air to a CO2 sorbent. In another aspect, the invention provides a method and apparatus for separating carbon dioxide (CO2) bound in a sorbent.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Inventors: Allen B. Wright, Klaus S. Lackner, Burton Wright, Matt Wallen, Ursula Ginster, Eddy J. Peters
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Publication number: 20110185897Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for removing CO2 from air, which comprises exposing sorbent covered surfaces to the air. The invention also provides for an apparatus for exposing air to a CO2 sorbent. In another aspect, the invention provides a method and apparatus for separating carbon dioxide (CO2) bound in a sorbent.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2011Publication date: August 4, 2011Inventors: Allen B. Wright, Klaus S. Lackner, Burton Wright, Matt Wallen, Ursula Ginster, Eddy J. Peters
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Publication number: 20090294366Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for removing CO2 from air, which comprises exposing sorbent covered surfaces to the air. The invention also provides for an apparatus for exposing air to a CO2 sorbent. In another aspect, the invention provides a method and apparatus for separating carbon dioxide (CO2) bound in a sorbent.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2006Publication date: December 3, 2009Inventors: Allen B. Wright, Klaus S. Lackner, Burton Wright, Matt Wallen, Ursula Ginster, Eddy J. Peters
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Publication number: 20090225101Abstract: An average filter or filters is used in line with the output of an interpolation filter to downscale an image. The interpolation filter upscales a source image or bitmap of pixels into an intermediate form and the average filter or filters downscales the intermediate form to a destination image or bitmap of pixels. This configuration incorporates a small amount of logic with a relatively low incremental cost, enabling high quality downscaling of text and computer graphics content. The invention achieves quality comparable to a filter/scalar combination with more taps or a separate decimation pass.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2009Publication date: September 10, 2009Inventor: Burton Wright
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Patent number: 7545388Abstract: An average filter or filters is used in line with the output of an interpolation filter to downscale an image. The interpolation filter upscales a source image or bitmap of pixels into an intermediate form and the average filter or filters downscales the intermediate form to a destination image or bitmap of pixels. This configuration incorporates a small amount of logic with a relatively low incremental cost, enabling high quality downscaling of text and computer graphics content. The invention achieves quality comparable to a filter/scalar combination with more taps or a separate decimation pass.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2006Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventor: Burton Wright
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Publication number: 20060233463Abstract: An average filter or filters is used in line with the output of an interpolation filter to downscale an image. The interpolation filter upscales a source image or bitmap of pixels into an intermediate form and the average filter or filters downscales the intermediate form to a destination image or bitmap of pixels. This configuration incorporates a small amount of logic with a relatively low incremental cost, enabling high quality downscaling of text and computer graphics content. The invention achieves quality comparable to a filter/scalar combination with more taps or a separate decimation pass.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2006Publication date: October 19, 2006Inventor: Burton Wright
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Patent number: 7116841Abstract: An average filter or filters is used in line with the output of an interpolation filter to downscale an image. The interpolation filter upscales a source image or bitmap of pixels into an intermediate form and the average filter or filters downscales the intermediate form to a destination image or bitmap of pixels. This configuration incorporates a small amount of logic with a relatively low incremental cost, enabling high quality downscaling of text and computer graphics content. The invention achieves quality comparable to a filter/scalar combination with more taps or a separate decimation pass.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2001Date of Patent: October 3, 2006Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventor: Burton Wright
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Patent number: 6727908Abstract: A method and system for calculating an interpolated color value for a destination pixel from color values of source pixels adjacent to the destination pixel, where calculation of the color value of the destination pixel uses one of a plurality of interpolation functions selected according to the location of the destination pixel relative to one of the adjacent source pixels. Selection of the particular interpolation may be accomplished by defining a corresponding plurality of regions within the area covered by the adjacent source pixels and assigning an interpolation function to each of the regions. The region in which the destination pixel is located is identified, and the interpolation function assigned to the identified region is applied in the destination pixel color value calculation.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2000Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Burton Wright, Lesley Borbely-Bartis
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Patent number: 6603422Abstract: The Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) system introduced in this application provides data from an underground medium of the same caliber as that provided by conventional radars in air or space applications. This includes direction as well as distance to all targets, and some indication of target shape and orientation, within a conical volume of the underground having a solid angle of about 90 degrees and a radial depth of about 100 feet, under ideal conditions, as depicted in FIG. 9. The key to this capability is depicted in FIG. 3, and is a hemispheric dome (6) which is placed against the smoothed surface (1) of the underground medium (2), and which has a relative dielectric constant (ER) substantially equal to that of the underground medium (2).Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2002Date of Patent: August 5, 2003Inventor: James Burton Wright
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Patent number: 6587117Abstract: A system and method for adaptive interpolation of a color value for a destination pixel from color values of adjacent source pixels and the destination pixel's coordinate values. An adaptive color value interpolation circuit includes look-up-tables (LUTs) to store a plurality of values for each of the destination pixel's coordinates. Each of the LUTs provide to an interpolation circuit a selected one of the plurality of stored values in the LUTs according to the respective coordinate value. The interpolation circuit also receives the color values of the adjacent pixels. The interpolation circuit calculates the pixel's interpolated color value by weighting the color values of the adjacent pixels according to the selected values from the first and second LUTs.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2000Date of Patent: July 1, 2003Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Burton Wright, Lesley Borbely-Bartis
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Publication number: 20030044088Abstract: An average filter or filters is used in line with the output of an interpolation filter to downscale an image. The interpolation filter upscales a source image or bitmap of pixels into an intermediate form and the average filter or filters downscales the intermediate form to a destination image or bitmap of pixels. This configuration incorporates a small amount of logic with a relatively low incremental cost, enabling high quality downscaling of text and computer graphics content. The invention achieves quality comparable to a filter/scalar combination with more taps or a separate decimation pass.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2001Publication date: March 6, 2003Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventor: Burton Wright
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Publication number: 20020105455Abstract: The Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) system introduced in this application provides data from an underground medium of the same caliber as that provided by conventional radars in air or space applications. This includes direction as well as distance to all targets, and some indication of target shape and orientation, within a conical volume of the underground having a solid angle of about 90 degrees and a depth of about 100 feet under ideal conditions. The key to this capability is depicted in FIG. 3, and is a hemispheric dome (6) which is placed against the smoothed surface (1) of the underground medium (2), and which has a relative dielectric constant (ER) substantially equal to that of the underground medium (2). A microwave horn antenna (3) is placed against the surface (7) of this dome (6) and moved from side to side (8) causing the radar beam (9) of the horn antenna (3) to systematically scan the entire conical volume. FIG.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2002Publication date: August 8, 2002Inventor: James Burton Wright