Patents by Inventor Charles Hills

Charles Hills 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: 20180304977
    Abstract: A submersible device (2) for deploying or retrieving autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), the submersible device comprising: two or more platforms (130) arranged in a stack (3a, 3b), wherein each platform is configured to carry two or more of the AUVs; a port (300, 310); and a transfer mechanism (200) comprising a transfer device (210) arranged to load or unload the AUVs onto or from the platforms, and an actuator arranged to move the transfer device between the platforms and the port in order to transfer the AUVs between the platforms and the port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: David Alexander William GRANT, Arran James HOLLOWAY, James Charles HILL, William James BIRDSALL
  • Publication number: 20180276402
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software for sensitive data handling frameworks for user applications are provided herein. An exemplary method includes receiving subsets of structured user content consolidated into associated flattened representations, the associated flattened representations having a mapping to the structured user content and accompanied by at least lengths and offset information relating to the mapping. The method includes individually parsing the subsets of structured user content to classify portions as comprising sensitive content corresponding to one or more predetermined data schemes and, for each of the portions, identifying an associated offset and length for the portion relating to the subsets of structured user content, and indicating at least the associated offset and length to the user application for marking of the sensitive content in a user interface to the user application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Phillip David Allen, Ryan Charles Hill, Bradley Jacob Zimnisky
  • Publication number: 20180060025
    Abstract: A system for providing an audio interface at a mobile device is provided. The mobile device includes an interface programmed detect a loudspeaker system. The mobile device presents, via a user interface, a display screen to receive user input of sweet-spot commands. The mobile devices send sweet-spot parameters to the loudspeaker system in response to the sweet-spot commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Charles Hill, Ulrich Horbach, Swetha Vivek
  • Publication number: 20180063665
    Abstract: A speaker assembly is provided having a plurality of transducers disposed on a speaker body and configured to produce an audio beam being steerable based on at least one audio beam parameter. A light assembly is arranged on the speaker body and configured to produce a light output that varies based at least one audio beam parameter. The light output varies to provide a visual reference as the audio beam is steered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jason Walker, Emil Badal, Charles Hill, Ulrich Horbach
  • Publication number: 20180063664
    Abstract: An audio system is provided. The audio system has a first speaker assembly having a first steerable audio beam and a second speaker assembly having a second steerable audio beam. A control system is in communication with the first and second speaker assemblies and is programmed to receive a sweet-spot input signal indicative of a sweet-spot area having stereo surround sound. The controller commands the first and second speaker assemblies to adjust at least one of parameter of the first and second steerable audio beams so that the second steerable audio beam intersects the first steerable audio beam to form the sweet-spot area at the intersection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ulrich Horbach, Emil Badal, Charles Hill
  • Patent number: 9875009
    Abstract: A computing system provides a graphical user interface having hierarchically-organized control galleries. The computing system displays the graphical user interface on a display device. The graphical user interface contains a document area and a control ribbon. The document area contains at least a portion of a document that a user is editing. The control ribbon includes a class control gallery. The class control gallery includes a plurality of class controls associated with different classes of related commands. The computing system displays a variation control gallery containing variation controls in a class associated with a selected one of the class controls. In response to a selection of a variation control in the variation control gallery, the computing system applies a command associated with the variation control to a document in the document area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Xiaobo Zhao, Julie Ann Guinn, Ryan Charles Hill, Mark Pearson
  • Patent number: 9755986
    Abstract: Techniques are directed to a cloud-integrated enterprise-class data storage array. It includes (a) an enclosure, (b) a set of storage drives mounted in the enclosure, (c) network interface circuitry mounted in the enclosure, the network interface circuitry communicatively connecting the cloud-integrated enterprise-class data storage array to a network to form a distributed virtualized computing environment, and (d) a redundant set of storage processors mounted in the enclosure. The redundant set of storage processors are configured to (1) process data storage operations directed at the set of storage drives in a highly-available and deterministic manner and (2) operate a cloud storage management node of the distributed virtualized computing environment to manage assignment of logical disks to respective virtual machines of the distributed virtualized computing environment, the logical disks including storage from the set of storage drives. A method and computer program product are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Brown, Mark A. Parenti, Kenneth Charles Hill
  • Patent number: 9669184
    Abstract: A float tent can include: a frame having a pool frame portion with a tent frame portion thereof over the pool frame portion; a tent having the tent frame portion, the tent having a closable opening; and a pool having the pool frame portion, the pool having pool sides dimensioned to hold at least 8 inches of water and having a pool base dimension sufficient for a person to lay in the pool without touching pool sides. The tent can include tent walls having an angle that inhibits condensation drip, the angle being with respect to the pool base, such as at least 4.5 degrees. The tent can include a material that is opaque. The float tent can include a heater configured to heat the water to skin temperature of the person. The float tent can include a water circulation pump and filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Inventors: William Charles Hill, Shane Joseph Stott, Sean Gale Stott
  • Patent number: 9452065
    Abstract: A surgical method for exposure of the sacroiliac joint using a posterior approach begins with a longitudinal incision over the posterior iliac crest, centered on the posterior iliac spine. Holes which will be used to repair the iliac osteotomy are made obliquely from the medial to lateral to cross the plane of exposure. A cut through the bone is made lateral to the drill holes and centered over the sacroiliac complex with the aid of fluoroscope or radiograph imaging. The medial part of the iliac crest is freed from the back of the sacrum and displaced medially for the sacroiliac joint complex to be inspected, debrided, or curettaged for fusion. The closure and subsequent healing are facilitated by the predrilled oblique holes. These are used to re-attach the medial iliac bone to the remaining lateral ilium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Inventor: Robert Charles Hill
  • Publication number: 20160263343
    Abstract: A float tent can include: a frame having a pool frame portion with a tent frame portion thereof over the pool frame portion; a tent having the tent frame portion, the tent having a closable opening; and a pool having the pool frame portion, the pool having pool sides dimensioned to hold at least 8 inches of water and having a pool base dimension sufficient for a person to lay in the pool without touching pool sides. The tent can include tent walls having an angle that inhibits condensation drip, the angle being with respect to the pool base, such as at least 4.5 degrees. The tent can include a material that is opaque. The float tent can include a heater configured to heat the water to skin temperature of the person. The float tent can include a water circulation pump and filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: ZEN FLOAT CO. LLC
    Inventors: WILLIAM CHARLES HILL, SHANE JOSEPH STOTT, SEAN GALE STOTT
  • Patent number: 9345852
    Abstract: A float tent can include: a frame having a pool frame portion with a tent frame portion thereof over the pool frame portion; a tent having the tent frame portion, the tent having a closable opening; and a pool having the pool frame portion, the pool having pool sides dimensioned to hold at least 8 inches of water and having a pool base dimension sufficient for a person to lay in the pool without touching pool sides. The tent can include tent walls having an angle that inhibits condensation drip, the angle being with respect to the pool base, such as at least 4.5 degrees. The tent can include a material that is opaque. The float tent can include a heater configured to heat the water to skin temperature of the person. The float tent can include a water circulation pump and filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: ZEN FLOAT CO. LLC.
    Inventors: William Charles Hill, Shane Jospeh Stott, Sean Gale Stott
  • Publication number: 20150310655
    Abstract: Techniques for displaying content on a display to reduce screenshot quality are described herein comprising generating a set of degradation frames based on a source frame, with each degradation frame in the set of degradation frames based on applying one or more alterations to the data in the source frame based on a set of degradation parameters. A frame display order is determined and at least a subset of the degradation frames is displayed, corresponding to the frame display order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Charles Hill, Joseph Acklin
  • Patent number: 9142480
    Abstract: A microelectronic package is provided. The microelectronic package includes a substrate, a die coupled to a top surface of the substrate and a integrated heat spreader thermally coupled to the die, wherein the integrated heat spreader comprises integrated heat spreader walls. The microelectronic package also includes a thermal interface material disposed between the die and the integrated heat spreader and an underfill material disposed between the integrated heat spreader and the substrate, wherein the underfill material is disposed within gaps between the integrated heat spreader walls, the die and the thermal interface material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sabina Houle, Daewoong Suh, Charles Hill
  • Patent number: 9116889
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for publishing activity tasks in a collaborative environment can include the step of publishing selected activity tasks for status viewing by other collaborators in the collaborative environment. In one aspect of the invention, the publishing step can include the step of publishing selected activity tasks for viewing by a subset of the collaborators in the collaborative environment. In another aspect of the invention, the publishing step can include the step of publishing selected activity tasks for viewing by the collaborators in the collaborative environment only for a specified duration. In yet another aspect of the invention, the publishing step can include both publishing selected activity tasks for viewing by the collaborators in the collaborative environment, and periodically updating a status for each of the selected activity tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Muller, Andrew L. Schirmer, Charles Hill
  • Publication number: 20150220263
    Abstract: A computing system provides a graphical user interface having hierarchically-organized control galleries. The computing system displays the graphical user interface on a display device. The graphical user interface contains a document area and a control ribbon. The document area contains at least a portion of a document that a user is editing. The control ribbon includes a class control gallery. The class control gallery includes a plurality of class controls associated with different classes of related commands. The computing system displays a variation control gallery containing variation controls in a class associated with a selected one of the class controls. In response to a selection of a variation control in the variation control gallery, the computing system applies a command associated with the variation control to a document in the document area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Xiaobo Zhao, Julie Ann Guinn, Ryan Charles Hill, Mark Pearson
  • Patent number: 9076231
    Abstract: Techniques for displaying content on a display to reduce screenshot quality are described herein comprising generating a set of degradation frames based on a source frame, with each degradation frame in the set of degradation frames based on applying one or more alterations to the data in the source frame based on a set of degradation parameters. A frame display order is determined and at least a subset of the degradation frames is displayed, corresponding to the frame display order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventors: Charles Hill, Joseph Acklin
  • Patent number: 9054445
    Abstract: An electrical connector for forming a mechanical and electrical coupling with an electrical conductor includes a tubular housing, at least one jaw member, a sealant containment membrane, and a sealant. The tubular housing has a connector axis. The housing defines a conductor receiving opening and an interior cavity each configured to receive the conductor along the connector axis. The at least one jaw member is configured to clamp the conductor within the interior cavity. The sealant containment membrane is disposed in the interior cavity and defines a sealant chamber. The sealant is contained in the sealant chamber in the interior cavity to environmentally protect an electrical contact engagement between the conductor and the electrical connector when the conductor is clamped in the interior cavity by the at least one jaw member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics Corporation, Tyco Electronics Brasil LTDA
    Inventors: Edward O'Sullivan, Jose Alexandre La Salvia, Charles Hills, Matthew P. Galla, Mahmoud K. Seraj, George Triantopoulos
  • Patent number: 9054446
    Abstract: An electrical connector for forming a mechanical and electrical coupling with an electrical conductor includes a tubular housing, at least one jaw member, a sealant containment membrane, and a sealant. The tubular housing has a connector axis. The housing defines a conductor receiving opening and an interior cavity each configured to receive the conductor along the connector axis. The at least one jaw member is configured to clamp the conductor within the interior cavity. The sealant containment membrane is disposed in the interior cavity and defines a sealant chamber. The sealant is contained in the sealant chamber in the interior cavity to environmentally protect an electrical contact engagement between the conductor and the electrical connector when the conductor is clamped in the interior cavity by the at least one jaw member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics Corporation, Tyco Electronics Brasil LTDA
    Inventors: Edward O'Sullivan, Jose Alexandre La Salvia, Charles Hills, Matthew P. Galla, Mahmoud K. Seraj, George Triantopoulos
  • Patent number: 9046983
    Abstract: A computing system provides a graphical user interface having hierarchically-organized control galleries. The computing system displays the graphical user interface on a display device. The graphical user interface contains a document area and a control ribbon. The document area contains at least a portion of a document that a user is editing. The control ribbon includes a class control gallery. The class control gallery includes a plurality of class controls associated with different classes of related commands. The computing system displays a variation control gallery containing variation controls in a class associated with a selected one of the class controls. In response to a selection of a variation control in the variation control gallery, the computing system applies a command associated with the variation control to a document in the document area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Xiaobo Zhao, Julie Ann Guinn, Ryan Charles Hill, Mark Pearson
  • Publication number: 20150087893
    Abstract: A float tent can include: a frame having a pool frame portion with a tent frame portion thereof over the pool frame portion; a tent having the tent frame portion, the tent having a closable opening; and a pool having the pool frame portion, the pool having pool sides dimensioned to hold at least 8 inches of water and having a pool base dimension sufficient for a person to lay in the pool without touching pool sides. The tent can include tent walls having an angle that inhibits condensation drip, the angle being with respect to the pool base, such as at least 4.5 degrees. The tent can include a material that is opaque. The float tent can include a heater configured to heat the water to skin temperature of the person. The float tent can include a water circulation pump and filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Zen Float Co. LLC
    Inventors: William Charles Hill, Shane Jospeh Stott, Sean Gale Stott