Patents by Inventor Charles Porter
Charles Porter 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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Publication number: 20080041042Abstract: A catalytic converter having a pair of catalytic converter members disposed in a housing. A pair of catalytic converter members is disposed within the housing along a longitudinal axis of the housing. A annular structure is disposed within the housing between the pair of catalytic converter members, such annular structure having a hollow inner region disposed along the longitudinal axis to enable exhaust gases introduced into the housing to pass from a frontal one of the pair of catalytic converter members, though the hollow region of the annular structure, to a rearward one of the pair of catalytic converter members. The annular structure terminates at a front edge and rear edge. The front edge engages a rear, outer peripheral portion of the frontal one of pair of catalytic converter members and the rear edge engages a frontal, outer peripheral portion of the rearward one of the pair of catalytic converter members.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2006Publication date: February 21, 2008Inventors: Satyadeo Sinha, Charles Porter
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Publication number: 20080029389Abstract: A system for providing hydrogen gas is provided. The system includes a hydrogen generator that produces gas from water. One or more heat generation devices are arranged to provide heating of the enclosure during different modes of operation to prevent freezing of components. A plurality of temperature sensors are arranged and coupled to a controller to selectively activate a heat source if the temperature of the component is less than a predetermined temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2006Publication date: February 7, 2008Applicant: PROTON ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Ken Wayne Dreier, Michael Thomas Kowalski, Stephen Charles Porter, Oscar Ken Chow, Nicholas Paul Borland, Stephen Arthur Goyette
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Patent number: 7316242Abstract: A regenerative fuel cell system is provided having at least one hydrogen storage container fluidly coupled to at least one hydrogen generator and at least one power generator. Each power generator further includes a fuel cell fluidly coupled to the hydrogen storage container, an electric energy storage device, and an unregulated dc bus electrically connected to said fuel cell and said electric storage device. The system further provides for a health monitoring system for determining the occurrence of critical events which may necessitate the disabling of the system.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2004Date of Patent: January 8, 2008Assignee: Proton Energy Systems, IncInventors: Stephen Charles Porter, Mark Andrew Lillis, Dean Edwin Halter, Iris Liane Shiroma, Spyros Nomikos
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Publication number: 20070130131Abstract: A system for searching a network for network based content related to a search query, such as multimedia and streaming media, includes an adapter for formatting the search query, a first database containing previous search results and a second database for storing currently returnable metadata, a search processor, and at least one search engine kernel comprising a search engine inherent database. The search engine coordinates searching of the first database and the second database, and provides the formatted search query to the search engine kernel. The search processor also provides and receives search results to and from the first database and the second database, and provides search results to the adapter. The system stores a predetermined amount of previous search results in the first database, such that search results for a current search are retrieved from the database, avoiding a search through search engine kernel comprising searchable metadata.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2007Publication date: June 7, 2007Inventors: Charles Porter, Jonathan Reich Hold, Eric Rehm
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Patent number: 7181444Abstract: A system for searching a network for network based content related to a search query, such as multimedia and streaming media, includes an adapter for formatting the search query, a first database containing previous search results and a second database for storing currently returnable metadata, a search processor, and at least one search engine kernel comprising a search engine inherent database. The search engine coordinates searching of the first database and the second database, and and provides the formatted search query to the search engine kernel. The search processor also provides and receives search results to and from the first database and the second database, and provides search results to the adapter. The system stores a predetermined amount of previous search results in the first database, such that search results for a current search are retrieved from the database, avoiding a search through search engine kernel, comprising searchable metadata.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2001Date of Patent: February 20, 2007Assignee: America Online, Inc.Inventors: Charles A. Porter, Jonathan David Reichhold, Eric Carl Rehm
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Patent number: 7129757Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed for programmable determination of frequency, phase, and jitter relationship of a first clock and a second clock in an electronic system. In a first, initialization, mode, a first register and a second register are initialized with a first bit pattern and a second bit pattern, respectively. In a second, normal, mode, the first clock is coupled to the first register and the second clock is coupled to the second register. A compare unit observes the bit patterns of the first and second registers and reports when one or more predetermined relationships between the first clock and the second clock occur.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2004Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Charles Porter Geer, Robert Allen Shearer
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Publication number: 20060177359Abstract: A support seal for use with a catalytic converter having a housing, which includes an inlet end cone, an outlet end cone, and a shell forming an internal chamber, and catalytic substrate disposed within the internal chamber. The support seal has an āLā shaped cross-section including a radial portion and an axial portion, at least one portion for supporting and retaining the catalytic substrate within the internal chamber. The axial and radial portion of the āLā shaped seal can be preloaded to provide support to the substrate in the axial and radial directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2005Publication date: August 10, 2006Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Satyadeo Sinha, Charles Porter
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Patent number: 6883775Abstract: A passive valve assembly for controlling the flow into or out of chamber (3) through a port (4). The valve assembly comprises a valve element (5) arranged to open in the direction of flow through the port. The valve element (5) has a piston (9) which is reciprocable in a cylinder (10) containing gas. On opening of the valve, gas is compressed in a first chamber (11) of the cylinder (10), and this energy of compression is used to reverse the direction of the valve element (5) and return it to its seat.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2001Date of Patent: April 26, 2005Assignee: Innogy PLCInventors: Michael Willboughby Essex Coney, Andrew Male, David Frankland West, Brian Charles Porter, Laurent Roger Spelliers
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Publication number: 20050038809Abstract: A method and system for utilizing metadata to search for media, such as multimedia and streaming media, includes searching for the media, receiving results, extracting metadata associated with the media, enhancing the extracted metadata, and grouping the search results in accordance with attributes of the enhanced metadata. Enhancing and grouping include adding related metadata to the database of metadata, iteratively using metadata to search for more media related data, removing duplicate URLs, collapsing URLs that are variants of each other, and masking out superfluous terms from URLs. The resultant metadata and media files are available to users and search engines.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2004Publication date: February 17, 2005Inventors: Aram Abajian, Robin Alexander, Scott Lee, Austin Dahl, John Derosa, Charles Porter, Eric Rehm, Jennifer Kolar, Srinivasan Sudanagunta
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Patent number: 6785688Abstract: A method and system for utilizing metadata to search for media, such as multimedia and streaming media, includes searching for the media, receiving results, extracting metadata associated with the media, enhancing the extracted metadata, and grouping the search results in accordance with attributes of the enhanced metadata. Enhancing and grouping include adding related metadata to the database of metadata, iteratively using metadata to search for more media related data, removing duplicate URLs, collapsing URLs that are variants of each other, and masking out superfluous terms from URLs. The resultant metadata and media files are available to users and search engines.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2001Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: America Online, Inc.Inventors: Aram Christian Abajian, Robin Andrew Alexander, Scott Chao-Chueh Lee, Austin David Dahl, John Anthony Derosa, Charles A. Porter, Eric Carl Rehm, Jennifer Lynn Kolar, Srinivasan Sudanagunta
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Publication number: 20040074682Abstract: A hybrid power source includes first and second energy inputs such as an electric motor (14) and an internal combustion engine (20). A power source strategy is implemented in which a cost function is constructed associated with various power distribution options to allows improved distribution of power. For a specific cost (z=constant), the total amount of energy is obtained by integrating during a normalised driving cycle the generating power against time. Thereby a look-up table energy/cost is created.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2003Publication date: April 22, 2004Inventors: Peter Michael Fussey, Brian Charles Porter, Jonathan Charles Wheals, Craig Lucas Goodfellow
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Publication number: 20040030682Abstract: A system for searching a network for network based content related to a search query, such as multimedia and streaming media, includes an adapter (12) for formatting the search query, a first database (18) containing previous search results and a second database (16) for storing currently returnable metadata, a search processor (14), and at least one search engine kernel (20) comprising a search engine inherent database. The search engine (14) coordinates searching of the first database (18) and the second database (16), and provides the formatted search query to the search engine kernel (20). The search processor (14) also provides and receives search results to and from the first database (18) and the second database (16), and provides search results to the adapter (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2003Publication date: February 12, 2004Inventors: Charles A. Porter, Jonathan David Reichhold, Eric Carl Rehm
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Publication number: 20030168618Abstract: A passive valve assembly for controlling the flow into or out of chamber (3) through a port (4). The valve assembly comprises a valve element (5) arranged to open in the direction of flow through the port. The valve element (5) has a piston (9) which is reciprocable in a cylinder (10) containing gas. On opening of the valve, gas is compressed in a first chamber (11) of the cylinder (10), and this energy of compression is used to reverse the direction of the valve element (5) and return it to its seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2003Publication date: September 11, 2003Inventors: Michael Willboughby Essex Coney, Andrew Male, David Frankland West, Brian Charles Porter, Laurent Roger Spelliers
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Publication number: 20020099695Abstract: A method and system for utilizing metadata to search for media, such as multimedia and streaming media, includes searching for the media, receiving results, extracting metadata associated with the media, enhancing the extracted metadata, and grouping the search results in accordance with attributes of the enhanced metadata. Enhancing and grouping include adding related metadata to the database of metadata, iteratively using metadata to search for more media related data, removing duplicate URLs, collapsing URLs that are variants of each other, and masking out superfluous terms from URLs. The resultant metadata and media files are available to users and search engines.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2001Publication date: July 25, 2002Inventors: Aram Christian Abajian, Robin Andrew Alexander, Scott Chao-Chueh Lee, Austin David Dahl, John Antony Derosa, Charles A. Porter, Eric Carl Rehm, Jennifer Lynn Kolar, Srinivasan Sudanagunta
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Publication number: 20020099737Abstract: A method and system for improving the quality of original metadata associated with media on a computer network, such as multimedia and streaming media, includes analyzing each field of the URL of the multimedia and streaming media. Each field is analyzed to identify new metadata associated with that field. Identified new metadata is added to the original metadata. In another embodiment, the fields in the URL are reorganized in reverse order and metadata associated with a prefix of fields of the reorganized URL is added to the original metadata. In yet another embodiment, the contents of the field next to the prefix of fields is used to improve the quality of the original metadata.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2001Publication date: July 25, 2002Inventors: Charles A. Porter, Aram Christian Abajian, Ken Alan Berkun, Austin David Dahl, John Anthony Derosa, Eric Carl Rehm, Srinivasan Sudanagunta, Jonathan Robert Nowitz, Robin Andrew Alexander, Scott Chao-Chueh Lee
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Patent number: D536493Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2005Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: The Hoover CompanyInventors: John Charles Porter, Kevin Earl Scheifele, Gilberto Cavada, Jr., Jean Ellen Kiple, Frank Thomas Poggio
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Patent number: D536494Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2005Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: The Hoover CompanyInventors: John Charles Porter, Kevin Earl Scheifele, Gilberto Cavada, Jr., Jean Ellen Kiple, Frank Thomas Poggio
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Patent number: D536495Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2005Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: The Hoover CompanyInventors: John Charles Porter, Kevin Earl Scheifele, Gilberto Cavana, Jr., Jean Ellen Kiple, Frank Thomas Poggio
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Patent number: D537220Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2005Date of Patent: February 20, 2007Assignee: The Hoover CompanyInventors: John Charles Porter, Kevin Earl Scheifele, Gilberto Cavada, Jr., Jean Ellen Kiple, Frank Thomas Poggio
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Patent number: D538985Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2005Date of Patent: March 20, 2007Assignee: The Hoover CompanyInventors: John Charles Porter, Kevin Earl Scheifele, Gilberto Cavada, Jr., Jean Ellen Kiple, Frank Thomas Poggio