Patents by Inventor Charles Walker

Charles Walker 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: 20200346851
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a system for the collection and removal of fats, oils, and greases (FOG) including a collection container including a sealable liner having a bag shape and configured to be inserted into the interior of the collection container and removable from the collection container. The system may also include a collection receptacle and a receptacle cover retractably attachable to the collection receptacle and configured to cover the top opening, a bag trough disposed within the receptacle interior, a filter screen to filter FOG, a liner basket contained in the collection interior configured to hold liner(s) for removal from the collection receptacle; a bag wiper configured to push the liner from the bag trough into the liner basket, and a tank heater configured to heat the receptacle interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Charles Walker
  • Publication number: 20200057663
    Abstract: System and methods providing for categorizing individual virtual machines, as well as the associated application that they form by working in concert, into groups based on the feasibility of hosting the processes that occur on a virtual machine within a container, as well as the relative difficulty of doing so on a virtual machine and application level. The data used to create these scores is collected from the individual machines, at regular intervals through the use of an automated scoring engine that collects and aggregates the data. Said data is then analyzed by the system, that with the aid of passed in configuration data, is configured to generate the scores to allows for an educated and focused effort to migrate from hosting applications on virtual machines to hosting applications on containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Jacob ABBOTT, James BECK, Jacquelyn DU, Charles WALKER
  • Publication number: 20190092655
    Abstract: Implementations of a system and method for removal of fats, oils, and greases (FOG) are provided. In some implementations, the system for removal of fats, oils, and greases comprises a collection container, a liner, and a collection receptacle. In some implementations, the method for removal of fats, oils, and greases comprises placing a collection container at a location, inserting a liner into the collection container, collecting FOG into the liner, and collecting the FOG from the liner into the collection receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventor: Charles Walker
  • Publication number: 20160125054
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for processing schedule data for conversion to standardized schedule data. Non-standardized schedule data is determined from a schedule database. A plurality of schedule data points associated with the non-standardized schedule data are determined. Geographical coordinates for each of the schedule data points are determined. A plurality of standardized schedule data points that are associated with the non-standardized schedule data are determined based at least in part on the geographical coordinates of each of the schedule data points. The non-standardized schedule data is converted to the standardized schedule data for storage in a standardized schedule database based at least in part on the plurality of standardized data points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Charles Walker, David Pasero, Xavier Vellay, Celine Giorla
  • Patent number: 9044687
    Abstract: A rally towel apparatus comprising a body having first end and a second end. The rally towel apparatus also comprises a first end cap engaged with a first end and a second end cap engaged with a second end. The rally towel apparatus also comprises a cord connected to the first end cap and a cord lock member arranged on the cord. The rally towel apparatus also comprises a wrist strap connected to the second end cap and a rally towel arranged and secured within a loop of the cord.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Inventor: Charles Walker
  • Patent number: 8977950
    Abstract: Techniques to select and manipulate table borders as discrete objects are described. In particular, a table border may be selected without having to select a cell that includes the desired border. In one embodiment, for example, a technique may include detecting a selector in proximity to a border in a table. The border in proximity to the selector may be highlighted visually on a display to show which part of the table border may be selected. A selection may cause the highlighted border to be selected. The now-selected border may then be manipulated. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Caitlin Ashley-Rollman, Jessica Best, Levent Kartaltepe, Tristan Davis, Charles Walker, Susan Baker
  • Publication number: 20140272974
    Abstract: This invention relates to a novel retroelement, named “Steamer”, found in mollusks, more specifically Mya arenaria, that is associated with haemic neoplasia in these organisms. Haemic neoplasia (HN) is a recognizable leukemic-like disease. The invention provides the retroelement protein, antibodies to the protein, nucleic acids encoding the protein, probes, primer, gene constructs comprising the nucleic acids, host cells comprising the nucleic acids, and methods of using.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Stephen P. Goff, W. Ian Lipkin, Gloria Arriagada, Carol Reinisch, James Sherry, Charles Walker
  • Publication number: 20130180083
    Abstract: A rally towel apparatus comprising a body having first end and a second end. The rally towel apparatus also comprises a first end cap engaged with a first end and a second end cap engaged with a second end. The rally towel apparatus also comprises a cord connected to the first end cap and a cord lock member arranged on the cord. The rally towel apparatus also comprises a wrist strap connected to the second end cap and a rally towel arranged and secured within a loop of the cord.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventor: Charles Walker
  • Publication number: 20130086461
    Abstract: Techniques to select and manipulate table borders as discrete objects are described. In particular, a table border may be selected without having to select a cell that includes the desired border. In one embodiment, for example, a technique may include detecting a selector in proximity to a border in a table. The border in proximity to the selector may be highlighted visually on a display to show which part of the table border may be selected. A selection may cause the highlighted border to be selected. The now-selected border may then be manipulated. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Caitlin Ashley-Rollman, Jessica Best, Levent Kartaltepe, Tristan Davis, Charles Walker, Susan Baker
  • Publication number: 20060259854
    Abstract: Methods and computer-readable mediums structure an electronic document for identification and use of document parts. A method involves organizing parts of the electronic document as separate parts. The separate parts include resources internal and/or external to where the document is located. The method also involves representing a link between any of the parts as a relationship to be processed listed in a relationship part associated with a source part of the relationship. This relationship part contains a list of relationships for the source part and processing a relationship returns content of a target part of the relationship. Each relationship is also associated with a relationship type. Still further, the method involves representing via the relationship part how one or more parts relate to other separate parts, tracking internal resources, and tracking external resources. Thus, applications can infer the structure of the document by traversing the relationships.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Walker, Brian Jones, Chad Rothschiller, Shawn Villaron
  • Publication number: 20060242184
    Abstract: A relationship data structure associated with a source resource enables methods to discover and describe relationships between the source resource and a plurality of target resources. The relationships are stored in a format independent of the encoding of the source resource. Each relationship between the source resource and the plurality of target resources is stored in a content-neutral format, and the relationship data structure stores, a location of each target resource, a type of relationship with each target resource and an identifier to uniquely identify each relationship between the source resource and each target resource. Accordingly, the relationship data structure allows a decoder to directly discover the relationships between the source resource and the plurality of target resources without decoding the source resource or target resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrey Shur, Bruce MacKenzie, Charles Walker, David Ornstein, Jerry Dunietz, Joshua Pollock, Sarjana Sheth, Isaac Nichols
  • Publication number: 20060242566
    Abstract: Methods and systems for mapping between components of a packaging model and features of a physical representation of a package are provided. Components of a packaging model may include, by way of example only, a part name, a content type, the contents of a part, and/or a growth hint. Physical representations of a package may include, by way of example only, physical persistence formats and/or various transports, e.g., network-based protocols. Computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions for performing the disclosed methods, as well as computers programmed to perform the disclosed methods, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry Dunietz, Josh Pollock, Isaac Nichols, Oliver Foehr, Charles Walker, Kirk Shoop, David Ornstein, Sarjana Sheth, Andrey Shur, Jean-Marie Larcheveque
  • Publication number: 20060218882
    Abstract: A system which provides a first object defining a first volume and a second object defining a second volume wherein the second object contains the first object. A manifold apparatus is provided which allows a flowable material to flow by vacuum action into the first object an also allows any entrained gas to be transported from the first volume to the second volume without interrupting the vacuum. Methods of use of the system and structures for detachably attaching the manifold apparatus are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Dawson, Charles Walker
  • Publication number: 20060136477
    Abstract: Methods and systems provide for breaking a computer-generated document into a number of components where the components have explicit relationships with each other. A relationship representation is generated for the components of the document. A user may then navigate the relationships between the components to quickly understand the nature of the document and its components and to locate particular portions of the document that are important to the user. In addition, the user may open, edit and reuse particular components of the document apart from the rest of the document and without having to open or edit the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Bishop, Ashley Morgan, Brian Jones, Chad Rothschiller, Charles Walker, Eoin Burke, Josh Pollock, Robert Little, Sharad Garg, Shawn Villaron, Su-Piao Wu
  • Publication number: 20050268124
    Abstract: A voltage switching apparatus and method are disclosed. At least one disclosed method includes providing, when a mode selection signal is in a first state, a first power rail voltage on a first power voltage line and a second, different power rail voltage on a second power voltage line. After the mode selection signal transitions to a second state, a second power rail voltage is provided on the first power voltage line and a switch between the first and second power voltage lines is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Tien Pham, Charles Walker, Allen Shorter
  • Publication number: 20050149861
    Abstract: Self-describing portions of text or data are provided for associating with or inserting in a computer-generated document. Portions of a document, such as individual paragraphs or groups of paragraphs or fragments of text, are provided self-describing properties, such as file format type associated with the portion, style, font, list type, and the like. If such a portion of a document is subsequently linked to or copied or moved to a second document or to a different location in a first document, the self-describing properties provided for the portion travel with the portion to the second document or to the different location in the first document. An application receiving the content portion may consume and display the portion according to the properties provided for the portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Bishop, Brian Jones, Chad Rothschiller, Robert Little, Shawn Villaron, Charles Walker
  • Patent number: 5362268
    Abstract: The swim fins (10) each include a molded center guide (14) and a shoe portion (12). A first wing (16) is pivotally attached to one side of the center guide (14) by a hinge member (18). A second wing (20) is pivotally attached to the other side of the center guide (14) by a hinge member (22). The hinge members (18, 22) have a flexible web (50) and flanges (52, 54). One of the flanges (54) of the hinge (18) is inserted into a hinge bead retainer slot (24) in the center guide (14) and the other flange (52) is inserted into a hinge bead retainer slot (38) in the wing (16). One of the flanges (52) of the hinge (22) is inserted into a hinge bead retainer slot (26) in the center guide (14) and the other flange (54) is inserted into a hinge bead retainer slot (40) in the wing (20). Stop surfaces (42, 44, 46, 48) on the wings (16, 20) cooperate with stop surfaces (30, 32, 34, 36) on the center guide (14) to limit pivotal movement of the wings relative to the center guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Inventors: Ellis L. Nordbeck, Charles Walker
  • Patent number: 4838550
    Abstract: A pneumatic call amusement game is provided and consists of players rolling balls across playing tables in which the balls are pneumatically propelled into hoppers spaced back from and elevated above the table until one of the players places a predetermined amount of balls into the respective hopper needed to win.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1989
    Inventors: Howard Walker, Charles Walker