Patents by Inventor Chris Ali

Chris Ali 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).

  • Patent number: 11968591
    Abstract: In a method of maintenance of a location fingerprint database for an area, signal measurement data is collected together with motion sensor data from each of a plurality of portable devices transiting a portion of the area of the location fingerprint database. The motion sensor data is collected by a sensor assembly in each of the plurality of portable devices. Offline non-causal processing is used to process the collected motion sensor data into reference positions associated with the portion of the area. The collected signal measurement data is employed together with the reference positions to update the location fingerprint database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Inventors: Jacques Georgy, Chris Goodall, Gennadii Berkovich, Abdelrahman Ali, Zhengrong Cheng, Salah Abdelnaby
  • Patent number: 6427832
    Abstract: A reclosable display package of thin flexible thermoformed plastic material for packaging and displaying an article therein, the reclosable display package includes a first package portion having a base with a retaining surface and a peripheral edge, a wall surface connected at a bottom edge extending generally perpendicular to the retaining surface along the peripheral edge thereof forming a cavity for accepting the article, and a flange extending from a top edge of the wall surface to form a first mating surface, wherein the flange is formed with a female connecting surface portion and a male connecting surface portion symmetrically spaced apart from one another about a central axis through the first package portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Inventors: Terry Ali, Chris Ali
  • Publication number: 20020079243
    Abstract: A reclosable display package of thin flexible thermoformed plastic material for packaging and displaying an article therein, the reclosable display package includes a first package portion having a base with a retaining surface and a peripheral edge, a wall surface connected at a bottom edge extending generally perpendicular to the retaining surface along the peripheral edge thereof forming a cavity for accepting the article, and a flange extending from a top edge of the wall surface to form a first mating surface, wherein the flange is formed with a female connecting surface portion and a male connecting surface portion symmetrically spaced apart from one another about a central axis through the first package portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2000
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Terry Ali, Chris Ali
  • Patent number: 6062966
    Abstract: A sanding block has a first member having an intermediate portion and a pair of relatively flexible ends wherein a top surface of the first member is configured to be hand held and a bottom surface of each of the ends has at least one retention open surface therein, a second member having an intermediate portion connected to the intermediate portion of the first member and a pair of ends wherein a top surface of each end of the second member has extending therefrom at least one complementary retention protrusion which respectively seat in one of the retention open surfaces, wherein the sanding block includes at least one hollow surface formed therein, and having a relatively lightweight support member disposed within the hollow surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Inventors: Frank Ali, Chris Ali