Patents by Inventor Chris Reed

Chris Reed 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: 9615037
    Abstract: A method of operating a video camera includes capturing a scene of imaging data using the video camera, wherein the imaging data is characterized by a first bit depth and processing the imaging data to provide display data characterized by a second bit depth less than the first bit depth. The method also includes framing the imaging data and the display data and outputting the framed imaging and display data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Christison, Chris Reed, Bracey J. Blackburn
  • Publication number: 20160176780
    Abstract: A method for control of the air/fuel ratio of the burner(s) (excess air) of a thermal cracker includes three steps. The thermal cracker has three consecutive zones or portions through which combustion gases pass, a firebox portion, a bridge wall portion and a convection portion The first step is to direct a wavelength modulated beam of near infrared light from two different tunable diode lasers located in the bridge wall portion through combustion gas from the burner to a pair of near infrared light detectors, each positioned to receive the wavelength modulated beam of near infrared light from a different one of the two tunable diode lasers to generate a detector signal. The second step is to analyze the detector signals for spectroscopic absorption at wavelengths characteristic of oxygen and carbon monoxide to determine their respective concentrations in the combustion gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: James D. Tate, Gerald D. Frederick, Sylvester Irving, Charles W. Lipp, Andy E. Weber, Chris Reed
  • Publication number: 20150130949
    Abstract: A method of operating a video camera includes capturing a scene of imaging data using the video camera, wherein the imaging data is characterized by a first bit depth and processing the imaging data to provide display data characterized by a second bit depth less than the first bit depth. The method also includes framing the imaging data and the display data and outputting the framed imaging and display data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Gregory Christison, Chris Reed, Bracey J. Blackburn
  • Publication number: 20140221718
    Abstract: A method for control of the air/fuel ratio of the burner(s) (excess air) of a thermal cracker includes three steps. The thermal cracker has three consecutive zones or portions through which combustion gases pass, a firebox portion, a bridge wall portion and a convection portion The first step is to direct a wavelength modulated beam of near infrared light from two different tunable diode lasers located in the bridge wall portion through combustion gas from the burner to a pair of near infrared light detectors, each positioned to receive the wavelength modulated beam of near infrared light from a different one of the two tunable diode lasers to generate a detector signal. The second step is to analyze the detector signals for spectroscopic absorption at wavelengths characteristic of oxygen and carbon monoxide to determine their respective concentrations in the combustion gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: James D. Tate, Gerald D. Frederick, Sylvester Irving, Charles W. Lipp, Andy E. Weber, Chris Reed
  • Patent number: 8619802
    Abstract: A switching network for efficiently receiving and transmitting data packets having both frames and messages includes a crossbar switch with a plurality of surrounding ports for exclusively switching frames which normally consist of large data streams of 40 to 60 bytes. Then the ports are connected together in a message ring and small data entity messages, for example 4, 8, or 12 bytes, are switched from an input port to an output port around the ring avoiding congestion of the crossbar switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: T.R. Communications CA, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Shaun Clem, Jimmy Pu, Darrin Patek, Todd Khacherian, Chris Reed
  • Publication number: 20110200189
    Abstract: Embodiments provide remote control encoders and decoders, encryption algorithms, key generation, systems and methods, singularly and in combination, and not limited thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: LINX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Paul LeeRoy True, Justin Garrett Hopper, Chris Reed Murphy, Ammon Joseph Gomez, Adam Stubblefield
  • Publication number: 20110062056
    Abstract: A method for control of the air/fuel ratio of the burner(s) (excess air) of a thermal cracker which includes three steps. The first step is to direct a wavelength modulated beam of near infrared light from a tunable diode laser through combustion gas from the burner to a near infrared light detector to generate a detector signal. The second step is to analyze the detector signal for spectroscopic absorption at wavelengths characteristic for an analyte selected from the group consisting of oxygen, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide to determine the concentration of the analyte in the combustion gas. The third step is to adjust the air/fuel ratio of the burner(s) (excess air) in response to the concentration of the analyte of the second step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: James D. Tate, Gerald D. Frederick, Sylvester Irving, Charles Lipp, Andy Weber, Chris Reed
  • Publication number: 20110037561
    Abstract: Embodiments of methods, systems and devices including encoders and decoders are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: LINX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Paul LeeRoy True, Justin Garrett Hopper, Chris Reed Murphy, Ammon Joseph Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20110026540
    Abstract: A switching network for efficiently receiving and transmitting data packets having both frames and messages includes a crossbar switch with a plurality of surrounding ports for exclusively switching frames which normally consist of large data streams of 40 to 60 bytes. Then the ports are connected together in a message ring and small data entity messages, for example 4, 8, or 12 bytes, are switched from an input port to an output port around the ring avoiding congestion of the crossbar switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Shaun Clem, Jimmy Pu, Darrin Patek, Todd Khacherian, Chris Reed
  • Patent number: 7800849
    Abstract: In an apparatus for mounting two or more optical elements that are each held in an individual mount or in a support structure, said optical elements are mounted in a common mount. The relative positioning of the optical elements (10, 11) in the common mount (18) can be set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss SMT AG
    Inventors: Hubert Holderer, Thomas Petasch, Chris Reed, Dragos Pariza, Mike Meehan, Gary Krebs
  • Publication number: 20100208894
    Abstract: Embodiments provide remote control encoders and decoders, encryption algorithms and methods, singularly and in combination, and not limited thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: LINX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Paul LeeRoy True, Justin Garrett Hopper, Chris Reed Murphy, Ammon Joseph Gomez, Adam Stubblefield
  • Patent number: 7751419
    Abstract: A switching network for efficiently receiving and transmitting data packets having both frames and messages includes a crossbar switch with a plurality of surrounding ports for exclusively switching frames which normally consist of large data streams of 40 to 60 bytes. Then the ports are connected together in a message ring and small data entity messages, for example 4, 8, or 12 bytes, are switched from an input port to an output port around the ring avoiding congestion of the crossbar switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Inventors: Shaun Clem, Jimmy Pu, Darrin Patek, Todd Khacherian, Chris Reed
  • Patent number: 7675908
    Abstract: A high data rate switch is disclosed. The switch may include fiber optic channels where a plurality of switching elements necessarily operate at a significantly lower data rate providing routing of variable or fixed size data packets from a plurality of source ports to a plurality of destination ports via a single serial link. This is may be provided by storing the high rate data temporarily in memory in each of the source ports and then downloading it at a lower rate in a complete data packet to a designated switching element, almost immediately distributing the next data packet that has been received by the source port to a next switching element. The switching element configuration provides automatic redundancy and a minimum amount of frame overhead while sustaining throughput at the high data rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Inventors: Shaun Clem, Todd L. Khacherian, Darrin McGavin Patek, Jimmy Pu, Chris Reed, John Wallner
  • Publication number: 20090294514
    Abstract: A friction stir welding system that enables clamping of a pipe to enable friction stir welding around the pipe OD, a movable mandrel that provides a counter-force to the pressure exerted on the outside of a pipe by a tool, and a system for providing friction stir welding and repair inside a nuclear vessel in an underwater environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicants: SII MegaDiamond, Inc., Advanced Metal Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan A. Babb, Brian E. Taylor, Russell J. Steel, Chris Reed, Scott M. Packer
  • Patent number: 7494040
    Abstract: A friction stir welding system that enables clamping of a pipe to enable friction stir welding around the pipe OD, a movable mandrel that provides a counter-force to the pressure exerted on the outside of a pipe by a tool, and a system for providing friction stir welding and repair inside a nuclear vessel in an underwater environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignees: SII MegaDiamond, Inc., Advanced Metal Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan A. Babb, Brian E. Taylor, Russell J. Steel, Chris Reed, Scott M. Packer
  • Publication number: 20090015947
    Abstract: In an apparatus for mounting two or more optical elements that are each held in an individual mount or in a support structure, said optical elements are mounted in a common mount. The relative positioning of the optical elements (10, 11) in the common mount (18) can be set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Hubert Holderer, Thomas Petasch, Chris Reed, Dragos Pariza, Mike Meehan, Gary Krebs
  • Patent number: 7477183
    Abstract: One or more atmospheric propagation effects are estimated by using a phase comparison between and upper sideband and a lower sideband of a modulated signal. In one embodiment, one or more propagation effects are estimated by using a phase comparison between an upper sideband and a lower sideband of a satellite navigation signal. In one embodiment, one or more ionospheric propagation effects are estimated by using a phase comparison between an upper sideband and a lower sideband of a GPS M-code signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: L-3 Communications Corporation
    Inventors: George Watson, Scott Graham, Chris Reed
  • Publication number: 20080174482
    Abstract: One or more atmospheric propagation effects are estimated by using a phase comparison between and upper sideband and a lower sideband of a modulated signal. In one embodiment, one or more propagation effects are estimated by using a phase comparison between an upper sideband and a lower sideband of a satellite navigation signal. In one embodiment, one or more ionospheric propagation effects are estimated by using a phase comparison between an upper sideband and a lower sideband of a GPS M-code signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: L-3 Communications Corporation
    Inventors: George Watson, Scott Graham, Chris Reed
  • Patent number: 7375680
    Abstract: One or more atmospheric propagation effects are estimated by using a phase comparison between and upper sideband and a lower sideband of a modulated signal. In one embodiment, one or more propagation effects are estimated by using a phase comparison between an upper sideband and a lower sideband of a satellite navigation signal. In one embodiment, one or more ionospheric propagation effects are estimated by using a phase comparison between an upper sideband and a lower sideband of a GPS M-code signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: L-3 Communications Corporation
    Inventors: George Watson, Scott Graham, Chris Reed
  • Publication number: 20070283342
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for the dynamic deployment of functionality in software agents. The agent which represents a person's identity, is adapted to dock with a dockable module which includes a method means for performing a function. The agent also has an intermodule communication means for mapping a request from a requesting module to the method means in the dockable module. The invention provides efficient dynamic changes of modules in an agent and the capability to decouple modules in such a way that both data exchange and method calls can be executed without prior knowledge of anticipated functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Chris Reed, Richard Moynihan, Brian Boswell