Patents by Inventor Christopher A. White

Christopher A. White 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).

  • Mixing System
    Publication number: 20130279286
    Abstract: A liquid transport system including a bag adapted to hold fluids, the bag being constructed of a flexible fabric. The bag has a top portion, a bottom portion and a sidewall portion forming an interior and exterior. The system includes a discharge port, a fill port and a series of injector ports on the bag providing fluid access to the interior of the bag from the exterior, where each of the ports are sealingly closable. The discharge port and the fill port are adapted to allow product to flow into and out of the bag, and the injector ports are adapted to accommodate an injector probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher White, Bryan Kapp
  • Gas Injection Heating Probe
    Publication number: 20130258798
    Abstract: A gas injection heating probe, where the probe has a hollow injection channel, a heating media inlet, a heating media outlet, a gas injection fitting and heat exchange area. The gas injection heating probe is connectable to a heated media and a source of gas, so that when connected and inserted into a container having product, the probe provides for gas injection and heating of the product to assist in mixing the product for discharge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventor: Christopher White
  • Mixing system
    Patent number: 8469584
    Abstract: A liquid transport system including a bag adapted to hold fluids, the bag being constructed of a flexible fabric. The bag has a top portion, a bottom portion and a sidewall portion forming an interior and exterior. The system includes a discharge port, a fill port and a series of injector ports on the bag providing fluid access to the interior of the bag from the exterior, where each of the ports are sealingly closable. The discharge port and the fill port are adapted to allow product to flow into and out of the bag, and the injector ports are adapted to accommodate an injector probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Braid Logistics (North America), L.L.C.
    Inventors: Christopher White, Bryan Kapp
  • METHODS FOR ACQUISITION AND DISPLAY IN ULTRASOUND IMAGING
    Publication number: 20130096434
    Abstract: In general, the invention provides methods for use in the acquisition and display of ultrasound images. In particular, the invention provides methods for displaying ultrasound images using gating of ultrasound acquisition based on subject respiration and/or triggering ultrasound acquisition based on subject ECG. The methods may be employed with any suitable ultrasound system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventors: James Mehi, Christopher A. White, Kai Wen Liu, Jerrold Wen, Desmond Hirson, Andrew Needles
  • AUTOMATED WORD SUBSTITUTION FOR CONTEXTUAL LANGUAGE LEARNING
    Publication number: 20130090914
    Abstract: A contextual language learning capability is disclosed. The contextual language learning capability is configured to enable an end user to use knowledge of a first language to learn a second language. The contextual language learning capability is configured to modify source content (in which content is provided in the first language) to form modified content (including a combination of content in the first language and content in the second language). The source content is processed to replace at least a portion of the content provided in the first language with corresponding content provided in the second language, thereby producing the modified content. The modified content is presented to the end user for use in learning the second language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventor: Christopher A. White
  • OVERLAY IMAGE CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT
    Publication number: 20130083981
    Abstract: A method of creating an image difference overlay comprises identifying a loop of reference images of a subject and identifying a loop of data images of the subject. The loop of image data can be identified after an event, such as the administration of contrast agent to the subject. A reference loop image frame is compared to one or more data loop image frames and the reference loop frame is associated with a data loop image frame which closely resembles the data loop image frame. Each of the associated frames can then be processed and used to create an image difference overlay frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher A. White, Desmond Hirson, Stanley Poon, James Mehi
  • Method and apparatus of stored energy management in battery powered vehicles
    Patent number: 8314587
    Abstract: A secondary battery and charging system are provided within an electric car or other electric drive vehicle. The secondary battery may, e.g., be owned by the electric utility. The battery is removable and can be charged and discharged independently of the primary car battery system. The utility can use the secondary battery to implement vehicle-to-grid functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Christopher A. White, Wonsuck Lee
  • Overlay image contrast enhancement
    Patent number: 8275449
    Abstract: A method of creating an image difference overlay comprises identifying a loop of reference images of a subject and identifying a loop of data images of the subject. The loop of image data can be identified after an event, such as the administration of contrast agent to the subject. A reference loop image frame is compared to one or more data loop image frames and the reference loop frame is associated with a data loop image frame which closely resembles the data loop image frame. Each of the associated frames can then be processed and used to create an image difference overlay frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: VisualSonics Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. White, Desmond Hirson, Stanley Poon, James Mehi
  • Mixing System
    Publication number: 20120205005
    Abstract: A liquid transport system including a bag adapted to hold fluids, the bag being constructed of a flexible fabric. The bag has a top portion, a bottom portion and a sidewall portion forming an interior and exterior. The system includes a discharge port, a fill port and a series of injector ports on the bag providing fluid access to the interior of the bag from the exterior, where each of the ports are sealingly closable. The discharge port and the fill port are adapted to allow product to flow into and out of the bag, and the injector ports are adapted to accommodate an injector probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Christopher White, Bryan Kapp
  • Integration of Wireless and External Computing Devices
    Publication number: 20120202473
    Abstract: The wireless device may include logic that enables the wireless device to interface with the external computing device, and rule logic to direct handling by the external computing device of call events of the wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Christopher A. White, Russell J. Waughman, Gregg J. Berretta
  • ENABLING PREDICTIVE WEB BROWSING
    Publication number: 20120137201
    Abstract: A system and method for determining and displaying, in a predictive manner, relevant “next clicks” based upon historical web-usage patterns of previous visitors (the browsing user and/or other users) to referring web pages. In one embodiment, identification of one or more links selected by previous visitors on a plurality of referring web pages is stored in a database. When the browsing user initiates a request to view a referring web page for which one or more links exist in the database, the appearance of those links on the referring web page is altered to suggest those links to the browsing user. Thus, the browsing user is given suggestions as to the most probable path (based upon his/her own history and/or the history of others) through each referring web page for which one or more links are stored in the database, thereby streamlining the browsing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. White, Christopher D. Jones
  • Integration of wireless and external computing devices
    Patent number: 8160557
    Abstract: Information is received from a caller via a wireless device and communicated to an external computing device. Contact information for the caller is located using at least one of a name and phone number of the caller, and when the contact information for the caller is located, it is displayed on a display of the external computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility I LLC
    Inventors: Christopher A. White, Russell J. Waughman, Gregg J. Berretta
  • Integration of wireless and external computing devices
    Patent number: 8150379
    Abstract: The wireless device may include logic that enables the wireless device to interface with the external computing device, and rule logic to direct handling by the external computing device of call events of the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Christopher A. White, Russell J. Waughman, Gregg J. Berretta
  • Customer service messaging, such as on mobile devices
    Patent number: 8145275
    Abstract: A mobile device and corresponding service provider are configured to provide a user of the mobile device with access to one or more instant messaging help entities, from the mobile device. The one or more instant messaging help entities may be associated with the corresponding service provider or with a service that is external to the corresponding service provider. In some cases, some of the one or more instant messaging help entities may be embedded as part of the mobile device or service, so that access to the one or more help entities may not be permanently terminated by the user. In some cases, the user may control access to some of the one or more instant messaging help entities, such as by adding or removing the access to the instant messaging help entities from a list of instant messaging entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Ivy Cunningham, Stacia Lynn Pache, Christopher White
  • Customer service messaging, such as on mobile devices
    Patent number: 8140096
    Abstract: A mobile device and corresponding service provider are configured to provide a user of the mobile device with access to one or more instant messaging help entities, from the mobile device. The one or more instant messaging help entities may be associated with the corresponding service provider or with a service that is external to the corresponding service provider. In some cases, some of the one or more instant messaging help entities may be embedded as part of the mobile device or service, so that access to the one or more help entities may not be permanently terminated by the user. In some cases, the user may control access to some of the one or more instant messaging help entities, such as by adding or removing the access to the instant messaging help entities from a list of instant messaging entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Ivy Cunningham, Stacia Lynn Pache, Christopher White
  • System for Automatic TTY Equipment Detection and for Notification of the Hearing Impaired
    Publication number: 20110206189
    Abstract: The invention is directed to efficient notification of the hearing impaired during emergencies. A message initiating agency and an administrator create an outbound message for delivery and further selects a number of campaign related parameters. A telecommunications interface module is provided that is capable of detecting the presence of a connected TTY device, and a connected TTY device logging system for recording in a database the occurrences of detection of a TTY devices associated with a particular telecommunications interface, or outbound message contact. The system delivers the campaign message to one or more telecommunications interfaces, delivers a TTY compatible message or a provides notification to said administrator of the detection of a connected TTY device, and records the incidence of failures to deliver the campaign message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: Twenty First Century Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: James Lehr Kennedy, Robert William Hames, JR., Joseph E. Zarick, James Francis Curran, Christopher White
  • METHODS FOR ACQUISITION AND DISPLAY IN ULTRASOUND IMAGING
    Publication number: 20110144494
    Abstract: In general, the invention provides methods for use in the acquisition and display of ultrasound images. In particular, the invention provides methods for displaying ultrasound images using a persistence algorithm, gating ultrasound acquisition based on subject respiration, triggering ultrasound acquisition based on subject ECG, and destroying bubble contrast agents during imaging. The methods may be employed with any suitable ultrasound system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: James Mehi, Christopher A. White, Andrew Needles, Jerrold Wen, Kai Wen Liu, Desmond Hirson
  • Customer service messaging, such as on mobile devices
    Patent number: 7945252
    Abstract: A mobile device and corresponding service provider are configured to provide a user of the mobile device with access to one or more instant messaging help entities, from the mobile device. The one or more instant messaging help entities may be associated with the corresponding service provider or with a service that is external to the corresponding service provider. In some cases, some of the one or more instant messaging help entities may be embedded as part of the mobile device or service, so that access to the one or more help entities may not be permanently terminated by the user. In some cases, the user may control access to some of the one or more instant messaging help entities, such as by adding or removing the access to the instant messaging help entities from a list of instant messaging entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Ivy Cunningham, Stacia Lynn Pache, Christopher White
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS OF STORED ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN BATTERY POWERED VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20110084664
    Abstract: A secondary battery and charging system are provided within an electric car or other electric drive vehicle. The secondary battery may, e.g., be owned by the electric utility. The battery is removable and can be charged and discharged independently of the primary car battery system. The utility can use the secondary battery to implement vehicle-to-grid functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Christopher A. White, Wonsuck Lee
  • Method and apparatus of stored energy management in battery powered vehicles
    Publication number: 20110084665
    Abstract: A secondary battery and charging system are provided within an electric car or other electric drive vehicle. The secondary battery may, e.g., be owned by the electric utility. The battery is removeable and can be charged and discharged independently of the primary car battery system. The utility can use the secondary battery to implement vehicle-to-grid functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Christopher White, Wonsuck Lee