Patents by Inventor Christopher Walters
Christopher Walters 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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Patent number: 8055728Abstract: An enterprise computer network comprising a hierarchy of client computers interconnected through a plurality of server computers at a plurality of hierarchical levels. A system, method and object oriented computer program for giving a selected controller computer remote control of a selected target client computer in the network comprising the combination of a plurality of server controlled regional hubs, each hub connected to and serving a network region including a set of target client computers; and a function for storing at each server controlled regional hub, a remote control object including data necessary to access and remotely control each of the target client computers served by said hub. This is essentially a standard regional set up for remote control by a remote controller.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2002Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Toby Burton, Rhonda L. Childress, Andrea Denise Franklin, Christopher Walter Kempin, Jennifer Saiman Lo, Oluyemi Babatunde Saka, Jonathan Samn, Cindy Marie Uanino
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Patent number: 8027957Abstract: Compression of extensive, rule-based grammars used to facilitate search queries is provided herein. Rule-based grammars includes a list of rules that each comprise a sequence of token classes. Each token class is a logical grouping of tokens, and each token is a string of characters. A grammar is parsed to identify rules and token classes. Unimportant token classes are identified and sets of unimportant token classes are merged to generated merged token classes. A compressed grammar is generated by substituting the merged token classes into the grammar for corresponding unimportant token classes used to generate the merged token classes.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2008Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Stelios Paparizos, Christopher Walter Anderson, Wei Liu, Ajay Nair, Alexandros Ntoulas, Naga Srinivas Vemuri
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Patent number: 8011425Abstract: Apparatus and methods for establishing electrical communication between an instrument subsection disposed below a mud motor and an electronics sonde disposed above the mud motor in a drill string conveyed borehole logging system. Electrical communication is established via at least one conductor disposed within the mud motor and connecting the instrument sub section to a link disposed between the mud motor and the electronics sonde. The link can be embodied as a current coupling link, a magnetic coupling ling, an electromagnetic telemetry ling and a direct electrical contact link. Two way data transfer is established in all link embodiments. Power transfer is also established in all but the electromagnetic telemetry link.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2010Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Weatherford Canada PartnershipInventors: Christopher Walter Konschuh, Michael Louis Larronde, Larry Wayne Thompson, Macmillan M. Wisler
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Patent number: 7987189Abstract: A full text indexing system is provided for processing content associated with data applications such as encyclopedia and dictionary applications. A build process collects data from various sources, processes the data into constituent parts, including alternative word sets, and stores the constituent parts in structured database tables. A run-time process is used to query the database tables and the results in order to provide effective matches in an efficient manner. Run-time processing is optimized by preprocessing all steps that are query-independent during the build process. A double word table representing all possible word pair combinations for each index entry and an alternative word table are used to further optimize runtime processing.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2007Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christopher Walter Anderson, Harish Jayanti
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Patent number: 7970768Abstract: A full text indexing system is provided for processing content associated with data applications such as encyclopedia and dictionary applications. A build process collects data from various sources, processes the data into constituent parts, including alternative word sets, and stores the constituent parts in structured database tables. A run-time process is used to query the database tables and the results in order to provide effective matches in an efficient manner. Run-time processing is optimized by preprocessing all steps that are query-independent during the build process. A double word table representing all possible word pair combinations for each index entry and an alternative word table are used to further optimize runtime processing.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2007Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christopher Walter Anderson, Harish Jayanti
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Publication number: 20110024190Abstract: Apparatus and methods for establishing electrical communication between an instrument subsection disposed below a mud motor and an electronics sonde disposed above the mud motor in a drill string conveyed borehole logging system. Electrical communication is established via at least one conductor disposed within the mud motor and connecting the instrument sub section to a link disposed between the mud motor and the electronics sonde. The link can be embodied as a current coupling link, a magnetic coupling ling, an electromagnetic telemetry ling and a direct electrical contact link. Two way data transfer is established in all link embodiments. Power transfer is also established in all but the electromagnetic telemetry link.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: WEATHERFORD CANADA PARTNERSHIPInventors: Christopher Walter Konschuh, Michael Louis Larronde, Larry Wayne Thompson, MacMillan M. Wisler
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Publication number: 20090327256Abstract: Compression of extensive, rule-based grammars used to facilitate search queries is provided herein. Rule-based grammars includes a list of rules that each comprise a sequence of token classes. Each token class is a logical grouping of tokens, and each token is a string of characters. A grammar is parsed to identify rules and token classes. Unimportant token classes are identified and sets of unimportant token classes are merged to generated merged token classes. A compressed grammar is generated by substituting the merged token classes into the grammar for corresponding unimportant token classes used to generate the merged token classes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2008Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: STELIOS PAPARIZOS, CHRISTOPHER WALTER ANDERSON, WEI LIU, AJAY NAIR, ALEXANDROS NTOULAS, NAGA SRINIVAS VEMURI
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Publication number: 20090327269Abstract: Generation of patterns used to facilitate search queries is provided herein. A pattern includes a sequence of token classes and new token classes. A sample query is parsed to identify tokens within the sample query that match a token associated with a referenced set of token classes. New token classes are generated for unidentified tokens within the sample query. A pattern is generated by substituting the identified tokens of the sample query with corresponding token classes and substituting the unidentified tokens of the sample query with corresponding new token classes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2008Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: STELIOS PAPARIZOS, CHRISTOPHER WALTER ANDERSON, WEI LIU, AJAY NAIR, NAGA SRINIVAS VEMURI
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Patent number: 7303007Abstract: Apparatus and methods for establishing electrical communication between an instrument subsection disposed below a mud motor and an electronics sonde disposed above the mud motor in a drill string conveyed borehole logging system. Electrical communication is established via at least one conductor disposed within the mud motor and connecting the instrument sub section to a link disposed between the mud motor and the electronics sonde. The link can be embodied as a current coupling link, a magnetic coupling ling, an electromagnetic telemetry ling and a direct electrical contact link. Two way data transfer is established in all link embodiments. Power transfer is also established in all but the electromagnetic telemetry link.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2005Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Assignee: Weatherford Canada PartnershipInventors: Christopher Walter Konschuh, Michael Louis Larronde, Larry Wayne Thompson, Macmillan M. Wisler
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Patent number: 7270512Abstract: The steampath for a steam turbine includes stacked stator rings each mounting inwardly directed nozzles and stacked rotor wheels each mounting outwardly directed buckets mounting blades. By alternately stacking the stator rings and rotor wheels, the nozzles and buckets of the various stages are interdigitated to form a steampath. Each bucket includes a blade and a root received in a generally complementary shaped groove on a wheel.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2005Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Christopher Walter Sullivan, Robert James Bracken, Jeffrey Robert Simkins, Stephen Roger Swan, David Orus Fitts, Ronald Wayne Korzun, John Thomas Murphy
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Patent number: 7266553Abstract: A full text indexing system is provided for processing content associated with data applications such as encyclopedia and dictionary applications. A build process collects data from various sources, processes the data into constituent parts, including alternative word sets, and stores the constituent parts in structured database tables. A run-time process is used to query the database tables and the results in order to provide effective matches in an efficient manner. Run-time processing is optimized by preprocessing all steps that are query-independent during the build process. A double word table representing all possible word pair combinations for each index entry and an alternative word table are used to further optimize run-time processing.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2002Date of Patent: September 4, 2007Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christopher Walter Anderson, Harish Jayanti
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Publication number: 20060196287Abstract: A rotary device, for example in the form of a gear wheel, comprises a hub (2) and an outer element (4) carrying teeth (28). The outer element (4) is provided with resilient fingers (20) which frictionally engage cam surfaces (38) provided on the hub (2). Relative rotation between the hub (2) and the outer element (4) is resisted by deflection of the fingers (20). Relative rotation between the hub (2) and the outer element (4) is limited by engagement between projections (32) and recesses (34). A combination of torsional spring force created by the flexible fingers together with friction between the fingers (20) and the cam surfaces (38) and between the recesses (46) and the projections (32) provide a damping effect which serves to limit the transmission of torsional vibrations between the hub (2) and the outer element (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2004Publication date: September 7, 2006Inventor: Christopher Walters
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Patent number: 6908279Abstract: A wedge-like nozzle radial loading pin, preferably formed from steel, that contacts the bottom of a reaction nozzle along a graduated, that is inclined or stepped, surface. This contact will secure the reaction nozzle radially inward against the retaining surface of the carrier dovetail with sufficient force to maintain the designed airfoil pre-twist.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2003Date of Patent: June 21, 2005Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Christopher Walter Sullivan, David Orus Fitts, Robert James Bracken, Gregory Lee Landry
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Publication number: 20030204855Abstract: An enterprise computer network comprising a hierarchy of client computers interconnected through a plurality of server computers at a plurality of hierarchical levels. A system, method and object oriented computer program for giving a selected controller computer remote control of a selected target client computer in the network comprising the combination of a plurality of server controlled regional hubs, each hub connected to and serving a network region including a set of target client computers; and a function for storing at each server controlled regional hub, a remote control object including data necessary to access and remotely control each of the target client computers served by said hub. This is essentially a standard regional set up for remote control by a remote controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2002Publication date: October 30, 2003Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Toby Burton, Rhonda L. Childress, Andrea Denise Franklin, Christopher Walter Kempin, Jennifer Saiman Lo, Oluyemi Babatunde Saka, Jonathan Samn, Cindy Marie Uanino
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Patent number: 6170569Abstract: An intake plenum unit is provided for a heat exchanger with a tube block made of a plurality of heat exchanger tubes. The heat exchanger incorporates an intake plenum with a tube wall in which a lengthwise slot is provided for receiving ends of the heat exchanger tubes. The intake plenum is made of one or more individual tubes inserted into one another endwise or fitted together. Each intake plenum has, at least at one individual tube end, a lengthwise slot that is open and made before or after the construction of the intake plenum. This allows problem-free compensation for manufacturing tolerances of the tube ends to be fitted into the lengthwise slot regarding their length in the direction of the lengthwise slot. The intake plenum unit is suitable for use, for example, for gas coolers and evaporators of carbon-dioxide air conditioners.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 1999Date of Patent: January 9, 2001Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co.Inventors: Bernd Dienhart, Hans-Joachim Krauss, Hagen Mittelstrass, Jochen Schumm, Karl-Heinz Staffa, Christopher Walter
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Patent number: D542193Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2005Date of Patent: May 8, 2007Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Edward R. Golden, Philip Simmons, Darrell P. Behmer, Robert Todd Laster, Brad Richards, Christopher Walter, Tobias France, Addam Ebel, Doyle Letson
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Patent number: D571025Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2005Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Edward R. Golden, Philip Simmons, Darrell P. Behmer, Robert Todd Laster, Brad Richards, Christopher Walter, Tobias France, Addam Ebel
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Patent number: D572390Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2005Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Brad Richards, Edward Golden, Philip Simmons, Darrell Behmer, Robert Laster, Christopher Walter, Tobias France, Addam Ebel, Doyle Letson
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Patent number: D601064Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2005Date of Patent: September 29, 2009Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Edward Golden, Philip Simmons, Darrell Behmer, Rob Laster, Brad Richards, Christopher Walter, Tobias France, Addam Ebel, Doyle Letson