Patents by Inventor Clifford H. Kraft
Clifford H. Kraft 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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Publication number: 20150208243Abstract: A cellular telephone system that includes a wireless handset that connects to a stationary (or mobile) data center, data station or home station remote from the wireless handset. The wireless handset and stationary data center communicate bidirectionally over an exclusive communication link such that commands entered by a user to the wireless handset are relayed to the stationary data center via the exclusive data communication link, and results from executing the commands are relayed from the home station to the wireless handset also via the exclusive data communication link and displayed on said screen. The processor at the data center or home station accesses the Internet and sends screens back to the handset for display. The handset appears smart to the user, but according to the present invention, most of the actual processing and Internet access is performed at the home station.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2014Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventors: Vasilios Dossas, Clifford H. Kraft
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Patent number: 8903371Abstract: A cellular telephone system that includes a wireless handset that connects to a stationary (or mobile) data center, data station or home station remote from the wireless handset. The wireless handset and stationary data center communicate bi-directionally over an exclusive communication link such that commands entered by a user to the wireless handset are relayed to the stationary data center via the exclusive data communication link, and results from executing the commands are relayed from the home station to the wireless handset also via the exclusive data communication link and displayed on said screen. The processor at the data center or home station accesses the Internet and sends screens back to the handset for display. The handset appears smart to the user, but according to the present invention, most of the actual processing and Internet access is performed at the home station.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2014Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Inventors: Vasilios Dossas, Clifford H. Kraft, Luiz Valdetaro
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Publication number: 20140316285Abstract: A portable emergency medical device capable of communicating with a remote location preferably as a cellular telephone that can measure one or more human vital parameters such as pulse rate, body temperature, skin moisture, blood pressure, ECG or blood chemistry and can receive symptoms from a user either by voice recognition or by keypad and can provide an expert medical diagnosis. The device can store a complete medical history for one or more users and can use an expert system to make the diagnosis. The device can make an emergency medical call either on command or automatically requesting help and optionally supplying medical information and/or GPS location information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Vasilios D. Dossas, Clifford H. Kraft, Lady C. Dy
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Publication number: 20140274024Abstract: A cellular telephone system that includes a wireless handset that connects to a stationary (or mobile) data center, data station or home station remote from the wireless handset. The wireless handset and stationary data center communicate bi-directionally over an exclusive communication link such that commands entered by a user to the wireless handset are relayed to the stationary data center via the exclusive data communication link, and results from executing the commands are relayed from the home station to the wireless handset also via the exclusive data communication link and displayed on said screen. The processor at the data center or home station accesses the Internet and sends screens back to the handset for display. The handset appears smart to the user, but according to the present invention, most of the actual processing and Internet access is performed at the home station.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Vasilios Dossas, Clifford H. Kraft, Luiz Valdetaro
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Publication number: 20140227617Abstract: A system and method for managing water produced by fuel cells where this waste water is captured and used for agricultural, industrial or community purposes along with electricity generated by the fuel cells. Water from a coastal (or lake coast) region can be converted by electricity into hydrogen and oxygen gas or hydrogen and chlorine gas with the hydrogen gas being piped to remote regions for conversion into fresh water and electricity by fuel cells. The oxygen or chlorine can be optionally recovered.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Inventors: Vasilios Dossas, Clifford H. Kraft, Laura Zimmerman
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Publication number: 20130281162Abstract: A portable head-worn audio/video display system that allows a user to watch and hear an audio/video media presentations. The movie or other media presentation can be stored on a separate or integral storage unit. The device can take the form of a pair of goggles or other head-piece that contains LCD or other video screens as well as audio transducers so that sound can accompany the video. The device can optionally contain a heads-up display as well as a cellular telephone. The heads-up display can display incoming telephone information such as information as to who called or SMS messages. These images can be displayed superimposed on the video media being watched. The present invention can also display relaxing scenes to the user instead of media video while the user listens to stored music.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventor: Clifford H. Kraft
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Publication number: 20130172689Abstract: A portable emergency medical device capable of communicating with a remote location preferably as a cellular telephone that can measure one or more human vital parameters such as pulse rate, body temperature, skin moisture, blood pressure, ECG or blood chemistry and can receive symptoms from a user either by voice recognition or by keypad and can provide an expert medical diagnosis. The device can store a complete medical history for one or more users and can use an expert system to make the diagnosis. The device can make an emergency medical call either on command or automatically requesting help and optionally supplying medical information and/or GPS location information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2012Publication date: July 4, 2013Inventors: Vasilios D. Dossas, Clifford H. Kraft, Lady C. Dy
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Publication number: 20120155702Abstract: A system and method for detecting metal contraband such as weapons related material in shipping containers where a container is scanned with at least one penetrating beam, preferably a tomographic x-ray beam, and at least one image is formed. The image can be analyzed by a pattern recognizer to find voids representing metal. The voids can be further classified with respect to their 2 or 3-dimensional geometric shapes. Container ID and contents or bill of lading information can be combined along with other parameters such as total container weight to allow a processor to generate a detection probability. The processor can use artificial intelligence methods to classify suspicious containers for manual inspection.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventor: Clifford H. Kraft
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Publication number: 20120088966Abstract: A particle-sized nanobody that can be inserted into at least one major physiological system of a mammal's body such as the blood stream or the gastro-intestinal track or other system. The nanobody of the present invention can remain in the system for a predetermined time to perform a predetermined task. nanobodies of the present invention can contain processors and memory and thus can be capable of performing tasks that require algorithmic or expert reasoning. The Nanobodies can also contain various sensors and can optionally have the ability to communicate with an external station or with each other. The Nanobodies can be designed to self-destruct either after a predetermined time or upon command from an external station. Once a nanobody has self-destructed, natural mechanisms of the body can remove the debris.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Inventor: Clifford H. Kraft
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Publication number: 20120050503Abstract: A portable head-worn audio/video display system that allows a user to watch and hear an audio/video media presentation such as a movie in a private environment. The movie or other media presentation can be stored on a separate or integral storage unit. The device can take the form of a pair of goggles or other head-piece that contains LCD or other video screens as well as audio transducers so that sound can accompany the video. The storage device can store movies and/or songs as well as any other type of presentation and can play these movies and/or songs to the user through the device according to a program or menu. The device can optionally contain a heads-up display as well as a cellular telephone. The heads-up display can display incoming telephone information such as information as to who called or SMS messages. These images can be displayed superimposed on the video media being watched.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Inventor: Clifford H. Kraft
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Patent number: 8077009Abstract: An all-trinary rolling code method and system which allow a barrier opener to generate and transmit trinary rolling codes without entering or storing any rolling code values as binary words includes obtaining a stored trinary counter value upon a transmitter being actuated to remotely control a barrier. A trinary function void of trinary to binary or binary to trinary conversions is used to transform the trinary counter value to a trinary rolling code output such that the trinary rolling code output represents a trinary value that would be produced if the trinary counter value were converted to binary, mirrored, had its highest ordered bit set to zero after being mirrored, and converted back to trinary. The trinary rolling code output is combined with a stored trinary transmitter identification value to generate a trinary word. The transmitter transmits the trinary word for receipt by a receiver associated with the barrier.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2009Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Lear CorporationInventor: Clifford H. Kraft
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Publication number: 20100318287Abstract: A business system that allows vehicle telematics and other trip planning systems to be updated with latest road construction information. This information can be periodically downloaded to the trip planning system in order to factor in possible road construction delays into trip planning. The information can be gathered by direct observation or by periodic reports from governmental agencies. A subscription fee could be charged for this service.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2010Publication date: December 16, 2010Inventors: Clifford H. Kraft, Vasilios Dossas
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Patent number: 7813540Abstract: A system and method for detecting metal contraband such as weapons related material in shipping containers where a container is scanned with at least one penetrating beam, preferably a tomographic x-ray beam, and at least one image is formed. The image can be analyzed by a pattern recognizer to find voids representing metal. The voids can be further classified with respect to their 2 or 3-dimensional geometric shapes. Container ID and contents or bill of lading information can be combined along with other parameters such as total container weight to allow a processor to generate a detection probability. The processor can use artificial intelligence methods to classify suspicious containers for manual inspection.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2005Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Oro Grande Technologies LLCInventor: Clifford H. Kraft
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Patent number: 7729850Abstract: A business system that allows vehicle telematics and other trip planning systems to be updated with latest road construction information. This information can be periodically downloaded to the trip planning system in order to factor in possible road construction delays into trip planning. The information can be gathered by direct observation or by periodic reports from governmental agencies. A subscription fee could be charged for this service.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2003Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Inventors: Clifford H. Kraft, Vasilios Dossas
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Patent number: 7627094Abstract: A telephone answering system and method for playing particular different greeting messages to different callers. When an incoming call is received, either caller-ID is decoded, or the caller's identification is determined some other way if possible, and if the particular caller's identification is on a list, a special message can be played for that caller if such a message as been stored and is active. Any other caller receives a different message, usually a default greeting message. Special messages can be date/time stamped to die or change after particular dates or times. Messages and caller identification can be loaded into the system remotely.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2005Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Inventors: Margareth V. Kraft, Caroline M. Kraft, Clifford H. Kraft
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Patent number: 7589613Abstract: An all-trinary rolling code method and system which allow a barrier opener to generate and transmit trinary rolling codes without entering or storing any rolling code values as binary words includes obtaining a stored trinary counter value upon a transmitter being actuated to remotely control a barrier. A trinary function void of trinary to binary or binary to trinary conversions is used to transform the trinary counter value to a trinary rolling code output such that the trinary rolling code output represents a trinary value that would be produced if the trinary counter value were converted to binary, mirrored, had its highest ordered bit set to zero after being mirrored, and converted back to trinary. The trinary rolling code output is combined with a stored trinary transmitter identification value to generate a trinary word. The transmitter transmits the trinary word for receipt by a receiver associated with the barrier.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2006Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: Lear CorporationInventor: Clifford H. Kraft
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Publication number: 20090010808Abstract: A biosensor unit that can be wall mounted in a location to perform testing of ambient air for bio-contaminants. This could contain an air filter for collecting contaminants and a micro-laboratory on a chip or otherwise situated within the unit to perform DNA or RNA binding tests for specific biological targets. Information from such units distributed within an environment could be communicated to one or more central locations via the internet or other communication means to be logged or recorded or to produce reports or alarms.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Inventor: Clifford H. Kraft
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Patent number: 7269413Abstract: A location caller ID feature where a cellular telephone placing a called is located by a telephone service and a message relating to that location is transmitted to a called telephone. The called telephone can display the location of the calling phone in human readable terms.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2005Date of Patent: September 11, 2007Assignee: ORO Grande Technology LLCInventor: Clifford H. Kraft
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Patent number: 6896222Abstract: A lighter-than-air ship using hydrogen or other gas as a lift gas with at least one hydrogen fuel cell aboard. The fuel cell can draw hydrogen fuel from the lift gas reservoir to produce electricity both for the ship's use and optionally for propulsion. The waste product of the fuel cell is water which can be used for the needs of a crew on the ship. The hydrogen lift gas chamber, which can be compartmentalized for lift control, can be surrounded by a safety jacket filled with an inert gas and contain optional hydrogen and/or oxygen sensors.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2003Date of Patent: May 24, 2005Assignee: ORO Grande Technology LLCInventors: Vasilios Dossas, Clifford H. Kraft
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Publication number: 20040247953Abstract: A system and method for managing water produced by fuel cells where this waste water is captured and used for agricultural, industrial or community purposes along with electricity generated by the fuel cells. Water from a coastal (or lake coast) region can be converted by electricity into hydrogen and oxygen gas or hydrogen and chlorine gas with the hydrogen gas being piped to remote regions for conversion into fresh water and electricity by fuel cells. The oxygen or chlorine can be optionally recovered.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2003Publication date: December 9, 2004Inventors: Vasilios Dossas, Clifford H. Kraft, Laura Zimmerman