Patents by Inventor David A. Browne

David A. Browne 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: 9522628
    Abstract: A headlight assembly including an upper static bending light and a lower static bending light. The upper and lower static bending lights are provided on an inner wall of a headlight assembly that defines an opening. The inner wall of the assembly is inboard of the high-beam headlights. The upper and lower static bending lights are controlled by a controller that responds to inputs corresponding to the speed of the vehicle, angle of the steering wheel, and actuation of a turn signal actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Ketan K. Desai, Li Yan, David A. Brown, Stephen Kenneth Helwig, Sleiman N. Abdelnour
  • Patent number: 9510058
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a search request related to media programming and generating a search. The result has a list of one or more collections of episodes responsive to the search request, and a schedule grid displaying a plurality of episodes on a plurality of different channels for a time period, including at least one program responsive to the search request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Gossweiler, III, Mehran Sahami, Manish G. Patel, John Blackburn, David A. Brown, Neha Gupta, Thomas H. Taylor
  • Patent number: 9403476
    Abstract: A cargo lamp is provided for a pickup truck. The cargo lamp includes a lamp housing, a stop light held in the lamp housing and an adjustable lamp held in the lamp housing. The adjustable lamp may be manipulated by the operator to selectively direct the light passing through the lamp to a target area of the pickup truck including a cargo bed of the truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Henry W. Hausler, Paul Elia, David A. Brown
  • Patent number: 9380346
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving information associated with a user of media services, wherein the received information does not uniquely identify one media head end for the user, identifying a plurality of head ends responsive to the received information, and generating, for display on a client device associated with the user, information for displaying a program guide aggregating channels for the plurality of head ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Mehran Sahami, Richard C. Gossweiler, III, Manish G. Patel, John Blackburn, David A. Brown, Neha Gupta, Thomas H. Taylor
  • Patent number: 9369765
    Abstract: System and methods for formatting a virtual channel are provides in which, responsive to a user selection of a plurality of time-bounded multimedia events, there is formatted for display the plurality of time-bounded multimedia events in a first virtual channel. The user is enabled to fill a first time slot in the first virtual channel with overlapping time-bounded multimedia events from the plurality of time-bounded multimedia events. A representation of a numeric count of the overlapping time-bounded multimedia events is formatted for display in the first time slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Richard Carl Gossweiler, III, John Blackburn, David A. Brown, Manish Gordhan Patel, Mehran Sahami, Thomas H. Taylor, Daniel John Zigmond
  • Patent number: 9351364
    Abstract: An LED driver IC for driving external strings of LEDs comprises a prefix register and a data register connected in series with each other and with the prefix and data registers in other driver ICs. The prefix and data registers of the driver ICs are connected in a daisy chain arrangement with an interface IC. The interface IC loads data identifying a functional latch into the prefix register and data defining a functional condition into the data register of each driver IC. The data in the data register is then transferred to the functional latch to control the functional condition within the LED driver IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: ADVANCED ANALOGIC TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Richard K. Williams, Kevin D'Angelo, David A. Brown
  • Patent number: 9331855
    Abstract: Described herein are an apparatus, system, and method for attribute identity control in a processor. The apparatus comprises a logic unit including a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag comprising a non-volatile memory; and a processor operable to access the non-volatile memory, wherein the non-volatile memory for storing an attribute identity associated with a group of processors, the attribute identity being different from an identity of the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: David A. Brown, Adil Karrar, Michael Neve de Mevergnies, Sergiu D. Ghetie, Shahrokh Shahidzadeh
  • Publication number: 20160088357
    Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying program guide information are disclosed. In some implementations a method includes, at a computing device having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, formatting, for display, program guide data on a grid. The grid includes (i) a first axis representing units of time and (ii) a second axis representing multimedia channels. The program guide data comprises information representing a set of multimedia events. Responsive to a user-supplied selection of a multimedia event in the set of multimedia events a panel is overlaid on a portion of the grid. The panel provides additional data regarding the multimedia event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Richard Carl GOSSWEILER, III, Marisa Bauer, John Wayne Blackburn, David A. Brown, Neha Gupta, Timothy Dharma Heilman, Manish Gordhan Patel, David Scott Reiss, Mehran Sahami, Maricia Scott, Thomas H. Taylor, Alice Tull, Mark Wagner, Lucy Congyun Zhang, Daniel John Zigmond
  • Patent number: 9295123
    Abstract: A system for controlling multiple strings of LEDs includes a group of LED driver IC's, each of which includes a current sense feedback (CSFB) sample latch for storing a digital representation of the forward-voltage drop across a controlled LED string. Each CSFB latch is coupled to a register within a serial lighting interface (SLI) bus that both originates and terminates at an interface IC. As the data on the SLI bus is shifted into the interface IC, the interface IC selects the CSFB word that represents the highest forward-voltage drop of any of the controlled LED strings, which is then used by the interface IC to generate a CSFB signal for setting the appropriate supply voltage for the controlled LED strings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: ADVANCED ANALOGIC TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Richard K. Williams, Kevin D'Angelo, David A. Brown
  • Patent number: 9288861
    Abstract: A system for controlling multiple strings of LEDs includes a group of LED driver ICs, each of which includes a current sense feedback (CSFB) sample latch for storing a digital representation of the forward-voltage drop across a controlled LED string. Each CSFB latch is coupled to a register within a serial lighting interface (SLI) bus that both originates and terminates at an interface IC. As the data on the SLI bus is shifted into the interface IC, the interface IC selects the CSFB word that represents the highest forward-voltage drop of any of the controlled LED strings, which is then used by the interface IC to generate a CSFB signal for setting the appropriate supply voltage for the controlled LED strings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: ADVANCED ANALOGIC TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Richard K. Williams, Kevin D'Angelo, David A. Brown
  • Patent number: 9282376
    Abstract: Disclosed are computer implemented methods, systems, and non-transitory media for representing a plurality of time-bounded events in first and second grids. The first grid has a larger size than the second grid. The second grid represents a second set of time-bounded events in the plurality of time-bounded events. A user-movable window is presented at a first position within the second grid where it encompasses a first portion of the second grid. The time-bounded events in the first portion of the second grid are displayed as a first set of time-bounded events in the first grid. Responsive to user instructions to move a position of the window from the first position to a second position within the second grid, the window is moved to the second position where it encompasses a third set of time-bounded events. Further, the first grid is updated to display the third set of time-bounded events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Richard Carl Gossweiler, III, David Scott Reiss, Mark Wagner, John Blackburn, Thomas Henry Taylor, Marisa B. L. Bauer, David A Brown, Mehran Sahami, Neha Crosby, Timothy Dharma Heilman, Manish Gordhan Patel, Maricia Scott, Alice Tull, Lucy Congyun Zhang, Daniel John Zigmond
  • Publication number: 20160033101
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting assembly that comprises: a single lens having a first and a second plurality of near-field lens elements, and an exit surface; and a first and a second LED source that directs light through the respective first and second plurality of lens elements. The first and the second plurality of lens elements are configured to transmit light in a respective spread pattern and a high-intensity pattern through the exit surface. The assemblies can be configured such that the spread pattern and the high-intensity pattern collectively meet the low beam headlight requirements set forth in any current global vehicular lighting regulation, e.g., the current U.S. NHTSA Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Li Yan, Ketan K. Desai, David A. Brown, Stephen Kenneth Helwig, Sleiman N. Abdelnour
  • Patent number: 9249760
    Abstract: A method for removing trace levels of oxygen from combustions products includes delivering fuel, oxidant and water into a direct combustion device. The fuel, oxidant and water are combusted in the direct combustion device to produce the combustion products. The combustion products include steam with trace levels of oxygen. The combustion products are then delivered to a scrubber for removal of oxygen. The scrubber includes a material capable of reacting with the oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: John C. Patterson, David A. Brown
  • Patent number: 9237380
    Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying program guide information are disclosed. In some implementations, a method includes, at a computing device having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, responsive to a user-supplied search query, formatting for display program guide data on a first grid. The first grid includes (i) a first axis representing units of time and (ii) a second axis. The program guide data comprises information representing a first set of time-bounded events. The method also includes formatting a second grid for concurrent display with the first grid. The second grid includes information identifying a second set of time-bounded events. The first set of time-bounded events is a subset of the second set of time-bounded events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Richard Carl Gossweiler, III, Marisa Bauer, John Wayne Blackburn, David A. Brown, Neha Gupta, Timothy Dharma Heilman, Manish Gordhan Patel, David Scott Reiss, Mehran Sahami, Maricia Scott, Thomas H. Taylor, Alice Tull, Mark Wagner, Lucy Congyun Zhang, Daniel John Zigmond
  • Patent number: 9232587
    Abstract: A distributed system for driving strings of series-connected LEDs for backlighting, display and lighting applications includes multiple intelligent satellite LED driver ICs connected to a an interface IC via serial bus. The interface IC translates information obtained from a host microcontroller into instructions for the satellite LED driver ICs pertaining to such parameters as duty factor, current levels, phase delay and fault settings. Fault conditions in the LED driver ICs can be transmitted back to the interface IC. An analog current sense feedback system which also links the LED driver ICs determines the supply voltage for the LED strings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: ADVANCED ANALOGIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Richard K. Williams, Kevin D'Angelo, David A. Brown, George A. Hariman
  • Patent number: 9220139
    Abstract: A system for controlling multiple strings of LEDs includes a group of LED driver ICs, each of which includes a current sense feedback (CSFB) sample latch for storing a digital representation of the forward-voltage drop across a controlled LED string. Each CSFB latch is coupled to a register within a serial lighting interface (SLI) bus that both originates and terminates at an interface IC. As the data on the SLI bus is shifted into the interface IC, the interface IC selects the CSFB word that represents the highest forward-voltage drop of any of the controlled LED strings, which is then used by the interface IC to generate a CSFB signal for setting the appropriate supply voltage for the controlled LED strings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: ADVANCED ANALOGIC TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Richard K. Williams, Kevin D'Angelo, David A. Brown
  • Patent number: 9218290
    Abstract: Described embodiments provide for storing data in a local cache of one of a plurality of processing modules of a network processor. A control processing module determines presence of data stored in its local cache while concurrently sending a request to read the data from a shared memory and from one or more local caches corresponding to other of the plurality of processing modules. Each of the plurality of processing modules responds whether the data is located in one or more corresponding local caches. The control processing module determines, based on the responses, presence of the data in the local caches corresponding to the other processing modules. If the data is present in one of the local caches corresponding to one of the other processing modules, the control processing module reads the data from the local cache containing the data and cancels the read request to the shared memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: David P. Sonnier, David A. Brown, Charles Edward Peet, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20150365333
    Abstract: A switch includes a reserved pool of buffers in a shared memory. The reserved pool of buffers is reserved for exclusive use by an egress port. The switch includes pool select logic which selects a free buffer from the reserved pool for storing data received from an ingress port to be forwarded to the egress port. The shared memory also includes a shared pool of buffers. The shared pool of buffers is shared by a plurality of egress ports. The pool select logic selects a free buffer in the shared pool upon detecting no free buffer in the reserved pool. The shared memory may also include a multicast pool of buffers. The multicast pool of buffers is shared by a plurality of egress ports. The pool select logic selects a free buffer in the multicast pool upon detecting an IP Multicast data packet received from an ingress port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc.
    Inventor: David A. BROWN
  • Patent number: 9210753
    Abstract: A system for controlling multiple strings of LEDs includes a group of LED driver ICs, each of which includes a current sense feedback (CSFB) sample latch for storing a digital representation of the forward-voltage drop across a controlled LED string. Each CSFB latch is coupled to a register within a serial lighting interface (SLI) bus that both originates and terminates at an interface IC. As the data on the SLI bus is shifted into the interface IC, the interface IC selects the CSFB word that represents the highest forward-voltage drop of any of the controlled LED strings, which is then used by the interface IC to generate a CSFB signal for setting the appropriate supply voltage for the controlled LED strings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: ADVANCED ANALOGIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Richard K. Williams, Kevin D'Angelo, David A. Brown
  • Patent number: D752988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Southern Lifestyle Realty
    Inventor: David A. Brown