Patents by Inventor David A. Carlson

David A. Carlson 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).

  • Publication number: 20070170148
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for the formation and utilization of metastable specie in a reaction chamber for processing substrates. The metastable specie may be used for etching the surface of substrates in situ, deposition processes during processing of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Satheesh Kuppurao, David Carlson, Howard Beckford, Errol Sanchez
  • Patent number: 7243763
    Abstract: A system that includes a magnetically actuated motion control device comprising a housing defining a cavity and including a slot therethrough. A movable member is located within the cavity and is movable relative to the housing. A magnetic field generator located on either the housing or the movable member causes the housing to press against the movable member to develop a friction force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Lord Corporation
    Inventor: J. David Carlson
  • Patent number: 7243764
    Abstract: A friction damper with a housing including a cavity. The damper includes a first member disposed in the cavity and movable in the cavity; a second member disposed in the cavity; an intermediate member between the first and second members, the first member being in frictional engagement with the intermediate member; and at least one magnetic field generator mounted to magnetically couple the first and second members thereby maintaining the first member in frictional engagement with the intermediate member and wherein the first member is movable against the intermediate member to generate a damping force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Lord Corporation
    Inventor: J. David Carlson
  • Patent number: 7240203
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing security operations are described. In one embodiment, a processor includes a number of execution units to process a number of requests for security operations. The number of execution units are to output the results of the number of requests to a number of output data structures associated with the number of requests within a remote memory based on pointers stored in the number of requests. The number of execution units can output the results in an order that is different from the order of the requests in a request queue. The processor also includes a request unit coupled to the number of execution units. The request unit is to retrieve a portion of the number of requests from the request queue within the remote memory and associated input data structures for the portion of the number of requests from the remote memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Cavium Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Kessler, David A. Carlson, Muhammad Raghib Hussain, Robert A. Sanzone, Khaja E. Ahmed, Michael D. Varga
  • Publication number: 20070137692
    Abstract: A photovoltaic cell comprising a wafer comprising a semiconductor material of a first conductivity type, the wafer comprising a first light receiving surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a first passivation layer positioned over the first surface of the wafer; a first electrical contact comprising point contacts positioned over the second surface of the wafer and having a conductivity type opposite to that of the wafer; and a second electrical contact comprising point contacts and positioned over the second surface of the wafer and separated electrically from the first electrical contact and having a conductivity type the same as that of the wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC.
    Inventor: David Carlson
  • Publication number: 20070112737
    Abstract: Nodes in a query execution data structure have monitor and dump methods defined. The monitor method enables the collection of information from the node. The dump method outputs the monitored information from each node. A monitor and debug mechanism of the preferred embodiments includes a graphical user interface that allows a user to graphically examine a query execution tree, to enable monitoring of the nodes on a node-by-node basis, and to view information dumped from the query execution data structure as the query is executed or after the query is executed. The result is a powerful tool that allows efficiently monitoring and debugging a query implemented in an object oriented query execution data structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2005
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Carlson, Steven Hoeschen, Kevin Kathmann
  • Publication number: 20070091633
    Abstract: A light apparatus includes one or more light pipes and/or diffusers to transfer and/or diffuse light from a few point light sources to a broader area and to other points. A hollow light pipe includes a light transmissive sidewall that encompasses an interior space, which receives and hides control circuitry for the light sources therein. A bottom end surface of the hollow light pipe is disposed adjacent to one or more light sources and transmits the light therefrom over a relatively large, uniform area. A solid core light pipe has a light receiving end and a light dispersion end having a reflective facet therein. The reflective facet includes a depression forming a reflective surface angularly displaced from a longitudinal axis of the solid core light pipe. A light diffuser surrounding a point source of light is adapted to cause the point source to look like a flame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Kevin Harrity, Cory Nelson, David Carlson, Mark Johnson, Scott Demarest, Matthew Dubin, Kenneth Michaels
  • Publication number: 20070088138
    Abstract: An epoxy/elastomer adduct, a method of forming the adduct and materials and articles incorporating the adduct are disclosed. The adduct preferably includes up to about 60% by weight of an elastomeric component, up to about 90% by weight of an epoxy component and optionally one or more additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: L&L Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Czaplicki, Christopher Hable, David Carlson, Craig Chmielewski
  • Patent number: 7205785
    Abstract: An apparatus is described comprising: a set of logic blocks configured to perform designated data processing functions; a set of redundant logic blocks also configured to perform the designated data processing functions; and a logic block selector module to replace one or more of the set of logic blocks with one or more of the set of redundant logic blocks according to specified logic block replacement conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Cavium Networks, Inc.
    Inventor: David A. Carlson
  • Publication number: 20070078802
    Abstract: A stream data node receives real-time streamed data from one or more input devices, dynamically filters the streamed data to reduce the streamed data, and delivers the reduced data when requested. By providing real-time filtering of the data, the amount of data that must be stored in a database may be substantially reduced. The stream data node can perform aggregation functions, group functions, and select functions, thereby also significantly reducing the amount of data that must be stored in a database. The stream data node may also be part of a query execution data structure, where it delivers its data when requested by another node in the query execution data structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Bestgen, David Carlson, Kevin Kathmann
  • Publication number: 20070066915
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for phase shifting neurological signals received from monitoring elements of a medical device. The medical device comprises a plurality of monitoring elements each receiving a neurological signal. The device processes the neurological signals and identifies a time shift of the neurological signal relative to each other. The neurological signals are then time shifted according to the time shift upon which the signals are utilized to provide closed-loop feedback control of a treatment therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Frei, Jonathan Werder, David Carlson
  • Publication number: 20070042117
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus are disclosed for adjusting the temperature of at least a portion of the surface of a reaction chamber during a film formation process to control film properties. More than one portion of the chamber surface may be temperature-modulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Satheesh Kuppurao, David Carlson, Manish Hemkar, Andrew Lam, Errol Sanchez, Howard Beckford
  • Publication number: 20070038798
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for selectively replicating a data structure in a low-latency memory. The memory includes multiple individual memory banks configured to store replicated copies of the same data structure. Upon receiving a request to access the stored data structure, a low-latency memory access controller selects one of the memory banks, then accesses the stored data from the selected memory bank. Selection of a memory bank can be accomplished using a thermometer technique comparing the relative availability of the different memory banks. Exemplary data structures that benefit from the resulting efficiencies include deterministic finite automata (DFA) graphs and other data structures that are loaded (i.e., read) more often than they are stored (i.e., written).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Gregg Bouchard, David Carlson, Richard Kessler
  • Publication number: 20070006913
    Abstract: A thin-film photovoltaic device comprising a hard conductive transparent oxide front contact layer, and photovoltaic modules comprising such devices. The photovoltaic modules of this invention comprising hard conductive transparent front contact layers have excellent resistance to corrosion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Applicant: BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC.
    Inventors: Ralph Romero, David Carlson, Frank Willing, David Meakin
  • Publication number: 20060283160
    Abstract: A filter element includes a first, outer tubular construction of filter media defining a first open filter interior; a second, inner tuber construction of filter media defining a second open filter interior; the second construction of filter media being located within the first open filter interior and being radially spaced from the first construction of filter media; and the second open filter interior defines an unfiltered fluid channel. A plastic inner liner is within the first open filter interior to support the first construction of filter media. A plastic outer liner is within the first open filter interior to support the second construction of filter media. A filtered fluid channel is defined between the inner liner and the outer liner. A brace arrangement is between the first and second tubular constructions. The brace arrangement can include a spring, a plurality of gussets, or a solid spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Philip Johnson, David Webb, Paul Booth, David Carlson
  • Publication number: 20060266073
    Abstract: A fluid compression system includes a compressor that is operable to produce a flow of compressed fluid and a coolant compressor that is operable to produce a flow of coolant. A base includes at least one polymer wall that at least partially defines a reservoir space. The base supports the compressor and the coolant compressor. A first tube is at least partially positioned within the reservoir space and is in fluid communication with the compressor to receive the flow of compressed air and a second tube is at least partially positioned within the reservoir space and is in fluid communication with the coolant compressor to receive the flow of coolant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: David Carlson, Kurt Dimos
  • Publication number: 20060258124
    Abstract: A method of preparing a clean substrate surface for blanket or selective epitaxial deposition of silicon-containing and/or germanium-containing films. In addition, a method of growing the silicon-containing and/or germanium-containing films, where both the substrate cleaning method and the film growth method are carried out at a temperature below 750° C., and typically at a temperature from about 700° C. to about 500° C. The cleaning method and the film growth method employ the use of radiation having a wavelength ranging from about 310 nm to about 120 nm in the processing volume in which the silicon-containing film is grown. Use of this radiation in combination with particular partial pressure ranges for the reactive cleaning or film-forming component species enable the substrate cleaning and epitaxial film growth at temperatures below those previously known in the industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Kaushal Singh, David Carlson, Manish Hemkar, Satheesh Kuppurao, Randhir Thakur
  • Publication number: 20060248446
    Abstract: A method of displaying information is comprised of displaying a representation associated with certain information and displaying, proximate to the representation, an alphanumeric code assigned thereto. The code is comprised of one or more keystrokes needed to select the information associated with the representation. The information may be hierarchically arranged such that a plurality of representations is at the same level in the hierarchical arrangement. In that case, displaying a code may include displaying a code comprised of a common letter/number and a unique number/letter, respectively, proximate to the plurality of representations. Another aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method of organizing information for a display wherein the information is represented in the display by a plurality of indicium. A code comprised of the input needed to select the information associated with its indicium is assigned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: David Carlson, Larry Constantine
  • Publication number: 20060247948
    Abstract: An electronically generated bed board is primarily comprised of a plurality of graphical representations of bed cells each having associated therewith a set of bed attributes and a plurality of graphical representations of patient cards each having associated therewith a set of patient attributes. Each patient card may be displayed as either assigned to a bed cell or unassigned. A graphical representation for grouping beds that are in the same room may also be provided. A holding area may be provided in which unassigned patient cards can be displayed. A reservation card capable of being assigned to a bed cell may also be provided. The present disclosure is also directed to methods of using the bed board to model (try) different patient configurations by dragging and dropping patient cards and reservation cards among bed cells and the holding area. When a final configuration is obtained, that configuration may be saved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Linda Ellis, David Carlson, Sherry Dean
  • Publication number: 20060242933
    Abstract: Thermoplastic bicomponent binder fiber can be combined with other media, fibers and other filtration components to form a thermally bonded filtration media. The filtration media can be used in filter units, such as breather caps. Such filter units can be placed in the stream of a mobile fluid and can remove a particulate and/or fluid mist load from the mobile stream. The unique combination of media fiber, bicomponent binder fiber and other filtration additives and components provide a filtration media having unique properties in filtration applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: David Webb, David Carlson