Patents by Inventor David Duncan

David Duncan 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).

PRIORITIZING MULTIPLE CALLERS WITH A SUGGESTED TIME FOR A CALLER TO CALL BACK

Publication number: 20160227028

Abstract: A computing device includes a memory; and a processing circuit coupled to the memory and configured to receive call data regarding a plurality of telephone calls placed to the computing device, each of the plurality of telephone calls being placed by a caller; prioritize each caller based on the call data and prioritization data stored in the memory, the prioritization data providing an indication of a relationship between each caller and a receiver associated with the computing device and including at least one of electronic contact data, electronic calendar data, and social media data; determine a future time for each caller to speak with the receiver based on the prioritization of each caller; and transmit a message to each caller providing an indication of the future time.

Type: Application

Filed: April 6, 2016

Publication date: August 4, 2016

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventors: Alistair K. Chan, William David Duncan, Roderick A. Hyde, Ozgur Emek Yildirim
LAUNDRY APPLIANCE

Publication number: 20160215428

Abstract: A laundry machine configured to supply a first amount of water to the wash tub wherein a wash plate can be oscillated such that clothes items directly above and in contact with the impeller are frictionally dragged in a oscillatory manner with the wash chamber while continuing to oscillate said wash plate, an additional supply of water is added to said wash tub such that as cloth items lost frictional engagement with the wash plate, the cloth items continue to move along an inverse toroidal rollover path at higher water levels.

Type: Application

Filed: April 5, 2016

Publication date: July 28, 2016

Inventors: ANNA KATHRYN DUNCAN, ERIN LOUISE HALL, GEOFFREY WALKER, GERALD DAVID DUNCAN, FLAVIO E. BERNARDINO, MARY ELLEN ZEITLER, DAVID WAYNE CARR
ACTIVE CATHODE TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR METAL-AIR BATTERIES

Publication number: 20160211537

Abstract: A metal-air battery is disclosed, including a cathode temperature controller that identifies a power-boosted operating temperature at which a projected power boost exceeds a projected battery lifetime penalty and a temperature regulator that adjusts the cathode temperature to the power-boosted operating temperature using power generated by the metal-air battery when the metal-air battery is in a discharge state.

Type: Application

Filed: March 25, 2016

Publication date: July 21, 2016

Inventors: William David Duncan, Roderick A. Hyde
FEEDBACK FOR ENHANCED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

Publication number: 20160184703

Abstract: An electronic game feedback system includes a display device, a sensor system, and a feedback device. The display device is configured to provide a display of a virtual environment associated with an electronic game to a user. The display device at least partially obstructs the view of the user of a physical environment surrounding the user. The sensor system is configured to acquire object data regarding an object located within the physical environment. The feedback device is configured to provide feedback to the user based on the object data and indicative of a location of the object relative to the user.

Type: Application

Filed: January 22, 2016

Publication date: June 30, 2016

Inventors: Ehren J. Brav, Alistair K. Chan, William David Duncan, Michael Allan Schneider
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF AIRSPACE FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT

Publication number: 20160189550

Abstract: A system and method for management of airspace for unmanned aircraft is disclosed. The system and method comprises administration of the airspace including designation of flyways and zones with reference to features in the region. The system and method comprises administration of aircraft including registration of aircraft and mission. A monitoring system tracks conditions and aircraft traffic in the airspace. Aircraft may be configured to transact with the management system including to obtain rights/priority by license and to operate in the airspace under direction of the system. The system and aircraft may be configured for dynamic transactions (e.g. licensing/routing). The system will set rates for licenses and use/access to the airspace and aircraft will be billed/pay for use/access of the airspace at rates using data from data sources.

Type: Application

Filed: November 18, 2014

Publication date: June 30, 2016

Inventors: ALISTAIR K. CHAN, JESSE R. CHEATHAM, III, WILLIAM DAVID DUNCAN, EUN YOUNG HWANG, RODERICK A. HYDE, TONY S. PAN, CLARENCE T. TEGREENE, VICTORIA Y. H. WOOD
Active cathode temperature control for metal-air batteries

Patent number: 9379395

Abstract: A metal-air battery is disclosed, including a cathode temperature controller that identifies a power-boosted operating temperature at which a projected power boost exceeds a projected battery lifetime penalty and a temperature regulator that adjusts the cathode temperature to the power-boosted operating temperature using power generated by the metal-air battery when the metal-air battery is in a discharge state.

Type: Grant

Filed: July 17, 2013

Date of Patent: June 28, 2016

Assignee: ELWHA LLC

Inventors: William David Duncan, Roderick A. Hyde
Battery damage indicator

Patent number: 9373870

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for indicating battery damage. A battery may comprise an odorant and/or visible indicator material configured to be released in response to battery damage. The battery may be configured to release the odorant and/or visible indicator in response to damage to the battery housing, a cell or cells in the battery, a seal of the battery, or any other specific component of the battery. The odorant and/or visible indicator may be stored in free space in the battery housing, a battery cell, or other battery component. The battery may be configured to emit an audible and/or visible indication of battery damage in addition to releasing the odorant and/or visible indicator.

Type: Grant

Filed: March 15, 2013

Date of Patent: June 21, 2016

Assignee: ELWHA LLC

Inventors: William David Duncan, Roderick A. Hyde, Jordin T. Kare, David B. Tuckerman
WEARABLE HAPTIC FEEDBACK DEVICES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING WEARABLE HAPTIC FEEDBACK DEVICES

Publication number: 20160171846

Abstract: Embodiments include wearable haptic feedback devices and methods of fabricating wearable haptic feedback devices. In an illustrative embodiment given by way of non-limiting example, a wearable haptic feedback device includes: a wearable headgear cap; a web disposed within the cap; a plurality of haptic elements disposed about the web and configured to provide haptic feedback to a user; and an interface circuit configured to operatively couple the plurality of haptic elements to an electronic system.

Type: Application

Filed: December 10, 2015

Publication date: June 16, 2016

Inventors: Ehren J. Brav, G. Scott Bright, Joshua Buesseler, Alistair K. Chan, William David Duncan, Aren Anders Kaser, Edward Stephen Lowe, JR., Sean Gregory McBeath, Carole McClellan, Sean Patrick Murphy, Marc Singer
Vehicle Collision Management Responsive to Traction Conditions in an Avoidance Path

Publication number: 20160167649

Abstract: Described embodiments include a system and a method. A system includes a surface evaluation circuit configured to determine a surface fraction characteristic of at least a portion of a driving surface of a possible collision avoidance path of a vehicle. The system includes a rating circuit configured to assign a risk value to the possible collision avoidance path responsive to the determined surface traction characteristic. The system includes a selector circuit having a rule-set configured to select a collision avoidance path from at least two possible collision avoidance paths in response to an evaluation of the respective assigned risk value for each of the at least two possible collision avoidance paths.

Type: Application

Filed: November 13, 2015

Publication date: June 16, 2016

Inventors: William David Duncan, Roderick A. Hyde, Robert C. Petroski, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
RECONFIGURABLE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM

Publication number: 20160159472

Abstract: A reconfigurable unmanned aircraft system is disclosed. A system and method for configuring a reconfigurable unmanned aircraft and system and method for operation and management of a reconfigurable unmanned aircraft in an airspace are also disclosed. The aircraft is selectively reconfigurable to modify flight characteristics. The aircraft comprises a set of rotors. The position of at least one rotor relative to the base can be modified by at least one of translation of the rotor relative to the boom, pivoting of the boom relative to the base, and translation of the boom relative to the base; so that flight characteristics can be modified by configuration of position of at least one rotor relative to the base.

Type: Application

Filed: March 5, 2015

Publication date: June 9, 2016

Inventors: ALISTAIR K. CHAN, JESSE R. CHEATHAM, III, HON WAH CHIN, WILLIAM DAVID DUNCAN, RODERICK A. HYDE, MURIEL Y. ISHIKAWA, JORDIN T. KARE, TONY S. PAN, ROBERT C. PETROSKI, CLARENCE T. TEGREENE, DAVID B. TUCKERMAN, THOMAS ALLAN WEAVER, LOWELL L. WOOD, JR.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF RECONFIGURABLE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT

Publication number: 20160159471

Abstract: A reconfigurable unmanned aircraft system is disclosed. A system and method for configuring a reconfigurable unmanned aircraft and system and method for operation and management of a reconfigurable unmanned aircraft in an airspace are also disclosed. The aircraft is selectively reconfigurable to modify flight characteristics. The aircraft comprises a set of rotors. The position of at least one rotor relative to the base can be modified by at least one of translation of the rotor relative to the boom, pivoting of the boom relative to the base, and translation of the boom relative to the base; so that flight characteristics can be modified by configuration of position of at least one rotor relative to the base.

Type: Application

Filed: February 24, 2015

Publication date: June 9, 2016

Inventors: ALISTAIR K. CHAN, JESSE R. CHEATHAM, III, HON WAH CHIN, WILLIAM DAVID DUNCAN, RODERICK A. HYDE, MURIEL Y. ISHIKAWA, JORDIN T. KARE, TONY S. PAN, ROBERT C. PETROSKI, CLARENCE T. TEGREENE, DAVID B. TUCKERMAN, THOMAS ALLAN WEAVER, LOWELL L. WOOD, JR.
Dispenser shroud

Patent number: 9357886

Abstract: A shroud cover for a dispenser is a flexible sheet disposed about an open framework. Preferably, the flexible sheet is resiliently stretchable and stretched over the framework.

Type: Grant

Filed: July 30, 2014

Date of Patent: June 7, 2016

Assignee: OP-Hygiene IP GMBH

Inventors: David Duncan, Heiner Ophardt
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCEMENT OF FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

Publication number: 20160148043

Abstract: A system for enhancing a facial expression includes a processing circuit configured to receive video of a user, generate facial data corresponding to a face of the user, analyze the facial data to identify a facial expression, enhance the facial data based on the facial expression, and output modified video including the enhanced facial data.

Type: Application

Filed: January 29, 2016

Publication date: May 26, 2016

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventors: Steven Bathiche, Alistair K. Chan, William David Duncan, William Gates, Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung, Jordin T. Kare, Jaron Lanier, John L. Manferdelli, Clarence T. Tegreene, Adrian Travis, Charles Whitmer, Victoria Y.H. Wood, Lowell L. Wood,, JR.
PIPELINE LEAK SEALING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Publication number: 20160131297

Abstract: A system for sealing a leak within a pipeline for transporting fluid includes a sealing device that is deployable to seal the leak. The sealing device includes a flexible wall formed into a substantially tubular shape defining an opening, and an internal frame coupled to the flexible wall and configured to control a movement of the flexible wall by applying a force to the flexible wall, wherein the movement of the flexible wall moves the sealing device through the pipeline. The system also includes a sensor assembly configured to monitor a pipeline condition and send a signal representing the pipeline condition, and a control module configured to receive the signal and control the force applied by the internal frame based on the signal.

Type: Application

Filed: January 15, 2016

Publication date: May 12, 2016

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventors: Jesse R. Cheatham, III, William David Duncan, William Gates, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Tony S. Pan, Robert C. Petroski, Clarence T. Tegreene, Lowell L. Wood, JR., Victoria Y.H. Wood
MULTI-ELEVATIONAL ANTENNA SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE

Publication number: 20160131757

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods associated with an antenna system comprising a tension member configured to be towed by an aerial platform and/or secured to an orbiting satellite. In some embodiments, a first end of the tension member may be secured to the aerial platform and the second end may extend unsecured from the aerial platform at a different elevation than the first end. A plurality of antenna assemblies, each comprising at least one antenna, may be secured to and spaced along the length of the tension member. Each of the plurality of antennas may be adapted for use with a particular frequency or frequency bandwidth. For example, each of the plurality of antennas may be adapted or tuned for one or more frequencies useful for synthetic aperture radar (SAR). In some embodiments, a receiving system, a communication link, and/or an antenna location system may be utilized.

Type: Application

Filed: January 15, 2016

Publication date: May 12, 2016

Inventors: William David Duncan, Roderick A. Hyde, Jordin T. Kare, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INTER-SUBSTRATE COUPLING

Publication number: 20160128192

Abstract: Inter-substrate coupling and alignment using liquid droplets can include electrical and plasmon modalities. For example, a set of droplets can be placed on a bottom substrate. A top substrate can be placed upon the droplets, which uses the droplets to align the substrates. Using the droplets in a capacitive or plasmon coupling modality, information or power can be transferred between the substrates using the droplets.

Type: Application

Filed: October 29, 2014

Publication date: May 5, 2016

Inventors: William David Duncan, Roderick A. Hyde, Jordin T. Kare, Thomas M. McWilliams, Thomas Allan Weaver, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INTER-SUBSTRATE COUPLING

Publication number: 20160126217

Abstract: Inter-substrate coupling and alignment using liquid droplets can include electrical and plasmon modalities. For example, a set of droplets can be placed on a bottom substrate. A top substrate can be placed upon the droplets, which uses the droplets to align the substrates. Using the droplets in a capacitive or plasmon coupling modality, information or power can be transferred between the substrates using the droplets.

Type: Application

Filed: October 29, 2014

Publication date: May 5, 2016

Inventors: William David Duncan, Roderick A. Hyde, Jordin T. Kare, Thomas M. McWilliams, Thomas Allan Weaver, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INTER-SUBSTRATE COUPLING

Publication number: 20160128193

Abstract: Inter-substrate coupling and alignment using liquid droplets can include electrical and plasmon modalities. For example, a set of droplets can be placed on a bottom substrate. A top substrate can be placed upon the droplets, which uses the droplets to align the substrates. Using the droplets in a capacitive or plasmon coupling modality, information or power can be transferred between the substrates using the droplets.

Type: Application

Filed: October 29, 2014

Publication date: May 5, 2016

Inventors: William David Duncan, Roderick A. Hyde, Jordin T. Kare, Thomas M. McWilliams, Thomas Allan Weaver, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF AIRSPACE FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT

Publication number: 20160117931

Abstract: A system and method for management of airspace for unmanned aircraft is disclosed. The system and method comprises administration of the airspace including designation of flyways and zones with reference to features in the region. The system and method comprises administration of aircraft including registration of aircraft and mission. A monitoring system tracks conditions and aircraft traffic in the airspace. Aircraft may be configured to transact with the management system including to obtain rights/priority by license and to operate in the airspace under direction of the system. The system and aircraft may be configured for dynamic transactions (e.g. licensing/routing). The system will set rates for licenses and use/access to the airspace and aircraft will be billed/pay for use/access of the airspace at rates using data from data sources.

Type: Application

Filed: September 30, 2014

Publication date: April 28, 2016

Inventors: ALISTAIR K. CHAN, JESSE R. CHEATHAM, III, WILLIAM DAVID DUNCAN, EUN YOUNG HWANG, RODERICK A. HYDE, TONY S. PAN, CLARENCE T. TEGREENE, VICTORIA Y. H. WOOD
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT CONFIGURED FOR OPERATION IN A MANAGED AIRSPACE

Publication number: 20160117933

Abstract: A system and method for management of airspace for unmanned aircraft is disclosed. The system and method comprises administration of the airspace including designation of flyways and zones with reference to features in the region. The system and method comprises administration of aircraft including registration of aircraft and mission. A monitoring system tracks conditions and aircraft traffic in the airspace. Aircraft may be configured to transact with the management system including to obtain rights/priority by license and to operate in the airspace under direction of the system. The system and aircraft may be configured for dynamic transactions (e.g. licensing/routing). The system will set rates for licenses and use/access to the airspace and aircraft will be billed/pay for use/access of the airspace at rates using data from data sources.

Type: Application

Filed: September 30, 2014

Publication date: April 28, 2016

Inventors: ALISTAIR K. CHAN, JESSE R. CHEATHAM, III, WILLIAM DAVID DUNCAN, EUN YOUNG HWANG, RODERICK A. HYDE, TONY S. PAN, CLARENCE T. TEGREENE, VICTORIA Y. H. WOOD

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