Patents by Inventor David Herr
David Herr 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: 7813986Abstract: The present invention provides systems, methods, computer program products, and combinations and subcombinations thereof for scoring items based on user sentiment and for aiding an investment decision on an item by an individual. The invention includes one or more user devices and a prediction system server having a sentiment rating module, a user proficiency ranking module, a content creation module, and a database. Devices access the prediction system server directly via a communications medium or indirectly through links provided on a third party server.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2006Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: The Motley Fool, LLCInventors: David Herr Gardner, Tracy Randall Sigler, Todd Lewis Etter, Robert Glenn Etter, Jr., John Earnest Keeling, Jr.
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Publication number: 20100217497Abstract: A user input for controlling acceleration of a vehicle. The user input has a movable member capable of deflection by a user such that a degree of deflection corresponds to a specified velocity commanded by the user. The correspondence between the degree of deflection and the specified velocity may include a plurality of zones, each zone characterized by a distinct sensitivity that may be capable of customization for a specific user. The user input may also include a neutral position of the movable member, wherein a substantially sudden motion of the movable member to the neutral position causes a slewed slowing of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2010Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: DEKA Products Limited PartnershipInventors: Dean L. Kamen, Robert R. Ambrogi, John D. Heinzmann, Richard Kurt Heinzmann, David Herr, John B. Morrell
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Patent number: 7769660Abstract: The present invention provides systems, methods, computer program products, and combinations and subcombinations thereof for scoring items based on user sentiment and for determining the proficiency of a predictor and for aiding an investment decision on an item by an individual. The invention includes one or more user devices and a prediction system server having a sentiment rating module, a user proficiency ranking module, a content creation module, and a database. Devices access the prediction system server directly via a communications medium or indirectly through links provided on a third party server.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2005Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: The Motley Fool, LLCInventors: David Herr Gardner, Tracy Randall Sigler, Todd Lewis Etter, Robert Glenn Etter, Jr.
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Patent number: 7708094Abstract: A user input for controlling acceleration of a vehicle. The user input has a movable member capable of deflection by a user such that a degree of deflection corresponds to a specified velocity commanded by the user. The correspondence between the degree of deflection and the specified velocity may include a plurality of zones, each zone characterized by a distinct sensitivity that may be capable of customization for a specific user. The user input may also include a neutral position of the movable member, wherein a substantially sudden motion of the movable member to the neutral position causes a slewed slowing of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2008Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: DEKA Products Limited PartnershipInventors: Dean L. Kamen, Robert R. Ambrogi, John D. Heinzmann, Richard Kurt Heinzmann, David Herr, John B. Morrell
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Publication number: 20080319627Abstract: A user input for controlling acceleration of a vehicle. The user input has a movable member capable of deflection by a user such that a degree of deflection corresponds to a specified velocity commanded by the user. The correspondence between the degree of deflection and the specified velocity may include a plurality of zones, each zone characterized by a distinct sensitivity that may be capable of customization for a specific user. The user input may also include a neutral position of the movable member, wherein a substantially sudden motion of the movable member to the neutral position causes a slewed slowing of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2008Publication date: December 25, 2008Applicant: DEKA Products Limited PartnershipInventors: Dean L. Kamen, Robert R. Ambrogi, John D. Heinzmann, Richard Kurt Heinzmann, David Herr, John B. Morrell
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Publication number: 20080098126Abstract: Secure communications are provided over a network in a distributed workload environment having target hosts which are accessed through a distribution processor by a common network address. Secure communications are provided by routing both inbound and outbound communications with target hosts which are associated with a secure network communication through the distribution processor. Both inbound and outbound secure network communications are processed at the distribution processor so as to provide network security processing of communications from the target host and network security processing of communications to the target host.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: James Godwin, David Herr, Linwood Overby
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Patent number: 7357202Abstract: A user input for controlling acceleration of a vehicle. The user input has a movable member capable of deflection by a user such that a degree of deflection corresponds to a specified velocity commanded by the user. The correspondence between the degree of deflection and the specified velocity may include a plurality of zones, each zone characterized by a distinct sensitivity that may be capable of customization for a specific user. The user input may also include a neutral position of the movable member, wherein a substantially sudden motion of the movable member to the neutral position causes a slewed slowing of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2004Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignee: DEKA Products Limited PartnershipInventors: Dean L. Kamen, Robert R. Ambrogi, John David Heinzmann, Richard Kurt Heinzmann, David Herr, John B. Morrell
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Publication number: 20050232164Abstract: A method is provided for tracking the physical location of IP phones and IP devices in a network. According to the invention, the IP phone or IP device detects its own current location and then informs the PBX controller or the location database to which it is connected. The capability is integrated in every IP phone and IP device. The PBX or location database then takes appropriate action, such as updating the ALI mapping for the phone or location information for the IP device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2005Publication date: October 20, 2005Inventors: Ralph Anzarouth, Chris Nason, John Fodor, John MacMaster, Jean Patry, Shunqiu Fu, David Herr, Christian Szpilfogel, Ed Kus
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Publication number: 20050141506Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products provide communications with a plurality of application instances using a plurality of communication protocol stacks and a single Internet Protocol (IP) address. A stack is established as a routing stack associated with the single IP address. Other stacks which are associated with the single IP address are defined as candidate target stacks and an identification of candidate target stacks and the routing stack is distributed to the stacks. The routing stack is notified when an application associated with a candidate target stack listens to a port of the IP address to establish a current actual target stack. A request to establish a connection to the IP address and the port of the IP address is received and a routing table entry corresponding to the current actual target stack is created to provide a routing path from the routing stack to the current actual target stack.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2005Publication date: June 30, 2005Inventors: John Aiken, Alfred Christensen, Wesley Devine, David Herr, Mark McClintock
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Publication number: 20050034553Abstract: A user input for controlling acceleration of a vehicle. The user input has a movable member capable of deflection by a user such that a degree of deflection corresponds to a specified velocity commanded by the user. The correspondence between the degree of deflection and the specified velocity may include a plurality of zones, each zone characterized by a distinct sensitivity that may be capable of customization for a specific user. The user input may also include a neutral position of the movable member, wherein a substantially sudden motion of the movable member to the neutral position causes a slewed slowing of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2004Publication date: February 17, 2005Applicant: DEKA Products Limited PartnershipInventors: Dean Kamen, Robert Ambrogi, John Heinzmann, Richard Heinzmann, David Herr, John Morrell
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Patent number: 6799649Abstract: A vehicle for transporting a payload over a surface that may be irregular and may include stairs. The vehicle has a support for supporting the payload and a ground contacting element movable with respect to a local axis, where the local axis can be moved with respect to some second axis that has a defined relation with respect to the support. The vehicle also has a motorized drive arrangement for permitting controllable motion of the ground contacting element so as to operate in an operating condition that is unstable with respect to tipping in at least a fore-aft plane when the motorized drive arrangement is not powered. The vehicle also has an input device for receiving an indication from an assistant who is not disposed on the vehicle of a direction of desired motion of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2002Date of Patent: October 5, 2004Assignee: Deka Products Limited PartnershipInventors: Dean L. Kamen, Robert R. Ambrogi, John D. Heinzmann, Richard Kurt Heinzmann, David Herr, John B. Morrell
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Publication number: 20020189870Abstract: A vehicle for transporting a payload over a surface that may be irregular and may include stairs. The vehicle has a support for supporting the payload and a ground contacting element movable with respect to a local axis, where the local axis can be moved with respect to some second axis that has a defined relation with respect to the support. The vehicle also has a motorized drive arrangement for permitting controllable motion of the ground contacting element so as to operate in an operating condition that is unstable with respect to tipping in at least a fore-aft plane when the motorized drive arrangement is not powered. The vehicle also has an input device for receiving an indication from an assistant who is not disposed on the vehicle of a direction of desired motion of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2002Publication date: December 19, 2002Inventors: Dean L. Kamen, Robert R. Ambrogi, John D. Heinzmann, Richard Kurt Heinzmann, David Herr, John B. Morrell
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Patent number: 6443250Abstract: A vehicle for transporting a payload over a surface that may be irregular and may include stairs. The vehicle has a support for supporting the payload and a ground contacting element movable with respect to a local axis, where the local axis can be moved with respect to some second axis that has a defined relation with respect to the support. The vehicle also has a motorized drive arrangement for permitting controllable motion of the ground contacting element so as to operate in an operating condition that is unstable with respect to tipping in at least a fore-aft plane when the motorized drive arrangement is not powered. The vehicle also has an input device for receiving an indication from an assistant who is not disposed on the vehicle of a direction of desired motion of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2000Date of Patent: September 3, 2002Assignee: Deka Products Limited PartnershipInventors: Dean L. Kamen, Robert R. Ambrogi, John David Heinzmann, Richard Kurt Heinzmann, David Herr, John B. Morrell
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Patent number: 6415879Abstract: A vehicle for transporting a payload over a surface that may be irregular and may include stairs. The vehicle has a support for supporting the payload and a ground contacting element movable with respect to a local axis, where the local axis can be moved with respect to some second axis that has a defined relation with respect to the support. The vehicle also has a motorized drive arrangement for permitting controllable motion of the ground contacting element so as to operate in an operating condition that is unstable with respect to tipping in at least a fore-aft plane when the motorized drive arrangement is not powered. The vehicle also has an input device for receiving an indication from an assistant who is not disposed on the vehicle of a direction of desired motion of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2001Date of Patent: July 9, 2002Assignee: DEKA Products Limited PartnershipInventors: Dean L. Kamen, Robert R. Ambrogi, John David Heinzmann, Richard Kurt Heinzmann, David Herr, John B. Morrell
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Publication number: 20010022242Abstract: A vehicle for transporting a payload over a surface that may be irregular and may include stairs. The vehicle has a support for supporting the payload and a ground contacting element movable with respect to a local axis, where the local axis can be moved with respect to some second axis that has a defined relation with respect to the support. The vehicle also has a motorized drive arrangement for permitting controllable motion of the ground contacting element so as to operate in an operating condition that is unstable with respect to tipping in at least a fore-aft plane when the motorized drive arrangement is not powered. The vehicle also has an input device for receiving an indication from an assistant who is not disposed on the vehicle of a direction of desired motion of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2001Publication date: September 20, 2001Inventors: Dean L. Kamen, Robert R. Ambrogi, John David Heinzmann, Richard Kurt Heinzmann, David Herr, John B. Morrell