Patents by Inventor David R. Long

David R. Long 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: 20240121890
    Abstract: A structure of a circuitry substrate for securing an area from tampering is disclosed. The structure includes a circuitry substrate with at least one of a top tamper enclosure and a bottom tamper enclosure covering a component in a protected area of the circuitry substrate. The top and bottom tamper enclosures are adhesively bonded to a surface of the circuitry substrate, and a tear initiation site is added to a side of the perimeter of circuitry substrate bordering the protected area that includes at least one tamper enclosure, such that the tear initiation site is located and configured to enable propagation of a delamination of at least one internal layer of the circuitry substrate and a severing of a security circuit when a removal force is applied to the at least one of the top tamper enclosure and the bottom tamper enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Arthur J. Higby, DAVID CLIFFORD LONG, James Busby, William Santiago-Fernandez, John R. Dangler, Russell A. Budd, Philipp K Buchling Rego, Hannah Wendling, Lauren Boston
  • Patent number: 11933453
    Abstract: A system includes at least one article of personal protective equipment, one or more industrial devices, an industrial controller device configured to output industrial controller data indicative of one or more attributes of the one or more industrial devices, and a computing device. The computing devices is configured to determine a set of one or more safety rules corresponding to a work environment at the first time and determine a change in an attribute of the one or more attributes of the one or more industrial devices. The computing device is further configured to identify an updated set of one or more worker safety rules corresponding to the work environment at the second time and determine whether the status of at least one article of personal protective equipment satisfies the updated set of one or more worker safety rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Brian J. Swift, Andrew W. Long, David R. Stein
  • Publication number: 20210279771
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatuses and computer instructions for generating groups of articles for ensembles based on an anchor article. In one aspect, the method includes adding attributes of the anchor article to a set of selected attributes, defining a sequence of buckets in an order where each of the buckets includes available items in one or more categories based on a category of an anchor article, and generating a current group of articles by performing the following steps until each bucket has been selected: selecting a bucket in the sequence, applying a filter to remove items having attributes incompatible with the set of selected attributes, calculating weights for articles based on one or more rules and the set of selected attributes, selecting an article from the bucket for a group of articles based on its weight, and adding attributes of the selected article to the set of selected attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Laura Khoury, Mark J. Menard, David R. Long
  • Publication number: 20150161674
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatuses and computer instructions for generating groups of articles for ensembles based on an anchor article. In one aspect, the method includes adding attributes of the anchor article to a set of selected attributes, defining a sequence of buckets in an order where each of the buckets includes available items in one or more categories based on a category of an anchor article, and generating a current group of articles by performing the following steps until each bucket has been selected: selecting a bucket in the sequence, applying a filter to remove items having attributes incompatible with the set of selected attributes, calculating weights for articles based on one or more rules and the set of selected attributes, selecting an article from the bucket for a group of articles based on its weight, and adding attributes of the selected article to the set of selected attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: C'EST MOI! LLC
    Inventors: Laura Khoury, Mark J. Menard, David R. Long
  • Patent number: 7490678
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise a system for positioning a drawn implement being pulled by a vehicle traveling generally along a desired path of movement, the vehicle having a mounting hitch on the rear end thereof where a system hitch is configured to adjust its angular orientation relative to the vehicle mounting hitch and a global positioning system receiver operable to detect the position of the implement relative to the desired path as the vehicle moves generally along the desired path and generate a signal that is indicative of the lateral position of the implement relative to the desired path and means for controlling the hitch means to adjust the angular orientation of the hitch means so that the implement follows the desired path of movement in response to the global positioning system signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: A.I.L., Inc.
    Inventors: Marlin W. Unruh, Eugene H. Schmidt, Lee F. Nikkel, Lawrence E. Kuhlmann, David R. Long
  • Patent number: 6564690
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an interface pallet assembly for use between the cabin deck of a helicopter and a large, heavy weapon system. The assembly incorporates a self-contained truss assembly designed to support a cantilevered platform, external to the helicopter's cabin, to which the weapon system's turret is attached. Existing deck connection points are utilized to secure the interface pallet assembly to the cabin deck. The interface pallet assembly adds 20E to the downward angle of fire of the weapon system and provides for azimuth rotation of 180E. The present assembly possesses the rotational stiffness required by the turret stabilization system in order to maintain firing accuracy during burst mode sequences. The interface pallet assembly is fabricated of a variety of strong, lightweight materials so as to not unduly add to the overall weight of the helicopter and its payload, and provides storage or mounting locations for accessories associated with the turret and weapon system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: David R. Long
  • Patent number: 5732780
    Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed which is adapted to form a series of angled depressions with raised sides in the row space between adjacent row lines of a row crop. The depressions and raised mounds between them are oriented at an acute angle relate to the row line, to present a generally uniform surface for subsequent farming operation which minimizes machine and operator jostling, while effectively retaining water where it falls, and nutrients, herbicides and the like where they are applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: A.I.L. Inc.
    Inventors: Lee F. Nikkel, Eugene H. Schmidt, David R. Long
  • Patent number: 5068249
    Abstract: The stability of aqueous formulations of ranitidine or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof is enhanced by the addition of ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1991
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventor: David R. Long
  • Patent number: 4220295
    Abstract: A package and a method to produce said package are provided comprising a wound body of strand having an outer cylindrical portion; and an elastic membrane wound about the cylindrical portion of said body, the membrane being wound to a sufficient thickness and being stretched sufficiently to partially collapse when the strand is withdrawn from the body such that the membrane captures the strand of the outer cylindrical portion to retain such strand along said membrane until said strand is withdrawn from the package at a predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1980
    Assignee: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation
    Inventors: William A. Green, William M. Goodrich, David R. Long