Patents by Inventor David

David 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).

  • Integrated circuit board with secured input/output buffer
    Patent number: 9183160
    Abstract: An integrated circuit card including a processor unit associated with RAM and with data exchange means for exchanging data with an external device, the RAM including a memory zone dedicated to exchanged data, and the processor unit being arranged to secure the dedicated memory zone and to store the exchanged data in said zone, and a method of managing the RAM of such a card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: MORPHO
    Inventors: Alexis Bailly, David Decroix, Louis-Philippe Goncalves, Cyrille Pepin, Guillaume Roudiere
  • Composite self-healing system
    Patent number: 9180632
    Abstract: An advanced reflexive structure system is disclosed. The reflexive system mimics the pain withdrawal reflex on which the human body relies. The reflexive system incorporates a continuous health and performance monitoring system via an embedded dielectric film, an adaptive composite structure based on shape memory composite material, and an intelligence system which will be interfaced with both the health/performance sensors and the adaptive structure. When activated shape memory polymer will recover its structural integrity via shape recovery and a reptation healing process. These features enable the use of SMP as an adaptive structure in the proposed reflexive system. The development of a reflexive system for structures will enable increased safety and security and demonstrate a better understanding of integrated performance systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Cornerstone Research Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Douglas Hemmelgarn, Thomas Wood Margraf, David Ernest Havens, John Lewis Reed, Logan Wayne Snyder, Anthony Louderbough, Benjamin Allen Dietsch
  • Light emitting device for illuminating plants
    Patent number: 9184350
    Abstract: A spectrally adapted light emitting device for illuminating plants includes at least one semiconductor light-emitting diode (LED), at least one light conversion element for down-converting a portion of light emitted at the first wavelength to at least a second wavelength between 600 nm-680 nm, and at least one scattering device to diffuse light within the light emitting device. The at least one LED is configured to emit at least a first wavelength between 400 nm and 480 nm. The spectral light output from the spectrally adapted light emitting device is bi-modal with wavelengths in a range of 400 nm and 800 nm including a first local maximum between 400 nm and 480 nm and a second local maximum between 600 nm-680 nm with a local minimum between the first local maximum and the second local maximum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: VENNTIS TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Mastin, William D. Schaefer, Daniel J. Fisher, Jamie C. Caldwell, David W. Caldwell, Justin T. Teitt
  • Treatment of chronic pelvic pain syndrome
    Patent number: 9181577
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for detection, diagnosis, treatment and/or prevention of chronic pelvic pain syndrome. In particular, the present invention provides biomarkers of chronic pelvic pain syndrome (e.g., mast cell markers (e.g., tryptase)), and/or inhibition of mast cell function (e.g. inhibition of MCP-1 and/or MIP-1?) to treat or prevent chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Praveen Thumbikat, Anthony J. Schaeffer, Joseph Done, David J. Klumpp, Charles Rudick
  • Methods for treating scars and aging skin
    Patent number: 9180158
    Abstract: Beneficial topical compositions for treating scar or aging skin are provided. In one embodiment, the compositions include Bulbine frutescens, Centella asiatica and a phenol derived from olives, such as oleuropein. The composition may be used in the treatment of scars formed during surgery. The composition may also be used cosmeceutically in the treatment of aged skin, and may include phosphatidylserine, vitamins, and other beneficial anti-aging ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Inventor: Alan David Widgerow
  • Wide-area aerial camera systems
    Patent number: 9185290
    Abstract: A system for capturing aerial images, the system comprising at least one steerable camera module, the steerable camera module comprising a camera and a beam-steering mechanism in the optical path of the camera module whereby the pointing direction of the camera is time-multiplexed to provide a wider effective field of view, the beam-steering mechanism comprising a steerable mirror tilted with respect to an optical axis of the camera module, the steerable mirror adapted to spin about the optical axis to effect beam steering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: nearmap Australia Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Paul Lapstun, Todd William Lupton, Mark Harold Tarlinton, David Arnold Bleads, Zoltan Toth, Andrew Millin
  • Field interchangable boresight mounting system and calibration method
    Patent number: 9182211
    Abstract: A calibration method comprises providing a mounting fixture including a tray coupled to a frame, and an alignment measurement sensor removably coupled to the tray. An angular orientation of the tray is determined using the alignment measurement sensor removably coupled to the tray in a first position. The alignment measurement sensor is then moved to a second position on the tray that is rotated from the first position, and the angular orientation of the tray is determined using the alignment measurement sensor at the second position. An axis misalignment for at least two of a pitch axis, a roll axis, or a yaw axis of the alignment measurement sensor is then calculated to determine one or more misalignment factors. The one or more misalignment factors are then applied to correct for misalignment of the alignment measurement sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph R. Jones, Douglas Mark Weed, David Robert Storch
  • Identifying matching canonical documents in response to a visual query
    Patent number: 9183224
    Abstract: A server system receives a visual query from a client system. The visual query is an image containing text such as a picture of a document. At the receiving server or another server, optical character recognition (OCR) is performed on the visual query to produce text recognition data representing textual characters. Each character in a contiguous region of the visual query is individually scored according to its quality. The quality score of a respective character is influenced by the quality scores of neighboring or nearby characters. Using the scores, one or more high quality strings of characters are identified. Each high quality string has a plurality of high quality characters. A canonical document containing the one or more high quality textual strings is retrieved. At least a portion of the canonical document is sent to the client system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: David Petrou, Ashok C. Popat, Matthew R. Casey
  • Lubricating composition containing a dispersant
    Patent number: 9181510
    Abstract: The invention provides a lubricating composition containing a copolymer comprising units derived from monomers (i) ?-olefin and (ii) an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or derivatives thereof esterified and amidated with an alcohol and an aromatic amine respectively, and an oil of lubricating viscosity. The invention further relates to the use of the lubricating composition in an internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventors: William R. S. Barton, David Price, Patrick E. Mosier
  • Controlling pumps for improved energy efficiency
    Patent number: 9181953
    Abstract: A method for improving the energy efficiency of a pump system. The method includes measuring an instantaneous power consumption of the pump system, measuring an instantaneous fluid flow rate of the pump system, and determining an instantaneous specific energy consumption (SEC) of the pump system based on the instantaneous power consumption and the instantaneous fluid flow rate. The method then adjusts the speed of a pump in response to the determined SEC. The above steps may be performed a number of times to seek a reduced value of the instantaneous SEC of the pump system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: SPECIFIC ENERGY
    Inventors: Perry C. Steger, David Mark Pierce
  • Brazing process, braze assembly, and brazed article
    Patent number: 9180538
    Abstract: A brazing process, a braze assembly, and a brazed article are disclosed. The brazing process includes applying a braze material to an article within a vacuum chamber while the vacuum chamber is substantially evacuated. The braze assembly is capable of applying a braze material to an article within a vacuum chamber while the vacuum chamber is substantially evacuated. The brazed article is devoid of re-formed oxides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: David Edward Schick, Dean William Morrison, Srikanth Chandrudu Kottilingam, Yan Cui, Brian Lee Tollison, Dechao Lin
  • 2-piperidin-1-yl-acetamide compounds for use as tankyrase inhibitors
    Patent number: 9181266
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compounds of formula (I): wherein R1-R5 and L are defined herein. The present invention also provides for pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising a compound of formula (I) as well as for the use of such compounds as tankyrase inhibitors and in the treatment of Wnt signaling and tankyrase 1 and 2 signaling related disorders which include, but are not limited to, cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Atwood Kim Cheung, Donovan Noel Chin, Jianmei Fan, Karen Marie Miller-Moslin, Michael David Shultz, Troy D Smith, Ronald Charles Tomlinson, Bakary-Barry Toure, Michael Scott Visser, Zhuoliang Chen
  • Systems and methods for adaptive integration of hardware and software lock elision techniques
    Patent number: 9183043
    Abstract: Particular techniques for improving the scalability of concurrent programs (e.g., lock-based applications) may be effective in some environments and for some workloads, but not others. The systems described herein may automatically choose appropriate ones of these techniques to apply when executing lock-based applications at runtime, based on observations of the application in the current environment and with the current workload. In one example, two techniques for improving lock scalability (e.g., transactional lock elision using hardware transactional memory, and optimistic software techniques) may be integrated together. A lightweight runtime library built for this purpose may adapt its approach to managing concurrency by dynamically selecting one or more of these techniques (at different times) during execution of a given application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: David Dice, Alex Kogan, Yosef Lev, Timothy M. Merrifield, Mark S. Moir
  • Methods and devices for diagnosing cardiac disorders
    Patent number: 9182413
    Abstract: A method for diagnosing a cardiac disorder by detecting levels of cardiac-specific membrane polypeptides in tissue samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: ST. GEORGE'S HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST
    Inventor: David Gaze
  • Customizable insurance system
    Patent number: 9183593
    Abstract: An automated insurance quote system allows users to apply for one or more insurance quotes through a self-service communication channel. The system includes an interface that may receive applicant data from a remote location. A front-end processor selectively passes applicant data to a record keeping system retained in a memory. A controller or quote processors selects and transmits one or more insurance policies that are allowed under a user's governmental law and are tailored to the user's price and/or coverage preferences. The system conveys coverage details to users through the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Progressive Casualty Insurance Company
    Inventors: Dale A. Willis, David L. Rolnik, Glenn M. Renwick, Daniel Michael, Raymond S. Ling, Daniel Gehrmann, Faith Chiang, Patrick K. Callahan, Toby K. Alfred
  • Multi-configuration tracking array and related method
    Patent number: 9179984
    Abstract: A navigation system generally determines a location of a portion of a first medical instrument relative to a patient. The navigation system generally includes a multi-configuration tracking array that extends from the first medical instrument. A plurality of tracking devices can be positioned on the multi-configuration tracking array. At least one of the tracking devices changes to define at least a first condition and a second condition. A tracking system detects the tracking devices and relates a change between the first condition and the second condition with a change between at least a first instrument configuration and a second instrument configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Teichman, David Mire, Jason Tipton, Steven L. Hartmann
  • High-density polyethylene compositions, method of making the same
    Patent number: 9181421
    Abstract: The instant invention is a high-density polyethylene composition, method of producing the same, articles made therefrom, and method of making such articles. The high-density polyethylene composition of the instant invention includes a first component, and a second component. The first component is a high molecular weight ethylene alpha-olefin copolymer having a density in the range of 0.915 to 0.940 g/cm3, and a melt index (I21.6) in the range of 0.5 to 10 g/10 minutes. The second component is a low molecular weight ethylene polymer having a density in the range of 0.965 to 0.980 g/cm3, and a melt index (I2) in the range of 50 to 1500 g/10 minutes. The high-density polyethylene composition has a melt index (I2) of at least 1, a density in the range of 0.950 to 0.960 g/cm3, and g? of 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: William J. Michie, Jr., Thomas W. Kay, Stephanie M. Whited, Dale M. Elley-Bristow, David T. Gillespie, Lonnie G. Hazlitt
  • Stackable clamp
    Patent number: D742731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: David Ernesto Zedan, Rolando Enrique Salazar
  • Cutting bit
    Patent number: D742949
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Brandon J. Kenno, Jacques B. Williams, David S. Rose
  • Worklight
    Patent number: D743072
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Wilmar Corporation
    Inventor: David James Cooper