Patents by Inventor Dennis Rice

Dennis Rice 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).

  • Patent number: 10813280
    Abstract: A spreader for spreading particulate material has a plurality of outlets transversely spaced-apart in a direction perpendicular to a direction of travel of the spreader. The outlets are configured to receive the material from a metering device and to dispense an amount of the material to mid-rows between crop rows on a field such that the plurality of outlets dispenses half the amount of material to an outermost mid-row compared to the amount of material dispensed to the other mid-rows. Also, the metering device may have two metering elements, which may be controlled to meter the material to only one side of the spreader. A centrally located outlet situated on a driving line of the spreader may receive material from both metering elements so that the centrally located nozzle can dispense the material whenever one or the other side of the spreader is not dispensing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Salford Group Inc.
    Inventors: Geof J. Gray, John Mark Averink, Bradley William Baker, Jesse Abram Dyck, Chad Derek Pasma, Adam Lehman, Dennis Rice
  • Publication number: 20200107496
    Abstract: A spreader for spreading particulate material has a plurality of outlets transversely spaced-apart in a direction perpendicular to a direction of travel of the spreader. The outlets are configured to receive the material from a metering device and to dispense an amount of the material to mid-rows between crop rows on a field such that the plurality of outlets dispenses half the amount of material to an outermost mid-row compared to the amount of material dispensed to the other mid-rows. Also, the metering device may have two metering elements, which may be controlled to meter the material to only one side of the spreader. A centrally located outlet situated on a driving line of the spreader may receive material from both metering elements so that the centrally located nozzle can dispense the material whenever one or the other side of the spreader is not dispensing material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: Salford Group Inc.
    Inventors: Geof J. GRAY, John Mark AVERINK, Bradley William BAKER, Jesse Abram DYCK, Chad Derek PASMA, Adam LEHMAN, Dennis RICE
  • Patent number: 10402232
    Abstract: A system includes a memory including a plurality of software applications. The plurality of software applications includes a first software application and a second software application. The system also includes a deterministic group comprising a first processing core. The first processing core executes a first resource monitor and the first software application. The system also includes a constrained group comprising a second processing core. The second processing core executes a second resource monitor and the second software application. The first resource monitor detects an insufficient access to resources by the first software application and sends an indication to the second resource monitor. The second resource monitor receives the indication and instructs the second processing core to modify execution of the second software application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Wind River Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Johan Fornaeus, Dennis Rice
  • Publication number: 20140229956
    Abstract: A system includes a memory including a plurality of software applications. The plurality of software applications includes a first software application and a second software application. The system also includes a deterministic group comprising a first processing core. The first processing core executes a first resource monitor and the first software application. The system also includes a constrained group comprising a second processing core. The second processing core executes a second resource monitor and the second software application. The first resource monitor detects an insufficient access to resources by the first software application and sends an indication to the second resource monitor. The second resource monitor receives the indication and instructs the second processing core to modify execution of the second software application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Wind River Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Johan Fornaeus, Dennis Rice
  • Publication number: 20140208034
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments described herein relate to systems and methods for improved process switching of a paravirtualized guest with a software-based memory management unit (“MMU”). One embodiment relates to a non-transitory computer readable storage medium including a set of instructions executable by a processor, the set of instructions, when executed, resulting in a performance of the following: create a plurality of new processes for each of a plurality of virtual environments, each of the virtual environments assigned one of a plurality of address space identifiers (“ASIDs”) stored in a cache memory, perform a process switch to one of the virtual environments thereby designating the one of the virtual environments as the active virtual environment, determine whether the active virtual environment has exhausted each of the ASIDs, and flush a cache memory when it is determined that the active virtual environment has exhausted each of the ASIDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Wind River Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis RICE, Mark Dapoz, Raymond Richardson
  • Publication number: 20070169439
    Abstract: Computer assisted systems, methods and mediums for filling one or more orders. One embodiment of the present invention is a system that includes an order consolidation station configured to receive at least one bottle containing pills individually counted and/or at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been designated for any of the orders when the package was created and/or at least one literature pack optionally including patient specific information. The order consolidation station is further configured to combine automatically the received bottle and/or package and/or literature pack into a container to be sent to a recipient including, for example, mail order pharmacies, wholesalers and/or central fill dealers for subsequent distribution or sale including retailer distribution or sale. The bottle is specifically designated for the order, and the order generally includes at least one prescription for the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Applicant: Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Rice, James McErlean, E. Hess, P. Shupert, Chih-Jen Leu, Robert Howell, Michael Szesko, Andrew Booler, Peter Monkhouse, Douglas Walton, Michael Bell, Christopher Lasher, Thomas Bonkenburg
  • Publication number: 20060107623
    Abstract: Computer assisted systems, methods and mediums for filling one or more orders. One embodiment of the present invention is a system that includes an order consolidation station configured to receive at least one bottle containing pills individually counted and/or at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been designated for any of the orders when the package was created and/or at least one literature pack optionally including patient specific information. The order consolidation station is further configured to combine automatically the received bottle and/or package and/or literature pack into a container to be sent to a recipient including, for example, mail order pharmacies, wholesalers and/or central fill dealers for subsequent distribution or sale including retailer distribution or sale. The bottle is specifically designated for the order, and the order generally includes at least one prescription for the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Applicant: Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Rice, James McErlean, E. Christian Hess, P. Shupert, Chih-Jen Leu, Robert Howell, Michael Szesko, Andrew Booler, Peter Monkhouse, Douglas Walton, Michael W. Bell, Christopher Lasher, Thomas Bonkenburg
  • Publication number: 20060074521
    Abstract: Computer assisted systems, methods and mediums for filling one or more orders. One embodiment of the present invention is a system that includes an order consolidation station configured to receive at least one bottle containing pills individually counted and/or at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been designated for any of the orders when the package was created and/or at least one literature pack optionally including patient specific information. The order consolidation station is further configured to combine automatically the received bottle and/or package and/or literature pack into a container to be sent to a recipient including, for example, mail order pharmacies, wholesalers and/or central fill dealers for subsequent distribution or sale including retailer distribution or sale. The bottle is specifically designated for the order, and the order generally includes at least one prescription for the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Applicant: Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Rice, James McErlean, E. Hess, P. Shupert, Chih-Jen Leu, Robert Howell, Michael Szesko, Andrew Booler, Peter Monkhouse, Douglas Walton, Michael Bell, Christopher Lasher, Thomas Bonkenburg