Patents by Inventor Douglas Boyce
Douglas Boyce 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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Publication number: 20230339675Abstract: A storage tank includes a floor, a roof, a sidewall extending between the floor and the roof, an access hatch provided on the roof and having a base, a lid pivotably coupled to the base, and a latch configured to secure the lid to the base in a closed position, and a system for remotely opening and closing the access hatch. The system includes an elongate arm having a proximal end operatively coupled to the lid, a pull cable attached to a distal end of the elongate arm and extending toward a ground adjacent the storage tank, and a latching cable attached to the latch and extending toward the ground adjacent the storage tank, wherein pulling on the latching cable when the lid is in the closed position actuates the latch to secure the lid to the base in the closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Conspec Controls, Inc.Inventors: Robert E. COLLINS, Paul Douglas BOYCE
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Patent number: 11760565Abstract: A system for remotely opening an access hatch of storage tank includes an elongate arm having a proximal end configured to be operatively coupled to a lid of the access hatch and a distal end extendable past an outer perimeter of the storage tank, and a pull cable attached to the arm at the distal end and being extendable toward a ground surrounding the storage tank. Pulling on the pull cable releases a latch that secures the lid to a base of the access hatch and allows the lid to pivot from a closed position to an open position.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Conspec Controls, Inc.Inventors: Robert E. Collins, Paul Douglas Boyce
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Patent number: 11707691Abstract: A posable toy figure is disclosed. The posable toy figure includes: a limb structure comprising a flexible support member at least partially enclosed in a pliable material member that is physically distinct from the flexible support member; a first rigid body member that encloses a first portion of the limb structure, the first rigid body member comprising a connection interface that extends from an exterior of the first rigid body member; and a second rigid body member that encloses a second portion of the limb structure, the second rigid body member and the first rigid body member being spatially separated such that the limb structure is exposed between the first body member and the second body member.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.Inventors: John Douglas Boyce, Joel Kramer
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Publication number: 20210362944Abstract: A system for remotely opening an access hatch of storage tank includes an elongate arm having a proximal end configured to be operatively coupled to a lid of the access hatch and a distal end extendable past an outer perimeter of the storage tank, and a pull cable attached to the arm at the distal end and being extendable toward a ground surrounding the storage tank. Pulling on the pull cable releases a latch that secures the lid to a base of the access hatch and allows the lid to pivot from a closed position to an open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2019Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Conspec Controls, Inc.Inventors: Robert E. Collins, Paul Douglas Boyce
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Publication number: 20210362066Abstract: A posable toy figure is disclosed. The posable toy figure includes: a limb structure comprising a flexible support member at least partially enclosed in a pliable material member that is physically distinct from the flexible support member; a first rigid body member that encloses a first portion of the limb structure, the first rigid body member comprising a connection interface that extends from an exterior of the first rigid body member; and a second rigid body member that encloses a second portion of the limb structure, the second rigid body member and the first rigid body member being spatially separated such that the limb structure is exposed between the first body member and the second body member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: John Douglas Boyce, Joel Kramer
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Patent number: 11103799Abstract: A posable toy figure is disclosed. The posable toy figure includes: a limb structure comprising a flexible support member at least partially enclosed in a pliable material member that is physically distinct from the flexible support member; a first rigid body member that encloses a first portion of the limb structure, the first rigid body member comprising a connection interface that extends from an exterior of the first rigid body member; and a second rigid body member that encloses a second portion of the limb structure, the second rigid body member and the first rigid body member being spatially separated such that the limb structure is exposed between the first body member and the second body member.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.Inventors: John Douglas Boyce, Joel Kramer
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Publication number: 20200188805Abstract: A posable toy figure is disclosed. The posable toy figure includes: a limb structure comprising a flexible support member at least partially enclosed in a pliable material member that is physically distinct from the flexible support member; a first rigid body member that encloses a first portion of the limb structure, the first rigid body member comprising a connection interface that extends from an exterior of the first rigid body member; and a second rigid body member that encloses a second portion of the limb structure, the second rigid body member and the first rigid body member being spatially separated such that the limb structure is exposed between the first body member and the second body member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: John Douglas Boyce, Joel Kramer
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Patent number: 7653875Abstract: Systems and methods directed at providing browser sensitive web content are provided. A web server is configured to receiving a request from a client and to identify a browser in the client from which the request was initiated. A browser specific cascading style sheet (CSS) corresponding to the identified browser is determined. The browser specific CSS includes instructions that enable the browser to handle elements that are provided by a certain version of a CSS standard. The web server incorporates the browser specific CSS into web content and provides the web content with the browser specific CSS to the client in response to the request.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2005Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Claire A. Jennings, Douglas A. Boyce, Zachary L. Russell
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Patent number: 7512898Abstract: A user interface having a persistent graphical interface element is disclosed. The element may have an appearance of a mechanical structure that traverses one or more displayed tracks. Movement along the tracks may be animated in response to navigation commands. Selectable menu panels may be included in the interface, and may overlay displayed contents of documents being viewed and/or edited to ensure that certain menu options are always available. The menu may be given multiple distinct appearances corresponding to different display sizes.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2005Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Claire Anna Jennings, Lorraine R McLees, Brian Jarrard, Zoe Brawley, Douglas A. Boyce, Thomas G. Gioconda
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Patent number: 7506268Abstract: A user interface having a persistent graphical interface element is disclosed. The element may have an appearance of a mechanical structure that traverses one or more displayed tracks. Movement along the tracks may be animated in response to navigation commands. Selectable menu panels may be included in the interface, and may overlay displayed contents of documents being viewed and/or edited to ensure that certain menu options are always available. The menu may be given multiple distinct appearances corresponding to different display sizes.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2005Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Claire Anna Jennings, Lorraine R McLees, Brian Jarrard, Zoe Brawley, Douglas A. Boyce, Thomas G. Gioconda
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Publication number: 20070011517Abstract: Some embodiments provide configuration of an internal monitoring mechanism of a processing device to output first data associated with a predetermined operational state of the processing device, and loading of control code into the processing device. The control code may be executable by the processing device to output second data associated with input operations and exceptions that occur during execution of test code by the processing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2005Publication date: January 11, 2007Inventor: Douglas Boyce
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Publication number: 20060294424Abstract: Some embodiments provide a device under test comprising a processing core to support execution debug signals, a debug ring to receive and to transmit the execution debug signals from and to the device under test, a first debug port to receive and transmit the execution debug signals from and to the debug ring, and a second debug port to receive data from observation signal lines of the device under test. The first debug port may transmit execution debug signals to define an event to detect within the device under test, to receive execution debug signals indicating occurrence of the event, and to use a handler to place the device under test in a quiescent state and to instruct the device under test to transmit data of one or more registers. The second debug port may receive the data of the one or more registers from observation signal lines of the device under test.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2005Publication date: December 28, 2006Inventor: Douglas Boyce
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Publication number: 20060230361Abstract: A user interface having a persistent graphical interface element is disclosed. The element may have an appearance of a mechanical structure that traverses one or more displayed tracks. Movement along the tracks may be animated in response to navigation commands. Selectable menu panels may be included in the interface, and may overlay displayed contents of documents being viewed and/or edited to ensure that certain menu options are always available. The menu may be given multiple distinct appearances corresponding to different display sizes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2005Publication date: October 12, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Claire Jennings, Lorraine McLees, Brian Jarrard, Zoe Brawley, Douglas Boyce, Thomas Gioconda
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Publication number: 20060230354Abstract: A user interface having a persistent graphical interface element is disclosed. The element may have an appearance of a mechanical structure that traverses one or more displayed tracks. Movement along the tracks may be animated in response to navigation commands. Selectable menu panels may be included in the interface, and may overlay displayed contents of documents being viewed and/or edited to ensure that certain menu options are always available. The menu may be given multiple distinct appearances corresponding to different display sizes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2005Publication date: October 12, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Claire Jennings, Lorraine McLees, Brian Jarrard, Zoe Brawley, Douglas Boyce, Thomas Gioconda
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Publication number: 20060230344Abstract: Systems and methods directed at providing browser sensitive web content are provided. A web server is configured to receiving a request from a client and to identify a browser in the client from which the request was initiated. A browser specific cascading style sheet (CSS) corresponding to the identified browser is determined. The browser specific CSS includes instructions that enable the browser to handle elements that are provided by a certain version of a CSS standard. The web server incorporates the browser specific CSS into web content and provides the web content with the browser specific CSS to the client in response to the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2005Publication date: October 12, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Claire Jennings, Douglas Boyce, Zachary Russell
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Patent number: 5183575Abstract: Coal fines and suspended insoluble metals are flocculated from coal mine drainage waters by adding a polymeric tannin-amine compound.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 1991Date of Patent: February 2, 1993Assignee: Betz Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Stephen R. Vasconcellos, P. Douglas Boyce, Larry P. Smith