Patents by Inventor Douglas Proctor
Douglas Proctor 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: 11574213Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for obtaining sensor data comprising one or more entities and one or more attributes of the respective one or more entities. The systems and methods may be configured to infer one or more relationships between the respective one or more entities based on the one or more attributes, and update the sensor data based on the inferred one or more relationships.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.Inventors: Douglas Proctor, Andrew Buie, Evan Brown, Gabrielle Javitt, Hunter Wills, Kendra Knittel, Mitchell Beard, Stephen Yazicioglu, Claire Dolin, Lucas Ray
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Patent number: 9557074Abstract: A vent for a building has a cover attached to a base. The base has an aperture permitting gas to pass. A moisture directing means on an underside of the cover directs moisture move under the influence of gravity to fall outside of the aperture. The cover may include a slanted side wall portion, with the aperture positioned with its center displaced from the center of the cover toward the slanted side. The base may include a pair of moisture deflecting features along at least a portion of one of the nonslope sides to prevent moisture flowing along the base from within an area on the base covered by the cover to outside of the covered area at the nonslope sides. The base may also include a water deflecting ridge on its underside positioned between a downslope edge and the aperture to deflect water away.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Canplas Industries Ltd.Inventors: James Brian Mantyla, Timothy Duane Bach, Donna Maria Burtch, Kent Douglas Proctor
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Publication number: 20160097560Abstract: A vent for a building has a cover attached to a base. The base has an aperture permitting gas to pass. A moisture directing means on an underside of the cover directs moisture move under the influence of gravity to fall outside of the aperture. The cover may include a slanted side wall portion, with the aperture positioned with its center displaced from the center of the cover toward the slanted side. The base may include a pair of moisture deflecting features along at least a portion of one of the nonslope sides to prevent moisture flowing along the base from within an area on the base covered by the cover to outside of the covered area at the nonslope sides. The base may also include a water deflecting ridge on its underside positioned between a downslope edge and the aperture to deflect water away.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: James Brian Mantyla, Timothy Duane Bach, Donna Maria Burtch, Kent Douglas Proctor
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Patent number: 9243813Abstract: A vent for a building has a cover attached to a base. The base has an aperture permitting gas to pass. A moisture directing means on an underside of the cover directs moisture move under the influence of gravity to fall outside of the aperture. The cover may include a slanted side wall portion, with the aperture positioned with its center displaced from the center of the cover toward the slanted side. The base may include a pair of moisture deflecting features along at least a portion of one of the nonslope sides to prevent moisture flowing along the base from within an area on the base covered by the cover to outside of the covered area at the nonslope sides. The base may also include a water deflecting ridge on its underside positioned between a downslope edge and the aperture to deflect water away.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2011Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Canplas Industries Ltd.Inventors: James Brian Mantyla, Timothy Duane Bach, Donna Maria Burtch, Kent Douglas Proctor
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Publication number: 20140342658Abstract: There is disclosed a roof vent having rain control means to reduce rain water splashing into the opening in a roof vent. The baffle has a number of ridges or channels that direct rain water into a number of droplet pathways. The falling water creates a rain curtain that deflects rain water that enters into the roof vent from travelling into interior of the building. At the base of the roof vent is one or more splash deflectors that changes the angle of water impacting the base of the roof vent to limit the amount of deflected water that can enter into the opening in the roof vent. The rain curtain and one or more splash deflector may act in concert to further divert rainwater.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2013Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: Canplas Industries Ltd.Inventors: Richard Alan Parkinson, Donna Maria Burtch, Timothy Duane Bach, James Brian Mantyla, Kent Douglas Proctor, James Edwin Teskey
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Publication number: 20130078903Abstract: A vent for a building has a cover attached to a base. The base has an aperture permitting gas to pass. A moisture directing means on an underside of the cover directs moisture move under the influence of gravity to fall outside of the aperture. The cover may include a slanted side wall portion, with the aperture positioned with its center displaced from the center of the cover toward the slanted side. The base may include a pair of moisture deflecting features along at least a portion of one of the nonslope sides to prevent moisture flowing along the base from within an area on the base covered by the cover to outside of the covered area at the nonslope sides. The base may also include a water deflecting ridge on its underside positioned between a downslope edge and the aperture to deflect water away.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: CANPLAS INDUSTRIES LTD.Inventors: James Brian Mantyla, Timothy Duane Bach, Donna Maria Burtch, Kent Douglas Proctor
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Patent number: 7544923Abstract: A system for detecting reflectance from an image bearing surface in a printer or electronic copier includes an illuminator array, positioned adjacent to the image bearing surface, comprising a plurality of discrete illuminator elements that are spaced in a linear arrangement; a light diffuser positioned between the illuminator array and the image bearing surface, the light diffuser being positioned with respect to the illuminator array to receive the light beams emitted by the illuminator elements and to diffuse the light beams for transmission to the image bearing surface at an incidence angle; and a linear sensor array positioned adjacent to the image bearing surface such that specular and diffuse portions of the light beams reflecting off the image bearing surface at a reflectance angle bearing are received by the sensors.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2008Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Robert Herloski, Douglas Proctor, John Juhasz, Eric Dudley
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Publication number: 20070247677Abstract: An apparatus for illuminating a document comprises an optical element defining an entry surface and an exit surface opposite the entry surface. A first substantially parabolic surface and a second substantially parabolic surface are defined between the entry surface and the exit surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2006Publication date: October 25, 2007Inventors: Robert Herloski, Douglas Proctor, Jagdish Tandon, Pravin Kothari, Eric Dudley
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Publication number: 20070247857Abstract: An apparatus for scanning a document comprises a platen for supporting at least a portion of the document; a light source; and an optical element for directing light from the light source to the platen. The optical element defines a plurality of small planar surfaces, the small planar surfaces being arranged in a linear array. Light emanating from a source is reflected from one of the small planar surfaces and emerges substantially perpendicular to an exit surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2006Publication date: October 25, 2007Inventors: Robert Herloski, Jagdish Tandon, Douglas Proctor, Eric Dudley
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Publication number: 20070002567Abstract: A document illuminator includes a light-transmissive element having an embedded source of illumination fitted in a cavity formed therein. The light-transmissive element preferably has one or more optical notches and preferably is encased in an opaque surround to promote total internal reflection of the light rays emanating from the LED. The one or more optical notches may include a dual-V notch or an elliptical notch. The reflected light rays are collected at an aperture which in turn transmit light at high power and highly uniform illumination profile to illuminate a document.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2005Publication date: January 4, 2007Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Robert Herloski, Douglas Proctor
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Publication number: 20060227388Abstract: A light-transmissive constant velocity transport platen. A light source is an integral part of the light-transmissive platen forming a light guide illuminator. The constant velocity transport integrated illuminator uses total internal reflection within the light-transmissive platen as well as frustrated total internal reflection at extraction surfaces to direct light out from an aperture to a document translated by a constant velocity transport system. For point light source, the system uses a deflector to avoid hot spots in the illumination profile. The deflector is no longer needed when line source is used in the constant velocity transport integrated illuminator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2005Publication date: October 12, 2006Inventor: Douglas Proctor
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Publication number: 20060219790Abstract: Image sensor module architecture provides flexible mounting of illuminators in an imaging apparatus with flexible fasteners. The architecture involves one or more LED-based illuminators that may be mounted adjustably to provide high intensity and uniform profile luminescence. The supporting imaging and electronic circuit components are quickly assembled and disassembled from the image sensor module by using a flexible multi-function clip having multiple segments for holding multiple objects together.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2005Publication date: October 5, 2006Inventors: Kraig Quinn, Douglas Proctor, Robert Herloski, John Juhasz, Charles Urso, Frederick Hayes
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Publication number: 20060126130Abstract: A scanner includes an illuminator and a platen adapted to support a document to be scanned. A light source directs light into the platen and the light is reflected internally within the platen. A movable light sensor is positioned adjacent the platen. Liquid crystal sections between the document and the light sensor cause a zone of light to pass from the platen to the document, thereby illuminating only a portion of the document.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2004Publication date: June 15, 2006Inventors: Robert Herloski, Douglas Proctor, Charles Urso
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Publication number: 20060109675Abstract: A document illuminator comprising a light-transmissive element having an embedded side emitting LED fitted in a cavity formed therein. The light-transmissive element is formed with one or more optical notches and is totally encased in a white surround to yield total internal reflection of the light rays emanating from the LED. The reflected light rays are collected at an aperture which in turn transmits high power and highly uniform illumination profile to illuminate a document.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2004Publication date: May 25, 2006Inventors: Robert Herloski, John Juhasz, Douglas Proctor, Charles Urso