Patents by Inventor Edward Combs
Edward Combs 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: 11970260Abstract: Provided is a radar and communications enhanced sail for a sailboat, sail ship, or sail drone. The sail includes a first sail section comprising an active communication system, a second sail section comprising a passive communication system, or a combination thereof. The active communication system includes an antenna array (transceiver) and a software-defined radio (SDR), while the passive communication system comprises a reflective panel or sections and/or array of reflector panels or sections. The active system utilizes its SDR and transceiver to communicate back and forth with an onshore SDR and transceiver to provide information as necessary. The passive system receives a radar signal via the reflective material on the sail and reflects the signal back at the radar, which produces a radar cross section indicating that there is an object (in this case the sailboat) in the ocean.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Corey Bergsrud, Katherine Grace Pfeiffer, Edward Zipperle, Michael Combs
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Patent number: 11935342Abstract: Activation of an automatic driving feature in a vehicle is detected by evaluating sequential vehicle operation data against subtractive and additive heuristic rules that define a likelihood of an automatic driving feature having been engaged as a function of vehicle performance. The sequential vehicle operation data, which does not include an explicit indication of whether the automatic driving feature was engaged, is provided for time intervals of a trip made by the vehicle. Automatic driving information is generated, which provides an indication of whether the automatic driving feature was engaged during a subset of the time intervals.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Avinew, Inc.Inventors: William Anderson Barnes, Randall C. Adams, Daniel R. Peate, Steven Anthony Bentz, G. Edward Combs
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Publication number: 20220270413Abstract: Activation of an automatic driving feature in a vehicle is detected by evaluating sequential vehicle operation data against subtractive and additive heuristic rules that define a likelihood of an automatic driving feature having been engaged as a function of vehicle performance. The sequential vehicle operation data, which does not include an explicit indication of whether the automatic driving feature was engaged, is provided for time intervals of a trip made by the vehicle. Automatic driving information is generated, which provides an indication of whether the automatic driving feature was engaged during a subset of the time intervals.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: Avinew, Inc.Inventors: William Anderson Barnes, Randall C. Adams, Daniel R. Peate, Steven Anthony Bentz, G. Edward Combs
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Patent number: 11354952Abstract: Activation of an automatic driving feature in a vehicle is detected by evaluating sequential vehicle operation data against subtractive and additive heuristic rules that define a likelihood of an automatic driving feature having been engaged as a function of vehicle performance. The sequential vehicle operation data, which does not include an explicit indication of whether the automatic driving feature was engaged, is provided for time intervals of a trip made by the vehicle. Automatic driving information is generated, which provides an indication of whether the automatic driving feature was engaged during a subset of the time intervals.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Avinew, Inc.Inventors: William Anderson Barnes, Randall C. Adams, Daniel R. Peate, Steven Anthony Bentz, G. Edward Combs
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Publication number: 20200273265Abstract: Activation of an automatic driving feature in a vehicle is detected by evaluating sequential vehicle operation data against subtractive and additive heuristic rules that define a likelihood of an automatic driving feature having been engaged as a function of vehicle performance. The sequential vehicle operation data, which does not include an explicit indication of whether the automatic driving feature was engaged, is provided for time intervals of a trip made by the vehicle. Automatic driving information is generated, which provides an indication of whether the automatic driving feature was engaged during a subset of the time intervals.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: Avinew, Inc.Inventors: William Anderson Barnes, Randall C. Adams, Daniel R. Peate, Steven Anthony Bentz, G. Edward Combs
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Patent number: 10650623Abstract: Activation of an automatic driving feature in a vehicle is detected by evaluating sequential vehicle operation data against subtractive and additive heuristic rules that define a likelihood of an automatic driving feature having been engaged as a function of vehicle performance. The sequential vehicle operation data, which does not include an explicit indication of whether the automatic driving feature was engaged, is provided for time intervals of a trip made by the vehicle. Automatic driving information is generated, which provides an indication of whether the automatic driving feature was engaged during a subset of the time intervals.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Avinew, Inc.Inventors: William Anderson Barnes, Randall C. Adams, Daniel R. Peate, Steven Anthony Bentz, G. Edward Combs
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Publication number: 20200090426Abstract: Activation of an automatic driving feature in a vehicle is detected by evaluating sequential vehicle operation data against subtractive and additive heuristic rules that define a likelihood of an automatic driving feature having been engaged as a function of vehicle performance. The sequential vehicle operation data, which does not include an explicit indication of whether the automatic driving feature was engaged, is provided for time intervals of a trip made by the vehicle. Automatic driving information is generated, which provides an indication of whether the automatic driving feature was engaged during a subset of the time intervals.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: Avinew, Inc.Inventors: William Anderson Barnes, Randall C. Adams, Daniel R. Peate, Steven Anthony Bentz, G. Edward Combs
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Publication number: 20060223237Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated circuit package having a thermally conductive element thermally coupled to a semiconductor die and a heat sink, and a method of manufacturing said integrated circuit package. The thermally conductive element is integrated into the package to enhance thermal dissipation characteristics of the package.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2006Publication date: October 5, 2006Inventors: Edward Combs, Robert Sheppard, Tai Pun, Hau Ng, Chan Fan, Neil McLellan
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Publication number: 20050077613Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention features a method of manufacturing an integrated circuit package including providing a substrate having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a cavity through the substrate between the first and second surfaces and a conductive via extending through the substrate and electrically connecting the first surface of the substrate with the second surface of the substrate, applying a strip to the second surface of the substrate, mounting a semiconductor die on the strip, at least a portion of the semiconductor die being disposed inside the cavity, encapsulating in a molding material at least a portion of the first surface of the substrate, and removing the strip from the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2003Publication date: April 14, 2005Inventors: Neil McLellan, Chun Fan, Edward Combs, Tsang Cheung, Chow Keung, Sadak Labeeb
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Publication number: 20050003585Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated circuit package having a thermally conductive element thermally coupled to a semiconductor die and a heat sink, and a method of manufacturing said integrated circuit package. The thermally conductive element is integrated into the package to enhance thermal dissipation characteristics of the package.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2004Publication date: January 6, 2005Inventors: Edward Combs, Robert Sheppard, Tai Pun, Hau Ng, Chun Fan, Neil McLellen
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Patent number: 5365512Abstract: A distributed switching network (switch) routes audio and control signals throughout the switch from various audio sources to one or more audio destinations. Audio sources such as mobile/portable radio units (via RF repeater transmitters), dispatch consoles, and landline telephone subscribers (via the central telephone switching network) are preassigned and routed onto an audio channel (i.e. a time slot) on a time division multiplexed (TDM) audio bus through a corresponding node. Each microprocessor controlled node is connected to plural control message buses provided for transferring control messages between nodes. A first supervisory node is physically connected at one end of the message buses and an end node is connected at the other end. If the end node fails to respond to a polling message from the supervisory node within a predetermined time period, the supervisory node assumes that the current messaging bus is faulty and initiates a bus switching operation to an alternate messaging bus.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 1993Date of Patent: November 15, 1994Assignee: Ericsson GE Mobile Communications Inc.Inventors: Edward A. Combs, Dennis M. Maddox, Wim A. Imron