Patents by Inventor Edward Walsh

Edward Walsh 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).

  • Publication number: 20130265316
    Abstract: A user can control the animation of an object via an interface that includes a control area and a user-manipulable control element. The control area includes an ellipse. The user-manipulable control element includes a three-dimensional arrow with a straight body, a three-dimensional arrow with a curved body, or a sphere. In one embodiment, the interface includes a virtual trackball that is used to manipulate the user-manipulable control element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Gregory E. Niles, Guido Hucking, Brian Edward Walsh
  • Patent number: 8352951
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is a method for allocation of finite computational resources amongst multiple entities, wherein the method is structured to optimize the business value of an enterprise providing computational services. One embodiment of the inventive method involves establishing, for each entity, a service level utility indicative of how much business value is obtained for a given level of computational system performance. The service-level utility for each entity is transformed into a corresponding resource-level utility indicative of how much business value may be obtained for a given set or amount of resources allocated to the entity. The resource-level utilities for each entity are aggregated, and new resource allocations are determined and executed based upon the resource-level utility information. The invention is thereby capable of making rapid allocation decisions, according to time-varying need or value of the resources by each of the entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rajarshi Das, Jeffrey Owen Kephart, Gerald James Tesauro, William Edward Walsh
  • Publication number: 20120282364
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a batt of particulate material which may be used in an absorbent article. The apparatus may include a vacuum zone, an air impermeable fence zone adjacent to the vacuum zone, and an air permeable fence zone adjacent to the vacuum zone. The air permeable fence zone may comprise an ambient air entry conduit in communication with an ambient air exit port. The method may include providing a laydown drum and a first web of material, positioning the first web of material substantially adjacent to the laydown drum, generating a vacuum through the laydown drum, depositing particulate matter onto the first web of material, and rotating the laydown drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Darrell Ian Brown, Bradley Edward Walsh, Joseph Allen Eckstein, Horst Blessing, Volker Maier, Siegfried Link
  • Patent number: 8300055
    Abstract: A user can control the animation of an object via an interface that includes a control area and a user-manipulable control element. The control area includes an ellipse. The user-manipulable control element includes a three-dimensional arrow with a straight body, a three-dimensional arrow with a curved body, or a sphere. In one embodiment, the interface includes a virtual trackball that is used to manipulate the user-manipulable control element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory E. Niles, Guido Hucking, Brian Edward Walsh
  • Patent number: 8221672
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a batt of particulate material which may be used in an absorbent article. The apparatus may include a vacuum zone, an air impermeable fence zone adjacent to the vacuum zone, and an air permeable fence zone adjacent to the vacuum zone. The air permeable fence zone may comprise an ambient air entry conduit in communication with an ambient air exit port. The method may include providing a laydown drum and a first web of material, positioning the first web of material substantially adjacent to the laydown drum, generating a vacuum through the laydown drum, depositing particulate matter onto the first web of material, and rotating the laydown drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Darrell Ian Brown, Bradley Edward Walsh, Joseph Allen Eckstein, Horst Blessing, Volker Maier, Siegfried Link
  • Patent number: 8176761
    Abstract: A keypad lockset adapted for deadbolt as well as lever locks, and having as a first embodiment an exterior gear train, an interior gear train, and an electronically controlled clutch for coupling the gear trains when engaged and for uncoupling the gear trains when the clutch is disengaged, so that when the clutch is engaged rotation of an external thumb turn will permit the door latch to be withdrawn and thus to permit opening of the door, and a mechanical override mechanism that can be operated in case of electrical failure, and in which clutch mechanism and the override mechanism both operate through the single, standard 2? inch door preparation hole, or alternatively as a second embodiment, a keypad lockset in which two four-bar mechanical linkages are used in place of gears as means to actuate the clutch, and alternatively to provide for a pass-through override function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Emtek Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Birk Cliff Sorensen, Ping Hsien Tsai, Wai Pang Wong, John Edward Walsh, Louls Romo Martinez
  • Patent number: 8141400
    Abstract: A keypad lockset adapted for deadbolt as well as lever locks, and having as a first embodiment an exterior gear train, an interior gear train, and an electronically controlled clutch for coupling the gear trains when engaged and for uncoupling the gear trains when the clutch is disengaged, so that when the clutch is engaged rotation of an external thumb turn will permit the door latch to be withdrawn and thus to permit opening of the door, and a mechanical override mechanism that can be operated in case of electrical failure, and in which clutch mechanism and the override mechanism both operate through the single, standard 2 and ? inch door preparation hole, or alternatively as a second embodiment, a keypad lockset in which two four-bar mechanical linkages are used in place of gears as means to actuate the clutch, and alternatively to provide for a pass-through override function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Emtek Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Birk Cliff Sorensen, Ping Hsien Tsai, Wai Pang Wong, John Edward Walsh, Louis Romo Martinez
  • Publication number: 20120055213
    Abstract: A keypad lockset adapted for deadbolt as well as lever locks, and having as a first embodiment an exterior gear train, an interior gear train, and an electronically controlled clutch for coupling the gear trains when engaged and for uncoupling the gear trains when the clutch is disengaged, so that when the clutch is engaged rotation of an external thumb turn will permit the door latch to be withdrawn and thus to permit opening of the door, and a mechanical override mechanism that can be operated in case of electrical failure, and in which clutch mechanism and the override mechanism both operate through the single, standard 2 and ? inch door preparation hole, or alternatively as a second embodiment, a keypad lockset in which two four-bar mechanical linkages are used in place of gears as means to actuate the clutch, and alternatively to provide for a pass-through override function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: BIRK Cliff SORENSEN, Ping Hsien Tsai, Wai Pang Wong, John Edward Walsh, Louls Romo Martinez
  • Patent number: 8100253
    Abstract: An apparatus for transferring an article from a first carrier moving at a first speed to a second carrier moving at a second speed is provided. The apparatus comprises a support member comprising a track comprising an arcuate portion, and a carrier member configured to be moved relative to the track. The carrier member comprises a surface configured to receive the article from the first carrier in a receiving zone and deposit the article onto the second carrier in an application zone, an aperture in the surface, and a passage in fluid communication with the aperture. The apparatus further comprises a vacuum manifold in fluid communication with the passage. The carrier member is configured to be moved relative to the vacuum manifold. The apparatus also comprises a linear motor operably engaged with the carrier member and configured to move the carrier member relative to the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Bradley Edward Walsh
  • Publication number: 20110203715
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a batt of particulate material which may be used in an absorbent article. The apparatus may include a vacuum zone, an air impermeable fence zone adjacent to the vacuum zone, and an air permeable fence zone adjacent to the vacuum zone. The air permeable fence zone may comprise an ambient air entry conduit in communication with an ambient air exit port. The method may include providing a laydown drum and a first web of material, positioning the first web of material substantially adjacent to the laydown drum, generating a vacuum through the laydown drum, depositing particulate matter onto the first web of material, and rotating the laydown drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Darrell Ian Brown, Bradley Edward Walsh, Joseph Allen Eckstein, Horst Blessing, Volker Maier, Siegfried Link
  • Publication number: 20110173554
    Abstract: A user can control the animation of an object via an interface that includes a control area and a user-manipulable control element. The control area includes an ellipse. The user-manipulable control element includes a three-dimensional arrow with a straight body, a three-dimensional arrow with a curved body, or a sphere. In one embodiment, the interface includes a virtual trackball that is used to manipulate the user-manipulable control element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Gregory E. Niles, Guido Hucking, Brian Edward Walsh
  • Patent number: 7935299
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a wad of particulate material which may be used in an absorbent article. The apparatus may include a laydown drum having a plurality of vacuum zones, a plurality of fence zones, and a plurality of blow-off zones. The plurality of vacuum zones may be substantially permeable to permit vacuum air to pass through and into the laydown drum. The plurality of fence zones may be substantially impermeable to inhibit air to pass through. The plurality of blow-off zones may be substantially permeable to permit blown air to pass out of and through said laydown drum. The apparatus may also include a deposition chute for depositing particulate material on a web of material in close proximity to the laydown drum. A shield may also be attached to the deposition chute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Bradley Edward Walsh, Horst Blessing, Darrell Ian Brown, John Glasgow Burns, Jr., Joseph Allen Eckstein, Volker Maier
  • Patent number: 7932909
    Abstract: A user can control the animation of an object via an interface that includes a control area and a user-manipulable control element. The control area includes an ellipse. The user-manipulable control element includes a three-dimensional arrow with a straight body, a three-dimensional arrow with a curved body, or a sphere. In one embodiment, the interface includes a virtual trackball that is used to manipulate the user-manipulable control element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory E. Niles, Guido Hucking, Brian Edward Walsh
  • Patent number: 7906065
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a batt of particulate material which may be used in an absorbent article. The apparatus may include a vacuum zone, an air impermeable fence zone adjacent to the vacuum zone, and an air permeable fence zone adjacent to the vacuum zone. The air permeable fence zone may comprise an ambient air entry conduit in communication with an ambient air exit port. The method may include providing a laydown drum and a first web of material, positioning the first web of material substantially adjacent to the laydown drum, generating a vacuum through the laydown drum, depositing particulate matter onto the first web of material, and rotating the laydown drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Darrell Ian Brown, Bradley Edward Walsh, Joseph Allen Eckstein, Horst Blessing, Volker Maier, Siegfried Link
  • Publication number: 20110042844
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a batt of particulate material which may be used in an absorbent article. The apparatus may include a vacuum zone, an air impermeable fence zone adjacent to the vacuum zone, and an air permeable fence zone adjacent to the vacuum zone. The air permeable fence zone may comprise an ambient air entry conduit in communication with an ambient air exit port. The method may include providing a laydown drum and a first web of material, positioning the first web of material substantially adjacent to the laydown drum, generating a vacuum through the laydown drum, depositing particulate matter onto the first web of material, and rotating the laydown drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Darrell Ian Brown, Bradley Edward Walsh, Joseph Allen Eckstein, Horst Blessing, Volker Maier, Siegfried Link
  • Publication number: 20100326796
    Abstract: An apparatus for transferring an article from a first carrier moving at a first speed to a second carrier moving at a second speed is provided. The apparatus comprises a support member comprising a track comprising an arcuate portion, and a carrier member configured to be moved relative to the track. The carrier member comprises a surface configured to receive the article from the first carrier in a receiving zone and deposit the article onto the second carrier in an application zone, an aperture in the surface, and a passage in fluid communication with the aperture. The apparatus further comprises a vacuum manifold in fluid communication with the passage. The carrier member is configured to be moved relative to the vacuum manifold. The apparatus also comprises a linear motor operably engaged with the carrier member and configured to move the carrier member relative to the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventor: Bradley Edward Walsh
  • Publication number: 20100280676
    Abstract: Connecting a load device to a power supply is described. A connection to a load device is detected on a communication link, where the load device is in a first power state. In response to detecting the connection to the load device, a bias power source is enabled to supply bias power on the communication link to the load device. Power information of the load device is received over the communication link. Power is supplied to the load device, based on the power information, to place the load device in a second power state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Gus Charles PABON, Kevin David Jones, Chia Yin Ko, George Lagui, Parag Mody, Mark Edward Walsh, Huijie Yu, Bogdan Tudor Bucheru, Arian Jansen
  • Publication number: 20100257906
    Abstract: A keypad lockset adapted for deadbolt as well as lever locks, and having as a first embodiment an exterior gear train, an interior gear train, and an electronically controlled clutch for coupling the gear trains when engaged and for uncoupling the gear trains when the clutch is disengaged, so that when the clutch is engaged rotation of an external thumb turn will permit the door latch to be withdrawn and thus to permit opening of the door, and a mechanical override mechanism that can be operated in case of electrical failure, and in which clutch mechanism and the override mechanism both operate through the single, standard 2? inch door preparation hole, or alternatively as a second embodiment, a keypad lockset in which two four-bar mechanical linkages are used in place of gears as means to actuate the clutch, and alternatively to provide for a pass-through override function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Birk Cliff Sorensen, Ping Hsien Tsai, Wai Pang Wong, John Edward Walsh, Louis Romo Martinez
  • Publication number: 20100221755
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and kits for early detection of antigen exposure through the presence or absence of antigen-specific antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: University of Rochester
    Inventors: Frances Eun-Hyung Lee, Ignacio Sanz, Jessica Halliley, Ann R. Falsey, Edward Walsh
  • Patent number: 7524449
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming an absorbent core assembly containing a batt of particulate material which may be used in an absorbent article. The apparatus may include a laydown drum having a plurality of vacuum zones, a plurality of fence zones, and a plurality of blow-off zones. The vacuum zones may be substantially permeable to permit air to pass through and into the laydown drum. The fence zones may be substantially impermeable to inhibit air from passing through. The blow-off zones may be substantially permeable to permit air to pass out of and through said laydown drum. The apparatus may also include a deposition chute for depositing particulate material on a web of material in close proximity to the laydown drum. A shield may also be attached to the deposition chute in order to prevent the particles from bouncing off of the laydown drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Bradley Edward Walsh, Horst Blessing, Darrell Ian Brown, John Glasgow Burns, Jr., Joseph Allen Eckstein, Volker Maier