Patents by Inventor Elaine Taylor
Elaine Taylor 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: 10363327Abstract: A variety of applications for UV LEDs that are integrated into a system are described, where the UV light is used for disinfection of air or surfaces, or used to detect the scattering light by particles, or used for skin treatment. In one embodiment, a ceiling luminaire includes a sensor for detecting the presence of people in the room. The luminaire contains a first set of LEDs for generating white light, for illumination, and a second set of LEDs for generating UV light for disinfecting the room. When the sensor detects that no people are in the room, the system automatically controls the UV LEDs to turn on to disinfect the room. The white light LEDs may be independently controlled with a dimmer.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2018Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: RayVio CorporationInventors: Yitao Liao, Douglas A. Collins, Theodore J. de Jony, Robert C. Walker, Elaine Taylor
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Publication number: 20190091358Abstract: A variety of applications for UV LEDs that are integrated into a system are described, where the UV light is used for disinfection of air or surfaces, or used to detect the scattering light by particles, or used for skin treatment. In one embodiment, a ceiling luminaire includes a sensor for detecting the presence of people in the room. The luminaire contains a first set of LEDs for generating white light, for illumination, and a second set of LEDs for generating UV light for disinfecting the room. When the sensor detects that no people are in the room, the system automatically controls the UV LEDs to turn on to disinfect the room. The white light LEDs may be independently controlled with a dimmer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Yitao Liao, Douglas A. Collins, Theodore J. de Jony, Robert C. Walker, Elaine Taylor
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Patent number: 10166309Abstract: A variety of applications for UV LEDs that are integrated into a system are described, where the UV light is used for disinfection of air or surfaces, or used to detect the scattering light by particles, or used for skin treatment. In one embodiment, a ceiling luminaire includes a sensor for detecting the presence of people in the room. The luminaire contains a first set of LEDs for generating white light, for illumination, and a second set of LEDs for generating UV light for disinfecting the room. When the sensor detects that no people are in the room, the system automatically controls the UV LEDs to turn on to disinfect the room. The white light LEDs may be independently controlled with a dimmer.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: RayVio CorporationInventors: Yitao Liao, Douglas A. Collins, Theodore J. de Jony, Robert C. Walker, Elaine Taylor
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Publication number: 20160296650Abstract: A variety of applications for UV LEDs that are integrated into a system are described, where the UV light is used for disinfection of air or surfaces, or used to detect the scattering light by particles, or used for skin treatment. In one embodiment, a ceiling luminaire includes a sensor for detecting the presence of people in the room. The luminaire contains a first set of LEDs for generating white light, for illumination, and a second set of LEDs for generating UV light for disinfecting the room. When the sensor detects that no people are in the room, the system automatically controls the UV LEDs to turn on to disinfect the room. The white light LEDs may be independently controlled with a dimmer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Yitao Liao, Douglas A. Collins, Theodore J. de Jony, Robert C. Walker, Elaine Taylor
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Publication number: 20160271280Abstract: A variety of applications for UV LEDs that are integrated into a system are described, where the UV light is used for disinfection of air or surfaces, or used to detect the scattering light by particles, or used for skin treatment. In one embodiment, the UV light from the UV LEDs is generated internal to a housing and is optically coupled to a transparent or translucent surface touched by the human finger, such as a touch screen, a fingerprint scanner, backlit buttons or keys, a toggle of a light switch, a door knob, etc. The UV light is emitted through the touched surface to periodically disinfect the surface. A visual indication of the UV LEDs being energized is provided for safety, such as energizing visible light LEDs or a phosphor on a portion of the touched surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2015Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Yitao Liao, Douglas A. Collins, Theodore J. de Jony, Robert C. Walker, Elaine Taylor
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Publication number: 20160170615Abstract: A method including providing a first image on a label printer user interface, wherein the first image is representative of a label to be printed or an object to which a label is to be applied; and providing a second image on the user interface associated with the first image, said second image representative of a dimension of the first image; enabling a user to modify a dimension of the second image; wherein as the dimension of said second image is modified, the dimension of the first image is correspondingly updated.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2016Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Ron Jacobs, Stephen Charles Gohde, Stephen Spencer, Bram Boot, Latha Airodi, Nancy Elaine Taylor, David G. Nesfeder, JR.
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Patent number: 9361549Abstract: A method including providing a first image on a label printer user interface, wherein said first image is representative of at least one of at least one label to be printed and at least one object to which a label is to be applied; and providing a second image on said user interface associated with the first image, the second image representative of a dimension of the first image; enabling a user to modify a dimension of the second image; wherein as the dimension of the second image is modified, the dimension of the first image is correspondingly updated.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: SANFORD, L.P.Inventors: Ron Jacobs, Stephen Charles Gohde, Stephen Spencer, Bram Boot, Latha Airodi, Nancy Elaine Taylor, David G. Nesfeder, Jr.
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Patent number: 9292243Abstract: A method including providing a first image on a label printer user interface, wherein the first image is representative of a label to be printed or an object to which a label is to be applied; and providing a second image on the user interface associated with the first image, said second image representative of a dimension of the first image; enabling a user to modify a dimension of the second image; wherein as the dimension of said second image is modified, the dimension of the first image is correspondingly updated.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: SANFORD, L.P.Inventors: Ron Jacobs, Stephen Charles Gohde, Stephen Spencer, Bram Boot, Latha Airodi, Nancy Elaine Taylor, David G. Nesfeder, Jr.
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Publication number: 20160070994Abstract: A method including selecting a type of label to be printed, inputting information for the label to be printed, wherein the information includes label data defining content of an image to be printed, and parameter data defining at least one parameter of the label to be printed, saving the information for the label to be printed as a file in a memory, and providing the file with a file extension name indicative of the type of label.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Ron Jacobs, Stephen Charles Gohde, Stephen Spencer, Bram Boot, Latha Airodi, Nancy Elaine Taylor, David G. Nesfeder, JR.
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Publication number: 20160041800Abstract: A method comprising: providing in a first region of a user interface a label preview region for displaying an image of at least one label to be printed; providing in a second region of the user interface a data input area comprising two or more cells for input label data; wherein each cell in the data input area corresponds with the image of at least one label to be printed or at least one region of the image of at least one label to be printed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Ron Jacobs, Stephen Charles Gohde, Stephen Spencer, Bram Boot, Latha Airodi, Nancy Elaine Taylor, David G. Nesfeder, JR.
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Patent number: 9141888Abstract: A method including selecting a type of label to be printed, inputting information for the label to be printed, wherein the information includes label data defining content of an image to be printed, and parameter data defining at least one parameter of the label to be printed, saving the information for the label to be printed as a file in a memory, and providing the file with a file extension name indicative of the type of label.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: SANFORD, L.P.Inventors: Ron Jacobs, Stephen Charles Gohde, Stephen Spencer, Bram Boot, Latha Airodi, Nancy Elaine Taylor, David G. Nesfeder, Jr.
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Patent number: 9000434Abstract: A semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate having a surface including an active semiconductor device including one of a laser and a photodiode; and a visual indicator disposed on the semiconductor body and at least adjacent to a portion of said active semiconductor device, the indicator having a state that shows if damage to the active semiconductor device may have occurred.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2012Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Emcore CorporationInventors: Richard Carson, Elaine Taylor, Douglas Collins
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Publication number: 20140281937Abstract: A method including providing in a first region of a user interface a label preview region for displaying an image of at least one label to be printed; providing in a second region of the user interface a data input area comprising two or more cells for input label data; wherein each cell in the data input area corresponds with the image of at least one label to be printed or at least one region of the image of at least one label to be printed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: SANFORD, L.P.Inventors: Ron Jacobs, Stephen Charles Gohde, Stephen Spencer, Bram Boot, Latha Airodi, Nancy Elaine Taylor, David G. Nesfeder, JR.
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Publication number: 20140226169Abstract: A method including providing a first image on a label printer user interface, wherein said first image is representative of at least one of at least one label to be printed and at least one object to which a label is to be applied; and providing a second image on said user interface associated with the first image, the second image representative of a dimension of the first image; enabling a user to modify a dimension of the second image; wherein as the dimension of the second image is modified, the dimension of the first image is correspondingly updated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: SANFORD, L.P.Inventors: Ron Jacobs, Stephen Charles Gohde, Stephen Spencer, Bram Boot, Latha Airodi, Nancy Elaine Taylor, David G. Nesfeder, JR.
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Publication number: 20140198323Abstract: A method including providing a first image on a label printer user interface, wherein the first image is representative of a label to be printed or an object to which a label is to be applied; and providing a second image on the user interface associated with the first image, said second image representative of a dimension of the first image; enabling a user to modify a dimension of the second image; wherein as the dimension of said second image is modified, the dimension of the first image is correspondingly updated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: SANFORD, L.P.Inventors: Ron Jacobs, Stephen Charles Gohde, Stephen Spencer, Bram Boot, Latha Airodi, Nancy Elaine Taylor, David G. Nesfeder, JR.
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Publication number: 20130094531Abstract: A semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate having a surface including an active semiconductor device including one of a laser and a photodiode; and a visual indicator disposed on the semiconductor body and at least adjacent to a portion of said active semiconductor device, the indicator having a state that shows if damage to the active semiconductor device may have occurred.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2012Publication date: April 18, 2013Inventors: Richard Carson, Elaine Taylor, Douglas Collins
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Patent number: 8357556Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for protecting a semiconductor device from damage. The method may include the steps of providing an active semiconductor device on a surface of a semiconductor substrate where the active device is surrounded by an inactive semiconductor area, and providing a soft metallic guard element in the inactive semiconductor area around at least a portion of the periphery of the active device wherein the metallic guard element is connected to ground potential and not to the active device.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2009Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Emcore CorporationInventors: Richard Carson, Elaine Taylor, Douglas Collins
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Publication number: 20090238232Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for protecting a semiconductor device from damage. The method may include the steps of providing an active semiconductor device on a surface of a semiconductor substrate where the active device is surrounded by an inactive semiconductor area, and providing a soft metallic guard element in the inactive semiconductor area around at least a portion of the periphery of the active device wherein the metallic guard element is connected to ground potential and not to the active device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2009Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: EMCORE CorporationInventors: Richard Carson, Elaine Taylor, Douglas Collins
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Patent number: 7547572Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for protecting a semiconductor device from damage. The method includes the steps of providing a active semiconductor device on a surface of the semiconductor substrate where the active device is surrounded by inactive semiconductor areas and providing a soft metallic guard ring only in the inactive semiconductor areas around the periphery of the active device wherein the metallic guard ring is connected to ground potential and not to the active device.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2005Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: Emcore CorporationInventors: Richard Carson, Elaine Taylor, Douglas Collins
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Patent number: 7518240Abstract: A semiconductor wafer that includes a plurality of groups of active devices or circuits on a first side of the wafer and a patterned electrical contact on the backside of the wafer. Each group consisting of an active device or circuit is intended to be diced into a discrete chip. The backside of the wafer includes a metal layer patterned into discrete spaced-apart deposits that form an electrical contact to the semiconductor and the respective group of active devices. The deposits are not contiguously or laterally connected to each other and function to protect the metal layer from peeling or detaching from the wafer during dicing of the semiconductor wafer into chips.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2007Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: Emcore CorporationInventors: Douglas Collins, Linlin Liu, Elaine Taylor