Patents by Inventor Frank Torre

Frank Torre 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: 20230148497
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide methods and systems of controlling irrigation. Some of these systems comprise: a connector of a controller interface (CI) coupled with an irrigation controller, wherein the connector is configured to receive a valve activation signal activated by the irrigation controller; a user interface of the CI; a processor of the CI configured to obtain valve transceiver (VT) programming with VT programming being received from inputs through the user interface, determine a station identifier, and identify as defined in the VT programming a remote valve associated with the station identifier and controlled by a remote VT; and a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit a wireless activation signal configured to be wireles sly received by the VT controlling the valve associated by the VT programming with the station identifier such that the VT is configured to control an actuator to actuate the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Michael James Tennyson, Angel Reyes Archundia, Frank Torre, Robert H. Jenkins, Brian Jeffrey Mueller
  • Patent number: 11547068
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide methods and systems of controlling irrigation. Some of these systems comprise: a connector of a controller interface (CI) coupled with an irrigation controller, wherein the connector is configured to receive a valve activation signal activated by the irrigation controller; a user interface of the CI; a processor of the CI configured to obtain valve transceiver (VT) programming with VT programming being received from inputs through the user interface, determine a station identifier, and identify as defined in the VT programming a remote valve associated with the station identifier and controlled by a remote VT; and a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit a wireless activation signal configured to be wirelessly received by the VT controlling the valve associated by the VT programming with the station identifier such that the VT is configured to control an actuator to actuate the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Rain Bird Corporation
    Inventors: Michael James Tennyson, Angel Reyes Archundia, Frank Torre, Robert H. Jenkins, Brian Jeffrey Mueller
  • Publication number: 20200367452
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide methods and systems of controlling irrigation. Some of these systems comprise: a connector of a controller interface (CI) coupled with an irrigation controller, wherein the connector is configured to receive a valve activation signal activated by the irrigation controller; a user interface of the CI; a processor of the CI configured to obtain valve transceiver (VT) programming with VT programming being received from inputs through the user interface, determine a station identifier, and identify as defined in the VT programming a remote valve associated with the station identifier and controlled by a remote VT; and a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit a wireless activation signal configured to be wirelessly received by the VT controlling the valve associated by the VT programming with the station identifier such that the VT is configured to control an actuator to actuate the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Michael James Tennyson, Angel Reyes Archundia, Frank Torre, Robert H. Jenkins, Brian Jeffrey Mueller
  • Patent number: 10772267
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide methods and systems of controlling irrigation. Some of these systems comprise: a connector of a controller interface (CI) coupled with an irrigation controller, wherein the connector is configured to receive a valve activation signal activated by the irrigation controller; a user interface of the CI; a processor of the CI configured to obtain valve transceiver (VT) programming with VT programming being received from inputs through the user interface, determine a station identifier, and identify as defined in the VT programming a remote valve associated with the station identifier and controlled by a remote VT; and a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit a wireless activation signal configured to be wirelessly received by the VT controlling the valve associated by the VT programming with the station identifier such that the VT is configured to control an actuator to actuate the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Rain Bird Corporation
    Inventors: Michael James Tennyson, Angel Reyes Archundia, Frank Torre, Robert H. Jenkins, Brian Jeffrey Mueller
  • Publication number: 20190150381
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide methods and systems of controlling irrigation. Some of these systems comprise: a connector of a controller interface (CI) coupled with an irrigation controller, wherein the connector is configured to receive a valve activation signal activated by the irrigation controller; a user interface of the CI; a processor of the CI configured to obtain valve transceiver (VT) programming with VT programming being received from inputs through the user interface, determine a station identifier, and identify as defined in the VT programming a remote valve associated with the station identifier and controlled by a remote VT; and a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit a wireless activation signal configured to be wirelessly received by the VT controlling the valve associated by the VT programming with the station identifier such that the VT is configured to control an actuator to actuate the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Michael James Tennyson, Angel Reyes Archundia, Frank Torre, Robert H. Jenkins, Brian Jeffrey Mueller
  • Patent number: 10201133
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide methods and systems of controlling irrigation. Some of these systems comprise: a connector of a controller interface (CI) coupled with an irrigation controller, wherein the connector is configured to receive a valve activation signal activated by the irrigation controller; a user interface of the CI; a processor of the CI configured to obtain valve transceiver (VT) programming with VT programming being received from inputs through the user interface, determine a station identifier, and identify as defined in the VT programming a remote valve associated with the station identifier and controlled by a remote VT; and a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit a wireless activation signal configured to be wirelessly received by the VT controlling the valve associated by the VT programming with the station identifier such that the VT is configured to control an actuator to actuate the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Rain Bird Corporation
    Inventors: Michael James Tennyson, Angel Reyes Archundia, Frank Torre, Robert H. Jenkins, Brian Jeffrey Mueller
  • Publication number: 20160113219
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide methods and systems of controlling irrigation. Some of these systems comprise: a connector of a controller interface (CI) coupled with an irrigation controller, wherein the connector is configured to receive a valve activation signal activated by the irrigation controller; a user interface of the CI; a processor of the CI configured to obtain valve transceiver (VT) programming with VT programming being received from inputs through the user interface, determine a station identifier, and identify as defined in the VT programming a remote valve associated with the station identifier and controlled by a remote VT; and a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit a wireless activation signal configured to be wirelessly received by the VT controlling the valve associated by the VT programming with the station identifier such that the VT is configured to control an actuator to actuate the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Michael James Tennyson, Angel Reyes Archundia, Frank Torre, Robert H. Jenkins, Brian Jeffrey Mueller
  • Patent number: 9244449
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide methods and systems of controlling irrigation. Some of these systems comprise: a connector of a controller interface (CI) coupled with an irrigation controller, wherein the connector is configured to receive a valve activation signal activated by the irrigation controller; a user interface of the CI; a processor of the CI configured to obtain valve transceiver (VT) programming with VT programming being received from inputs through the user interface, determine a station identifier, and identify as defined in the VT programming a remote valve associated with the station identifier and controlled by a remote VT; and a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit a wireless activation signal configured to be wirelessly received by the VT controlling the valve associated by the VT programming with the station identifier such that the VT is configured to control an actuator to actuate the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Rain Bird Corporation
    Inventors: Michael James Tennyson, Angel Reyes, Frank Torres, Robert H. Jenkins, Brian Jeffrey Mueller
  • Patent number: 8316451
    Abstract: An approach for presenting a web page to a client user via a web browser. As one example, a user preference specifying a notification setting may be received from the client user at the web browser. The notification setting may cause the web browser, upon retrieving a web page, to present one or more of a privacy notice or a legal notice to the client user. The particular way in which the privacy notice and the legal notice are presented to the client user may be varied based on the notification setting specified by the user preference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Torres, Michael Stokes
  • Publication number: 20090320091
    Abstract: An approach for presenting a web page to a client user via a web browser. As one example, a user preference specifying a notification setting may be received from the client user at the web browser. The notification setting may cause the web browser, upon retrieving a web page, to present one or more of a privacy notice or a legal notice to the client user. The particular way in which the privacy notice and the legal notice are presented to the client user may be varied based on the notification setting specified by the user preference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Frank Torres, Michael Stokes
  • Patent number: 7282129
    Abstract: An electrophoretic cell configuration and related method are disclosed that employ oppositely directed traveling electrical waves. The waves travel across the cell and samples undergoing separation. Various strategies are used to selectively direct the movement and arrangement of the samples and resulting sample patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Meng H. Lean, Huangpin Ben Hsieh, John S. Fitch, Armin R. Völkel, Bryan Preas, Scott Elrod, Richard H. Bruce, Eric Peeters, Frank Torres, Michael Chabinyc
  • Patent number: 7156970
    Abstract: Various traveling wave grids and electrophoretic systems, and electrode assemblies using such grids, are disclosed. A configuration in which a voltage potential is used to load a biomolecule sample against a grid is disclosed. A unique strategy of using multiple, reconfigurable grids in such systems is also described. The strategy involves initially conducting a broad protein separation and then selectively tailoring one or more grids, and conducting one or more secondary processing operations. Related strategies and specific methods are additionally disclosed for separating samples of biomolecules and components thereof using the noted systems, assemblies, and grids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Meng H. Lean, Huangpin Ben Hsieh, John S. Fitch, Armin R. Völkel, Bryan Preas, Scott Elrod, Richard H. Bruce, Eric Peeters, Frank Torres, Michael Chabinyc
  • Patent number: 7150813
    Abstract: Various gel electrophoretic assemblies and techniques are disclosed for providing unique isoelectric focusing (IEF) strategies. Several particular systems, assemblies and methods are provided that significantly reduce processing time, enable the use of reduced operating voltages, and produce analytical results with improved resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Meng H. Lean, Huangpin Ben Hsieh, John S. Fitch, Armin R. Völkel, Bryan Preas, Scott Elrod, Richard H. Bruce, Eric Peeters, Frank Torres, Michael Chabinyc
  • Publication number: 20040251136
    Abstract: Various gel electrophoretic assemblies and techniques are disclosed for providing unique isoelectric focusing (IEF) strategies. Several particular systems, assemblies and methods are provided that significantly reduce processing time, enable the use of reduced operating voltages, and produce analytical results with improved resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Meng H. Lean, Huangpin Ben Hsieh, John S. Fitch, Armin R. Volkel, Bryan Preas, Scott Elrod, Richard H. Bruce, Eric Peeters, Frank Torres, Michael Chabinyc
  • Publication number: 20040251135
    Abstract: Various traveling wave grids and electrophoretic systems, and electrode assemblies using such grids, are disclosed. A configuration in which a voltage potential is used to load a biomolecule sample against a grid is disclosed. A unique strategy of using multiple, reconfigurable grids in such systems is also described. The strategy involves initially conducting a broad protein separation and then selectively tailoring one or more grids, and conducting one or more secondary processing operations. Related strategies and specific methods are additionally disclosed for separating samples of biomolecules and components thereof using the noted systems, assemblies, and grids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Meng H. Lean, Huangpin Ben Hsieh, John S. Fitch, Armin R. Volkel, Bryan Preas, Scott Elrod, Richard H. Bruce, Eric Peeters, Frank Torres, Michael Chabinyc
  • Publication number: 20040251139
    Abstract: An electrophoretic cell configuration and related method are disclosed that employ oppositely directed traveling electrical waves. The waves travel across the cell and samples undergoing separation. Various strategies are used to selectively direct the movement and arrangement of the samples and resulting sample patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Meng H. Lean, Huangpin Ben Hsieh, John S. Fitch, Armin R. Volkel, Bryan Preas, Scott Elrod, Richard H. Bruce, Eric Peeters, Frank Torres, Michael Chabinyc
  • Patent number: 6634727
    Abstract: A closet door assembly includes at least one closet door having a back panel, an outer side panel, an inner side panel, a top panel, and a bottom panel connected to the back panel forming an interior space. At least one shelf is positioned within the interior space of the closet door. A top frame is attached to a top of a closet doorway. Each closet door is pivotally connected to the top frame with an upper hinge assembly and pivotally connected to the floor surface of the doorway with a lower hinge assembly. The hinge assemblies are attached near the outer side panel of each door thereby permitting the inner side panel of each door to pivot between a closed position within the doorway and an open position away from the doorway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Inventor: Frank Torres
  • Publication number: 20030042829
    Abstract: A closet door assembly includes at least one closet door having a back panel, an outer side panel, an inner side panel, a top panel, and a bottom panel connected to the back panel forming an interior space. At least one shelf is positioned within the interior space of the closet door. A top frame is attached to a top of a closet doorway. Each closet door is pivotally connected to the top frame with an upper hinge assembly and pivotally connected to the floor surface of the doorway with a lower hinge assembly. The hinge assemblies are attached near the outer side panel of each door thereby permitting the inner side panel of each door to pivot between a closed position within the doorway and an open position away from the doorway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventor: Frank Torres
  • Publication number: 20020059093
    Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying and quantifying compliance issues are described. In one embodiment, a system is configured to implement a method which comprises assessing at least one compliance program to identify potential risks and prioritizing the potential risks. The issues relating to the potential risks, for example, failure modes and root causes are identified and are mitigated and controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: Nancy E. Barton, David E. Tucker, Edward S. Gilbert, Robert C. Green, Eugene F. Mensching, William Lacey, Ligia B. Vicente, John M. Whitcomb, Christina E. Mitchell, John W. Carbone, Christopher Robine, Sheri F. West, Brackett B. Denniston, Frank Torres
  • Patent number: D639364
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Inventor: Frank A. Torres