Patents by Inventor Fred Davis
Fred Davis 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: 9884529Abstract: A trailer lock system may enclose and secure a bumper or 5th wheel trailer hitch. The trailer lock system can have at least a first housing that is configured to engage a second housing to enclose a portion of a hitch. The second housing can support a first protrusion that extends at least six inches from the second housing to prevent the hitch from connecting to a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2016Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Turn & Burn Welding, Inc.Inventors: Fred A. Davis, Jr., Tami A. Davis
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Publication number: 20170267041Abstract: A trailer lock system may enclose and secure a bumper or 5th wheel trailer hitch. The trailer lock system can have at least a first housing that is configured to engage a second housing to enclose a portion of a hitch. The second housing can support a first protrusion that extends at least six inches from the second housing to prevent the hitch from connecting to a vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2016Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Fred A. Davis, JR., Tami A. Davis
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Patent number: 8478831Abstract: Managing e-mails from a source suspected of sending spam. The e-mails are received at a firewall or router en route to a mail server. A determination is made whether a source has sent an e-mail which exhibits characteristics of spam. In response, subsequent e-mails from the source destined for the mail server are rate-limiting at the firewall or router such that the firewall or router limits a rate at which the subsequent e-mails are forwarded from the firewall or router to the mail server. The rate limit can be a limit on a number of e-mails per unit of time from the source that will be forwarded from the firewall or router to the mail server.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2012Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: John Fred Davis, Kevin David Himberger, Clark Debs Jeffries, Garreth Joseph Jeremiah
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Patent number: 8468208Abstract: A system, method and program product for blocking unwanted e-mails. An e-mail is identified as unwanted. A source IP address of the unwanted e-mail is determined. Other source IP addresses owned or registered by an owner or registrant of the source IP address of the unwanted e-mail are determined. Subsequent e-mails from the source IP address and the other IP addresses are blocked. This will thwart a spammer who shifts to a new source IP address when its spam is blocked from one source IP address.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2012Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: John Fred Davis, Kevin David Himberger, Clark Debs Jeffries, Garreth Joseph Jeremiah
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Publication number: 20130067562Abstract: A system, method and program product for managing e-mails from a source suspected of sending spam. The e-mails are received at a firewall or router en route to a mail server. A determination is made whether a source has sent an e-mail which exhibits characteristics of spam. In response, subsequent e-mails from the source destined for the mail server are rate-limiting at the firewall or router such that the firewall or router limits a rate at which the subsequent e-mails are forwarded from the firewall or router to the mail server. The rate is predetermined and less than a maximum rate at which the firewall or router can physically forward e-mails to the mail server absent the rate limit. A determination is made whether another source has sent another e-mail which exhibits more characteristics of spam than the first said e-mail. In response, subsequent e-mails from this other source are blocked at the firewall or router.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: John Fred Davis, Kevin David Himberger, Clark Debs Jeffries, Garreth Joseph Jeremiah
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Publication number: 20120265834Abstract: A system, method and program product for blocking unwanted e-mails. An e-mail is identified as unwanted. A source IP address of the unwanted e-mail is determined. Other source IP addresses owned or registered by an owner or registrant of the source IP address of the unwanted e-mail are determined. Subsequent e-mails from the source IP address and the other IP addresses are blocked. This will thwart a spammer who shifts to a new source IP address when its spam is blocked from one source IP address.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: John Fred Davis, Kevin David Himberger, Clark Debs Jeffries, Garreth Joseph Jeremiah
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Patent number: 8176126Abstract: A system, method and program product for managing e-mails from a source suspected of sending spam. The e-mails are received at a firewall or router en route to a mail server. A determination is made whether a source has sent an e-mail which exhibits characteristics of spam. In response, subsequent e-mails from the source destined for the mail server are rate-limiting at the firewall or router such that the firewall or router limits a rate at which the subsequent e-mails are forwarded from the firewall or router to the mail server. The rate is predetermined and less than a maximum rate at which the firewall or router can physically forward e-mails to the mail server absent the rate limit. A determination is made whether another source has sent another e-mail which exhibits more characteristics of spam than the first said e-mail. In response, subsequent e-mails from this other source are blocked at the firewall or router.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2004Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: John Fred Davis, Kevin David Himberger, Clark Debs Jeffries, Garreth Joseph Jeremiah
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Patent number: 7819029Abstract: There is also provided an apparatus for use on an automated pipette machine for transmitting pressure changes produced by a pump on the machine to a pipette nozzle. The apparatus comprises a housing defining a chamber a first conduit and a second conduit. The first conduit extends into the chamber and has a first opening positioned in the chamber. The first conduit is fluidically connectible to the nozzle. The second conduit extends into the chamber and has a first opening positioned in the chamber. The second conduit is fluidically connectible to the pump. The first opening of the first conduit is positioned above the first opening of the second conduit. The chamber defines at least a selected volume between the height of the first opening of the first conduit and the height of the first opening of the second conduit.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2008Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Stemcell Technologies Inc.Inventors: Andrew Angus, Fred Davis, Adam Donath, Richard Grant, Dirk Kurpershoek
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Patent number: 7814805Abstract: A pipette nozzle is provided for use on a movable arm on an automated pipette machine. The pipette nozzle includes a body defining a passage therethrough and having at least two seating surfaces provided on the body. The first seating surface is configured to receive and sealingly mate with a first size of pipette tip in a manner such that the first end of the passage is in fluid communication with the first size of pipette tip. The second seating surface is configured to correspondingly receive, sealingly mate and provide passage first end fluid communication with a second size of pipette tip.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2008Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Stemcell Technologies Inc.Inventors: Andrew Angus, Fred Davis, Adam Donath, Richard Grant, Dirk Kurpershoek
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Patent number: 7617526Abstract: A method of blocking spam at a firewall involves applying blocking measures for an adaptively determined duration. The blocking measure is then suspended while determining whether the spam has ended. If so, the method resets to an initial state. Otherwise, the blocking measure is re-applied for a second duration.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2005Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: John Fred Davis, Kevin David Himberger, Clark Debs Jeffries, Garreth Joseph Jeremiah
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Publication number: 20090007703Abstract: A pipette nozzle is provided for use on a movable arm on an automated pipette machine. The pipette nozzle includes a body defining a passage therethrough. At least two seating surfaces are provided on the body, including a first seating surface and a second seating surface. The first seating surface is configured to receive and sealingly mate with a first size of pipette tip in a manner such that the first end of the passage is in fluid communication with the first size of pipette tip. The second seating surface is configured to receive and sealingly mate with a second size of pipette tip in a manner such that the first end of the passage is in fluid communication with the second size of pipette tip.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: StemCell Technologies Inc.Inventors: Andrew Angus, Fred Davis, Adam Donath, Richard Grant, Dirk Kurpershoek
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Publication number: 20080295618Abstract: A pipette nozzle is provided for use on a movable arm on an automated pipette machine. The pipette nozzle includes a body defining a passage therethrough. At least two seating surfaces are provided on the body, including a first seating surface and a second seating surface. The first seating surface is configured to receive and sealingly mate with a first size of pipette tip in a manner such that the first end of the passage is in fluid communication with the first size of pipette tip. The second seating surface is configured to receive and sealingly mate with a second size of pipette tip in a manner such that the first end of the passage is in fluid communication with the second size of pipette tip.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: StemCell Technologies Inc.Inventors: Andrew Angus, Fred Davis, Adam Donath, Richard Grant, Dirk Kurpershoek
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Publication number: 20080264187Abstract: A pipette nozzle is provided for use on a movable arm on an automated pipette machine. The pipette nozzle includes a body defining a passage therethrough. At least two seating surfaces are provided on the body, including a first seating surface and a second seating surface. The first seating surface is configured to receive and sealingly mate with a first size of pipette tip in a manner such that the first end of the passage is in fluid communication with the first size of pipette tip. The second seating surface is configured to receive and sealingly mate with a second size of pipette tip in a manner such that the first end of the passage is in fluid communication with the second size of pipette tip.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2008Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: StemCell Technologies Inc.Inventors: Andrew Angus, Fred Davis, Adam Donath, Richard Grant, Dirk Kurpershoek
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Publication number: 20070180935Abstract: A pipette nozzle is provided for use on a movable arm on an automated pipette machine. The pipette nozzle includes a body defining a passage therethrough. At least two seating surfaces are provided on the body, including a first seating surface and a second seating surface. The first seating surface is configured to receive and sealingly mate with a first size of pipette tip in a manner such that the first end of the passage is in fluid communication with the first size of pipette tip. The second seating surface is configured to receive and sealingly mate with a second size of pipette tip in a manner such that the first end of the passage is in fluid communication with the second size of pipette tip.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2005Publication date: August 9, 2007Inventors: Andrew Angus, Fred Davis, Adam Donath, Richard Grant, Dirk Kurpershoek
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Patent number: 7006203Abstract: A video guidance sensor system for use, e.g., in automated docking of a chase vehicle with a target vehicle. The system includes an integrated rangefinder sub-system that uses time of flight measurements to measure range. The rangefinder sub-system includes a pair of matched photodetectors for respectively detecting an output laser beam and return laser beam, a buffer memory for storing the photodetector outputs, and a digitizer connected to the buffer memory and including dual amplifiers and analog-to-digital converters. A digital signal processor processes the digitized output to produce a range measurement.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2003Date of Patent: February 28, 2006Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationInventors: Michael L. Book, Thomas C. Bryan, Richard T. Howard, Fred Davis Roe, Jr., Joseph L. Bell
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Patent number: 6093767Abstract: A high shock absorbing rubber composition comprises a cured blend of a conjugated diene rubber such as natural rubber or nitrile rubber with an EPDM rubber, and significant amounts of silica and optionally clay. The cured composition has low pendulum rebound properties of 20% or less, and is suitable for use as sport grips such as tennis rackets or golf grips, hand tools, lawn equipment, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 1998Date of Patent: July 25, 2000Assignee: Purchasing Inc.Inventors: Fred Davis, Zbig Z. Zivny
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Patent number: 5666055Abstract: A surface coil system for single channel MRI reception comprising a coil system including a plurality of self-resonant, overlapping coil conductor sections arranged relative to one another and to anatomical regions of a patient such that a combination of regions form a desired larger region of interest, a control unit located remotely from the coil system and electromagnetically communicating therewith, having means for selectively electronically activating and deactivating each coil section to produce MRI output signals when activated, means for combining selected MRI output signals, and means for electrically connecting the coil system to an MRI system to transmit selected MRI signals to the MRI system.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 1995Date of Patent: September 9, 1997Inventors: Randall W. Jones, Fred Davis
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Patent number: 5248243Abstract: A pneumatically operated and controlled pump which is capable of maintaining its efficiency and reliability in various environments. The pump head contains a spool and sleeve valve assembly operated in response to a signal pressure. The assembly controls the cycling of the pump through a pumping phase and a pump filling phase. A timing switch on the surface controls the occurrence of the signal pressure and thus the pump cycles, at preset intervals thus eliminating any lag time between the cycles and the need for operator estimations of the cycle times. This results in a virtually closed system and self contained unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 1992Date of Patent: September 28, 1993Assignee: World Pump CorporationInventors: Richard Dyer, Fred Davis, Mark Hill, Ozell Purswell
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Patent number: 4770844Abstract: An improved basket structure for use within a nuclear fuel transportation cask is disclosed herein. The improved basket structure comprises an array of structurally independent rod-receiving cells formed from four individual side members wherein each member terminates into a flange of enlarged thickness along one of its lengthwise edges. The flange includes a slot that is complementary in shape to the free edge of other side members so that cells may be formed by interfitting the free edges of the side members with the complementary slots in the flanges. The flanges are thick enough so that the flanges of adjacent cells may be welded together with no appreciable warpage. When the basket is fully assembled, the flanges form spacing blocks between the adjacent cells which maintain subcriticality in the nuclear fuel contained therein.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 1987Date of Patent: September 13, 1988Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.Inventor: C. Fred Davis, Jr.
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Patent number: 4331244Abstract: A modular nuclear fuel assembly rack constructed of an array of identical cells, each cell constructed of a plurality of identical flanged plates. The unique assembly of the plates into a rigid rack provides a cellular compartment for nuclear fuel assemblies and a cavity between the cells for accepting neutron absorbing materials thus allowing a closely spaced array. The modular rack size can be easily adapted to conform with available storage space. U-shaped flanges at the edges of the plates are nested together at the intersection of four cells in the array. A bar is placed at the intersection to lock the cells together.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 1980Date of Patent: May 25, 1982Assignee: The Babcock & Wilcox CompanyInventor: C. Fred Davis, Jr.