Patents by Inventor Gary Carr

Gary Carr 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).

  • Patent number: 8845431
    Abstract: Gestures of a computer user are observed with a depth camera. A trace gesture of the computer user is identified and an action performable within an interactive interface is selected based on the shape of the trace gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Adam Jethro Langridge, Gary Carr
  • Publication number: 20120309536
    Abstract: Gestures of a computer user are observed with a depth camera. A trace gesture of the computer user is identified and an action performable within an interactive interface is selected based on the shape of the trace gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam Jethro Langridge, Gary Carr
  • Publication number: 20050200205
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for providing constant critical AC electrical load with primary, secondary, and in some cases a tertiary source of power with higher reliability and lower operating and capital costs and lower emissions than the traditional utility supply, uninterruptible power supply (UPS), and battery primary power source, and diesel generator back-up systems that are predominately used today. Specifically, the disclosed system utilizes on-site power generation to provide primary power and includes full utility and UPS/DC storage back-up systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: David Winn, Alfredo Hernandez, Gary Carr
  • Publication number: 20050174582
    Abstract: An integrated measurement device for taking gage and cross-level measurements between two objects. The integrated measurement device includes at least an emitter/receiver unit, a sensor unit, and a microprocessor. In operation, the integrated measurement device is pivotably placed on the top of the first object such that a light emitted from the emitter/receiver unit travels along a surface of the second object as the device rotates about a pivot point of the first object. The sensor unit senses data associated with incident angles and traveling distances of the emitted light. Based on the data sensed by the sensor unit, the microprocessor calculates the incident angle, the traveling distance, and a distance between the first and second objects. The calculated values can also be transformed to (x, y) space coordinates that are used to describe a profile of the second object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Gary Carr, Christian Diaz, Arthur Clouse
  • Patent number: 5695792
    Abstract: A blow-molding machine for producing hollow plastic articles comprises a blow mold having a plurality of cavities corresponding to the shape and dimension of the finished hollow articles. The blow mold has at least two closely adjacent and separate blow molds and an opening and closing system operatively associated with each blow mold. The machine is provided with a tube station and a blow station. The tube station has a plurality of tube-shaped parison-forming heads located parallel to and next to each other for filling each cavity with a parison. The number of cavities corresponds to the number of parisons. The blow station is offset relative to the tube station and thereat the parisons in closed blow molds are inflated to the finished hollow articles. A joint transportation system for moving all of said blow molds between the tube station and the blow station is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: BEKUM Maschinenfabriken GmbH
    Inventor: Gary Carr