Patents by Inventor George Long
George Long 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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Publication number: 20240136372Abstract: A pixel for an ambient light and/or color sensor includes a plurality of pinned photodiodes. The pixel also includes a floating diffusion region. A ratio of an active area of the plurality of pinned photodiodes to an area of the floating diffusion region is greater than 150.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Benjamin Joseph SHEAHAN, Jong Mun PARK, Robert VAN ZEELAND, Kirk David PETERSON, Wern Ming KOE, George Richard KELLY, Mario MANNINGER, Dong-Long LIN, Pascale FRANCIS, Koen RUYTHOOREN
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Patent number: 11964393Abstract: A robot control system determines which of a number of discretizations to use to generate discretized representations of robot swept volumes and to generate discretized representations of the environment in which the robot will operate. Obstacle voxels (or boxes) representing the environment and obstacles therein are streamed into the processor and stored in on-chip environment memory. At runtime, the robot control system may dynamically switch between multiple motion planning graphs stored in off-chip or on-chip memory. The dynamically switching between multiple motion planning graphs at runtime enables the robot to perform motion planning at a relatively low cost as characteristics of the robot itself change. Various aspects of such robot motion planning are implemented in particular systems and methods that facilitate motion planning of the robot for various environments and tasks.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: REALTIME ROBOTICS, INC.Inventors: Daniel Sorin, George Konidaris, Sean Murray, William Floyd-Jones, Peter Howard, Xianchao Long
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Patent number: 11755964Abstract: A user of a personal computing device may identify multiple travel items of interest displayed for purchase by a network-based travel service. However, the user may not desire to purchase the travel items in a single purchase. Upon making a travel purchase that includes a first travel item that does not include a second travel item corresponding to the first travel item, the user may employ the network travel package service to search for second travel items corresponding to the first travel item, select from discounted travel packages including the first travel item and second travel items returned from the search, and purchase a discounted travel package. Beneficially, multiple travel items may be purchased separately while obtaining a package discount as compared to the stand-alone price of the travel items.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Expedia, Inc.Inventors: Glenn William Wallace, Barbara Perks, Michael Edward Hamm, Jada Michelle Williams, William George Long, Derek John Zumsteg, Michael Stephen Tuck-Lee, Lam Chi Ha
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Publication number: 20220101211Abstract: A user of a personal computing device may identify multiple travel items of interest displayed for purchase by a network-based travel service. However, the user may not desire to purchase the travel items in a single purchase. Upon making a travel purchase that includes a first travel item that does not include a second travel item corresponding to the first travel item, the user may employ the network travel package service to search for second travel items corresponding to the first travel item, select from discounted travel packages including the first travel item and second travel items returned from the search, and purchase a discounted travel package. Beneficially, multiple travel items may be purchased separately while obtaining a package discount as compared to the stand-alone price of the travel items.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Glenn William Wallace, Barbara Perks, Michael Edward Hamm, Jada Michelle Williams, William George Long, Derek John Zumsteg, Michael Stephen Tuck-Lee, Lam Chi Ha
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Patent number: 10417184Abstract: A computer data file that is operational or accessible in two or more different forms by two or more different common, ubiquitous and/or native programs or applications is presented herein. More specifically, the computer data file can be accessed in a first form when the computer data file has a first filename extension, and the computer file can be accessed in a second form when the computer data file has a second and different filename extension. At least one of the filename extensions is a browser-based filename extension (.HTM, .HTML) such that the composite file is accessed via a web browser in one of the modes.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Inventor: Keith George Long
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Publication number: 20140067442Abstract: A user of a personal computing device may identify multiple travel items of interest displayed for purchase by a network-based travel service. However, the user may not desire to purchase the travel items in a single purchase. Upon making a travel purchase that includes a first travel item that does not include a second travel item corresponding to the first travel item, the user may employ the network travel package service to search for second travel items corresponding to the first travel item, select from discounted travel packages including the first travel item and second travel items returned from the search, and purchase a discounted travel package. Beneficially, multiple travel items may be purchased separately while obtaining a package discount as compared to the stand-alone price of the travel items.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: Expedia, Inc.Inventors: Glenn William Wallace, Barbara Perks, Michael Edward Hamm, Jada Michelle Williams, William George Long, Derek John Zumsteg, Michael Stephen Tuck-Lee, Lam Chi Ha
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Patent number: 8600805Abstract: A user of a personal computing device may identify multiple travel items of interest displayed for purchase by a network-based travel service. However, the user may not desire to purchase the travel items in a single purchase. Upon making a travel purchase that includes a first travel item that does not include a second travel item corresponding to the first travel item, the user may employ the network travel package service to search for second travel items corresponding to the first travel item, select from discounted travel packages including the first travel item and second travel items returned from the search, and purchase a discounted travel package. Beneficially, multiple travel items may be purchased separately while obtaining a package discount as compared to the stand-alone price of the travel items.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2010Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Expedia, Inc.Inventors: Glenn William Wallace, Barbara Perks, Michael Edward Hamm, Jada Michelle Williams, William George Long, Derek John Zumsteg, Michael Stephen Tuck-Lee, Lam Chi Ha
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Publication number: 20120136683Abstract: A user of a personal computing device may identify multiple travel items of interest displayed for purchase by a network-based travel service. However, the user may not desire to purchase the travel items in a single purchase. Upon making a travel purchase that includes a first travel item that does not include a second travel item corresponding to the first travel item, the user may employ the network travel package service to search for second travel items corresponding to the first travel item, select from discounted travel packages including the first travel item and second travel items returned from the search, and purchase a discounted travel package. Beneficially, multiple travel items may be purchased separately while obtaining a package discount as compared to the stand-alone price of the travel items.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: EXPEDIA, INC.Inventors: Glenn William Wallace, Barbara Perks, Michael Edward Hamm, Jada Michelle Williams, William George Long, Derek John Zumsteg, Michael Stephen Tuck-Lee, Lam Chi Ha
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Patent number: 7942185Abstract: A folding leaf gate comprising a post hung section hingedly attachable to a gate post and at least one leaf hung section hingedly connected in series with the post hung section by means of one or more section hinges, wherein the folding leaf gate additionally includes a rotating device associated with the or each leaf hung section and sharing a common axis of rotation with the or each section hinge and secured in a static relationship to a leaf hung section whereby rotation of the or each rotating device causes rotation of a leaf hung section about the or each section hinge, and one or more translating devices engaging the or each rotating devices, the one or more translating device being configured, when in use, to translate rotational motion of the post hung section about a gate post to rotation of the one or more rotating devices whereby simultaneously to open a gateway closed by the folding leaf gate and fold the folding leaf gate in two or more.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2008Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Inventor: Roger George Long
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Publication number: 20090000197Abstract: A folding leaf gate comprising a post hung section hingedly attachable to a gate post and at least one leaf hung section hingedly connected in series with the post hung section by means of one or more section hinges, wherein the folding leaf gate additionally includes a rotating device associated with the or each leaf hung section and sharing a common axis of rotation with the or each section hinge and secured in a static relationship to a leaf hung section whereby rotation of the or each rotating device causes rotation of a leaf hung section about the or each section hinge, and one or more translating devices engaging the or each rotating devices, the one or more translating device being configured, when in use, to translate rotational motion of the post hung section about a gate post to rotation of the one or more rotating devices whereby simultaneously to open a gateway closed by the folding leaf gate and fold the folding leaf gate in two or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2008Publication date: January 1, 2009Inventor: Roger George LONG
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Patent number: 6647907Abstract: An improved chain stitch sewing machine that includes a stitch skip mechanism that is activated by the sewing machine operator such that the operator may cause the sewing machine to skip stitches as desired.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2002Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Inventor: George Long
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Patent number: 4242561Abstract: An improved weld monitoring apparatus and a method for its use are disclosed. Specifically, the invention relates to the application of integrating voltmeters to the monitoring of a resistance seam welding process applicable to cans and the like, wherein a blanking pulse generator is used to direct a voltage signal from the welding process to suitably adapted integrating voltmeters.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 1979Date of Patent: December 30, 1980Assignee: Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc.Inventor: George Long
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Patent number: 4189925Abstract: A method for storing electric power and later utilizing the stored power is described which includes the steps of converting the electric power to chemical energy of molecular hydrogen, reacting the hydrogen with a source of carbon to produce a hydrocarbon compound such as methane or methanol, storing the hydrocarbon compound, and then supplying the hydrocarbon compound as fuel to a generator which operates to generate electric power. In one embodiment of the invention the hydrocarbon fuel is used to heat stored compressed air which is in turn used to drive a turbogenerator.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 1978Date of Patent: February 26, 1980Assignee: Northern Illinois Gas CompanyInventor: George Long
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Patent number: 4112122Abstract: Foodstuffs, especially bread, can be preserved against the growth of microorganisms such as mould growth and rope formation by adding to the foodstuffs an acid propionate salt.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 1977Date of Patent: September 5, 1978Assignee: BP Chemicals LimitedInventor: Dennis James George Long
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Patent number: 4040046Abstract: A system for providing remote readout of a plurality of groups of data indicating devices including a control unit for each group of data indicating devices for receiving interrogate data signals transmitted over a communication line or RF signal link from an interrogate unit at a central location to the locations of the control units, and for transmitting the interrogate data to transponders associated with the indicating devices over existing electrical power lines to which the control unit and transponders are connected via existing electrical outlets. The transponders are responsive to the interrogate data to generate reply data representing the reading of an associated indicating device for transmission over the electrical power line to the control unit which effects the transmission of the reply data to the central location.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 1975Date of Patent: August 2, 1977Assignee: Northern Illinois Gas CompanyInventors: George Long, Dennis J. Martell, James E. Batz
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Patent number: D244640Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 1976Date of Patent: June 7, 1977Assignee: Sunbeam CorporationInventor: Douglas George Long