Patents by Inventor Gerald Price

Gerald Price 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: 20150020209
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and/or computer program product shares sensitive data. Sensitive data about a user of a first device is stored within the first device. The sensitive data within the first device is classified into different sensitive data tiers. A determination is made, by one or more processors, as to which tier level of sensitive data from the different sensitive data tiers is appropriate for sharing with a second device, where determining an appropriateness of sharing a particular tier level of sensitive data is based on a current contextual circumstance of the user of the first device. The appropriate tier level sensitive data is transmitted from the first device to the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: ALBERT D. BENNAH, GERALD A. PRICE, JOHN C. RICHARD
  • Patent number: 8710698
    Abstract: Redundant power delivery including a power cable comprising a first plug including contacts for hot, neutral, and ground and a plurality of power lines, each power line electrically connected independently to the hot, neutral, and ground contacts of the first plug at a first end and each power line having a second plug at a second end providing contacts for hot, neutral, and ground; a selectable redundant power module, the selectable redundant power module comprising a plurality of input connectors, each input connector comprising a hot, neutral, and ground contacts and adapted to engage each second plug of each power line; and a switch to select one or more of the input connectors of the selectable redundant power module for receiving power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald A. Price, Margaret M. Quinn, Edward S. Suffern, J. Mark Weber
  • Publication number: 20110254367
    Abstract: Redundant power delivery including a power cable comprising a first plug including contacts for hot, neutral, and ground and a plurality of power lines, each power line electrically connected independently to the hot, neutral, and ground contacts of the first plug at a first end and each power line having a second plug at a second end providing contacts for hot, neutral, and ground; a selectable redundant power module, the selectable redundant power module comprising a plurality of input connectors, each input connector comprising a hot, neutral, and ground contacts and adapted to engage each second plug of each power line; and a switch to select one or more of the input connectors of the selectable redundant power module for receiving power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gerald A. Price, Margaret M. Quinn, Edward S. Suffern, J. Mark Weber
  • Publication number: 20080063480
    Abstract: An invertible retaining wall block comprises a front portion, a rear portion and a neck portion connecting the front portion and rear portion. A projection extends outwardly from the block to interlock with similar blocks in adjacent courses of blocks. One or more notches are provided to the front portion in order to allow the base course of blocks to be placed in an inverted orientation with respect to subsequent courses because the notch provides clearance for the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Brian Price, Raymond Price, Gerald Price
  • Publication number: 20070094991
    Abstract: An invertible retaining wall block comprises a front portion, a rear portion and a neck portion connecting the front portion and rear portion. A projection extends outwardly from the block to interlock with similar blocks in adjacent courses of blocks. One or more notches are provided to the front portion in order to allow the base course of blocks to be placed in an inverted orientation with respect to subsequent courses because the notch provides clearance for the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Brian Price, Raymond Price, Gerald Price
  • Publication number: 20060283128
    Abstract: A retaining wall with a series of differently sized, pre-formed blocks. Each block includes a projection and a recess, with the projection and recess arranged and configured so that each projection effectively engages a recess in an adjacent course to connect and align adjacent courses in registry. Retaining walls made of horizontal blocks may be stacked in columnar fashion or running bond fashion. The location of the indexing surface on a projection relative to the viewable surface of the block may be varied to enable adjacent courses to be coplanar or tiered in a variety of predetermined offset distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Raymond Price, Gerald Price
  • Publication number: 20060239784
    Abstract: A block for use in constructing a multiple course retaining wall comprises a top surface, a bottom surface spaced apart from the top surface, opposing side surfaces, a front surface and a back surface. The bottom surface may include a pair of contacting portions that contact a top surface of a lower course of blocks when the block is placed on a lower course of blocks and a gap defining portion located between the contacting portions. The front surface may have generally planar upper and lower edges when viewed in front elevation and has a width extending between the side surfaces that is greater than the width extending between the side surfaces of back surface. At least one of the contacting portions may intersect front surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Gerald Price, Raymond Price
  • Publication number: 20050123362
    Abstract: A block for use in constructing a retaining wall having a bottom with a non-planar portion which creates a gap between the bottom surface and the top surface of a lower course of similar blocks when the block is placed thereon. This gap assists the block in resting on the lower course of blocks in a stable, level manner by providing a space where small amounts of rubble and dirt may exist without interfering with the stacking of the blocks. The non-planar, preferably concave, portion is also advantageous in that it reduces the unit weight of the block without significantly affecting the structural integrity of the block. Preferably, the block's bottom surface further comprises a plurality of grooves which further reduce the weight of the block and provide additional clearance in the gap for larger stones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Gerald Price, Raymond Price
  • Patent number: 5192683
    Abstract: The present invention relates to monoclonal antibodies of class IgG1 and IgM possessing among others the property to bind to stable heteroduplex cruciform DNA structures constructed from two DNA plasmids, to the hybrid cell lines producing such antibodies, to a method for producing the cell lines and to a method for enhancing DNA replication in a cell system containing cruciforms functioning as signals for the initiation of DNA replication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1993
    Assignee: The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning (McGill University)
    Inventors: Gerald Price, Maria Zannis-Hadjopoulos, Lori Frappier
  • Patent number: 4103322
    Abstract: A device for illuminating fish tanks or the like in which a source of light positioned over the fish tank is surrounded with light absorbent material to prevent unwanted reflection or refractions and is provided with a filter which specifies the color of the illuminating light. The fish tank water is illuminated with a single color light free of unwanted refractions or reflections to muddy the color.The device includes a masking cylinder housing the light which prevents all unwanted reflections and refractions and filter cylinder movable with respect to the masking cylinder to provide a variety of color possibilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1978
    Inventor: Gerald Price Thompson