Patents by Inventor Greg Allen

Greg Allen 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: 8223262
    Abstract: One embodiment sets forth a method for modifying video content stored on a hand-held digital video camera (DVC). The method includes transmitting video data to a computer system to which the hand-held DVC is coupled via a data connector, receiving a request for a set of instructions related to a processing operation being performed on the computer system and involving the video data, transmitting the set of instructions to the computer system via the data connector. The method also includes drawing power from the computer system via the data connector and charging at least in part a battery associated with the hand-held DVC with the power drawn from the computer system, where the hand-held DVC remains coupled to the computer system via the data connector for the steps of transmitting, receiving, drawing and charging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Kaplan, John Louis Warpakowski Furlan, Ariel Braunstein, Simon Fleming-Wood, Greg Allen Cummings, Eric Allan MacIntosh, Maarten Dinger
  • Patent number: 8189101
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention sets forth a hand-held electronics device for recording digital video that includes a housing, a processor disposed within the housing, and a data connector coupled to the processor such that data can be transmitted to and from the processor through the data connector. The data connector includes an arm rotationally coupled to the housing, and an adapter portion matable with a corresponding adapter of a computer system. The data connector forms a portion of a top part or a bottom part of the housing when in a retracted position. Among other things, the disclosed hand-held electronics device advantageously enables a user to easily, with one hand, hold the hand-held electronics device and slide the trigger with a thumb or other finger to release the data connector into the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Allen Cummings, John Louis Warpakowski Furlan, Jaewon Samuel Kang, Lionel Jingles, Maarten Dinger, Nasahn Adam Sheppard, Peter Michaelian
  • Publication number: 20120061089
    Abstract: An apparatus and device for hydrocarbon recovery in a well for coal bed methane (CBM) recovery, tight sand gas extraction, and other gas extraction techniques provides for the formation of a hydrocarbon foam comprised of a fluid delivered into a downhole portion of the well and the hydrocarbon, maximizing water removal for gas recovery. The apparatus may include a check valve that feeds a nozzle to deliver or atomize the spray of fluid into the downhole portion of the well when the pressure applied to the fluid is sufficient to overcome a hydrostatic pressure in the downhole portion of the well and to deliver the fluid into the downhole portion of the well. The fluid is not sprayed directly into the formation, thereby protecting the formation from damage and recovering the fluid even in the case where water is not present. The capillary tube feeding the fluid to the check valve may be placed externally to the production tube to facilitate ease of cleaning and clearing of the production tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventor: Greg Allen Conrad
  • Patent number: 8048443
    Abstract: A firm but pliable medical device for use as a bone graft substitute or bone graft extender retains its shape without the requirement of a containment device, such as a syringe. Because the device is solid, it is easy to locate or position in-vivo and, in the moist environment of the body, it will hold its shape well, for an extended time. Because the lyophilized pliable medical device is porous, it adsorbs blood and other beneficial cells containing body fluids, such as bone marrow, contributing to its superior bone repair efficacy in comparison to an analogous putty that has not been lyophilized. In addition these lyophilized pliable medical devices are easier to terminally steam sterilize than the analogous putty because there is no moisture present to boil and “blow-out” of the containment device (syringe). The glycerin that is present in the formulation lends pliability but has a low vapor pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Cerapedics, Inc.
    Inventors: James John Benedict, Greg Allen Brewster, Donald Barclay Freeman
  • Publication number: 20110245798
    Abstract: A method of treating Parkinson's disease in humans is disclosed, wherein glial cell-line derive neurotrophic factor (GDNF) is chronically administered directly to one or both putamen of a human in need of treatment thereof via convection-enhanced infusion using at least one implantable pump and at least one catheter. In one aspect of the present invention the GDNF is infused directly into one or both putamen through one or more indwelling intraparenchymal mutitiport brain catheters connected to one or moreimplantable pumps wherein the flow rate is pulsed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicants: AMGEN INC., KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Steven S. Gill, Don M. Gash, Greg Allen Gerhardt
  • Publication number: 20110242002
    Abstract: A computing device that includes a display configured to display a first video and a touch strip configured to receive user input. The computing device further includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to determine that the user input comprises a drag input defined by sliding at least one finger along the touch strip, and, in response to the drag input, cause a second video to be displayed on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Jonathan KAPLAN, John Furlan, Ariel Braunstein, Simon Fleming-Wood, Richard Tobias Inman, Greg Allen Cummings, Elizabeth A. Cleary, Ryan Devenish, Michael Jones, Matthew John Barthelemy
  • Patent number: 7942204
    Abstract: A method of using a survey system comprising at least one sensor. The method comprises operating the survey system to provide information regarding the orientation of the sensor relative to the Earth at a first resolution level while the sensor is a first distance relative to the Earth's surface and operating the survey system to provide information regarding the orientation of the sensor relative to the Earth at a second resolution level while the sensor is a second distance relative to the Earth's surface. The second distance is larger than the first distance. The second resolution level is higher than the first resolution level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: GYRODATA, Incorporated
    Inventors: Eric Wright, James Frederick Brosnahan, Greg Allen Neubauer
  • Patent number: 7909101
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for hydrocarbon recovery in a well for coal bed methane (CBM) recovery, tight sand gas extraction, and other gas extraction techniques provides for the formation of a hydrocarbon foam comprised of a fluid delivered into a downhole portion of the well and the hydrocarbon, maximizing water removal for gas recovery. The apparatus may include a check valve that feeds a nozzle to deliver or atomize the spray of fluid into the downhole portion of the well when the pressure applied to the fluid is sufficient to overcome a hydrostatic pressure in the downhole portion of the well and to deliver the fluid into the downhole portion of the well. The fluid is not sprayed directly into the formation, thereby protecting the formation from damage and recovering the fluid even in the case where water is not present. The capillary tube feeding the fluid to the check valve may be placed externally to the production tube to facilitate ease of cleaning and clearing of the production tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Nalco One Source, LLC
    Inventor: Greg Allen Conrad
  • Publication number: 20110027332
    Abstract: A firm but pliable medical device for use as a bone graft substitute or bone graft extender retains its shape without the requirement of a containment device, such as a syringe. Because the device is solid, it is easy to locate or position in-vivo and, in the moist environment of the body, it will hold its shape well, for an extended time. Because the lyophilized pliable medical device is porous, it adsorbs blood and other beneficial cells containing body fluids, such as bone marrow, contributing to its superior bone repair efficacy in comparison to an analogous putty that has not been lyophilized. In addition these lyophilized pliable medical devices are easier to terminally steam sterilize than the analogous putty because there is no moisture present to boil and “blow-out” of the containment device (syringe). The glycerin that is present in the formulation lends pliability but has a low vapor pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: CERAPEDICS, INC.
    Inventors: James J. Benedict, Greg Allen Brewster, Donald Barclay Greeman
  • Publication number: 20100193185
    Abstract: A method of using a survey system comprising at least one sensor. The method comprises operating the survey system to provide information regarding the orientation of the sensor relative to the Earth at a first resolution level while the sensor is a first distance relative to the Earth's surface and operating the survey system to provide information regarding the orientation of the sensor relative to the Earth at a second resolution level while the sensor is a second distance relative to the Earth's surface. The second distance is larger than the first distance. The second resolution level is higher than the first resolution level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: GYRODATA, Incorporated
    Inventors: Eric Wright, James Frederick Brosnahan, Greg Allen Neubauer
  • Patent number: 7669656
    Abstract: A method of using a survey system comprising at least one sensor. The method comprises operating the survey system to provide information regarding the orientation of the sensor relative to the Earth at a first resolution level while the sensor is a first distance relative to the Earth's surface and operating the survey system to provide information regarding the orientation of the sensor relative to the Earth at a second resolution level while the sensor is a second distance relative to the Earth's surface. The second distance is larger than the first distance. The second resolution level is higher than the first resolution level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: GYRODATA, Incorporated
    Inventors: Eric Wright, James Frederick Brosnahan, Greg Allen Neubauer
  • Publication number: 20090109294
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a driver determines a current operating mode for a digital video camera and activates a plurality of interface buttons, where each activated interface button includes a visual indication of activation to a user. The driver receives a command to change from the current operating mode to a different operating mode and, in response, deactivates one or more of the interface buttons. Each such deactivated interface button does not include the visual indication of activation to the user. Other embodiments include computer-readable media and systems configured to implement the functionality of the driver described above. Yet other embodiments include a unique interface button configuration physically designed to enhance the ease of use of a digital video camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Greg Allen Cummings, John Louis Warpakowski Furlan, Alice Jordan, Joseph Nathan Lachoff, Maarten Dinger, Nasahn Adam Sheppard, Jason Edward Short
  • Publication number: 20090109329
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention sets forth a hand-held electronics device for recording digital video that includes a housing, a processor disposed within the housing, and a data connector coupled to the processor such that data can be transmitted to and from the processor through the data connector. The data connector includes an arm rotationally coupled to the housing, and an adapter portion matable with a corresponding adapter of a computer system. The data connector forms a portion of a top part or a bottom part of the housing when in a retracted position. Among other things, the disclosed hand-held electronics device advantageously enables a user to easily, with one hand, hold the hand-held electronics device and slide the trigger with a thumb or other finger to release the data connector into the extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Greg Allen Cummings, John Louis Warpakowski Furlan, Jaewon Samuel Kang, Lionel Jingles, Maarten Dinger, Nasahn Adam Sheppard, Peter Michaelian
  • Patent number: D610600
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Nasahn Adam Sheppard, Maarten Dinger, Allan Freas Velzy, Peter Michaelian, Jaewon Samuel Kang, Lionel Jingles, John Louis Warpakowski Furlan, Greg Allen Cummings
  • Patent number: D621434
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Nasahn Adam Sheppard, Maarten Dinger, Allan Freas Velzy, Peter Michaelian, Jaewon Samuel Kang, Lionel Jingles, John Furlan, Greg Allen Cummings
  • Patent number: D631902
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Maarten Dinger, Nasahn Adam Sheppard, Jonathan Kaplan, John Furlan, Ariel Braunstein, Simon Fleming-Wood, Richard Tobias Inman, Elizabeth A. Cleary, Montford De Lattre, Mark Manuel Martinez, Greg Allen Cummings, Peter Michaelian, Houtan Rahimi Farahani, Robert Jetter, Matthew Morris Taylor, Tim Oonthim Lau, William Orner
  • Patent number: D632324
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Maarten Dinger, Mark Manuel Martinez, Nasahn Adam Sheppard, Jonathan Kaplan, John Furlan, Elizabeth A. Cleary, Richard Tobais Inman, Peter Michaelian, Houtan Rahimi Farahani, Montfort De Lattre, Greg Allen Cummings
  • Patent number: D633930
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Maarten Dinger, Mark Manuel Martinez, Nasahn Adam Sheppard, Jonathan Kaplan, John Furlan, Elizabeth A. Cleary, Richard Tobais Inman, Peter Michaelian, Houtan Rahimi Farahani, Montfort De Lattre, Greg Allen Cummings
  • Patent number: D636425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Nasahn Adam Sheppard, Maarten Dinger, Allan Freas Velzy, Peter Michaelian, Jaewon Samuel Kang, Lionel Jingles, John Furlan, Greg Allen Cummings
  • Patent number: D655737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Nasahn Adam Sheppard, Maarten Dinger, Allan Freas Velzy, Peter Michaelian, Jaewon Samuel Kang, Lionel Jingles, John Louis Warpakowski Furlan, Greg Allen Cummings