Patents by Inventor Helaman David Pratt Ferguson
Helaman David Pratt Ferguson 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: 20240009552Abstract: Various embodiments provide systems and methods for live action gaming. According to one embodiment, a method facilitates scoring for an in-person, live-action game, for example, a projectile-tag scoring game or the like, involving multiple players. A gaming outfit worn by a first player or a projectile launcher of a second player may determine a shot hit by the second player against the first player based at least in part on detection of an impact of a projectile fired by the projectile launcher with the gaming outfit. A score for the in-person, live-action game may then be updated based on the shot hit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: NIXO LLCInventors: Michael Wadman, Jeremy Paul Willden, Martin Robert Johnson, Helaman David Pratt Ferguson, Eric Thomas Alsop, Jonathan Scott Jensen, Joshua Liddell Workman
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Publication number: 20230277801Abstract: This invention generally provides two tactile stimulation modules, or “tappers”. One tapper is held by a person in each of his hands. Alternatively, a tapper is secured to each wrist or to other parts of the body on opposite sides. Each tapper is powered by a rechargeable battery, and contains both a tactile stimulation transducer, such as an electric motor having either a balanced or unbalanced mass on its output shaft, and a transceiver that communicates with a host or master. Each tapper includes at least one control button and a status indicator. Each tapper contains a micro-controller that performs tasks such as communication, motor activation, user monitoring and control, battery monitoring, low-power sleep, and algorithm execution. At least one tapper can contain at least one optional sensor, which measures a physiological function. Measurements can be used to modify performance of the tactile stimulation transducers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: BI-Tapp, Inc.Inventors: Cindy Ann Jones, Hayley B. Taylor, Martin Robert Johnson, Jeremy Paul Willden, Helaman David Pratt Ferguson, Phillip Wayne Dietz
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Patent number: 11607521Abstract: This invention generally provides two tactile stimulation modules, or “tappers”. One tapper is held by a person in each of his hands. Alternatively, a tapper is secured to each wrist or to other parts of the body on opposite sides. Each tapper is powered by a rechargeable battery, and contains both a tactile stimulation transducer, such as an electric motor having either a balanced or unbalanced mass on its output shaft, and a transceiver that communicates with a host or master. Each tapper includes at least one control button and a status indicator. Each tapper contains a micro-controller that performs tasks such as communication, motor activation, user monitoring and control, battery monitoring, low-power sleep, and algorithm execution. At least one tapper can contain at least one optional sensor, which measures a physiological function. Measurements can be used to modify performance of the tactile stimulation transducers.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Bi-Tapp, Inc.Inventors: Cindy Ann Jones, Hayley B. Taylor, Martin Robert Johnson, Jeremy Paul Willden, Helaman David Pratt Ferguson, Phillip Wayne Dietz
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Patent number: 11569641Abstract: An alpha ion emitter apparatus, including a circuit, a fluid duct including one or more apertures, and a rail electrically connected to the circuit and operatively arranged to hold an alpha ionization material that emits alpha particles, the alpha particles creating alpha ions, wherein the circuit is operatively arranged to apply an output signal to at least one of the fluid duct and the rail.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: NRD LLCInventors: Jeremy Paul Willden, Helaman David Pratt Ferguson, Martin Robert Johnson, Samuel Tremain Earl, Lawrence Bruce Levit, Jonathan Scott Jensen, John M. Glynn, II
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Publication number: 20220158419Abstract: An alpha ion emitter apparatus, including a circuit, a fluid duct including one or more apertures, and a rail electrically connected to the circuit and operatively arranged to hold an alpha ionization material that emits alpha particles, the alpha particles creating alpha ions, wherein the circuit is operatively arranged to apply an output signal to at least one of the fluid duct and the rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Jeremy Paul Willden, Helaman David Pratt Ferguson, Martin Robert Johnson, Samuel Tremain Earl, Lawrence Bruce Levit, Jonathan Scott Jensen, John M. Glynn, II
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Publication number: 20210113806Abstract: This invention generally provides two tactile stimulation modules, or “tappers”. One tapper is held by a person in each of his hands. Alternatively, a tapper is secured to each wrist or to other parts of the body on opposite sides. Each tapper is powered by a rechargeable battery, and contains both a tactile stimulation transducer, such as an electric motor having either a balanced or unbalanced mass on its output shaft, and a transceiver that communicates with a host or master. Each tapper includes at least one control button and a status indicator. Each tapper contains a micro-controller that performs tasks such as communication, motor activation, user monitoring and control, battery monitoring, low-power sleep, and algorithm execution. At least one tapper can contain at least one optional sensor, which measures a physiological function. Measurements can be used to modify performance of the tactile stimulation transducers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: Bi-Tapp, Inc.Inventors: Cindy Ann Jones, Hayley B. Taylor, Martin Robert Johnson, Jeremy Paul Willden, Helaman David Pratt Ferguson, Phillip Wayne Dietz
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Patent number: 10859531Abstract: A sensor for sensing ions, comprising a circuit board assembly, and a core assembly connected to the circuit board assembly, the core including a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: NRD LLCInventors: Timothy Maroni, Jeremy Paul Willden, Martin Robert Johnson, Helaman David Pratt Ferguson, John Patrick Filoso, Jonathan Scott Jensen, Victor Habinshuti, Derek Brim, Spencer Ralph Dodge, Robert Edmund Gooch, Gary Burridge, John M. Glynn, II
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Patent number: 10821261Abstract: This invention generally provides two tactile stimulation modules, or “tappers”. One tapper is held by a person in each of his hands. Alternatively, a tapper is secured to each wrist or to other parts of the body on opposite sides. Each tapper is powered by a rechargeable battery, and contains both a tactile stimulation transducer, such as an electric motor having either a balanced or unbalanced mass on its output shaft, and a transceiver that communicates with a host or master. Each tapper includes at least one control button and a status indicator. Each tapper contains a micro-controller that performs tasks such as communication, motor activation, user monitoring and control, battery monitoring, low-power sleep, and algorithm execution. At least one tapper can contain at least one optional sensor, which measures a physiological function. Measurements can be used to modify performance of the tactile stimulation transducers.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Bi-Tapp Inc.Inventors: Cindy Ann Jones, Hayley B. Taylor, Martin Robert Johnson, Jeremy Paul Willden, Helaman David Pratt Ferguson, Phillip Wayne Dietz
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Patent number: 10794863Abstract: A sensor for sensing ions, including a circuit board assembly, a core, a cage at least partially surrounding the core, a first wire wrapped around the core and connected to the circuit board assembly, a second wire wrapped around the core and connected to the circuit board assembly, and a third wire connecting the cage to the circuit board assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: NRD LLCInventors: Timothy Maroni, Jeremy Paul Willden, Martin Robert Johnson, Helaman David Pratt Ferguson, John Patrick Filoso, Jonathan Scott Jensen, Victor Habinshuti, Derek Brim, Spencer Ralph Dodge, Robert Edmund Gooch, Gary Burridge, John M. Glynn, II
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Publication number: 20190369051Abstract: A sensor for sensing ions, comprising a circuit board assembly, and a core assembly connected to the circuit board assembly, the core including a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Timothy Maroni, Jeremy Paul Willden, Martin Robert Johnson, Helaman David Pratt Ferguson, John Patrick Filoso, Jonathan Scott Jensen, Victor Habinshuti, Derek Brim, Spencer Ralph Dodge, Robert Edmund Gooch, Gary Burridge, John M. Glynn, II
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Publication number: 20180318545Abstract: This invention generally provides two tactile stimulation modules, or “tappers”. One tapper is held by a person in each of his hands. Alternatively, a tapper is secured to each wrist or to other parts of the body on opposite sides. Each tapper is powered by a rechargeable battery, and contains both a tactile stimulation transducer, such as an electric motor having either a balanced or unbalanced mass on its output shaft, and a transceiver that communicates with a host or master. Each tapper includes at least one control button and a status indicator. Each tapper contains a micro-controller that performs tasks such as communication, motor activation, user monitoring and control, battery monitoring, low-power sleep, and algorithm execution. At least one tapper can contain at least one optional sensor, which measures a physiological function. Measurements can be used to modify performance of the tactile stimulation transducers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: Bi-Tapp Inc.Inventors: Cindy Ann Jones, Hayley B. Taylor, Martin Robert Johnson, Jeremy Paul Willden, Helaman David Pratt Ferguson, Phillip Wayne Dietz
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Patent number: 9559749Abstract: Systems and methods for encoding information in a preamble used in a frequency agile radio network are disclosed. In one example, a method comprises creating a plurality of preamble patterns, wherein each preamble includes an N bit header and M bit body, wherein N and M are integers greater than two. The method further comprises identifying the preamble patterns that have headers with a bit pattern that cannot occur in the body, wherein the preamble has a run length no greater than P bits, wherein P is an integer greater than one.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2011Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Digi International Inc.Inventor: Helaman David Pratt Ferguson
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Publication number: 20130070864Abstract: A system and method of encoding information in a preamble used in a frequency agile radio network.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: Digi International Inc.Inventor: Helaman David Pratt Ferguson
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Publication number: 20130003803Abstract: A radio frequency communication system includes a transmitter that selects a frequency channel from among multiple frequency channels available to the transmitter and to a receiver, listens to ensure that a selected channel is unused before transmitting, and sends a preamble longer in time than a receiver scan time during which the receiver is operable to scan all frequency channels available to transmitter and receiver for the preamble. The receiver scans through the available frequency channels for a preamble, finds the preamble on a channel, and locks on to the channel on which the preamble was found.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: Digi International Inc.Inventor: Helaman David Pratt Ferguson
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Patent number: 6850964Abstract: Methods of increasing cache capacity are provided. A method of increasing cache capacity is provided wherein original data are received in a cache with access to one or more variants of the original data being required, but the variants do not reside in the cache. Access is provided to the variants by using one or more delta data operable to be applied against the original data to produce the variants. Moreover, a method of reducing cache storage requirements is provided wherein original data and variants of the original data are identified and located within the cache. Further, delta data are produced by noting one or more differences between the original data and the variants, with the variants being purged from the cache. Furthermore, a method of producing derivatives from an original data is provided wherein the original data and variants of the original data are identified.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2001Date of Patent: February 1, 2005Assignee: Novell, Inc.Inventors: Farrell Lynn Brough, Helaman David Pratt Ferguson
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Patent number: 6714950Abstract: Methods of reproducing and recreating original data are provided. A method of reproducing original data is provided wherein original data are received in a first format and native data are extracted from the original data in a second format. Moreover, derivative data are generated from the native data in a first format with the derivative data compared to the original data producing a difference data. The difference data are used with the native data to create a replica of the original data. Further, a method of recreating a replica of original data is provided comprising receiving native data in a native format which are extracted from an original data in an original format. Also, derivative data are generated from the native data in an original format. A replica of the original data is reproduced by using the derivative data and difference data, wherein the difference data identify differences between the derivative data and the original data.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2001Date of Patent: March 30, 2004Assignee: Novell, Inc.Inventor: Helaman David Pratt Ferguson
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Publication number: 20020087536Abstract: Methods of reproducing and recreating original data are provided. A method of reproducing original data is provided wherein original data are received in a first format and native data are extracted from the original data in a second format. Moreover, derivative data are generated from the native data in a first format with the derivative data compared to the original data producing a difference data. The difference data are used with the native data to create a replica of the original data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2001Publication date: July 4, 2002Inventor: Helaman David Pratt Ferguson
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Publication number: 20020083265Abstract: Methods of increasing cache capacity are provided. A method of increasing cache capacity is provided wherein original data are received in a cache with access to one or more variants of the original data being required, but the variants do not reside in the cache. Access is provided to the variants by using one or more delta data operable to be applied against the original data to produce the variants Moreover, a method of reducing cache storage requirements is provided wherein original data and variants of the original data are identified and located within the cache. Further, delta data are produced by noting one or more differences between the original data and the variants, with the variants being purged from the cache. Furthermore, a method of producing derivatives from an original data is provided wherein the original data and variants of the original data are identified.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2000Publication date: June 27, 2002Inventors: Farrell Lynn Brough, Helaman David Pratt Ferguson