Patents by Inventor Henry A. Becker

Henry A. Becker 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: 9803126
    Abstract: The freezing point of a liquid in a chilled liquid containment system is decreased by the addition of a mixture of sodium nitrite and sodium nitrate. Solutions of nitrite/nitrate in a ratio of 1.0:1 to 3.0:1 at a concentration of at least 25% lowers the freezing point of water to as low as ?33° C. or lower, permitting water to remain liquid well below its ambient freezing point and preventing pipes containing the nitrite/nitrate solution from bursting when exposed to subzero temperatures. This allows liquids to remain liquid at much lower temperatures than normal, allowing the circulation of the liquids at lower temperatures and protecting their containment systems from the damage that could occur when the liquids freeze into their solid state while within the containment systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: H-O-H WATER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Henry A. Becker
  • Patent number: 9446407
    Abstract: The invention provides a lid mechanism suitable for use with automated instrumentation. The lid mechanism has a compact design enabling it to function in very small spaces, and therefore on very compact instrumentation. One embodiment of the lid mechanism has a nut positioned around a jackscrew; a motor translationally attached to the nut for driving rotational motion of the nut around the jackscrew and vertical motion of the jackscrew; a main shaft positioned around the jackscrew with a bearing support positioned on the main shaft; a moving support comprising a bearing guide track and positioned on the main shaft so that the bearing support is positioned within the bearing guide track; and a lid plate positioned on the moving support so that vertical movement of the moving support causes vertical movement of the lid plate and rotational movement of the moving support causes rotational movement of the lid plate. Also provided is an automated laboratory instrument having a lid mechanism of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Synthetic Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurence Warden, Scott Wayne Beaver, Mark Henry Becker
  • Publication number: 20160016163
    Abstract: The invention provides a lid mechanism suitable for use with automated instrumentation. The lid mechanism has a compact design enabling it to function in very small spaces, and therefore on very compact instrumentation. One embodiment of the lid mechanism has a nut positioned around a jackscrew; a motor translationally attached to the nut for driving rotational motion of the nut around the jackscrew and vertical motion of the jackscrew; a main shaft positioned around the jackscrew with a bearing support positioned on the main shaft; a moving support comprising a bearing guide track and positioned on the main shaft so that the bearing support is positioned within the bearing guide track; and a lid plate positioned on the moving support so that vertical movement of the moving support causes vertical movement of the lid plate and rotational movement of the moving support causes rotational movement of the lid plate. Also provided is an automated laboratory instrument having a lid mechanism of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Laurence Warden, Scott Wayne Beaver, Mark Henry Becker
  • Patent number: 8645862
    Abstract: A method, computer program product and system for displaying Web services. Web services may be displayed by generating a data model of a description of the Web service. A perspective visitor may be applied to the generated data model where the perspective visitor corresponds to a preselected domain. A perspective of the Web service associated with the preselected domain may be displayed in response to applying the perspective visitor. The perspective visitor may include a visitor pattern for encapsulating an operation to be performed on elements of the data model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Henry Becker, Stewart Earle Nickolas, Wayne Elmo Vicknair
  • Patent number: 8416929
    Abstract: A universal linking gateway interfaces between a local network of one or more local phones, such as analog phones or PBX phones, a plurality of cell phones and multiple service lines, including a public switched telephone network. Implementation of industry standard protocols such as hook flash signals enable a simplistic local phone to access enhanced calling features including answering calls on multiple service lines, to select and make calls on any desired service line as well as handle simultaneous calls on either an active service line or multiple service lines. Further, the gateway manages security and data transfer features between the gateway and the telephonic devices connected thereto. The gateway interfaces between a variety of other telephonic devices including PSTN, VoIP, and telephonic intercoms. Wireless communications are controlled by the gateway for proper pairing management.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Inventor: Christopher Henry Becker
  • Patent number: 8345838
    Abstract: A universal linking gateway interfaces between a local network of one or more local phones, such as analog phones or PBX phones, a plurality of cell phones and multiple service lines, including a public switched telephone network. Implementation of industry standard protocols such as hookflash signals enable a simplistic local phone to access enhanced calling features including answering calls on multiple service lines, to select and make calls on any desired service line as well as handle simultaneous calls on either an active service line or multiple service lines. Further, the gateway interfaces between a variety of other telephonic devices including PSTN, VoIP, and telephonic intercoms. Wireless communications are controlled by the gateway for proper pairing management.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Inventor: Christopher Henry Becker
  • Patent number: 8285743
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for scheduling viewing of a plurality of selected Web pages. A respective periodicity for viewing each respective Web page of a plurality of selected Web pages is scheduled. Upon retrieval of a respective Web page at a specified periodicity, a determination is made as to whether the respective Web page has changed in which the respective Web page is a retrieved Web page. The retrieved Web page is placed in a queue of unviewed Web pages for later viewing by a user in response to the Web page having changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Craig Henry Becker
  • Patent number: 8082302
    Abstract: A method is presented for managing user chat status in a chat application. The chat application automatically detects user activity and/or user inactivity external to the chat application and then automatically sets a user chat status value within the chat application based on the detected user activity and/or the detected user inactivity based on telephone line activity. Caller ID information associated with an incoming call with respect to one or more selected priority telephone numbers are screened. The chat application may automatically set the user's current chat status at a given time based on telephone line activity only if the caller ID information associated with the incoming telephone call matches a priority telephone number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Henry Becker, Wayne Elmo Vicknair
  • Patent number: 7958014
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for distributed computing in a network data processing system. A task is accepted for distributed computing. Work units are sent to a plurality of data processing systems on a network, wherein each data processing system within the plurality of data processing systems includes a software for accepting a work unit, processing the work unit to generate a result, and returning the result, wherein the software is monitored for compliance with an operation policy requiring a connection to the network and allocating a period of time for processing work units. Results are received from the plurality of data processing systems. These data processing systems may be individually owned by consumers in which the systems are provided at no cost or some lower cost in return for making available processing resources for processing work units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Henry Becker, Robert Simon Goodman, Stewart Earle Nickolas, Wayne Elmo Vicknair
  • Patent number: 7894952
    Abstract: One embodiment is directed to providing access between external systems and embedded vehicle electronic systems. That is, an interface module may receive information from a system external to the vehicle, determine an embedded system of the vehicle to which to provide the information, and provide the information to the embedded system. Similarly, the interface module may receive information a embedded electronic systems of a vehicle, determine a system external the vehicle to which to provide the information, and provide the information to the external system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth B. Donovan, Henry Becker
  • Patent number: 7792929
    Abstract: A method, computer program product and system for accessing a Web application. The Web application may be accessed by receiving a request for the Web application where the request includes an identifier of the Web application. In response to the identifier of the Web application, one of a local and a remote target of the Web application may be determined. The request may be dispatched to a target in response to input data identifying the Web application and, alternatively, form selection input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Henry Becker, Stewart Earle Nickolas, Wayne Elmo Vicknair
  • Patent number: 7694271
    Abstract: Rendering GUI widgets with generic look and feel by receiving in a display device a master definition of a graphics display, the master definition including at least one graphics definition element, the graphics definition element including a reference to a protowidget and one or more instance parameter values characterizing an instance of the protowidget, the protowidget includes a definition of a generic GUI object, including generic display values affecting overall look and feel of the graphics display, and rendering at least one instance of the protowidget to a graphics display in dependence upon the generic display values and the instance parameter values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Henry Becker, Jimmy Ming-Der Hsu
  • Publication number: 20090296918
    Abstract: A universal linking gateway interfaces between a local network of one or more local phones, such as analog phones or PBX phones, a plurality of cell phones and multiple service lines, including a public switched telephone network. Implementation of industry standard protocols such as hook flash signals enable a simplistic local phone to access enhanced calling features including answering calls on multiple service lines, to select and make calls on any desired service line as well as handle simultaneous calls on either an active service line or multiple service lines. Further, the gateway manages security and data transfer features between the gateway and the telephonic devices connected thereto. The gateway interfaces between a variety of other telephonic devices including PSTN, VoIP, and telephonic intercoms. Wireless communications are controlled by the gateway for proper pairing management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventor: Christopher Henry BECKER
  • Publication number: 20090175434
    Abstract: A universal linking gateway interfaces between a local network of one or more local phones, such as analog phones or PBX phones, a plurality of cell phones and multiple service lines, including a public switched telephone network. Implementation of industry standard protocols such as hookflash signals enable a simplistic local phone to access enhanced calling features including answering calls on multiple service lines, to select and make calls on any desired service line as well as handle simultaneous calls on either an active service line or multiple service lines. Further, the gateway interfaces between a variety of other telephonic devices including PSTN, VoIP, and telephonic intercoms. Wireless communications are controlled by the gateway for proper pairing management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventor: Christopher Henry BECKER
  • Publication number: 20090164563
    Abstract: A method, computer program product and system for accessing a Web application. The Web application may be accessed by receiving a request for the Web application where the request includes an identifier of the Web application. In response to the identifier of the Web application, one of a local and a remote target of the Web application may be determined. The request may be dispatched to a target in response to input data identifying the Web application and, alternatively, form selection input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Henry Becker, Stewart Earle Nickolas, Wayne Elmo Vicknair
  • Patent number: 7530379
    Abstract: Land transportation vehicles using pneumatic tires loose air over time, including tractor trailers, private vehicles, race cars and other vehicle classifications. Tire pressure is important, but only a small number of attendants are concerned. Our invention is an automatic device which supplies air to tractor trailer tires using an onboard air supply. This air, supplied to the rotary air chamber system can be adjusted to a desired tire air pressure by the individual driver to suitable levels of load weights, climates, travel speed and terrain. Rotating tires at high speeds build up friction raising tire pressure to dangerous levels. This will be corrected by built in relief valves. To maintain and verify tire pressures each tire is protected by check valves and visible pressure gauges. The rotary air chamber automates, corrects continuously the neglect of proper tire maintenance, adds road safety for users and public alike.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Inventors: John Henry Becker, John Charles Becker
  • Publication number: 20090083420
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for conducting an inventory of a data processing system. When a basic input output system (BIOS) is launched during a boot process for the data processing system, the basic input output system creates a hardware report of the data processing system. This report is sent to a remote data processing system on the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig Henry Becker, Gregory Alan Flurry, Jimmy Ming-Der Hsu
  • Patent number: 7506051
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for conducting an inventory of a data processing system. When a basic input output system (BIOS) is launched during a boot process for the data processing system, the basic input output system creates a hardware report of the data processing system. This report is sent to a remote data processing system on the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Henry Becker, Gregory Alan Flurry, Jimmy Ming-Der Hsu
  • Patent number: 7480537
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and computer instructions for indicating an end of a session. An identification of a session is received from a data structure containing a schedule. In response to receiving the identification of the session, an audio file is created on a storage medium. In the illustrative examples, the storage medium is an optical disc. A track is created for the optical disc on which the file is located. The audio file has a length equal to a length of the session. The audio file includes a silent segment followed by an audio segment. The audio segment provides an indication of the end of the session when encountered during playing of the audio file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Craig Henry Becker
  • Patent number: D649540
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Inventor: Christopher Henry Becker