Patents by Inventor James A. Blanks

James A. Blanks 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: 9542782
    Abstract: An aircraft logging system is disclosed. The aircraft logging system may be mounted on an aircraft and may be configured to generate a log of aircraft landing, takeoff or both. The aircraft logging system may have an independent power supply and may be electrically decoupled from the aircraft on which it is mounted. The aircraft logging system may include a sensor, such as an altimeter, that enables identifying the occurrence of a landing using emitted signals. The aircraft logging system includes a positioning device configured to provide a position measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Inventor: Justin James Blank, Sr.
  • Publication number: 20160055687
    Abstract: An aircraft logging system is disclosed. The aircraft logging system may be mounted on an aircraft and may be configured to generate a log of aircraft landing, takeoff or both. The aircraft logging system may have an independent power supply and may be electrically decoupled from the aircraft on which it is mounted. The aircraft logging system may include a sensor, such as an altimeter, that enables identifying the occurrence of a landing using emitted signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventor: Justin James Blank, SR.
  • Patent number: 8743109
    Abstract: A stand-alone platform and a method for the multi-dimensional rendering, display, manipulation, and analysis of full high resolution volumetric data sets. The systems and methods provide the ability to volumetrically render images with extremely high resolution in applications such as medical imaging procedures, digital microscopy such as in use of a confocal microscope, and other areas where extremely large data sets are produced from the imaging process. Certain embodiments of the system and methods produce left and right eye images of the rendered data, for viewing in parallax via a synchronized headset, and the ability to manipulate the data and display of image data easily and in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Kent State University
    Inventors: James Blank, Robert Clements
  • Publication number: 20080055305
    Abstract: A stand-alone platform and a method for the multi-dimensional rendering, display, manipulation, and analysis of full high resolution volumetric data sets. The systems and methods provide the ability to volumetrically render images with extremely high resolution in applications such as medical imaging procedures, digital microscopy such as in use of a confocal microscope, and other areas where extremely large data sets are produced from the imaging process. Certain embodiments of the system and methods produce left and right eye images of the rendered data, for viewing in parallax via a synchronized headset, and the ability to manipulate the data and display of image data easily and in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: Kent State University
    Inventors: James Blank, Robert Clements
  • Patent number: 5847894
    Abstract: A demodulator system for identifying the position of a transducer assembly over a disk of a direct access memory device. The demodulator identifies alias cases and uses information placed in the boundary between tracks to generates a more robust indication of the location of the transducer assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy James Blank, Kevin Jack Erickson
  • Patent number: 4295613
    Abstract: A multiple tube holder is suspended at the upper end on a frame so that the lower end can pivot through a small arc about a horizontal axis adjacent the upper end of the holder. A motor is connected to the lower end of the holder for pivoting the lower end of the holder through said small arc at a rate of approximately 1800 cycles per minute. A tray means is positioned below the holder for supporting a cooling liquid at a controlled temperature so that the lower end of the tubes on the holder will be immersed in the liquid to prevent destruction of proteins and enzymes released during cell breakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1981
    Assignee: VPI Educational Foundation
    Inventors: W. Edward C. Moore, James A. Blanks