Patents by Inventor James A. Holt

James A. Holt 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: 9378607
    Abstract: Methods, techniques, and systems for the live presentation of products and services to potential consumers in a manner that levels the playing field for suppliers/providers of different sizes, capabilities and with differing resources are provided. Examples provide a Dynamic Product Presentation System (“DPPS”), which enables suppliers and/or vendors to advertise and place new or replacement products before consumers according in a new commerce stream and enables potential consumers to interact on a personalized level with products including goods and/or services that may interest them before they buy them, to engage specialized services, return or exchange goods or other things, be presented with products and/or services that are automatically targeted to their buying habits and predicted needs, etc., all in the comfort of their own residence or location without the inconveniences of traditional shopping models or online environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: IVP Holdings III LLC
    Inventors: David Wine, James A. Holt, Edward K.Y. Jung
  • Publication number: 20140016113
    Abstract: The subject disclosure is directed towards a distance sensor that outputs one or more (e.g., infrared) light patterns from a transmitting element. Signals from any reflective entity (e.g., a surface or object) within the sensor's range are captured by a receiving element. The captured image is digitized into digital data representing each light pattern, and the digital data is processed (e.g., including using triangulation) to determine distance data of the distance sensor relative to the reflective surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: James A. Holt, Mike M. Paull, Raymond Xue, Tetsuji Aoyagi, Hisanori Kasai, Kazufumi Higuchi, Naoki Kanzawa, Toru Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20130189128
    Abstract: A compression system, which includes an oil separator vessel, a suction separator supported by the oil separator, a compressor supported by the oil separator vessel, and a driver operatively connected to the compressor, wherein the driver is supported by the oil separator vessel for compressing fluids, gases, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: COMPRESSOR SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: James A. Holt, Kyle Gordon, Kevin Bales
  • Patent number: 7970746
    Abstract: User productivity can be facilitated by providing an interface between a high-level intent and low-level settings that should be configured to achieve the intent. The intent can be expressed in declarative language. The intent can be verified to determine if it conforms to a target, a policy, or both. Policy binding can provide a relationship between the target and the policy. An application view can be provided that allows the user to view a server having one or more databases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Praveen Seshadri, Michiel J. Wories, Hongfei Guo, Ciprian Gerea, Daniel T. Jones, James A. Holt, Grigory Pogulsky, Sethu Srinivasan, James K. Howey
  • Publication number: 20100250643
    Abstract: Described is a technology in which a platform unifies various social network and alerting mechanisms to provide a relationship-based communication network. An affiliation service allows organizations and individuals to connect, grant permissions and share useful information about themselves in the form of relationship-based and other attributes. A publishing service routes that information to the correct recipients, including by matching desired attributes to attributes of clients recipients. A data exchange service facilitates reporting, routing, monitoring and responding to such information, as well as providing relevant external data feeds to clients. In this manner, users and organizations are able to more easily connect and work together to resolve societal problems via a single platform that facilitates user and organizational participation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Tammy L. Savage, James A. Holt, David L. Waldrop, Christopher E. Mitchell, Miten Navnitrai Mehta
  • Patent number: 7730068
    Abstract: Automated sampling and aggregation of performance or other dynamically varying data facilitates user productivity by making data available for a wide range of uses. An automated sampling and aggregration system includes one or more types of data collectors, including a dedicated data collector per machine, multiple data collectors per machine, or an instance-less data collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Maciek Sarnowicz, Praveen Seshadri, Vipul M. Shah, James A. Holt, Michiel J. Wories, Hongfei Guo, Ciprian Gerea, Daniel T. Jones, Oscar G. Naim, Grigory Pogulsky, Sethu Srinivasan, James K. Howey
  • Publication number: 20090183867
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for a compressor comprising a housing comprising a plurality of pass chambers, wherein each pass chamber comprises a plurality of tubes for contacting a hot fluid with a cooling media. At least one first flow nozzle introduces a first portion of the hot fluid into a first pass chamber. At least one second flow nozzle downstream of the first flow nozzle introduces a second portion of the hot fluid into at least one downstream pass chamber, forming a reduced rate of fluid flow in the first pass chamber and optimizing contact between the second portion of the hot fluid and the plurality of tubes, to form a cooled fluid. An outlet downstream of the second flow nozzle, in communication with a final pass chamber, is adapted for receiving the cooled fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: COMPRESSOR SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Bales, James A. Holt, Kyle Gordon
  • Publication number: 20070294312
    Abstract: User productivity can be facilitated by providing an interface between a high-level intent and low-level settings that should be configured to achieve the intent. The intent can be expressed in declarative language. The intent can be verified to determine if it conforms to a target, a policy, or both. Policy binding can provide a relationship between the target and the policy. An application view can be provided that allows the user to view a server having one or more databases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Praveen Seshadri, Michiel J. Wories, Hongfei Guo, Ciprian Gerea, Daniel T. Jones, James A. Holt, Grigory Pogulsky, Sethu Srinivasan, James K. Howey
  • Publication number: 20070288500
    Abstract: User productivity can be facilitated through automated sampling and aggregation of performance or other dynamically varying data to make such data available for a wide range of uses. A data collector is provided and can be a dedicated data collector per machine, there can be multiple data collectors per machine, or there can be an instance-less data collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maciek Sarnowicz, Praveen Seshadri, Vipul M. Shah, James A. Holt, Michiel J. Wories, Hongfei Guo, Ciprian Gerea, Daniel T. Jones, Oscar G. Naim, Grigory Pogulsky, Sethu Srinivasan, James K. Howey
  • Patent number: 6149408
    Abstract: A compressor system for creating essentially liquid-free fluid flows includes a screw compressor that has an inlet port for receiving a low pressure gas stream, a main lubrication injection port for receiving an injection branch of a filtered lubrication stream, an inlet bearing lubrication port for receiving an inlet branch of the filtered lubrication stream, a discharge bearing and seal lubrication port for receiving a discharge branch of the filtered lubrication stream, a prime mover for powering the rotary screw compressor and a discharge port for discharging a high pressure compressed gas mixture stream from the compressor. The system further includes a separator for receiving the compressed gas mixture stream from the compressor. The separator has at least a primary and a secondary coalescer devices connected in series, such that the primary coalescer device has a smaller surface area than the secondary coalescer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Compressor Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Holt
  • Patent number: 6139280
    Abstract: A control apparatus, for measuring pressure in relation to a rotary screw compressor with capacity control means and a prime mover, including a pressure sensor to monitor the prime mover manifold pressure, and a series of relays which when tripped by the pressure sensor will engage a pressure mechanism to engage the capacity control means on the compressor. The pressure mechanism may be a hydraulic or a pneumatic pressure mechanism and the apparatus may further include a second pressure sensor to monitor the inlet gas pressure to the compressor and a third pressure sensor to monitor discharge pressure of the gas compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Compressor Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Holt, William Dennis McMurtrie