Patents by Inventor James Allen Cook

James Allen Cook 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).

  • Vending Machine For Rental Services
    Publication number: 20120248183
    Abstract: System for renting a cellphone, ipad or other electronic device for temporary use. Plurality of cellphones, ipads or other electronic devices are categorized and barcoded. A vending machine that receives a credit card information and request to rent one of the cellphones/ipads or other electronic devices from a user, releases the cellphone/ipad or other electronic device to a bar code reader which send the barcode information to a central processing unit that creates a user account and associates it with the credit card information and initiates timer. The timer is stopped when the same barcode is received by the processing unit and the user account is retrieved, then the credit card is charged with a calculated usage by the central processing unit. A rented cellphone, ipad or other electronic device may be authorized to access a remote central server for multimedia content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventor: James Allen Cook
  • Method and apparatus for checking stator core alignment
    Patent number: 7589831
    Abstract: In one embodiment the present invention provides for a method for checking the alignment of a stator core that comprises placing a laser source 14 and a target 18 a given distance apart on a stator core 10 and activating the laser such that the laser strikes the target. Then measuring on the target where the laser strikes, and interpreting the measurement to determine any misalignment of the stator core in the given distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: James Allen Cook, Thomas M. Majernik
  • Echo detection and monitoring
    Patent number: 6937723
    Abstract: Echo detection and monitoring systems and methods are provided. According to the invention, the outgoing and incoming voice bearer channels of a voice communication are monitored. The outgoing and incoming signals are time aligned, and measures are then taken to determine whether echo is present in the signal. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the outgoing signal is fed through an adaptive filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Avaya Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Simon Daniel Boland, James D. Schreuder, Subramanian Sridharan, Michael William Mason, James Allen Cook
  • Echo detection and monitoring
    Publication number: 20040081315
    Abstract: Echo detection and monitoring systems and methods are provided. According to the invention, the outgoing and incoming voice bearer channels of a voice communication are monitored. The outgoing and incoming signals are time aligned, and measures are then taken to determine whether echo is present in the signal. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the outgoing signal is fed through an adaptive filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Simon Daniel Boland, James D. Schreuder, Subramanian Sridharan, Michael William Mason, James Allen Cook