Patents by Inventor James Ridgeway
James Ridgeway 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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Patent number: 10649087Abstract: A method and apparatus comprising a group of passive sensor systems, an active sensor system, and a processor unit. The group of passive sensor systems is configured to generate first sensor information from light in an environment around the group of passive sensor systems. The active sensor system is configured to send signals, receive responses from the signals, and generate second sensor information from the responses. The processor unit is configured to control the active sensor system to send the signals in a direction toward an object using the first sensor information and generate information about the object using the second sensor information.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Jonathan Martin Saint Clair, William D. Sherman, Mitchell D. Voth, Ronald N. Murata, Bentley Edwin Northon, James Ridgeway Gillis, Robert P. Higgins, David Christien Soreide, Robert R. Keever, Ordie Dean Butterfield
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Patent number: 10564040Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying information about objects. Radiant intensity measurements for an object are identified from sensor data for a plurality of bands of electromagnetic radiation. The object has parts. A system of equations that includes the radiant intensity measurements is generated. The system of equations is solved to identify information about each part in the parts of the object.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventor: James Ridgeway Gillis
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Patent number: 9612210Abstract: A wire inspection system is provided. The wire inspection system includes a mirror assembly including an odd number of sides arranged to form a pyramid structure configured to surround a wire segment, wherein a plurality of the sides include a mirror, a light source configured to illuminate the wire segment, and at least one camera configured to acquire a plurality of images of the wire segment that are reflected by the plurality of mirrors, wherein each image of the plurality of images shows a different side of the wire segment.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2015Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Gary Alan Ray, Bentley Edwin Northon, Bradley J. Mitchell, James Ridgeway Gillis
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Publication number: 20160377555Abstract: A wire inspection system is provided. The wire inspection system includes a mirror assembly including an odd number of sides arranged to form a pyramid structure configured to surround a wire segment, wherein a plurality of the sides include a mirror, a light source configured to illuminate the wire segment, and at least one camera configured to acquire a plurality of images of the wire segment that are reflected by the plurality of mirrors, wherein each image of the plurality of images shows a different side of the wire segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Gary Alan Ray, Bentley Edwin Northon, Bradley J. Mitchell, James Ridgeway Gillis
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Patent number: 8805008Abstract: A method and apparatus for tracking a cluster of objects. A path for a center of mass for the cluster of objects is identified using a sequence of frames of sensor data generated by a sensor system. The path is identified with respect to a coordinate system for the sensor data. A relative path for each object in the cluster of objects is identified with respect to the coordinate system for the sensor data. The relative path is relative to the path for the center of mass for the cluster of objects. A final path for each object in the cluster of objects is identified with respect to the coordinate system for the sensor data using the path for the center of mass for the cluster of objects and the relative path for each object in the cluster of objects.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventor: James Ridgeway Gillis
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Publication number: 20140114566Abstract: Directory service results responsive to a request for a desired good or service provider may be provided based on one or more user-selected locations. The user may seek a desired good or service provider that is proximate to a location from which the user may begin traveling to the point of interest, referred to as a source location, and satisfies a beneficial objective held by the user. The beneficial objective may relate to, for example, a directional travel preference, avoiding rush hour traffic or proximity to a specific location or another type of good or service provider that differs from the user's desired good or service provider that is the subject of the user's request. A sequence of geometrical representations, such as, for example, Delauney Triangles, may be generated to provide directory service results that satisfy the user's request.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: AOL Inc.Inventor: James Ridgeway
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Patent number: 8645235Abstract: Directory service results responsive to a request for a desired good or service provider may be provided based on one or more user-selected locations. The user may seek a desired good or service provider that is proximate to a location from which the user may begin traveling to the point of interest, referred to as a source location, and satisfies a beneficial objective held by the user. The beneficial objective may relate to, for example, a directional travel preference, avoiding rush hour traffic or proximity to a specific location or another type of good or service provider that differs from the user's desired good or service provider that is the subject of the user's request. A sequence of geometrical representations, such as, for example, Delauney Triangles, may be generated to provide directory service results that satisfy the user's request.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2010Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventor: James Ridgeway
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Publication number: 20130201052Abstract: A method and apparatus comprising a group of passive sensor systems, an active sensor system, and a processor unit. The group of passive sensor systems is configured to generate first sensor information from light in an environment around the group of passive sensor systems. The active sensor system is configured to send signals, receive responses from the signals, and generate second sensor information from the responses. The processor unit is configured to control the active sensor system to send the signals in a direction toward an object using the first sensor information and generate information about the object using the second sensor information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2012Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Jonathan Martin Saint Clair, William D. Sherman, Mitchell D. Voth, Ronald N. Murata, Bentley Edwin Northon, James Ridgeway Gillis, Robert P. Higgins, David Christien Soreide, Robert R. Keever, Ordie Dean Butterfield
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Publication number: 20130041615Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying information about objects. Radiant intensity measurements for an object are identified from sensor data for a plurality of bands of electromagnetic radiation. The object has parts. A system of equations that includes the radiant intensity measurements is generated. The system of equations is solved to identify information about each part in the parts of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2011Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventor: James Ridgeway Gillis
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Publication number: 20110166957Abstract: Directory service results responsive to a request for a desired good or service provider may be provided based on one or more user-selected locations. The user may seek a desired good or service provider that is proximate to a location from which the user may begin traveling to the point of interest, referred to as a source location, and satisfies a beneficial objective held by the user. The beneficial objective may relate to, for example, a directional travel preference, avoiding rush hour traffic or proximity to a specific location or another type of good or service provider that differs from the user's desired good or service provider that is the subject of the user's request. A sequence of geometrical representations, such as, for example, Delauney Triangles, may be generated to provide directory service results that satisfy the user's request.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2010Publication date: July 7, 2011Inventor: James Ridgeway
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Patent number: 7761350Abstract: Directory service results responsive to a request for a desired good or service provider may be provided based on one or more user-selected locations. The user may seek a desired good or service provider that is proximate to a location from which the user may begin traveling to the point of interest, referred to as a source location, and satisfies a beneficial objective held by the user. The beneficial objective may relate to, for example, a directional travel preference, avoiding rush hour traffic or proximity to a specific location or another type of good or service provider that differs from the user's desired good or service provider that is the subject of the user's request. A sequence of geometrical representations, such as, for example, Delauney Triangles, may be generated to provide directory service results that satisfy the user's request.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventor: James Ridgeway
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Publication number: 20070299072Abstract: The present invention relates to 4-oxo-1,3,8-triaza-spiro[4.5]decanes which are useful as Kv1.5 potassium channel inhibitors providing atrial-selective antiarrhythmic activity. The present invention further relates to compositions and methods for treating atrial-selective antiarrhythmia.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2007Publication date: December 27, 2007Applicant: WyethInventors: John Janusz, Shengde Wu, Neil Fairweather, Wenlin Lee, Benjamin Blass, Andrew Fluxe, Stephen Hodson, James Ridgeway
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Publication number: 20070033569Abstract: Client-server architectures for allowing web applications to operate even when the client and server are disconnected. Exemplary architectures include a local web engine associated with a local cache which can be separate from a browser cache and browser application. Exemplary data structures include web documents having one or more control commands embedded in the head with manifest code. Exemplary methods include operating web applications when the client is offline, caching web applications, executable code, web documents, security code, and/or remote files, allowing web application access of local files, and operating client/web applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2005Publication date: February 8, 2007Inventors: James Davidson, James Ridgeway, Nathan Folkman, Richard Landsman
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Publication number: 20040177115Abstract: The invention provides a comprehensive and integrated music search and discovery tool that allows a user to find music information available from a provider in one place, by song or artist. The preferred embodiment comprises a mega indexer facility for versioning and bouncing of searchable runtime data structures across multiple systems that is atomic at the HTTP connection level. It further comprises a DCI Today platform for integration of a Web server within a client process providing a framework for secure client side Web applications even while off line. Finally, it comprises a server PreQueue for minimizing the overhead associated with waiting for remote resources in a multi-threaded IO model.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2003Publication date: September 9, 2004Inventors: Marc S. Hollander, James Davidson, James Ridgeway, Julio L. Hernandez-Miyares