Patents by Inventor James Schaefer
James Schaefer 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: 11516050Abstract: Technologies are disclosed for monitoring network traffic using traffic mirroring. According to some examples, traffic mirroring allows customers to monitor traffic at different sources within a VPC. For example, a source may be any Elastic Network Interface (ENI) in their VPC, including elastic network interfaces (ENIs) on virtual machine instances, Network Address Translation (NAT) Gateways, Load Balancers, VPC endpoints, Internal Gateways, Transit Gateways, and more. Filters can be utilized to determine the network traffic to mirror. A customer may also configure to monitor real-time traffic with a monitoring appliance of their choice. With traffic mirroring, data traffic may be identified and sent to one or more target devices. Customers may monitor traffic within a VPC for content inspection, forensic analysis, troubleshooting, record keeping, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Anoop Dawani, Joseph Elmar Magerramov, Zachary Brandes, Apoorv Mittal, Bharadwaj Avva, Ryan James Schaefer, Kiran Venkat Sayeeram Karpurapu, Ajay Jha, Steven Bruce Richards, Richard H Galliher
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Publication number: 20200403826Abstract: Technologies are disclosed for monitoring network traffic using traffic mirroring. According to some examples, traffic mirroring allows customers to monitor traffic at different sources within a VPC. For example, a source may be any Elastic Network Interface (ENI) in their VPC, including elastic network interfaces (ENIs) on virtual machine instances, Network Address Translation (NAT) Gateways, Load Balancers, VPC endpoints, Internal Gateways, Transit Gateways, and more. Filters can be utilized to determine the network traffic to mirror. A customer may also configure to monitor real-time traffic with a monitoring appliance of their choice. With traffic mirroring, data traffic may be identified and sent to one or more target devices. Customers may monitor traffic within a VPC for content inspection, forensic analysis, troubleshooting, record keeping, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2019Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Anoop Dawani, Joseph Elmar Magerramov, Zachary Brandes, Apoorv Mittal, Bharadwaj Avva, Ryan James Schaefer, Kiran Venkat Sayeeram Karpurapu, Ajay Jha, Steven Bruce Richards, Richard H Galliher
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Patent number: 9475072Abstract: A chute assembly may include a chute having an inlet and an outlet and an adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism may be used to move the chute to adjust the outlet: forward to back with respect to a spinner disc; and/or, (2) side to side with respect to the spinner disc in order to change the spreading characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Swenson Spreader, LLCInventors: Christopher Norkus, James Schaefer
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Patent number: 9371621Abstract: A spreader assembly may include a hopper having a receptacle for holding salt, or the like, and at least one chamber formed between the receptacle and an outer surface of the hopper. The chamber may hold a liquid used to pre-wet the salt before it contacts a ground surface. The hopper may be an insert hopper formed as a one piece plastic component in a rotational molding operation.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2015Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Swenson Spreader, LLCInventors: Christopher Norkus, James Schaefer
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Patent number: 9248960Abstract: A dual-tank liquid storage tank system comprises a lined primary storage tank disposed within a lined secondary tank. Construction of the system involves rolling out a secondary tank liner over an engineered base course, and then laying out a primary tank liner over the secondary tank liner, with an outer portion of the primary tank liner rolled up to fit within the primary tank perimeter. The primary tank's perimeter wall is then assembled from wall panels resting on the secondary tank liner, and then the primary tank liner rolled out and deployed over the primary tank wall. An outer portion of the secondary tank liner is then rolled up toward the primary tank wall, and the secondary tank's perimeter wall is assembled from wall panels resting on the base course. The secondary tank liner is then rolled out and deployed over the secondary tank wall.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2013Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: BIG HOLDING SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Brian Edwin Avery, George William Briggs, Richard James Schaefer, Kevin Chan Vilaiya
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Publication number: 20160023223Abstract: A chute assembly may include a chute having an inlet and an outlet and an adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism may be used to move the chute to adjust the outlet: forward to back with respect to a spinner disc; and/or, (2) side to side with respect to the spinner disc in order to change the spreading characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Applicant: Swenson Spreader, LLCInventors: Christopher Norkus, James Schaefer
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Publication number: 20150259867Abstract: A spreader assembly may include a hopper having a receptacle for holding salt, or the like, and at least one chamber formed between the receptacle and an outer surface of the hopper. The chamber may hold a liquid used to pre-wet the salt before it contacts a ground surface. The hopper may be an insert hopper formed as a one piece plastic component in a rotational molding operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Applicant: LOUIS BERKMAN COMPANYInventors: Christopher Norkus, James Schaefer
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Patent number: 9128835Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to a gaming device including a background memory validation system. The background memory validation system includes a background kernel thread that validates read-only pages on the gaming device. Additionally, the background kernel thread also minimizes potential timing problems because this process only validates page content in memory that is fully-loaded and functional.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2014Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Ronald A. Cadima, Anand Singh, James Schaefer
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Patent number: 9085862Abstract: A spreader assembly may include a hopper having a receptacle for holding salt, or the like, and at least one chamber formed between the receptacle and an outer surface of the hopper. The chamber may hold a liquid used to pre-wet the salt before it contacts a ground surface. The hopper may be an insert hopper formed as a one piece plastic component in a rotational molding operation.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2013Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Swenson Spreader LLCInventors: Christopher Norkus, James Schaefer
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Patent number: 9085863Abstract: A chute assembly may include a chute having an inlet and an outlet and an adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism may be used to move the chute to adjust the outlet: forward to back with respect to a spinner disc; and/or, (2) side to side with respect to the spinner disc in order to change the spreading characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2013Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Swenson Spreader LLCInventors: Christopher Norkus, James Schaefer
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Publication number: 20150021319Abstract: A dual-tank liquid storage tank system comprises a lined primary storage tank disposed within a lined secondary tank. Construction of the system involves rolling out a secondary tank liner over an engineered base course, and then laying out a primary tank liner over the secondary tank liner, with an outer portion of the primary tank liner rolled up to fit within the primary tank perimeter. The primary tank's perimeter wall is then assembled from wall panels resting on the secondary tank liner, and then the primary tank liner rolled out and deployed over the primary tank wall. An outer portion of the secondary tank liner is then rolled up toward the primary tank wall, and the secondary tank's perimeter wall is assembled from wall panels resting on the base course. The secondary tank liner is then rolled out and deployed over the secondary tank wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2013Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventors: Brian Edwin Avery, George William Briggs, Richard James Schaefer, Kevin Chan Vilaiya
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Patent number: 8926429Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to gaming machines having multi-monitor support for controlling up to four monitors on a gaming device. According to one embodiment, the gaming device includes a first display for presenting a primary game. The gaming device also includes a second display. The second display is used to present a secondary game. The gaming device further includes a multi-core processor in communication with a first video chipset and a second video chipset, wherein the first and second video chipsets support the first and second monitors.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2013Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Nathan K. Harvey, Pravinkumar Patel, James Schaefer, Michael N. Dubose
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Publication number: 20140149676Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to a gaming device including a background memory validation system. The background memory validation system includes a background kernel thread that validates read-only pages on the gaming device. Additionally, the background kernel thread also minimizes potential timing problems because this process only validates page content in memory that is fully-loaded and functional.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2014Publication date: May 29, 2014Inventors: Ronald A. Cadima, Anand Singh, James Schaefer
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Patent number: 8683272Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to a gaming device including a background memory validation system. The background memory validation system includes a background kernel thread that validates read-only pages on the gaming device. Additionally, the background kernel thread also minimizes potential timing problems because this process only validates page content in memory that is fully-loaded and functional.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Ronald A. Cadima, Anand Singh, James Schaefer
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Publication number: 20140073404Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to gaming machines having multi-monitor support for controlling up to four monitors on a gaming device. According to one embodiment, the gaming device includes a first display for presenting a primary game. The gaming device also includes a second display. The second display is used to present a secondary game. The gaming device further includes a multi-core processor in communication with a first video chipset and a second video chipset, wherein the first and second video chipsets support the first and second monitors.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Nathan K. Harvey, Pravinkumar Patel, James Schaefer, Michael N. Dubose
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Patent number: 8613663Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to gaming machines having multi-monitor support for controlling up to four monitors on a gaming device. According to one embodiment, the gaming device includes a first display for presenting a primary game. The gaming device also includes a second display and a third display where the second display is positioned above the third display. The second and third displays are used in combination to present a secondary game. The gaming device further includes a multi-core processor in communication with a first video chipset and a second video chipset, wherein the first and second video chipsets support the first, second and third monitors.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2009Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Nathan K. Harvey, Pravinkumar Patel, James Schaefer, Michael N. Dubose
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Publication number: 20130233938Abstract: A chute assembly may include a chute having an inlet and an outlet and an adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism may be used to move the chute to adjust the outlet: forward to back with respect to a spinner disc; and/or, (2) side to side with respect to the spinner disc in order to change the spreading characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: SWENSON SPREADER, LLCInventors: Christopher Norkus, James Schaefer
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Publication number: 20130233937Abstract: A spreader assembly may include a hopper having a receptacle for holding salt, or the like, and at least one chamber formed between the receptacle and an outer surface of the hopper. The chamber may hold a liquid used to pre-wet the salt before it contacts a ground surface. The hopper may be an insert hopper formed as a one piece plastic component in a rotational molding operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: SWENSON SPREADER, LLCInventors: Christopher Norkus, James Schaefer
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Patent number: 8429464Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to a gaming device including a background memory validation system. The background memory validation system includes a background kernel thread that validates read-only pages on the gaming device. Additionally, the background kernel thread also minimizes potential timing problems because this process only validates page content in memory that is fully-loaded and functional.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2009Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Ronald A. Cadima, Anand Singh, James Schaefer
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Publication number: 20110119474Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein are directed to a serial peripheral interface-based (SPI-based) BIOS system for improved upgrading of a BIOS software image in a gaming machine. The system includes a flash BIOS chip and a SPI BIOS chip. The flash BIOS chip is operable to be written to by an Intel chipset for storage of an onboard Ethernet controller's information, wherein the flash BIOS chip may contain a new BIOS software image. The SPI BIOS chip comprises a traditional BIOS including gaming extensions to the BIOS. The SPI BIOS chip can be disabled from write actions at a jumper/circuit level. When a SPI BIOS write enable jumper circuit is ON, a write protect pin of the serial peripheral interface BIOS is in the disabled state. In this regard, when the write protect pin is in the disabled state, the SPI BIOS content may be updated to the new BIOS software image from a BIOS install compact flash.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2009Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: BALLY GAMING, INC.Inventors: Anand Singh, Pravinkumar Patel, Darren LeBlanc, Robert W. Crowder, JR., James Schaefer, George Mayfield