Patents by Inventor Jason James

Jason James 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).

  • Enhanced document readability on devices
    Patent number: 10043298
    Abstract: A method for operating a device having a screen, including: obtaining, by the device, a first background image of an environment behind the screen; obtaining, by the device, an electronic document (ED) having a text character with an initial text color; identifying, by the device, a pixel in the first background image associated with the text character; determining, by the device, a first final text color based on the initial text color and the pixel in the first background image; and displaying, by the device and on the screen, the ED with the text character in the first final text color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventor: Jason James Grams
  • Loading and unloading apparatus
    Patent number: 10028868
    Abstract: A patient transport loading and unloading apparatus for an emergency vehicle includes at least one support configured for mounting at the access opening of the vehicle and a stationary mount. The support is deployable relative to the stationary mount between a stowed position (in which the support cannot support the patient transport apparatus) and a loading position. Further, the support is configured to remain stationary when the patient transport apparatus is loaded onto the support and while the patient transport apparatus is moved into the vehicle through the access opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon David Naber, Clifford Edwin Lambarth, Jason James Wroblewski
  • Transport apparatus
    Publication number: 20180177650
    Abstract: A first transport apparatus includes a deck for supporting a patient thereon and a lift mechanism supporting the deck. The deck is removable from the lift mechanism for use as a second transport apparatus or part of a second transport apparatus. The first transport apparatus further includes an electrically powered device at the first transport apparatus, and a user input device for wireless control of the electrically powered device, which is operable at or near the first transport apparatus and the second transport apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Clifford Edwin Lambarth, Jason James Wroblewski, Brandon David Naber, Alfred James Dacey, IV, Ross Timothy Lucas
  • METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION CONTENT FOR ENHANCED ACCESSIBILITY OVER WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20180174196
    Abstract: A method comprises providing an interface permitting a first user to control activation of a mobile information channel through which the first user can share access to content with a plurality of additional users, activating the mobile information channel responsive to input received from the first user via the interface, inserting content provided by the first user into the mobile information channel, receiving additional content relating to the mobile information channel from one or more of said additional users via one or more respective mobile devices associated with at least one wireless network, inserting at least a portion of the additional content into the mobile information channel, and integrating into the mobile information channel information associated with at least one wireless networking functionality of said at least one wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: David Walker Harper, Jason James Sabella, William Henry Munch
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION USING A TWO-HANDED INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20180157396
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for navigating and analyzing portions of a three-dimensional virtual environment using a two-handed interface. Methods for operating a Volumetric Selection Object (VSO) to select elements of the environment are provided, as well as operations for adjusting the user's position, orientation and scale. Efficient and ergonomic methods for quickly acquiring and positioning, orienting, and scaling the VSO are provided. Various uses of the VSO, such as augmenting a primary dataset with data from a secondary dataset are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Paul Kenneth Mlyniec, Jason James Jerald, Arun Yoganandan
  • Portable oxygen delivery device
    Patent number: 9974920
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices, systems, and methods, including an oxygen delivery device that includes an oxygen delivery module to produce at least concentrated oxygen, and a gas moving device to deliver air to the oxygen delivery module. The gas moving device includes at least one piston rotatable inside a first chamber defined in a housing, the rotational movement of the at least one piston inside the first chamber resulting in varying pressure generated in a first portion of the first chamber, and a vane member rigidly coupled to the at least one piston, the vane member being configured to move inside a vane chamber defined in the housing, the piston and the vane rigidly coupled to the piston define the first portion of the first chamber and a second portion of the first chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Caire Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Schneider, Paul Edwards, Jason James Hugenroth
  • Overhead loading device
    Patent number: 9943453
    Abstract: An overhead loading device for use with an emergency vehicle having a patient compartment includes at least one beam configured for mounting at a ceiling of the patient compartment of the emergency vehicle, a carriage engaged for movement along the beam and configured to traverse at least a portion of the beam between an extended position and a retracted position, and a load carrying member operatively connected to the carriage and extending from the carriage. The load carrying member has a free end for attachment to a patient support. The carriage is configured to extend at least partially outside of the patient compartment when in the extended position and be positioned inside the patient compartment when in the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon David Naber, Jason James Wroblewski, Clifford Edwin Lambarth
  • Reconfigurable transport apparatus
    Patent number: 9925098
    Abstract: A transport apparatus includes a frame, a lift mechanism supporting the frame, and a litter deck for supporting a person. The litter deck is adapted to be reconfigured between a chair configuration and a cot configuration. The litter deck is also adapted to be removably mounted to the frame, with the litter deck being adapted to be supported by the frame while the litter deck is in its chair configuration and also while being reconfigured between its chair configuration and its cot configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Clifford Edwin Lambarth, Jason James Wroblewski, Brandon David Naber, Alfred James Dacey, IV, Ross Timothy Lucas
  • Method, apparatus and system for management of information content for enhanced accessibility over wireless communication networks
    Patent number: 9922348
    Abstract: A method comprises providing an interface permitting a first user to control activation of a mobile information channel through which the first user can share access to content with a plurality of additional users, activating the mobile information channel responsive to input received from the first user via the interface, inserting content provided by the first user into the mobile information channel, receiving additional content relating to the mobile information channel from one or more of said additional users via one or more respective mobile devices associated with at least one wireless network, inserting at least a portion of the additional content into the mobile information channel, and integrating into the mobile information channel information associated with at least one wireless networking functionality of said at least one wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Engagelogic Corporation
    Inventors: David Walker Harper, Jason James Sabella, William Henry Munch
  • Mast lift using multi-stage mast module
    Patent number: 9878889
    Abstract: A multi-stage mast module is cooperable with a mast lift. The mast lift includes a base supporting the multi-stage mast module and a platform coupled with the multi-stage mast module. The multi-stage mast module includes a mast unit including a plurality of telescoping mast sections, and a multi-stage drive connected between the telescoping mast sections of the mast unit. Gas springs are connected between the telescoping mast sections of the mast unit. The gas springs act between the adjacent ones of the telescoping mast sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: JLG INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jason James Watson, Geoffrey George Campbell
  • Emergency Patient Motion System
    Publication number: 20180021191
    Abstract: A modular drive device for driving a first driven module of a first emergency patient motion device or a second driven module of a second emergency patient motion device, the first driven module being different from the second driven module. The modular drive device comprises a motor, and an output device operatively coupled to and drivable by the motor. The output device transmits mechanical force from the motor to the first driven module when said output device is coupled to the first emergency patient motion device and from the motor to the second driven module when said output device is coupled to the second emergency patient motion device. The modular drive device further comprises a controller operable in a first motor mode and a second motor mode. The first motor mode corresponding to the first driven module, and the second motor mode corresponding to the second driven module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Clifford Edwin Lambarth, Chad Conway Souke, Alfred James Dacey, IV, Jason James Wroblewski, Brandon David Naber, Ross Timothy Lucas, Daniel Vincent Brosnan, Aaron Douglas Furman, Christopher J. Cummings, Janani Gopalkrishnan, Thomas Alan Puvogel, Genevieve Cherie Sertic
  • Connection confirmation using acoustic data
    Patent number: 9847009
    Abstract: Arrangements related to the confirmation of component connections made during manufacturing or assembly processes are described. Acoustic data resulting from the connection can be received by a microphone. A controller can analyze the acoustic information to determine if a predetermined acoustic signature is present in the acoustic information. Responsive to the determination, a confirmation signal can be generated and transmitted by the controller. One or both of the microphone and controller can be included in a wearable device and worn by a user. In some arrangements, a motion sensor can be included in the wearable device to allow determination whether motion data during a connection is acceptable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jake Ryan Walker, Touraj Pejouyan, Slavko Saric, Jason James Dennis, Gregory Joseph Healy, John D. Purse, Amit Bhalla
  • Determining a consistent color for an image
    Patent number: 9846951
    Abstract: A method may include obtaining an image that includes a connected component that includes a set of pixels, calculating a representative color for the set of pixels, mapping the representative color to an application color in an application color palette of an application, and generating an electronic document that includes a revised version of the connected component in the application color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Jason James Grams, Douglas Walter Obrecht, Stuart Guarnieri
  • Bulleted lists
    Patent number: 9842251
    Abstract: A method for image processing by: obtaining an original image including a bulleted list; determining a list bounding box enclosing the bulleted list; determining line bounding boxes nested within the list bounding box enclosing lines of the bulleted list; identifying bullets based on the line bounding boxes; identifying indentations based on the bullets; and generating a bulleted list object for the bulleted list in the original image based on the indentations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventor: Jason James Grams
  • DETERMINING A CONSISTENT COLOR FOR AN IMAGE
    Publication number: 20170287171
    Abstract: A method may include obtaining an image that includes a connected component that includes a set of pixels, calculating a representative color for the set of pixels, mapping the representative color to an application color in an application color palette of an application, and generating an electronic document that includes a revised version of the connected component in the application color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Jason James Grams, Douglas Walter Obrecht, Stuart Guarnieri
  • Patient Support Apparatus With Adjustable Foot Section
    Publication number: 20170281438
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus comprises a base, a support frame, and a patient support deck. The patient support deck comprises articulating deck sections, such as a leg section and a foot section pivotally coupled to the leg section. A support link is arranged to support the foot section relative to the support frame. A leg section actuator is configured to move the leg section between a lowered position and one or more raised positions. A foot section adjustment device is configured to move the support link in order to move the foot section relative to the leg section. The support link has a first link end pivotally coupled to the foot section and a second link end slidably coupled to the support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Steven David Elku, Jason John Connell, Richard A. Derenne, Jason James Cerny
  • BULLETED LISTS
    Publication number: 20170220859
    Abstract: A method for image processing by: obtaining an original image including a bulleted list; determining a list bounding box enclosing the bulleted list; determining line bounding boxes nested within the list bounding box enclosing lines of the bulleted list; identifying bullets based on the line bounding boxes; identifying indentations based on the bullets; and generating a bulleted list object for the bulleted list in the original image based on the indentations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventor: Jason James Grams
  • METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION CONTENT FOR ENHANCED ACCESSIBILITY OVER WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20170178195
    Abstract: A method comprises providing an interface permitting a first user to control activation of a mobile information channel through which the first user can share access to content with a plurality of additional users, activating the mobile information channel responsive to input received from the first user via the interface, inserting content provided by the first user into the mobile information channel, receiving additional content relating to the mobile information channel from one or more of said additional users via one or more respective mobile devices associated with at least one wireless network, inserting at least a portion of the additional content into the mobile information channel, and integrating into the mobile information channel information associated with at least one wireless networking functionality of said at least one wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: David Walker Harper, Jason James Sabella, William Henry Munch
  • PATIENT SUPPORT USABLE WITH BARIATRIC PATIENTS
    Publication number: 20170143566
    Abstract: There is provided a patient support that may be adjustable in height, width, length or a combination thereof. The patient support may be useable with normal sized patients or with bariatric patients. The patient support has a variety of features to enhance operability and/or functionality, including a width adjustable caster frame, width adjustable deck portions, a width adjustable headboard and an extendible foot board to provide extra length. An enhanced lift mechanism can accommodate bariatric patients and alternative functionality in achieving deck positions improves patient comfort. Various parts of the patient support including deck panels and the footboard may be removed and replaced with ease without complicated connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Steven David Elku, Jason John Connell, Jason James Cerny, Richard Brian Roussy, Aleem Yusuf, Christopher Alan George, Christopher Scott Jacob, Brandon David Naber, Martin W. Stryker
  • Method and System for Generating Random Postal Codes Attached to a Credit or Debit Card to Help Prevent Fraud
    Publication number: 20170132634
    Abstract: A method and system to generate a random and alternating postal code attached both to the financial institution and the credit or debit card issued to the account holder. The postal code is generated with an algorithm based random number generator (RNG) or a pseudo random number generator (PRNG) as an added security feature. The authorized card holder is in possession of a device that would provide the card holder the correct randomized postal code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventor: Jason James