Patents by Inventor Jerry E. Hurst
Jerry E. Hurst 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: 11874288Abstract: A well plate includes a frame section that defines a plane, and a plurality of well structures. Each well structure extends in a direction away from the plane defined by the frame section, and each well structure defines a well for holding a fluid. The well plate further includes an artifact connected to at least one well structure. The artifact uniquely identifies a type of the well plate among other types of well plates. Along these lines, a result of a well plate type identification operation, which indicates whether the well plate includes the artifact, may determine whether a predefined pressure is applied to the well plate to facilitate fluid sampling in response to the result, whether fluid level sensing can be performed to gauge amounts of fluids drawn from the wells and/or identify how much fluid is left in the wells, etc.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: RedShift BioAnalytics Inc.Inventors: Charles McAlister Marshall, Richard C. Sharp, Frederick Milton Blodgett, Jr., Vlorent Morina, Jerry E. Hurst, Jr.
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Patent number: 8730479Abstract: System, including methods and apparatus, for light detection and signal processing for droplet-based assays. An exemplary system provides a method of detection for droplets. An examination region of a channel may be illuminated with first pulses of light interleaved with second pulses of light as droplets pass through the examination region, the first pulses being spectrally distinct from the second pulses. Data may be collected representing light detected during illumination of the examination region with the first pulses and the second pulses. Each droplet may be illuminated with a beam of light that is narrower than a diameter of the droplets.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2011Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Kevin D. Ness, Mark A. Arbore, Jerry E. Hurst, David L. Klein, Donald A. Masquelier
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Patent number: 8315144Abstract: A small form factor disc drive is structured to hold and play an optical data storage disc measuring approximately 32 mm in diameter and containing 1 GB of data per layer. The disc drive contains a blue wavelength laser, an objective lens having a numerical aperture in the range of 0.70-0.78 and conventional DVD-compatible controller electronics. This unique combination of elements allows a full-length movie or a video game to be displayed with DVD-quality on a cell phone or other portable hand held device.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2008Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: VMO Systems Inc.Inventors: Jerry E. Hurst, Jr., Neil Deeman, Steven B. Volk
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Patent number: 8277919Abstract: An optical disc includes a substrate layer, a cover layer, and an aluminum alloy layer that is between the substrate layer and cover layer, and is adjacent to the substrate layer. The aluminum alloy layer includes a majority amount of aluminum and an additional metal selected from the group consisting of: chromium, titanium, tantalum, and any combination thereof. A method of making an optical disc includes the steps of: forming a substrate layer; sputtering an aluminum alloy target onto the substrate layer to form an aluminum alloy layer; and forming a cover layer; wherein the aluminum alloy layer comprises a majority amount of aluminum and an additional metal selected from the group consisting of: chromium, titanium, tantalum, and any combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2009Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: VMO Systems, Inc.Inventors: Neil Deeman, Jerry E. Hurst, Jr.
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Publication number: 20120194805Abstract: System, including methods and apparatus, for light detection and signal processing for droplet-based assays.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2011Publication date: August 2, 2012Inventors: Kevin D. Ness, Mark A. Arbore, Jerry E. Hurst, David L. Klein, Donald A. Masquelier
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Patent number: 8230452Abstract: A miniature optical disc drive includes a DVD-compatible optical controller and a cartridge load module designed to hold a cartridge containing a 32 mm optical data storage disc.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2008Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: VMO Systems, Inc.Inventors: Steven B. Volk, Jerry E. Hurst, Jr.
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Patent number: 8032004Abstract: A format for accessing content such as a full-length move from an optical disc uses an XML description file stored on the disc to generate one or more screens that a user employs to access the content. The decoding requirements of a hardware or software player are reduced by discarding specific elements of an encoding standard such as MPEG4 that is used to encode the content on the disc. The maximum average and peak bitrates at which the data is transferred are limited to further reduce the demands on the player.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2007Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Vmedia Research, Inc.Inventors: Dagan Packman, Steven Bernard Volk, Jerry E. Hurst, Jr., Alan Fennema
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Patent number: 7983139Abstract: An optical data storage disc measuring 32 mm in diameter contains 1 GB of data per layer. The data is designed to be readable by a disc drive that contains a blue wavelength laser, an objective lens having a numerical aperture of 0.72 and conventional DVD controller electronics. This combination of elements allows a full-length movie or a video game to be displayed with DVD-quality on a cell phone or other portable hand held device.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2007Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Vmedia Research, Inc.Inventors: Jerry E. Hurst, Jr., Neil Deeman, Steven B. Volk
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Publication number: 20110020667Abstract: An optical disc includes a substrate layer, a cover layer, and an aluminum alloy layer that is between the substrate layer and cover layer, and is adjacent to the substrate layer. The aluminum alloy layer includes a majority amount of aluminum and an additional metal selected from the group consisting of: chromium, titanium, tantalum, and any combination thereof. A method of making an optical disc includes the steps of: forming a substrate layer; sputtering an aluminum alloy target onto the substrate layer to form an aluminum alloy layer; and forming a cover layer; wherein the aluminum alloy layer comprises a majority amount of aluminum and an additional metal selected from the group consisting of: chromium, titanium, tantalum, and any combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2009Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: Neil Deeman, Jerry E. Hurst, JR.
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Publication number: 20090147655Abstract: A miniature optical disc drive includes a DVD-compatible optical controller and a cartridge load module designed to hold a cartridge containing a 32 mm optical data storage disc.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: Vmedia Research, Inc.Inventors: Steven B. Volk, Jerry E. Hurst, JR.
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Publication number: 20090144763Abstract: An optical data storage disc measuring 32 mm in diameter contains 1 GB of data per layer. The data is designed to be readable by a disc drive that contains a blue wavelength laser, an objective lens having a numerical aperture of 0.72 and conventional DVD controller electronics. This combination of elements allows a full-length movie or a video game to be displayed with DVD-quality on a cell phone or other portable hand held device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2007Publication date: June 4, 2009Applicant: Vmedia Research, Inc.Inventors: Jerry E. Hurst, JR., Neil Deeman, Steven B. Volk
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Publication number: 20090129248Abstract: A small form factor disc drive is structured to hold and play an optical data storage disc measuring approximately 32 mm in diameter and containing 1 GB of data per layer. The disc drive contains a blue wavelength laser, an objective lens having a numerical aperture in the range of 0.70-0.78 and conventional DVD-compatible controller electronics. This unique combination of elements allows a full-length movie or a video game to be displayed with DVD-quality on a cell phone or other portable hand held device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: Vmedia Research, IncInventors: Jerry E. Hurst, JR., Neil Deeman, Steven B. Volk
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Patent number: 7506347Abstract: A battery-operated, hand-held disc drive for an optical data storage disc contains a radio transceiver. Data read from the disc, for example a game or movie, are delivered to the transceiver and transmitted, preferably using a WiFi protocol, to a host device, such as a smartphone, PDA, ultra-light tablet or notebook computer, or digital TV. Preferably, the compression factor of the data on the disc and the transfer rate of the data from the disc drive to the host device are set such that that disc drive has a low duty cycle, thereby conserving battery power while providing the user with an extended usage period. To provide a high-quality experience, the data on the disc are compressed using a highly efficient data compression algorithm such as MPEG-4.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2006Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: Vmedia Research, Inc.Inventors: Steven B. Volk, Jerry E. Hurst, Jr., Gregory Dimitri Volan
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Publication number: 20080273115Abstract: A format for accessing content such as a full-length move from an optical disc uses an XML description file stored on the disc to generate one or more screens that a user employs to access the content. The decoding requirements of a hardware or software player are reduced by discarding specific elements of an encoding standard such as MPEG4 that is used to encode the content on the disc. The maximum average and peak bitrates at which the data is transferred are limited to further reduce the demands on the player.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2007Publication date: November 6, 2008Applicant: Vmedia Research, Inc.Inventors: Dagan Packman, Steven Bernard Volk, Jerry E. Hurst, Alan Fennema
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Patent number: 6850475Abstract: An optical data storage system utilizes optical fibers for transfer of information to and from storage media. The storage media includes magneto-optical storage disks. The optical fibers are single-mode polarization maintaining optical fibers. A single frequency laser diode provides a source of polarized light. Accordingly, a polarization state conveyed by the polarization maintaining optical fiber is accurately reproduced with reduced noise, as compared to use of a Fabry-Perot laser diode.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 1997Date of Patent: February 1, 2005Assignee: Seagate Technology, LLCInventors: John F. Heanue, Jerry E. Hurst, Jr., Jeffrey P. Wilde
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Patent number: 6798729Abstract: An optical head utilizes a micro-machined element in combination with a light source and a lens to write and read data onto a storage disk. The micro-machined element may include a steerable micro-machined mirror or a micro-actuator. A beam of laser light transmitted from the light source to the optical head and a reflected light from the storage disk is altered by a movement of the micro-machined element. In this manner a focused optical spot is scanned back and forth in a direction which is approximately parallel to the radial direction of the storage disk.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 1999Date of Patent: September 28, 2004Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Jerry E. Hurst, Jr., Joseph Drake, Jeffrey P. Wilde, Joseph E. Davis, John F. Heanue, Kurt E. Petersen, Terry McDaniel, Jeff Drazan
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Patent number: 6781927Abstract: An optical data storage and retrieval system uses a flying head. The flying head is supported on a moving media having information stored in a plurality of stored data locations thereon. Information is stored in each of the plurality of media locations as physical structures capable of modulating the polarization state of incident light into one of two output polarization states. The flying head includes an optical processing assembly which directs an incident light beam having a source polarization state onto the moving media, accessing successive data locations. A reflected light beam having the source polarization state of the incident light beam modulated by a respective polarization modifying data location into one of the output polarization states is received by the flying head.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 1999Date of Patent: August 24, 2004Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: John F Heanuc, Jeffrey P. Wilde, Jerry E. Hurst, Jr., John H. Jerman
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Patent number: 6587421Abstract: An optical data storage system utilizes optical fibers for transfer of information to and from storage media. The storage media comprises magneto-optical storage disks. The optical fibers are low-birefringence optical fibers. As compared with conventional approaches, a polarization state conveyed by the optical fiber is accurately reproduced with reduced noise. Various noise reduction techniques are provided by substantially decreasing or eliminating spurious reflections (or the effects thereof) at end faces and of an optical fiber. In particular, various techniques, such as index matching, a cover slip method, laser modulation, or angle polishing, may be used to eliminate spurious reflections (or the effects thereof) at the front end face of the optical fiber. Various techniques, such as angle cleaving, index matching, or multi-mode fiber splicing, may be used to eliminate spurious reflections (or the effects thereof) at the back end face of the optical fiber.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1999Date of Patent: July 1, 2003Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Jeffrey P. Wilde, Alexander Tselikov, Viatcheslav Izraelian, John F. Heanue, Jerry E. Hurst, Jr., George R Gray, Yongwei Zhang
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Patent number: 6529464Abstract: An optical data storage system 100 utilizes optical fibers 102 for transfer of information to and from storage media 107. The storage media 107 comprises magneto-optical storage disks. The optical fibers 102 are low-birefringence optical fibers. As compared to the prior art, a polarization state conveyed by the optical fiber 102 is accurately reproduced with reduced noise.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2001Date of Patent: March 4, 2003Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Jeffrey P. Wilde, Jerry E. Hurst, Jr., John F. Heanue, Viatcheslav Izraelian, Alexander Tselikov
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Patent number: 6414911Abstract: A magneto-optical flying head utilizes a steerable mirror in combination with a light source and a lens to write and read data onto a magneto-optical storage disk. A beam of laser light transmitted from the light source to the optical head is reflected onto a steerable micro-machined folding mirror. The reflected light from the folding mirror is directed through an embedded micro-objective GRIN lens. Fine tracking and short seeks to adjacent tracks are performed by rotating the mirror about an axis of rotation. In this way a focus spot is scanned back and forth in a direction which is approximately parallel to the radial direction of the storage disk.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 1999Date of Patent: July 2, 2002Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Jeffrey P. Wilde, Joseph E. Davis, Jerry E. Hurst, Jr., John F. Heanue, Kurt Petersen, Terry McDaniel, Jeff Drazan