Patents by Inventor John Alberts

John Alberts 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).

  • Publication number: 20150009248
    Abstract: Embodiments provide techniques for providing copy protection from capturing a displayed image using one or more camera devices. Embodiments generate a plurality of frames, based on the received image, such that when the plurality of frames are displayed using at least a threshold refresh rate, the displayed plurality of frames appears as the received image when viewed by a user, and the displayed plurality of frames appears as one of a plurality of other images when captured by an image capture device. The plurality of frames are then output for display on one or more display devices configured to use at least the threshold refresh rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Michael Bracalente, John Albert Toebes, David Frank Baker
  • Publication number: 20140339282
    Abstract: An improved hand tool for dispensing plastic fasteners having a novel anvil design that reduces inadvertent user needle sticks during operation of the hand tool and a needle having a novel casing that further reduces inadvertent user needle sticks during the replacement of the hand tool needle. The hand tool has a gun shaped casing with a barrel portion and a handle portion. The casing has a needle assembly opening at the front of the barrel portion and a trigger slot at the front of the handle portion. The hand tool further has a hollow needle disposed on one end of a needle assembly. The needle assembly is slidably movable back and forth between a retracted position disposed substantially within casing and an extend position disposed substantially out of the casing through the needle assembly opening. The hand tool further has a trigger that is pivotally mounted within the casing that extends out from the trigger slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel GILBERTSON, David E. HERRING, Jeffrey A. RAYMOND, John ALBERT
  • Publication number: 20140283845
    Abstract: A method includes placing a patient's foot in a boot comprising a cam buckle, a pad, and a retention strap. The retention strap is placed over the top of the foot, and the pad is arranged relative to the top of the foot. Pressing on the pad positions the foot within the boot. While pressing on the pad, tension is applied on the retention strap to advance the retention strap through the cam buckle. The cam buckle is configured to automatically limit movement of the retention strap through the cam buckle when tension on the retention strap is released. Tension on the retention strap is released to cause the cam buckle to impede the retention strap from receding through the cam buckle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventor: John Albert Slusarz, JR.
  • Publication number: 20140257531
    Abstract: A visualization system for creating, displaying and animating overview and detail heat map displays for industrial automation. The visualization system connects the heat map displays to an interface component providing manual or automatic input data from an industrial process or an archive of historical industrial process input data. The animated heat map displays providing quality, prognostic or diagnostic information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Joseph McGreevy, Michael John Pantaleano, Bruce Gordon Fuller, Ian Edward Tooke, Kevin John Albert, John Joseph Baier, Jan Pingel
  • Patent number: 8820601
    Abstract: An improved hand tool for dispensing plastic fasteners having a novel anvil design that reduces inadvertent user needle sticks during operation of the hand tool and a needle having a novel casing that further reduces inadvertent user needle sticks during the replacement of the hand tool needle. The hand tool has a gun shaped casing with a barrel portion and a handle portion. The casing has a needle assembly opening at the front of the barrel portion and a trigger slot at the front of the handle portion. The hand tool further has a hollow needle disposed on one end of a needle assembly. The needle assembly is slidably movable back and forth between a retracted position disposed substantially within casing and an extend position disposed substantially out of the casing through the needle assembly opening. The hand tool further has a trigger that is pivotally mounted within the casing that extends out from the trigger slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Gilbertson, David E. Herring, Jeffrey A. Raymond, John Albert
  • Patent number: 8775486
    Abstract: A file system is disclosed that includes an application wide name space instantiated in a global index (Gindex) that is used for accessing objects related to an application. Using the Gindex, a method for cache coherency includes establishing one or more appliances, each defining a storage cluster; establishing one or more tenants spanning across appliances, wherein an application stores objects in file systems associated with the appliances and tenants; establishing a Gindex including metadata relating to objects stored in association with the application; replicating the Gindex to plurality of data centers supporting the tenants; storing an original object at a first data center; storing a cached copy of the object at a second data center; aligning the cached copy using metadata for the object from a local copy of the Gindex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventor: John Albert Carmichael
  • Publication number: 20140173472
    Abstract: A visualization system utilizing pre-configured visualization profiles and templates to reduce the level of effort and time required to commission an industrial automation visualization system. The preconfigured visualization profiles and templates include graphic displays, informational reports and data sampling and collection strategies appropriate for the specific sector of manufacturing or industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Joseph McGreevy, Michael John Pantaleano, Bruce Gordon Fuller, Ian Edward Tooke, Kevin John Albert, John Joseph Baier, Jan Pingel
  • Patent number: 8756035
    Abstract: A visualization system for creating, displaying and animating overview and detail heat map displays for industrial automation. The visualization system connects the heat map displays to an interface component providing manual or automatic input data from an industrial process or an archive of historical industrial process input data. The animated heat map displays providing quality, prognostic or diagnostic information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Joseph McGreevy, Michael John Pantaleano, Bruce Gordon Fuller, Ian Edward Tooke, Kevin John Albert, John Joseph Baier, Jan Pingel
  • Patent number: 8746399
    Abstract: Acoustic waveguides are disclosed for mounting to a conduit. The acoustic waveguides provide a mounting area that minimizes the effect of the mount on the acoustic wave traveling through the waveguide while providing an effective seal, even under high pressure conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Xiaolei Shirley Ao, Jin Chang Xu, John Albert Umina
  • Patent number: 8751456
    Abstract: A file system is disclosed that includes an application wide name space used for accessing objects related to an application. The file system includes one or more appliances. Each of the appliances logically define a storage cluster, for instance, a cluster file system. The file system also includes a tenant that logically spans across the one or more appliances. The file system also includes one or more physical file systems arranged within each of the one or more appliances. Further, one or more bucket sets define one or more corresponding physical file systems of a corresponding appliance for the tenant. The system also includes an application wide object name space that is used for accessing objects of an application, wherein the objects are stored in the physical file systems by bucket set across the one or more appliances in association with the tenant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventor: John Albert Carmichael
  • Patent number: 8751449
    Abstract: A file system is disclosed that includes an application wide name space instantiated in a global index (Gindex) that is used for accessing objects related to an application. Summary workload statistics are monitored and calculated via a calibrated hierarchical service level agreement (SLA) in a method of operation that includes: establishing a tenant wide name space used for accessing objects of an application stored in physical file systems across one or more appliances, each defining a storage cluster, in association with a tenant logically spanning across the appliances; and monitoring a performance statistic for the application across the tenant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventor: John Albert Carmichael
  • Patent number: 8746835
    Abstract: A method evaluates printhead position in a staggered full width array (SFWA) printhead assembly. The method includes selecting a first printhead configuration for printing a first test pattern on an image receiving member, generating positional correction data for roll and stitch displacements obtained from captured image data of the first test pattern, comparing the positional correction data to at least one threshold in a displacement range, and operating at least one printhead actuator in accordance with the positional correction data in response to the positional correction data exceeding at least one predetermined threshold in the displacement range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: John Albert Wright, Stan Alan Spencer, Cary Eric Sjolander
  • Patent number: 8744815
    Abstract: A method for providing decision support includes using a programmed computer to input a regression model specification, and to repeat the input a plurality of times to obtain and store a plurality of regression model specifications. The method further includes using the programmed computer to analyze selected regression model specifications to determine at least one of common variables and functions of common variables, to thereby determine a reduced-redundancy request for input of variables, when a plurality of the stored regression model specifications are selected for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Health Outcomes Sciences, LLC
    Inventors: Gabriel Enrique Soto, John Albert Spertus
  • Patent number: 8726441
    Abstract: A floor sweeper for recovering material from a surface to be cleaned comprises a handle assembly pivotably attached to a foot assembly. The foot assembly comprises a housing forming a brush chamber having a bottom opening. The foot assembly comprises a pair of driving gears and a split brush assembly rotatably mounted within the brush chamber and adapted to contact the surface through the opening. The brush assembly comprises two separately-rotatable halves each corresponding to one of the driving gears, with each half comprising a brush core, brush paddles or bristles affixed to an exterior of the brush core, and a brush gear adapted for rotation with the brush core. Each brush gear is driven by a corresponding driving gear to the corresponding brush core as the floor assembly is moved across the surface in order to drive the brushes to cleaning of the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: John Albert Colasanti, Charles A. Reed, Jr., Mitchell Auerbach, Jonathan L. Miner
  • Patent number: 8719520
    Abstract: A system for data migration between high performance computing architectures and data storage disks includes an intermediate data migration handling system which has an intermediate data storage module coupled to the computer architecture to store data received, and a data controller module which includes data management software supporting the data transfer activity between the intermediate data storage module and the disk drives in an orderly manner independent of the random I/O activity of the computer architecture. RAID calculations are performed on the data prior to storage in the intermediate storage module, as well as when reading data from it for assuring data integrity, and carrying out reconstruction of corrupted data. The data transfer to the disk drives is actuated in sequence determined by the data management software based on minimization of seeking time, tier usage, predetermined time since the previous I/O cycle, or fullness of the intermediate data storage module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: DataDirect Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Piszczek, Cedric T. Fernandes, Dave F. Fellinger, William Joseph Harker, John Gordon Manning, Lee Douglas McBryde, Pavan Kumar Uppu, Manjari Mishra, Thomas Edward Fugini, Shivkumar Pandit, John Albert de Leon
  • Publication number: 20140117736
    Abstract: An armrest assembly is provided for adjusting an armrest of a seating unit in three degrees of motion. The armrest assembly includes an angle-adjustment mechanism that allows the armrest to pivot and to translate forward, and a lift mechanism that enables vertical articulation of the armrest. The angle-adjustment assembly includes a pivot bracket with a downwardly disposed pin and a shuttle with an arcuate slot to receive the pin. The arcuate slot includes contoured walls that form detents for restricting movement of the pin, thereby restraining rotation of the shuttle, with respect to the pivot bracket, to predefined angular positions. The lift mechanism includes a rack with ride element(s) extending therefrom and locking teeth, and a control bar with track(s). An upward manual actuation of the control bar causes the track to shift laterally and retract the locking teeth, via interaction between the track(s) and ride element(s), respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: L & P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY
    Inventors: John Albert Colasanti, Brett William Kooistra
  • Publication number: 20140110096
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of making an LED light bulb using a plurality of surface mount light emitting diodes mounted on a variety of semiregular polyhedrons and optimizing the number and placement of the surface mount light emitting diodes for the widest lighting angle (to achieve as close to 360-degrees in three dimensions) with a heat sink matched to the thermal output of the surface mount light emitting diodes and the heat conductive capacity of the polyhedron. Also described are a light emitting diode light bulb made using a plurality of surface mount light emitting diodes mounted on a variety of semiregular polyhedrons. Some embodiments may include a heat conductor comprising a plurality of curved-T shaped heat fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: LUMEN LED
    Inventors: SHELDON STEWART NORBERG, JOHN ALBERT MASSA, DAVID R. GOODSON, CHRISTOPHER MARQUIS, FELIX MING HAN CHAI
  • Publication number: 20140101559
    Abstract: A network information monitor for accessing and displaying Internet content includes a definition for rendering a graphical user interface and a URL pointing to the Internet Content to be downloaded and presented within said user interface. A graphical viewer may be used in association with the network information monitor to manage the collection, organization, sharing, and rendering of a plurality of such monitors. A user is provided with the option of arranging multiple network information monitors, such as in groups, and such as vertically, horizontally, etc. By selecting, dragging and dropping, network information monitors are snapped or docked together such that they may be move individually or in mass on the client display. The organization and groupings may be shared with others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Mainstream Scientific, LLC
    Inventors: John Albert Kembel, George Andrew Kembel, Daniel S. Kim, John Russell, Jake Wobbrock, Geoffrey S. Kembel, Jeremy L. Kembel, Lynn Gabbay
  • Patent number: D705102
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Benjamin Edward McDonald, John Albert Umina, Toan Huu Nguyen, Mykhaylo Barsukov
  • Patent number: D718848
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Inventors: Sheldon Stewart Norberg, John Albert Massa, David R Goodson, Christopher Marquis, Felix Ming Han Chai