Patents by Inventor John Border

John Border 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).

  • Patent number: 6498208
    Abstract: An optical nanocomposite material has a nanoparticulate filler dispersed in a host plastic material. According to the method of making the nanocomposite material, a predetermined temperature sensitive optical vector, such as refractive index, of the plastic host material and nanoparticulate filler are directionally opposed resulting in a nanocomposite material having significantly improved stability of the refractive index with respect to temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John Border, Michael R. McGovern
  • Patent number: 6497957
    Abstract: An antireflection article of manufacture has host material and a nanoparticulate filler dispersed in the host material to form an optically modified material. The optically modified material is coated with a quarter wave coating to form an antireflection article having zero percent reflection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John Border, Michael R. McGovern
  • Patent number: 6491481
    Abstract: A method for making microlens molds and microlens array molds is described which utilizes a spinning half radius diamond cutting member operated in a plunge cut in a technique similar to milling to cut the optical surface into a diamond turnable material. The method can be used to make high sag lens molds with high accuracy. Microlens array molds can be made with a high degree of uniformity and a nearly 100% fill factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John Border, Robert Dambrauskas, Craig A. Sadlik
  • Publication number: 20020178238
    Abstract: An approach for performing an address look-up in a relatively high latency network is disclosed. A terminal receives a query from a local host requesting address information. The terminal includes a memory that stores the address information, and a processor that is coupled to the memory and is configured to determine whether the address information associated with the query is stored in the memory. The processor selectively transmits the address information to the local host in response to the determination. The system also includes a server that communicates with the terminal over the network. The server receives the query from the terminal and transmit the address information corresponding to the query to the terminal. The present invention has particular applicability to a communications system that employs a satellite network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas Fletcher, Douglas Dillon, John Border
  • Patent number: 6476971
    Abstract: A method for making microlens molds and microlens array molds is described which utilizes a spinning half radius diamond cutting member operated in a plunge cut in a technique similar to milling to cut the optical surface into a diamond turnable material. The method can be used to make high sag lens molds with high accuracy. Microlens array molds can be made with a high degree of uniformity and a nearly 100% fill factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John Border, Robert Dambrauskas, Craig Sadlik
  • Publication number: 20020161092
    Abstract: An optical nanocomposite material has a nanoparticulate filler dispersed in a host plastic material. According to the method of making the nanocomposite material, a predetermined temperature sensitive optical vector, such as refractive index, of the plastic host material and nanoparticulate filler are directionally opposed resulting in a nanocomposite material having significantly improved stability of the refractive index with respect to temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: John Border, Michael R. McGovern
  • Publication number: 20020156170
    Abstract: An optical nanocomposite material has a nanoparticulate filler dispersed in a host plastic material. According to the method of making the nanocomposite material, a predetermined temperature sensitive optical vector, such as refractive index, of the plastic host material and nanoparticulate filler are directionally opposed resulting in a nanocomposite material having significantly improved stability of the refractive index with respect to temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: John Border, Michael R. McGovern
  • Publication number: 20020133596
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for enhancing the performance of a network by performing selective spoofing. Selective spoofing provides the ability to discriminate among different connections, only allocating TCP spoofing resources to those connections for which spoofing will actually improve performance and assigning spoofing parameters based on the specific applications using the connections. The selective spoofing functions described are applicable to a wide variety of communication links, including both slow and fast links, high latency links, and links with low and high error rates. The selective spoofing functions may be implemented either alone or in combination with other performance enhancing features, such as, spoofing the conventional TCP three-way handshake, local data acknowledgement, multiplexing multiple connections across a single connection, data compression/encryption, prioritization, and path selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: John Border, Matthew Butehorn
  • Publication number: 20020123550
    Abstract: An optical nanocomposite material has a nanoparticulate filler dispersed in a host plastic material. According to the method of making the nanocomposite material, a predetermined temperature sensitive optical vector, such as refractive index, of the plastic host material and nanoparticulate filler are directionally opposed resulting in a nanocomposite material having significantly improved stability of the refractive index with respect to temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John Border, Michael R. McGovern
  • Publication number: 20020123551
    Abstract: An optical nanocomposite material has a nanoparticulate filler dispersed in a host plastic material. According to the method of making the nanocomposite material, a predetermined temperature sensitive optical vector, such as refractive index, of the plastic host material and nanoparticulate filler are directionally opposed resulting in a nanocomposite material having significantly improved stability of the refractive index with respect to temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John Border, Michael R. McGovern
  • Publication number: 20020123549
    Abstract: An optical nanocomposite material has a nanoparticulate filler dispersed in a host plastic material. According to the method of making the nanocomposite material, a predetermined temperature sensitive optical vector, such as refractive index, of the plastic host material and nanoparticulate filler are directionally opposed resulting in a nanocomposite material having significantly improved stability of the refractive index with respect to temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John Border, Michael R. McGovern
  • Publication number: 20020120047
    Abstract: An optical nanocomposite material has a nanoparticulate filler dispersed in a host plastic material. According to the method of making the nanocomposite material, a predetermined temperature sensitive optical vector, such as refractive index, of the plastic host material and nanoparticulate filler are directionally opposed resulting in a nanocomposite material having significantly improved stability of the refractive index with respect to temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John Border, Michael R. McGovern
  • Publication number: 20020120048
    Abstract: An optical nanocomposite material has a nanoparticulate filler dispersed in a host plastic material. According to the method of making the nanocomposite material, a predetermined temperature sensitive optical vector, such as refractive index, of the plastic host material and nanoparticulate filler are directionally opposed resulting in a nanocomposite material having significantly improved stability of the refractive index with respect to temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John Border, Michael R. McGovern
  • Publication number: 20020119313
    Abstract: An optical nanocomposite material has a nanoparticulate filler dispersed in a host plastic material. According to the method of making the nanocomposite material, a predetermined temperature sensitive optical vector, such as refractive index, of the plastic host material and nanoparticulate filler are directionally opposed resulting in a nanocomposite material having significantly improved stability of the refractive index with respect to temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John Border, Michael R. McGovern
  • Patent number: 6441077
    Abstract: An optical nanocomposite material has a nanoparticulate filler dispersed in a host plastic material. According to the method of making the nanocomposite material, a predetermined temperature sensitive optical vector, such as refractive index, of the plastic host material and nanoparticulate filler are directionally opposed resulting in a nanocomposite material having significantly improved stability of the refractive index with respect to temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John Border, Michael R. McGovern
  • Publication number: 20020071436
    Abstract: A communication system having a proxy architecture is disclosed. The system includes a platform that provides performance enhancing functions. The platform includes a spoofing apparatus that routes the information within the communication system. The spoofing apparatus receives spoofing selection and spoofing parameters from the platform and maintains the current parameters in one or more spoofing profiles. The spoofing apparatus routes packets of information throughout the communication system based on the spoofing selection and/or spoofing profile. The spoofing apparatus may also compensate for maximum segment size mismatches during the routing of information. This compensation may include dynamically resizing data segments or disabling three-way handshake spoofing. The above arrangement has particular applicability to a bandwidth constrained communication system, such as a satellite network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: John Border, Douglas Dillon
  • Patent number: 6402996
    Abstract: A method for making microlens and microlens array is described which utilizes a spinning half radius diamond cutting member operated in a plunge cut in a technique similar to milling to cut the optical surface into a diamond turnable material. The method can be used to make high sag lens molds with high accuracy. Microlens array molds can be made with a high degree of uniformity and a nearly 100% fill factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John Border, Robert Dambrauskas, Craig A. Sadlik
  • Publication number: 20020059435
    Abstract: A network apparatus for performing functions to enhance performance of a communication network is provided. The network apparatus includes a spoofing module that is configured to selectively spoof a multiple connections associated with a multiple hosts based upon corresponding spoofing criteria and to provide local acknowledgement of received messages over the connections. Additionally, the network apparatus includes a connection module that multiplexes the connections over a common backbone connection, and a prioritization module that prioritizes access to the backbone connection based upon prioritization criteria. Further, the network apparatus includes a path selection module that determines a path to transmit the received messages based upon path selection criteria. The spoofing module allocates a connection control block corresponding to a spoofed connection. Each of the connection control blocks stores information related to the connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: John Border, Ken Burrell
  • Publication number: 20020055966
    Abstract: A communication system for retrieving content stored in a content server (e.g., web server) is disclosed. The system includes a client that is configured to transmit a message requesting content specifying an object from a content server. The system also includes a plurality of proxy servers that include a downstream proxy server and an upstream proxy server. The downstream proxy server is configured to communicate with the client. The upstream proxy server is configured to retrieve the content from the content server and to forward information associated with the object over a data network to the downstream proxy server prior to the client transmitting another message requesting the object. The above arrangement has particular application to a wide area network, such as a satellite network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Inventors: John Border, Douglas Dillon, Matthew Butehorn
  • Publication number: 20020038373
    Abstract: A communication gateway for providing redundant communication in a communication system having a remote platform is disclosed. The gateway includes a communication interface that receives a message from a host over a connection according to a prescribed protocol. Additionally, the gateway includes a processor that is coupled to the communication interface and is configured to identify the message received as an unspoofed message, and configured to terminate, during a predetermined period, the connection based upon the identified message. The processor is configured to restart a spoofed connection with another host. The above arrangement has particular applicability to a bandwidth constrained communication system, such as a satellite network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Inventors: John Border, Matthew Butehorn, Ken Burrell