Patents by Inventor John La
John La 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: 9866915Abstract: Methods, systems and computer readable medium with program instructions for providing contextually relevant information for multimedia content streaming through a rendering device, includes detecting a selection of the multimedia content for rendering on the rendering device. An audio signal of the multimedia content is retrieved and analyzed to generate an audio fingerprint. The generated audio fingerprint is used to identify the multimedia content that is selected for rendering. Contextually relevant content for a portion of the multimedia content being rendered on the rendering device is dynamically retrieved from one or more sources and mapped to data associated with the portion of the multimedia content. The mapping results in the rendering of the relevant content during the rendering of the portion of the multimedia content and provides additional information that is contextually relevant to the portion of the multimedia content that is currently being rendered on the rendering device.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2012Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Excalibur IP, LLCInventors: Roger Urrabazo, Dave Rice, John La, Todd R. Glidden, Vishwas Raman
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Publication number: 20130139209Abstract: Methods, systems and computer readable medium with program instructions for providing contextually relevant information for multimedia content streaming through a rendering device, includes detecting a selection of the multimedia content for rendering on the rendering device. An audio signal of the multimedia content is retrieved and analyzed to generate an audio fingerprint. The generated audio fingerprint is used to identify the multimedia content that is selected for rendering. Contextually relevant content for a portion of the multimedia content being rendered on the rendering device is dynamically retrieved from one or more sources and mapped to data associated with the portion of the multimedia content. The mapping results in the rendering of the relevant content during the rendering of the portion of the multimedia content and provides additional information that is contextually relevant to the portion of the multimedia content that is currently being rendered on the rendering device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2012Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Roger Urrabazo, Dave Rice, John La, Todd R. Glidden, Vishwas Raman
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Patent number: 8108795Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for visualizing information, e.g., information regarding a sporting event. The method may comprise identifying an event type and generating a plurality of buttons, the plurality of buttons arranged in a button hierarchy. A first level of the button hierarchy comprising one or more first level buttons is displayed with a lens further displayed on a given one of the one or more first level buttons, the lens operative to present first level data for the given first level button.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2007Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Roger Urrabazo, Kumiko T. Toft, Eric Lin, John La, Sushant Kumar, Eric Del Balso, Michael Mills, Manlio Armando Lo Conte
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Publication number: 20100031987Abstract: In certain embodiments, a thermoelectric system includes at least one cell. The at least one cell can include a first plurality of electrically conductive shunts extending along a first direction, a second plurality of electrically conductive shunts extending along a second direction non-parallel to the first direction, and a first plurality of thermoelectric (TE) elements. The first plurality of TE elements can include a first TE element between and in electrical communication with a first shunt of the first plurality of shunts and a second shunt of the second plurality of shunts, a second TE element between and in electrical communication with the second shunt and a third shunt of the first plurality of shunts, and a third TE element between and in electrical communication with the third shunt and a fourth shunt of the second plurality of shunts.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Inventors: Lon E. Bell, Robert W. Diller, Douglas T. Crane, John La Grandeur, Fred R. Harris
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Publication number: 20080066011Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for visualizing information, e.g., information regarding a sporting event. The method may comprise identifying an event type and generating a plurality of buttons, the plurality of buttons arranged in a button hierarchy. A first level of the button hierarchy comprising one or more first level buttons is displayed with a lens further displayed on a given one of the one or more first level buttons, the lens operative to present first level data for the given first level button.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2007Publication date: March 13, 2008Inventors: Roger Urrabazo, Kumiko T. Toft, Eric Lin, John La, Sushant Kumar, Eric Del Balso, Michael Mills, Manlio Armando Lo Conte
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Publication number: 20080039590Abstract: Multi-modal vinyl ester resins having one or more of good fracture toughness, good processing viscosity, and low volatile organic compound emissions are provided. The multi-modal vinyl ester resins are the reaction product of a liquid or crystalline epoxy and an amorphous, solid epoxy, as determined at 25° C., with a vinyl carboxylic acid. The multi-modal vinyl ester resins may contain a reactive diluent, though generally, lower reactive diluent contents are required for such resins than for similar, commercially available vinyl ester resins.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2005Publication date: February 14, 2008Applicant: DREXEL UNIVERSITYInventors: Giuseppe Palmese, John La Scala, James Sands
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Publication number: 20050250923Abstract: Novel fatty acid monomers and methods for their synthesis are provided for use in polymerization reactions. Fatty acid monomers are employed as reactive diluents in the polymerization of vinyl esters and polyesters for one or more purposes selected from improving the fracture resistance, lowering the processing viscosity and reducing the volatile organic compounds present in the polymerization mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2005Publication date: November 10, 2005Inventors: Giuseppe Palmese, John La Scala, James Sands
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Patent number: 6884186Abstract: A game projectile dispensing device with a dispensing housing, a game projectile retaining member for retaining a plurality of game projectiles in a stack, first and second game projectile emission chutes, an actuating lever with a first arm for being engaged by a player and a second arm for engaging a game projectile whereby a player can press on the first arm of the actuating lever to induce the actuating lever to drive the lower-most projectile from the stack of game projectiles. A game projectile supply ramp can enable a player to select between emitting the game projectile from the first and second game projectile emission chutes. The game projectile supply ramp can be disposed below the game projectile retaining member whereby, when driven from the stack of game projectiles, a game projectile will drop onto the game projectile supply ramp for being dispensed.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2002Date of Patent: April 26, 2005Assignee: PlayHard Sports, LLCInventors: Thomas Fluckiger, David Fluckiger, Sherwood H. Aborn, Scott Burnett, John La Plante
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Publication number: 20040082411Abstract: A game projectile dispensing device with a dispensing housing, a game projectile retaining member for retaining a plurality of game projectiles in a stack, first and second game projectile emission chutes, an actuating lever with a first arm for being engaged by a player and a second arm for engaging a game projectile whereby a player can press on the first arm of the actuating lever to induce the actuating lever to drive the lower-most projectile from the stack of game projectiles. A game projectile supply ramp can enable a player to select between emitting the game projectile from the first and second game projectile emission chutes. The game projectile supply ramp can be disposed below the game projectile retaining member whereby, when driven from the stack of game projectiles, a game projectile will drop onto the game projectile supply ramp for being dispensed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2002Publication date: April 29, 2004Applicant: PlayHard Sports, LLCInventors: Thomas Fluckiger, David Fluckiger, Sherwood H. Aborn, Scott Burnett, John La Plante
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Patent number: 6179989Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved oxygen sensor and particularly to oxygen sensors used as exhaust sensors in vehicles. The oxygen sensor, which has an improved lean-rich response time and operability at lower temperatures, has been chemically etched and electrically treated, or chemically etched with a non-hydrofluoric acid solution.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 1999Date of Patent: January 30, 2001Assignee: General Motors CorporationInventors: Frederick Lincoln Kennard, III, Robert Gregory Fournier, William John La Barge, Carilee E. Cole, Earl Wayne Lankheet, Tie Wang
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Patent number: 5807488Abstract: The container is made of a single blow molded piece having a pair of vertical column chambers, inlet and outlet connectors and tubes connecting the inlet and outlet connectors to circulate fluid through the vertical column chambers in series. Each container is filled with a recyclable filter medium and the container can be recycled with the filter medium. When the filter container is replaced, the entire filter container is sent for recycling. The filter container can be attached to other filter containers to form a compact filter assembly or the container can be mounted to a wall to be stored out of the way. When the containers are connected together, they can be arranged to be easily connected in series and when replacing spent filter containers, it is possible to replace only some of the containers connected in series to leave partially spent containers in the fluid circuit for further use while new containers are added to an outlet side of the containers connected in series.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 1997Date of Patent: September 15, 1998Assignee: Metafix Inc.Inventors: John La Riviere, Denis Brunelle, Bernard Gravel, Gordon Bathurst
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Patent number: 5783060Abstract: The cell controller 18 responds to a number of specific conditions including a flow switch 24 output signal 34 which indicates that fresh solution flows from a reservoir 14 into the metal solution tank 12. The cell will be caused to operate in the plating mode in response to the detection of fresh solution flow, and cell performance can be monitored by comparing an estimate of metal released into the solution based on flow of fresh solution and a measurement of metal recovered. The invention is particularly advantageous for controlling the electrolytic recovery of silver from photographic processing solution.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 1996Date of Patent: July 21, 1998Assignee: Metafix Inc.Inventors: John La Riviere, Bernard Gravel, Gordon Bathurst
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Patent number: 5753581Abstract: This invention provides a very low cost effective method to alter the association of precious metal catalysts with specific support oxides in mixed oxide systems. The invention includes two discoveries: 1) that the isoelectric points for the three normally-used gasoline catalyst components are significantly different and the surface charges present have significant magnitude to promote attraction and repulsion of ions or charged radicals; and 2) ammine-chloride or ammine-nitrate salts both dissociate into positively charged precious metal radicals and are stable over a very wide pH range. The pH of the impregnation solution is controlled such that the surface charge of the oxide is opposite to the charge on the precious metal radical if the metal is to be supported on that oxide, and to control the pH such that all charges on the oxide to be avoided are the same as the precious metal radical.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 1995Date of Patent: May 19, 1998Assignee: General Motor CorporationInventors: Richard Frederick Beckmeyer, Jeffrey Alan Shunkwiler, William John La Barge
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Patent number: 5310466Abstract: The system is operable in either a standby mode, having associated with it a predetermined standby current level, or a plating mode, having associated with it a predetermined plating current level. The system also has associated with it a cut-off current level at which the system is transferred from the plating mode to the standby mode, and a come-on current level at which the system is transferred from the standby mode to the plating mode. A variable voltage generator impresses a voltage across the electrolytic solution, and this voltage is monitored by a microcontroller. The voltage for each mode is the voltage which will produce the predetermined current for that mode. When the microcontroller determines that the voltage has remained stable, that is, with a deviation less than .+-.5% for a predetermined period of one minute, then the microcontroller will provide a signal to the voltage generator to initiate a change of mode.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 1993Date of Patent: May 10, 1994Assignee: Metafix Inc.Inventors: John La Riviere, Bernard Gravel, Gordon Bathurst
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Patent number: 5261141Abstract: An industrial sweeper has brushes, a drivewheel a power source, a lever and cables connecting the lever to clutches which engage the brushes and drive wheel to the power source. When the level is partially depressed, only the brushes are engaged. Full depression of the lever continues engagement of the brushes and also engages the drivewheel to propel the sweeper forward.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 1992Date of Patent: November 16, 1993Assignee: Shop Vac CorporationInventor: John A. La Boda
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Patent number: 5249855Abstract: A dispensing-type display cabinet includes a frame and a door which is mounted to the frame such that the door is pivotally movable toward and away from the cabinet frame and is also vertically slidable. The cabinet frame includes a plurality of horizontal shelves for receiving product to be displayed and dispensed, and the door includes a plurality of vertically extending spaced partitions which define dispensing slits therebetween equal in number to the number of shelves. The door is vertically slidable between a position in which the slits are aligned with corresponding shelves so that product may be dispensed to a position in which the slits are not aligned with the shelves and product is inaccessible.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 1991Date of Patent: October 5, 1993Assignee: Trans World MarketingInventors: Robert Franklin, John La Rocca
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Patent number: 5152027Abstract: A surface sweeper may include a first pulley driven by the motor, a second pulley on a drive shaft for driving the drive wheel, a third pulley for driving the main brush, and a drive belt interconnecting the first and second pulleys which can be selectively tightened by a clutch for driving the drive wheel. Preferably the drive belt has inherent stiffness whereby it spontaneously loosens unless held in its tightened condition by the clutch. The driveshaft advantageously has two parts separated by a gap, for permitting the drive belt to be placed around the driveshaft without removing the driveshaft from its mount. The two parts may be connected by a sleeve which is biased by a spring into position for drivingly engaging the two parts, and which is slidable out of said position for revealing the gap. The main brush may have structures at its two ends that are similar to each other, for being reversibly mountable in first and second brush bearings.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 1990Date of Patent: October 6, 1992Assignee: Shop-Vac CorporationInventor: John A. La Boda
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Patent number: 4988118Abstract: An air bag (50) comprising: a piece of material (52) suitable for use as an air bag or cushion defining a main panel; the main panel formed with opposing triangular portions (70,72) and a plurality of transition edges (100), wherein adjacent edges of the various triangular portions are sewn together and certain ones of the transition edges are sewn together to yield the assembled air bag.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 1990Date of Patent: January 29, 1991Assignee: Allied-Signal Inc.Inventors: Stanley B. Good, John A. La Fond, Michael J. Lachat, Dinesh B. Shah
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Patent number: 4929073Abstract: An optical element (10) is mounted and aligned with minimum strain and distortion within a support (12) to which at least three mounts (14) are attached and spaced 120.degree. about the periphery of the optical element. Each mount comprises a spherical disc (16) spherically contacting a spherical surface (30) on a seat (20) which is linearly moveable within a housing (18). Each disc abuts and supports the optical element. Any loading exerted on the support causes the discs to rotate with respect to the seats and the seats to reciprocate with respect to the annular disc-retaining housings to prevent such loadings from being transmitted to the optical element, thereby enabling the optical element to maintain a chosen, strain-free orientation with pressure on the spherical disc being evenly distributed.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 1988Date of Patent: May 29, 1990Assignee: Hughes Aircraft CompanyInventors: John A. La Plante, Robert D. Schaefer
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Patent number: D433633Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 1999Date of Patent: November 14, 2000Inventor: John La Fata