Patents by Inventor John Zack

John Zack 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: 20140043172
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a drifting airborne probe that includes a body having an aerodynamic shape that is biologically inspired by a wind dispersible natural seed. The probe includes a total mass of less than 10 grams, a power source operably connected to the body; at least one sensor operably connected to the body for collecting data from the environment and about the environment, a transmitter for transmitting the data operably connected to the body and no active propulsion system. Disclosed herein is also a method for collecting and transmitting data about an environment that includes providing a plurality of these drifting airborne probes. Moreover, a system that utilizes a plurality of these drifting airborne probes is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: John Manobianco, John Zack
  • Publication number: 20070180422
    Abstract: In an embodiment, data models are stitched into a stitched data model, where each of the data models has nets and at least one of the nets crosses a package boundary. A subset of the nets from the stitched data model are selected based on a constraint, and the subset is stitched into a common rule. In various embodiments, the constraints may include a wire length, a name of the nets, and maximum numbers of vias or T-connections. If the nets are completely wired, then wire segments between nodes of the nets are connected and nodes that include non-branching vias are moved. If the nets are not completely wired, then for any of the nets that have an open connection, a rule is found with a same number of the nodes as the net with the open connection, and the nets are ordered based on the rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jacqueline Cromity, Kenneth Christian, Jan Hoffman, Lawrence Wood, John Zack
  • Publication number: 20050049841
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and program product oversee and coordinate the automatic generation, monitoring and submission of package files and other modeling processes to enable focused, flexible and efficient modeling of design performance characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thaddeus Chen, Zhaoqing Chen, Hubert Harrer, Jan Hoffman, Susan Karwoski, Joonsuk Park, Edwin Reichmann, Stephen White, John Zack
  • Publication number: 20050050489
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and program product generate package files that are separately stored and selectively combined to generate a net file suited for system simulation and analysis. Selective combination of the package files using respective reference connections of each package enables focused and efficient modeling of design performance characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thaddeus Chen, Zhaoqing Chen, Hubert Harrer, Jan Hoffman, Susan Karwoski, Joonsuk Park, Stephen White, John Zack