Patents by Inventor Karl Richard

Karl Richard 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: 20150077295
    Abstract: A case for a wireless device includes a number of RF coupling elements mounted in the case and configured such that RF radiation is coupled from an internal antenna of the wireless device out of the device to a first RF coupling element, and from the first RF coupling element to a RF redirector coupling element that redirects the RF radiation in a direction outward from said wireless device that is opposite to a user side of the wireless device. A corrugated metallic shield is optionally provided on an opposite side of the case, facing a user of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: PONG RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alfred Y. WONG, Robert MORENO, Karl Richard SHIELDS, Rong WANG
  • Patent number: 8957813
    Abstract: A case for a wireless tablet computer device includes a number of RF resonant loop elements and elongated RF director coupling strip elements mounted in the case and configured such that RF radiation is coupled from an internal antenna of the wireless device out of the device to the RF resonant and coupling elements. The case incorporates a cut-out section in a location leaving exposed a strip that covers an area proximate the internal antenna. The RF resonant loops and director coupling strip elements alternatively may be incorporated with the wireless tablet computer device itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Pong Research Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan G McCaughey, Karl Richard Shields, Nikhil Nilakantan
  • Patent number: 8917032
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention allow for active AC ripple noise cancellation. In certain embodiments, noise cancellation is accomplished by modulating an LED driver output in a polarity opposite to the ripple, thereby, preventing interference with ripple-sensitive loads. Certain embodiments take advantage of a filter network to prevent the LED driver from modulating LED current in response to ripple that falls within a visible frequency range so as to prevent flicker in an LED backlight display. In addition to protecting ripple-sensitive loads from large ripple currents, efficiency is increased by reducing both I2·R losses and peak currents, thereby, extending the useful battery life time in mobile devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Richard Volk, Jason Allen Wortham
  • Publication number: 20140364415
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein the substituents are as described herein, and their use in medicine, in particular as Trk antagonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: PFIZER LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark David Andrews, Sharanjeet Kaur Bagal, Karl Richard Gibson, Kiyoyuki Omoto, Thomas Ryckmans, Sarah Elizabeth Skerratt, Paul Anthony Stupple
  • Patent number: 8905346
    Abstract: The invention relates to a roll unwinding device for a web-fed printing machine, wherein the roll unwinding device has at least one roll holding device and at least one drive motor connected to the at least one roll holding device via at least one torque transfer device, and wherein the at least one roll holding device is embodied as a clamping shaft and the clamping shaft has at least one carrier element, which is connected to the clamping shaft so as to be movable at least in a radial direction with respect to a rotational axis of the clamping shaft, and wherein the roll unwinding device has at least two clamping shaft bearings, at least one of which is connected and/or connectable to the clamping shaft so as to transfer and/or be capable of transferring torque, and wherein the at least one clamping shaft bearing is connected to the at least one drive motor via the at least one torque transfer device so as to transfer and/or be capable of transferring torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes Matthias Rudolf Repp, Karl Richard Rösch
  • Patent number: 8897843
    Abstract: A case for a wireless device includes a number of RF coupling elements mounted in the case and configured such that RF radiation is coupled from an internal antenna of the wireless device out of the device to a first RF coupling element, and from the first RF coupling element to a RF redirector coupling element that redirects the RF radiation in a direction outward from said wireless device that is opposite to a user side of the wireless device. A corrugated metallic shield is optionally provided on an opposite side of the case, facing a user of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Pong Reseach Corporation
    Inventors: Alfred Y. Wong, Robert Moreno, Karl Richard Shields, Rong Wang
  • Publication number: 20140315927
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel 2,3,4-substituted 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro[1]benzothieno[2,3-b]pyridine compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, to compositions containing such compounds and to the use of such compounds as inhibitors of HIV replication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Andrew Simon Bell, lain Brian GARDNER, Karl Richard GIBSON, David Cameron PRYDE, Florian Michel WAKENHUT
  • Patent number: 8846698
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein the substituents are as described herein, and their use in medicine, in particular as Trk antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Pfizer Limited
    Inventors: Mark David Andrews, Sharanjeet Kaur Bagal, Karl Richard Gibson, Kiyoyuki Omoto, Thomas Ryckmans, Sarah Elizabeth Skerratt, Paul Anthony Stupple
  • Publication number: 20140287697
    Abstract: An antenna or set of antennae for a wireless device is provided by embedding the antennae into the battery case or generally the surface area of a wireless phone. The antenna connections are through the battery's connections to the wireless device. The antenna can be located at the back surface of the battery or the rear surface of a wireless phone, facing away from the user. An RF shielding device can be embedded into the battery and configured in relation to the antenna such that the RF field intensity and the consequent specific absorption rate for the user is lowered while the outgoing signals of the wireless device remain fully adequate for the function of the wireless device. This feature is preserved for a multi-band operation because a digital phase shifter is used between two radiating antennae. An external case is used as a complement to the wireless phone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Pong Research Corporation
    Inventors: Alfred Y. Wong, Robert Moreno, Karl Richard Shields, Rong Wang
  • Publication number: 20140275100
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula I, (I) wherein: R represents a cyclic group selected from phenyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl and C 3-6 cycloalkyl; 10 wherein each cyclic group is optionally substituted with from 1 to 3 substituents selected from halo, C -6 alkyl optionally substituted with 1-3 halogen atoms, phenyl, C -6 alkoxy optionally substituted with 1-3 halogen atoms, cyano, heteroaryl 1a and heterocyclyl 1a; and wherein each cyclic group is optionally fused to a benzene ring or a 5- or 16-membered heteroaromatic or heterocyclic ring each containing from 1 to 3 heteroatoms (selected from N, O and S); and when the group is substituted the substitution may occur anywhere on the optionally fused ring system as a whole; and wherein heterocyclyl and heterocyclyl 1a may additionally be substituted with ?O; 20 X represents a bond or C -6 alkylene (which may be straight or branched); R 2 represents H or C -6 alkyl; R 3 represents H or C -6 alkyl; Y represents a bond or C -6 alkylene (which may be stra
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Karl Richard Gibson, Dafydd Rhys Owen
  • Publication number: 20140272400
    Abstract: A panel construction suitable for automotive parts comprises (a) a first composite fiber mat layer (b) adjacent to and covering a face of the fiber mat, a thermoplastic polymer film and optionally (c) adjacent to and covering the thermoplastic film, a second composite fiber mat layer, where the fiber mats comprise non-woven fibers or fabrics and a cured acrylic resin binder. The thermoplastic film is preferably a thermoplastic polyurethane film. The construction preferably contains no adhesive layer between components (a), (b) and (c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Karl Richard Nicholas, Garry Balthes, Brad Joseph Martin
  • Patent number: 8809363
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel 2,3,4-substituted 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro[1]benzothieno[2,3-b]pyridine compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, to compositions containing such compounds and to the use of such compounds as inhibitors of HIV replication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: VIIV Healthcare UK Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Simon Bell, Iain Brian Gardner, Karl Richard Gibson, David Cameron Pryde, Florian Michel Wakenhut
  • Patent number: 8781703
    Abstract: An system for controlling vehicle movement includes a brake assembly configured to selectively resist movement of the vehicle. A controller selectively controls a brake force applied by the brake assembly. The controller is configured to determine a drive torque condition when the vehicle is stationary on an inclined surface. The controller selectively controls a rate of automatically reducing the brake force dependent on the determined drive torque condition to allow the vehicle to accelerate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventors: Simon Owen, Karl Richards
  • Patent number: 8750948
    Abstract: An antenna or set of antennae for a wireless device is provided by embedding the antennae into the battery case or generally the surface area of a wireless phone. The antenna connections are through the battery's connections to the wireless device. The antenna can be located at the back surface of the battery or the rear surface of a wireless phone, facing away from the user. An RF shielding device can be embedded into the battery and configured in relation to the antenna such that the RF field intensity and the consequent specific absorption rate for the user is lowered while the outgoing signals of the wireless device remain fully adequate for the function of the wireless device. This feature is preserved for a multi-band operation because a digital phase shifter is used between two radiating antennae. An external case is used as a complement to the wireless phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Pong Research Corporation
    Inventors: Alfred Y. Wong, Robert Moreno, Karl Richard Shields, Rong Wang
  • Publication number: 20140088848
    Abstract: An system for controlling vehicle movement includes a brake assembly configured to selectively resist movement of the vehicle. A controller selectively controls a brake force applied by the brake assembly. The controller is configured to determine a drive torque condition when the vehicle is stationary on an inclined surface. The controller selectively controls a rate of automatically reducing the brake force dependent on the determined drive torque condition to allow the vehicle to accelerate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: JAGUAR CARS LIMITED
    Inventors: Simon Owen, Karl Richards
  • Publication number: 20140070044
    Abstract: The invention relates to a roll unwinding device for a web-fed printing machine, wherein the roll unwinding device has at least one roll holding device and at least one drive motor connected to the at least one roll holding device via at least one torque transfer device, and wherein the at least one roll holding device is embodied as a clamping shaft and the clamping shaft has at least one carrier element, which is connected to the clamping shaft so as to be movable at least in a radial direction with respect to a rotational axis of the clamping shaft, and wherein the roll unwinding device has at least two clamping shaft bearings, at least one of which is connected and/or connectable to the clamping shaft so as to transfer and/or be capable of transferring torque, and wherein the at least one clamping shaft bearing is connected to the at least one drive motor via the at least one torque transfer device so as to transfer and/or be capable of transferring torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: KOENIG & BAUER Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes Matthias Rudolf Repp, Karl Richard Rösch
  • Patent number: 8666186
    Abstract: A high dynamic range (HDR) video can be compressed using inter-frame or intra-frame compression. The compression results in multiple encoded macroblocks and associated residual images. The residual images can be lossy compressed by mapping floating point image data values of the residual image from a light linear space to a perceptually linear space using a first non-linear mapping function. A value in the light linear space is proportionate to the power of a light source, and a value in the perceptually linear space is proportionate to a visual perceived brightness. Floating point discrete cosine transform (DCT) frequency coefficients of the floating point image data values of the residual image are determined. The floating point DCT frequency coefficients are quantized. The quantized floating point DCT frequency coefficients are compressed. The compression of the quantized floating point DCT frequency coefficients is lossless. The compressed quantized floating point DCT frequency coefficients are stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Pacific Data Images LLC
    Inventor: Karl Richard Rasche
  • Publication number: 20140057686
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a protective cover configured to attach to a wireless device having an exterior surface. The surface includes a first portion and a second portion mutually exclusive from the first portion. The second portion of the surface is associated with at least a portion of an antenna of the wireless device that performs proximity sensing for the wireless device. The protective cover is configured to cover the first portion of the surface when the protective cover is attached to the wireless device. The protective cover is configured to not cover the second portion of the surface when the protective cover is attached to the wireless device. As a result, the proximity sensing and/or the power transmitted by the antenna are not affected by the protective cover when the protective cover is attached to the wireless device and when the wireless device is operational.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: Ryan Gerard McCaughey, Nikhil Nilakantan, Karl Richard Shields
  • Publication number: 20130252677
    Abstract: An antenna or set of antennae for a wireless device is provided by embedding the antennae into the battery case or generally the surface area of a wireless phone. The antenna connections are through the battery's connections to the wireless device. The antenna can be located at the back surface of the battery or the rear surface of a wireless phone, facing away from the user. An RF shielding device can be embedded into the battery and configured in relation to the antenna such that the RF field intensity and the consequent specific absorption rate for the user is lowered while the outgoing signals of the wireless device remain fully adequate for the function of the wireless device. This feature is preserved for a multi-band operation because a digital phase shifter is used between two radiating antennae. An external case is used as a complement to the wireless phone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Pong Research Corporation
    Inventors: Alfred Y. Wong, Robert Moreno, Karl Richard Shields, Rong Wang
  • Patent number: 8442602
    Abstract: An antenna or set of antennae for a wireless device is provided by embedding the antennae into the battery case or generally the surface area of a wireless phone. The antenna connections are through the battery's connections to the wireless device. The antenna can be located at the back surface of the battery or the rear surface of a wireless phone, facing away from the user. An RF shielding device can be embedded into the battery and configured in relation to the antenna such that the RF field intensity and the consequent specific absorption rate for the user is lowered while the outgoing signals of the wireless device remain fully adequate for the function of the wireless device. This feature is preserved for a multi-band operation because a digital phase shifter is used between two radiating antennae. An external case is used as a complement to the wireless phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Pong Research Corporation
    Inventors: Alfred Y. Wong, Robert Moreno, Karl Richard Shields, Rong Wang