Patents by Inventor Keith Pierce

Keith Pierce 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: 20250114534
    Abstract: A medication injection device and method of setting a desired dose of medication are provided, where the device includes a housing having an opening or a window therein, and a dose set knob is disposed at least partially within the housing. The dose set knob is movable with respect to the housing to set a desired dose of medication and has represented thereon one or more dose value indicators. The opening or window in the housing and the dose value indicators on the dose set knob are configured such that, when moving the dose set knob with respect to the housing to set or select the desired dose, the dose value representative of the selected dose is legible when viewed through the opening or window, but otherwise is not clearly legible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Roger Groskopf, Heesang Lee, Keith Pierce
  • Patent number: 9858553
    Abstract: Efficiently processing ACH payments by processing batches of ACH payments in parallel. A processing system of an ACH operator receives an ACH file including multiple batches of ACH items. Each batch includes at least one ACH item. A control module of the processing system organizes data in the ACH file into multiple partitions according to a selected strategy. Each partition includes at least one of the batches. A processing module of the processing system separately processes each partition in parallel, validating the batches and ACH items and creating at least one output batch for each partition. If the control module determines that the ACH file is acceptable, based on this parallel processing, then the processing module settles the ACH items in the output batches and creates at least one new ACH file for transmitting the settled ACH items to one or more corresponding receiving depository financial institutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
    Inventors: Peter A. Davis, Keith Pierce, Stephen P. Hanten, Erik Tennant, Jennifer Larson
  • Publication number: 20150235186
    Abstract: Efficiently processing ACH payments by processing batches of ACH payments in parallel. A processing system of an ACH operator receives an ACH file including multiple batches of ACH items. Each batch includes at least one ACH item. A control module of the processing system organizes data in the ACH file into multiple partitions according to a selected strategy. Each partition includes at least one of the batches. A processing module of the processing system separately processes each partition in parallel, validating the batches and ACH items and creating at least one output batch for each partition. If the control module determines that the ACH file is acceptable, based on this parallel processing, then the processing module settles the ACH items in the output batches and creates at least one new ACH file for transmitting the settled ACH items to one or more corresponding receiving depository financial institutions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Peter A. Davis, Keith Pierce, Stephen P. Hanten, Erik Tennant, Jennifer Larson
  • Publication number: 20090281946
    Abstract: Efficiently processing ACH payments by processing batches of ACH payments in parallel. A processing system of an ACH operator receives an ACH file including multiple batches of ACH items. Each batch includes at least one ACH item. A control module of the processing system organizes data in the ACH file into multiple partitions according to a selected strategy. Each partition includes at least one of the batches. A processing module of the processing system separately processes each partition in parallel, validating the batches and ACH items and creating at least one output batch for each partition. If the control module determines that the ACH file is acceptable, based on this parallel processing, then the processing module settles the ACH items in the output batches and creates at least one new ACH file for transmitting the settled ACH items to one or more corresponding receiving depository financial institutions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Peter A. Davis, Keith Pierce, Stephen P. Hanten, Erik Tennant, Jennifer Larson
  • Publication number: 20050243171
    Abstract: A data display and acquisition system for mounting in a vehicle having an interior console and an aperture in the console. The system comprises a frame mountable in the aperture, a recording media housed in the frame and operable to store video data, and a video input in communication with the recording media to receive multiple types of data including video data and to transfer the video data to the recording media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Charles Ross, Keith Pierce, David Owen, Laura Owen
  • Publication number: 20050083404
    Abstract: A data acquisition recording and display system for mounting in a vehicle having an interior console and an aperture in the console. The system comprising a frame mountable in the aperture. A recording media housed in the frame and operable to store and retrieve audio/video and other data. The content of the recording media being transferable to enable storage and searching on a remote device. Searching being performed with a search engine application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Keith Pierce, Charles Ross, David Owen, Laura Owen
  • Patent number: 6403972
    Abstract: An ion beam is sensed with a beam current sensor which has a sensing aperture that is smaller than a cross-sectional dimension of the ion beam at the beam current sensor. The sensed ion beam current is indicative of ion beam position relative to a desired ion beam path. The ion beam position may be adjusted if the sensed ion beam position differs from the desired ion beam path. One or more beam current sensors may be utilized in an ion implanter for calibration and/or alignment. The beam current sensor may be utilized to determine a relation between a characteristic of an ion beam, such as magnetic rigidity, and a parameter of a system element, such as magnetic field, required to direct the ion beam along a desired ion beam path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonella Cucchetti, Leo Vincent Klos, Jr., Joseph C. Olson, Raymond L. Pelletier, Keith Pierce, Anthony Renau, Donna Smatlak
  • Patent number: 4702480
    Abstract: A water entertainment apparatus and a method of operating the apparatus are provided. The water entertainment apparatus includes a flush toilet means, a target means, and a flush toilet support means. The flush toilet means includes a liquid reservoir member, bowl member and drain member. The target means includes a target surface member and an actuator means. The liquid reservoir member is connected to the bowl member and the bowl member is connected to the drain member. The target surface member is connected to the actuator means. The actuator means is connected to the water reservoir member. The flush toilet means is supported by the flush toilet support means. The method provides liquid in the liquid reservoir member of the water entertainment apparatus. Then a subject is positioned below the drain member. A projectile is then impacted on the target surface member. The target surface member then actuates the actuator means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1987
    Inventors: Fred Popeski, Keith Pierce