Patents by Inventor Kenneth Black

Kenneth Black 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: 11935540
    Abstract: A method may include obtaining first audio data originating at a first device during a communication session between the first device and a second device. The method may also include obtaining an availability of revoiced transcription units in a transcription system and in response to establishment of the communication session, selecting, based on the availability of revoiced transcription units, a revoiced transcription unit instead of a non-revoiced transcription unit to generate a transcript of the first audio data. The method may also include obtaining revoiced audio generated by a revoicing of the first audio data by a captioning assistant and generating a transcription of the revoiced audio using an automatic speech recognition system. The method may further include in response to selecting the revoiced transcription unit, directing the transcription of the revoiced audio to the second device as the transcript of the first audio data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Sorenson IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: David Thomson, David Black, Jonathan Skaggs, Kenneth Boehme, Shane Roylance
  • Patent number: 11629219
    Abstract: A curable composition comprising (A) an epoxy resin containing on average more than one epoxy group per molecule; (B) a compound of formula A[—X—CO—CH2—CN]n(1), wherein A is hydrogen or C1-C12 alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C12 alkoxy groups, C1-C12 alkylcarbonyl groups, C7-C25 arylcarbonyl groups, hydroxyl groups, amino groups, C1-C12 alkylamino groups, C1-C12 dialkylamino groups, cyano groups or halogen atoms, or A is a bivalent aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic, araliphatic or heterocyclic organic radical, X denotes —O—or —NR1—, wherein R1 is hydrogen or C1-C12 alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C12 alkoxy groups, C1-C12 alkylcarbonyl groups, C7-C25 arylcarbonyl groups, hydroxyl groups, amino groups, C1-C12 alkylamino groups, C1-C12 dialkylamino groups, cyano groups or halogen atoms, n is 1 or 2; and (C) a protected base in the form of an adduct or salt which is able to release a basic compound upon heating to a temperature greater than 70° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS LICENSING (Switzerland) GmbH
    Inventors: Alessandro Napoli, Amit Nagarkar, Kenneth Black Scobbie, Susanne Elmer
  • Publication number: 20170042754
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for self-regulating therapeutic pressure massage are disclosed. An example embodiment includes an apparatus comprising: a handle; a force self-regulating mechanism captured with the handle; a rod in contact with the force self-regulating mechanism at a first end of the rod, the rod compressing the force self-regulating mechanism when force is applied to the handle; and a tip attached to a second end of the rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Pamela Fowers, Brooks Davis, Kenneth Black
  • Patent number: 9488062
    Abstract: A clearance control system for a turbine having a stator assembly and a rotor assembly includes a hydraulic or pneumatic controller that axially drives, through a shaft, one or more actuators connected to the stator assembly casing. The controller causes relative movement between the stator and rotor assemblies to adjust the clearances between portions of the stator and rotor in accordance with the varying operating conditions of the turbine. More particularly, the controller moves the stator relative to the rotor in first and second axial directions to compensate for thermal expansion and contraction during the operating conditions of the turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Kenneth Black, Rohit Pruthi, Sanjay Shankar Jadhav, Pradeep Ghute
  • Publication number: 20140271154
    Abstract: A turbine inner shell for a turbine engine includes one or more mounting grooves, each of which receives a fluid conduit. A temperature controlling fluid is circulated through fluid conduit to selectively heat or cool surrounding portions of the turbine inner shell, to thereby control the thermal growth of those portions of the turbine inner shell. This makes it possible to selectively control a clearance between the tips of rotating turbine blades and the surrounding shrouds of the turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Donald Earl FLOYD, Kenneth Black
  • Publication number: 20130302147
    Abstract: A clearance control system for a turbine having a stator assembly and a rotor assembly includes a hydraulic or pneumatic controller that axially drives, through a shaft, one or more actuators connected to the stator assembly casing. The controller causes relative movement between the stator and rotor assemblies to adjust the clearances between portions of the stator and rotor in accordance with the varying operating conditions of the turbine. More particularly, the controller moves the stator relative to the rotor in first and second axial directions to compensate for thermal expansion and contraction during the operating conditions of the turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kenneth BLACK, Rohit PRUTHI, Sanjay Shankar JADHAV, Pradeep GHUTE
  • Patent number: 8235656
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a catenary seal structure may be mechanically supported only by two adjacent rotor wheels to isolate a volume between the two adjacent rotor wheels. The catenary seal structure may be annularly disposed about the rotational axis of the adjacent rotor wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ian Wilson, Kenneth Black, Josef Scott Cummins
  • Publication number: 20100209233
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a catenary seal structure may be mechanically supported only by two adjacent rotor wheels to isolate a volume between the two adjacent rotor wheels. The catenary seal structure may be annularly disposed about the rotational axis of the adjacent rotor wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Ian Wilson, Kenneth Black, Josef Scott Cummins
  • Publication number: 20070256393
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) for creating a sloped surface comprising at least one leveling member (12) and at least one guide member (36) for guiding the at least one leveling member (12). The at least one leveling member (12) changes the slope of the surface depending on a distance between a point of low elevation (54) to a point of higher elevation as the at least one leveling member (12) travels across the at least one guide member (36).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventor: Kenneth Black
  • Publication number: 20070063712
    Abstract: A blade tip clearance probe holder including: a first housing in operable communication with a first feature of a casing for a rotary machine; a spring rod assembly in operable communication with the first housing; an electrical capacitance clearance meter in operable communication with the spring rod assembly; and a second housing in operable communication with the first housing wherein the second housing initiates a preload on the spring rod assembly and wherein the electrical capacitance clearance meter maintains a constant spatial relationship with a second feature of the casing for the rotary machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Gregory Crum, Joseph Kirzhner, Kenneth Black, Jason Seale
  • Publication number: 20050215242
    Abstract: A method of forwarding calls directed to a cellular phone to a target phone number based on time-based trigger events. A call forward profile associated with the cellular phone is defined, wherein the profile has associated therewith a window of time for forwarding calls and the target phone number. The call forward profile is stored in memory in the cellular phone and the cellular phone periodically determines when it is within the window of time of a call forward profile. If so, the cellular phone notifies the cellular provider associated with cellular phone to forward later-received calls to the target number using the cellular provider's own activation and deactivation codes. Notification by the cellular phone to the cellular provider may be set to automatic or only after a prompt to the cellular phone user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2004
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Applicant: Black Cypress, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Black, Robert Jensen, Craig Skiles
  • Publication number: 20050215243
    Abstract: A method of forwarding calls directed to a cellular phone to a target phone number based on time-based and location-based trigger events. A call forward profile associated with the cellular phone is defined and stored in memory in the cellular phone, wherein the profile includes call forward criteria and the target phone number. Call forward criteria includes time-based and location-based trigger events. Thereafter, the cellular phone periodically determines the current time and its location and, if the cellular phone determines that the time-based and location-based trigger events for a particular profile are both satisfied, the cellular phone notifies the cellular provider associated with the phone to forward later-received calls to the target number using the cellular provider's own activation and deactivation codes. Notification by the cellular phone to the cellular provider may be set to automatic or only after a prompt to the cellular phone user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2004
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Applicant: Black Cypress, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Black, Robert Jensen, Craig Skiles
  • Patent number: 5972471
    Abstract: A polyester-based coating composition capable of forming a striated pattern on a metal surface at a film thickness less than half of that of PVC plastisol films is provided by a thixotropic composition having a thix index of from about 1.5 to about 3 and comprising a hydroxy-functional polyester, a thixotropy-inducing rheologic agent and curing agent. The striated coating is applied to sheet metal in a coil coating operation by introducing the composition into a paint pan of a coil coater, transferring said composition from said paint pan to an applicator roll by rotating a pick-up roll in contact with the composition and with said applicator roll; continuously withdrawing a sheet of metal from a coil thereof and coating said sheet by contacting it with the applicator roll; curing the coating on said sheet by passing the sheet through an oven at an elevated temperature; and continuously rewinding said sheet into a coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Morton International, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Edmond Jasenof, Ronald J. Lewarchik, Douglas Allen Stumpfl, David Kenneth Black
  • Patent number: 5858506
    Abstract: A polyester-based coating composition capable of forming a striated pattern on a metal surface at a film thickness less than half of that of PVC plastisol films is provided by a thixotropic composition having a thix index of from about 1.5 to about 3 and comprising a hydroxy-functional polyester, a thixotropy-inducing rheologic agent and curing agent. The striated coating is applied to sheet metal in a coil coating operation by introducing the composition into a paint pan of a coil coater, transferring said composition from said paint pan to an applicator roll by rotating a pick-up roll in contact with the composition and with said applicator roll; continuously withdrawing a sheet of metal from a coil thereof and coating said sheet by contacting it with the applicator roll; curing the coating on said sheet by passing the sheet through an oven at an elevated temperature; and continuously rewinding said sheet into a coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Morton International, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Edmond Jasenof, Ronald J. Lewarchik, Douglas Allen Stumpfl, David Kenneth Black
  • Patent number: D781536
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Inventors: Phil Burnett, Kenneth Black