Patents by Inventor Kevin Jackson
Kevin Jackson 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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Publication number: 20060237071Abstract: A method of forming a ball valve element for a rotary ball valve assembly, the method comprising the steps of: (a) inserting an impedance element through an insertion opening of a ball valve element into a bore; (b) forming a fluid opening in the ball valve element which is non-rectilinearly aligned with the insertion opening and which communicates with the bore; and (c) sealing the insertion opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2005Publication date: October 26, 2006Inventors: Cynthia Christenson, Jamee Mohrfeld, Kevin Jackson
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Patent number: 7040664Abstract: A self-verifying security document, such as a banknote, comprises a flexible sheet formed from a plastics substrate bearing indicia. The sheet has a window of transparent plastics material that includes self-verification means for verifying a security device provided at a laterally spaced second portion of the sheet when the sheet is bent or folded to bring the window into register with the security device. The self-verification means may be an optical lens for reading an area of microprinting. In another embodiment, the self-verification means may be an optical filter for viewing an area printed with metameric inks. In other embodiments, the self-verification means and the security device may be polarizing windows or Moire inducing patterns.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2004Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: Securency PTY LTDInventors: John Charles Taylor, Bruce Alfred Hardwick, Wayne Kevin Jackson, Paul Zientek, Cameron Rex Hibbert
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Publication number: 20050285070Abstract: A rotary ball valve assembly for a rotary ball valve comprises a rotary closure element and an impedance assembly. The closure element is rotatable about a rotational axis, and has a through-bore defining a flow inlet and a flow outlet. The impedance assembly is positioned, at least in part, within the bore of the closure element. The impedance assembly includes a plurality of flow passages therethrough. An inlet and/or outlet of two or more of the flow passages is elongate and arcuate so that, in use, as the closure element rotates, the arcuate elongate inlet and/or outlet of each flow passage which is exposed is fully or substantially fully opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2004Publication date: December 29, 2005Inventors: Cynthia Christenson, James Mohrfeld, Kevin Jackson
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Publication number: 20050283598Abstract: Method and system for loading processor boot code from a serial flash memory device. A code fetch request is received from a processor, the code fetch request requesting a portion of boot code to be executed by the processor. The code fetch request is translated into a memory request providing random access to the serial flash memory device, and the memory request is sent to the serial flash memory. The portion of boot code is read from the serial flash memory device and provided to the processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2004Publication date: December 22, 2005Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: William Gaskins, Kevin Jackson
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Patent number: 6974116Abstract: A rotary ball valve assembly for a rotary ball valve comprises a rotary closure element and an impedance assembly. The closure element is rotatable about a rotational axis, and has a through-bore defining a flow inlet and a flow outlet. The impedance assembly is positioned, at least in part, within the bore of the closure element. The impedance assembly includes a plurality of flow passages therethrough. An inlet and/or outlet of two or more of the flow passages is elongate and arcuate so that, in use, as the closure element rotates, the arcuate elongate inlet and/or outlet of each flow passage which is exposed is fully or substantially fully opened.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2004Date of Patent: December 13, 2005Assignee: EVOLA LimitedInventors: Cynthia Christenson, James W. Mohrfeld, Kevin Jackson
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Publication number: 20050175019Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for managing usage of a plurality of local area networks by a plurality of subscribers. Each subscriber is associated with one of a plurality of retail service providers. The subscribers each have a terminal for accessing one or more of the local area networks. For each attempt by one of the plurality of subscribers to access one of the plurality of local area networks, the method includes the steps of: (a) receiving at a gateway at a wholesale service provider network a request from the one of the plurality of local area networks for authenticating the one of the plurality of subscribers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2004Publication date: August 11, 2005Applicant: Tatara Systems, Inc.Inventors: Asawaree Kalavade, Kevin Jackson, Jeremy Greene, Eric Bomarsi
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Publication number: 20050177515Abstract: A method is provided for managing usage of a plurality of local area networks by a plurality of subscribers associated with a service provider. The subscribers have terminals for accessing the local area networks. The terminals each have a client program for communicating with a service provider network.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2004Publication date: August 11, 2005Applicant: Tatara Systems, Inc.Inventors: Asawaree Kalavade, Kevin Jackson, Jeremy Greene, Eric Bomarsi
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Publication number: 20040245765Abstract: A self-verifying security document, such as a banknote (1) comprises a flexible sheet formed from a plastics substrate (2) bearing indicia (3). The sheet has a window (5) of transparent plastics material which includes self-verification means (11) for verifying a security device (4) provided at a laterally spaced second portion of the sheet when the sheet is bent or folded to bring the window (5) into register with the security device (4). The self-verification means may be an optical lens (11) for reading an area of microprinting (10). In another embodiment, the self-verification means may be an optical filter (21) for viewing an area (22) printed with metameric inks. In other embodiments, the self-verification means and the security device (4) may be polarising windows (31, 32) or Moire inducing patterns (41, 42).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Applicant: Securency Party LtdInventors: John Charles Taylor, Bruce Alfred Hardwick, Wayne Kevin Jackson, Paul Zientek, Cameron Rex Hibbert
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Publication number: 20040190652Abstract: A wireless receiver 200 and corresponding method 500 is arranged to mitigate the effects of non-ideal receiver processing and comprises: a signal source 202 for providing an injection signal that is controlled to have a unique frequency at each of a plurality of time periods; and a non-ideal receiver device 208 constructed to use the injection signal for down converting a received signal having a known frequency to collect a plurality of waveform samples, each having a desired characteristic that varies with the unique frequency and an undesired characteristic, wherein one of the plurality of waveform samples with the undesired characteristic removed will retain the desired characteristic of the received signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2003Publication date: September 30, 2004Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.Inventors: Kevin Jackson Gamble, Stephen Carsello
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Patent number: 6761377Abstract: A self-verifying security document, such as a banknote, comprises a flexible sheet formed from a plastics substrate bearing indicia. The sheet has a window of transparent plastics material which includes self-verification means for verifying a security device provided at a laterally spaced second portion of the sheet when the sheet is bent or folded to bring the window into register with the security device. The self-verification means may be an optical lens for reading an area of microprinting. In another embodiment, the self-verification means may be an optical filter for viewing an area printed with metameric inks. In other embodiments, the self-verification means and the security device may be polarizing windows or Moire inducing patterns.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2003Date of Patent: July 13, 2004Assignee: Securency Pty LtdInventors: John Charles Taylor, Bruce Alfred Hardwick, Wayne Kevin Jackson, Paul Zientek, Cameron Rex Hibbert
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Patent number: 6659508Abstract: A security document, banknote, bond, travellers check, passport or token, including a substrate (1), said substrate having a device including a first macro-embossing (2, 3) of the substrate having a predetermined feature, and a second micro-embossing of smaller dimensions formed in or on said predetermined feature of said embossing. The first embossing being formed to hide and reveal said second embossing at predetermined viewing angles &agr;, &bgr;. The macro-embossing may comprise lines having a height of about 20 microns and a spacing of 80 microns, and the micro-embossing in the form of lines or dots (4) to a height of about 2 to 5 microns. The lines have a predetermined height (H) and a predetermined spacing (S) such that the ratio S:H is typically from about 6:1 to 2:1.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2001Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: Note Printing Australia LimitedInventors: Joshua Robert Nemeth, Wayne Kevin Jackson
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Publication number: 20030193183Abstract: A self-verifying security document, such as a banknote (1) comprises a flexible sheet formed from a plastics substrate (2) bearing indicia (3). The sheet has a window (5) of transparent plastics material which includes self-verification means (11) for verifying a security device (4) provided at a laterally spaced second portion of the sheet when the sheet is bent or folded to bring the window (5) into register with the security device (4). The self-verification means may be an optical lens (11) for reading an area of microprinting (10). In another embodiment, the self-verification means may be an optical filter (21) for viewing an area (22) printed with metameric inks. In other embodiments, the self-verification means and the security device (4) may be polarising windows (31, 32) or Moire inducing patterns (41, 42).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2003Publication date: October 16, 2003Applicant: Securency Pty LtdInventors: John Charles Taylor, Bruce Alfred Hardwick, Wayne Kevin Jackson, Paul Zientek, Cameron Rex Hibbert
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Publication number: 20030193184Abstract: A self-verifying security document, such as a banknote (1) comprises a flexible sheet formed from a plastics substrate (2) bearing indicia (3). The sheet has a window (5) of transparent plastics material which includes self-verification means (11) for verifying a security device (4) provided at a laterally spaced second portion of the sheet when the sheet is bent or folded to brings the window (5) into register with the security device (4). The self-verification means may be an optical lens (11) for reading an area of microprinting (10). In another embodiment, the self-verification means may be an optical filter (21) for viewing an area (22) printed with metameric inks. In other embodiments, the self-verification means and the security device (4) may be polarising windows (31, 32) or Moire inducing patterns (41, 42).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2003Publication date: October 16, 2003Applicant: Securency Pty Ltd.Inventors: John Charles Taylor, Bruce Alfred Hardwick, Wayne Kevin Jackson, Paul Zientek, Cameron Rex Hibbert
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Patent number: 6605338Abstract: A security document or device having a substrate (2), a smooth highly reflective layer (1) applied to the substrate (2) and having a reflectivity of at least 60 gloss units, a raised printed image (3) of lines or dots applied to said reflective layer (1) by a printing process and having a height of about 10 to 100 &mgr;m, and typically about 30 &mgr;m, and a similar spacing being adjacent lines or dots, the hue chroma value of the ink used to print the image being between 30 and about 50 chroma units tending towards a saturation value of 60 chroma units, the lightness of the ink being at least 50 L degrees (lightness units), and typically between 70 and 100 L degrees.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2001Date of Patent: August 12, 2003Assignee: Securency Pty LtdInventors: Hermina Romanic, Wayne Kevin Jackson
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Publication number: 20020185857Abstract: A self-verifying security document, such as a banknote (1) comprises a flexible sheet formed from a plastics substrate (2) bearing indicia (3). The sheet has a window (5) of transparent plastics material which includes self-verification means (11) for verifying a security device (4) provided at a laterally spaced second portion of the sheet when the sheet is bent or folded to bring the window (5) into register with the security device (4). The self-verification means may be an optical lens (11) for reading an area of microprinting (10). In another embodiment, the self-verification means may be an optical filter (21) for viewing an area (22) printed with metameric inks. In other embodiments, the self-verification means and the security device (4) may be polarizing windows (31, 32) or Moire inducing patterns (41, 42).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2002Publication date: December 12, 2002Applicant: Securency Pty LtdInventors: John Charles Taylor, Bruce Alfred Hardwick, Wayne Kevin Jackson, Paul Zientek, Cameron Rex Hibbert
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Patent number: 6471248Abstract: A security document (1), such as a bank note, is formed from a sheet-like substrate (10) of clear plastic material with layers (13, 14, 15, 16) of opacifying ink applied to the surfaces (11, 12) of the substrate (10). The security document (1) includes a security device (20) which is at least partially obscured by the layers (13, 14) of opacifying ink on a flat surface (11) of the substrate (10). The layers (15, 16) on the second surface (12) of the substrate (10) are applied in such a manner so as to leave a “half-window” area uncovered by opacifying ink through which the security device (20) is visible for one side of the document (1). The security device (20) may extend transversely outside the half-window area and be visible in transmission, enabling a different contrasting effect to be observed from both sides of the document.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2001Date of Patent: October 29, 2002Assignee: Securency Pty Ltd.Inventors: Bruce Hardwick, Wayne Kevin Jackson, Paul Zientek, Cameron Rex Hibbert
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Patent number: 6471247Abstract: A security document (1), such as a bank note, is formed from a sheet-like substrate (10) of clear plastic material with layers (13, 14, 15, 16) of opacifying ink applied to the surfaces (11, 12) of the substrate (10). The security document (1) includes a security device (20) which is at least partially obscured by the layers (13, 14) of opacifying ink on a flat surface (11) of the substrate (10). The layers (15, 16) on the second surface (12) of the substrate (10) are applied in such a manner so as to leave a “half-window” area uncovered by opacifying ink through which the security device (20) is visible for one side of the document (1). The security device (20) may extend transversely outside the half-window area and be visible in transmission, enabling a different contrasting effect to be observed from both sides of the document.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 1999Date of Patent: October 29, 2002Assignee: Securency Pty LtdInventors: Bruce Hardwick, Wayne Kevin Jackson, Paul Zientek, Cameron Rex Hibbert
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Patent number: 6467810Abstract: A self-verifying security document, such as a banknote, comprises a flexible sheet formed from a plastics substrate bearing indicia. The sheet has a window of transparent plastics material which includes self-verification means for verifying a security device provided at a laterally spaced second portion of the sheet when the sheet is bent or folded to bring the window into register with the security device. The self-verification means may be an optical lens for reading an area of microprinting. In another embodiment, the self-verification means may be an optical filter for viewing an area printed with metameric inks. In other embodiments, the self-verification means and the security device may be polarizing windows or Moire inducing patterns.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2001Date of Patent: October 22, 2002Assignee: Securency Pty LtdInventors: John Charles Taylor, Bruce Alfred Hardwick, Wayne Kevin Jackson, Paul Zientek, Cameron Rex Hibbert
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Publication number: 20020052862Abstract: A method and system for supply chain product and process development collaboration. The supply chain is comprised of at least one product, where each project is defined as a part (or family of parts), a supplier to supply the part, and a customer to be supplied the part. In one embodiment, the system includes a data storage and retrieval devise to hold project data, which, for each project, includes a project identifier, a part identified, a supplier identifier, a customer identifier, data representative of a methodology applicable to the project, and data representative of at least one control associated with processing of the project. The system and method of the present invention ensures that current methodologies applicable to a project are applied, and allows for collaboration between the customer and supplier during all phases of product and process design, development, and manufacture.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2001Publication date: May 2, 2002Applicant: Powerway, Inc.Inventors: Steve Toren Scott, William A. Kivett, Robert A. Burdick, Dwight E. Funk, Kevin Jackson, David Mccauley, Rebecca Ruselink, Jason Brown, Kyle Jones
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Publication number: 20020027361Abstract: A security document (1), such as a bank note, is formed from a sheet-like substrate (10) of clear plastic material with layers (13, 14, 15, 16) of opacifying ink applied to the surfaces (11, 12) of the substrate (10). The security document (1) includes a security device (20) which is at least partially obscured by the layers (13, 14) of opacifying ink on a flat surface (11) of the substrate (10). The layers (15, 16) on the second surface (12) of the substrate (10) are applied in such a manner so as to leave a “half-window” area uncovered by opacifying ink through which the security device (20) is visible for one side of the document (1). The security device (20) may extend transversely outside the half-window area and be visible in transmission, enabling a different contrasting effect to be observed from both sides of the document.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2001Publication date: March 7, 2002Applicant: Securency Pty Ltd.Inventors: Bruce Hardwick, Wayne Kevin Jackson, Paul Zientek, Cameron Rex Hibbert