Patents by Inventor Lawrence Allen

Lawrence Allen 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: 7404146
    Abstract: There is disclosed an input device including a display for displaying a plurality of icons, and a selector for selecting a displayed icon. At least a portion of the display is an electronic display. The device is adapted such that the selector moves relative to the display between a plurality of positions. At least one position corresponds to a displayed icon. The device further includes a function selection means. A function associated with an icon corresponding to a current position of the selector is selected when the function selection means is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.
    Inventors: David James Bennetts, Lawrence Allen Rigge, Paul Robert Smith, Richard Verney
  • Patent number: 7178609
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for running a whipstock into a well bore attached to a combination mill and drill bit, releasing the mill/bit from the whipstock, milling a window in the casing, and drilling a lateral well bore, all in one trip. The mill/bit is provided with a primary cutting structure better suited for milling through the casing, and a secondary cutting structure, better suited for drilling through the earth formation. The secondary cutting structure is initially smaller in diameter than the primary cutting structure. The whipstock can be attached to the mill/bit with a shear bolt supported by a boss on the whipstock, with the boss designed to arrest axial motion of the mill/bit after shearing of the bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Daniel Hart, Calvin Stowe, II, Trung Huynh, Roy E. Swanson, Rustom K. Mody, Jack T. Oldham, Jeffrey Lund, Lawrence Allen Sinor, Robert A. Laing
  • Patent number: 7139906
    Abstract: A single starting point configuration for a complex, configurable system, is determined by collecting machine-reported data from a configurable system; obtaining non-machine reported configuration information regarding said configurable system from one or more external document applications, merging the machine-reported data and the external document, and producing a proposed configuration starting point. A user may enter additional changes to the system configuration, thereby yielding a highly accurate starting point configuration. Prior to order fulfillment, the final system configuration, change order, and starting point configuration are verified to match and correlate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Philip Arnfield, Lawrence Allen Hurst, Jr., Daniel Jack Wingard
  • Patent number: 7090779
    Abstract: A manually operated water purifying device which includes a manually moveable operating member that pumps unpurified water into a conduit where it is exposed to purification by an electrically operated UV-C lamp and then dispensed from a portable container, and the UV-C lamp is energized by an electric generator that is also driven by a manually moveable operating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Inventors: Lawrence Allen Bernstein, Anna Johanna Bernstein
  • Patent number: 7073050
    Abstract: The machine-native format of a machine reported configuration data set is identifying, and a set of rules is employed to translate the data set from machine-native format into a common format such as sales nomenclature. The common format configuration information is stored in a globally accessible repository, and retrieved to produce accurate and comprehensive configuration reports for complex configurable systems such as computer servers. These configuration reports may be utilized in order and need fulfillment, such as ordering system upgrades and repair components, scheduling manufacturing, assembly and shipping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ping Chen, Lawrence Allen Hurst, Jr., Joseph Gregory Lovato, Arthur Hawley Parmelee, Daniel Jack Wingard
  • Patent number: 7000715
    Abstract: A superabrasive cutter-equipped rotary drag bit especially suitable for directional drilling in subterranean formations is provided. The bit may employ PDC cutters in an engineered cutter placement profile exhibiting optimal aggressiveness in relation to where the cutters are positioned along the profile of the bit extending from a cone region laterally, or radially, outward toward a gage region therefore. The engineered cutter placement profile may include cutters exhibiting differing degrees of aggressiveness positioned in order to maximize rate-of-penetration and minimize torque-on-bit while maintaining side cutting capability and steerability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Lawrence Allen Sinor, Christopher C. Beuershausen, Mark W. Dykstra, Roger Fincher, Roland Illerhaus, Rudolf C. O. Pessier
  • Publication number: 20050178283
    Abstract: A variably curved track-mounted amusement ride having, in a first embodiment, at least one outside curve and at least one inside curve, each lying substantially within a vertical plane and each having an axis of symmetry which is substantially horizontal. The vertical distance occupied by an outside curve is less than that occupied by an inside curve. The track can retain a cart which runs on the track no matter what the orientation of the body of the cart is with respect to the track. Any means that is well known in the art can be used to raise the cart to the beginning of the track. No portion of the track, except optionally the lowest level, lies directly below at least the farthest outside portion of an outside curve. A second embodiment has only outside curves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Stanley Checketts, Ned Hansen, Quin Checketts, Lawrence Allen, Dody Bachtar, Benjamin Clegg, Michael Winger
  • Publication number: 20040260920
    Abstract: A single starting point configuration for a complex, configurable system, is determined by collecting machine-reported data from a configurable system; obtaining non-machine reported configuration information regarding said configurable system from one or more external document applications, merging the machine-reported data and the external document, and producing a proposed configuration starting point. A user may enter additional changes to the system configuration, thereby yielding a highly accurate starting point configuration. Prior to order fulfillment, the final system configuration, change order, and starting point configuration are verified to match and correlate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Philip Arnfield, Lawrence Allen Hurst, Daniel Jack Wingard
  • Publication number: 20040143507
    Abstract: The machine-native format of a machine reported configuration data set is identifying, and a set of rules is employed to translate the data set from machine-native format into a common format such as sales nomenclature. The common format configuration information is stored in a globally accessible repository, and retrieved to produce accurate and comprehensive configuration reports for complex configurable systems such as computer servers. These configuration reports may be utilized in order and need fulfillment, such as ordering system upgrades and repair components, scheduling manufacturing, assembly and shipping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ping Chen, Lawrence Allen Hurst, Joseph Gregory Lovato, Arthur Hawley Parmelee, Daniel Jack Wingard
  • Patent number: 6547571
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method and apparatus of securing and testing an IC or similar device, in which the connection of the IC is achieved through the use of a handler PCB and dual “Outrigger” PCBs connected to a test head via “flex joints”. More specifically, the present invention discloses a method and apparatus to flexibly dock a handler PCB containing a device under test to a test head through the use of dual Outrigger PCBs capable of flexible movement allowing alignment between high performance electrical connectors on the handler PCB and the Outrigger PCBs, eliminating stress due to misalignments and vibration transmission during testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    Inventors: David Lawrence Allen, Edmon Quinto Dimla, Dainuri Paul Rott
  • Patent number: 6544338
    Abstract: A curing module for use in fabricating semiconductor wafers is provided. The cure module comprises a housing and a bottom plate. The housing also contains a heating plate adjacent a top surface of the housing and side walls extending from the top surface. The housing sidewalls, the heating plate and the bottom plate define a chamber within the cure module. Films disposed on semiconductor wafers are cured within the chamber by being raised on lift pins to the heating plate during a heating operation and then lowered on the lift pins to the bottom plate during a cooling operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Novellus Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: William Tom Batchelder, Fred Joseph Chetcuti, Lawrence Allen Gochberg
  • Publication number: 20030037964
    Abstract: A superabrasive cutter-equipped rotary drag bit especially suitable for directional drilling in subterranean formations. The bit may employ PDC cutters in an engineered cutter placement profile exhibiting optimal aggressiveness in relation to where the cutters are positioned along the profile of the bit extending from a cone region laterally, or radially, outward toward a gage region thereof. The engineered cutter placement profile may include cutters exhibiting differing degrees of aggressiveness positioned in order to maximize rate-of-penetration and minimize torque-on-bit while maintaining side cutting capability and steerability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Lawrence Allen Sinor, Christopher C. Beuershausen, Mark W. Dykstra, Roger Fincher, Roland Illerhaus, Rudolf C.O. Pessier
  • Publication number: 20020197892
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method and apparatus of securing and testing an IC or similar device, in which the connection of the IC is achieved through the use of a handler PCB and dual “Outrigger” PCBs connected to a test head via “flex joints”. More specifically, the present invention discloses a method and apparatus to flexibly dock a handler PCB containing a device under test to a test head through the use of dual Outrigger PCBs capable of flexible movement allowing alignment between high performance electrical connectors on the handler PCB and the Outrigger PCBs, eliminating stress due to misalignments and vibration transmission during testing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: David Lawrence Allen, Edmon Quinto Dimla, Dainuri Paul Rott
  • Patent number: 6352913
    Abstract: An improved MOSFET transistor is disclosed having a high dielectric constant gate dielectric and a metal gate electrode. With such a procedure, the known problems with polysilicon gate electrodes on very thin gate oxide transistors are greatly improved, resulting in improved gate threshold voltage control and improved transistor electrical properties, without loss of the benefit of self aligned source and drain electrodes available with polysilicon gates. Dual metal gate electrodes are also disclosed and exhibit improved CMOS transistor function compared to polysilicon gates, resulting in better and more controlled transistor properties. Thus the metal Damascene gate process results in faster and more consistent MOS and CMOS transistors and improved IC fabrication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Kaizad Rumy Mistry, Lawrence Allen Bair
  • Patent number: 6236457
    Abstract: Spectroscopic apparatus for sequentially detecting the presence of a plurality of elements in a sample. The apparatus includes a plurality of lamps (1a-1e) each of which is for detecting the presence of a respective at least one predetermined element in a plurality of elements. A beam selector (13) which may be a mirror, is operative to direct a beam of light (7) from any one of lamps (1a-1e) to an analysis zone (8). The apparatus includes a monochromator (15), the drive (24) of which is under the control of a controller (25) with a memory device (26) linked thereto. Predetermined settings for the monochromator corresponding to the peak settings for each wavelength of interest can be stored in memory (26) for subsequently driving the monochromator to those settings without the need to undertake a peaking routine for each elemental analysis, thereby saving analyses time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Varian Australia Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Brian Lawrence Allen, Michael Ron Hammer
  • Patent number: 6221296
    Abstract: A method of making a magnetically encodable card which comprises forming a dispersion of ferromagnetic particles in an organic fluid medium, forming a composite by intimately combining the dispersion with a thermoplastic resin plasticized by the organic fluid medium and forming the composite into an encodable card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Robert Owen James, Mary-Irene Elizabeth Condo, Bradford Drake West, Lawrence Allen Rowley
  • Patent number: 6204382
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to carboxylated amino-1,3,5-triazines and the preparation thereof via carboxylation of amino-1,3,5-triazines with carbon dioxide and a base. These carboxylated amino-1,3,5-triazines find use, for example, as intermediates in the production of other useful amino-1,3,5-triazine derivatives, and particularly carbamate and isocyanate functional 1,3,5-triazines. The present invention also relates to the preparation of such carbamate and isocyanate functional 1,3,5-triazines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Cytec Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Lawrence Allen Flood, Ram Baboo Gupta
  • Patent number: 6121446
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing tris-substituted alkoxycarbonylamino-1,3,5-triazine compounds, which involves reacting a amino-1,3,5-triazine compound such as melamine, for example, in the presence of excess amounts of carbon monoxide and an alcohol, a sub-stoichiometric amount of a base, a catalyst system that includes a catalytic amount of a primary catalyst of a group VIII metal or metal salt, and a sub-stoichiometric amount of a co-catalyst of a group I-B or lanthanide series metal or metal salt. The reaction is conducted at a temperature, pressure and length of time sufficient to form a tris-substituted alkoxycarbonylamino-1,3,5-triazine compound in a yield of at least about 5 percent, with improved yields of more than 40 percent being conveniently obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Cytec Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Lawrence Allen Flood
  • Patent number: 6092179
    Abstract: An application-specific single chip digital processor having flexible design expansion capability with minimal impact on the performance of a processor core. The processor core has an ALU and a register file (accumulators). The output of the ALU is connected to a multiplexer whose output is connected to the input of the register file. The output of the register file connects to one input of the ALU. A function unit, separate from the core, has an input connected to the output of the register file and an output connected to another input to the multiplexer. The core operates with a predefined instruction set. The function unit, which may be redesigned depending on the application, operates with a reserved (uncommitted) instruction set under control of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Joel Greenberger, Lawrence Allen Rigge, Mark Ernest Thierbach
  • Patent number: 5957225
    Abstract: A method and liner assembly for drilling into unstable or depleted formations is provided that maintains control of the wellbore against caving such as where unconsolidated formations are penetrated and/or minimizes fluid losses such as to underpressured formations where differential pressures exist. The method and liner assembly herein includes the provision of a liner having a portion thereof that is drillable so that after setting of the liner, drilling can continue deeper into the unstable formations with minimal damage to the bit used to drill out the liner drillable portion. In one form, the liner has a shoe that includes cutter mounting blades, each having a set of cutters thereon. Relief slots are formed in the blades between cutters so that as the shoe and its blades are being drilled, the drill bit will cut through the slots, releasing the shoe cutters for transport up to the surface by the drilling fluid thereby minimizing damaging contact of the bit with the shoe cutters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: BP Amoco Corporation
    Inventor: Lawrence Allen Sinor