Patents by Inventor Lee Avery

Lee Avery 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: 20240148095
    Abstract: Protective devices, such as, for example, helmets, have one or more efficient, fluid-containing shock absorbers in place of protective devices' original shock absorbing material to minimize the overall weight of the protective devices. The more efficient, fluid-containing shock absorbers yield improved impact force attenuation but occupy substantially less volume and, consequently, less weight, than the original shock absorbing material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas James Cecchi, Hossein Vahid Alizadeh, David Benjamin Camarillo, Christoph Eduard Mack, Jeffrey Daniel Allison, Gordon Lee Avery
  • Publication number: 20240049828
    Abstract: A novel liquid-based system and shock absorber for reducing the forces experienced during high-energy impacts is provided. Individual shock absorbing devices can be used in parallel or in series to create a tunable network that is based on the specific energy absorption requirements for each application. Each shock absorbing device consists of a flexible, primary fluid-filled reservoir that, when impacted, ejects the liquid at high pressure through an array of orifices into a secondary flexible, low-pressure collection reservoir, where it is temporarily stored before the liquid returns to the primary reservoir where the device is ready for the next impact. Optionally, the shock absorbing device may be a single-use device, where the liquid ejects from but does not return to the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey Daniel Allison, Christoph Eduard Mack, Gordon Lee Avery, JR., Ryan Gundling, Ryan Long
  • Patent number: 9162776
    Abstract: An aircraft safety and configuration monitoring system includes a plurality of RFID equipped items, a plurality of RFID interrogators communicating with the plurality of RFID equipped items, a processor communicating with the plurality of RFID interrogators and adapted to determine an issue with respect to any of the plurality of RFID equipped items and an indicating mechanism communicating with the processor and adapted to indicate the issue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Rebecca Shore, Steve Kopecki, Winfeng Li, William P. Coop, Thanh D. Hoang, Swanee Yourkowski, Kevin Yong Ung, Yucheng Zheng, Robert Lee Avery, Christopher B. Kettering
  • Patent number: 8823554
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing identification devices on an aircraft. An occurrence of an event is identified using information for a plurality of identification devices. Each of the plurality of identification devices is associated with a plurality of components on the aircraft. The information for the plurality of identification devices comprises data received from the plurality of identification devices and specification data for the plurality of identification devices. In response to identifying the occurrence of the event, a number of operations for the plurality of identification devices are initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Swanee Yourkowski, William P. Coop, Rebecca J. Shore, Kevin Yong Ung, Robert Lee Avery, Arun Ayyagari
  • Patent number: 8231062
    Abstract: A formable RFID tag includes a tag inlay including a composite polymer material having a pliant and flexible pre-cured state and a hardened cured state, non-rigid RFID circuitry embedded in the tag inlay and a non-rigid RFID antenna embedded in the tag inlay and interfacing with the RFID circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Arun Ayyagari, Kevin Yong Ung, Winfeng Li, William P. Coop, Thanh D. Hoang, Swanee Yourkowski, Rebecca Shore, Yucheng Zheng, Robert Lee Avery, Christopher B. Kettering
  • Publication number: 20120146815
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing identification devices on an aircraft. An occurrence of an event is identified using information for a plurality of identification devices. Each of the plurality of identification devices is associated with a plurality of components on the aircraft. The information for the plurality of identification devices comprises data received from the plurality of identification devices and specification data for the plurality of identification devices. In response to identifying the occurrence of the event, a number of operations for the plurality of identification devices are initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Swanee Yourkowski, William P. Coop, Rebecca J. Shore, Kevin Yong Ung, Robert Lee Avery, Arun Ayyagari
  • Publication number: 20120044092
    Abstract: An aircraft safety and configuration monitoring system includes a plurality of RFID equipped items, a plurality of RFID interrogators communicating with the plurality of RFID equipped items, a processor communicating with the plurality of RFID interrogators and adapted to determine an issue with respect to any of the plurality of RFID equipped items and an indicating mechanism communicating with the processor and adapted to indicate the issue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Rebecca Shore, Steve Kopecki, Winfeng Li, William P. Coop, Thanh D. Hoang, Swanee Yourkowski, Kevin Yong Ung, Yucheng Zheng, Robert Lee Avery, Christopher B. Kettering
  • Publication number: 20120033946
    Abstract: Generally the more effective is the copy protection provided on an optical disc, such as a DVD, the greater is the likelihood that the copy protection will adversely interfere with legitimate uses of the optical disc. It is therefore proposed to include at least one region of subversive data within the content in the data area of an optical disc, and then to prevent access to each such region of subversive data during normal playback of the disc. For a DVD, the subversive data may be incorporated within video objects and/or may be in gaps between files in the DVD_Video zone. It is arranged that there are no navigable paths to the regions of subversive data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Rovi Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Carmen Laura Basile, Jonny Boyd Reckless, Lee Avery, Glenn Allen Siebert, Kordian Jacek Kurowski
  • Patent number: 8059937
    Abstract: Generally the more effective is the copy protection provided on an optical disc, such as a DVD, the greater is the likelihood that the copy protection will adversely interfere with legitimate uses of the optical disc. It is therefore proposed to include at least one region of subversive data within the content in the data area of an optical disc, and then to prevent access to each such region of subversive data during normal playback of the disc. For a DVD, the subversive data may be incorporated within video objects and/or may be in gaps between files in the DVD_Video zone. It is arranged that there are no navigable paths to the regions of subversive data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Rovi Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Carmen Laura Basile, Jonny Boyd Reckless, Lee Avery, Glenn Allen Siebert, Kordian Jacek Kurowski
  • Patent number: 7706661
    Abstract: Subservive data has been incorporated in the content of an optical disc, such as a DVD, to prevent copying of the disc. To defeat such copy protection, devices to copy optical discs are now being controlled to only copy data referred to by selected program paths. Accordingly, it is proposed to provide copy protection for optical discs by introducing errors into redundant control data to frustrate access to content on the disc. For example, the errors may be inconsistencies in a Video Manage Information Table (VMGI) or in a Video Title Set Information Table (VTSI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Macrovision Corporation
    Inventors: Carmen Laura Basile, Lee Avery, Glenn Siebert
  • Patent number: 7219278
    Abstract: A circuit testing approach involves configurable switch control for automatically detecting and routing test signals along a plurality of test circuit paths. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a configurator arrangement (100) is programmed to control a configured circuit (110), the control including automatically setting switches (115) on the configured circuit. In one implementation, the configurator arrangement is programmed to automatically detect test signals (i.e., digital and/or JTAG test signals) and to control switches (115) for routing test data along a test circuit path. With this approach, manual switching for routing the test signals is not necessary, which has been found to be useful in applications where access to the circuit paths for switching is difficult or impossible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Daniel Lee Avery, Michael J. Smith, Joel Patrick Bailey, Randall Pendley
  • Patent number: 7117274
    Abstract: A circuit testing and control approach involves configurable switch control for automatically detecting and routing test signals along a plurality of test circuit paths. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, graphical user interface (GUI) (240) includes stored computer-executable code that, when executed, causes a micro-computer circuit to send configuration signals to a microcontroller (220). A configurable circuit (215) coupled to the microcontroller is then configured by the microcontroller, in response to the configuration signals, for routing test signals using controllable switches. In one implementation, the configurable circuit includes circuits on inter-connectable circuit boards (210, 250, 260), with sense nodes for detecting the presence of an inter-connectable circuit board coupled to another. In response to the detected presence (or lack thereof), the controllable switches control the routing of the test signals between the inter-connectable circuit boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Daniel Lee Avery, Michael J. Smith, Joel Patrick Bailey, Jerry Schumacher
  • Publication number: 20050259546
    Abstract: Subservive data has been incorporated in the content of an optical disc, such as a DVD, to prevent copying of the disc. To defeat such copy protection, devices to copy optical discs are now being controlled to only copy data referred to by selected program paths. Accordingly, it is proposed to provide copy protection for optical discs by introducing errors into redundant control data to frustrate access to content on the disc. For example, the errors may be inconsistencies in a Video Manage Information Table (VMGI) or in a Video Title Set Information Table(VTSI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Carmen Basile, Lee Avery, Glenn Siebert
  • Publication number: 20050185926
    Abstract: Generally the more effective is the copy protection provided on an optical disc, such as a DVD, the greater is the likelihood that the copy protection will adversely interfere with legitimate uses of the optical disc. It is therefore proposed to include at least one region of subversive data within the content in the data area of an optical disc, and then to prevent access to each such region of subversive data during normal playback of the disc. For a DVD, the subversive data may be incorporated within video objects and/or may be in gaps between files in the DVD_Video zone. It is arranged that there are no navigable paths to the regions of subversive data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Applicant: MACROVISION Europe
    Inventors: Carmen Basile, Jonny Reckless, Lee Avery, Glenn Siebert, Kordian Kurowski
  • Publication number: 20040193980
    Abstract: A circuit testing approach involves configurable switch control for automatically detecting and routing test signals along a plurality of test circuit paths. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a configurator arrangement (100) is programmed to control a configured circuit (110), the control including automatically setting switches (115) on the configured circuit. In one implementation, the configurator arrangement is programmed to automatically detect test signals (i.e., digital and/or JTAG test signals) and to control switches (115) for routing test data along a test circuit path. With this approach, manual switching for routing the test signals is not necessary, which has been found to be useful in applications where access to the circuit paths for switching is difficult or impossible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Daniel Lee Avery, Michael J. Smith, Joel Patrick Bailey, Randall Pendley
  • Publication number: 20040193979
    Abstract: A circuit testing approach involves configurable switch control for automatically detecting and routing test signals along a plurality of test circuit paths. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a configurator arrangement (100) controls a configured circuit (110) by monitoring test signals and, in response, setting switches (115) on the configured circuit. In one implementation, the configurator circuit arrangement is programmed to automatically detect test signals (i.e., digital and/or JTAG test signals) and to control switches (115) for routing test data along a test circuit path on the configured circuit and/or between the configured circuit and an external circuit. With this approach, manual switching for routing the test signals is not necessary, which has been found to be useful in applications where access to the circuit paths for switching is difficult or impossible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Daniel Lee Avery, Joel Patrick Bailey, Randall Pendley, Allyn Farmer
  • Patent number: 6406517
    Abstract: The separation factor with respect to a gas binary of a selectively gas permeable membrane of a fluoropolymer can be increased by fabricating the membrane from a composition of a blend of the fluoropolymer with a nonfugitive, nonpolymeric fluorinated adjuvant. The composition can be made by dissolving the adjuvant and the polymer in a suitably compatible solvent then forming the membrane from the solution for example by casting, dipping, or spraying the solution on a substrate and devolatilizing the solvent. The extent of the selectivity increase varies widely with the combination of fluoropolymer and adjuvant and largely increases in direct relation with the proportion of adjuvant in the membrane composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: CMS Technology Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Lee Avery, Purushottam V. Shanbhag