Patents by Inventor Maurice Givens
Maurice Givens 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: 20160255991Abstract: A device for dispensing a beverage includes a plurality of replaceable reservoirs, each respectively configured to contain a respective liquid ingredient. A plurality of pumps are each operatively connected to a respective reservoir and configured to transfer the respective liquid ingredient from one or more of the reservoirs. A plurality of nozzles are operatively connected to the plurality of pumps and configured to receive a liquid ingredient from at least one of the plurality of pumps. A single use beverage cartridge includes a second liquid ingredient and is configured to receive the liquid ingredient dispensed from the at least one of the plurality of pumps to generate a mix of the liquid ingredient with the second ingredient.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Applicant: Monsieur, Inc.Inventors: Barry Maurice Givens, JR., Paul Qantas Judge, Donald Oneal Beamer, JR., Mario Lyndell Taylor, II
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Publication number: 20160090288Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to beverage dispensing systems. In one embodiment, device for dispensing a beverage includes a housing and a beverage dispensing control system. The housing may include a plurality of reservoirs each respectively configured to contain a respective liquid ingredient, a plurality of pump mechanisms, wherein each pump in the plurality of pump mechanisms is operatively connected to a respective reservoir from the plurality of reservoirs, and configured to transfer the respective liquid ingredient from the respective reservoir. The housing may further include a nozzle operatively connected to the plurality of pump mechanisms, configured to receive a liquid ingredient from at least one pump mechanism from the plurality of pump mechanism, and dispense the liquid ingredient into a beverage receptacle, a solid ingredient reservoir, a solid ingredient dispensing mechanism, an age gateway module, and an intoxication gateway module.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Applicant: MONSIEUR LLCInventors: Barry Maurice Givens, JR., Eric Joseph Williams, JR., Paul Qantas Judge, Donald Oneal Beamer, JR., Mario Lyndell Taylor, II
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Patent number: 8156810Abstract: A method for characterizing a defect of a defective heat fusion joint connecting two pipe segments in which the time of flight of an ultrasonic waveform reflected off an exterior surface of a heat fusion joint fitting connecting the two pipe segments or reflected off an interior wall of one of the pipe segments at a plurality of locations around the circumference of the heat fusion joint fitting is measured to determine the minimum and maximum times of flight, which correspond to the maximum and minimum combined wall thicknesses of the heat fusion joint fitting connecting the pipe segments and the pipe segment wall. If the difference between the minimum and maximum combined wall thicknesses as determined from the measured times of flight is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, then the heat fusion joint is defective and possibly unacceptable for use, requiring a second set of time-of-flight measurements to characterize the nature of the defect.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2009Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Gas Technology InstituteInventors: James Emerson Huebler, Maurice Givens
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Patent number: 8050414Abstract: A method for discriminating a noise pulse from a background noise in which a signal of interest is converted to an envelope signal using an entropy-based envelope generator, which envelope signal is then integrated over a plurality of consecutive integrative periods, producing an integrated envelope signal for each of the integration periods. The ratio of the envelope signal at the end of each of the integration periods corresponding to each corresponding said integrated envelope signal is determined and compared with a predetermined threshold signal for each of the integration periods, resulting in a comparison value. The integration period in which the comparison value exceeds the predetermined threshold signal and which is preceded by two integration periods in which the comparison value does not exceed the threshold value represents the point in time at which the noise pulse is detected.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2008Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Gas Technology InstituteInventor: Maurice Givens
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Patent number: 8014517Abstract: Adaptive filters employing a normalized time domain least mean square algorithm having enhanced convergence rates by virtue of the use of an update gain greater than 2 ? max ? ? or ? ? 2 3 ? ? tr ? [ R ] .Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2007Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Gas Technology InstituteInventor: Maurice Givens
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Publication number: 20110146407Abstract: A method for characterizing a defect of a defective heat fusion joint connecting two pipe segments in which the time of flight of an ultrasonic waveform reflected off an exterior surface of a heat fusion joint fitting connecting the two pipe segments or reflected off an interior wall of one of the pipe segments at a plurality of locations around the circumference of the heat fusion joint fitting is measured to determine the minimum and maximum times of flight, which correspond to the maximum and minimum combined wall thicknesses of the heat fusion joint fitting connecting the pipe segments and the pipe segment wall. If the difference between the minimum and maximum combined wall thicknesses as determined from the measured times of flight is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, then the heat fusion joint is defective and possibly unacceptable for use, requiring a second set of time-of-flight measurements to characterize the nature of the defect.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2009Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTEInventors: James Emerson Huebler, Maurice Givens
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Patent number: 7938007Abstract: A method for inspecting joined material interfaces, such as butt fusion pipe joints of plastic pipes, using ultrasonic waveforms to discriminate between acceptable and unacceptable interfaces. The waveforms (amplitude vs time) having been transmitted to a material interface of interest are divided into a number of time zones and the amplitudes of the waveforms within the time zones compared against waveform amplitudes obtained from known acceptable joined material interfaces to determine the quality of the material interface of interest.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2008Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Operations Technology Development, NFPInventors: James Emerson Huebler, Maurice Givens
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Publication number: 20100098260Abstract: A method for discriminating a noise pulse from a background noise in which a signal of interest is converted to an envelope signal using an entropy-based envelope generator, which envelope signal is then integrated over a plurality of consecutive integrative periods, producing an integrated envelope signal for each of the integration periods. The ratio of the envelope signal at the end of each of the integration periods corresponding to each corresponding said integrated envelope signal is determined and compared with a predetermined threshold signal for each of the integration periods, resulting in a comparison value. The integration period in which the comparison value exceeds the predetermined threshold signal and which is preceded by two integration periods in which the comparison value does not exceed the threshold value represents the point in time at which the noise pulse is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2008Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTEInventor: Maurice Givens
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Publication number: 20090277270Abstract: A method for inspecting joined material interfaces, such as butt fusion pipe joints of plastic pipes, using ultrasonic waveforms to discriminate between acceptable and unacceptable interfaces. The waveforms (amplitude vs time) having been transmitted to a material interface of interest are divided into a number of time zones and the amplitudes of the waveforms within the time zones compared against waveform amplitudes obtained from known acceptable joined material interfaces to determine the quality of the material interface of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2008Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, NFPInventors: James Emerson Huebler, Maurice Givens
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Patent number: 7603258Abstract: A method and apparatus for sensor output signal noise reduction in which at least one sensor output signal is introduced into an LMS-based adaptive noise cancellation mechanism and the resulting noise cancellation mechanism output signal is processed using a sub-band spectral subtractive mechanism, producing a reduced noise signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2005Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: Gas Technology InstituteInventor: Maurice Givens
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Publication number: 20080260141Abstract: Adaptive filters employing a normalized time domain least mean square algorithm having enhanced convergence rates by virtue of the use of an update gain greater than 2 ? max ? ? or ? ? 2 3 ? ? tr ? [ R ] .Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2007Publication date: October 23, 2008Applicant: GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTEInventor: Maurice Givens
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Publication number: 20070100587Abstract: A method and apparatus for sensor output signal noise reduction in which at least one sensor output signal is introduced into an LMS-based adaptive noise cancellation mechanism and the resulting noise cancellation mechanism output signal is processed using a sub-band spectral subtractive mechanism, producing a reduced noise signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2005Publication date: May 3, 2007Inventor: Maurice Givens
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Publication number: 20070072878Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds and methods that are useful in treating members of the Flaviviridae family of viruses. Compounds of the present invention will have a structure according to Formulas (I)-(VI) as recited throughout the application.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2006Publication date: March 29, 2007Inventors: Christine Dykstra, Maurice Givens, David Stringfellow, Kenny Brock, David Boykin, Arvind Kumar, W. Wilson, Richard Tidwell, Chad Stephens
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Publication number: 20070072877Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds and methods that are useful in treating members of the Flaviviridae family of viruses. Compounds of the present invention will have a structure according to Formulas (I)-(VI) as recited throughout the application.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2006Publication date: March 29, 2007Inventors: Christine Dykstra, Maurice Givens, David Stringfellow, Kenny Brock, David Boykin, Arvind Kumar, W. Wilson, Richard Tidwell, Chad Stephens
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Publication number: 20070010533Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds and methods that are useful in treating members of the Flaviviridae family of viruses. Compounds of the present invention will have a structure according to Formulas (I)-(VI) as recited throughout the application.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2004Publication date: January 11, 2007Inventors: Christine Dykstra, Maurice Givens, David Stringfellow, Kenny Brock, David Boykin, Arvind Kumar, W. Wilson, Richard Tidwell, Chad Stephens
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Publication number: 20060063931Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds and methods that are useful in treating members of the Flaviviridae family of viruses. Compounds of the present invention will have a structure according to Formulas (I)-(VI) as recited throughout the application.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2005Publication date: March 23, 2006Inventors: Christine Dykstra, Maurice Givens, David Stringfellow, Kenny Brock, David Boykin, Arvind Kumar, W. David Wilson, Richard Tidwell, Chad Stephens
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Patent number: 6947551Abstract: An apparatus and method for estimating a time delay between two signals are provided. An original signal and a delayed signal are provided to an average magnitude difference processor for determining an average magnitude difference for a sum of samples representing an envelope of each of the respective original and delayed signals, each for a series of sample delays. The time delay between the two signals is determined as the sample delay which minimizes the average magnitude difference.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2001Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Assignee: Tellabs Operations, Inc.Inventor: Maurice Givens
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Publication number: 20020164014Abstract: An apparatus and method for estimating a time delay between two signals are provided. An original signal and a delayed signal are provided to an average magnitude difference processor for determining an average magnitude difference for a sum of samples representing an envelope of each of the respective original and delayed signals, each for a series of sample delays. The time delay between the two signals is determined as the sample delay which minimizes the average magnitude difference.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2001Publication date: November 7, 2002Inventor: Maurice Givens