Patents by Inventor Michael Cuff

Michael Cuff 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: 9544260
    Abstract: A rapid assignment dynamic ownership queue for text message sessions queues incoming text messages destined for a service bureau, at a network server. Simultaneous access is provided to any one text message of the queued incoming text messages to a plurality of operator terminals at the service bureau. Initial ownership of the one text message is assigned as a result of a first acting terminal of the plurality of operator terminals having completed an action in service to the text message, and ownership is re-assigned to a subsequent operator terminal having completed another action in service to the text message after the first acting terminal. A configurable escalation queue may be implemented to assign an escalation code to each queued item, regardless of its position in the queue list, to alter the presentation of the queue item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Telecommunication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Cuff, Chih Wang, Farhad Kasad, Firdaus Aryana, Gordon J. Hines
  • Publication number: 20160182717
    Abstract: A rapid assignment dynamic ownership queue for text message sessions queues incoming text messages destined for a service bureau, at a network server. Simultaneous access is provided to any one text message of the queued incoming text messages to a plurality of operator terminals at the service bureau. Initial ownership of the one text message is assigned as a result of a first acting terminal of the plurality of operator terminals having completed an action in service to the text message, and ownership is re-assigned to a subsequent operator terminal having completed another action in service to the text message after the first acting terminal. A configurable escalation queue may be implemented to assign an escalation code to each queued item, regardless of its position in the queue list, to alter the presentation of the queue item. A No Responders Online feature can indicate if all terminal devices are “offline”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Cuff, Chih Wang, Farhad Kasad, Firdaus Aryana, Gordon J. Hines
  • Patent number: 9307372
    Abstract: A rapid assignment dynamic ownership queue for text message sessions queues incoming text messages destined for a service bureau, at a network server. Simultaneous access is provided to any one text message of the queued incoming text messages to a plurality of operator terminals at the service bureau. Initial ownership of the one text message is assigned as a result of a first acting terminal of the plurality of operator terminals having completed an action in service to the text message, and ownership is re-assigned to a subsequent operator terminal having completed another action in service to the text message after the first acting terminal. A configurable escalation queue may be implemented to assign an escalation code to each queued item, regardless of its position in the queue list, to alter the presentation of the queue item. A No Responders Online feature can indicate if all terminal devices are “offline”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Cuff, Chih Wang, Farhad Kasad, Firdaus Aryana, Gordon J. Hines
  • Publication number: 20130290460
    Abstract: A rapid assignment dynamic ownership queue for text message sessions queues incoming text messages destined for a service bureau, at a network server. Simultaneous access is provided to any one text message of the queued incoming text messages to a plurality of operator terminals at the service bureau. Initial ownership of the one text message is assigned as a result of a first acting terminal of the plurality of operator terminals having completed an action in service to the text message, and ownership is re-assigned to a subsequent operator terminal having completed another action in service to the text message after the first acting terminal. A configurable escalation queue may be implemented to assign an escalation code to each queued item, regardless of its position in the queue list, to alter the presentation of the queue item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Cuff, Chih Wang, Farhad Kasad, Firdaus Aryana, Gordon J. Hines
  • Publication number: 20130290459
    Abstract: A rapid assignment dynamic ownership queue for text message sessions queues incoming text messages destined for a service bureau, at a network server. Simultaneous access is provided to any one text message of the queued incoming text messages to a plurality of operator terminals at the service bureau. Initial ownership of the one text message is assigned as a result of a first acting terminal of the plurality of operator terminals having completed an action in service to the text message, and ownership is re-assigned to a subsequent operator terminal having completed another action in service to the text message after the first acting terminal. A configurable escalation queue may be implemented to assign an escalation code to each queued item, regardless of its position in the queue list, to alter the presentation of the queue item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Cuff, Chih Wang, Farhad Kasad, Firdaus Aryana, Gordon J. Hines
  • Publication number: 20130267189
    Abstract: A rapid assignment dynamic ownership queue for text message sessions queues incoming text messages destined for a service bureau, at a network server. Simultaneous access is provided to any one text message of the queued incoming text messages to a plurality of operator terminals at the service bureau. Initial ownership of the one text message is assigned as a result of a first acting terminal of the plurality of operator terminals having completed an action in service to the text message, and ownership is re-assigned to a subsequent operator terminal having completed another action in service to the text message after the first acting terminal. A configurable escalation queue may be implemented to assign an escalation code to each queued item, regardless of its position in the queue list, to alter the presentation of the queue item. A No Responders Online feature can indicate if all terminal devices are “offline”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Cuff, Chih Wang, Farhad Kasad, Firdaus Aryana, Gordon J. Hines
  • Publication number: 20130196773
    Abstract: A location services game engine (LSGE) that is concerned with the geographic location of the wireless devices used to play in the game. The operations performed by players on wireless devices inside the location services game engine have location proximity requirements on the wireless devices being played in the game, and other wireless devices they interact with. A common game experience provides a virtual game instance including a plurality of geographically remote playing wireless devices virtually gathered together within the virtual game to physically interact with one another, and traveling relative to one another within the virtual game. A location update of each of the plurality of playing wireless devices active within the virtual game is obtained, with any movement from a last reported position applied against a virtual origin point within the virtual reality game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Camron Lockeby, Michael Cuff, Gordon John Hines
  • Patent number: 8434936
    Abstract: A method for performing ultrasonic testing comprising, in one embodiment, the steps of firing an ultrasonic transducer to generate an ultrasonic pulse that passes through a delay line, measuring a delay echo time of flight, and determining the temperature of the delay line using the delay echo time of flight, thereby eliminating the need for additional temperature measuring devices. Other embodiments further comprise the step of using the temperature of the delay line to determine the temperature of a test object, and using the temperature of the test object to determine a thickness of the test object that is compensated for thermal expansion and temperature dependent ultrasonic velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: GE Inspection Technologies, LP
    Inventors: John Michael Cuffe, James Barshinger, Ying Fan
  • Publication number: 20110090935
    Abstract: A method for performing ultrasonic testing comprising, in one embodiment, the steps of firing an ultrasonic transducer to generate an ultrasonic pulse that passes through a delay line, measuring a delay echo time of flight, and determining the temperature of the delay line using the delay echo time of flight, thereby eliminating the need for additional temperature measuring devices. Other embodiments further comprise the step of using the temperature of the delay line to determine the temperature of a test object, and using the temperature of the test object to determine a thickness of the test object that is compensated for thermal expansion and temperature dependent ultrasonic velocity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: John Michael Cuffe, James Barshinger, Ying Fan
  • Patent number: 7586252
    Abstract: A phosphor admixture includes a phosphor powder and a number of radiation capture electron emitters. The emitters are dispersed within the phosphor powder. A phosphor screen includes phosphor particles, radiation capture electron emitters and a binder. The emitters and phosphor particles are dispersed within the binder. An imaging assembly includes a phosphor screen configured to receive incident radiation and to emit corresponding optical signals. An electronic device is coupled to the phosphor screen. The electronic device is configured to receive the optical signals from the phosphor screen and to generate an imaging signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Clifford Bueno, Steven Jude Duclos, David Michael Hoffman, John Michael Cuffe
  • Patent number: 7506546
    Abstract: The invention provides an ultrasonic object inspection system for measuring the physical properties of a test object which includes a pulse generator for sending an electrical pulse signal to a transducer. The transducer then applies an ultrasonic signal to the test object and receives an ultrasonic echo signal from the test object which is then converted by the transducer to an electrical echo signal for sending to a signal processing circuit. The signal processing circuit includes a plurality of signal processing paths with each path scaling the electrical echo signal to a different degree and including a respective analog to digital converter for converting the electrical echo signal to a digital electrical echo signal. The signal processing circuit further includes a logic circuit for selecting the output of the respective analog to digital converter that provides the digital echo signal having the greatest amplitude without exceeding a predetermined saturation threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: GE Inspection Technologies, LP
    Inventors: John Michael Cuffe, Klaus Peter Busch, Scott Allen Herbster
  • Publication number: 20080202244
    Abstract: The apparatus and method of the present invention provides an ultrasonic object inspection system for measuring the physical properties of a test object comprising a pulse generator for generating and transmitting an electrical pulse signal to a transducer. The transducer receives and converts the electrical pulse signal to an ultrasonic signal, applies the ultrasonic signal to the test object, receives an ultrasonic echo signal from the test object, and converts the ultrasonic echo signal to an electrical echo signal, and transmits the electrical echo signal to a signal processing circuit. The signal processing circuit receives and processes the electrical echo signal and comprises a plurality of signal processing paths. Each of the signal processing paths scales the electrical echo signal to a different degree and comprises a respective analog to digital converter for converting the electrical echo signal to a digital electrical echo signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: GE Inspection Techonologies, LP
    Inventors: John Michael Cuffe, Klaus Peter Busch, Scott Allen Herbster
  • Patent number: 7389692
    Abstract: The apparatus and method of the present invention provides a plurality of linear amplifiers simultaneously processing an ultrasonic signal. Each amplifier of the plurality of linear amplifiers has a predetermined gain level suitable for achieving the desired output signal level for input to an analog to digital (A/D) converter for processing. The output of each amplifier is sampled by each respective A/D converter at a very high frequency to convert the analog signal output of each of the linear amplifiers to a digital signal. Logic circuits simultaneously monitor all of the output digital signals from the A/D converters. The logic circuits determine which output of the A/D converters has the greatest linear output and stores the selected output in a memory storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: GE Inspection Technologies, LP
    Inventors: John Michael Cuffe, Klaus-Peter Busch, Scott Allen Herbster
  • Publication number: 20050176269
    Abstract: An area array connector adapted to connect contact pads on a first generally planar circuit element to corresponding contact pads on a second generally planar circuit element is described. The area array connector includes an interposer housing and at least one electrical interconnector positioned within the interposer housing. The at least one electrical interconnector is comprised of a plurality of electrical contacts stacked in a substantially parallel relationship to one another. The at least one electrical interconnector is positioned to make contact with a first contact pad on the first generally planar circuit element and a second contact pad on the second generally planar circuit element to provide an electrical interconnection therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: John Grant, Michael Cuff
  • Publication number: 20050029652
    Abstract: An area array connector for providing a thermal and an electrical interconnection between a first circuit element and a second circuit element is described. The area array connector includes at least one electrically conductive interconnector adapted to provide an electrical interconnection between the first circuit element and the second circuit element. The area array connector also includes at least one thermally conductive member adapted to provide thermal interconnection between the first circuit element and the second circuit element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Cuff, John Grant
  • Publication number: 20040110621
    Abstract: A printing machine with a folding section is disclosed in which the folding section includes a folding guide over which sheets of material are folded, and in which the end of the folding guide includes a flexible tip portion to prevent undue folding of a portion of the sheet relative to other portions of the sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Leonard T. Katilas, Michael Cuff
  • Patent number: 4226171
    Abstract: The machine supports a roll of paper from which tubes are formed and ejected continuously. The machine includes a turret having a predetermined number of paper tube forming spindles mounted in and supported therearound. The turret is adapted and arranged to be positioned so that one paper tube forming spindle is positioned in a tube forming position with relation to a paper drive roller to form a paper tube. The turret is rotatable to move the spindle away from said tube forming position into a tube ejection position in engagement with a tube ejection means for ejection of the formed tube from the spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1980
    Inventor: Michael Cuffe