Patents by Inventor Michael Denney
Michael Denney 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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Patent number: 9999828Abstract: The disclosed invention includes all embodiments for a mechanical shuffler comprising a generally planar base and a platform that is sized to receive a deck of unshuffled cards, the stack of unshuffled cards moves relative to a slot where the slot is sized to permit passage of a single card. With movement of a platform relative to a slot, a discrete burst of air is delivered to a stack of unshuffled cards, thereby pushing a single card through the slot and into an area where shuffled cards are to be delivered. It is contemplated that embodiments of the invention will include means for the delivery of a discrete amount of air in response to a computer signal, it is further contemplated that embodiments of the invention may include rollers that are engaged to spin and grip a card that is pushed through a slot by air.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Stealth CDS, LLCInventors: Travis L. Sines, Leon Schmidt, Bruce Weyrauch, Michael Denney, James Kesler, Philip Malthaner
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Publication number: 20180161664Abstract: The disclosed invention includes all embodiments for a mechanical shuffler comprising a generally planar base and a platform that is sized to receive a deck of unshuffled cards, the stack of unshuffled cards moves relative to a slot where the slot is sized to permit passage of a single card. With movement of a platform relative to a slot, a discrete burst of air is delivered to a stack of unshuffled cards, thereby pushing a single card through the slot and into an area where shuffled cards are to be delivered. It is contemplated that embodiments of the invention will include means for the delivery of a discrete amount of air in response to a computer signal, it is further contemplated that embodiments of the invention may include rollers that are engaged to spin and grip a card that is pushed through a slot by air.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2017Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: Travis L. Sines, Leon Schmidt, Bruce Weyrauch, Michael Denney, James Kesler, Philip Malthaner
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Patent number: 9643078Abstract: The disclosed invention includes all embodiments for a mechanical shuffler comprising a generally planar base and a platform that is sized to receive a deck of unshuffled cards, the stack of unshuffled cards moves relative to a slot where the slot is sized to permit passage of a single card. With movement of a platform relative to a slot, a discrete burst of air is delivered to a stack of unshuffled cards, thereby pushing a single card through the slot and into an area where shuffled cards are to be delivered. It is contemplated that embodiments of the invention will include means for the delivery of a discrete amount of air in response to a computer signal, it is further contemplated that embodiments of the invention may include rollers that are engaged to spin and grip a card that is pushed through a slot by air.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2016Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Stealth CDS, LLCInventors: Travis L. Sines, Leon Schmidt, Bruce Weyrauch, Michael Denney, James Kesler, Philip Malthaner
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Patent number: 8209008Abstract: A method for operating an automatic external defibrillator (AED) prompts an operator about proper operation of the automatic external defibrillator and placement of the electrodes to ensure rapid and proper operation. Depending upon a state of a pad storage compartment, upon activation the AED issues an initial prompt, pauses after the initial prompt and then issues a second prompt. The AED also determines whether the pads have been removed from a liner and if so, issues a pad application prompt. The AED next determines whether both pads have been placed and if so, analyzes an impedance signal and if the impedance signal is erratic, issues a pad correction prompt. The AED also issues the pad correction prompt if the pads are removed from the liner but never go on the patient.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2003Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Kim Hansen, Thomas D. Lyster, Kurt V. Fischer, James Adkins Froman, Douglas Michael Denney
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Patent number: 7715913Abstract: A method and apparatus for training a user to operate an external defibrillator, usable in a therapy or training mode, which includes an energy source; an electrode interface responsive to an electrode arrangeable on a release liner and configured for placement on a subject; and an energy delivery system operable to selectively deliver electrical energy from the energy source to the electrode via the electrode interface. The method includes: when the electrode is coupled to the electrode interface, receiving an input signal from the electrode, prior to placement of the electrode on the subject; based on the input signal, identifying a degree of electrical connectivity along an electrical path including the electrode; based on the determined degree of electrical conductivity, advancing the external defibrillator from a first training state to a second training state; and issuing a training state notification indicating advancement from the first training state to the second training state.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2005Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.Inventors: James Adkins Froman, Patrick Lee Hauge, Hans Patrick Greisser, Daniel John Kingsbury, Douglas Michael Denney, Ann Thom, Thomas Allen Solosko, Thomas Dean Lyster, Kim Johnnie Hansen
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Publication number: 20070050683Abstract: An apparatus, program product and method utilize a virtual flight recorder to harvest a subset of events being collected by an active system tracing facility during operation of a computer system. The virtual flight recorder is “virtual” from the sense that it is not specifically instrumented into a component with which the virtual flight recorder is associated, which eliminates the burden on developers to specifically instrument components of interest, and minimizes the impact on system performance as a result of performance metric collection.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2005Publication date: March 1, 2007Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: John Attinella, Larry Cravens, Michael Denney, Edwin Grazier, Jay Kurtz, David Legler
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Publication number: 20050160147Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that in an embodiment convert e-mail into physical mail. In various embodiments, if a recipient identifier in the e-mail is an e-mail address, the recipient identifier is retained. But, if the recipient identifier in the e-mail is not an e-mail address, the recipient identifier, or a street address associated with the recipient identifier, is printed on an envelope, and the e-mail is also printed. Postage may also optionally be printed on the envelope. In this way, persons who do not have an e-mail address may still receive the contents of e-mail via physical delivery.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2004Publication date: July 21, 2005Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Denney, David Johnson
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Publication number: 20050010908Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for implementing breakpoint based performance measurement. A set of hardware counters is defined for counting user specified hardware events. The hardware counters are programmable for counting predefined processor events and the predefined processor events include processor cycles. A start breakpoint instruction and a stop breakpoint instruction are inserted in hardware instructions. The hardware instructions are executed and processing of the hardware instructions is suspended responsive to executing the start breakpoint instruction. Responsive to executing the start breakpoint instruction, interrupt handler instructions are entered and breakpoint instructions are called. The breakpoint instructions generating a return from interrupt instruction to start the defined set of hardware counters and to return processing from the interrupt handler instructions to the hardware instructions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2003Publication date: January 13, 2005Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Mark Funk, Michael Denney
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Patent number: D483375Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2003Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Inventor: Michael Denney