Patents by Inventor Michael J. Doherty

Michael J. Doherty 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: 8346673
    Abstract: A method for provisioning audiovisual works to a client includes maintaining categorization information specifying, for each of multiple audiovisual works, one or more of multiple categories. One or more of the categories are associated with each of multiple delivery slots in response to input from a client. For each of the delivery slots, a first audiovisual work from one of the categories associated with the respective delivery slot is provisioned for delivery to a location associated with the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Blockbuster L.L.C.
    Inventors: Dominic C. Wynn, Philip M. Williams, Malachi G. Simons, Nicholas F. Wilkins, Alistair Macrow, Nigel A. Dufty, Alvin Eng, Michael J. Doherty, David M. Groves
  • Patent number: 8031458
    Abstract: A composite moving apparatus made substantially of composites may include a plurality of longitudinal conductive electrical pathways extending along a substantial length of the composite moving apparatus, and a plurality of lateral conductive electrical pathways extending along a substantial lateral width of the composite moving apparatus. The longitudinal and lateral conductive electrical pathways may be connected in order to provide redundant electrical pathways extending along a substantial portion of the composite moving apparatus. The redundant electrical pathways may carry return current, carry fault current, provide grounding, carry lightning current, provide electromagnetic shielding, minimize resistance and voltage differential, and/or provide a bleed path for electrostatic charge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Stephen M. Braden, Michael J. Doherty, Stephen M. Scott
  • Publication number: 20100127564
    Abstract: A composite moving apparatus made substantially of composites may include a plurality of longitudinal conductive electrical pathways extending along a substantial length of the composite moving apparatus, and a plurality of lateral conductive electrical pathways extending along a substantial lateral width of the composite moving apparatus. The longitudinal and lateral conductive electrical pathways may be connected in order to provide redundant electrical pathways extending along a substantial portion of the composite moving apparatus. The redundant electrical pathways may carry return current, carry fault current, provide grounding, carry lightning current, provide electromagnetic shielding, minimize resistance and voltage differential, and/or provide a bleed path for electrostatic charge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Stephen M. Braden, Michael J. Doherty, Stephen M. Scott
  • Patent number: 4121055
    Abstract: An integrated fully programmable circuit is provided, with particular usefulness in the area of telemetry, for programmed commutating of multiple data inputs and signal conditioning, wherein only one amplifier path is utilized for conditioning of all channels of the commutated multiple data input signal. A programmable counter is employed to drive a gate matrix for cyclically commutating the multiple data inputs into connection with the conditioning path, the counter concurrently providing programmed inputs for switching predetermined circuit elements in the conditioning path corresponding to each parameter of each respective data input which is conditioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1978
    Assignee: Microcom Corporation
    Inventor: Michael J. Doherty