Patents by Inventor Peter Carlson

Peter Carlson 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: 20170185177
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes a housing containing at least one electrical component for wireless communication with a computer, a touch sensor coupled to the housing that generates signals responsive to a person touching a surface of the touch sensor, and pointing device circuitry coupled to the housing that provides input to the at least one electrical component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Carlson Rane, Cuong Huy Truong, Daniel Jordan Schantz, Ali Kathryn Ent, Matthew Ian Tucker
  • Publication number: 20170179640
    Abstract: In one aspect, a first device includes a housing, at least one system component housed by the housing, a connector coupled to the housing that engages with a second device for exchange, between the first device and the second device, of at least one of data and power, and a first magnet coupled to the housing. The first magnet is coupled to the housing so that a first pole of the first magnet faces away from the first device to repel a first pole of a second magnet coupled to the second device when the first device is juxtaposed next to the second device in a first orientation relative to the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Carlson Rane, Ali Kathryn Ent, Thomas Perelli, Vincent Charles Conzola
  • Patent number: 9594893
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, at a touch sensitive surface of an information handling device, user input including at least one multi-touch input; said detecting comprising detecting two or more substantially simultaneous user inputs to the touch sensitive surface; associating, using a processor, a number with the at least one multi-touch input; determining, using the processor, if the user input matches expected user input; and responsive to determining a match, authenticating a user. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Xin Feng, James Anthony Hunt, David Rivera, Peter Carlson Rane
  • Publication number: 20160227766
    Abstract: Procedures are described which use solvents to increase the topical insecticidal activity of toxic insect peptides. These procedures comprise drying the peptides, if needed, followed by the addition of either: 1) a polar organic solvent, with or without water, to a dried peptide, or 2) the addition of polar aprotic solvent or other adjuvant to the dried peptide, followed by the addition of either: 1) a polar organic solvent, with or without water, (where a polar aprotic solvent is added first) or 2) a polar aprotic solvent or other adjuvant to the peptide polar organic solvent (where the polar organic solvent is added first), to the peptide formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: William Tedford, John McIntyre, Daniel Russell, Peter Carlson
  • Patent number: 9352022
    Abstract: Procedures are described which use solvents to increase the topical insecticidal activity of toxic insect peptides. These procedures comprise drying the peptides, if needed, followed by the addition of either: 1) a polar organic solvent, with or without water, to a dried peptide, or 2) the addition of polar aprotic solvent or other adjuvant to the dried peptide, followed by the addition of either: 1) a polar organic solvent, with or without water, (where a polar aprotic solvent is added first) or 2) a polar aprotic solvent or other adjuvant to the peptide polar organic solvent (where the polar organic solvent is added first), to the peptide formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Vestaron Corporation
    Inventors: William Tedford, John McIntyre, Daniel Russell, Peter Carlson
  • Patent number: 9327729
    Abstract: A method for safety improvement when a motor vehicle (100) having a power train with an engine (230), automatic gearbox (240) and torque converter (237) is stationary and particle filter (320) for the exhaust gases of the engine (230) is being regenerated; The step of applying safety brake action to keep the vehicle (100) stationary despite torque transfer being maintained in the power train. The step of choosing in the gearbox (240) a gear step which is higher than an initial gear step of the gearbox (240) in order to reduce the torque transferred to the vehicle's tractive wheels (247a, 247b) when the vehicle is thus kept stationary. Also a computer program product with program code (P) for a computer (200; 210) for implementing the method. Also a device for safety improvement when a motor vehicle (100) is stationary and a particle filter (320) for the exhaust gases of the engine (230) is being regenerated. Also, a motor vehicle (100) equipped with the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: SCANIA CV AB
    Inventor: Peter Carlson
  • Publication number: 20150338920
    Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus includes a housing, a haptic element on at least a portion of the housing that has a non-discrete configuration and at least a first discrete configuration, a processor, a touch-enabled display operatively coupled to the processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to initiate a function at the apparatus, and at least in part in response to initiation of the function, actuate a portion of the haptic element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Xin Feng, Peter Carlson Rane
  • Patent number: 9182823
    Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus includes a housing, a haptic element on at least a portion of the housing that has a non-discrete configuration and at least a first discrete configuration, a processor, a touch-enabled display operatively coupled to the processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to initiate a function at the apparatus, and at least in part in response to initiation of the function, actuate a portion of the haptic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Xin Feng, Peter Carlson Rane
  • Publication number: 20150205354
    Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus includes a housing, a haptic element on at least a portion of the housing that has a non-discrete configuration and at least a first discrete configuration, a processor, a touch-enabled display operatively coupled to the processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to initiate a function at the apparatus, and at least in part in response to initiation of the function, actuate a portion of the haptic element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Xin Feng, Peter Carlson Rane
  • Publication number: 20150199504
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, at a touch sensitive surface of an information handling device, user input including at least one multi-touch input; said detecting comprising detecting two or more substantially simultaneous user inputs to the touch sensitive surface; associating, using a processor, a number with the at least one multi-touch input; determining, using the processor, if the user input matches expected user input; and responsive to determining a match, authenticating a user. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Xin Feng, James Anthony Hunt, David Rivera, Peter Carlson Rane
  • Publication number: 20150073669
    Abstract: A method for safety improvement when a motor vehicle (100) having a power train with an engine (230), automatic gearbox (240) and torque converter (237) is stationary and particle filter (320) for the exhaust gases of the engine (230) is being regenerated; The step of applying safety brake action to keep the vehicle (100) stationary despite torque transfer being maintained in the power train. The step of choosing in the gearbox (240) a gear step which is higher than an initial gear step of the gearbox (240) in order to reduce the torque transferred to the vehicle's tractive wheels (247a, 247b) when the vehicle is thus kept stationary. Also a computer programme product with program code (P) for a computer (200; 210) for implementing the method. Also a device for safety improvement when a motor vehicle (100) is stationary and a particle filter (320) for the exhaust gases of the engine (230) is being regenerated. Also, a motor vehicle (100) equipped with the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventor: Peter Carlson
  • Publication number: 20140187478
    Abstract: Procedures are described which use solvents to increase the topical insecticidal activity of toxic insect peptides. These procedures comprise drying the peptides, if needed, followed by the addition of either: 1) a polar organic solvent, with or without water, to a dried peptide, or 2) the addition of polar aprotic solvent or other adjuvant to the dried peptide, followed by the addition of either: 1) a polar organic solvent, with or without water, (where a polar aprotic solvent is added first) or 2) a polar aprotic solvent or other adjuvant to the peptide polar organic solvent (where the polar organic solvent is added first), to the peptide formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Vestaron Corporation
    Inventors: William Tedford, John McIntyre, Daniel Russell, Peter Carlson
  • Patent number: 8712592
    Abstract: Methods of controlling a resource demand system are disclosed. One method includes obtaining weather data from at least one data source that collects weather data at a plurality of areas. A weather value for a target location is calculated from the weather data. A weather value is sensed for the target location. The calculated weather value is compared with the sensed weather value to validate at least one of the calculated weather value and the sensed weather value, and a control value is calculated based on at least one of the calculated weather value and the sensed weather value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Carlson, Christopher Spain, Danny A Dansereau
  • Patent number: 8703910
    Abstract: Procedures are described which use solvents to increase the topical insecticidal activity of toxic insect peptides. These procedures comprise drying the peptides, if needed, followed by the addition of either: 1) a polar organic solvent, with or without water, to a dried peptide, or 2) the addition of polar aprotic solvent or other adjuvant to the dried peptide, followed by the addition of either: 1) a polar organic solvent, with or without water, (where a polar aprotic solvent is added first) or 2) a polar aprotic solvent or other adjuvant to the peptide polar organic solvent (where the polar organic solvent is added first), to the peptide formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Vestaron Corproation
    Inventors: William Tedford, John McIntyre, Daniel Russell, Peter Carlson
  • Patent number: 8532024
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for determining coupled path loss in a small geographical which is served by a plurality of transmitters and is subject to broad signal level variation. A method is also provided for determining performance of a signal received by a wireless device located within a bin of a cell of a cellular communication system. The method comprises determining the value of the received signal level as a function of the sum of the signal levels received from a primary base station at a primary cell divided by a number of signal level measurements from the primary base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Andrew LLC
    Inventors: John Arpee, John Peter Carlson
  • Patent number: 8501684
    Abstract: Procedures are described which use solvents to increase the topical insecticidal activity of toxic insect peptides. These procedures comprise drying the peptides, if needed, followed by the addition of either: 1) a polar organic solvent, with or without water, to a dried peptide, or 2) the addition of polar aprotic solvent or other adjuvant to the dried peptide, followed by the addition of either: 1) a polar organic solvent, with or without water, (where a polar aprotic solvent is added first) or 2) a polar aprotic solvent or other adjuvant to the peptide polar organic solvent (where the polar organic solvent is added first), to the peptide formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Vestaron Corporation
    Inventors: William Tedford, John McIntyre, Daniel Russell, Peter Carlson
  • Publication number: 20130017992
    Abstract: Procedures are described which use solvents to increase the topical insecticidal activity of toxic insect peptides. These procedures comprise drying the peptides, if needed, followed by the addition of either: 1) a polar organic solvent, with or without water, to a dried peptide, or 2) the addition of polar aprotic solvent or other adjuvant to the dried peptide, followed by the addition of either: 1) a polar organic solvent, with or without water, (where a polar aprotic solvent is added first) or 2) a polar aprotic solvent or other adjuvant to the peptide polar organic solvent (where the polar organic solvent is added first), to the peptide formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: Vestaron Corporation
    Inventors: William Tedford, John McIntyre, Daniel Russell, Peter Carlson
  • Patent number: 8320264
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a method for determining a path loss value of a signal transmitted from a wireless device and received by a receiver, where the wireless device and the receiver operate within a wireless communication system having at least one cell having at least one sector operating on at least one frequency channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Andrew LLC
    Inventors: John Arpee, John Peter Carlson
  • Publication number: 20120253529
    Abstract: Methods of controlling a resource demand system are disclosed. One method includes obtaining weather data from at least one data source that collects weather data at a plurality of areas. A weather value for a target location is calculated from the weather data. A weather value is sensed for the target location. The calculated weather value is compared with the sensed weather value to validate at least one of the calculated weather value and the sensed weather value, and a control value is calculated based on at least one of the calculated weather value and the sensed weather value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: HYDROPOINT DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Carlson, Christopher C. Spain, Danny A. Dansereau
  • Patent number: 8217003
    Abstract: Procedures are described which use solvents to increase the topical insecticidal activity of toxic insect peptides. These procedures comprise drying the peptides, if needed, followed by the addition of either: 1) a polar organic solvent, with or without water, to a dried peptide, or 2) the addition of polar aprotic solvent or other adjuvant to the dried peptide, followed by the addition of either: 1) a polar organic solvent, with or without water, (where a polar aprotic solvent is added first) or 2) a polar aprotic solvent or other adjuvant to the peptide polar organic solvent (where the polar organic solvent is added first), to the peptide formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Vestaron Corporation
    Inventors: William Tedford, John McIntyre, Daniel Hopkins Russell, Peter Carlson