Patents by Inventor Peter Frank
Peter Frank 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: 20150082181Abstract: Approaches enable three-dimensional (3D) display and interaction with interfaces (such as a webpage, an application, etc.) when the device is operating in a 3D view mode. For example, interface elements can be highlighted, emphasized, animated, or otherwise altered in appearance, and/or arrangement in the renderings of those interfaces based at least in part on an orientation of the device or a position of a user using the device. Further, the 3D view mode can provide for an animated 3D departure and appearance of elements as the device navigates from a current page to a new page. Further still, approaches provide for the ability to specify 3D attributes (such as the appearance, action, etc.) of the interface elements. In this way, a developer of such interfaces can use information (e.g., tags, CSS, JavaScript, etc.) to specify a 3D appearance change to be applied to at least one interface element when the 3D view mode is activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Charley Ames, Dennis Pilarinos, Peter Frank Hill, Sasha Mikhael Perez, Timothy Thomas Gray
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Publication number: 20150082180Abstract: Approaches enable three-dimensional (3D) display and interaction with interfaces (such as a webpage, an application, etc.) when the device is operating in a 3D view mode. For example, interface elements can be highlighted, emphasized, animated, or otherwise altered in appearance, and/or arrangement in the renderings of those interfaces based at least in part on an orientation of the device or a position of a user using the device. Further, the 3D view mode can provide for an animated 3D departure and appearance of elements as the device navigates from a current page to a new page. Further still, approaches provide for the ability to specify 3D attributes (such as the appearance, action, etc.) of the interface elements. In this way, a developer of such interfaces can use information (e.g., tags, CSS, JavaScript, etc.) to specify a 3D appearance change to be applied to at least one interface element when the 3D view mode is activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: CHARLEY AMES, DENNIS PILARINOS, PETER FRANK HILL, SASHA MIKHAEL PEREZ, TIMOTHY THOMAS GRAY
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Publication number: 20150082145Abstract: Approaches enable three-dimensional (3D) display and interaction with interfaces (such as a webpage, an application, etc.) when the device is operating in a 3D view mode. For example, interface elements can be highlighted, emphasized, animated, or otherwise altered in appearance, and/or arrangement in the renderings of those interfaces based at least in part on an orientation of the device or a position of a user using the device. Further, the 3D view mode can provide for an animated 3D departure and appearance of elements as the device navigates from a current page to a new page. Further still, approaches provide for the ability to specify 3D attributes (such as the appearance, action, etc.) of the interface elements. In this way, a developer of such interfaces can use information (e.g., tags, CSS, JavaScript, etc.) to specify a 3D appearance change to be applied to at least one interface element when the 3D view mode is activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: CHARLEY AMES, DENNIS PILARINOS, PETER FRANK HILL, SASHA MIKHAEL PEREZ, TIMOTHY THOMAS GRAY
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Patent number: 8979217Abstract: An electropneumatic pressure regulating module, formed as a structural unit, is described for an electropneumatic brake system of a vehicle, including: at least two separately regulable pressure regulating channels, wherein a regulated working pressure, acting at at least one working pressure port, for at least one brake application device of the brake system is generated for each pressure regulating channel on the basis of working air originating from at least one compressed air store and as a function of braking demand signals of a brake transducer, in which to form pressure regulating channels having separate pneumatic circuits, each pressure regulating channel is assigned at least one dedicated storage pressure port which can be connected to a dedicated compressed air store, and in which the pneumatic flow paths of each pressure regulating channel are formed so as to be pneumatically separate, at least proceeding from the respective storage pressure port as far as the respective working pressure port, froType: GrantFiled: February 18, 2010Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbHInventors: Juergen Steinberger, Péter Frank, Michael Herges, Martin Mederer
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Publication number: 20140372947Abstract: A system is disclosed that improves the ability for users to select links and/or other display elements via a touch screen, such as the touch screen of a smartphone, tablet, or other mobile device. The system achieves this effect by adjusting the sizes and/or shapes of the touch targets associated with particular display elements. For example, if a particular link on a web page is determined to be difficult to select via a touch screen (based on monitored user behaviors and/or based on an automated analysis of page content), the touch target associated with the link may be increased in size.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventor: Peter Frank Hill
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Patent number: 8895040Abstract: The present invention relates to cosmetic and/or personal care formulations and/or compounds. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to ester compounds that can be used in various personal care formulations and/or compounds. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to branced ester compounds having a molecular weight of at least about 1,500 daltons that can be used in various personal care formulations and/or compounds.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2009Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.Inventors: Brian J. Vondruska, Peter Frank, Anchuu Wu
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Publication number: 20140342581Abstract: A vertical mount PCB coax connector having a unique cavity design. The examples provide a vertical mounted connector with improved electrical performance to transmit a microwave signal to or from a coaxial port to planar printed circuitry. The vertical mount PCB connector includes a threaded housing with a four post flange for attachment to the PCB, a center conductor and a dielectric bead to support the center conductor. The bottom of the flange has a uniquely contoured cavity to provide air space for the electromagnetic field above the planar transmission line. Four posts at the corners of the flange serve as the ground connection from the connector to the substrate ground planes. The open or large cavity under the flange is designed to provide high values of inductive reactance at the high end of the microwave band and typically requires changing the planar geometry to achieve even a narrow band impedance match.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: Southwest Microwave, Inc.Inventors: Clarence L. Clyatt, Robert Griffin, Peter Frank
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Publication number: 20140313080Abstract: Multi-beam smart antenna for WLAN and cellular applications preferably has a steerable antenna system with a dipole antenna element located at the center of a ground plane. A first conductor is oriented parallel and collinear with a second conductor, and the ground plane is located therebetween. Each of first parasitic elements is positioned substantially parallel to the dipole element, and arranged on the upper-side of the ground plane in an array. Each of second parasitic elements is positioned parallel to the dipole element, and arranged on the underside of the ground plane in the same predetermined array. A plurality of switching elements connect parasitic elements and the ground plane to form reflective elements. Each parasitic element and corresponding parasitic element are oriented parallel and collinear with each other. A switching controller controls the switching elements to alter the antenna system's beam pattern by selectively activating or deactivating the reflective elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2013Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Roland A. Smith, Peter Frank, Stephen Rayment, Lot Shafai, Michael Skof, Jim Wight
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Publication number: 20140313093Abstract: An Alford antenna array having at least three driven elements disposed on a substrate, a first portion of each driven element being disposed on one side of the substrate, and a second portion of said each driven element being disposed on a second side of the substrate. At least one of the driven elements has a bent-dipole Alford loop coupled to two feed points and has an acute-angle dipole feed point and acute-angle loaded ends. In other embodiments, the driven elements may comprise any combination of bent-dipoles and/or folded-and-bent dipoles. In further embodiments, six dipoles are concentrically disposed about a central point, where three of the dipoles may operate at a different frequency than the other three dipoles.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2013Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Roland A. Smith, Peter Frank, Jim Wight
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Patent number: 8850329Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to, among other things, managing browsing histories based at least in part on metadata and/or tags associated with a web request. In some examples, a web service may collect metadata associated with the web request. Based at least in part on the collected metadata, content tags associated with the web request may be identified. Additionally, in some examples, one or more browsing metrics may be generated. The browsing metric may be configured to identify at least a web request characteristic to be compared with a second web request characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Peter Frank Hill, Brett Richard Taylor
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Publication number: 20140195490Abstract: A method and apparatus for replicating a data container of a source storage server at the logical level in an unordered stream of individual data units are described. In certain embodiments, the replication operations can be performed without regard to the differences in geometry of physical persistent storage of the source and destination storage servers and without regard to the differences in data container format of the source and destination storage servers. An initial replication operation of the source data container is performed by transferring the data objects within the source data container to a replica data container in the destination storage server as an unordered stream of individual data units while preserving data object identifiers of the source data objects. Afterwards, incremental replication operations can be performed to capture modifications to the source data container over time after the initial replication operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2013Publication date: July 10, 2014Inventors: Bruce Leverett, Michael Kazar, Alan Stuart Driscoll, Peter Frank Corbett, Devang K. Shah, Srishylam Simharajan, Toby Smith
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Patent number: 8770899Abstract: The invention concerns a boring tool comprising a main tool body and a tool holder which is adjustable relative thereto, as well as a counterweight coupled to the tool holder in such a way that upon a movement of the tool holder in one direction a movement of the counterweight occurs substantially in the opposite direction, wherein both the tool holder and also the counterweight are respectively arranged at least in part in a bore in the main tool body. To provide a boring tool of the above-mentioned kind which is suitable in particular for high rotary speeds, which is advantageous in terms of manufacture and which in addition provides a reliable precise balancing function, it is proposed in accordance with the invention that the main tool body has a clamping device, by means of which the main tool body can be elastically deformed so that both the tool holder and also the counterweight are respectively clamped in the bore.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2008Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Property ABInventors: Peter Frank, Jens Neumann
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Publication number: 20140136971Abstract: A system and process are disclosed for providing users with page previews during page loading events, such that the delay experienced before the display of page content is reduced. The previews may include screenshots of the pages or of portions thereof, and may be generated periodically and cached by the system for delivery to user devices. The process of generating and delivering the previews via the Internet or some other network may be implemented partly or wholly within an intermediary system that sits logically between the user devices and content servers. The process may be used with existing browsers without the need for any browser modifications, or may be used with a “preview-aware” browser that includes special program code for providing page previews.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Rohit Krishna Kumar, Scott Zachary Bressler, Ivan King Yu Sham, Ian William Stewart, Brett Richard Taylor, Peter Frank Hill, Aakarsh Nair, Steven Michael Reddie, Patrick Joseph Armstrong, Samuel John Young, Ameet Nirmal Vaswani, Andrew Hayden
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Publication number: 20140136951Abstract: A system and process are disclosed for providing users with page previews during page loading events, such that the delay experienced before the display of page content is reduced. The previews may include screenshots of the pages or of portions thereof, and may be generated periodically and cached by the system for delivery to user devices. The process of generating and delivering the previews via the Internet or some other network may be implemented partly or wholly within an intermediary system that sits logically between the user devices and content servers. The process may be used with existing browsers without the need for any browser modifications, or may be used with a “preview-aware” browser that includes special program code for providing page previews.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Rohit Krishna Kumar, Scott Zachary Bressler, Ivan King Yu Sham, Ian William Stewart, Brett Richard Taylor, Peter Frank Hill, Aakarsh Nair, Steven Michael Reddie, Patrick Joseph Armstrong, Samuel John Young, Ameet Nirmal Vaswani, Andrew Hayden
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Publication number: 20140136973Abstract: A system and process are disclosed for providing users with page previews during page loading events, such that the delay experienced before the display of page content is reduced. The previews may include screenshots of the pages or of portions thereof, and may be generated periodically and cached by the system for delivery to user devices. The process of generating and delivering the previews via the Internet or some other network may be implemented partly or wholly within an intermediary system that sits logically between the user devices and content servers. The process may be used with existing browsers without the need for any browser modifications, or may be used with a “preview-aware” browser that includes special program code for providing page previews.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Rohit Krishna Kumar, Scott Zachary Bressler, Ivan King Yu Sham, Ian William Stewart, Brett Richard Taylor, Peter Frank Hill, Aakarsh Nair, Steven Michael Reddie, Patrick Joseph Armstrong, Samuel John Young, Ameet Nirmal Vaswani, Andrew Hayden
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Publication number: 20140118191Abstract: Controllable directional antenna apparatus and method preferably includes structure and/or steps whereby a Yagi antenna array has a first driven element, a first reflector, and plurality of first directors disposed on a common substrate. The first reflector is bent such that (i) an unbent length thereof is longer than a length of the first driven element, but (ii) a bent length thereof is shorter than the length of the first driven element. A second driven element is also disposed on the common substrate but is angled with respect to the first driven element. A second reflector and a plurality of second directors are also disposed on the common substrate. The second reflector is bent like the first reflector, to reduce the footprint of the array on the substrate. Preferably, the Yagi antenna elements are printed on a printed circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2012Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Ericsson CanadaInventors: Roland Smith, Peter Frank, Jim Wight
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Patent number: 8686909Abstract: A fringe-effect vault antenna includes a communications vault having a non-conductive cover disposed substantially at ground level. An antenna element is positioned in the communications vault. A metallic reflector has an edge, positioned substantially parallel to the ground, where the metallic reflector and the edge are configured to cause an edge diffraction, or “fringe-effect” upon the RF fields of the antenna to cause those RF fields to diffract in a direction toward the ground.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2010Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: BelAir Networks Inc.Inventors: Peter Frank, Roland A. Smith, Dave Pell, Stephen Rayment
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Patent number: 8655848Abstract: A method and apparatus for replicating a data container of a source storage server at the logical level in an unordered stream of individual data units are described. In certain embodiments, the replication operations can be performed without regard to the differences in geometry of physical persistent storage of the source and destination storage servers and without regard to the differences in data container format of the source and destination storage servers. An initial replication operation of the source data container is performed by transferring the data objects within the source data container to a replica data container in the destination storage server as an unordered stream of individual data units while preserving data object identifiers of the source data objects. Afterwards, incremental replication operations can be performed to capture modifications to the source data container over time after the initial replication operation.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: NetApp, Inc.Inventors: Bruce Leverett, Michael Kazar, Srishylam Simharajan, Peter Frank Corbett, Toby Smith, Alan Stuart Driscoll, Devang K. Shah
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Publication number: 20130303516Abstract: The present invention relates to novel triazine compounds of formula (1), methods of their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and the use of these compounds to treat proliferative disorders such as tumors and cancers and also other conditions and disorders related to or associated with dysregulation of PI3 Kinases, PI3 Kinase pathway, mTOR and/or the mTOR pathway.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2012Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventors: Sundeep Dugar, Dinesh Mahajan, Chandraban Rhushikesh Deokar, Peter Frank Hollinger, Kamal Kishore Kapoor
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Patent number: 8560162Abstract: A monitoring device for monitoring systems of a vehicle, at least some systems of which having self-monitoring routines for self-monitoring and/or some systems of which having external monitoring routines for performing external monitoring of other systems which are not provided for the functions of their own systems or for self-monitoring.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2009Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbHInventors: Michael Herges, Friedbert Roether, Juergen Steinberger, Péter Frank