Patents by Inventor R. Blood

R. Blood 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: 20080060558
    Abstract: This invention provides a stand for a camper that will allow the camper to be used in an elevated position when it is removed from the truck. The stand is to be attached to the bottom of camper. The legs easily fold up to put the camper back on the truck, and fold down when it is off the truck. The legs are designed with axle and angle braces for side-to-side stability, and fold down past the 90-degree angle so the legs will tension the folding braces for front to rear stability. The main frame, which attaches to the camper, is the size of the camper structure that is within the truck box, therefore the stand supports the camper as it would be supported when in the truck box. This stand can be attached as an after market product or could be used as the base for construction of a camper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventor: John R. Blood
  • Publication number: 20070112830
    Abstract: A constrained user interface for selecting and creating categories (e.g., folders, properties) is provided in such a way as to prevent the creation of empty categories, or categories which are not associated with any underlying object or file. The user interface selectively enables and disables a remove category button, and also selectively enables and disables existing categories for selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Danas, Ian Tien, Corey Hulen, R. Blood, Chen-I Lim
  • Patent number: 6040624
    Abstract: A chip scale power semiconductor device (16) provides improved heat dissipation. A semiconductor die (19) is mounted in a first region of a substrate (18). The substrate is extended to a second region for disposing terminals (38) to make external connections to the semiconductor device. Conductors (34) formed on the substrate electrically couple the semiconductor die to the terminals. The substrate is extended for a predetermined distance to separate the second region from the first region for isolating the temperature of the semiconductor die from the local temperature at the terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin C. Chambers, William R. Blood, Jr., Tien-Yu T. Lee
  • Patent number: 5187733
    Abstract: The present invention addresses an improved solution to the problem of cutover verification testing where a new digital switching system is to replace an existing switching system that serves at least a group of subscribers via continuous wire lines. It permits a plurality of existing wire lines to be concurrently connected to channel units associated with the new switching system without adversely impacting the existing service and automatic testing under the control of the new system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventors: Robert R. Beffel, Ellen R. Blood, Paul R. Bufkin, Bernard M. Dennison, Jerry G. Miller, James L. Turner
  • Patent number: 5059827
    Abstract: A logic circuit having an emitter-follower output stage utilizes an active pull-down. An inverter stage generates a signal which drives the active pull-down, eliminating the need to identify a complementary signal in a complex logic implementation. A pre-biasing scheme for the active pull-down provides for fast turn on of the active pull-down device while eliminating the temperature and voltage dependency of the pre-biasing function. Power dissipation is minimized by operating the active pull-down and the pre-biasing network from a reduced power supply voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1991
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: M. Nghiem Phan, William R. Blood, Jr.
  • Patent number: 3993867
    Abstract: A driver circuit that permits full duplex transmission of digital data on a single signal line includes means for enabling a receiver of a station having a transmitter and a receiver to ignore outgoing digital signals from the transmitter of the same station and receive incoming signals. The circuit includes means that combine the incoming and outgoing digital signals in the signal line to form a composite multi-level signal which shifts between predetermined amplitude levels and means that recover the incoming digital signals from the composite signal. An offset bias level is added within the receiver signal processing to the transmitter pulse level to reduce noise susceptibility. Using such a circuit a full duplex transmission system of a plurality of stations connected to a common single signal line is provided. Such a system can be operated in a broadcast mode wherein one station can transmit signals to the remainder of stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1974
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1976
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: William R. Blood, Jr.
  • Patent number: RE30111
    Abstract: A driver circuit that permits full duplex transmission of digital data on a single signal line includes means for enabling a receiver of a station having a transmitter and a receiver to ignore outgoing digital signals from the transmitter of the same station and receive incoming signals. The circuit includes means that combine the incoming and outgoing digital signals in the signal line to form a composite multi-level signal which shifts between predetermined amplitude levels and means that recover the incoming digital signals from the composite signal. An offset bias level is added within the receiver signal processing to the transmitter pulse level to reduce noise susceptibility. Using such a circuit a full duplex transmission system of a plurality of stations connected to a common single signal line is provided. Such a system can be operated in a broadcast mode wherein one station can transmit signals to the remainder of stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1979
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: William R. Blood, Jr.